Meghan's POV:
As we leave the restaurant and on the way home, I try to think about what I am going to say to Charlie. Theo opens the door for me and I slide into my seat. He opens his door and gets in the driver's seat. He starts the car and I lean my head against the window. When we are down the road, Theo moves his right arm and tries to connect his hand with mine. I move my arm away and Theo sighs. We pull into my driveway and I see Charlie walk out. Except, Theo gets out. I mentally curse myself and get out too. Charlie gives me a confused look and storms back in.
"Uh oh. Baby Daddy's mad." Theo says. I turn and give him a 'really?' look and walk inside.
"I love you too!" Theo calls. I climb the staircase and find Charlie in my room. God, I hope Marlie is asleep. This is about to get ugly.
"What the hell!" Charlie hisses at me. I motioned for him to quiet down and shut my bedroom door.
"You can't just fuck me and lead me on and carry on dating another guy like some kind of slut!" He shout-whispered at me. I shook my head and sat on my bed.
"Explain that, slut" he spat. I felt my body tense and a sob threatening to burst.
"Charlie don't-"
"Don't what, Meghan?" He yelled. I shrinked back and closed my eyes. I have never been scared of Charlie before. Pissed off, sure, but never scared.
"You tell me, 'I'll break up with him Charlie, I promise I will!' Oh my God, what I a fool I have been. What do you call that? Oh yeah. Bullshit." He spits. At this point, tears were falling from my eyes so fast I couldn't see and the pain in my heart spread throughout my body like wildfire.
"Why?" He asks, his voice softer and filled with sadness.
"B- Because I c- can't trust you." I muttered. He looks up and his eyebrows furrow,
"You can't..... trust me?" He says slowly. I shake my head lightly.
"When have I ever given you a reason to not trust me?!" He roared again, and suddenly, I felt anger flood through me too. Why does he get to be angry and I just have to sit there and take it?
"Because, Charlie!" I shouted and he looked taken aback for a second, before back to being angry.
"Because whenever I love you, you cheat!"
"It was one time!"
"Would you let me finish?" I scream and he was silent.
"Because no matter what you tell me, there's something you're not. Because earlier today, you left like nothing happened between us. Jeez, not like we'd just had sex or anything! You just got up, got dressed and got out. That hurt, Charlie! It hurt a lot! Maybe I didn't break up with Theo because he doesn't do those things, maybe it's you I need to break up with-" I was cut off by a sob knotting in my throat and Charlie's crestfallen face. I need to carry on. I look at the ring on my finger and flare up again,
"And! Theo actually proposed! He decided he was done with flirting and dating and all the insecurity that it has and proposed! He made it final, he made it real." Charlie's expression crumbled off his face and he shakes his head in disbelief. He backs up to a wall and slides down it slowly while pulling at his hair.
"Charlie. I'm sorry-" I cry. By the end my legs were trembling and threatening to give out, I'd run out of tears to cry and my throat burned.
"Meghan," he whispers gently, despite his many tears.
"Yeah?"
"Why would you say yes?-" He asks looking up.
"-No. Charlie, I-"
"-Okay, now time to let me finish. Why in hell would you say yes when you had fucked me an hour or two before? Why in hell would you lead me on? Why in hell would you marry some other man than Marlie's father? Why in hell would you marry someone else but me?" He says and stands up. He reaches me, standing so close my heartbeat was threatening to launch my heart out of my chest. His hot breath fanned my face and he cupped my cheeks in his, strong comforting hands. I closed my eyes, relishing the moment of calm we had. He rested his forehead against mine.
"Meghan, I love you and I want to marry you." He says quietly.
"W-What?" I ask, my eyes darting open. I walk back slightly and look at him.
"I was going to propose. Before the affair and now."
"What?" I ask again. This isn't real.
"I wanted to marry you."
"Oh my God."
"But it's over now. Again." He says sadly. I look at him like I've seen a ghost and he shakes his head. He starts walking towards the door and I snap out of it.
"Charlie, wait." I call.
"Yes Miss Trainor?" He replies.
"Don't do this."
"Do what Miss Trainor?"
"Charlie! Please!"
"Goodbye Miss Trainor." He whispers.
"Charlie! Please! Listen to me!" I yell, falling to me knees. Charlie looks back at me and sighs. He leans on the doorframe, tears falling rapidly down his face. I crawled over to him and stood up. I started moving my hands to grip his,
"What if I told you I never said yes! Or even agreed to anything?!" I asked, practically breathing every word than spun off my tongue. A slight gasp escaped him and his lips parted, opening and closing a little. He pulled away from me, snapping back to reality.
"Meghan-"
"Charlie-"
"It isn't fair to Theo-"
"It isn't fair to you!"
"He proposed first-"
"-You loved me first."
"He is better for you than me and always will be-"
"-You. I choose you! I choose you over everyone and we ca change-"
"-But I started changing the moment I met you! I started changing when we met at the party. I started changing when you actually called me back. I started changing when we recorded the song and music video! I started changing when we were on tour! Not once, but many. I started changing a long time ago and I will never regret changing for you! But I'm falling Meghan. I was slipping down the slope but I've hit free-fall and you're all I think about. I wake up and it's you, I fall asleep and it's you. Meghan, please, I couldn't forgive myself if you chose me!" He yells at me.
"But I love you!" I scream.
"Meghan. Listen to us. It didn't work before and it won't work now. We are too alike and like magnets, they repel each other. I can't make you love me if Theo really has your heart. I can't make you take me back when I did something horrible to you. I can't make you love me when I got you pregnant before you wanted to be!"
"Is that what it comes down to?! The affair and Marlie?! I don't care about the affair anymore Charlie! And Marlie is our daughter! She loves you! I love you!" I say and try grabbing his hand again. He laces his fingers with mine and I smile,
"I love you. I hate it, but I seriously do. I don't think I'm capable of loving someone else and I've tried but whoever and whatever it is or they are --they aren't you. I love you with every ounce of my heart, when you called me a slut I- I..." I trailed off again as a sob caught itself at the back of my throat. He pulls me into his chest and rocks me. He pulls me a part slightly and brings his hands up to my tear stained cheeks, wiping his thumbs over my red, puffy eyes.
"I was so, so wrong Meghan and I'm so, so sorry. I love you too, more than anything ever." He pulls away to connect our eyes, his auburn ones and my green ones, both of us losing ourselves.
"I can't imagine my life without you so when I saw that he wasn't broken hearted I think I felt mind crack. And then when you showed me the ring it chipped." I nod my head slightly and look down.
"But it's over now. We love each other and you're not a slut Meghan, I promise you." I smile lightly and he grabs my hand. He removes the ring from Theo and throws it. He then proceeds to get down on one knee and I smile.
"Meghan-" He starts.
"Yes. Yes! Yes I will marry you." I reply and he slips his ring on.
"God, I love you." He laughs a little and kisses me hard on the mouth. I'd never been more thankful to have somebody's lips pressed against my own than I was in this moment. It was like one of those moments in the films. Cue emotional music and...Not quite. Behind us, we heard a sneeze. We pulled apart and there was Hailey.
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