CHAPTER 4

There she was, Charlotte Shnapp, How could I ever forget those beautiful eyes, I came into town for the weekend and decided to get a drink.

I never would have thought I would meet her in this place.

She spoke and I noticed she was in pain, I decided to take her home but we ended up having sex.

That was the best I've ever had, I couldn't just explain it. There was something special about Charlotte. I stared at her as she slept peacefully.

A sly smile played across my lips. She looked so beautiful.

As my eyes were fixated on her, She yawned slightly and opened her eyes slowly. When she regained full vision, She sat up quickly.

“Where am I?” I felt hurt when she mouthed those words, I had hoped she remembered the blissful night we just had.

“Brandon is going to be so mad” Immediately she said this, I saw her shoulder drop, I guess she remembered her reality.

“Relax” I tried to calm her down as I whispered under my breath.

“Please where are we?” She shifted uncomfortably “My house, can't you remember what happened last night?” I furrowed my eyebrows in concentration to see her reaction. She turned beet red and hid her face.

“I am so sorry about last night. I got drunk and I was inappropriate” I don't know what exactly made her think she was inappropriate with me. I loved every moment I spent with her.

“It's nothing to be ashamed of please, don't be bothered” She had her weak smile and when she bent down and realized she was in my shirt, She got extremely shy and placed the covers on her body.

I turned my face away to give her more privacy.

“Your dress is placed in the wardrobe and my bathroom is over there, If you need me just call my name” I realized almost immediately that I hadn't told her my name yet.

“I can't seem to recall your name,” She said embarrassingly “Well let me formally Introduce myself, I am Jameson Longe” I revealed.

“Funny how I knew a Jameson Longe in high school” She threw a perplexed look in my direction.

“Hello Charlotte Shnapp, It's been a while.” Her eyes widened and she got out of bed quickly.

She placed her hands on her forehead and laced around the room. She came to a halt and looked in my direction.

“I can't believe I just had sex with my high school bully” I got up and walked towards her direction and she stepped back reacting to my presence.

“Look, that was years ago and we were so young and ignorant. Trust me if I could take back the things I did, I would.”

“Just when I thought my life couldn't get any worse, You showed up. Thank you universe.” She said sarcastically.

“Please calm down, I promise it's not like that” I felt like my words did no good but I still wanted to reassure her.

“I need to leave here” She declared and I felt bad about what she had said, I probably deserve to feel this way.

“Okay, I will let you freshen up now.” I exited the room without saying a word further.

I got downstairs and I made scrambled eggs and coffee. She got ready and strolled downstairs.

“I made some for you” I flashed a quick smile.

“I am not hungry” She turned it down nicely “I'm not saying you are but with the amount of alcohol you consumed last night I think you should eat” I signaled for her to have a seat and she did.

She had a bite of it and smiled in excitement.

“This is good, I didn't know men could cook” A sense of pride filled me.

“I'm glad you like it” I smiled at her, She rolled her eyes subtly.

“Hey, I saw that, What was that for?” I mouthed the words with a smile on my face.

“You treated me badly, don't expect me to act like all is well” A pang of guilt enveloped me.

“It might be too late for an apology but I am sorry for what I did.” I tilted my head to see her reaction to my apology.

“It's okay, I wish my life wasn’t already ruined” She dropped the fork. She was in a great deal of pain and I wish I could help.

“I am sorry about what you are going through, They don't deserve someone like you in their lives.” I placed my hands on hers and she quickly removed it.

“Can we leave now?” She asked.

“Yes, let me get dressed quickly, just continue to enjoy your meal.” I dashed upstairs and freshened up quickly, I didn't want her to wait too long for me.

When I got downstairs she had cleared the kitchen and washed the dirty dishes.

“You didn't have to clean up,” I said while looking at her beautiful eyes.

“Sorry, I'm used to this and I don't know how not to” I looked at her with concern and pity, They took advantage of her kindness and gentle nature.

“You don't need to apologize for anything, Thank you for helping me clean up” I can't believe Carter Shnapp will let his daughter go through something as horrific as this.

I wondered if he knew anything about this. I know Carter Shnapp and he would have arranged for their heads to be his if he learned about this. His daughters were his most prized possessions and he could do anything for them.

“Shall we?” I gestured with my hands to the door and she nodded. We headed to the car and she reached out to open the car doors, I stopped her midway and opened it for her instead. She gave me a surprise look before she smiled and got it.

“You okay?” I asked before shutting the car door. She gave me a weak smile and I smiled back.

I shut the door and got into the car.

The drive was silent, I didn't want her to be in her thoughts any longer.

“Can you drive?” I asked curiously.

“Yes I can but my Hus-….My ex-husband didn't want me to have a car. He said cars weren't made for women” She scoffed and I boiled in anger, He made her pass through so much all for nothing.

We finally got close to her ex’s house. It was a decently big house.

“Please park far away, I don't want him to see us together” She pleaded.

“Sure, it's not a problem” I did exactly that as I didn't want to cause more problems in her life.

“We should meet up sometime” I suggested.

“Why we had was a one-time thing, I don't want it to ever happen again,” Charlotte said subtly I wasn't happy about what she said but I respected her decision and her choice.

“We can be friends If you're willing,” I said with a smile.

“I don't mind that” She gave me a weak smile.

I reached for my phone to ask for her number but I remembered I left it back home when I sprinted downstairs.

“I left my phone at home so let me give you my number, Call me anytime you wish to” She handed her phone to me and I saved my contact.

“I guess this is goodbye for now,” She said as she opened the car door and shut it.

“We will meet soon, I'm sure of it” She smiled and walked away.

THE NEXT DAY.

I waited ever so eagerly for her call, I didn't know when she would call me but I was hopeful she would, Regardless of the mess going on in her life right now.

My phone rang and I picked it up within a few seconds.

“Hello,” I said and I heard mumbles and cried at the other end of the phone.

“Hey Jameson, can we meet?” It was Charlotte.