Im back, thank you for all the reviews I loved them they make me so happy that I write more. I hope you will like this chapter I have been thinking about this one for a while, anyway on with the story.
Charlies POV
Brax had just left to go tell the police about the shooting and who he thought it was I was sitting on the lounge burping Elloise when Casey came into the room. He looked like he had no sleep at all last night, and I know for a fact that the mattress is very comfortable so Ruby and him must have been up all night talking.
"Charlie, before Ruby comes out here I need to talk to you. Last night I know that you said we should support Ruby in whatever she does, but I can't help but feel angry and sad at the fact that she wants to terminate the pregnancy, it's my baby my son or daughter. And I know that the doctors said that it would most likely come out with a disability, I can't help but fall in love with it. I was always going to call my first son or daughter Bailey, so in my head I keep seeing a little baby and I call it Bailey. I love your daughter, but I can't help but hate her for killing Bailey. I know she needs me right now but I can't stand to be here until I deal with the loss of my child. I am telling you this know because I'm going to go visit a friend in Coffs Harbour for a couple of weeks, when I return Ruby would have killed my child and she would have gone through her first round of treatment, then I will be able to think this through properly." Casey stared straight at me the entire time; I think I froze about halfway through his speech.
"Thank-you for telling me this Casey, I think it would be best if you packed away your stuff and left right now, take your car Ruby will be fine I will look after her. I can't say I'm happy with your decision because I'm not. I am actually quite angry at you, I don't understand your selfishness, but you have to do what you have to do, I will make sure your brothers know what is going on. Please leave know Casey, and don't come back until you can support my daughter fully." With that Casey lifted himself off the lounge and left my house. Elloise was screaming at the top of her lungs so I changed her diaper and dressed her in a purple coverall. Ruby came out of the room and took her off my hands whilst I went to get changed myself. I put on some shorts and a singlet and put my hair back in a ponytail. I walked back into the lounge but not before I heard Ruby talking to her sister.
"Hey baby girl, you will love me won't you, even if I do kill your niece or nephew. I just want you to know im not being selfish. The baby might not even make it through the treatment and even if it does it might have a disability, and then I will have to live with that my whole life. But you aren't going to hate me are you?" Elloise blew milk bubbles in an answer, and I wiped tears from my eyes. I walked into the room and put a smile on my face.
"I love you no matter what baby girl. Whatever decision you have made I will support you, there is always other ways of having a baby but we have to make sure you are okay first, alright? And don't you ever think that you are a murderer." I brought her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. Pulling back I went into the kitchen to cook some toast for the two of us.
"Thank-you Mum I love you so much. I'm guessing Casey talked to you this morning?" I nodded my head in response and continued making coffee. "Yeah, well I don't care what he does it's his choice anyway. Where's Brax?"
"Uh, did you not hear the bang this morning? Well anyway Brax says it was a gun shot and he went to the Police station to tell them, thinks he knows who it is too."
"Holy crap Mum, a gunshot and the nightclub on fire, who is targeting you guys?" I shrugged my shoulders and passed Ruby her toast. She placed Elloise in the portable crib and sat down at the table. We ate in silence until Heath and Bianca came storming through the front door.
"Where is my beautiful niece?" He bellowed.
"Hey Heath, great way to announce your arrival, she is over there, please try not to make her cry." I told him.
"Please Buckton I would never. I brought her something. It is a Minnie mouse balloon; I couldn't help but buy it when I saw it."
"I see that Heath and thank you, I'm sure she loves it. Hey Bianca, how are you this morning, if you can pry her away from Heath you can have a hold of her."
"I'm great thank you Charlie, and don't worry Uncle Heath over there will be giving her to me in a second. Have you guys seen Casey we have been trying to call him for over an hour Heath needs him to do a shift at Blood and Sand." At the mention of his name tears sprung to Ruby's eyes.
"Uh yea we have seen him, long story but he is on his way to Coffs Harbour." Bianca looked between Ruby and I and picked up on the tension, she smiled at me and went to get Elloise, and Heath soon joined us at the table.
"So what's going on, you and Casey leave quickly from the hospital and now Casey is nowhere to be seen." Ruby looked at him and filled him in on the whole story. I was so proud of her and Heath was clearly getting angrier by the second.
