PART 2
I watch Vanessa's house all morning.
I want to see this Amanda come waltzing out of there like she's just been given the best shag of her life. Then I would know that Ness was well and truly done with me.
"It's your own fault you know."
I jump a little as Chas comes to stand next to me at the door.
"What is?" I mutter as she hands me a cup of coffee, my third to be honest. I want to be awake for this.
"You and Vanessa. You played it cool, did a few of your mind games and look where it's got you."
I roll my eyes but I know she's right.
"So...what do you suggest I do then?"
"Show her that you're serious."
"What?! I'm not serious about her, I just-"
"If you're not serious about her then why are we standing here at 7 o clock in the morning staring at her front door?"
I shrug.
Why am I standing here?
Why do I care so much about who Ness hooks up with?
I shouldn't care. We're just having fun. It means nothing.
Maybe I should turn around, go back inside and get my mind off of all this, whatever this is.
"I don't know...maybe I'm just bored." I mumble as I turn and go back inside the pub.
Chas follows me inside, shutting the door behind her.
In the back, I set my mug on the table and turn, my arms folded.
Chas is looking at me and I know she knows what I'm trying so desperately to hide.
"Buy her some flowers, write out a card, she looks like she'd be into all that sort of thing."
I nod my head slowly but the hearts and flowers thing has never really been my style.
"Oh I don't know. It's a bit full on all that, isn't it?"
Chas sighs.
"It's what she likes and if you don't do something Charity, you are going to lose her for good."
She leaves me with that while I'm sitting there wondering if I really should try what Chas suggested and see if it works. I guess anything is worth a try.
God knows I've made myself look stupid more times than I care to count so really, if this goes down the drain, then it'll just be another funny thing to think back on. I can just imagine it now; 'The time when Charity got romantic.'
I chuckle to myself as I picture it and it seems so unlike me, it makes me want to try it out for some reason.
It's not like I'm putting my heart on the line...except that's exactly what I'm doing but then if she likes it, falls for it even, I'll have won and I won't have to think about what could have or might've been because finally, I'll know.
Romantic gestures from me don't come easy, if at all and this time, she'll know. She'll know I'm serious...sort of, because let's face it, I'm not going to be able to do this with a straight face!
Ok, so this is it.
I'm standing outside the vets where I know Ness is working today and I'm holding a small bunch of roses and a box of heart-shaped chocolates.
A few of the locals are giggling at my expense and I shoot them a death glare before they go about their business.
I admit, I look daft. Standing here, heart racing as I hold up the roses and force a smile onto my face that's as fake as my politeness when I'm serving the punters behind the bar.
Before I'm ready, the door opens and Vanessa steps out.
She pauses when she sees me and I hold up the flowers and chocolates.
"Ta-da!" I say awkwardly and not as enthusiasticly as I'd originally planned and she knows it's forced.
Her eyes take on a bored look and she sighs.
"What are you doing now?"
"Well I bought these for you babe. Y'know...cause' I like you and an' all that."
She shakes her head brushes past me.
I'm shocked that she's just ignored me like that and my mouth hangs open before I realize that I should go after her.
"Er babe? Did you not hear me?"
"Yeah I heard you. I'm not interested in your games Charity."
I chase after her.
"Games? Babe, I'm not playing. I'm being dead serious 'ere!"
She stops and looks at me, a puzzled frown on her face.
"You are?"
"Yeah."
"Why?" She asks, after looking me up and down and probably thinking what a daft cow I look.
"Because when I saw you last night yeah, it made me realize, I don't want to see you with anyone else."
She rolls her eyes and I squeeze mine shut, knowing that didn't come out right.
"What I mean is that...oh look, I don't know what I mean! But I do know that doing all this-" I tell her, gesturing to the roses and chocolates -"It's not my style and if I'm doing it for you then that's got to mean something, right?"
Ness shrugs, hands in the pockets of her coat.
"I don't know...does it?"
My eyes widen.
My God she drives me insane!
"It's got to! Look at me! I look like a right idiot!" I shout, maybe a little too loudly.
A few heads turn in our direction and I glare at them to make them stop looking. It works.
Ness sighs and she looks straight at me.
"Are you serious? About us, I mean?"
I nod.
"I must be."
Vanessa nods her head as though she accepts it and then looks down at the flowers and chocolates in my hand.
She takes the heart shaped chocolates instead and gives me a small smile.
"Then you're going to have to try a lot harder than this."
And dammit if that's not one hell of challenge I want to take on.
Author's Note: Let the games begin hehe ;)
Part 3 will be with you soon
Thanks for reading x
