#charlie babbitt

[mqverick]

your woman || ‎ ‧₊˚ 𓂃౨ৎ

mature themes, 18+

very detailed smut, dni if you’re a minor

“just use me up and then you walk away

boy, you can’t play me that way”

─── ⋅˚₊‧ ୨୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅ ───

Every time Charlie Babbitt opened his mouth, it seemed like a never-ending awards ceremony was on, a lazy smirk living permanently on the corners of his lips. It was as if the idea of someone questioning him was both amusing and absurd. Charlie’s ego was so immense, it practically had its own gravitational pull. It was the sun in his universe, with everything and everyone else relegated to mere planetary status.

If the work didn’t pay well, you wouldn’t had bared a single second next to him, leaving to finally rest at your home with his excessively loud yelling still ringing in your ears, the annoyed sighs, the rude commands. To sum things up, Charlie Babbitt was the kind of man to drive you insane even if you were walking on sunshine.

It surprised you when he first announced that he’d preferred little old you over Lee to come along with him on a business trip in Palm Springs.

The response that rolled on the tip of your tongue at first was a big fat no. Why on earth would you want to spend an entire weekend with that nerve wrecking boss of yours when you could just enjoy the rewarding silence and comfort of your own home? But then again, when Charlie had his mind set on something, he stuck with it until the end.

In other words, whether you liked it or not, you were going on a little ‘getaway’ with him. Turned out, though, that his plans got disrupted by the sudden death of his father, forcing him to take a turn and drag you along to Cincinnati, where the funeral was taking place. You found out later on in the car that Charlie wasn’t the biggest fan of his father due to the lack of emotion he showed throughout the ride. You didn’t care to ask, simply letting out an annoyed groan every now and then to piss him off even further.

For four hours, you were participating in a scoff contest with him, winner would be the one with the longest, most pained sigh. Things got even worse — if possible — after Charlie spoke to the family lawyer about his inheritance, which was as disappointing as getting to work for him all day long. Couple of rose bushes and a stupid car.

“For fuck’s sake, Charlie, can you quit complaining about everything?” you yelled at him after deciding that you’d had about enough.

“Quit complaining?” he repeated, looking at you as if you were a lunatic. “Tell you one story. Just one. You know that convertible out front? My father loved that car more than he loved his family. It’d always been off limits to me. Tenth grade, I’m sixteen and for once I bring home a report card and it’s almost all straight A’s.”

You glanced at him, impressed with the statement, whistling out a low ‘ooh’. “Didn’t know you had it in you, Babbitt,” you commented and he had to break the eye contact for a minute, flushed with embarrassment and a light blush.

“Don’t look so damn surprised, Jesus. So, I go to my dad. Can I take the guys out in the Buick? A victory drive, you know. Says no, but I sneak it out anyway, take the keys. We’re on the Lakeshore Drive; four kids — and we get pulled over. He’d called in a report of a stolen car, not his son took the car out without permission. Just… stolen.”

“I’m getting bored of your sob story.”

“Shut up, will you?” he gritted through his teeth, sighing when you faked a yawn to demonstrate how deeply nonchalant you felt about his story.

“Get to an end, it’s been years.”

“Cook County Jail. Other guys’ dads bail ‘em out in an hour. He left me there two days. Drunks were throwing up everywhere, psychos eyeing me up… That was the only time in my life I was gut scared. Shit-your-pants fucking terrified. Left home, never came back and here I am.”

By the end of his memory, Charlie was trying to choke back a couple of tears that burned through his blurry eyes. His back was turned to you, he hated getting weak, felt as though the Trojan walls he’d built to keep up his mental strength had been bombed, collapsing into crumbles.

You said nothing — couldn’t bring yourself to. You weren’t used to being around that Charlie, had no idea how to react. Under normal conditions and had you not despised his guts, you would’ve hugged him so tightly that the air would get knocked out of his lungs, but it felt wrong, inappropriate for the moment. You settled for a tight-lipped smile instead, standing up and grabbing the second pillow from the bed, tucking it under your arm along with a blanket.

“Looks like you need the bed more than I do.”

Not even a goodnight. He didn’t bother to say another word to you either, so you called it a night, hugging the uncomfortable pillow closer to your head as you shivered under the blanket, wishing that you could’ve gotten the bed instead of the couch. Charlie deserved it that night, though. It was probably the least you could do for him, seeing as your way with words wasn’t exactly a delight. Sleep wasn’t on your side either.

Spent a couple of moments tossing around in agony, until you eventually decided to get up, blanket wrapped loosely around your shoulders as you rummaged through the library in the living room, encountering a photo album. You looked around in the room, making sure that Charlie was still in his room and placed the heavy album on your lap, carefully turning the pages.

Charlie at four years old. Then a bit older, standing alone in the picture, scrawny chest, baggy trunks. You had to stifle a chuckle, the pictures of younger him amusing you.

───

You both woke up early the next day, wind blowing through your hair as Charlie drove to the beneficiary down at the Lynwood Home. Just some stuff I have to wrap up for my dad’s estate, was the only explanation he gave you as he turned down the narrow road, clearing the crest of a hill now, a huge white building coming into view. A country estate, you reckoned.

Charlie continued toward it, approaching a man painting at an ease near the side of the road, shielding whatever he was working from the view by having his back turned to you.

“Excuse me, that place up there is the Lynwood Home, isn’t it?” But the man didn’t acknowledge Charlie in any way and you had to hold back a chortle. Nevertheless, he continued his way into the building, asking you to wait for him outside (wouldn’t take long, he said) as he sorted out the beneficiary issue that seemed to taunt him.

Not being in a mood for arguing, you did as you were told, patiently sitting in your seat as you shuffled through the radio station, trying to find a catchy song to listen to. You gasped in surprise when the sudden presence of a man sat next to you at startled you out of your boredom.

“Hello, can I help you?”

No response.

His hands were firmly grasped around the steering wheel as he started intently at it. Didn’t move at first, just stayed still for a couple of seconds before he began murmuring something that you couldn’t really make out. You tried to get him out of the car, but he flinched as if your touch was scorching against him in every intention of pushing him away. At some point, you gave up and hoped the man would leave when Charlie would come back, otherwise he was bound to hearing it from him very loudly.

Which indeed happened when he finally returned, rudely asking the poor guy to get going. Raymond, as you found later he was called, had other plans though. Apparently — and it came as much as a shock to you as it came to Charlie — he was his brother. Son of Sanford Babbitt.

Raymond Babbitt, who was kidnapped in some sort of way by Charlie, claiming that Dr. Bruner had suggested that he took his brother on a little trip. You knew that was just his usual bullshit talk, though, but tried to keep it down your throat, focusing more on helping Ray relax. He was mouthing stuff that made no sense, spelling out Vern and memorizing TV dialogues — he looked and sounded stressed and it made you want to hit Charlie’s breaks so abruptly that he’d crash his stupidly air floated head into the front shield of the car without the slightest hint of a warning.

Fucking California.

You found yourself in a crappy motel he’d rented in California for the night. Raymond was upset, so out of his comfort zone and familiar routine and places, sitting alone in his room as Charlie wandered back and forth all over the rooms while making calls back to Lee, informing him that he needed to put a pause in the business for a bit.

