CPOV continued...
"Please tell me this is some kind of sick joke?" I say finding it hard to keep my voice even.
"I'm really sorry sweetie. You know I wouldn't call unless I had to!" Jazz's pleading voice was doing nothing to keep me calm. Hannah and I were ready to go out! I was literally just getting my bag together and now this!
"Jazz, is there no one else free who can help you out?" I asked him. My voice was just about begging him for there to be another option. His sigh said it all.
"Charlie, I really need you in. You are my last hope!" he pleaded. God, why tonight of all nights?
I sigh defeated, with Hannah looking on as I take one last look at myself in my dress.
"I'm going to have to change my clothes Jazz" I sigh sadly. I didn't know when I would be able to wear my dream dress again.
"No, there's no time. Just come down in whatever you're wearing. I don't care if you're wearing a bin liner, I need you here now!" Jazz said louder. I could hear some sort of commotion breaking out though I couldn't tell you what it was.
"Char, I gotta go! please just hurry up and get here!" He sighed before hanging up the phone. Charming!
"Why tonight off all nights!" I shout up towards the heavens. Hannah came over and put a sympathetic hand on my shoulder, knowing instantly what I was going to say.
"You have to go to work, don't you?" she smiled weakly. I nod defeated as I head into my bedroom to change. Jazz could go to hell if he thinks I'm getting this dress dirty! He can just wait! Hannah follows me into the bedroom, looking a little panicked.
"Charlie, I though Jazz needed you, like right away?" She asked curiously.
"Well yeah, but I'm not going to have some idiot spill beer on this!" I say smoothing down my dress. "Han, I am so sorry! Is there anyone else you could call and see if they will go with you?" I ask her as I struggle to unzip myself from my dress.
"No. It's a bit last minute! Charlie, Jazz might only need you for a couple of hours. We can go and help him and then sneak off as soon as it gets quiet!" Hannah suggested.
"I don't know, we could be there all night! I don't want you to miss out going to this bar. You've been raving about it all day!" I say huffing, the dress finally getting the better of me. I look to Hannah for some help.
"I was only excited because I was going there with you! It's fine Char, let's just get to 'The Furnace', and we can go from there. The night is still young!" She smiled picking up my phone and handing it to me. I grab my keys, my evening bag, some antibacterial hand gel, a hair band and my trusted blade bottle opener before heading out the door.
As we walked towards 'The Furnace', Hannah and I got whistled at repeatedly from lads on a night out. Hannah giggled and swayed her hips even more as we got closer to the bar which made me laugh. About five minutes from the bar I decided to ring Rob and let him know what was happening.
"Hey my beautiful angel" he smiled as soon as he picked up. He could still send my heart beating.
"Hey, how's the meeting going?" I ask just glad to hear his voice.
"Yeah it's going okay. Hoping it should be ending soon" Rob said. It sounded busy where he was.
"so um it turns out that I'm needed at work for a bit, thanks to Jazz! Um, I have no idea where we will be when you get out of your meeting, so just ring me and I'll let you know if I'm still at work!" I say seeing the bar in front of me. I frowned seeing all of the lights were off.
"That's strange" I say out loud.
"What is my love?"
"Um, the lights are off at the furnace?" I say turning to Hannah. She shrugged her shoulders showing she had no idea what was going on either.
"Maybe you should call Jazz before you go in there? I don't want you going in there on your own! Who knows what's going on in there" Rob said, his voice thick with concern.
"Yeah, maybe I will call him. Um can I call you back?" I ask as my heart started to race. What if something was wrong? Jazz only ever turned the lights off just before we closed.
"Yeah sure. Just be careful okay?" Rob purred.
"Okay, I love you"
"Love you too" I could hear Rob smiling, almost like he was holding back a laugh, but my focus was on the bar.
"I'm going to ring Jazz" I say to Hannah we both outside the front of the bar. I couldn't even hear any music. This was getting weird.
"What if he's hurt?" Hannah suggested. She was right...what if he couldn't answer the phone? I took a few seconds to decide what to do and then grabbed Hannah's hand.
"I'm not doing this on my own!" I say to her, not that I needed to give her a reason.
"Okay, let's go" she said her voice small. I could feel my legs begin to shake ever so slightly as I tread carefully up to the door before pushing it open. The door creaked making me think of all of those horror movies where that happens. I was being stupid, I know, but my heart was racing like mad. Slowly, with Hannah's hand in mine, we walked into the darkness. My eyes blurred slightly as they tried to adjust from the street light's outside to the now pitch black room.
"Jazz?" I called out quietly as we stepped further inside. Nothing...absolutely nothing happened. I swallowed deeply, thinking that something was seriously wrong here. All of a sudden, I could hear the soft cords of guitar begin to play, making me jump. I felt Hannah squeeze my hand softly before letting it go.
"Han, where the hell do you think you're going?" I hiss at her into the darkness. I really couldn't see a god damn thing. I stood frozen as I began to recognise the song that was playing. It was 'Never gonna be alone' by Nickleback, one of my favourite songs.
Slowly, small lights begin to come on around the walls like little fairy lights, all different colours. The music continued to play softly as lights around the stage area comes on. I blink trying to make my eyes adjust quicker when a pair of hands cover my eyes, sending my heart slamming into my chest. I feel someone's hot breath next to my ear before they spoke.
"You look simple breath taking" Rob's voice spoke. His hands fell from my eyes and I spun around quickly to see him facing me. Over his shoulder I saw none other than Bobby, Marcus, Tom and Sam each on stage. They were the ones playing out my favourite song. Sam's smooth voice sang out the opening lyrics.
