AN: Thanks for the reviews y'all! I appreciate it. I'm glad people have taken a liking to this story. AddiChar for the win! Haha. And I got some good things planned! I'm trying not to think too far ahead or I'll mess myself up but yeah, it'll be great! Hehe. Like I said before, don't be afraid that it'll be ending soon. 'Cause it's not! Hehe. Oh and I posted an AddiChar oneshot the other day too. I don't really like it that much now but if y'all didn't read it, you should! And I really appreciate every single person that has stuck with this story, even if you reviewed or not. This really is the most favorite fanfiction I've ever written so I'm glad y'all are sticking it with it. And to the people that don't have actual accounts and I can't reply to your reviews, I love y'all too! Also, I may be posting a Violet/Charlotte story soon, because me and my best friend are writing it 'cause we ship them, so if you ship them too, keep a look out. Add me to your author alerts so you don't miss out. Hehe. Okay. I'm really gonna stop rambling now. So, here's chapter 6!

Chapter 6

Charlotte's POV:

I head into work that morning suspecting that I was going to have a crummy day but surprisingly, I was having a pretty amazing day. Ever since Cooper and I divorced, I was always so lonely...and so depressed. I hated being sad. It took me so long to get over him...well, get over him enough to the point where I wasn't crying myself to sleep every night. I don't miss the tears and the crying though. Who needs them anyway? They don't help anything. I still miss Cooper incredibly. I never really do stop missing him. It really depends on how much I miss him. There are days where I think You know, I may be over him, but right when I get that in my mind, all of the feelings that I had started to forget about and push away rush back like they never even left in the first place. I'm still not over him, and who knows, maybe I never will get over Cooper, but I'm taking it one day at a time. That's all anyone can really do. You can't rush these kinds of things. They'll either go away or they won't. He wasn't my first love but I definitely loved him with all that I had. For most of my life, I was alone. I never had many friends, and I don't have many friends now either. So, when you're used to being alone like me, the feeling of not being around someone all the time starts to numb. It begins to go away. You start to think that you can't deal with being lonely but then, you get hurt. You get hurt so bad that you just want to run away or go hide somewhere. I think anyone would run if that happened to them. Then, there are days where the loneliness becomes unbearable. It starts to gnaw at you and it eats you alive. The longing to just be in the presence of someone else...anyone else...just sky rockets.

I was never much of a people person myself. Anyone could look at me and see that. I don't mean to look like a cold, heartless witch like people make me out to be. I really don't. I have a really big heart, bigger than anyone could even imagine, but I don't let people see that...and I'm like that for a million reasons. The truth is, I stay distant from people because I'm afraid that once I get too attached to them, they'll leave. They'll drop everything and walk away like nothing even happened and leave me behind in the dust. That's also why I keep myself guarded and private…so no one will have anything to use against me. Those things just really freak me out. It's just easier being alone sometimes. You don't have to worry about people abandoning you or hurting you all of the time. You may end up being depressed or sad in the end, but at least you won't end up with your heart broken. I've had my heart shattered into a million pieces two times before because of people leaving and I never want to deal with that ever again. All I ever really need is me, because I know that if life ever gets tough, I can't abandon myself. If I wasn't able to love someone again, I'd be alright. I'll take being lonely over being a nervous mess any day! There are people that can deal with the pain and then, there are others who feel empty without feeling even a little ounce of pain. I would rather be in some numb state and feel empty than feel pain...but that's just me.

The real reason as to why I was having this pretty amazing day was because of Addison Forbes Montgomery. Who would've thought I'd ever have the redheaded OB/GYN to thank for my happiness, huh? The redhead and I have only been hanging out since Friday, only two days ago, but I already felt attached to her. I wasn't sure if I should be afraid of that or not. I didn't want to get attached but it was kind of hard not to. I can't keep the woman out of my mind and now that we are dating, I really can't. I just really enjoy her company, even if company means that I'm just sitting with her. It makes me happy. I can't even remember the last time I woke up with a smile on my face AND also had a peaceful night's sleep. It must have been a pretty long time ago because I really can't remember. I honestly don't know what to expect from this relationship because it's very new to me, but I plan on taking all of this one day at a time as well.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. My bright and shiny morning was cut short by none other than Seaside's nosy, curly-headed shrink; Violet Turner. This woman seriously had something against me. That, or she really enjoyed making my life a living hell or got some perverse enjoyment out of seeing me annoyed. No matter what I do, she always tries to ruin my day by nagging at me. I had a feeling that she was going to ask about Addison and I...well, she technically didn't, but she was hinting on it in a way that only she could...by being the annoying, pesky woman that she is. I can tolerate most people. I have to, because of my job. If I couldn't tolerate the most annoying people in the universe, then, I would definitely be screwed. Okay, maybe Violet isn't that annoying but she's pretty close to it. She's like a fly that won't get off of a horse's ass...me being the horse! I can't deal with a woman of her caliber at that early in the morning so I had no other choice but to bolt out of there as quick as I could. A place where Violet Turner wasn't present sounded like heaven to me...so St. Ambrose would have to do the trick! I had to go there anyway but I didn't want to leave the Practice, even though it meant getting away from Violet and her badgering. I wanted to stay with Addison, but I'm sure I would see her later.

