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-1 month later.-
Charlie and Brax's relationship had grown ever stronger over the past month, especially down to the fact that Charlie had told him about her past, she felt like she could trust him completely. Bianca was dealing pretty well with her rape, she had tonnes of help from everyone, but especially Brax, Charlie and most of all, Heath. It'd been 6 months in total since Charlie and Brax began to secretly start seeing each other, only Leah, Bianca and Heath remained the ones who knew about them.
Charlie's POV:
"Brax, no." I groaned as he continued to kiss my neck before tightening the grip he had around my waist, "Babe stop, I've really got to get back to work." I moaned, aimlessly holding my work belt, unable to put it on due to his arms being in the way.
Before I knew it, he'd picked me up and laid me down on the couch before positioning himself on top of me, wearing his usual cheeky grin,
"Don't you dare." I warned him,
"Ah c'mon, you can't resist me." He said cheekily as he lowered his lips onto mine, me soon pulling away,
"Oh yes I can." I replied before pushing him off me, causing him to land with a thud on the floor, I jumped up and placed my two work belts around my waist,
"That was so mean." He sarcastically sobbed as he gradually stood up and limped towards me, I quickly walked over to him and tangled my arms around his neck,
"Well I'll make it up to you later."
"You better, I need you to kiss me better."
"Don't worry, I'll kiss you better." I replied before pecking his lips and whispering in his ear, "Everywhere."
I grinned before moving away from him and slipping my shoes on, "Oh yeah, you play the innocent Sergeant outdoors, but behind closed doors, oh you're very different."
"Only for you, sweetheart." I replied cheekily before I took his hand and pulled him towards the back door,
"Er, you're forgetting something." He informed me as I shoved him out of the door,
"What?" I asked,
"Kiss." He replied.
I laughed before leaning forward and giving him a slow, soft kiss before shoving him out of the door again and heading off to work.
Brax's POV:
I quickly left Angelo's, after being at Charlie's all morning, I was only there for about 45 minutes before having to leave again.
I got a call, mom was in hospital, heart attack, and whose fault was it? Coppers.
Charlie's POV:
I waited anxiously at the hospital, Cheryl was in a pretty awful way, and I was dreading Brax showing up, desperately hoping he wouldn't but knowing he would, Casey was already here, along with Ruby, Heath didn't care no doubt.
My heart dropped as Brax angrily paced down the corridors, right towards Watson and I,
"What happened?" He asked shortly, directing the question at me.
"She was drunk, given a warning by officers, and she ended up having a heart attack."
"Where is she?"
"In that room." I nodded towards the room where the nurse was checking her chart.
He didn't dignify me with a response, or a nod, he just left and spoke to Casey, I sighed before turning away and going outside for a walk.
"Charlie?" I turned around once I reached the exit of the hospital to see Ruby,
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm fine, just needed some air."
She nodded, "Is Cheryl gonna be okay? Brax seemed pretty angry before."
"She's strong, I'm thinking she'll pull through, and yeah he did."
"Mind you, I'd feel the same if it were you in that hospital bed."
I smiled, "How's Casey?" I asked.
"He's alright, definitely not angry though, like Brax."
I smiled weakly before we both began to walk back up towards Cheryl's hospital room.
The attention of Brax shouting at Watson made me walk straight over to them,
"Hey, what's going on?" I asked softly, only to be yelled at some more,
"It's your fault she's in here, all the hassle she gets from you coppers, that's what's doing it to her." I sent Brax a disapproving glare, he shook his head at me, as if to silence me, "It's all you coppers, you're all the same!" He spat.
I shook my head before turning away from him and going to sit down in an empty row of seats, further along the corridor, away from other people, I looked back down the corridor to see Brax glaring at me, I gave him a dirty looks, he instantly walked towards me.
"Brax, I came here for peace, go away."
"I'm not gonna yell-"
I interrupted him, "Just go."
He loitered there for a little longer, glaring down at me, before turning and heading back over to the others.
-A while later.-
I got up from my seat and headed over to inform Watson I was leaving and over to Ruby,
"Rubes I'm gonna head home, you want a lift?"
"No thanks, I'm gonna wait with Casey for a bit."
I smiled and nodded before making it to the end of the corridor, stopping dead in my tracks when someone grabbed my wrist,
"Charlie." Came Brax's voice, I emotionlessly turned around to face him before pulling my hand away from his.
"You do me a favour yeah?" He began angrily, yet again, "You tell your mates, I'll blame then, and you if she doesn't pull through."
I shook my head at him, trying to fight my tears back, successfully managing to do so, and giving him a reply in a tone just as angry, "You tell them yourself, and you blame me all you want, because we're done."
