CHARLIE'S POV:
I arrived home from work, stripping myself as I needed a shower, the heat of the day and running after a gang pushing drugs having made me sweat profusely. Removing my shirt, throwing it to the floor as I walked into the living room, I screamed as I saw Brax sat in the chair…
"Please, continue" he chuckled, smirking at me
"What the hell are you doing here?" I questioned, reaching for a t-shirt from the wash basket
"Rubes said you'd be home soon, and said I could wait. I wanted to see you" he informed me
"Well what do you want?" I asked as he stood up and walked towards me
"Can't you guess? But the thing is, you've already done most of the work for me" he admitted
I couldn't help but smile as his hands wrapped around my waist and pulled me flush against his body. Dropping the t-shirt I'd covered my top half with to the floor, I wound my arms around his neck, letting him lead me backwards to the bedroom…
BRAX'S POV:
"How was work?" I asked as Charlie and I lay together afterwards
"You're really asking me about work?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"Yeah, I am. I'm interested" I informed her
"You've never been interested in my work before, so why now?" she asked
"Jeez, if I knew I was going to get the third degree I'd never have bothered" I sighed
"Sorry, it's just strange that you wanna know how my day on the beat went" she admitted
"I'm interested, Charlie" I replied "did you put any bad guys away?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes… "But you know I can't say any more than that. How was your day?"
"Boring and stressful" I informed her "I messed up drink and food orders because my head's a shed"
"Why's that?" she questioned "what's on your mind?"
"You" I admitted, kissing her softly "and how we left things last night"
"Don't talk about that" she sighed, turning onto her back, staring up at the ceiling
"Nothing's going on between me and Ricky, okay?" I asked "we're just mates. Have been since we were 10"
"Yeah, I get that" she replied "it just threw me her turning up unexpectedly and then you completely ditching me to hang out with her"
"Were you jealous?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"Not jealous as such. Just annoyed" she admitted "can we talk about something else now?"
"Such as?" I inquired
"I don't know" she replied "but what I do know is that I need a shower. Care to join me?"
"With an offer like that, how can I refuse?" I asked, groaning as she climbed out of bed, not even bothering to cover her naked frame and made her way into her en-suite bathroom
CHARLIE'S POV:
Brax's body pinned me up against the shower wall as we stepped inside. Lifting me up, I locked my legs around his waist and pressed my lips against his passionately, my hands roaming greedily down his back as his reached for my bum, squeezing it as his length brushed against my folds. Moaning, I pulled my mouth from his, my head tipping back against the wall, his lips descending onto my neck…
"Charlie!" Ruby's voice proclaimed as Brax and I re-dressed
"Shit" I whispered, throwing Brax his t-shirt
"Charlie!" Ruby's voice called again
"Two minutes, Rubes. I'm just getting dressed" I informed her
"What am I meant to do?" Brax questioned
"Go out the window, and I'll see you at Angelo's tonight" I replied
"Seriously? The window?" he inquired
"Do you really want to explain to Ruby why we were in my bedroom together?" I asked
"She knows about the birds and the bees, Charlie, it's pretty simple" he chuckled
"But I don't want her knowing, I don't want anyone knowing" I admitted "I like you being my dirty little secret"
He smirked at me and pulled me towards him, pressing his lips against mine…
"Go" I hissed, pushing him away from me
"Charlie" Ruby's voice proclaimed
"Seriously, go, Brax" I chuckled
Waiting until he'd climbed out of the window, I made my way out of my bedroom and into the kitchen…
"Sorry" I admitted as I made my way to the fridge
"No worries" she replied "what would you say if I told you I was going to be out of your hair this weekend?"
"I'd ask where are you going to be?" I inquired, turning to face her
"At a music festival with Casey and some of the others in the city" she informed me
"No, no way" I proclaimed
"Why not?" she questioned
"Your HSE is in a matter of weeks. You can't afford not to study" I replied
"But you've told me I need to take a break from all the studying" she sighed
As I was about to reply my phone went off. Picking it up, I smiled widely as I saw a message from Brax…
"The shower will keep me going until I see you again tonight. Let's just hope I don't mess
any orders up or I'll have no customers left x"
"Charlie, are you listening?" Ruby inquired
"You can go" I informed her
"What?" she questioned
"Do I need to repeat myself?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her
"No, but are you serious?" she inquired "thank you so much. What changed your mind?"
"You're right, you have been studying hard, and a weekend break will do you good" I replied
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" she proclaimed, hugging me tightly
"Just make sure you stay with Casey at all times and you don't forget to take your insulin, okay?" I inquired
She nodded her head, signalling yes… "Promise. Thank you! I'm gonna call Casey"
I chuckled as Ruby hurried from the room, her bedroom door slamming behind her. Reaching for my phone, I replied to Brax's message…
"How would you feel if I told you I had the place to myself this weekend? X"
"You're letting Ruby go to the music festival with Case? Best idea you've EVER had, Buckton x"
"Sleepover at mine? X"
"I'm there x"
So the friends with benefits relationship has well and truly kicked off, but what happens when Charlie finds out Ricky is staying with the Braxton's?