Hay guys, thanks so much for the reviews, you're all awesome, a lot of drama in this chapter, but I'm hoping you'll like it as it'll keep ya's interested, hope you enjoy. Sam. (:
Sam's POV:
"Hey Benj, isn't that Brax's girl?" I pointed towards the attractive brunette near the beach on her phone,
"Yeah, I think it is, Charlie right? Maybe we should introduce ourselves? She lives in the same house as Leah." He replied.
As we headed towards Charlie, a bright yellow car drove past, we heard a shot get fired and the next minute she fell to the floor,
"GET BRAX!" I screamed at Benji.
I ran over to Charlie,
"Hey Charlie, I'm Sam, one of Brax's friends." I said as I looked down at her lower abdomen, already a pool of blood forming,
"A riverboy? I don't need your help." She panted,
"Really? Could've fooled me."
"Please, get someone else, get Brax, please." She pleaded with me, puffed.
"Already on it, and look, here he comes."
Brax's POV:
I followed Benji until I saw the scene in front of me, I immediately ran past him and straight down to Charlie and Sam, I sat down beside her and gently lifted her onto my lap,
"Hey, baby, it's alright, I'm here." I said soothingly as I took her hand.
"Hey." She tried to force a smiled but it quickly faded as she became paler, she started to sweat and her breathing increased,
"Charlie, you have to stay with me, alright sweetheart?" I said as I gently patted her face, my hand moved to her wound, I placed pressure on it, hoping to relieve some of the pain for her,
"Brax, I'm sorry about everything that happened yesterday."
"What are you apologising for? It's me who should be sorry."
She mustered up enough strength to place her hand on my face and she stroked it lightly, "But, I just wanted you to know, in case, in case I don't make it."
"Don't say that, don't you dare say that, you will make it, you hear me? You will."
"Tell Ruby I love her."
"Charlie, please stop talking like this." I moved my head closer to hers, and planted a soft kiss on her lips, when we parted she flashed me a faint smile before her eyes closed and she drifted out of consciousness, "Oh God no, Charlie please!" I yelled, I shook her but she still didn't wake, just then the paramedics came, and what happened after that, was a blur.
Ruby and I had spent a full twenty-four hours at the hospital, we both woke up when Sid entered the waiting room, the door closing behind him woke us up.
"Hello Brax and Ruby, Charlie's woken up now." Both of us stood up, "She's fine now, but she'll have to stay in here for a few days, one visitor at a time please."
Charlie's POV:
Ruby walked into my room,
"Charlie, I'm so sorry." She said as she ran over to me, I sat up and hugged her, she cried into me,
"Hey sweetie, it's alright."
"I love you so much." She said,
"I love you too." I replied.
"Anyway, I'm gonna go."
"What already?"
"No, just outside, I promised Brax he could come in quickly, he's dying to see you."
"Okay." I said.
Brax entered next, he smiled at me as he entered,
"Hey, thank God you're alright." He came and sat on the bed beside me, facing me, I reached out and took his hand in mine,
"Brax, you know this doesn't change anything between us, right?" the smile on his face soon disappeared,
"What, why? I nearly lost you Charlie, we should be together."
"But I still haven't completely forgiven you for what you said yesterday, it hurt."
"I know, and again I'm so sorry, I don't know what came over me, but please Charlie."
"Brax, I can't just switch off my feelings and forgive you just like that." I said.
I looked at him apologetically before speaking in a quiet voice, "Please leave." I pulled my hand away from his.
"Charlie, oh er, Charlie please, you said before you lost consciousness that you were sorry you, you-"
"I'm so sorry Brax, I just, I think I need some time." He nodded slowly,
"Yup, then I'll give you time." I slowly crawled forward in the bed and planted a soft kiss on his lips, he gently lifted me back into my comfortable position before leaving the room, and as soon as he left the feeling hit me right in the face, I wanted to be with Brax, he cared about me, I cared about him and it was more than just an attraction.
-3 days later, beach.-
I was walking along the beach when I saw Brax throw a punch at Heath, I ran towards him, I hadn't spoken to him since the hospital but I intended to now,
"Brax stop!" I yelled as he threw another punch at Heath, I ran up behind him and threw my arms around him so my hands were resting on his chest,
"Stop." I whispered into his ear, I held onto him for a while longer before he turned around and faced me,
"I'm sorry, he just..." Brax trailed off, I glared into his eyes before taking his hand and began pulling him up the beach,
"Shh."
I led him towards my car,
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"To get you cleared up, c'mon." I said, pressing him to walk a bit faster.
We walked back to my place, we were in the kitchen, I bandaged up his hand, neither of us said anything the each other since we left the beach,
"That's some cut you got there." I said, he laughed gently.
"I made a decision." I said quietly, he looked up at me, I finished tying up the bandage on his hand and instead of explaining to him, I leant in and planted a kiss on his lips, I withdrew and he grinned massively,
"So, what's the decision?" He asked slyly.
"I think you know." I replied before wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him more passionately,
"Mhm." He groaned as he carried me into my bedroom, he planted me down on the bed, "Are you alright to do this?" He asked sweetly, looking to where my wound was.
I smiled at him, "Just be gentle." I said seductively, he grinned and moved his face even closer to mine,
"As always." He whispered before pulling me in for another long and passionate kiss as we continued with our afternoon rendezvous.