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Joey stirred awake from her peaceful slumber by the sound of waves lapping onto the shore and the smell of sea water and wind blowing the curtains of her open balcony door. She opened her eyes slowly, not wanting the light to sting her eyes. She moved a little and felt an arm around her waist, she can also feel someone's nose buried at the back of her head as she can feel the calm and steady breathing of her bed companion. A smile crossed Joey's face realising the owner of the arm around her.

Charlie…

Joey holds onto the arm around her and snuggled in closely but gently, not wanting to wake the sleeping brunette behind her. Normally Joey would have gotten up by now and take her morning shower, but this isn't one of her normal days and she doesn't even know if this will ever happen again. So, she wants so take advantage of the moment and takes whatever she can. She loves the feeling of Charlie's arm around her or the feel of her face buried on her nape or even just the warmth of Charlie's body next to her.

Charlie felt someone moves in her arm, she has been awake for at least 3 minutes but chose not to open her eyes. She smiled when she realised that Joey is awake too and took hold of her arm and snuggled in closer to her. Charlie stayed in her position and indulged herself of Joey's sweet scent. She loves the feeling of holding the girl close, feeling the heat in her body against hers… she loves being close to her or being able to be close to her.

Remembering their today's agenda, Charlie decided to let the woman next to her know that she's awake.

"I get it… you like my hug." Charlie whispered in Joey's ear, still with her eyes close.

Joey blushed knowing she get caught, but smiled as she felt Charlie cuddled her closer, wrapping her arm around her tighter.

"I get it… you like hugging me." Joey whispered back, opening her eyes and turned her body to face Charlie but not leaving her embrace.

Charlie opened her eyes as she felt Joey moved to turn to her. She was greeted with Joey's smiling eyes, also wrapping one arm around her too.

"Morning…" Joey said softly, as she put her arm around Charlie.

"Morning…" Charlie greeted back, aware of their position but didn't care, "What time is it?"

"Do I look like, I know?" Joey answered, not wanting to know the time. She lowered her head and snuggle close to Charlie's neck. She is well aware of her actions but at that time, she didn't want to care. She just wants to stay there close to Charlie with her arms wrapped around her.

Charlie smiled at Joey's gesture; she found it adorable and cute. In return, she let Joey buried her face in her neck as she holds her closer and tighter. Charlie even kissed the top of Joey's head and closed her eyes. She herself just wants to stay there too and enjoy the peacefulness that surrounds them.

After a while of silence…

"Charlie…" Joey whispered.

"Uhm…" Charlie mumbled a sound.

Joey reluctantly pulled her face away from Charlie's neck and look into Charlie's beautiful face.

"I hope I didn't cross any boundaries… I…" Joey started to explain but Charlie shushes her.

"Shhh… It's ok Joey. You didn't…" Charlie said, stroking Joey's hair away from her face and tucking it behind Joey's ear.

Joey smiled at Charlie, gazing at Charlie's ever so beautiful face. As if it has a mind of its own, Joey's hand reached Charlie's face and gently caressed her cheek with her thumb. Charlie closed her eyes and feels the softness of Joey's touch. Joey let her fingers traced Charlie's face, delicately running her index finger down Charlie's nose and down to her lips. Feeling Joey's finger touched her lips, Charlie lightly pressed her lips against Joey's finger, kissing it lightly as she slowly opened her eyes again and smiled.

Both their hearts are thumping hard against their chest, they feel nervous and yet relaxed in each other's presence. Both knew that what they're doing isn't normal even between friends and both knew that they need to stop soon. But none of them has the courage to do so or enough strength to draw themselves even just an inch apart. It's as if all the sensibility they have, melted or was blown away by the strong unknown feelings that both of them is feeling right now.

"You know… you're so beautiful…" Joey whispered not realising what she have said, as she is once again lost in Charlie's blue eyes.

Charlie stayed quiet, although she knows that a smile is forming in her lips. She stayed staring in Joey's brown eyes as she melts in Joey's touch.

"Your eyes…" Joey continues, again tracing Charlie's face with her finger tips, enjoying the tingling sensation it brought in her skin "your nose…" She run her finger down Charlie's nose, "your cheeks…" brushing the back of her hand onto Charlie's cheek, "and your… lips." Joey delicately touches Charlie's lips once again with the tip of her index finger.

Charlie is overwhelmed by the attention she's getting from Joey. She gazed into Joey's eyes as she hear Joey's voice and feel her soft skin against hers that send jolts of excitement run through her entire body and within. Charlie felt Joey's finger again on her lips and again without thinking, she kissed her finger again.

Joey felt Charlie's lips pressed against her finger. The urge to lean in forward and pressed her lips against Charlie's is consuming her body. All her senses are telling her to do it, but a tiny bit in her brain is stopping her, shouting for her to think rationally and stop.

"Joey…" Joey heard Charlie spoke with her voice so soft. Joey just loves the way Charlie says her name.

"Yes, Charlie…" Joey answered back still gazing at Charlie's face.

"Joey… I'm hungry…" Joey heard Charlie, a frowned crossed Joey's face.

