Octavia- "Can we ride the jet skis?" the brunette asks me as we're stood against the railing looking out over the water
Lando- "you better not be going without me" I almost jump at his sudden presence, his hands slipping over her waist from behind
The two of us look at one another although my smirk is only met by a glare on her part, turning down the words I didn't get to say as she gently places her hands over his and takes them off of her waist
"Don't worry, she's all yours, but we can probably take them out I don't see why not"
Lando- "I'll ask the crew" He smiles, his hand raising up to her back, touching it for a moment before letting go of her and turning to tell the crew
"Just admit you're in love already"
"Thia we are not in love, we're both just touchy people"
"Mhm, because he definitely touches me like that"
Charles- "As if i'd let him" we turn our heads to were Charles is walking towards us, two drinks in his hands, "Here, your favorite" I take it from him, freeing one of his hands as it wraps around my waist
Octavia- "You've clearly got your own love story to think about, don't try plotting another one"
"I'm quite sure it's happening without my interference"
Octavia- "Well i'm going to go check on the jet ski" she sends me a joking glare to which I laugh, my attention switching to the boy beside me
"Hi" his voice is soft, a slight rasp to it
"Hi" for some reason, his smile grows at my mirrored response
"What would you do if your birthday hypothetically got out to the entirety of the yacht"
"Charles!" my eyes grow wide at the confession
"It wasn't me," he blurts out the second his name leaves my lips, "Lando told everyone, he's excited"
I groan realizing I can't get out of this, my head dropping to Charles' shoulder
"Everyone on this boat loves you, and they want to celebrate you, it's gonna be ok" He pulls me into him, our chests against one another's as he kisses my forehead
I sink into him for a moment before i reminding myself who he is, standing up straighter and stepping slightly away, "Well come on, let's go beat Lando and Octavia on the jet skis"
"Yes ma'am" he laughs, following behind me
We make it to the back of the yacht to see Lando smiling ear to ear, the crew pulling two jet skis from the garage as he does so
"I see they said yes"
Lando- "Yup! And we're racing"
I raise one eyebrow, "I've finished above you for almost every race so far this season"
Lando- "Well my car likes to act like a tractor sometimes"
Charles- "Even with equal machinery you're still loosing"
Octavia- "Can you all stop being so race car driver-y" She groans as she walks down the steps to where we're standing
"We're to competitive for that"
Lando- "Even since we were kids, but these two always loved to team up against me" he gestures to charles and I
I look at the monegasque for a split second before looking back to Lando
"Ok well let's go now" I grab Charles' wrist, not his hand, and pull him to one of the jet skis
He puts one hand out for me to stabilizing myself as I get onto it and before I can grab it he looks at me, "I promise touching my hand won't kill you"
I can't help but roll my eyes, shaking my head I place my hand in his and step onto the jet ski
"And who said you're driving?"
"I did, now get on" I smile up at him and despite him turning his head I can see a smile on his face as well
For some reason I hadn't processed that he'd have to hold onto me. And that's exactly what he's doing now.
His arms are wrapped around my torso, his hand placed against my bare stomach
Lando- "Alright where are we racing to" His voice makes me jump, Charles' arms tightening around me at my sudden movement
Octavia- "How about around that marker and back" I smile seeing her driving, with Lando pressed up against her, his chin resting against her shoulder
"Deal"
Right as we're going around the marker I pull ahead of Octavia, hearing a scream come from behind me
Charles- "Ha! Lando just flew off!" I can't help but laugh, looking back to see him floating in the water, Octavia still driving behind me
I end up winning and we go back to get the disgruntled brit
Lando- "You left me here!"
Octavia- "Oh come on you're fine"
"She was just being competitive, see Lando, she clearly fits in here"
Charles- "They're in love they just won't admit it"
Lando- "I heard that"
"You were supposed to" Charles and I said the words at the same time making me laugh
Octavia- "Okay come on, now the boys can race"
When we switched positions I couldn't help but feel the warmth from his arms leave my body, making my stomach feel almost empty
My hand grazes over where his was resting over me for a split second before sitting down behind him
"You're to tall though, now I can't see"
"You can drive the whole time after this, don't worry"
The entire race was filled with the two boys yelling at each other from their respective jet skis, and cutting one another off at any chance they could
Lando ended up winning, earning annoyed grumbles from charles that I couldn't help but laugh at
they're so competitive with one another
I tighten my hold around his waist for a split second, kissing his shoulder so quickly i'm not even sure if I did it before I stand up, stepping off the jet ski and back onto the yacht
Our eyes meet as I'm about to turn around, a thousand words being said in a simple glance.
Hot and cold, yes and no. Something we've done forever. Im almost used to the push and pull that envelopes our relationship and yet every time I grow even more confused. The bipolar tendencies attached to us drowns my conscious mind in false possibilities. We tell ourselves this is all fake, and i've said it so much that it's suddenly not making sense. As if i've looked at a word for so long it no longer looks like it's apart of the dictionary. That something you've grown to understand as one thing, no longer looks how it should. Each word has a specific definition and a specific spelling, so why does it feel like that's no longer true?
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I feel like every time I publish a chapter i'm apologizing for taking so long but I truly am sorry to keep you all waiting
I wish I had more time and energy to write but don't give up because I will keep writing this story, even if it may take longer than normal<3