The CEO and Deputy

Chapter 11

TW: mention of Vomit and Emetophobia

Charlotte waited for her mum to pick up and nodded her head to Autumn to follow her into the kitchen knowing her mum will more than likely scream and she didn't want to wake the still sleeping blonde, she looked at the clock and noticed that Violet has been asleep for nearly two hours "Hi darling is everything okay, I have the girls and they have just had their dinner" Claire said when she answered the phone before stopping when she heard her eldest daughter speak "mummy, something happened with Ettie, she is okay physically a part from being exhausted but she is like acting like she did 4 years ago" Clair heard her daughter say and she knew she was worried because the girls only called her mummy when they were stressed or worried "what do you mean baby" Claire pushed her daughter but she heard another voice "hi Mrs Luthor, its Autumn I'm with Charlotte and Violet, Violet is passed out on her couch after myself and Charlotte rang her on our lunch break, due to Charlotte not hearing from her for a few day" Claire heard Autumn reply "yeah me and your father haven't heard from her for 3 days she wouldn't answer our calls or texts but we thought she was busy" Claire said ashamed that she didn't realise her youngest was not okay.

"Mummy, when we got to Ettie's office, we saw her mum and she looked pale and exhausted, then I found out that she hadn't left the office all day but mummy, her fridge, freezer and cupboards are bare like she hasn't been here is weeks" Charlotte explains to her mum "okay, me and your father will come round tomorrow to see her but Charlotte she might not speak to us, you know how she is" Claire said to her daughter, she hated that her youngest daughter felt she had to grow up quickly, Violet was the first to leave the home at 19 she grew up quickly because she was around people nearly twice her age and wanted to prove that she could do the job "I know mummy, she grew up way to quickly and became guarded" Charlotte quickly says and Autumn was very confused on what she meant but knew not to press for answers right now, she saw Charlotte hanged up the phone and her phone pinged to indicate a text message "that is Mia they are just loading the shopping and on the way, I'm going to go wait for them downstairs are you going to be okay with Ettie" Autumn nodded her head and watched as Charlotte left to go downstairs and wait for Mia and Marjorie.

Autumn walked into the living room and saw that Violet had moved and her night gown has fell down a bit showing a bit of her bra, Autumn blushed when she saw it and found it cute that it matched the colour of the night gown, Autumn fell in love with the colour even more when she saw Violet wear it and couldn't get the image of Violet in just the bra and panties wondering if they matched as well. Autumn grabbed a blanket that was so soft and draped it over the sleeping blonde and sat next to her, she took of her shoes and sat back against the couch and laid her legs out in front of her on the couch. She felt Violet stir but settled when Autumn reached over and rubbed her back up and down. She sat on the couch just watching Violet, she quickly got up when she heard hushed voices and rushed to help bring the groceries into the kitchen; she watched as Marjorie, Mia and Charlotte bring in the last few bags and everyone got to unpacking the shopping and watched as Charlotte expertly put things in certain places it was like she knew how her sister would put it away. Everyone stopped when they heard a noise come from the living room and watched as Charlotte ran into the living room, Autumn made herself, Marjorie and Mia stay in the kitchen; Charlotte ran into the living room and saw Violet get up and run to the bathroom where she started to be sick. Charlotte followed her sister and grabbed her hair from her face and she felt her sisters back and knew her sister was sick from her body being exhausted "want Autie and Lottie" Charlotte heard her sister say and helped her back into the living room and she ran back in and grabbed Autumn by her hand and dragged her in to the living room, and Autumn saw Violet sat up dripping in sweat and shaking she didn't look good at all "she asked for me and you" Charlotte said when she saw her confused look.

Violet woke up and felt really confused she knew she was at home, she remembered Lottie and Autumn coming to her work and helped her home but after that she doesn't remember anything, she felt bile start to come up her throat and quickly ran off to her bathroom and felt someone held her back and gently shush her as she was being sick, she leaned back away from the toilet and flushed the vomit away, she wanted two people and wanted them now "want Autie and Lottie" to whoever was with her not realising she was talking to her sister. The person helped her off the floor and she walked back to her living room and wrapped herself in her favourite blanket, and then saw her sister and Autumn walked into the room, well Autumn was being dragged, and she knew she needed someone to explain to her what happened from leaving the office to know because she felt out of it.

Charlotte walked into the kitchen and looked at Marjorie and Mia "I know this unexpected but Ettie just woke up and I think she is confused at was going on, are you two okay to leave and come back tomorrow or something, I don't want to overwhelm her and make her run" Charlotte explained and Mia and Marjorie finished putting the shopping away and quickly left saying bye and to ring if they need anything, Charlotte locked the door and walked back into the living room to see Autumn sat on the coffee table in front of Violet and Charlotte sat next to her and looked at her sister. "Ettie what do you remember last" Charlotte said to Violet and watched as Violet looked at them both with tears in her eyes "I remember leaving the office" Violet says to them "anything else" Autumn asked and shot a concerned look with Charlotte when Violet shook her head at them. "Well sweetie, me and Autumn brought you back to here and you walked in and crashed you fell asleep and have been sleeping since then until know when you woke up" Charlotte said moving next to her baby sister because even though she was 34 years old her little sister was still her baby sister, Violet never had a proper childhood since she skipped many years of school and was always learning and acts older than everyone because she was always with people nearly double her age. "But I have a serious question, when was the last time you had come home and slept in your bed" Charlotte asked and made her sister look at her so she knew she was being serious, Autumn watched as Violet sighs "two months ago" they heard Violet whisper "why love" Autumn asked shocking herself by calling Violet 'love'.

Violet looked at Autumn and Charlotte and knew she had to explain "it gets quiet here sometimes, and lonely this place I love it but also hate it, so I started to work late into the night come home for 2 hours to sleep or to change before going back to the office. But over the last two months I've just been avoiding this place and just took clothes to work and would change and work and if I was quiet I would sleep, but the last two weeks have been hectic; I had an emergency when fire started when I left Friday from the pub that's why I left and had to sort that out then had to call the idiots in the next day to make them go over lab safety and safety protocols all day, then the same day I had 4 business meetings and 2 of them where at 3am and 5am so I stayed at the lab to go over the details Sunday. Monday, I left the lab to see you and the little ones, but went to lab due to needing paperwork for the financial year so far, then I was in the lab from Tuesday evening after dropping Mia off to you at the nursery till Friday evening when I left to come to your for Elenas birthday, and then that evening the alarm tripped and they needed access to my office which I had the key too, I went home to change and came back to go through some paperwork; and I fell asleep on my desk at 5am this morning and woke up an hour later due to an email coming through from her board members wanting a meeting with her about the yearly charity ball" Violet explained to them both and they were both shocked and looking at her like she was insane.

"Ettie, that isn't normal, but that isn't everything is it" Charlotte asked her sister, Violet looked at her sister and then back at Autumn hoping Autumn wouldn't run for the hills "No, Lottie already knows this but 4 years ago something happened, I was in a relationship but they didn't know what I did for a job they knew I worked in business and I worked crazy hours, they knew this and we was together for two years, but they pulled away from me, they thought I was cheating because I was always on the phone or leaving early and coming back late, so I explained what I did and they got up laughed in my face and walked away, so after that I didn't date and threw myself into my work and lived and breathed it. My family didn't see me I was constantly gone from country to country for two years I did this for and it wasn't until I collapsed at work that I told anyone what was going, Lottie didn't know that my relationship with my girlfriend had ended and that I was struggling." Violet explained whilst looking at Autumn.