I'll Be Seeing You
Chapter 7
The two girls walked along hand in hand in the darkness of a quiet Hammersmith street. They said nothing, just pleased to be together and alone.
Charlie stopped walking and the girls turned to each other and smiled.
"Joey, I..."
Charlie's words were lost as Joey's lips found Charlie's in the dark. The sweet assault softly rendering Charlie powerless in her arms.
They broke apart hearing someone walking nearby.
"Ello, ello ello." Said the voice as it stopped near the embracing females.
A huge Policeman stared at them.
"G-good evening, Officer." Charlie stammered, trying to come up with something feasible to say.
"Can I be of any assistance?" The Policeman asked, noticing Charlie's uniform.
"No thanks, I've got it all under control. This one's drunk as a Lord! I'm just seeing her home." Charlie said, placing Joey's arm over her shoulder.
"Such a shame. Nicely turned out youngster like that too! Well, if you think you can manage." Said the Policeman.
"Yes, I'm fine." Charlie replied with a grimace as Joey pinched her.
"You must be new around here?" The Policeman asked, not having seen this very pretty Policewoman before at the 'Nick'.
"Yes, my first day. Cop! Cop! Eh?" She said, gesturing towards Joey.
"Might see you later, then." Said the Policeman, with a wink.
"Yes, indeed." Charlie said, smiling through gritted teeth. "I'll look forward to it!"
"Yes, make sure the kettles on!" muttered Joey.
"What was that?" The Policeman said turning back to them.
"Ha!" Was all Charlie could manage.
Joey pretended she had passed out.
"Good evening." The Policeman said as he plodded away.
Joey snorted and pulled a giggling Charlie into a dark, shop doorway.
"Drunk, am I?" She said fumbling with Charlie's tunic buttons.
"Joey! We can't here!"
"Drunk as a Lord, eh?" Joey said, paying Charlie no heed.
***
Charlie and Joey grinned sheepishly at each other as they re-arranged their respective uniforms. Both a little breathless and both gently perspiring.
"Joey! What if we'd been caught?" Charlie said, a little grin playing on her lips.
"Yes, I wonder what excuse you'd have used to that nice Police Officer, eh? Constable Buckton." Joey grinned as she straightened Charlie's uniform tie.
"Whenever I'm with you, Joey Collins, you always lead me astray! I should be at home now, tucked up in bed, instead of somewhere in the middle of Hammersmith having missed my last bus home!" Charlie grinned. "And with you." She added.
"Do you regret being with me, Charlie?" Joey asked, seriously.
Charlie looked into the Wren's beautiful eyes. She gently shook her head.
"I don't regret anything."
"I love you Charlie."
"I love you too, Joey."
The girls hugged each other tight. Not feeling the cold chill which the spring night offered.
"Come and stay with me at my hotel tonight." Joey suggested, running her hands over Charlie's hips and kissing her mouth.
"What about Helen?" Charlie asked after Joey's lips had finished with her.
"Never mind about Helen. She'll be drunk again, no doubt. Please Charlie, come home with me." Joey said, almost pleading.
Charlie nodded her assent and kissed Joey.
Their lips parted and they strolled along the road together hand in hand making for Joey's hotel.
***
The two young women walked through the door of the dingy hotel. The old man at the desk was gently dozing in his chair, unaware of their presence. They crept past, trying not to giggle and give the game away. They tip-toed up the stairs and onto the first floor landing. They stopped to listen, but all they could hear was the hall clock ticking and a man snoring loudly in a room further along the corridor. The girls smiled at each other and Joey felt for the room key in her handbag. She rummaged for several long seconds, seemingly unable to locate it.
"Blast!" She said, "Helen must have the key. I'm sure I had it though."
"Would this be what you're looking for?" Charlie whispered into Joey's ear, huskily.
Charlie held up a key.
"Where did you find it?" Said Joey, her voice louder than anticipated.
"Shhh!" Said Charlie with a grin. "I found it in your jacket pocket earlier when you were making me gasp!"
"I don't remember you being in my pocket!" Joey said, delightedly.
"I had to do something with my hands, so I put them in your pockets and clung on for dear life!" Charlie giggled and kissed Joey's cheek.
"Do I really make you 'gasp'?" Joey whispered to Charlie with a naughty grin.
"Every time!" Charlie breathed softly in Joey's ear as she pulled Joey in for a kiss.
They broke apart; Joey unlocked the bedroom door and leading Charlie by the hand, tiptoed in.
"She's not in here!" Joey said in surprise.
She switched the light on after closing the blackout.
Charlie checked her watch. It was nearly one o'clock.
"Chuck said he was going to bring her home." Joey said, a little worried.
"Joey, I don't think Chuck is a very nice guy. I overheard him making a crack at Helen's expense this evening. I think he thought her," She paused for a split second, "easy." Charlie said, with concern.
