Two days had passed since Adam had gone and Charlie didn't realise how much she would miss him. Sighing she stood up and placed her cup in the sink "one more night shift to get through and I can sleep the day away," she muttered and grabbed her keys dragging herself out the door. Just as she got into her car her phone rang "hey," she greeted.
"Hey," Brax replied "how are ya?" he asked.
"Good- bit lonely not used to having so much free time Ruby's staying at yours while I'm on nights."
"Aww well one more night and you can relax and watch a dvd with her or something."
"So how are you two getting on?"
"Yeah great we went fishing this evening Adam caught a few."
"Sounds like he's enjoying himself," Charlie smiled.
"Yeah he is he's like a kid again," Brax chuckled "you should have seen his face when I took him to that car show this morning…cost me a fortune," he chuckled again.
"Aww Brax you don't need to spend money on him I gave him some."
"Ah it's worth it just to see him happy anyway I'll let ya get to work and I cannot wait to see you," he chuckled.
Charlie giggled "well unfortunately you still have four more days."
"Yeah well we're running out of things to do might be home earlier than you think."
"Well I'd love that," she chuckled "but no you stay on till Saturday and find stuff to do you both need the break," she giggled.
Brax chuckled "yeah," he sighed "I haven't called Angelo's yet hope it's still standing."
Charlie giggled "well lucky for you I've been checking it out for ya- Liam is doing well he told me to tell you not to worry he's even keeping Heath busy."
Brax chuckled "that eases my mind I'll let you get on see ya later."
"Bye," she said and hung-sighing happily she started up her car and headed off to work.
…
Pulling into the station she sighed looking at the building and climbed out, walking inside the officer behind the desk called her "this came for you this morning," he said handing her over a letter.
"Thanks," she said and walked into her office sitting down she logged onto her computer and opened the letter while she waited for it to load, her eyes widened at the pictures that had fallen onto her lap scanning through them she flung them down and picked up the letter fear washing over her. Reading the first few lines she flung the letter down "what the hell," said out loud, looking at the time she ran to the door and pulled it open "is Jack gone home yet?"
"He left with Detective Holden a few minutes before you got here," the officer on the desk replied.
Walking back to her desk she grabbed the photos letter and the keys to her cruiser and ran out the door "I'll be on my mobile if anything comes up!" she called and ran to the door- stopping in the doorway of the station she looked around and slowly began walking to her car checking in-between the cars in the lot as she went.
Jumping into her car she locked the door and called Jack, she started up waiting for him to answer "I need to see you where are you?" she asked as soon as he answered.
"Just got to Angelo's with Peter if this has anything to do with the report I didn't finish I'll do it in the morning things just got on top of me today."
"It's not about work I'll be there in a minute," she said hurriedly and stepped on the gas.
"Okay," he said and hung up.
Throwing her phone down she sped to Angelo's and pulled in- grabbing the letter she jumped out and ran inside-looking behind her all the way.
"Over here Charlie!" Peter called.
Hurrying to them she sat down and opened the letter for both of them to see spreading out all the photos "I got this a few minutes ago."
Peter took up one of the photos anger washing through him "what the hell is this…someone is taking photos of you?" he picked up the letter and read it out "looking good Sere as good as I remember it's been awhile hope you don't mind me hanging around it'll be good to see your pretty face like the old days….see ya soon."
Jack sighed and picked up another photo "these are all taken on different days- damn it, the others are in them too," he said looking at one of Charlie Martha and Hayley.
"Someone is following me…but I haven't noticed anyone," Charlie said looking down on the photos.
"You're normally good at picking up on these things Charlie are you sure you haven't noticed anything?" Peter asked.
"Anything at all anything strange anyone around you haven't seen before?" Jack added.
"No nothing everything has been fine-normal," she replied "but I have been a bit distracted with Adam and Brax the last few days… and no I haven't seen anyone around."
Peter looked down at one of the photos and held it out "He's been in the house," he said showing her a photo of herself a sleep on the sofa.
Charlie looked at it horrified she hadn't got that far into them yet "bu-but how?" she stuttered.
"Did you or the kids lose your key?" Jack asked.
"No we all have them-Adam left his when he went but it's still in the kitchen I saw it before I left," she sighed "what do I do?" she asked.
"Well for starters don't react," Peter said "if he sent you them he's looking to see what kind of reaction he'll get…he might be close by," he said scanning the place.
