Chap 4. "The Usual" Miracle
It was 11 a.m. and the sun was shining beautifully. The guys were heading to Main Street to just hang out while Mama Knight and Katie went shopping at Milwaukee. Before Mrs. Knight left, she had said "Behave, boys" but of course, they weren't going to behave. They were now running around Main Street, whooping and dancing and playing with water guns; not giving a crap about what others thought. After an epic water gun battle (which included encountering several angry water gun victims), the guys were tired and decided to get some smoothies at The Groove. It was a popular place to relax and get smoothies and juice and coffee, and besides, they were practically the kings of the place. James walked to the counter and grinned at Mr. and Mrs. Miller aka Garret and his wife. They returned the smiles. "James! You guys are back again, eh? Don't worry, we're not sick of ya' yet." Garret chuckled, getting the blender ready. James laughed as Mrs. Miller went to take someone else's order at the other counter. "The usual." James said casually, and Garret winked at him. They've been there enough for there to be a "usual". James felt a tap on his back. A voice came from behind him. "Excuse me, what's good here? They're out of menus…" James whirled around and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the little Latino boy behind him. He was smiling innocently up at him, not knowing he had ruined his life and driven him crazy yesterday. James had a loss of words. He was aware of Kendall and Logan observing him and snickering from a distance, but all he could do was stare down into those lovable brown eyes. James found his voice once again. "Uhm-uh..Well, my usual is a Kiwi Passion fruit smoothie with a cherry and pineapple juice…does that, uh, sound good?" James asked, trying to keep as much cool as he could while he talked to the stunning guy. The boy flashed him an adorable grin and James felt butterflies in his stomach. The boy squealed with delight. "Yum! I'll just get that…if I can find my wallet…" The Latino fumbled around with his pockets, breaking their eye contact. James blurted without thinking. "I'LL PAY FOR YOU!-I mean, I'd love to help out such a..nice guy." James replied coolly, trying to up his charm.
His last minute smooth talk had worked. The Hispanic guy smiled again and looked as if he was lost in James' eyes. "Uhh, y-yeah. You can, if you want to." he stuttered, flushing a shade of red. "Thanks, uhh…" the guy didn't know what to call him, obviously. James jumped in. "James! I'm James." James flashed his signature grin and held out his hand awkwardly. He almost melted as the boy clasped his hand and shook. "Nice to meet you, James." the guy was still holding his hand. "I'm Carlos. I just moved into King Side Condos…for a yearly vacation house, you know?" James felt as if he were dreaming. Carlos. What a perfect name, for such a perfect boy, James thought. Now seduce him, you idiot! James cleared his throat and looked down to see Carlos was still holding his hand. Carlos blushed and pulled away. James thought there would be an awkward silence, but Garret saved him. "Hey, can I help you?" Garret asked Carlos. Carlos started stuttering again, "I-I, uhh…" James jumped in again. "Oh, sorry Garret. Can you make that 2 usuals?" James asked pleadingly. Garret grinned at the pair. "Coming right up, James." Garret winked and went back to blending. The awkward silence picked up again. James whirled around in search for Kendall and Logan, and was surprised to find them awkwardly standing right behind him. "Hey, buddy…" Kendall said nervously. Logan choked down a laugh. "We weren't watching you, James…" James scowled at Kendall, but toned his attitude down since Carlos was watching him intently. James dragged Kendall and Logan out from behind him and discreetly flicked them on the heads in annoyance. Before they could protest, James started introducing them. "Carlos, this is Kendall and Logan. They're my best friends and they are here with me for Winter vacation." James said through gritted teeth. "You mean you guys are here with ME…" Kendall started, but James shot him a glare that silenced him. Carlos let out a sigh of relief and shook their hands. "Good! I was wondering why there were creepers listening in to our conversation!" Carlos said with the most adorable giggle. "Hey, James." Carlos looked back up at him, getting lost in his eyes again. "Can you…guys show me around later? I'm hopelessly lost and I don't know anyone here." Carlos pouted, and James just really wanted to wrap his arms around him, but he restrained himself. "Sure. WE…would love to."
NOTE: Sorry for shortness..but isn't this really cute? :3
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