Hey everyone thank you all for your wonderful comments, I did get a request from CharlieandBraxLover to separate my paragraphs which I already do it's just when I upload them to my Doc Manager the just clump all together. I am going to try something in this chapter so hopefully it will work. I know it can be rather difficult to read when everything is all together as you lose your place a lot. So hopefully you will like this chapter as much as you seem to have enjoyed my other ones. Next one is the wedding YAY! Which I am in the process of writing at the moment! I have planned all the way up to the birth, but I can easily incorporate any other ideas so if you have any please feel free to PM me and I will definitely get back to you! Review! Dannielle x
[DISCLAIMER/COPYRIGHT: I do not own any of the existing characters or storylines in Home and Away but any characters, storylines or ideas used in this story are strictly copyrighted and are not to be used by any other person/s without written permission of the author of this story. Thank-you.]
CHARLIE POV
I woke up to the sun streaming in through the curtains, I opened my eyes and blinked as they slowly adjusted. My arms were wrapped around Brax, he had one arm off the side of the bed and the other tucked underneath my shoulders pulling me closer to him. I smiled and hugged him tightly before getting up and heading to the bathroom. When I returned I saw him lying there staring at me, smiling. He sat up "morning babe" he said as I slipped in beside him "mm, morning" I said as I snuggled closer to him "how's the head?" I continued as I leaned up a kissed him gently. "yeah, pounding a bit, I wonder how much I drank last night?" he asked "well, I don't know but even Heath couldn't keep count… get nervous are we?" I asked with a smirk " ah, what! God no!" he said as he pulled me closer. We lay there for while just chatting about important things, enjoying each other's company as our last day as an engaged couple.
After an hour of meaningless chatter, we had gotten out of bed and were now sitting the dining table having breakfast when I decided now would be the perfect time to bring up a topic that had been on my mind for a few days now. "Hey babe" I said softly "yeah?" Brax replied encouraging me to continue "have you thought of any names for a baby yet?" I asked looking up at him, he smiled "yeah a few, what about you?" he asked me looking over and smiling at me before reaching out and placing a hand on my tummy. "yeah, what are you favourites?" I asked him intrigued hear what he had come up with "uhh, well I will tell you if you tell me yours and you promise to be honest" he said nervously, I laughed before nodding and taking a sip of my juice. At that moment Bella walked in wearing her mint green pyjamas with cute little puppies all over them "morning" she said grabbing a glass from the cupboard and grabbing the pitcher of juice from in front of me "what's going on? How's the head sir-bumps a lot" she said as she sat down across from me "ha, yeah it's not too bad, we are actually just discussing baby names" Brax said taking another sip from his coffee "ooh, what are they?" she asked excitedly while snatching a piece of Brax's toast from his plate and giving him one of the signature Braxton winks, I chuckled to myself thinking about how much alike those two are. " Well, Brax was going to go first… Brax" I said prompting him "well uh what about Emily?" he asked "oh, I have a cousin named Emily… she's coming to the wedding but she's a real bitch" I said shaking my head "well, how about you two use the Vito system" Bella said biting into her toast "what's that?" I asked puzzled "well, when you hear a name that you don't like then you just say 'Vito' and it's out of the picture…. You don't need a reason but I mean you can always give one. I just think it's easy" she said looking from me to Brax who nodded "yeah, that sounds like a good idea… what about Sarah" he said "Vito" I said "Melanie" I suggested "Vito" Brax replied "Nancy" he said "oh dear god Vito" Bella spoke up causing Brax to look at her, I laughed "yeah, I agree" I said "what's wrong with Nancy" Brax said "I'm sorry, do you want her to grow up wearing plaid and pretending she is Sherlock Holmes?" Bella questioned. I laughed "No" Brax replied sulkily "Caitlin" I said "Vito" he replied, I looked at Bella who nodded "yeah, Vito" she said as Brax held out his hand to hi-five Bella.
Twenty minutes later after many 'Vito's' we had only managed to agree on three names one from each of us, Brax had suggested Tiffany, I had suggested Hannah and Anniston from Bella. Brax and Bella wanted to go for a surf so I decided I would come and go for a swim. I went upstairs and changed into my new red bandeau bikini which I had bought considering all my old bikinis were too small to accommodate to my new curves courtesy of my pregnancy. I pulled on my boardies and a singlet and grabbed my new beach bag and threw some sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat inside before heading downstairs to wait for Bella and Brax who came down shortly after. Brax wearing his black and aqua blue Hurley boardies and Bella was wearing a hot pink bikini with a loose white drop tank top and a pair of black boardie with Roxy printed in silver across the back. We all walked to the beach talking and chatting about nothing in particular, I laid my towel on the sand and applied some sunscreen while Bella and Brax went out surfing.
