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Summary; Best friends is what Charlie Buckton and Darryl Braxton were until they decided to have a kid together. Now there crazy world is about to be turned upside down. Can they remain friends or is the arrangement about to go down hill when feeling become involved?
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Chapter One:
Charlotte Buckton sat on the bar stool a glass of wine in hand, the smile she wore was one of extreme happiness as she stared at her best friend Darryl Braxton.
"So, you going out with Angie tonight?" Charlie asked and Brax glanced up from the order he was checking.
"Its Kara this week and I was thinking its about time..." Brax started and Charlie giggled.
"Already? You've only been dating a week!" Charlie exclaimed and Brax shrugged.
"She's just so...blah" Brax said and Charlie laughed.
"Blah, thats the best you got?"
"Oh shut up, how longs it been for you anyway?" Brax asked and Charlie wiggled her eyebrows.
"Last night"
"Fuck, you had a guy in your bed last night? Why am I just hearing about this?"
"Maybe if you weren't busy fucking no brains" Charlie said as she glanced down at her phone. "Shit! We are late. You can break up with blondie later"
"Oh come on, since when are Heath and Bianca ever on time? Their to busy fucking around" Brax said and Charlie slapped him with her bag.
"Idiot"
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Charlie barged into Bianca and Heath's house, a hand covering her eyes.
"Is it safe?" Charlie called and Heath chuckled.
"You've walk in on us enough times, don't you think you should knock?" Heath asked as Charlie lowered her hand and shrugged as she flopped down on the couch.
"Nope, where's the wine? I had a shit day" Charlie said and Brax rolled his eyes.
"Lets hit the hard stuff! Vodka, straight up" Brax said as he reached into the fridge. "Oi! Get the glasses" Brax called over his shoulder to Charlie.
"Get them yourself"
"Hey Charlz" Bianca said as she came into the room, she was wearing sweat pants and her hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail, her face a ghostly white.
"You look like hell! What's wrong?" Charlie asked as she stood up.
"Nothing"
"Nothing? Bianca you look like death! Oh my god, Heath did you give her an STI?" Charlie shouted and Heath glared, Brax chuckled.
"Fuck no!"
"Did you give her food poisoning? How many times have I told you not to cook for her!" Charlie demanded as she grabbed the drink Brax was holding out to her.
"Charlie!" Heath snapped offended.
"Heath!"
"No Charlz, I'm pregnant!" Bianca said and a silence fell over the room.
Pregnant? The words swirled around in her mind as she stared at her best friend. Charlie couldn't believe the bombshell that had just been dropped.
"Congratulations!" Charlie exclaimed before she turned to Brax. "Pass me the bottle!"
"Oh Charlie, are you okay?" Bianca asked and Charlie forced a nod.
"This is great, don't ya think Brax?" Charlie asked and she stifled a laugh as Brax nodded shortly.
"Fantastic news! Your going to be perfect parents" Brax said trying to sound enthusiastic.
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"Their screwed! A baby? Their having a baby" Charlie shouted and Brax laughed.
"They got caught in a trap, the love trap"
"I swear Brax, if I ever want a baby then you need to like...I dunno. Push me off a cliff?" Charlie said and Brax nudged her as they headed into the hotel.
"Only if you agree to shove me out a window" Brax said and Charlie looked thoughtful before nodding.
"Deal!" Charlie exclaimed holding out her hand which Brax shook for he pressed level 12 in the elevator and Charlie pressed 11.
"I can't believe it, a baby. Their life is going to hell"
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2 Years Later
Charlie sat in front of the computer staring at the screen in front of her - ovulation calculator. She couldn't believe what she was doing, she didn't want a baby. How could she? Look at Heath and Bianca, fighting all time. Rocco running a muck, kids were great but in small doses right?
Charlie shook her head as the phone started ringing, seeing Brax's name flashing across the screen she frantically clicked out of the screen on the computer before picking up the phone.
"Hey" Charlie said casually.
"Drinks tonight?" Brax asked this voice exasperated.
"Where's Olive?" Charlie teased and Brax chuckled.
"Olivia! Broke up" Brax laughed and Charlie giggled.
"A week! You lasted a week"
"The sex was getting boring, so drinks?" Brax asked again.
"Yeah, yeah. Angelo's?"
"Yeah, 7. Don't be late"
"Me late? Never" Charlie laughed as the call ended.
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Charlie and Brax sat out the bar, 2 glasses and a bottle of whiskey in front of them. Both were staring into the glasses before them.
"We haven't seen them in 3 months" Charlie complained and Brax snorted.
"3 months? Try 5" Brax said and Charlie's mouth popped open.
"No way! Really?" Charlie asked unsure and Brax nodded.
"Yep! They've changed"
"Their parents Brax, parents" Charlie said shaking her head. "Mean people who we don't know"
"Means going easy, harsh horrible people. Parenthood changed them" Brax said as he drowned another glass. "What did they expect? Happy families. In pregnancy you get fat, you pee all the time and can't sleep. It doesn't get any better once the baby's born"
Charlie picked up the bottle and stood up. "Lets go home" Charlie said as they started to head towards the doors. "But its weird how you can love this tiny human before its even born"
"Well yeah, the loves there but all the shit that comes with it well some people can't deal with it"
"Be better if you weren't married. Like if you had a kid, got divorced and then found the love of your life. That way you only have the kid half the time, half the responsibility and life is great" Charlie established and Brax nodded.
"Never thought about that. Much easier. Avoid the bullshit" Brax said and Charlie nodded. "None of that fighting. Then you couldn't hate the other person"
"Exactly! The perfect arrangement. You want kids?" Charlie asked as she took a sip from the bottle, Brax pushed the doors for the hotel open and they walked in.
"Well yeah, of course. At least one! But like you said, I don't want to become mean" Brax said and Charlie nodded. "You?"
"Well yeah, I want one but I want to be able to be free sometimes"
"We could have kid, I mean we love each other. Get along great. No physical attraction and lets face it we ain't getting any younger" Brax said as they entered the elevator and Charlie laughed as she looked at him.
"I can't tell if your serious"
"What if I am?" Brax asked and Charlie shrugged.
"You wanna have a kid with me? That's interesting"
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