Leila didn't intend on falling asleep in Brax's arms but after all the tears and conversation she was exhausted.

It was about 8am when the phone in Leila's hotel room. She rubbed her eyes and leaned over Brax's body to get the phone "Hello" she said croakily.

"Hello darling, how are you? I was a little worried when I didn't hear from you last night" it was Geoffrey.

"Er..Hi honey, Yeh sorry I was so tired when I got back last night I just fell asleep" Leila replied as she looked at Brax.

Brax rolled over and opened his eyes. He had a grin on his face when he saw Leila laid next to him. As he listened he realised she was on the phone to Geoffrey, he tried to listen to what he was saying.

After about 10minutes of small talk Leila finally hung up. "Thank god, I thought he was never gonna hang up" Brax teased "So where did you want to start looking"

Leila had told him about what Elizabeth had said about Jimmy's death and Brax offered to help her find out the truth "Well there is somewhere, one of Jimmy's mates from his regiment came to the funeral. His name was Dean Jenson, Jimmy always used to talk about him. I think I have still got his number somewhere, maybe I could give him a call and arrange to meet up" Leila said with a sad tone in her voice. She still couldn't understand what Elizabeth meant.

"Ok, what about the dance competition?" Brax asked her curiously

"Well I've gotta be there in 30minutes to hear the results then I should be able to slip away, maybe you could meet me in the bar across the road at say 12ish" Leila smiled as she slipped out of bed. Brax nodded and grinned widely as he watched the beautiful blond disappear into the bathroom. Brax would have loved to jump in the shower with her, but he knew after the abortion Leila wouldn't be able to have that kind of contact with him. He slipped out of bed and pulled on his shorts, Brax waited for Leila to come out of the shower.

As she came out of the bathroom she had a white towel wrapped tightly around her torso, her hair was up in a loose bun. Brax grinned as he watched her walk around the room gathering some clean clothes out of her bag. She slipped on some white lacy underwear, before pulling on a pair of white linen trousers. She opened the wardrobe and pulled out a fuchsia pink alter neck top, she slipped it over her head and tied it around her neck.

Leila had noticed Brax watching her "What?" she grinned as she pulled the clip out of her hair and started to brush it.

"Nothing" Brax grinned widely as he continued to stare at her.

"Brax stop it, you're giving me the creeps" Leila laughed as she hit Brax's arm playfully. Brax grabbed Leila's waist and pulled her down onto the bed, Leila responded with a squeal.

"Brax we can't, you know we can't" she sighed; Brax nodded and realised his grip.

"Hey, I never thanked you for last night" Leila said as she turned to face Brax.

"What do you need to thank me for" Brax shrugged.

"For being here, for lying here with me last night and not expecting anything else" Leila's tone was more serious.

"Its ok, I'm glad you called me" Brax smiled.

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Leila had spent the last hour checking her watch. Elizabeth noticed how fidgety Leila seemed "Are you ok Leila?" she asked curiously.

"What, oh sorry yeah. Well no actually I have arranged to meet an old Army friend of Jimmy's in 10 minutes and I am scared I might miss him" Leila explained.

"You listened to what I said yesterday?" Elizabeth seemed surprised, Leila nodded "Listen why don't you go and see him. I will text you with Victoria's results"

"Thank you" Leila smiled; she grabbed her hand bag and headed to the bar across the road

As she walked through the door she could see Brax sat at the back, she smiled and nodded toward the bar. He casually stood up and walked over, meeting her in the middle. "Is he here?" Brax asked as he looked around the bar.

"No, oh wait hang on, yes he has just walked in" she replied as she looked at the door. Brax also turned to the door. Standing there was a man he was 6ft and very well built, his hair was short. He was wearing a pair of dark jeans and a grey shirt, Brax noticed the man's face light up when he saw Leila.

"Dean?" Leila asked curiously as the man approached her.

"Yeh, I knew you were Jimmy's wife right away. I never forget a pretty face" Dean grinned as he pulled Leila into a hug. Brax rolled his eyes at the cheesy comment Dean had just made.

"So how are you, what was so urgent?" Dean asked as he pulled away from Leila and satin the chair she has ushered him to.

"I need to ask you some questions about how Jimmy died" Leila's explanation made Dean's head drop "I know its hard to talk about but I have a feeling Jimmy's death wasn't an accident" Dean's head shot up as Leila continued.

"Please Dean, I need to know what happened out there and you are the only one who can help me with that" Leila begged, she desperately wanted him to open up to her.

"Ok, I'll try. But I'm gonna need a drink…a strong one" Dean said.

Brax was watching carefully from a few tables away, although Leila was adamant she didn't want Brax to be with her when she spoke to Dean, he insisted he was at least at the bar with her, just in case things turned nasty. And let's face it apart from him being friends with Jimmy; Leila didn't really know this man from Adam.

