Brax and Heath shared a room. Brax was 16 and Heath was 8. They lived in a small 2 bedroom apartment with 1 bathroom and a kitchen/lounge/diner. Not big enough for 2 boys and 2 adults. But after what Brax and Heath could hear coming from the next room, it sounded as if there was going to be one more person living under that roof. Heath wanted to know what the sound was coming from his parents room but Brax just ignored him and left it at that.

And Brax was right. His mother and his father, who were for once sober and not arguing, sat the boys down. Cheryl looked at the boys with a slight noticeable smile on her face. She didn't know how to begin so Danny did.

"Heath. You know how you have alway been complaining about being the youngest?" Heath nodded.

"And you said you would alway want a younger sibling to pick on but look after and play with?" Heath nodded. He turned around and looked at Brax. Heath didn't understand what was going on.

"Well" Danny continued "We are having another baby!" Heath was so excited. He couldn't believe it. He was going to be a big and little brother. He turned and looked at Brax. Brax didn't look very happy.

"What's wrong?" Heath asked. Brax just shock his head and said nothing. He knew something would go wrong just like it almost did last time with Heath. Last time he had to stop Cheryl from drink on a number of occasions because she had had a fall out with Danny. The hour that Cheryl sat in a hospital bed because Danny had hit her and knocked her over possibly hurting the baby. Brax wasn't having it again. He would have to look after this baby as well but there would only alcohol and drug on the agenda for both Danny and Cheryl.

Well 9 months later and the show began.

"AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Cheryl screamed from the kitchen. "BBBBBBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXX!" Brax sprinted down the stairs, 2 at a time, to his mothers side and pulled out a chair for her to sit on. Brax was angry as he would have to be the one by his mothers side the whole time. He was angry his father couldn't have waited a month or 2 before getting arrested after dealing drugs.

"Keep calm" Brax kept telling his mom "Just breath deep breathes"

"I AM!" Cheryl shouted in pain. At this point Brax was losing feeling in his hand as his mom was squeezing it to tight.

"Brax" came a small voice from the stairs. Brax looked up and saw Heath

"Go upstairs and brings moms bag down for me please." Brax asked

"What is going on? Why is mom screaming so loudly?" Heath asked puzzled.

"You know that baby sibling you always wanted?" Brax said and got a nodding reply from Heath "Well guess what? You are going it meet them today" Heaths eyes widened with excitement. He ran upstair and grabbed the bag just as the ambulance arrived.

Brax sat in the waiting room. It only felt like yesterday he was waiting for the arrival of Heath. At first he was sceptical about him but now he was here he was so glad. Heath was snuggling up to Brax and had fallen asleep. Brax pulled Heath up onto his lap and rocked him while he was sleeping just he used to when Heath was a tiny baby. He watch how peaceful he was and he asked himself where all the time had gone. He was so tall and grown up now. In he was glad to have another younger sibling as he could begin to pass the time away but watching this new baby grow up.

A doctor came out the room. Brax had fallen asleep with Heath in his arms. The doctor came over and touched him on the shoulder. Brax looked up at the doctor. He heard a baby crying.

"It's a Boy" the doctor said

Brax woke Heath up and they went in to see their new brother hand in hand.

Their mom was asleep but the baby was stirring. They slowly walked over as not to wake Cheryl.

"Look at his tiny feet." Heath whispered as he lightly tickled them.

"He is so so small" Brax said

"He is a few weeks premature but he will be fine" the doctor interrupted

"Is he smaller or bigger that I was?" Heath asked

"Smaller. Way smaller. You were a fat baby" Brax laughed. Heath playfully punched him.

"What is his name?" Heath asked

"I'll let you pick" Cheryl said quietly as she woke from her sleep. Heath didn't know what to call him. He had loads of ideas before the baby was born but now he was here Heath had no idea. None of them suited him anymore. Heath went to stroke his brothers head when the baby grabbed hold of Heath's finger. His fingers were the size of a half grain of rice.

"Casey." Heath said unsure if anyone would approve

"Casey Braxton. I like it" Brax said as he looked at Cheryl as she gave an agreeing nodded.

"Do you want to hold him." Cheryl asked Heath. Heath shock his head. "Why not. That was all you talk about before he was born. All you wanted to do was cuddle him and rock him to sleep"

"I don't want to drop him" Heath said worriedly "He is smaller that what i thought he would be. I might hurt him or break him. He is like a china doll."

"Don't worry. I will help you" Brax said picking up his baby brother. He crouched down to Heath and told him to sit on the chair. Heath did as he was told and took Casey gently in his arms. His eyes were starstruck. Casey wriggled. Heath stared panicking.

"It's ok" Brax reassured Heath.

Casey opened his eyes. Heath was amazed. He was the first thing his brother saw. Heath couldn't believe how blue his baby brothers eyes were. They were a beautiful deep blue sea colour. They were as big and as round as the moon. Casey took comfort in his brothers arms. He fell asleep and so did Heath. Cheryl fell asleep not long after leaving Brax all by himself. Brax just stared at the new arrival. He was so lucky to have such amazing brothers. He would be lost without them.