BRAX'S POV:
I was the first out of Charlie and me to wake up the next morning. Her arm was sprawled across my chest and her legs were tangled with mine. Sighing heavily, I ran my hands over my face, thinking back to last night and what she'd said, remembering how she'd told me once that she always talked crazy when she was drunk. Glancing at her, I shook my head and detangled myself from her, pulling my clothes from the night before back onto my body, quietly sneaking from the room and out of the house, thankful it was only 6:00am…
CHARLIE'S POV:
I woke up with a start as the front door slammed shut. Groaning as I came to, my headache immediately kicking in, I glanced to my side, expecting to find Brax, one of the only things I remembered about last night laying next to me but I didn't. Turning my head I looked at my clock, 8:00am. Sighing heavily, I pulled myself from my bed and wrapped my dressing gown around my body, walking out into the kitchen…
"Heard you stumble in last night and thought you could do with these. See you after school. Love, Rubes xx"
Smiling weakly, I opened the bottle of water and downed two of the Paracetamol she'd left me. Reaching for my clutch bag that I'd dumped on the side, I pulled my phone out and text Ruby…
"Thank you, darling daughter of mine. Lunch on me at the diner as a thank you? Xx"
Shoving my phone into my dressing gown pocket, I made my way into the bathroom and set the shower going, stripping of my dressing gown and underwear, climbing into the shower, letting the hot water relax me, my mind drifting to Brax…
BRAX'S POV:
"Coffee to go please, Irene" I sighed as I ran my hands over my face as I walked into the diner that lunchtime
"Heavy night, was it, darl?" she questioned
"Something like that" I replied, handing her the money
"Brax" Ruby's voice proclaimed as she handed me my drink
"Hey" I greeted her, swallowing a lump in my throat as I turned to see Charlie sat with her "hey, you"
"Hey, you" she mirrored, smiling at me weakly
"Do you wanna join us?" Ruby inquired, breaking the awkward atmosphere between us
"Gotta get back to the restaurant" I informed her "but I'll see you both tonight though, yeah?"
"What's tonight?" Charlie asked
"Casey's birthday party" Ruby proclaimed "as if you've forgotten, scatterbrain"
"A lot on, what can I say" she chuckled nervously "yeah, we'll be there"
"See you both then" I replied, waving a goodbye, thanking Irene once more as I left the diner
CHARLIE'S POV:
"That was very odd" Ruby commented as Brax left the diner
"What was?" I questioned
"Brax" she informed me "any other day he would've joined us, so why not today?"
"It's Casey's birthday party, he's probably got a lot on his plate" I admitted
"Did something happen between the two of you last night?" she inquired
"No, why would you ask that?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her
"I heard a guy's voice last night too and I'm sure it was Brax" she explained
"He walked me home, that was it" I informed her
"So why was he acting so strangely then?" she questioned
"I don't know, Rubes" I replied "if you're that bothered, why don't you go to Angelo's and ask him?"
"Maybe I will" she informed me, standing up
"Ruby, no" I proclaimed
"So something did happen then?" she inquired
I swallowed a lump in my throat and nodded my head, signalling yes…
"What happened, Charlie?" she questioned "come on, this is me you're talking to. We tell each other everything"
"We may have slept together" I mumbled
"What?" she inquired
"We may have slept together" I whispered
"No, I heard, I'm just… Charlie, this is huge" she proclaimed
"Don't you think I know that?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"Sorry, but this is what you've wanted for ages. You and Brax can finally happen" she replied
"No we can't" I informed her "no way, no way, no way"
"Why not?" she asked
"Because, we're friends, and what we have is too good to mess up" I explained
"Seems to me like you already have" she admitted
"What?" I questioned
"Messed things up, it seems like you already have" she replied "that was awkward central. If you want to save your friendship with him, you need to go and sort things out ASAP"
"What am I supposed to say?" I inquired "gee, Brax, I'm sorry but can we forget that last night we saw each other naked and that it ever happened? Yeah, great, thanks"
"Charlie" Ruby proclaimed, covering her hands with her face "mental images!"
"Sorry" I sighed "but seriously, Rubes, what do I do?"
"This is Brax we're talking about. You guys have been friends forever! Just go and talk to him" she replied
"What, now?" I asked
"Yes" she proclaimed
BRAX'S POV:
I was setting up the bar in preparation for Casey's birthday party when footsteps interrupted my train of thought. Looking up, I saw Charlie walking into the restaurant… "Hey"
"Hey, can we talk?" she questioned
I nodded my head, signalling yes…
What's going to be said?
