Chap. 7 Games
Carlos melted into dreamland. He and James were strolling down the sidewalk, hand in hand. They were laughing. Why, Carlos didn't know. Carlos could see James talking, but he could only hear him faintly. Then, something unexpected happened. James pushed Carlos up against a nearby Palm Tree, pinning him against it roughly. "Kiss me, Carlos. I need you now." he could slightly hear James whisper. Carlos giggled and leaned forward,, allowing James to kiss him. As they continued, James began slowly walking backwards, not breaking the kiss. Carlos followed, eyes fluttering shut, not noticing where they were walking. James deepened the kiss, dipping his tongue into Carlos' mouth. Carlos opened his eyes, ready to pull away. Instead of being on the sidewalk like he thought, Carlos realized they were walking straight into the road. Straight into the path of a large SUV. Carlos' eyes widened as he saw the bright headlights. James was still kissing him. "JAMES!" he yelled.
Carlos woke up and his eyes shot open, realizing he had actually screamed. He heard running. The bedroom door opened. Carlos' mom dashed in. "Mijo, what's wrong?" She asked frantically patting Carlos' head. "I heard you scream. What were you saying?" Carlos sat up in bed, sweating. "Ohh..uhh, GAMES! I..said, games. Yeah. Right." Carlos stammered, his face reddening under all the pressure. Carlos' mom nodded and kissed his head. "Llegar a dormir ahora, Mijo." She walked out of the room and left Carlos to his thoughts. That was close, Carlos thought. I'm a mess. Carlos could almost hear James saying, "A hot mess, that's for sure." Carlos giggled at the thought and went back to sleep.
*Time Change*
The sun shined brightly through the metallic blinds in the kitchen window. Carlos was eating his favorite cereal, Fruit Loops, and watching cartoon network. Carlos burst out laughing as he watched Tom & Jerry. He loved the show. Ring. Ring. Riiiing. Carlos pulled out his iPhone and his heart skipped a beat. It was James. Carlos turned the TV on mute and pressed answer. All of a sudden, he turned shy again. "Hello?" Carlos whispered timidly. He heard James clear his throat. "Hey, Carlos. I..I mean WE were wondering if you would like to come to the beach and hang again today." James said. Carlos almost jumped for joy, but he contained himself. The beach was always one of his favorite ways to clear his mind and just go out and have fun. Carlos couldn't wait to hit the waves and surf with James. He stopped thinking and remembered he was still on the line. "Of course, Jamie!" Carlos exclaimed into the phone. James thought the nickname sounded cute. "And by the way, you don't have to pretend Kendall and Logan are the ones inviting me. We're dating, right?" Carlos couldn't believe he just said that. "Damn James, you really are changing me." Carlos chuckled, talking without thinking. James laughed. Hearing Carlos cuss made him even more attracted to him. James laughed again. "Good."
After they had a typical couple argument, you know, "no, YOU hang up first!", Carlos was getting himself ready for a fun day at the beach. He put on some swimming trunks decorated with goldfish and took his shirt off, then he rubbed on sunblocks and put on his sunglasses, and grabbed his surf boardand was ready to go.
Note: Sorry it took me awhile to update...I was working on my other short story. This is going to be my long term Jarlos project by the way. I hope you liked this (R&R please) and is it just me, or is James' POV better. Idk, the story was more well rounded and funny from his POV. Maybe it's because he's with Kendall and Logan. :)
-datsRUSHERiffic