Chapter 3
AN: I'm sorry that this is coming after so much time from the other chapters but a lot has been going on with me anyway I hope you enjoy it, am I also going to start writing with I's instead of He or She for the own POV's.
What will happen tonight? Will Claire be happy to see her?
Charlie's POV
I got back to work and couldn't keep the smile from my face, everyone at work had started to ask me what was with the smile and when I told them, that Sophie was back they were all happy for me. I couldn't help but thank them for that.
When it came to 3 o'clock I rang gran up ''hello Charlie'' she had got caller idea and she knew it was me because I always rang her at this time, just to make sure she was all right or if needed me to pick anything up on the way home. This time I would be but she wouldn't know until dinner or earlier if my plan works.
''Hey gran, are you all right do you need me to pick anything up for you?'' ''I'm all right Charlie and no not this time but you sound happy have you spoke to Sophie today?''
I chuckled lightly if only she knew ''Yea I did we spoke during lunch'' ''aww that's great love I will let you get back to work I will see you for dinner'' ''yes you will bye gran''
I hung up, sighed and then put my head back and just thought that in hours' time I will be leaving to see my Sophie again and I was looking forward to it.
Sophie's POV
Once Charlie went back to work I continued to walk down the pathways to find myself in front of the secretaries of Juliet, I seen Isabella talking to her mother and the other secretaries. I walked and they saw me straight away.
We ended up talking about everything and just catching up, when I left them it was 3 Charlie told me that he was going to pick me up at 4:30 so I walked back to the hotel but, I stopped at Juliet's wall and seen all of the letters and women there, writing their letters. I was suddenly reminded of the when I found Claire's letter and the journey I took with them to find Lorenzo.
I loved every minute of it and it made me realize that it was during that journey that I fell in love with Charlie and I was glad for it, while walking back to the hotel I suddenly had a flashback of our first kiss.
Flashback (AN: scene from movie, with some words missed out to get back to the main story)
It was the night of the day that Charlie had apologized to me and I was taking a walk when I found him, lying on the grass.
I walked up to him and said ''May I join you?'' he responded with ''Please'' I then lay down beside him and he said he was sorry again. I looked at him then back up at the stars and started to tell him about, how I used to lay under the stars as a kid in the summertime.
We then started to quote Shakespeare's Hamlet, which went a little like
''Doubt thou the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth be a liar,
But never doubt I love''
We then moved on to the other things such as him asking me if Lorenzo was still out there and if he was wrong for insist that she quit, I told him my thoughts on both of them. When he made the comment about being a school boy I just smiled at him and said what it was that I thought as well, we both then leaned in to kiss one another. I was glad that it happened because it made me realize more that I liked him, but then I walked away.
End of Flashback
I was back at the hotel now and it had just turned 4 I had half an hour to get ready before Charlie came to pick me up…or so I thought.
While waiting for the elevator to come down, I felt someone put their arms around me and hug me into their chest and I knew it was Charlie; I would recognise his chest and arms anywhere. I turned in his arms and seen his eyes and seen the love in them for me and I knew that I wanted to stay here for as long as possible, I missed him too much.
I leaned up and gave him a gently a kiss on his lips and felt him smile as I pulled away
''Hi'' ''Hey'' the elevator came down and we got in, I leaned into his chest and said ''your early'' he chuckled lightly and kissed my neck and said ''I know I wanted to surprise you but I was wondering what you were, thinking off when you came in you had a big smile on your face''
I waited to answer him till we were in my hotel room, once we were I wrapped my arms around his neck and said ''I was thinking off our first kiss'' he just smirked at me and said ''I did love that night, I never stopped thinking about it'' I nodded at him and then gave him a another kiss which turned into a passionate make out session.
Once air became necessary we pulled apart, I looked at him and in eyes I seen love and longing, I knew what for but we had to wait for later for that I wouldn't do it when I wanted to see Claire again, I gave him one more peck which he tried to deepen, but I pulled away.
I started to walk to the closet and said ''help me pack then we go'' I said with a slight smirk when I turned around to see him scowling at me and he just sighed and said ''you tease''
I was happy to back with him and what's life without a little bit of teasing.
Charlie's POV
I helped her pack which take that long she hadn't unpacked all her stuff just two outfits and we were on our way back home, by 4:30 we would make it back for dinner with time to spare and that might be just the time I need, to sneak Sophie in and surprise them at dinner.
We sang along to some of the songs on the radio on the drive, but we just held hands and Sophie stared out the window, I felt complete with her. One of the songs on the radio came on in English I knew it straight away and started to sing along with it.
''I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
[Chorus:]
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you
(Yes He did)''
I could feel Sophie staring at me because she hadn't heard me sing in a while and I glanced at her and could feel her smiling at me and I was glad that this song meant a lot to her as well as me.
I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true.
I thought about it and knew it was true we both had been some bad break ups and now we were together, for the last part of the song she sang along with me and I loved it because, we both sang the song had when she was last here become our song and I loved that she remembered that.
[Chorus]
Yeah.
Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.''
We got to the entrance of our home, I seen everyone out doing the jobs that they were meant to do and Sophie slouched in her seat to be unseen, I had told her about wanting to surprise Gran and she had agreed.
We were able to get the car into garage, with it being a large family house we were able to have our room on the top floor since we were the youngest besides the kids. I hadn't left that room since Sophie left last time and I didn't want to either it reminded me of her when she wasn't here.
We had managed to get up the stairs without being seen, I knew that gran had seen me come in but I was hoping that she hadn't seen Sophie. We got a quick shower after unpacking Sophie's things and then we heard the call saying it was time for dinner.
I turned to Sophie who was now wearing a simple white dress, with a necklace that I got her last year which was a sliver heart and white sandals to go with it, she looked beautiful and I knew I was lucky to have her and was glad to call her mine.
''you ready?'' she nodded her head and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. Now I just hoped that Gran liked the surprise that I had gotten for her.
Will Claire like the surprise? Will Sophie be able to find inspirations about her story in Lorenzo's vineyard? How long will she stay in Italy?
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Song- The broken road by Rascal Flatts