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Part 3

To be honest, sending Charity home hadn't helped Vanessa either. She was just as fired up as Charity was and as she lay, tossing and turning in bed, she had to grip the covers so tightly to stop herself from calling Charity back.

Her phone was resting on the bedside table and Vanessa's eyes went to it instantly. Maybe should text her. Tell her she was wrong and wanted Charity to come back and then they could do all those things that Charity silently promised her they would do every time they got together.

But then if she did that, Charity would be getting her own way; she would be getting what she wanted and Vanessa had promised her that she would be different this time so she had to stick to her guns, even if it meant not getting a good night's sleep and missing the taller blonde terribly.

Charity couldn't sleep either so she was up and walking aimlessly around the pub.

She was annoyed that Vanessa had left her in such a state.

Wasn't the vet feeling the same? Didn't she need to scratch that itch?

Charity knew Vanessa had been turned on, she could see it in her eyes but then she'd gone and sent Charity home and she had been livid. No one rejected her, no one!

But Vanessa had, hadn't she?

Charity sighed and sat down at one of the tables, staring at the wall for what felt like ages.

"Charity?"

The blonde looked up to see her best mate standing there, arms folded and a surprised expression on her face.

"What are you doing down here?"

Charity shook her head.

"I don't know...thinking?"

Chas walked over to her and looked down at her friend, seeing Charity wasn't too happy.

"I take it things didn't go well with Vanessa then?"

"No they did. That's what I don't get."

"What do you mean?" Chas asked, well she basically snapped it because she was annoyed at being woken up by Charity moving around so late at night.

"Well, I told her how I felt and then we went upstairs, well halfway anyway, and then she sent me home."

Chas raised an eyebrow.

"She sent you home?"

Charity nodded.

"She said something about me 'having to learn that I can't have everything my own way.'" Charity explained with a sigh.

Chas bit back a grin.

"So you're down here, riled up, because Vanessa wouldn't sleep with you?"

"Pretty much, yeah."

"I hate to say it Charity but Vanessa's got a point."

The blonde frowned.

"Come again?"

Chas sat down opposite her best friend and tried to be subtle but Charity was never good with cryptic talks so it was best to be straight forward with her.

"Well everyone you've been with, you've got what you wanted, when you wanted it."

"Yeah, and?"

"Vanessa is showing you that she's not that easy to manipulate."

"Who said I was manipulating them?"

"Oh come on babe, you were. Jai, Cain, all the others. You only had to seduce them or bat your lashes and whatever you wanted was yours'."

For a little while, Charity looked proud of herself.

"I'll give it to you, you are clever."

"Yeah I am, aren't I?"

"But Vanessa is different. She won't just roll over and let you walk all over her. Anyway, I thought that's what you liked about her."

"It is! But you can't just...do that to someone."

Chas rolled her eyes.

"You're only annoyed because she's left you all fired up and once again, you haven't got your way."

Charity smirked.

"You make me sound like some spoilt kid."

"Yeah, cos' you act like it babe."

"I do not!"

"Yeah you do and with any luck, Vanessa will change that."

Charity's frown deepened, green eyes darkening.

"Wait a minute, are you saying you want her to change me?"

"No...well maybe a little."

Charity stood, feeling more annoyed than she already did.

"Charity, I don't want her to change you completely but maybe she's help you to be a bit more responsible?" Chas tried.

"Responsible?! I am responsible! I run this pub with you, I have kids to look after! I'm a business woman! Look at all those deals I made in the past and how much money I brought in not to mention the punters!"

"I'm not saying that you wasn't good at what you did but... maybe-maybe take things a bit more seriously, yeah?"

Charity shook her head, her nostrils flaring.

She turned and headed for the door of the pub, determination in her stride.

"Charity, it's not a bad thing! where are you going?!"

"I can't believe I'm hearing this...well you know what, if Vanessa thinks she's going to change me, she's got another thing coming!"

The door slammed so hard, Chas surprised the glass hadn't shattered.


The loud knock on the door plus Charity's loud voice, woke Vanessa from her sleep.

At least she had managed to get an hour in.

"Vanessa! Vanessa, open the door!" Charity shouted.

