Juliet & Juliet - Part 4
Disclaimer: I think the thought of me owning shakespeare is even more absurd than me owning corrie, I just have an overactive imagination ;)
Part 4 - Parks and Recreation
Rosie was checking her lipstick in the rear view mirror as she was driving to work. Whatever had convinced her to take a job that started before 10am God only knows but since at the moment she was only being considered for casual modelling jobs she figured she'd just have to take what she was given. And it was a decent gig anyway, not like that other time with those dodgy art dealers...
She shuddered thinking about it and went back to concentrating on her driving, which is a good thing she did since she had reached Saint Jude's bend and like every other time she went over the small bridge and sharp turn, Rosie swerved and only just missed hitting the back of her car on the railing. Tires screeching, Rosie drove on, unfazed by her near miss and muttering to herself, "That bloody bridge, for God's sake. Why the mayor won't do anything about it is beyond me."
All her thoughts on the matter disappeared however when she noticed her younger sister on the sidewalk going in the opposite direction as herself. Pulling over to the side, Rosie honked and wound down the window saying, "Oooooo, what's this? The God Botherer hasn't been to bed yet? Don't tell me YOU pulled an all nighter."
Sophie grinned thinking about why it was she hadn't yet been home and replied, "Yeah, you off to work?"
"Don't try to change the subject," Rosie smirked. "What, did you hook up with that Ben fellow or summert?"
"Ben?" Sophie scrunched up her face. "Like 'eck I would have. I'd forgotten about him to be honest."
"Oh thank God," Rosie exhaled and rolled her eyes. "I always thought he was a little, y'know. You can do WAY better Soph babes."
Sophie didn't say anything, she was a bit afraid actually about telling her sister who it was that she had fallen so completely and hard for. But if there was one thing Sophie had learnt, it was that despite the way Rosie acted sometimes and her slight self-absorbedness, she was the best sister anyone could ask for and Sophie could rely on her for anything.
"Well go on then," Rosie continued. "Who is this person that's managed to get MY sister to do the walk of shame this morning?"
Rosie wiggled her eyebrows a little with that last part, causing Sophie to chuckle before looking at her sister seriously again. "The thing is Roseh, Mum and Dad aren't going to like this," Sophie told her frowning.
"What are you pregnant or summert?"
"No!" Sophie exclaimed. Fat chance of that anyway, she thought to herself. "But Roseh you can't tell them okay? Promise meh."
"Yeah yeah, just spit it out already," Rosie said rolling her eyes. God, her sister could be so dramatic sometimes.
Sophie hesitated slightly for one second before saying softly but confidently simply, "Powers."
"Powers? What do you - OH MY GOD Sophie!" Rosie shouted, then added whispering, "Are you having an affair with Vinnie Powers?"
"WHAT? Urgh, NO!" Sophie answered disgustedly.
Rosie's brow furrowed now, "But that doesn't make sense Sophie, you very distinctly said 'Powers'."
"Yeah, SIAN Powers, not Vinnie, urgh," Sophie visibly shuddered at the thought of Vinnie Powers in THAT way.
Rosie however now seemed even more confused than before, and her face showed it. "But Sophie," she said to her sister, "Sian's a GIRL."
"Yes?" Sophie replied, not quite understanding what her sister was trying to convey.
"And YOU'RE a girl," Rosie continued.
"I would hope so, otherwise Mum and Dad have some explaining to do," Sophie laughed softly.
Ignoring Sophie, Rosie finally got to her point, "A girl who likes BOYS. You were obsessed with that Ben a minute ago."
Sighing Sophie pushed her hand through her hair before telling her sister, "Honestly Rosie I don't know how it happened. One minute I was thinking about Ben and then," Sophie paused as a smile lit up her face, "it was like my whole world fell into place. Everything started to make sense. SHE made sense, urgh I don't even know what I'm saying." Sophie leaned against Rosie's car as she put her head in her hand.
"But she's a girl," Rosie repeated again.
"YES Rosie, I know she's a girl!" Sophie shook her hand in the air. "Why does everybody keep saying that?"
Rosie held up her hands defensively and said with a smirk, "Alright then, calm down. Just thought I'd point that out in case you didn't notice."
Sophie turned and looked at her sister, not being able to stop herself from breaking out into a smile and laughing at the face Rosie was giving her. Rosie joined in the short laugh before hopping out of her car and going round to give her sister a hug.
"Just be careful yeah? It seems awfully sudden and I don't wanna see you get hurt."
