Kiss with a Fist - Charlie/Adria
Ever since meeting on the set of Triple Frontier, Charlie and Adria's relationship had been an odd one - in which he went above and beyond in his efforts to get underneath her skin and she either took the bait or didn't, which in turn got under his skin. He wasn't sure what it was about the Latina woman that intrirgued him so but when he was with, or talking to, her, he became like the kid on the playground who used whatever tactics he could use to get her to notice him. When she didn't take the bait or fought back with some snarky comment, he wasn't sure if he wanted to push her further to keep her talking or just kiss her to shut her up.
To be honest, he enjoyed their time together and while he would never admit it out loud, the bickering back and forth between them was the best part of his day. He doubted she felt the same way but Charlie had accepted a long time ago that the bickering back and forth via texts had stopped feeling like mere annoyances and became something he looked forward too. That didn't mean he liked her or anything. She was still annoying and snarky and a thorn in his side that he'd been wanting to dig out for years but no matter how hard he tried, she remained there, burrowing just a little bit deeper, a permanent weapon ready to make her presence known whenever she wanted.
After getting the last text message from her saying she was on her way, Charlie jumped up and started straightening up the house - not because she was coming over, that wasn't it at all - but he just needed something to do to pass the time. He'd been meaning to do it the whole time and it was just coincidence that his want to do so fell at the same time he was expecting company. He changed into something more comfortable, again simply because he wanted too and not because of her, and sprayed just a brief spritz of cologne onto his wrists and neck just as the doorbell rang. He knew it wasn't her, it was too soon and he wasn't ready, but even as he sat down to eat his food, he kept checking his phone, hoping that she would get there soon. @arjonaadria