I'm so sorry this chapter is quite short. I promise the next one will be longer where all the wedding planning happens. Please keep reviewing and I hope you like this chapter :-) xxxx

Chapter 10 – Braxton Household

Ruby was already carrying a box when she got out of the car. As she placed it down in her and Casey's room, there was a loud crack.
"Rubes, what was that?" yelled Charlie.

"I don't know!" shouted Ruby.
Just to be safe, Charlie, Brax and Casey all walked to where she was.
"Ruby, I think you should open the box in case anything did break," said Charlie.
Ruby didn't want to as she knew Charlie would disapprove of how she packed her things, but she knew she had no choice. One by one, she slowly took out each item and placed it carefully on the floor. At the bottom of the box lay a photo of her and April just before their school formal. It was one of those big landscape photos where you hang it along one wall. Unfortunately as Ruby looked down at it, she realised there was a big crack right across the front.
"Uh oh..." she said and pulled the photo out to show everyone.
"Ruby, that's a beautiful photo of you and April! I can't believe you broke the frame! It was so expensive! Did you not think to pack everything safely? You should have asked for some crepe paper from me to wrap it up!" said Charlie angrily.
"We can just go and get a new frame..." replied Ruby.
"Well it looks like we'll have to won't we?" Charlie didn't look pleased at all but they all resumed unpacking.

One month later

Charlie and Ruby had settled into the Braxton's house perfectly. The only time arguments occurred was when Heath was around, which was basically hardly ever. He literally only came home to eat and sleep. Other than that, he was always hanging out with the River Boys, Bianca, or surfing. Usually Charlie and Brax were the only ones home together as Ruby and Casey always hung out with their mates. During one of these days where Charlie and Brax were home by themselves, they decided it was time to plan their wedding. Luckily they had enough money, as all the damage to Angelo's was fully covered by insurance. They wanted to have a big wedding because it would make them feel better to know that more people didn't mind the fact that an ex-cop was going to marry a gang leader who first came to the bay with a bad reputation.
"First things first. We need to choose who we're going to invite," said Brax.
"Hold on. Do you know if we can get one of those deals where the cost will be lower if we have a certain number of guests?" asked Charlie.
"Yeah, I think it's 50 people..." replied Brax.
"Okay, hopefully we can manage that many. Did we get all the money we wanted from the bank?"
"Sure did!"
"Okay, that's really good."
"By the way Charlie, I don't want to fly Quantas... Apparently it's not reliable in NZ."
"We can fly Air New Zealand. There flights tend to be cheaper."
"Before we sort any of this out and all the accommodation, we need a guest list."
"We'll invite everyone in the bay, your boys from Mangrove River and both our families. Oh, and Brax?"
"Yeah babe?"
"Would you mind if we invited Angelo and Nicole from the city..?"
Brax looked down. Him and Angelo had never got along. "Uhhhh... I guess it's up to you..." he replied.
Charlie had so much history with Angelo. Even if they were no longer seeing each other, they were still really good friends. Besides, Angelo was like a dad to Ruby. Also, Charlie use to go out with Roman who is Nicole's dad. As much as she wanted them both to be there, she knew she couldn't invite them if Brax didn't want them there. She didn't think Brax would approve because she knew he was pretty much the main reason why Angelo moved to the city with Nicole. If they did go to the wedding, it would be a great chance for them to catch up with everyone else in the bay. "Baby, it's our wedding. If you don't want them there, it's fine. I won't invite them."

Next chapter:
Will Brax let Charlie invite Angelo and Nicole?