So because of some requests, I'm adding a little bit to this because my friends were very unhappy with me leaving it as that. So yeaah, pretty sure I'm not gunna turn this into a fic though...maybe... ah well :) happy reading.
TOTWYA xx.
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Previously On The Pain You Caused...
Charlie walked home, and snuck into Ruby's bed, she didn't feel like sleeping alone tonight. Ruby turned around and sleepily spoke.
"Charlie?"
"Yeah, just go back to sleep."
"Are you ok?"
Charlie shook her head. For the first time, she gave into her emotions and tears began to slip down her face.
"What's up?"
"Joey's back."
Charlie was sick of fighting it, enough was enough. She cried herself to sleep with her sisters arms around her that night. And that night she dreamt of nothing.
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Charlie woke the next morning exhausted. She had barely slept all night. How could Joey do that to her? She told her she loved her, and she still rejected her. Charlie turned over to see Ruby wasn't there.
"Rubes?" she got up and put on her robe and walked out towards the kitchen where Ruby was sitting having breakfast.
"Morning Charlie"
"Morning Rubes. You're up early"
"That's what happens when you make your poor innocent sister attend such a prison that you refer to as school."
"Oh, right. I forgot"
"Charlie... are you ok?" Charlie stood in the kitchen waiting for the kettle to boil for some coffee, she vaguely nodded head. "I think you should take some time off work, I mean, you didn't even know what day it was today, Joey being back is going to cause you a LOT of emotional stress."
"She leaves today. I'll be fine." Suddenly the phone rang. Ruby looked at Charlie and ran past her and grabbed it before it stopped ringing.
"Hello Ruby speaking...Oh, Hey Xaiv...Sure...See you in a bit...Bye" Ruby hung up the phone and looked at Charlie who hadn't moved an inch since Ruby answered the phone.
"Yoohoo earth to Charlie."
"Sorry, what were you saying?"
"I'm leaving early, to meet up with Xaiv, seriously consider calling in sick Charlie. Do you really want to deal with Angelo after you broke up with him?"
Charlie had forgotten about Angelo, she forgot she even broke up with him. Before her mind had realized what she had done, she picked up the phone and rang the police station.
"Yabbie Creek Police Station, Constable Watson speaking." Great Charlie thought, Just the person I wanted to talk to.
"Hi Georgina, it's Charlie. Listen can I speak to the cheif?"
"Sure. Hey Angelo told me Joey was back in town, hows that going for ya?. Oh, heres the chief."
"Charlie! Where are you! You are so late-"
"I know. I need some time off. It's a long story." Charlie cut in.
"Sure thing. Why the sudden need of time may I ask?"
"That's personal Sir. I need to go."
"Ok Charlie. I'll give you a week."
Charlie hung the phone up. She sat at the table and listened to the silence surrounding her. She started crying again, she felt so empty, so lost, so broken. There was a knock on the door, but she ignored it, she wasn't in the mood to see anyone. Until the door opened that was.
"Charlie?" Charlie lifted her head out of her hands and stood up.
" What do you want?" Charlie asked, a bit to bitterly than she originally planned.
" Well, I got to the station, and then Watson said you were taking the day off. And I thought I might see you"
" Why? I thought I we weren't together anymore."
"Well, actually, I never specified that." Charlie turned around to face the person at the door.
"Joey, you came to the bay with another girl!" Charlie yelled at Joey.
"WHO HAS LEFT ON THE TRAWLER!" Joey screamed back.
"Why didn't you go?" Charlie replied just as bitterly as before.
"Because I want to be with you Charlie. God Charlie. Why can't you just understand that I love you! Like seriously, why else would I be here?"
"Well, I no longer want to be with you. You broke me last night" Charlie shut the door on Joey and ran into her room and sat against the door. Joey just walked in after her and knocked on the door.
"Charlie. Please."
"Go away Joey."
"You're being stupid. Open this door."
"I HATE YOU JOEY COLLINS" Charlie screamed at door. There was no reply. "Joey?" Charlie opened the door to see no one. Joey had left. Charlie sat on her bed and started crying again and spoke to herself.
"Joey I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I love you."
"I know" said Joey climbing through Charlie's window.
"Joey." Charlie walked up to her, but Joey pushed her back.
"I believe an apology is in order?"
"I'm quite sure I already did. But I'm so sorry, please. I am an idiot to push you away."
"And?" with a smirk on her face.
"And you are the most amazing woman I have ever known in my life. And I love you."
Joey ran up to Charlie and squeezed her tight.
"I'm so sorry that I left you for another girl. I'll never stop loving you Charlie Buckton. I love you."
"I love you Joey Collins."
She placed a small tender kiss on Joey's lips and Joey smiled.
"I missed you so much, I'm sorry I even considered leaving you alone. I could never hurt you like that. You caused me so much pain, and I wasn't ready to pass that onto you."
"That's ok. As long as your here. Do you want a coffee?"
"I'd love one actually Charlie." Joey smiled.
Charlie got up and grabbed Joey's hand. She wasn't afraid of her and Joey now. All she wanted to do was to be with her and that's all that mattered to her right now.
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"So Joey...how did you meet Erica?" Charlie asked as they sat down in Leah's lounge room.
"Well, she was on my boat obviously, but you see what happened with us...it broke me. I stopped myself from feeling any sort of emotion towards anyone, and I was like the walking dead. I shut myself off from the world. See Erica, she found me. She fixed that hole that you left inside of me. she picked me up, and metaphorically taught me how to walk again. It never fully cured the pain I had."
"I'm so sorry; I promise I'm never ever going to put you through that ever again." Charlie leaned over and kissed Joey's forehead. Charlie pulled back and kissed Joey. Instantly it began to develop. Charlie reluctantly pulled away.
"What are we going exactly?"
"I don't know..."
"What do you want to do?"
Charlie suddenly got down in one knee infront of Joey.
"Joey Collins. Will you please be my girlfriend?"
Joey leaned forward and kissed Charlie.
"Is that a yes?"
"In every language possible. Si, Oui, yes."
Charlie leant forward and kissed Joey again and stood up dragging Joey with her. She wrapped her arms around her waist as Joey wrapped her arms around Charlie's neck. Once again the kiss began to deepen. The 2 girls pulled breathing heavily.
"We shouldn't do this."
"But you just said-"
"No no no. Yes us. but no to this-" Charlie pointed to them- "right here"
"Right. Yes."
Together they skipped off to Charlie's room.