Sometimes Sophie really loved her sister, this was one of those times. "Thanks Roseh."
"Now go get on home, before Mum and Dad hit the roof," Rosie instructed slapping her butt.
"Okay, okay," Sophie laughed and started to continue off on her way, turning back at one point to wave to her sister who was still watching. Once Sophie had turned a corner and was out of sight, Rosie sighed and hopped back into her car.
Despite what most people thought, she wasn't stupid. This could be bad, very bad. She knew what her mother was like when it came to who her daughters dated. But Rosie had gotten sick of this stupid feud that had been going on between her parents and the Powers', it was so petty and it wasn't on more than one occasion that someone had gotten physically hurt as a result of it. Maybe, just maybe this thing with Sophie and Sian could be the start of paving the way to end it...
Realising she was now very late, Rosie cursed out loud and put her foot on the pedal.
...
"Well do you know where she is?" Kevin interrogated a very awkward looking Chesney.
"She left the party without me, she didn't tell me where she was going," Chesney lied. It had been going on for at least half an hour this, why the red headed lad had decided to call into the Webster's to see Sophie God only knows. This is the last time I'm helping her out ever again, he thought to himself. Kevin and Sally playing good cop, bad cop had him at his wits end and he was so close to breaking and spilling all. And then have Sophie break ME? No thank you. "Look, for the last time, I don't know where she went okay?" He continued.
"And you're SURE that she didn't go to that Powers party they had on last night?" Sally asked in a more menacing way then you could ever have thought possible from the mother of two. It definitely wasn't hard to believe that Kevin was the one playing the GOOD cop.
Chesney sighed and put his head in his hands. "She wouldn't be that stupid, surely," he told them. Oh yes she would.
It was at this point that Sophie put her key into number 4, Coronation Street, opening the front door followed by the parlour door to find her best friend sitting on the sofa in her lounge and her parents looming above him, quite resembling a scene out of some sort of murder mystery.
"Hi?" Sophie asked cautiously. She had stopped when she entered the room and was now slowly edging her way towards the stairs and safety, her eyes slightly wide.
"Don't you 'hi' us missy, do you know how worried your father and I have been about you?" Sally demanded.
Sophie shrugged and answered meekly, "A lot?"
Kevin rounded the sofa now and said in his booming voice, "'A LOT?' Is that all you can say? We get up this morning to find you haven't slept in your bed, no phone call, no explanation. God knows what could have happened to ya."
Sophie saw no way of getting out of this with excuses so chose the path of least resistance. "I'm really sorry, honest I am."
"Well sorry's not going to cut it this time," Sally was really playing her role to perfection. "Where have you been?"
Uh oh, Sophie thought. Lie or turn it back on them? "I was staying at a friend's, besides, you never interrogated Roseh like this and she ALWAYS came home drunk or with some random!" Or both, y'know, that works too.
Sally pursed her lips together, "Well we're hoping you'd have a little more sense than your sister." Knowing her daughter was right however Sally huffed out of the room followed by Kevin, but not before giving both Chesney and Sophie a stern look.
As soon as they were gone Chesney turned to Sophie and exclaimed, "Are you out of your flipping mind?"
"Yes," Sophie told him seriously. As this was most definitely not the answer he was expecting, Chesney was left stumped. "Come on," Sophie pulled him by the hand upstairs to her room. She still needed to change out of her dress and being accustomed to practically growing up together, Chesney automatically covered his eyes as Sophie started to slip off the dress.
"It went well then I gather?" Chesney asked with his eyes still covered.
"You have no idea," replied Sophie. "You can look now."
Sure enough Chesney lowered his hand to find the previously dress-clad Sophie in jeans and a loose shirt. "Your parents were really tearing into me," he told her.
Wincing Sophie said, "Sorreh 'bout that."
"Your Dad I can handle, but your Mum..." As Chesney trailed off he had this kind of dazed look on his face that Sophie understood completely.
"Hey Chesney..." Sophie started.
He groaned, "Oh God. What now Sophie?"
"There's just one more thing I need you to do for me..."
And that is how Sophie and a very exhausted looking Chesney ended up an hour or so later at Central Park, waiting to meet Sian or whoever the person it was she was sending to meet Sophie. Looking at her watch for the hundredth time Sophie fretted, "I'm sure she said to come at 12."
"Sophie, it's only 5 past," Chesney sighed. "She might just be late." How did I get myself mixed up in this? He thought to himself, not for the first time that day. He had been muttering previously something about promising himself not to help her out ever again yet here he was, but Sophie just ignored him.
