Last Chance

Chapter 8

The therapy session had gone better than Charlie expected. But now he had the whole house to himself, and though the house was often empty with Juanaflippa at school and Mariana...off doing whatever, Charlie was left alone. But only in the morning, and now he has two whole days alone. Roier had suggested getting out more and exploring new things. Charlie had brushed it off at first, but after remembering those late nights getting drunk with Quackity crying over his asshole husband, Charlie decided it wasn't such a bad idea. And the was the other thing. Roier had suggested Charlie should stop calling Mariana his husband, but instead a co-parent. "It would add distance, if that's what you want." He explained. It hurt Charlie's heart a bit, but it worked.

When he got back to his house, Charlie decided to clean up a little, and quickly, he slipped into a familiar routine. And before he knew it was already evening. Charlie let himself collapse on the couch. He had really spent his day cleaning. And just as he was going to take a nap, someone had banged on the door. Huffing as he got up, he heard Quackity yell from the other side.

"HEY! ARE YOU UP?"

Charlie opened the door and was greeted with a hug from his friend. Behind Quackity stood Foolish and Bad.

"Hey, what's going on?" He asked.

"Well, we thought it would be awesome if you came with us to the club!" Quackity said.

Charlie thought for a moment. It wouldn't hurt, and it's not like Mariana would be there...

"Let me get changed." Charlie smiled.

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Charlie was having the time of his life. He didn't know when the last time was when he felt like this. His voice was almost gone from wooing. Quackity was high as fuck and wondered off somewhere, probably throwing up in a corner. Foolish was getting special treatment from his boyfriend, Vegetta, one of the main strippers. And Bad was there with Charlie. Yeah, Charlie was having the time of his life. Charlie downed another drink when his phone rang. He smiled when he saw the caller ID. He got up and pushed past the crowd, making it outside. He could still hear the booming music outside as he answered the call.

"Hey, what's up, man?"

"Charlie!" He could basically hear the smile of Wilbur's face. "How are you, man?"

"Im great! Why’d you call?"

"Oh! Right. I was wondering if Juanaflippa would be up to have a playdate tomorrow. I'm babysitting Tilín for Quackity and Luzu."

"Oh, I see." Charlie nodded, "Wil, I gotta tell you something first."

"What is it?"

"Mariana and I are separated now."

"Oh shit."

Charlie laughed, "we're not actually divorced, but a lot has happened, and I, well, I did what was best for me."

"Good for you, man." He heard Wilbur say.

"Hey, well, because of that, Flippa stays with Mariana on the weekends, so you have to talk to him about it."

"Oh. Sure, that's fine."

"I'll text you his number later."

"Cool! And I'm proud of you, man."

"Aww, Wilbur! I'm gonna cry!" Charlie joked.

Wilbur laughed. They said their goodbyes, and Charlie ended the call. Charlie walked back inside the club and enjoyed the rest of his night.

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A/N: Thanks so much for reading this! I appreciate it, really! I'm sorry about the inconsistent uploads. Got busy and dealing with some things. I'll try to make the updates more consistent. Thanks again :]