Ruby pulled up at Angelo's and turned off the engine "right well you guys have fun and Addy don't forget to call mum at some stage."
"I won't," he said and leaned over the seat dropping a kiss on her forehead "and not a word to mum about Gav," he mumbled.
"I got it under control you don't worry about it," Ruby mumbled back quickly hoping Brax hadn't heard her.
"Okay Rubes we'll see you when we get back thanks for the lift keep an eye on Case and Heath for me," Brax said and climbed out.
"Seriously Rubes if he turns up you call me and I'll come straight home," Adam said as soon as the door closed.
"You just go have a good time leave Gav to me…now get out," Ruby giggled.
Adam sat looking at her for a moment before climbing out "I'm still gonna call you… bye!" he called and followed Brax.
…..
An hour into their drive Brax kept shoot glances at Adam "something wrong mate? He asked he hadn't said much since they left.
Adam sat up "no I'm fine just not used to being up this early," he lied truth was he was worried about Ruby and would happen if Gavin showed up.
Brax chuckled "well get used to it you'll be up at that time every morning."
….
Back at Charlie's she was woken by someone calling her "Charlz!" They yelled again "Charlie where are you?"
As she heard footsteps she groaned "in here B!" she called.
Bianca stuck her head in the door "why are you in here?" she asked walking in.
"Ruby and Adam were in my bed when I got home and both their beds were stripped down," Charlie replied and sat up.
Bianca nodded and kicked off her shoes "so Heath said Brax never came home last night," she said climbing in beside her.
Charlie chuckled "you mean you didn't come home," she said nodding to the shirt she was wearing.
"Let me rephrase that…Brax still wasn't home when I was leaving," she giggled "so I'll assume he stayed here."
"Yeah he did and it's not what you're thinking we slept here that's it, I was going to the sofa and he wasn't having any of it…how'd the date go with Heath?"
Bianca nodded "well believe it or not he was the perfect gentlemen I slept in his bed while he took the floor."
"Wow," Charlie giggled "who knew Heath Braxton could be nice so where did he take you?"
"Some place I never heard of in Yabbie Creek it was amazing though you should see the pastas they do I could sit there all day eating it…where'd Brax take you?"
Charlie smiled she wasn't going to tell her about the roof top just in case Brax flipped or something "it was amazing B really it was- since I asked him last minute it was just Angelo's but I had a great time after it we came back here and watched a movie."
"So all the nerves were nothing then?"
"I have no idea why I was so worried, we hit it off right away the whole thing was perfect right down to him leaving with Adam this morning."
Bianca smiled she hadn't seen Charlie this happy in a long time "I'm glad you had fun…so do you think this is the start of something?"
Charlie smiled and rolled out of the bed "I guess we'll have to wait and see who knows both of us could feel differently by next week."
Bianca scoffed and followed her "you mean you're gonna spend the week pinning for him and checking your phone every two seconds counting down the hours until he's home and he'll be doing the same."
Charlie walked into her room and started to pull out clothes "yeah probably but seriously B I wanna take this slow I haven't felt like this about anyone in a long time…I don't wanna screw it up I have a lot of issues to work out," she mumbled and sat on the bed.
Bianca sat beside her "if you're talking about Sienna and what happened you can stop right now they are your past and Brax knows and understands that. Sienna will always be remembered and talked about she's part of our lives no matter how short her time was with us…. Let yourself live again Charlie," she said softly.
They sat there in silence for a few moments "I told him what happened…how I found her," Charlie said quietly.
Bianca smiled sadly she too remembered it like it was yesterday unfortunately she was away when Leah called- but she was on the next flight home leaving her boyfriend of the time behind without an explanation. "And I'm sure he understood and listened."
Charlie smiled "yeah he did he told me he understood it was hard for me and if I felt it was getting too much he could wait until I was ready."
Bianca nodded "told you so no... more of this talk get dressed we're going to do something fun before you go to work, may as well make the most of it while Adam's away."
Charlie giggled as she pulled her up "alright alright I'm gonna get a shower won't be long," she said and grabbed her clothes.
Back on the road Brax pulled over "what are you doing?" Adam asked looking around him.
Brax pointed out the window "look at that beach," he said and pulled off his belt "when was the last time you saw white sand like that?"
"Uh never," Adam said and pulled off his belt he wasn't into beaches but he decided to go with it for Brax and climbed out after him.
