A Helping Hand
Authors Note: I do NOT own Home and Away. All credit goes to the writers.
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Reviews:
Neena: I wasn't expecting to upload that chapter quickly either! Brax is phenomal isn't he, he seems to think of everything! Aw, I didn't mean to bring you to tears but it would have been emotionally and physically tough on them. Thank you very much, and I fingers crossed you enjoy this chapter.
FrankElza: I'm glad you enjoyed reading this chapter. I was aiming for a really family based chapter. I know it was a bit long and I actually hadn't intended for it to be that way but it happened. I am also glad you enjoyed my little back story with Heath and Brax!
FanFicForYou: Glad you loved the chapter. I thought the story would be a nice touch to see an insight into the brother's relationship. Hope you like this chapter.
RoRo90: Ahah, so glad you loved my quick update. I wanted to get Christmas out quickly which I am glad I did because this one took so long. I am glad you think I portray the emotions and feelings well because sometimes I find this really hard to do. Brax is always thinking ahead, like with Nicole in that chapter. You will definitely see the relationship with the girls and Brax grow in coming chapters, he is someone they've been searching for. Ahah, glad you liked Brax's present to Charlie, I couldn't leave her out could I? I did want to have a nice family scene at the restaurant so I am glad you adored that. Hope you like this chapter!
JS: Don't worry about it, I figured you were just busy, I know I have been. Glad you loved the chapter. I really wanted it to be family orientated and for it to be a point of everyone accepting Charlie and the girls. Brax is such as sweetheart isn't he? And Charlie did do a good job with the girls. Enjoy this chapter!
Lazza77: I did want to spoil the girls this Christmas, they deserved it after all. Glad you loved my family Christmas. Enjoy this chapter!
Guest: Glad you love it, enjoy this chapter!
Laura: So happy you loved the chapter. I wanted the girls to be spoilt but I wanted to include Charlie as well. And she is coming around to the idea of dating Brax, better read this chapter to find out some more about them ;)
Izzy09: Glad you loved the chapter; I really wanted Christmas to come across family orientated. Hope you enjoy this update.
This chapter is not what I wanted it to be at all but I couldn't keep staring at the word document trying to make it work. Sometimes I feel like I need another me just to bounce ideas off. My toddlers been sick well he still is, I have and now my husband is.
But on the bright side this week we find out the gender of our baby!
Thank-you to all those reviewed, warms my heart to see that you all love the idea of this story. Please enjoy chapter nine!
Chapter Nine: New Years Eve.
31st Of December, 2015.
6:00am
"I'm ready"
Brax laid back on his bed, his head rested on his arms as he stared blankly at the ceiling as though he was waiting for it to talk. To magically give him an idea of what to do. He hadn't expected for Charlie to say the two words so soon, he expected to wait a few months. Her words continued to ripple through his head as he closed his eyes. It had only been five days since he'd given her the gift, two weeks since they'd met each other but it wasn't too fast…people claimed to fall in love at first sight all the time.
Brax's eyes snapped open; he certainly wasn't claiming love at first sight. Attraction at first sight was something he thought was possible.
His main problem now was to find the place to have the perfect date. It was New Years Eve which meant most places were already booked out, he knew Angelo's was which left him with very limited options and he wanted this night to be special for her.
Since Christmas he'd begun to notice she'd lightened up, become more carefree. Seemed to be smiling more and enjoying herself especially at work. She had started teasing him, flirting. He loved it but he also wanted to show her that he was serious; he wanted to see if there was a connection, he wanted to make it work.
Exhaling he smiled to himself and rolled over to grab his phone, flipping it open to find Heath's name, waiting a few moments as the dialling tone rang.
"Ey bro, better be important I'm about to open the gym"
Brax smirked; Heath had come a long way since they'd left Mangrove River. He'd never expected his younger brother to open up a gym but he'd done more than that. He poured a lot of energy into his business. "I need you to watch Nicole tonight. Ruby is going to the party with April" He couldn't help but smile at how close April and Ruby had become since Christmas. He was very proud of both his nieces, they had been going to such an effort to make sure Ruby and Nicole felt welcome.
"What for?"
