Hi all I'm back with a new story! I promise I'll finish a couple of the others soon but I have to post this... mega plot bunny syndrome, the first chapter is a little skew wiff so bare with me...
As usual I own diddly squat...
Chapter one
"Will you marry me?" Wyatt asked, his eyes full of hope as he opened the ring box.
Charlie's hand went to her mouth, "Yes. A thousand times yes."
He slid the ring on her finger then stood up with a huge grin, "I love you."
She draped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately for a moment, "I love you too." She whispered with a wry smile.
Wyatt and Charlie turned to his family who all clapped and smiled, Piper walked over and hugged Charlie, "Welcome to the family honey."
Charlie couldn't keep her eyes off her fiancée, a smile played across her lips as she caught his eye.
Fourteen months ago she'd been engaged to Chris but now, now she was with the man of her dreams.
Flashback:
Charlie picked up the bottle of champagne and walked to the back room to meet her fiancée, "Chris, you in here?"
Pushing open the door she froze in shock, there lay Chris and another woman twisted in the sheets of the fold-out bed.
The bottle dropped to the floor, glass and champagne went everywhere, Chris looked up and his eyes widened as he saw Charlie standing before them her bottom lip quivering. Pushing the woman off he said, "Charlie I can explain."
He got up, pulled his pants on and went to his fiancé, before he could touch her she backhanded him with such force he staggered backwards, "There's nothing you can say Christopher, nothing you can say to make this okay."
"Me and Bianca, it's just a one time thing."
"How long?"
"Cha-Cha…"
"How long?" she demanded, "How long have you been screwing this slut behind my back?"
"I'm not a slut!" Bianca interjected.
"You stay the fuck out of this!" Charlie growled.
Charlie pulled the engagement ring off her finger and threw it at the man before her, "It's over."
Charlie walked out of the back room and ran into Wyatt, "Woah, Charlie what's wrong?"
Wyatt saw Chris and Bianca come out of the room, "I'll take you home 'kay?" Wyatt asked. Charlie nodded, Wyatt looked at his little brother, You and I are going to have a long talk when I get back."
He orbed Charlie back to her place and sat her down on the bed, sitting in front of her he asked, "You okay?"
"It's over." She cried as she wrapped her arms around her best friend and cried, "He said it was a one time thing, like it was something he could explain it away…I could tell just by the look in his eyes. What did I do wrong Wy?"
"Nothing." He whispered as he laid her down on the bed, "It wasn't your fault."
"Will you stay with me?" she asked as she rolled over to face him.
"Yeah…" he kissed her forehead and held her until she fell asleep.
Wyatt and Charlie had been close friends their whole lives and as the weeks passed their relationship grew into something more.
Charlie kissed him, "Are you sure about this Cha-Cha? I mean it's only been three-"
She kissed Wyatt again, "I wouldn't do this if I wasn't sure Wy."
Wyatt grinned and as he kissed her again the whole room seemed to suddenly glow, "Woah…" she whispered, "That was awesome."
"You think that's good…" he laughed playfully as he rolled her onto her back, "This'll knock your socks off."
"Oh really?" she grinned.
"Really."
What followed was the most passionate night of love making either of them had ever experienced. From that point on the two were inseparable, Chris and Bianca had also stayed together and were engaged already.
Charlie didn't care anymore, she was with the man of her dreams and she was in love. She accepted that Chris and Bianca had found each other again and she liked to believe that she and Wyatt were meant to be as well.
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Christmas Day was the day Wyatt had planned to do it, he was going to ask his girlfriend Charlotte to marry him.
The day had been perfect, they had all met at P3 and set up the dinner as a surprise for the Charmed Ones and it had worked. The night had been perfect and now everyone had been making speeches after the roast dinner.
"I want to make a speech." Wyatt said as Chris sat down.
"Go on honey." Piper said.
"Will you stand up Charlie?" Wyatt grinned.
Nervous, Charlie stood up, "What are you doing?" she giggled.
"Charlie, you have been my friend since we were kids and as time progressed we've become something more and I don't think I could love you any more. You light up not only the room but my entire life when you smile and all I have to do is hold you and I know everything will be okay. I guess what I'm trying to say is…"
Wyatt got down on one knee and the families gasped, "Will you marry me?" Wyatt asked, his eyes full of hope as he opened the ring box.
