I looked from Bitters and back to Carlos, "Thanks." He said quietly as he took the Snackers from my hand.
"No problem." I replied just as quiet as I turned and walked back to the front desk.
I could feel both Carlos and Sawyer walking closely behind me, "So a-are you doing anything today, Elizabeth?" Carlos asked as I took my mail from Bitters.
I sighed in exhaustion, "I don't think I'll be doing much of anything really. I just got done working out with James; I barely hade the energy to come down and get the mail." I replied facing them.
"James?" Carlos asked going wide eyed.
"Yeah, why?" I asked. Carlos didn't reply. He looked from me to Sawyer quickly before shooting off deeper into the Palm Woods. "W-well, I was going to ask if you guys wanted to come back to my place and chill, but I guess you don't want to." I laughed confused at Carlos running away so quickly.
"I don't know what his deal is, but I'm free for the rest of the day." Sawyer smiled.
"Awesome, I'm thinking there is a Brain Storm in the forecast." I said as we began walking back to my place.
"If it will get ideas going for your song, sure thing."
JAMES' POV
I walked through the apartment door with a deep sigh and closed the door behind me. Normally I would be pool side by now, but I had some things to think about at the moment so I thought it would be better to just come home and do just that.
"Where have you been all morning?" I heard Mama Knight ask from the kitchen.
"Yeah, where were you?" Carlos, who was suddenly in front of me; asked crossing his arms over his chest and giving me a tilted head sort of look.
I raised an eyebrow to Carlos, "I was with Elizabeth. I invited her to workout with me today." I simply replied walked around Carlos to grab a bottle of water from the kitchen fridge.
"How was it?" Mama Knight asked as she put some dishes away.
"It was good." I replied with a smile, reaching for a bottle.
"Good? Good like how?" Carlos asked from the other side of the peninsula.
"…Good like I'm a little tired…" I said confused on to why Carlos was acting so defensive.
He didn't say anything as I took a drink of my water and walked over to the couch. I sat down and put my feet up on the table. I laid my head back and closed my eyes; what happened with Elizabeth was just in my mind, I was sure, but it…has never happened before. Not just with Elizabeth, but any girl in general. It's on reason why I didn't believe in true love. (A/N: Really? No, I have no idea if he does or not.) There has never been a connection, maybe it was my fault but I haven't felt anything but physical attraction. Maybe that is what this is, but nothing has gone in slow motion before.
I opened my eyes and jumped from Carlos standing over me looking down at me, "Dude! What's your problem?" I asked leaning forward and looking back at him.
"Nothing, I just want to know why you asked Elizabeth to work out with you." He asked calmly.
"She has just… seemed a little down lately. So I thought I would hang out with her, try to cheer her up."
"That's all?" He asked narrowing his eyes at me.
"Yes!"
What is his problem?
"Okay…video games?" He asked leaping over the couch as if he had just walked into the room.
"Uhm, sure…" I agreed as he handed me a controller.
SAWYER'S POV
I was sitting with Elizabeth in her room; I lie on her bed as she spun around in her desk chair, trying to bounce ideas back and forth for her to write about. I understood why she didn't want to use an old one of hers that nobody has read. She figured; a new place, a new song for luck, but it would be a hell of a lot easier using an old one. I groaned and turned my head to face her, "Is there anything you've been…I don't know…emotional about lately?" I asked.
She stopped spinning by stomping her foot to the ground facing me, "Emotional?" She repeated my last word with a dead expression and a mono tone voice.
"Gosh, you're pretty." I said quickly trying to back pedal out of whatever nerve I just struck.
Elizabeth's mouth pulled back to a tight smile before she burst with laughter, "Turn the radio on, it's too quiet in here." She said before she started to spin again.
I sighed with a smile and leaned over to her radio that was on her nightstand and turned it on, "YES!" Elizabeth cheered as Drops of Jupiter by Train filled the air of her room. I smiled as I got up walked over to her and bowed while holding out my hand.
"Milady…"
With a huge grin on her face she took my hand and I spun her into the middle of her room. We danced to one of our favorite songs. It was good to see a smile on her faces again. She has been more stressed than usual with this chance of a record deal that she hasn't been acting the same. I could tell she hasn't been sleeping very much; she used to have a problem with nightmares and I could only hope they weren't coming back.
"Is everything okay?" I asked looking down at her.
"Yeah. Why?"
"You'd tell me if something was wrong, right?"
"Of course," She replied pulling away as the song ended, "let's figure this song deal out." She smiled as she sat back in her seat.
"So what was with the Jupiter comment you made the night of the movie marathon?" I asked sitting back on her bed.
She froze in her seat, staring at her computer screen, "You heard that?" She asked not moving an inch.