Brax rolled his eyes. "Charlie wants to go on a date. I thought tonight would be a good night since its New Years Eve"
"Ah, big bro is turning into a romantic. Alright, no worries"
"I'll drop her round at four when I bring Ruby over"
"Yeah, sounds fine. Gotta go before customers start banging down my doors"
Hearing the dialling tone of Heath having hung up, Brax dropped his phone to his chest. He had absolutely no idea what he was going to do tonight though he knew he had to make it special.
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7:30am
"Mum" Ruby skipped into the kitchen holding a white cotton dress in front of her, her mother was standing at the stove making something for breakfast. "Is this okay to wear to the party tonight?"
Charlie turned around to face her daughter who was standing with the dress, looking at her with a smile. She couldn't believe that she was allowing her daughter to attend a New Years Eve party. She'd agreed to it because of the hopefulness and excitement in Ruby's eyes at the thought of being invited to her first party. "I think it will look great Ruby, but you have to wear a jacket it'll get cold"
Ruby nodded at the concern her mother showed. "I will. Do you think I should wear my hair up or down?"
Charlie couldn't believe her daughter really was becoming a teenage girl. She had never worried about hair while living on the streets; it hadn't been something that mattered. "With that dress I think down"
Ruby bounced on her heels. "Okay. Thanks mum" She moved across the kitchen floor and kissed her mother on the cheek. "I'm really looking forward to this"
Charlie rubbed her daughters arm. "I know you are sweetheart, I'm sure you'll have a great time. Just remember the rules"
Ruby nodded. "I will. Party finishes just after midnight and I have to be home at twelve thirty. No drinking. No drugs" Ruby rolled her eyes. "As if I'd do that anyway. No leaving the party"
Charlie hadn't honestly expected Ruby to drink or do drugs but she was still a teenager and teenagers could be easily influenced. "Alright, good girl. Go wake your sister, breakfast is nearly ready" She turned away from her daughter and back to the stove, she was smiling slightly to herself as she thought about her New Years Eve. She knew she'd completely dropped a bombshell on Brax when she'd suggested a date and with fingers crossed she was praying he would come up with something for tonight. She wanted to spend the night bringing in the New Year with him. A fresh start that hopefully he would continue to be a part of.
Brax walked into the kitchen, following the smell of food from his bedroom. He leaned against the doorframe that led into the kitchen grinning at the sight of Charlie swaying her hips as she placed pancakes onto the plate. He found himself in this situation all too often, watching her, it was beginning to become a recurring theme at work, he would forget what he was doing and just stare at her. She was hypnotizing.
"Enjoying the view?" Charlie teased as she looked over her shoulder, she could feel his presence behind her. He had one that imposed on the area wherever he was.
Brax smirked as he moved further into the kitchen. "I am. I enjoy watching you" He almost kicked himself as the words came tumbling from his mouth.
Charlie giggled as she picked up the plate of pancakes and flicked the stove off. Walking the few feet towards him, she moved in slightly to pick up the maple syrup, her lips close to his ear. "I like it when you watch me" She grabbed the bottle of maple syrup, winking at him as she spun on her heels and walked towards the kitchen table.
Brax leaned against the bench and took a deep breath, the things he wanted to do her. The images in his head. But he had to shake them all away; they hadn't even been on a date yet. He didn't want to jump straight into anything; they still had a lot to learn about each other.
"Morning Brax"
He glanced up and saw the girls walking towards the kitchen table, a least with them in the house he had to contain himself. He walked towards the table and took the only vacant seat beside Charlie; his reached for the pancakes, his hand brushing hers. "Uh, you go first" He pushed the plate towards her. "So girls…" He tried to think of a topic to talk about. "Nic, Heath and Darce are alone tonight and I think they're just gonna watch movies while the girls are off at their party if you wanna go"
Nicole looked at Brax with a smile. "Can I have a sleepover?"
Brax shrugged. "I'm sure that'll be fine" He could feel Charlie's eyes on him but he didn't want to tell her what his plan was. He wanted it to at least be a bit of a surprise all he had to do was come up with the actual date and what they would be doing.
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12:00pm
"Leah!"
Leah Patterson looked up from the salad she was making to see Brax standing in the doorway between the kitchen and diner. "Something you need?" She could tell by the look on his face that he was clearly stressed.
"What do women like?"
