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"What!" Charlie shrieked wide eyed "you're kidding me right?" she yelled all over the hospital hallways.

"Sergeant calm down," Inspector Joyce replied "we've spoken to Mr Braxton he's agreed to testify if we give him protection and drop the drug charge against him, and after what you stumbled upon tonight he wants you and only you."

"But we have guys for that," she groaned.

"Those are the terms Mr Braxton has given," Joyce replied.

"Fine," Charlie sighed and looked towards the room "I suppose I better start babysitting now," she said and started to walk.

"It's only for two weeks the longest!" Joyce called after her "I'm trying to fast track this case!"

"Yeah two weeks at the Braxton's," she muttered and walked into the room.

"Buckton," Heath smiled as she dropped into a chair.

"Heath," she sighed "how's the leg?" she asked nodding to it.

"I just got shot how do you think it is?" he chuckled.

Charlie sighed heavily her evening had started out so well, she'd finished work on time for once, she made it to the gym before it closed for once. She was all set with her take out and then bam there's Heath Braxton on his knees begging for his life and another guy clearly dead on the ground beside him, of course she had to intervene and of course she got shot too…just a nick in the shoulder though.

"So you'll be bunking down at ours?" Heath asked.

"Yeah, until you testify," she replied.

"Okay," Heath nodded "you can have Brax's bed."

"I think that'll be a bit awkward when he comes home and finds me in it," she chuckled "where is he by the way?" she asked "I haven' t seen him in a while."

Heath shrugged "after everything with that Adam and his psycho sister he just took off like he always does when things get too much. I reckon he's up coast and won't be home any time soon, so don't worry about him catching you in your undies," he chuckled.

Charlie chuckled "thanks but I'll have to stay out in the living room and keep an eye…hope you have a ton of coffee in that house."

"Uh…thanks for you know…saving my life and all," Heath said a minute later.

"Don't mention it," Charlie replied "I was just doing my job," she added.

"Well thanks anyway," Heath replied and picked up the remote "you know you can get up here beside me we're gonna be here for a while," he smirked.

Charlie shook her head "I'm good here thanks and days of our lives…really?" she asked looking at him.

Heath looked away from the tv "I can watch hospital programmes you know I'm not that dumb, you should watch it it's awesome," he replied.

"Actually I do watch it" Charlie replied "and right now it's recording at home."

"Well now you can watch it here," Heath said and turned back to the tv.

Charlie rolled her eyes but turned her chair towards the tv anyway.

…

Heath looked over at Charlie and smirked "Oi Buckton!" he yelled causing her to jump.

"What?" she asked sleepily.

"Falling asleep on the job," he chuckled.

"How long was I asleep?" she asked rubbing her eyes.

"About an hour or so…doc was in, he said I could head home whenever I'm ready," he replied.

"He's not keeping you over night?" Charlie asked.

"Nope, my temperature had gone back to normal so I can go…with these," he said holding up crutches.

Charlie stood up "I'll call and let them know we're leaving, your house has to be checked out before we leave here…where are Casey and Kyle?" she asked.

Heath shrugged "I don't know I don't keep tabs on them like Brax does."

"Well would you call them and find out?" Charlie asked "last thing we need is either one showing up and getting dragged to the station."

"Okay okay, chill," Heath said and reached for his phone.

"I'm going to phone the station," she muttered and walked out of the room.

"After her call she walked along the hall and dropped into a chair not far from the room, leaning her head back she closed her eyes, she couldn't stand Heath the best of times how was she going to do it until his court date?

"Charlie!" Sid called making her open her eyes.

"Sid?" she replied and stood up.

"I have Heath's paperwork is there anything you need to ask me before you leave?" he asked "Inspector Joyce told me you'll be the one looking after him."

Charlie raised an eyebrow watching him yes, looking after him-that she did not know. Sighing she looked back at him "what is he not allowed to do and how often does he have to change the bandage?"

