Savannahs story
"what are you doing here Carlos?" I said as I opened the front door to my moms house.
"I wanted to see you, you stopped calling me back, I was worried about you sav".
I gave him a weak smile "come on in, my mom is at work" I said closing the door behind him as he walked in to the hallway.
I walked back in to the front room where I had been sat.
Carlos smiled at the TV. "is this what you have been doing for days? Playing Mario Kart?" He joked.
I shook my head.
"sav... What's happened? Where has your spark gone huh?" He asked.
I ignored his question "how did you know where my mom lived?" I asked.
"Logan told me, I did ask Mackenzie but she told me to get lost" Carlos replied.
I nodded.
"they will get back together" he assured me. "why did you come back here?"
I shrugged "I guess I can live where I like doing what Sheriden wants, I don't have to stay in LA. I signed the contract, She sent it in the post for me"
"that's good... Why don't you sound pleased sav, what's wrong?"
"I'm just trying to get to grips with everything, I can't spend all my life goofing around not thinking about consequences" I said sitting on the carpeted floor of the living room, using the sofa as a back rest.
"savannah your 18, no one is expecting you to take anything seriously. Carry on as you are, its perfect" he said and sat on the sofa.
"why did you come here Carlos?"
"I came because I want to whisk you away for a weekend of fun in Las Vegas... Sheriden and James' wedding remember, your my date" he said scootching down from the sofa to the floor next to me
"I'm not going, I don't want to go out anywhere" I said.
"course you do savannah, I miss you, I miss your disgusting foul mouth, and I Miss us messing around together" he said smiling.
"no you don't Carlos"
"I do, I really do and if you say you will come with me to Vegas I promise we will do some crazy shit, totally insane... Promise sav. I know you want to... Its who you are"
"how crazy?" I smiled.
"that's better, I miss that smile" he said.
"I missed your smile too... " I replied.
he looked at me for a few seconds."I can have you taken up in a plane and chucked out... Sky diving crazy... How does that sound?" He said.
"can I put it all on twitter to annoy your fans?" I asked.
"I wouldn't expect anything less sav" he chuckled.
"Carlos. I have really missed you. you are the only person that I can be myself with" a tear escaped from my eye as I spoke.
"hey come on, savannah this isn't you. Where has all the fight gone in you, don't let those bastards beat you down... Have you told your mom about what happened" he asked.
I shook my head.
"I just feel so unsafe all the time, I'm scared to go out, I'm scared to look at faces just incase I see them again. They have ruined my life Carlos"
"no they haven't, your only thinking like that now because you've only had your self to talk to about it for the last week or so, savannah get ya bag packed get a nice dress for the wedding in there, I'm taking you to Vegas to have some fun okay. I won't ever hurt you or let anyone else try to. I promise, do you believe me?" He said taking my hand as we both sat on the floor.
I nodded.
"good, now get ya shit together, we have a plane to catch.
I packed a bag and called my mom telling her where I was off to. She seemed pleased oddly enough, I guessed it was mainly so she could be alone with her boyfriend again but she had noticed how miserable I had been.
"thanks for this Carlos" I said giving him a kiss on the cheek as we waited in the departure lounge.
He smiled his cute little smile back at me. " your welcome... How come you always call me Carlos, usually I'm Los by day two of someone meeting me" he said.
"it reminds me of my sister, that's how she would end her phone calls from you 'love you Los' she would always say"
Carlos looked at me "you still got the hots for me then?"he smiled.
I sighed "yeah... I figured its because you are my knight in shining armour that rescued me, not because your good looking or anything" I said sarcastically.
Carlos nodded "I don't mind being your fairy tale romance" he said." Your a lot more fun than you're sister ever was, and ever since you left LA I've been pining away for you"
"your only saying that to cheer me up" I argued.
"I'm not sav, now I'm the one saying that I like you, really like you... And I wanna take it a day at a time with you" he said taking my hand.
"you want to go out with me? Just because I've left LA?"
"no, you leaving LA made me realise that your not your sister, your you, and I want you"
"I want you too... I'm scared though" I admitted.
"day at a time savannah. You will be fine... I promise" he said giving me a kiss on the forehead which ended in a kiss on the lips.
"what crazy shit do you really want to do in Vegas?" He smiled.
"I don't know but I don't fancy the sky dive thing, are you actually doing that?" I asked.