"You've never seen white sand before?" Brax asked Adam shook his head "you have no idea what you're missing mate come on!" he called already halfway down.
"Can't wait," Adam sighed and followed him.
A while later they both sat in the sand "how come you never got into surfing like Ruby?" Brax asked.
Adam shrugged "mum taught her and she was off on her own a day later, me…a week later she was still trying to show me how to stand on a board I just wasn't bothered."
"Mum surfs?" Brax asked surprised.
"Yeah Jack and Pete taught her when they were kids…you didn't know?" he asked.
"No," Brax replied "never saw her on a board before."
"She was always on it she'd be up at five and six am just to get an hour in before work she loved it, she was still on it eight months pregnant everyone was flipping at her to pack it in until after Sienna was born but she wouldn't listen said it's where she felt free- like nothing could touch her."
Brax nodded a smile on his face "so what made her give it up if she loved it that much?"
Adam lowered his head "she had to wait six weeks after Sienna to get back out there, the morning it all happened was the first time. Then after what happened with dad she didn't want to get into her bikini again she didn't want people looking at her so she forgot about it, then we moved here Jack Pete Granddad and everyone else tried to get her back on the water but it was no use she said it wasn't her anymore…she really loved it," he mumbled "a part of her is missing since she stopped- she's not the mum I knew."
Brax sighed heavily "you gotta understand mate she's been through a lot maybe surfing is one of the reminders of that day and she wants to forget-by doing that she's cutting it from her life."
Adam nodded "and I do understand that, I know what happened I know what she went through-what she's still going through," he said and stood up "I'm going through it too-Ruby too, I miss her every day! I think about what she'd be like now, who would she look like, who would she like more would she have Ruby's habits or mine- would she look like mum, not a second goes by where I don't think about her!" he cried and hurried off.
Brax stood watching him go he didn't realise he'd bottled up so much, walking after him he stopped a few feet from his car where Adam sat on the front. Walking over to him he sat beside him, Adam sniffed and turned away from him, sighing Brax placed his hands on his shoulders "it's alright to cry Adam I'm not gonna think any less of you," he said softly. As soon as Adam's shoulders began to shake Brax turned him slowly and pulled him into a hug "it's alright mate let it out," he said and rubbed his back.
"I miss her so much Brax… she was only a baby she never deserved what happened to her, she may have only been around for a few weeks but I still loved her."
"Of course you did mate she's your little sister you'll always love her."
Adam wiped his face and pulled back "after the funeral watching mum and everyone else I swore to protect her and Ruby as long as I live- no one would ever hurt them again and I still stand by it."
Brax chuckled "is that why you threatened Casey when he asked her out?"
Adam chuckled too "yeah and a few times after that- any time I knew they'd argued I'd find him and remind him of what I said but that's all in the past now he loves her I can see that and he makes her happy, she's happy I'm happy."
"So it was you that gave him the black eye his first week of school?"
Adam nodded "he called her a skank she was upset I lost it."
"Well he learned his lesson," Brax chuckled and stood up "let's hit the road," he said walking to the driver door.
Adam followed him and climbed in beside him "you won't tell anyone I was crying?"
"Nah mate your secret is safe with me," Brax replied and started up the car.
Back in the bay Ruby was rushing through the diner with coffees and cake "slow down Rubes!" Leah called after her.
"Sorry Leah I'm late!" She called back, turning the corner back to Charlie's car she was sent tumbling to the ground spilling coffee all over her "damn it!" She yelled and jumped up pulling her wet shirt away from her skin.
"Are you alright?" The guy asked stepping closer to her.
Ruby froze at the sound of his voice thinking quickly she looked up "I'm fine," she said and brushed by him.
"Ruby?" he asked running after her "Ruby is that you?" he asked stopping her.
"No you got me mixed up with someone else mate…kinda in a hurry here," she said and stepped around him.
"Don't you remember me?" he asked following her.
Sighing she knew she couldn't get out of it "I do and like I said I'm in a hurry!" she called.
"Hey wait I wanna talk to you!"
"Well I don't wanna talk to you get lost Gav!" she yelled as he pulled her back.
"Hey hey I just wanna see you Adam and mum."
"Yeah well good luck with that, they don't live around here."
"Ruby!" he yelled and pulled her back.
"Oi get your hands off her!" Ruby looked to see Heath hurrying over "get away from her," he said shoving her behind him "what's your problem mate?"
"I don't want any trouble," Gavin said stepping back "I'm her uncle alright I just wanna talk to her."
