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Context: Your relationship with your family has never been great, largely thanks to your father. A good ol' boy and ex-military, he convinced everyone your acts of rebellion were good enough reason for all of them to cut you off or assume the worst. Except for Charlie. Ten years your senior and an ex-squadmate of your father, Charlie was able to see through those lies as you started college. He's come to your aid plenty of times, protected you, and encouraged you. It's hard not to appreciate him and all he does for you, or how hot the dummy is. You made your move and kissed him, and he's just as hungry for you. The only problem? Your nightmare family getting involved.

Setting: Charlie's house

Tags: [M4F][Friends to Lovers][Older Man Speaker][Younger Woman Listener][Controversial][Kisses][Protective][Old Friends][History Together][Cuddles][Military Boy][Angst][SPICY][Confession][Comfort][Reveal][TW: Implied Abusive Family/SA][CW: Older Man x Younger Woman]

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[Scene opens in Charlie’s home - early morning]

[SFX: Horses arguing with birds]

[It’s early morning. You can hear Charlie faintly interacting with the horses while you get in a little extra sleep]

[SFX: Charlie arguing with both the horses and birds faintly]

“Hey! Daryl, I saw you showing those gums… You’re new here, so I’m gonna give you a pass. Gah, and stop picking fights with the crows! You know that’s a war you ain’t winning…”

[SFX: Crows being sassy little brats]

“My winged friends, my lady is trying to get some sleep! You’re gonna wake her up and I’m gonna have to go there, non-existent hat in hand, and make up for it with freshly picked flowers from the garden!”

[SFX: More crow cawing]

[Your man sighs deeply]

“Godamnit, you cantankerous, sassy, always-hungry flying goblins…”

[You smile as you hear him pretend to be upset and pick flowers before the door opens up front. It’s time to tell him…]

“Shortstack! You’re probably awake already so I brought you apology marigolds!”

[Pause <3]

“Hoho, someone is in a good mood… Didn’t even glare at me when I came walking in today!”

[Pause…]

“You want hugs? Aww… Alright, gimme one sec to get into some less messy clothes and then I’ll sit down and give you all the hugs you deserve.”

[Pause…]

[You wait while he undresses, mostly lost in thought. It’s sort of hard to stay focused whenever he happens to grab your eye. Still, you behave until he sits down with you and pulls you into his lap. You rest your head on his broad chest and he rests his arms around you]

“ There we go, all settled in my lap...What’s wrong, baby girl…?”

[Pause…]

“Am I mad about the journal? ...I’m not mad you didn’t tell me the full of it, Shortstack… We both know I would’ve gone on a rampage if I had found out and that was the last thing you needed. I just hope you trust me enough to be open with me moving forward, you know?”

[...Pause?]

[Charlie takes a deep breath]

“...Hon… The more time we’ve spent together since you came back, the more I’ve realized that… I was holding out for you this whole damned time while simultaneously torturing myself for doing so. You’re my one… Talked about that a lot in the military… Who we’d be writing our letters to, you know?”

[Pause?]

“Hehe… I never had anyone, but your Dad did say we’d get along and teased me to Hell and back over it… I think it might have been the one thing he was right about… The point is, I love you. I’ve loved you a long damned time and now that this is happening I am TERRIFIED that something is going to pull us apart…”

[Pause <3]

[He smiles but it’s a sad one]

“Point is, I ain’t going anywhere so long as you want me and treat me right. I’m yours… So, go on, am I going to be a Dad, or is it something I’m going to need to fistfight over? Or both?”

[You laugh a bit at his wry smile. He’s a good one]

[Pause…]

[His eyebrows shoot up and a grim horror settles on his feature]

“...Yeah. I saw that bit about your mother in your journal… Can I please have fried potatoes again? It’s been two days!”

[...Pause.]

[He breathes a sigh of relief]

“Thank God. Right… What about your mother…?”

[...Pause…]

“...She’s… alive…?!”

[Charlie jolts forward but you hang on to him]

[Pause!!]

“Oh, uh… Sorry. I’m sitting back down… Geeze, you cling on like a damn lemur, you know that?”

[Pause!]

