Thank you so much for the lovely reviews, again I really appreciated them! I hope you will enjoy this chapter… Have fun reading! Although, this might be more of a sweet rather than a funny chapter…
I also have decided not to write about the dinner that night (well at least not a lot), sorry if you were expecting that. But I think it is better for the story if I write it like this.
Brax had come home with the pizza's soon and the Braxton-household had a great time. Even Cheryl did, even though she wasn't keen on the girls being there at first. A couple of weeks had passed and Charlie and Brax managed to keep their pregnancy under wraps, they wanted to wait until Charlie was 8 weeks along to announce the happy news to the world. Today was the day they would get to see their baby for the first time. They wanted to go for a ultrasound sooner but there was no spot available. Charlie did go for a check-up a few weeks ago and everything seemed fine, but today was the day of the first ultrasound. Charlie nor Brax had slept well that night. They were both too excited about the day that was coming up. They were both awake but pretending to sleep in order not to wake the other one when Charlie said 'Brax, I am nervous'. Brax opened his eyes and leaned over his girlfriend. 'What is wrong?' Brax answered worried about her. 'What if something is wrong with our baby?' she said 'I have started to love the idea of having a baby again and I don't want to lose this incredible feeling'. 'Charlie' Brax said to reassure her 'I am sure everything is okay, we will see our healthy little baby today, no negative thinking, alright?'. Charlie nodded and smiled at Brax. 'You always know how to cheer me up, you know that?' she told him 'This is one lucky baby with a daddy like you'. Brax blushed and kissed his girl. He was the lucky one, with a girlfriend like her and a baby on the way.
'Maybe, after we went to the hospital, we could start telling people' Brax proposed. They have wanted to tell their family for quite some time now, but the timing was never right. 'I would like that' Charlie answered 'But I would want us to tell Ruby, Casey and Heath together, I want to see their faces and I am sure you want that too'. Brax nodded and told her 'Yeah, I do, this is all so amazing Charlie'. He rubbed her stomach as he leaned in to kiss her again. Charlie felt so safe and so happy, she finally found her happiness. 'I must admit one thing though' Charlie confessed. 'What is it hun?' Brax whispered, still holding his hand on her tummy. 'I told Darcy a few weeks ago' Charlie admitted 'I am sorry, I know we agreed not to tell anyone, but I just had to and she was so excited when I told her'. Brax smiled and said 'I can't believe she didn't blab, she can't keep secrets'. 'I guess she can keep this one, she promised me she wouldn't tell and she didn't… You know, when no one saw it, she made a drawing for the baby' Charlie said. Brax smiled as Charlie took it out of her night table. 'She is really something, isn't she?' Brax said as he looked at the drawing. Charlie nodded as she went to lay in Brax' arms. 'Our baby will be great too' Charlie reassured her boyfriend 'Little baby Braxton'.
When Charlie and Brax walked into the kitchen they saw Heath eating a bowl of cereals. 'Morning' he greeted the couple. 'Waw, you look happy this morning' Brax noticed. 'As a matter of fact I am' Heath answered. 'Not that is any of your business but I have a day off today' he shared with them. 'Oh great, got any plans?' Charlie asked him. 'I'll pick up Darcy after school and before that I am babysitting George' Heath answered. 'Babysitting who?' Brax said as he wasn't following. 'George' Heath explained 'You know, Nicole's baby'. 'You are babysitting Nicole's baby?' Charlie asked to make sure there was no misunderstanding. 'Didn't I just tell you that?' Heath said with some cereal in his mouth. 'Does Angelo know that?' Brax asked out of curiosity. 'Don't think so mate, don't think they are talking anymore' Heath answered 'What is with all the questions anyway?'. 'I didn't know you and Nicole got along, that is all' Charlie defended herself. 'Well we do, she is a single mum with a baby on the way, she can use all the help she can get' Heath explained. He placed the empty bowl in the sink, took his keys and left… leaving Charlie and Brax confused about what just happened.
