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Chapter 37- Just Go With It
BRAX POV…
I woke up to the sunlight pouring through the bedroom curtains, the cotton curtains swaying gently in the breeze. The cool air was comforting in the sticky heat of summer; it got even hotter and stickier doing certain activities…if you know what I mean. Charlie kicked the quilt down the bed last night because even she was hot. So now, the breeze gently cooled my sticky body, still hot from the night before. I looked down at Charlie who was still sleeping softly, her little hand still clutching onto mine that lay on her stomach. I pressed myself further up against her, so we were in a locked spooning position. She loved sleeping like this, I don't know why, I think it's comforting for her knowing I'm behind her and feeling my hand fall protectively over her waist. I gently kissed her cheek as she began to stir, her muscles twitching and goose bumps arising on her skin from the cool breeze.
CHARLIE POV…..
I woke up with Brax's arms firmly around me, his soft, hot breathing falling into the back of my neck, sending shivers ricocheting throughout my naked body, we were both completely exposed from the waist upwards. I loved the feeling of having him behind me, his strong arms protecting me from anything and everything. I turned my head round so I was facing him; I smiled as he grinned at me before brushing a strand hair from my face and tucking it behind my ear, his soft hand caressing my cheek gently.
I smiled and reached up to kiss him softly but passionately, moaning gently into his mouth as his hand trailed up the side of my body and gently caressed my breast. I turned around completely so my chest softly pressed up against his, softly grazing his skin. I moved my leg so that it was draped over his waist, his hand gently moving up and down my thigh. I felt his other hand crawl to the back of my neck, supporting my head as he kissed me gently, his tongue slowly slipping into my mouth.
BRAX POV…..
I groaned as she reciprocated by sliding her tongue into my mouth, her hand slowly creeping up the side of my toned torso until it reached my shoulder, gently pushing pressure against it and pushing me back so I lay flat on my back with Charlie on top of me, straddling my waist, her tiny frame pressing against me. It was the little things that made me love her more than anything else in the world; the way her hair fell over her body and down onto the pillows, creating some sort of canopy around our faces as we continued to kiss passionately, the way she blushed under my gaze, even the way her hands touched my body, everything about her made me fall deeply and unconditionally in love with her.
"Mhm…Brax." She groaned as my hands continued to roam over her body, her skin radiating with heat from my touch. We instantly froze at the sound of a faint knock on the door, I heard Charlie sigh and then roll off of me, gathering the sheets from the foot of the bed and pulling them up around us so that we at least appeared decent. "Come in!" I yelled, sighing loudly as Heath walked in, an awkward expression on his face as if he knew what we'd just been about to do. I don't know how he knew, he just did, and it pissed me off.
"Sorry to break up the party, mum called, she's invited us all to a barbeque…to meet her new man. 12 o'clock she said." I heard Charlie cough slightly and chuckle as she turned to face me, my expression completely blank with shock. Heath laughed slightly before clicking the door shut again, leaving Charlie and by ourselves.
CHARLIE POV…
I left Brax to consume this new information and climbed into the shower, cherishing the hot water dripping over my sticky, sweaty body from the events of the night before. I stepped out of the shower and grabbed an oversize towel from the handrail, tugging it around my body, seeing as I had forgotten any clothing. I unlocked the bathroom door and stepped into our bedroom, my eyes falling on Brax who sat in a pair of silk boxers on the end of the bed, staring out into the distance.
I padded towards him, before walking into his arms and sitting firmly on his lap, my hands looped around his neck, gently playing with the soft, short hairs. I moved my hands down to his, entwining them in my lap as I kissed the side of his forehead gently.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked as Brax played with the bottom of my towel gently, tugging on the short fibres.
"Mum." He replied honestly, leaning his head against my shoulder and sighing deeply.
"I'm sure she knows how to look after herself." I said, staring into his gorgeous green eyes as he looked up at me, a worried expression on her face.
"But she doesn't exactly have the best track record for picking nice men does she?" Brax asked rhetorically, I nodded my head in understanding. I felt his lips press gently against my shoulder blade before his arms wrapped around me, resting against my hip,
"At some point, you've gotta let her fight her own battles." I said sincerely, moving his chin up so he was looking at me. He nodded his head slightly before capturing my lips in a mouth-watering kiss. I felt him lean back into the bed and his hands hold me gently, just beneath my bust.
"Brax, its half 10, we have an hour and a half before we need to be at your mums." I said breathlessly as I felt his lips litter my neck with kisses and his tongue flicker over my chest.