How insane was he exactly again?

“You’re a horrible fucking person, you know that?” you muttered lowly into his ear as you mustered a warm smile to his brother, opting to make whatever the hell of an experience that was at least enjoyable for him.

“You have no place in this.”

“No? Last time I checked you’ve been dragging me back and forth your stupid trips like I’m some sort of forgotten luggage.”

“That’s it — lights out, Ray Ray,” Charlie exclaimed in a forced enthusiastic voice as he grabbed your shoulder and pulled you outside, closing the door to Raymond’s room.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?”

“Get a fucking taxi and leave! I’m not going to give you explanation on what I do in my personal life,” he whispered-yelled at you, stalking across to his own room as you followed him, pissed.

“He’s your brother! You’ve kidnapped the poor guy, have been nothing but a dick to him and all that for what? Go apologize to him, tell him that first thing tomorrow morning you’re taking him back to the beneficiary,” you ordered him in the same tone he used at you.

Charlie shielded his eyes, running his palms down across his cheeks as he let out a long, dramatic sigh, burning holes through your head with his malicious glaring. “The fuck that’s happening! He’s a freaking pain in the ass, obviously I’m not going to tuck him in and kiss his forehead goodnight — I’m not his mother.”

“You’re his kid brother, Charlie. For crying out loud, he needs you, the least you can do for him is show some respect. It’s not his fault he doesn’t understand the world the same way you and I do,” your voice softened just a tad, trying to keep the noise down for Raymond not to hear. “He’s your big brother, could be someone to look up to—”

Charlie glared down at the floor, fighting of his temper. He shook his head — could be even be hearing to your nonsense? “What’s going on in my life is none of your fucking business and you get no chance to go around giving advice.”

“Fine, be the shitty piece of burning crap you are then, I couldn’t care less. But you owe me explanation on why you brought him here. What are we even doing in California?”

Charlie collapsed on the foot of his bed, running a hand through his hair. “I’m going to keep him. I’m pissed off at him…”

“What is that even supposed to mean? Pissed off at Raymond? What has he done to you?”

“No, at my dad. I need to get what’s mine, okay? He left Ray a shit ton of money and… You heard what Lenz said, okay? He doesn’t even understand the concept of money — my dad preferred to leave him three million dollars, up until every last dime, he fucking despised me.”

You blinked slowly, trying to absorb all of this.

“You’re telling me you’re treating Ray like he’s some sort of your property for money? Where the fuck do you get off, Charlie — you’re disgusting!”

You stalked past him in the bedroom, storming off as you slammed your hands on each side of your head in disbelief. You heard him get up from the bed, catching up with you as he snatched your arm and turned your body towards his own.

“You don’t know how it feels to be in my shoes right now, okay? Look, I need you… I need you here, this is all very confusing for me and—”

“For you?! What about Ray? Is anyone’s life even worth anything to you? No, wait, everything has to be about you only! What do you even need me for, huh? Babysitting, pussy, more money? I’m fucking leaving, I don’t want to be involved in your little freakshow,” you were screaming now, unable to hold yourself back as your finger stabbed toward the wall to punctuate your points.

“What’s my crime here?” Charlie continued, as if he was clueless to the entire situation. You wished you could just start punching sense into his head.

“Your crime is that you use people. You’re using Ray, you’re using me, you use everyone you son of a bitch. I hope your money goes into your fucking grave when you—” out of the blue, his mouth was covering yours with force, hands clutching into your shoulders as he tried to keep you steady against him, eyes squeezed shut.

You recoiled, unable to gauge any reaction out of your body, but let him continue bringing more heat into the moment, eventually getting you to start moving your lips against his, matching the urgency he initiated. When Charlie pulled away, your brain was still foggy, struggling to catch your breath, which seemed to be an issue for him too.

“You wouldn’t shut up,” he explained in a raspy voice. It’d just hit him what he’d done; kissing you, kissing the person that he swore he hated. It was true, though, he’d only done it to get you to stop talking, your angry statements about his screwed up plans causing him to lose control.

Your eyebrow raised upwards in slight confusion and effort of comprehending that Charlie’s lips had been on yours just a moment ago and you’d never felt so good, so complete before in your life. You grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pinned him against the wall behind him, hearing him let out a chocked gasp, which for some reason sent a tingling sensation through your lower body. The second kiss was firmer, more passionate, because this time, you both knew exactly what was happening, it was consensual and Charlie’s crotch was pressing so beautifully against your thighs that you felt as if you were high. His hands were going through your hair, messing it up completely as he explored the rest of your face too, fingers gently cupping your cheeks for a brief second, before they dipped into the curves of your waist.

You arched against his touch, biting down on your lip as his mouth now moved below, leaving a trail of rushed wet kisses through your jawline. You felt him smirk against your neck as he softly dragged his teeth against your soft spot, licking and sucking, applying just the right amount of pressure to hear your muffled noises of pleasure.

“Ray—Raymond is in the next room,” you breathed, eyes rolling into the back of your head as your lips parted in a silent moan when you felt his index finger graze your underboob through the material of your thin blouse.

“He doesn’t understand this, he’ll probably think we’re fighting,” Charlie replied to you as he surfaced from the side of your collarbone to pepper small, quick pecks on your lips.

“We are fighting.”

“Good, shut up and fight me more then.”

You melted against him as he guided you backwards into the bedroom, dipping your chin over the slope of his shoulder as he held your weight, stumbling as your back accidentally hit against the corner of the door, making you wince. You didn’t care, though, pushing the door shut as Charlie pressed you against it with a loud thud. You lazily wrapped your legs around his lower waist, but his grip on your ass was strong enough to support you.

Your fingers tightened in his hair, absentmindedly tugging at it and eliciting a somewhat loud moan from him that made your entire system shudder, embarrassed at how wet you were growing just by making out. “Fuck, Charlie — bed now.”

He obliged, laying you on the bed as he pulled his already half unbuttoned shirt off, fighting back a cocky smile when he noticed you impatiently unclasp your bra under your blouse. He towered over you, falling gently on top your shoulder as he held onto your hips, placing soft kisses on your flesh. He had full consciousness of the effect he was having on you, finding it incredibly hot.

“God, you’re so…” he trailed off, hoping you hadn’t heard him. Truth was, Charlie had always been captivated by your beauty, convinced himself that there wasn’t another person in the planet that was half as gorgeous as you were.

He placed a tender kiss on your lips and helped you take your blouse off, giving you a moment to breathe before getting lost into the V-line between your breasts. You couldn’t help the moan that escaped from your mouth when the tip of his tongue made contact with your cold skin, his hums and groans vibrating through it.

The man who you’d been at odds with was tracing his digits dangerously close to the hem of your underwear and it all felt like the glimpse of embarrassment from having wet fever dream that pleased you more than any other human touch.

“I still think you’re the worst person I’ve met, by the way,” you muttered through tiny sighs, eyes closed as your fingers twisted around the bed sheets, hips suddenly jerking as you finally felt his hand hover over your scorching core through your trousers. “Stop fucking teasing me.”