"Joey… Joey, wake up… I'm hungry now." Charlie said it again.

Joey unwillingly opened her eyes and found herself, snuggled close in Charlie's neck. Same position she's in before falling as sleep for a short while in Charlie's embrace. Reality came rushing back as she remembered clearly the dream she just had 'It seemed so real… I even know what she feels during my dream…' she thought.

"Joey… are you awake now?" Charlie asked softly, still cuddling Joey's body.

"Yes… I'm awake." Joey replied, still sounding sleepy.

"I'm hungry…" Charlie said, pouting and giggling a little.

"Yeah, I heard…" Joey replied simply "You Senior… you really know how to interrupt a good dream…" Joey teases as she slowly pulled her face away from its comfy place in Charlie's neck.

Looking in Charlie's bright blue eyes… "Tell you what; you go have a shower first, while I make us some breakfast. I have spare of everything in the bathroom; you'll find all the necessary things you need in the cupboard below the sink." Joey suggested a little disappointed that they will be getting up soon.

10 minutes later and Joey went back up to her room with tray of foods in her hands. She set up their food on the table in her bedroom balcony, over looking the sea and the beach.

Charlie finished having a shower and emerged from the bathroom wearing the clothes she's wearing when she arrived at Joey's, 5 minutes after Joey arranged their breakfast. Charlie walked her way to the balcony and is surprised by what Joey prepared. Joey prepared cappuccino, toasted breads with butter, sunny side up eggs, crispy bacon and grilled tomato.

"You know, I feel like I'm on a holiday and is staying in a hotel…" Charlie commented after seeing Joey motioned for her to have a seat.

"Oh yeah? I'm glad. Come, eat your breakfast. I wouldn't want you waking me up again saying you're hungry." Joey teases as she sips her coffee.

Joey and Charlie ate their meals rather slowly than as usual, as both discussed their embarrassing moments which of coarse led to them both laughing.

"So… Ms. Collins, will you tell me now, how exactly are we gonna get to the City?" Charlie asked after finishing her food.

"Lily." Joey answered simply with a grin on her face.

"Who's Lily? Is she driving us there?" Charlie asked

"Well, Lily we'll take us there, not driving us there."

Charlie looked at Joey quizzically and with a confuse look across her face.

"Care to elaborate?"

Joey giggled "Look over there"

Joey pointed at the wharf direction, a few minutes walk from her place. Charlie turned and looks over to the direction that Joey is pointing.

"Can you see Lily?" Joey asked

Charlie continued to look around the wharf, but could see no one there.

"Where? She probably left or went for a walk." Charlie said oblivious to what Lily is.

Joey laughed whole heartedly after hearing Charlie's innocent theory of Lily's whereabouts. Charlie then turned back to face Joey mo confused than she's already is.

"What? What so funny?"

"Lily can't walk or can leave by itself…" Joey explained as she calmed herself a bit from laughing, "look around more Charlie and you'll see Lily."

Charlie turned again and her eyes scanned the place one more time. Still she couldn't see anyone. She was about to turn to Joey again, when her eyes caught glimpse of the beautiful Lily. Charlie's gobsmacked, as she saw the beautiful white yacht with a Lily flower delicately painted on its front side.

"You have a Yacht?!" Charlie exclaimed in surprise.

"Nope. I have a Lily." Joey corrected her.

"Well lily is a yacht!" Charlie turned back to look and Joey.

"Yeah, well… I never called her a yacht. It's always been Lily." Joey explained and finished her coffee.

"You must really be loaded, huh?"

"Nope, it's from my parents. You see when my old man died, he left me and my sister a few bucks. My sister invested hers with my mum's help and I kept mine. I was young then to know what I want. When my Mum died, again we were left with a few bucks. My sister took interest on what I'm doing, so she invested on my flower business and I don't know about the rest of her money, but mine… well as you can see, I have Lily."

"I'm sorry about your parents, Joey. But a few bucks, huh? I don't think you can afford a yacht with just few bucks. Now I'm playing with the weed joke you said before…" Charlie teases.

Joey choked on Charlie's joke; she didn't expect that one coming. But laughed anyway… Joey can be all hyper and goof ball all day, but not in the morning when she just woke up.

"What? No come backs?" Charlie giggled.

"Later Senior. Later…" Joey smiled

After spending at least 30 more minutes talking after their breakfast, Charlie insisted to do the dishes so Joey can take her shower. Joey reluctantly agreed after Charlie pointed out that it's already late and they still need to go to the city.

Charlie having done with the dishes went back up to Joey's room. While waiting, she went out to the balcony again and looks out to the sea, her eyes then averted to Lily's direction. She thought Lily is already a beautiful vessel but the flower painted at the front side made it stand out even more that it already is.

I wonder who painted the flower.

Charlie thought, and then suddenly realised what she's wearing. It's just her house clothes that she was wearing when she arrived at Joey's, and it downed on her that they're going to the city and she doesn't have any decent clothes with her. With that realisation, she went inside again and called out for Joey.

"Joey! I think I need to go home!" She called out outside the bathroom.

"What? Why?" Joey replied back.