BRAX POV….
I continued to kiss her passionately, my hands gripping her petite little ars. I heard her moan gently and that's when I knew she had given in. I flipped us over gently so I was on top, her leg hooked over my waist and her calf running up and down my back. Pretty soon, she had her hands hooked on the waistband of my boxers. Her towel was currently strewn across the room, along with all the other various items of clothing from our late night rendezvous last night. I heard Ruby and Casey's voices echo down the corridor, praying that Charlie wouldn't hear them because I knew she'd stop like a shot. We continued kissing passionately, both of our moans being muffled by each other's lips until we heard Casey and Ruby's door slam closed and Ruby asking Casey what she should wear to the barbeque. I sighed as Charlie turned her face away from me and stared anxiously at the door.
"What they don't know won't hurt them." I mumbled, tilting her chin up with my thumb so that she was facing me.
"Brax no, not when everyone is awake and alert," She whinged; pushing me off her and climbing out of the bed. This was so frustrating lately; every single time we got close someone interrupted us. Even last night out by the car…Bianca came outside! I know I wasn't gonna screw Charlie in the driveway but it was frustrating. A man has needs.
RUBY POV…..
I smiled at Charlie as she entered the room in her silk dressing gown and opened the fridge, pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "33 degrees today." I said casually as I looked up from the newspaper.
"Hot, hot, hot!" Charlie sung, kissing my forehead softly as she moved past me and popped a piece of toast in the toaster. She jumped slightly as the toast pinged up before buttering it and leaning against the worktop next to me. I saw her face light up as Brax entered the room, a 'just woke up' look on his face; either that or he was annoyed.
"Hey Rubes." He said, ruffling my hair with his hands before moving into Charlie's arms. She pecked his nose gently before holding a half eaten piece of toast in front of him; he took a bite and nodded his head.
That was one thing I loved about Charlie and Brax's relationship, they were so at ease around each other, completely and utterly natural. They had showers together, quite happily join each other for a bath and share their food. No matter what they go through they always seem to grow stronger together. I suppose its quite awkward thinking what your mum gets up to when she's alone with her boyfriend, but they are together, like me and Case, so I guess to a certain degree it's natural? I just wish that Case and me were like that sometimes, able to tease each other without getting offended and able to have a shower together without having a bit of 'fun'. Just normal, romantic couple stuff, like in fairytales. I'd never seen Charlie in love before now, we all think we know what love is, but we never really know until we see it. Looking at Charlie and Brax is looking at two people who were destined to be with each other. He adored her and she adored him, for all the faults and all the imperfections. They didn't look at each other through rose tinted spectacles, they saw each other for who they really were, and that's what made them so believable, so completely comfortable with each other, they were never once ashamed of who the other was. It was just pure love. I've never seen a man love a woman with all his heart like Brax loves Charlie, and it made me happy for her, of all people Charlie deserved a life of happiness.
I pulled myself out of my trance when I heard Brax take a jibe at Charlie.
"At least you know how to cook a good piece of toast babe." He mumbled with his mouth half full, I heard the back of her hand come into contact with his skin and Brax shout in pain.
"You had that one coming dad." I chuckled as Brax soothed his wounds with his hand, I heard Charlie giggle before talking to him like a child.
"Awh did Darryl get hurt?" She cooed, stroking her hand across the red mark across his chest
"You can kiss it better later…" I heard Brax whisper in a low voice, causing Charlie to giggle and wrap her arms around his neck, her legs parting so her could stand between them.
"That's my cue to go get dressed…" I said awkwardly, scraping up my toast crumbs and brushing them into the sink before speed walking down the hallway to Casey's and my bedroom.
3RD PERSON POV…...
20 MINUTES LATER…
"Hey, I was thinking…" Charlie grinned, leaning up against the worktop and cocking her head to one side looking at Brax.
"You were?" Brax teased, raising his eyebrows at her mockingly.
Charlie rolled her eyes at him before holding her hands out for him to take them.
Brax looked at her for a split second before pulling her into his arms, his hands resting at the small of her back.
"How about I bake a cake…for today…" Charlie said lonely, trying to hide her smile as Brax stared at her blankly.
"Please tell me I didn't just hear that right?" Someone said from the doorway, Charlie and Brax turned their heads to find Casey leaning heavily against the doorframe.
Judging by the look on his face, Brax guessed he'd heard right. "Yep you heard mate, you heard…" He sighed, earning a playful slap across the chest from Charlie.