“I think it’s rich that you’re giving me orders when I can just completely stop touching you and go to sleep while you’re whining like a mess,” Charlie replied, distancing himself from you in demonstration, walking right across the other side of the room to pick up his discarded shirt.

You were going to skin the bastard alive.

“Fuck you, Charlie, you’re a fucking brute, you know that?” you yelled in frustration, getting up from the bed and sprinting over to him, turning him around and crashing your lips against his, nails now digging painfully into the curves of his ripped back. Stealing each other’s air, you fell back into the bed again, pulling his trousers down and almost cumming when you caught a glimpse of his cock twitching against the fabric of his gray boxers, sort of visible due to the front patch that had gotten all wet and sticky from his precum.

You pulled at his hair, breaking the kiss to smile a little when you noticed that he was equally lost in the moment, biting on his bottom lip lustfully, looking at you through half-lidded eyes and beautiful blown pupils. You could feel the thud of your combined heartbeats, while fumbling to take off more clothing pieces, needing to feel every inch of his skin pressed up against yours, giving you goosebumps. You’d never felt that way.

“Fuck, that hurts,” he winced as your nails dug so deep into his back’s muscles that they ended up leaving wound marks, fresh and sort of pinkish.

“Touch me or it’ll get worse,” you threatened, knowing that as he’d said earlier, you weren’t really in a place to be colourful with him. His tongue scraped the roof of your mouth as he ran a finger down your center, testing the waters over your underwear and smirking when he felt the heat of your soaked panties radiate against his digit. You were so ready for him and he hadn’t even began doing anything to you — his erection growing painful at the observation.

“You’re so hot for me, I haven’t even touched you yet, gosh,” he whispered through a strangled moan, mind hazy as he tossed your panties aside and finally slipped a finger inside of you. Your hips jerked in surprise, rocking against his hand, craving the friction, the urge to fill you up more.

You moaned embarrassingly loud when the tip moved in a hither motion, almost losing your shit. He didn’t take too long to add another finger, which only made it better for you as you took a quick glance at him through your lashes, butterflies gushing inside your stomach at the sight of him, all worked up, lips parted as small groans came out of them, eyes closed as he fought off the need to wrap a hand around his dick as well, get off to touching you.

“Charlie,” you cried out his name, hips rolling forward as his touch made contact with your bundle of nerves. His long fingers were hitting all the right spots inside of you and the combination of the still very burning anger for him and the little wet noises along with his grunts had sent you over the edge a lot faster than you’d expected.

The moment Charlie felt your walls clench around his fingers, he pulled them off, wiping them off on the fabric of his boxers as he muffled your frustrated whimper with a kiss, permitting his hand to touch himself over his boxers as you ground against his thigh, pulling him down on top of you. Off, you mouthed, looking at his underwear. The bastard was driving you insane, so you yanked them off when you noticed he had no intention to giving in to your requests, sliding them down his ankles. Your jaw almost dropped at the gates of hell when you saw him, needing a moment to take it all in. He was so pretty, so achingly ready to go inside you, the image alone was enough to make you cum, your previous upcoming orgasm still hanging around the air.

“What did I tell you earlier? We’re doing this my way or we’re not doing anything at all.”

“Fuck, please, just fuck me, Charlie, I can’t wait any longer,” you found yourself pleading, forgetting that just ten minutes ago you’d been on the verge of cracking his skull open.

His eyes scanned your naked body for a second and you scoffed, tilting your head in confusion.

“You’re the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen,” he admitted lowly, face growing hot as if he wasn’t just about to raw your bones. He crawled closer to you, giving you a kiss before parting your thighs, muscles clenching as his tip teasingly grazed your entrance. He wanted to make you feel so good, have you remembering that moment all the nights you’d be alone at your house, be the man you’d compare all the other men to in bed.

Except Charlie didn’t want you to have any other men after that night. Hoped he’d be good enough to make you want more of him, perhaps stay the nights over, ask to sleep next to him after, if he was lucky and satisfying enough.

“Sure you want to do this?” he asked you before he could change everything between the two of you, already knowing what your reply would be.

“Yes, god, yes, be fucking done with it already,” you dragged out, dramatically impatient. Your head was thrown back the moment he slid fully into you, staying still for a bit in order for you to adjust. Both of you inhaled a sharp breath, eyes shutting closed as he lost his balance a little, the dizzying feel of finally getting to be embraced by the warmth of your walls causing his heart to beat faster than a sledgehammer against his chest.

“You feel so good,” he hoarsed, forehead connecting with yours as he absentmindedly leaned down to kiss your nose. When he moved, slowly thrusting forward, you swore you wouldn’t be able to last enough. His breath was hot against the cell of your ear, allowing you to hear every groan, every noise he made and it turned you on so much that it practically ached.

“Faster,” you ordered, rolling your hips as he began having a steady pace, sloppy, wet sounds echoing in the room as Charlie fucked you rougher and rougher, skin slapping. The bed was squeaking now, your one hand grasping for dear life onto the sheets as the other wrapped tightly around his waist, fingers dipped into the curve of his lower abdomen. You focused on his face again, your heartbeat racing as you noticed his front teeth poking out of his parted lips, finding it both adorable and incredibly sexy.

He’d stopped moaning, not wanting you to know how desperately he needed you, his hands firmly placed on your hips as he tortured himself silently. “You like that? Like how we’re fighting?”

“Shut up,” you cried out. The angle he was hitting inside of you was killing you, you wanted him deeper, impossibly much, needed him to split you in half. “You’re the fucking worst.”

Electricity jolted through your veins as he picked up pace, practically slamming into you now, the moans he’d tried to hold back in his throat coming out in a struggle. “‘M not going to last long,” he warned you, capturing your lips in a deep kiss, hands cupping your cheeks with force.

“Cum inside of me.”

You really had no idea what you were doing to him, had you? Who — Charlie Babbitt — feeling his cock twist against your walls just by hearing you say you wanted him to cum in you. You had him in a chokehold, it was kind of ridiculous.

“Fuck, I—” he never got to finish what he was going to say in the first place, because you were trembling under his touch, overwhelmed by the speed and the fact that your worst fucking enemy was fucking you like you’d never been fucked before and it was all enough to send you over the edge for the second time that night, except now Charlie didn’t stop, didn’t pull away. You propped your chin upwards and caught his mouth in yours as you came, feeling him follow shortly after you, cum shooting inside of you in warm spurts as he fucked you through your orgasms, groaning loudly, body jerking.

Once both of you had reached your highs, he collapsed on top of your body, head buried into your shoulder as the two of you tried to catch your breaths, legs tensing. It eventually dawned on you that you just had sex with Charlie Babbitt.

“That was the hottest fucking sex I’ve ever had,” you confessed as he rolled off of you, laying next to your side as he chest rose in and out.

“Yeah,” he breathed, unable of saying much.

“I hate you.”

“You’ve got a really nice way of showing it.”

You kneed his thigh and he winced, still very fragile from the intensity of his orgasm. His hair was all sticky and sweaty, clung into his forehead, face flushed and red. You could orgasm all over again just by looking at him. “I believe we’ve traumatised your brother for life.”

“Worth it.”

“You’re taking him back tomorrow.”

“No, I’ve already told you—” you cut him off by kissing him, the tip of your tongue lingering against his bottom lip as you pulled him deeper into your mouth, hand tangling into his hair.