"I don't have a decent clothes with me… you don't expect me to go to the city just like this now, do you?" Charlie explained and heard Joey laughed.

Minuted later, Joey emerged from the bathroom just in her bathrobe. Charlie stood frozen in front of her; she couldn't help but stare at Joey's wet form. Absolutely Hot!!! Charlie! Stop! Charlie thought and told herself off at the same time.

"Don't worry my dear Charlie; you will always look gorgeous no matter what you were. Ok?" Joey said as she reached out to touch Charlie's cheek and then turned almost instantly as she felt Charlie's skin under her palm. She secretly chastised herself for saying what she just said out laud and for not being able to stop herself from saying it and from her actions.

Charlie remained quiet and watches Joey walk around the room with just a robe to cover her. That didn't too much covering, in which Charlie is thankful for… secretly. Charlie could see Joey wearing a sexy black laced bra from the gap between Joey's robe. Charlie felt weak in the knees and the need to seat herself before her knees gives in. She sat herself on to the bed but never did her eyes left Joey's body. She felt her throat dry as she saw the beads of water trailing down Joey's neck as Joey try to dry her hair with her towel. Charlie found herself swallowing the lump on her throat hard and could feel her heart is beating fast and feels beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

What is going on with me?! Seriously Charlie! You have got to stop looking! Look somewhere else, you perv! Charlie again for the second time told herself off

But Charlie continued to watch Joey; totally preoccupied staring at Joey's body that she didn't even realise that Joey is actually talking to her. She just hear herself say "uhm… uh huh" as her response to Joey.

Charlie's eyes grew wide and big when she saw Joey took off her robe, revealing her body in on her underwear and matching bra that not long ago did Charlie see only a fraction of. She watched Joey dry herself completely and put some lotion on her body. Charlie's eyes freely wondered Joey's body, taking the vision in her. She didn't even care that she's actually staring at another woman's body. She just couldn't stop or help herself. She has seen other women's body before and it didn't make her want to even give them a second look. But with Joey… she doesn't want a second look as she wasn't even able to form enough courage to even stop look in the first place.

"I'll be back in a sec. ok?" Joey said before heading towards her walk in wardrobe, oblivious to what is happening to Charlie.

After Joey disappeared, Charlie is left wiping the beads of sweat on her forehead, still in daze. Charlie stood up and walk towards the balcony realising that breathe of fresh air will hopefully do her good.

"Ok Charlie, inhale… exhales…" Charlie instructed herself when her phone suddenly rings. She pulled it out of her pocket and saw Ruby's name in the screen.

"Hei Rubes… what's up?"

"Where are you, Charlie? I woke up pretty early and you're already gone and now it's almost afternoon and Leah said she still hasn't seen you. I was worried Charlie!" Ruby said whining at her sister's inability to even leave a note to let them know her whereabouts.

"I'm… well… I'm at Joey's. I'm sorry Rubes; I forgot to leave a note. I'm really sorry. And uhm… I probably won't be home til late." Charlie doesn't know how to explain to Ruby why she rushed to Joey's at wee hour of the night/day.

"And why are you there and why are you coming home late?" Ruby asked, thinking if maybe she can also drop by to Joey's after school.

"We're going to the City…"

"Oh why? Can't you guys go tomorrow, so I cant come with?" Ruby interrupted her sister, hoping her sister would re-think and consider her plea.

"We can't Rubes, I have work tomorrow, remember? Tell you what, we'll… I mean I'll make it up to you next time. Ok?" Charlie explained not wanting to disappoint her beloved sister. She knows that tomorrow is Saturday but it just so happens that her day off landed on the Friday which means she still has to go to work on Saturday and although their trip to the city is unplanned she still doesn't want to disappoint Joey and most importantly she herself wanted to meet Joey's love ones.

"Ready?" Joey asked Charlie emerging from her wardrobe with a smile on her face. Joey noticed Charlie didn't say a word and just stare at her.

"First Senior, it's not nice to stare especially when the person knows you're staring. You can stare when they're not aware" Joey teased and winked at Charlie, "second, before you say anything… I know what you're thinking and the answer is No. I didn't wear this because I don't want you to feel uncomfy and left out going to the city…" Joey looked a Charlie up and down, eyeing her clothing still stunningly gorgeous! Joey thought and shook her head out of her inappropriate thought, "well… unprepared. I wore this because there's no point dressing up. We're only going to meet up with my sister and Aden. So, there's no need to impress." Joey explained as if reading what is in Charlie's head.

How did she know what I'm thinking? Charlie thought.

"Do I have a sign on my forehead saying how uncomfortable a feel?" Charlie joked which made Joey chuckle.

"No sweetheart… I just see it in your eyes." Joey smiled "So, you ready?"

"As I will ever be!" Charlie replied excitedly.

Joey smiled at Charlie's enthusiasm, making her more elated and excited that Charlie would be meeting the two most important people in her life. Unaware of what she did, Joey took Charlie's hand and lead her outside the house and to the way to Lily.

Charlie held on to Joey's hand as well and walked with her side by side. Both Joey and Charlie walked hand in hand, talking, joking around and laughing none stop as they head their way to wharf.