"Yeah I found an old family recipe book of yours the other day, thought I could give cake baking a go…" Charlie suggested, she bit her lip as Brax pulled away and leant onto the table, twisting his ring on his finger.
"Really, wow…a family recipe?" Brax asked
"Old family recipe?" Casey said, screwing up his face slightly.
"Yeah, well I thought Cheryl might like me more for it." Charlie shrugged.
"Babe, mum loves you, you don't need to bake a cake." Brax reassured her, rubbing her shoulders gently, trying not to bring up her terrible cooking skills.
"If anything baking a cake will make her dislike you…" Casey muttered under his breath.
"What was that Case?" Charlie asked, her arms crossed and her eyes staring viciously at Casey.
Casey cleared his throat and looked anxiously at Brax "Well I was just saying…" He pondered for a minute, stuttering over his words "If you want to make a cake, chocolate…chocolate's good." He nodded, his cheeks burning dark red in embarrassment at being intimidated by Charlie.
"Chocolate it is then." Charlie smirked, grabbing her purse and pecking Brax on the cheek gently "You boys pre-heat the oven yeah?" Charlie shouted as she opened the door.
"Yes baby!" Brax called back, shaking his head slightly at Casey as they heard the door slam. "Oh god…" Brax groaned, turning the dials on the oven. "This is gonna be a disaster…" he muttered, both he and Casey leaning against the kitchen worktop together, shoulder to shoulder, both of their faces plastered with a look of sorrow.
"What's gonna be a disaster?" Bianca asked as she came into the kitchen and opened the fridge, searching for a carton of milk.
"Charlie's baking a cake for today." Brax sighed, Casey chuckled upon hearing the fridge door slam and footsteps come running down the corridor.
"Did you just say Charlie's cooking?" Ruby asked, puffing as she came to a standstill in the doorway.
"Unfortunately yes." Casey mumbled, earning a harsh slap around the head from Brax.
"She's not that bad!" Brax defended, groaning as everyone looked at him questioningly "Okay, so she's quite bad…" he mumbled, everyone laughing at his words "But it is chocolate cake…she can make a good chocolate sauce, I know that." Brax said proudly, earning curious glances from the three of them.
"When has Charlie ever made Chocolate sauce?" Ruby asked, all of them darting their eyes quickly to Heath as he entered the room before averting them back to each other,
"Trust me, she has." Brax nodded, winking at Heath as his brother nodded approvingly.
"Yeah, but was it the chocolate sauce that tasted good?" Heath asked cheekily, earning a haughty laugh from Brax. Brax and Heath erupted into fits of laughter as Bianca screwed up her face and Casey made fake gagging noises. They all turned to Ruby as they waited for her to catch on.
"Ah the moment of realisation…" Heath chuckled as Ruby widened her eyes and clasped her hands over her mouth in shock.
"Ewww, that is gross!" She squealed "Oh my gosh…that's my mother you're talking about." She gasped, running her hands through her hair. "Oh, eww mental picture!" She said in disgust, running towards Casey and burying her head in his chest.
"Dirty, you are so dirty…" Bianca said, shaking her head at Brax disapprovingly.
"That's what she said." Brax winked, laughing as a small disgusted moan escaped from Ruby's mouth and echoed throughout the room.
"So anyway we should probably eat as much tucker as we can before desert today." Heath concluded, taking a seat at the table.
"We should?" Brax asked, causing all four of them to sigh and roll their eyes
"Cor there it is, the day I'm the boof head." Brax muttered, causing them all to chuckle.
"Just make sure you are to full for desert." Ruby said firmly, pointing a stern finger at all of them.
"You know I don't know why you didn't just tell her it's too late to start baking a cake now," Heath exclaimed
"Because, she'd catch on, we still have an hour." Brax explained, defending himself like a small innocent child with his arms crossed "And besides we don't know that it's going to be disgusting." He said, still adamant on defending Charlie
"Dad you can stop defending her now, we all know it's gonna be gross." Ruby complained; her face still buried into Casey's torso.
"Hey, I might eat it." Bianca said, shrugging her shoulders, and trying to ignore the horrified glances she was receiving "Well I have and some cravings for some pretty disgusting foods lately." She explained, earning an understanding nod from all of them.
Brax watched Bianca's retreating figure as she exited the kitchen. He couldn't help but notice Heaths concerned look towards Bianca out of the corner of his eye, he watched intensely as Heath ran his hand over his face before turning back to Brax, Casey and Ruby. Ruby and Casey watched the interaction between the two men, a quick nod from Brax and they both exited the room quietly.