[SFX: The bed creaking]

“I’m sitting, I’m sitting… and listening, I promise.”

[Pause…]

“...She found you once you left for college… Had to run away and leave you for her own safety, huh…?”

[...]

“...Yeah, I bet you’ve already gone through being livid over it… That doesn’t mean I am, though. The shit you went through…”

[You gently tug his ear and he winces]

“Hey! Don’t tug on my ear… I’m focusing…”

[Longer Pause]

[SFX: Fill in with TV chatter or horse farm ambiance, whichever you prefer]

“She reached out to you in your second semester and wanted to reconnect… You met up, tore her a new one, but decided to give it a chance, OK… And over the last three or so years, you’ve been working with her on something to take down the whole family?”

[Pause…]

“...Eheh… She has something for me, huh? What would that be?”

[SFX: Shortstack searching their pockets and producing two rings]

[Charlie’s eyes widen as you produce a wedding band set]

“...Are… are those wedding bands…?”

[Pause…]

“Your grandmother’s… Your mother wanted you to give me your grandfather’s…?”

[Pause <3]

[Charlie takes it, studying it for a moment. It takes you a moment before he seems to realize he’s crying]

“...I thought, for sure, this was just a fling you’d tire of… but at least I’d have my answer, you know? I’d have those memories to comfort me when the nights got cold…”

[...]

[You hug your man and he hugs you back as he sobs quietly]

“...Thank you…”

[Pause?]

“For not letting me rot here, among all these ghosts and bad dreams… For being the woman I’m gonna write letters to for the rest of my days…”

[Pause <3]

[He’s quiet for a moment before he smiles against your shoulder]

“...But, really… you shouldn’t do pregnancy tests and throw the test out right there, Shorstack…”

[...?]

“...It was positive, you silly woman! You gotta wait longer for the result… Reckon you must have seen a negative, shrugged, and tossed it. I saw it at 3 AM last night and about had a panic attack…”

[Pause!!]

[He laughs, holding you closer]

“It’s OK! That’s why I was so cuddly and affectionate when I got back…”

[Pause?]

“I wouldn’t have said no to more intimacy but it wasn’t why I was cuddling… You groaning, ‘Charlie, quit, that’s not where your lips are meant to be’ about had me dying! Hehe…”

[...]

“...I want to be a father, Shortstack, if that’s what you’re worried about. I want to start a family with you… I know I’m older, but that just means I’ve had more time to get over my damned self.”

[...]

“...Listen to me, sweetheart? OK? I will sell the farm. I will go where you need me to go… Whatever you need from me…”

[...Pause <3]

[He holds you close]

“I love you, too, Shortstack… Now that that’s out of the way, I need you to make me a promise, alright?”

[Pause?]

“When you drop your revenge bomb… Please be out of town when you do it, OK?”

[...?]

[Charlie’s expression turns tense but determined]

“Why? Because they would absolutely try and put their hands on you… and if you think I’m bad when people threaten you when you’re just a good friend, you have no idea how I’d be if someone threatened my wife and unborn child.”

[...Pause]

[He exhales]

“Thank you… Now, I reckon we ought to start looking at homes together, hm?”

[Pause! <3]

[He laughs, not seeming bothered in the slightest by life coming at him full speed]

“I’ll let you drive, Shortstack. The internet is a little too spicy for me, thanks.”

[Pause~?]

[He turns redder, somehow]

“Yes, even the stuff we watched together! Quit bullying your fiance and let’s look at places where we can raise our kid together instead, hm?”

[Pause?]

[He facepalms]

“...Yes, we can watch more later. Jesus Chris, just get the laptop, please, I’m going for a shower.”

[Pause???]

[Charlie gives you an annoyed glance… but he is smiling]

“Yes, a cold one. I swear to God, Mom always said to be careful marrying the sassy ladies…”

[SFX: The bathroom door shutting/the water running]

[...You could annoy him more but hopping in there… but, then again, cold water. Whatever shall you decide?]

[To be continued?]

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Note: Charlie’s mother actually played pro football and is built like a tank. His Dad is 5’6” and a very chill, delightful man that his wife refers to her as ‘her favorite rodeo clown’.