Hi Guys and welcome back to Business Intern. Just to let you know that the Christmas Break is coming up for me, and I'm planning to get some writing done over it, so expect some new stories in the New Year. FYI, they are BTR themed, but stay tuned at the end cause I have a few questions :)
Tuesday-9:00am, Carlos POV:
It wasn't until the next morning that I realised what I had done. I had shouted at the boss of my internship, accusing him of singling out the gay kid, and now I would have to face the consequences of that. I had debated not turning up, but I think that would have only made the situation worse. I had to leave the house at 9:30, in order to get to the office on time, and waking up at 8:30 definitely didn't help. I ran downstairs, fully dressed, trying to get some breakfast as quick as possible. I managed to scrape something together, having some jam on toast, and headed straight for the medicine cupboard, taking out my anxiety tablets. Before I knew it, I heard beeping outside so I shoved the tablets into my bag, and ran out to the taxi.
The drive to the office took about half an hour, so I arrived at 10:00, being faced with the receptionist once again. "Morning" she said, as I walked in, before motioning me over to the desk. I saw her name tag this time, 'Audrey'. "So, I heard about your little…disagreement with Ben. Just so you know, you weren't just chosen because you were gay, it was because of your app" she said, but her tone didn't fill me with much confidence. "Anyway, he's requested a meeting with you straight away. I'll let him know you are on your way up" she said, picking up the phone, and dialling the number.
Now, I was rather awkward with my tablets, but without them I was so much worse, and now I had to deal with some confrontation. I stepped into the lift, grabbed the tablets from my bag, and probably took about 5 tablets, just to calm my nerves. Now, I was only supposed to take 3 a day anyway, but at this point, I needed anything to calm my nerves.
Ben's POV:
After getting off the phone to Audrey, I made my way over to the lift. I felt like I needed to clear the air with Carlos, letting him know our choice wasn't based on his sexuality at all. Anyway, the lift arrived, and I saw him almost stumble out. "Why thank you kind sir" Carlos said, stroking the wall of the lift as he did so.
"Carlos, can we have a word please" I said, trying to stabilise him as he walked out.
"Just one word. That's rather pointless don't you think" he said, before breaking into a fit of laughter. I managed to get him into the office, and close the door before anyone heard what he had said. I used the remote to tint the glass surrounding the office, allowing us to have a private conversation, but before I could say anything, he spoke up again. "You know what's cruel" he began, and I just rolled my eyes, waiting for his attack. Which actually never came. "The way we take machines for granted" was his next sentence.
"Wait, what?" I responded, looking at him rather confused.
"Just think about it. That lift has to carry all these people up 55 floors every day, and no one says thank you. Then, you just used that remote to tint the glass, but did you thank him for it? No" he continued, and by this point, I was thoroughly confused.
"Are you ok?" I asked, and he was quick to respond.
"Never better. It's like those tablets opened my eyes, so I can see the real world" he replied, and I panicked.
"What tablets did you take?" I asked, causing him to pull a small packet out of his jacket.
"These ones" was all he said, as I snatched the packet from his hands, hoping for some explanation. The packet was as clear as anything, with no information about the tablets at all, so I had to turn to the second best thing. I pulled up his file on the computer, and rang the emergency contact connected to it. Someone picked up the call, and I was quick with my question.
"Hi, is this Evie?" I said, with a severe amount of panic in my voice.
"Yeah, who's this?" a female voice responded, following my sense of panic.
"It's Ben, the manager of Carlos' internship. I need your help. He came into the office today, acting rather strange. I've just questioned him, and he said that he's taken some medication" I replied, and it sounded like she caught on very quickly.
"Is he acting rather…mellow?" she replied, and I agreed.
"Yeah, at the moment, he's talking about how we use machines without thanking them" I rambled, but she was quick to cut me off.
"Oh god, not again. Text me through the address to the building, and I'll be there as soon as I can" she responded, before cutting off the phone. I followed her instruction, texting the address of the building through, and helped Carlos back out of the office, and into the lift. I pressed the button for the ground floor, and Carlos was quick to shout.
"Ben, the lift is going too fast. Slow it down please, it's too fast" he repeated, and I freaked out, not really knowing how to respond.
