Hey guys, I'm so sorry that this chapter was so overdue, I just lost inspiration and I had writers block, but I managed to get my s*** together to give you guys this chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Also, this story will be wrapping up soon, maybe in four or five chapters.
Brax's hands roamed down Charlie's body as they kissed passionately. Charlie's hands were tangled in Brax's hair, holding him close to her.
"Wow." Charlie breathed once they had finished.
"I'm good, aren't I?" Brax asked cheekily, smiling at her.
Charlie hit him playfully on the chest. "A bit cocky are we?" She snuggled into his chest, her arm wrapped around him.
"Always." Brax kissed Charlie on the forehead before they both drifted off to sleep, Brax's arms protectively around Charlie.
The next morning, Charlie woke up in Brax's arms. She smiled and snuggled into him even more, causing him to stir and wake up.
"Good morning Mr. Braxton." She smiled, kissing him softly.
"Good morning to you too," Brax kissed her back, pulling her closer to her. "Do you have to work today?"
Charlie shook her head. "Nope." She smiled at him.
"How about we go out?" Brax asked.
"On a date?" Charlie asked, surprised.
"Yep," Brax answered. "Why not?"
"Where?" Charlie asked. "And what if someone sees us?"
"Don't worry, I know a place." Brax told her.
"And where is this place?" Charlie asked, curiously.
"This beach that me and Heath found when we got bored of surfing at Wilsons. He liked it for a while but then he got bored of the waves and so he wanted to go back to Wilsons but I still go there sometimes. None of the Riverboys know about it and its outside of Summer Bay, so no-one should see us." Brax explained.
"And you're sure no-one will see us?" Charlie asked, sitting up.
Brax sat up and put an arm around Charlie. "No-one will see us, I swear."
"Charlie! You ready?" Brax called. It was after nine and VJ, Ruby and Leah had gone to school and work so Charlie and Brax had the house to themselves.
"Nearly!" Charlie called back. She put her hair up in a messy bun and grabbing her sunglasses from her dresser, put them on the top of her head. She was wearing a pink bikini and over that she was wearing a white dress that also could be used as a coverup. Charlie always wore it when she was planning on spending the day at the beach, which wasn't often. She grabbed her beach bag which contained towels, sunscreen and magazines although Charlie thought that she wouldn't need to read while being with Brax. She walked into the kitchen to see Brax frying up bacon and eggs.
"That smells really good." Charlie smiled, wrapping her arms around Brax and kissing his neck. She then jumped up and sat on the bench next to the stove so she could watch Brax cook.
"Yeah, I thought we could eat before we go." Brax said as he turned the bacon. Charlie walked over to the fridge and grabbed the orange juice. Reaching up, she got two glasses from the cabinent and poured her and Brax a drink while he carried the food to the table.
After Charlie and Brax ate, Brax drove them to the beach he had told Charlie about. As they neared the beach, Charlie gasped.
"Brax, its beautiful!" She exclaimed with a smile on her face.
"I knew you'd like it." Brax smiled back at her as he pulled into the parking lot. The beach had beautiful golden sand and had a sparkling blue ocean. The beach was also family friendly so there was a colourful playground and lots of picnic tables. Charlie smiled, she could imagine taking a family here one day. She got out of the car and grabbed her beach bag as Brax got out and grabbed two surfboards from the top of the car.
"Brax, why are there two surfboards?" Charlie asked as Brax locked up the car.
"I thought I could teach ya." Brax answered, walking down to the sand. He stuck the surfboards into the sand to stand them up and looked at Charlie.
"Brax, surfboards and I don't mix." Charlie told him.
"When have you ever tried to surf?" Brax asked her. Charlie didn't answer. "You've never gone surfing have ya?"
Charlie shook her head.
"Let me teach you the basics," Brax offered. Charlie remained hesitant. "Please?"
"Okay." Charlie finally gave in with a small smile.
Brax smiled as he moulded a big pile of sand to balance one of the surfboards on.
"Brax, what are you doing?" Charlie asked, confused.
"What, you think I'm gonna give you the board and chuck you in the water?" Brax chuckled. "No, we teach on land first."
"Alright then." Charlie said, pulling off her dress, revealing her pink bikini to Brax. Brax couldn't help but admire his girlfriend and let out a whistle. Charlie blushed.
"Brax!" She reprimanded playfully.
"What? I can't admire my beautiful girlfriend?" Brax asked, leaning down to kiss Charlie on the lips. Charlie melted into the kiss, wrapping her arms around Brax, pulling him closer to her.
Later on that day, Charlie had managed to stand up on the board in the water and was incredibly happy and proud of herself. Brax couldn't help laughing at his girlfriend.
"You hungry?" Brax asked.
"Starving, actually." Charlie answered as she wrapped her towel around herself as Brax grabbed a picnic basket and a blanket from the car. Brax walked back to her, put the basket down and spread out the blanket.
Charlie grinned as she rummaged through the basket.
"This looks awesome Brax."
"I made it all myself too," Brax grinned."Except the wine and the strawberries, and I borrowed the basket from Leah."
"Thank you for this," Charlie said as Brax handed Charlie a glass of wine and a plate of lasagne and salad. "Today has been so fun."
"I'm happy you're enjoying yourself." Brax told her honestly. He felt so comfortable with Charlie, like he didn't have to change himself to be around her. He had never felt that way with a girl before, but Charlie was different.
"I am, Brax, this was so thoughtful."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a few moments, both of them enjoying the food. Brax then decided to break the silence with a question Charlie wasn't really expecting.
"Charlie, why does Ruby call you Charlie and not Mum?" Brax asked.
Charlie froze, a forkful of lasagne halfway to her mouth. "Why do you ask?" Charlie finally managed to ask.
"I don't know, it's just always gotten to me." Brax told her honestly.
Charlie sighed. "Brax, when the time is right, I'll tell you."
"Why won't you tell me now?" Brax asked. Charlie was silent. "I'm not trying to pressure ya or anything, but I would really like it if you told me."
"Let's just enjoy the rest of our day." Charlie told him, before gulping down some wine.
"Okay. When you're ready, you will tell me right?" Brax confirmed.
"Yeah."
That night, Brax was cleaning up the restaurant when Charlie walked in, a giant smile on her face.
"Hey!" She greeted cheerfully.
"Hey." Brax put down the cloth he was using to clean a table and leant down to give Charlie a kiss.
"Brax!" She reprimanded, a worried look on her face as she scanned the restaurant to make sure it was empty.
"Don't worry babe, we're alone." Brax told her, before kissing her again. This time, Charlie allowed herself to relax, and wrapped her arms around him as Brax put his hands on her waist.
Little did they know, they were being watched.
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