"Greta." I said smiling and put my hands on her desk. She looked up at me and smiled, then over to Jon.
"Charlie hey what are you doing?" she asked.
"I need some information on the guys that are coming in here next week. Becky wants to see them." I said tapping my fingers on the desk.
"Alright just one moment please Charlie." she said holding a finger up and going over to her computer. I turned and looked over at Jon. He was staring at the doors.
"What's on your mind? Don't like being here with me?" I joked. He smiled a little and shook his head. "You know I don't bite. I'm just as funny and fun as the other guys." I said. He nodded.
"I know that."
"Then why won't you look at me?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Uh yeah when I'm talking I like people to look at me." I said laughing.
"Alright." he said smirking and looked at me getting in my face. "You satisfied?" he asked making me laugh.
"No not when you're in my face." I said laughing and tried pushing him away.
"You said to stare at you so I am." he said laughing.
"Okay please stop." I said.
"Why? I thought you wanted me to look at you."
"When I'm talking."
"You are now."
"Okay seriously please." I said pouting. He laughed and stepped back a little.
"Why don't you like people staring at you?" he asked amused.
"Because it's weird. It makes me feel like the person's trying to figure me out." I said shrugging.
"Here they are Charlie." Greta said handing them over to me.
"Thanks Greta." I said smiling and walked back to the elevator with Jon.
"How come you don't use the stairs?" he asked when we got on.
"Because it's not good for my legs." I said trying to avoid the subject. He must've noticed so he didn't bring that up again.
"Is it fun working at a record company?" he asked. I shrugged.
"Is it fun being famous?"
"Wouldn't know. I just joined the band." he said laughing.
"How does that make you feel?" I asked and he laughed.
"You sound like a therapist."
"Maybe I am." I said mischieviously and walked off the elevator with him trailing behind.
"Charlie I'm hungry." Jon whined tugging on my arm while I was typing something on my laptop. It was next month's schedule.
"Go feed yourself." I said without looking at him.
"But I don't know where to go."
"You live here you should know."
"I meant in the building. Come on lets get something to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
"Yes you are. I heard your stomach a few minutes ago." he said smirking.
"That's just the voices in your head."
"Nuh uh they're too tired to talk since I need food."
"Did you just come up with that one?" I asked smiling a little.
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." he said tugging on my arm again. "Please Charlie. It's one and I'm hungry." he whined.
"Go take Becky with you."
"She left ten minutes ago with Greta. Please Charlie."
"I gotta work on this."
"You can work on it later."
"Ugh you'll never leave me alone will you?" I asked looking over at him. He shook his head smiling.
"Nope not until you take me out to eat."
"Ugh fine Jon. Let's get going." I said getting up and grabbing my purse. "You're paying since you're dragging me out." I said pointing at him. He held his hands up.
"I was counting on it." He said and walked by my side out of the office and into the hallway.
"So tell me a little about yourself." Jon said while we were sitting in a pizza place down the road.
"Like what?" I asked grabbing a piece of pizza.
"I dunno. Um where do you live?"
"Here of course, but I used to live in Cleveland with my dad and brothers."
"Why'd you move here?" he asked.
"Becky asked me to. She was by herself here and since we're so close she asked me to. Plus I dropped out of college and I needed a job so she bribed me with this one. Got me to meet Pete and he instantly fell in love with me, but not like that." I said laughing.
"So you said your dad and brothers... what about your mom?" I was quiet for a while and looked out the window.
"She left us when I was only five. Said that she couldn't take us anymore, that we were too much for her. She wanted a different life and to start over new. I remember that day too. I begged and pleaded with her to stay."
I heard my parents fighting in their room. They've been doing that a lot lately. I didn't know what it was about. Justin told me to not worry about it. How would he know? He's only two years older than me.
"That's it Mike! I'm leaving." I heard my mom scream at my dad.
"What? Juliet please let's just talk about this." I heard my dad plead with her.
"No Mike I've had enough. I can't take it anymore. You guys are too much for me. Those children of ours are too much to handle. You're turning my little girl into a tomboy and I just don't like it. She's not my little Charlotte anymore." she said. "I want to start over new."
"Juliet please. I'm begging you to stay. I love you."
"Ha! Love me? You've never showed me that!" she said laughing in a crazy way. "I'm out of here." she said opening the door with her bags in her hands.
"Mommy where you going?" I asked her sitting on the staircase outside their bedroom door. She stopped to look at me and gave me a sad smile.
"I'm going away for a while." she said kissing my cheek and holding me for a while. "Promise to take care of your brothers and daddy for me?" she asked. I nodded.
"When will you come back?" I asked.
"I don't know sweetheart. Mommy will come back for my tinkerbelle though soon enough." she said smiling. I smiled big at her.
"Can I come with you?"
"I'm sorry hun but you can't." she said shaking her head and started to walk away.