"So she's just supposed to forget about it and act normal?" Jack snapped. "Come on Pete this is stalking he's been in her house for crying out loud!"
"Exactly," Peter said and leaned in closer " you know a stalkers mind they watch the reaction their work gets they note it they use it for the next time-but we will be keeping an eye on you, I'll do a few drive bys by the house and check everything is okay- first thing tomorrow I want you to get all the locks changed you're not to go back to that house alone-Ruby either you'll go to mine I've been staying there will I'm back."
Charlie sighed and stood up she was getting freaked out but she knew Peter was right any reaction she'd give could be used against her "I better get back I'll see you two tomorrow," she mumbled gathering up the photos.
"I'll stop in on you later Charlz!" Jack called after her "…so what do we do?" he asked as soon as she was gone.
Looking down at the photo he still held Peter stared at it for a moment "we find this son of a bitch and take him down…no one messes with my sister," he said seriously.
Jack sat there thinking what he could do- thinking about what happened on the beach with Ruby he jumped up "I gotta go I'll call ya in a bit I have an idea!," he yelled and ran out the door ignoring Peter calling him 'it has to be him' he said to himself and ran to his car.
A few hours later Charlie sat in the dark in her office staring at the photos most of them were of her alone but a few had Bianca Hayley the other girls and Jack in them, she glanced down as her phone rang and smiled quickly as Adam flashed on the screen "hey," she said quietly.
"Hey mum sorry I never called yesterday I'm about to go to bed so I said I'd call I know you're in work how's everything?"
"Great," she lied and tried to actually sound happy.
"Mum are you okay?"
"Yeah sweetie I'm fine listen I'm glad you're having fun and don't worry about calling me Brax has been keeping me updated but I am at work and I have a ton of paperwork here."
"Oh okay I'll let you get back to it."
"I'm sorry Adam you just caught me at a bad time."
"No no I knew you'd be busy I'll call you tomorrow then I love ya mum bye."
"I love ya too bye baby," she said and put the phone down-sighing she sat back in her chair it's one thing after another what kind of weirdo would do this?
…
Back up coast Adam took the phone away from his ear and looked at it "everything alright?" Brax asked sitting beside him.
"Yeah mum just sounded a bit weird it's probably nothing," he said and stood up "I'll see ya in the morning," he said and walked to the tent.
"Yeah night," he called and pulled out his phone, walking a few feet away he pulled up Charlie's number and pressed call. Putting it to his ear he waited for her to answer "so what's going on?" he asked.
"Didn't I just talk to you a few hours ago?" she sighed.
"Yeah but Adam thinks you sound weird so again what's going on?"
"Nothing," she sighed again.
"Come on Charlie I know you better than that," he said.
"Okay fine," she huffed "I got a letter today…it had photos with it."
"What kind of photos?" he asked.
"Of me," she muttered "most of them I'm alone a few of the girls are in them-Jack too."
"And what are you doing in these photos?" he asked getting a bad feeling.
"Normal day to day things-walking on the beach with B, in the diner with the girls, on duty with Jack," she sighed "there's one of me asleep on the sofa."
"What! Right I'm coming home right now!" he said angrily.
"No Brax please Adam will ask questions he doesn't need to know this he's having a good time don't ruin it on him, please don't come home I'm still figuring it out here."
"What's there to figure out Charlie! Someone is harassing you they've been in your god damn house of course I'm gonna come home!" he hissed.
"Brax please," she said slowly "this could be just a prank or something I've already told my brothers they're looking into it and watching me like a hawk I'll be fine."
Brax sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose "you can't tell me something like that and expect me to stay here Charlie what if they come into the house again when you're alone?" he asked.
"I'm not going to the house I'm going to Pete's with him…please don't worry about me Brax I'm fine really," she said softly.
Brax sighed again "alright but I'm gonna be calling a lot and if anything else happens I'm on my way home got it?"
"Got it," she replied "…so what are ya doing now?" she smiled hoping to change the topic.
"Thinking about you," he chuckled.
"Oh really thinking what?" she giggled.
"Well I was thinking when I get back me, you- in a nice sexy dress, a bottle of wine, a nice quiet place maybe some food and then…," he trailed off.
"And then what?" She giggled.
"I'll leave that to your imagination," he chuckled.
"Mr Braxton," she giggled "are you having impure thoughts?"
"Are you Miss Holden?" he chuckled "all I said was I'd leave it to you."
