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Hope you all enjoy the chapter!
Oh and there's a bit of a sex scene in this chapter. Just a warning!
Chapter 84
"I can't believe I agreed to this" Charlie huffed half heartedly as she zipped her luggage bag closed and turned to look at Joey.
"Why?" Joey beamed "It's a great idea!"
"Really?" Charlie asked incredulously "Because it all seems a bit overdramatic to me. I mean…We're travelling halfway across the world to find Ruby's friend?"
Joey bit her lip in an attempt to stop her correction spilling out "We're going to get away from Brett too, remember? Anyway we need a holiday so it's a good excuse"
"Hmmn" Charlie nodded thoughtfully "And you're sure there's nothing more to it than that?"
"Um…" Joey froze guiltily "What do you mean?"
"Nothing" Charlie shrugged "It just seems that you have some kind of secret you're determined to keep from me. That's all" she paused for a moment but when no reply was forthcoming she continued "Are you?"
"It's not my secret to tell" Joey said regretfully "If it was I would tell you right away but it's really not up to me. She told me in confidence"
Charlie heaved a sigh of frustration and sat down on the bed "Is there a reason she thinks she can't tell me about it? I mean is it bad?" her eyes widened suddenly "Oh My God she's not pregnant is she?"
"What?" Joey exclaimed in shock "NO!" she couldn't help the laugh that escaped her at Charlie's far out assumption "No she's not"
"Well it was a possibility" Charlie pouted "I mean why else would she not want to tell me?"
"I don't know" Joey sobered slightly from her earlier amusement and sat on the bed next to Charlie "Have you asked her about it yet? It might not be that she doesn't want to tell you about it"
"If that's the case why is she avoiding me?" Charlie frowned "I think it's more like she doesn't want me to know. Which means it has to be something bad"
"It's not bad" Joey reassured her "Well I don't see it as a bad thing. Ruby does right now but that's just because…" she trailed off suddenly realising she might be revealing too much.
"Does this have anything to do with why she's acting so…" Charlie hesitated for a moment trying to find the right words "Down right now?"
"Yeah" Joey nodded slowly "But this trip's going to fix that. I promise"
"I hate not knowing what's going on" Charlie muttered in annoyance "Can't you just tell me…"
"You know I can't do that" Joey said guiltily "I can't betray Ruby's trust"
"Please?" Charlie leaned slightly closer "I won't tell her you told me"
"Sorry" Joey shook her head firmly "And you're not going to persuade me by doing that thing either"
"What thing?" Charlie asked innocently even as she slid closer and placed her hand on Joey's thigh "I'm not doing anything"
Joey swallowed heavily as she felt Charlie's breath on her lips "Um…This isn't going to work"
"It isn't?" Charlie placed a light kiss on Joey's lips "What about now"
"Not yet…" Joey whispered.
"I guess I'll have to try a bit harder" Charlie chuckled before she slid her free hand behind Joey's neck and pulled her into a passionate kiss. The younger girl melted into the kiss almost immediately and tugged Charlie gently closer on the bed.
"What about now?" Charlie grinned as she pulled back slightly.
"Tempting" Joey smiled "But I still can't tell you…And we have to leave soon anyway"
"Jooooey!" Charlie whined.
Joey laughed out loud at her girlfriend "You're adorable when you don't get your own way" she kissed Charlie quickly "I'm going to tell Ruby to hurry up"
"I really do need to know!" Charlie protested as she watched Joey get up and start towards the door "I can't stop thinking about the possibilities…"
"Don't think about it" Joey advised "Just ask Ruby"
"But…" Charlie was about to argue but Joey had already left the room. She groaned in frustration and slumped back down onto the bed.
-Para-
"Ruby?" Joey knocked lightly on Ruby's slightly ajar door before entering "Are you ready to…" she paused when she was greeted with the sight of the teenager lying on her bed, her suitcase only half packed "Seriously Rubz? We have to leave in half an hour"
"I still don't see the point of this" Ruby leaned up on her elbows to peer at Joey sceptically "We're seriously going to England just because I have some stupid unrequited crush on my friend?"
"God you're almost as bad as Charlie" Joey sighed in annoyance as she began to pick clothes up and throw them into Ruby's suitcase "I already told you that's not the only reason we're getting out of Summer Bay"
"Yet you won't tell me what the other reason is" Ruby said as she reluctantly got up and began to pack her luggage with Joey "Are you going to tell me now?"
"No" Joey shook her head firmly "You don't need to worry" she rolled her eyes at the thought of how many secret's she seemed to be keeping lately.
"Now I am worried" Ruby frowned "You should suggest to somebody that what you're keeping from them is reason to be worried if you're trying to stop them from worrying"
"Huh" Joey took a moment to mull over that "I guess you're right about that. But really there is no need to worry. I just thought we could use a holiday that's all"
"Riiiight" Ruby drawled sceptically "Am I supposed to believe that?"
"I thought you would be happy about this anyway" Joey said in an attempt to steer the conversation away from the reasons they were leaving "I mean…Summer lives in England"
"We don't know where she lives exactly" Ruby pointed out.
"It shouldn't be that hard to find out"
"I think you're forgetting the fact that she won't return any of my phone calls" Ruby stated resignedly "And believe me the amount of times I've tried is pathetic. Don't you think the fact that she's ignoring me suggests that she doesn't want to talk to me?"
"I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation" Joey stated comfortingly "You shouldn't think like that Rubz"
"It doesn't matter" Ruby attempted a careless shrug "I'm over it. I'm over her"
"Yeah, right and I'm Wilma freaking Flintstone" Joey responded sarcastically "If this is what you call being over somebody I'd hate to see otherwise"
"That was kind of random" Ruby chuckled at Joey's earlier statement "But I am. Over her. I'm moving on. I mean I'm with Nathan so…"
"But you told me you don't have any emotional feelings for him though" Joey said in confusion "So…What's the real reason you don't want to see Summer?"
