YOU ASKED FOR IT.
'Mike, can I go into town today?' asked Rick, walking into the office and leaning on the filing cabinet.
"I suppose, be back before 7! I mean it Rick. Here's £20, what you going in for anyway?' he replied, handing over two ten pound notes and going into his pocket for change for the bus.
"Oh, I'm going in to see this girl I'm seeing. Liam, Frank and two of her mates will be there too."
"Ooooooooooooh, whats her name?" Mike said, making Rick blush a little.
"Charlotte Milligan." He replied.
"You got a picture of her?" Mike asked. Rick pulled his phone out of his back pocket and looked through his pictures till he came across one with a girl with dark brown hair with a little make up on, Rick was in the picture too. He turned the phone round to show Mike, he really wasn't expecting the next three words.
"That's my daughter." He said quietly.
"Really?" Rick and Tracy said in unison, both with hint of doubt in their voices.
"Yeah, really. But because I work here and I spend most of the day here, she lives with her brother and his girlfriend and daughter. That's where I go on my days off, to go see Charlotte. Not seen her in a while, might tag along." Mike said, scratching the back of his neck. Rick ran out of the office shouting "No!" and grabbed Frank.
The two boys saw Liam just outside Nando's talking to Charlotte and her two mates, Hannah and Sophie. Charlotte was wearing a white bandeau, American flag shorts and red vans. Her short brown hair was straightened and she had very light make up on.
Liam was standing with his arm around Hannah's waist, the pair had been going out for a couple of months now, she stuck by him through thick and thin and so did he. It was actually how Rick and Charlotte had met, because Sophie invited Liam to town, just like today.
Rick didn't acknowledge the others, he only had his eyes on Charlotte and how beautiful she was. He whistled and she turned round smiling, showing off her perfect white teeth. He ran up to her and hugged her, then kissed her on the head. The group decided because it was such a nice day, they would go a walk down the local beach, it was only a ten minute walk after all.
When the pair got there, Rick took off his shirt and handed it to Charlotte to sit on. She smiled and put it on the bench and sat down on it.
"How much money have you all got?" Liam asked, looking round everyone.
"Well me and Rick have £20 each mate, how much did Jack give you?" Said Frank, taking his top off too.
"Got £25, might go buy an ice pole, I think I'm going to burst into flames. Anyone coming over?" Liam replied, pointing over to a little bar just behind where they were sitting.
"Nah not really, but can go get me a drink? My mouth is as dry as a nuns knickers, I mean it man I cant even produce saliva its that bad." Said Hannah squin ting and looking over at Liam.
"Come with me and I will."
"Right okay then, quick style mate." She said, grabbing his hand and running towards the bar.
"Charlotte comr a walk down to the water with me, please?" Said Rick, putting out a hand for her to get up. She took it and then walked down to the water hand in hand, they spoke for a bit about them.
"We've been seeing for ages now, and I was wondering.." He paused to pick up the courage to say the next words, "Will you be my girlfriend?"
Oooooooooooooooooooh cliffie! You get the answer, Frank/Sophie and a little but of arguing all in the next chapter. Should Charlotte say yes or no? Oh decisions decisions:p