“You’re not the only one who gets to shut up others by kissing them. And if you ever want this to happen again, you’re going to do things my way from now on.”

And Charlie was just fine with that.

FIN.

tags: again, i wrote this for @honeymvnt so i hope you’ll enjoy reading this ml !! 🎀🫵🏼

#rain man #charlie babbitt #charlie babbitt x reader #rain man x reader #tom cruise #tom cruise x reader #smut #enemies to lovers #pete mitchell #tom cruise imagine #this is mostly for me #maverick fanfic #maverick fluff #pete maverick mitchell #so much smut #oneshot #tom cruise oneshot #charlie babbitt oneshot

[retropopcult]

Rain Man (1988)

#Tom Cruise #dustin hoffman #phone booth #Charlie Babbitt #Raymond Babbitt #1980s movie #telephone

[pilvimarja]

Tom Cruise as Charlie Babbitt in Rain Man, 1988, requested by fopperies

#Tom Cruise #Rain Man #Charlie Babbitt #pilvimarja edits #edit request #tomcruiseedit

[sdrose93]

This picture is so cute, I love it 🥰🤗❤

#Tom Cruise #Charlie Babbitt #Rain Man #he's so cute #that big gorgeous smile #an awesome movie

[sugarsxph]

“K-mart sucks!”

Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman as Charlie and Raymond Babbitt ♥︎ 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1988)

#aesthetic #movie stills #cinema #films #80s movies #80s #70s #90s movies #rain man #tom cruise #dustin hoffman #hollywood #charlie babbitt #nostalgia #barry levinson

[t0mcruize123]

The first time…🫶🎀

This is a Charlie Babbitt first time smut so it’s quite light and cute but just be warned they do get really into it so read at ur own risk🫵🌝

I lay awake in the hotel bed, my skin flushed with heat as Charlie lay beside me. We were sharing a room, and I was trying to sleep but he was always so distracting. His fingers toyed with the stitching, pushing in just hard enough that I felt the touch all the way to the tips of my toes.

Every part of my body became hyperaware.

How did he think this was going to help me sleep?

I was wide-awake now, pulse pounding and heat crashing, and he was touching, rubbing me in a way that caused my hips to twitch.

He dragged his hand up the front of the pants, His palm brushed along the bare flesh of my lower stomach.

Those long fingers settled over a throbbing point and moved in slow, steady circles. "I bet you're soft and wet and ready." His voice was a lush growl in my ear. "Should I find out?"

I shuddered, half afraid that he would.

Partly scared that he wouldn't.

The friction of his fingers, the rough material against my flesh...and his words... Oh, gods, they were decadent, purely sinful, and I never wanted it to end.

"Would you like that?" he asked, and my hips rolled instinctively, seeking his touch. He made that sound again, that rumble of approval that was so raw and primitive. "I would do more than this."

This time, it wasn't only a reaction I couldn't control. I moved my hood purposefully, rocking them against that slow, steady circling of his fingers. I reveled in the spike of aching, biting pleasure that followed.

I shouldn't allow this. Not even in the privacy of a room- this was wrong.

But how could it...how could it feel so right, then? So good? I was becoming a being of liquid, pulsing fire, all due to just two long, graceful fingers.

“You feel what I'm doing?”

I nodded.

"Imagine what my fingers would feel like with nothing between them and your skin."

I shuddered.

"I would do this." His fingers pressed in, a little harder, a little rougher, and my legs jerked. "I would get inside of you. I would taste you. I bet you're so sweet….so hot..”

Oh, gods...

I bit down on my lip as my grip eased off the blanket. I reached down, placing my hand over his forearm. He stopped. He waited. Wordlessly, I lifted my hips to his hand and my fingers dug into his skin. The ache was becoming unbearable.

"Yes," he breathed. “You would like that, wouldn't you?"

"Yes," I whispered, forcing the word out past my lips.

His fingers started moving again, and I almost cried out.

"I would work in another finger. You'd be tight, but you're also ready for more."

My breath was coming out in quick, shallow pants as my hips moved in the same circles he was making against me.

"I would thrust my fingers in and out." His lips brushed the skin just below my ear, "You'd ride them just like you're riding my hand right now."

That's what I was doing, shamelessly so. Clutching his arm, I rocked against his hand, chasing that unbelievable tension that kept building and tightening.

"But we won't do that tonight. We can't. Because if I get any part of me in you, every part of me would be in you, and I want to hear every sound you make when that happens."

Before I could even feel disappointment, before I could truly process the silky promise in his words, he shifted his hand lower, pressing his fingers against the very center of me while his thumb rolled over the part that throbbed. There was nothing slow about his movements then. He knew exactly what he was doing with all that swirling, inescapable tension.

Charlie shifted beside me, somehow, working his other arm under my shoulders. He hauled me flush against his front, and I was no longer just moving against his hand, but against him, the rolls of my hips erratic and sharp. Soft, low moans escaped my lips. I felt trapped, wonderfully pinned between his hand and the hard, unyielding length of his body.

Something...something was happening. It was what his kisses and brief touches before had hinted at and promised. My body suddenly went as tight as a bowstring taking aim, and my lips parted a second before Charlie folded his hand over my mouth, silencing the moan I wouldn't have been able to suppress. His hot mouth moved against the side of my throat, his lips, his teeth. There was a wicked sharpness-

The tension broke. I broke. Pleasure whipped out, intense and sudden. I fell, shuddering in pulsing, throbbing waves, and I kept falling until the hand between my legs slowed and then stopped. I wasn't sure how much time had passed, or when Charlie’s fingers slipped from my thighs or his hand eased away from my mouth. My heart was only beginning to slow when I became aware of his hand pressed against my stomach, and his arm curled around my shoulders, keeping my boneless body snug against his.

I thought maybe I should say something but...what?

Thank you seemed inappropriate. And I thought that it wasn't entirely fair that he had given me this, while I gave him nothing of the sort.

"I know you're not going to admit it," Charlie said, voice low and thick. "But you and I both will always know that I was right."

My lips curved into a faint, sleepy smile.

He was right.

Again.

I climbed out of the bed and moved towards the bathroom before he could protest. Resting against the cool wood of the door, I forced myself to stay calm and breathe in and out. I was still a Virgin and yet…I was so ready. So needy, so desperate to be filled by Charlie until I could hardly breathe.

I needed him.

Now.

Before I could regret my bold decision I stripped down until I was standing naked in the locked bathroom. My hands clasped down on the door handle but I paused - what if it was awkward? What if he didn’t want to fuck me yet? Pressing my lips together, I grabbed my silk robe and wrapped it loosely around my body.

I walked into the bedroom to see Charlie already leaning against the bed frame with a small smile. When his gaze slid to mine, he inhaled sharply and his eyes roamed from my dark hair to my bare legs. He’d never seen me like this before and I wasn’t going to stop.

I lifted my surprisingly steady hands to the sash. I didn't look away as I undid the knot. The robe parted and then slipped over my shoulders. I let it puddle at my feet.

Charlie didn't look away for one second. He didn't even blink as he stared at me, his eyes locked to mine. Slowly, his gaze traveled the length of my body. I knew there was enough light for him to see everything. All the dips and swells, the shadowy, hidden areas, and all the curves.

