Her girl *Emmerdale*

Ch.17

Charlee stood in the village and smiled as she saw Ross as he drove up. He looked to her and smirked

"you see a beautiful girl shouldn't be buying herself coffee" he said as she looked to him and smirked as she leant into his window

"you see one would see that as flirting mr Barton, and I didn't know that we were flirting" she said as he smirked

"I can't help myself when it comes to a beautiful girl get in I'll drive you home" he said as she looked to him and smirked

"such a gentleman aren't you" she said as she got into the car, she looked to him and smiled.

Charlee looked to him and smiled, she knew that she and Ross had been getting close and how she liked him but she also knew how it scared her, it scared her how she felt over him

"are you okay" ross asked as she smiled

"I'm just thinking over stuff. What my ex did and how I don't want to go through that again" charlee said a ross frowned

"he hurt you didn't he? I can tell"

"he used me and I was diagnosed with bipolar he told me it didn't better when he was using me as a cover for revenge on someone" charlee said as Ross placed a hand on top of hers and smiled

"I'm sorry you have to go through that" he said as she smiled

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Charlee walked into home farm and smirked as she saw Esmè and frowned

"what" charlee asked as Esmè smiled "nothing I was just wondering if that was Ross Barton who dropped you off" Esmè asked as charlee rolled her eyes as she looked to her sister and smiled

"if you must know then yeah it was. We have been talking" charlee said as Esmè smiled

"I know what you went through with Joe and I know how hard it was for you but you shouldn't let it effect you, you deserve to be happy. I do think ross could make you happy" Esmè said as charlee looked to her sister and smiled

"maybe he is a good guy and we are just getting to know each other and if it happens it happens" charlee said as Esmè nodded

"your my little sister and you deserve to be happy and not everyone is a Joe, not everyone will hurt you" Esmè said as charlee looked to her and smiled

charlee knew that Esmè was right and she knew she had to move on and be happy but she also knew that it just wasn't that easy. But she knew that she was trying

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Charlee stood in the kitchen and looked to see Kim as she walked in and smiled

"are you okay" Kim asked as charlee smiled

"I'm good" charlee said as Kim nodded, they both knew how awkward things were

"well good. Look I know I haven't been there for you and I'm sorry but I swear I am trying to be a good mum which is why Esmè and I were talking over me taking back custody of you. When you are ready" Kim said as charlee sighed.

She knew agreeing meant letting Kim be her mum legally and officially and charlee didn't know if she was ready for that after everything that had happened