Royal Deception - Chapter 17: Chapter 17

"Then he walked away!" I finished explaining to Chloe , Kenner and Gerald what happened betweenCarter and i.
"He is such a badass" purred Kenner.
"I have a verdict" voiced Gerald " I think you guys just hate each other"
"Really" I yelled "that much is obvious what i dont understand is why he keeps bugging me"
"I think he just enjoys it as much I enjoy annoying you" yes Chloe said that.
"Maybe you just have sexual tension and neither of you is ready to jump the other's bones" Gerald suggested.
"Right?, I mean Oli you're not that bad looking , just remove the owl glasses , dress more like a girl , tie your hair get a makeover from Chloe and babe you can jump Carter all you want" Kenner said proudly and Yes I wear glasses .
"Your outlook on life is so amazing and I couldn't wish for better friends" I sarcastically remarked.
"Sarcasm doesnt suit you Oliver" Chlo said with a bored look "I'm in full support of Gerald and Kenner's suggestion"
"I believe this conversation ends here I'll see you later" I replied walking out the studio headed straight to the library.
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I felt sleepy and bored . I mean who buys tickets to a croquet game.
Chloe, Kenner , Gerald and the great Henry that's who.
And finally the game ended.
"Oli we're gonna go grab a bite wanna join us?" Asked Chloe.
I wasnt going to spend the rest of my day watching Chloe and Henry doing adult things or listen to Kenner and Gerald fuss over Carter's 'feastable' body their words not mine.
"No thanks I'll see you at the studio" I said walking away to God knows where I just had to get away from them before I snapped and earned myself a bad reputation among my acquaintances.
So I walked for hours and hours until I reached a quiet street. If I were normal I would've asked the people around for directions but hello my name is Oliver and I'm a girl there's no normal in that.
There's a time when your heart beats and you dont know what you're doing but your mind is telling you stuff like all is well. Well screw my mind all wasnt well I was lost and didnt know where to go.
And as my heart continued to beat out of my chest i spotted a familiar face. I swear i have never been happy to see that face like I was as of that moment.
So I decided to call out his name.
"Carter" and immediately he turned.
The look he had on his face was a mixture of recognition and shock. Why was he shocked it's not like I'd caught him in the act of stealing or something.
I walked towards him as his scent invaded my nostrils. A mixture of a masculine aftershave and an indescribable natural scent which I found addictive and equally remarkable.
"What are you doing here?" He asked annoyed.
"Selling stones ,what does it look like I'm doing" I snapped it was hot and this air head was asking me dumb things.
"I asked you in a nice way the least you could do is reply in a nice way" the boy stated.
"Its not my fault you ask stupid questions and I hate to break it to you but you didnt ask nicely"
"Oliver I'm going to ask again what are you doing here?" That was the first time he had ever said my name and boy oh boy the butterflies in my stomach were attacking me.
"Fine I was taking a walk"
"Okay so quick question , are you busy"
"No why?"
"Come with me"
"I'm not going anywhere with you
what if you leave me on a road again"
"Come let's go" he said grabbing my hand forcefully that's probably going to leave a mark. I thought to myself.
As we walked he let go of my hand which marked the end of the electric effect that it had managed to instill.
I took notice of what he was wearing. His hips were leanly shaped in his olive shorts and the tiny hairs from his hands were exposed by his rolled long sleeve t shirt blowing my breathe away.
His hair sweet biscuits, his hair looked extremely soft.
"Get in" he motioned urging me to enter the car infront of us. He had a truck a few days ago who's car was this .His?
No he couldn't possibly own a Porsche.
But he did look Rich with a capital R .
So without question I got into the car and off we went .
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"Follow me" he said once we'd reached an aquarium. I have to admit the place looked nice and excessively huge for an aquarium.
Carter left me standing near a secluded area saying he'd be right back but from the looks of it he wasnt coming back anytime soon.
"Have you ever scuba dived?" Came the voice of the boy I'd been waiting for all this while.
"I've never tried it why?"
"You're about to try it" he said and before I could protest he carried me above his shoulder and if wasnt busy sulking I'm sure this position would've been enjoyable.
A few minutes later we both had our diving masks , snorkels,wetsuits, scuba gloves,fins a scuba tank and a regulator each and a creepy man was closely monitoring us as we entered the tank.
"Do you trust me?" Carter asked.
"I trust Chloe more than you"
"You're not answering the question " he said loudly.
"No I do not trust you"
"Great I do not trust you too but if you don't want to die of a panic attack then you're going to have to hold my hand" he said softly.
"Argh fine" I said stubbornly. It's not that I didnt want to hold his hand , I was frustrated I had never scuba dived.
"Close your eyes " he whispered as we both tied our diving masks.
And I did close my eyes , in a flash I felt his hand holding onto mine and before I could acknowledge the butterflies invading my stomach I felt a bolt and when I opened my eyes we were both in the tank.
My heart was still beating and before a panic attack consumed me Carter rubbed my back in assurance which made me relax , a bit that is.
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An hour down the drain I could barely move in the water . Yes i was tired and had aching feet. Sensing my discomfort Carter carried me out of the water and being against his back made me shiver , no i wasnt cold what made me shiver was the intense feeling of being this close to him.
"Are you hungry?" He asked once we'd gotten out of the water.
"You could say that"
"There's a good place I know near this place"
"Ummm okay?"
Fully dressed we raced to the chop house he was talking about. And although everyone was looking at us wondering why we were running I'd do it over and over again just to see Carter's smile as we ran.
We entered the chop house and the young women in there kept glancing my way. Like they couldnt believe a person like me was hanging out with Carter .
"Do you have any siblings" he asked once we'd taken seats on a table for two.
"No I'm an only child you?"
"I have a younger brother" he smiled.
"He must be lovely "
"Believe me he's learnt from the best" were we back to the cockiness.
"If so then I'm sure he's a junior jerk" I flashed a smile.
"Noone manages to get on my nerves more than you " he flashed a smile back.
"I'm extraordinary"
"One could say so"
"I'll take that as a compliment thank you"
"Sure" he smiled and before we could continue with our cold war a waiter came with two menus and noted down my order of roast beef and horseradish sandwich and Carter's order of confit potatoes.
The food came and I held myself tightly to suppress a scream. Grace!I was hungry.
Halfway through my meal...he did it again.
"I've never seen a girl who eats like a caveman" Carter commented with a grin.
"There's a first time for every thing " I said.
"I've never seen a girl who speaks with her mouth full" he said I never want to argue with Carter but he always starts it.
"Do you like sea food?" I asked ignoring his comment.
"I guess so why?" That was my checkpoint.
So I opened my mouth pushing my tongue out as it had slimy horseradish sauce sticked to it and the shreds of beef flesh that were on my sandwhich were sticked to my tongue like glue as well.
"Seee" I muffled pointing to my tongue
"Food" I continued. His reaction was priceless and I didnt regret what I'd done not even once.
"You're so nasty" he finally said looking disgusted to the core.
"Dont flatter me" I replied with a smirk.
And now I knew how to get Carter on his boiling point.