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After many request from Leon Writer here is the next chapter.

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I know that the word Charlie in the song I used in this chapter, really means something else, but just thought it suited the chapter if Charlie just means Charlie... lol... if you all get what I mean. I put a link to the song below.

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Chapter Thirteen.

Joey once again found herself laying on her bed in her trailer looking up at the ceiling daydreaming. She had her IPod hooked up to a pair of small speakers and right now she thought that every song that played reminded her of Charlie.

She couldn't stop thinking about Charlie, her sweet scent, her taste, her voice, her deep blue eyes, her deliciously shaped lips and her perfectly toned body. She was perfection itself, Joey thought to herself. She could hardly wait for Charlie to come back later; she longed to kiss her again. Being with Charlie made her feel whole again, it was like Charlie was the missing piece of herself that she had finally found.

However, at the same time she felt scared. She was scared of losing Charlie if she ever found out the truth about her, but she didn't know how to keep hiding it from her, and she didn't know how to tell her either.

How do you tell someone that you are really half vampire and it is your brother that has been killing all the women in Summer Bay and that she had been hunting him all this time, she couldn't shake the thoughts from her mind.

She sighed and stood up to get a cold beer from the fridge. All her angst and insecurities came rushing back. How could she even think about being with Charlie, when her brother was still on the loose and killing? She knew deep down that it would never work, but she couldn't keep away from her. It was like she was drawn to her. She needed her, she felt complete just being around her.

She had to keep tracking her brother and see if she could somehow stop him from killing anyone else, she just didn't know how. She knew she couldn't kill him. He still scared her, and she could feel within herself that his power and urges were getting stronger with every kill he made.

After swallowing the last of her beer, letting the alcohol calm her nerves a bit, she threw the bottle in the bin and returned to her bed. She picked up the sailing magazine that she had been reading, trying to read some more, but the events of the day had taken its toll on her and she quickly fell asleep.

She awoke a couple of hours later to the sound of beeping from her mobile. She picked up her phone and saw she had received a text from Charlie. With a huge smile on her face she flipped open her phone to read it.

'Hi Jo I'm so sorry but work is all manic I won't be able to get out of here until very late. Can we meet tomorrow for lunch instead? I'm so sorry. I miss u. xx C.'

Joey couldn't help but feel disappointed; she had been looking forward to seeing Charlie again. She looked out the window and saw that it was already dark outside, she looked at her clock and sighed still unhappy about Charlie not coming after all, and texted Charlie back.

She stood to make some dinner in the small kitchen area in the trailer. She looked in her almost empty fridge and decided to just make a quick sandwich while making a mental note that she really had to do some shopping the next day, she was really getting tired of sandwiches.

Joey sat eating her sandwich, drinking another beer with it listening to the music still playing on her IPod. She stood to turn the music up a bit when she heard the chorus from the song 'Charlie' playing from one of her favourite bands Red Hot Chili Peppers. It made her smile and she couldn't help but sing along on the chorus

"So much more than
Charlie's waking me
To my core and
Charlie's shaking me
Tell my story
Charlie's making me
And Charlie's making me smile.
Oh oh now"

It wasn't her favorite song by them, but the mere fact that they sang the word Charlie in it made her listen to the song again, while she thought of Charlie's smile.

She sat down and ate the rest of her dinner still enjoying the rest of the song and daydreaming about Charlie, when a loud and angry knock on the door ripped her out of her thoughts.

A little scared she stood up, firstly turning down the volume a bit before going to open the door. She stood a while just looking nervously at the door, wondering who it could be, when the knocking came back and she heard Charlie's voice "Joey I know you are in there... I heard the music... please open up"

Happy and relieved to hear Charlie's voice she ripped the door open to let her in. "Charlie you came anyway... I missed you... come in..." Joey said not able to stop smiling.

Her smile disappeared when she saw Charlie's tearstained face "Charlie what's wrong?... What's happened?" Joey reached out for Charlie, pulling her into the trailer out of the rain that was just begining to pour.

Charlie pulled her arm away, still crying she looked at Joey "Please tell me it's not you Jo... please tell me you have got nothing to do with it?"

Joey stood shocked and confused looking at Charlie "Charlie what is this all about... I don't know what you are talking about" she said trying to give Charlie a hug, desperate to ease her obvious stress.

"Yes you do Joey... the murders is it you?... are you a part of it?" Charlie cried out pushing herself away from Joey.

"murders... what murders... I don't know what you're talking about" Joey lied trying to figure out what she was going to do.