"Dance with me" Rob smiled holding out his hand, looking unbelievable handsome in a grey suit, white shirt and black tie. It was funny but in the shock of seeing him there, the only thing I could think about was how his suit matched the colour of my dress. Slowly I took Rob's hand as he led me to the dance floor. I watched him completely in awe and shock of how he was here. Rob's hands fell on my waist and pulled me in close to his body as my arms reached around his neck, his warmth radiating into my body. Slowly we began to sway to Sam's voice as he continued to sing.
"W-what on earth is going on?" I manage to stutter, causing Rob to laugh. His lips kissed the top of my head. Suddenly feeling very self-conscious, I look around the bar for the first time, now that I could actually see it. All of the tables had been pushed to the sides of the room, each one now having an arrangement of candles. The room smelled of strawberries and I guessed it was due to the candles. The fairly lights that were hung around the walls, changed colour from green to blue to purple to red...it was hypnotic, so much so that I barely noticed the people standing around the bar watching us. Hannah was stood next to Jazz, crying of all things. I frowned and moved on to the next person. Ashley, Kellan, Jackson, Kristen, Peter, Nikki...the whole gang were here. Kellan walked over to Hannah and took her into his arms before turning back to watch me and Rob. Rob lips stayed by my ear, singing softly along with the music. Next I saw all of the bar staff that Jazz hired, each of them swooning as they looked at me and Rob. It was beginning to get weird. Along the bar was a lot of the local punters I had served over the years. Even Jack was there, sat with a pretty blonde that I didn't recognise. All of the people I cared about were in this one room and I had no idea why.
"Um, what is going on?" I ask Rob again, pulling away to look at him. Sam had stopped singing but the others continued to play their instruments as the song reached the instrumental.
"Charlie, do you remember how we met?" Rob asked, our bodies still swaying to the music. I nod once smiling, remembering the day.
"That morning, I was a completely different person to who I am now. I was a mess" Rob chuckled nervously. I frown, watching him stutter over his words.
"But then you came into my life and everything changed. I wasn't scared about where I was going because I knew that you would be there with me...I wasn't scared about how to be strong, because you were strong enough for the both of us...but most of all, I wasn't scared of my future, because I knew from the first time I looked into your eyes that you were going to be my future Charlie" Rob spoke now with tears in his eyes. I felt my own tears spill over as I listen to what Rob was saying.
"You are the one I am going to laugh with, and the one to cry with" Rob chuckled as his thumb rubbed away one of my tears. "You are the one I am going to love, until my heart stops beating. Charlie, I love you" Rob stopped dancing and pulled away from me and I watched in suspense as his hand went into his pocket before beginning to kneel on one knee. I choked back a sob as I realised what he was doing.
"Charlie, will you make me the happiest man alive and do me the honour of marrying me?" Rob's voice shook as he looked up at me, his eyes glistening filled with nothing but pure love. I glanced down to see him holding a velvet box, the lid now open to reveal the most stunning ring I had ever seen. The song had finished and I could feel the excitement and tension in the bar, as everyone waited for me to give my answer.
"Y-yes" I sob, smiling ear to ear. Rob's face lit up, his smile matching mine as he slipped the ring onto my finger before standing up. His arms wrapped around my waist, lifting me up and spinning me around the room as his lips found mine. Everyone around us was clapping, hooting and cheering but all I could see or hear was Rob. A pair of champagne flutes filled with champagne were handed to us and I looked up to see Jazz crying too. I choke back another sob and laugh as he pulled me into his arms.
"I'm so proud of you kiddo" he whispered in my ear. Next was Hannah.
"You knew what was going on, didn't you!" I asked as everything fell into place. She nodded grinning ear to ear before taking my hand and looking at my ring. More people followed, all coming over to hug and congratulate me and Rob. I still couldn't believe it. I was going to marry the man I loved. My cheeks began to hurt pretty early on from all of the smiling.
Tom, Sam, Marcus and Bobby all hugged me and Rob and some music started playing over the speakers. Jazz was back behind the bar with the rest of the staff busy serving away. Everyone was in on it! Rob was busy talking to Kellan when Jack approached me, a smile on his lips. He brought me into a hug and I had to admit, it felt a little weird. I could smell the alcohol on him.
"Congratulations Charlie!" he sang as he hugged me.
"Thank you Jack! I see you brought a date!" I smile, glad that we could be on good terms.
"Yeah, that's Rachel! She's in the ladies, I think, but I will introduce you two later!" he smiled as his hands fell on my waist. We danced awkwardly with each other as we spoke and laughed but it wasn't long until Rob came and found me.
"May I dance with my fiancée? Rob smiled holding out his hand.
"Sure, of course! Congrats again guys!" Jack smiled before disappearing. Rob wrapped one arm around my waist whilst the other held onto my left hand, bringing it to his chest. For the first time, I got to look at my ring. It was stunning. A white gold band now hugged my finger perfectly as a large white diamond stood was centred by strands of other smaller diamonds, twisting around it.
"Oh Rob" I sigh studying it.
"Do you like it?" he purred, watching my every movement
"Of course! I love it!" I smile looking up at him.
"And I love you, future Mrs Robert Pattison!" Rob smiled.
"Mrs Pattinson? hmmm? I kinda like that!" I chuckle. Rob laughs also before bringing his hand to cup my face and pulled me in softly. His lips met mine and I melted into his kiss. Everything felt right...the people we loved were here to celebrate this moment with us and I was officially the luckiest woman alive. I smiled into his kiss knowing that this night was going to be perfect.