"Well surfing driving and walking around is out," Sid said "he's to take it easy the area is still tender and healing, so I'd make him stay in bed or on the sofa for about three days. He's on antibiotics so no alcohol until it's run its course, he has to change the wound every night clean it, use the cream I'll give him and put fresh bandages on it…he can do that himself," he chuckled he knew Charlie didn't want to be here so he wasn't going to make it harder for her.

"He'll be due back in a week for a follow up exam, in the meantime if you have any problems you can call me."

Charlie nodded "thanks Sid," she said and walked with him "as soon as he signs the papers we'll be out your hair."

"We're going home Buckton," Heath smiled from the bed as Sid handed him his papers.

Charlie sighed heavily "great."

"That's us done," Sid said and walked over to her "good luck Charlie," he said and went on his way.

"Little help here," Heath said as he tried to stand up.

"Let the fun begin," Charlie muttered as she walked to him.

Arriving at Heath's house Charlie climbed out and helped him inside, helping him to the sofa she walked to the kitchen and filled a glass of water. Walking back to him she placed it on the table "Sid said you've to take two painkillers they should knock you out," she said placing two pills beside the water.

"If I didn't know any better I'd swear you didn't wanna spend time with me," he chuckled and picked them up "lucky for you I've had an exciting day I need my beauty sleep," he said and popped them into his mouth.

"What exactly did happen before I got there?" Charlie asked, when Heath had given his statement at the hospital she had been giving hers outside.

Heath looked up at her and raised an eyebrow "I already told the cops what happened."

Charlie sat beside him "you didn't tell me."

"I told that Joyce guy that's enough," he replied

"Ah come on," Charlie said "I'm gonna be babysitting you for the next god knows how long I think I have a right to know."

"Well if you must know I was tryna help that guy," Heath said.

Charlie looked over at him "help him?"

Heath scoffed "you don't believe me, that's the same look your mate gave me."

"How can I believe what I don't know…tell me," she replied.

Heath blew out a breath "the guy that had me and the other guy is Tommy Pierce, when Brax moved on from the drugs-you didn't hear that from me," he added quickly.

"I didn't hear it, go on," Charlie replied not that she didn't know that already.

"He took over in Mangrove river, I was short for cash and asked him had he anything that would make a quick buck. He took me to meet this guy and set us up on a job, after the job the guy gave me my half and told me to get lost," he said and paused "before I walked out the door I looked back and saw him take money from Tommy's bag and put it into his own."

"So this Tommy guy found out it was missing and got the two of you to meet him?" Charlie asked.

Heath nodded "he started yelling and pointing the gun at both of us, the guy begged for his life and said he was sorry. I tried to shut him up and even said we both took it that he couldn't kill us both…how wrong was I," he sighed. "He put a bullet in him without a second glance and turned it on me…that's when you came along, what were you doing there that late anyway?"

"Indi was staying back to do paperwork she said I could hang back so did and left when she wanted to go."

Heath stood up "I'm going to bed you can take Brax's blanket if you're gonna stay out here," he said and hopped along.

Charlie dropped back into the sofa and closed her eyes she was not gonna last two weeks here.

…

The next morning Charlie yawned and sat up rubbing her neck she winched, that sofa was so uncomfortable. Standing up she walked to Heath's room and stuck her head in he was still asleep, walking to the bathroom she looked at herself in the mirror she looked terrible and still had her gym clothes on.

When officers had arrived at the scene one of them gave her his jacket, she hadn't even showered yet. Glancing back at the door she walked to it and closed it, going to their shower she turned it on "he'll be out for another few hours," she said and stripped off.

Taking off her own bandage she stepped under the water and hissed as it seeped into her wound, looking at the drain she scoffed as blood washed down it "thank you Heath Braxton," she muttered as she started to wash herself.

After a quick shower she dried off and groaned the only clothes she had with her was her uniform and that was in the bag out in the living room. Peaking her head out the door she quickly ran to it, grabbing it she ran back in and closed the door, quickly throwing on her uniform she walked back to the sofa.

