Rating: PG-13 for coarse language and adult themes
Disclaimers: See Chapter 1
Author's Notes: Ah, to my dear friend Orli_anon, what can I say? Wait, I'm trying to think of something funny... nope, I can't think of anything that you will get! LOL I can't believe your fans have a terrible life, well they live with you so...
goldstranger - I can't help it, as much as I hate cliffhangers I just gotta write them! And you will find out who it was, just maybe not in this chapter.
WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll - Yes it makes sense. And I wish Charlie could comfort me as well... I'll let you in on a little secret. Katie is based on me, so it's almost like he IS comforting me. Does that make sense?
Sorry I haven't updated lately, it's just that my computer was being a real bitch, and we had to get a new one, and I had it written and I couldn't get on to type it, and then I did and someone deleted it. So I finally got my turn! Enjoy
Chapter 6:
"Can I have someone over for dinner tonight? It's an emergency, I need to take the car," Charlie asked his mother, dashing into the kitchen breathlessly.
"Sure," she replied, although she had no idea what was going on.
"Thanks. You're a lifesaver Mom," Charlie called, grabbing the car keys on his way out the door.
He arrived at Eden Hall in record time. Dashing down the corridors, he pounded on Katie's door. "Katie, open up, it's Charlie. Katie, are you there?" He knocked on the door again, but more gently this time.
The door creaked open, and Katie peered around. At the sight of Charlie she cried tears of relief.
"Hey, hey, it's OK. You're safe now." Charlie wrapped his arms around her, comforting her. "Come on, you're coming back to my place."
She nodded and Charlie walked her to the car, his arm still comfortingly around her shoulders.
They drove in silence, the few other cars on the road providing the only noise. Charlie led her to his apartment, the same one she'd lived next door to.
His mom called out as they walked into the front room. "Charlie, is that you?"
"Yeah, it's us," he called back.
His mother walked out of the kitchen, her eyes opening in recognition when she saw Katie. "Katie? Well, this is a surprise, Charlie didn't tell me you were back in town."
Katie smiled. "I see he really hasn't changed."
Charlie's mom smiled back. "No he hasn't."
"It's good to see you again Mrs. Conway."
"Oh, Katie please, call me Casey. I'm guessing that you're the friend staying for dinner?"
"Oh, only if it's not any trouble--"
"Don't be ridiculous. When you get hungry, Charlie, I've left it in the oven to keep warm. You look like you need to talk. I have to go to work for a couple of hours, don't get up to too much trouble if you can help it." Casey grabbed her coat and bag and was out the door.
Charlie led Katie over to the couch. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
Katie nodded. "On one condition."
"And that is...?"
She looked him in the eye. "Promise me that you won't say anything until I've finished."
Charlie nodded. "I think I can do that. Why don't you tell me when it all started."
Katie stood up. "It all really started about two years ago. I know, it's so stupid, but I went totally off the rails. I started slowly, staying out a bit later than my curfew, minor stuff like that, stuff that earned me a five minute lecture. Then about 18 months ago, I got much worse. I was craving love and attention, the things I never got from either of my parents." She started pacing. "I dated almost every guy in the grade, and two weeks before we left I had sex with a guy. I wasn't even sixteen, and I don't remember who the hell he was. Your first time is supposed to be special and memorable, well all I remember is the black eye my father gave me when he found out. We moved, and I rebelled even more. I was stealing money off my father, he didn't care, he thought it was my mother. I stole alcohol out of the cupboard once... my father beat me for that, so I started paying people to buy it for me, until I got a fake ID. And so every couple of weeks I would get drunk, have sex with some random guy, go home and get beaten for it. When the six months were up, we moved, and I continued what I was doing. That was until I fell pregnant, about four months ago." The tears that had been threatening to fall finally did. Katie didn't bother to wipe them away, she just kept pacing and talking. "I was one month into my term when my father found out and took me to the abortion clinic. To all the people there, he was the wonderful father, there to support his 17 year old daughter, but I knew he was only there to make sure I went through with it. He knew that there was no way I would get out of it while he was there." She stopped pacing but remained there, standing in the middle of the room. "When I was allowed to go home, he picked me up. We got home, Tony and Jen left, my mother went shopping, and... he gave me the worst beating he ever gave me. It was pointless for me to have the abortion, he could've saved himself the time because he would've killed my baby with that beating." She trembled with anger. "I hate him. I really do, I hate him! After that I vowed to myself that I would get my life back on track. And then we moved here and I saw you again, Charles it was like all my dreams had come true. I'm so sorry, I had to tell you, I had to stop lying. I just hope you're not angry with me, I don't think I could handle it if you were angry with me."
Katie took several deep, calming breaths as Charlie stood and walked the few steps it took to get to her. Enveloping her in a hug, he whispered in her ear.
"I could never be angry at you." Pulling away, he looked into her eyes. "Because I love you."
Author's Notes: I'm sorry, I had to do that! But, does he mean it the way you think he means it? Does she feel the same way? All will be revealed next chapter, hopefully out soon. Finger's crossed!