His gaze slowly tracked back to mine and he was looking at me as if he were soaking in every inch of me. I couldn't help but shiver when his eyes finally met mine.

"You're so damn beautiful," he whispered, his voice thick. "And so damn unexpected."

Then he moved in that way that made me gasp in surprise. In a heartbeat, I was in his arms, and his mouth was on mine. There was nothing slow and sweet about the way he kissed me. It was like being devoured, and I wanted that. I kissed him back, holding onto him tightly, and just when I felt the touch of his tongue against mine, he pulled away.

Things became a blur then. His shirt came off with my help, and I trembled at the first sight of him.

He was...beautiful.

All sun-kissed skin and long, lean muscles - there was no mistaking the power and strength of his body.

I bit down on my lip, knowing Id probably stare. It seemed indecent to do so, but I wanted to.

“You keep looking at me like that, and this will be over before it starts."

Cheeks heating, I dragged my gaze away, “You’re perfect.”

His expression tightened. "No, I'm not. You deserve someone who is, but I'm too much of a bastard to allow that."

I shook my head, unsure how he couldn't see that he was deserving. "I disagree with everything you just said."

"Shocker," he said, and then he curled his arm around me.

In a heartbeat, I was on the bed, and he was above me, the rough hair of his legs abrasive against mine in the most surprising, pleasant way. But the feel of him against my hip caused a nervous swallow, and also brought a reminder of a very real consequence that could come from this.

Those eyes met mine. "This changes everything."

It did.

It really did.

And I was ready for that.

Charlie kissed me, and I wasn't thinking of anything beyond how his lips had an almost drugging effect. We kissed until my heart was pounding, and my skin hummed with the pleasure of it. Then, only when I felt breathless, did he begin to explore.

His fingers trailed over every inch of exposed skin, and when his hand moved between my thighs, I cried out, quickly discovering that what he'd done with his fingers in the bed, over my pants, was absolutely nothing compared to his skin against mine.

He worked his way down, using his mouth and then his tongue to follow the path his hands had blazed. He stayed in particularly sensitive areas, wringing sounds from me that made me briefly wonder just how thick the walls were, and then he lingered over the scars on my stomach, kissing them, worshipping them until I was sure that he didn't find them disturbing or ugly in any way.

But then he moved lower still, past my navel.

My heart stopped as I felt his breath against where I ached so fiercely. I opened my eyes to find him settled between my legs, his golden gaze locking onto mine.

"Charlie,” I whispered.

With a wide grin and his gaze remaining on mine, he lowered his mouth.

My back bowed at the first touch of his lips, and my palms tightened at the first glide of his tongue. I felt as though my heart might stop, that maybe it already had. The riot of sensations he conjured up seemed unfathomable until that moment. It was almost too much, and I couldn't hold still. I lifted my hips, and his rumbling growl of approval was nearly as good as what he was doing.

Fuck…

My head fell back against the mattress, and I was aware that I was writhing, squirming, and there was no sense of thythm behind my movements. But that sharp tightening deep inside me was coiling and twisting, and then it all unraveled, stunning me with its intensity. I might've said his name. I might've actually screamed something incoherent. I didn't know, and it took what felt like a small eternity before I could even open my eyes.

Charlie lifted his head, lips swollen and glossy in the candlelight. The intensity in his stare scorched my skin as his gaze caught and held mine. He never looked prouder of himself as his mouth parted and the tip of his tongue glided over his lips.

“So sweet," he growled. "Just like I said."

My breath caught, and I shuddered. He didn't so much move as he prowled up the length of my boneless form. I watched him, unable to look away as the hardness of his body caressed mine, unable to stop the shiver when the rough hairs of his legs tickled sensitive skin.

He kissed me, and my skin heated at his flavor, the taste of me and those strangely sharp teeth of his. My senses whirled at the feeling of him settling between my legs, prodding, pressing in just a bit. "Open your eyes."

They had closed? Yes. They had. I opened them to see that one side of his lips was curved up, but the teasing tilt normally present was gone. He said nothing as he stared down at me, his hips and body still. "What?"

"I want your eyes open," he said.

"Why?"

He chuckled, and I sucked in a gasp at how the sound fit with him so very close to where I throbbed. "Always so many questions."

'Think you would be disappointed if I didn't have any."

"True," he murmured, dragging his hand down the length of my neck and then lower. His hand curled around my breast.

"So, why?" I persisted.

"Because I want you to touch me," he said. "I want you to see what you do to me when you touch me."

A shiver danced over my skin. "How...how do you want me to touch you?"

"Any way you want, Princess. You can't do it wrong," he whispered hoarsely.

Uncurling my fingers from the sheet, I lifted a hand, touching his cheek. His gaze remained latched to mine as I drew my fingers along the curve of his jaw, over his soft lips, and then down his throat. I was still feeling too much for my gift to be remotely functional as I glided the tips of my fingers over his chest. His breaths pushed it against my hand, and I kept exploring, soaking in the feel of the taut, coiled muscles of his lower stomach, and the dusting of hair below his navel and then lower. My fingers brushed silky hardness, and his entire body jerked. I hesitated.

"Please. Don't stop," he rasped, jaw clenched as his fingers stilled on my breast. "Fucks sake, do not stop."

I focused on his face as I touched him. There were so many tiny reactions throughout his entire body. His jaw popped, and his lips parted slightly. The lines of his face became sharper, and the tendons in his neck stretched as I curled my hand around him. He kicked his head back, and his large, powerful body trembled. I noted how rapid his breathing had become as I slid my hand down to where our bodies were almost joined. He gave a full-body shudder then, and I was awed by how much my touch affected him. i tightened my grip, becoming more confident

"Fuck,” he groaned.

"Is this okay?"

"Anything you do is more than okay." His voice had deepened even more. "But especially that. Totally that"

I laughed softly, and then I did it again, drawing my hand up and down his length. His hips moved then, much like mine had, rolling against my palm, against me. He made a sound, a deep, dark rumble that sent a flush of pleasure through me.

"You see what your touch does to me?" he asked, his hips following my hand.

"Yes," I whispered.

"It kills me." His head dropped, and those eyes... They seemed almost luminous as he stared down at me, and then his thick lashes lowered, shielding them from view.

"It kills me in a way I don't think you'll ever understand."

My gaze searched his face. "In a...in a good way?"

Charlie’s features softened as he lifted his hand to cup my cheek. "In a way I've never felt before.”

"Oh."

He dipped his head, kissing me as he shifted onto his left arm. His hand left my cheek and slid down the length of my body until it was between us. "Are you ready?"

Breath catching, I nodded.

"I want to hear you say it."

The corners of my lips tugged up. "Yes."

"Good, because I might have actually died if you weren't."

I grinned, surprised by the light sound in such a tense, important moment.

"You think I'm kidding. Little do you know," he teased, kissing me again before he pushed in just a little bit. He stopped, making that sound again. "Oh, yeah, you're so ready.”

My entire body flushed and trembled.

Charlie’s gaze lifted to mine once more. "You amaze me"

"How?" I whispered, confused. I'd done almost nothing while he’d shattered me with the kind of kisses I'd only ever read about.