"Well clearly she doesn't wanna talk to you beat it!" Heath said shoving him.
"Not until I talk to my niece," Gavin said stepping back to where he was.
"That won't be happening don't make me tell you again," Heath snarled stepping closer to him.
"Heath please can we go?" Ruby asked pulling him away.
"She don't wanna talk to you make keep walking," he yelled as Ruby tried to keep hold of him.
"What's going on here…Ruby?" Jack asked hurrying to her "are you okay?" he asked taking in her upset state.
Ruby nodded "yeah I'm fine let's go Heath," she said hurriedly all hell will break lose if Jack spotted him.
Too late- Jack had spotted him "what the hell are you doing here!" he hissed and launched himself at him "you were told to stay away!" he yelled as Ruby struggled to hold him.
"Heath help me!" she yelled digging her feet into the ground as he moved forward again.
Heath had no clue what was going on but grabbed Jack anyway "take it easy mate!" He yelled pulling him back.
Gavin stood there chuckling "I see the Holden temper is still going."
"Yeah and I'm a Holden wanna see my temper!" Ruby spat.
"No honey you're a Darwin just like me and your dad," Gavin replied.
"She is not!" Jack spat "their names were changed they have nothing to do with your family anymore!" he yelled struggling to get away from Heath.
"Come on man chill," Heath said and began to pull him away "Rubes come on!" he called.
Ruby stepped closer to him "I suggest you keep going- next time he won't be here to keep hold of Jack or anyone else!" she spat and followed Heath up the strip.
"You got the fiery Holden genes anyway!" he called after her "I'm not going anywhere Rubes get used to seeing me around!" chuckling he walked back to his car.
Ruby hurried after Heath and Jack and grabbed Jack when he finally pushed Heath off at started to head back to Gavin "No Jack!" She yelled and pulled him "he's not worth it he's gone please leave it!" she begged.
Jack sighed and sat on the fence "what did he want?" he muttered.
"To see us and mum-but I told him they didn't live around here," she added.
"That's the last thing Charlie needs is to see him hanging around," he grumbled and stood up "not a word to mum and if I see him again I'm planting drugs in his car," he muttered and walked "you call me right away if he comes near you again!"
Ruby watched him go and sighed she didn't doubt for a second he wouldn't do it she turned back to Heath to see him looking at her confused "uh thanks…family stuff," she said quickly.
"Okay," he said slowly "I'm guessing he's on your dad's side by the way Jack reacted."
Ruby nodded "yeah and if you see my mum please don't mention it she'd flip."
"Righto well if my services are no longer needed you distracted me from feeding time," he said and walked around her. He looked back to see Ruby drop onto the fence "I can listen and eat you know!" he called.
Ruby sighed heavily and looked over to him- after a few seconds she stood up and walked to him "I could do with another coffee."
"Haven't you had enough?" he chuckled pointing to the stains down her front.
"Funny," she giggled and shoved him.
Charlie and Bianca stood on the top of a cliff looking down at the water below "are you serious?" Charlie said and stepped back "you want me to jump off this?"
"No I want us to jump off it like I said something fun," she said and began to pull her shirt off.
"I've nothing to wear," Charlie said-not that she would ever be wearing a bikini again.
"Me neither," Bianca giggled and stripped down to her underwear "come on Charlz it's me I've seen the scar."
Charlie bit her lip and looked Bianca up and down her body was perfect "nah I'll pass," she said tugging at her clothes.
"Aww come on Charlz don't leave me standing her in my undies," she giggled "look think of it this way I may get hurt on the way down then we can have matching scars."
Charlie giggled Bianca and Hayley we're the only two that could make a joke out of her mark "fine," she sighed "but if we get caught I'm saying you fell," she giggled and pulled off her clothes.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Bianca yelled excitedly and grabbed her hand. "Ooh I'm so excited," she giggled and pulled her closer to the edge.
"I can't believe I'm doing this!" Charlie squealed.
"On three- one! Two! Three!" Bianca yelled and screamed as they both jumped.
Hitting the water both resurfaced giggling "wow!" Charlie yelled looking up at how high they actually jumped "it looked a lot smaller from up there."
Bianca giggled "now we can say we did it," she said and started to swim away.
...
A while later they were giggling splashing around when they heard the motor of a boat "shit!" Charlie yelled and swam behind Bianca "that's my stations boat!" She shrieked "I knew we shouldn't have done this!" she squealed.