"Psst," a noise came from behind them.
"Chesney," Sophie whispered putting her hand on her friend's arm, "did you hear that?"
"Sophie!" The voice came again, louder this time so both the kids turned around to be met with a short brown-haired girl who as soon as she saw who Sophie was with exclaimed with the red headed boy simultaneously, "CHESNEY!"
"KATY!"
Sophie looked back and forth between the two, eyebrows slightly raised. "You two...know each other?"
"Yes," they both answered at the same time again, causing them both to smile and look away bashful.
"Sophie this is the girl I met at the party," Chesney explained.
"Oh," was all Sophie could say. As cute as it was to see that 'little Ches' had finally found himself someone, she was too eager to get on with the situation to be able to dwell on it too much.
"I didn't know you knew the Websters," Katy stated, moving a little closer to Chesney.
"I didn't realise you knew the Powers, though I guess I should have figured it out," Chesney replied.
They were now staring into each others' eyes smiling and even though she did think it was cute, she DID, Sophie just couldn't wait any longer. "I'm sorry to interrupt," she spoke up, "But, is Sian coming?"
Ches and Katy's gaze broke as Katy turned to look at Sophie, her eyes narrowing. "Here's the thing," Katy said to her in a threatening tone, rounding on Sophie. "What's your game Webster? Are you just doing this to take a dig at Sian's Dad or whatever cause if you are, you'll live to regret it."
Sophie went to defend herself but before she had the chance Katy continued her tirade. "Because Sian Powers, the girl who you've apparently all of a sudden taken an interest in is my best friend, hell she's like a sister to me and I'd die for her so if you're just doing this to spite her Dad and she gets hurt in anyway, ANY, way, then I will make it my mission in life to make sure that you pay. Severely." Sophie was staring a little wide eyed at Katy and both her and Chesney could agree that for someone her size, Katy Armstrong could be a VERY scary and intimidating person.
Chesney placed his hand on Katy's shoulder, saying gently, "Sian might be like your sister, but Sophie's like mine. I'd do anything for her, trust me," he rolled his eyes. "But she's a decent person Katy, I've known her all my life and let me just say, I've never seen her talk or act about anyone like the way she has about Sian." Katy went to interject but Chesney stopped her with a hand gesture. "I was sceptical at first too, but this girl," he turned and smiled at Sophie, "I know she's genuine about her, I do."
The three of them stood there in pensive silence, letting Chesney's words hang in the air. Sophie was looking back and forth between Chesney and Katy who were now staring into each other's eyes again. She felt a little uncomfortable, not knowing whether she should give them a moment or something. One thing Sophie did know however was that at this moment, she could kiss Chesney. As disgusting a thought as it was to her.
Katy turned to look at Sophie before taking her phone out and dialling a number. Holding the phone to her ear and listening, after several seconds she held the phone out to Sophie, all of this without speaking. Gingerly taking the phone from Katy as if it might explode at any second, Sophie repeated the other girl's action of holding it to her ear and said cautiously, "Hello?"
"You have no idea how good it is to hear your voice," announced the person on the other end of the line. Sophie knew exactly who it was and Chesney and Katy who had been watching saw how her face lit up with recognition. They saw the love in her eyes and if Katy had any remaining doubts about Sophie's intentions they were pretty much gone now.
"Oh my God Sian!" Sophie squealed into the phone. "I thought since your friend was here I wasn't going to be able to see you!"
"Don't get too excited," Sian told her sadly. "I'm not gonna be able to make it to the Park."
"But just talking to you on the phone is something," Sophie exhaled happily, turning away from the others shyly. As she began kicking at the ground with her feet, grinning like an idiot, she admitted, "I can't stop thinking about you." Sophie couldn't see it but on the other end, Sian had an equally as loved up look on her face and was wondering if it were possible to actually die of happiness.
Chesney and Katy had moved away to give Sophie and Sian some privacy and were sitting on two park swings, having their own little loved up conversation.
"I miss you too," Sian replied to Sophie. "I'm sorry I couldn't come, my Dad's being more annoying than usual," she even rolled her eyes.
"Well I really need to see you again," Sophie told her. "Is there any chance I could meet you tonight? I'll even come to your window if I have to."
Sian laughed into the phone before responding with, "Now that just won't do will it? Seriously though, if my Dad catches you you're dead, and there's no way I'm getting out of the house tonight, he's convinced we need to spend more time together as a family or some rubbish, urgh."
"But then what can we do?" Sophie sighed.