"You stand up for those you care about so fearlessly, “He dragged his lips over mine. "But you blush and shiver when I speak of how slick and wonderful you feel against me."

I was definitely flushing even more now. "You're so inappropriate."

"I'm about to get really inappropriate," he promised, “But first, it may hurt."

I knew enough about sex to know that. "I know."

"Reading dirty books again?"

A flutter started in my stomach and spread. "Possibly."

He chuckled, but it ended in a groan as he began to move. There was pressure and a moment when I wasn't sure how he could go any farther, and then a sudden, sharp sting stole my breath as I squeezed my eyes shut. Fingers digging into his shoulders, I tensed. I knew there'd be some pain, but all the languid warmth turned to chips of ice.

Charlie stilled above me, breathing heavily. "It’s okay." His lips touched my nose, the lids of my eyes, my cheeks.

“It’s okay.”

He kissed me again, softly, and then rested his forehead against mine. A shallow breath lifted my chest. That was it.

Id crossed the final, forbidden line. There was no shock of guilt or burst of panic. This was about me. What I wanted. My choice.

I took a deep breath, and the burning lessened. Charlie remained still above me, waiting. Tentatively, I lifted my hips against his. It stung, but not as severely as before. I tried it again. Charlie shuddered, but he didn't move. Not until my grip on his shoulders loosened, and my breath caught for an entirely different reason. There was a burning friction, but it wasn't the same. Muscles low in my stomach tightened as a ripple of pleasure skittered through me.

Only then did Charlie move, and he did so carefully, so gently that I closed them and I curled my arms around his neck. Some kind of primal instinct took hold, guiding my hips to follow his. We were moving together, the only sound in the room that of my softer sighs and his deeper moans. That exquisite, almost painful coiling sensation returned. My legs lifted of their own accord, curling around his hips. 'The pressure was building inside me once more, but it was more potent this time. He worked his arm under my head and curled his land around my shoulder as the grip of his other hand on my hip. He began to move faster, deeper, his thrusts stronger as he held me in place under him.

I held onto him, my mouth blindly finding his as his hand slipped between us. His thumb found that sensitive area, and when his hips churned against mine in tight circles, the tension exploded once more. I cried out as the sensation whipped through me, more intense and biting than before. The release he'd given me earlier somehow felt like nothing compared to this. I was shattering into pieces in the best possible way, and it was only when the last wave seemed to have crested that I became aware of those intense green eyes fixed to my face as he slipped his hand out from under me. I knew at once he'd been watching the entire time, and a breathy moan left me.

I placed a trembling hand on his cheek. "Charlie," I whispered, wishing I could put to words what I'd just felt-what I was still feeling.

His features turned stark, and his jaw tensed, and then he...he seemed to lose whatever control he had left. His body pounded against mine, moving us across the bed. Under my hands, his muscles flexed and rolled, and then his head kicked back, and he cried out, shuddering. I felt him spill inside of me and I whimpered, my thighs damp and my legs trembling with satisfaction.

He dropped his head to mine, to the sensitive space along the side of my throat. I felt his lips against my thrumming pulse as the roll of his hips slowed. There was a scrape of his teeth that sent a shiver through me, and then the press of his lips.

I didn't know how long we stayed like that, our damp skin cooling, and our breathing slowing as I threaded my fingers through his hair. His muscles had relaxed, and his weight was on his elbows, but I slowly became aware of the tension in his body. It was the gift, slowly poking through my heady emotions.

Charlie’s lips grazed my cheek and then found mine. He kissed me softly, sweetly. "Don't forget this."

I touched his jaw. "I don't think I ever could."

"Promise me," he said, seeming to not hear me as he lifted his head. His gaze snagged with mine. "Promise me you won't forget this, That no matter what happens tomorrow, the next day, next week, you won't forget this-forget that this was real."

“I promise.” I couldn’t look away, “I won't forget."

“Good,” he smiled against my lips, “Because I plan on doing this again and again and-“

“You do and I’ll die,” I argued, “Once every two days sounds good.”

“Every two days?!?” His eyes widened, “Everytime I look at you, I get so hard it’s painful, and you expect me to wait two days? What am I supposed to do?”

“Sounds like a you problem.”

“Am I supposed to see you from across the room and work my hand down myself? Hot and hard and desperate for you but forced to wait?” The idea of him pleasuring himself sent a shiver down my spine, “Do I have to muffle my groans and resist the urge to pull you onto my lap and take you-“

I swung my leg over and hoisted up onto his lap, “Shut up.”

“Did I really just turn you on by twisting your own words?”

“Shut up!” I pressed my lips against his once more, unable to wipe the grin off my face as I pulled him closer.

#fanfic #tom cruise #romance #charlie babbitt #rain man #smut

[aortaargent]

this is stupid levels of fun and I must disclaim that zero (0) thought goes into this I just throw them into spots that feel right like blindfolded darts

#alignment #nathan algren #les grossman #charlie babbitt #cole trickle #claus von stauffenberg #mitch mcdeere #stef djordjevic #ray ferrier #john anderton #jack (legend) #tom cruise

[old-movies-stuff]

Rain man - 1988

#old movie #rain man #rain man 1988 #1988 #brother #brothers #tom cruise #dustin hoffman #charlie babbitt #Raymond babbitt #crime

[huntmavs]

tom cruise as charlie babbitt kicking, punching and screaming “son of a bitch” reaction vid

#tom cruise #tiny man screaming crying shaking and throwing up #when he screamed son of a bitch I felt that #charlie babbitt #rain man #reaction video

[nade2308]

Mirror gifset bonus gif

@thethistlegirl @malewifebillcage

#charlie babbitt #rain man #tom cruise #my gif #tom cruise gif #my edit #mirror gifset #bonus gif

[maverickcalf]

charlie babbitt

My first impression: spoiled yuppie neurotypical man hates autistic brother, shouts a lot.

My impression now: Man with undiagnosed autism with understandable rage do to with his father, does actually learn to chill out and meet his brother where he is.

Favorite thing about that character: I like when he makes jokes :D

Least favorite thing: I don't like how he hurts raymond in the movie. Even if it isn't a lot of force... It makes me sad. Glad he learns to not do that anymore.

Favorite line/scene: The line read "You're the Rain Man?" And just the look of wonder on his face.

Favorite interaction that character has with another: When Charlie and Raymond dance!

A character that I wish that character would interact with more: None, I am pleased with what we got.

Another character from another fandom that reminds me of that character: uhhh can't think of any at the moment.

A headcanon about that character: I can't remember if it was canon if he left home right at 16 or stayed until he was done with highschool.... but I think he only has a GED but he only got one when he wanted to start a business.

A song that reminds of that character: None.

An unpopular opinion about that character: He is autistic and has a lot of internalized ableism. He doesn't just start using Raymond for the cards, he is just desperate and it should be seen as a step backward.

