Finally Free - Charlie Gillespie

Chapter Seventeen

Kenedi
I sigh sitting down in the back room of Starbucks quickly texting Charlie.

You: I'm on my ten now. My manager agreed to talk to me after my shift so I'll give her my two weeks notice then

Baby🧡: how's work been?

You: eh

Almost instantly, he FaceTimes me making me laugh lightly.

"Just eh?" I smile at him while sipping on my latte and shrug.

"I had an anxiety attack like half an hour ago. My friends had to calm me down so that I could go on my ten without anyone worrying about me."

"Sunshine, what happened?" He frowns deeply. I sigh shaking my head.

"I was taking drive thru orders and this guy came up. I asked him what I could get started for him and he said 'you're a fat ass. Change that' then he drove off laughing."

"Kenedi...you know that's not true right?" I shrug just messing with my straw. "It's not. You're beautiful."

"Thank you." I laugh nervously shaking my head.

"I'm gonna come visit you."

"What? No! Charlie, that's not why I left you with my car!"

"Too bad. I miss you."

"I miss you more, baby."

"Not even possible."

"Oh, but it is." He rolls his eyes sighing.

"Fine I'll let you win this one time." I hum closing my eyes already exhausted. "I love you." I smile at him feeling my stomach churn.

"I love you, baby." He blows me a kiss and I giggle pretending to catch it.

One of my coworkers comes into the back with wide eyes.

"You okay?"

"Your husband just posted on his story!" I quickly mute myself scrunching my nose.

"What?"

"Charlie posted on his story!" She shows me a picture of him shirtless in the hot tub with the caption 'I miss you :(' making me giggle.

He's an idiot, but he's my idiot.

"So?"

"You're not freaking out over it?" I forgot to tell her everything that's been going on. Oops.

"Yeah okay um. So...you know that guy I told you I'm kinda sorta talking to?"

"Yeah?"

"It's Charlie." She laughs shaking her head.

"Oh my gosh. Whatever girl." I unmute myself thinking she's done. "When are you due again?" I start choking on my latte when she notices I'm on the phone. "Who are you talking to?"

She leans over my shoulder and Charlie awkwardly waved at her.

"KENEDI!"

"Oh no."

"You were being serious!" I nod blushing deeply. "Ma'am." She walks out laughing.

"So you're married and pregnant?" I bite my lip nervously.

"It's a joke with some of my coworkers. It's a long story."

"Well according to my clock, you have five minutes to tell me."

"Before I met you, I may or may not have said that you're my husband and I was in love with you and some of my actually believe that we're married." He laughs so hard he falls off the bed making me laugh.

"No way!" I nod laughing.

"I don't even really know how it happened, but we came up with this story of how I'm pregnant with our third child and we're going to adopt a bunch of teenagers because no one wants teenagers. They just want the babies."

"That is true though."

"But also I'm married to one of my coworkers and she's eight months pregnant with my child."

"How dare you love someone else!" I giggle shaking my head.

"Oh don't worry. I made her sleep on the couch last night because she kept giving me frappuccinos to make." I giggle rolling my eyes.

"You sure do have some interesting coworkers."

"Oh I know. But now I gotta get back to work." He sighs pouting.

"How much longer?" I giggle looking at the time.

"About an hour."

"Alright. I want you to make my drink though."

"I'll try. Customers aren't allowed to request a barista so I'll try."

"If you don't, I will personally complain to your manager."

"Oh go ahead. I don't give a shit anymore. I just wanna go home."

"Home?"

"You're my home, dumbass." He smiles lightly.

"You're my home too."

*****

I hear the door to the cafe open and close then one of my coworkers take his order. I hand the customer his drink, then run out from behind the bar tackling him in a hug.

He came ten minutes before my shit ended, just like he promised. He laughs spinning me in the air.

"Sunshine!"

"Baby!" I giggle hiding my face in his neck. He kisses my temple slowly setting me down.

"So I get a hug, but no kiss?"

"When we get out to the car." He pouts. I sigh shakily looking around nervously trying to make sure no one is looking. I quickly pull my mask down and peck his lips. "Happy now?"

"That was not a kiss."

"That's all you get until we get to the car."

"Nope." He picks me up over his shoulder and walks to the bathroom.

"Charlie! Oh my god. Stop!" He locks the door behind us and sets me down on my feet.

"You can go back as soon as you actually kiss me."

"What is a real kiss, sir?"

"This is a real kiss." He smirks pulling me into him. He slowly dips me back kissing me like never before. I slowly tangle my fingers in his hair smiling against his lips.

He slowly pulls back panting slightly.

"Woah." He laughs pulling me against his chest. "Okay, but now I have to go back to work!"

"Fine." He sighs pouting.

"If I go back now, I can make your drink."

"Then get back out there!" He smacks my ass making me gasp. I glare at him slowly backing out of the bathroom and run back behind the bar as if nothing happened.

I make the two drinks in front of Charlie's and hand them out then roll my eyes seeing my coworker put his name as 'Kenedi's Husband <3'.

I make his drink as the person taking over for me walks over. I walk over to Charlie and hand him his drink then walk over to my manager.

*****

After I finish talking to my manager, I run out to my car nearly in tears because I'm so happy. I never thought quitting my job would make me this happy.

"Woah woah woah." Charlie laughs getting out of my car.

I jump into his arms laughing.

"I did it!"

"You did?"

"I did!" He laughs hugging me tightly.

"I'm so happy for you!"

"Thank you. I'm happy for me too." He looks down at me smiling lightly and pulls off my mask kissing me softly.

Best decision I have ever made.