I am sorry I have not updated for a bit. I have been trying to work out how to get were I wanted to be with this story. I will try to update again before next monday.
Charlie stayed at her aunts until her job had finished. Each weekend she would leave Friday lunchtime to return to the city Monday afternoon. Brax insisted he take her back to the city telling Charlie it was their date time. Time they could be a couple without people watching them in the bay.
A couple of days before Charlie came back to the bay and moved in with Brax he told Heath and Casey.
"Cool. Can Ruby move in with me." Casey asked his brother.
"That is Charlie's decision. If Ruby moves in you will have to share with Heath."
Heaths reaction was different Casey. "You are allowing Buckton to move in here. Are you kidding me? She's made you soft."
Brax stared at his brother before he answered him. "If you don't like it Heath you know what you can do. It's not as though you pay for your keep is it. I do. Charlie is staying here whether you like it or not."
Heath just stared at his brother. He could not believe what he was hearing. Brax was putting a chick before him. "Whatever." He said to his brother. He walked out and went for a surf.
Charlie moved in several days later. Brax went to the city to pick her up and bring what she had with her at her Aunt's. They stopped off for lunch before they arrived back at the bay.
Brax pulled into the driveway. He got out of his ute and shot round to were Charlie was getting out of ute. As she closed the door Brax put the house keys on the roof. He picked her up bridal style. Charlie squealed with laughter as he did.
"Can you pick the keys up?" He asked. As they went past Charlie picked the keys up. Brax then carried her to the front door. Charlie was laughing as he carried her up the steps. Charlie used the keys to open the front door. Brax carried her through the house and into his room. He put her down so she could see what he'd done. He'd bought cushions and various other things for her. He put his arms around her.
"Ruby helped me buy them the other day when you said you were coming. I think she quite liked spending my money."
Charlie turned round and hugged Brax. "Thank you Brax." They went back into the living area.
"Here are your set of the door keys." Brax said handing Charlie a set of keys. "Won't please Heath but if he doesn't like it…" He tailed off.
"Brax, I can go back to Leah's if there is a problem."
"No way, Charlie. We were going to live together in the city so he will have to suck it up." He paused. "Wanna a drink?"
Charlie nodded. After they had a drink Brax brought Charlie's things in and helped her unpack. They then went to Leah's and picked up the rest of Charlie and Ruby's belongings and took them back to the share house. When they got back Heath was just arriving back to the house. He turned round and looked at what they had packed in the back of Brax's ute. Sighing to himself he turned to help them carry Charlie and Ruby's belongings in. When they had finished it was all stacked in the living area.
"Jeez Buckton. You don't believe in travelling light do you?" He said to Charlie.
"We did buy things when we were going to move." Charlie replied.
Heath turned away from the couple and left them to it. He felt like a spare wheel.
Charlie and Ruby settled in. Charlie found herself a part time job in Yabbie Creek working at a law firm. Her Uncles firm put a word in for her. When she told Brax he protested telling her she did not need to work.
"Brax it is only part time. Or do you want me to cook in the kitchen in Angelo's. I will do more damage to your business than Heath can." As she spoke Charlie grinned at Brax. She had not told him but on the weekends she had spent with her Aunt and Uncle her Aunt spent some time teaching Charlie to cook. She had made teaching Charlie fun.
Charlie settled in with Brax. She worked part time and she also got roped in by Brax to help out at the restaurant.
"I'm keeping you out of the kitchen." He said laughing at her.
Charlie had been living with Brax a few weeks when someone knocked at the door. She got up and opened the front door to find her stepmother Morag Bellingham was stood there.
"Hello Morag. It's good to see you." Charlie said opening the door so Morag could come in.
"I wish I could say the same. I see you have gone ahead and moved in with Mr Braxton."
"Would you like a coffee? Sit down."
"No thank you Charlie. I will not be here long enough to want to sit down. Why did you not stay in the city? I could have found you work at my law firm. Instead here you are living with a man that is not far off being a crook."
"Brax has changed. He's trying to be a good person. He walked away from the River Boys for me. Why are you here? Not just to give me a hard time over Brax."
"Leopards don't change their spots Charlie. You should know that from being in the police. One of these days he will feel the need to go back to his old ways. Then what will you do?
"I am here to defend Sid's daughter Sasha. She has been implicated in the death of Stu Henderson. Now I must go. I just came to see that you were alright. I am staying at the caravan park if you want to come and see me. Bye Charlie. I will see my own way out." Morag walked out before Charlie could answer.
As Charlie went to close the front door she heard Heath.
"Not leaving on my account are you?"
"No I am not." Morag's response was curt. Heath walked into the house. He looked at Charlie.
"What did the old bat want?" Heath asked Charlie.
"She wanted to know why I was living here and why I had not stayed in the city. Then she was rude about Brax."
"Wouldn't let it bother you. Brax is happy and so are you. Ignore her." Heath turned from Charlie and slumped down on the settee and put the television on to see what sport was on.
Charlie went and led on the bed in the room she shared with Brax. After a while she got up and went out. Jumping in her car she drove to see Leah. She knocked on her back door and waited for her to answer.
Leah opened the door to see her ex housemate and her good friend. The two women hugged each other.
"Leah is it alright if I come in. I want to talk to someone and I don't feel I can talk to Ruby about it."
"Let's go outside and sit down. Do you want a drink?"
"Yes please. Can I have a juice?" Charlie went and sat down outside. Leah came out with the drinks and sat down next to her friend.
"I thought you would prefer to sit outside. What's the matter Charlie?"
"Morag visited me today. She tried to say Brax hasn't changed and it would only be a matter of time before he went back to his old ways."
"Charlie. When you were shot Brax was a mess. Liam and Casey did all they could to stop him drinking. Liam had to make him eat in the early days. He gave up being a River Boy because he loves you. He won't go back to his old ways because he loves you."
"Thank you Leah. I just needed someone to talk too. How's Vj?"
"He's good. It took him a while to settle down after what happened. He misses you and Ruby."
"How are you? Do you hear from Miles?"
"I do hear from Miles. He is working in a school in Thailand and he helps Sally in the orphanage. I just wish things had worked out between us. He was good with VJ."
Heath walked into Angelo's and up to the bar. Brax was busy serving drinks. The place was busy with people eating pizzas and some were just having drinks.
"Can I have a beer?" Heath asked his brother. As Brax handed over the bottle Heath continued to speak. "Buckton had a visitor today. Her step mum turned up. I think it upset her because she left soon after. She said she was being rude about you."
"Where did she go?"
"I don't know."
Brax picked up his phone and dialled Charlie's number. Charlie answered her phone.
"Hi Charlie. Are you alright? Heath said you had a visitor"
"Hi Brax. I am alright. Morag visited me. She wasn't very nice about you. I went to see Leah for some girly chat ok."
"See you later Charlie. Bye Charlie."
"Bye Brax."
By the time Brax got home Charlie was in bed. As he undressed Charlie told him about what Morag had said about him. When she said what Morag had said about him going back to his old ways.
Brax had got into bed by now. He leant over to Charlie and just said one word. "Never." Then he started to kiss her slowly.