He reached out and grasped her hand, "Charlotte, please...wake up." She barely stirred, what was wrong with her. Minutes ago she had been sleeping peacefully when she started to cry, not just quiet sobs, no she was practically screaming with sadness. A few seconds later she quieted and he ran over to wake her up. But she had barely moved after his three attempts to wake her. Charlie entered the house she had lived in for almost 16 years, she couldn't believe she was back after everything she had been through, all the time she had spent away, she was home. She walked her way into the living room where she found her father. "Charlie, where have you been. Supper has been ready for an hour." He said, smiling all the while "What on earth," Charlie thought. Then it dawned on her. "This is a dream isn't it dad." She started to cry "Yes...it is. You are here to talk about something, something that's been bothering you." he stated. "Charlotte," Basses voice called out as if through fog. "What are you doing with him? I thought you wanted to kill him?" Ben steamed. "He's changed dad, he's been protecting me and he would never hurt me." "What about me? What about Danny? Didn't he hurt us? Didn't that hurt you? How could you ever forgive him?" Charlie's father was yelling but every word that came out was filled with sorrow. Charlie in sobs "Of course that hurt me, you were stolen from me far too early, and Danny, I had just got him back. But dad, those were not acts of Bass, his actions may have led to your death or Danny's, but I know Bass would never have hurt either of you by his own hand or order your deaths." "So you've just forgiven him? Just like that?" "Yes dad...I'm so tired of hating...so tired of hating him. Especially since all he wants to do is protect me. He is a different man than he ever was in power. I can see why Uncle Miles liked being around him so much." "Charlotte, please wake up." Just his voice made her tear up. She hated to be away from him. "You love him!" Ben spit out."Not only have you forgiven him, you now love him?" "I do, he is different, hes changed and I need him. And right now he needs me, I have to go." Charlie ran over to her father and hugged him. "I love you dad." "I love you too." "Charlotte, please." When Charlie opened her eyes she was lying in a clearing in the forest, with Monroe kneeling over her, concern filled his eyes. "You were crying." "I saw my father, he was so angry." Charlie began. "Why? Why would he ever be angry with you?" Bass looked deep inside Charlie eyes and wondered. "Because I've forgiven you." Charlie looked to the ground ashamed. Bass was taken aback, immediately he stood up and started to walk towards the forest, just trying to get away from her. He didn't know what this meant for them, he was so confused and distracted that when her hand brushed his arm he jumped in the air. "Where are you going Bass?" "I don't know, anywhere, I just need to go."he could hear the fear in his voice. "Hey, slow down." She tightened her grip on his arm. "Bass, I have forgiven you, that's the high and the low of it, okay?" "Okay," Bass sighed. No it was not okay, he had not said anything before because he knew how much she loathed him, but now that she had let that go what was holding him back. All he wanted to do in that moment was hold her, kiss her, be with her. Everything about her attracted him to her, he had loved her since the day she, Danny and Rachel had all been in his grasp. He wanted to tell her everything, but the moment slipped by and Charlie walked back to the fire where she tried to fall asleep again. "We have time." He told himself, but he feared the one thing they did not have, was time.

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