Crush pt 5

                                    

                                          
Nick was fuming and his only goal right now was to find Charlie but it was like he had disappeared into thin air. He looked everywhere but there was no sign of him.
	When he was about to text him he found Charlie sitting by a table all alone. He looked sad.
	Nick pulled out the chair next to him and sat down, getting his attention. "Hi." He gave a weak smile.
	"Um... sorry... Your friends were kind of intimidating."
	"Don't be sorry!" Nick hurried out. "They're all dickheads! I'd rather just hang out with you, anyway." He shrugged.
Charlie smiled then quickly looked away. "So... I just ran into Ben."
Nick froze then grabbed Charlie's shoulder. "Shit. Are you okay?"
"Y- yeah, I mean... I dealt with it." He gave Nick a small smile. "He... eh..." Nick's hand was on his shoulder. "He tried to apologize..." Nick was touching him. "But..."

Earlier
"Look, I'm sorry, okay? Have you finished sulking about it?" Ben asked.
"Leave me alone." Charlie said, walking past him.
Ben grabbed Charlie's arm, stopping him from leaving. "Oh, come on, Charlie!"
Charlie got a wave of confidence over him and grabbed Ben by the collar, slamming him into the wall. "Do not fucking touch me."

Now
"Then he just walked off, so... Yeah, I think he got the message this time."
Nick had never felt prouder. He looked at Charlie with such admiration. "I'm so proud." He gently grabbed Charlie's hand and squeezed it.
"Shut up, now I'm embarrassed." Charlie replied and Nick laughed. "Yeah..."
"It's, eh, kinda noisy in here, isn't it?" Nick asked. "Shall we go somewhere quieter again?"
Charlie's heart was beating out of his chest and he prayed that Nick couldn't notice it. "Okay."
Nick stood up, still holding on to Charlie's hand and dragged him through the crowd. The whole time Charlie just stared into the back of Nick's head, wondering how he got here. 
How he got so lucky.
They got out of the crowded room and into a hallway with less people. Nick started over thinking and let go of Charlie's hand. 
Charlie noticed that something was going through Nick's head and wanted to cheer him up. "I'll race you!" He said and started sprinting.
"To where?!" Nick joined.
"Anywhere!"
"Unfair!" Nick laughed, following Charlie around the hallway. "You're way faster than me!"
They got to a quiet part of the hotel and ran up the stairs, laughing and out of breath. 
"I'm dying!"
"It's because you're old." Charlie laughed, slowing down.
"I'm only 18 months older!"
"Okay, old man." Charlie smirked and walked into 'Function Room B'. "Woah..."
"Yeah."
The room was huge with tall walls and windows. There was Greek style carving on the ceiling and a big chandelier hanging in the middle. The walls were covered with different art pieces from way back when.