Thank you for the reviews from the last chapter! I've decided that I'm going to end this story in roughly 3 chapters time, I don't want it to drag on. I've enjoyed writing it and I hope people have enjoyed reading it. It's kind of hard for me to continue writing this story when I've been having ideas for a new story in my head for a few weeks haha. Sorry if these last chapters are boring and what not, I just wanted to finish the story, and there wasn't much more to write after Charlie + Joey got back together. Anyway, I shall stop babbling on now haha. If anyone's still reading, thank you and I hope you enjoy!

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"Rachel, How's dad?" Ruby asked as she ran into the hospital and saw Rachel walk into the hallway.

"Hey" Rachel walked over to Ruby, who was soon joined by Charlie and Joey. "Your dad woke up about 20 minutes ago"

"That's great news!" Ruby grinned and hugged Rachel. "When can he come home?"

"I think it might be a little too soon for that Rubes" Charlie spoke.

"Charlie's right, Ruby. We're going to keep him in for a few days to monitor him."

"Oh. Can we go and see him?"

"Yeah, of course you can. He's right through here"

Rachel led the three girls to Ross' room. Ruby entered first, Charlie was about to follow, but before she could walk through the door, she felt Joey grab on to her arm.

"Charlie, would you prefer it if I waited out here?"

Charlie stepped closer to Joey and grabbed ahold of her hands.

"No, I'd like for you to be in there with me" Charlie kissed Joeys hand.

"If you're sure that's what you want" Joey smiled.

"I want my girlfriend standing next to me" Charlie leant in and kissed Joey softly on the lips and then pulled Joey into the hospital room.

"I've missed you so much Dad, I was so worried about you!" Ruby cried on her dads shoulder.

"Ruby, please be careful, your father has been through quiet a lot today" Morag spoke as she looked up from the novel she was reading.

"It's fine Morag." Ross spoke. "I've missed you too Ruby. Where's Charlie?"

"I'm here Dad." Charlie walked over to the bed and kissed her dad gently on his cheek. "How are you feeling?"

"A bit sore, But nothing I can't handle." Ross held Charlies hand. "Who's that?" Ross looked over to Joey.

Charlie turned her heard around and looked at Joey.

"I'm Joey" Joey spoke very softly, as she shuffled her feet.

"I take it you are a friend of the girls."

Charlie looked at Joey, she could tell she was nervous and uncomfortable.

"Yeah, she's a friend of ours." Ruby decided to speak since no one else did.

"Actually dad...I know this might not be the right time to tell you..But..Joey is more than a friend..Well to me anyway" Charlie walked over to Joey and held her hand.

Ross looked at the two girls holding hands. "What do you mean Charlie?" The tone in his voice deepened.

Charlie swallowed hard. "I mean that Joey..Joey is my girlfriend. We are together" Joey squeezed Charlies hand.

Ross looked from Charlie to Joey.

"Dad? Can you please say something?" Charlie's heart was going a mile a minute.

"You are not gay." Ross spoke coldly.

A few tears fell from Charlies eyes. "I don't know what I am dad. But I do know that I am in love with Joey."

"You think you are in love with her, But you're not."

"You can't lay there and tell me who I am and am not in love with!" Charlie snapped.

"Joey, can you please leave the room?" Ross looked up at Joey.

Joey looked at Charlie who shook her head 'no'.

"Ross. Don't you think you are being unfair?" Morag spoke.

"No I don't. I wont sit here whilst my daughter drags her name through the mud just because she is going through some silly little phase."

Charlie couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Phase?" Charlie scoffed. "It is not a phase dad. I love Joey. I told myself for months that I didn't, But I can't deny myself the truth anymore."

Ross stared to the back of the room.

"You should see them together Dad. I've never seen Charlie as happy as she is when she is with Joey..And Joey is a really amazing girl! I think you would really like her if you gave her a chance" Ruby spoke to her dad.

"Can everyone except Charlie leave the room."

Ruby and Morag nodded and got up and left the room.

"Are you going to be okay?" Joey whispered to Charlie.

"Yeah." Charlie nodded and kissed Joey on her cheek.