"I'm gonna hit that kid in the face, he is an idiot for leaving you Rubes. Don't you worry though the rest of us will be here for you. Next time I see him he won't be so lucky though." We sat in silence for a little while whist Bianca Cooed over Elloise. Brax finally got home and filled us in on his theory of the hook up that Cheryl brought home that night. He reckons that he is a new recruit of Jakes gang and is out to get the Braxton's back in the business. The police are after him though and Brax said that he wasn't a problem anymore. Brax took Elloise from Bianca and we all went to the hospital to start Ruby's treatment. We arrived at the hospital and we checked Ruby in. We received news about getting to bring Chase home tonight and Brax and I were ecstatic. Brax had to go back to the restaurant to talk to the firemen and police, and start the renovations so I was just Ruby and I waiting for the doctor to arrive.
"Hello im Doctor Truman, I'm here to do a couple of procedures on Ruby, first will be the termination of your pregnancy then we will hook you up to the machines to start treatment on the tumour. In about 1 month you will have an operation to remove the tumour, then more treatment will follow, and if everything goes smoothly then we will put you into remission. If you understand everything then we can start." The doctor seemed very nice and Ruby was comfortable so she gave him the okay. The procedures took a few hours and Ruby was now sleeping so I left the room to change Elloise and feed her. We went for a walk down to the nursery and saw Chase. I felt someone walk up behind me and turned around. I saw it was Brax and immediately broke down in tears.
"Oh god Brax, it was horrible, I saw her getting weaker and weaker, she is so brave, I just hate seeing her like this, and it is killing me."
"I know baby girl, I know." He stood there holding me tightly until a nurse interrupted us.
"Excuse me, hi I was just wondering if you could fill out these forms for Chase and then you can take him home. Also you are Ruby's mum aren't you?" I gave a small nod. "Well she is being released tonight too so you can fill out her forms too." I again smiled at her and Brax and I took a seat in the corner each filling out a set of forms. Eventually they were complete and Brax and I collected Chase, we had already brought him some clothes so he was currently wearing the same coverall as Elloise but his was green. We took him to Ruby who was waiting for us in her room. We arrived and she instantly took Chase away from me despite my protests. She was tired I could tell but she was being brave. We walked out to the car and placed the twins in the back, Ruby sat in between the, and we drove home, slowly. Brax said it was because of the triple fragile cargo in the back, I smiled at him. He was so adorable sometimes. We got home and Brax told me to stay outside whilst he and ruby took the twins inside. I was getting impatient and was about to storm inside when Ruby appeared at the doorway. She called me in and I followed her inside. We walked straight to my room where my wedding dress was laid out on the bed.
"Ruby, what is this?"
"It's your wedding dress. With everything going on at the moment I thought that you and Brax needed a break from all the stress, so he and I organised the wedding for tonight, you have one hour. Marilyn is here to do your hair and make-up so don't stress. Chase is hungry, so feed him first and then you can feed Elloise whilst you get your hair done." I couldn't believe what I was hearing, after all that had happened to her and everything with the twins, she had still managed to organise all of this.
"Thank-you so much baby girl, god I love you so much." I gave her a massive hug and she had to pry away my arms. She gave me a weak smile then ran to my ensuite and vomited. She came out a couple of minutes later and smiled at me again.
"I guess even though I am not pregnant anymore I can't avoid the vomiting." That's my girl she was going through hell right now and she can't help but make a joke out of it, she is so brave. Over the next hour Marilyn had come in and not only done my hair but Ruby's and Bianca's too. I had fed the babies and Ruby had whisked them away soon after. It was now 5:30 and I was in my wedding dress and Ruby and Bianca were in their dresses. Ruby came back into the room with my babies. Elloise was in a little flower girls dress and Chase was in a coverall with a tuxedo printed on the front. I cried some more and got ready to walk down the makeshift aisle out our backyard. Brax had done a terrific job of decorating and lighting the place, it was better than I could have ever imagined. I got to the end of the aisle and Ruby and Bianca started to walk down the aisle each carrying a twin, I was about to head down the aisle myself when Heath came up beside me.