Leah laughed at the random question. "Huh, that's a pretty vague. All sorts of things, flowers, massages, romantic movies, wine…"
Brax huffed, he didn't really have any other woman in the town to bounce ideas off and he really didn't want to have to bounce ideas off his own mother since that would be a disaster. "I mean date wise. What do women like when men are planning a date?"
Leah dropped the tomato she was holding, looking over at Brax with wide eyes. "Do you have a date?" In the six years she'd known Brax, he'd never once been in a serious relationship with a woman.
Brax scratched his head nervously. "Yeah. Look, is dinner and a movie at home to…well, too predictable?"
"No" Leah bent down to pick up the tomato. "Make a home cooked meal, pick out a couple of romantic comedy movies, a bottle of her favourite wine" She looked at him curiously. "Who is she? Is that that woman you have living with you, the one you haven't brought into the diner yet? April and Darcy can't keep their mouths shut about…Charlie, isn't it?"
Brax blushed slightly, clearing his throat. "Uh, yeah…so dinner and a movie? It doesn't seem too special"
Leah rolled her eyes. "You make it special, good conversation, some chocolate is always good, a back rub. You don't have to go out to a restaurant to give a woman a perfect night"
"Right" Brax nodded to himself. "Flowers, should I get her flowers?"
"Flowers never hurt anyone"
"Okay, alright, flowers. And what should I cook for dinner?"
Leah stared at him. "I don't know Brax, I don't know Charlie. Try her favourite meal"
Brax huffed, crossing his arms as he leaned against the doorframe. "I don't know what her favourite meal is, what's your favourite meal?"
Leah shook her head in amusement. "I'm not telling you. Cook something you know she'll love, how about that spaghetti you just put on the menu at Angelo's? I had that the other night, it was divine"
"Well, she did say she wanted to try it" Brax muttered.
"Good. And here…" She walked over to the chocolate cake at was sitting up on the bench, having just been cut up, she placed two pieces into a container. "Here" She handed it to him. "You can never go wrong with chocolate cake. Now get out of my diner"
Brax took the container from her hands. "Thank you Leah" He turned around and rushed towards the exit. He was content with the idea of doing spaghetti for dinner, at least he had some kind of game plan now, his head had been all over the place since this morning.
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4:15pm
"Oh, hey Charlie, I was expecting Brax" Heath closed the front door behind Charlie and her girls. He had been expecting to see Brax as that had been the plan since the girls had arranged to go to the party together.
Charlie looked at Heath with a weird expression. "Your brother has been acting very odd today, he was gone most of the morning and then he gave me his car keys and kicked the three of us out of the house telling us he needed time to call your mother" She shook her head. "It was time to drop the girls off anyway"
Heath chuckled; his brother was obviously going frantic over the date he was planning. "Ah, well, Brax has always been weird. Anyone would tell you that" He laughed. "April. Darcy. Your guests are here"
"Ruby, I'm in my room. Come on, we have to get ready" April shouted out.
"Nicole, I'm in my room. Come pick what movies you want to watch" Darcy shouted as well, copying her sister.
Heath rolled his eyes. "My girls have no manners" He shook his head. "Go on find them you too. Ruby try not to get lost in April's mountain of clothes she has lying on the floor"
"It's not a mountain, dad"
"Is so!"
Charlie laughed at the interaction. "You are like a big child"
Heath looked at her as though he was offended. "Is that so?"
Charlie rolled her eyes. "Yes. Yes it is" She sat down on the stool. "So this party, you know the boy who is hosting it?"
"Yeah, it's Matt, Leah from the diner…" He saw Charlie's confused look. "You've been here two weeks and you haven't met Leah?"
Charlie raised her eyebrow. "I told you, your brother is odd. He always runs over to get our coffees, or breakfast and insists that he does it alone"
Heath chuckled. "Probably saving you from Colleen, that woman…" He shook his head. "Anyway, Leah is Matt's guardian and she's allowing him to host the party in the house so I can say it'll be pretty safe"
Charlie took the bottle of water he held out to her. "I just, she's never been to a party, is there anyone going that I should be worried about?"
"Nah, if anyone should be worried it's me. April's boyfriend will be there" He pulled a disgusted face. "Teenage girls" He exhaled. "But seriously don't worry. I think Leah and Zac, that's her boyfriend, they'll probably crash the party even though Matt thinks they are leaving and taking their younger two boys out for the night" He chuckled.