"Maybe I am," she said quietly.
Brax chuckled "we'll just have to test them out when I'm home."
"Oh you better believe it," she giggled- she looked up when her door opened and the officer on the other side nodded for her to come out.
"Well I for one can't wait," he chuckled.
"Me neither listen I have to go I'm being called I'll see ya soon."
"Night babe," he said and hung up, sighing he sat on a log how was he supposed to sit here for another few days acting like everything is okay? Standing up he decided they would be heading home early. Walking back to the tent he crawled in to find Adam out cold "how long was I on the phone," he muttered and crawled into his sleeping bag.
The next morning Ruby yawned as she stood at the counter in the diner she jumped when hands came around her waist "hey babe," Casey greeted happily and dropped a kiss on her head.
"Hey why are you up so early?" she asked as she walked to a table with her coffee.
Casey shrugged and sat beside her "Heath woke me up coz he couldn't sleep and dragged me for a surf and here I was thinking I'd get a lie on with Brax away… you not gone to work already?"
"No I'm not due in until eleven mum woke me up coming in she fell over something," she giggled. "She was acting weird though told me I've not to come back to the house unless I know she's there…then she said we were staying at Uncle Pete's place- Jack was with her too something's going on Case."
Casey chuckled "strange maybe it's nothing you know cops they get threats all the time I wouldn't worry about you know as well as I do if it were serious your mum wouldn't leave your side-or the cops would be on you… I wonder how Brax and Adam are getting on…have you heard from him?"
"Yeah," she smiled "he called me last night he's having a ball he talked about Brax non-stop oh and he told me he taught him to surf but you gotta keep that to yourself it's a surprise for mum when he gets back."
"Wow Jack told me there was no hope for him on a board," he chuckled.
"Well I guess Brax is doing something right," she giggled "anyway I won't be home until about nine I'm taking mums car will I stop by for an hour?"
"Yeah if you want to but didn't you say you were spending the night with your mum?" Casey asked.
"I did but doesn't mean I can't stop in and see you first," she said and leaned in to kiss him.
"Aww isn't that lovely," Gavin said and pulled a chair out "young love these days," he chuckled and sat down.
By now Ruby and Casey had pulled apart "can I help you mate?" Casey asked looking him up and down while Ruby sat beside him wide eyed.
"Ruby you didn't tell him about me?" Adam mock gasped "I'm a little hurt… so she didn't tell you about her little sister- the one that died or her mum trying to shoot my brother no?" he chuckled looking to a horrified Casey "or how about her mum getting my brother-her dad locked up for life?"
Ruby shot up off the chair and threw her coffee into his face "go to hell!" she spat.
"Ruby!" Leah yelled and hurried over "I'm so sorry I don't know what's gott-" she stopped mid-sentence once she saw who it was "Case get her out of here," she said shoving Ruby behind her.
"What's going on?" Casey asked standing up.
"Just get her out of here!" Leah yelled "and you can get out an all you're not welcome here!"
Gavin stood up and chuckled "you must be a friend of Charlie's yeah I think I remember you Leah right?" he said and wiped his face.
"You we're warned!" Heath yelled stomping over, he'd just walked through the door and noticed the silence and everyone looking at something. Never one to miss some action he decided to have a look himself. He grabbed Gavin and shoved him back "you were told to stay away from her!" he hissed and shoved him again.
"Take him outside then you can do whatever the hell you want Heath!" Leah snapped.
"You heard the lady," Heath smirked and shoved him towards the door.
Ruby looked up at everyone looking at her and bolted out the other door "Ruby!" Casey yelled and ran after her.
Running to keep up with her he tried to stop her "Ruby what is going on- who was that guy and what was he talking about?"
Ruby stopped and sighed putting her hands on her hips she turned to face him she'd have to tell him now "that guy is my Uncle, his brother- my dad killed my little sister and stabbed my mum seven years ago… her name was Sienna she was seven weeks old when she died, he got life in prison and we haven't been in touch since. We moved here and tried to put it behind us, now dad has found us and wants to see us, he keeps sending letters and now he's sent his brother to stir up trouble because we've ignored them."
Casey stood there open mouthed in shock he didn't know what to say.
Ruby wiped her face "I gotta get to work," she said and walked away.
Casey stood processing it all before looking after her "Rubes wait!" he called and ran after her.