Charlie's hand went to her mouth, "Yes. A thousand times yes."
He slid the ring on her finger then stood up with a huge grin, "I love you."
She draped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately for a moment, "I love you too." She whispered with a wry smile.
Wyatt and Charlie turned to his family who all clapped and smiled, Piper walked over and hugged Charlie, "Welcome to the family honey."
Charlie couldn't keep her eyes off her fiancée, a smile played across her lips as she caught his eye.
End flashback
"Wake up sleepyhead." Charlie giggled as she climbed on top of her fiancée.
Wyatt sleepily swatted her away and attempted to roll over, grabbing his arms she pinned them over his head and kissed him passionately.
Before she had time to react, mid kiss Wyatt rolled over and pinned her to the bed, "Hello." He grinned, "See what happens when you wake me up after you kept me out all night shopping for Christmas gifts?"
"I should do it more often." She said as he kissed her again, "Damn, a girl could get used to this."
"Don't worry…I think I can handle that."
"We have to summon your Grams today." She smiled, "It's the Handfasting ceremony tomorrow…Christmas eve."
Wyatt climbed out of bed, "After lunch…right now I think we need a shower."
Taking Charlie's hand he led her to the bathroom, walking downstairs they were greeted with grins from Wyatt's cousins, "Did you two have fun in the bathroom?"
Charlie blushed furiously, "That bad was it?
"We could here your giggling in our room." Prue teased.
"Wyatt! Charlie! Attic now!" Came Piper's voice from upstairs, taking Charlie's hand Wyatt orbed them upstairs, Piper grinned, "Hi sweeties."
"Hey mum."
"Hi Piper."
"So anyway, we figured that seeing as it's your wedding you should summon Grams." Piper said with a smile, "she'd want to meet the newest edition to her family."
Wyatt and Charlotte stood in front of the book of shadows as Piper and her sisters lit the candles.
"Hear the word, hear our cry
Spirits from the other side
Cross now the great divide
Blood to blood we summon thee
Blood to blood come to me."
Golden lights deposited the radiant figure of Penny Halliwell, "My darlings." She stepped out of the circle and hugged her grandaughters.
"Hi Grams." The sisters chorused.
"So why did you summon me?"
"Actually great-grams, Charlotte and I summoned you."
"Charlotte?" Penny cried as she looked upon the smiling woman, "I remember you when you were, what was it, about seven. You're all grown up! So is someone going to explain me being here?"
"Wyatt asked me to marry him." Charlie giggled, "And I said yes…it's for tomorrow…a Christmas eve hand fasting ceremony…our anniversary."
"Oh my darlings!" she laughed and hugged the two of them, "Now I have to talk to Charlotte alone for a minute, if you four don't mind?"
The others orbed out, "Didn't we go through this with Christopher?" Penny asked, still holding Charlie's hands.
"Yeah, but that all ended rather badly when I caught him in bed with Bianca. But Wyatt, my best friend in the whole wide world was there for me and hasn't left my side since…I love him."
"That's all I need to hear." She paused, "You can come back in now."
Wyatt and the Charmed ones sheepishly walked in the attic door, Wyatt went straight back to Charlie's side and wrapped his arms around her, resting his head beside hers.
"Love you." She whispered.
"You too honey."
Wyatt and Charlie decided to do things a little traditionally, Wyatt spent the night at Charlie's old apartment while Charlie spent the night in their room at the manor.
All the men were kicked out of the manor for the evening and stayed with Wyatt, Charlie was surrounded by the Halliwell matriarchs Penny and Patty Piper, Phoebe and their respective daughters; Melinda, Prue, Phyra and Penelope.
Charlie took a sip from her champagne glass, she couldn't believe this was happening; she was going to be Mrs. Wyatt Matthew Halliwell.
"Charlie honey, guess who showed up." Piper grinned.
Charlie looked up and saw her mother walk in the room, "Mum!" she cried, tears sprang to her eyes, "Thank you Piper!"
Charlotte's mother had died in a demon attack when she was sixteen, Charlie got up and hugged her mother tightly, "I love you so much." Charlie whispered in her mother's ear.
Turning she hugged her soon to be mother in-law, "Thank you so much Piper."
"You're welcome baby. Anything for you, you know that."
"Come on, I want you to-"
"Honey I already know them all."