"Buckton!" Heath called just as she sat down.

"What?" she called back.

"Can you help me get up please!" he called back "my leg is gone stiff or something!"

Charlie pulled herself up and walked to his room "do you need meds?" she asked.

Heath winched and nodded "yeah I think so…how's your arm by the way?" he asked nodding to the bandage.

"It hurts like hell, but I'll live," she said and walked to get him water.

"Sorry!" he called after her.

Charlie filled the glass and chuckled, first it was please and now he's saying sorry "you're forgiven Heath!" she called back.

Walking back to the room she handed him pills and the water "the led from that bullet must have gone to your brain," she chuckled.

Heath looked up at her confused "huh?" he finally said.

Charlie chuckled "you're starting to be nice," she said and stood him up "Sid said you've to take it easy so it's the sofa and tv or bed and tv."

"Bed," Heath chuckled "I just wanna get some grub into me first," he said and started to hop away "and maybe I'm being nice because you saved my life and got shot in the process!"

Charlie shook her head and followed him "if you want I can get the boxset for days of our lives sent over and we can watch them on the sofa," she said.

Heath looked back at her as he made himself some cereal "you'd sit here all day and watch a soap with me?"

Charlie nodded "yeah…I love it," she said and picked up her phone "so what's it's gonna be?"

"Call it in Serge," Heath chuckled and hopped to the table.

Two days had now passed and things weren't so bad anymore Casey and Kyle had returned but Charlie quickly got them escorted to her house to stay with Ruby and her brother Jack, still no word from Brax but she wasn't worried about that.

Walking to the living room ready for her shower she pulled her bag open "damn it," she sighed after rummaging through it.

"What is it?" Heath asked lifting his head from the sofa.

"Ruby packed a bag for me when Casey and Kyle got dropped off, she put everything in except bottoms," she huffed.

Heath chuckled "just go into my room and take a pair of my bottoms."

"You actually have bottoms?" she chuckled.

"Now that I think of it they were always Brax's…go to his wardrobe."

"Won't he mind?" Charlie asked.

"No," Heath scoffed "he's not here is he?"

"Alright," Charlie nodded "I won't be long and don't an-"

"Don't answer the door yes I know mum," he chuckled.

Charlie chuckled "I guess I do say that a lot."

"Only every time you leave me alone in a room," he replied.

"Okay I'll stop…won't be long," she said and walked on to Brax's room.

About fifteen minutes later Heath looked over the sofa as the front door opened "the wanderer returns…where have you been?" he asked as Brax closed the door and threw down his keys.

"Out…need a whiz," he said and walked to the bathroom.

"Oh Brax wait!" Heath called and tried to get up "don't go in there!"

Brax ignored him and pushed the bathroom door in-freezing when Charlie whirled to face him with her gun drawn…and half naked "what are you doing in here?" he finally asked.

"Having a shower," Charlie replied lowering her gun.

Brax looked her up and down "you may wanna put a shirt on before Casey and Kyle come home," he said and walked back to the living room. "You're sleeping with her!" he yelled "and why are you on crutches?" he added when Heath finally managed to get up.

He turned when Charlie ran out behind him "Brax how did you get in here?" she asked with her gun in her hand.

"I walked up the drive like I normally do…what's going on here?" he asked.

"And no one stopped you?" she asked "no one asked you what you were doing?"

"No," he said slowly "I parked in the drive and walked up it…what the hell is going on here?"

Charlie hurried to the window and pulled back the blinds "they're gone, the cars are gone!" she yelled panicked.

"All of them?" Heath asked wide eyed.

Charlie saw two men approach the house the glint of guns caught her eye, turning she dived on Brax and took him to the ground "get down Heath!" she yelled as bullets started spraying the living room.

Heath hit the floor and covered his head, Charlie buried her head in Brax's shoulder while covering his head with her hands and arms.

…

When everything went quiet Charlie slowly lifted her head "Heath?" she said quietly.

"I'm okay," he replied.

