Beanie Power

Forbidden

➰Authors Note➰

This is just for you @OblivionisInfinite since you're about the only one who is actually enjoying this book.

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Charlie and I decided it would be best to walk back to my house after that whole confrontation. The air between us was significantly less relaxed than before.

Every few seconds I would glance at Charlie and he would either be staring at his shoes or tugging his beanie down over his ears. He seemed extremely troubled and I was really curious as to what he was thinking about.

"Penny for your thoughts?" I said quietly, bumping his shoulder with mine.

He looked over at me with furrowed eyebrows. I wanted so badly to smooth them out and make him smile again but I had no idea how.

"I just... wish I could explain everything to you without you hating me." He frowned at his words and looked back down to his feet.

"Look." I grabbed his arm and pulled us to a stop. It was obvious that the encounter with Tracy upset him more than I thought. "Charlie, you have to understand something. I'm a strong believer in people changing. Everyone makes mistakes and I get that, really I do. If this upsets you that much then let's forget about it. You can tell me when or if you're ready to tell me."

As I was talking Charlie looked as if a load had been lifted from us shoulders and he sighed intertwining his fingers with mine. "Really?"

"Really, Charlie. So can we please go back to how we were before all this."

He grinned, blue eyes shining in the dark. "Look at us, people would think we've known each other for years."

Suddenly I felt self-conscious. What if I was coming on too strong? I heard guys hate that.

You know what? Fuck it, I'm just going to say what's on my mind.

"Charlie-"

"Wait." He put a finger against my lips and as cliche and mainstream as it sounds my heart actually skipped a beat as I stared into his beautiful eyes.

"Melanie, punch me if you're creeped out but... I really like you and I would love it if you would go out with me sometime."

My heart practically exploded at his words.

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! This extremely hot guy just asked me out. What do I do? How should I respond?

"Umm. S-sure." I mentally kicked myself for stuttering.

"Okay." He laughed a little and scratched the back of his neck. "This is awkward."

I giggled and squeezed his hand that was still wrapped around mine. "We should probably get back to my house."

"Yeah, we probably should." Charlie pulled his beanie down over his ears with his free hand before pulling me in the direction of my house.

It only took about five minutes for us to get there and we heard the yelling before we even stepped into the house.

"You know what Rick! You're an asshole and you've always been an asshole! I can't believe I wasted eight whole years following behind a useless fuck like you!"

I met Charlie's frantic eyes for a second before we both ran into my dining room to see that food had been thrown everywhere.

Charlie's dad was being held back by his mom and my dad was being held back by my mom.