Bianca giggled as the boat got closer "we're not doing anything wrong just let me do the talking."
"Charlie Lisa Holden!" Are you naked in there!" Jack yelled form the boat.
Groaning Charlie looked up at him "she fell," she said quickly.
Watson leaned over the side "and you both had time to strip before she fell?" She giggled.
"Come on in Georgie," Bianca giggled.
"This is not funny! Both of you get the hell up here now before anyone else sees you!" Jack yelled.
"Lighten up Jacky!" Bianca giggled as she swam to the ladder.
"Not when you and my sister are parading themselves naked across the beach!" he yelled and pulled her into the boat.
"I am not parading myself anywhere it was me and B no one else saw me," Charlie said as she swam to the ladder.
"Tell that to the guy and family that called in two girls falling from a cliff!" he yelled pulling her in "half the town is waiting back shore to see who it is!" he yelled throwing a blanket around her.
Charlie blushed "so they'll see us like this?" she yelled.
Bianca burst out laughing "classic," she giggled and clapped her hands "we'll Charlz I said fun and boy is this fun."
Watson giggled too "wish it was me it sounds like fun- here," she said and threw two uniforms at them "throw these on no one will know it was you," she chuckled.
Jack sat beside her "what the hell do you be thinking- is your brain gone to mush or something?"
"It was a bit of fun Jack alright relax you should be happy I was with B and not some bloke."
Jack chuckled "it would have been better if it were Brax he would have talked you out of it…he's only gone a few hours and already you're acting like a teenager."
Charlie scoffed "like he has any say in what I do anyway, I was letting my hair down in case you've forgotten my son put me through enough this week…stop making a big deal out of it."
Jack stood up and shook his head "you're the Sergeant around here Charlie get your act together you can't be doing stuff like this!" he hissed and stomped off.
"Ooh someone's in trouble," Bianca giggled and sat beside her "don't worry about him he'll see the funny side to it later."
Charlie couldn't help but giggle "yeah it was fun…thanks for getting me to do it."
"I told ya I got your back," Bianca said and stood up "hey Jack!" she called and followed him "how are we gonna get our clothes back my phone is in my pocket."
"You should have thought about that before you took your clothes off!" he yelled.
Sighing Charlie looked out towards the water wondering how Adam and Brax were getting on.
Up coast Brax and Adam had just pulled into the woodlands "this is where we're staying?" Adam asked looking around.
"Did you think you'd be sleeping in a tent on a hotel floor?" Brax chuckled and climbed out.
Adam climbed out and sat on the hood beside him he watched Brax looking around with a smile on his face "you really like all this outdoor crap don't you?"
Brax chuckled "yeah I do I used to bring Casey and Heath up here Casey took a real interest whereas Heath was just here to see how dirty he could get so he could get into the lake."
"Brax…you know the way you said your dad was the way he was and your mum never really cared," Adam asked cautiously.
"Yeah what about it?" Brax asked turning to face him.
"You raised Casey and Heath? He asked.
"I did and I couldn't be prouder…of Casey," he chuckled "Heath sorta went off on his own once he hit sixteen- I was already nineteen by then I didn't have as much time as I used to for them, but I'm glad I can look at Casey and say I did that I kept him in school I kept him outta the life me and Heath got sucked into."
Adam nodded "mum said she admired you."
"Yeah?" Brax asked surprised.
"Yeah about a week after you lot arrived and she caught him and Ruby in the car," Adam chuckled "that didn't end well for Ruby…mum was talking to Hayley and B she was saying you were driving her insane and she'd love to find something on you- then she went on to say as much as you drove her crazy she admired you the way you handled Casey and Heath what you did for them. She told them about a time Heath got caught with drugs in his car and you took the blame…mum knew it was Heath though."
Brax chuckled "I knew she did she kept looking at me raising an eyebrow in the interview room, I slipped up and said I put them in glove box but I know now she found them in tool box in the back."
"So why didn't she say anything?" Adam asked confused.
Brax shrugged "never asked her but I think she knew what I was doing."
Adam nodded and stood up "yeah that's mum she knew you were just protecting you brother exactly like she did with Jack that time."
"Yeah about that what happened Jack just said she took the fall for him a few years back he never said what happened."
