ALL MY LIFE
PART TWENTY-ONE
Jody went back into the room to get something, and as she did, the obvious finally hit her.
She ran down the hallway and knocked on Charlie's door. When he opened it, he was only wearing jeans. Jody threw herself at him, kissing him madly.
Charlie managed to push her away and he held her in front of him. He glanced over at Kathy, then back at Jody.
"Jody… what are you doing?" He asked softly.
"I'm sorry Charlie. It's just… I had always loved you, no matter what. And when I was with Scott, I really thought I had moved on, I really did. But the minute I heard your voice again, I knew I hadn't. I- I still love you Charlie."
Charlie's hands came off her shoulders and fell limp to his side. He leaned against the wall in shock.
"Charlie! DO SOMETHING!! Make her leave!" Kathy exclaimed.
Charlie stared at Jody, then Kathy, then back at Jody. He looked down at his feet, then back up at Jody. "I thought you were leaving to go find Scott." He whispered.
"I was… but then I finally just admitted to myself what everyone else already knew. And… and you said-"
"Forget what I said Jody. I think you should just go."
Jody stared at him, fighting to hold back her tears. She glanced at Kathy, who was smiling triumphantly, then back at Charlie. She nodded slowly and turned around.
"I thought you saw that we were supposed to be together Charlie. That's all you've been talking about since I got her. But… but I guess I missed something. I thought you wanted me back." With that, she left, leaving Charlie alone with this evil woman who would do anything to make Jody miserable and Charlie her's… forever.
A/N: Ok, ok, ok! I know this is getting kinda old. Charlie and Jody love each other, right? They've both admitted it to each other, right? So what's wrong with this picture? KATHY!!! What kind of weird power does she have over poor Charlie anyway? Much more powerful than he'll ever know…