"How long has this been going on for Charlie?" Ross asked as soon as Joey left the room.

Charlie sat on the seat that Morag had been sitting in. "I met Joey a few months ago, I realised i started liking her a few days after we met, There was, is, this connection that i can't explain. I told myself that I liked men, But like I said, I couldn't deny myself, or Joey, the truth any longer. I had fallen for her, and there was nothing I could do about it" Charlie looked down and played with her hands.

"Do you really love her?"

"Yes."

"Come over here and look me in the eye and say it"

Charlie stood up and walked over to the side of Ross' bed and sat down. "I will ask again. Do you really love her?"

"Yes, Dad, I really do love her." Charlie looked her father in the eye.

"Are you happy with her?" Ross asked.

"More then I have ever been in my whole life. She makes me feel complete." Charlie grinned.

"Well." Ross paused. "As long as you are happy Charlie." Ross smiled.

"Really?" Charlie grinned more. Ross nodded. "Thank you" Charlie leaned in and gave her dad a hug.

Their embrace was interupted by a knock at the door.

"Come in"

"I'm sorry to interupt. But I was worried." Ruby entered the room. "Charlie are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine." Charlie grinned at her sister.

Ruby sighed and walked over to the bed and hugged her dad.

"I think I should be re-introduced to your girlfriend." Ross asked as Charlie pulled out of their hug.

"I'll get her!" Ruby stood up and walked out of the room and pulled Joey back in with her.

"I'm sorry for the way I reacted before, It just came as a shock to me." Ross apologised to everyone in the room.

"I think it came as a shock to everyone Mr Buckton."

"Joey, you can call me Ross." Ross smiled at Joey who returned the smile.

"Aw! Big happy families! I love this!" Ruby excitedly hugged Joey who laughed.

"Ruby, Don't squeeze her too tight!" Charlie walked over to the her girlfriend and her sister. "Leave that to me!" Charlie laughed as she hugged Joey and Ruby.

"Aargh! You Buckton girls need to learn not to hug too tightly!" Joey tried to be serious, but ended up laughing.

"They get it from their mother." Ross laughed, but stopped as he started coughing.

"Are you okay dad?" Ruby broke away from the hugging.

"I'm fine" Ross spoke slowly.

"You were coughling earlier too. I think we should get Rachel to have a look at you"

"There is no need to trouble the doctor, Morag. I am fine, It's just a cold coming on!" Ross looked over at Morag. Then back at the girls. "So, Joey, How old are you? What do you do?"

"Um, I'm 20 and I don't have a job at the moment. I've worked on a few boats, And well, Aden told me there is a job going for me here, so hopefully I get that" Joey grinned. She loved the thought of working with Aden again.

"Aden, as in that boy that you helped out?" Ross asked Morag, who nodded.

"He's become a really good friend of mine. He helped me out when I first got here, Helped me get out of trouble"

"Trouble?" Ross raised his eyebrow.

"That's how we met, I was helping with Joey's case."

"You met her from your position at work?" Ross questioned, whilst he coughed.

"I was raped and Charlie helped lock the guy up.." Joey spoke softly, looking to the ground.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Ross coughed more and grabbed at his chest.

"What's wrong?" Morag was alarmed.

"Nothing" Ross continued coughing.

"Oh my god, dad you're coughing up blood!" Ruby was panicing.

"Ruby press the call button, Now!" Charlie started to panic also.

Ross continued coughing, bringing up more blood with each cough. Rachel and several nurses came running in to the room.

"Ross, can you hear me?" Rachel flashed a light in Ross eyes and then lifted his shirt up and seen a massive red-purple bruise on Ross' rib cage. "Can you please call surgery and tell them we are coming right now, He has a punctured lung" A nurse ran off to phone surgery.

"Is he going to be okay?" Ruby sobbed into Morags shoulder.

"I'll let you know" Rachel shot Ruby a sympathetic look, and pushed Ross' bed out of the room and down to surgery.

"Charlie?" Joey turned to Charlie and put her arms around her. "Are you okay?" Charlie nodded slowly and walked over to her little sister, and held her close as she cried. Once again, Charlie had to be strong for Ruby's sake.