Summary: You were Carlos Sainz's PR manager & you expressed your interest in learning the Spanish language. Carlos was keen to teach you but he taught you something else in addition.
*Note: Story contains Spanish with translations included. I tried my best using the knowledge I have, I am in no way a native speaker
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"Ay cabrón, that's so unfair!" Carlos exclaimed as Charles scored the final goal, making him the winner of the Fifa match they were playing on the PS4.
"Alright boys, playtime is over. Carlos you have an interview with Sky Sports now, let's go." You say interrupting the boys's bickering.
As much as you felt bad for disrupting moments like these, duty calls. "Classic Y/N, saving your ass from losing to me again!" Charles said laughing.
Carlos spun around quickly, pointing a finger at him, "Oh I'm so destroying you next round!". Charles playfully held his hands up, faking an intimidated look.
As you & Carlos made your way down you were wondering, "hey Carlos, what does carbón mean anyway?".
Your cheeks flushed when Carlos began shaking with laughter at your seemingly innocent question. "Why are you laughing? It's not something dirty is it?" Your face getting hotter & hotter.
"No, no, don't worry. I was just taken aback by the suddenness of your question. It means bastard but in a friendly, teasing way." He explained simply. "Why, you wanna learn Spanish?" He teased.
"Well, I kinda know the basics, but nothing too complex so it wouldn't hurt a few more words." You say. His eyes flashed with excitement, "you know.. I could always teach you.". Carlos was always excited to teach his friends Spanish, so you were unaware of Carlos's hidden intentions Thinking it was a nice offer you gladly accepted, "sure! it would be a great way to pass time during your breaks.".
You stopped outside the meeting room, checking if Carlos's appearance was camera ready. "But now interview time, so don't say anything stupid." You say, waving your finger in front of him with a serious look on your face. "No promesas." (No promises) He cheekily said, winking before turning around to meet with the interviewer.
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"Okay, so Ferrari video shoot at 3, training at 4 & then, oh wait, the photoshoot at 5 got cancelled." You say, looking at Carlos who responded with a grin. "Oh god why are you looking at me like that?" You say with a hint of nervousness.
"Let's do our Spanish lesson!" He bursted with enthusiasm. You completely forgot about that conversation from a few days ago. "Well, I mean we do have an hour. Why not?" You agreed. "Perfect, but I have one condition." He stated. You tilted your head, "that is?". "You have to call me Señor." He said with the dorkiest smile on his face. Your face turned a shade darker as you exclaimed, "no way!". Carlos's smile immediately turned upside down as he crossed his arms, "fine then no Spanish lessons for you."
You didn't want to address him like that, since it was a little unprofessional but at the same time, you wanted to spend quality time with Carlos. As much as you were going to regret it, the Spaniard really knew how to the make time go faster during slow hours at work. So, it wouldn't hurt to give in to his antics, right?
You groaned, pinching the bridge of your nose, "fine, we can have our Spanish lesson.". "Fine what?" he teased, leaning in closer to hear you say it. Your heart clenched tightly when you said "fine, Señor," earning an amused look from the driver.
"Bien! So you said you knew a little Spanish, give Carlos a taste," he started off.
You took a small breath before you started, "Hola?". Both of you stared at each other before breaking into fits of laughter, earning some strange looks from people walking by. Carlos grabbed his chest, a habit he did to calm his hysteria down.
"Well that's a good start. Okay, how about: ¿cómo estás?" (how are you?) he asked as you both started getting serious again.
"Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?" (Good, thanks. And you?) You replied, straightening your posture as you started to focus.
"Muy bien, especialmente ahora que estoy contigo," (Very good, especially now that I'm with you) Carlos flawlessly replied, keeping a straight yet intrigued expression as he analysed your face for your reaction.
Your eyebrows furrowed as you don't remember the words from the second half of his sentence. "Hm I got that you're very good but I don't know what you mean after that," you say with curiosity.
He slowly replied, "I said, I'm very good especially now that I'm with you.".
Your eyes silently widened & heartbeat quickened, did he actually mean that in a romantic way or am I just delusional. Before you could get anymore flustered, you tried to recover yourself by saying, "Oh wow so contigo means with you...". You nodded your head, attempting to cover your rattled appearance by pretending to seem interested in the lesson.
He chuckled lightly, entertained by your reaction. "Yep, wanna hear another sentence?" he asked with a smirk. You nodded, not able to verbally respond. "Sería mejor si fueras a cenar conmigo." He paused briefly before continuing, "which means it would be better if you would go to dinner with me.".
Your body was out of your control at this point as your cheeks reddened and body electrified, completely averting his intimidating gaze now. "U-um I don't see how that's useful in normal conversations." You started blabbering in embarrassment.
He chuckled before lifting a finger to connect with your chin so you could look into his eyes again. "It wasn't a teaching moment, cariño.." He muttered, eyes darkening as he met yours.
Your chest tightened, shocked by the close proximity of the situation you were in and how he was so unfazed by his actions. "I don't understand.." You trailed on, confused by Carlos's sudden flirting. He never showed signs of interest throughout your time together. I mean why would he? He was your boss. You always thought it was one-sided anyway.
"What's there to understand, I want to take you out to dinner Y/N," he repeated, removing his finger, seeing as you were genuinely surprised & starting to get worried that you may not feel the same.
As soon as his skin stopped being in contact with yours, your heart dropped. "Are you really, this is not some kind of joke right?" You asked, craving his touch.
His eyes widened, quickly shaking is head as he placed a hand on your knee, "No god, of course not. I'm serious, I've had feelings for you ever since you started interning here... but I didn't know if it was okay to act on them until now..".
"Until now?" You pressed on further, your demure image subsiding as you began to feel comfortable with his explanation. He saw you relaxing & felt relieved as he continued, "you became my PA & my attraction for you just grew stronger. This season especially made me realised I couldn't just push them away."
He looked at you with curiosity, trying to understand where you were standing. "Well to be honest, I have had feelings for you too. But you never showed any signs & with you being my boss, I thought it was one-sided." You began opening up to Carlos. His shoulders relaxed as he heard your explanation.
He started laughing lightly, "I can't believe we've felt this way for each other for such a long time & were too scared to tell each other.". You joined him, remembering all the times you used to overthink the little actions that he did to tease with you, now knowing he did it with purpose.
"Until now." You said, which he smiled to. "So what do you say hermosa (beautiful), dinner tonight?" He asks, slipping your hand into his.
You nodded your head smiling. "Sí!" You exclaimed, earning a excited look from Carlos.
