Brax's POV
It had been three months since our disasterous picnic date which didn't really end up to be that much of a disaster. Things were going perfect for Rickie and I

R: 'Bye baby, off to work, loveyou' she said kissing my cheek

B: 'You forgot your coffee babe',

R: 'Grab one on the way to work, Loveyou 'she called out

B: 'You too'.

It was so quiet without my girl here, there wasn't much to do at home so I decided to pop into Angelo's and see how Kyle was managing the place

Rick's POV

I had finished work for the day and decided to suprise Brax by popping to the diner and grabbing some stuff to make his favourite dinner of Lamb shanks. I also decided on raspberry cheesecake for dessert which was also his favourite. I quickly dialled Brax's number to make sure he didn't have other plans for tonight.

B: 'Hey Baby' he said, happiness evident in his tone of voice

R: 'Hey Youu, hows your day been? '

B: 'Ok I guess, missing you'

R: 'Aww, I miss you too'

B: 'How was work sweetie?'

R: 'It was great today; helping other people is the best feeling'

B: 'That is one of the many reasons why I love you so much beautiful'

R: 'Charlie did much more than I do, being a police officer'

The phone went quiet

R: 'Brax, Babe, Are you there, I didn't mean to upset you'

B: 'No umm You didn't, it's ok, Charl had the biggest heart, I miss her so much. She was a huge part of me for a long time and now she's gone'

R: 'Oh Baby, I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring her up, It just slipped out I'm sorry

B: ''Really It's fine, I've got to go'

Beep... Beep...

Crap what did I just do, I don't know what came over me, Why the hell I'd bring up the person Brax was madly inlove with for so long, it just kind of slipped out. I rang my boyfriend to make sure he'd be free so the two of us could have a romantic night together. I really stuffed that up

Brax's POV

That was the first time Rickie had ever mentioned Charlie since we'd been together, I don't know what happened but I was just confronted with memories of when Charles was here, all the times we'd spent arguing,

Flashback-

B: 'Babe You risk your life every day, to save others, It is so admirable, but what if you get killed'

C: 'Oh for goodness sakes Brax, the Police force is my life, I am not going to get killed'

B: 'Right, so it's your life and there's no room in there for me, I just don't matter after everything we've been through'

C: 'Brax, I didn't say that, I just'...

B: 'Forget it, I have to get back to Angelos'

C: 'Wait, you don't have to leave yet, I get that you don't like me being a police officer, but I can't just give it up, my career's important but I love You' .

B: 'Sometimes it doesn't feel like it, It's like you always put the force before me'

C: 'I don't mean to, I'm sorry, but I'm not quitting EVER, so if you can't accept that then maybe you should leave'

B: 'Fine'

End of Flashback-

So many of my memories where bad, when Charlie and I were fighting, she was this incredible person and I really did love her to pieces. Rickie just made me realise exactly what I had lost. Something that I had been trying to forget about for so long, I loved Rickie, but the past would always come back to haunt us.

Rickie's POV

I wasn't sure whether I should give brax space or call him back and try to fix this. I decided on the second option pulling my phone out I dialled Brax's number a second time.

B: 'Hey he said' not with the same tone of happiness

R: 'Brax I am so so sorry about what I said, I didn't mean to upset you or anything like that'

B: 'No really its fine, you don't have to explain, I'm really busy so I'll see you at mine'

R: 'Umm Actually Babe, I was thinking of umm... you having another sleepover; I have something very romantic planned for the two of us'

B: 'Actually come to think of it, I have other plans, maybe another time, yeah'

R: 'That's a shame Braxton, what are you doing that's more important than spending time with your girlfriend'

B: 'I am really sorry, but work needs me, we are flat out, I'll see you later'

R: 'Yeah, ok bye, I loveyou'

It was too late Brax had already hung up, what I said really had an effect on him. How could I fix this?

Seeing as though the romantic dinner wasn't happening, I didn't need to stop at the diner so I decided to stop by at Angelo's and visit Brax at work. His shift would have finished now but he'd said they were really busy and he had to work overtime. So I thought I'd say hello and drop him off some dinner

When I got there it was dead quiet. Hmm so much for being flat out I thought.

R: 'Hey Heath, is brax here?'

H: 'Nup' he replied resuming what he was previously doing

R: 'Oh for godsakes Heath, could you stop pashing Bianca for five seconds, and help me find Brax'

H: 'Jesus, rick, calm ya fanny he finished his shift at 4, why would he be here'?

