To fix a broken heart.
Previously.
Joey is offered a way to stay in the bay.
Charlie and Joey's relationship is going from strength to strength.
Chapter 14.
Three days had passed since Joey was offered a partnership in the charter boat business. The house was finished and on the market, apart from emptying the loft which her and Charlie had planned to do today, on Charlie's day off. They were spending nearly all their spare time together, either Joey stayed at Leah's through the night or Charlie slept at Joey's. Charlie couldn't understand why Joey still insisted on hiring a caravan when they spent every night together anyway, but decided not to argue.
There was a knock on the door, Joey Assumed Charlie had arrived. She was surprised when Morag greeted her. "Hello Joey I hope you don't mind me calling round at this time, but I have the paper work for you to read and if you agree to the proposal sign. If there's anything you don't agree with we can discuss it. Would you like to take some time to look over it?" Morag asked. "Morag come in, would you like a drink? I can look at it now and sign if you have time to wait." Joey replied. "Yes I have time as long as you don't feel I'm pressuring you into anything." Morag replied friendly. Joey took Morag into the lounge and went to make the drinks.
"Ok it all looks in order Morag, it seam's like a good business opportunity and plenty of room to expand. The only thing I'm worrying about is, until I sell this place I am unable to buy the boat, which would be my share of the business." " That isn't a problem Joey it is written in the contract that it is subject to selling the property, until that time you could share the work with Romeo. Unless you would rather wait until you have the collateral, it is entirely up to you. My brother and Charlie trust you, so I think you will buy the boat once you have the money." "Well if Alf is happy for me to go ahead, I would like to sign the paper work now, and I can start work with Romeo as soon as possible." Joey answered signing on the dotted line. "Right, now that's sorted how are things between you and my step daughter?" Morag asked. " I knew about you two years ago, Charlie came to stay with her farther and myself for a few days, she didn't go into to many details but she did mention falling in love with someone. All her farther asked for was that Charlie and Ruby are happy, I have only known you a few days but I can tell you are exactly what Charlie needs." Morag said smiling. "Thank you Morag that means a lot. I don't know how I became so lucky, Charlie is so much more than I deserve. I never want to loose her again. I was stupid to leave, I should have stayed and worked our problems out together, but at the time I was broken hearted. I always knew she was the one." Joey said smiling.
Just then the front door opened and Charlie appeared. "Hello Morag, I didn't realise you were seeing Joey for anything. Is everything all right?" Charlie asked walking over to her girlfriend and kissing her. She sat on the arm of the couch next to Joey with her arm around her shoulders. "Charlie, I have just called in to give Joey the business partnership papers to look at." Morag replied smiling. Joey was still getting used to how easy Charlie showed her affection in front of others. "I have signed the papers, so it looks like you're stuck with me." She said laughing. "Jo that's brilliant news. We will have to celebrate, how about we book a table at the restaurant in yabbi creek. Morag will you join us? I will ask Ruby, Leah and miles as well. That is if you want to Joey?" Charlie suddenly realised she was organising things without talking to Joey first again. "That sounds great Charlie, please come Morag." Joey said. "Well if you don't mind me coming I would love too." Morag replied. "Morag you're family, of cause we want you there." Charlie said. "Well in that case I will leave you too it and see you later, Charlie could you let me know where and when?" Morag said making her way to the door. "I will ring you with the details." Charlie replied walking to the door with Joey. "Good bye Morag, and thanks very much." They both said as Morag made her way to her car.
Once inside the house Charlie took Joey in her arms, Joey, you have made me the happiest person in the world. Firstly you forgave me, and now you have found work in the bay, which means I wont loose you." Charlie said just before her lips found Joeys passionately. They broke apart when they needed to breathe both feeling flushed. I think we should do are own celebrating Charlie said as she turned to face the stairs, she ran up the stairs dragging a laughing Joey behind her. "Charlie Buckton is that all you think about?" " Not all the time, ok most of the time, yes." Charlie laughed. "What can I say you have that effect on me." Charlie replied just before surprising Joey and swinging her up into her arms and over to the bed.
