𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧

chapter eleven!

Charlotte dropped to the ground and hugged her knees, she had ruined her life, she was ruined, defiled, no one would ever want her now, not even the likes of foul men like Lord Berbrooke. Hot tears streamed down Charlotte's face, they quickly turned cold as the harsh nighttime wind whipped her cheeks. Charlotte snivelled and placed her head in her knees,

"Oh god, I hate him!" Charlotte said aloud, running her fingers through her long, messy hair,

"Oh don't we all," Charlotte whipped her head up in shock to see Simon walking towards the steps of Bridgerton house, "what has Anthony done now?" somehow Simon knew it was Anthony, well who else would it be? Charlotte looked up at Simon and snivelled once again. She quickly shook her head and looked back down, before her head could hit her knees once again Simon placed his hand under her chin and brought her face to look at his now serious and stern one,

"Pray tell, what did he do?" Simon was calm in his words, yet Charlotte could feel the anger radiating off of him just waiting to come out in its full form.

"He is seeing another woman, Simon," Charlotte began, wiping the tears from her eyes "I let him get close to me, I trusted him, I might even say I lo- liked him a bit," Simons expression stayed stern while Charlotte spoke of her problem "Simon, I have feelings for him, I always have, and I had strong reason to believe that he did too, yet I assume my prediction was wrong."

The pair stayed quiet for quite a while, the silence wasn't awkward nor full of tension, no, it was quite lovely to have some peace. The breeze of the warm summers night brushed over Charlotte's shoulders and cheeks while her hair danced around with the wind a bit, she sighed and took in the absolutely perfect surroundings before her.

"Simon?" Charlotte asked, "Do you find yourself in love with Daphne?" Simon jumped a bit at the sudden question his dear friend had sprung at him, Charlotte tilted her head to look at him, he pondered over the question for a moment until finally giving an answer,

"Charlotte I have to be honest, I would be lying to yourself and mine if I said that I had not become absolutely enamoured with Miss Bridgerton over these past weeks," Simon looked up at me with a small smile but it soon dropped "Charlotte I cannot marry her," Simon looked defeated at Charlotte, the girl frowned,

"Simon, you have been blessed with the Diamond of the season, Daphne Bridgerton," Charlotte began, "the most caring and kind woman I have ever met, and I'll be damned if you let her go just like that, she too is infatuated with you and I will not let you break her like that, the way she looks at you, Simon, that is the way a woman looks at a man she cares so very deeply for, now that is something you cannot fault," Simon sighed and when in attempt to speak he was shut down, that man decided to keep his mouth shut "you, Simon, you have started this and you are in no position to end it all just because of a few small obstacles, I say go for it Basset, go get the girl, go win her heart once and for all, go and be the man I know Simon Basset to be." Once Charlotte had finished her awfully long speech Simon smirked at her, he clearly found Charlotte's words funny, she rolled her eyes "What's so funny, your Grace?" Charlotte gritted her teeth, Simon chuckled and looked back down at her,

"It's just, a friend once told me that I am in no position to end it all just because of a few obstacles," Simon started, Charlotte, of course, immediately recognised his words as her own "Charlotte, this Mistress, you are better than her, show Anthony that you are better than her, like my friend said, don't let a few tiny obstacles block your way," Charlotte huffed at her friend attempting to hide a smile, the pair stood up and Charlotte immediately flung her arms around Simons' neck hugging him tightly,