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Chapter Two

Charlie's mouth hung open again and once more she worried she looked foolish.

"You're here to…?" she managed.

A half smile played on Joey's lips, sending Charlie into a spiral of hormones. She could hardly believe that she was right here in front of her, let alone telling her that she wanted them to be together.

"Are you still with that cop guy?" Joey asked, still amused.

Charlie gazed at her closely clad body. She had never looked so hot.

"Um, well, uh… he's not a cop anymore but…"

"But you're still with him?" Joey asked.

"How did you…?"

"I kept tabs," Joey said. "So…?"

"Yes, I'm… I'm still with him," Charlie said, her voice hollow as she panicked that Joey would turn and leave as quickly as she'd arrived.

Instead, she stepped closer, her hands hovering nearly Charlie's, who was frozen to the spot but longed to make physical contact.

"And are you happy?" Joey asked, gazing searchingly into her eyes.

"Um… well, I guess," Charlie said uncertainly.

She looked back at the name of Angelo's restaurant, proudly displayed on the side of the building. Happy wasn't exactly the first word she would use to summarise their relationship. It never had been.

"You don't sound so sure," Joey ventured.

Charlie managed a shy smile.

"Well, right now, the only thing I'm sure of is how I've always felt about you," she admitted.

Her smile widened as Joey beamed earnestly at her, losing sex appeal for just a second and offering the sincerely earnest joy she always seemed to have found in life, no matter the circumstances.

"Can I ask you another question?" she asked, stepping closer and taking both of Charlie's hands, her voice husky and full of allure.

Charlie merely nodded, unable to look away from Joey's full, soft lips.

"Does he make you feel like this?" Joey asked.

She closed the gap between them and kissed her softly on the mouth. Charlie closed her eyes and sank into her embrace as their lips pressed together. A shiver of pure delight ran through her when she felt Joey's tongue make contact. Opening her mouth, their kiss deepened for just a second before Joey pulled away, leaving Charlie breathless and craving more.

"Well?" she asked, her face still so close.

"Nobody has ever made me feel like that but you," Charlie whispered, her heart surging.

Joey smiled again and dropped her hands.

"Well, why don't you go and get single and come and find me?" she suggested.

"Find you where?" Charlie asked, heartbroken at the mere thought of Joey walking away.

"I'll be around the Bay for a few days or weeks, depending on what I find to do here," Joey said. "And I'm at number seventeen in the caravan park."

Smiling sexily one more time, she turned. Charlie merely stared after her as she casually hopped onto her motorbike. Giving a brief wave, Joey sped off back down the road. Charlie continued to gaze after her, long after she had gone.

Next time… Charlie fails to end things with Angelo and enjoys another encounter with Joey…