Author's Note- Hey guys, thank you so much for all your lovely reviews for Special Gift, so as a thank you, here is the follow up to it and this one will have chapters, I keep getting new ideas hehe.

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SHE SAID...

CHAPTER 1

Charity stopped dead and turned back to face Chas who was standing behind her.

"I can't do it."

"What? Why not?"

"Franks' just walked in." Charity hissed.

"So?"

Charity's green eyes widened.

"So I don't really want to do this in front of the man who I'm sure hates me and definitely does not want me marrying his daughter."

Chas rolled her eyes.

"So take Vanessa somewhere private."

Charity nodded but she still looked nervous as she played with the box in her hands.

"Yeah...ok. Good idea."

Charity sighed as she pocketed the ring then wiped one sweaty palm then the other on her jeans.

Why was she so nervous?

Surely Vanessa would say yes.

But obviously there was always that lingering doubt in the back of her mind telling her that she could say no for some reason.

Sod it, she'd just have to try.

"Ness? Babe?" Charity called, hating the tremor in her voice.

Vanessa looked up at her girlfriend.

"Can you er, can you come outside with me for a bit?"

"Why?" Vanessa asked, a slightly confused frown on her face.

"I just er...I fancy a walk and wondered if you wanted to come with me."

Vanessa shrugged.

"Yeah...ok, sure."

Charity forced a smile and went to grab her coat.

Once they were clear of the pub, Charity started walking towards the bridge. It was far enough away from the village so hopefully they wouldn't be disturbed and it seemed like a nice place to propose...sort of.

Vanessa linked arms with Charity as they walked side by side.

"It's not like you to go for walks. If it's more than five minutes away you have to take the car." Vanessa joked lightly.

Charity gave an embarrassed laugh and nodded in agreement.

"So what's the reason?" Vanessa asked.

"Reason for what?" Charity asked, slightly distracted.

"The walk."

"Oh I just...I fancied some fresh air and I wanted to talk to you." She added awkwardly.

"Ok. So what do you want to talk about?"

Crap. She hadn't thought that one through.

Charity tried to think quickly but it was hard when she had the constant reminder of the ring in her pocket.

"Charity?" Vanessa pushed.

"Right...oh yeah, er, well you know how you were saying that Pearl doesn't like the new system?"

"Yeah..."

"So how's that going?"

Vanessa stopped walking and turned to face Charity instead.

"Ok, you're acting really weird, what is going on with you?"

"Nothing. Can't a girl just ask about her girlfriend's vet...things?" She said with a forced smile.

Vanessa narrowed her eyes.

"You tell me what's going on right now or I'm going back to the village."

"When we get to the bridge, yeah, I'll tell you, I swear."

"No. Now."

"It's just up there, we'll be there in no time-"

"Goodbye Charity." Vanessa said as she turned away from the taller blonde.

"Alright!" Charity snapped.

Vanessa stopped and walked back up to her, folding her arms and looking at her expectantly.

"Well?"

Charity sighed and pulled the small box out of her pocket.

"I wanted to do this properly but you just can't wait you, can you?"

"Do what properly?"

Charity handed the box to Vanessa as though she were giving her a belated birthday card and not an engagement ring.

"What is it?"

"Well open it and you'll know won't you?" Charity said in that sweet-sarcastic way of her's.

Vanessa opened the box and stared at the ring.

Her mouth dropped open and she looked up at Charity.

"This is why I wanted to wait until we got to the bridge..."

"Are you...?"

Charity nodded.

"Yes Ness, I am asking you to marry me." She said with a roll of her eyes.

Charity liked to act cool and calm and but inside she was more scared than ever. Vanessa could laugh at her, she could say no. She could say it was too soon and think Charity was crazy but Charity had to know.

She wanted a future with Vanessa and she hoped that Ness wanted the same.

"Charity I..."

"So is that a yes then?"

"This is just so unexpected...I never thought that you-"

"Oh come on Ness, yes or no! Don't leave a girl hanging!"

"Yes! Of course it's a yes!" Vanessa exclaimed, throwing her arms around Charity and holding her tightly, her whole body vibrating with excitement.

Charity couldn't stop smiling as she hugged Vanessa back even tighter.

When they pulled apart, Charity took the ring and slipped it onto Vanessa's finger.

"So we're really doing this then?" Charity said, unable to keep the bright smile off her face.

Vanessa nodded her head.

"We really are. I am going to marry you Charity Dingle."

"Oh no you're not."

Both women turned at the sound of Frank's voice.

He stood there, staring at his daughter and at the woman she loved, in shock.

"You can't be serious."

Vanessa straightened.

"We are."

"Vanessa think about it-"

"I have and I-" She paused, stopping herself until she looked back at Charity and then focused on her dad again. It was time to be honest.

"I love her, dad."

"You can't honestly think this will last, do you? Vanessa look at her track record. she's no good for you."

"Er, I think Vanessa decides who's good for her. You didn't exactly turn me down now, did you Frankie boy?" Charity added just to remind him that he had cheated and wasn't exactly Mr Perfect himself.

Frank ignored her and looked at his daughter, his eyes held that pleading look she was so used to.

"Vanessa, please. Don't do something you know you're going to regret. She's not..."

"She's not what?" Vanessa barked.

"She's not serious about you. How can she be? It's all nice and new to her now but she'll get bored. She does it all the time."

Vanessa started seething with rage and her hands clenched into fists at her sides.

"You don't know her like I do. She's different when she's with me. She's-"

"She'll hurt you." Frank cut in.

Charity went back to that day she had pushed Vanessa and Vanessa had sprained her wrist because of it.

She then reached down to one of Vanessa's tightly closed fists and linked their fingers together.

"I've hurt her too dad. It happens."

"Vanessa-"

Vanessa started pulling Charity towards the bridge, where Charity had originally intended to propose.

"I've heard enough dad. Now I'm going to spend some quality time with my fiancee. If you've got a problem with that, you know what you can do."

Frank watched Charity and Vanessa walk away, hand in hand.

Vanessa was head over heels. She did love Charity but Charity was trouble, everyone said as much.

No, he wouldn't stand by and let his daughter be hurt by this woman.

If Vanessa wouldn't listen to him, well...he'd just have to try something else.

Author's Note- Ok first chapter up. So just what is Frank planning to do and just how unbreakable is Charity and Vanessa's bond?

Chapter two will be uploaded soon.

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