Charlie slowly lowered Joey to her feet just before the bed, never separating their lips as she did. She then began taking Joey's black t-shirt up over her head only stopping kissing for the time it took for the top to pass her face, before their lips sort each other again. Joey moved her hands from Charlie's neck to the waistband of Charlie's vest top rubbing her thumbs on the bare skin before raising the top and again stopping the kiss long enough to dispose of the top. They both stood kissing passionately stroking each others revealed flesh before Joey moved her hands to the back of Charlie's bra, undoing it letting Charlie's bra fall between them, her hands automatically found their way to Charlie's breasts. Where she began gently rubbing them, as her nipples hardened with the touch Joey began rubbing them between her thumbs and index fingers, resulting in Charlie groaning in appreciation. Charlie raised her hands from where they were in the back of the waistband of Joey's denim shorts and removed Joey's bra, to copy Joey's movements on her. Soon they both needed more contact and they removed each other's shorts and pants quickly before bringing their bodies together. Charlie wrapped her arm around Joey's waist and lifted her whilst they were still kissing. Joey wrapped her legs and arms tightly around Charlie's back, as they both groaned with the contact.
Charlie turned so that the back of her legs touched the edge of the bed and sat so that Joey was facing her on her knee, Joey took the opportunity to lower Charlie onto her back with Joey on top and her legs either side. Joey now took control of the lovemaking making sure she kissed, licked and tasted every part of exposed skin, Charlie cried Joey's name to tell her she was almost there. Joey then got off the bed kneeling in between Charlie's legs and sunk her tongue inside her, while rubbing her clitoris with her thumb. Charlie rose up off the bed and screamed Joeys name over and over as her climax washed over her in waves. As soon as she was able to talk and move she got on the bed dragging Joey with her. Charlie soon flipped them so that Joey was underneath; giving back every amount of pleasure Joey gave her. It wasn't long before Joey was wreathing as her climax hit her hard, calling Charlie over and over again.
It was two hours later, after they had pleasured each other over and over again. They lay in each other's arms, "I don't deserve you Joey," Charlie said kissing her on the forehead. "I promise I will never do anything to hurt you ever again. I am a different person now, I know I would never survive if you left me again." "I know Charlie, I trust you. It's me that doesn't deserve you; you could get someone a lot better than me." Joey said lifting her head to kiss Charlie. "Thank you for fixing my broken heart." She said before cuddling closer to Charlie. "You're very welcome because you fixed mine." Charlie replied. "Right come on," Joey said pulling the cover off them, and sitting up to swing her legs of the side of the bed. "Where are we going?" Charlie asked still lying where she was. "The loft won't get sorted from here." Joey said picking several items of clothing off the floor and passing Charlie some. "Jo, why don't you get back in here and we can do that later? You know you want to." She said reaching to hold Joey and pulled gently so that Joey fell back on the bed. "I would love to, but you promised to help me, I want it done and out of the way. If you work hard I will make it worth you're while." Joey said seductively. "Well come back to bed and make it worth my while first." Charlie pleaded before planting her lips on Joey's. "Come on the sooner it's done the sooner you get your reward." Joey said laughing before jumping off the bed and out of Charlie's clutches. Charlie slowly got dressed moaning about better things to do with their time.
Ten minutes later Charlie was standing on a ladder while Joey passed down boxes from the loft. After fifteen minutes Joey came to the hatch, "that's it all done." She said triumphantly. "Does that mean I get my reward now?" Charlie asked raising her eyebrows. Joey laughed. "Charlie Buckton you are sex mad. Is that all I am to you?" She teased. " I am not sex mad." Charlie said seriously "I'm Joey mad." At this Joey laughed then lent forward to brush her lips against Charlie's. "I love you." She said. "Besides" Charlie said wrapping Joey in her arms "We have two years to make up for." "Charlie, we can't just spend our lives in bed, it will drive us mad." "Yes but what a way to go." Charlie returned before laughing. "Ok, what do you want to do now?" She asked grudgingly. "Lets sort through those boxes, once that's done I can send Brett his thing's. I don't want the house looking like a warehouse when people come to view it." " Ok let's do it." Charlie said going into the bedroom moving the boxes closer to the bed.
The First few boxes were full of things from Joey and Brett's Childhood. Things like baby grows, first pair of shoes, school reports, toys etc. " I never knew they kept these." Joey said emotionally. "Wow you weren't thick at school, you actually did well." Charlie said jokingly receiving a slap "I will have you know I was top of the class in some subjects." She replied looking what Charlie was reading.