"yeah I am, I've booked it, my brother and the guys are doing it with me for charity, I'm sure I can talk you in to it you know" he said.
I laughed, "I will do a sky dive with you if you do something even crazier"
"like what?"he smiled standing up and slinging my hand luggage over his shoulder then picking his own up. It was time to board the plane.
I slipped my hand in to his free one. "I dare you to get a tattoo of my name... Can be any where you like on your body"
Hmmm, seems a little unfair, I think you should get one of my name... We are dating after all" he laughed.
"I wouldn't mind doing that, I would get it on my ass" I laughed.
"oh there she is, and she is back!" Carlos joked.
"fuck off Los" I said nudging him at my first turn of using his shortened name.
he laughed at me "see! now your fuck off Los already means more than the I love you Los shit your sister fed me" he said.
"yeah I mean it for starters" I smiled.
"I hope you do... It means so much to me" he said sarcastically.
Once on the plane we had a laugh and a joke about what sheridens wedding may be like.
The flight was only short and it only took us half hour in a cab to get from the airport to the Belle point hotel, where sheridens wedding would be taking place in a couple of days.
Carlos walked up to reception with me.
"hey! I would like to check in. I have a room booked under Pena" Carlos said to the receptionist inside the hotel.
"certainly Mr Pena, if you can just pop your card in the machine" the receptionist said, and Carlos did as he was told.
"there is your key card, you are on the second floor, just head for the lift and go through to the double doors on your right" the lady said pointing to the elevator.
"excellent, I would also like to book another room too please" Carlos said to the receptionist.
"I'm sorry Mr Pena but the hotel is fully booked, we have a rather high profile wedding taking place this weekend" she said.
"you can't be fully booked, I called you guys yesterday and I was told there would be rooms" Carlos argued.
"Mr Pena I am very sorry but we are completely booked up now. The only thing I can suggest is the Eugenio plaza, it is our neighbouring hotel just ten minutes walk" she suggested.
"I'm not putting her in a different hotel" Carlos said through gritted teeth.
"Carlos its fine, I will be okay on my own, I've got my phone, come on" I said pulling him away from the desk.
"no its not okay, I can't just leave you in a strange place sav" he said.
"its only to sleep Carlos, don't worry"I said.
"but are you actually sleeping sav, or are you still laying awake thinking about shit" he said pulling me in the corner of the foyer.
"Carlos it doesn't matter, I promise" I said trying to not cause a scene.
"are you sure... Tell you what, fuck this place, I will book us two rooms at the other place, then I know you are safe and happy" he said.
"no, Carlos honestly I'm fine, let's dump your bags in your room and then go book mine... its fine come on" I said now pulling him over to the lift.
We got in and I pressed the button for the second floor,
Carlos held my hand with his free one again.
"where is your suit for the wedding?" I asked him.
"its getting delivered to my brothers room tomorrow morning" he answered.
"when are James and Sheriden getting here?" I said.
"I think they may already be here" he smiled.
The lift opened up and and we stepped out in to the corridor. We found Carlos' room and he swiped the door open.
"wow, look at this place! its a bit posh for you isn't it?" I laughed.
"hey I can do posh" Carlos mocked.
He put the bags down by the window that over looked on to the most enchanting garden I have ever seen.
"wow, it is beautiful out there" I said looking at the view.
"yeah it is really beautiful" Carlos said. I looked up at him and realised he wasnt looking out the window at all he was looking at me.
"sav come here" he said pulling me in for a hug.
"your sweet you know that, with the dumb ass things you say" I said in to his shoulder, enjoying the safety of his arms around me.
"I try" he whispered and kissed the top of my head.
"it is beautiful though isn't it " I sighed looking out the window again.
"tell you what, why don't you have this room and I will go to the other hotel, least then Logan is only a stones throw from your door if you do need anyone".
"no, I can't do that... I will be fine Carlos... If I was normal then this wouldn't even be an issue. It fucks me off" I moaned and walked away sitting on the edge of the bed.
"savannah don't say you're not normal, you are normal. You're just..." He struggled for a word.
"damaged goods?" I opted for.
Carlos sat down on the bed next to me."sav your not damaged, your recovering, im more than happy to just be doing this" he said taking hold of my hand "so don't ever feel like I want to rush you in to anything.