"You alright mate?" Brax asked, slapping a firm hand on Heaths shoulder,
Heath sighed and shook his head "Mum and Bianca have always clashed, right from the start. I have to say I think it'll get worse while she's pregnant." He said solemnly, looking back to the corridor where Bianca went.
"Bianca's hormones haven't been that bad Heath, she's hardly temperamental." Brax chuckled, grabbing them both beers out of the fridge and passing one to Heath before cracking one open and slumping into the couch.
Heath shook his head in response and turned to Brax "I'm not looking forward to round 2. Especially now Bianca's a much bigger, slower target." Brax chuckled and turned back to his younger brother, his trade mark grin set upon his face.
"Just to keep you alive, I won't mention that comment to Bianca."
THE DINNER…..
"Oh bless them, they must be terrified!" Leah laughed as she handed Charlie the chocolate fudge cake from over the counter.
"Haha I know, I don't know who looked worse when I mentioned it, Brax or Casey," Charlie laughed, handing Leah the money over the till.
"You are so sneaky." Leah said, shaking her head in admiration.
"Well I kind of thought it would be funny to see them suffer for a while, I just wonder how long it's going to take for one of them to cave and tell me how they really feel, Brax did his whole 'I'm gonna twist my ring because I don't know what to do anymore thing' and Casey just looked like an adventurous kid on a rainy day." Charlie giggled, taking the box from Leah
"Well good luck with the barbeque and the err…'cake baking' " She said, laughing as Charlie headed out of the doorway
...
"Hi!" Charlie sung as she entered the house and put a shopping bag on the table, which really contained Leah's cake inside.
"Hi Charlie." Everyone sarcastically chirped.
"Where are Heath and Bianca?" Charlie frowned, as she scanned the living area.
"They've already gone to mums." Brax explained
"To warn her about possible food poisoning." Casey muttered under his breath, earning a slap across the chest from Ruby.
"Sorry Case, what was that?" Charlie asked, turning to face him, she struggled to hide her smirk as he sunk into the couch; shaking his head slightly telling her it was nothing. "Anyone would think you were insulting my cooking Case." Charlie said, widening her eyes as she spoke, before turning to the kitchen counter.
"Oh the irony…" Ruby whispered, raising her eyebrows at the two men
"Do you need any help babe?" Brax asked as he saw Charlie foraging around in the cupboards.
"Nup, you just relax babe, I've got this." She smiled sweetly, pinching his cheek before turning back to the cupboards.
"Well would you look at that, I'm a pretty darn good cook." Charlie said ten minutes later, bringing the cake onto the table in its box. She let out a hysterical laugh as Brax, Casey and Ruby's face's registered what was going on and it dawned on them what she'd done.
"And you said to make sure we were full for desert." Brax said, nudging Ruby, Charlie glared at her daughter,
"Oh did you?" Charlie asked, raising her eyebrows
"Brax said you were a bad cook!" Ruby defended herself, pointing to Brax
"Brax!" Charlie screamed, trying not to laugh at the horrified look on his face "I can't believe you would say that, you're supposed to be on my side!" Charlie screeched
"I didn't mean it I promise!" Brax defended, gently rubbing Charlie's shoulders as her glare failed to subside.
"Course not…" Ruby muttered, giggling as Brax stared piercingly at her
"Besides I said you made a good chocolate sauce, that was more of a compliment than you got from everyone else!" Brax said, glaring at Ruby and Casey from across the room.
"Awh thank you…" Charlie whispered, reaching up to kiss him gently
"Have I told you how much I love you?" Brax asked, gently caressing Charlie's cheek with his palm.
Charlie looked at him curiously; narrowing her eyes at him "Okay, what else did he say?" Charlie asked, turning to Ruby and Casey.
"He said it was gonna be a disaster."
"You're cooking is awful." They both said at the same time.
"He agreed with everything we said!" They stated simultaneously, both nodding their heads. Charlie frowned and turned back to Brax, only to realize he'd gone completely, she chuckled as she heard their bedroom door close and Ruby and Casey's laughter from behind her.
"That was brilliant!" Ruby giggled.
"I know!" Charlie giggled, laughing as she let her angry façade come down.
1 HOUR LATER
CHARLIE POV….
I looked over at my gorgeous boyfriend, his eyes focused on the road ahead as we drove from Summer Bay to Mangrove river; giggling to myself as his right hand gently drummed on the steering wheel to the music that filled the car. I couldn't help but feel nervous about today, it was no secret that I wasn't exactly Cheryl Braxton's favourite person in the world I felt Brax reassuringly squeeze my hand as we drove down the run down suburbs of Mangrove River.