"But mommy I can come with you! I can help you out." I screamed running to the front door.
"Charlotte you're not coming with me. You need to stay here with your father and brothers. They need you." she yelled at me and opened the door and started to walk out.
"Mommy take me with you!" I screamed crying my eyes out. "I love you." I cried.
"I'll come back tinkerbelle I promise." she said getting in the car.
"No mommy please I love you." I cried and ran down the driveway while she pulled out. I ran as far as I could until I couldn't no more. She was gone and out of my life.
"Charlie. Come here sis." my brother Troy said picking me up and carrying me back.
"Why couldn't she take me?" I said crying in his shoulder.
"Shh sis don't cry. She's not worth crying over." he reassured me kissing my forehead. "I'll take care of you. We're all you need." he said smiling.
"She never came back." Jon stated. I nodded my head and wiped my eyes a little.
"Nope she never did. Not even a single phone call. I don't even know where she is now. Not even my dad or brothers know."
"So how old is Troy?"
"He's 29. When my mom left he was only 15. And he took care of me just like he promised. Don't get me wrong, all my brothers did and my dad. After that happened they looked out for me more and it was hard for me to get a boyfriend. They'd always give the guys "the talk" and scare them away." I said laughing. "They're also the ones that got me into sports and playing rough and loving the outdoors. I can't stand being cooped up inside all day. I need to be outside and running around." I said sighing.
"So you're a tomboy?" he asked. I nodded smiling.
"Yep and I'm daddy's little girl." I said laughing. "They're way too overprotective of me too."
"So how many brothers do you have?"
"Three. Troy who's 29, Phil who's 25, and Justin who's 21."
"Wow that's a lot of older brothers." he said laughing. "Did they all take part in scaring guys off?"
"Yeah pretty much. I mean since Justin was in high school when I still was, he knew most of the guys. That was embarrassing." I said laughing. "My last boyfriend was terrified of Phil because he's so damn big. I mean he's built and intimidating." I said smiling. "I mean after our first few dates, he was fine with the guys and they were fine with him."
"Why'd you break up then?" He asked. I felt a pain at my heart for a minute.
"We didn't."
"So you're still dating him?"
"Uh no. He died when I was a senior in high school."
"Oh I'm sorry. How'd that happen?" Jon asked.
"Car accident." I could remember it just like it was yesterday.
"Adrian look out!" I screamed pointing ahead of us. Next thing I know, the car's smashed and Adrian's no longer next to me. "Adrian? Adrian!" I screamed and tried getting up, but I couldn't.
"I'm sorry." He said quietly. I shook my head.
"Don't worry it's not your fault." I said smiling sadly. "So tell me a little about yourself." I said folding my hands.
"Um well I have only one sister and she's younger than me. She's still in high school."
"Ah so do you ward off all guys?" I asked smirking.
"Nah not really. I'm not at home all that much. I'm usually at work, hanging out with my friends, or at my girlfriend's house." When he said girlfriend I felt a little disappointed. I don't know why though.
"What's your girlfriend's name?" I asked smiling to cover it up.
"Breeanna, but we call her Bree." he said smiling like he was lovestruck.
"Wow that's a pretty name." I said smiling. Now my name sounded so boyish. Charlie. Eww.
"Yeah it is. It just sucks that I can't see her that much now since I'm in the band." he said sighing.
"I know how that feels." I said nodding. "How long have you two been dating?"
"Ever since high school. We went out on our first date our junior year. This September will be our fifth anniversary." he said smiling big. Wow that's a long time.
"Wow that's a long time." I said smiling sadly, but he didn't notice.
"Uh huh it sure is. Can't believe we've been this strong. Well hey we should get back to the office." he said looking at his cell. I nodded and we got up after paying and walked back.
It's gonna be a long drive home, but I know as soon as I arrive home, open the door take off my coat throw my bag on the floor
After we got back the guys were sitting in my office going through my things.
"Ooh look at this guys. It's a picture of Charlie with a guy." Brendon said smirking and the guys all ran over there to look.
"Guys put that up. She'll get pissed if she finds out you're going through her things." Pete said. I walked in the door with Jon and they all looked up.
"What are you doin?" I asked going over to them and picked up the picture frame. It was of me and Adrian. Tears formed in my eyes and I put the frame back on my desk. "Get out please." I said.
"Sorry Charlie if we did that." Brendon said. I shook my head.
"Please just get out." I said pointing to the door. They all filed out except Pete and shut the door. I sat down in my chair and put my head in my arms.
"They didn't know Charlie." Pete said rubbing my back. He was the only one besides Becky that knew what happened to him.
"I know that Pete. It's just I can't get over him." I said shrugging.
"Don't worry. Sometimes it takes a broken heart years to heal. Yours just takes time. Don't worry Charlie, you'll be fine I promise." he said kissing the side of my head.
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