Sian's face brightened as an idea started to form. "Wait, my Dad's going on a business trip tomorrow!" She informed the brunette.
"Seriously?" Sophie beamed.
Confirming Sian said, "Yeah, he's left Owen, Katy's Dad, in charge but I'm sure I would get away for the day."
"That's amazing! I'll pick you up?"
"Yeah, but it'd probably be best if you wait a block away," Sian informed her.
"Okay then," Sophie replied. "I'll come at 10? Is that alright?"
"Sounds perfect," Sian's smile was getting even bigger now.
"Okay."
"Okay," Sian repeated, they still had giddy grins on their faces and neither was going to hang up if they could help it.
"Do you need to go now?" Sophie enquired after a few moments, hoping for a specific answer.
Sian simply responded with, "Probably", but made no further attempts to end the call.
Sophie laughed at her cuteness and said, "Well, bye then."
"You're trying to get rid of me already?" Sian feigned hurt.
Hurriedly Sophie tried to explain, "No I didn't mean that I -"
"It's okay," Sian laughed. "I was only joking. Bye for real this time though."
"Yeah bye," Sophie repeated.
"Bye, love you."
"Love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
"Oh for the love of God one of you just hang up the bloody phone already," Katy yelled from where she was still sitting on the swing with Chesney.
"I've gotta go, you're friend's getting a bit angry," Sophie giggled into the phone.
Sian returned the giggle saying, "Yeah she can get like that sometimes, I can't wait til tomorrow."
"Me neither."
"Bye."
"Bye."
"Don't make me come over there!" Katy shouted.
"Bye," Sophie repeated and this time forced herself to hang up because she knew that if she didn't then she would have gladly let the endless back and forth of "bye" go on forever, and then Katy might have killed her, and that would have been a definite set back in their plans. Walking over to the swings Sophie held the phone out to Katy and said sincerely, "Thank you for this, seriously. You're amazing."
"Well, Sian basically begged me to come since she couldn't herself," Katy rolled her eyes with a smile before putting on a stern demeanour again. "But I'm serious alright? You hurt her in anyway and you'll wish you'd never been born." And just like that Katy turned to Chesney all smiles and happiness again and said shyly, "Bye Chesney, I'll call you later okay?"
"Yeah you better," Chesney grinned at her, Sophie swore that his voice had somehow dropped an octave or two lower than usual but she kept the smirk to herself as they watched the shorter girl walk away. Chesney gave a happy sigh before turning to Sophie and asking in his normal voice, "Happy now?"
"Beyond comprehension," Sophie replied with a smile.
They walked back to Chesney's car that they'd used to get there and while they were getting in Sophie couldn't help but tell Chesney jokingly, "She's off her rocker that one," with a head inclination back to the park to indicate she meant Katy. "You really know how to pick 'em Ches."
"You can talk," he smirked back. "At least I didn't fall for a Powers."
"Yeah well, I wouldn't have it any other way," Sophie winked at him, and then they were off home.
When Chesney and Sophie got back, no questions were raised as to their whereabouts and no answers were given. All her life Sophie had been an exceptionally well behaved child (in comparison to Rosie at least) so her parents let the quarrel from earlier on slide and took it as a onetime thing that was unlikely to happen again.
Chesney stayed for dinner as he usually did before heading off with a "Thanks Mrs. W!" and afterwards Kevin and Sally were talking amongst themselves and had to admit that Sophie appeared to be a little distant all evening, seemingly off in her own world and thoughts. But really, why wouldn't she be? For tomorrow, she was going to see Sian Powers.
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Hiiiii! Sorry it's taken so long but I've FINALLY finished my exams so until I know whether I need to do resits I'm FREE :D Except for this week, I'll be away until friday so I won't be able to upload anything buuuut I'll take my notebooks and see if I can get some writing done, no promises though :P Not sure what'll be updated next, I'm writing another part for that one-shot I did so maybe that...
I wanted to make this one longer but I needed to stop cos otherwise it would have been super duper long and it seemed to fit better stopping here. I apologise if there's a little bit too much fluff between sophie and sian, I've told them to tone it down a bit. Also thank god I went back and read through it, apparently 2am does not do wonders for my spelling and grammer :S Let me know what you thought though! :D I'm not terribly crash hot about the chapter tbh but I wanted to update before I went away cos you guys are awesome and I've been horrible making you wait so long :P
Thank you to everyone who's been commenting and encouraging me with this fic and just all my fics in general, it means the world to me, it really does, and it makes me smile more than you can imagine :) <---- (better than that emote that's for sure)
-devilsspy xx
Part 4 - Parks and Recreation
Rosie was checking her lipstick in the rear view mirror as she was driving to work. Whatever had convinced her to take a job that started before 10am God only knows but since at the moment she was only being considered for casual modelling jobs she figured she'd just have to take what she was given. And it was a decent gig anyway, not like that other time with those dodgy art dealers...
