Their secret was out but no one was happy about it. Not at all.
Ruby and Casey were ignoring them.
The force was launching an inquiry into the drugs bust under suspicion that Charlie had protected Brax during the investigation.
Everyone in the town was ignoring them.
And the River boys had disowned Brax.
There were only a few people who didn't mind them being together. Or maybe they simply couldn't care less.
Heath was now the leader of the River Boys. He blamed Charlie for what had happened. He didn't understand that they loved each other. All he saw was some copper who had messed with his brother's head. And he thought she should be punished for that.
Charlie walked into the Diner. She ordered a coffee for herself and sat at a table waiting for Brax. Everyone had taken it a lot worse than she had expected. She had known not everyone would be happy but she thought at least Casey and Ruby would be. But they had been furious.
She smiled as Brax entered. He walked over to her. Neither of them had anything to do these days. Charlie had been suspended and Angelo had fired Brax. Brax had even been kicked out of his home because of the reaction the River Boys and his brothers had had. But they didn't care. They had each other and that's what mattered. As they talked Ruby and Casey came in. and walked straight out when they saw them.
After they had lunch Brax decided to go looking for a job while Charlie went for a run.
As she ran along the beach she thought about how in one night everything had gone wrong. She thought how they had forced to come clean when they were caught by Casey who they knew would tell Ruby and soon everyone would know. Her thoughts were interrupted by Heath Braxton.
"Hello there." Charlie just kept on running.
"Oi there's no need to ignore me!" he shouted.
Suddenly Charlie felt something hard hit the back of her head.
