I updated quite quickly today! my entire day was free so I decided to continue this chapter

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This chapter is going to continue on the same night as the previous chapter, (a bit later in the evening)

I'm not very happy with Brax's current storyline on Australian TV hopefully my fanfic can relive the romance that their televised one should have continued into!

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Dinner ended an hour later. Ruby had gone over to Xavier's house since she hadn't spent anytime with her friends in the last couple of weeks. Georgia and Heath were sitting on the couch watching episodes of Reality TV and Charlie was helping Brax wash-up in the kitchen. Dessert had not been served yet; Georgia insisted that they had to wait another hour until it could be eaten.

Brax continued to soak the plates in the dishwater, he could see Charlie out of the corner of his eye- she was drying up all the plates. Brax watched as she carefully lifted up a stack of white china plates off the bench-top and hovered in front of all the cupboards- would she know where to put them? Brax remained silent but kept his eyes glued to Charlie as she remained still. Her arm suddenly reached forward and she swung open a cupboard. It was the right one; there was already a stack of plates resting there. Charlie slid the plates onto the shelf and she twisted back around to Brax who was still staring at her. 'Lucky guess' She smiled lightly before grabbing the tea towel and continuing to dry the wet crockery.

Brax knew that it was petty but for a moment he had thought that Charlie had remembered more of her memory since she had remembered where to put the plates but as Charlie said 'Lucky Guess' …anyone could have gotten it right.

He passed her a soaking wet glass and for a moment he felt her hand rub past his arm, Brax's hand tensed at the feeling of her warm skin on his. Charlie grabbed the glass and moved her hand away. Brax let out a deep breath that he had subconsciously been holding in and he pulled the plug out of the sink allowing the soapy water to swirl out of the drain. 'All done' Brax smiled at Charlie

'Yeah, can you put the glasses away? I'm just going to wipe up the bench' Charlie replied, she pushed the glasses towards Brax and began to wipe down the table. Brax nodded and quickly put the glasses away in a cupboard next to the sink.

'So…' Brax said awkwardly, his hands linked casually in the pockets of his jeans.

'So…' Charlie repeated, she giggled and glanced up at Brax casually;

'We can either watch Keeping Up With The Kardashians with Heath and G or…' Brax suggested

'We could try and get my goldfish memory improved by looking through photos?' Charlie suggested, her voice was strung with laughter and playfulness.

Brax bit his lower lip and nodded, his mouth slowly turned upwards into a smile and he led Charlie into their bedroom. Brax grabbed a big photobook and he hauled it into his arms. Charlie peered at the front cover; it was a vintage brown colour and had Charlie, Brax, Heath & Me scrawled across it in a shiny black marker.

'Me? Who is me?' Charlie questioned

'Georgia, she made the album when she thought she was dying but even now she continues to add pictures in it. Infact….' Brax pushed open the book and pointed to a photo on the last page. 'She took a photo of me and you in the hospital' The image was a black and white photo of Brax lieing next to Charlie in her hospital bed, they were both asleep and their hands were intertwined and Brax had molded his body around her comatose form.

'This was taken only a couple of days ago' Brax added as Charlie continued to stare at the image. 'It's nice… in a totally creepy way' she laughed

'Mmm, well we can trust Georgia to take photo's of a person in a coma' Brax rolled his eyes and smirked.

The two of them walked out of the bedroom and into the lounge room, Heath and Georgia were still watching the television and were curled up together on the couch- they hardly noticed as Brax and Charlie slid onto the other couch and began to flick through the pages of the album.

Brax didn't notice at first but Charlie had slowly leant her body further into his, her arm was resting across Brax's leg and her fingers were daintily splayed around his knee.

Brax felt his cheeks turn crimson with blush as his mind explored the various scenarios involving Charlie's touch on his body.

'What are you guys doing?' Heath asked switching off the television, he pulled Georgia's body further across his lap until her head was nestled across his thighs and the rest of her body was curled across the remainder of the couch. Brax couldn't help but feel a surge of jealousy since he couldn't treat Charlie the way Heath was treating Georgia. Brax moved his gaze to the ground and felt his shoulders slump.

'We are looking through pictures to you know… try and get my memory back' Charlie responded, she briefly held up the photo album to show Heath the images they were looking at.

'Hey!' Georgia perked up, 'That picture is from the jet-skiing that we all did together' she grinned

Heath squinted his eyes to try and see the picture 'I can see your bra!' He teased Georgia, noticing the soaking t-shirt that she was donning in the photo; her pink bra was clearly visible. Brax peered at the photo and noticed that Charlie's lacy black bra was also visible in the photo, Brax couldn't help staring at her stunning figure that was obvious in the image. Charlie flicked her eyes up at Brax and she noticed what he was staring at. Charlie coughed subtly to distract his eyes from the picture. 'That was a fun day' Brax smiled as he flicked his head up and immediately turned to the next page of photos, his cheeks still fiery red with embarrassment from Charlie catching him staring at her soaking body in the previous picture. Charlie took a shaky breath as she scanned the rows of smiling images. She shut her eyes briefly; the entire situation was extremally overwhelming

'You ok?' Brax murmered

'Yeah, I don't know… It's just weird seeing myself in all these pictures that I don't remember ever being a part of' Charlie replied softly, she huddled her knee's up and rested her chin on them. Brax could tell that the whole "memory" thing was being tough on her so he closed the album and put it on the table.