"I used to be so fucking sexy Carlos" I said.
"you still are sexy savannah... Look ... I have no clue as to how to help you get back to how you used to be, I don't even know what you were like to be honest, but any trust that you have left for anyone can be left in me, you know that sav. I know what you have been through and I'm taking it all on board when I'm alone with you."
"you have all my trust, you honestly think I would be sat on a bed with you if I thought for one second you would try it on" I said raising my eyebrow at him.
"savannah I will never try anything on unless you said it was okay" he said.
"I know, I do know this... Can I have a hug" I asked.
"course" Carlos replied.
Carlos held me and we kissed slowly Sat on the edge of his hotel bed. We stayed there for several minutes.
"how do you do that?" I finally asked.
"Do what?" He asked.
"not get carried away? Most guys couldn't kiss like that for so long without trying something" I said.
"you trying to trick me in to something?" He laughed "I have high tolerence for most things" he replied simply.
"Carlos would you find it odd if I asked to stay here with you tonight. But just cozied up, not... You know, sex... I'm being honest"
"I would like that" he said "I can sleep in the chair" he finished.
"I would Like to cuddle up with you though" I Said.
Carlos eyed me up "I guess it wouldn't be any different from me staying with you on the sofa at Sheridens
,Come on let's go and do something fun, kendall and paisley will be here soon, did you want to meet up with them?" Carlos said standing up.
"no... You promised me a wild time, sitting around baby sitting isn't a wild time. I want to do something fucking nuts..." I said wrapping my arms around his waist.
He kissed me on my forehead " well its just gone 6pm, so we could go and have something to eat then you can help me spend a shit load of money in the casino whilst we get totally plastered and then get a tattoo of each others names on our asses" he laughed.
"deal... Do I still have to do the sky dive tomorrow?" I asked.
"yes you do" he said taking my hand and heading for the door.
Carlos took me to a really nice restaurant. We were incredibly underdressed for it which gave us the giggles.
"you want to get drunk sav?" Carlos asked.
I nodded and smirked at him.
Carlos ordered champagne and although it was only me drinking it because he was driving, the giggles we had turned in to hysterics and eventually people started to look at us.
As I scanned the room I noticed a familiar face.
"shit!" I said to Carlos a bit louder than I should.
"whassup?" He replied looking at my general direction in which my eyes fell.
"oh, I see, its okay. Just say hi... SHERIDEN!" Carlos called over the room.
"shit what are you doing, she is going to go nuts that I've been drinking Carlos!" I said in a hushed tone.
"oh fuck yeah... Errr SHERIDEN DON'T WORRY" Carlos then shouted out much to his own amusement as he noticed people looking and Tutting at his brash behaviour, but she was already on her way over.
"hello you two this is a surprise, I didn't think you would be here until tomorrow when Antonio arrived" she said smiling at us both.
"Na, I called the hotel yesterday and changed my dates for my room, then picked sav up and flew in" he said smiling.
Sheriden smiled back then turned to me "how are you savannah?" She asked.
"I'm doing okay... Its good to have such caring friends" I replied.
"friends? I doubt Carlos would be wasting 400 dollars on champagne on just a friend" she said raising a knowing eyebrow.
Carlos kicked my foot under the table. It made me jump and I knocked my glass over. I stood up with an "oh fuck" popping out of my mouth as I did which Carlos starting laughing at then I got the giggles again.
"savannah, I'm going to turn a blind eye to this one, but I'm sure I don't have to remind you that you have signed that contract, I legally own you and what you do" she said.
"Jesus Sheriden, lighten up, we are only having fun" Carlos said. He looked over to James who was sat smiling at us in amusement at his own table.
"yeah and fun is good, just don't do illegal shit like under age drinking. Be wild, and be fun but don't get drunk, my reputation is on the line and there is so much paparazzi following us all around this weekend. I don't want savannah getting labelled as something terrible I have created... You are banned from gambling too, if your not old enough to do it sav then your not getting involved... Clear?"
"clear... sorry" I said.
"don't say sorry Savannah, she just doesn't want anyone to steal her thunder for the wedding" Carlos chuckled.
"Carlos that is not true, I have an obligation to look after savannah and I'm not going to mess it up" Sheriden said.
"again" Carlos retorted.
