Charlie was feeling very relaxed.... with a smile on her face...

thoughts of Joey consumed her mind. She remembered the first time they met, lunch on the boat, Joey's admission of having fallen in love with her on the boat, the first time Charlie kissed her soulmate in the hotel after Robbo was arrested. The declaration of love in the car and the fun filled night thereafter. Happy thoughts filled her every thought...

Suddenly a wave of sadness overcome Charlies body, reminders of Hugo and how she broke Joeys heart and her own, shattered by Joey leaving. The image of the boat sailing away forever etched in her memory.

'Joey please!! Come back to me!! I love you' she cried, tears streaming down her face.

'Don't leave me, 3 months are forever' Charlie continued to cry out, tears continuing to stream down her face.

Joey sat in the hospital room by Charlie's side, looking down at her arm, she realised this nightmare was indeed her reality. She had watched Charlie sleep, enjoying the smile that had until recently radiated her body. She had watched the smile turn into sadness and now as she listened to Charlie cry out she realised she had to do something. Charlie was waking up, but what was going going on in her head? Joey thought to herself.

'Charlie, honey, its Joey' she gently spoke, holding onto Charlie's hand with one of hers and cupping her face with the other.

'Charlie.... it's ok... i'm here...' she prompted.

Charlie wasn't showing any sign of coming out of her sleep thoughts. Her tears continued to run down her face. 'Joey please.... i love you!!' she cried.

Joey buzzed the hospital staff, afraid of what could happen if Charlie didn't wake up. As Rachel came in, Joey stepped aside, letting go of her lover's hand, regretting it immediately.

After a couple of minutes of checking Charlie's stats, Rachel confirmed she was waking up but it was unsual to wake up to such thoughts being so loudly spoken. In her experience, a patient would wake up and then speak some time after, she had never seen someone so engrossed in their thoughts while they slept.

All they could do was wait....

Joey returned to Charlie's side, holding her hands once more. Charlie was no longer crying, her face showed nothing of her thoughts. Joey decided to talk to her lover. At best to remind her she was still here.

'Charlie honey... i know you're deep in thought right now, i know you're remembering the times of how we met and the pain we endured before I left....'

she wasn't sure how to go on but love motivated her to continue...

'I wanted you to know honey, that I'm not going anywhere. I'm back where I belong, and that is by your side Darling. I want to know who hurt you like this. I want to remove your pain. I want to make you happy every day. I want to fill your thoughts with happiness every day and take away the sad memories. I want to make you happy just like your love for me has filled my soul with what I can describe as eternal bliss. Come back to me Honey. Fill my world, wake up my Darling so I can look into those beautiful blue eyes once more. Please Darling, do it for me!!'

Joey had sat by Charlies side all day and the evening had turned into night. Visitors had come and gone, but Charlie was still asleep. No change had eventuated in Charlie's condition.

Joey's eyes had grown heavy with sleep. Slowly she closed her eyes .....

.....

A hand had moved... trailing itself along Joey's hair and made its way down her back and under her top, waking her up out of her slumber. As she raised her head she looked up to see a pair of gorgeous blue eyes looking down at her. Joey was mesmorised.... frozen in a moment of time. She didn't want move, afraid that she was dreaming.

Then she spoke...

'So where have you been?'

TBC

Please let me know your thoughts on this chapter. Would you like to see Charlie remember Joey and her coming back? Or would like some more hurdles as she has no memory of her since she left?

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