Vanessa climbed out of bed and pulled on her dressing gown.

"Vanessa! I'm not going anywhere til you open the door!"

Charity looked up at the window to see if she could see any movement and she started getting angry when she found that she couldn't.

Someone did however open their window and lean out to glare down at her.

"Do you mind? Some of us are trying to sleep!"

Charity whirled around, anger flashing in her eyes.

"Yeah and some of us are trying to get some, old man! Now shut your mouth before I do it for you!"

The window shut quickly and Charity turned back to Vanessa's door.

She wasn't moving. Not until she'd got what she came here for.

Vanessa was trying to change her, was she?

No one did that to Charity. Nobody ever could.

"Ness!" She shouted.

There was the faint sound of a click and Vanessa opened the door, a small frown on her face.

"What are you doing back here?" She whispered, obviously more respectful of her neighbors than Charity was.

Charity moved forward so that she stood on the doorstep rather than on the path like she had been before Vanessa had come down to open the door.

"I've been thinking yeah, and I don't think it's right, you sending me away like that."

Vanessa could see that Charity had gone back to bitch mode.

Before, she had been open- well, as open as Charity could get- and had confessed her feelings but now Vanessa could see the woman that would wind her up in the pub about all the men she had waiting for her and how many dates she could score had returned.

"Charity, it's late. Go home." Vanessa said calmly.

"No."

"Charity, I'm not messing around. I need my sleep. Go home."

Charity stepped right up to Vanessa.

"Well guess what babe, I can't sleep and I'm betting that you can't either."

Vanessa looked down, afraid to meet the other woman's gaze, afraid that she would see that Vanessa wanted her almost as badly as Charity wanted Vanessa.

"I'm right, aren't I?" Charity said, that confident, almost triumphant gleam in her eyes.

Vanessa raised her chin and stared into Charity's eyes then wished she hadn't as she felt her resolve slipping.

"You have to learn-"

"Yeah yeah, I get all that but what I don't get is why you're pushing me away when I know all you want. Is to see me. In your bed." Charity whispered, her lips near Vanessa's ear and her tongue snaking out to lick the outer shell, making Vanessa shudder pleasantly.

"Charity...stop."

"I don't think you want me to Ness. I think you want me to come inside and take you upstairs and do all kinds of nasty things to you."

God, she was good.

Vanessa backed up as Charity pushed her way in and kicked the door shut behind her.

"I know you want me to learn that I can't have everything my way Ness, but you have to learn that no matter what you try, you'll never change me." Charity whispered, nipping along Vanessa's jaw and gently biting the pulse point on her neck.

Vanessa frowned and pulled back an inch.

"Wait a minute... change you? Charity, who said I wanted to change you?"

The taller blonde straightened to look at Vanessa, her eyes blank as she started to wonder if maybe she'd got this all wrong or rather what Chas had lead her to believe was wrong.

"Well I thought- I mean I was talking to Chas and she said it'd be nice if you changed me a bit."

Vanessa stepped back even more, her frown deepening.

"Charity...I don't want to change you."

It was Charity who started frowning then.

"You don't?"

Vanessa's own frown eased into a warm smile as she placed a hand on Charity's cheek lovingly.

"Why would I? You're smart, funny, daring, beautiful, why would I want anything else?"

Charity gave her a small smile.

"I mean maybe...maybe I could be a bit more sensible if that's what you're into-"

Vanessa tugged Charity to her, cutting the other woman off quickly.

"Charity, I don't want you to change. I don't want sensible or serious or whatever it is you think I want...I want you."

Charity smiled brightly then and pulled Vanessa into a deep kiss.

When they pulled apart, Charity looked towards the stairs.

"So erm, what do you say we take this upstairs?" She suggested with a wink.

Vanessa grinned and shook her head.

"My God..." She chuckled lightly.

"What?" Charity asked, sliding her arms around the vet's waist.

Vanessa brushed a strand of blonde hair out of Charity's sparkling green eyes and pressed a kiss lightly to her lips.

"Don't ever change."

Author's Note- Hey guys so quick question for you all, should I do another fic with these two and if so, any ideas on what you guys want to see?

Let me know and I'll do my best to write it.

Thanks for reading! X