"You look really nervous." Brax laughed, placing his hand on my thigh and gently rubbing it up and down comfortingly.
I turned to look at him, my head leaning against the back of the chair "That's probably because I am nervous."
"Come on Charlie, its just a small barbeque, just us 6, mum and…her new man." Brax said reassuringly, hesitating on the 'new man' part. I think he was nervous and worried for Cheryl, I did agree with him to a certain degree. I don't know much about their dad, but from what I do know, Cheryl's not the wisest when it comes to knowing what's not good for her.
"Well last time I checked I wasn't Cheryl's favourite person…correct me if I'm wrong." I retorted, entwining our hands together in my lap and staring down at them.
"Charlie, she likes you." Brax encouraged
I sighed in frustration "No, Brax, she doesn't." I persisted; it didn't take a genius to figure out that I wasn't Cheryl's favourite person in the world. Even Heath had worked that out. "Last time I saw her she told me she had gone pig shooting and was roasting one on a spit…it wasn't a comforting thought." I said, mumbling the last part.
"She was just joking Charlie!" Brax exclaimed, taking his eyes off of the road for a split second to glance at me, his smile showing off his cute dimples.
I tore my eyes from him and turned to face the road "I could argue that point." I muttered "But I'm not gonna." I said, upon hearing Brax sigh "Because of the sheer hope that it may…just may have been a joke." I mumbled anxiously. Truth be told, I'd never been so nervous about a family gathering in my life.
"You know I'm always right." Brax grinned in triumph
"Don't flatter yourself Darryl." I teased
Brax raised his eyebrows suggestively "Darryl? We're in that mood aye?" he grinned, biting his lip and briefly turning to face me.
"What do you mean by that?" I defended myself, feeling my cheeks burn up as his eyes fell upon me.
Brax chuckled slightly "Well you only do that when you want it, or you're getting it." He said, I stared at him with my mouth agape as he grinned wildly.
"BRAX! I can't believe you! You are so lucky Ruby and Casey are not in the car right now!" I squealed
"Nah you are…" he winked, causing my blush to intense more and heat to shiver down my whole body.
"That's right, plan to make me feel bad about that backfired aye?" He teased, his hand trailing further up my thigh, his thumb gently grazing my skin. I stopped him as we pulled into the road Cheryl's house was on and instead entwined our fingers together and try not to hyperventilate from Brax's touch and the worries of seeing Cheryl again.
"Well would you just look, mum's waiting for us on the driveway." Brax said mock cheerfully and laughed at me as I rolled my eyes at him.
"Darryl!" Cheryl squawked as she ran down the drive, throwing herself into Brax's arms, I smiled awkwardly from a distance, watching them until they broke apart,
I smiled faintly as Brax flashed me a reassuring smile, Cheryl following his train of sight and walking towards me with her arms outstretched "Charlie, how are you sweetheart?" She asked as she tugged me into her arms, slowly constricting me with her arms, I looked over her shoulder and rolled my eyes at Brax who stood smiling smugly at the pair of us
"I'm fine thank you Cheryl." I replied, pulling away from me. We all stood in a somewhat awkward silence until Cheryl clapped her hands loudly.
"Good, good, come through!" She yelled, making me flinch slightly, we all entered the kitchen, me placing the cake tray on the side "Oh Charlie, you shouldn't have made that!" She exclaimed, hitting my shoulder lightly and smiling endearingly at me
"She didn't." Brax replied bluntly, I turned and glared at him before turning back to Cheryl.
"I can't cook, but umm…the diner bakes really good mud cake." I explained, smiling as she nodded her head approvingly
"Well I'll take your word for it." She said, before patting the kitchen worktop "Heath is just in the garden, he and Bianca came early." Cheryl said bitterly, tutting as she looked at the pair of them in the garden, laughing and joking on the decking.
"Righto, so where's this new bloke of yours then mum?" Brax asked, leaning back against the worktop and pulling me to him softly so that my head rested against his shoulder.
"He's just gone to pick up his son and his sons partner; their car has broken down." Cheryl explained, grabbing three wine glasses and beginning to head outside.
"Come through sweetheart." She said, beckoning me as she walked outside, brax following in short pursuit
"Sweetheart? Who is she and what happened to your mother?" I whispered in Brax's ear through gritted teeth
"Just go with it…" he whispered back, kissing me softly on the side of my head. Both of us broke apart from the quiet muttering as we headed onto the decking to see Heath and Bianca laughing and joking together.
