As promised Charlie, still in uniform, arrives at five past seven, a bottle of wine in hand. Knocking lightly on the door, she enters without waiting for a response. She finds Joey stirring in bed, a book by her side.

"Hey, sorry I must have fallen asleep" Joey is rubbing at her eyes.

Charlie puts the bottle on the table, she removes her belt and her shoes. Then, moving straight to the bed, "That's right where I want you anyway" She lets her body fall gently down, lightly laughing as she wraps her arms around Joey and kisses her quickly and softly on the lips,"I'm sorry about this morning."

"Charlie, don't worry about it."

"Joey please. Just let me talk for a minute."

They look tenderly at each other.

"OK"

"Joey, I lied to you." Charlie's head falls back against the bed, "When you came over for dinner the other week, I said I hadn't seen you before, but I had. I had actually seen you a couple of weeks before, several times in fact." She looks at Joey, she needs to say these things, she needs to be honest. "I saw you the day you got off the bus. I thought you had the most beautiful face I have ever seen. Then we literally ran into each other at the diner the following morning but you didn't look up. Then I saw you again outside the Surf Club a few nights later. You had your arms around Aiden, my heart broke. I thought you were straight." Charlie's hand reaches across softly, she tucks a loose strand of hair delicately behind Joey's ear, "You were my mystery brunette." Charlie's hand trails tenderly down Joey's jawline, "Joey I was consumed with thoughts of you. I've never felt such an instant connection with anyone before. Standing face to face with you that night in Ruby's room, I wanted the floor to swallow me up. I wasn't ready for the emotions that swept over me." Charlie pauses, lets her thumb trace softly over Joey's lips. "Then yesterday; yesterday, I came as a surprise to pick you up from the Wharf, I saw you with flowers," Charlie lets her hand fall flat to her stomach, her voice is low, she is staring at the ceiling, "and then I saw Josh. Joey, I felt sick. I couldn't breathe. It was like I had been kicked in the stomach." Charlie's eyes swing quickly over Joey's face, she looks searchingly into Joey's eyes before she is again staring at the ceiling, "I thought...., well I thought a thousand things, but mostly, I thought you would go back to Queensland, with him"

"Charlie"

"Joey, just wait." Charlie's head falls to the side, she looks at Joey, her eyes become moist, look a little sad, "My imagination was running wild. I couldn't sleep last night. I came around here this morning, because I was worried, no, more than worried; I was jealous. Jealous of Josh, and I was worried you would start freaking out abut the same sex thing. That you would pretend it never happened and go back to being straight or something. I really thought you would run a mile. And, I just knew that I didn't want to lose you, not when I had only just found you." Charlie pauses, she wants to gather her thoughts, she doesn't want to ramble. Turning gently, she props her head on one palm and looks straight into Joey's eyes, she's instantly lost in their soft golden colour. From the corner of her eye she sees Joey's hand slowly moving towards her face, "Joey, I don't want to lose you. I love you. I think your the most beautiful, sexy, intelligent woman I have ever met, and I want you in my life, I can't imagine it without you."

Joey is unable to look away. Her heart is beating furiously. She's unaware that she's holding her breath. She is lost, lost deep in the pools of Charlie's blue eyes. Charlie's words are too much, Joey can't just lie there anymore. She reaches quietly for Charlie's face, she's still listening as Charlie speaks. As her hand finds Charlie's face, it pulls gently, until their lips softly meet and their tongues warmly collide.

Joey continues to hold gently to Charlie's face and Charlie's hand pulls softly at Joey's hip. The kiss is slow, full of passion. Their tongues and lips move delicately, slowly, lovingly. They're searching deeply. It is a kiss, full of a love that can't be described but only felt.

Joey eventually, pulls lightly away, she catches her breath. Their eyes have become hooded, they look lovingly at each other, a thumb gently stroking the others face

"Charlie." Joey's voice cracks with emotion, "I want you in my life too. This may be all new for me, but you have to trust me. I don't want to be with Josh, or anyone else. What I feel for you is overwhelming. It's beautiful. It's nice." Joey's thumb runs gently over Charlie's lips. "When I saw you in Ruby's room that night, I also felt like my whole world exploded, like everything changed. Charlie, I've thought of nothing but you since."

Charlie feel her heart flip, it dances dangerously in her chest. Joey's words are everything she had hoped to hear. She leans hungrily forward, she's unable to stop herself. Her lips fall heavily on Joey's, their arms cling tightly to each other, they roll over and over, each pushing hard into the others body, their tongues wildly clash.

Joey's fingers find the buttons on Charlie's shirt, they work quickly at each one. She pushes the shirt back over Charlie's shoulders, finds her lips are on Charlie's neck, as her hand, pulls firmly at the bra straps now exposed.

Charlie's body can't help but respond. A hand runs firmly up Joey's thigh, it pulls recklessly at Joey's vest, the vest comes roughly over Joey's head, softly grazing her nipples as it goes.

Now thigh against thigh, hip against hip, their bodies lovingly heave.

Their breathing is hard, their lovemaking sensual as lips and hands explore and devour. Nails scratch at backs, trail with passion across breasts. Until eventually, naked and spent, happy and in love, they sleep peacefully in each others arms.

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Aw. A gay love story without angst or violence and nobody had to grow a second head!

Not a lot to do with the program, for that I apologize. I simply had an overwhelming desire to write a happy story, as coming out doesn't have to be hard or difficult (it can be, but....)

Thank you very, very, very much for reading. I really hope you enjoyed it.

And, a massive thank you to everyone who reviewed (or will review!)

Eeek, I apologize for the glitch in the middle, life just had to get in the way and for a moment, I didn't think I would get back to finish.

Travis.