Poison

Poison: Chapter Four

After shopping, Carly returned home and packed her groceries away. She did some cleaning and heard her phone buzzing. It was a message from Brandon.

Hi Carly,it's Brandon save my number ;)- 18:15

Hey Brandon, its saved:) -18:16

She played some music, a playlist combined with the likes of Tinashe,The Weeknd, Shawn Harris,Kehlani,Anhayla,Jhene Aiko,Jaden Smith,Kiana Brown and Jeremih. She basically lived off their music,she found it soothing and it made her feel confident and sexy.

She went into her bathroom and ran herself a bath with some bubbles. She lit cherry scented candles around her bath and took in their fragrance. She stripped out of her clothing and slowly got into the bath,listening to the music that filled her apartment.

She thought about Chaston and about Brandon. She thought how different her reactions were to the both of them. Even though she only met Brandon recently, she was attracted to him and strongly.

She soaked in her bath and thought about life and about herself. She examined her legs and she thought them to look beautiful tonight. She closed her eyes and listened to her music until her music was interrupted by her phone ringing. It was a number that was not saved on her phone,she decided upon answering it.

"Hello,Carly speaking"

"Wow so formal, you sound cute over the phone" Chaston said in a playful tone.

"Oh hi Chaston, I didn't recognize your number"

"Be sure to save it, I'll be calling you a lot"

"Yeah I'll save it" she said playing with the bubbles in her bath tub.

"So how was your day? Did you miss me?" He said and she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Oh please like I'd miss you, but nevertheless my day went good, how about yours?" She said relaxing a bit.

"My day went good because I saw you" he said in a flirtatious tone.

"You're so flirtatious" she said even though she was blushing at his comment.

"Hey,I'm just being honest with you, why lie to a beautiful being like yourself?" She could hear him shifting.

"Being beautiful isn't an excuse to be lied to,it's happened before"

"Well whoever lied to you is a damn fool" he said with his voice sounding more relaxed.

"Thank you Chaston" she said moving the water with her fingers.

"No problem,why do I hear water?" He said curiously.

"I'm chilling in my bath tub" she said closing her eyes.

"Room for one more?" He said jokingly.

"Haha,very funny" she said with a smile.

"Are you smiling, I swear I can hear the smile in your voice"

"Maybe,maybe not" she said in a playful tone.

"Its nice to hear you warming up to me honestly" he said with his voice sounding genuine.

"Yeah why not since you're going to be one of my best friends" she said adding more hot water to her bath.

"Hmm,I get you well I'm becoming kinda sleepy, I'll speak to you tomorrow yeah?" He said with his voice sounding sleepy.

"Goodnight Chaston"

"Goodnight Carls, have dreams of unicorns and cotton candy" he said ready to hang up.

"You too" she said hanging up.

She washed her body and drained the water. She got out of her bath and dried herself off with a big towel and examined herself in the mirror. I don't see the beauty they talk about she thought while looking at herself. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

She blew out her candles and pressed play on her phone so her music could continue. She applied body butter to her skin and dressed in just her underwear. Its too hot for clothing anyway, she thought while tying her hair into a sloppy bun. She poured herself a glass of wine and got a bag of chips since she wasn't that hungry, the sight of herself spoiled her appetite.

The door was already locked so she switched off her lights and locked her windows. She went to her room and set the wine on the night stand next to her bed. With her legs crossed Indian style, she paused her music and switched her TV on. Adventure time was on,even though it was a cartoon she still enjoyed watching it.

She ate her bag of chips and sipped some of her wine until her phone started ringing but this time it was Mr.Honey Brown Eyes.

"Hello Brandon" with her voice filled with the sleepiness from relaxation.

"Hey Carly, I'm sorry for calling this late but I thought about you and said 'hey why not just call her' so I called you" he said sounding nervous.

"I don't mind" she said smiling at how nervous he was.

"So I've been thinking, would you like to go out on a date with me Friday night, I know its wrong to do it over a phone call but please say yes" he said sounding eager.

"I'd love to" she said with her heart doing cartwheels.

"Oh thank you so much, I'll text you the details" he said sounding like he got the best news of his life. He hung up immediately.

She smiled and shook her head. She switched her television off and drank the last bit of wine in her glass and layed down. She fell asleep thinking about her date with Brandon.