"I wish I knew you back then Jo." Charlie said running her finger over the picture of Joey in the yearbook in front of her. " Why? You would have been far too old for me." Joey laughed. Charlie pretended to look upset. "Don't worry I go for the older woman now," She joked. "I can't believe you said that" Charlie replied. "I am not that much older than you." Joey kissed her and replied "I know I'm only joking, besides you look really hot for your age." "OH you are so gonna take that back miss Collins." Charlie said lunging for Joey before she had chance to get away, she pinned her down on the bed and began tickling, Joey screamed out with laughter. "Ok, ok I give in." Joey said begging Charlie to stop. "What are the magic words?" Charlie teased. "Joey's fantastic, and the best girlfriend in the world." Joey said laughing just before Charlie started tickling her again. "Say it properly or I won't stop." Charlie said before tickling Joey some more. "Ok, ok Charlie is fantastic, the best girlfriend in the whole world." Joey screamed. "OK that's better." Charlie laughed before quickly kissing Joey and sitting them both up.
The last three boxes to sort contained unopened presents to Brett and Joey. Joey recognised the writing on the tags, as that of her mother, but confirmed it with the letters she kept. She started opening presents, which were wrapped in Christmas and birthday wrap. " It looks like she sent us presents every birthday and Christmas since she left." Joey said a little upset. "Why would Dad keep this from us? Why tell us she was dead? My life might have turned out differently if I had known my mother." Joey said crying. "When she left, our lives changed. I was close to dad and Brett, but suddenly Dad didn't want anything to do with me. He only came near me when he said I was bad, he started hitting me, first with a slipper or belt, and then he started using his fists. Brett would try and stop him at first but dad was too strong. After a while, Brett joined dad with the beatings. Some days I had to miss school because of the bruising. I tried to talk to Brett about it once, he said it was the only way to teach me and keep me safe. Dad told him."
Joey said as the tears fell down her cheeks, Charlie tried to take her in her arms for comfort but Joey pulled away. "I used to lye on my bed after a beating and think, what did I do wrong? I must be a really bad person too be punished. It took a long time to realise I wasn't the one with the problem, they were." Charlie again tried to hold Joey, this time Joey let Charlie comfort her and was glad she was wrapped in her girlfriend's arms.
"After Dad died, and it was just Brett and me I was still beaten. Brett would come home drunk and say it was the only way to teach me right from wrong. I guess he believed what Dad was saying. I remember I had been friends with a girl at school, she came back to the house with me and we started kissing, it led to more and we moved too my bedroom. Brett was supposed to be at work but he was drunk and sent home. I will never forget the look on his face as he caught us. He hit both of us and shouted for her to go home, throwing her out of the house. He then beat me black and blue, I Ended up in hospital. When I went back to school a week later, the girl wanted nothing to do with me, she threatened to tell everyone if I didn't leave her alone." Joey cried. "And that was my life until I met you."
They sat wrapped in each other's arms for a while not saying anything. "Jo, she could still be a live." Charlie spoke softly. "What?" Joey said lifting her head of Charlie's shoulder to face her. "Your mother, she could still be a live." Charlie said. "So what? It's no business of mine if she is or not." Joey replied. "But don't you want to find her and ask her why she left you?" Charlie asked. "No, I don't want anything to do with her, she abandoned her own kids. My life was a nightmare thanks to her." Joey said assertively. "But what if she had a good reason why she left? Don't you think all this proves she cared and thought about you?" Charlie asked pointing to the presents and letters spread on the floor around them. "You think a few letters and cheep presents could make up for her leaving?" Joey asked astonished. "No I don't, but maybe you need to know why life turned out the way it did." Charlie spoke quietly. "I don't want too even think about it. As far as I'm concerned she died years ago, and that's how it will stay. I don't want to talk about it anymore." Joey said wiping her face and putting Brett's items in a box and taping it up. "Right that can be sent to Brett the rest can go in the rubbish." Joey said. "Lets go for some fresh air, I need to get out of here for a while." And so they found themselves walking along the beach towards the diner.
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Next time.
Joey shows people around the house.
Who is the stranger that turns up? And why do they affect Joey so badly.