I looked into his eyes, and said "There? Is that better?" and he nodded.
"Everything is better with you" he responded, and he leaned in for a kiss. Before he could reach me, the doors opened on the bottom floor, with Evie stood there. She was younger than I expected, probably about 18/19, and she was wearing a hoodie, and tracksuit bottoms. She obviously didn't intend to come out today.
"You need to take him home" she said, helping me stabilise Carlos as we left the building.
"Thank you doors" he said, as the automatic doors opened and closed around us. As we walked over to my car, I decided to question her on what she was said over the phone.
"Can I ask what the tablets are?" I said, breaking the awkward silence between us. By this point, it seemed like Carlos had fallen asleep in my arms. She sighed before giving me a response.
"There for anxiety. They help Carlos cope in social situations. But it's been a while since he's overdosed like this" she said, with instilled fear into me.
"He's done this before?" I asked, and she blushed.
"We really shouldn't be discussing this. It's not my place to say" she said, but I snapped.
"As his boss, surely I should know why an employee had turned up to work drugged" I replied, and she sighed, before finally giving up.
"Fine, but don't say I told you. When Carlos came out in school, everyone treated him different. Some of his closest friends at the time turned on him, singling him out because he was different. He started to get bullied a lot, and it got to the point where he refused to leave his house. Now a days, everyone knows the De Vil name, but back then, not so much so he was an easy target. Anyway, he started to receive counselling, and they prescribed him those tablets to help him deal with social situations. The last time he properly overdosed was last year's prom. The kids teased him, and made fun of him, so he took the tablets to try and calm himself down. It didn't end very well, and the school decided it was best for him to be moved into my year, where me and this two other friends could look after him. It's one of the reasons he graduated early. So something big or terrifying must have been happening today for him to do this." She confessed, with tears slightly welling in my eyes.
"Wait, you said De Vil, as in Cruella De Vil" I said, and she nodded.
"Yeah, Carlos is her son. He didn't want anyone to know when he applied for the internship, as he wanted to win off raw talent alone" she replied, and his made me feel so much worse. Especially after yesterday, when I had said he was won partly due to his sexuality. He obviously just wanted to be recognised as him, and I completely fucked that up.
"Ok, I know where the De Vil house is. I'll take him home" I said, walking over to the driver's seat. "And thank you for being honest with me Evie" I finished, before closing the door, and pulling away from the building.
Carlos was still asleep in the passenger seat when we pulled up at the De Vil household. 'God, you can tell Cruella is doing well for herself' I thought as we pulled up to the gates to the house. By the looks of it, some sort of code needed to be entered, in order to us to get in. I carefully shook Carlos awake, and he was shocked when he realised where he was. "God, if I sleep, then I can teleport" he said, looking around the car, seeing the scenery around him.
"Carlos, buddy, could you give me the code to the gate?" I asked, and he turned towards me.
"I'd do anything for a handsome face like that" he responded, causing me to blush when he did, but he turned away once again, now playing with the touch screen console in the middle of the dash board.
"Carlos, give me the code" I said, causing him to jump out of his skin.
"Dude, why are you being so loud. We're all chill here, right guys" he said, turning to the back seat. "See, they agree" was all he said next, as he turned back to the console. "It's the Dalmatians" he continued, with me giving him a confused look. "All 101 of them" was all he said next. I typed in 101, and the gates unlocked, allowing me to drive at the front of the house.
"What's that about 101 Dalmatians?" I asked, curious where this number had come from.
"My mum sponsors a Dalmatian charity, which rehouses Dalmatian puppies. At the moment, there is 101 puppies waiting. They are all so cute!" Carlos said, as he pulled right up to the main doors.
"Come on, let's get you inside" I said, stepping over to the passenger side of the car, and hauled Carlos into my arms.
"God, you're so fit and strong" he said giggling, causing me to blush once again, as he rubbed his hand up and down my chest. He fished the keys out of his pocket, after me constantly asking and I carried Carlos up to his bedroom, which was filled with all kinds of technologies. He had one beast of a computer, and by the looks of it, he had most products from our A-Range, he had the APhone, the APad, the AuraBox and he would probably end up buying the AWatch. He also had a VR headset on the far side of the room, followed by all the gaming consoles out at the moment.