'How about we eat dessert and all go around and tell our favorite memory with Charlie, no pictures just words' Brax turned to Charlie 'You can imagine it yourself' his voice was light and calming.

Charlie nodded and pushed her hair behind her ear. Georgia quickly rose from her position on the couch and collected the dessert from the kitchen.

'It's a pity Ruby had to leave because she is missing out on some dee-licious food' Georgia sung, she brought out a tray that had a massive white chocolate cheesecake presented on it.

'Where are the plates?' Heath asked noticing that there was nothing to eat the delicious looking dessert off.

'Cup your hands together like a bowl?' Georgia suggested shrugging dismissively 'But I did bring forks' She smiled, Heath rolled his eyes but reached forward to cut up enough slices for the four of them. They all reached out their hands and allowed Heath to place the sticky dessert in their cupped hands.

'Who wants to go first?" Brax asked taking a mouthful of cheesecake

'I will' Heath smiled, he made himself comfortable and placed a pillow behind his body 'I remember when Charlie went on that date with Tyler, he roped you into having dinner with him at Angelos and he had already planned what your children were going to be called' Heath laughed

Charlie groaned playfully 'Why did I go on a date with him?'

'We weren't telling anyone about our relationship and we both thought it would be good that someone finally took you out for a meal' Brax explained

'I think Tyler was cute' Georgia piped up

Both Heath and Brax scoffed.

'What did he look like?" Charlie asked curiously

'Brown hair, tan, surfy- really muscly, really cute' Georgia exaggerated

'He wasn't that muscly' Brax rolled his eyes

'He sounds hot' Charlie laughed

'No, not hot. Hot not, not hot at all' Brax's mouth spat out a muddle of words

'Yeah, I reckon he was kind of lanky looking' Heath grimaced

'Sex-god' Georgia mouthed to Charlie with a suggestive wink

'All right, all right next story; Georgia your turn' Heath interrupted,

Georgia giggled and straightened her body up. 'Uhhm, I liked the morning before your wedding' She smiled

'Wasn't I sleeping…' Charlie said confused

Brax let out a chuckle 'No, the three of us went and got pizza for breakfast at around 1 in the morning' Brax added

Charlie's eyes widened with unexpectant shock. 'Oh god, why!'

'We were hungry' Georgia responded

Brax coughed 'Eh hem' He looked at Georgia mock sternly

'I was hungry' she corrected rolling her eyes and poking her tongue out at Brax.

'It was fun; everything we did together was fun' Brax's voice was a whisper; he doubted anyone heard him but by the way Charlie squeezed his knee lightly- she must have. Suddenly Georgia and Heath left the room and wandered into the kitchen with the Cheesecake.

'What about you, what was your favorite moment that we had together?' Charlie asked Brax once they were alone

Brax shyly looked away 'I don't know...' he murmered, a small smile played over his lips mischievously

'Yes you do, come on tell me' Charlie giggled; she leant her body closer to Brax and attempted to catch his gaze.

'I' Brax took a shallow breath 'I liked the night I first saw you, you looked as if you wanted to shoot me in the face' Brax chuckled 'But, that was the time I knew that we were meant to be together. It was at Angelos bar, you were wearing a white dress and wow, you looked stunning. I couldn't take my eyes off you the whole night' Brax's voice softened 'you acted like you hated me but I knew that there was something between us

Charlie didn't know what to say, she felt so painful that none of these beautiful memories were still in her mind.

'When I remember all of this… I promise I will make it up to you' Charlie said lightly, she raised a hand and slowly grazed Brax's face. Somewhere in her heart she knew that she recognized his touch but it was still too vague. Brax smiled stiffly, 'Yeah...'

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The night drew a curtain over the sky, Georgia and Heath left not long after. Brax yawned and stretched his arms in the air casually. 'I think that you need sleep more than I do' Charlie laughed from her position on the couch.

Brax smirked but nodded and rubbed his tired eyes.

