Royal had continued to watch as his friend assumed different poses while staring at himself in the mirror , completely ignoring the strangers he had brought along to party .
They did not seem to mind too much as they had made theirselves very comfortable at different parts of the lounge , drinking all of Royal's expensive alcohol collection .
Thank goodness he had not left the door to the actual wine cellar open .
" Royal , Man ! What do you think ? How do I look ? I need to make the perfect first impression ", Carlos whined as he patted down his body while staring at his body like it had suddenly lost all of its definition , leaving an overweight and bloated man .
Royal took another sip of his champagne as he pretended to pay Carlos attention , he had switched to champagne after his personal assistant had stolen the whiskey he had intended to drink today .
" Carlos , I really do not have any idea why you are concerned about first impressions , I mean you guys have been attending the same gym for the past three months, don't you think she already has an ample first impression of you ? Besides , you look like you would fit totally with a bunch of Abercrombie and Fitch models , so what are you worried about ? ", Royal reasoned quietly and sagely with his friend .
Carlos smiled at Royal's comments and moved closer to the glass , he slicked his hair back with one hand and at the same time , thrusted his pelvic out to show off his abs and in turn drawing attention to the outline his dick had created in the speedo , Royal grimaced bitterly , Wondering just who he had offended to get punished by having that image of Carlo permanently imprinted in his head .
" Lose the speedo man , I really don't think she would want to see you in a speedo on the very first time she is meeting you outside of the gym ", Royal said and hurriedly turned his head away , he did not want Carlo asking more questions.
Carlos nodded , yelled a thank you and ran out to change , Royal watched him run in the direction of his room and shook his head , he could already imagine the mess Carlos would make in his closet while looking for the ' perfect ' fit.
Carlos and clothes were inseperable so there was a chance that he would not be back anytime soon .
He shocked Royal and was back ten minutes later in a crisp white shirt and navy blue corduroy slacks , he had also used something on his hair , Gel ?
Anyway , his hair had been slicked down and he looked just like how Royal used to look as a boy when he was attending mass , he also looked deeply uncomfortable .
" Carlos ? Why do you look so overdressed ? Didn't you already tell her that this was a pool party ? ", Royal asked just to be sure .
Carlos nodded his head ceremoniously .
" Yes , I did tell her that this was a pool party but I like her a lot and I really do want to make a good first impression ", Carlos muttered causing Royal to smile .
" Oh boy , you must like her a lot . But still man , making a good first impression does not mean you should pretend to be who you are not , it will just cause problems later on when she finds out the real you . Show her the real Carlos now before you both get in too deep so she knows what she is really in for ", Royal advised calmly .
Carlos cheered , Whooping loudly , suddenly reinvigorated .
" I guess it is Speedo time !!! ", he declared as he ripped off Royal's shirt .
Royal frowned deeply .
" I know I told you that you should show her the real you but I really don't think any body would appreciate meeting a romantic interest for the first time while he is wearing a speedo", Royal warned , trying to swiftly diffuse the situation .
Carlos smiled heartily , raising his arms up so that the light caught all of his rings .
" Come on in Man , you are the best friend ever and you deserve a hug right now ", Carlos declared as he beckoned on Royal to fall into his embrace .
Royal did not leave where he was perched , he did not think he deserved or even wanted a hug but Carlos still moved closer to wrap his arms around him still .
" Do you know the first thing we had in common apart from the fact that we both go to the same gym ? ", Carlos questioned while Royal shook his head .
" Carlos , you both do not go to the same gym , you changed gyms after seeing her there ", Royal corrected .
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Now , there was a little bit of a mixup because both Carlos and Sharron thought that they had started attending the gym because of the other person but that was not true , it had all been coincidence.
Sharron had been on her usual morning run when a celebrity client of her had asked to meet up , since celebrity clients tended to call at anytime , she had decided to jog that way and meet the client at a coffee house that was next to the gym.
Carlos had equally woken up late and in a strange hotel after a night of partying with the only clothes in sight , gym clothes .
Not wanting to alert his bodyguards to where he was by making a purchase or calling someone to bring him clothes, he had left in the gym clothes and stopped to get coffee at the nearest coffee shop.