When he got to her he pulled her back "no Case," she whimpered and pulled away from him.
Realising she was crying he pulled her hard until she hit his chest "I'm sorry baby," he whispered as she cried and gripped him.
After a few minutes of crying she pulled back "I'm sorry I never told you it's just too hard to talk about."
Casey smiled quickly "it's okay I understand…does anyone know?"
"Just my family and the girls, April, a few of the cops mum works with… and mum only told Brax the other day so he could deal with Adam better….and I told Heath a bit of it the other day he had to hold Jack back and I had to explain why we was so angry."
Casey nodded "how about I call in sick for you and we can spend the day on the sofa."
Ruby smiled "I'd love to but I have a big meeting on Monday morning that I'm not half prepared for that's why I'm working late tonight…I promise we'll talk when I get home though."
"Okay," Casey smiled "I'll walk you to your car then," he said and slipped his hand into hers.
"I love ya," Ruby said once they got there and kissed him.
"I love ya too," he said and opened her door for her "call me on your break," he said as she climbed in.
"I will… talk to you then," she smiled and shut her door.
As soon as he was gone she broke down on the wheel she couldn't believe he'd done that. She sniffed and pulled back sighing deeply she started up the car and headed off to work.
Back at Charlie's she'd just woken up and walked down to her kitchen wiping her eyes she yawned and put the pot on- looking to the sofa she assumed Jack was asleep on it- he'd stayed at the station with her all night. Standing waiting on the pot she looked to her table and doubled back -another two photo's lay on the table. Walking to them she picked them up "Jack!" she called frantically another one of her asleep and one of her arriving home this morning with Jack. Feeling very unsettled she ran to the sofa and called him again "Jack! Wake up!" seeing he wasn't there she started to panic and ran up to her room and grabbed her gun from her locker and pulled out her phone from under the pillow. Bringing both downstairs (after she'd checked every room, wardrobe, gap in the house) she walked to the kitchen and started to make her coffee.
A few seconds later she whipped round and aimed her gun as the door opened slowly "hey it's me," Jack said holding up his hands "I thought you'd still be asleep," he said walking in.
"I thought you were staying here until I woke up!" she snapped and flung her cup at him.
Him ducking just in time- he looked to the cup shattering off the wall then at Charlie "what the hell is wrong with you?" he asked standing back up.
"I'm sorry," she whimpered and turned back to the counter leaning her hands on it "I got more photos he was in my room Jack!" she cried.
Jack walked over to her "I'm sorry Charlie I thought you'd be okay if I ran home for a few minutes…did you clear the place?" he asked pulling his own gun out.
Charlie nodded and burst out crying "aww Charlz," he said and pulled her into a hug.
"Why can't things for once go right for me!" she cried and buried her head in his chest.
Jack rubbed her arms "we're going down the station to make a formal complaint-forget what Pete said… get dressed," he said and stepped back.
...
Up coast Brax and Adam sat by the lake "so I'm starting to think you can't think of anything else for us to do out here," Adam said.
Brax chuckled "you'd be right," he said and stood up "fancy heading down to the town for the day?"
Adam nodded and stood up "we can go see a movie have dinner hang around down there."
"Yeah not like we've got anything else planned…but don't tell mum," Brax chuckled.
Adam chuckled and followed him "Brax!" he called "you know the way I asked you would you come see my dad with me?"
"Yeah," Brax said slowly.
Adam smiled "I've changed my mind I don't wanna go see him.
"Really?" Brax asked "what changed your mind?"
"You," he said seriously "spending all this time here with you doing all this stuff made me realise I didn't need to go see him, whatever I was thinking why I wanted to go see him and all that is all gone. I know I said I needed to know why he did it but I don't anymore he's in the past and I wanna keep him there."
Brax smiled "if that's how you feel."
"It is," Adam nodded "I'll never forgive him for what he did so why give him what he wants by going to see him…I have a better life now," he said smiling at Brax.
Brax ruffled his hair "let's go see what movies are on," he chuckled and climbed into his car.
Down the station Charlie sat in her office with Jack and Watson-she didn't want to draw attention to herself by going into the interview room.
"Right so how do you want to handle this?" Watson asked after she'd read the note and looked through the photos.
Charlie shrugged "pretend it's not happing," she said in a daze.
"Seriously Charlie I know you want this taken care of quietly so I was thinking if me Jack Collins and Pete work out a way to be around you like I'm off tomorrow- tonight I'll stay with you then Pete can take over in the morning while Jack and I have to work," Watson said.