"It's okay if you say no, I won't mind, but I thought that considering your dad couldn't be here tonight, that you would like it if I were to give you away to my brother." I nodded my head because I couldn't speak, everyone was making this night perfect for me just like I wanted it to be. We walked down the aisle and I saw the familiar faces of Leah, Marilyn, Alf, VJ, Romeo, Sid, Sam and the rest of the river boys and every other person that I had ever met in Summer Bay. But the one person that mattered was standing at the end of the aisle. Brax. There he was lit up by a perfectly placed light shining above his head. I smiled so hard that my cheeks felt like they would burst. I looked around and noticed that Brax had no groomsmen, I remembered Heath on my arm, but there was no Casey. Surely he knew about this and he still left. I pushed him to the back of my mind as I stood in front of Brax and the priest. I somehow missed everything that the priest said as Heath gave me away and right up until the vows part came. I started to panic because I couldn't remember what I was going to say at the original wedding. But I forgot about that as Brax started talking.
"Charlotte Buckton, I love you more than words describe. Last year you let me tell the world how hard I fell for you, but even before that you were mine. We started the relationship in secret and I fell for you hard, I fell so fast that I nearly hit my head on the way down. You are a strong, smart sexy woman who fell for me, I don't know how I did it but I charmed you over. I promise that I will protect you through everything, through sickness and health, through the good times and the bad, I will love you forever, and just in case you ever forget it you can just look at my heart." Then he started to undo his shirt he pulled it to the side and I saw a new tattoo, it read 'Je Vous Aime, Charlie Braxton', which it, I love you Charlie Braxton. "Just look at my heart Charlie and you will never forget, I sure as hell know I won't ever forget the love that I have for you right now." He finished and then the priest turned to me expectantly.
"Darryl Braxton, you are the light to my day, the spark to my fire, my warmth in the cold. You are everything to me, and although I didn't ink it on my skin, Je Vous Aime Darryl Braxton. You have been my rock throughout this entire year. You came into my life expectantly and even though I tried to block you out, you broke me down and you entered my heart. I have never felt this way about anyone in my life before. I promise you that for the rest of my existence I will continue to give you my heart, through everything I will be here for you. Darryl Braxton I promise to protect you, care for you, and love you for the rest of my life. Please just don't ask me to cook for you." I finished my makeshift vows and the audience applauded. I zoned out through the rest of it until I heard, you may now kiss your bride. Brax scooped me up and placed his lips on mine. We kissed for a full minute before coming up for air and looking at the rest of the people that surrounded us. I was so happy right now. I grabbed Chase and Brax Elloise and we walked down the aisle. We spent the next hour taking photos and just being happy. After that we walked into the house and sat down at the table, everyone else was sitting either outside or mingling between each other. It was getting late and I was getting hungry so we decided that it was time to eat. Because of the makeshift wedding we had finger food so Brax grabbed Ruby and I a plate whilst we sat with the babies. Ruby was tired I knew it, it had been a long day but she was staying awake for me.
2 hours later
We had eaten and danced and was about ready to cut the cake. I wanted to put the twins down first though so Brax and I entered the nursery with them in my arms. I had expressed some milk earlier in the day so we had a bottle each feeding them.
"Thank you so much Brax, this has been an amazing day, I love you so much. I know that this is meant to be our wedding night and we are meant to be celebrating but I kind of want everyone to leave, and Ruby really needs to rest. How about we cut the cake and make some excuse about the twins."
"You are more than welcome baby girl, I just wanted you to be a Braxton finally. Sure we can get everyone to leave, let's just finish up here and then we can get to bed ourselves." I kissed him and finished up feeding Chase. I changed him and put him in his pyjamas, Brax did the same with Elloise and we put them in their cots. We walked outside and Bianca had already got the cake ready for us. I whispered our plan to her and she agreed with me. The cake was simple and that was alright with me, there wasn't enough time to get anything else anyway. We cut the cake and after a few more pictures everyone left the house and it was just Brax, Ruby, the twins and I left. I looked over at Ruby as she got up from the couch.
"I'm sure you don't want me around tonight, but thanks for letting me stay here tonight. I love you Mum, and Dad." She smiled at Brax and he gave her a small nod.
"Baby, you are more than welcome here, but could you take the spare room, I want my bed tonight." I kissed her cheek and also got up to head to bed. I pulled Brax up and walked to the room. This had been a really bad day and the best day of my life so far mixed into one. I couldn't be happier. But I would be a whole lot happier if Ruby wasn't falling apart before my eyes.
There you guys go, I thought I would give you a somewhat happy chapter. Hope you enjoyed it please review. XOXO