Hi Guys and welcome back to Business Intern! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Oh, so I'm back at Uni and it's pressure on at the moment. I have a poster to present tomorrow, a long with 2 online exams and I also have a proper written exam! Stressful times. Don't worry though, cause this is still my first priority. I mean, who needs revision...
Carlos POV:
I awoke the next day, with the feeling of loneliness still hovering over me, but that only lasted a brief second, when my brain finally engaged. Today was the day. The day I had been waiting for, for quite a while now. It was my 18th Birthday, the day finally signalling I was an adult, and could do what I pleased with my life, but also make the most of my university experience when it finally began. Anyway, after seeing it was 7:00 in the morning, I knew I had to get up, and ready for the internship. Ben was coming to get me at 9:15, as it was a half an hour drive to the office, and he liked to get there early.
Anyway, I hopped into the shower, and got ready for work before heading down stairs. I could see my mum cooking something, and I knew it smelled good, so I was excited for it. As soon as I walked into the kitchen, she turned to me, and pulled me into the biggest hug. "Happy Birthday Carlos. You're finally 18! You're finally an adult" she exclaimed, as I just chuckled into her chest. "Come on, I made you your favourite breakfast" she said, as she pulled out of the hug, and we took a seat.
The rest of the day continued pretty normally. Everyone who I passed wished me a happy birthday, but I spent the most of the day, trying to figure out the designs for the watch. I started on the screen you would take calls from, and that was pretty easy to design. I just planned to have the name pop up in the screen, with two buttons, one to answer the call, and one to reject it. I still have a few little things to figure out, like how big the buttons would be, or where the name would appear exactly, but Jane seemed to appreciate the first design, saying it was 'simple yet elegant' which I tried to take as a compliment.
Anyway, the rest of the day continued as such until 5:00pm, when my day ended. As usual, Ben arrived on the dot, ready to come and take me home for the day. Surprisingly I hadn't seen him all day, and as soon as the lift doors opened, he sprinted towards me, and pulled me into the biggest and tightest hug ever, "Carlos, happy birthday! I'm so sorry I couldn't see you sooner, I've been so busy with meetings and shit. But I'm going to make it up to you. Come on, I'm taking you for a meal" he said, basically dragging me towards the lift. Luckily, I had packed up all my stuff, so I didn't mind it too much. He had the biggest grin plastered on his face the whole of the car ride to the restaurant, as well as the meal itself, and to be honest, it was kind of creeping me out.
"Ok, so what's up? Why are you so happy?" I asked, as we finally left, about two hours later. It was getting on 7:30pm when we finally left, and I could see Ben was fidgeting slightly.
"What? It's my boyfriend's birthday, can't I be excited for him?" he replied, as we got into the car.
"I don't buy it" I replied, and he just smirked.
"Ok, but the jokes on you" was his only response, as we began to drive back to my house.
Usually, we would be talking about our days, and what we had been doing, but Ben seemed fairly sceptical to give up any details, just saying he was in meetings, but not specifying what about. It was when we pulled up to my house I noticed something was off. The gates opened, and mum's car was on the drive, but the entire house was dark, with no lights on at all, and that was definitely different to usual. Ben stopped the car, and took a tight grip of my arm as we walked into the house.
"Hello? Mum?" I shouted as we walked into the house, but it only seemed to echo, with no response to the call.
"Well, I guess no one is home. Let's head into the kitchen" Ben said, with a rather weird voice. It was almost like he was trying to alert someone to our actions, but that's preposterous right?
We walked into the kitchen, and as soon as the light turned out, balloons fell from the ceiling, confetti was shot, and everyone jumped up shouting "Surprise." I honestly jumped out of my skin, and the biggest smile grew on my face.
Ben's POV:
I felt Carlos jump in my arm, as we all shouted "Surprise." I was so happy that everyone showed up from the office, as well as all of Carlos' friends.
"Happy Birthday Carlos. Since it's such a big occasion, I thought we could throw a little party for you" I said, pulling him tight into a hug.
"Thank you. Thank you all so much for coming. It's perfect" he replied, snuggling into my chest.
"Right, let's get this party started!" Jay shouted, as the music began to play, and everyone began to mingle and chat. I loosened my grip on Carlos, and he pulled out slightly, wrapping his arms around my neck, and pulled me towards him.
"Thank you" I heard him whisper into my ear, before placing a small kiss on my cheek, before running over to Mal, Jay and Evie, and pulling them into a hug as well. They all hugged him back, before looking over to me and smiling. I just nodded my head back, and grabbed a drink from the side, heading over and chatting to Lonnie, and Jane.