R: 'Oh crap''

H: 'What have you done now'?

R: 'Brax told me he was working overtime that it was flat out'

H: 'Why would he do that, it's dead as'

R: 'Exactly we were having a conversation over the phone and I accidentally brought up Charlie, I think I really upset him, I have to find him'

Brax's POV

I felt awful lying to Rickie, but how could I be intimate with her, when all I could think about was Charlie and how much I missed her. It was easier this way

Heath's POV

Brax and Buckton had been so inlove and Inseperable it's been a fair time since her death, and Brax still hasn't fully come to terms with that. I knew he loved Rick but Charlie would hold a special place in his heart. Of course Rickie bringing up Charlie upset him, we had to find him before he did something stupid and he really regretted it.

H: 'Be back soon babe' I called to B

Bi: 'You be carefully baby, I'll see you at home'

H: 'Yeah, I will be, love you'

Bi: 'Loveyou too'

H: 'Come on then, Sharpe, You caused this,'

B: 'Gee thanks for the guilt trip Heath, it just slipped out' she said climbing into the Ute

Rickie's POV

We had been driving for ages, and no sign of Brax anywhere. He hadn't called or texted. I knew something was wrong.

H: 'It's starting to get dark and we still haven't found him, lets head home, he'll turn up soon'

R: 'Heath I cant just leave we have to find him.

H: 'Erica Sharpe I am warning you, Bianca will be panicking I have to get home'.

R: 'I don't fucking care, I have to find my boyfriend, Heath'

H: 'You are the moron that caused this mess, if you had of just shut up and not mentioned Charlie you'd be home snuggled on the couch'

R: 'Rightio Heath let's play the blame game, really fucking mature'

He just frustrated me so much with his smart attitude.

H:' Get over yourself Ricky, I'm going home, to my Wife!

R:' Good let me out' I screamed at him.

H: 'You can't be serious its pouring down rain,

R: 'Does it look like I'm joking', I said anger evident in my tone.

H: 'Alright then see you later' he said with a smug grin.

Heath made me so angry it was unbelievable he and brax were brothers.

I had walked about seven kilometres and was absolutely saturated, it was nothing compared to when I found Brax he was sitting on the grass in a park crying his eyes out, as I came closer I realised he was flipping through a photo album with photos of Charlie and him. God I was such an Idiot.

R: 'Babe, I'm so sorry' I said, wrapping my arms tightly around his body

B: 'It's not you Rick, he said continuing to cry

R: 'Talk to me babe'

B: 'After what you said about Charlie having a big heart, it umm, it made me realise that I lost someone so important to me, she had a huge heart, but I was just confronted with all these horrible times of when we were fighting instead of being close we spent so much time fighting and hating each other and now she's gone forever. I just miss her so much babe, and i was ummm, I was just uhhh, trying to remember the ummm the good times.

I know I was an idiot for lying to you, I just needed time to myself 'he said.

My heart broke at his vulnerability,

R: 'Aww baby, it's ok, I loveyou, and I'm here for you no matter what. I know you miss her so much, I get it sweetie, but bottling it up and completely forgetting about it hurts more, its ok to talk about it'

B: 'Thanks babe, I'm sorry I ruined your sleepover'

R: 'Hey, it's ok baby, there's always next time, now come here' I said engulfing him in a tight hug, not wanting to let go

B: 'I don't ever want to let you go' he said hugging me tighter

R: 'Aww sweetie,' I said burying my head into his neck

After finally pulling away he grabbed a hold of my hand and we walked back to his car

Brax's POV

After finally crying and getting it all out of my system I felt a lot better

B: 'Babes, as hot as you look, your soaking wet, '

R: 'That's because your idiot brother couldn't be bothered looking for you'

Rickie must have picked up on my confused face

R: 'Yes Brax, I got out of his car, and walked all this way to find you'

B: 'In the rain?'

She nodded,

R: 'you're my boyfriend and I loveyou, I couldn't leave you by yourself'

B: 'Your amazing' I said kissing her passionately

R: 'So I've been told' she said cheekily undoing the drawstring on my boardies

I picked her up and laid her on the backseat, beginning to undo the buttons on her top

R: 'Really brax, sex in the car?'

B: 'Yep he said bringing his lips back down to mine'

After two short chapters I decided to write a longer chapter. This for me was like having Brax say a final goodbye to Charlie so he can fully move on with Ricky. There will be no further mention of Charlie in this story. Hope you enjoyed it x

This chapter also included a lot of conversations between characters I apologise if that made it difficult to read