Finally a chapter! I'm afraid it's not that long as I have a big plan for next chapter and didn't want to half start it and not finish it. Anyways, I hope you like this- it's a little short and sweet.
It's a very fluffy chapter and was quite fun to write
Anyway, I am so, so, so, so, so sorry for the wait but if you guys could review I'd appreciate it so much! :D Love you xxxxxxx
"So, I'm guessing that surfing may not be your thing..." Brax laughed as the pair made their way out of the sea.
"I thought I was pretty good actually Darryl Braxton." She stated, poking him in the chest.
"Hm, I'm not sure if falling over in the sea constitutes as being pretty good." She teased, entwining his fingers with hers and bringing her hand to his side. "However I will concede that you are the hottest woman I have ever seen fall flat on her face."
"Wow," She grinned, "You really know how to compliment a girl."
"Well, you know I save my best lines for you..." He raised one eyebrow at her flirtatiously.
"God help the other girls then..." Charlie raised her eyebrow back at him.
"Oi. You are a very mean lady Charlie Buckton." Brax pouted, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Just truthful." She grinned up at him.
"Ooh, now that was unnecessary."
"What you going to do about it?" She teased.
"I'll show you." He replied smirking as he heaved her body into the air and playfully threw her body to the ground, so his arms trapped her sides.
"I can't move Darryl!" Charlie squealed, squirming around.
"Hm, well maybe if you were a little nicer to me you wouldn't be in this position right now." He chuckled, grinning down at her. "But as it is, I think it's my turn to have some fun with you rather than it be the other way around for once. "
"You're going to violate an innocent, small woman?" She asked, her eyes wide and feigning innocence and trepidation.
"To be honest with you sweetheart," Brax lowered his lips to her cheek, and began placing small kisses along her jaw line, "I don't think you'll be complaining." His lips trailed down her jaw, nipping and pecking her neck so her gentle moans were ubiquitous. His lips moved across from her neck, as his tongue slipped out, gently licking and caressing her chest. He continued a trail of kisses and pecks down her cleavage and downwards onto her stomach. Charlie's hands squirmed in the sand with pleasure as she began to stroke her legs along the outlines of his before wrapping her legs around his and pulling his body lower onto hers.
A cheeky grin spread across her face as she heard a slight groan escape his mouth at the sudden contact with her body. Brax's hands travelled up to her shoulders, before sliding down and gripping her wrists and grinning, "No, it's my turn to be in charge." His lips travelled back up along her stomach, his tongue slipping out of his mouth once again to draw a path from her navel to her collar bone. His teeth gently grazed her collar bone, as his hands moved up and down her arms, caressing her skin as Charlie tightened her legs around his. He loosened his grip on her arms as she stretched her hands upwards, wrapping them around his neck and pulling his lips into contact with hers. He moaned gently as her mouth opened against his and her tongue made its way confidently into his mouth. Her hands travelled down from his neck, stroking his back in small circles before gripping his butt tightly, causing him to groan loudly and completely relinquish his grip on her arms offering her the perfect opportunity to roll out from underneath Brax's body.
"You're quite right, Darryl," Charlie giggled, "I did enjoy that."
"Hmph," Brax mumbled, "How do you do that?" He asked pouting, looking dishevelled amongst the sand.
"I'm always in charge Darryl. You'd do well to remember that." Charlie teased.
"You know Charlie, sometimes it's good to let others take control, to just sit back and enjoy the show." He stated, sitting up in the sand.
"Hm, I can't say I'm very good at that."
"Well then, practise." He replied, gently kissing her lips and wrapping his arms around her waist. "We should probably get going, Rubes and Case may have created a baby Braxton."
"Oh God, please don't scar me. I've barely got over the memory of seeing your brother naked, let alone what he was doing. Eurgh..." She shuddered as Brax stood up and pulled her up with his hands.
"I want to say thank you Charlie for this," Brax smiled at her, "I've never enjoyed a date so much. You're amazing."
"Haha, you're really not so bad yourself." She grinned up at him before grabbing and entwining her fingers with his and leading him to the car.
"You're back late," Heath stated as a grinning Brax wandered through the door, "Where've you been?"
"Working." He answered simply.
"Right. So why you grinning?" He asked suspiciously.
"I'm not. It was just a good evening; we made a lot of money."
"Right. So nothing happened with Buckton?" Heath lent back into the chair, his eyebrows raised.
"What? No. Just business." Brax answered smirking.
"You saying our bet isn't business?"