Favorite picture:

#charlie babbitt #roch

[rabbit-ina-trenchcoat]

rain man

#rain man #rain man 1988 #charlie babbitt #raymond babbitt #tom cruise #dustin hoffman #i hope. this alt text is good i havent done it in a while

[fuddlewuddle]

Sometimes I wonder how random a pairing I can write, and think my contribution from today is probably a contender

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43696608

Summary:

Vinny (Miles Teller in Bleed for This) is at home trying to recover from a car accident. His friend Charlie (Tom Cruise in Rain Man), flies across the country to look after him. Vinny wonders what the hell is going on, and whether it's possible to die of humiliation.

These two boys together based on pretty much nothing 🤣

If anyone reads it, you have my thanks.

#my fics #tom cruise #miles teller #bleed for this #rain man #vinny pazienza #charlie Babbitt

[kairukitsuneo]

My movie night (Week 4) [Just Dance] Charlie Babbitt & Raymond Babbitt Ren & Willard

#my movie night #week 3 movie night #my arts #fanarts #kairukitsuneOart #digital arts #doodles #Charlie Babbitt #Raymond Babbitt #Rain Man 1988 #Ren #Willard #Footloose 2011 #crossover art #my Tom Cruise watchlist #my Miles Teller watchlist #I watched these movies on 13 Dec 2022 #Only to realise 16 Dec 2022 is 34 anniversary for Rain Man #Rain Man is so emotional and I cried at the end #Charlie is easily frustrated at things that don't go his way so it was so unexpected to see Charlie being patience with his brother #I also cried at the Hot water bathtub scene #It was so sweet to see Charlie teach Raymond how to dance #TC is so sexy by the window during no going out day when it is raining #I thought MT character gonna be a bully at Ren #They became best friends (cry) #Willard sweet summer child you don't know how to dance????? #Willard wearing that farmboy overalls with that green cap like Luigi without moustache!!! (im sorry) #Ren & Willard at car washing scene so adorable #Willard learning to dance montage is so cute and sexy #Ok I will try revise the older Footloose 1984 for tribute

[imbadatwrighting]

Charlie Babbitt is so babygirl. Idk what y’all say it’s the truth 🤷‍♀️

#Charlie Babbitt #rain man #I love young Tom Cruise #Babygirl #I don’t know whether I wanna be Charlie Babbitt’s sister or girlfriend #Give me a chance #x reader #tom cruise

[t0mcruize123]

Stuck with you

Part two🎀🫶

Part two of my Charlie Babbitt story🌝 I loved writing this part ngl I’m a sucker for enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes😭 spoiler alert: there’s a one bed trope so prepare yourself for some hot arguing yet again🫵🎀

~Part two~

Charlie rushed towards the elevator, the whole time mumbling to himself whilst I rolled my eyes. I was still only wearing a towel but I was too annoyed to care as I joined Charlie and he pushed the button. Part of me still wondered if he was playing some elaborate joke but he seemed more pissed off than me - pacing the tiny area and cursing loudly.

“That’s not helping anybody.”

He threw his hands up, “What is with you constantly picking at everything I do?!”

Part of me found it entertaining but I was never going to admit that. A crease drew between my brow as the elevator pinged and the doors slowly parted. Charlie practically sprinted to the front desk and I awkwardly followed behind him.

“There seems to be a problem with our rooms,” Charlie cut in with a furrowed brow, “We were both placed in room 101?”

The old man behind the counter looked down at me in my towel and I shifted behind Charlie with narrowed eyes, “One of us will need another room.”

He cleared his throat, “I’m sorry but this hotel is fully booked. You were probably placed in the same room so that there was enough for every person on the plane.”

Charlie’s eyes widened, “There’s got to be one other room! Me and Ray will take anything, well…actually no, she should leave!”

“Me?!” My voice rose to match his level and I didn’t fail to notice the heads swinging our way, “It was mine first!”

“But there’s one of you, and two of us.”

“Excuse me,” the old man interrupted with a thin smile, “Due to the airlines emergency, there are simply no other rooms available. You’ll have to share or find another hotel.”

My heart thundered as Charlie leaned forward, “How far is the next hotel?”

“An hour away,” he stated simply.

“An hour,” Charlie scoffed, “It’s nearly midnight and my brother is already sleep. We can’t travel an hour in the car, a tired Ray will drive me insane.”

He looked at me expectantly and I frowned, “I don’t have a car either. I’m not going anywhere until tomorrow.”

“Well that’s just so amazingly helpful you see, as me and Ray are already leaving tomorrow as well!” I stepped back as he yelled, “You’re not solving anything!”

“It’s one fucking night,” I snapped and the old man paled, “Pull yourself together. We’ll sleep in separate rooms and after tomorrow you’ll never see me again. Okay?”

Charlie folded his lips together in a tight line, “Fine.” He glared at the man, “Thanks for your help I guess.”

Did he have to be rude to every other human being he came across? We trudged back into the elevator and stood in uncomfortable silence.

“Your towel isn’t on properly,” the corner of his lip lifted as the elevator doors pinged open.

“It’s-“ I looked back at the mirror and gasped at the sight of my entire back on display.

My

entire

back side.

Hastily I wrapped the towel around myself though it wasn’t going to do anything now. Shoving past Charlie, I rushed into our room and headed for the second bedroom, “Fuck you Charlie! Could you not have said anything before now?!”

He shrugged lamely from the other side of the door, “Didn’t notice till then.”

“You dick!” I quickly got changed and stormed back out, “What is your problem?”

“My problem? My problem is that there’s one fucking bed which means you’re going to get a comfortable sleep whereas im going to lie on the stiff couch and have a sleepless night!” He blew it in a quick breath, “The whole world doesn’t revolve around you.”

“Stop thunking everyone is out to get you Babbitt, your complaining is going to drive me fucking insane,” I slumped down onto the bed, “Go to sleep on the couch. You seem like you need it.”

He mumbled something to himself as he flopped down onto the couch and punched his pillow. He was so aggressive all the time would it kill him to relax? He ran a hand through his unkept dark hair and turned off the lamplight.

“Me and Ray are up and out of here by 7am.”

“Fantastic,” I groaned and turned over. Part of me hated Charlie but the other half hated myself for still being attracted to him even after everything. There was no denying that he was good looking and don’t get me wrong, his personality was shit but his appearance almost balanced him out.

Did that make me a bad person?

After a few minutes of tossing and turning, Charlie quietly mumbled, “Are you still awake?”

“Yeah,” I huffed and rubbed at my eyes, “I can’t sleep.”

“I thought you said you were exhausted?”

“I thought you said you didn’t want a sleepless night?”

“Touché,” he yawned, “I’ve just got too much on my mind.”

My pulse raced as I stared up at the ceiling. I truly didn’t know anything about Charlie except that he argued in public places. He had to have some good traits though I mean - he was looking after his brother and clearly cared for him in some weird way. No true dickhead would care for someone like that.

“Do you wanna play a game?” I asked quietly. Charlie was clearly stressed out about being late for LA and I hadn’t exactly made things easier for him. Maybe if we both relaxed we’d see that we were more alike than we realised and he wasn’t too bad.

Maybe.

“Sure,” he replied in uncertainty, “What did you have in mind?”

I thought about it for a moment, “Truth or dare?”

“That’s what you have in mind?”

“I haven’t got any other ideas! Plus it’ll help me get to know you better.”

There was a long moment of silence before he murmured, “Truth.”

