Author's Note:
Okay people! I am going to try this again! I am about to have another surgery so I will have some down time coming up and I have been just itching to write another Charloe story! I really hope to have better luck with this one! Last time I attempted it I had watched the show and lost all inspiration after what they did to our Bass :(
Reviews really do help me write, so feel free to leave me a comment and I will try to reply! Also, this is unbeta'd so if you wanna point out mistakes I will try to get them fixed!
I know the intro is short, but the 1st chap will be up today!
The war was finally over. It had taken over six months, but Texas won by the skin of their teeth. They had all played their part; Rachel, Priscilla, and Aaron spent the summer in Idaho, doing whatever their brilliant minds do, while Miles, Bass, and Charlie fought "for" Texas. The word is used loosely however because they fought less for Texas and more with Texas. Not working under them, more like leading the charges because, while Texas had gotten really good at patrolling its borders and nabbing thieves, leading battles really was more a Matheson/Monroe thing. Sebastian Monroe was officially pardoned by the state of Texas due to his "sacrifice and leadership" in the battles against the Patriots. No one of the 'Justice League'—as Aaron has taken to calling their rag tag band of freedom fighters—knows for sure how much the Texan government truly understands of what was happening in Idaho, and how much their asses were truly saved, but as they don't like to dwell on it themselves, they really haven't bothered to go into too much detail with them. There is still quite a bit of unrest amongst the people after too many battles pressing far too close to home, but things are slowly getting back to normal, or, as normal as things get these days.
Somehow they all ended back up in Willoughby… if you ask Rachel it is because it's where she grew up and where Gene stayed behind when the war started. Miles went back because Rachel was there. Charlie went because she had no one else, though she was far less enthused. Bass followed as well, because his only remaining home was wherever Miles was…only he was slowly beginning to realize that he no longer was his go to Matheson.
The first time he made her smile, a genuine, full blown Charlie smile, he knew he was a goner. She took his heart for sure right then and there. For once she wasn't smirking at him for doing something to piss off Miles or getting kicked by that damn horse she loves so much. She smiled at him because he genuinely made her happy and he decided that is what he wanted to do every day for the rest of his life… but he should have known his life was never that easy.
I know it is not a whole lot to go off of, but especially after I get the first chapter up, let me know if I should keep going!
Much love,
Ash