Charlie nodded "yeah that's okay with me."
"And while we're here we'll be looking into the photos I've worked out exactly where a few were taken so I'm going to head out and get the cctv footage from the surf club and the diner," Jack said and stood up. "Pete should be here to take you to his soon he's at yours now- the guy is there changing the locks and fitting an alarm."
Charlie nodded and stood up "what about Ruby?"
"Collins is on her he's been warned to keep it to himself keep his distance and if she does twig him there was an incident and you sent him there as a precaution," Watson said and stood up "he's gone in his own car and we have radio contact he'll be on her until she arrives home later."
Again Charlie nodded "thanks Georgie."
"Don't worry Charlie we'll find out who this is," she said and squeezed her arm before walking out of the office.
As soon as she was gone Jack walked over to her "so I need to tell you something…sit," he said pulling her chair over.
"What?" Charlie asked and sat down "if this is something going on with Martha chances are I already know."
"No it's not her….I was patrolling the strip by the diner the other day."
"Okay," Charlie said not knowing where this was going.
"And I came across Heath Braxton arguing with a guy."
Charlie scoffed "what's new…what about it anyway?
"Ruby was with him," he said and stood up "don't freak out I kept this from you for a good reason."
"Jack, tell me what the hell is going on what has Ruby to do with this or Heath?" she asked standing up.
"The guy on the beach was Gavin Darwin Charlie, he was trying to get Ruby to talk to him and Heath intervened. I lost it when I saw him and told Heath to take Ruby away, I warned Gavin off…I didn't say anything to you because he didn't turn up again so I assumed he was gone," Jack said sitting beside her again.
Charlie sat there looking at him she was at a loss for words that name made her skin crawl. Standing up she walked to the window she couldn't be mad at him he was just looking out for her she couldn't believe Ruby hadn't told her right away "why didn't Ruby say anything?"
"She told me she didn't want to bother you because you'd a lot going on with Adam," Jack said walking to her.
Charlie snapped back to him "so what! I would have dealt with it! I have the same amount of time for both for my children! I can't believe she thought that- she knows she can come to me anytime with anything!" she snapped.
"Yes she does know that Charlie but things were starting with Brax- Adam was settling down she said it was nice to see you happy again she didn't wanna ruin it."
"Who cares if I'm happy my children come first I can't believe she didn't come to me what the hell was she thinking, what if he came back did she think about that? You know as well as I do Jack he's dangerous he tried to kill me-them he set my house on fire while we slept! They could have easily been killed!" she yelled grabbing her keys.
"Where are you going Charlie?" Jack yelled and ran after her.
"To make sure my daughter is safe then go find him and kill him!" she spat and stormed off to her car.
"Charlie come on be realistic!" Jack yelled and ran after her.
"Oh I am being realistic Jack! I see him he's getting a bullet no questions asked!" she yelled and pulled her door open "he won't get near my family again!"
Jack grabbed her back and kicked the door closed "you're not going anywhere except back in there use your head Charlie," he said and started to drag her back inside "let me make a call to the prison parole officer. I called the prison last night Gavin was released three months ago he should be still checking in."
Pulling away from him she held her hands up as he went to grab her again "fine," she said and stepped around him "I'll be in my office," she said calmly and walked into her office.
Jack looked after her thinking she was a bit too calm…following her a few seconds later he shut the door "I'm well wide to you! Sit!" he yelled when she was halfway out the window.
Groaning she pulled back and glared at him before walking and dropping into her chair with a huff.
...
Up coast Brax and Adam had just come out of the movies "so what did you think of that?" Brax asked as they walked.
"Yeah it was alright wouldn't be mad about it," Adam replied he stopped walking and took a few steps back to a sign in a shop window.
"Whatcha looking at?" Brax asked walking back to him.
Adam smiled and turned to him "dad used to bring me to these all the time when I was smaller…wanna go?"
Brax read the sign "go karts?" he said looking back at him "yeah I could go for that," he said and read the rest of it "they're closed now but we can come back in the morning."
Adam nodded "but I thought we were going home tomorrow."
"We are but we can do this first," Brax said and started to walk.
"Alright…what are we gonna do for the rest of the day?"
Brax looked at his watch "we can head for a surf for an hour or two if you want."
