Okay so to those who have read my five part series about Alyssa/Brax and Kate/Heath this is like a prequel about when Heath met Kate. To anyone else it's just another story. It is set a few months back when Heath was with April and Bianca and Heath have no connection besides April.

Summery: Kate Callaghan is a feisty loyal surfer chick to everyone. But when she arrives in Summer Bay she swears she won't make the same mistakes her sisters made. Even when the man she was always supposed to hate becomes the man she was never supposed to love…

Chapter 1

Heath heard wolf whistles from some of the River Boys. He looked up to see a young woman with short, cropped brown hair running down the beach with her surf board in a red bikini with white polka dots. He grinned as he saw Jason, one of the River Boys, start heading over to her. He walked up and put a hand on chest.

"Let me." he said walking over to her. "Hey gorgeous." He said when he was near enough for her to hear. She looked at him. "Why don't you join us?" he asked gesturing to the group behind him who were practically drooling. The woman noticed this. She was about to reply when there was a shrill call behind Heath.

"Heath!" called April. The woman smirked.

"Your girlfriend doesn't look happy." She said as Heath groaned turning to look at April. When he turned back, the woman was in the water. He groaned again as April walked up to him. He braced himself for the lecture he was surely about to get. He wasn't wrong.

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Heath watched the woman as Eric, another of the River Boys, swam over to her. He could feel April's glare from the beach and knew he would get hell if he even spoke to her. Instead he tried to get his head into surfing. He caught a few good waves but when he looked over at the woman he realised she hadn't seen. He silently cursed himself. Why was he trying to impress her? He never tried to impress anyone. If they didn't like him the way he was then fuck them.

Sighing with frustration he left the water just as Eric came up behind him.

"Score!" he cried, a hand on Heath's shoulder. "Never thought I'd see the day when I'd score with someone who rejected you! Wow. Should be a fun night at Angelo's." He said walking away, a huge grin plastered to his face. Heath glared after him. No one made fun of Heath Braxton and got away with it. He was about to go after Eric when April grabbed his arm.

"What?" he snapped and she looked hurt.

"I was just wondering if you want to go out tonight." April asked. Suddenly Heath had an idea.

"Sure," April looked surprised. "Let's go to Angelo's."

When Heath walked into his brother's restaurant later that night the first thing he noticed was Eric sitting in the corner on his own. Ha Heath thought. Of course Eric couldn't get a date with a girl who was out of even Heath's league! But just at that moment the woman walked out of the ladies bathroom. Heath gritted his teeth as he walked to the bar.

"Vodka. Large one." He asked the barman he knew by the name of Jamie. Jamie nodded and turned his back to Heath as he prepared the drink. Heath glanced around the bar, wondering where April was. There was no way he was being stood up. He noticed Eric in the corner with his tongue down the woman's throat. He downed the vodka, putting the glass back on the counter.

"Same again." He said to Jamie who refilled his glass. He took the glass in his hand staring at it. He had had a few beers before coming here so he was slightly tipsy. He downed that glass and two more after it before he felt a presence beside him.

"Two beers." He heard a voice say to Jamie who nodded heading over to prepare them. "So your girlfriend stand you up?" Heath looked up to see the woman who a few minutes ago had been glued to Eric.

"No. she's coming later. I just arrived early." He lied smoothly. She nodded, a smirk playing across her lips.

"Your friend's certainly enthusiastic." She said leaning against the bar, looking back at Eric who was fixing his shirt.

"He's not my friend." She raised her eyebrows. "More of an accomplice." He told her. She nodded, the smirk still playing across her lips. "So you're not really interested in him?" he asked, flashing her his trademark smirk.

"Not really my type." She replied shrugging. Heath saw Jamie making his way back over to them.

"Oh yeah? And what is your type?" he asked leaning closer. Just at that moment he heard another voice in his ear.

"Hey. Sorry I'm late." April said planting a kiss on his cheek. The woman raised an eyebrow before paying for the drinks and taking them back to the table where she sat with Eric. Heath watched her go not realising April was talking to him.

"Heath!" she cried slapping him over the head.

"Oi!" he snapped turning to look at her.

"Quit looking at other women! Especially when your girlfriend's standing right here!" she cried. He sighed.

"Yeah. Course. Sorry." He said. He listened – or pretended to - to her rattling on about Henri and her HSC for an hour and a half before her phone buzzed.

"Ugh. Bianca. She says I have to get home now. I can't be late for school tomorrow." She said standing up. She gave Heath a quick kiss on the cheek before heading out the door. Heath turned back to Jamie just as the woman returned. When Heath glanced down he noticed Eric was gone.

"Beer." She said to Jamie. Heath watched her for a moment. Glancing around he noticed the place was empty except for the two of them and Jamie.

"Make that two." The woman looked at him raising her eyebrows again. "Might as well get it for free while you can. Where's Eric gone?" he asked. She shrugged.

"Sleazebag." She muttered taking a drink from her beer. Then she looked at him. "How come you get drinks for free?" she asked.

"My brother owns the place." He replied simply taking a drink from his own beer. "Hey I didn't catch your name?" he said.

"Kate. Kate Callaghan. And you must be Heath. Brax's brother."

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