"Wow 6 million dollars" Charlie said from behind Brax. The party had settled down now and people had got over the initial shock. Brax was still stunned about the amount of money he had inherited.

"Mmm" Brax's reply was a little distant.

"Its not blood money you know" It was as though Charlie could read Brax's mind.

"What?" he finally came out of his trance.

"The money, people won't see it as blood money" Charlie repeated causing Brax to stare at her. He was shocked that Charlie could read his thoughts like this. There was only one other person capable of this and that was Milly.

Before Brax could speak they were interrupted by a loud crash and a scream "Shit" Brax exclaimed as he rushed to Scarlet who was sat on the floor crying "Hey Baby its ok" Brax said as he scooped Scarlet up in his arms.

"Hey sweetie you can't cry at your party" Charlie said in a babyish tone, she too had rushed to Scarlet. Brax laughed as both he and Charlie tried to stop Scarlet crying. He found himself watching Charlie for a few moments before shaking his head and clearing his thoughts.

Heath was sat at the bar he witnessed the whole encounter between Brax and Charlie, and it was undeniable that they shared a moment. Heath quickly necked his beer he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

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Brax had been sat staring at the cheque since he came home, Casey, Ruby and baby Amelia were already in bed asleep and Scarlet was fast asleep in her cot.

$6,000,000, this still hadn't sunk in "Why didn't you tell me?" Brax said softly as he heard footsteps coming towards him from behind, he knew by the smell of her perfume, who it was instantly.

"Wow six million dollars" Amelia gasped "I didn't know it was that much baby"

Brax looked at Amelia who was now resting her chin on his shoulder "It's a pretty life changing amount" she added.

"Yeah I think I have worked out what I am going to do with it" Brax replied.

"Yeah" Milly whispered.

"Well this money was given to me at Scarlet's birthday party so its only fair she has the money, I'm going to open a trust fund for her so when she grows up she will never have to live the life we did" As Brax said the words they seemed to make perfect sense.

"I liked our life" Milly frowned. Brax just mocked laughing

"Yeah alright babe"

"No I mean it I loved my life, granted it wasn't perfect and it definitely wasn't ordinary or dull. But it was ours and we were together…" Milly whispered before being interrupted by a knock at the door. Brax looked at Milly longingly before going to answer it.

"Hey" Brax was surprised to see Charlie standing in front of him considering it was 1.15am.

"Hi Charlie what's up?" Brax asked.

"I just wanted to make sure you were ok" Charlie replied "Can I come in?"

Brax paused and looked back into the lounge where he had just been talking to Milly "Er…I was just about to go to bed actually" Brax lied.

"Oh ok, well I'll see you tomorrow then" Charlie replied before turning and walking away. Brax frowned as he watched her disappear. He closed the door and turned to find Milly sitting on the sofa.

"Liar, why didn't you let her in?" Milly wondered "I know you like her"

"Because if I let her in, then I'd have to let you go" Brax finally voiced his biggest fears.

Milly sat upright and looked at him "What do you mean let me go?"

"I'm scared that if I let Charlie in then what we had will disappear" Brax explained causing Milly to stand up and walk towards him. Milly took hold of Brax hands.

"Baby what we had lasted almost 20 years and no-one can ever take that away from us, letting Charlie in doesn't mean you're saying goodbye to us" Milly said softly.

"I'm just not ready Mill" Brax cut her off mid-sentence. Milly decided not to argue with Brax she just kissed him on the lips lightly and disappeared. Although Brax loved Milly he hated the coldness her kisses brought to him now, they almost seemed empty.

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"Happy Anniversary Husband" Charlie grinned as she sat on Brax's lap, Scarlet was now older and playing in the back garden on the trampoline with Darcy "I still can't believe its been a year since our wedding"

"I know time flies eh" Brax replied as he planted a lingering kiss on Charlie's temple.

"Yeh, err babe I have been thinking, how would you feel abut a baby brother or sister for Scarlet?" Charlie grinned.

"I don't know why"

"Well I'm pregnant" Charlie announced before being interrupted by singing voices.

"Happy birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…"

Brax slowly woke up to the sound of singing, he realised he had been dreaming about Charlie. Brax quickly got out of bed and walked into the lounge. Ruby and Casey were sat on the sofa, Ruby was holding Amelia in her arms and Scarlet was sat on the end of Casey's knee. He was bouncing her up and down causing her to giggle uncontrollably "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you" Casey and Ruby were singing in time with Casey's bounces.

"Morning Millionaire" Ruby joked as she saw Brax.

"Yeah alright Rubes" Brax grinned, Scarlet shot her head round when she heard Brax's voice.

