Finding Franco

19 | vegas

"Welcome to Vegas, the city of love," Logan yells out.

"That's Paris, you geek," Amanda says, rolling her eyes.

"Then why are there so many elope weddings?" He glares at her.

"He has a point there," Hayley pipes up. "But it's not the city of love, babe."

"Where's the happy couple?" Carlos asks.

I shrug. "In the bedroom."

Everyone ooh's and ahh's loudly and starts hooting and hollering. "Alright! Enough! Leave them be!" I shout.

Everyone decided to have breakfast in our fluffy robes with a view of Vegas. Brandon and Hayley will leave for Bora Bora tonight so we plan on leaving either in the afternoon or tomorrow.

I feel arms wrap themselves around me from behind. Franco snuggles into my neck. He hums. "Good morning," his voice was low and raspy.

"Morning," I cough and clear my throat.

His head snaps up. "Does your throat hurt?"

I blush. "Well, yeah. You went crazy ballistic on my body last night."

He chuckles and kisses my neck. "I'm sorry, baby," he whispers. "I didn't know I still had it in me."

I smile and feed him a strawberry. "I don't like waking up alone," he comments.

I grab him a plate and move to get some fruits. He follows me. "I'm sorry, I got hungry." I give him a look. "You ate a lot last night."

He smirks proudly. "Yes I did."

I throw grapes at them and he catches them effortlessly. "I'm going into town today," I tell him. "I want to explore the infamous Vegas." I smirk. "Care to join me?"

I hold out my hand. He takes it without hesitation.

♠♠♠

"Fuck, the internet here is terrible," Carlos groans.

"We don't need WiFi," Logan comments proudly.

"He's a tech geek, trust me, he needs it," I say.

Carlos types furiously on his laptop and shouts, "Hallelujah!"

"What'd you do?" Hayley asks.

"I stole Wifi from the police station," he says.

Amanda smacks him in the head. "What the hell is wrong with you, young man?!"

He lifts his hands in surrender. "Hey, WiFi is life, okay?! We have to make sacrifices for the things we love!"

Amanda gives him a point stare.

He winks. "Love you, baby."

She blushes and looks away.

I snap a few photos on my phone. Carlos was able to hack into the casino's databases and put our names on the reserved VIP list so we could get in. Somehow, he also made us fake IDs in case they asked for it but I don't question him.

The casino was glamorous with high class adults. Millions were being made all around me and I have an itching feeling to go play.

"Don't plan on becoming a gambling addict," Franco says behind me.

I snap some photos of him. "You'd love that, wouldn't you?"

He shrugs. "Well, I have enough money for the both of us babe."

I grin innocently. "Money makes me happy."

He holds my hand and caresses it with his thumb. "You're my source of happiness."

I trace a heart on his hand. "You and me both, babe."

♠♠♠

"I'm filthy rich bitches!" Logan shouts on top of a chair. He twirls around and kicks the chips aside, doing a funny dance.

Hayley shakes her head and hides in her hand. "Oh God, he's so embarrassing."

I laugh until my stomach hurts. "Oh God, this boy!"

It's been six hours since we've been in the casino. Logan won thousands with Franco's help and Carlos was busy on his computer the whole time. Amanda and Hayley explored the casino up and down while I took pictures.

Suddenly, the casino doors burst open and police officers surround the place. I drop my camera and surrender my hands, moving next to Amanda and Hayley.

"What the hell is happening?" Hayley hissed, frightened.

"This is Vegas, lots of shit happens here," Amanda says lowly.

I shook in fear when the leader calls out Carlos' name. We all turn our heads to Carlos with a questioning look. Carlos has a poker face and stands up, surrendering. Franco and Logan look confused and follow Carlos to the cops.

"What's this about?" Franco asks calmly.

The man nods his head at Carlos. "Are you Carlos Lopez?"

"Who's asking," he grunts.

"You hacked into the police system and stole Wifi, also gaining some confidential records in the process," the officer states. "Carlos Lopez, you're under arrest."

The men handcuffs Carlos and Amanda screams. Hayley calms her down and assures her everything will be okay and we'll get him out soon.

Franco and Logan rushes over to us. "Hey, baby, are you okay?" He looks me up and down.

I shake a little. "Just...shocked," I manage to breath out. "Where are they taking him?"

"I'll handle this, don't worry. We'll get him out, I promise you."

I laugh nervously. "Don't make promises you can't keep."

Franco squeezes my shoulders and closes his eyes tightly. "Carlos said not to worry, so we won't worry."

Amanda cries, gaining my attention. "God, he's such an idiot! I'm in love with an idiot!"

Hayley laughs and rubs her back. "We'll see him at the station, okay?"

♠♠♠

Carlos smiles when the gang appears with scowls and stern faces. I had my arms crossed and a frown on my face.

"Welcome to my lair," Carlos says in a weird voice.

Amanda slaps him across the face.

Everyone sucks in a huge breath and waits for Carlos' reaction.

He slowly turns his head back, a handprint on his cheek. He rubs it softly and grins. "Does that mean I'll get punished later?"

Amanda groans in annoyance. "I knew being with someone younger would give me an adventure but not the dangerous kind!"

"You clearly don't know Carlos very well," I point out.

Amanda sighs. "Anyway, your lawyer will be here soon. Just hang in there, okay?" She pecks his lips. "I love you."

"Love you too," he murmurs, kissing her again.

"I love you," Logan says suddenly.

Hayley laughs and shakes her head. "I love you too."

Franco looks at me expectantly.

"No," I say.

He pouts.

I sigh. "I love you, fool."

He grins and kisses me.

Vegas was full of love like Logan said.