Chapter Five
Brax's P.O.V.
Hearing the waves crashing against the shore put me in my comfort zone while walking along the beach with Charlie. Even though it was night time, there was a full moon out. The scenery was beautiful. I couldn't ask for anything better. Charlie and I moved from our conversation about work to our interests. I kept persuading her to take up surfing, but she kept hesitating. Wow, maybe it really wasn't her thing.
"Do you think we should go back to the barbecue?" she asked me.
I told her it was fine if we stayed here. I didn't want us to be surrounded by people again because I liked being alone with her. She was the most gorgeous woman you could ever come across. She was quite tall, yet skinny but healthy. Her red mini skirt showed off her amazing tanned long legs. Her hair fell down her shoulders beautifully. Charlie looked amazing whenever you saw her, but man do I want her even more than before tonight.
Charlie's P.O.V.
Just quietly, I'm not going to lie; Brax and the beach are perfect. I wanted us to get closer, but who knows if we were on the same page? We walked back to his house in silence. Instead of going inside, he stopped in front of his car. He opened the door for me, and told me to go in. I wasn't too sure about what was happening. Brax had a reputation for a reason. I knew better than to argue against him, so I went in. He drove us to a motel.
"What are we doing here?" I asked him.
Instead of giving me an answer, he leaned forward and gave me a kiss. It didn't end there; I kissed him back and it went on for a while. We stopped for a second as he got out of his car. He came over to my side of the car and carried me inside the motel room.
Brax placed me onto the king sized bed. Before joining me, he threw his shirt off. He climbed onto the bed and started kissing me again. We kissed passionately for awhile before he started to feel up my shirt. He leaned closer into me. He was about to undo my bra, but I couldn't let him. I pushed him away from me.
"Brax, I'm sorry but I can't do this," I told him.
"Why not Charlie?" he asked.
Was he being for real or what? Surely he knew what people would think? My job would be at risk.
"Are you serious Brax? Have you not thought about how this could reflect the both of us?" I demanded.
"I have, but this is about us, not them. Who cares what people think? We're suppose to do what we want."
"I know, I know, but I'm sorry. I just can't."
With that, I grabbed all my belongings and headed home.
Casey's P.O.V.
Ruby and I were kissing on her bed, but we quickly got up as soon as we heard the front door slam shut.
We both heard Charlie's voice. "Ruby, are you here?"
Ruby and I looked at each other. How were we going to explain that we were in her bedroom without it sounding awkward?
"Quickly go!" Ruby whispered loudly to me.
"What? As in walk past Charlie and out the front door?" I joked.
"No, you idiot; the window!" she whispered even louder.
"I'm your boyfriend! It shouldn't matter!"
"Casey, is that you with Ruby?" Charlie asked.
Oh great, she had heard us. We decided it was best if we both came out of the room. There stood Charlie in the messiest state. Ruby and I exchanged glances.
"Err... I think I should get home now," I told them both.
"Already?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, I highly doubt Brax knows I'm here."
"Oh okay. Make sure you tell him I say thank you for inviting us to the barbecue."
"Yup, I definitely will. Bye!"
Once I'd gotten out of their sight, I bursted out laughing. That could've quite possibly been the most awkward few minutes of my life. Charlie was messy. Her hair was all over the place. Her clothes were the complete opposite of neat, and a lot of her lipstick was smeared all over the place. She may as well have had "I made out with a stranger" tattooed across the top of her forehead. The question was with who...
Charlie's P.O.V.
Well wasn't that awkward? First of all, I pretty much interrupted Ruby and Casey, and second of all, I knew I was in a total mess without looking when I saw them both. Thankfully I escaped quickly enough to the bathroom to avoid any questions from Ruby. I looked into the mirror for the first time since I left the motel, and my make up was everywhere. My clothes were creased too. As if Ruby and Casey were blunt enough to not realise what I did tonight. Hopefully, neither of them would suspect anything. Before slipping out of the bathroom, I made sure that Ruby was in her own room.
Brax's P.O.V.
Fortunately, nobody was at home when I got back. Heath must have taken the boys for a bonfire down at the beach. I was gutted that Charlie didn't want to take anything further, but at least I got her tonight. I wasn't too sure about what was going on between us because she raced out of the motel ever so quickly. I wanted to speak to her again, but it would have to be face to face. How was I going to get her to talk to me in public after what she said to me tonight?
I noticed that Charlie's lipstick was on my face when I went to use the toilet. I couldn't hear anyone in the house so I went into the kitchen to grab some paper towels which were stacked behind the wall. Once I stepped back into the open space of the kitchen, I turned around and saw Casey at the door. He was looking straight ahead at me.