A couple hour passed, before Mal, Jay and Evie approached me as a group. Carlos was off with some others, and the party was going really well so far. I had excused myself into the kitchen, when the three of them approached me. I turned around seeing them forming a semi-circle around me, effectively trapping me. "Woah, you're not going to beat me are you?" I joked, causing all three of them to chuckle slightly.
Evie spoke up first. "Um, we just wanted to apologise for our actions the other day. It was wrong of me to storm into your office like I did, and embarrass you in front of all those people" she began, and Mal spoke up next.
"It's clear how much you like Carlos, otherwise you wouldn't have planned this for him. So, um, thanks?" she finished, and I chuckled.
"Apology accepted. It's nice to see that you three are looking out for him, and I promise I won't do anything to hurt him. I honestly do love him" I replied, and I saw a smile grow on all their faces.
"Who would have thought Carlos would find his true love first" Jay joked, and I chuckled as well.
"Now come on. Let's enjoy the party" I said, but before I could leave, they all pulled me into a hug, which I was quick to return. The four of us returned together, causing Carlos to approach us all, with the three of them nodding their head at him, as some sort of approval. It was midnight when the party finally ended, and everyone left. Since we had all been drinking, Lonnie made a joke about work tomorrow, and I said that they could come in a little later, so they weren't 'hung over', causing them to laugh. Really, everyone only had two drinks, but I was feeling generous. Carlos said that I could stay over, which was nice of him, and we waved everyone goodbye before make our way upstairs. He followed me up, and the whole time, I couldn't stop enthusing about the party.
"I hope you enjoyed the party, but it looked like you did. I just wanted to do something special for you and…" I stated, but once we walked into the room, I heard the door shut and lock behind me. I turned to see Carlos, his beautiful brown eyes down darkened and filled with…lust?
"Carlos?" I asked, but before I could say anything else, he backed me onto the bed, and pulled me into the more sensational kiss we had every experienced. I could feel his hands go under my shirt, and at first I jumped at the experience. His hands were slightly cold, but I quickly got used to it. He took me jumping as an opportunity and dominated the kiss, exploring every inch of my mouth, which I was having none of.
I used all my energy to flip the pair of us, so I was now on top, and used his surprise of the action against him, dominating the kiss myself. He started to fumble about with my top, trying to unbutton it as fast as he could, and I decided to aid him, pulling out of the kiss, and removing my top, allowing his to glide his arms over my body. I did the same to him, pulling his top off of his, and they targeted his neck with my mouth, gently biting and sucking at a sensitive spot of his neck.
He started to moan, encouraging me to continue, as I left more and more love-bits on his neck. I could feel his hands on my back, slowly going up and down my spine, turning me on even more, and I could tell he was also enjoying this experience. I trailed kisses down his collar bone, before reaching his nipple, slowly tweaking and rubbing them between my thumb and middle finger. To make the experience more pleasurable for him, I started to grind my hips against him, rubbing our cocks together through the layer of fabric we had separating them.
This only made him moan louder and louder, until he hit his breaking point. "Please Ben, just fuck me" he panted, and a wide grin grew on my face. I slowly pulled myself from his body, and started to remove the rest of my clothing, fully exposing myself to him. For a while, he stared, entranced by my body before him, but I couldn't wait any longer.
I grabbed hold of his trousers, and started to remove them myself, while he reached over to his nightstand, pulling out a bottle of lube and a condom. "Someone was prepared" I teased, as he pulled me back on top of him, our naked bodies grinding against each other. I reached over to the night stand, grabbing the bottle of lube, and slowly applied some to my fingers, before pulling him down to the edge of the bed. I turned him over, onto his hands and knees, pulling exposing his tight hole to me.
"Ready?" I asked, as I traced my middle finger around his hole, causing him to grunt and moan. I took that as a yes, and slowly started to push my finger into him, causing him to arch his back into the air. "Fuck Carlos, you're so tight" I groaned, loosening him enough for a second finger to slip in.
I knew I hit the jackpot, when his grip on the bed sheets tightened, and he moaned "Oh fuck Ben! What was that." I decided not to respond, only to slowly rub over his prostate again and again, earning more moans of pleasure from him. I eventually added a third finger, using it to pleasure him more and more, and once again he hit his breaking point. "Stop teasing me, and fuck me please" he begged, and that only turned me on more.
I pulled all three fingers out, and heard him whimper at the loss, before rolling the condom down my member, and applying some lube, making sure not to hurt him. I gently pressed my cock against his hole, and turned his face towards me. "You ready?" I asked, earning a nod back from him. I pulled him into a deep kiss, before slowly pushing into him, causing him to tense up slightly as I did so. I stopped half way, making sure he would adjust to the sudden intrusion, and once he nodded, I pushed fully into him, causing him to slightly grunt in pain. I once again, pulled him into a deep kiss, trying to distract him from the situation, but before long he pulled out of the kiss, and begged me to move.