Adam nodded his head furiously "yeah practice makes perfect right," he chuckled and walked ahead to his car.
An hour later Brax floated on his board not far out while Adam took full advantage of the waves- he watched him with a smile on his face he'd never seen him so happy. Sighing he turned back to his board wondering what would happen once they got home his work was done Adam had changed and settled down would it all stop? Would he wanna be around him anymore? Looking back to Adam he felt a twinge in his chest he didn't want it to stop for some reason the kid had grown on him well whatever happened he knew he'd still have him at Angelo's. Floating back to shore he got off his board and walked to the towels, drying off he sat down and picked up his phone he hadn't called Charlie yet today. Deciding now was the perfect time he pulled up her number and called her "hey," he said when she answered.
"Hey," she sighed.
"What's up?"
"I'm on lock down," she grumbled "my stupid brother has locked the window in my office and locked me in."
Brax chuckled "why?"
"Because…never mind," she sighed "you two having fun?"
"Yeah we are what's going on back there-have you found anything yet?"
"Yeah have a lead but dummy out there won't let me out!" she yelled.
He assumed she was yelling so Jack could hear "why won't he let you go?"
"It's complicated I know he's trying to do the right thing I just hate people telling me what to do."
"Well he is your big brother you should be used to it," Brax looked out to the water and couldn't spot Adam "uh Charlie I'll call you back," he said and jumped up.
"Something wrong?" she asked.
"No I just remembered I forgot to do something," he said quickly already on his way to the water.
"Okay," she said slowly "I guess I'll talk to you in a bit then."
"Alright," he said and threw the phone down. Running into the water a bit and stopped, he couldn't even see the board "Adam!" He yelled and darted his eyes everywhere.
Beginning to panic he started to swim further in- going under he came back up and looked around "Adam!" He yelled again "Ad-" he stopped when he saw something floating "no, no, no," he said and started to swim towards it.
When he got to it he cursed…it was Adam rolling him over he tapped his face "Adam come on mate don't do this to me!" he yelled. Checking for a pulse his face drained of colour when he got nothing "no! Come on!" he yelled and started to swim back to shore with him.
Getting to shore he lay him down and started CPR. After a minute or two he jumped back when Adam started to cough up water. Quickly he rolled him on his side "it's alright just breathe Adam in and out you're alright," he said trying to hid the shakiness in his voice.
A woman hurried over to them "is he okay?" she asked looking down on him.
"Yeah he's fine," Brax replied without taking his eyes off him.
The woman got down beside him "I'm a doctor let me check him out he might need to go to hospital."
Brax moved away and let her move in- as she checked him out he couldn't help but notice how fit she was. She had a nice body, nice hair, big boobs, his type of woman- shaking his head he chuckled his type of woman was something else now and she was at home waiting for him.
"Well he seems okay the lungs are clear but keep an eye on him," she said and stood up.
"Thanks," Brax replied and got down beside him again.
"Here's my card if you need any more help," she said putting it into his hand "don't worry," she smiled "your son is gonna be just fine- I'd say you're in more shock than anything…go have a drink," she chuckled and walked away.
Brax looked down as Adam sat up "wow," he gasped and coughed "that was so cool."
"What the hell did you do?" Brax yelled.
"I saw you do that jump turn thing I thought I'd try it out…came off the board instead," he muttered.
"Jesus Adam you could have drowned! That took me years to learn and get right you can't just try it out in a wave you have to practice!" he sighed and pulled him up "don't ever do that to me again."
Adam smirked he could see the worry and concern on his face "worried about me were ya?" he chuckled.
"Yes in fact I was- have you any idea what was going through my head when I couldn't see you?"
"Alright I'm sorry won't happen again."
Brax sighed and pulled him into a hug "you have no idea how scared I was," he sighed.
Adam smiled and stepped back "don't worry about it dad," he chuckled "that woman," he said when Brax raised an eyebrow "she said your son is fine were you not listening?"
"Uh no I was kinda occupied seeing if this teenage kid I'm looking out for was still alive."
Adam chuckled "well he is and he's done with the water for today…it's dinner time," he said and started to walk off.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Brax called after him.
"Uh no," Adam said turning back to him "oh, yeah, right," he said when Brax pointed to the board that had floated to the shore. Walking over he picked it up and walked towards the car.
Brax looked after him and shook his head "kid will be the death of me," he said and went to grab his phone before walking back and grabbing his stuff heading after him.