Chapter 28:

Hey guys,
Sorry again for the lack of updates lately- that's really slack of me! Still devastated about Charlie dying... I think it's really sad that Brax and Ruby can't even speak to each other nor feel sympathy... Every time I see Brax upset or drinking I feel so bad. Hopefully they can talk to each other soon- and Ruby will start being nicer to Brax. I'd love to see Brax visit her grave maybe and say a proper goodbye- I didn't like how he just drank on her funeral day.

3 months later:

Charlie was just over 3 and a half months pregnant. She had, had a fairly smooth pregnancy to date. Her hormones were wild though.

At 5:30 one morning, Charlie tried to get out of bed without waking Brax. This was not easy because she was lying on top of Brax.

"Charlie, what are you doing?" Brax asked drowsily not bothering to open his eyes.

"Don't worry about me." She replied quietly.

"Charlie?" He asked sitting up and looking at her confused.

"I really need a drink." She replied as she got dressed.

"Alright I'll make you one. What would you like?"

"A thick shake from Macca's."

"Charlie, it's like 5:30. Your really going to go and get one?"

"Brax I woke up and I had a craving. The baby wants it too."

Whenever Charlie mentioned the baby into the conversation, Charlie would always get her way.

Brax drove Charlie to Macca's. Luckily they had a drive through.

"Welcome to Mcdonald's. Place your order here." A voice rang through the car, after Brax wound the window down for Charlie to talk into.

"Can I please get 1 hash-brown, 2 large chocolate thick shakes and 3 large chocolate sundaes with extra hot fudge topping in all of them."

"That's $23.40, drive through, your order won't be to long." the lady responded through the microphone

"Why do you need all that? You said you only wanted a milkshake. What do you need 3 sundaes for?" Brax asked stunned and shocked but with laughter in his voice.

"Well I got 2 shakes so I can put one in the fridge and have it later or tomorrow. One of the sundaes is for you. But the other two are for me- to have now and tonight. And I got a hash brown, because there cheap and taste pretty good." Charlie said honestly.

"Wow, I've never seen you like this before. It's a bit weird and different." Brax said laughing.

"Are you calling me fat?" Charlie said completely offended as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Of course not Charlie i've just never known you to order all of that and pratically eat it yourself."

Neither Charlie nor Brax said anything else to each other as Brax collected her order and drove home in silence. Charlie had tears in her eyes.

Normally, she went to Macca's she would order a medium chocolate shake and that would be it. She would never take Brax's comments SO seriously- she'd normally laugh it off. But being pregnant brought Charlie's hormones into play and she took everything super seriously.

Arriving home, Charlie got out of the car and walked into their bedroom by herself ignoring Brax's voice.

She sat there crying and watching TV. 2 hours later, once she'd cried herself out, she went down stairs and found Brax.

"I'm really sorry." Charlie said, as she cried in to Brax's shoulder as he held her from falling.

"What are you sorry for? I'm the one that should be apololigising. I shouldn't have said what I did. I didn't realize how sensitive you were. Your pregnant you can have whatever you want- anytime of the day."

"I was an idiot. I shouldn't have woken you up in the first place and dragged you along. I've been a cow to you lately. I don't know why you put up with me. I wouldn't even put up with me!" She said balling her eyes out.

"Charlie, I put up with you because I love you. I know the real you and I know it's only the hormones."

"What do you want to do today?" Brax asked as he walked her slowly to the lounge.

"We need to start thinking about the babies room. I think we should visit the shops and buy baby stuff."

"That's sounds like a great idea!" Brax said smiling.

Brax took drove Charlie into town. They took the ute as Brax figured they were going to be buying lots of things!

"What colour's shall we get?" Brax asked..

"Are you still cool about not finding out the sex of the baby?" Charlie asked, to which Brax nodded smiling. "Okay, well how about we just get everything Blue?

"Blue? Very manly!" Brax laughed loudly.

"Well blue is the traditional colour for a boy... If it's a girl, we can always go and get some pink stuff. Actually why don't we get both colour's and prepare for both. If we have a girl, we can just give the boy stuff to Bianca or something..

"True.. That's not bad thinking. James would have grown out of it though Charlie!"

"Well it's not like we're never going to know anyone that gives birth to a boy!" Charlie snapped.

"Your right! Okay what do we need to get?" Brax asked changing the subject to settle Charlie down.

"Well a cot, change table, clothes, pram, dummy's, nappies, high chair, car seat, toys, bottles, bibs and a rocker." Charlie said quickly reading from her list." She looked up at Brax who was staring at her shocked at how much babies needed.

"All of that?" He asked dumbfounded.

"Yeah hun, babies are expensive! They don't come cheap for the size of them!"

Charlie and Brax spent 4 hours shopping for everything that was on Charlie's list. Brax was relived that he brought the ute and people were there to help in load everything.

"Is that everything?" he asked tired and over it.

"Yep. We can go now."

Arriving back home, Charlie called Ruby and Casey to come and help take everything inside.