CHARLIE'S POV:
It was the middle of the night, and I was currently downstairs sat at the dining table transferring the money from Ronnie's bank account to mine, feeling guilty all the while…
"Charlie, are you down here?" Ronnie's voice questioned just as I'd made the transfer
"Yeah, I'm in here." I informed her as I quickly shut my laptop lid
"What are you doing?" she inquired "It's the middle of the night…"
"I couldn't sleep." I admitted "Did I wake you?"
"I turned over and you weren't there." she informed me "Come back to bed…"
Letting her take my hands, she pulled me to my feet and we both left the room, making our way back up the stairs and into our bedroom…
RONNIE'S POV:
"You're heading out early, aren't you?" I asked Charlie as I made my way down the stairs, finding him pulling on his coat ready to head out the door
"Yeah, sorry," he replied "I've got so much to do before I head into work."
"What time will you be back?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"I'm not sure, why?" he inquired
"I was going to cook us dinner as Roxy's taking Amy to the cinema after school." I informed him "So I thought it'd be nice if we had a night in, just the two of us, what do you say?"
"Sounds perfect." he replied, kissing me softly "I'll let you know when I know what time I'll be back."
CHARLIE'S POV:
"You think he's going to be happy with a cheque?" Mum questioned as I handed it to her
"He's going to have to deal." I informed her "I hate myself for how I got this money."
"He's just going to have to deal? This is your father we're talking about, he doesn't just deal!" she proclaimed "And what did you do to get this money?"
"Does it really matter?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her "I've got the money, so we just need to get it over and done with and get it to him."
"I'll take care of that." she informed me "Thank you."
"You're welcome." I replied, sighing heavily as she kissed my cheek and walked away
RONNIE'S POV:
"I was thinking…" I admitted to Charlie as he and I were in the kitchen as I was preparing us dinner later that evening
"What about?" he questioned
"Why don't we open a joint account?" I suggested "It'd save a lot of hassle when we're married, and it'd also be an easier solution when we start to buy baby things, which we need to start doing by the way."
"Talk about commitment…" he chuckled
"I'm serious," I informed him "this is our future we're talking about, Charlie. Me, you and this one. We need to start thinking about things."
"I didn't know you felt this way." he admitted
"Well I do." I replied, smiling at him warmly "As much as I love my sister, one day I do want us to have our own place so we can be a family, just the three of us. I want us to have everything I ever dreamed of. So what do you say?"
"I say book us an appointment at the bank!" he informed me
"Are you sure?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him
He nodded his head, signalling yes… "I'm sure."
CHARLIE'S POV:
As I checked everything was locked up after dinner that evening, I was making my way up the stairs when I felt my phone vibrate in my trouser pocket. Pulling it out, I swallowed a lump in my throat as I saw I had a message from an unknown number…
"Thanks for the money, son."
"What are you doing?" I asked Ronnie as I looked up as I heard footsteps
"Getting myself a glass of water." she informed me as she began to descend the stairs
"No, go back to bed. I'll get it." I proclaimed
"Okay, thank you." she replied as she turned and made her way back into our bedroom
Sighing heavily, I deleted the message and locked my keypad, making my way back down the stairs…
Charlie's feeling guilty, and so he should be. How do you think Ronnie's going to react?