'You sleep on the bed' Charlie insisted but Brax was already making himself comfortable on the other couch, he pulled a large blanket over his body and snuggled his body into the cushions 'The bed is yours' Brax nodded with a wink

'No, It's your bed, I feel bad' Charlie responded attempting to pull the heavy blanket away from Brax's body. Brax shook his head and harshly pulled the blanket back over his legs, Charlie wasn't expecting such force and she fell on top of Brax, her arms gently resting on his bare chest. Brax stared up at her; her eyes were wide and looking back at him. Charlie slowly leant her mouth closer to Brax, he felt his breathing quicken as her mouth paused millimeters away from his own. Just as Charlie attempted press her lips onto his, Brax turned his head and Charlie's lips brushed his cheek. She jolted up in surprise and scrambled off Brax's body

'Goodnight' Charlie muttered before quickly walking to the bedroom. Brax knew that if he hadn't turned his cheek, her lips would still be on his. They would be amidst a heavy make-out session maybe even leading to more but Brax made the decision not to.

The night ticked on but Brax couldn't get to sleep, he knew that he should talk to Charlie but the clock on his mobile flashed saying that it was 2:34 AM she would be asleep… Or not. Brax heard the floorboards creak and a sound of light footsteps echoed through the lounge room and into the kitchen. Brax slowly lifted his body off the couch and he wandered into the kitchen, which was dimly lit by the open fridge.

'You ok?' Brax asked softly, he noticed Charlie standing at the sink downing a glass of what looked like wine.

Charlie dropped the glass in the sink in fright. 'Shit' she muttered as the burgundy liquid splashed onto her hands. 'You scared me' Charlie told Brax as she wiped the sticky alcohol off her hands with a cloth

'I didn't mean to' Brax responded walking further into the kitchen he grabbed the bottle of apple juice from the fridge and downed a mouthful

'That's gross' Charlie laughed as Brax put the half empty apple juice back in the fridge

'You used to say that' Brax chuckled, remembering all the times that Charlie told him to use a glass.

The laughter slowly droned out and the atmosphere became quiet, nothing but the sounds of their breathing filled the air.

Charlie suddenly dropped her gaze to the floor 'Why did you pull away, when I tried to… you know… kiss you?' She asked shyly

Brax coughed and took a step away from Charlie 'You won't believe me' he muttered

'Try me' she responded, her eyes shooting up to stare at Brax

'In some way I felt like I was cheating…' he explained

'Cheating on who?' Charlie asked suspiciously, her words where embedded with confusion

'You' Brax breathed 'I feel like I'm cheating on the part of you that remembers me'

Charlie nodded but felt her eyes grow prickly with unexpected tears 'What happens if I never remember?' She asked

Brax shook his head 'I can't afford to think like that' he immediately snapped back

'Its true!' Charlie cried, tears began to fall down her cheeks 'You need to face the truth… that I may never remember any of the time we spent together' she wept

Brax slammed his fist on the counter 'you are already remembering! You remembered Tegan, you are improving! You can't give-up on yourself' Brax insisted

'I'm not giving up, I'm facing the truth' She cried, her body shook as heavy sobs escaped her mouth

Brax leant forward and put his hands on her shoulders, he moved a finger and wiped the tears off her cheeks.

'I love you and… And I just need to wait until you love me to' Brax whispered to her

Charlie stifled back tears and she nodded. 'I know'

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The morning came quickly after both Brax and Charlie had gone back to sleep and Brax was woken by the sunlight that streamed through the glass windows. He peeled the blanket off his body and came to a stand.

'Good morning' Charlie purred with a smile, she walked out of the kitchen eating a red apple.

'Hey there' Brax murmered, he wiped his eyes rid of sleep before giving Charlie a hazy smile

'Georgia called before' Charlie told him before taking another small bite of her apple

'Yeah… what'd she want?' Brax asked

'She wanted to know whether we wanted to get breakfast with her this morning' Charlie explained

Brax groaned happily and perched his body on the armrest of the couch. 'We saw her less than 12 hours ago! She is my best friend but Georgia is like medicine, she is only safe if you take her in doses' he laughed

'I thought you would say that… so I told her that you are too hungover to see any sunlight this morning and that we are just going to eat breakfast here' Charlie giggled

'Its probably true' Brax squinted his eyes, his entire head throbbed with the early signs of a hangover

'We should enroll you in an Alcoholics Anonymous course, you little drunk!' Charlie joked as she hit his arm playfully

'Like you can talk!' Brax scoffed 'I saw you downing a glass of wine at around 2:30 this morning' he laughed, recalling the moment when he confronted Charlie earlier that morning in the kitchen.

Charlie didn't try to defend herself; she merely gave Brax a killer smile that made him weak at the knees. Charlie was slowly getting her memory back and Brax couldn't wait until it was all back.

'Come on, I'll make you breakfast' Charlie led Brax to the kitchen

'Yum' Brax smiled and he followed her lead

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Hey guys! I hope this chapter was ok! I have great things in store for the next one, so remember… Review! Review! Haha, I'll try and update soon

Have an amazing Easter Break! Xx You have all been patient with this story, first Charlie in a coma and now her memory is still slowly coming back but as I said earlier, next chapter… ;)