"She having your baby" Leah repeated.
"Keep your voice down, Geoffrey's in there" Ashleigh snapped as she pulled Leah away from the room.
"How could you be so stupid Brax? She is another man's wife" Leah cried
"Yeah I know, don't you think I'm shocked about this too" Brax replied harshly.
"Look if you two are going to discuss this could you do it away from here, if Geoffrey finds out about this then we can kiss goodbye to Leila ever waking up" Ashleigh frowned.
"Oh don't worry I'm leaving I have nothing else to say to you" Leah said as she turned and walked away from Brax.
Brax turned to face Ashleigh "How are we gonna keep this from him?" Brax wondered.
"I have no idea, all we can do is pray she wakes up soon, before a doctor or nurse slips up" Ashleigh replied ass he looked through the glass window at Leila.
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Brax wasn't sure how his legs had managed to carry him into Leila's room. He could hear the machines beeping and see Leila laid on the bed motionless. His memories of Charlie were still very fresh in his mind and every beep from that machine felt like a stab to his heart.
Brax walked slowly towards Leila's bed and sat in the chair beside her "Leila" he whispered gently. Being in this room was killing Brax but he knew he didn't want to leave Leila "Baby can you hear me" he said as he took hold of her hand.
"I really need you to wake up now, we've got things we need to talk about" Brax had tears in his eyes, he moved his hand from Leila's and rested it on her stomach "Seems I've got you in a mess again" he whispered as he gently rubbed her stomach.
Brax was shocked when he saw Leila's eyes flickering "Leila" he said softly. Leila's eyes had now started to open "Oh my god" Brax gasped as he got up and went to fetch a nurse. He waited outside as the nurses and a doctor came in to do all the necessary tests before finally leaving Leila and Brax alone.
"Hey you had me scared for a while?" Brax smiled as he sat down beside Leila.
"I'm sorry" Leila replied groggily
"So what did the doctor's tell you?" Brax wondered.
"That I was very lucky and that I have a baby growing inside me. You wouldn't happen to know how it got there would you?" Leila teased. Brax couldn't help but laugh. It hadn't taken Leila long to get back to her old self.
"Yeh I think I might know" he replied "What do you want to do about it, are you going to have another abortion?" Brax asked bluntly.
"No" Leila said as she moved her hand to her stomach "I've already lost enough of my happiness to that man, he's not gonna take it away from me this time" she said softly "It does mean I will have to rush through with my plans though"
Brax nodded "So you're keeping the baby?" he asked hoping for confirmation.
"Yes" Leila grinned. Brax stood up and kissed Leila's lips gently before being disturbed by a knock at the door. Leila's face lit up when she saw the man standing in front of her.
"Oh my God Jamie" she cried as the man moved quickly towards her and gave her a hug "What are you doing here?"
"Ash called she said you could use some help" he replied before turning to face Brax.
"Oh Jamie this is Brax" Leila smiled "Brax this is my brother Jamie"
"Hey mate I've heard a lot bout you" Jamie smiled as he put his hand out for Brax to shake "So where's Grandpa?" he said as he turned to face his sister. Brax laughed he knew exactly who Jamie meant when he said 'grandpa'
"Jamie" Leila scolded Jamie just grinned widely "So how much did Ash tell you exactly?"
"She told me about what happened with Jimmy and your plan for revenge and that Brax was helping you. She mentioned something about dad but said I should hear that from you" Jamie explained.
Leila frowned she knew she would have to explain to her brother that it was their father who plotted with Geoffrey to have her husband and Jamie's best friend killed.
"I'll leave you guys to it" Brax said as he stood up and gave Leila a kiss on the cheek "Good to meet you Jamie, maybe we could catch up later for a beer" Brax said as he walked out of the room.
"Brax, Brax. Leila where have I heard that name before?" Jamie asked curiously.
"That's Darryl Braxton, from Mangrove River" Leila replied waiting for the penny to drop in her brothers head.
"What as in River Boy Braxton, the leader of the River Boys" Jamie was shocked. Leila just nodded.
"Yep that's the one" she smiled.
"Well at least he can help us with Geoffrey then" Jamie shrugged; he frowned when he saw the look on Leila's face "That's not all he has been helping you with is it?"
Leila just shrugged "I'm having his baby" she whispered.
"Jesus Leila" Jamie exclaimed "How long have you been seeing him?"
"About 8 months now" Leila replied "It's not just a fling Jamie, I love him" Leila explained.
"Ok" Jamie replied his tone had softened a little.
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Geoffrey was glad to hear that his wife had woken up; he decided to head to the diner to get her something nice to eat "Could I get a Greek salad and a slice of that chocolate cake to take away please?" Geoffrey smiled. Leah was shocked to see Geoffrey King standing in front of her.
"How's your wife?" She asked. Geoffrey was a little taken aback by Leah's question.
"How do you know Leila?" Geoffrey wondered.
"Oh we have the odd chat when she comes in some mornings" Leah quickly replied.
"Oh right, well she is going to be fine, she has woken up actually I'm just on my way to see her now, I'll tell her you asked after her…" Although Geoffrey had taken money from this woman to pay off Brax's 'debt' her name hadn't stuck in his memory.
"Leah" Leah smiled "Oh and I'm so glad your baby didn't get hurt in the accident" Leah added spitefully causing Geoffrey to turn and face her again.
"Pardon?" Geoffrey said in shock.
"The baby, oh my gosh I'm s sorry I thought Leila had told you she was pregnant" Leah lied.
"No you must be mistaken" Geoffrey smiled politely; there was no way his wife could be pregnant.
"No she came in last week and told me herself, she was very excited about it actually" Leah didn't intend on taking her lie so far. But she was so angry that Leila was seeing the man she wanted.
Geoffrey was furious, he had no idea what was going on but he was determined to get to the bottom of it.
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Also want to say a big thanks to Catie21 for being my 50th reviewer and also to everyone else who has reviewed so far.
Next time-
Geoffrey plots revenge of his own.
Brax is involved in a fixed cage fight, will Leila and Heath stop it before it's too late?
Leila makes a shocking confession to Brax how will he react?