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A normal day?

A/N
This is set before the merge.
It's a Charlotte x Siobhan
Obviously non cannon
There will be mature themes further into the story
Slow burn
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Charlotte exited the sister nursery in a rush. She couldn't be there anymore. She just couldn't. Marjorie hated her, never wanted to see her face again. This broke the brunette. Her friend of ten years and manager couldn't stand the sight of her..because of Amelia.

Mia had sent the brunette a bundle of black roses to celebrate her 10 year anniversary of working at The Knight Nursery. She didn't care for the reaction of others around Charlotte. She just wanted to spoil her. Little did she know this would cause the brunette to spiral so far down she resulted to drinking.

Siobhan had been sat at the spare desk of Reece's office while Marjorie and Charlotte interacted. She was taught forcefully to be seen and not heard. So she sat quietly, sympathy hidden behind her eyes. She could tell something was going on with Charlotte but decided not to pry until she was asked to. The blonde sat there in shock at Marjorie's hurtful words towards Charlotte. Everything in her wanting to get up and hold the brunette close. To comfort her. But she pushed it down. She was taken. She was...happy. Right?

Charlotte left the office with a small sad glance towards Siobhan. The pair had grown close over the past year. Whenever Charlotte would cover at the sister nursery while Siobhan was still manager, the blonde would always be softer on her than all the other employees. The brunette knew she felt something for the blonde but couldn't put her finger on it. Little did she know the blondes feeling reciprocated her own.

Charlotte ran into Reece in the hallway. Her head was down so she didn't see him until she had quite literally walked into him. "Char...what happened I thought you two were making up?" Reece spoke with a somber tone. He could tell the brunette was in pain..he knew the fall out had gotten worse.
"She figured out the flowers were from Mia and exploded..Reece I can't be here right now so..I'm gonna go.." Charlottes voice cracked before each pause. Her head hung low as she continued to avoid his gaze. He could tell she was on the verge of crying and knew she was in no state to stay. As Charlotte walked off Reece made a call to the redhead expecting her to rush back to the country straight away. The one thing he didn't expect was for Mia to be cruel and put the phone down at the mention of the brunettes name. Reece sighed and made his way into the office where he was expecting Siobhan to be.

Reece looked over at the other desk and noticed the blonde had just about disappeared. She must have left before Marjorie arrived in the office...right?

But Reece was wrong. Siobhan had overheard the conversation between Reece and her darling and immediately rushed to the place where she knew the brunette would be.

The bar that had just opened down the street was lively and full of people. Charlotte sat on her own at a table fiddling with her wedding ring. The marriage was over three years ago yet she had only just convinced herself it wasn't weak to ask for a divorce. The past years had been lonely...slightly less lonely when Siobhan was around but still lonely.

Siobhan made her way into the bar and immediately noticed the brunette sat with her head hung low sipping on what looked like...lemonade?

The blonde made her way over to the brunette undetected. As she arrived at her destination she placed a soft gentle hand on Charlottes shoulder and spoke softly so she didn't scare the brunette. "Lotts...everything ok? I heard everything..."
Charlotte looked up at the blonde with tears brimming her eyes. The second Siobhan saw this she pulled the brunette into her arms causing the small fragile woman to break down.

Siobhan held Charlotte her touch light and gentle as a hand went up to her hair to play with it while the other rubbed her back soothingly. Her touch was enough to send shivers down the brunettes spine. She had not been held like this in years. She longed desperately for someone to love her and hold her and protect her but no one was hearing her pleas.

"Lotts...that redhead isn't good enough for you. She hung up on Reece at the mention of your name...in her eyes you're just a toy..a trophy. Something she can put on show." Siobhan wanted the brunette to understand that she wasn't what Mia thought her to be. In Siobhan's eyes she was the complete opposite. She was worthy of love and care. She wanted to show the brunette the comfort and protection she needed. Charlotte only hummed in response not really paying attention to anything else other than Siobhan's arms wrapped around her and the scent of her perfume exploding all of the nerves in her nose. She had relaxed completely in the blondes arms. Siobhan's name was all it took to calm her down sometimes. Neither of them had realised quite yet that they weren't just friends. They both knew they wanted to be something more but both of them not wanting to make a move. Siobhan was in a loveless abusive relationship and Charlotte was just coming out of one.
"Lotts come home with me tonight. To my place. Not Roger's. With me. We can lay in bed, talk cuddle cry. Whatever you need darling I'm here for you." Siobhan's voice remained gentle with Charlotte. She knew the brunette was vulnerable and she didn't want her leaving the bar with anyone else. Just the thought alone caused her to go blind with jealous rage.

Siobhan was glad when the brunette agreed. She paid the tab that they had open and guided Charlotte out to the taxi rank.

They spent the evening to early morning holding each other cuddling and talking about anything and everything. It was only natural that Siobhan accidentally let slip Roger's true nature. The abuse she had to endure.

Charlotte knew then and there she had to get her Bonnie out no matter what it took. She had to have her safe in her arms for the rest of eternity.

Yet their love was forbidden. Both by themselves and society. No one would understand that they had left their rich partners to be with each other..going from straight..to whatever they would label themselves.