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BELLA POV
I was standing in the hall of Cooper's apartment, my arm firmly in Cooper's grasp "Cooper let me go" I laughed as he held onto me like a two year old "I don't want you to go" he sulked "I have to, I'll come back later" I promised tugging my arm "no" he said pouting and I laughed "you're such a baby" I said and but he refused to let go "well come with me then" I said hoping her would release me "we'll come back here after right?" he asked hopefully and I sighed before nodding and walking to the front door. We pulled up at the house and as we got closer to the door I could smell burnt, we walked through the kitchen to find Charlie standing at the kitchen bench with a cake and a large bowl of white frosting, clumps of frosting were in her hair and Mckenzie sat of the floor sucking on the spatula "Charls" I said stiffiling laughter as she turned to face me, she had smeared chocolate across her cheek and forehead and a crazy expression plastered across it "oh hey" she said before turning back to the cake and continuing to spread the thick creamy frosting "is something burnt?" I asked looking around "yeah I wanted to make a cake, the first three burned" she said and I laughed "three!" I repeated and she nodded "yeah" she replied continuing with her work. I shook my head before heading upstairs.
I changed quickly into a pair of light denim jeans and a white loose tank top, I grabbed my bag before dragging Cooper back downstairs "Charlie were going out for lunch, hey isn't it Mckenzie's nap time?" I asked and Charlie dropped the frosting knife "shit!" she said and Mckenzie looked up "naughty, naughty" she said waving the spatula from side to side "yes mummy's naughty come on it's time for your nap" she said lifting Mckenzie off the floor "thanks Bella, have fun and save room for cake" she said pointing to the kitchen. I nodded before heading back to the car, we walked into Angelo's less than 10 minutes later, Brax was behind the bar ignoring some drunk plastic woman "hey" I said putting my bag behind the counter as Cooper slid onto the stool "hey, you been home today?" he asked and I nodded as I tied the apron around my waist "yeah Charlie made a cake – well cakes" I said and he looked up "cakes?" he asked and I laughed nodding "yeah four, the first three burned but the last one turned out alright – well as far as I could tell it was frosted when I saw it" I said and he looked nervous "look it's okay I'll have the ambulance on standby" I giggled and Cooper looked up "she can't be that bad can she?" he asked and Brax and I stopped "dude you have no idea" Brax said and I laughed patting his arm before heading into the kitchen to deliver an order.
HEATH POV
Today was a special day and I was surprised that I hadn't heard from Bella yet. Today was the anniversary of our grandmothers death and we always celebrated it in a special way, I left Bianca with the twins and headed into the restaurant. I saw Bella and Brax standing behind the bar talking to Cooper "hey, you forgot what today is?" I asked and the both looked up confused while the thought. Bella gasped and covered her mouth with her hands and Brax sighed, dropping his head "oh my god how could I forget! I never forget!" she cried and I put my hand over hers "hey it's okay you've been busy" I said and Brax nodded "what's going on?" Cooper asked confused "today is the anniversary of our grandmothers death and I forgot" she said frowning. I knew she was beating herself up for forgetting but I was thinking of how we would celebrate "what are we going to do?" I asked and they both looked up.
A few hours later, once Bella and Brax had finished work we all met up at the beach, surfboards in hand. We waxed out boards and strapped on the ankle straps before paddling out to the ocean. We sat for a while sharing stories about our grandma and the wonderful things she did for us "I remember when I spray painted the neighbours garbage bins and grandma told them that she had seen some kids down the block do it" I said and the other laughed "yeah didn't they end up blaming it on their grandkids?" Brax asked and I nodded "yeah grandma chucked the spray cans over the fence and they got the blame although I think nana told them eventually" I said and the others giggled "You remember when she got me into singing lessons?" Bella asked and we nodded "are you kidding she bragged about her 'superstar granddaughter' for months!" I said and Brax nodded "she would be proud of you both" he said looking at Bella and Casey, the looked away and we stayed silent for a while. I knew Bella was still kicking herself because she had forgotten, he and gran were really close and she had taken it the hardest when she died.
We sat in the water for an hour, talking and remembering stories about of beautiful grandma. We had each bought out Hawaiian leis that were sitting on our surfboards "Gran always wanted to go to Hawaii, now she can" Bella said setting hers in the water and watching it bob gently in the waves, Casey, Brax and I released our "We love you gran" Casey said and Brax and I nodded before we all turned around and headed back to the shore, leaving our leis to float gently along the water to their next destination, our grandma floating along with them. Carefree and fun loving.
Okay so what did you think? I have mentioned before the bond between Bella and her grandmother and I wanted to bring her up again and show how she really meant a lot to them all and how she impacted their lives. I know this one was short but I wanted to leave it at what I have done because I think it is just a really sweet family oriented chapter that I didn't want to ruin with anything else. I think it is just perfect the way it is. Now remember this is chapter 89 so this is the last chance to enter the competition to get a sneak peek of the COLA spin off. Now as mentioned previously all you have to do is review and mention the word COLA and you're in the running! Please remember guys that you need to sign in or use your member names so I can message you the sneak peek if you win! If you don't want to sign in just use your member name and I can find you in search! Review and good luck! Dannielle xoxo
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