Chapter Eight
Merry Christmas!
They arrived at a gorgeous large beach style type house. Freddie stepped out opened Carly's door and retrieved the bags. Carly got out of the car and just looked around her hair wildly thrown across her face and her arms crossed.
"What on earth were you thinking?" she asked standing and frowning at Freddie.
"Oh come on Carly." He replied still grinning. While digging through his pocket to find keys.
"I did that's why I'm mad. You know I hate speeding, you know that Freddie!" She said her voice trembling.
"Look I'm sorry, okay, can you forgive me." He said sighing deeply.
"You just want to forget about everything don't you, like nothing ever happened between us, Well reality check cause it did. You just want me to walk inside and try to charm and impress me don't you?" she said her voice angrier.
"No that's not true." He said in his defense.
"You've probably bought so many people here and you just want me to be one of the girls to fall in the trap. I'm sure you probably bought Eva here didn't you?" her face was red with fury; tears began to roll down her face. She felt so many emotions for Freddie and they overwhelmed her, she wanted to hate him, but she couldn't.
"I'm sorry," he said and walked over to her, dropping the Wal-Mart bags. They almost touched. She stood there without speaking.
"It's okay," he murmured as her crying became more intense. He held back from doing what he really wanted, he really just wanted to kiss her and tell her exactly how he felt but he knew she was a wreck and that wouldn't help.
"I'm sorry Freddie." She said still crying.
"It's alright, now let's go inside and get you situated, okay?" He said withdrawing from their embrace to look at her.
"Okay," she replied wiping her eyes.
"I love you're house, it's very-" Carly stopped as if looking for a word to explain it.
"Different." He said from the kitchen.
"No it's something else; the whole atmosphere is just calm here." She said running her hands across his suede white couch.
"Well thanks, I think." He walked out of the kitchen carrying many multiple colored wooden bowls.
"Yea I like coming here; it helps me think to get away from the city madness, the work, and even the people. Nobody but probably my bank knows I live here." He said while sitting the bowls down the wood clanking on the glass table.
"It's beautiful, you can smell the water, and the beach is lovely." She said and closed her eyes imagining.
"Well in the summer, a lot of people rent out the other ones and the water is beautiful when the weathers nice." He said setting the last bowl down on the table clanking the glass as it touched.
"You're so lucky to have the ability to just be peaceful and composed." She said a hint of sadness revealed in her voice.
He didn't reply just stood up, walked out of the room into the hall, and grabbed a couple blankets and pillows from a linen closet. When he came back into the room Carly had already picked a movie and the previews were playing.
"Which one is this? And could you get up for a second." he asked as he moved the coffee table beside the couch.
"Guess," she said as she got off the couch. He started to pull it out, revealing a bed with white sheets on it. Carly got on the bed and sighed.
"These sofas are so cool! I almost ordered one but then I realized I would never use it because nobody ever comes over anyway." She said while she glumly pulled threads on the pillows edge.
"Someone can though," Freddie said just as the menu for the movie came on. Quickly Carly jumped behind him putting her hands over his eyes.
"Why'd you do that?" He asked shocked by her sudden action.
"I told you to guess the movie- remember; I stick to my word Freddie Benson." She said smiling so hard her face hurt.
"Hmm let's see," he said as he tried to figure out the movie but couldn't put his finger on it.
"I'm going to play it to give you a hint." She said as she reached for the remote control to the TV. She played the movies and animations began to play introducing the movie. As soon as the music came on Freddie jumped.
"Ha! Good Burger!" He said excitedly jumping up and knocking Carly from behind him. She rolled onto him and he fell onto his back. Carly just inches away from Freddie's face smiled. Deeply they looked into each other's eyes; their breath tingling one another's skin.
Gingerly, she placed a finger on his warm tanned skin, without wasting anytime Freddie wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer. Embracing the softness of her body, she felt loose, so stress free, something she was sure she hadn't felt in over ten years.
Freddie murmured something but Carly wasn't even paying attention to the word he was saying. She leaned in closer to Freddie their lips instantly locking. Freddie taken by surprise, never had he thought she would have done what she did. He didn't hesitate; he instantly showed her the same affection.
When they broke apart Carly looked into his eyes, she remembered back so many years when they were in college. She missed the care freeness to everything. Freddie on the other hand missed Carly; she hadn't opened up to him in so long. He wanted her so bad and almost couldn't control it.
"Welcome to Good Burger home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?" the Ed said interrupting the moment between Carly and Freddie. Laughter erupted between both of them instantly.
"I miss you." Carly said after she finally gained enough strength from laughing to speak.
"I miss you too." Freddie said tucking her hair behind her ear. "I miss you too."
Endnotes
I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Holiday! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a couple weeks but I'm sure this chapter is making up for my absence. Well as always read, eat cookies, and review! ~ Thanks.