I started off gradually, slowly pulling out and pushing back onto him, and before long he was begging me to go harder and faster. It didn't take long for us to find our rhythm, with every thrust him, Carlos would buck back increasing the pleasure we both got. I was at the perfect angle, hitting his prostate every time I thrust into him, and I could feel my orgasm growing faster and faster. A couple more thrusts, and Carlos moaned, "I'm close. Touch me" and I knew what I needed to do. I wrapped my arm around him, and grabbed hold of his cock, and after a few tugs, he sprayed his seed over my hand, as well as some onto the bed sheets.
As soon as he came, the ass clenched making my experience more pleasurable, and it didn't take long before I came as well, riding the peak of my orgasm as I continued to thrust into him, shouting "Fuck Carlos." Coming down from my orgasmic heights, I fell myself him on the bed, slowly pulling out, getting rid of the condom, and pulled him into my arms.
"That was amazing" he panted, still trying to regain his breath, and all I could do was nod, panting alongside him. We laid like that for 5 minutes, before both of us recovered our breaths, and he was first to pull himself off the bed. "Come on, we need to change the sheets" he said, revealing a rather large stain from where he shot his load. I reluctantly agreed, knowing the quicker we did this, the quicker we could cuddle in bed again. Luckily, he only wanted to change the bottom sheet, and the two minutes passed rather quickly with him throwing the sheet into the laundry basket at the end of his bed.
He snuggled up into me, resting his head on my chest, and I wrapped my arms around my waist, pulling his body closer to mine. "Happy Birthday Carlos, I love you" I whispered into his ear, before nibbling on it slightly.
"I love you too Ben" he responded, shifting in my arms, making himself comfortable, and before long, the two of us had fallen asleep in each other's arms.
Third Person POV:
The rest of the week proceeded rather productively. On Wednesday, Carlos went into work with Ben slightly later, as Ben had allowed, and continued to work on his designs for the watch. Carlos finalised the design for the Phone Call screen, and submitted it fully to Jane, who was very impressed with it, stating 'simple yet elegant' once again. Carlos then moved onto the notification bubbles. He basically made these the same as the bubbles on the APhones, to keep synchrony over the devices, but to be honest, it took him all day to do. He had to design the bubbles perfectly, showing the differences between the ones sent, and the ones received, and he was also deciding whether to change their colour scheme slightly. In the end he decided not to.
The Thursday and Friday of that week were the most stressful for Carlos, as he was designing the main screen for the watch, the one screen that everyone would be faced with, and that was something he wasn't used to. With his app, it was only a small scale project, but this was for a multi-billion dollar company, so it needed to be perfect. The app icons on the phones were curved squares, but Carlos knew this wouldn't work on the watches. Firstly, they were too big, so only a few apps would fit on the screen, and secondly, if the apps would be placed close together, there would be gaps in the corners, so space was wasted. Carlos considered many shapes, but he eventually landed on the perfect shape.
Friday was presentation day, and he was eager to show them.
Carlos POV:
"A Hexagon. I know it's a bit of an unusual design, but bear with me a second" I began, seeing the faces that Jane and Ben pulled. Both of them were curious as to why I chose this shape. "Firstly, the shape fits perfectly which each other, so no space will be wasted on screen, allowing the optimal amount of apps to be present. Secondly, the shape is predominant enough, so it's not difficult to click on the app itself. You could also adjust the size of it, depending on how many apps you have, and how difficult it is to click on" I finished, showing them my brief sketches, a smile very present on my face. Ben and Jane looked at each other, and Ben whispered something into her ear, causing my self-confidence to drop quickly. "Oh god, you hate it. I've got some others if you want to see those, there around here somewhere" I said, scrambling through my note book, trying to find the designs.
Ben stood up, and placed both of his hands on my shoulders, essentially stopping my flustering about. "Carlos, it's perfect! With the smaller screen, the shape is perfect! Like you said, there is no wasted space, plus it looks quite retro and cool as a design. I personally love it" he replied, staring into my eyes.
"Same here, plus with the different colours for the apps, the design will look perfect" Jane added, and my smile grew once again.
"Thank you" was all I could say, blushing quite deeply when I did.
"Right, on Monday, I want the rest of your team to design the other features. Remember it is only a prototype, so I don't expect everything done already, so try your best" Ben said to Jane, who nodded, before walking off, and then Ben turned his attention back to me pulling me into a hug. "Carlos, you're an absolute genius. That design is perfect, I can see it now. I'm so proud of you" he said, and I blushed.
