Neighbours, Friends, Lovers

26. confrontation

꧁ Charlotte's Pov ꧂

I still can't believe that Pascale brought me to Charles place while he's still away because he asked her to make the place more homie.

"Still can't believe you asked for my help"
"How better than you darling? You have a good taste, you're studying about these stuff and you basically know more Charles than yourself." she says ending with the most warming smile.
She isn't lying and Charles assent lying when he said the place looked like an empty home.

There's just furniture and his trophies.
At least he has good taste in forniture.
"Alright but I need also Charles opinion since I am not the one living here..." I say while my heart is hammering in my chest. I feel so honoured that they picked me to do a such a thing but also I feel like I'm invading his privacy and since he has none... I'm feeling guilty.
"Sure dear, you can text him with your ideas. There's not much to do just some vase, painting and maybe a rug or something..." she says sounding so excited and I can see how proud she is looking at her son's new apartment .
"I will see what I can do." I say smiling at her
"I hope that's not a bother." she says kinda worried? Do I look annoyed or something?
"Oh no! You know I love these kind of stuff. I just need also Charles feedback and I don't want to disturb him during this time." I simply say.
"Oh dear, he would love some distraction." She says but I'm pretty sure he would not. I think he surely has good distractions around him all the time since he is a public figure and he's travelling the world.

So I take some photos of every room and when I get home after getting some ideas I text them out showing the edited pictures to Charles.
The photos delivers instantly but I can't check if he actually seen it because he turned off the read receipts.

"Charlotte someone is at the door!" Valentine screams from the bathroom thinking that I didn't hear the bell.
So I put down my laptop and I walk to the door where I can see an unclear shadow of a person standing behind my main door and once open my breath stops in my lungs.
"No way!" I let out like a chocked exclamation.
"Couldn't wait to see my good luck charm." he says. Charles. Charles is here.
"What are you doing here? When you got here?!" I ask so disbelief that my feet are glued to the ground not even letting him walk in.
"I got here now." he explains with nonchalance "Since you're not gonna give it to me, excuse me but I'm going to get the hug that I came to get." he said placing a hand over my hip and pulling me closer to him.
I immediately let go my walls and I pull myself on mg tiptoes buckle my arms around his neck and glue my chest to his.

Looking better than ever, smelling amazingly and warmer than I am.

"Ah, I missed you Cha." he says hiding his mouth on my shoulder. His voice is so sincere and soft that my legs transforms in a puddle of goo but thank God that Charles is holding me tight into a hug.

The way he said it... it's seems he let it out to let go a weight on his chest.

I inhale deeply closing my eyes and tightening my grip on his upper body and I enjoy till I can this strange feeling that I get every time I'm closer to him. It's a feeling of benefit but also it makes my heart bound harder and faster inside my chest.
"I missed you too Charles." I finally let out and I can feel him smiling by the skin of my neck.
"Never thought you was going to say that out loud." he says mocking me. I let go of him and push him jokingly.
"Alright put your shoes on and let's go." he says and he is still smiling but it doesn't sound like a joke.

I stay still for few seconds still deciding what to believe. Is he for real?
"What?" I ask giggling.
"Didn't we have a house to put together?" he asks while my eyes can't stop admiring how gorgeous he looks even in his airport fit. His hair are little bit messy his eyes are framed by a bit of tiredness but the are also spreading excitement.