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teddy: leo ames, control yourself. not all of us are running after skirts and pining for phone numbers.

teddy: little slutty for a rockstar. is that a yes?

leo: i am fully controlled, babe. i don’t run after anything, a simple walk’ll do.

leo: rockstar? you flatter me.

teddy: london fashion week is over and i'm gonna go ahead and cry until next season

teddy: but then again, who wants to come to milan with me?

leo: heading to milan to see if you can get more guys’ phone numbers, huh?

camila blushed slightly, nodding, “this makes me so excited and also so anxious.” she leaned to kiss him gently before pulling her phone out, “we want warm… beach… what are we looking for? anything with flights tonight or are we pickier than that?”

“we’ll get through it,” leo winked, trying his best not to overthink everything too. “we want whatever works,” he nodded, texting his assistant to shift whatever they could on his schedule to the next week. likely, he’d have to work a little on the plane. easily, he signed their check and waved camilla to come with him, stopping just outside the restaurant to pull cam in and give her a deep kiss. “you fucking excite me,” he grinned as he spoke. 

at least leo was aware that she hated him, she was sick of having to go on and on about it when he convinced her otherwise, she hated that he got under her skin so effortlessly. “well then tonight’s your lucky night,” she told him softly, licking her lips as she continued to smile, she couldn’t wipe that smile off her face if she tried. “i miss your lips so bad leo,” she practically begged, his lips being millimetres off hers was driving her crazy. “i want you so bad.”

it was easy for leo to tease alexis. he knew she was mad at him and that he had done some pretty shitty things to her, but he also knew deep down she didn’t hate him. she hated how he’d made her feel because of his actions. “i guess it is,” a slow, eager smile appeared on leo’s lips. alexis had always been fun. good, passionate fun. “it’s okay, lex,” he whispered, closing the minimal distance between them and kissing her once gently, then again. leo slipped his hand onto her jaw and deepened the kiss. 

TAHNEE: oi mate you free tomorrow i have a song idea i wanna show ya

LEO: oi bruh

LEO: already? you're fucking on it

“you’re too good to me.” camila bit down on her lip before taking another long drink from her wine glass. was he serious? because the more they talked, the more camila wanted to disappear for the weekend with leo. she bit her lip, reaching out to run a thumb over his cheek, “word.”

leo almost dropped his glass of wine. sure, he could make it work. his clients could handle a couple of days without him and weekends were relatively solitary work for him. but he wasn’t expecting her to want to buy in. a wide, genuine smile grew on leo’s lips. “well let’s close this shit out and get on it, then,” he spoke, waving the bartender over to let him know they were finished.

“oh, shit, well… noted. i’ll try to be… more intentional. i dunno! i like the uncertainty of just hearing whatever comes up.” camila took a piece of food and popped it in her mouth, “well, i’m free for the next few days.” half of her was joking, but the other half… that half would buy a plane ticket to anywhere with leo.

“well we can make the uncertainty happen. a new playlist for every competition. that’s not difficult.” he waved a hand around, taking a long sip of the wine, nodding in approval. “i can be,” leo spoke, eyes meeting hers. “just say the word and we can take off to fiji or mexico tonight,”

“painful to hear? i mean… that sounds pretty bad to me. teach me your ways,” camila joked softly, smiling. she bit down on her lip as he spoke, reaching for her glass of wine, “would you want me to?”

“you should never, ever admit to a songwriter that you just listen to whatever. and you should never, ever tell a producer that you shuffle music without thinking about it,” leo laughed, shaking his head. he reached over to eat another piece of food, trying to decide why he’d just let himself tell her to come with him and whether or not he should continue to be honest with her. “yeah... i think that would be cool.”

“i usually just shuffle my music… is that bad? should i have a specific playlist? am i failing?” camila joked, shaking her head, “i’m always up for new music. send one my way.” she nodded at his words, “you need a vacation. you should fly somewhere warm… find a beach somewhere.”

“it’s not... bad. it’s fucking painful to hear, but it’s not bad,” leo explained. mentally noting to make her a new playlist when he got home. it was kind of his love language anyway. “will do,” he nodded, popping a piece of cheese in his mouth just as the bartender set their glasses of wine in front of them. as she spoke, leo didn’t know what came over him. “come with me.” 

“funny, that’s the exact thing i do too. i appreciate it… i really do.” there was something enticing about getting away from new york for a few days with leo. “i know. and i’ll do that as long as you’ll let me.” she moved to kiss his cheek gently, “how is work, by the way?”

“you have a hype song? because i’ll happily make you a playlist if you ever need a new one,” leo nodded. music was his love language. the corners of his mouth twitched into a small smile as she kissed his cheek. “work is busy. which is good but kind of hectic and... i feel like i’m losing some steam. i probably need a refresh.”