I stalk off toward the elevator as I hear Amelia yell out "Hey, wait up a minute, bitch!" I roll my eyes. Amelia and her offensive, non-filtered mouth…you have to love it. She's lucky that she's my best friend and that we're so close 'cause if someone else called me that name, they'd have something coming to them. Amelia squeezes through the doors before they close and she looks over at me with a big grin. "Soooo?"

I raise my eyebrows, mocking her voice. "Soooo what?"

"I think you know what, Charlotte." She says as she leans against the back of the elevator and grins evilly.

I press the button that leads down to the first floor and I return to the back of the elevator with her. "I'm not a mind reader, Amelia!" I snap back at her. I obviously knew what she meant but I really didn't feel like talking about it.

She grumbles loudly. "Did you screw Addison or not?"

My jaw drops. "Amelia! Why would you even-"

"'Cause I can tell by your body language that you definitely got some last night." Amelia chuckles under her breath and stops when I look at her with my death glare. "What? It's the truth! Look at how happy you are...when are you ever this happy? ...No offense! I know something happened with you and Addison, and I'm not going to stop asking or assuming until you tell me!"

She had a point, but I wasn't going to say anything about it. "You know...you should really put your filter on, Amelia...you're gonna get yourself in so much damn trouble one of these times!"

"Filter schmilter! I could care less! You know I'm not any fun with my filter on." Amelia grins. "I'm serious though...what happened? Did you kiss her? Did you see her naked?" I stay quiet and look at her incredulously. "Oh, you definitely saw her naked!"

"Amelia! Stop it!" I throw up my hands in the air and groan. "God, you may be even worse with Violet with all the damn questions and the naggin'!" I love Amelia so much but sometimes, she's just so damn pushy. "This isn't "Interrogate Charlotte King Day!"

"Really? I could've sworn it was! It was marked on my calendar in bright red marker!" Amelia snickers. "It said "Annoy the hell out of Charlotte day!"."

I raise an eyebrow at her and sigh. "You're so funny, you know that? You are so damn funny, Amelia!"

"Yeah, I know!" Amelia grins. "And I'm worse than Violet…really? Okay, how about we go back up there and we'll talk to Violet about your "issues"...I'm sure she'll be glad to help you out!" Amelia reaches over to press the button to the 5th floor and I slap her hand. "Ow!"

"Don't you even dare, Amelia...don't you even think 'bout it…" I take a sharp intake of breath and let it out. "I definitely do not want to go back up there. Violet is already on me and I don't need her ridin' on my ass more than she already is, thank you very much."

Amelia seems like she wasn't going to say anything else but then I remember...it's Amelia! She would never shut up…even if her life depended on it! "She's ridin' on you...huh? Do you like that?"

"Ooh, you're gonna get it." I ball my hands into fists and let out an exhale. "You are such a pervert! She's not literally ridin' on my ass! I was exaggeratin'!" I go to say more and I shake my head. "No, I'm not even gonna get into it with you, Amelia! It's not worth it."

"Calm down, Char! Geez! You're going to give yourself an aneurysm or something, and I really don't feel like operating on you today!" Amelia laughs hard and goes to stand in front of me. She grabs my arms and starts to shake me back and forth. "What...happened?"

"Aaaah!" I let out a scream in protest when she does this and I pull away from her. Just then, the elevator doors open up and I hurry out of them. Like a trusty yet annoying companion, Amelia runs to catch up with me and is walking right next to me again.

"You do know that I'm going to keep bugging you and bugging you until you tell me, right?" Amelia inquires as we walk out of the building and head to the parking lot. I don't answer her as I start to walk at a quicker pace. "I'll find out on my own anyway, I always do. You can't hide anything from me...you know, I can even ask Addison. She'll tell me!"

I get to my car and spin around to face her. "You do know that just because you're my friend-"

"Best friend!" Amelia says proudly with a wide smile.

