Right On Track

Chapter 82

"What are you even doing in there?!"Kiara demanded,knocking on the bathroom door.
"What?"Carlos asked from inside.
"You've been in there for too long!"She snapped."And I've been sitting in the car waiting all this time!"
"One second."He said."I'm busy with my hair."
"Come on,you idiot."She sighed,turning from the door and making her way back to the car they had rented.In her opinion,when it came to Carlos and his hair,it was one thing he obviously took pride in.Honestly,people would literally ask him for his hair care routine all the time.
Kiara got into the passenger seat and put on her seatbelt.A moment later,Carlos finally arrived and got in.
"Did you make the reservation?"He asked as he started the car.
"Yep."She nodded."I made sure to get us a table on the terrace."
"Surprised they didn't notice your name."He chuckled."Kiara Wolff must have sounded familiar,at least."
"Oh,they did notice."She said."That's the reason we got a table on the terrace so easily."
He arched a brow,but soon just smiled and started to drive off.
"Where do we go after lunch?"She asked.
"I was thinking about a boat ride."He said."What do you think?"
"As long as you don't have other things planned in that case,sure."She said,knowing that it wouldn't be that easy with him.He was going to try hard to make her give in and she could already see it.Well,she hoped that he didn't recall anything from last night,though...
The pillow barrier had been useless,of course.
Kiara had woken up in the middle of the night to his snores.Well,it wasn't the only unfortunate thing...Since she had woken up with her head on his chest and his arms wrapped around her.She had simply wriggled out of his grip as fast as she could when she had realised what had happened.He hadn't woken up,luckily.And she had no intention of telling him about it either.
"Lando and Ivy are apparently gone to Australia."Carlos said.
"Ivy insisted on going back home,I think."Kiara nodded."And Lando just tagged along."
"They didn't say much,to be honest."Carlos shrugged,drumming his fingers on the steering wheel."And Lando hasn't even texted me back since I asked how their day of golf went."
"He probably lost."Kiara said,shrugging.
"Oh,look who's speaking."He winked.
"What?"She arched a brow."Why do you have to bring my golf skills into this now?!"
"Because it's bad."He sighed dramatically on purpose.
"It doesn't need to be good."She muttered."I hardly even play."
"Well,cariño,"He said."When you come back to Madrid with me,I am not going to let you sit out any trips to the golf course."
"I'll get your mom to get me out of it."She rolled her eyes at him playfully.
"You're too scared to."He winked.
"Oh,shut up."She sighed,hitting his arm.

"You're quiet."Carlos arched a brow.
"And you're staring."She said,pointing her fork at him.
"So?"
"So,don't make it look like you're giving in."
Carlos gave her a flat look and she just winked with a satisfied smile.
"Ok..."He said."So,I know what happened last-"
"Before you say anything,"She said."No,it didn't happen."
"Huh?"He frowned.
"No,nothing happened last night."She said,thinking that he was referring to last night."I mean,did you not see me doing fine with my beloved wall of pillows separating us?"
Carlos looked at her for a moment in confusion.Then,he said with a soft laugh."I wasn't referring to that,but okay."
"Oh."She realised,embarrassment flooding over her."Then..."
"I was going to say that I know what happened last time we tried to do this."He chuckled."I mean,you and your jealousy tricks on our previous vacations."
"I don't only rely on making you jealous."She said,eating some of her pizza."I have other ways."
"Wow,I'm so surprised."He said sarcastically with a wink while taking a sip of his drink."Though,I don't think you're ready for me yet."
"You gave in the very first time we did this."She pointed out."Formentara?My birthday?That definitely rings a bell,doesn't it?"
"Mi amor,"He said,leaning back in his chair."We weren't even together yet back then."
"So,you're saying that I was first a random fling?"She frowned,crossing her arms.
"What?!"His eyes widened."No!You know that I would never think that."
She narrowed her eyes,then shook her head and looked away from him,pretending to be angry.
"Come on,cariño."He sighed."Please,I didn't mean that."
She ignored him further,trying to make him act up.She just needed to have a little fun by doing it...
"Kiara..."He reached a hand out and placed it on hers.He tried to meet her gaze,but she wouldn't let him as she looked to the side.Thankfully,her unbound her helped to hide the hint of a smile on her face.
"Mi novia,you should know by now that I never,not once,have ever thought of you to be just a random game."He said,giving her hand a squeeze."You know how I've always felt.You know the lengths I would go for you.So,trust me when I say this."
His words brought a warm feeling to her heart and she suddenly felt guilty for pranking him like that...He did know that her being upset was just a joke and she didn't know whether to giggle at his cuteness or to just go with it and still pretend.
But suddenly,there was a cough from behind Kiara that broke the silence,the person's chair scraping against the floor as they stood up.Because it startled Kiara in the moment,she instinctively turned around to see if the person was okay.
Well,they seemed completely okay at first.
Kiara didn't get too see much,since he literally put an arm around his partner's waist,which she shoved off and hurried away faster than him.
"Okay,right..."Carlos arched a brow,watching the heavily dressed couple leave after startling them.
"Anyway..."Kiara shook her head,turning back to him.Well,not before glancing around the room again.Though those two people wore their coat collars high and hats low with sunglasses,Kiara could have sworn there was something familiar about them...
"So,as I was saying-"
"You can relax."Kiara told him with a smile."It was a joke.I'm not mad."
"What?!"
"Oh,you can be so cute sometimes."She laughed a little,looking back at her food.
He sighed,but soon chuckled."Fine,you got me there."
"See?"She shrugged."I don't just use jealousy to get confessions,Carlos."