She shuddered thinking about it and went back to concentrating on her driving, which is a good thing she did since she had reached Saint Jude's bend and like every other time she went over the small bridge and sharp turn, Rosie swerved and only just missed hitting the back of her car on the railing. Tires screeching, Rosie drove on, unfazed by her near miss and muttering to herself, "That bloody bridge, for God's sake. Why the mayor won't do anything about it is beyond me."
All her thoughts on the matter disappeared however when she noticed her younger sister on the sidewalk going in the opposite direction as herself. Pulling over to the side, Rosie honked and wound down the window saying, "Oooooo, what's this? The God Botherer hasn't been to bed yet? Don't tell me YOU pulled an all nighter."
Sophie grinned thinking about why it was she hadn't yet been home and replied, "Yeah, you off to work?"
"Don't try to change the subject," Rosie smirked. "What, did you hook up with that Ben fellow or summert?"
"Ben?" Sophie scrunched up her face. "Like 'eck I would have. I'd forgotten about him to be honest."
"Oh thank God," Rosie exhaled and rolled her eyes. "I always thought he was a little, y'know. You can do WAY better Soph babes."
Sophie didn't say anything, she was a bit afraid actually about telling her sister who it was that she had fallen so completely and hard for. But if there was one thing Sophie had learnt, it was that despite the way Rosie acted sometimes and her slight self-absorbedness, she was the best sister anyone could ask for and Sophie could rely on her for anything.
"Well go on then," Rosie continued. "Who is this person that's managed to get MY sister to do the walk of shame this morning?"
Rosie wiggled her eyebrows a little with that last part, causing Sophie to chuckle before looking at her sister seriously again. "The thing is Roseh, Mum and Dad aren't going to like this," Sophie told her frowning.
"What are you pregnant or summert?"
"No!" Sophie exclaimed. Fat chance of that anyway, she thought to herself. "But Roseh you can't tell them okay? Promise meh."
"Yeah yeah, just spit it out already," Rosie said rolling her eyes. God, her sister could be so dramatic sometimes.
Sophie hesitated slightly for one second before saying softly but confidently simply, "Powers."
"Powers? What do you - OH MY GOD Sophie!" Rosie shouted, then added whispering, "Are you having an affair with Vinnie Powers?"
"WHAT? Urgh, NO!" Sophie answered disgustedly.
Rosie's brow furrowed now, "But that doesn't make sense Sophie, you very distinctly said 'Powers'."
"Yeah, SIAN Powers, not Vinnie, urgh," Sophie visibly shuddered at the thought of Vinnie Powers in THAT way.
Rosie however now seemed even more confused than before, and her face showed it. "But Sophie," she said to her sister, "Sian's a GIRL."
"Yes?" Sophie replied, not quite understanding what her sister was trying to convey.
"And YOU'RE a girl," Rosie continued.
"I would hope so, otherwise Mum and Dad have some explaining to do," Sophie laughed softly.
Ignoring Sophie, Rosie finally got to her point, "A girl who likes BOYS. You were obsessed with that Ben a minute ago."
Sighing Sophie pushed her hand through her hair before telling her sister, "Honestly Rosie I don't know how it happened. One minute I was thinking about Ben and then," Sophie paused as a smile lit up her face, "it was like my whole world fell into place. Everything started to make sense. SHE made sense, urgh I don't even know what I'm saying." Sophie leaned against Rosie's car as she put her head in her hand.
"But she's a girl," Rosie repeated again.
"YES Rosie, I know she's a girl!" Sophie shook her hand in the air. "Why does everybody keep saying that?"
Rosie held up her hands defensively and said with a smirk, "Alright then, calm down. Just thought I'd point that out in case you didn't notice."
Sophie turned and looked at her sister, not being able to stop herself from breaking out into a smile and laughing at the face Rosie was giving her. Rosie joined in the short laugh before hopping out of her car and going round to give her sister a hug.
"Just be careful yeah? It seems awfully sudden and I don't wanna see you get hurt."
Sometimes Sophie really loved her sister, this was one of those times. "Thanks Roseh."