Sheriden raised an eyebrow to Carlos "I very much doubt that you, dearest little brother could get in to such a pickle that either of you could steal any ones thunder, let alone mine" she mocked then sauntered back off to James
"what does pickle mean?" Carlos laughed "well i don't know about you but that sounded like a challenge" Carlos laughed even louder which made Sheriden turn around and look at him from her table over the other side of the restaurant.
"not much of a challenge if in not allowed to do anything apart from breathe... God this is going to be so boring... I'm sorry" I moaned.
"what you sorry for?" Carlos asked.
"I've condemned you to a boring night out with me, might as well go back to the hotel and find a movie to watch" I replied.
"savannah you've not been to Vegas before have you" he chuckled.
I shook my head.
"we are going to have fun baby, don't you worry about that... And we will get one over on moody ass over there and get in to a pickle - whatever the hell of a weird British saying that may be" he laughed then asked for the bill.
When we left the restaurant we walked passed Sheriden and James, Carlos whispered something in to James ear. James smiled, Carlos patted him on the shoulder then walked away with me in tow.
Once outside I asked Carlos what he had whispered.
"I said good luck putting up with that for the rest of your life... He is insane, she is hot and everything but fuck is she a pain in the ass" he replied.
"I think most hot girls are a pain in the ass... High maintenance isn't it" I said as we strolled along in the cool night air.
"well your not a pain in the ass, I could quite happily marry someone like you, you don't take your self too seriously, I love that" he said.
"I don't think I will ever get married" I said thinking about it.
"how come?" Carlos asked.
"I just don't think that anything is built to last. Why pay out all that money on something that isn't guaranteed, I would rather buy shoes - shoes are guaranteed" I said.
"well not all weddings are as stupidly expensive as sheridens, but I think its something that has to be done on the old bucket list even if it doesn't last... Do you not think James and Sheriden will last then?" He asked
"what is the old bucket list? And no, I give them two years tops... Don't tell her though, she will skin me alive"
"two years?" He chuckled "I think they will make it... The bucket list is just things to do before I die"
"oh I see, well getting married would technically mean that I would have to start having sex again, so I don't think it will be happening" I laughed.
"I would marry you in an instant sav, and to show how much I loved you I wouldn't pay more than a hundred bucks" he laughed.
"your so fucking romantic Carlos... How could any other man ever compete with you" I giggled.
"its impossible they can't" he mocked. stopping in the street and giving me a kiss.
"your perfect Carlos... Like really perfect" I said looking at him in his deep brown eyes.
"perfect for you savannah, and that's all I need to be" he whispered giving me another kiss.
I smiled at him "I accept in that case" I giggled.
"Accept what?" He smiled
"the proposal of marriage" I laughed.
"talk about whirlwind romance sav" he laughed.
"I'm only joking Carlos" I said beginning to walk again down the road with my hand slipped in his.
"what do you want to do then? See a show? Go to a club? Sight see? Its up to you" Carlos asked.
"I want to... Look at the strip, check out the fountain, and see the Eiffel tower" I said.
"then your wish is my command" Carlos said as we reached his hire car and he opened the door up for me.
As we drove around and looked at all the sights Carlos found a place to park up.
"There is Paris" Carlos said looking at the massive Eiffel tower replica.
"its brilliant" I said looking up at it in the distance.
Carlos took my hand and we walked towards it.
Carlos paid for us to go up the Eiffel tower, it was beautiful up there, we could see planes landing in the airport. We even shared a romantic kiss.
Everything was fine until I noticed a dark haired guy that filled me with fear.
Carlos saw my face fall
"you okay sav, you look like you have seen a ghost" he said
I stared at the good looking dark haired guy that had his hands all over a blonde girl.
"its him" I said
"what do you mean?" Carlos said looking around.
The guy with the blonde girl then turned to look at us, he gave a weak smile and I realised it wasn't the same man that had raped me.
Carlos took me in his arms
"I'm sorry he looks so much like one of the men... The one that... Hurt me" I said still staring at the guy, tears filling in my eyes.
Carlos took another look at the guy then led me away.
"savannah, are you sure it isn't him... Your shaking like a leaf"
"I'm sure, his eyes are different, he just looks very similar, sorry I didn't mean to ruin the evening"
"you've not ruined anything sav... "Carlos said then got interrupted by the couple. The brown haired guy tapped Carlos on the shoulder.
