Hey everyone, thanks for the great reviews and responses to my question about a COLA spin off. I am glad that you would all read it (yay!) I have decided to hold a sort of competition, if you would like to read a sneak peek of one of the stories about COLA (I will choose which one) then all you have to do is leave a comment containing the word 'COLA' (it doesn't have to be in caps if you forget) – that's all so simple, you just comment and put the word COLA in. It doesn't have to make sense you could tell me what you think about the chapter and just have COLA at the end somewhere. I am going to choose 3 people per story so there will be six lucky winners and they will be announced in chapter 90! So that means you have two chapters to enter and the winners will be announced in the Author Note of chapter 90. Of course you have to be signed in so I can PM the sneak peek to you but aside from having the word COLA in it there are no rules. It's that simple. I just thought it would be a bit of fun and something different so that everyone had a fair chance of getting a look at the sneak peek. Please note: Winners will be chosen at random. Okay now on with the chapter – please review for your chance to win! Review, Dannielle xoxo
[DISCLAIMER/COPYRIGHT: I do not own any of the existing characters or storylines in Home and Away but any characters, storylines or ideas used in this story are strictly copyrighted and are not to be used by any other person/s without written permission of the author of this story. Thank-you.]
BELLA POV
It had been two days since we had returned home from camping and I had barely heard from Cooper. No texts, calls, Facebook messages or emails and I was getting worried, I walked out of the diner carrying a takeaway flat white when I heard someone calling me "BELLA!" I turned around and saw Cooper walking towards me with a grin on his face "hey" he said and I just started at him "what?" he asked frowning and I rolled my eyes "this is the first I hear from you in two days and all you've got to say is hey" I said mimicking him "look I know I haven't called but I have a good reason" he said and I raised my eyebrows "oh yeah what's that?" I asked shifting to the other foot "I moved out of my parents place" he said and I looked up at him shocked "you what!" I asked and he nodded "yeah, yesterday – I moved into a flat" he said and I just blinked "are you kidding me?" I asked and he laughed "no come on I'll show you" he said grabbing my hand and tugging me away.
We arrived at a neat three storey apartment building that overlooked the beach "my parents are paying the rent" he said and I nodded as I looked out the car window at the sleek and stylish white building. I climbed out of the car and took Cooper's hand as he lead me over to the door where a man in a black suit opened the door for us "Mr Harding, lovely lady you have with you this morning" he smiled politely "yeah Reggie this is Bella, my girlfriend. Bella this is Reggie, the doorman" he said and I smiled "hi" I said extending my hand and he gently shook it as we walked into the building. Cooper pressed the open button of the elevator and we stepping inside, the shiny gold doors closing us into a small wooden room with thick black carpet. Cooper pressed the button with the number 3 on it and we began to rise, the doors pinged open and we stepped out into the cool hall, there were only three doors in the large square room and I realised that these were the penthouse suites. We walked to the door with the number 24 on it and I smiled "when I saw that I knew I had to have it" he said and I laughed as we walked through the large white door.
My sandals hit the clean, shiny white marble tiles and I looked around, we were standing in a small foyer that had a dark wood table sitting below a large framed square mirror, a vase held white and yellow tulips and a photo of the Harding family sat beside it, Cooper took my hand and led me through the foyer into the hall which had family photos scattered along the pearly cream coloured walls. We walked into the living room and my jaw dropped slightly. I the centre of the living room was a large beige rug with a rectangular black wood coffee table on the top. A large blue/grey L shaped couch sat just behind it and a large U shaped television unit sat against the wall filled with DVD's and games. A giant flat screen TV was mounted on the wall about the entertainment unit. The dining room was beside the kitchen and a dark wood circular dining table sat in the middle with bright blue cushions on the chairs. A white vase sat in the centre of the table with bright blue and purple iris in it. The kitchen was huge and white with a long L shaped counter separating the kitchen from the living room with a wall backing the benches. A long breakfast bar sat on the opposite of the kitchen facing the dining room and there were four black stools with bright blue cushions like the dining table. The cupboards where a bright white with frosted glass and a large bay window overlooked the beach from the sink. A wall of glass folding doors led out onto a medium sized deck with a cute little black steel table and chair set with a small pillar candle in the middle. Black bar railings surrounded the balcony protecting anyone from falling off but still allowing you to view the beautiful beach and receive the gentle breeze.
