Sorry this has taken a while to get up. Here is the chapter that I have been excited to share with you.
Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I think you are right to be worried about Taylor, she could choose to hurt Cal, Ethan or even Ricky. Brax returning wasn't planned, but as I loved him and Ricky on the show, I think it was inventible that he would try to win her back, whether he manages it, remains to be seen.
Sweet - as - honey: Thank you for the review. I loved writing Ethan's reaction. I think she has as well. Cal is really lucky that Ricky still wants to be his surrogate.
Casualty fan 2k16: Thank you for the review. I liked Taylor, but I guess we are all entitled to our opinions. I hope things go alright for Cal as well.
Nick and Linda fan: thank you for the review. Your welcome for the shout out. I love Cal too.
Nick and Linda fan: Thank you for the review. I'm glad that you enjoy all the one - shots in this story.
Keep Calm And Stay Reading: Thank you for the review. That is your opinion, but I like it. I find it's different, because Cal and Ricky never knew each other.
There's no mention of Cal or Taylor in this chapter, it is mostly dialogue between Ricky and her ex - partner, Brax.
The Secret Life Of Casualty.
Chapter 235.
"What are you doing here?" She had imagined that she would never see her ex - partner again.
"I realised I couldn't spend the next 20 years inside. "
"You shouldn't have been in there at all!" She snapped, furious that he had left her to go through her labour on her own.
"I know, Ricky. "
"No, Brax, you don't. "
"Shush " Brax quietened her. "Where's Casey?"
"Asleep on my bed "She had used the bed as a place for him to sleep as she didn't have a carry cot for him.
Watching her stand, he noticed the bump.
"Are you... " His voice trailed off.
"Yes "
"Whose?" He asked.
Ricky scoffed him, he had lost all right to her life, the minute he had walked out on her. "I needed money, to survive Brax, you left Casey and I with nothing, he's your son!"
"I'm sorry Rick, I thought telling on Gunno would be the best thing. I did it to keep you safe. "
"You never thought about me Brax!" She screamed, as she began hitting him, "Because if you did, you would have realised that I needed you when I was bringing our baby in to the world. "
"You had Kyle. " Brax tried to console her.
"Kyle's not you. "
Casey begin whimpering then. Thrusting her hands through her hair in frustration, she pushed past Brax.
"I'll go. "
"No. " Ricky spat.
"Ricky, he's my son as well. "
She scoffed again, but she knew he was right.
"Down the corridor, first door. "
"Cheers "
Pushing the door open, she could hear him talk to their son.
"Have you been good for your mum, mate?"
"He missed you, " The voice of his ex made him jump. "So did I Brax, "
Brax nodded.
But Ricky wasn't finished. "After I thought you had died, I couldn't cope, Case kept crying, I couldn't settle him, and I ran, I left a note and I ran, leaving Casey in his cot. "
"Oh, Rick. "
"I hired a cottage for the week and stayed there, thinking over our relationship. How sad I felt that you wouldn't see Casey grow up. "
Brax reached out and rubbed her back.
"It was Ash and Kyle that tracked me down. "
"Ash text me. "
"What?"
"Ash knew that I was planning to escape "
"Why?"
"I want to be with you. "
Ricky chewed the inside of her lip anxiously, she wanted to be with him, but she had the unborn baby to think about.
"Give me some time, please "
Brax grabbed his bag.
"Where are you going?"
"I guess I'll return to the Bay "
Taking a deep breath, Ricky began to speak "Stay Brax, please. " Her eyes widened, as she wondered her ex's response.
I really enjoyed writing this chapter.
Next chapter: As Ricky wonders her ex partners response, to her question, Cal and Brax come face to face. When Cal gives Ricky an ultimate, she's left deciding what is it, she really wants, is it to please Cal and have this baby? Or is it a future with the man she's loved since they were kids?