"Now go get on home, before Mum and Dad hit the roof," Rosie instructed slapping her butt.
"Okay, okay," Sophie laughed and started to continue off on her way, turning back at one point to wave to her sister who was still watching. Once Sophie had turned a corner and was out of sight, Rosie sighed and hopped back into her car.
Despite what most people thought, she wasn't stupid. This could be bad, very bad. She knew what her mother was like when it came to who her daughters dated. But Rosie had gotten sick of this stupid feud that had been going on between her parents and the Powers', it was so petty and it wasn't on more than one occasion that someone had gotten physically hurt as a result of it. Maybe, just maybe this thing with Sophie and Sian could be the start of paving the way to end it...
Realising she was now very late, Rosie cursed out loud and put her foot on the pedal.
...
"Well do you know where she is?" Kevin interrogated a very awkward looking Chesney.
"She left the party without me, she didn't tell me where she was going," Chesney lied. It had been going on for at least half an hour this, why the red headed lad had decided to call into the Webster's to see Sophie God only knows. This is the last time I'm helping her out ever again, he thought to himself. Kevin and Sally playing good cop, bad cop had him at his wits end and he was so close to breaking and spilling all. And then have Sophie break ME? No thank you. "Look, for the last time, I don't know where she went okay?" He continued.
"And you're SURE that she didn't go to that Powers party they had on last night?" Sally asked in a more menacing way then you could ever have thought possible from the mother of two. It definitely wasn't hard to believe that Kevin was the one playing the GOOD cop.
Chesney sighed and put his head in his hands. "She wouldn't be that stupid, surely," he told them. Oh yes she would.
It was at this point that Sophie put her key into number 4, Coronation Street, opening the front door followed by the parlour door to find her best friend sitting on the sofa in her lounge and her parents looming above him, quite resembling a scene out of some sort of murder mystery.
"Hi?" Sophie asked cautiously. She had stopped when she entered the room and was now slowly edging her way towards the stairs and safety, her eyes slightly wide.
"Don't you 'hi' us missy, do you know how worried your father and I have been about you?" Sally demanded.
Sophie shrugged and answered meekly, "A lot?"
Kevin rounded the sofa now and said in his booming voice, "'A LOT?' Is that all you can say? We get up this morning to find you haven't slept in your bed, no phone call, no explanation. God knows what could have happened to ya."
Sophie saw no way of getting out of this with excuses so chose the path of least resistance. "I'm really sorry, honest I am."
"Well sorry's not going to cut it this time," Sally was really playing her role to perfection. "Where have you been?"
Uh oh, Sophie thought. Lie or turn it back on them? "I was staying at a friend's, besides, you never interrogated Roseh like this and she ALWAYS came home drunk or with some random!" Or both, y'know, that works too.
Sally pursed her lips together, "Well we're hoping you'd have a little more sense than your sister." Knowing her daughter was right however Sally huffed out of the room followed by Kevin, but not before giving both Chesney and Sophie a stern look.
As soon as they were gone Chesney turned to Sophie and exclaimed, "Are you out of your flipping mind?"
"Yes," Sophie told him seriously. As this was most definitely not the answer he was expecting, Chesney was left stumped. "Come on," Sophie pulled him by the hand upstairs to her room. She still needed to change out of her dress and being accustomed to practically growing up together, Chesney automatically covered his eyes as Sophie started to slip off the dress.
"It went well then I gather?" Chesney asked with his eyes still covered.
"You have no idea," replied Sophie. "You can look now."
Sure enough Chesney lowered his hand to find the previously dress-clad Sophie in jeans and a loose shirt. "Your parents were really tearing into me," he told her.
Wincing Sophie said, "Sorreh 'bout that."
"Your Dad I can handle, but your Mum..." As Chesney trailed off he had this kind of dazed look on his face that Sophie understood completely.
"Hey Chesney..." Sophie started.
He groaned, "Oh God. What now Sophie?"
"There's just one more thing I need you to do for me..."
And that is how Sophie and a very exhausted looking Chesney ended up an hour or so later at Central Park, waiting to meet Sian or whoever the person it was she was sending to meet Sophie. Looking at her watch for the hundredth time Sophie fretted, "I'm sure she said to come at 12."
"Sophie, it's only 5 past," Chesney sighed. "She might just be late." How did I get myself mixed up in this? He thought to himself, not for the first time that day. He had been muttering previously something about promising himself not to help her out ever again yet here he was, but Sophie just ignored him.
"Psst," a noise came from behind them.
