The Calling [On Hold]

7. Just Once

Yup. Three weeks and Charlie and I are dating.
He's so sweet and protective. He's funny and I love his cuddles. And since my dad's promotion I've been alone a lot but with Charlie. He's been brining movies and food and stuffed animals. He's been buying the amazing chocolate covered grapes with caramel and shelless seeds that I love so much that no one even my dad knows I like. Charlie and I basically have the same taste in everything. From food to music. It's crazy. It's like we're one.

"Eat that." He shoves another unnamed item in my mouth. I chewed it. Bomb.com.

"Omg. What is this?" I smiled taking off the blindfold.

"Since you're a veggie eater I had to substitute the chicken for a salmon. It's a dish my mom made up. Salmon with cheese and Basel, lemon zest and-"

"Rice. I love it. Tell her thank you." I smiled. He kissed me nose as he scooted me closer to him nearly falling off the counter.

"Charlie!" I squealed as he places me on his back and runs around. Just as he is running around like a loon my house phone rings.

"I'll get it." He says letting me down, he reaches for it Then ny cell phone rings. I look at the caller ID.

"Unknown?" I say looking at Charlie but by then he was scrunching up his nose at the call he's gotten.

"Who is it?" I ask, he looks at me and shrugs. He hangs up but my cell phone continues to ring. I answer it.

"Hello?" I say. Nothing is on the other end. It makes that odd disconnected sound so I hung up.

"If its important they'll call back." I say and place my phone on the charger. Charlie and I ate dinner in the living room watching my favorite show.

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Charlie left around 11 and my dad came home that same moment. And yet my phone rang again. And again and again. Dad got frustrated so he unplugged the house phone so we could sleep.

*Buzz Buzz* I woke up from a text on my phone. I reached for it.

Unknown: Hey beautiful

Who the hell is this?

Unknown: Damn girl you look good in bed ;-)

Unknown: lemme sleep with you

I jumped up and ran to my dad's room. He'll know what to do.

"Dad. Dad look." I shake him up, he sat up and looked at my phone with tired eyes.

"What the-" He said and turned his light on. He took his phone and dials three numbers.

"Hello....yes. someone keeps calling and texting my daughter's phone and won't leave us alone." Dad spoke angrily. This is going to be a long day.

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"Thank you. Bye." Dad said closing the door after the police left. It was 3:00am and I text Charlie to come over to keep me company and calm me down.

"I am going to sleep. The man said if there are anyone evidence to call them." Dad said. He walked upstairs and into his room. Charlie hoped next to me on the couch.

"I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact he text you. He hard the nerve to text you? Who the fuck does that?" Charlie said, I watched him sleepily as he got angrier.

"Babe?" He said, I opened my eyes. I haven't realized I was asleep.

"What if it's Kevin?" He whispered, I woke up entirely. I sat up and looked at my door.

"What did he mean "you look good in bed" ? Charlie What if it is him and he's watching me?!" I say nervous, he holds me close and in his lap.

"I'm right here. Your dad is here. No one is going to hurt you. They will have to get through me first." He said, I felt tears in my eyes. Maybe I was overreacting. Maybe it was nothing.

"I love you. So much." I said hugging him. He hugged me back.

"I love you too Cloée. Time to sleep." He said lifting me in his arms.
Once in bed I didn't let go of him.

"Baby I'll be back tomorrow." He chuckled, I sighed harshly.

"Nooo, stay. Please." I beg, he looks in my eyes in my super dark room. Lit beautifully of course by the moonlight.

"Are you that scared baby?" He asked, I looked down.

"That. And I want you to stay. Please?" I beg more, He smiles and takes off his jacket. He lays next to me and wraps his arms around me. We cuddled tight until I fall asleep.

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-her dream-

The sun is perfect, shining through the window and I can feel his silky skin on mine. I open my eyes and look at Charlie who just woke at as I did. He reaches his bare arm across my body. Noticing that I could feel his smooth arm skin on my bare waist.

"Morning." His smile wider and his voice deeper than I ever imagined.

"Morning." I giggle then realise the butterflies in my stomach, my heart pounding and the memory of what happened in these sheets rushed in my brain at once. I shivered and smile as the sun beats more on my bare back.

"You're so beautiful Cloée Davis." Charlie smile, I look at my hand that's in his hair. A ring?

Once I woke up and looked out the window. Sun was up. High and bright. But Charlie was gone.

"Charlie?" I called walking around the house. It was 8:11am so I knew dad was gone at work. I sighed and walked to the kitchen and found a plate with a note.

"Morning sweetheart. I made you breakfast and a smoothie in the freezer. Get dressed so Mrs.Dillard can come get you for the day. I don't feel safe you alone anymore.
-Dad."

I sighed. Like I said before. I am probably overreacting. Maybe it was all a misunderstanding. But whatever who knows when she'll be here? I ate then showered and did my hair straight. I wore black skinny jeans and a red and grey sport crop top. I wore white Jordan's. Locket. Phone. Charger. Glasses. Done.

A car beeped outside my house and I locked my door and left.

"Morning Mrs. Dillard." I smiled, Charlie for out the back and let me in. I hugged him then Ally and Olivia.

"Morning. I decided instead of staying in the house all day I would just take you all out shopping." Mrs. Dillard said, everyone cheered and laughed.

*at the mall*

"I want this." Ally showed me a really cute tight dress. I nodded.

"Yes girl. Get It." I said laughing, just then my phone rings.

Again. Unknown number. I looked at Charlie who was talking to Olivia.

"Babe?" I said giving him the phone.

"Hello?" He answers angrily, he pauses a little before he looks at me haning up.

"No one." He shrugged looking at me then the girls. Why won't this guy just leave me alone?

Unknown: answer your phone ;-) not your boyf >:(

I showed Charlie the text, his thimbs started to quickly glide across the keyboard. He got angry every time he got another text. If only I could see but I knew Charlie wouldn't let me. He's protective in that way.

I thought this Unknown caller would just bother me once. Just once...