"Hey boof head." Brax said, slapping Heath on the back before taking the seat next to him.
"Alright mate, Charlie." Heath nodded as I sat down next to Brax, our hands naturally entwining together in his lap. "Have you met mum's other extended member of the family?" Heath asked, gesturing with his thumb to the bottom of the garden.
I looked at Brax who frowned, I looked at him quizzically "Nup, what are you talking about?" Brax asked, the conversation broke off as Cheryl shouted out from the bottom of the garden.
"Meet Nasher!" She smiled proudly as a tan and white boxer dog with gangly legs and slobber drooling from its mouth as it came bounding up to us.
"Nasher? No way!" Brax said, laughing as the pup jumped up at him, pawing at his leg "Brilliant that is absolutely brilliant." He said, smiling as he ruffled the dogs' fur behind its ears, I giggled at him as he looked at me. Trust Cheryl to call her dog Nasher.
3RD PERSON POV…
Charlie and Cheryl stood in silence in the kitchen as they gathered up the cutlery and mats for the barbeque; both of them smiling at the boys who were laughing and joking in the garden, Bianca smiling at the pair of them from her deckchair. Cheryl turned away and watched Charlie intensely, smiling briefly before plastering on her steal glare and breaking the eerie silence.
"So, Charlie how are you and Darryl going?"
Charlie smiled faintly, tearing her gaze away from the boys "Yeah, its all good." She said, frowning as Cheryl pursed her lips together.
"Mmm…so you say, you know it's a real shame I never got to meet my grandchild." Cheryl sighed, raising her eyebrows expectantly at Charlie, waiting for her to say something. She turned her glare away as Charlie looked down at the floor, her head nodding slightly. An overwhelming sadness had overcome her face, her eyes looked clouded and distant and her bottom lip quivered slightly, however Cheryl carried on "I heard you and Darryl broke up a couple of times recently."
Charlie nodded silently, wiping her eyes once before pulling herself together again "Yep, but its all ok now, we're going great." She smiled.
"For now anyway." Cheryl muttered, turning back to the draws and pulling out trays and plates,
"What's that supposed to mean?" Charlie asked, taken aback by her rudeness and folding her arms firmly across her chest.
Cheryl scoffed and turned back to Charlie "Don't play that card with me lady.
"Excuse me?" Charlie asked, baffled by Cheryls comments and offended by her sudden brutality towards her.
Cheryl looked at her fiercely "Do you care about my son?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at a bewildered Charlie.
Charlie looked at Cheryl for a moment before laughing half-heartedly "Is this some kind of joke or something?"
"Does it look like I'm joking?" Cheryl snorted, jumping down Charlie's throat.
Charlie shook her head "Okay I've had enough, I don't need to hear this." She murmured weakly.
Cheryl laughed slightly and crossed her arms in disappointment "Oh right…I get it you're going to walk out now." She said, poking her tongue against the inside of her lip as Charlie froze in the doorway, not leaving the kitchen completely.
"I should have known better than to by all that 'sweetheart' stuff." Charlie sighed, turning back to her briefly.
Cheryl nodded, taking a few slow steps towards Charlie "Well lady, I have a piece of my mind for you. I know what's good for Darryl and what's not good for Darryl, and you…are not." She snarled bitterly into her ear, her eyes piercing Charlie like daggers.
"Well let me tell you something Grandma. I will not have you telling me to back off from Brax because I happen to love him, more than anything and I happen to want to spend the rest of my life with him so I reckon you should shut it if you know what's good for you!" Charlie said venomously through gritted teeth. She frowned as Cheryl's stone cold exterior turned into a warm friendly smile.
"I like you Charlie…I like you." Cheryl nodded approvingly, patting Charlie twice gently on her shoulder.
"What?" Charlie asked, baffled by her sudden change in tone.
"You stick up for yourself, I like that; you stick up for Darryl, and I like that too. And I know that one day, you and Darryl will give me some cute little grand baby's" She said, chuckling as Charlie stood staring at her, completely stunned, but her face had fallen at the mention of children,
"Smile! You look like a deer in headlights! Now I've gotta go and interrogate Bianca." She said joyously, patting Charlie's shoulder gently before her face returned to looking like thunder and she stormed outside to Bianca.
I hope you liked that one! I hope it was a bit humorous; I do love comedy, so I hope that came across ok! And the family theme is still important to me so I hope their unity is coming across Read and Review :) xx