I placed Carlos down onto the bed, causing him to say "Thank you, my prince" which caused me to blush even more, whilst I sat next to him.
"Ok, do you need anything, a glass of water, or some food?" I asked, wanting to make sure he had everything he needed. I was in a bit of a dilemma at the moment. On the one hand, I had a business to run, whereas on the other hand, I didn't want to leave Carlos in this state, not really knowing the effects of the medication.
I was snapped out of my thoughts when he said, "All I need is you". I turned and looked at him, now fulling noticing his deep, chocolate brown eyes, and I felt like I lost all control. I started to lean in, and he followed, leaning towards me. I knew that this was so wrong, and that I shouldn't even be thinking about kissing him, but at the same time, it felt so right, so natural.
When our lips met, it ignited the deepest and most passionate kiss I had ever experienced, one filled with complete love. I could feel Carlos pushing deeper, and I couldn't let him win. I fought back, quickly gaining dominance over his mouth, but it was when I felt his hands running up my shirt, I knew we had to stop. "Carlos, we can do this" I said, pulling myself off of his bed, and back towards the door.
"You seemed like you could a minute ago" he replied, now laid down on his bed, following a dust particle in the air.
"Carlos, you're an intern, and not even 18! I could be arrested and sent to jail if anyone knew" I replied, and he giggled.
"I turn 18 in about 2 weeks away. And you'd only go to jail if we had sex" he responded, still giggling to himself. "Funny dust particle" was what he said next, following the particle with his hands. I stepped out of his room, and called Evie, asking her to take care of him for the day, while I returned to the office, and she agreed.I waited for her to turn up, but by the time she did, Carlos had managed to fall asleep once again. I said my goodbyes of Evie, and made my way back to the office, crying the whole journey.
That kiss was something I had never experienced before, and I'd completely blown my one shot with him.
Carlos POV-Wednesday:A
s I walked into Ben's office, I didn't know what to expect. He was going to be either really angry or sympathetic, and I don't think I could have dealt with any of them. He was sat at his desk when I walked in, and I was the first to speak up, shutting the door behind me. "So, I'm guess I'm fired." I said, standing awkwardly by the door.
"And why would you be fired" he replied, not even making eye contact with me.
"Let's see. Firstly, I falsified my application, submitting it under a false name. Then I shouted at my boss for providing me with a great opportunity. The next day, I showed up to work off my head on pills. I made constant sexual remarks towards you, and then kissed you, whilst sliding my hands up your chest" I replied, now avoiding all eye contact with him.
"Well considering I leaned in a well, it was more of a 'We kissed, whilst you slid your hand up my chest'" was all he said, and I just stared at him.
"I suppose I'll get going then" I replied, grabbing the door handle and beginning to twist it.
"Carlos, you're not fired." He said, now looking directly at me. "We'll just forget about what happened yesterday, and move on" he continued, with me slowly making my way over to his desk. "But, for the rest of the week, I've placed you with Lonnie, Doug and Jane." He finished, handing me a new timetable. I took the sheet from his hands, and made my way back to the door. Before I could leave, I heard him speak up again. "Carlos, I'm not gonna lie to you, that kiss was something I've never experienced before in my life, but I need time to think, to process what it meant." He said, and I responded.
"I'm pretty sure I know what it meant" was all I said, as I walked out of the office, and headed towards the lift.
The rest of the week went rather well. The Wednesday with Lonnie was really fun, as he theorised about the new watch, experimenting with some concepts that could be on it, how it would be operated and such. We decided to have one button on the side that would take them back to the main screen, similar to the phones. The watch itself would be completely touch screen, as well. We easily spent the whole day discussing it, and it helped me recover from yesterday's events.
Thursday went really well, with Jane. We spent the day doodling, and designing the watch itself, seeing where the button would go and what not. I also designed some of the UI, making some of the apps little circles rather than their usual shapes, with Jane seemed to appreciate.
