I wasn't going to continue writing, as some of you know I received some horrible messages from someone about my writing.
But, today i received a message from the lovely Taylor, who has been going through a very hard time. I've decided to continue and hope it makes you feel better sweetheart. xo
"The chances of her…" Sid starts, as Brax interrupts.
"FUCK YOUR CHANCES SID! I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU KILL MY FIANCE!"
"Your what?" Ruby breathes out, shocked.
"My fiancé" Brax repeats "…we're engaged. I asked her the night before this happened" He said, motioning to Charlie's hospital room.
"Oh my God" Ruby says, lost for any other words to say.
"So that changes things, right?" Brax says, looking at Sid.
"I'm afraid not, Brax." Sid says softly "You're not married yet, so until she is your wife or she names you as next of kin, it's still Ruby"
"This is BULLSHIT!" Brax spits out.
"Brax…" Sid begins.
"No, I don't wanna hear it! Rubes, you can't let them do this"
Ruby looked from Brax to Sid, she was hesitant.
"I have to, Brax. She wouldn't want this" she says sadly.
"She wouldn't want this?" he repeats, his voice heavy with sarcasm. "I'm pretty sure what she wouldn't want, is her daughter deciding to kill her!"
Ruby struggles to contain her sobs.
"Fuck this!" Brax says angrily, storming back into the room, ignoring Ruby and Sid, calling after him.
As soon as he walks back into the room he heads towards the bed, trying to hold it together but he can't. He loses it as he collapses on Charlie's chest, holding her as he sobs.
"I won't let them do this" he says, distraught.
"Brax?" Ruby calls tearfully from the door.
He ignores her.
"Brax?" she calls him again.
"Get out" he says through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry" she cries, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"GET OUT!" he shouts. The anger evident in his face as he gets up and storms over to her, pushing her out the door. Ignoring her pleas.
He grabs something to shove through the door handles, stopping anyone being able to open the doors. He then uses any piece of furniture he can move from around the room to barricade the door as Ruby watches from the window, shocked, distraught, and numb.
He makes his way back to the bed, grabbing Charlie's hand as he sits down
"No one's gonna take you away from me" he tells her.
Hours pass and night time falls. Ruby refuses to get the police involved, despite Sid's insistence. She understands Brax's grief and wants to give him some more time. Sid informs her she will give him until morning, then he's calling the police.
"…I need you to wake up baby" Brax says to Charlie, trying his best to hold back tears.
"This isn't how we're supposed to end. You and me, marriage, kids, the whole bit. That's what our future holds" he sighs.
"I need you" he chokes out as the tears fall down his face.
As he looks back down at his hands surrounding hers he sees the ring on his pointer finger.
*FLASHBACK*
"We need to get you a ring" he smiles. Lifting her left hand up and kissing it, their fingers entwined while holds her close, her back to him.
"I don't need a ring" she smiles.
"Uh, yeah you do! A great big rock, right here." he says, running his thumb along her ring finger.
"Really babe, I don't need some big flashy ring. All I care about is marrying you" she says, kissing his hand.
"Yeah well, I need to let all the other blokes know that you're all mine, don't I?"
"What other blokes?" she laughs.
"You don't even realize how sexy you are, Charlie." He says softly.
"You have to say that" she giggles.
"No I don't" he smiles "But it is true."
He takes the ring off his pointer finger and puts it on her ring finger. It's miles too big for her but it makes her smile.
"We'll go ring shopping tomorrow" he says, kissing her neck.
"Aww, I love it" she smiles, holding her hand up "…You always wear this, where did you get it?" she asks.
"My Dad" he says quietly.
"What?" she asks shocked.
She sits up against the pillows, looking at him.
"He gave it to me for my 18th birthday, a month before he took off" he explains.
"…I've worn it ever since."
"Why?" she asks cautiously. "I mean, from what you've told me, you hate him. Why would you wear something that reminds you of him, reminds you of the pain he caused?"
"Exactly that reason. It reminds me of the past and that the only person I can count on is me" he says seriously.
"Not any more" she smiles lovingly, brushing the backs of her fingers along his cheek, so glad that he feels he can open up to her. She takes the ring off her finger and puts it back on his "We're in this together. It's you and me now."
He smiles, pulling her head towards him and placing a soft kiss on her lips.
*END FLASHBACK*
"Please baby, come back to me …I can't do this without you" Brax begs, sobbing.
"…Please." The only word Brax can manage to breathe out through tears.
The next morning, Ruby was watching them through the glass window as Sid was answering questions from Constable Watson. As a favour to Ruby she was willing to try and coerce Brax out of the room before she would be forced to take official action.
"…I sent Casey to the new house to start unpacking. I wanted you to have a nice house to come home to." Brax explained.
He'd been talking her, trying to get her to wake up, trying to distract himself from the people on the other side of the door and what they wanted to do.
"They think I'm crazy" he said, nodding his head in the direction of the door.
"So I need you to wake up and prove them wrong" he said, his voice full of emotion "We're in this together remember? ...You and me."
Just as he had put his head down on the bed, one of the machine's Charlie was hooked up to began beeping loudly.
"SOMETHINGS HAPPENING!" Brax shouts, as he removes the barricade and runs out to get Sid.
Thank you to everyone else who reviewed and who messaged me too. I appreciate your words of encouragement.
~CB
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