"Dadda" she laughed as she struggled off Casey's knee and wobbled towards him. She reached her arms up so Brax would pick her up.

"Hello princess" Brax smiled as he kissed her forehead "Happy Birthday baby"

"Dadda" Scarlet giggled as she snuggled her head into Brax's chest.

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"Morning Birthday girl" Heath beamed as he walked through the door. Scarlet was sat in her high chair eating some toast and banana.

"Hi-ya" Scarlet's face lit up when he saw Heath walking towards her.

"So what have you got planned today?" Heath wondered.

"I'm gonna take her to Reefton Lakes" Brax replied as he put Scarlet's pink sippy cup on the highchair tray "I've gotta go to Angelo's first though"

"Why don't we all go, we could make a day of it" Ruby suggested.

"NO. No I wanna spend some time with Scarlet by myself" Brax snapped a little more than her meant too, he just wanted to spend some time with Scarlet and Milly, and Brax knew if everybody went then Milly couldn't be there.

"I'm surprised you haven't asked Charlie" Heath's voice had a sense of anger.

"What?" Brax replied

"You don't seem to be able to do anything without her lately" Heath spat.

Brax grabbed Heath's arm and dragged him into the hallway "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well all I'm saying is if you carry on the way you are doing with Charlie then with a bit of luck you might forget Milly ever existed" Heath shrugged.

Brax saw red and lost control he punched Heath in the jaw "Don't you ever speak like that, I will never forget Milly" he snarled as Casey rushed in.

"What's going on?" Casey exclaimed as he saw Heath holding his jaw.

"Nothing, Is it Heath?" Brax threatened, Heath just shook his head.

"Nah Case its fine, just a misunderstanding" Heath said as he walked back into the kitchen. Casey decided not to question his brothers further, what ever this had been about Casey knew better than anyone it was best to leave Brax and Heath to sort it out amongst themselves.

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Milly smiled as she watched Brax taking Scarlet out of her baby seat in the Ute. She frowned when she noticed the red marks on his knuckles "What happened?"

"I had a run in with Heath's jaw" Brax shrugged "Its ok its all sorted now"

"What was it about?" Milly asked curiously as she watched Brax putting a black and white check picnic rug on the ground before sitting Scarlet on top of it and sitting down beside her.

"Can we talk about it later, I just wanna concentrate on her" Brax said returned Milly attention to Scarlet.

"I can't believe this place is still a secret" Milly smiled as she looked around the secluded picnic spot right next to the lake "And that is still standing" she added as she pointed at the bird watching hide.

This place held a lot of happy memories for Brax and Milly, they shared their first kiss here and the first time they had sex. It was also the place they would sneak off too when they were grounded to meet eachother. Brax was now sharing the same cheeky smile as Milly when he looked at the bird watching hide and remembered what happened in there.

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Brax and Milly laughed as they watched Scarlet running around in the open space, she kept tumbling over but was loving it. "Dadda" she giggled as he threw herself at Brax.

"Hey princess" Brax smiled as he bent down and picked her up. Suddenly Brax's phone vibrated in his pocket it was a message from Casey we're ready for you, don't be long, Case.

"I gotta go, Casey and Ruby have arranged something" Milly could see Brax felt bad.

"Hey its ok, you have a life to live" Milly smiled as she reached up and touched Brax's cheek.

Brax couldn't help but shiver as he felt the cold air against his cheek; he longed to feel Milly's warmth again, but knew it wasn't going to happen. As Brax opened his eyes he realised Milly was gone, he was alone.

Brax put Scarlet in the Ute, in her baby seat and the picnic blanket and toys in the back of the Ute. He got in and drove home as he flicked through the radio stations a familiar song played loudly causing Brax to lose concentration for a split second 'wise men say only fools rush in' the words echoed in Brax's head, this song was his and Milly's song- Elvis Presley- Can't Help Falling In Love.

The split second Brax lost his concentration was all that was needed; Brax hadn't seen the car coming off a side road "Shit" he screamed as the car hit the side of his Ute spinning him out of control. Brax could here Scarlet crying as the car spun.

Suddenly everything went black.

Ok so this chapter is probably not what you expected to happen but it does tie in with the next chapter so please bear with me.

Brax's family rush to the hospital.

Will Brax and Scarlet be ok?

Brax meets Milly in 'the waiting room'

Reviews would be fantastic.

Also I have been asking if my Amelia and Brax fans would like to see an alternative ending to Hidden Secrets. Please Review or PM me with your thoughts of this idea. If I do decide to go ahead with it I will definitely be continuing with this Chax fic.

Much love as always Nikki x x x