Hearing Charlie's words, Brax slammed her into the wall; Charlie felt something crack as she tumbled to the floor. Her last vision as she went down was of Brax grabbing Joey.

When all hope was lost and Joey feared not just for her life but that of her child, a voice boomed "get away from my baby!" as a set of arms pulled Brax away from Joey and Charlie. Two punches were thrown, one at Brax's face, the other at his stomach. Brax was thrown out into the hallway slamming right into Watson's legs.

"Are you alright Jo?" he asked.

Joey smiled back as she realized who had saved her, nodding she was ok then she looked at Charlie and cried out as memories engulfed her mind of Brax first assault.

…

Joey hovered over Charlie anxiously waiting for her to wake up. Every moment she slept was another minute of worry Joey didn't want to experience. Finally after what seemed like a lifetime of waiting, Charlie began to stir. One eye opened and then a big smile was plastered across her face as she saw Joey doting over her.

"HI Gorgeous" she grinned.

"Hi yourself Cheeky" Joey replied, her anxiety subsiding just a little. "How are you feeling?"

"Just great considering I was just slammed into a wall by an imbecile, where's Watson anyway?"

"She'll be back shortly; she went back to the station with Brax. She'll come back and take our statements and talk to you about what you want to do."

"What we want to do, Jo" Charlie corrected "We're having that no good low life of an ex of mine put away once and for all. There's no debate on that one."

Putting her hands up in defeat Joey was not going to argue any further. Truth be told she was glad Charlie had some fighting spirit left in her and that perhaps now they could move on with their lives a little more carefree.

"Hey Charlie how are you doing? Ok?" a visitor's voice broke the silence.

"Aiden oh look at you! You've waltzed back into Summer Bay like a true knight in shining armor."

Aiden blushed just a little as he realized this was Charlie's way of saying thank you.

"So you ok?" he re-questioned.

"Yeah, just a couple of old injuries reappearing. Fortunately nothings broken so I can look after Jo rather than the opposite."

"Yeah" Aiden nodded looking to Joey to make sure she was ok. Joey was so absorbed with Charlie and making sure she was comfortable, she was not conversing and Aiden had noticed.

"Jo, you ok?"

"Yeah" Joey gasped as she quickly wiped away the tears, but both Aiden and Charlie had seen them. Charlie reached for her hand and reassured her she was ok and that now with Aiden back in town he was like an extra wall of security to get through. The smile finally returned to Joeys face as she realized she was being looked after by the two people she loved most in the world.

"So when is your ultrasound Jo?" Aiden asked the curiosity and excitement truly evident in his voice.

"Anytime now, Sid will come and get us."

As they waited for the ultrasound Aiden caught up on what was going on in CJ's life and Ruby's. Charlie had noticed him asking a lot of questions about Ruby. Realizing there may be something more to it, she dismissed the thought blaming it on her headache from the fall.

….

Ruby finally got to the hospital in time for the ultrasound. Aiden's eyes lit up as he saw Ruby. 'She was more beautiful than ever' he thought to himself. Charlie had noticed the spark between them but pushed it aside once more as she focused on Sid and the ultrasound results.

"So do you want to know if it's a boy or girl?" Sid quizzed them.

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"Yes"

4 different replies came at Sid as he smiled and said "ok well I can tell you now or you can wait your choice".

The four of them looked at each other, eyes darting across the room, neither one wanting to back down but Joey was the only who didn't want to find out.

"Come on Jo, it would be nice don't you think? We can buy clothes and paint the room in the right colors."

Shaking her head in certainty, Joey assured Sid no one was finding out today.

"OK" Sid chuckled "but I do have something more to tell you" he said with a stern face.

"Oh no" Joey grabbed Charlie's arm in fear, each finger grasping onto Charlie for dear life. Charlie wasn't sure what to do, so she prepared herself for the worse, all the while trying to comfort Joey.

"Come on Doc what is it?" Aiden asked clearly taking control, asking the questions none of the girls had the strength to ask.

"Looks like you're having twins… Congratulations!"

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