Book 2: Beginning Again -Carlos Sainz

Chapter 19

Carlos stood in the middle of the room, holding up a light blue scrunchie headband dangling off one finger. He was shirtless with his pants hanging loosely off his hips, letting his V lines show like a Hollister model.

"What are you doing with my face washing headband?" Marie asked through a giggle. She was leaned up against the headboard with the sheets pulled up to cover her naked body. An atomic bomb could've gone off outside, but Marie knew she wouldn't have been able to take her eyes off Carlos. She let herself take all of him in, scanning him from head to toe. He looked like he was cut from stone, the way his torso narrowed down to his waist (never beating the slutty little waist allegations). She couldn't help biting her lip as she looked up to his face, staring at her like he had devilish intentions on his mind.

"I found this in your bathroom," he said as he started to saunter across the room, never breaking eye contact. Marie felt her insides heat up just from the look on his face. "And I thought we could use this."

"Use it for what?" Marie said through her grin. She couldn't wipe the grin off her face even if she tried. She pulled her legs up to her chest as he slowly lowered himself onto the bed.

"Give me your hands," he said softly.

Marie held out her hands, waiting for his fingers to interlace with hers. Instead, she felt him grab her wrists gently and raise them over her head. She looked at him with a quizzical look, saying,

"What are you doing?"

"Tell me if you want me to stop at any time," he said as he interlocked the headband between her wrists and the headboard.

"I can't say I'm not intrigued, " Marie replied, letting him place the finishing touches on the very soft makeshift bondage equipment. She could barely have a moment to think about how weird it was to be tied up with her headband because her mind was instantly taken to the feeling of his hands. He stroked his hands lightly over what felt like every square inch of her body, leaving goosebumps in his wake. Marie had no idea that just a light touch could feel so good as she let out various soft moans that surprised her. His hands made their way to her boobs quickly before he lowered his mouth onto one of them, taking her nipple between his teeth. Marie felt her body restrain against the headband, surprised at how it made her feel that she was completely out of control. She saw a smile peek out from his face as he looked up at her.

"God, we're going to have so much fun," he said with his signature devilish grin. The mere idea of being able to do this with him whenever she wanted, exclusively, was enough to make Marie shiver over her whole body. He continued to kiss down her torso, leaving wet patches in his wake as he made his way down between her legs. He stroked the skin of her thighs softly, drawing patterns on it as he watched her face. He could tell how much it was driving her crazy that he was drawing it out like this. He took a mental screenshot of her face, eyes barely open with her lips parted and breathing heavily. He smiled deeply at her, even though she was not looking at him. Carlos moved his fingers to her opening, knowing that she would be ready after all of the foreplay. He dipped two in and was met with a moan that almost made him snap. He lowered his tongue onto her spot, letting it dance across the nerve endings and his fingers moved in and out of her. Marie felt like she was barely alive. She only felt pleasure, and some other very intense emotion that she couldn't quite name. She was desperate for him, more of him, all of him.

"Please, stop," Marie panted as she had her eyes very much open now, looking down at him. His eyes peeked up at her, confusion and fear on his face.

"What's wrong? Did I do something?"

"Yes. You keep torturing me with all of this foreplay when I just really need you to be inside me right now."

Marie didn't care about the brashness of her words, or the lack of sexy mystery. She was tired of missing him and needed him to make up for their lost time.

"Your wish is my command," he said as he immediately started taking off his clothes and was naked within 30 seconds. He grabbed the condom that he had laying out and rolled in on with expertise. Marie looked up at him as he met her eyes. If she could, she would've reached out to touch his face and memorize every detail. Instead, she took visual notice of the hint of stubble on his chin, and how his pupils were so dilated that they almost took up his entire eye. She smiled at him before he leaned in to kiss her, soft and sweet. That new type of kiss for them, but one that meant more than any of the others. Marie could feel the tip of him resting between her legs as he prepared to-

"Hello? Marie? Are you with us?"

The loud voice brought Marie back to where she was, which was in a conference room. With her coworkers. And her dad.

"Yes, my apologies," she said as she refocused herself on the meeting. It was Sunday in Brazil, and a busy Sunday at that. Marie had back to back to back meetings before the race started, something that she would've worked straight through at the beginning of the season. Now, she was more than excited to take her place in the garage with her dad and root for her man. The man that had been taking up what felt like 90% of her brain's capacity with post-sex flashbacks. Marie could barely get through her day without slipping into a combination of daydreams and memories of that night, only a mere few days ago. She had barely seen him since then, and clearly her body was craving him. Once she gave in to her feelings and found out he felt the same way, everything was on a whole other level. She yawned through the whole day Thursday, even with several cups of coffee. She caught glances of him here and there around the paddock, but at the most he just shot her a panty-melting wink and Marie knew her focus would be lost for the rest of the day.

Marie finished up her presentation at the meeting, miraculously, without slipping into a daydream or losing her train of thought. Soon enough, everyone was standing up to go watch the starting of the race. Marie's father cleared his throat to get her attention, causing her to look up at him while shoving her laptop into her bag.

"Great work with your stuff today, I'm glad our conversation went over well. I feel like you've really found your focus again, except for this meeting," he said with a small smile.

"Thanks, dad. I mean boss. I definitely got my act together with work and I promise to make it a priority every day until the end of our year together," Marie said as she tried to hide how good his small praise made her feel.

"Ready to head to the garage? I love that you're more interested in watching the races now!" Gavin said as he walked in-step with his daughter.

"Yep, I'm just super into the... cars," Marie said.

"And even more into the guy driving the car, car 55 to be exact," she thought to herself with a smile.

**

"You haven't stopped smiling for like 45 minutes, Carlos," Charles said as they wrapped their morning strategy meeting. "Were we in two separate meetings?"

"What are you talking about?" Carlos replied, knowing full well he was not paying attention for a single second. He was deeply lost in a daydream involving a beautiful day in Madrid, a picnic, and Marie in a sundress.

"Seriously, what aren't you telling me," Charles said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I'm seeing someone," Carlos said with a shrug.

"Ahhh, gotcha. Who's the flavor of the month?"

"Nah, this one's actually special. We're... Uh... exclusive? I don't actually know what we are, after I told her I liked her we just... had sex," Carlos said as he raked a hand through his hair, a sudden stress coming back to him.

"You have a girlfriend?" Charles said through laughter.

"It's not funny," Carlos snapped at him.

"Not funny, just never thought I'd see this day. You don't have to tell me, but I'm assuming it's Marie. I'm proud of you for actually locking it down for a bit, who knows how long monogamy will last for you. But you really should, ah, clarify what you are to each other."

"You know what, I should learn from the last time you gave me advice," Carlos said with a glare as Charles laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Good luck today, mate."