'You sure you are okay Nicole?' Heath asked worriedly. 'I am fine, you just stay here with George and I will be back before you know it' Nicole assured him. 'Thanks for giving me a ride, you didn't have to, I could have called a taxi' Nicole told him. 'Ah, no worries, I am happy to help, besides me and George will keep ourselves busy, you just make sure aren't late for your ultrasound' Heath said, whilst pointing at the time. 'Oh god, I need to get inside, be a good boy Georgie' she answered, giving George a kiss on the cheek. Heath offered his cheek as well, but all he got was smile. He watched her go inside and agreed with George to go for a walk.
As the boys were walking out of the parking lot, Heath saw his brother and Charlie making their way towards the entrance of the hospital, walking hand in hand. Heath was surprised to see them there, he didn't know something was wrong with either of them. He noticed they were smiling so it couldn't have been too bad. Heath found it strange to see them there, he planned on interrogated them about it when he got back home.
A few minutes later Charlie was ready to have her ultrasound. The gynecologist put some gel on her stomach and she grabbed Brax' hand. 'Are you ready' he asked them. They nodded firmly and looked anxiously to the screen. The doctor turned on the volume button to hear the heartbeat. As soon as Brax and Charlie heard the noise their worries disappeared, they had a healthy little baby. 'Everything looks perfectly normal, I hear a very strong heartbeat' the doctor said. The couple sighed in relief, this was definitely a very magical moment. 'Charlie, you are 10 weeks along' the doctor continued. '10?' Charlie asked 'Last time you told me I was…'. 'I know' the doctor replied 'But the calculations in the beginning can be wrong sometimes, you are definitely 10 weeks pregnant'. Charlie smiled and said 'Waw, this is so great, I guess I just got 2 weeks closer to the birth'. 'That is true' the gynecologist answered 'You will start showing soon, from then on it gets anxiously real'. Charlie looked at Brax and he leaned in to kiss her. 'That is our baby Charlie' Brax said 'Thank you so much!'. Both of them stared to the screen for a couple of moments whilst Brax placed a gentle kisses on her hair.
Nicole left the hospital with hope, everything was going well with the baby. She knew she had a long way to go, but delivering a healthy baby on her own would already be an accomplishment for her. The fact that Angelo wasn't there to support her didn't make her angry anymore, just sad that he missed out on all these wonderful moments with his son. She placed her hand on her stomach as she walked up to Heath and George. 'Hey' Heath said 'You two okay?'. 'Yep, we are fabulous' Nicole said in excitement 'The baby is getting bigger, I am getting bigger, not long to go now'. 'Only 3 months, right?' Heath replied. 'Waw, you remembered, thank you' Nicole said surprised with the middle Braxton brother.
'Listen' Heath said 'I saw Brax and Charlie walking in earlier' Heath started. 'So' Nicole asked them. 'I had no idea they would come to the hospital today' he continued. 'Are you worried?' Nicole asked him sincerely. 'Well, yeah, I mean…' Heath explained 'But they looked happy, so I really don't get it'. 'I am sure it is fine' Nicole tried to assure him 'Oh look, there they are'. 'Hey Charlie, Brax' Nicole yelled to get their attention. Brax and Charlie were taken by surprise here, they didn't know what to say when Nicole asked them what they were doing at the hospital. They both had that huge smile on their faces, the one they had inside when they saw their baby, so they couldn't really hide the truth from Nicole and Heath. Heath seemed to be clueless until Nicole said 'Congratulations, come here' as she hugged Charlie and smiled at Brax. Heath looked at them in confusion, he had no idea what was going on. 'I can notice a pregnant woman from a million miles away, you totally have that pregnant glow over you' Nicole said, to complement Charlie but to make sure Heath was filled in about what was going on as well. 'Thanks' Charlie said 'Same goes for you, haven't had the chance to congratulate you yet'. Nicole smiled and turned to Heath. 'Waw!' Heath said as he finally got it 'I am going to be an uncle'. 'Come here bro' he shouted out as he gave Brax a manly hug. 'Congratulations Charlie' he said whilst giving her a hug as well. 'I thought if my little brother can manage to be a dad, I might give it a shot as well' Brax said still smiling. 'You will do great Brax' Heath said honestly 'And so will you Charlie'.
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The next chapter has Angelo again...