Lara took a deep breath, her arms folded throughout her chest, her thoughts making an attempt to meet up with what Charlotte had simply stated.

30

Charlotte adopted Lara into the kitchen. She was performing bizarre, nevertheless it was late, and so they have been in a wierd place. Charlotte simply wanted ten minutes to clarify herself.

“Why did you assume I needed to see you?” Charlotte requested, her palms on the counter as Lara went to the fridge and pulled out two bottles of water, sliding one throughout the counter in the direction of her.

“To finish it,” Lara stated bluntly with virtually no emotion earlier than she took a protracted drink.

“What?” Charlotte’s mouth fell open. “No. I simply got here from Jerry’s. I… He didn’t say something this morning once I noticed him. However I additionally didn’t ask.”

“Since you assumed it was my fault.”

“Sure.” Charlotte closed her eyes for a second, wishing she might return and do issues in a different way. “I used to be with Ada earlier. She knew you wouldn’t do that. That when you stated that you just hadn’t advised anybody, then you definitely hadn’t. So I went again to Jerry’s and outright requested him.” Charlotte swallowed the lump in her throat, nonetheless not fairly believing it. “He tipped them off. And he wasn’t in the least sorry about it.”

“What? Why?” Lara requested, anger flashing throughout her eyes.

“Some bullshit about it being higher to know now. I don’t even know if he meant when it comes to the media’s response or if he was speaking about us and if we have been the actual factor. It doesn’t matter. I fired him. I can’t imagine he would do one thing like that.”

“What?” Lara stared at her from throughout the counter. “You fired him?”

“Yeah. After one thing like that? I needed to.”

Charlotte watched Lara come across the counter to face in entrance of her.

“I used to be sick all day,” Lara stated, her eyes looking Charlotte’s. “I assumed we have been performed. And I get it. You’ve identified him for years and me for almost a month. In fact you had a motive to belief him, however I want you hadn’t dismissed my rationalization like that.”

“I do know. I ought to have listened to you. I simply shut down.” Charlotte needed to succeed in out, however she stayed the place she was.

“I assumed after the weekend…” Lara’s voice trailed off. “I assumed you might need realized that we’re actually good collectively. That this wasn’t some fling.”

“You have been by no means a fling, Lara.” Charlotte couldn’t cease herself from taking a step nearer, her hand discovering Lara’s at her facet. “I used to be simply making an attempt to guard myself. I don’t anticipate you to forgive me tonight. And I’m sorry you bought caught up in all this.”

A touch of a smile ghosted Lara’s lips. “Horny thriller youthful girl has a pleasant ring to it although.”

“I’m being severe,” Charlotte stated, her coronary heart beating quicker as she tried to place her ideas into phrases. “That is a part of this. Of being with me. Pictures. Paparazzi chases. Ultimately your identify will likely be on the market. Folks will begin digging into your previous. It’s all truthful recreation when you’re my girlfriend.”

“I do know,” Lara stated softly, a smile coming to her lips. “Am I?”

“Are you what?”

Lara’s eyes contained a heat, a bemused smile on her lips. “Your girlfriend.”

Charlotte smiled, fun floating up from her throat. “Yeah. If I haven’t put you off fully. Sure. I would love that.”

There was a tingling sensation within the pit of her abdomen as Lara’s smile unfold into a smile, her fingers interlacing with Charlotte’s. “Sure.”

The air round Charlotte appeared electrified, the heaviness she’d felt when Lara had answered the door trying so unhappy lengthy gone.

Lara’s different hand slid round her waist as Charlotte leaned in to brush her lips throughout Lara’s, her hand on Lara’s neck as she deepened the kiss, needing Lara to understand how a lot she needed her.

Lara sighed into the kiss, and all the stress and nervousness of the final twenty-four hours fell away as Lara grabbed her hand and led her up the steps.

EPILOGUE

Lara’s ft sunk into the sand as she carried her surfboard underneath her arm, the style of salty seawater on her lips as she waited for Tracy to catch as much as her.

She introduced her hand as much as defend her eyes from the solar, barely making Charlotte’s aqua-blue umbrella out within the distance, a inexperienced windbreaker arrange beside it though there was solely a lightweight breeze immediately, however Charlotte set it up anytime she got here right down to the seaside with Lara, giving her privateness from any beachgoers.

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