"Well, I'd hardly say she 'was' easy, but she is vulnerable 'especially when she's had a few. I hope she doesn't do anything stupid. Not with that idiot!"
"He's a man, Jo. He'll take what he can get!"
"I know." Joey said, taking Charlie in her arms. "That's why I don't go for the dirty dogs!"
Charlie grinned.
"Are you going to take advantage of me again, Miss. Collins?"
"Miss. Buckton! Whatever makes you think that?" Joey said; her face full of innocence.
"I really can't think!"
"Well, Helen's an adult. I guess she'll come home at some point." Joey mused. "In the mean time, we can take full advantage of her absence!" She said, unbuttoning Charlie's uniform tunic for the second time that evening.
***
Charlie managed to escape Joey's soft lips long enough to ask what she should do if and when Helen marches through the door.
"Leave that one to me!" Joey said, her lips softly caressing Charlie's breast.
"Don't you think it will look a bit strange, us both laying here naked in a single bed?" Charlie giggled; enjoying Joey's caresses.
"I'll pull the covers up!" Joey beamed. "She'll be too drunk to notice, believe me!" She said, slipping down Charlie's body and resting where Charlie moaned with pleasure.
***
Charlie awoke first. A little confused to her whereabouts, until she recalled her last moments before sleep. She blushed slightly but smiled to herself.
Joey shifted and gave a pretty little 'squeak'. She opened one eye and smiled at Charlie.
"It's you!" She whispered. "You're really here!"
"I'm really here." Charlie replied, weaving her arms around Joey's body and kissing her throat.
"Helen!" Joey said shifting and craned her neck in order to look at her friend's bed. "Charlie! She didn't come home!"
Charlie looked over, secretly pleased that she hadn't, but sorry to see Joey looking worried.
"She'll turn up later, you wait and see." Charlie said, trying to comfort Joey by running her tongue along her breast bone.
"I hope you're right." Joey said, quickly giving in to the pleasure which Charlie was inflicting upon her body.
***
Joey dressed and walked down to the dining room and ordered two breakfasts and asked if they could have them in their room, as her roommate had awoken feeling a little poorly. The management reluctantly agreed and promised to deliver the meals as soon as they were ready.
Charlie looked at Joey as she re-entered the room.
"You're going to look a proper chump if Helen walks in as they're serving us breakfast in bed!" She said, taking hold of Joey's arm and pulling her down to sit on the bed.
Joey sat down but said nothing.
"Joey?"
"It's Sunday, Charlie. I have to leave today." Joey said, seriously.
"I know." Charlie replied, stroking Joey's hair. "Will you write to me Jo? Every single day?"
"Of course I will, if I can. You'll do the same?"
The girls stared at each other for a few moments and as if by instinct, wrapped their arms about each other and clung tightly.
"Charlie, if anything happens to me, I want you to remember that you are the only person I could ever love. Whatever I do, wherever I go, it makes no difference. It is always you. And you are the only person I have ever entrusted with my heart. I love you so much, Charlie."
Joey spoke with such sincerely that Charlie was silent for a few moments.
"If anything happens to me, Joey, I don't want you to spend the rest of your life grieving. Be happy for the time we've spent together. You are the only person I've ever fallen in love with and you are the only person I'll never get over. I love you so very much. But promise me one thing, Joey?"
Joey nodded. Charlie moved her body a little away from Joey's.
"Will you keep in touch with Ruby? Dad's mind is wandering so much now; sooner or later he won't recognize either of us. I'd hate to think if something happened to me that she'd have no one to rely on or to love her. You'll do that for me, please?" Charlie pleaded.
"Of course I will, my darling." Joey said gathering Charlie in her arms and holding her close.
A knock at the bedroom door parted the two women. Joey stood as Charlie curled up in bed with the covers over her. The Young girl delivering the food, glanced over towards Charlie, but Joey accepted the trays and gently guided the girl away from the door, thanking her for her kindness and closing the door behind her.
***
The girls finished their food and Charlie washed and dressed.
"You, of course, know Helen well, but do you think she would have gone back to Chuck's hotel last night?" Charlie asked, brushing her hair with Joey's hairbrush.
"It's possible. Silly little bitch!" She said with distaste.
Charlie laid her hand on Joey's arm as a comfort. She knew Joey was worried but had no words of wisdom which she hadn't already offered.
"Charlie, will you stay with me until I leave this afternoon?" Joey asked quietly.
"Try and stop me!" Charlie said, kissing her lover gently on her lips.
"Let's go out for a walk. I'll leave Helen a note."
Joey scribbled out a note and left it on Helen's bed for her return.
"Charlie." Joey said as they were about to leave the room. "Kiss me."
Charlie took Joey in her arms and they shared a long and loving embrace, knowing it might be their last chance to hold each other before Joey's departure.
Ahhh....