Friday was easily the best day for me. Doug allowed me to toy with ATOS, getting a grasp of the operating system, and how it worked. He showed me how he programmed the APhones, and I showed him some of the programming for my app, which he seemed really impressed by it. The whole day went rather quickly, and when the time hit 5pm, I knew that it was probably time for me to leave. "Thank you so much for today Doug, it was absolutely perfect" I said, pressing the button for the lift.
"No worries, I'll see you around" he replied, as the doors opened, and I saw Ben stood in the lift.
"Hey" I said awkwardly, as I stepped in, and the door closed.
"Oh fuck it" was all he said, before he pulled me into a deep kiss. All my walls broke down, as I pushed deeper into the kiss, trying to fight for dominance. He fought back, eventually winning, and using his tongue to explore every inch of my mouth. We didn't stop until the doors opened on the ground floor, as we heard a small ding, and Audrey gasped. Ben and I quickly pulled back, and I blushed massively, running straight for the main doors. I heard Ben follow, and before long, I had ran round the corner from the building, out of site from the main doors. Luckily Ben had managed to follow me, and before he could say anything, I pulled him into a kiss. This time I caught him by surprise and managed to win the upper hand, exploring his mouth.
I was first to pull out, as we both gasped, trying to regain some air. "What happened to me just being an intern?" I asked, still trying to regain some of my breath.
"Fuck it, fuck it all. I really like you Carlos, and I need you in my life." He said, still trying to regain his breath, but now pulling me into a hug.
"I like you too Ben. Since the moment I stepped off that lift" I replied, hugging him back.
"And to make up for all the shit I've put you through, I'm taking you on a date. Tomorrow 8:00pm at Aurora's" he responded, now pulling back out of the hug. I just nodded, exciting and nervous about the prospect of my first real date. "Now come on. I'll give you a lift home" he said, taking my hand into his own, and leading me to his car. He opened the passenger door for me and I chuckled.
"Such a gentleman" I joked, taking the seat in his car. The drive home was nice. I told him what I had been up to during the week, and he seemed really interested. We pulled up to the house, and I got out. "I'll see you tomorrow at 8" I said, blushing at the thought. "And thank you for the lift" I added, this time closing the door instead of slamming it.
"Yeah, I'll see you then" he said, blowing a kiss to me out of the window. I caught it, and disappeared through the gates of the house.
Walking up the drive I noticed mum's car was home. I sprinted for the door, slamming it open, and closed one again. "For god sakes Carlos, calm down" I heard her shout from the kitchen, and I sprinted towards her as fast as I could. By the time I reached her, I was out of breath and completely panting. "Jeez, are you ok?" she asked, pouring me a glass of water.
I nodded, taking a sip, and regaining some of my breath. "I need new clothes" I panted, before taking another sip of water.
"Carlos, you have tonnes of clothes" she replied, but I just shook my head.
"I was asked on a date. I need new clothes" was my new sentence, and I actually heard her squeal. Like a full on girly squeal.
"Oh Carlos, I'm so happy for you. First thing tomorrow, we'll go shopping. I'm going to get you the best suit!" she replied, pulling me into a big hug. "Who's the lucky fella?" was her next question, and I just blushed slightly.
"Just someone I met at work" was my response. I didn't want to give too much away, as I didn't want to rush anything. I had tea with my mum, telling her everything that had happened over the last few days. She didn't know about the drugged part, and she didn't need too, so I told her that Tuesday went well instead.
So there is chapter 3, and I hope you guys liked it. So quite a lot happened, with Carlos turning up to work drugged, and freaking Ben out. Of course Ben likes Carlos! This wouldn't be a Benlos story without it!
Thank you to White Collar Back Wolf for reviewing, which you're doing a lot lately, and it always makes me really happy!
Anyway, so I've said this before but I've started to write BTR stories, one of which will be uploaded when WILTW finishes on New Years Day. Yes, I've planned it. Anyway, what I wanted to say was that I've ran out of story ideas for Descendants. Obviously Forever a King will be uploaded when this story finishes, but other than that one I've got nothing.
So, if you have any ideas for Descendants stories, please let me know as I've run dry. If not, then expect a barrage of BTR. I just finished their show, and god I love those boys! They are all so freaking cute, and I have at least 4 stories planned for them.
Until Monday, TTFN :D