Carlos gave him a hard look.
"sorry mate, can I take a picture of you with my girlfriend, she is a huge fan" he said in a very English accent.
"err sure, no problem" Carlos said and posed with the blonde girl as the picture was taken by the dark haired brit.
"sav can you take a picture of me and these guys, I like to remember all my fans... You might end up on twitter guys" Carlos smiled to the couple then handed me his phone and posed in the middle of the British couple
I took the picture and handed back the phone to Carlos.
"come on baby" Carlos said then led me over to the lift to get us back down to ground level.
"why did you do that?" I asked.
"do what?" Carlos asked walking away with my hand in his as we stepped out of the elevator.
"why did you want your picture taken with someone that looked like... The man that" I couldn't even say the words out loud.
Carlos kept walking
"Carlos?!" I said stopping my feet
"did you get the guys name... A first name? ... The guy that raped you?" He said.
I shook my head " you know I didn't, I've told you everything that happened that night... Why?" I asked.
Carlos carried on walking to the car.
he got in and I followed then sat in with him.
"why?" I asked again
"it might just be me, but I'm going to send this to Logan" he said clicking on the picture with his phone, he wrote, "hey who does this look like" on the photo then sent it.
"Carlos what's going on, that guy was English it wasn't the same man... I promise" I said giving his hand a squeeze.
The iPhone in Carlos' other hand then beeped.
Carlos looked at it then showed me.
The reply from Logan said " wayyheyy, fucking croft ha ha ha."
"savannah, I think I know who hurt you" he said in a whisper.
I looked at the message again.
"who is croft then" I said, my voice shaking.
"Marcus Croft, he is a male model, who got in to a bit of a fight with Logan ages ago... at the same club" he said.
He then tapped away on his phone and took my hand.
"savannah I've just googled the name, did you want to see the picture and tell me if it was the man that raped you" he said holding the phone towards his chest.
"if it is him, what do I do?" I asked.
"we are going to go to the police when we get home sav... Its time, you can't run in the same circles modelling with this bastard... Its time sav, I'm gonna protect you baby, I promise" he said.
tears came from my eyes. I nodded "show me" I whispered.
Carlos turned the phone round and unlocked the screen.
"its him" I whispered staring at the screen.
"are you sure" Carlos said.
I nodded "100% I will never forget it Carlos" I said breaking down in tears.
Carlos clicked the home screen on his phone to get rid of the picture then placed it on the dash.
He wrapped his arms around me. "we will fix all this sav... Are you okay?"
"yeah, yeah I'm fine, let's just forget this happened and worry about it on Monday" I said trying to change the subject.
"savannah don't ignore this. Its good baby" he said.
"I know... I just don't want to think about it yet. Having a name for him ... It just... I dunno, its fucked. I just want to get out of here and have fun." I said wiping my eyes.
"savannah I will be there for you, I won't let you go through it on your own. We can get this Dick sent down... I know your scared" he said.
"I'm petrified... " I admitted.
"did you want to go back to the hotel?" He asked.
"no maybe just go for a drive if that's okay? I want to clear my head" I said
"course it is." He replied and started the engine after giving my forehead a kiss.
We drove around for what seemed ages, Carlos took me to the site where we would be doing our sky dive in the morning. we went through a drive through and got a milkshake and pulled up in the car to drink them. The sights in Vegas were amazing, it wasn't just the places, it was the people.
"Carlos?" I said staring in to space out the window watching the world go by.
"yeah?" He replied.
"I think I know how you can steal some of sheridens thunder get in a very big pickle and its legal, and I'm old enough to do it and its the craziest fucking thing to do in Vegas" I said still staring out the window.
"what's that?" He replied sucking on his straw for his milkshake.
"let's get married. here in Vegas, tonight" I said turning to look at him.
he looked at me for such a long time.
"that's a bit fucked up... Even for you sav" Carlos replied.
I shrugged "yeah I suppose" I said turning back to the window.
"I didn't say no though sav" he said.
I looked at him and smiled. "your fucking crazy" I said kissing him.
"I think this is what we are about savannah - will you marry me" he said in a funny voice
"yes" I giggled.
"let's do this then" he laughed.
"oh my God this is insane," I screamed in excitement.
Carlos drove to the tunnel of love, "you sure you want to do this?" He asked.