“i dunno. diving can get kind of boring? i just… i dunno. i’m glad you want to…” camila smiled slightly, giggling, “even i get bored watching diving. gymnastics was a little more exciting but… diving is amazing too.” she smiled, “i want to support you too, ya know.”

“i can put headphones in until you dive. boredom isn’t an issue for me,” he nodded, not hating the idea of having some time away from this city and the things that seemed to haunt him. “you listen to songs i send you. that’s the best kind of support,” he shrugged. leo knew his line of creative wasn’t necessarily easy for someone not in the industry to understand. it wasn’t like diving or gymnastics made that much sense to him either. 

“you’d come all the way to toronto for me?” camila commented softly, lifting her head off his shoulder to watch him, “it’s also a really great city and i’ve spent so much of my life there… i’d love to get to show you around.”

“why wouldn’t i?” he asked, furrowing his brow in confusion as food was set in front of them. pausing to ask the bartender for two glasses of red wine, leo sighed. “i want to see you do the thing you do. i guess i want to cheer you on or some shit,” he shrugged, not wanting to get too transparent about his desire to support her.

“yeah… you’re right. we just… work. i don’t know why and i can’t explain it but something draws me to you.” camila sighed softly, keeping her head on his shoulder, “competition? oh, a few weeks… and it’s up on toronto, which is cool. i’ll have to check the exact dates.”

“no need to explain it,” leo spoke, slipping a hand onto her thigh and gently rubbing with his thumb. “cool.” he nodded, letting a few beats pass before speaking again. “let me know when it is and i can probably make it work to come cheer you on.”

camila smiled, nodding slowly, “i think so… but it’s also just… i think we both just… we understand each other. you understand me and my wants, and i understand you.” she rested her head against his shoulder, sighing softly, “that’s fine with me… at the end of the day, i know she’s right. i need to fuel my body properly and all that shit.”

there seemed to be some hesitation in camila’s voice, causing leo to look over at her as she spoke. “i think there’s just a lot of people in this fucking world and sometimes you meet someone who makes sense,” he replied, letting her head rest easily on his shoulder. “well, whatever you say,” he laughed softly, ordering their appetizer. never did leo ames think he’d be happily sitting at a bar with a girl like camila. but here he was, affectionate and all. “when is your next big competition?” 

camila chuckled softly, shaking her head to herself as he turned his attention to the menu. she leaned closer to him to see the menu he was looking at, shrugging at his question, “i mean, it’s not the easiest thing in the world, if i’m being honest. it takes a lot to pull my attention to something other than my goals.”

leo let his index finger follow along the menu so his eyes stuck to attempting to find something to eat, despite never wanting to look away from the blonde at his side. “maybe having these feelings somehow plays into that,” he shrugged. just because they weren’t both athletes didn’t mean he didn’t understand. his career was his world. “i’m never going to hold you back from what you want,” he nodded before tapping the menu. “since fries seem like your nutritionist’s most hated item, want to start with charcuterie? seems a little... healthier, i guess?” 

alexis really was enjoying herself or at least, that’s what her drunken mind was telling her. she had missed leo. sure, she wouldn’t admit that straight away but deep down, she knew that she did. their time together was short and ended horribly but there was some good memories, alexis just chose to focus on them rather than the heartache. alexis’ smile slowly turned into a frown for a moment as leo spoke, “why would i want to hide it?” she asked, smirking up at him as she was now pinned to the wall, “i thought you loved girls who were all over you?”

there was a certain reputation that leo had which he couldn’t seem to outrun. this idea that he wanted girls to just fawn after him. in reality, the more you left him wanting, the more likely he was to be interested. the pursuit fueled him. “i love girls. period. when they’re all over me, when they hate my guts... you are both of those things.” leo chuckled softly as he spoke, leaning in a little, his lips hovering over hers. “why do you want to kiss me, lex? tell me.” he whispered, their lips almost ghosting against one another. 

“you are soft,” camila told him, rolling her eyes. “it can be our little secret though.” she smiled lightly at the kiss, nodding slowly, “i’m starving so… yes please. as much as i love drinking whiskey on an empty stomach…” she reached out to take his hand, squeezing it gently, “it’s insane how easy this is.”

“i am far from soft,” he grumbled quietly, desperately wanting to pull her into his lap and do nothing but kiss her all over. her shoulders and her neck, her lips. he couldn’t take it. leo let her take his hand, flipping over the menu in front of him. “hm?” he looked over at her, a small smile tugging at his lips. “is it usually difficult for you to catch feelings?” leo joked, eyes scanning the menu.