"Chesney," Sophie whispered putting her hand on her friend's arm, "did you hear that?"
"Sophie!" The voice came again, louder this time so both the kids turned around to be met with a short brown-haired girl who as soon as she saw who Sophie was with exclaimed with the red headed boy simultaneously, "CHESNEY!"
"KATY!"
Sophie looked back and forth between the two, eyebrows slightly raised. "You two...know each other?"
"Yes," they both answered at the same time again, causing them both to smile and look away bashful.
"Sophie this is the girl I met at the party," Chesney explained.
"Oh," was all Sophie could say. As cute as it was to see that 'little Ches' had finally found himself someone, she was too eager to get on with the situation to be able to dwell on it too much.
"I didn't know you knew the Websters," Katy stated, moving a little closer to Chesney.
"I didn't realise you knew the Powers, though I guess I should have figured it out," Chesney replied.
They were now staring into each others' eyes smiling and even though she did think it was cute, she DID, Sophie just couldn't wait any longer. "I'm sorry to interrupt," she spoke up, "But, is Sian coming?"
Ches and Katy's gaze broke as Katy turned to look at Sophie, her eyes narrowing. "Here's the thing," Katy said to her in a threatening tone, rounding on Sophie. "What's your game Webster? Are you just doing this to take a dig at Sian's Dad or whatever cause if you are, you'll live to regret it."
Sophie went to defend herself but before she had the chance Katy continued her tirade. "Because Sian Powers, the girl who you've apparently all of a sudden taken an interest in is my best friend, hell she's like a sister to me and I'd die for her so if you're just doing this to spite her Dad and she gets hurt in anyway, ANY, way, then I will make it my mission in life to make sure that you pay. Severely." Sophie was staring a little wide eyed at Katy and both her and Chesney could agree that for someone her size, Katy Armstrong could be a VERY scary and intimidating person.
Chesney placed his hand on Katy's shoulder, saying gently, "Sian might be like your sister, but Sophie's like mine. I'd do anything for her, trust me," he rolled his eyes. "But she's a decent person Katy, I've known her all my life and let me just say, I've never seen her talk or act about anyone like the way she has about Sian." Katy went to interject but Chesney stopped her with a hand gesture. "I was sceptical at first too, but this girl," he turned and smiled at Sophie, "I know she's genuine about her, I do."
The three of them stood there in pensive silence, letting Chesney's words hang in the air. Sophie was looking back and forth between Chesney and Katy who were now staring into each other's eyes again. She felt a little uncomfortable, not knowing whether she should give them a moment or something. One thing Sophie did know however was that at this moment, she could kiss Chesney. As disgusting a thought as it was to her.
Katy turned to look at Sophie before taking her phone out and dialling a number. Holding the phone to her ear and listening, after several seconds she held the phone out to Sophie, all of this without speaking. Gingerly taking the phone from Katy as if it might explode at any second, Sophie repeated the other girl's action of holding it to her ear and said cautiously, "Hello?"
"You have no idea how good it is to hear your voice," announced the person on the other end of the line. Sophie knew exactly who it was and Chesney and Katy who had been watching saw how her face lit up with recognition. They saw the love in her eyes and if Katy had any remaining doubts about Sophie's intentions they were pretty much gone now.
"Oh my God Sian!" Sophie squealed into the phone. "I thought since your friend was here I wasn't going to be able to see you!"
"Don't get too excited," Sian told her sadly. "I'm not gonna be able to make it to the Park."
"But just talking to you on the phone is something," Sophie exhaled happily, turning away from the others shyly. As she began kicking at the ground with her feet, grinning like an idiot, she admitted, "I can't stop thinking about you." Sophie couldn't see it but on the other end, Sian had an equally as loved up look on her face and was wondering if it were possible to actually die of happiness.
Chesney and Katy had moved away to give Sophie and Sian some privacy and were sitting on two park swings, having their own little loved up conversation.
"I miss you too," Sian replied to Sophie. "I'm sorry I couldn't come, my Dad's being more annoying than usual," she even rolled her eyes.
"Well I really need to see you again," Sophie told her. "Is there any chance I could meet you tonight? I'll even come to your window if I have to."
Sian laughed into the phone before responding with, "Now that just won't do will it? Seriously though, if my Dad catches you you're dead, and there's no way I'm getting out of the house tonight, he's convinced we need to spend more time together as a family or some rubbish, urgh."
"But then what can we do?" Sophie sighed.
Sian's face brightened as an idea started to form. "Wait, my Dad's going on a business trip tomorrow!" She informed the brunette.
