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'Listen, mum' Brax started 'Heath and I have a lot going on lately, we have had a few arguments , but that is no big deal, I am sure we will work it out'. 'Is this about Tegan?' Cheryl asked her oldest son. 'Darcy, why don't you go and watch some telly' Cheryl said. Darcy nodded and ran straight to the sofa. 'What about her?' Brax replied when Darcy was settled in front of the television oblivious to what his mother meant. 'Well, your brother has a kid with your girlfriend, you probably aren't too happy about that' Cheryl explained. 'Ex-girlfriend mum, and yeah that is probably part of it' Brax lied, this obviously wasn't what the argument was about, but he decided it was best to hide the real reason - being his relationship with Charlie - from his mother. 'Now you listen very carefully to me Darryl' Cheryl made her son clear 'don't you argue with your brother about Tegan ever again, she is not worthy of it, no woman is'. 'Look mum, it will be fine, I promise, Heath and I, we will sort it out' Brax tried to calm his mother down. 'You better do, you need to give your brother a big slap on the head for sleeping with your girlfriend, maybe it will do him good… but then you need to let this go, do you hear me?' Cheryl continued. 'Okay mum, I get it' Brax answered. Casey and Ruby felt the tension rise again, so Casey decided to lighten the situation up a little. 'Good news Brax' he said 'I don't think you will have to worry about me sleeping with your girlfriend'. 'That is so creepy on so many levels' Ruby said disgusted, while Brax looked at Casey the same way he usually looks at Heath, with the 'dude, what are you saying?'-look.
'This didn't go to well' Casey thought to himself. He was thinking of another cheeky comment to break the awkward silence, but luckily Heath and Tegan came through the backdoor. 'Where the hell have you been?' Cheryl asked them. 'We went for a walk, but we lost track of time' Heath replied 'I am sorry, okay?'. 'Really?' Ruby said skeptically 'you only went for a walk?'. 'Yeah, we did' Tegan said annoyed 'what's with the third degree?'. 'Nothing' Ruby replied 'it is just that you seemed to have forgotten to close a few buttons on the backside of your dress'. 'Yeah, and is your zipper broken Heath? Because your fly is open…' Casey added clearly amusing himself. 'Look we were just fooling around a bit, no biggie' Heath said with a satisfied look on his face. 'Fooling around, okay then, but isn't that how she came here?' Cheryl asked them, pointing at her granddaughter. 'Well, it looks like Darcy might get that brother or sister after all!' Brax joked. 'I thought you were into Bianca' Casey said. 'I am' Heath agreed 'but a guy needs a bit of fun as well, no? Or am I supposed to give up on sex until she is ready to sleep with me?'. 'Do you really want me to answer that question, Heath?' Brax answered. 'Look, a girl doesn't want a toy until another is playing with it' Heath said pleased to have come up with that line.
'So…' Casey started. 'So, if one of you might let it slip to Bianca that I might be interested in someone else… my chances would increase big time, guys.' Heath finished. 'You have got to be kidding me, right?' Brax asked his brother 'Bianca will run a mile when she finds out you slept with her'. 'Or worse' Ruby added 'she will run straight back into Liam's arms!'. 'They are such a great couple, don't you think?' Casey said to stir Heath up even more. 'No, I think this is a great strategy' Cheryl said, hoping this way Heath would end up liberated from both Tegan and Bianca. 'Thank you mum' Heath replied, obviously oblivious to his mother's ulterior motives 'besides, didn't it work for you Brax?'. 'What in the world are you talking about?' Brax asked Heath, giving him the same look he gave Casey before. 'Didn't you go out with one girl, just to make another one jealous… I don't know, let's say her roommate' Heath cleared the air. 'The name Leah doesn't ring a bell, no?' Heath added once he noticed Brax still didn't have a clue about what he was talking about. 'You went out with Leah?' Casey asked. 'It was one date and I did not have ulterior motives' Brax lied. 'You must have felt pretty stupid afterwards' Ruby told Brax 'you know, because she was on to you'. 'No Ruby, it wasn't like that, besides that has nothing to do with this' Brax answered laughing because he knew Ruby hit the nail on the head.
'Look' Heath said 'all you guys need to do is let it slip to Bianca that you have seen me with Tegan without Darcy, nothing more, nothing less… I am sure you can do that'. 'Especially you Brax, I mean, you still owe me don't you bro?' Heath continued. 'You know what? I will go tell her right away' Brax replied tired of his brother's sneers, while getting up from his chair 'do you need a lift guys?'. 'Well, isn't that thoughtful of you to give Ruby a lift' Heath smirked 'I don't think her house is on your way home'. 'Or do you need to be somewhere, Brax?' Tegan grinned. 'No, Darryl' Cheryl interrupted 'stay here, I still have to tell you something'. 'What then, mum? You had the entire night to tell us' Brax said skeptically. 'I know' Cheryl admitted 'but I wasn't going to say anything as long as she – meaning Tegan – was here, but she is like a freaking cockroach, you never get rid of it!'. 'Okay mum, spit it out, what is it?' Heath answered, slightly annoyed at Cheryl for detesting the mother of his child like that. 'Okay, here's the deal' Cheryl started 'I may have met someone'. 'You what? You have a boyfriend?' Casey asked, laughing. 'When did this happen?' he continued. 'A couple of days ago' Cheryl answered 'he had to work late tonight, but he is on his way over here now'. 'He what?' Heath replied 'What are you thinking mum? What jerk did you pick this time? Another alcoholic, gambling loser like last time?'. 'No! Not at all' Cheryl defended herself 'besides you have no right to talk to me that way Heath, I might not have had the best taste in lovers… but neither did you idiot!'. 'Okay, okay' Brax said to calm things down 'Who is it mum, do we know him?'. 'I think you do, or at least he claims he knows you boys' Cheryl answered. 'Okay, sure' Casey said 'does he life around here in Mangrove River?'. 'Not really, no' Cheryl replied 'and euhm, he might be a little bit younger than me'. 'So you found yourself a toyboy mum?' Heath asked his mother sarcastically. 'Oh come on mum, stop being so cryptic, just tell us… Who is it? Brax said, almost losing his patience.
Ding Dong (the front door bell rang)
'That must be him' Cheryl said anxiously 'I'll go get him'. Cheryl rushed to the door and let her mystery man in. The others heard some voices in the hall, but they couldn't recognize the man's voice.
'Guys, this is the man I have been seeing lately' Cheryl announced when she came through the door, followed by her new lover.
'Oh my fucking god!' Heath shouted out, while the others started laughing their eyes out 'Oops, sorry… Elijah!'.