"stop lying Joey... I saw you on the crime scene photos from the first four murders... I saw you at the crime scene too... remember... don't lie to me Joey... are you a part of it?" Charlie almost spat out trying to control her anger over Joey standing before her lying.

"No Charlie it's not me… I'm not a part of it" Joey cried praying that Charlie would believe her.

"I don't believe you Joey... why were you there... oh my god, was all of this between you and me… was this just to keep me away from the case?" Charlie was now so confused about the whole thing. She could see the fear in Joey's eyes. There was something she wasn't telling her.

"Charlie please believe me... it's not me... I really like you Charlie... please believe me... please" Joey sobbed trying to look at Charlie.

"Then why were you there Joey?... I have a hard time believing you... you're at all the crime scenes except the last two... last night was very convenient alibi for you to have... you sleeping over at a cops place... and the other you were at my place too when you brought Ruby home... what are you not telling me Joey"

"Charlie I can't tell you... but please believe me... I didn't do it... please Charlie I really like you... I wouldn't do that to you... please Charlie" Joey cried, she tried to reach for Charlie, but instead she watched through bleary eyes as Charlie moved away from her again.

"What can't you tell me Joey?... you better tell me or I will arrest you for obstructing a police investigation" Charlie stood with her arms crossed watching Joey cry. She felt her heart break at the sight, but she couldn't figure out what was happening.

"I can't Charlie... you wouldn't believe me... please I don't want to lose you" Joey begged still crying and shaking.

"Try me Joey.... if you don't tell me you WILL lose me" Charlie yelled at Joey frustrated at the whole situation.

"I can't Charlie... I can't..." Joey yelled back frustrated about the whole thing and feeling pressured by Charlie. She was sure if she told her the truth that Charlie would run.

"Why... just tell me now what it is you're hiding... or I'll have to take you down to the station" Charlie yelled taking her handcuffs in her hand.

"No please Charlie don't... Charlie I can't tell you.... please don't make me" Joey begged.

"Joey Tell me now... This is your last chance" Charlie angrily said talking a step towards Joey.

Joey looked into Charlie's eyes. She knew she couldn't hide the truth anymore "Charlie I can't tell y.... okay… look I will show you" She sighed defeated and walked towards Charlie.

"What do you mean you'll show me" Charlie asked looking into Joeys tearstained eyes. Before she knew what had happening, she felt Joey's lips on her own, Joey took her hands holding them tight out to each side and pressed her up against the wall.

At first she tried to fight the urge to kiss her back, she tried to force herself to push Joey away, but Joey was too strong and the feeling of Joeys lips pressed against her own still gave her butterflies. She couldn't fight the attraction anymore as she started to respond to Joey's kiss. She felt Joey stroking her lips with her tongue asking permission to enter her mouth. She parted her lips and their tongues started dancing around each other's mouth tasting each other. She let her tongue taste and explore the inside of Joey's mouth when her tongue grazed something she had never felt before.

Drawing back, she looked questioningly at Joey, instantly noticing the tears falling worriedly down her cheeks. "Joey you have...." it was all she could say as she stood in confusion.

"Charlie please don't be mad... please don't run" Joey cried while releasing Charlie from her grip but staying close to her.

"Joey you have... what is this?... who are you?" Charlie said while raising her hand to Joeys lips parting them slightly to see her small fangs as Joey stood helplessly watching the woman she was quickly falling for examine her with uncertainty.

With tears still streaming down her face Joey simply replied "I'm... I'm half vampire... my brother is the one who has been killing all those women... I've been trying to find him to stop him...I'm... I'm so sorry Charlie... please don't hate me"

"Vampire... your brother.... Joey what are you talking about?" Charlie stood frozen to the spot Joey had freed her to, not believing what she had just heard.

"I'm a half vampire... a hybrid... my brother is a full vampire... he's the one who has been killing all those women... every time I found a new murdered victim I called the police anonymously and I don't know why but I just stayed around making sure you came, but ever since I saw you at the first murder scene I haven't been able to stay away... I have fallen for you Charlie" Joey cried out.

Charlie's mind was running wild with all the information; she couldn't believe what she had just heard. Suddenly she felt the need to get out of the trailer.

With tears running down her face she looked to Joey "I'm sorry Joey... this is... this is just a little too much... and unreal...I... I... I don't think I can do this" She turned toward the door to leave.

"Charlie please don't go... please stay" Joey begged trying to grab a hold of Charlie's arm before she walked out the door, but she was too late. Crying, she watched Charlie run off into the dark miserable night to get away from her. Heartbroken she cried out Charlie's name one more time before her emotions completely consumed her, causing her to fall to the ground not caring who could see her at her weakest.