Love affair | Chacha

Im proud of you

~Chapter 124~
I'm proud of you

Time skip ⏭
1 week later

Charlis POV:
I've been completely sober for an entire week now? 7 days without drinking and if I'm being honest, I feel better already. Well- worse but better.
Obviously I'm healthier already and I feel much less tired and sick then I was just a few days ago but I still want a drink so badly.

The worst part is, I could easily grab a drink right now at the bar and I know nobody would find out. But it's not about that, it's not about nobody finding out. This isn't about chase finding out, this isn't for him. This is for me.
I need to know I can control myself.

I heard a knock at the door and I walked over- I'm guessing it's gonna be Chase?

I opened the door and he was there

Chase: "congratulations on 1 week love"

He hugged me and gave me some flowers

Charli: "thank you"
I smiled

Things are weird with us, we know we aren't just friends and we know we are gonna get back together so we just don't know what we are at the moment so we don't know how to interact with each other

He walked inside and looked at me

Chase: "I'm proud of you Char"

Mason walked in-
Oh great. He brought him.

Charli: "thank you"

He grabbed my hands and looked at my ring

Chase: "you're doing great"

I smiled

Mason: "alright get a room"

I rolled my eyes
I looked back at chase and kissed him on the cheek

Charli: "I wouldn't be able to do it without you"

He blushed

Chase: "we both know that's not true."

He's right, it's not true but I thought it would be nice for him to hear

Charli: "alright I'm going to the bathroom"

I walked down the stairs to go to the basement bathroom.
Once I arrived downstairs, I saw some blood on the ground-

Dammit I thought I got every spot.

I walked over to the spec of blood and rubbed it off with my finger.

I'm actually surprised chase hasn't asked about Justin yet. I assume he probably thinks I sent him to jail.
But little does he know.

It's fine though right? He deserved it.
I gave him a gift. I killed him, it's better than going to jail for years, for drugging me multiple times. Once to kidnap me and once to make me have hallucinations.
For watching me in my sleep, for entering my home, for stalking me.

He'd be going in for years. I did him a favor, he would have done the same thing to countless of other girls if I let him go. I really had no choice.

That's really the only other secret I have. I'm sure chase would forgive me for that though? It's not that bad... even though I promised him I wouldn't kill another person...

i just wont tell him. Im sure he wouldn't really care anyways.

Once I killed him I brought him to the forest and buried him.

R.I.P Justin. We don't miss you. fly low.
he started the decade with me and ended it with me.

I turned aroun- Oh my god??

Charli: "don't sneak up on me like that??"

how long was he standing there for?

Mason: "sorry. I just came to apologize"

apologize for what?

Charli: "for what"
Mason: "last week, You're right. I had no right telling you it was a bad idea to get married"

oh. well, it's about time, why did it take him a week to apologize.

Charli: "exactly"
Mason: "I know Chase is really happy with you"

I smiled

Mason: "congrats on 1 week by the way"
Charli: "thank-"

he reached in his pocket and took out a tiny bottle of vodka you get in hotel rooms-
I backed away

Charli: "what do you think you're doing??"

He cannot tempt me with this?? I cannot give in right now??

Mason: "I brought you this"

No no no no. why would he bring me alcohol?? this is the worst gift for an addict?

Charli: "get that way from me"
Mason: "Charli it's a miniature bottle? you deserve it."

that miniature bottle will be the cause of my downfall

Charli: "no"
Mason: "it's one small bottle, Chase wants you to be better. he never asked you to stop drinking."

I mean... I guess he is right... and it would help me check if I could control it better- No. no no no. I will not drink. I'm not gonna drink, it's the only way I can get better.

Charli: "No. please leave so I can go to the bathroom."
Mason: "you sure you don't want it? this is your last chance"

Can he stop tempting me??

Charli: "yes I am sure."
Mason: "Okay."

he started walking away
I grabbed his wrist

Charli: "wait. just give it"

It's one miniature well-deserved drink... I should have it

he passed it over and I opened the cap.
I chugged it down and threw the bottle on the ground

I forgot how good it tasted? I need more.

Charli: "was that your only one?"

Please say it wasn't.

He nodded

Mason: "I'm sorry"

Motherfucker. He cant just give me one?? I want another??

Mason: "unless i have more in my bag? let me check"

he better??

he took his bag off his back and put it on the ground
he poured the stuff out of his bag and about 20 more different miniature bottles came out-
Oh my gosh

I smiled

I quickly hugged him

Charli: "this is the best gift I could ask for"

I quickly got on the ground and grabbed one of the bottles. I opened it and as I was about to chug it down I caught a glimpse of the flowers Chase had bought me.
I slowly brought the bottle down from my face and looked at the flowers

I looked at the note on them

"I'm so proud of you Love, I know how hard it must be to go through all of this, I'm really glad you are making such a big effort to not drink. I know you're sacrificing a lot for us... for me... and and really grateful for that"

a/n
What is Charli gonna chose?
A drink? Or Chase 😟

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Anyways thank you for 65k!!!

Also I'm curious, comment ur fav character. I know there isn't a lot to chose from 🤷‍♀️ but i still wanna know

Let's also pretend like it's not Christmas yet

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