"Good" Charlie smiled. "That makes me stress less"
"Mum, can you come help me?" Ruby poked her head out of April's room.
Charlie glanced at the clock. "Yeah, I still have time. Brax is probably still on the phone to his mother" She hopped off the stool.
Heath chuckled to himself once Charlie was out of hearing range; there was no way Brax was just calling their mother.
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5:30pm
Brax lit the candles on the coffee table before taking a step back to assess his work. He placed four movies side the tv, a few suggestions he'd texted April for which he wasn't proud off, asking romance movie advice from a sixteen year old. He'd got a nice warm blanket from the closet and placed it on the end of the couch.
On the coffee table he'd spread out a red table cloth with two white candles and two crystal wine glasses both half full with red wine, the chocolate cake was set out as well as the spaghetti he'd immediately begun preparing once she'd left with the girls. The lights were dim and everything seemed to be in order.
He placed the lighter down on the kitchen bench and picked up the towel to wipe his hands, they were sweaty. He was nervous, nervous she wouldn't like what he'd done for them tonight.
Hearing the click of the key in the front door handle, he moved back into the living room and ran a hand through his hair, holding a deep breath as the door opened to reveal her. "Hey"
Charlie's eyes went wide as she took in the scene before her; Brax was staring at her nervously. She had fully expected to come home to a empty house, having to find out he'd gone out somewhere, it was why she'd spent so long at Heath's helping the girls to get ready. "Hey" She murmured as she looked at the coffee table seeing the food and what looked to be the most delicious chocolate cake. "What…What's all this?"
Brax scratched his head. "Well I know you said you wanted to go on a date, but you didn't give me much time to plan something for tonight, it's New Years Eve, everywhere is booked out so I had to plan something from home…"
Charlie looked at him, a little twinkle in her eyes. It was exactly what she'd hoped for, why she had told him she wanted to go on a date with such short notice. She didn't want him to spend money on a night out when a night in, alone with him was all she wanted. "It's perfect"
"It is, wait, is it?" He looked at her with disbelief written in his eyes.
"Yeah, it's exactly what I wanted. A quiet night in with you" She smiled and shut the door behind her. "You cooked?"
Brax nodded slightly. "Yeah, I thought you might enjoy a home cooked meal. The spaghetti, you wanted to try"
Charlie nodded. "Excellent. Should we eat?" She blushed, it was a little awkward.
"Yup, come on" He gestured to the floor in front of the coffee table, he had a couple of cushions and a blanket laid out for comfort. "Girls okay?"
"Yeah. Rubes and April were just finishing getting ready when I left. Nicole and Darcy were setting up movies" She picked up her fork. "Is this why you were acting odd today?"
Brax looked at her, raising his eyebrow playfully. "I was not acting odd"
Charlie laughed. "Yes you were"
"Was not" He nudged her. "How does it taste?"
Charlie picked up a fork full and placed it into her mouth, moaning slightly. "Divine"
Brax chuckled. "Good" He picked up some on his own fork. "I thought tonight would be the perfect night to get to know each other a little better"
Charlie picked up her glass of wine and turned to face him slightly. "Getting to know you sounds interesting. Twenty questions, actually let's make it ten"
Brax swallowed his mouthful. "What are we in high school?"
"Come on" Charlie tapped his leg playfully. "It'll be fun. I'll even let you go first"
"How generous" He rolled his eyes as he took a sip of the wine, taking the moment to pause and think about the question he would ask. He didn't want to get into anything to deep to early. He wanted the questions to be light at first before moving to more serious and deep topics. "Okay, what is the worst nickname you've ever had?"
Charlie clicked her tongue in distaste. "As a little child my nickname was orange juice"
Brax bit his bottom lip. "Orange juice?"
Charlie blushed. "I was like nine, and I accidently spilt orange juice on my chair at school and the teacher made me sit down and wouldn't listen to why I couldn't. So I sat down and when I stood up it looked like I had wet my pants. I spent the entire week telling kids it was orange juice…and well that became my new nickname"
Brax nodded. "Orange juice, bad nickname" He placed his wine glass down.
Charlie grinned. "Have you ever been in love?"
