Thank you for all the lovely reviews! Again feel free to leave suggestions as I'm at the point where I'm not sure where to take this.
Chapter 12: Crash Into Me
Carla's arms were draped around Peter's neck and shoulders, her legs bent over his as she sat on his lap, his arms around her waist, leaning against him.
'I don't want to leave' Peter chuckled, kissing her softly.
'Don't then, come back to mine' Carla said, fluttering her eyelashes and smirking.
'I could.. for a bit' Peter said, although he knew he really should get back to the bookies.
'Tell Leanne you had a headache, shut up shop and went for a walk' Carla said.
'Lie' Peter said in a disheartening tone.
'No, well yes, I don't know Peter' Carla said pouting a little.
'He sighed, looked up at her, and let his eyes fall to her lips, forcing her to smile and lean forward so he could kiss her once more.
'Is that a yes then?' Carla asked.
'Suppose' Peter said, his hand stroking her thigh.
Carla smiled, she felt guilty, guilty because she was deceiving and betraying her best friend, but her feelings for Peter had risen and there was nothing she could do about it.
She slid of his lap, and reached over to turn her computer off, grab her coat and her bag. 'What if someone sees us' Peter said.
'They won't… just get in my car' Carla said as Peter nodded.
At her flat.
'Here you go' Carla said passing Peter a hot cup of tea.
'Thanks' he said, patting the space beside him for her to join him.
'You didn't think I was going to sit over there did you' Carla laughed pointing to the chair opposite.
'No, I suppose not' Peter said putting his cup down on the table, and pulling Carla up so she was sat close beside him.
'What are you doing next Sunday?' Peter asked.
'Next Sunday? I don't know, why?' Carla asked.
'Leanne is visiting Janice in London, I thought maybe.. we could go out to dinner' Peter said.
Carla smiled to herself. 'I'd like that, where do you have in mind?' she asked.
'We can go into town and look, there is a lovely Indian and Italian' Peter said.
'Both sound lovely.. but Peter.. you want this right?' Carla said.
Peter felt a knot in his stomach. He couldn't lie, he cared deeply about Leanne, loved her, was engaged with her, but he couldn't ignore the sizzling chemistry he had with Carla, it was different to just a crush, he could feel it inside him, and he felt happy having her in his arms.
'I'm confused, honestly.. but I do know.. I want you' Peter said looking down, looking into her eyes to tell he was telling the truth.
Carla smiled and stood up, reaching for his hand. He noticed her eyes flicker towards the bedroom. He wasn't sure if they should.. yet, he felt like she deserved time. He didn't want to regret it, or for his mind to change after, she was already hurt enough by men as it is.
He stood up, and pulled her towards him. 'Lets wait Car' he said gently.
'You said that yesterday' Carla said.
'Yeah, and it's because I care about you, not because I don't want you' he said as she looked away.
'Peter I want this..' Carla was cut short by Peter's kiss. She felt herself melt into him.
'And so do I, but I don't want to hurt you Carla, and I want you trust me when I say that' Peter said as Carla nodded.
She didn't want to push him, it was already messy and she didn't want to make it worse.