<span style="color: #FF0000">Carlos eyed the Erin's hair, fighting the temptation to twirl one end of it with his finger. "Right, I forget, you're anything but boring," he said, grinning at her.<br/><br/>She finally grabbed all her things and said her farewell. Carlos smiled at the redhead, waving goodbye himself with only two fingers, his typical way of waving to people. "Bye Erin! I'll see ya soon."<br/><br/>He watched her walk away, distracted by her red hair to do anything else. She suddenly turned around, catching him still staring at her, and offered her encouragement for the play. He responded with a smile, nod, and a wink. He had the odd impulse to run up to her and lift her onto his shoulders. Weird impulses weren't new to him, but this particular one felt stranger in that it felt wrong and right at the same time. The thought brought him back to reality.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Damn, Cass is probably waiting for me,</span> he thought, biting his lip and chewing on it.<br/><br/>Quickly shaking his head from the giddiness of having met Erin, he began to walk towards the market to pick up a tub of ice cream. He checked his phone on the way and responded to Cassandra's message: "I was actually craving Italian, you freaky psychic. I'm running a bit late, but I'm on my way to pick up the ice cream and I'll be there soon."<br/><br/>He put on a light jog to the store, powerwalked his way around it, and headed for Cassandra's place. He knew the door would be unlocked for him; the hinge was stuck somewhat, so when people tried to open it they were met with the same resistance as if it was locked, unless they knew how to work it. Carlos slid his license in between the hinge and the door frame and pushed it open with a firm but slow movement.<br/><br/>Cass was napping on the couch, looking more angelic than usual. Erin's visage flashed into his mind momentarily, and he shut his eyes instinctively even though the image was inside his head. <span style="font-style: italic">I'm not sure I know what I'm getting myself into</span>, he thought.<br/><br/>Shaking the doubts from his mind, he quietly padded his way over to Cass, climbing onto the couch by stepping in the small spaces he had left on either side of her legs. He put his hands down so that he was in a push up position right on top of her and slowly let his body fall onto hers. He put a hand on the back of her head, playing with her hair for a bit before planting a few kisses on her neck to wake her up.</span>