Sharron and Carlos had met just as Sharron was leaving the coffee shop and Carlos was entering the coffee shop , they had both been instantly smitten and rushed home to register for the gym next door because they had both assumed that the other person was a member of the gym in the next building .
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" Only you know that , but that was besides the point , she said that her best friend was also a workaholic and a wizard at her job and we both laughed at how annoying you guys are ", Carlos said , smiling as he recalled the memory .
Royal immediately pushed Carlos off, surprised that all it had taken was a phone call with his crush for Carlos to suddenly forget that they had been friends since preschool and his younger sister called Carlos her second older brother .
Carlos only laughed and sauntered off to get himself another drink while Royal settled into his chair , watching the women in bikini do bodyshots with each other.
When Carlos returned , he was not holding a drink but had instead gone to change his clothes yet again , he was now wearing a beach short and shirt that looked exactly like how Royal was dressed .
" How do I look , Man ? ", Carlos asked , his eyes still on his clothes .
Royal ignored him , waiting for him to look up at him and he eventually did when he did not receive a reply from Royal after a couple of minutes .
His eyes finally acknowledged Royal's clothes , he frowned .
" Oh , come on , I look exactly like you ", he wailed and ran back the way he had come to change again .
This time when he returned , he was wearing black pants , they were slightly big and hung off his hips .
" What do you think ? ", he asked again .
" You look definitely better than you have looked through out today ", Royal commented earning a whoop from Carlos as he ran to the bar to finally get himself a drink .
Royal relaxed again in his chair to watch the rest of the partying people .
He was promptly startled when something rang loudly by his side , he turned to the source and found a phone lodged into the corner of the seat , it had a vibrant pink phone case that made Royal look towards the ladies playing , he was about to wave the phone in the air till someone decided to look up when the phone was grabbed from his hand .
He turned to find Carlos holding the phone , his hand that held the very full champagne flute shaking softly .
" It is Sharron , Oh gods , she must be here ", Carlos wailed with a mixture of excitement and apprehension .
Royal could not even focus on the fact that he was about to be forcefully introduced to a workaholic woman , he was more intrigued with the fact that his friend was holding a phone with a vibrant phonecase like this .
He had just been in Dubai for a business trip , two days ago , Royal wondered if he had really used a pink phone case while he had been introduced as the CEO of his company .
" People !!! ", Carlos suddenly yelled and everyone jumped , including Royal .
Carlos' hands were in the air .
"Someone special to me is about to come in here and I would like everyone to be on their best behaviors ", he announced as casually as someone that was announcing that pizza was here .
He stilled smiling , his expression shifting into a dead one in less than a moment , that was his business face .
" No ,really .If anyone behaves out of place , o will end you ", he threatened while Royal looked on.
The party went dead silent until Carlos laughed again .
" I was joking ! ", he announced even though Royal knew that he had not been joking one bit .
Carlos turned around to him .
" Come on man , my girl is here .Lets go get her ", he declared and began to walk off .
" Why would I come with you to get your girl ? ", Royal asked , confused with the request .
Carlos usually did not like his girls or women he was interested in meeting Royal early on , especially after his date from senior year prom had confessed to having a crush on Royal .
" What are you thinking man ? I just need you to input the password , I'm too nervous , I would definitely forget it if you told me ", Carlos declared and hurried off .
Royal smiled widely , Carlos had never told him he was nervous , he had always been the more outspoken of the two of them .
Royal was still smiling as he got off his ass and followed after Carlos .
There was a red convertible parked outside , just like Carlos' car , they had found another thing they had in common .
As Royal got closer , he spotted her .
She was seated in the passenger side, her red hair , wild and filling up the space around her.
He could not see all of her but he could see that she was in a black bikini that could barely hold the weight of her full breasts as the breasts strained against the material .
Her skin was so pale , the type that screamed that she did not go out much and even though Royal had always thought he liked women with darker skin , he found himself squinting in the sunlight to get a better look at her .
Her face was divine , slim and ending with thick full lips that were curbed in a frown that Royal wanted to wipe away with his own lips .
Oh gods ,Royal thought as he remembered his friend , Carlos .
What was he going to tell his friend ?
That he had wanted to fuck his girl the moment he had laid eyes on her ?