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    Peter headed upstairs, and decided to have a cold shower. He needed to calm down, and get his mind off things again. After his shower, he dressed in some baggy clothes, and headed down for dinner.

    He found a seat, and didn't really say a word. He smiled politely at everyone, "So what is everyone talking about?" he asked.

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    Charlie smiled at Peter as he entered the room, although she could feel that aching in her stomach as she watched him smile at them all,the movement not quite reaching his eyes. She cleared her throat softly looking straight at him. "We were just talking about school on Monday...I was telling everyone about how sweet it was that you had offered to get me settled" she told him kindly.

    John, Charlie's dad nodded along "Yes Peter, very sweet of you. Perhaps Charlie here can talk you back in to classes" he said with a laugh.

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    Peter looked between John and Charlie and smiled weakly. "Yeah maybe, I just wanted to make sure she knew the way around the place, and got settled fine," he said softly. He looked down, "don't want her to go through what I did," he mumbled lightly.

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    Charlie smile gratefully at Peter, although it faltered greatly when she heard him mutter under his breath. She cleared her throat softly, making a mental note to talk with him before they went to bed.

    "So dad, I was thinking.. maybe you two could go out on Friday night? I'd be more than happy to look after Izzy. I'm sure Petey will help me" she suggested.

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    Charlie's dad grinned softly, "that's a lovely idea Charlie," he said softly. He looked at his wife, wondering her opinion on the matter. She smiled, "we'll talk about it, and let you know Charlie," she said softly. She was clearly concerned that Peter might not be trusted.

    Peter smiled weakly, "so I've gotten through a lot more of the spare room. The bed is cleared off, and I'll make it after dinner," he said lightly.

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    Charlotte smiled at them,although she could see the worried glance they gave one another. Charlie ignored it and finished eating her food, glancing at Peter as he spoke. "Honestly Petey I can fish the rest, I think I'll mangae to make the bed" she said with a soft laugh. Besides it would give her an excuse to avoid her father for a little while longer.

    [I will reply to hiding too soon, I'm trying to study for exams]

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    [okay, that's all good. Good luck on the exams]

    Peter nodded gently, "okay, that sounds fine. I'll help you finish tidying everything else up, and moving it over the next week, if you'd like," he said gently. It was fairly obvious that Peter wasn't hugely comfortable around his parents, and that he probably usually kept as much distance between himself and them, before Charlie had come home.

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    Charlotte nodded happily "yeah that'd be great thank you" she said and began clearing up some of their plates, pretending yo be oblivious to the obvious tension in the room. She would never usually suck up this hard, but she was just Pretending what she knew was to come.

    "Okay well I'm gonna go get unpacked and ready for bed!" She said quickly and headed for the door. She barely even made it two steps befoew her father called her back. "Charlotte,can I speak to you in private before you go please" he asked sternly.

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    Peter finished up dinner and smiled politely, "well thank you for the meal, I'm going to call it a day," he said softly. He made his way to the door, looking back at her quizically as her father told her to hang back for a bit.

    He knew there was more to the situation than he was being told, but he just hoped that Charlie was okay.

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    Charlotte offered Peter a small smile as she hung back, biting nervously on her lip. She followed her dad in to his study downstairs bracing herself for what was to come. They talked, voices rising to shouts for a lot of it. After a half hour or so she emerged, her face red and vlotchy from crying as she rushed upstairs to her room.

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    Peter made his way to his room. He sat down on the bed, and stared at the wall for awhile. He had expected things to have improved when she came home, but things seemed more tense than ever. He lay back on the bed, reminiscing about old times, how much fun they had together. How they used to tell each other everything.

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    Biting down on her lip to stop her sobs from escaping, Charlie began rooting through her suitcases, swearing slightly until she eventually pulled a slightly tattered teddy bear out of the bag, holding it in her lap as she crawled on to the bear.

    As much as Charlie had grown and changed, the bear had always stayed with her- hidden. Under her pillow for much of her school experience. She sighed softly before standing up off the bedd and plodding across the hall, knocking on Peter's door.

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    Peter had curled up on his bed, and was flicking through his phone. He heard the knock, "come in," he called out. He knew it was Charlie, neither of his parents cared enough to bother him after dinner.

    He shifted on the bed, sitting up.

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    Charlotte shuffled inside, closing the door behind her. She walked over to the bed and sat down, turning on to her side and pulling him with her as she lay down. "I don't want to talk about it" she said gently as she cuddled in to him. She took in a deep breath, her eyes staring up at the ceiling as they lay there.

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    Peter looked up and nodded, "okay that's cool, shall we just lay together?" he asked softly. He lay back with her, holding her close. He liked feeling her close to him once again.

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    May 23rd, 2019 at 04:36am
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    Charlotte nodded softly , moving in close to him still clutching her bear to her chest like a child. She stared up at the ceiling, still able to make out the shapes in the paint where luminous stick on stars used to be. "Are things always like that?" She asked softly "this tense in the house?" She cleared.

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    Peter held her tight, "yeah, mostly, I try to avoid them now, they aren't happy that I dropped out," he said softly. He cuddled up with her, just like old times.

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    Charlotte nodded gently, she didn't want to pry in to why he had dropped out but she was sure he had his reasons. "Yeah They're pretty disapointed in me too" she said, hoping it would comfort him some amount. She let her head rest against his shoulder letting out a gentle sigh. "I wish we were little again" she said gently.

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    May 26th, 2019 at 05:18am
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    Peter nodded, "yeah I got that feeling," he said softly. He pulled her closer, "I do too, things were simpler," he said softly. He closed his eyes, feeling tired. He could smell her perfume, and it was intoxicating. He kissed her neck gently, "Something happened freshman year, and the whole school started thinking I was gay, I never heard the end of it," he told her.

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    Charlotte swallowed gently, readjusting herself as she ignored his kiss. "What happened?" She asked him softly drawing little circles on his arm with her index finger, her eyes starting off in to the distance dazedly.

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