Charlie looked down on Brax "are you okay?"

Brax looked up at her still half naked on top of him, somehow his hands had come around her back and were still there "what the hell is going on?"

Charlie looked to the front door as the handle slowly started to turn "help me get Heath I don't have time to explain," she said already by his side snatching Brax's key from the floor.

Brax did as he was told and pulled Heath to his feet "go out back and slip back around for your car," she said and pulled her gun.

"Charlie come with us," Heath said as she pushed them towards the door.

"When the car is out of the drive and started…go," she said as footsteps crunched through the mess.

"Charlie just come now!" Brax whispered loudly.

"I can hold them off just go!" she hissed back.

"Here!" one of the men yelled.

"Go!" Charlie yelled and started shooting off her gun when they started shooting at her.

"Brax we can't leave her in there," Heath said as Brax shoved him into his car

"I know I'll go back once I get the car onto the street," he said and slammed the door. Pulling out to the street he flung his door open and jumped out.

"What the hell are you doing get in!" Charlie yelled as she ran towards him.

Brax jumped back in and took off with a screech before she'd even closed her door "someone please explain to me what the hell is going on!" he yelled.

"Go to the station we'll talk then," Charlie said looking out the back window.

"What have you gotten yourself mixed up in this time?" Brax asked glancing back at Heath.

"Buckton will fill you in," he said quickly.

"Brax you got any clothes in the car?" Charlie asked only now aware she was in a pair of his bottoms and her bra.

Brax chuckled "there should be a shirt in the bag on the floor," he said as he pulled into the station.

Pulling a shirt from the bag she pulled it over her head and opened the door stay here a minute," she said and climbed out.

Just as she got near the doors her brother Peter and other officers ran out the door "what the hell Pete!" she shrieked and shoved him.

"Charlie thank god," he sighed in relief.

"Explain to me what the hell just happened!" she yelled and shoved him again.

Peter looked at the officers waiting on his call "go, you know what you have to do, keep me updated!" he called as they all fled to their cars.

"Pete!" she yelled impatiently.

Peter looked back at her "the cars on the house were ambushed, I got two dead officers and two missing," he said walking back to the station "get Heath in here we have to make you disappear."

"No! no way!" Charlie yelled stopping in her tracks.

"Just do it Charlie!" he yelled and kept walking.

A few minutes later Charlie paced her office with Heath and Brax watching her, she looked at the door for the hundredth time and sighed Peter had still to come back.

"Anyone care to fill me in anytime soon?" Brax asked.

Charlie glanced over at him "your brother was almost murdered," she said as she continued to pace "I saved him, now he's testifying against the guy and I have to babysit him."

Brax stared at her for a few minutes "murdered?" he finally asked and looked over at him "what the hell have you been at while I was gone?" he asked angrily.

"Do you really think that matters now?" Charlie yelled "we have to leave here! I have to leave my daughter…we're not safe here!"

"How do you know we're not safe here?" Brax yelled back.

Charlie scoffed "shall I remind you what happened an hour ago?" sighing she dropped into a chair "we're gonna be sent to a safe house until this trial."

She looked up when the door opened "finally!" she huffed and stood up as Peter walked in "thought you forgot about us."

Peter closed the door and leaned against it "car is here," he said and started to walk to her "you know the rules Charlz," he said holding out his hand.

Charlie sighed heavily and pulled her phone from her pocket, handing it to him she snatched the new one from him and shoved it into her pocket "you better look after Ruby or I swear to god I will kill you," she growled.

Peter walked to her and put his hands on her shoulders "she'll be fine alright you know Jack and I would never let anyone near her."

Charlie dropped down beside Brax "give him your phones," she muttered.

Brax looked over at her, she was being serious "I'm sorry," he said standing up "I don't see how this has anything to do with me."

"They saw you," Peter said "you're in danger too…phone," he said holding out his hand.

"Casey and Kyle?" he asked before he handed it over.

"They'll be staying at Charlie's house with eyes on them," Peter replied.

