“I’m not sure how to answer that but look, Will, the sun is going down and we have a fair to go to. Will you go on the dodgem cars with me?” It was a great distraction and he knew no different.
“Oh yes! Let’s make sure Daddy drives the other car. He can’t drive for shit.”
“WILL!” Charlotte and I exclaimed in unison. What do you say to a kid who swears in front of you?
“Sorry.” He bowed his head and we tried our best to suppress our laughter.
We headed back inside and went our separate ways to take showers. I contemplated sneaking into Charlotte’s room but I knew she was busy running a bath for Will. Instead I had a shower by myself and wondered if I should jerk off but why would I waste the buildup?
As we were all dressed for the carnival, I finally got a moment to pull Charlotte aside as the others walked out onto the porch.
“So why won’t you marry me?” I asked curiously.
“What?” she asked.
“Will asked why wouldn’t you marry me?”
“Lex, he is seven.”
“Answer me,” I demanded in a low voice trying not to cause a scene.
“Well, for starters we aren’t even dating, you’ve never asked me, and I recall the last time you were married you couldn’t stay faithful. What’s to say you wouldn’t do that to me?”
“I’m not the one seeing two people right now.”
“Please don’t get into this, Lex.”
“So you don’t trust me? Is that it?”
“Lex, it’s not just the trust. There are a lot of things.”
“Like what? Tell me, Charlotte. How do you expect me to read your mind?”
Will grabbed Charlotte’s hand saying it was time to go. The conversation may have been interrupted but goddammit I would find a way to bring this up again, perhaps later tonight. Maybe I needed to get some more alcohol in her to open up.
The seven of us walked to the park that held the carnival. It was your typical rollercoaster, dodgem cars, Ferris wheel type of shindig. Charlotte, Adriana, Rocky, Nikki and Will went on the dodgem cars. It was quite a long line so Elijah and I stood by the sideline waiting for them to finish.
“So, this weekend is looking promising for your two,” said Elijah.
“Is it? I can’t read her. One minute she hates me, the next minute she wants to be friends but she is holding back and I don’t know why.”
“Even though you had your reasons at the time you left her, imagine if the roles were reversed. It’s hard to get over the hurt. I’m surprised she has let you get this far. Charlie is one tough woman. Give her time. She needs to make this decision on her own. Don’t push her.”
“I’m sick of waiting. Plus I think she is still fucking Julian.”
“Honestly Lex, do you really believe that?”
“I don’t know. She hasn’t denied it. I need to fuck him up bad.”
“Which you know is wrong because Charlie would hate you for it. Lex, he hasn’t done anything wrong. He fell in love with a woman and in walks her ex. You gotta feel sorry for him.”
“Sorry for him? The jerk should know not to mess with me by now.”
The rides finished and the five of them came back laughing and talking about Rocky and his poor driving skills. I didn’t hear much of the conversation apart from Rocky whining about a little girl that kept ramming into him which is why he got stuck in the corner for most of the ride.
“Lex, can you play the shooting game with me, please?” Will begged.
“Sure, buddy. Let’s go.”