"Honestly, it was nothing. Just a little idea I had" I replied, blushing and snuggling into his chest.
"We really need to work on your self-confidence" Ben chuckled. "Come on. Let's get you home" he continued, finally letting go of me, allowing me to grab my stuff
"See you later Jane" I shouted, before making my way to the lift.
"See you later Carlos, it's been a pleasure" she replied, just as the lift door closed, ending my week in Design. If we were being critical, I don't think it would be my favourite week, as next week was programming, and I was so excited for it! I would finally get to toy with the ATOS software, and get to program something sophisticated! Ahh, I can't wait!
Anyway, Ben and I reached the lobby of the building, and like usual we made our way to his car. "Hey, so I was wondering if you wanted to come back to my house tonight. I mean, I always drop you home, or stay round your house, but it occurred to me that you hadn't seem mine yet. So I was wondering if you wanted to?" he said, chuckling nervously as he did so.
"I'd love you" I replied, placing my hand on top of his as we began our journey to his house. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I mean, my mum and I lived in a rather large house, so it was something I was used to, but when we arrived at Ben's property, I got a weird sensation. The house itself was situated on the very outskirts, on one of the cliffs overlooking the city, giving it the most spectacular view. The property wasn't gated like our, but then again, why would someone travel this far out unless they lived here.
The building itself followed a very modern style, being made out of different grey and white rock types, each perfectly outlining each other. When I walked in, the first thing I noticed was the glass bay window, allowing the view to be visible 24/7. In the centre of the view was the city, and with it being 6:00pm, the skyscrapers were starting to light up in the night sky. The view to the right of the window was the beach, and you could see the waves lapping up onto the beach, which was almost therapeutic. The house itself was all open plan, with very little walls being present in the building itself, only to section off the bathroom and his bedroom. His back garden was lovely, with a small grass patch and a decking, leading to his infinity pool, only solidifying the house's beauty. The best way to describe his house was big, yet cosy.
Anyway, I must have been gawking at it, causing I heard Ben chuckle behind me. "Impressed?" he said, making his way over to his desk, and sorting himself out.
"Ben, this place is incredible!" I stated, still exploring the house for myself.
"Thank you, my parents bought it for me when I graduated university. Right after that, they passed the business down to me. So I've only been here a few months. I still have a few things I want to do to the place, to make it more my own, you know" he said, and I nodded in response, how spying into his bedroom. "So, are you alright with pizza for tea? I thought we could snuggle and watch a movie" he said, and my face light up.
"That sounds lovely" I said, finally pulling myself to the couch, and making myself comfy. Ben pulled the laptop over, and we chose what pizza we wanted, and before long, we were snuggled on the couch, watching the latest action movie out, which was surprisingly still in cinemas. I'm guessing he had some connections somewhere. The night proceeded to be nice, we shared the pizza between us, and before long I had fell asleep in his arms.
Ben and I pretty much spent the weekend together. Of course, on Saturday he had to go into the office for a few hours, to conduct a few meetings and complete his usual managerial stuff, but with him being the boss and whatnot (plus the fact I don't think he completely trusted me in his house), he was able to come home early and spend the rest of the day with me. Luckily, with the beautiful view and Auradon weather, I spent the most of the day in his infinity pool with overlooked the city.
When he came and joined me, allowing me to snuggle right into his chest it was probably the most relaxed I had even been. In that moment, it was like time completely stopped, and the whole world stopped moving around us. In that moment, it was only me and him, and nothing else mattered. We must have spent a few hours like this, both snuggled into each other's arms, as we watched the sun set together, creating a beautiful orange glow behind the city skyline. At one moment, I saw the city's real beauty. None of the buildings had turned their lights on yet, and for a brief moment, they were only visible due to the orange light behind it, almost like a silhouette.
Sunday was spent in a similar way. Ben and I both woke up later that day, and spent most of it pottering about his house. I helped him make breakfast, just the typical Full Auradon Breakfast, and after that, we snuggled on the sofa, watching cheesy rom-com films and chuckling at the similarities between them and our life. Unfortunately for the both of us, Sunday came to a close, with Ben driving me back to my house. While I had spent most of the weekend lounging around in his clothes, I didn't bring any spare stuff with me, so I had to go home in order to be ready for the internship on Monday.
So, Ben and Carlos finally did the deed, and week 3, with Design is over! I hope you enjoyed that! Also, make sure to check out my new BTR fic which was uploaded on Monday :D
Thanks to White Collar Black Wolf and to J for reviewing. Without giving too much away, next week starts something along those lines, so don't worry about that. Anyway, until Monday,
TTFN :)