8 months later...
It was the day before Charlie and Brax's two year anniversary and they both had big plans for the day. They both had the day of work and were going to go on a picnic, just the two of them. Charlie was sorting out the food and Brax was sorting out everything else.
She had debated long and hard with Ruby about whether or not to cook the food herself. She wanted to make something special but as Ruby bluntly pointed out she wanted them to be able to eat it without killing them. She had decided on a hamper from the diner, giving Leah a list of their favourite foods.
She decided to go into the city and buy a new dress and of course some shoes, she knew she would get a few comments about her having enough shoes, but as she regularly told them 'a girl can never have enough shoes'.
It was four in the afternoon when she arrived back having completed all her tasks for the day. She walked into the house hoping to hang up her new purchases without anyone noticing. Unfortunately for her Ruby and Casey were laid on the sofa watching a film, she smiled at them and hurried off into her room. Just as she put her bags down on the bed the teenagers burst through the door with Ruby asking to see what she had brought.
Charlie tried on her new clothes for Ruby and together they had decided what to wear for the picnic, Ruby had also decided which dress Charlie's new shoe would go best with hinting that she would be borrow them at some point. After an hour of girly time Casey not so subtly suggested they go to the surf club for a drink and to meet Brax and Heath, commenting that he needed some 'man time'.
Over the past eight months Charlie and Heath had made a real effort with each other finding that they actually had a few things in common. The four of them had even very unsuccessfully managed to get Charlie on a surf board. She had lasted half an hour in the water, failing to stand up once, before she gave up vowing never to get on a surf board again. Charlie smiled at the memory and the family which stood in front of her. They must be special if they made both her and her daughter so happy.
The next morning Charlie woke early, excited for what the day held. She looked again at one of the presents she had brought Brax, a photo frame with three photos in it, one of the two of them, another of all five of them and the third one he didn't know about but hopefully would be the most excited about. She smiled at the thought of the surprise she had in store for Brax later that day.
Three hours later Charlie had showered and dressed in the outfit Ruby had chose for her the previous day. She walked to the diner to collect the picnic hamper she had ordered and walked to the restaurant to meet Brax. She smiled at him from the door; he was dressed in board shorts and a tight black t-shirt showing off his strong arms and six-pack. He turned and smiled at her taking in her beauty, she was wearing a pink summer dress, which hugged all the right places and a new pair of cream wedges. In his eyes he had never seen anyone more beautiful, everyday he loved her a little more, and he smiled at the thought.
An hour later they had found the perfect spot at the end of the beach to sit down for their picnic. They both had surprises planned for today and consequently were slightly nervous. Sat in each other's arms however they soon relaxed and chatted about everything. They fed each other food but mainly they just enjoyed each other's company.
They had packed away the food and Charlie was laid in Brax's arms, she took a deep breath and decided it was time to give him his present. She took it out of her bag and gave him the neatly wrapped parcel.
'Happy anniversary baby.' She said with a smile. He took the present and opened it, his face turned from a smile into a slightly confused face at the photo frame in front of him.
'The two of us, our family and the newest member or should I say members of our family.' Charlie added noting the confusion on his face.
'New members?' Brax asked slightly confused still.
'I know it's not exactly an anniversary present but I'm pregnant. I...' Charlie was interrupted by kisses from Brax.
'You mean were going to... I'm going to... a baby... were having a baby.' Brax shouted in excitement. 'How long... I mean how far gone are you?'
'No were not having a baby, were having twins, I had a scan yesterday. Before you say anything let me explain, I wanted to make sure everything was ok before I said anything. I didn't think either of us could cope if something happened again. And back to your original question I'm twelve weeks.' As soon as Charlie finished Brax took her in his arms kissing her telling him how happy she was and how much he loved her.
'I brought you a present to, I want you to know that I have been planning this for a few weeks and that is because I love you more than anything in the world.'
'Brax, what are you talking about?' Charlie asked starting to get a little worried.
'Charlie,' Brax started, shifting so he could kneel on one knee. 'The very first time I saw you I thought how stunningly beautiful you were, two years on I love you more and more each day. I can't and don't want to imagine a life without you, and knowing that we are going to have a family makes me love you even more. What I'm trying to say is, Charlie, will you marry me?'
Tears instantly fell down her cheeks and a smile widened up to her eyes, 'Yes, yes, yes!' she cried, jumping into his arms and kissing him passionately.
He pulled out of her embrace to take a small black box out of his pocket; he opened it revealing a sparkling ring with three diamonds set into it. It was subtle in its beauty; just like Charlie he had thought when he brought it. He looked up hopefully asking if she liked it, her face saying the words she couldn't get out.
Once the ring was on her finger she held up her hand to admire it before falling back into Brax's embrace. Kissing him passionately she pushed him on his back and both of them happy he had chosen an empty beach.