"Our bet," He sighed, "Do we have to do this? It seems a little cruel..."
"Bullshit. What's your real problem?"
"I just don't think it's right, I mean she's a real person, we shouldn't be betting on her like we're at the races." Brax argued.
"Oh fuck, you're in love with her." Heath gasped.
"What?! No, I'm not, I don't do love, you know that." Brax yelped.
"Maybe not before, but you've fallen for the Buckton bitch... I can't believe it, the great Brax in love. Have you actually slept with her yet or is it all chocolates and teddy bears?" Heath teased before being hit round the head by Brax.
"I don't love her, end of." Brax stated, "And I'll do your stupid bet. I'll get her to say we're a couple, okay? But, I don't want a word of this getting out to anyone, especially her. Got that?"
"Sure thing," Heath replied smirking, "Am I not supposed to tell her you love her as well?"
"Piss off." Brax retorted storming out of the room to Heath's raucous laughter.
Brax walked into Angelo's the next morning to find a stressed looking Charlie rushing around.
"What's up Bossy?" Brax asked smirking.
"Bossy?! I am not bossy Darryl!" Charlie cried exasperated, "I am stressed. Very stressed."
"Hey, breathe sweetheart," Brax soothed putting his hands on her arms, "Talk to me, what's wrong?"
"Angelo didn't turn up this morning, and the guy I normally get to cover is out of town and I can't do it because I have to go to a teacher-parent appointment thing with Rubes and I don't know what to do..."
"Hey, hey, why didn't you call me?" Brax asked quietly.
"I don't know, I just didn't." She answered after a moment's pause.
"Well, look, how about this? I'll call up Heath and get him to cover with me and you can go to your meeting." Brax decided.
"Really? Will he do it?"
"Yeah, course he will. There's no reason to worry okay, I'll take care of everything. Trust me?" Brax smiled.
"Thank you Darryl. I'll pay you back later." She smiled up at him.
"Hm, I'll hold you to that." He muttered to her retreating figure.
"So that was all really good wasn't it Rubes?" Charlie asked as she wandered out of the parent-teacher meeting with Ruby.
"Yeah, I guess. But tell me really Charlie, why are you so smiley?"
"Isn't having a genius God daughter who gets straight a's a good enough reason?" Charlie grinned.
"Well, normally yes but you've been grinning for days now...as has Brax..." Ruby added sneakily.
"What a weird coincidence..." replied Charlie coyly.
"So, still nothing go on there?"
"Nup." Charlie smiled sweetly.
"Right, because Casey and I were considering going away this weekend if you two wanted th house to yourselves..."
"Is that your sneaky way of asking me whether you and Case can go away?" Charlie raised her eyebrows.
"Maybe..." Ruby trailed off cautiously.
"Well, that's alright with me, if it's okay with Darryl..." Charlie answered smiling.
"Really?!" Ruby squealed, "You're the best."
"Good meeting?" Brax asked sneaking up behind Charlie as she sat drinking a coffee at the diner.
"You almost gave me a heart attack." She stated, jumping, "It was really good actually."
"I'm glad. So, I've been talking to Case and he has some wacky plan of taking Rubes up the coast this weeked. How'd you feel about that?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.
"I'm fine with it if you are." She replied simply.
"That's very cool of you."
"I'm a very cool person don't y'know Darryl?" Charlie answered, a smirk gracing her pretty face.
"Well, there you are Brax." Heath shouted across the diner, "Seriously, just get your act together and ask the pretty lady out Brax. Stop being such a wuss." Brax's face slowly turned a shade of scarlet to the laughter of Charlie.
"Yeah, go on Darryl, don't be a girl now." She urged, grinning.
"What?" He questioned, surprised.
"Ask me to go out with you..."
"Um, okay...go out with me..." A dubious expression was painted across his face.
"No way. That's no way to ask a lady out Darryl, seriously, did your mother teach you nothing? Better luck next time sweetheart..." She smiled playfully as she stood up, before placing a small kiss on his cheek.
"Ouch." Heath stated, falling into the chair Charlie had just vacated, "You've got your work cut out with that one."
"You can say that again." Brax muttered under his breath. " Nah, she's a softie really, she just has a very hard outer shell. I just need to break her down and then she's all mine aye?"
"Hm, good luck with that. I always thought you were good at playing the game, but her, woah, she's something else."
"Thanks for that Heath." Brax replied sarcastically.
"Any time bro..." Heath patted his brother on the shoulder in mock support.