Brax handed his phone over and sat back down, looking over at Charlie then to Heath he sighed why did he have to come back now?

Charlie stood up and walked to her desk phone "I'm calling her before I go…you two can call the boys if you want."

"Detective," and officer called from the door and nodded for Peter to come out.

Peter looked at Charlie before walking out of the room, he closed the door over "well?" he asked.

The officer sighed "we got two more bodies…these guys are dangerous."

Peter sighed "get them to the safe house-now," he said and walked back into the room.

….

"Hey Charlie," Heath said a while into their journey "Pete said you know the rules…what did he mean by that?"

Charlie rested her forehead against the window "you disappear."

"Disappear?" Brax asked from the back.

"Yeah," Charlie replied "no contact with the outside world-except him, no going outside, no trying to contact anyone…we're off the grid."

"So we're gonna be stuck together in some house?" Heath asked.

"Until this is all sorted," Charlie said and looked at the officer driving them "who knows we're at this house?" she asked.

"Us and Detective Baker," he replied and glanced at her "don't worry Charlz we're miles out from anything, no one will find you here."

"You're not staying with us?" Heath asked.

"No, I'm just dropping you off and making sure the place is secure before I head back."

As the house came into view Charlie sat up straight "I know this place," she said and looked over at the officer "it has one bedroom and a tiny sofa…we all won't fit in here."

"Sorry Charlz," he chuckled "it's all that was free at such short notice, there's two double beds…you'll have to share."

Brax scoffed "I am not sharing a bed with either of them."

"Then you have just offered to take the floor," Charlie said and pulled off her belt as the car came to a stop.

"You're the cop you take the floor," he shot back "we wouldn't be here if it weren't for you."

Charlie rolled her eyes "drop dead," she huffed and climbed out.

Heath nudged Brax after Charlie and the officer climbed out "cut her some slack this isn't her fault."

Brax scoffed "no Heath, like always, it's your fault!" he snapped and climbed out.

A few minutes later the officer had looked around the place and met them in the living room "place looks good," he said and turned to Charlie "you know where the emergency stuff is Charlie," he said and walked to the door "Baker will be in touch soon…have fun," he chuckled and closed the door behind him.

"Now what?" Brax asked as they stood looking at one another.

Charlie walked to the door and locked it, walking back she picked up her bag "we get comfortable," she said and walked by them into the bedroom.

"You hungry?" Heath asked after a few minutes.

Brax looked over at him "really?" he asked.

"What?" he shrugged "we have to eat," he said and hobbled to the kitchen "alright pizza!"

Brax sighed and stood up walking to the kitchen door he watched him place three frozen pizza's in the oven "you can't be that hungry?" he asked.

Heath looked over at him "one's for Charlie," he said and looked back to the oven.

Brax chuckled "you hated her two weeks ago."

"She hadn't saved my life two weeks ago," Heath replied "she even jumped in front of a bullet meant for me."

Brax was surprised, fair enough she'd saved his life but to jump in front of a bullet for him-he was impressed, she could put her hatred for Heath aside.

Charlie looked up from her book as someone knocked on the door "it's your bedroom too!" she called out "you don't have to knock!"

Brax opened the door and walked in "you gotta eat," he said placing the pizza down on the locker.

Charlie looked over at the pizza then back to him narrowing her eyes "what did you do to it?"

"Since I couldn't find any rat poison nothing," he chuckled and walked to the door "am I really not allowed outside?" he asked.

"Nope," Charlie said as she bit into her pizza "we have to stay indoors…what's Heath doing?" she asked.

"Watching some crap," Brax muttered "what the hell am I supposed to do here?"

"Well," Charlie drawled "you could sit in here with me or watch crap with your brother."

"And what are we supposed to do in here?" he asked "braid each others hair?"

Charlie shrugged and looked at her book again "go look at the walls then."

Brax chuckled and walked back to the living room "what's so funny?" Heath asked without looking away from the tv.

