Chapter 14

Heath and April made their way down onto the beach to get away from everyone and all the drama. They sat in the sand and April rested her head on Heath's shoulder and cried. He stroked her hair. "I'm sorry." Heath told her sincerely, he hated to see April like that. It made him upset if he did.

April looked up at him, confused. "What are you sorry for? You didn't go attacking anyone." she pointed out. "I'm really proud of the way you handled that." She had been expecting a big bust up, but Heath remained cool the whole way through.

Heath frowned. "I'm sorry for doing this to you... and I'm sorry that I didn't say something. I should have stood up for you." he regretted letting Bianca put her down like that.

She kissed him on the cheek. "I wasn't the one being attacked. I should have stood up for you more. Bianca doesn't understand..." April's voice trailed off. Her sister would probably never understand.

"When did you tell her?" he wondered curiously. She hadn't said anything about it when they were together.

April shuddered when she remembered what happened. "I wasn't planning on telling her... but I kind of misplaced the ultrasound photos and Bianca found them. It was game over from then. I was going to lie and say they were someone else's but I would would be caught out in it sooner or later." If she lied it would only hurt Bianca even more.

Heath nodded. "At least that part is over with now." It was a massive milestone.

April wasn't so sure. "I don't know Heath. I don't think Bianca is ever going to forgive me. Definitely not anytime soon..."

"She will. You're her sister. She's just in shock." Heath promised.

She hesitated for a moment. "Heath, I need to ask you something..."

He kissed her head. "Anything you want." Heath told her.

April looked up at the father of her unborn baby. "Bianca wasn't right, was she?" she shifted uncomfortably. It wasn't an easy question to ask.

Heath frowned. "About what?"

April bit her lip. "You do actually love me, don't you?" If his answer was no, she would never get over it. If his answer was yes, she would always find it hard to believe that someone like Heath Braxton would be interested in her.

Heath was horrified. "Don't ever doubt that April. You know this is all new to me. I've never been serious about a girl. But there's just something about you... You're beautiful and intelligent and such an amazing person. Please don't let anyone convince you that I'm not in love with you." he said sincerely and smiled after a minute. "God, I'm turning into Casey!"

April laughed. "I don't doubt it. And I guess I already knew the answer, but I'm so confused Heath. Two months ago I was worrying about the HSC and now I'm going to have a baby. It's a huge learning curve."

Heath nodded. "I know it is babe and I'm here for you. Every step of the way. Imagine how hot our kid is going to be!"

She rolled her eyes. "I can't believe you just said that." she laughed. Then April remembered something. "Can I stay with you tonight? I don't think I'm ready to go home and be lectured by Bianca again about how disappointed she is in me."

Heath kissed her. "Of course you can. Brax won't care but you might have to put up with Casey. I think he's in shock aswell."

April frowned. She knew this was really going to affect Casey. Her was her friend and Heath was his brother, in his eyes that must have been the ultimate betrayal. "Do you think he'll ever forgive me?" she wondered dubiously.

He kissed her. "Of course he will. He just needs a bit of time to get used to the idea." Heath promised her. Casey couldn't hold a grudge for long, that was one of his weaknesses.

April sighed. "I hope so. I don't want to lose him as a friend because of this. And I don't want to ruin your relationship with him either."

"Yeah well, me and Casey's relationship wasn't ever that great anyway. It's no secret that he prefers Brax." Heath said, looking down at the sand.

She took his hand. "Casey's not the best for showing emotions Heath. He loves you just as much as Brax. It's just sometimes you're a bit hard on him. This is me being Casey's friend now, not your girlfriend. You need to stop treating him like a child Heath or you could drive him away." April warned him.

Heath smiled and kissed her again. "Okay, from now on I promise to be better behaved."

April ran her hand through his short hair and laughed. "All the boys are going to say that I have you whipped."

"Strangely, I don't mind." Heath smiled.