Meanwhile back at the Braxton/Buckton house.
RUBY POV
I sat in my bedroom, flicking through my photo albums. I had been feeling a bit down the last few days and I was trying hard not to let anyone notice. It had been two hours since Charlie, Brax and Bella had all gone down to the beach and I could hear them coming back up the driveway now. The door opened and I could hear their laughter as they all went into the kitchen. I quickly shut the album and tried to put them away before someone came in but unfortunately I wasn't fast enough as Bella came into the room "hey, we got some lunch from the diner if you want some… hey are you ok?" she asked seeing the tear stains on my face. "uh um nothing's wrong" I said hoping she would leave it at that "come on Ruby, I'm not stupid what is going on?" she asked sitting on the end of my bed. "well, it's just…. I mean it's probably stupid but I just keep thinking that when my mum gets married and has the baby I won't be so important anymore" I said letting a few tears fall "hey, do think that your mum loves you and always will no matter what happens" she said "yeah, but I mean you came in and your so close to her now… I mean you two are always hanging out and talking and you are like so much more perfect than I am and I just can't help but be jealous… I mean I really, really like you but I just can't help it" I said fast before breaking down. Bella sat down on the floor next to me and pulled me into a hug "Ruby, I am nowhere near perfect and your mum and I are going to be sister in laws tomorrow of course we are hanging out, I only met her a fortnight ago I mean I had to get to know her somehow and I am so sorry that you feel this way about me I didn't realise. I mean I would really hate to get in between you and your mum." She said wiping the tears from my eyes. "No you really aren't I am just freaking out because everything is all happening so fast and I know that technically tomorrow you will be my aunt but you really are like a sister to me I mean you do my hair, we gossip, you help me pick out clothes. I mean I've never had anyone like that before and I really am glad that you are joining out family… I'm just being silly" I said wiping my eyes and sitting up straight looking at Bella "well, just so you know even though technically you will be my 'niece' as of tomorrow I will always think of you as my sister, your one of my best friends okay.." she said smiling at me warmly. I nodded "okay, let's go get some lunch before Heath smells it and comes running, I swear that boy was a bloodhound in a previous life!" she said before pulling me out of the room.
BELLA POV
We all sat around the table eating our lunch from the Diner. As I had predicted to Ruby, Heath had turned up just as we were coming downstairs with Darcy and Bianca but to my surprise he had bought a bunch of pizzas with him so we all sat around talk about the wedding and the baby while enjoying our lunch. It was our first real family meal and I couldn't be happier. Casey, Ruby, Charlie, Brax, Heath, Bianca, Darcy and I were all going to be one great big family as of tomorrow. And for once in my life I was proud to be part of such a great family. I knew that these people really loved me just as much as I loved them and I was so happy that I had made the decision to come back to Summer Bay. After we finished lunch I looked at the clock and saw that it was four thirty, I looked at Ruby and then to Bianca who each gave me a slight nod "Okay, well it's now four thirty so in half an hour it will be exactly one day until your wedding so Charlie you are going to come with me, Ruby, Darcy and Bianca and we are going to get all of your stuff ready and we are going to stay the night at Bianca's house because it is bad luck to see the bride before the wedding. And yes we do know that it is only next door but you will have absolutely no face to face contact you can only communicate over the phone until midnight tonight when you are to not have any contact at all understand" I said looking at Charlie then to Brax both of whom just nodded before Bianca and Ruby grabbed each of Charlie's arms and lifting her to her feet. I looked at a slightly shocked Charlie and laughed as I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the stairs to get her stuff together.
As we made it into Charlie and Brax's bedroom Charlie had finally gotten over the shock, "I want to take the stuff I got a my bachelorette party so we can pamper ourselves before the wedding" she said as I grabbed a small suitcase from the top of her cupboard "Okay, now I am going to take the wedding dress downstairs, and Darcy can you guard the dresses so that the boys don't peek" I asked the little girl knowing she would feel left out otherwise, I watched as her eyes widened 'yeah! I will do that, that's a big girl job isn't it?" she asked, I laughed and ruffled her hair "yeah Darce it is" I said as I grabbed the large white garment bag with Vera Wang printed on the front from the back of Charlie's closet before walking out of the room and down the stairs. "Hey what is that?" Casey asked as I rounded the corner and began to walk carefully down the stairs "this, would be Charlie's dress, and if you peek I will find out and I will kill you" I said seriously to each of my brothers who had now gathered around the bottom of the stairs. Charlie and Ruby came to the top of the stairs "hey, what are you boys doing?" Charlie asked "nothing" Brax said cutely "who is Vera Wang?" he continued. Ruby, Charlie and I all gasped at the same time, a look of shock crossing our faces as the three boys looked at us with concern "what!" Brax asked seriously "You did not just ask who Vera Wang is did you?" I asked. Brax nodded a look of fear crossing each of their faces as they saw just how serious we were, by now Ruby, Charlie and Bianca were standing beside me as we formed an army of females against the boys "Vera Wang is like the goddess of wedding dresses, to not know who she is… is to not know who the Queen of England is!" I said shrieking the last bit as Ruby, Charlie and Bianca nodded fiercely. "Okay just calm down, we are going to go back to the kitchen and have a beer while you too get the rest of your stuff together okay?" Brax said as they slowly backed away from us.
