Charlotte's POV
"What are we gonna do?" Mia says while I'm still holding eye contact with Autumn.
"I don't know..." I whisper. "Just let me deal with this, go home and sleep."
"Okay sweetheart. Good luck." She laughs.
"Yeah I'm gonna need it.." I laugh as well, getting out the car and walking towards Autumn.
"I had a feeling you were lying." Autumn smirks. "So how did that happen then?"
"Autumn please donttt." I whine unlocking my door.
"She was the one who gave you that hickey huh?" She says following my indoors.
"Uh, no."
"You are such a liar." Autumn giggles. Didn't even know she could do that.
I roll my eyes at her. "What are you even here for?"
"I was hoping to catch Henry, turns out he's not even here anyways." She crosses her arms.
"You never give in do you?" I laugh.
"No. So tell me, how did it happen with Mia."
I look at her and sigh, "I'm not even sure, one day she started randomly being nice and calling me sweetheart. Then that day when I stayed behind at the bar while you and Marjorie left I was with Mia. One thing led to another, I ended up sleeping with her and ran away the next morning. Then it just.. didn't stop."
"You slept with her?!" She shouts playfully.
"Yes I did okay! I was drunk and really can you blame me?" I sigh again.
"Oh my god! You like her!" Aut points at me.
"No! I don't know..maybe?" I question.
"But what about Henry? Have you filed for divorce?" She leans her chin on her hand. Who knew Autumn was so big on gossip?
"Papers were sent out Tuesday, I already signed them just waiting for him now."
"Do you think he's gonna sign them?" She rolls her eyes.
"No not really, but at that point I'll be more than happy to send you to him." I smile.
"Really?!" She stands up excited.
"You shouldn't get so excited about that." I giggle shaking my head.
"No but seriously I can go after him?" Her smile gets wide.
"Only if he doesn't sign the divorce papers. Okay?"
"Got it." Autumn smiles. "Now hurry up and get ready I'll be waiting in my car, no point in driving yourself to work...you won't be coming home." She winks at me.
"Oh my god Autumn." I facepalm before walking up the stairs. I quickly get changed and make myself look presentable, including covering Mia's hickey, before going back out the Autumn's car.
"Let's go then." She pulls the car out. "I won't tell Marjorie by the way."
"Thank you." I smile feeling relieved. "But could I ask you something?"
"About Mia?"
"Yeah."
"Go ahead."
"I'm just I don't know what her true intentions are. Is she being serious with me or is this all to get back at Reese and Marjorie? I just..don't want to go all in and put my relationship with Marj on the line for me to find out later it was all a lie." I rant to her all in one breath.
"Just ask her Charlotte. Mia's always been straight up, she'll tell you the truth." Autumn says as we pull into the nursery.
"Do you think? If this is all really a plot for Marjorie do you think she'll tell me?"
"Truthfully? I think she does like you but just ask her Char, you'll know if she's lying." She says again before getting out the car.
I follow out of the car into the nursery, thinking about what she said. Is it that obvious Mia likes me to the point everyone else but me noticed? When we walk in we hear Marjorie shouting.
"The hell?" Autumn whispers and we start to run towards the office, entering to find Mia and Marjorie in a heated argument. Oh no.
"What's going on?" I say catching their attention.
"She was snooping on us in the office yesterday." Mia says sounding pissed off. I look at Marjorie and she looks hurt and mad all at the same time.
"Marjorie..."
"Don't Charlotte." She shouts making me jump slightly as if caught me off guard.
"Marjorie chill. You just made her flinch." Autumn says calmly. Surprising me because I thought she would take Marjorie's side even thought she said she don't care.
"Mia just leave please." I sigh putting my head down.
"Seriously?" Mia huffs.
"Yes Mia please." I look up at her, slightly begging her. She looks hurt as she slips past me and leaves. As I watch her walk out the door, I feel instant regret, is it so bad to be with her? To fight for her?
"Marjorie. I will stop seeing her I just need to talk to her one last time first." I say before running after her. I see her go into the staff room and follow her.
"Mia." I say closing the door behind me and locking it like she did last time.
"Charlotte." Her voice is cold and the use of my first name rather than her normal nickname sends a disturbing shiver down my spine.
"Mia, I- I'm so sorry. She wasn't meant to find out, what did she say to you?" I move towards her more but she won't look at me.
"Just a whole lot of bullshit about how I'm a bad person, I shouldn't be with you because I'll ruin you. Nothing I haven't heard before."
"Mia..I'm so sorry." I whisper.
"It's fine. I'm used to it." The room falls silent for a while before she speaks again. "So where do we go from here?"
"I- we can't Mia...Marjorie knows now and I have to put her first. I'm sorry Marjorie means-" I start but she cuts me off.
"Marjorie means a lot you I know. But I thought I did too." This time she actually looks at me, and her eyes show nothing but sadness...
"What do you mean..." I whisper again. Looking back at her, my heart clenching.
"I like you Charlotte...how haven't you noticed that?" Her voice is a a whisper aswell. She moves so she's right in front of me.
"Oh I-I didn't think this was serious..in all honesty I thought you were using me to get back at Reese." I admit, deciding to take Autumn's advice.
"No of course not. I wouldn't do that to you."
"I'm sorry Mia but we can't..." I trail off. Not wanting to end it but knowing I have to.
"So you're picking Marjorie?" She laughs angrily.
"I have to Mia...she means everything to me. If she doesn't approve, it can't happen, even if Autumn doesn't care."
"Autumn doesn't care?" She sound surprised.
"Say says she doesn't. I think she's a little bit mad but she can see I'm happy. But Marjorie cares a lot, and if she doesn't approve it can't happen. You hurt her a lot and I can't go behind her back, she's my best friend."
"Whatever Charlotte. See you later." Mia walks out the room and I wipe the tear from my eye.
What have I just done?
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