Disclaimers: See Chapter 1
Author's Notes: Ah, to my dear friend Orli_anon, what can I say? Wait, I'm trying to think of something funny... nope, I can't think of anything that you will get! LOL I can't believe your fans have a terrible life, well they live with you so...
goldstranger - I can't help it, as much as I hate cliffhangers I just gotta write them! And you will find out who it was, just maybe not in this chapter.
WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll - Yes it makes sense. And I wish Charlie could comfort me as well... I'll let you in on a little secret. Katie is based on me, so it's almost like he IS comforting me. Does that make sense?
Sorry I haven't updated lately, it's just that my computer was being a real bitch, and we had to get a new one, and I had it written and I couldn't get on to type it, and then I did and someone deleted it. So I finally got my turn! Enjoy
Chapter 6:
"Can I have someone over for dinner tonight? It's an emergency, I need to take the car," Charlie asked his mother, dashing into the kitchen breathlessly.
"Sure," she replied, although she had no idea what was going on.
"Thanks. You're a lifesaver Mom," Charlie called, grabbing the car keys on his way out the door.
He arrived at Eden Hall in record time. Dashing down the corridors, he pounded on Katie's door. "Katie, open up, it's Charlie. Katie, are you there?" He knocked on the door again, but more gently this time.
The door creaked open, and Katie peered around. At the sight of Charlie she cried tears of relief.
"Hey, hey, it's OK. You're safe now." Charlie wrapped his arms around her, comforting her. "Come on, you're coming back to my place."
She nodded and Charlie walked her to the car, his arm still comfortingly around her shoulders.
They drove in silence, the few other cars on the road providing the only noise. Charlie led her to his apartment, the same one she'd lived next door to.
His mom called out as they walked into the front room. "Charlie, is that you?"
"Yeah, it's us," he called back.
His mother walked out of the kitchen, her eyes opening in recognition when she saw Katie. "Katie? Well, this is a surprise, Charlie didn't tell me you were back in town."
Katie smiled. "I see he really hasn't changed."
Charlie's mom smiled back. "No he hasn't."
"It's good to see you again Mrs. Conway."
"Oh, Katie please, call me Casey. I'm guessing that you're the friend staying for dinner?"
"Oh, only if it's not any trouble--"
"Don't be ridiculous. When you get hungry, Charlie, I've left it in the oven to keep warm. You look like you need to talk. I have to go to work for a couple of hours, don't get up to too much trouble if you can help it." Casey grabbed her coat and bag and was out the door.
Charlie led Katie over to the couch. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
Katie nodded. "On one condition."
"And that is...?"
She looked him in the eye. "Promise me that you won't say anything until I've finished."
Charlie nodded. "I think I can do that. Why don't you tell me when it all started."
Katie stood up. "It all really started about two years ago. I know, it's so stupid, but I went totally off the rails. I started slowly, staying out a bit later than my curfew, minor stuff like that, stuff that earned me a five minute lecture. Then about 18 months ago, I got much worse. I was craving love and attention, the things I never got from either of my parents." She started pacing. "I dated almost every guy in the grade, and two weeks before we left I had sex with a guy. I wasn't even sixteen, and I don't remember who the hell he was. Your first time is supposed to be special and memorable, well all I remember is the black eye my father gave me when he found out. We moved, and I rebelled even more. I was stealing money off my father, he didn't care, he thought it was my mother. I stole alcohol out of the cupboard once... my father beat me for that, so I started paying people to buy it for me, until I got a fake ID. And so every couple of weeks I would get drunk, have sex with some random guy, go home and get beaten for it. When the six months were up, we moved, and I continued what I was doing. That was until I fell pregnant, about four months ago." The tears that had been threatening to fall finally did. Katie didn't bother to wipe them away, she just kept pacing and talking. "I was one month into my term when my father found out and took me to the abortion clinic. To all the people there, he was the wonderful father, there to support his 17 year old daughter, but I knew he was only there to make sure I went through with it. He knew that there was no way I would get out of it while he was there." She stopped pacing but remained there, standing in the middle of the room. "When I was allowed to go home, he picked me up. We got home, Tony and Jen left, my mother went shopping, and... he gave me the worst beating he ever gave me. It was pointless for me to have the abortion, he could've saved himself the time because he would've killed my baby with that beating." She trembled with anger. "I hate him. I really do, I hate him! After that I vowed to myself that I would get my life back on track. And then we moved here and I saw you again, Charles it was like all my dreams had come true. I'm so sorry, I had to tell you, I had to stop lying. I just hope you're not angry with me, I don't think I could handle it if you were angry with me."
Katie took several deep, calming breaths as Charlie stood and walked the few steps it took to get to her. Enveloping her in a hug, he whispered in her ear.
"I could never be angry at you." Pulling away, he looked into her eyes. "Because I love you."
Author's Notes: I'm sorry, I had to do that! But, does he mean it the way you think he means it? Does she feel the same way? All will be revealed next chapter, hopefully out soon. Finger's crossed!