We returned to the bedroom as I got the box containing Charlie's shoes, veil and jewellery boxes putting the cute velvet boxes into a little crocheted bag and took them downstairs. On the way up I ran to my room and grabbed the garment bag containing my bridesmaid dress and the rest of my stuff before grabbing Ruby's dress and taking them downstairs, the boys sat at the table as we bought down garment bag after garment bag, box after box, bag after bag. They knew that it was safer to keep quiet. After twenty minutes we were done. We all gathered again in the lounge room "okay guys you've got five minutes left so let's just say our goodbyes" I said as Charlie and Brax hugged each other and began to kiss. I hugged Heath "don't forget the rings" I whispered in his ear before I moved to Casey hugging him "Case, make sure Heath doesn't forget the rings and keep Brax calm" I whispered to him before releasing. I watched on a Ruby and Casey, Bianca and Heath and Charlie and Brax all began to make out. I stood there uncomfortably watching as my three brothers practically mauled their girlfriends before getting fed up "Oh for the love of god if you lot don't stop they will have to surgically remove you from each other's faces!" I said. They all laughed as I went to Brax to say goodbye "Good Luck, I love you" I whispered in his ear he pulled me in tighter "I love you too, meet me at the beach in an hour" he replied quietly, I nodded into his shoulder as I pulled back before lightly kissing his cheek. He ruffled my hair playfully like he always does to annoy me and we left our arms laden with bags and boxes. In the end we made two trips but we got it all there. I put the garment bags in the closet in the spare room and went downstairs before realising that an hour had passed and I had to meet Brax. I grabbed my black cardigan and slipped on my thongs before heading to the beach.
I saw Brax sitting in the sand staring out at the sea, he turned and stood up when her heard me coming and pulled me into a hug before kissing my cheek, "So what's up, why did you want me to meet you here?" I asked as we sat down "well, I actually wanted to give you something, I am really glad that you have become friends with Ruby and Charlie and I am so proud of you at how far you've come and grown as a person. I just wanted to give you something to tell you I love you and how much you mean to me" he said as he handed me a small blue paper bag. I opened it and pulled out a long black velvet box and opened it up, I gasped inside was a bracelet with a small bar in the centre inscribed was 'Bella' in beautiful curly writing on the chain in every second link was a small amethyst stone. I carefully pulled it out and examined it closer before feeling something on the back, I turned it over and saw that it too was inscribed with the words 'I love you, B xx" I smiled as my eyes began to water "Brax, it's beautiful thank you so much" I said hugging him tightly "Your welcome, it's just a little something" he said as I pulled back and looked at the sticker which read 18K white gold embedded with individual amethyst stones. "the other box in there is for Charlie, would you mind giving it to her for me tomorrow before the wedding?" he asked slightly nervous "oh, of course… what is it?" I asked him "It was the necklace that nana wore on her wedding day, she gave it to me before she died… when she gave you that bracelet remember?" he said "oh yeah now I remember" I said. We sat on the beach talking for over an hour before it started to get dark, Brax walked me home and I went inside and put the bag inside the cupboard in the room I was staying in.
Leah arrived soon after and we spent the rest of the night watching movies, eating popcorn, giving each other facials and trying out Charlie's new foot spa. The clock struck midnight "Well Charlie, it's official you are getting married to my big brother today" I said as I hugged her "yep and I can't wait!" she replied smiling at me. And for once I actually believed that someone could love Brax more than me.
Well, how did you all like that chapter. I hope the new format is better. Get ready for the next chapter… THE WEDDING what you have all been waiting for! Personally I cannot wait to write it I have a picture of Charlie's dress, the bridesmaids dresses, Darcy's dress, the flowers. Everything is well planned out in my head I can't wait for you all to read it. Again please feel free to give me your ideas for the story. They will be greatly appreciated. So let me know. Review. Dannielle xx
[DISCLAIMER/COPYRIGHT: I do not own any of the existing characters or storylines in Home and Away but any characters, storylines or ideas used in this story are strictly copyrighted and are not to be used by any other person/s without written permission of the author of this story. Thank-you.]