Charlie blushed, "A little over enthusiastic I guess."
The women of both families set in for a night of giggles and drinking.
Walking along the rose petals Charlie walked into the kitchen the next morning, seeing no signs of life she began to cook a big breakfast. By the time the others arrived a full breakfast with strawberries, cream, pancakes, apple and orange juices.
"You're supposed to be relaxing!" Sephy Ramsey scolded teasingly.
"Did any of you relax?" she asked as she dipped one of the strawberries into the cream.
"I suppose not."
Charlie sat in front of the mirror as her mother brushed her long dark hair, "I always dreamt of this moment baby. The day my daughter got married."
As the day neared dusk Charlie slipped into her dress; she had chosen a long white wedding dress with a low neckline and the end of a sleeve hung delicately over her left hand leaving the right arm bare.
"You look like a goddess." Melinda sighed as Charlie's chocolate hair hung in loose curls that spilled over the white dress.
"That dress looks familiar." Piper mused.
"I thought I'd go a little ancient." She teased, "You know, the whole something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue."
"What about the something new?" Phyra asked.
"Got that covered." Paige called as she ran in the door carrying a small bag, "Wyatt got me to put this on lay-by for you."
Charlie unwrapped the package and tears came to her eyes as she pulled out the sapphire bracelet. She saw the note underneath, as her mother put the bracelet on her right wrist she read it, something pretty, something new, something blue, something just because I love you. Wish I could be with you right now but I'll see you soon…Love Wyatt.
"Oh." She cried, "That's so sweet."
Penny looked out the window and saw Leo, Chris, Wyatt, Cole, Richard and Victor orbed in all dressed in their suits.
"I think it's time." Penny said, "the boys are here."
A barefoot Charlie ran to the window, "Oh my god!" she turned around to the girls, "How do I look?"
"Amazing." The all reassured her.
"Is Victor okay with walking me down the aisle?" She asked.
A knock came on the backdoor, Piper opened it to see her father standing there, "Come in Daddy."
Victor kissed his daughter's cheek and walked inside and instantly smiled at his soon to be, granddaughter in law, "Hello Charlotte."
"Hi Victor, it's nice to see you."
The girls all looked at Charlotte, "We'll see you outside honey." Her mother smiled as all the Halliwell women left the house.
She leant against the counter, "I'm so nervous."
"Don't worry Charlie," Victor gave her a reassuring hug, "You'll be fine."
Charlie heard the music start and Victor took her arm and they walked outside, Wyatt and Chris stood with mouths agape, the same though was running through their minds was the same as Melinda, Charlotte Ramsey looked like a goddess.
She walked up and stopped beside Wyatt and looked at Penny, who began the ceremony.
"We are gathered here today to unite two souls as one. Do you, Wyatt Halliwell, and Charlotte Ramsey, join us here of your own free will to acknowledge the eternal bond shared by both of you."
"I do." Wyatt said.
"I do." Charlie added.
"You may face each other, join hands." Wyatt and Charlie did as they were told, "Wyatt you may recite your vows."
"Charlie, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I was afraid that you were too good to be true, that maybe I didn't deserve someone so pure and beautiful and loving as you are. But here we are surrounded by the people that we love the most and I feel so proud, and so blessed to be your husband. Charlie, I was born to love you and I always will."
"Charlotte…"
"Wyatt, at six you were my first kiss; the moment your lips touched mine I had a vision and saw this moment, at six I knew we'd be together. My best friend, my lover, my everything, we've shared so much over the years, you held me when my mother died." She paused for a second, tears welled up in her eyes. Wyatt gave her hand a squeeze and smiled reassuringly, "When I think I can't love you anymore than I already do, you do something and find a way to make me love you more. All I am is yours…I was born to love you."
"Here before witnesses, Wyatt and Charlotte have sworn their vows towards each other. With this cord, I bind them to those vows."
Penny loosely tied a silver rope around their hands.
In unison Wyatt and Charlie said, "Heart to thee, body to thee, always and forever, so mote it be."
"So mote it be."
"So mote it be."
Wyatt leant forward and kissed his wife, night had fallen and as they looked up the clouds disappeared and the moon and stars shone brightly.
"My wedding gift." Chris whispered, in Wyatt's ear, knowing how much both Wyatt and Charlie loved the night sky.
