Fan Fic
Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Part 4
© Stef
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�Here Stef, lie down flat and you�re head should stop spinning�� Charlie whispered gently as he lowered me down on to the lower bunk. I groaned, �I drunk too much.�
�I know!� he laughed slightly and pulled the duvet over my body. �Stay with me�� I mumbled as my stomach flipped with nausea. Charlie nodded and slipped under the covers next to me, �I got the old sick bucket next to me if you need it, just lemme no.� I smiled softly, �Thanks.� �I'm sorry Alex managed to get so far, I didn�t see, I should have been watching.� �Don�t be so stupid, you can�t watch over me twenty four seven!� I giggled but stopped myself before I physically threw up! �I know but it was a party, everyone was pissed, who knows what could have happened.� �Charlie it�s not your fault, you won't always be able to protect me.� I whispered. Charlie was silent, unable to respond. My comment had obviously stunned him. �You still awake?� I asked after a few minutes of listening to his steady breathing. �Yeah�thinking I guess.� He murmured distantly. �About what?� I was genuinely curious. �You. Not being able to protect you forever. That really scares me.� Now it was my turn to be stunned beyond words. �I know one day we will have to be apart for more than a few hours so I�m going to make sure the time that we are together I look after you as much as I physically can.� I gulped, �Bu�I mean�Charlie that�s ridiculous�� �I'm gonna get James to be your personal body guard so whenever I can't be by your side he can.� I felt a small smile spread across my face, �Oh well I don�t suppose your gonna let me change your mind�� �No, I�m not.� �Night Charlie I love you.� �I love you two.� �I love you three.� �I love you four.� �I love you to infinity.� �I love you more.� he finished in a hushed tone as I felt his fingers slide through my hair. �Stef hurry up!� Matt bellowed from the bottom of the stairs. I groaned loudly, �Matt you have no idea what it�s like to be a girl!� �How long could it possible take to put a dress and some shoes on?!� �Its not just the dress and shoes though is it?� I heard Charlie reason sarcastically, �There�s the three million tons of make up it takes for her to look half normal and don�t forget the ten tons on hair spray she needs to keep her dead straight hair dead straight!� �Charlie shut up!� I cried and looked self-consciously in the mirror. My dark brown hair had always been completely straight, I had kept it elbow length my entire life and I hated it. It would never do anything more than a ponytail. It was just plain and boring, Nats said it was my best feature, always shiny and healthy looking, James and Charlie said I should hack it all off. Who care�s what boys think anyway? �Stef we�re going to be late!� �James�s not even here yet!� I responded and rolled my eyes, they had been ready for over an hour and we didn�t even need to leave for twenty minutes. My mind drifted back to the previous night. I couldn�t remember most of what had happened at the party but I knew something had happened between James and myself. I just wasn�t sure what. I spun around in front of the full-length mirror and smiled contently. Mum had bought me the long silky purple dress especially for Miranda�s wedding. Miranda had been a close friend of my parents for years and now she was finally marrying her boyfriend of seven years mum wanted us all to look our best. I distantly heard the doorbell ring so decided to quicken my pace. I grabbed a clip from my dressing table (which was covered in Charlie�s dirty underwear) and scooped my hair up on top of my head, clipping it firmly in place so that a few stray strands could fall down my back and chest. �James�s here Stef come on!� Matt�s voice droned up the stairs followed by a pair of footsteps thundering up the stairs. The bedroom door swung open and Charlie flew in, hands on hips angrily. His features softened slightly and he broke in to a smile, �You look great Stef, now can we please�� �Yes I know I know�I�m coming!� I laughed, rolling my eyes heavenward, �You look great too.� I observed and eyed him up and down with approval. He was wearing a black suit with a pale blue shirt and a half tied up bow tie. �Thanks�having trouble with the tie thingy though�won�t do up!� I sighed and quickly did it up for him like I had done every time he�d had to wear one in the past (our mother hated regular ties so refused to let either of her sons wear them). �You should see Bourne, he�s wearing a pink shirt!� Charlie whispered secretively. I mentally imagined James in pink and couldn�t help but splutter out a laugh. �CHARLIE AND STEF COME DOWNSTAIRS NOW!� Matt howled from the bottom of the stairs. �What�s eating his arse?� I groaned and grabbed Charlie�s arm to steady myself as I slid my feet in to the mauve heels on the floor in front of us. �Let�s just go before he come up himself to drag us down!� Charlie steered me out of the room and helped me down the stairs to where Matt and James were impatiently fiddling with various parts of their suits. I looked at James; his shirt was not at all how I�d imagined it. It wasn�t pink at all but a beautiful shade of purple, which complemented my dress perfectly. I smiled softly at him then spun on my heel to face Matt, �You�ve been bellowing at me for over an hour and you�re getting on my nerves!� I growled. But Matt didn�t yell back he just smiled, �You look beautiful.� I felt my cheeks heating, �Damn if my own brothers think I look good in this then goodness knows what the guys at the wedding will think!� Matt and James sniggered as Charlie grabbed my arm firmly but gently, pulling me close to him, �You go near any of those guys I will personally kill them.� He smiled innocently and let me go. I rolled my eyes inwardly and turned to James, �You�re wearing trainers.� I giggled. James shrugged, �Bonzo ate my shoes.� He mumbled, referring to his massive four-year-old bulldog. �Let�s go then guys, the taxi�s just pulled up.� Matt shoved us all out of the door and locked it behind us, �I told mum I�d get us all there by two and I�m going to if it kills me!� he laughed, only half joking. |