Brax coughed, almost choking on the bit of spaghetti he was swallowing. She certainly didn't waste any time getting stuck into the hard questions. "Geez, you don't beat around the bush"
Charlie shrugged. "Don't you know me by now. I tackle things straight on"
Brax rolled his eyes as he thought about the question. "I was in love once, well, I thought I was" He glanced at her. "I was with this girl, Tegan, we were on and off again for years, at one point I thought I was in love with her. I wasn't though. Turns out she was playing my brother and I, and she had in fact been sleeping with Heath. Darcy is their daughter"
Charlie's eyes widened as the words tumbled from his mouth. "What?!"
Brax looked at her. "I'm over it. Darcy is a great kid. My turn?"
"Weren't you mad?"
Brax tasked her playfully, wagging his finger. "My turn. Since you asked about my love life, only fair you tell me about yours"
Charlie took a long sip of her wine, she knew if Brax and her begun dating that this subject would come up sooner or later. She preferred to get the topic out of the way. "Just the once with Nicole's father. Roman. I thought he was a wonderful guy, we feel in love, he accepted Ruby but told me he didn't want to have kids. It was fine, Ruby was young and all I needed but when I feel pregnant I was completely stunned. He stayed for seven months before leaving" She glanced at Brax feeling his eyes on her. "I suppose a part of me will always love him because he gave me Nicole but I fell out of love with him during the seven months of hell that he stayed for"
Brax looked at her puzzled. "Ruby and Nicole don't have the same father?"
Charlie stared at him, she had forgotten about that little detail. She didn't often tell people that Nicole and Ruby were half-sisters. It wasn't a term she liked to use. "No. Roman is Nicole's father and Grant is Ruby's. Neither are involved in the girl's lives"
Brax smiled softly. "They are great girls, Charlie, and that is because of you. They don't need their fathers"
Charlie placed her hand over his as it rubbed her knee gently. "What do you see in your future?" She asked softly.
Brax stared into her eyes. "In my future…I've never really thought about it to be honest. Before you came along with your girls, I was living life day to day. Surfing and running the restaurant" He exhaled. "I used to have a plan but I think it got lost when I couldn't find the one"
"The one?" Charlie raised her eyebrow.
Brax blushed slightly. "My one love. The plan was to find her, sweep her off her feet, get married and have four or five little ones"
Charlie's jaw dropped. "You want four or five kids?! Are you crazy?"
Brax chuckled. "I don't anymore. Right now I'd be content with one. How about you, what's your future?"
Charlie leaned against the back of the couch, smirking slightly to herself as she ran her fingers through her hair and stretched, knowing that Brax was watching her. "In my future, I see that…" She licked her bottom lip. "I will one day be running Angelo's"
Brax laughed. "What?"
Charlie opened one eyes, laughing with him. "Kidding. I don't really want to think too much about it, I think I want to take things as they come. See what comes my way" She smiled at him. "So far, things are looking pretty great"
Brax nodded. "I'm inclined to agree with that"
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9:00pm
Heath chuckled as the girls hid under the blanket; they'd been so keen to watch the movie, telling him they weren't scared which in fact he knew they would be.
Hearing the doorbell ring, he frowned. "Alright, you two, pick a different movie and be more sensible this time"
Darcy poked her head out. "Can we have ice-cream?"
Heath raised his eyebrow. "I don't know. Can you?"
Nicole poked her head out from under the blanket. "Please"
Heath shook his head at the girls doe eyed looks. "Alright but just two scoops each. You've had enough sugary crap already. Nic, I think your mum will murder me soon" He got up and walked over to open the door. "And get me a bowl too, I'll have five scoops and sprinkles, don't be scabby on the sprinkles" He opened the door, almost dropping the can of coke that was in his hands. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I…" She paused as the two girls ran past the front door, not bothering to stop. "You've got more kids…You've moved on…"
Heath stepped out onto the porch as she backed up; he glanced back inside and closed the door. "What the hell are you doing here?" He repeated, the words coming out in a hiss.
"I…I'm here to see you"
Heath glared. "Did it ever occur to you that I wouldn't want to see you, Bianca"
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10:30pm
Ruby poured herself another lemonade and slid onto the sofa, looking over at April and Dex who were dancing the music. The party had been great but she was beginning to get tired, too much energy had been spent talking, playing games and dancing. She wasn't used to having so much fun. Matt knew how to throw a party, the most hilarious bit of the night being when he had to kick Leah and Zac out after guilt tripping them over the fact that they promised to go out tonight.
