Hey guys, hope you are all having a lovely Easter. I watched the Charlie and Brax story on the Home and Away site this morning and got so sad again that Charlie died and the last thing we heard her say to Brax was I love you. I got really upset and saddened again especially after seeing the new promo with the big question mark over this whole Leah and Brax thing – which in my opinion is disgusting, disrespectful and idiotic! If any of you have seen the promo you can just see in his eyes and by his actions that he doesn't feel the same way and he sees her more of a friend than anything else, so let's hope Leah realises what she is doing to her dead best friend and comes to her senses and BACKS OFF FROM BRAX! Leah will never replace Charlie and I vow that if Leah and Brax become an item that I will not watch Home and Away anymore (I don't know about this story yet?) Okay rant over, have your say in the reviews and enjoy the chapter (comment on the chapter as well as this gross Leah and Brax thing please!) Enjoy and Happy Easter, Dannielle xoxo
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BRAX POV
I was taking Charlie on a quiet picnic lunch this afternoon, I had packed a small picnic and arranged for the others to look after Mckenzie. I saw Charlie folding some stuff in the tent so I ducked through the gauze and sat beside her "hey, you have to come with me I have surprise for you" I said and she looked up at me "what is it?" she asked excitedly "ah, ah, ah if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?" I said smiling and she groaned "oh come on, please" she said giving me puppy dog eyes "no, come on just come with me and you will know" I said looking away knowing that if I continued to look at her I would give in a tell her about the picnic and I wanted it to be a special surprise for her. She sighed and nodded "okay but we go now yeah?" she asked and I nodded "right now" I said standing up and holding out my hand, she took it and I pulled her to her feet and placed a kiss on her lips "I love you" I said and she nodded "I know, I love you too" she said as we walked out of the tent.
CHARLIE POV
I had no idea what was going on, Brax had organised some sort of a surprise and he wouldn't tell me what it was, I wasn't usually one for surprises but Brax's surprises were always the best. We drove a short distance before pulling up alongside the river "what are we doing here Brax?" I asked as he climbed out of the car and opened my door "come on" he said holding out his hand, I took it and let him lead me across the lush green grass. We walked for a few minutes before I saw a giant tree with lots of branches creating shade from the hot sun, we walked up to it and moved around the side and I gasped as I saw a large red and black checked picnic blanket spread out on the ground with a wicker basket and a small bunch of daisies resting on the top, surrounding the blanket were some small scatter cushions that I had brought "Brax it's beautiful" I whispered as I stood on my tippy toes to kiss him "well I can't take all the credit, Ruby and Bella helped me" he said and I giggled "I thought you were in a prank war with them" I said as we sat down "I am but you are also on their team as well, we put the pranks aside when push comes to shove" he said and I laughed "well that's good then" I smiled kissing him again.
We sat for a while enjoying the breeze and the view before Brax broke the silence "wanna go for a swim?" he asked and I smiled "sure" I said standing up and pulling my top over my head, Brax scooped me up in his arms and ran towards the water throwing me in. I surfaced a few seconds later laughing my head off as I flicked water at Brax "oh is that how it's going to be?" he said cheekily as he ducked under the water, I looked around for him when I felt his hands around my waist lifting me into the air and hurling me a few metres away. I laughed as he got closer to me only to lift me up and pull me into him, he kissed me forcefully as I dragged my hand through the water and flung it at him causing him to pull back and grin cheekily "ooh not wise Mrs Braxton" he said and I laughed before swimming away quickly, I felt Brax behind me as he grabbed my arms and pulled me around to face him, he kissed me gently as we floated to the surface.
Brax and I were lying face up in the water floating around, I felt Brax grab my hand and I gave it a gentle squeeze as his head gently bumped mine "this has been so much fun baby" I said and I knew he was smiling "yeah it's been great, since Mckenzie we don't get to do this often" he said and I flipped over before wading over and placing my hands on his chest "yeah I know, I mean I love Kenzie and I wouldn't change a thing but I really do miss our 'us' time" I said and Brax stood up "then let's make a deal" he said and I frowned confused "let's make a deal that we will make time for us to have our time together" he said and I smiled "yeah like date night" I said and he nodded "exactly, we will have a date night or day at least once a week and we will spend spare time together during the week" he said and I nodded holding out my hand "okay you've got a deal Mr Braxton" I smiled as he took my hand and shook "thank you Mrs Braxton" he said as he yanked me forward kissing me softly.
