February 15th, 2004
Ty tiptoed into the apartment. Carlos would probably still be sleeping. He had to come home though. His night with Stacey was very very fun, but work was a priority over a booty call. Ty walked into the kitchen and started the coffee. He glanced at a purse that sat on the kitchen table. A small smile came across Ty's face.
"That dog." He chuckled. Carlos did have a girl over here last night. Why the hell didn't he tell him? Ty heard Carlos' bedroom door open up. Carlos shuffled in. "Have fun last night?"
"Huh?" He grunted. Boy did his head hurt.
"I know you have a girl in there." Ty said. Carlos rube his neck and saw Levine's purse.
"Oh. Yeah, well I know you had sex with that Stacey girl." He said. Ty rolled his eyes.
"Everyone knows that." Ty crossed his arms, "Who is it?"
"No one." Carlos said staring at the coffee machine. "A watched coffeepot never percolates."
"Who is it?" Ty asked.
"No one you know." Carlos said.
"Bullshit." Ty said, "If I didn't know her, you'd be boasting all over the place. I obviously know her."
"Levine." Carlos said under his voice.
"What was that?" Ty chuckled, "I couldn't hear you." Why did Davis have to be such an ass when he had a hangover?
"I had sex with Levine." Carlos said.
"Nature girl?" He asked. Carlos nodded, "Oh my god, Carlos. What's with you and those type of girls?"
"What?" Carlos asked, "Those types? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Does Vangie ring a bell?" He asked.
"Levine isn't Vangie." Carlos said getting two mugs, "Vangie was nuts."
"Did you at least use a condom?" Ty asked. Carlos shrugged.
"I don't really remember." He said. Ty groaned scrubbing his face with his hand.
"Need I say Vangie's name again?" He asked.
"God, leave me alone, Davis." Carlos poured two cups of coffee and went back towards the room. He really didn't need this shit from Ty. "Wake up, Sleepyhead." Levine stretched in bed.
"It's morning already?" She asked as she curled up in bed.
"Yeah." Carlos chuckled, "I made some coffee."
"I don't drink it." Levine said sitting up.
"How could you not drink coffee?" He asked.
"Dare I even go into how bad caffeine is for your body?" Levine asked him. Carlos chuckled.
"No." He said, "Davis knows you're here."
"Yeah?" Levine smirked, "What did he say about it?"
"He's over protective over me." Carlos said sipping his coffee, "I guess you remind him of Kylie's mother."
"Oh." Levine rubbed her neck, "How is Kylie doing?" She watched Carlos' face brighten at the mere mention of his daughter's name.
"She's a lot better." He said, "Want to see a new picture of her?" Levine nodded. Carlos reached into his bedside table that they moved last night and pulled out a picture. "Here."
"Oh! She is gorgeous." Levine smiled, "Look at those curls."
"I know." Carlos beamed.
"She looks so much like you." Levine said. "You're very proud of her aren't you?" Carlos nodded.
"I've done a lot of shitty stuff in my life, but this...Kylie...she's not one of them." He told her.
"That makes you even more attractive." Levine said.
"It does?" Levine nodded.
"I have an hour before I need to get to work." She said.
"Me too." Carlos smirked putting his coffee down. Levine's eyes sparkled. "You up for some yoga?" She laughed softly and nodded.
"Yes, a lot of yoga." She said.
* * *
Kim opened up the back of the bus. Stress was over taking her.
"Kim, can I ask you a question?" Carlos asked.
"Yeah, sure." Kim said.
"Could you pair Levine and me up sometime?" Carlos asked. Kim stared at him.
"Levine? You complain every time you guys work together." She said. Carlos shrugged.
"Yeah. I know." He mumbled.
"Why do you want to-...." Kim's eyes widened, "Oh my god."
"What?" Carlos asked.
"You slept with her didn't you?" Kim asked pushing him into the Bus. Carlos laughed, "Don't laugh. It's very unprofessional."
"Unprofessional? You slept with Jimmy." He said.
"Don't bring him into this." Kim said, "When you stop sleeping with her, you're going to hurt her, then I will have two paramedics refusing to work with each other."
"I swear, I'm not going to hurt her." Carlos said.
"Are you going to sleep with her while on shift?" Kim asked. Carlos chuckled softly.
"Who do you think I am?" He asked.
"I think You're Carlos. I know how you are." Kim said.
"Kim, if you don't put me with Levine then that's fine." He told her, "I'm just voicing my opinion here."
"Fine, but if there is an bad conduct, I'm writing you up." Kim said, "You're lucky I trust Levine." Carlos smirked.
"Thanks, Kim." He said.
"Don't thank me until the shift actually goes well." With that, Kim left Carlos. He didn't care what Kim said. Any chance of getting a little making out in was worth it to Carlos.