Hey readers, this is the last chapter of Another Hurdle to Overcome.
Thank you for all the support on this story, I really appreciate it.
I hope you enjoy :)
"Who's going to go first?" Ruby asked.
"Heath, then Casey," Charlie said. "Brax is their brother."
Heath smiled at Charlie gratefully. "Thanks Buckton." He said before walking into Brax's hospital room.
Heath walked into Brax's hospital room and took the seat next to his bed. "Bro, I'm sorry about everything. I realised today that I've been a real crap brother to you lately 'cause of you and Buckton but you deserve to be happy. You've looked after me and Case most of our lives and always put us first. It's your turn to be happy." Heath stood up and left the room, where Casey was waiting to go in.
Casey didn't stay long, and then it was Charlie's turn. She walked in and was shocked to see Brax lying on the bed attached to an IV and monitors. Then there was the big bandage to protect the wound. She took the seat that was vacant next to the bed, and took Brax's hand, the one that wasn't attached to anything.
"Hey, you," She said softly. "I don't know what I would've done if I lost you," A tear ran down her cheek. "I love you. I'm really glad that you're gonna be okay. Now, wake up. I really need you."
She sat there in silence, then realised that she had to go see Sid about something. "I'll be back when you're awake, okay?"
Charlie let go of Brax's hand and was about to leave when Brax's eyes opened.
"Charlie?" He asked weakly.
"Sid!" Charlie called, and Sid rushed in.
"Ah, Brax you're awake." Sid bustled over to Brax's side with his clipboard.
"Yeah, uh when can I leave this place?" Brax asked.
Sid thought for a moment. "I'd say about a week from now, just so we can monitor you and make sure that you don't get an infection."
"Is there anything you want?" Charlie offered.
"Uhh, nope." Brax asked and Charlie kissed his forehead.
"Sid, can I have a word please?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, Charlie," Sid replied, then turned back to Brax. "A nurse will be in here to check on you shortly, okay?"
Brax nodded.
"I'll see you later." Charlie told Brax, kissing his forehead and then following Sid into another room.
"I suppose that you want to know if your baby is okay." Sid said.
Charlie nodded.
"Okay, well hop up onto the bed and we'll see." Sid told Charlie, who nodded and got up onto the bed, pulling up her shirt to reveal a slight baby bump, hardly noticeable. Sid put the cold gel onto Charlie's stomach and Charlie looked at the monitor. She noticed something that was different from when she was pregnant with Ruby.
"Sid, how far along am I?" She asked.
"About three and a half months, which makes your due date around October the 3rd 2012," Sid answered, studying the monitor. "Hang on, it appears that there are two heartbeats."
"What?" Charlie asked, leaning forward to look at the monitor more closely.
"There are definitely two heartbeats. Congratulations, you are having twins."
"Twins?" Charlie echoed. "Did you just say twins? Are you serious? I'm having twins?"
"Yes, I'm serious," Sid replied. "Do you want to hear the heartbeats?"
"You can hear them already?" Charlie asked.
"Yes. Do you want to hear them?"
Charlie shook her head. "No, I want Brax to be here."
"Brax is the father?" Sid asked.
"Yeah." Charlie smiled.
"Well does he know?" Sid asked and Charlie shook her head. "Charlie..." He began.
"Sid, I know that I need to tell him, but Tegan showed up announcing that she was pregnant and I couldn't tell him, especially when we found out that she lost the baby, then Brax got shot. I'm gonna tell him when he's out of the hospital, it's just too much at the moment."
Two weeks later, Brax had been discharged from hospital. Charlie was at work so Brax decided to go for a walk down the beach. He got halfway down the beach when he saw her, her knees pulled up to her chest as she stared out at the ocean.
"Hey." Brax greeted as he sat down next to her.
"Hey yourself." Tegan said to him. She looked really sad, Brax's heart went out to her. Even after all the shit she had put Brax and Charlie through, Brax couldn't bring himself to hate her. Not after all she had been through.
"Are you sure you want to leave?" Brax asked. "Jake is behind bars, Charlie made sure of that."
"It's not about Jake," Tegan sighed. "It's about the fact that I can't bear to live in the same town as you and Charlie. You guys don't need me to keep causing rifts in your relationship."
"Teegs, what about Heath?" Brax asked. "Won't he want to see Darcy?"
"Moving to Reefton Lakes isn't going to change that." Tegan said.
"What do you mean?" Brax asked. '
"I'm giving Heath part time custody of Darce," Tegan said, causing a big grin to stretch across Brax's face. "Brax, I'm sorry I was such as bitch to you and Charlie. I just wanted the baby to have a father and I was stupidly hoping that we could be a family. You love Charlie, and I'm not going to stay in the way of you guys anymore."
"Heath is gonna love that, he loves Darce," Brax said. "I wanted to be a Dad Tegan, but there wasn't going to be anything further between us, I love Charlie."
"I know, that's why I have to leave. I need to move on, you will all still see Darcy," Tegan said with a sad look on her face as she started to stand up. "Good luck with everything Brax."
A week later, Bianca, Heath, Charlie, Brax, Ruby and Casey were all at Tegan's house to see Tegan and Darcy off.
"I'm gonna miss you." Darcy told her Uncles.
"We'll visit," Brax promised. "And you can come see us anytime."
"Promise?" Darcy asked.
"We promise." Casey told his niece, ruffling her hair, causing Darcy to laugh.
"Heath, can I talk to you?" Tegan asked. "Now?"
Heath nodded, walking over to Tegan's car where it was more private.
"What?" Heath asked.
"I've been thinking, and I want you to have part time custody of Darce. You'll have her on weekends, I'll drop her off after school on Fridays and pick her up Sunday nights. You can also have half of the holidays." Tegan told Heath.
A big smile broke across Heath's face. "Really?" He asked. He couldn't believe that he was actually going to get to spend more time with his daughter, he wanted to bond with her.
"Yeah," Tegan replied.
"Thanks Teegs." Heath said.
"It's no problem," Tegan said. "I want you and Darcy to have a relationship. It's pretty selfish of me not to allow you two to have a relationship."
Three days had passed since Tegan and Darcy left the Bay. Brax and Charlie were sitting on the beach spending some private time together and Charlie was gearing up to tell Brax about the twins.
"Brax, I felt like my whole world was caving in on me when you got shot," Charlie said. "I realised how much I love you and need you in my life. I don't know what I would've done if I had lost you." Charlie told him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Babe, nothing could take me away from you," Brax wrapped his arm around her. "Not even a bullet could keep me away, I love you so much."
"Are you sure?" Charlie asked as she nervously chewed on a fingernail.
Brax could sense something was up with Charlie. "Charlie, what's wrong?"
"What about twins?" Charlie asked, placing a hand on her stomach. "Brax, I'm pregnant."
So, that's the end of Another Hurdle to Overcome, I hoped you like it. I'll start the sequel when Chaos is over, I'm only aiming for two projects at a time now. So, after The Apartment and Chaos, I'll start to work on the sequel.
I hoped you liked it, it was enjoyable for me to write and it felt really good to write Chax again, I miss this pairing so much.