BELLA POV
I was lying on the sandy bank of the lake between Cooper's legs as he played with my fingers "it's so quiet out here" he whispered and I laughed "I know, when we used to come out here when Case and I were kids we used to go fishing off the dock" I said and Cooper remained quiet "what's fishing like?" he whispered and I sat up looking at him "you've never been fishing?" I asked stunned "no" he said quietly "how come?" I asked giving his hand a gentle squeeze " my dad never took me and can you really see my mum touching dead fish?" he asked and I laughed lightly "well then I am going to show you" I said standing up and holding out my hands "what?" he asked "you've never been fishing and I am going to teach you how" I said simply and Cooper smiled "I love you" he said standing up "well that's good cause I love you too" I smiled as we walked up to the cars to get the fishing gear.
We sat on the edge of the dock with our feet dangling over the edge as I showed Cooper how to put a hook on and to bait it "you know you are so different to anyone I've ever known" he said and I looked up "what?" I asked smiling "you are like every guys dream girl, you go camping, play pranks, you can touch dead fish without squealing like a two year old and you're hot" he said cheekily and I laughed "so every guy wants a girl who touches dead fish and goes camping?" I asked he smiled "no I mean that you are willing to give things a try, you aren't a stereotypical girly girl you know" he said and I nodded "well growing up with three brothers will do that to ya" I said laughing as I threw my line out "but at the same time I like shoes, shopping and that sort of stuff" I said and he nodded "yeah but you're not high maintenance" he said and I laughed "what have all your other girlfriends been high maintenance?" I asked and he nodded "yeah well they have all been family friends who have million dollar trust funds, I never met a girlfriend in a party store before" he said and I laughed "yeah do you remember that?" I asked and he nodded "of course I do" he said and I looked at him "seriously?" I asked surprised "yeah, Ruby was wearing a lion costume and you were wearing that devil costume" he said with a cheeky grin and I laughed "so you remember the costume but that wasn't when we met" I said and he nodded "I know, that was just when I first saw you. I was so nervous" he said and I laughed "what from just looking at me?" I asked and he nodded again "yeah well you are so out of my league" he said and I burst into laughter "Cooper out of all my boyfriends you are the most normal" I said and he shook his head "you seriously should be dating the football players and the popular guys" he said and I giggled.
"well glad you think so" I said "you know when I ran into you in that dressing room I actually couldn't speak" he said and I looked at him "I had no idea what to say to you so that I wouldn't sound like a complete tool" he said and I giggled "seriously?" I asked and he nodded "yeah I mean I thought anything I was going to say would sound stupid, I couldn't believe it when you actually spoke to me" he said and I shook my head "I didn't give you my number, I made you find out for yourself – which you didn't by the way" I said and he laughed "that was a fluke that I ran into you in the video store" he said and I nodded "but I am glad you did" I said and he smiled "me too, more than you'll ever know" he said and I laughed .
RUBY POV
Casey, Heath, Bianca, Darcy and I were all playing Monopoly while the kids slept. I was my turn and I was currently in the lead with Heath following close behind, I rolled two sixes and cheered, throwing my hands up as I quickly moved my marker forward twelve "and I passed Go again – that will be $1OO dollars please banker" I said holding my hand out in front of Bianca who sighed and passed me the paper money "this is so not my game, I get to choose the next game" she said and I laughed "you'll never beat me" and Heath scoffed "you haven't won yet Buckton" he said as he rolled the die and moved a few spaces, landing on one of my houses "ah! I will take my rent now" I said smugly holding out my hand. Heath rolled his eyes and handed me some money before leaning back on his elbows.
After a few more turns I had won and I was not going to let anyone forget it "okay so what game is it now Bianca?" I asked and she pulled out Yahtzee "ooh I love this game – you'll never beat me" I said and Bianca laughed "yeah right little one this is my game" she said handing out the pads and pencils. We finished playing and unfortunately I had lost "so what were you saying about never being beaten?" Bianca asked smugly "yeah, yeah" I said and she laughed "I am Queen Bianca – the best board gamer ever, no-one will ever beat me" she said dancing around "oh yeah right Bianca!" I scoffed "aw is someone a sore loser?" she asked and I flicked my head away "no but I think it was just a fluke that you won" I said holding my head up high "oh a fluke, yeah right. I am Queen Bianca the best board gamer in the universe" she said and I rolled my eyes before walking off into the tent.
So what did you think? A bit of CHAX a bit of COLA and a bit of group fun. I like writing the chat between Bella and Cooper about when they first met, I hope it sort of gives you an insite into how Cooper feels about her and how he thinks about her. Writing the CHAX part was fun because it was just them relaxing, not being parents of giving advice just being a young fun loving couple who got to let loose. I am going to try and write more of those sort of things regularly but I do have a lot of ideas for the younger guys and of course there will be more HEANCA because of the upcoming wedding which I have just started to do research into (dresses etc.) Also I have an interesting (hopefully) storyline coming up for Bella and Cooper, it's not overly dramatic but it will show a different side to their relationship (I hope!) Okay so please review or PM and tell me what you think! Happy Easter guys, Dannielle xoxo