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After a couple of hours Leila finally managed to gather as much information as she needed "So this Sergeant Matthews made sure Jimmy was out on patrol alone the day he died" Leila asked.

"Yes, he was pretty insistent that none of us went with him, he said we were needed elsewhere" Dean confirmed.

"Thank you so much, I know it must have been hard for you bringing up the past like that" Leila thanked Dean sincerely. The information he had given her was precious, she had plenty of names to look into, but first she realised she needed to start her search at home. Geoffrey was hiding something from her and Leila was determined to get to the bottom of it.

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It had been a few weeks since Leila got home from the dance competition; she had spent the time trying to gather as much information as possible. Unfortunately she had come to a dead end with her search. Leila had arranged to meet Brax at his house; he offered to help her shine some light on what they had come up with.

Leila and Brax were sat at the kitchen table with all the details laid out in front of them. Leila took a swig of her beer as she tried to make sense of it all "I know this man arranged for Jimmy to go on Patrol alone. I also know Geoffrey was behind it. What I don't understand is how or why?" Leila was extremely frustrated she knew she was only one small detail off discovering exactly why Jimmy died, but what the hell was it? What or who was the missing link in all of this?

Brax noticed Leila was getting anxious, he gently reached out and took her hand "We'll work it out" he smiled at her, before moving forwards and kissing her on the lips gently.

Leila stood up and moved away from the table quickly "I can't do this again, not after lat time" she exclaimed. Brax stood up and followed her; he knew she didn't mean it. Leila frowned as she felt Brax's hands on her hips, he kissed her neck, Leila let her head fall back onto him.

Brax pulled her around so she was now facing him, Leila wanted to pull away but it was too late, she grabbed his neck and pulled him into a passionate kiss. As the kiss intensified Brax pushed Leila up against the wall, she started to lift his shirt off over his head. After Brax had taken his shirt of he started to lift Leila's dress, he reached around the back of her thighs and lifted her around his waist, before slamming her against the wall again. Leila groaned as she felt Brax slip inside her, she wrapped her legs around him tight to pull him deeper into her. They continued to kiss passionately.

As Brax and Leila lost themselves in the moment they were unaware someone was heading to the door "Brax I brought you some food…Oh my god I'm sorry" the voice said as it came into the door and saw Brax and Leila.

"Shit" Brax exclaimed as he quickly put Leila down and pulled his trousers up. He rushed outside after the woman as Leila rearranged herself.

"Leah, Leah wait" Brax yelled as he ran after her "It's not what you think"

"You think I can form a though right now, I have just walked in on you having sex with Geoffrey King's wife" Leah snapped, she was extremely embarrassed.

"Leah" Leila had now come outside.

"Look what you two get up to is your business, I don't want to hear about it again. I didn't think you could move on from Charlie so quickly" Leah said as she sped off into the distance, Brax put his hand on the small of Leila's back and led her back inside.

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After Leila had left the Braxton's house, Brax couldn't shake what Leah had said about Charlie. What he had with Leila was just about sex and someone to talk to who understands what he was going through, or was it?

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The next morning Leila decided to spend some time by herself. She headed to the beach, as she sat on the sand she was surprised to see a familiar face walk towards her. Brax had been for a surf when he spotted Leila sat on the beach "Hey" he grinned as he got closer to her.

"Hi" Leila said as she bit her lip, remembering what they had got up to the night before.

Before they had chance to speak again they were interrupted by a voice Leila recognised instantly "Leila"

Leila squealed excitedly as she turned round, she got up and ran towards the woman "Oh my god Ashleigh" she cried as she hugged her. Brax looked a little confused by Leila's excitement "Oh I'm sorry Ashleigh this is Darryl Braxton, Brax this is Jimmy's sister Ashleigh" Brax and Ashleigh both said hello to each other before turning back to face Leila. Brax said goodbye to Leila and headed off up the beach, he had a feeling these two women needed to catch up.

"So what's going on between you two?" Ashleigh asked boldly, she had always been very straight to the point.

"What, nothing" Leila cried, she was horrified her and Brax had been that obvious.

"Oh come on Leila, I haven't seen you look at a man like that since Jimmy. Not even your husband" Ashleigh frowned, she never really cared for much for Geoffrey.

"So what are you doing in the bay?" Leila quickly changed the subject.

"I got your message, I want to help you find out why my brother died" she said softly. Leila took hold of her hand and led her up the beach. Leila was happy to have Ashleigh back in the bay. She had missed her friend dearly.

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Spoilers-

Leila gets closer to finding out the truth about Jimmy's death!

Leila's rushes to Brax's side as he is badly hurt in a cage fight, will Geoffrey guess what has been going on?

Ashleigh is attracted to Heath, will she take Leila's advice and stay away from him?