"Seriously?" Sophie beamed.
Confirming Sian said, "Yeah, he's left Owen, Katy's Dad, in charge but I'm sure I would get away for the day."
"That's amazing! I'll pick you up?"
"Yeah, but it'd probably be best if you wait a block away," Sian informed her.
"Okay then," Sophie replied. "I'll come at 10? Is that alright?"
"Sounds perfect," Sian's smile was getting even bigger now.
"Okay."
"Okay," Sian repeated, they still had giddy grins on their faces and neither was going to hang up if they could help it.
"Do you need to go now?" Sophie enquired after a few moments, hoping for a specific answer.
Sian simply responded with, "Probably", but made no further attempts to end the call.
Sophie laughed at her cuteness and said, "Well, bye then."
"You're trying to get rid of me already?" Sian feigned hurt.
Hurriedly Sophie tried to explain, "No I didn't mean that I -"
"It's okay," Sian laughed. "I was only joking. Bye for real this time though."
"Yeah bye," Sophie repeated.
"Bye, love you."
"Love you too."
"Bye."
"Bye."
"Oh for the love of God one of you just hang up the bloody phone already," Katy yelled from where she was still sitting on the swing with Chesney.
"I've gotta go, you're friend's getting a bit angry," Sophie giggled into the phone.
Sian returned the giggle saying, "Yeah she can get like that sometimes, I can't wait til tomorrow."
"Me neither."
"Bye."
"Bye."
"Don't make me come over there!" Katy shouted.
"Bye," Sophie repeated and this time forced herself to hang up because she knew that if she didn't then she would have gladly let the endless back and forth of "bye" go on forever, and then Katy might have killed her, and that would have been a definite set back in their plans. Walking over to the swings Sophie held the phone out to Katy and said sincerely, "Thank you for this, seriously. You're amazing."
"Well, Sian basically begged me to come since she couldn't herself," Katy rolled her eyes with a smile before putting on a stern demeanour again. "But I'm serious alright? You hurt her in anyway and you'll wish you'd never been born." And just like that Katy turned to Chesney all smiles and happiness again and said shyly, "Bye Chesney, I'll call you later okay?"
"Yeah you better," Chesney grinned at her, Sophie swore that his voice had somehow dropped an octave or two lower than usual but she kept the smirk to herself as they watched the shorter girl walk away. Chesney gave a happy sigh before turning to Sophie and asking in his normal voice, "Happy now?"
"Beyond comprehension," Sophie replied with a smile.
They walked back to Chesney's car that they'd used to get there and while they were getting in Sophie couldn't help but tell Chesney jokingly, "She's off her rocker that one," with a head inclination back to the park to indicate she meant Katy. "You really know how to pick 'em Ches."
"You can talk," he smirked back. "At least I didn't fall for a Powers."
"Yeah well, I wouldn't have it any other way," Sophie winked at him, and then they were off home.
When Chesney and Sophie got back, no questions were raised as to their whereabouts and no answers were given. All her life Sophie had been an exceptionally well behaved child (in comparison to Rosie at least) so her parents let the quarrel from earlier on slide and took it as a onetime thing that was unlikely to happen again.
Chesney stayed for dinner as he usually did before heading off with a "Thanks Mrs. W!" and afterwards Kevin and Sally were talking amongst themselves and had to admit that Sophie appeared to be a little distant all evening, seemingly off in her own world and thoughts. But really, why wouldn't she be? For tomorrow, she was going to see Sian Powers.
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Hiiiii! Sorry it's taken so long but I've FINALLY finished my exams so until I know whether I need to do resits I'm FREE :D Except for this week, I'll be away until friday so I won't be able to upload anything buuuut I'll take my notebooks and see if I can get some writing done, no promises though :P Not sure what'll be updated next, I'm writing another part for that one-shot I did so maybe that...
I wanted to make this one longer but I needed to stop cos otherwise it would have been super duper long and it seemed to fit better stopping here. I apologise if there's a little bit too much fluff between sophie and sian, I've told them to tone it down a bit. Also thank god I went back and read through it, apparently 2am does not do wonders for my spelling and grammer :S Let me know what you thought though! :D I'm not terribly crash hot about the chapter tbh but I wanted to update before I went away cos you guys are awesome and I've been horrible making you wait so long :P
Thank you to everyone who's been commenting and encouraging me with this fic and just all my fics in general, it means the world to me, it really does, and it makes me smile more than you can imagine :) <---- (better than that emote that's for sure)
-devilsspy xx