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[little_moons]

The month goes on, and we get closer to the holidays. I bury myself in work, in looking after the girls, in hanging out with my friends, trying to give myself as little time alone as possible. Making sure I don't have too much time to think. To dwell

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[teenagerenegade]

The thing about Peter having suddenly arrived on the island is that the argument quota at home has suddenly risen about three-hundred percent. Now, normally, that wouldn't bother Charlie at all, but he is nursing something of a tension headache and the Winchester seemed like a better option.

So he's installed at a table in the corner, book in front of him, dinner half finished and, for the moment, forgotten.

[prettywithawill]

"Hey handsome, got room for me?" she asked.

These were the worst spirits she'd ever seen Charlie in, except for when they first met. It wasn't that he looked miserable, he just normally looked a bit more... vibrant. Of course, it could just be a different context that she's seeing him in. Hard to look vibrant with your nose in a book.

[teenagerenegade]

"Oh, hey!" says Charlie, dropping the book and kicking the spare chair out from under the table, straightening up. He pushes his hair back from his forehead and smiles.

"How're you doing, Val?"

[prettywithawill]

"Pretty good, you?" she asked, sitting down in the chair he kicked out for her. Charlie was the only one that she allowed to call her Val. It grated on her, because then her name could be Valerie or something equally boring. Charlie got a pass though.

"Any plans for Christmas?" she added, reaching across to snatch a bite of food from his plate.

[teenagerenegade]

"Yeah, I'm good. Not babysitting tonight, so I thought I'd hang out and get some peace," he says, flashing her a broader smile.

"Ed's brother's here now, so I guess we'll all be together somewhere. Not sure where though."

He raises an eyebrow when she starts stealing his dinner, and then pushes it towards her.

[prettywithawill]

"It's not as fun if you just let me have it, Charlie," she says, wrinkling her nose. It was nice of him, but it sort of took all the thrill out of it.

"Is that weird, meeting the family and all that?"

[teenagerenegade]

"Your a pain in the ass, you know that?" says Charlie, grinning. He shrugs, leaning back in the chair. "It's not weird. I'm glad for Ed. It's kind of...odd? And they fight a lot."

[prettywithawill]

"But I'm really very pretty," she replied, grinning back at him and taking another bite of food.

"I heard siblings fight a lot. My sister was just born, so we haven't really had that chance."

[teenagerenegade]

"You are very, very pretty," concedes Charlie, rolling his eyes and nudging her with the toe of his boot under the table.

"I'm an only child, y'know? Just me and my mom at home. And the housekeeper. And the butler."

[prettywithawill]

"I always like it when handsome boys notice that," she said with a grin.

"I bet you and your mum were close? Were the butler and housekeeper like family?"

There was no doubt that he loved his mother. He was far too polite and kind and just... great to not be a guy that loved his mother.

[teenagerenegade]

"Yeah, me too," teases Charlie, still grinning. He shrugs. A little shadow passes across his face; whenever he talks about his Mom, he ends up missing her worse than before.

"Yeah, we were close. And we didn't have a butler after I was twelve, but the housekeeper was always around."

[prettywithawill]

"I'd like to hear about her sometime," Valkyrie said. She noticed the shadow pass across his face but she didn't want to press him. "I bet she's amazing. Your mum, that is. Not the housekeeper. Although she probably was too."