"...doesn't mean that you can bug the crap outta me. This isn't 20 questions!" Amelia opens up her mouth. "If you say somethin' smart, I'll hurt you." She closes her mouth. "Good...now, where was I?" She crosses her arms and looks at me. "I don't need to tell you everything, you know. You don't need to know every tidbit of information that goes on in my life, Amelia."

Amelia's face turns into a pout. She turns around slowly and begins to walk away. "Okay then...I see how it is...whatever, that's fine…" She pretends to fake cry and I roll my eyes dramatically.

"Oh, stop it!" I grab her by the arm and pull her back over. She looks at me with big puppy dog eyes. "Lose the puppy dog eyes...now." She stops instantly. "Okay...I'll tell you..." Amelia beams at me with a smile so wide that her face could've stayed like that. I was about to tell her to stop but this was the most calm down version of Amelia anyone would ever be able to get so I didn't feel the need to tell her to lose the grin as well. "She came over...we talked for a bit...and then, we had sex and that is it. Goodbye!" I open my car door and try to get into my seat but I'm pulled back.

"Ohhh! I knew it!" Amelia replies back to me excitedly. "You sooo had the "I just got laid" expression on your face...look, you still have it!" I sigh and tap my foot impatiently. I was waiting for her to start asking about the details, because Amelia was a creeper like that. "So...was she any good? Addison always seemed like she's a good time in the sack." Yeah, I totally saw that coming. Aren't I good or what?

"Can you...can you just..." I literally face palm and shake my head before looking at her. "You'll never give up, will you?"

"Nope...never!" Amelia smirks. "I'm your best friend. I have a right to know...besides, who else would you tell anyway? Or more importantly, who would I tell?"

"You don't find it odd and disturbin' that you're askin' me about how a woman was in bed...a woman that used to be your sister at one point in time?" I question her while looking at her with narrow eyes.

She looks like she's pondering it for a moment and then, she shakes her head. "No...I was always curious anyhow." I look up at the sky and think, Oh Lord, save us all. "Come on, Charlotte! Tell me! Was she-"

"Was she good? Yes! Was she amazin'? Yes! Was the sex incredible and mind-blowin'? Yes, it really was! Did she show me that it's totally possible to do certain things with your fingers that I never even knew was possible? That's also a yes!" I say all of that without stopping so I take in a deep breath. "There...is that enough detail for you?"

"No..." I glare at her. "Yes...I mean, yes." She laughs. "Wow...you and Addison...I can't believe that, Charlotte..."

"You know what? Neither can I!" I agree with her and lean against my car. "I really can't believe it either..."

Amelia smiles at me. "So...what's going to happen? Are you two just going to be bed buddies or are you actually going out with her or something?"

"Well...yeah...yes...we're goin' out...but we'll have to see what happens...who knows..." I shrug and look at her as a huge smile appears on her face. "What?"

"Can I say something, Char?" Amelia asks me while smiling.

"Should I be scared...?" I retort and can't help but grin at her.

"No! It's nothing like that!" Amelia begins to explain. "I think…I think you and Addison would work out...you two are probably polar opposites but...opposites do attract!" She grins. "You both are very hot too so you would make one smoking couple!" I giggle softly. "Just go for it! You deserve to be happy again! I hate seeing you sad, Charlotte."

I smile happily. "Thank you. I really don't know what to expect yet…"

"I wouldn't know what to expect either...just don't overthink anything…it's not going to help matters if you do." Amelia returns the smile. "But...if you end up marrying Addison, I'll be driving the getaway car...again! Don't worry! I'll always have your back!"

I shake my head and laugh. "Thank you, but I doubt that will ever be necessary. I'm not gonna marry her, Amelia."

"You never know..." I tilt my head at her and she shrugs. "What? It's true! Life works in mysterious ways...maybe you and Addison were meant to be!" She says that in a singsongyvoice and spins around. I push her playfully. "Hey!"

"Just stop...okay...just stop." I grin at her and laugh a bit. "You're gettin' ahead of yourself. We haven't even been goin' out for that long…it hasn't even been a day yet."

Amelia shrugs. "Still!" She pats me on the shoulder and I give her a weird look. "I have a good feeling about this…I'm not a psychic or anything but I think you and Addison are going to work out just fine…even if it has only been a day so far."

"Well, I'm glad you think so, Amelia…I can only hope for the same." I smile softly and look down at the ground. "But wait 'til everyone else finds out…they'll have a field day with this…"

I can see Amelia tilt her head and look at me sadly. "Oh no…you're afraid of what they're going to say?"