Ruby glanced down at the shirt she held in her hands before speaking softly "I'm just…Not a big fan of rejection. That's all. And…That's basically what she's done already. I couldn't take it again…"
Joey stared at Ruby in contemplation for a moment before speaking up quietly "Are you really over her?"
"No" Ruby shook her head "Nowhere near. But it doesn't matter because I shouldn't be feeling all of this anyway. She obviously doesn't return my feelings"
"You can't control how you feel about someone" Joey stated softly "Even if they don't return those feelings. Did it seem like she did at the time?"
"I'm pretty sure she did" Ruby nodded sadly "All of the signs were there…I just couldn't see them at the time. But she's ignoring me now…"
"There has to be a perfectly good reason for that" Joey interrupted with a reassuring smile "Now what do you say we get on this plane and find out? At least you'll know"
Ruby paused for a moment before nodding and hugging Joey quickly "Thanks Joey"
-Para-
"Hey" Joey whispered as she leaned closer to Charlie "Are you okay?"
"No" Charlie shook her head without opening her eyes or releasing her tight grip on the chair's armrests "I hate flying. I get air sick"
Joey couldn't help the chuckle that escaped her "Boats AND Planes? How the hell did you get around?"
Charlie shrugged "NO idea. I guess I just hate feeling out of control…which is exactly what I am right now. I mean the plane could crash and there's nothing I could do about it"
"Hey" Joey squeezed Charlie's hand gently "Everything's going to be fine. I promise. Anyway did you know that the odds of dying on a commercial plane are about 9 million to 1? And 95% of all plane crashes have survivors anyway…"
Charlie finally opened her eyes and turned to look at Joey "This isn't really making me feel any better Joey"
"Oh…Sorry" Joey chuckled softly. She glanced at Ruby who appeared to be sleeping before leaning close to Charlie "Charlie?"
"Mmhmn?" Charlie mumbled.
Joey grinned flirtatiously "Are you by any chance a member of the mile high club? I hear it's a very elite club"
"Oh My God" Ruby groaned from her seat "I'm still awake you know"
Charlie couldn't help the laugh that escaped her as Joey blushed several shades of crimson and slumped down in her seat.
"I thought you were asleep" Joey mumbled embarrassedly as she covered her eyes with her hand "Oh God…"
"Actually I'm not feeling too well…" Charlie announced with a grin that definitely said otherwise "I think I'm going to go to the bathroom" she titled her head suggestively towards the bathroom.
"Seriously?" Ruby sat up, her eyes wide "You're just going to leave me alone so you can have totally against-flying-etiquette sex?"
"She feels sick" Joey smirked "I should go with her to um…Hold her hair back, I guess. I'm sure we won't be long Rubz"
"But…" Ruby was about to protest but Joey and Charlie were already halfway down the aisle "Ew, Ew…Bad image. Out of head. " she tapped lightly on her head earning herself a funny look from the stewardess walking down the aisle. She sighed heavily and sank down in her seat "This is going to be fun…" She shot the suspicious looking Stewardess a glare.
-Para-
"We have to be quiet" Charlie giggled between kisses as she found herself pressed back against the very small bathroom's door "like...Really quiet"
"Mmmhm" Joey hummed in response as she began to kiss a trail down Charlie's jaw towards her neck "Do you think…You can manage that?"
Charlie gasped softly as Joey nipped playfully at her neck "I have no idea...We have to be q…."
"Quick?" Joey finished with a grin as she flicked the button on Charlie's jeans open with one easy movement "I think I can manage that"
"You're so bad" Charlie couldn't help but laugh at the mischievous look in Joey's eyes despite the lusty fog that surrounded her brain "It seems like you've done this before"
"Most definitely not" Joey smirked as she slipped her hand down "What do you take me for Senior Constable?"
Charlie bit back a moan as Joey's hand came into contact with her core "Fuck" she grasped the front of Joey's shirt in her hand and pulled her back into a heated kiss unfortunately jolting herself back against the door at the same time. Through the fog in her brain she was vaguely grateful they had locked the door or they would have been on the floor in the aisle by then. When air became an issue they had to break away breathlessly. Charlie gasped loudly her head hitting the door with a soft thud as she flung it back "God Jo, I think I'm going to…"
Sensing Charlie was right on the edge Joey kissed her soundly smothering the loud moan that escaped the older girl with her mouth. A moment later Charlie clutched Joey harder her eyes squeezing shut as pleasure washed over her body. They both stiffened however when a knock sounded at the door.
"excuse me Miss?" The stewardesses voice sounded suspiciously "Are you okay in there?"
Charlie and Joey looked at each other on surprise before Joey broke into soft giggles.
"Shh!" Charlie whispered as she clamped a hand over Joey's mouth. She raised her voice slightly and called back to the stewardess "W-We're fine! I'm just air-sick"
"Oh…Okay" the woman called back though she sounded doubtful.
"That was close" Charlie whispered as she removed her hand from a still laughing Joey's mouth. They readjusted their clothing to stop anyone from getting suspicious before they stepped out of the bathroom and began the long walk down the aisle….
-Para-
Ruby looked up when Charlie and Joey got back only to see that they were blushing brightly "Please don't tell me you got caught…"
"Um…Sort of" Charlie said as she glanced between Joey and Ruby "I told them I was sea sick…"
Ruby shook her head in disbelief "You're a cop…Aren't you supposed to obey by the rules? Control your obviously raging hormones?"
Charlie and Joey glanced at each other before breaking into laughter.
"Insane" Ruby muttered to herself as she relaxed back into her seat.
TBC
