Ok, I haven't an IOTA where this is heading lol. Enjoy!! (Hopefully:D)
"Well, the verdict if you please" Charlie smiled at Roman who was standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. It was their six month anniversary and Roman was taking her out of town for the night.
Maybe tonight things will be different; I don't feel she lets me in enough. I do love her, I think.
"Wow, babe you really do look stunning!" Roman took her hand as she reached the final steps and enveloped her in his arms.
She was so gorgeous no one was denying that anyone in the town would be proud to say the beautiful Charlie Buckton was their girlfriend.
"Why thank you" Charlie beamed. "You don't scrub up too bad yourself, so where are we going tonight?" she enquired, ever so subtly releasing herself from his grip.
"I've got a table booked in the new Thai restaurant in town, and thenI have a suite booked for us in the Sunset, thought it'd be nice to get away for a night or so?" He smiled down at her.
"That'd be lovely, lets go" Roman bent down and lightly kissed the tip of her forehead, taking her hand in his, he lead the way out the door.
"Hey Nic, want 2 head out 2night? Charlie's gone away, u could stay here?=) xx"
Sounds like a good opportunity Ruby thought to herself, Charlie very rarely lets me out and definitely not if she thought it was to a club where there would be alcohol involved. She subconsciously giggled; there would definitely be both involved tonight!
Ruby was brought back to reality by her phone beeping;
"Sounds good 2 me! I wil b over soon, let the good times roll =P xx"
Ruby was just adjusting Charlie's shoes on her feet when she heard the doorbell. Must be Nic. She ran down the stairs grabbing hold of the banister to help her from falling over. As she opened the door she was greeted by a bottle of vodka and a giggling Nicole.
"Oh my God are you serious, where did you get this?" Ruby was in awe of her. "You are so lucky Charlie's not here tonight or she'd probably have you spending the night in the cell."
"Yeah well somehow I think she'll be too busy with Dad tonight." Nicole admitted. "Do you think they're getting serious Rubes?"
"I don't know really, sometimes I think maybe they are but, then other times I get the impression they're sort of… distant, you know like it's a bit forced or something?" Ruby confessed.
"Hey, lets get started on that vodka and I'll book a taxi, should be an interesting night ya think?" Ruby winked in her friend's direction.
They pulled up outside the club an hour later, both a bit worse for wear, they danced the night away until it was closing time and Nicole was no where to be seen, she'd disappeared a while earlier with this guy Trey from school. Ruby manoeuvred herself up onto a stool but the bar slouching against the countertop for support.
Whoa, I think I've had a little bit too much to drink she giggled.
"Are you ok, can I get you anything?" Upon hearing the friendly approach, Ruby tried to focus on where the voice was coming from.
"Heeeey, amm I don't know." Why am I laughing I can hardly speak she's going to think I'm such a tit.
The barmaid rested her elbows on the countertop, with her head on her right hand she took a sideways glance at the young girl in front of her. Drunken under agers, made this work some bit enjoyable.
"How about a glass of water?" she offered "It's always a safe bet, what's your name?" she smiled.
"I…I'm Ruby" Ruby grinned cheesily at the barmaid. "And you?"
"Joey" she handed the water over to Ruby, "Drink that up, it'll be a help in the morning!" she laughed at the expression on Ruby's face. She can't be more than seventeen.
"I cant find my friend" Ruby declared now close to tears, "and I don't know how to get home from here with no money, my moneys gone" she flopped her head forward onto the bar, "Ouch" she raised her head gingerly rubbing where she had banged it. Joey reached across the bar and rubbed Ruby's arm "Look don't worry about that, I'll be finished soon if you just stay put and drink the water, I'll drop you home then ok? Just don't move." She felt sorry for her, she was very drunk and vulnerable. It wouldn't take her long to finish up at the bar, it was almost empty. "Hey, Luke is it ok if I finish up? Little young one here who's fairly well on I'm gonna take her home."
"Yeah sure, thanks Joey, see you next week." He shouted from the cellar.
Joey moved to the other side of the bar and out her arm around Ruby "You ready?" Ruby stumbled causing Joey to instantly to garb her around the waist "Easy now! Here grab onto me, that's it." Once she'd safely gathered Ruby into the car and out on her safety belt she started up the engine. "What would your mother say if she seen you like this, or the cops for that matter?" Joey laughed.
My mother and the cops…
Ruby turned her head on the head rest to face Joey, blinking her eyes slowly. "Funny you should say that Joey" she took a deep breath and exhaled. "My sister is the Senior Constable in Summer Bay but I think she actually could be my mother. What am I saying all this for, I'm sorry" she sighed. "Ruby it's ok, you can talk if you want to talk, I don't mind" She smiled across at her. "So Joey where are you from?" drunken rambling, giving your life history to a complete stranger, nice one Ruby…
"Well I live just outside Summer Bay actually, renting a place about a half an hour from here, work in boats during the week, and then at the club at weekends… Is this it?" she asked pulling up outside the house to where Ruby had given her directions to.
"Yeah sure is, thanks so much Joey, don't know how I'd have gotten home otherwise"
Ruby genuinely appreciated what Joey had done, it wouldn't have gone down well with Charlie if she'd rang her to explain the situation, especially considering Nicole had gone home with Trey. Roman wouldn't be too impressed with that either.
"No problem, keep drinking the water ok, you'll appreciate it in the morning" She grinned in Ruby's direction, she really is a nice kid she thought.
Ruby stepped out of the car "Maybe I'll see you around sometime, thanks Joey." She closed the car door and made her way towards the front door fumbling for the keys in her bag.
Making her way down the hall she flopped down on her bed where thoughts of Charlie her sister/cop/mother were the last to enter her head before sleep claimed her.