"Hey, you're Ruby yeah?"
Ruby glanced away from April and Dex to see a boy with dark hair and a familiar face staring at her. "Yeah, you are?"
"Casey" He extended his hand which she shook gently but still looked confused. "Oh please, don't tell me my big brothers don't talk about me"
Ruby shook her head. "Sorry, I don't…"
Casey laughed. "Relax; I just got back into town. Managed to convince my mother to bring me over. I'm Casey Braxton"
"Braxton?" Ruby's eyes went wide. "You're the younger brother"
"Yeah, but you can call me Case" He reassured jokingly. "I heard you've been living with Brax"
Ruby blushed. "Yeah, he's letting us stay a while"
"Sweet" Casey muttered as he looked over at April. "She's lucky Heath isn't here, he'd kill Dex right about now" He watched as his friend's hands lingering on April's hips.
Ruby laughed. "Her dad gave her a dad lecture before she left"
Casey chuckled. "Sounds like Heath"
Ruby tilted her head. "How can you watch that?" She asked drawing his eyes away from April and Dex. "Isn't she like your niece?"
Casey's jaw dropped. "Oh no, no, no, no" He shook his head. "Technically since the adoption yes, but we're the same age, so according to her I have more of a brother vibe" He rolled his eyes. "Wanna get a drink?"
She held up her cup, smirking. "I have one"
Casey blushed. "How about something to eat?"
Ruby tilted her head. "Guess that'd be okay" She stood up. "Lead the way younger Braxton"
He groaned playfully. "Call me Case"
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11:50pm
"If you've considered expanding into the city then why haven't you?"
Brax placed his wine back onto the table; they were curled up on the couch, Charlie's legs thrown over his. "There has never been a right time"
Charlie wagged her finger. "You have to make time. You are quiet amazing. You've done so well for yourself"
Brax shrugged, rubbing her leg with his hand. "It was a lot of hard work and effort, all worth it though"
Charlie leaned forward. "This has been a wonderful night. Thank you for doing this"
Brax smiled. "Well someone I know is a bit pushy"
"Me pushy?" She gasped. "You wanted this as much as I did"
Brax laughed. "I did. Think we made the right choice?"
"Definitely. Spending the night with you has been amazing" Charlie leaned her head on his shoulder. "I know a lot more about you now"
"And I know a lot more about you" Brax whispered as he leaned his head on top of hers.
Charlie bit her bottom lip, knowing she needed to share one more thing with him. "I have one more thing I want to talk to you about, and then we don't have to mention it again because we'll be in the New Year, a fresh start"
Brax hummed. "You can share anything with me"
Charlie breathed deeply. "Ruby...I was young when I had her" She whispered.
Brax rubbed his fingertips over her bare legs. "I know. It doesn't bother me"
Charlie smiled to herself, he kept surprising her, he didn't even know her story but he didn't judge her over the fact that Ruby was born when she was so young. "I want you to know this about me Brax, but I don't want you to view me differently"
Brax pulled back from her gently and tilted her chin up. "I won't. The past won't affect how I see you Charlie, the woman I know is strong, and caring…" He was about to go on but he saw her blink back some tears. "Tell me" He whispered.
"I was raped" Charlie confessed. "Ruby is…" She blinked and her head rested in her hands.
Brax didn't need her to finish the sentence to understand what she was saying. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "What…what happened to him?"
Charlie leaned into Brax. "He's dead"
"Good" Brax whispered. "Charlie, I…if you need to talk about this…"
Charlie looked up, shaking her head. "No. I don't. I've moved on. Ruby is amazing, she's my miracle and I love her to bits. Even though it was a horrible time, she is still my miracle"
"Okay" Brax agreed. "Look ten seconds" He pointed to the count down on the tv.
Charlie smiled. "I think this is the bit when we…" She tilted her head and leaned in closer.
Brax grinned as he did the same. "Perfect way to bring in the New Year" He whispered as he pressed his lips to hers, the fireworks going off on the tv as it rang in the New Year.
Charlie moaned into the kiss as his tongue trailed over her bottom lip begging for entrance, this is exactly what is wanted from him.
His arms wound around her as he pulled her to him and deepened the kiss before pulling back, they were both breathing heavily.
"Perfect way to bring in the New Year" She agreed.
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