I stay quiet. Of course I was. I explained this all to Addison this morning and it seemed like she understood. At least I hoped she did. "Yes…well, wouldn't you be afraid, Amelia?" Amelia goes to answer that but I interrupt her. "…Wait, no, you don't care…you don't care what people think about you…you could care less! Why can't I be like you, Amelia?"

"Hey…you don't want to be like me, okay? I'm so messed up." Amelia laughs and leans against the car next to me.

"Everyone is messed up, Amelia…in their own way…" I tell her honestly and cross my arms over my chest. "I just care too much…I care too much about what people think or say 'bout me…how do I stop that?"

Amelia shrugs. "I really don't know…but remember what I said yesterday? It doesn't matter what they think. I know you may always wonder what they're saying behind your back but…the only opinion that matters is yours…and mine, 'cause I'm awesome!" I look up at her now and grin. "And you already know what my opinion is…I support you…in whatever you decide to do…and I always will."

"Thank you…it means a lot." I smile at her and she leans in to hug me. I wasn't a hugger myself but since it was Amelia, I hug her back tightly. "They'll find out eventually though."

Amelia nods. "Yeah…they will…but it doesn't matter what they think! You have to tell your mind that."

"I'm tryin' to tell myself that. Believe me, Amelia, I am." I sigh softly and continue to look at her. "Can you promise me somethin'?"

Amelia smiles at me. "Yes…no…maybe…it depends." She teases me and I shake my head. "What is it? Tell me."

"We're not goin' to tell anyone about…us…for a lil' while…well, with the exception of Violet…I told Addison she could tell her, and I said I was only goin' to tell you, which is true…" I am still worried about the Violet thing. I still don't trust her. Amelia nods. "Well, could you not tell anyone, please? I don't think you will but I just need to make sure…"

She smiles reassuringly. "You can count on me, Charlotte. I won't tell anyone! And you know…I don't think that Violet is going to tell anyone either…she's pretty dependable."

"Let's hope so." I smirk and sigh. "Well…I better head over to St. Ambrose now. They probably need me." I point to my car. "Did you need a ride or somethin'?"

"Uh, no! I'm good! I actually don't have to go to the hospital…yet anyway…" Amelia grins. "That was just a rouse so I could chase after you and ask about what was going on."

"You didn't even need a rouse…you would've chased after me either way." I add onto that and grin back.

"Yeah…you're right…oh well!" Amelia chuckles. "I got to talk to you and that's all I really cared about, so now I'll let you go do your Chiefly duties at St. Ambrose."

I grin widely. "Alrighty…well, I'll see you later then!" I say to her as I get into my car, close the door and start up the ignition.

"I'm sure you will!" Amelia grins, turns around and heads back to the Practice.

I watch her walk inside and I sit there in my car for a moment. Amelia was right. I had to stop caring about what others said about me. All that really mattered was what I thought and that's it. I just need to stop the worrying and stop getting so anxious about what everyone is going to say, that's all. I also couldn't help but keep thinking about something else Amelia said moments ago…about how she had a good feeling about me and Addison. I didn't want to think about it either but I was starting to feel pretty good about it myself. I don't know if it's weird or not but…I really want it to work out with Addison. I never imagined myself being serious with a woman…especially with a woman like Addison, but the idea of it makes my heart beat out of my chest. The woman truly excites me, in more ways than one. I wasn't just happy because I had sex for the first time in a long time last night, but Addison made me happy. There was no way that I would be able to deny that. She made me smile, she made me laugh and she made my heart race. I was truly missing out on those things for a while and it felt good to have them back. I really do deserve to be happy. Everyone does! The fact is that I'm going to have to move on from Cooper and leave him in the past, whether I really want to or not. Maybe our divorce was meant to happen, so I could move on to newer and better things. If Addison Forbes Montgomery was going to end up being my source of happiness, then, so be it! I would deal with that! She's not as bad as I thought she was originally, and I kind of wished that I had started being nice to her sooner. Maybe I should start being nice to everyone from now on. I don't know how, and I definitely don't know why, but the redhead definitely has a hold on me that I can't even explain yet. I can't help but smile widely as I pull out of the parking lot and head to St. Ambrose, not being able to keep the blue-eyed beauty out of my mind for a second.

AN: This chapter was a little shorter than I usually have them so I hope y'all don't mind! I hope that this chapter made you laugh as well because I was laughing so hard when I wrote this. I love Amelia and Charlotte's friendship and let's hope next season of PP shows more of that! So…lemme know what you thought. So, gimme a review with feedback, suggestions or just what you thought in general Thank you, to everyone who has been reading and reviewing!