-8pm, Charlie's place.-
After I left the hospital, I came home, got changed into a lose navy blue summer dress, I had just sat back down with a mug of tea before there was a constant knocking on the door, I quickly just ran to the door and opened it,
"Brax." I breathed, unimpressed to see him, "Look, I'm not in the mood for arguments, just leave." I told him straight.
"No, please, please Charlie, can we talk?" He asked.
"No, everyone's home."
"Can we go for a walk then?" I shook my head, "Ah Charlie, please, just give me a chance to explain." He pleaded with me.
I smiled lightly before grabbing my cardigan and following him outside, closing the door behind me,
"How's your mom?" I asked.
"She's alright now, making a slow recovery."
I nodded silently before we walked to the beach.
We arrived at the beach soon after, not having said a word since we left the house, I chose to break the silence, I stopped in the sand and faced Brax as I spoke,
"Look Brax, what happened to your mom, it's not my fault-"
He interrupted me, "Yeah, I know it wasn't."
I shut my eyes tightly and quickly, trying to mask the tears before reopening them, "Why'd you yell at me then?"
"I'm sorry, I was angry and I really didn't mean it, any of it."
"Brax we're messed up, I mean, why are we even doing this? We're just using each other for sex." I blurted out, not thinking about what I was saying, just hurt and confused, Brax evidently took it to heart,
"Okay." He nodded his head, "So, tell me, if it is just for sex, tell me why you told me about your past, about everything that happened? Why let me be the one to look after you, to comfort you?" I shook my head, "Charlie, what we've got, it's a whole lot more than sex, and we both know it."
A lone tear strayed down my cheek, I quickly wiped it away, "I gotta go." I said quickly before turning and walking further down the beach, Brax calling after me, but in my mind, it was simply a distant call in the background, until he was standing directly in front of me, holding his hands out,
"No, you're not running away from me, I'm not letting you slip through my fingers, it's not happening."
"You can't stop me." I spat,
"No, you're right, I can't, it's your choice, but just so you know, if you leave now, I'll pester you over and over until you talk to me again, starting from tonight."
I laughed slightly at his comment before the smile soon faded, he reached out slyly to take my hand but I stepped back, "We're deluding ourselves here, Brax, this would never work, I mean, we're from two different worlds."
He smiled lightly at me, "Yeah Charlie, yeah we are, but we've made it work so far, so why not continue?" I bit my lip, he knew me too well and instantly sensed my hesitance, "We're good together."
He took my hands in his, this time I let him, "Why don't we just come clean?" He suggested, "About us." He added.
I laughed, "Yes Brax, I did know what you're talking about." I smirked, causing him to grin.
"I can't Brax, I'm not ready."
He stepped closer to me and gave my hands a light squeeze, "Yes, yes you are babe, 'cause we're in this together."
I smiled lightly, "Alright?" He asked, I nodded slightly, I smiled before placing a gently kiss on my forehead.
"But Brax, I can't tell me superiors at work, not yet, especially with Heath's antics."
He nodded cheekily, "I understand, buuuuuuut..." He began before placing his hands on my waist and moving his body into mine, "Rubes is at my place with Casey."
He looked at me, I knew exactly what he was referring to, "Alright." I said, his face filled with confusion,
"Come again?" He asked in disbelief, causing me to laugh,
"Let's tell them." I repeated, he grinned slightly,
"Am I dreaming?" He asked, I laughed before hitting his chest lightly,
"Well, if you are, I'm guessing it's a good one?"
He nodded rapidly, before he moved his lips onto mine and kissed me passionately, he pulled away to simply leave a trail of kisses on my neck before burying his head into the crook of my neck,
"You still need to kiss me better for what you did this morning." He groaned, I laughed before moving my head, causing him to move backwards,
"And don't you think you've got some making up to do?" I questioned as I raised my eyebrows, he bit his lip and thought about it before nodding,
"Yes, and I am very, very sorry, again." He told me, again.
I nodded, "I know you are."
I smiled before leaning forward and placing a soft kiss on his lips before linking my hand with his, and pulling him up the hill and off the beach, "Where are we going?" He groaned.
I stopped walking and turned to face him, "Er, your place."
"We're telling them right now?" He asked, I nodded.
"Who are you, and what've you done with Charlie Buckton?" I hit his arm,
"OW! You're gonna have some serious making up to do, lady."
"Yeah, I don't see you complaining."
"Oh don't worry, I'm not." He said seductively before wrapping his arms around my waist,
"Stop trying to delay this, Brax, do you want me to change my mind about telling them?"
"No, nono, no objections from me at all, just that, when we do, can we kick them out of the house, so we can, y'know, have our little make-up session?"
I laughed at him, "I'm sure we can, Braxton." I kissed him softly before grabbing his hand and leading us towards his house, both of us oblivious to the person watching us.