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Another Lie || CL16

Even without him, this was where you ran to, when the high rises of the city seemed to smother you and you needed to be in reach of the heavens.

"I don't want to disappoint her," Charles finally admitted, his fingers busy fidgeting with the rings he wore. "We're having a family dinner tomorrow, you should be there."

"I'm not your family, I'm not even your girlfriend."

"You're my..." He fell silent as chewed his lip while trying to think of a word suitable and you waited to hear what he settled on. Would it be fuck buddy, first love or friend? "Everything."

"That's just another lie you tell yourself." You reached over and pulled his collar away to see the purple marks on his neck before slapping it back in place. "If it were true, I wouldn't see that shit."

"She didn't mean anything, I can't even remember her name." He straightened his collar and rolled his eyes before mumbling. "Wouldn't have even happened if you had come to my party."

An unpleasant sound growled in your throat as you jumped off the wall and started making your way back down the path. Anger fueled you as you stormed along the winding track in the dark, the moonlight barely enough to see your footings before Charles caught up using his phone as a torch.

"Slow down or you're going to hurt yourself."

"Good thing you're here then," you replied sarcastically before ignoring him and breaking into a run instead. Your laugh trickled back to him as you heard his insult but he was predictable as ever, quickly following in your footsteps. You couldn't help teasing him when he caught up. "That hero complex is going to get you hurt."

"No, that's just you."

The arrival at the carpark came faster than you expected and it wasn't hard to spot his Pista looking lonely under the stars. He opened your door and you saw a garment bag on the seat, a pair of heels in the footwell. "You can get dressed on the way."

"You went into my apartment." It shouldn't have surprised you when you regularly woke to the door being unlocked and his keys being tossed on your table because he couldn't be bothered driving the extra ten minutes to his place. You had even changed the locks but somehow he had managed to get the key for that too. After that you had given up.

"Technically, it's still in my name."

You felt his eyes on your skin as you undressed but you refused to look his way. If you saw the desire they held you wouldn't be able to resist reaching over and feeling just how much he wanted you. He was a bad habit you were trying to break.

Needing cool air to chase away the heat on your skin, you hit the button for the roof and watched it disappear from overhead. Charles smiled as you looked up at the stars and, knowing how much you loved to feel the car purr, put it in gear and tore out of the parking lot until you screamed with elation. You didn't even feel the cold despite the short dress that barely covered your body and Charles shouted at you to get down when you rose to your feet, holding the windshield to feel the full force of the wind lashing your face.

"I'm flying, Jack," you screamed as you opened your arms.

"Get the fuck down," Charles growled as he grabbed your arm and tugged you roughly back into the seat. "Put your fucking seatbelt on too."

You pouted as you buckled up and it silenced the warning beep. "I just wanted to know what freedom felt like."

The exclusive night club was full of Charles' friends but it was only his brothers who had even noticed his disappearance. They hadn't even questioned him about it once they noticed you making a beeline to the bar.