"yeah I am... Have to now anyway" I said waving my phone at him.
I showed him my latest twitter
it read 'about to break a million hearts with theCarlosPena'.
"ha! That's good. Let's take our picture, do a before and after" he said
we posed for the picture then Carlos spent a few minutes trying to think of a decent tweet for himself.
In the end he settled for 'getting one of the biggies ticked off the bucket list with savannahDavies... Pics to follow ppl #GettingInApickle.
Carlos stuck to his word and only spent 89 dollars on our wedding, it was so quick it was ridiculous, we only had to show our ID and social security numbers, once the guy in the booth had them he whizzed through the lines that pronounced us husband and wife.
We drove out the other side and had our picture taken with the hire car that we had been married in going through the drive through marriage ceremony and the Vegas wedding sign in the back ground, Carlos picked me up and held me like he was carrying me over the threshold for one of the photos. I was given a single red rose.
We got back in the car after our shotgun wedding "holy fucking shit, we are married" he laughed.
"my mom is going to go nuts... " I said, now actually thinking about how silly we had just been.
"do you regret it?" Carlos asked.
"no, I'm going to enjoy being Mrs Pena" I smiled.
I kissed Carlos "come on you best move the car before we get moaned at." I said.
"you need to get me a ring Carlos" I said giving him a playful nudge.
"Na I have a better idea baby" he said and drove away from the strip.
"Where are we going?" I asked,
"to do more crazy shit and tick more off our list" was all he said.
I looked at twitter on my phone "some of your fans have guessed right, and some have got it so wrong its untrue... I really get a kick out of this fame thing. Twitter is brilliant to Brag about stuff Isn't it?" I said with excitement bursting out of me.
"yeah I love it too. Everyone takes the piss cause I'm always on it" he replied.
"shall I change my name on here Carlos?... Savannah Pena?"
"I don't mind, I think you will be completely mobbed with hate though... Probably by Sheriden!" He laughed.
"Sheriden doesn't scare me... Besides she will be off on her honeymoon in a couple of days."
"well change your name to Pena. See how Long it takes for Mackenzie to scream at you down the phone" he laughed,
"okay... Here goes" I said changing my information on my account "done" I said after I had saved my new settings, then put the phone down.
"cool, well we are here..." Carlos said pulling in to a parking space.
"where are we going now?" I asked
"going to get us some rings" he smiled. I had a vague idea of what he was up to.
Carlos opened my door for me and held my hand. We walked up to a tattoo shop. Carlos gave me a grin and held my hand up "I would like to get your name tattooed on my finger instead of a ring, would you want to get mine written on here?" He said rubbing my hand where my wedding ring should be.
"yeah, that's a fucking awesome idea - its perfect" I said.
Carlos went first to have my name written on his finger then I had my go. Once done we left and stood out side the shop again he scooped me in his arms.
"savannah this is the best night of my life..." He said.
"it is pretty awesome Carlos" I said giving him a kiss.
We walked back to the car and got in took some pictures of our new tattoos and sent them to twitter along with the picture of us just married out side the tunnel of love. Carlos wrote the caption 'totally insane but I am the happiest guy alive right now'
Carlos' phone rang pretty much straight away. He didn't answer it but it was his brother Antonio.
Mine then rang, it was Logan, after Logan my sister tried calling me then tried calling Carlos, we eventually turned our phones off.
"I think its probably best of we go back to the hotel sav, is that okay?" He asked.
"yeah we are going to cause a bit of a stir out and about huh" I laughed.
We chatted all the way home, Carlos seemed happy but I knew he wasnt looking forward to meeting up with his family to explain his latest scandal.
the entrance to the hotel was swarming with paparazzi, obviously good news travels fast.
"how do we get in there Carlos?" I said
"just walk through... Hold tight he said.
We walked through the crowds and had our pictures taken as we went, a load of journalists asked us about our wedding but Carlos and I stayed silent, once in the elevator Carlos kissed me.
"that was fucking crazy " he smiled.
We made our way up to the hotel room and locked the door behind us.
I looked at the bed directly the door was shut.
"savannah don't panic, nothing has changed like that. Don't worry,"
"I'm sorry" I replied.
"don't be sorry, just because we do mental stuff doesn't mean what's important changes" he said.
"thanks Carlos" I replied. "im gonna grab a shower then get in my pjs if that's okay?"
