As Brax cleared some tables outside Angelo's he saw Jett walking past, Brax was shocked to see Jett taking some money off a table that a customer had left, before running away. "Hey" Brax yelled as he ran after Jett.

The chase led Brax onto the beach where thanks to John Palmer he finally caught him "Do you want me to call the police?" John asked Brax.

"Please don't call the police" Jett begged "I did it for my mum"

Brax told John not to bother the police and then led Jett to his Ute "You're mum told you to do this?" Brax wondered.

"No but she needs the money, she's really sick" Jett trailed off as Brax put him in the Ute.

"If this is just a get out of jail free card its pretty lame" Brax frowned as he drove to Mangrove River.

"Its not I swear my mum really is sick" Jett replied honestly

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Courtney was in the garden when Brax pulled up "Jett you're supposed to be at school" she snapped when she saw her son "What's he done?" she asked Brax nervously.

"He's been stealing from my customers" Brax explained causing Courtney to clip Jett around the back of the head.

"I did it for you mum, you need the money" Jett explained his actions to a stunned Courtney.

"Get inside" Courtney snapped, Jett didn't argue he just went inside the house.

"So it is true then, Jett says your sick?" Brax wondered what was wrong with his ex.

"Look I appreciate you bringing him home but this really has nothing to do with you" Courtney snapped as she walked towards her front door.

"I just wanna help" Brax called after Courtney, who quickly turned to face Brax.

"What" she cried "Since when has Darryl Braxton ever helped anyone other than himself" she added as she walked back to him.

"I'm not the same guy you knew back then" Brax tried to explain himself to Courtney "People change"

"Really well I find that hard to believe some how" Courtney frowned, she suddenly felt dizzy and started to topple sideways but Brax caught her.

"Hey" he gasped as he grabbed her tiny frame "Come on lets take you inside"

Brax helped Courtney inside her house and helped her onto the sofa "There you go, how do you feel now?" he asked.

"Ok" Courtney was shocked; this act of kindness from Brax had totally thrown her. This kind of behaviour was something she was definitely not used to.

"Mum are you ok?" A frightened 12 year old called as he ran into the lounge.

"Yes mate I'm fine, just go to room for a while, I need to talk to Brax" Courtney reassured her son. She watched him walk into his bedroom before turning back to face Brax.

"Do you want me to call someone for you?" Brax wondered as he saw the paleness of Courtney's face. She responded by shaking her head.

"No there is no-one else, just me and him" she replied sadly.

"Well how about a doctor?" Brax asked as he took his phone out of his pocket.

"No they can't help me either" Courtney replied "Jett was telling the truth, I am sick"

Brax sat gently beside Courtney when he saw the tears in her eyes "I have cervical cancer" Courtney whispered "The doctors have given me 6 months to a year"

Brax was horrified he had no idea what to say next, luckily for him Courtney spoke again "I work as a waitress in Yabbie Creek, but as soon as the doctor gave me the prognosis I decided to have chemo to slow things down and to give me as much time as I could with my son" Courtney sniffed "The treatment made me too sick to work and no work means no income, which now means I have bills and a mortgage to pay. I have horses that need feeding, a twelve year old son who is never full and constantly grows and medical expenses that never seem to end…"

Suddenly the lights went off as did the TV and the music coming from Jett's bedroom "And now no electricity" she sighed. Brax thought for a second before speaking.

"How much to switch it back on?" Brax wondered

"107 dollars" Courtney replied, Brax was surprised by how little the amount was for "It might as well be a million when you haven't got any money"

Brax stood up and took his wallet out the back pocket of his jeans "Here" he smiled as he handed Courtney $200.

"I can't accept that" Courtney looked horrified.

"Why not?" Brax replied "Look, call it a back payment" he added causing Courtney's head to flick up.

"What?" she wondered curiously.

"Jett's my son right" Brax smiled "You've always been a bad liar Court"

"Yes he's your son" Courtney finally admitted.

"Take this then" Brax gently leant forward and put the $200 dollars inside Courtney's hand "I told you I'm not the same bloke you knew back then, please let me help you"

Courtney was completely taken aback by this turn around, she had never in all the time she was with Brax, seen this side to him. He was always so angry and selfish he never loved or respected anyone but himself. Now here he was offering her money to help look after their son, what the hell had happened to him?

"What and there won't be any comeback from this later? No twisted payback ideas" Courtney asked nervously.

"No this is just me giving you money for our son" Brax replied.

Courtney nodded and took the money from him cautiously "There is one thing I would like though" Brax added causing Courtney to stop what she was doing and look straight at him "I'd really like the chance to get to know my son" Brax smiled.

Courtney sighed relief "Yeh ok, but I'll have to talk to him about who you are first"

"Sure here's my number" Brax said as he used a pen and paper off the coffee table to jot down his mobile number "Call me when you have spoken to him" he added as he handed Courtney the piece of paper.

Brax left the house just as Jett was walking back into the lounge "Oh my god what's that?" he asked when he saw the money in his mum's shaky hand "Mum who was that guy?"

"Sit down a minute baby I need to tell you something" Courtney smiled as she patted the sofa beside her.

"Is everything ok mum, is it your cancer?" Jett seemed scared of what his mum was going to tell him.

"No sweetie it's nothing to do with that, it's about the man who gave me this" Courtney had dreaded this conversation but she knew Jett had a right to know the truth. Courtney couldn't help thinking that if Brax was telling the truth and had really changed then maybe when she had gone, she wouldn't be leaving Jett completely alone in this world. Maybe Brax would step up to take care of him.

"What about him?" Jett asked.

"Jett honey that man…he…he's your dad" Courtney stuttered.

How do you think Jett will react? Please review and I will update the next chapter quicker.

Also to all my Teacher's Pet fans I have to say I am a little disappointed that I have had no reviews at all for my final chapter.

I have been working on the sequel and am hoping to put it up later but I would really like to know what you thought to the final chapter of Teacher's Pet so please review

Much love as always Nikki x x x