What are you staring at?" Charlie asked, making me realize he had caught me ogling him.
"You're just really pretty," I stated without knowing what I had said. He looked at me with a sudden lust in his eyes, and a small smirk showing off his dimples...
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"Here are your French fries!" the guy working at the little pool side restaurant said to me.
I smiled and said thank you, handing them over to Cleo to put down on the table. I look up to see Charlie walking towards me. Then my view gets blocked as Gabe's face gets right in front of my face
What the heck?
"Cute suit," he said, looking me up and down. "Wanna go for a swim?"
"Uh, no not really thanks though" I politely smiled and turned around only to see Quinton.
"That's too bad...because we want to" he said with a smirk, then quickly picked me up by my ankles as Gabe catches my shoulders. I screamed.
"Let me go!!!" I kicked and hollard not wanting to be thrown in.
I heard someone say let me go, but then I was surrounded by water. No fucking way! I swam back up, fixing my hair about to go out and slap the fuck out of Gabe and Quinton when I realized someone already was.
Charlie.
Charlie was punching Gabe in the face. Wow. This sets off Quinton and then I realize Chris is right behind Charlie.
"What are you gonna do? You gonna call your boyfriend to come save you?" Gabe asked Chris.
Boyfriend? I didn't have enough time to think as Charlie pushed Gabe into the water and lunged at Quinton, straddling him as he relentlessly introduced his fist to Quinton's face.
"Break it up!" A teacher said from outside of the gate, getting a student to open it for her.
I heard Gabe say oh shit, and he was running out of the pool with me right after him. With Charlie off of Quinton, I made my way towards him, but Chris stopped me.
"Let me through Chris!" I exclaimed.
"Claire, give him a sec to cool down" Chris said looking back at me while whispering unheard words into Charlie's ear.
That's when I saw his face. His face was full of regret and anger.
"C-Charlie? Are you okay?" I desperately asked, just wanting to hold him in my arms and heal his bloody knuckles with my lips.
He looked right into my eyes and quietly said something before walking away. I looked up at Chris.
"Can you please let me talk to him?" He nodded solemnly and let me through.
Gosh, who knew my twin brother was so protective? I walked towards the bathroom Charlie went into and lightly knocked. I waited and looked at the ground as I heard the lock turn and the door open, allowing me to see Charlie's eyes just waiting to water.
"Oh Charlie..." I allow myself into the bathroom and lock the door going straight for him.
I stood up on my toes and put my arms around his neck and just hugged him. He relaxes into me and starts to break down. I was heartbroken. Who knew hearing an almost grown man cry was so gut wrenching? He leans against the wall, unable to hold his own weight and starts to slide down, taking me with him.