Adam chuckled "he fell and banged his head resulting in a hearing injury for a while, when he came back to work mum made him jump through hoops to make sure herself he was fine. Two days after he came back she knew something was up she'd have to call him three or four times before he answered her so she desked him. Something happened with someone at a house and the cops were called in- Jack heard the wrong address and sent them to the wrong house."
"What happened then?" Brax asked.
"Turns out the house they were supposed to go to was where a guy had a gun on another guy but since the cops never showed up he had to handle it himself. Mum and Jack got called to headquarters and got ripped apart by the Inspector. Jack was only back so mum took the heat saying she had misheard the dispatcher and got suspended for two weeks."
"Ouch I'd say she nearly killed him after that," Brax chuckled.
Adam chuckled too "not at the station but hell she made up for it at home and when she finally got back to work she made him go for a full medical and retraining he wasn't happy about it at all."
Brax chuckled again "he should count himself lucky he would have lost his job if mum hadn't stepped in."
"Yeah she's pretty cool like that anyway where are we setting up?" he asked walking to the back of the car.
Brax followed him "we'll set the tents up then I have something I want you to do," he said pulling the stuff out.
"Yeah and what would that be?" Adam asked following him through the trees.
"I'm getting you on a surfboard mate," Brax smirked.
"No you won't," Adam said shaking his head "I told you I can't I'm no good at it."
"Practice makes perfect I promise you I'll get you surfing before we get home- I have two boards I'll be beside you the whole way," Brax said as they set up the tent.
"What if I fall off?" Adam asked nervously- secretly he did want to surf but he was too cool to ask Jack or anyone to teach him, he'd love to be on the water with the rest of his family.
"You can swim can't you?" Adam nodded "then you'll be fine and like I said I'll be beside you the whole time don't worry about it."
Adam nodded and went back to setting up the tent super excited but trying to hide it.
Brax didn't miss it he smiled as the excitement crossed Adam's face, deciding not to comment they finished the tent in silence. "Right that should hold how about we get some lunch before we head down to the water?"
"Sounds good to me," Adam said and walked back to the car.
Back in the bay another officer had retrieved Charlie and Bianca's clothes and brought them to Jack- after a ten minute lecture he gave them back the clothes and told them to steer clear of the cliffs next time they'd be taken in the way they were.
Now the two of them walked into the dinner Charlie blushed and Bianca giggled as Hayley Martha and Leah started cheering and whistling "okay okay we're morons we know that," Charlie huffed and dropped into a seat.
"Yeah Jack had a rant on the phone to me he's not impressed with you Charlie," Martha giggled.
"You know you need to bring him out there and loosen him up," Bianca said as she sat down.
"Aww why didn't you guys call me I so would have gone too," Hayley said.
"There's always tomorrow," Bianca smirked.
"No!" Charlie yelled "no way in hell am I doing that again the embarrassment of all those people there when we docked in- no way."
"Yeah but you were in uniform they all thought it was me relax Charlie," Bianca giggled.
Leah laughed "yeah Colleen couldn't wait to come back and tell me she left here to go have a look….next time call me too" she giggled and stood up "better get back," she said and walked behind the counter.
"So what's on the agenda for later girls?" Hayley asked.
"Nothing," Martha and Bianca replied.
"Work," Charlie groaned "why?"
"Well since Noah is home tomorrow- and he better be," she added "I was thinking get a movie and pizza have a girls night anyone in?"
"Yes!" the two replied.
"I'm in!" Leah called from the counter.
"I hate you all," Charlie muttered and stood up.
"Aww Charlz… how about I arrange the pizza for your break?" Hayley suggested.
"Fine I'm in you call it in and I'll pick it up…gotta go," she said and walked out of the diner.
...
As she got to her front door her phone rang and she pulled it out smiling at the caller "miss me already," she giggled.
"You know it," Brax chuckled "just letting you know we've arrived safely."
"Aww that's good," she said and sat down "what's the plan now?"
"Haven't decided yet but I I'll find something to keep us busy for the day," he chuckled.
Charlie giggled and snapped her head to the ceiling when she heard a bang upstairs, Brax said something else but she wasn't listening "Charlie you still there…Charlie?" he called again.
"Sorry thought I heard something upstairs," she said already at the bottom of the stairs.
"Aww is Charlie afraid to be alone?" he chuckled.
"No just means I can walk around naked," she giggled when she got no reply "cat got your tongue Braxton?" She asked seductively.
"No I'm just picturing it," he murmured into the phone.
