No strings attached

34.

I returned back to my hotel room. I had to give him a little time.
I knew he was mad and he had every reason to be mad. He also had every reason to stay mad.
I put the tv on and laid down in the bed. I had to admit that this was a pretty comfortable bed.
I just wish Lando was here with me, his cuddles were everything I wanted, everything I needed.

It was already late, so I decided to just take a shower and go to sleep.
Just as I was about to go to bed, my phone buzzed a few times.

Lando:

Are you still down for that walk?

Yes of course
Now?

If you want yes
A little night walk?

Yes I want that so much
Thank you

I was so excited. I couldn't believe he actually wanted to have this walk with me.
It meant that he wanted to listen to me, that he wanted to give me another chance to explain.

I quickly put a hoodie on and sweatpants and walked out of my hotel room.
Lando texted me where to meet him, it wasn't that far from my hotel so it only took me a couple of minutes to get there.
Lando wasn't here yet, I was hoping he wouldn't ditch me here, hoping he didn't change his mind.
I sat down on a little bench, looking at the stars.
"Can I join you?" A British voice said from behind me.
He didn't ditch me, he actually showed up. "Of course" I said as I moved a little. He sat down next to me.
We were quiet for a little while. "I am so sorry Lando" I broke the silence.
"Honestly Aimée, I am not mad because you stole my shit, I'm mad because you didn't trust me enough to tell me what was going on" he said softly.
He was right. I wish I explained everything to him, he probably would've been my voice of reason.
"I know, I was dumb, dumb to steal from you but even dumber to betray you like that" I sighed a little and he didn't respond anymore.

"What does your tattoo mean?" He said as he pointed at the tattoo on my arm.
It was a little star. "It's a falling star or a raising star, depending on the day" I explained.
He brushed his fingers against it, softly. Even a little touch like that gave me butterflies.
"So what is it today?" He looked at me. "I am not completely sure about that yet" I looked right back at him.
His blue eyes had dark circles under it. A sign that he was obviously affected by all of this.

"I should get back, it's late and I have quali tomorrow" he said, but he was still brushing his fingers over my arm.
"I will walk you back to your hotel" he got up and offered me his hand, I didn't have to think twice about it. I quickly grabbed his hand.
He walked me back to my hotel but I didn't want him to leave yet.
"Do you still want more?" I asked as we arrived at my room. It was a bold question but I needed to ask it.
He looked down, probably thinking about it.
"I still do. Do you?" He said as he looked up at me. The butterflies never left, they multiplied.
"I absolutely do" I smiled. I really wanted to hug him, kiss him.
"But we need some rules" he laughed. "I want real dates and you have to trust me, talk to me about stuff and give me time to trust you again" he walked a little closer to me and put his hands on my hips.
"And no stealing" he quickly added as he pulled me against his body.
"And lots of sleepovers?" I chuckled. "Oh literally all the time" he smirked. "And falling in love, even though I already did that"
He pressed his lips against mine as he put his hand on my cheek.
I quickly opened up for him and our tongues brushed against each other. His hand went from my cheek to the back of my neck.

"It's definitely a raising star right now" I mumbled against his lips. I could feel him smile a little.

Who needed a falling star when I had him?