BRAX'S POV:
I made my way out of mine and Ricky's bedroom the next morning, finding Casey sat at the kitchen table on his laptop…
"You're up early?" I questioned as I moved to the fridge, grabbing a bottle of water from it
"I wanted to finish some school work before I went for a surf," he informed me
"How about we go together?" I suggested, raising an eyebrow at him
"Okay." he replied "I'm pretty much done here anyway."
"So…?" I inquired as Casey and I waxed our surfboards before heading into the water
"So what?" he questioned
"You and Denny, what's going on there?" I asked
"Nothing," he replied "can we not just be mates?"
"Course you can," I informed him "but it didn't look like just mates to me last night."
"What do you think it looked like then?" he inquired
"You looked more than that, and Ricky thought the same. Mate, if you like her, do something about it…" I replied
"And be childhood sweethearts like you and Ricky are?" he questioned
"If that happens then yeah," I informed him "but if you like her, you need to do something about it before someone else does…"
RICKY'S POV:
Casey made his way into the house after school that evening and threw his bag down on the ground, making his way into the kitchen, slamming the fridge door behind him…
"Hey!" I proclaimed as he went to make his way through to his bedroom
"Sorry," he sighed, running his hands over his face
"What's wrong?" I questioned
"Nothing, where's Brax?" he asked
"At the restaurant, why?" I inquired
"Do you think I could go and see him?" he questioned
"He'll be home soon, so I'd like it if you could wait till then." I admitted
"Okay." he replied "I'm gonna go and start my homework."
Nodding my head in understanding, I smiled at him warmly and watched as he grabbed his school bag and made his way through to his bedroom…
BRAX'S POV:
"Honey, I'm home…" I proclaimed as I walked into the house later that evening
"You're such a dork." Ricky chuckled as she walked into the living room to greet me
"Hello to you too," I greeted her, kissing her softly "how was your day?"
"Good, Katie and I painted whilst Aaron was at school, and now they're both in bed." she informed me
"And Case?" I questioned
"In his room," she replied "actually, he wants to talk to you I think. He asked to come and see you at the restaurant, and then he was really quiet over dinner and went straight back to his room when we were done."
"Better go and see him then…" I admitted
Nodding her head in agreement, she kissed me gently and made her way back into the kitchen as I walked down the hallway to Casey's bedroom, knocking on his door…
"Come in…" his voice stated a couple of minutes later
"Hey, mate, it's me." I informed him "Ricky said you wanted to come and see me earlier, everything okay?"
"I guess," he admitted "I just don't know what to do."
"About?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"I took your advice and was gonna ask Denny out, and it turns out she's already seeing someone." he informed me
"I'm sorry, mate," I sighed, smiling at him apologetically "but you can't give up."
"She's dating someone though, Brax." he replied
"And exactly how serious can it be? You're meant to be her best friend and she hasn't mentioned it to you before now, doesn't that say anything?" I asked
"So what do I do?" he inquired
"You fight for her, if you really want her, that is." I informed him
RICKY'S POV:
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!" I proclaimed as Brax filled me in on his chat with Casey
"We both did," he replied "but it turns out she's seeing someone…"
"Please tell me you said he should fight?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"I did." he informed me "and he's going to."
"Good, because I have the perfect idea of how he can get her to go on a date with him." I admitted
"Care to fill me in on your little plan?" he questioned
"Not really," I replied "goodnight."
Kissing him softly, I turned away from him and switched my nightstand light off, snuggling down to sleep…
What's Ricky's plan?