"sure, i'll pick something to watch." He replied.
I took my nightwear in to the shower room with me so I could get changed in private. After I had washed I put my red hair in to a long plait and got dressed. The thought of Marcus Croft made my stomach turn. Carlos was right though, it was time that I told the police about what had happened. Looking back I was silly to not tell them when it first happened.
I walked out of the bathroom and back out in to the bedroom. Carlos was laying on the bed, he had boxer shorts on and a tee shirt, I gathered he wouldn't normally wear all that to bed but it was more for my benefit.
He was on the phone. I climbed on the bed and snuggled in to his chest.
I listened in to his conversation.
"its nothing for anyone to be worried about" he said.
"yeah what time?"
"okay, well I've got to go now, I will see you tomorrow... Love you too.. Bye" he finished then hung up.
"who was that?" I said as he curled his arm around my shoulder.
"my papi... He is a bit upset with me, but he is looking forward to meeting you tomorrow" he said.
"did he moan?" I asked.
"no... My mom cried though" he said.
"shit really? That sucks, I doubt my mom knows yet, unless kenz has told her" I stretched out and turned the bedside light out and snuggled in to my new husband.
"sav how long do you think we will last if you thought James and Sheriden had two years left in them?" Carlos asked getting cosy on the bed and giving me his arm as a pillow.
"well obviously we have only known each other properly for just over a month, only been dating for less than 10 hours, so I will give it... Till... Erm... Next Tuesday" I laughed.
"next Tuesday... That's longer than I would of given it" he mocked.
The door knocked.
"fuck who is that?" Carlos said sitting up.
I shrugged.
The door knocked again.
"just ignore it Carlos" I whispered.
"Carlos its Logan, I know your in there" came the voice from the door.
"shit! Let him in" I said.
Carlos got up turned the light on and looked through the peep hole, he must of been satisfied that Logan was alone as he opened up and let him in.
"hey... kenz is calling me every few minutes asking what's going on, can you call her please savannah... You two are fucking insane" he said.
"I will talk to her tomorrow Logan, I promise, I'm fine tell her, i just want to relax a bit with Carlos" I replied.
Logan nodded his head "I thought you would be drunk or something?" Logan said to me.
"no I'm fine... Just ceasing the moment that's all. I'm going to the police on Monday, Carlos talked me in to reporting the... You know" I said giving Carlos' hand a squeeze as he sat back on the bed.
Logan looked at us both "I'm glad, I hope they find who did it, kenz will be glad too" he said.
"we know who it is Logan, that's why I sent you that picture, sav got freaked out by that guy, I thought he looked like him so sent you the croft" Carlos announced.
"Marcus croft raped you?" Logan said shocked.
I nodded
"oh my God" Logan then said.
"don't tell anyone Logan, we are going to the police on Monday" Carlos said.
Logan looked on total disbelief. He made me promise that I call my sister. He left our room in a daze. Carlos shut the door behind him
"well at least the news of going to the police puts people off of moaning at us" Carlos replied.
"your a lot more serious than Mackenzie said you were you know" I said out of the blue.
"what do you mean" he asked
"she just always moaned that you only wanted to piss about all the time, but I find that you know the balance" I explained.
"I'm different with you though, some things change people don't they... I guess you weren't the only one that changed that night. I know I went home the next day and cried like a baby from the shock, I even threw up" he said.
I rubbed his face with my hand. "you mean so much to me" I said with a yawn,
"its gone Midnight now... Come here" Carlos said and gave me a kiss then wrapped his arms tightly around me.
"I'm sorry our wedding night is... Not all its cracked up to be" I whispered as I wrapped my own arm over his chest.
"well its only us that's going to know its a bit different" Carlos said with a smile as he looked at my face from across the pillow he lay on.
"I know all this is mad but I want to do it as properly as I can" I whispered back as I switched the light back off.
"we will... Just at a pace that is right for you... Are you going to go back to your moms or are you gonna brave it out with me in LA? as an official married couple" Carlos said stroking some stray red hairs away from my face.
"death us do part remember" I said.
"this is amazing savannah, we have totally changed our lives in just a few hours" Carlos said smiling.
"change is what I need baby" I said feeling my eyes get heavy.
Carlos kissed me on the cheek and I rested in his safe strong arms until I fell asleep.