Charlie giggled "well you're not gonna see me for a week so I suggest you-" she stopped talking and looked to the stairs when she heard a noise again. Taking a step forward she screamed and flung herself backwards as something jumped out at her.
"Charlie!" Brax yelled "Charlie talk to me what's going on?" he yelled.
Charlie leaned up on her elbows and shook her head at the cat high tailing it out the back door. Grabbing the phone she put it to her ear "hello?" She panted.
"Geez Charlie you almost gave me a heart attack what happened?" he asked.
"Um that noise I heard was a damn cat it jumped out and scared the crap outta me," she giggled and pulled herself up.
Brax chuckled "you're a cop and you're afraid of a cat?"
"We'll see what you have to say when one jumps out at you unexpected," she said and walked back to the kitchen "where's Adam anyway?"
"Sent him off to get fire wood anyway I better go enjoy the rest of you day I'll call ya again tomorrow…bye."
"Bye and tell Adam to call me," she said and hung up.
...
Brax chuckled and put his phone away and walked back to the tents as Adam came back with a handful of wood "ready to hit the water?"
"If we must," Adam replied throwing the wood down.
"Don't sound too excited about it," Brax chuckled as he unstrapped the two boards from his roof.
A few minutes later both boards were on the sand and they stood in front of them "can you remember anything at all your mum told you about surfing?"
"No," Adam shook his head "not a thing."
"Good we're gonna do this my way- on the board," he said nodding to it.
Adam stepped onto the board and looked at him "now what?"
Brax moved closer to him and looked down at his feet "first thing you need to remember is the position of your feet, you have them the wrong way when a wave comes you'll be off the board like a shot- see the way you're standing now?" Adam nodded "well if you just tilt your left foot a little and slide your right back a bit," he said getting down and pulling his feet into position "bend your knees a little," he said and stood up.
"Like this?" Adam asked and bent his knees.
"Exactly now hold your arms out like you're balancing," Brax said.
Adam put his hands out "I feel like a moron," he muttered.
"You'll feel like a bigger moron if you come off the board," Brax said and stepped on behind him. "Tilt to the left and bend your knees further," he said pushing him down.
They stayed on the sand like that for the next hour Adam taking in everything Brax was telling and made sure it stuck.
"Right pick up the board," Brax said stepping back.
"We're going into the water?" Adam asked.
"No you're going into the water," Brax chuckled.
"What you can't leave me on my own," Adam said panicked.
Brax walked back to him and placed his hands on Adam's shoulders "I have faith in you I know you can do this," he said and led him towards the water.
"But but but," he stuttered as Brax pushed him along.
"You'll be fine mate and I promise I won't be too far away," Brax said walking into the water with him.
When they got waist deep Brax held the board "put your top half on it and lean on it so your fingers are off the edges.
Adam climbed on "I don't' think this is a good idea Brax," he said nervously.
"Too late," Brax called- Adam looked back to he had pushed him off. "Now when this wave hits I want you to grip the board tight and jump so your knees are on it, then just as it gets to the nose of the board I want you to quickly jump up and put your feet the way I showed you and hold out your hands!" he yelled after him.
"Brax!" Adam yelled as the wave got closer.
"Come one mate you can do it!" Brax yelled.
Adam took a deep breath and watched the wave get closer "I can do this! I can do this!" he yelled. As soon as it got closer he closed his eyes and gripped the board tight and jumped. Opening his eyes he laughed and jumped up putting his feet where he was supposed to "I'm doing it!" he yelled.
"Yes you are mate! Keep going this is the hard part!" Brax yelled "on the next one I want you to stay the way you are and tilt so the board turns and moved with you then I want you to swerve like you would on a skateboard!"
"Yes! Yes! You're doing it!" he yelled "you're doing it!" He yelled happily "now turn it back towards me! Yes!" he yelled and punched the air when he turned without falling off.
Adam was beaming he couldn't believe he actually did it when he got close enough to Brax he jumped off the board and ran to him "I did it I did!" he yelled excitedly and threw himself at him squeezing him hard.
"That you did mate," Brax chuckled and hugged him back "I'm real proud of ya," he said and pulled back.
They both walked out of the water and dried off "so that wasn't so bad," Adam said as the started to walk back to the campsite.
"Wait until you get out there again without anyone watching you," Brax said and flung the board down.
"Brax…you won't tell anyone I hugged you," Adam asked.
Brax chuckled "are you gonna ask me that every time you do something a normal kid does?"