"Cooper this place is amazing" I gasped looking up at him "yeah well you haven't seen it all yet, I want to show you my favourite room" he said grinning cheekily as he dragged me down the hall that was off the living room. We passed two spare rooms, one was filled with girly things which I guessed was Natayaliah's room and the other room was the office. The bathroom was bright blinding white with aqua blue accents and Cooper's room was off to the right. He pushed open the door and I blinked. The walls were painted a gorgeous shimmery golden brown and there was a wall of glass windows and doors that led onto a small private balcony, thick cream coloured block out drapes were pushed to the side and a large king sized bed sat in the centre just below and long rectangular window. A black cushion studded bedhead backed the bed which was covered in a light brown almost beige bedspread with a black swirl pattern with aqua leaves. Two dark wood night tables sat on either side of the bed with a cream coloured drum shade lap on each, I noticed a silver photo frame with red stained glass roses in the corners, the picture in it was of Cooper and I on the beach, I was laughing and wearing my black crocheted cover-up and white bikini. Looking to the other side of the room I saw another large flat screen TV was mounted on the wall below a long set of dark wood dressers. There were two small doorways, one lead off into a private ensuite with a large spa bath, double vanity with a mirror wall and a shower and toilet in the other corner. The other doorway led into a large walk-in robe.
I laughed and shook my head as I turned back to Cooper who had shut the door "of course you would get to live in a penthouse suite after just moving out of his parent home" I said as he walked towards me and slid his hands around my waist "yeah well now we have a place with no-one to interrupt us" he said as he started kissing my neck "yeah you know I'm still mad at you for not calling me" I said letting my eyes close as he continued to kiss my neck "well I was going too but I was just so tired – I can make it up to you now though" he said as I felt him smile against me. I pulled him back to me as kissed him gently "okay but you have a lot of making up to do" I murmured against his lips as he lifted me off the floor.
CHARLIE POV
Brax was working at the restaurant today and everyone else was out. It was just Mckenzie and I and I decided I would make a cake. I grabbed a cookbook from the shelf and got out the ingredients, I followed the recipe exactly and soon ended up with a cake like mixture "you've got a clever mummy" I said looking at Mckenzie who was chewing on her toy telephone "c-wever mamma" she said laughing at I poured the mixture into the pan and slid it into the oven. I took Mckenzie into the lounge room and pulled out some puzzles while the cake cooked. "it goes here mamma" Mckenzie said pushing a piece into its spot "clever girl" I said smiling and she nodded "c-wever Mc-sie" she said and I laughed "that you are" I said continuing to play with the pieces "burnies mamma" Mckenzie said 10 minutes later "what baby girl?" I asked "burnies" she repeated holding her nose "oh shit the cake" I gasped jumping up and running into the kitchen "shit!" Mckenzie said as she stumbled into the kitchen "shit, shit, shit!" she continued "MCKENZIE!" I shouted and her face crumpled as I opened windows and doors to the let the black smoke out "oh baby, mummy's sorry. I didn't mean to shout" I said crouching down in front of her and holding out my arms, she stumbled forward and fell into them pressing her little body against my chest as she started to cry "Mc-sie dorry" she said and I smiled "no baby you didn't do anything wrong mummy's sorry" I said stroking her rapidly growing blonde hair "Mc-sie not bad?" she sobbed pushing herself up and looking at me, her cute tearstained face and watered blue-green eyes made my heart melt "no princess, you're not bad – not at all" I said pulling her into me again and breathing in her strawberry shampoo "mummy sad" she asked looking up at me "yeah mummy sad, the cake burned" I said and she giggled "we make ano-ver one – mamma no cry" she said and I smiled "you're right baby we'll just make another one" I said picking her up and setting her on the bench as we got the ingredients for another cake.
What did you think? I decided to skip the home journey of the camping trip and go with this. I wanted to show Cooper becoming more independent and showing him growing as a person because of Bella. I also wanted to write a little mother daughter time between Charlie and Mckenzie since I haven't done much of that so far. I am planning on putting in a part with Charlie spending time with both her daughters and Brax spending time with Mckeznie and Ruby as well. I will also be adding in some sweet emotional stuff soon as well that I hope you all like and find emotional! Okay so review and tell me your thoughts and don't forget about the competition. Remember, if you would like to read a sneak peek of one of the stories about COLA (I will choose which one) then all you have to do is leave a comment containing the word 'COLA' (it doesn't have to be in caps if you forget) – that's all so simple, you just comment and put the word COLA. I will be choosing 3 people per story so there will be six lucky winners and they will be announced in chapter 90! Review guys! Dannielle xoxo
PLEASE NOTE:ALL COMPETITION WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM AND NO FAVOURITISIM WILL BE SHOWN! THANK YOU.