"Nothing," Brax replied and sat in the other chair "turn something else on you know I can't stand that."

"You know the rules," Heath said "I have the remote we watch what I want to watch," he said and looked over at him with a smirk "you made the rule bro," he laughed and looked back to the tv.

Brax shook his head and stood up, normally he'd sit and watch whatever was on but days of our lives was the one thing he could not stand. Standing up he walked back to the bedroom, hovering outside the door for a minute before pushing it in and walking in "alright," he said closing the door behind him "you're stuck with me," he said and flopped onto the other bed.

Charlie looked up from her book again "how exciting," she said sarcastically.

Brax rolled onto his side "what the hell are we supposed to do here day after day?"

Charlie put her book down and sat up she felt kinda sorry for him, she was used to this they weren't. Scooting off the bed she walked to the other one and dropped down beside him "look, I know this is hard and it's sucks and I'm the last person you wanna be cooped up here with but you have to remember why were here."

Brax lay back and looked up at the ceiling "how do you do this?" he asked "I mean how do you get used to it?"

"You just do," Charlie replied "part of the job," she said and stood up again "maybe you should get some sleep," she said and lay back on her own bed "you might wanna get used to doing that," she chuckled.

Brax scoffed "if I could sleep the whole time we're here I'd he happy."

"I can arrange that," Charlie giggled.

….

A while later Charlie lifted her head as Heath hobbled into the room "you take your meds?" she asked.

"Yes boss," he chuckled "I take it I'm with Brax?" he asked nodding to the bed he lay on.

"You'd be right," Charlie said snuggled back into the covers "night," she yawned.

"Night Buckton," Heath said as he hobbled to the bed.

A while later Charlie groaned as Brax started to yell "shut up!" she hissed.

"He's flopping about like a fish out of water!" Brax hissed back.

"Well what do you expect when you're taking up the whole bed!" Heath snapped.

Brax scoffed "I have a sliver of the bed!"

"You have all of it I'm hanging off the edge!"

"Shut up! Both of you!" Charlie yelled "share the bed or one of you sleep on the floor, I don't care which just shut up!"

A while later she jumped at a thud, sitting up she looked over the side of the bed to see Brax on the floor. Turning on the light she looked down on him "what are you doing now?" she whined.

"Heath knocked me out," he huffed and stood up "the sofa's gotta be better than this!" he said and walked out of the room.

A few minutes later Charlie shook her head as she heard him fall off the sofa, when she heard him curse she pulled back the covers and walked to the door. Opening it she walked to the living room to see him trying to get comfortable "why don't you just sleep in with me," she offered.

"I'm fine here thanks…damn it!" he yelled as he fell off the sofa again.

Charlie rolled her eyes and walked back to the room "bed with me or I kill you if you wake me again!" she called and climbed back into the bed.

A few minutes later she heard the door open and close quietly, she felt her covers lift and him slide in beside her. Scooting over to give him more room she chuckled "how did you really think you'd fit on that sofa?"

"Shut up," Brax chuckled as he got comfortable.

"Better?" she asked when he stopped moving.

"Yeah…thanks," he replied.

"Don't mention it, I might get to sleep now," she chuckled.

"It's all Heath's fault…it's always Heath's fault," he sighed.

Charlie rolled to face him "for once it's not his fault," she said seriously.

Brax scoffed "he got us into this mess."

"No," Charlie said slowly "he tried to save a guys life by risking his own…it just backfired."

Brax laughed "when has Heath ever looked out for anyone other than Heath?"

Charlie kicked him "he did okay!" she snapped "he took the blame for whatever the guy stole."

Brax rubbed his leg "alright relax geez…who was this guy?" he asked curiously.

"Tommy Peters or something," Charlie mumbled.

"Tommy Peirce?" Brax asked alarmed.

"Yeah that's the one," she yawned "Brax I have to sleep."

"Yeah, night…and thanks for saving my brothers life," he said and rolled the other side…they were in big trouble.

A/N so that was chapter one…love it? Hate it? Let me know J