I propped myself up with my elbow, “Do you…have any weird fantasies?”

Charlie choked on a chuckle and I couldn’t help but laugh quietly at his surprise. I could hear the smile in his voice as he replied,

“Of course you want to know about my sex fantasies.”

“I never mentioned sex!”

“What other fantasies are there?”

“I don’t know,” I sighed, “Romantic ones? Like carrying a lady off into the sunset or something?”

“Yeah no,” he cut in, “And even if I did have a sex fantasy id never tell you.”

“I’ll find out one way or another,” I smiled in the darkness though he couldn’t see me, “Truth or dare?”

“No it’s my turn to ask you. Now truth or dare.”

I rolled my eyes and he murmured, “If you keep doing that they’re going to get stuck facing your brain.”

I sat up, “How can you see me?”

“I can’t but I know you well.”

“After one day?”

“You’re surprisingly easy to read.”

Yeah right. Charlie knew nothing about me except what I’d allowed him to see.

“I pick truth.”

“Alright then…okay um what kind of man do you find attractive? You can be honest, it’s fine, I’m just curious,” he drew in a long breath.

“I’m not telling you, it’s private like your sex fantasies,” I quipped.

“Oh come on, just give me something.”

I sighed reluctantly at his pleas, “Fine…I Like my men with green or brown eyes, nice arms, a nice back-“

“Nice back?!” He exclaimed.

“Yes, I’d like him to have a nice back,” I explained, “What’s wrong with that?”

“It’s weird, why would their back matter-“

“I’m not getting into details with you.”

“Well then do another truth because your answer was awful.”

I scoffed, “You’re really sucking the fun out of this game, you know that?”

“Truth,” he ignored me, “What was the first thing you noticed about me at the airport?”

“You mean besides from your loud opinion and obnoxious look and unhelpful attitude-“

“Answer the question like a normal person,” he huffed quietly and feigned another yawn.

“Okay…,” I thought back to when I’d turned around at the airport to see Charlie behind me, “Your brow was furrowed and your eyes…your eyes were glaring at Ray and they were bright green. And with the sunlight slanting through the open window, they had specks of gold in them.”

He paused for a long moment and I worried if I’d said too much, “The first thing I noticed was your skin.”

My eyes widened, “My skin?!”

“It’s a nice shade of brown,” he defended, “Well I have to admit it was your body. You have a wonderful figure but then you started talking and ruined the whole package.”

He barely dodged the pillow I threw at him from across the room, “As if you’d ever get my package.”

“We’ll see about that,” he chuckled quietly, “I also liked your lips. They’re perfect hearts and a perfect natural shade.”

My heart pounded so loudly I wondered if he heard it, “Really?”

“I just don’t like the shit that comes out of them.”

I had no more pillows to throw at him and he knew it.

“I’m sorry I yelled at you,” he mumbled quietly.

“At which part?”

“All of it,” he admitted and for a moment he actually sounded guilty, “I’ve just been having a really crappy week and Ray makes things so difficult…it doesn’t excuse me getting mad at you though.”

The corner of my lip lifted, “I’m sorry for yelling as well. I was just worried for Ray.”

“I don’t blame you, I’m a shitty brother.”

“No shitty brother would care for Ray as much as you do,” my voice softened, “You love him, I’ve seen it.”

“I don’t know about that, I barely know the guy.”

I sat up, “What?”

“It’s…it’s complicated. Raymond inherited millions of dollars from our father and I was completely cut out of the picture so…”

“So…?”

“So we’re travelling to LA so I can get custody over him.”

“That’s…” my first thought was to say sweet but a sudden thought raced through my mind, “You only want custody so you can control the money. Don’t you?”

I took his silence as an answer. Anger simmered within me as I glanced at Raymond’s shut bedroom door, did he even know he was being dragged all the way to LA just to lose all his money? Did he even understand the concept of money?

“I don’t expect you to understand,” he shrugged, “Ray won’t know how to use all that money, I mean- he doesn’t even know what money is! I plan to use some of it for my business, and I know this isn’t morally right but…it’s what I need right now. I need this more than Ray.”

“But why would your father leave you with nothing?” I questioned, trying to understand the whole situation. To be honest, I sympathised with Charlie for being left with nothing whilst his brother inherited millions it- it wasn’t fair at all, his father sounded like a dick. But to travel so far just to gain custody…I understood why he was doing it but I’d never be able to go through with it myself.

“Again it’s…complicated,” he sighed, “We never had the best relationship.”

“I’m sorry to hear that,” and I really was. Charlie wasn’t as bad as I’d originally thought and he didn’t deserve such a tough time.

“It’s not your fault,” he gave me a small smile, “I really am sorry for being so hard on you.”

“I get it, I wasn’t exactly the sweetest either,” i laughed quietly, “So you’re heading to LA in a car?”

“Yep, gonna be the hardest three days of my life,” he chuckled humourlessly, “What about you? Why are you going to LA?”

“It’s my sisters wedding,” I clapped my hands together excitedly, “ive never actually met the husband to be, because we live so far but she says he’s wonderful.”

“ ive never been to a wedding,” he paused for a few seconds, “How are you going to get there?”

Embarrassment flared at my cheeks though he couldn’t see me in the dark room, “By car, just like you.”

“You have a car?”

“No, not at all but I’ll find one.”

“You’ll find a car by tomorrow?”

“What, is it hard?”

“For someone like you probably not,” he flashed a smile, “But it might take a while. I would offer you a ride with us to LA, but I think Ray might actually drive you insane.”

“I could never burden you like that,” I shook my head, “and for the record, Ray wouldn’t drive me insane, but it’d be entertaining to see you slowly go crazy in the span of three days.”

“Oh I don’t know about that, Ray can make anybody crazy.”

I stifled my laughter and glanced at Ray’s door, “I…I could pay you. To take me to LA.”

“You don’t-“

“I can’t just take the free ride when we started out so badly,” I argued, “It’s the least I could do. I’ll pay you £300.”

“£300?!” His voice rose.

“£100 everyday isn’t enough?”

“It’s more than enough,” he stilled to think about it for a long moment, “And I could use the money.”

“Then it’s settled.”

“I’m not sure about it though, I really don’t mind driving you for free.”

“With Ray in the back seat and us arguing, you’re going to need the money. Trust me,” I smiled, “You’ll mind when we get on the road.”

“You know me well.”

“We’re just getting along right now, but I’m sure tomorow will be a different story.”

“I hope not, I like you a lot more when you’re not screaming for me to shut my mouth and locking me out of the bathroom.”

I rolled my eyes, “And I like you a lot more when you’re not causing a scene in crowded areas and letting me embarrass myself half naked.”

He choked on his laughter, “Sorry about that one.”

“Total dick Move.”

“Well we’re officially starting a new chapter,” he shuffled towards the end of my bed and outstretched his hand, “I’m Charlie Babbitt.”

“Such a pleasure to meet you,” I shook his hand firmly and felt sparks shooting up my arm at his touch, “Now I dare you to go to sleep.”

A smile touched his lips as he settled back onto the couch. Closing my eyes, I pulled the covers back over my body and tried to fall asleep, though it was hard to when Charlie was so close.

And snoring loud enough to wake up the whole hotel.

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