She held the phone between her ear and shoulder, "I'm visiting my mom…hell I might even move back there." "Okay, open your door because you're telling me this story face to face." The petit woman hung up the phone and slowly walked to the front door. When she opened it, the tears appeared suddenly as did the loud sobs. Before she knew it, the normally emotionless Charlotte King was being comforted in the arms of her Junkie BFF Amelia Shepard. Amelia shut the door and ushered them into the kitchen, knowing that the both of them often binge ate their emotions. She cut Charlotte a large piece of fudge cheesecake, making her laugh, "What are we the Golden Girls?" Amelia chuckled, "We'd have to actually like 2 other people and I don't see that happening."
Amelia let the both of them eat in silence until she spotted the Southern Comfort in the glass cabinet. She quietly poured the two of them a generous amount in low-ball glasses. Charlotte down it all in one big gulp; Amelia tried to do the same and almost choked, "Damn, that's spicy. Is this how you drink in Alabama?" Charlotte gave her a tiny smile, "It's how you drink in the South." Amelia sipped on the rest of her drink before nudging Charlotte. "What happened?" Charlotte tried to look unfazed when she said, "I told myself a long time ago that I didn't have to worry about Violet when it came to Cooper. I was wrong. I was so fucking wrong. I'm out here dealing with a miscarriage and blaming myself…and he decides to screw Violet. And now…she's pregnant. I lost a baby that I never wanted until it was gone—that didn't stop him from making another baby. You know I thought that once we got settled with Mason, that we'd be okay. I was so wrong and blinded by stupid fucking love! I just couldn't get out of the cycle of Cooper Freedman. I loved that man and somewhere along the way, he fell out of love with me." Amelia knew something drastic happened when Charlotte started coming to work without her wedding ring, but she didn't know that it was this bad. "You want me to kick Violet's ass? I'm not a scrapper like you but I think I can take her."
Charlotte wiped away a stray tear, "It's not worth it. I filed for divorce yesterday. All I want is joint custody of Mason, but that presents a different problem." Amelia perked up, "Like what? Erica wanted you to be Mason's mom. Is Cooper trying to stop that?" Charlotte shook her head no, "That's not it. Mason was with me when we walked in on Violet telling Cooper that she was pregnant with his child. He got her pregnant not even a month after I lost my baby. Look at me, crying over a man and getting divorced for a second time. I just need time away from the practice, the hospital, hell just California in general. My mom is back in Monroeville from her business trip, so I'm just going to visit her and hope like hell that she doesn't tell my brothers what's going on." Amelia felt really bad for Charlotte because she watched how much Cooper and Charlotte grew together, how she loved another woman's child as her own, and how devastated she was when she lost the baby. Amelia was still coping with the loss of her own child who was born without a brain. Charlotte was there for her 24/7 for a year while balancing her own life. Amelia planned to do the same for her. "You mind if I tag along?" she asked.
Charlotte laughed out loud, "The furthest south you've ever been is southern California. Alabama is a whole different ball game, but if you want to go, then sure. Mason hasn't been talking to Cooper or Violet, so he's coming too." Amelia raised her almost empty glass, "Alabama here we come!" Charlotte chuckled and was immensely happy that Amelia came to check on her.
A/N: Charlotte's past is revealed as well. Divorce proceedings, exes, new flames, and relationships are all under a microscope.