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Brax didn't want to do that to Charlie. But he couldn't go back to her knowing she had chosen Joey over him. And anyway he had Melissa.
Charlie was shattered. She hadn't expected it to be easy. But she also hadn't expected him to just forgive her and get back together.
She was just planning on hanging around the house for the day.
"You sure you're OK?" Leah asked me worried.
"Yeah…"
"Well I'm off to the Diner. Just call if you need anything."
Charlie assured her she would and then with one last worried glance she left.
Charlie stood in the kitchen. She walked into the living room and turned on the TV. She watched some mindless game show not really seeing it. She just thought about Brax and Ruby and Casey and Melissa and Leah and … well everyone she had left behind.
She shuddered at the thought of Joey.
She even thought she heard her voice saying.
"Well, well, well…look what we have here."
Wait a minute. Fear gripped Charlie's heart.
She spun around. There stood Joey.
"What are you doing here?" Charlie asked trying to make her voice sound calm.
"I came for you. You know you shouldn't run off like that. I was worried."
"Leah will be back any minute now." Lied Charlie feeling nothing but hate for the woman that stood in front of her.
"Well then we'd better get a move on."
"I'm not going anywhere with you." Even from across the room Charlie could smell the alcohol off Joey.
"Oh I think you are."
"No I'm not!"
Joey crossed the room so quickly Charlie didn't have a chance to stop her when she grabbed her hair.
"Ow!"
She dragged her pulling her hair fiercely when Charlie protested.
"Let me go!"
"NO!"
They were nearly at the door when there was a knock.
"Charlie? You home?"
Melissa! Joey covered Charlie's mouth with her hand to stop her from replying.
Charlie tried to make some- any- noise to get Melissa's attention.
"Charlie?"
Melissa began to walk away. Doing some quick thinking Charlie licked the back of Joey's hand causing her to pull away quickly.
"Melissa! Help me!"
Melissa came running back. She looked in the window and saw Charlie struggling against Joey.
She quickly opened the door.
"Oh my God! What's going on?"
"Right. You wanna involve others in this? Fine." She was about to drag both women out the door when she heard someone arriving home. Panicking she grabbed Melissa and took the two women down to the basement.
"Make a noise and I will kill you."
Next time
Will the women be discovered in time?
What extremes does Joey go to, to stop anyone from finding their hiding place?