Chapter 24

Brax's P.O.V

I didn't even stop to think of the consequences instead I dragged her up the sand bank and continued walking towards my Ute, I could feel her struggling with the grip that I had on her arm but it still didn't stop me. I pulled open the passenger side door and without even questioning she sat in, she probably knew I wouldn't have taken no for an answer and protesting would have been wasted efforts.

The drive to my house was silent apart from the occasional snuffle from Charlie, walking into my house, she just followed me in, Heath and Casey sat on the couch playing x-box, without warning or anything I moved to the T.V pulling out the leads,

''what the heck you boof'' Heath exclaimed as the screen blacked out,

''out now, both of you'' I told the two of them with authority, Heath about to protest again with a witty comment was stopped by Casey pulling at his arm and the both of them looked at me and then to Charlie and they both just got up and left, the door had barely closed and I jumped at the chance to say what was going around my head the whole head since I had seen the pregnancy test on the beach.

''Is it mine?'' I watched as her face looked up at me, ''Charlie is it mine'' I asked with a little aggression in my voice,

''Possibly'' she replied monotonously,

''possibly'' I let out a menacing laugh, before repeating the word again,

''possibly... possibly...''

This was messed, this was worse than messed.

''what are we going to do?'' I asked as I rubbed my hands across my face, she looked up at me and then next minute I hadn't even noticed how she had come so close to me I felt a sting on my cheek.

Charlie's P.O.V

I was in an autopilot mode, I didn't even register what I was doing until it was done, I slapped him across his face,

''what was that for''

I let out a little laugh,

''you just fuck everything up, everything you touch just...'' I couldn't even get to finish the sentence,

''I hardly think this is only my doing, it takes two to make a baby'' he retorted back,

''yeah and it takes one person to blow the lid on everything'' he looked at me a little confused and then I saw the recognition on his face.

''Angelo''

Brax in all his heroic, drag the girl away from the scene had basically just exposed mine and Brax's infidelity.

''I'm sorry I didn't think''

''what's new there, you never think, always guns blazing, every time I told you to leave me alone you just couldn't help yourself could you, you just push and push and keep on pushing''

''I don't know what to say''

''well that's a first, Daryl Braxton the corrupt copper not knowing what to say'' I laid into him, I was so angry but there was something inside telling me to calm down, we had been through too much for us to fall at this hurdle, I mean I gave into his advances, I chose to go back to Angelo, I chose to have sex with the both of them but why in all this the fear of losing Brax was greater than anything. I watched him as he nervously played with the ring on his index finger, in deep thought. I walked over to him taking his hands in mine, I looked up to his face but he refused to look at me, well screw you Brax, I was a stubborn women and if I wanted to I would get my way. I removed my hands from his and wrapped them around his neck,

''Brax'' again he didn't look up instead he continued to look everywhere other than at me, there was only one thing for it, it was bound to get his attention, I moved my lips to his and gently gave him a kiss, at first he didn't reciprocate and then he kissed me back, it was gentle and full of love, something that the two of us hadn't experienced, normally it was passion fuelled kisses but this was different.

''Brax I need to know if you are going to stick by me'' I asked as our foreheads touched, ''Brax?''

''we have come too far for one of us to back out now, but please tell me truthfully if you will stick by me, if not this is it, I will go my way and forget we ever happened.

I felt him flinch, I know he was a bad boy, and he acted all tough and untouchable but I knew as much as it killed me saying them words, it killed him listening to them.

''Charlie I love you and regardless of who's baby it is, I want to be with you, I will look after the both of you, no questions asked'' he told me and I heard the sincerity in his voice, all I could hope to God was that it was his baby, I just couldn't help think that Angelo couldn't get me pregnant in over a year so what were the chances of him getting me pregnant so quick in one night, I was keeping the faith that Angelo's little swimmers were still little weaklings and this baby was indeed Brax's.

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My phone was constantly ringing and buzzing indicating a message had come through, I knew who it was but I was not ready to face him just yet. Me and Brax had talked and we had come to the conclusion whatever happened we would stick together, I just hope we were strong enough for this because I had a feeling not a lot of people were going to be welcoming mine and Brax's relationship with open arms.

''Charlie is tea okay'' Brax shouted from the kitchen as I made myself comfortable on the couch again after turning my phone off.

''Coffee please''

''erm there is none'' he told me as he came around the corner

''Brax there was a whole jar yesterday and now there is none left, I'm sure you guys drink more beer than coffee'' I got off the couch and into the kitchen, before I could reach the bench top I felt a pair of strong arms grab me around the waist and pull me back into his chest, snuggling his head into the crook of my neck he littered it with gentle kisses,

''we do have coffee, but just not for you'' he told me cheekily as he moved his head so it was in my line of vision,

''what do you mean? I questioned bewildered to what he was getting at,

'' I am no expert but I'm sure coffee is no good for the bambino'' he smiled as his hands rested on my stomach,

''bambino, you do know that's Italian right''

''and''

''Angelo's Italian'' I told him, his grip loosened a little, I was a right douche sometimes, really knew how to kill the moment.

''Charlie it doesn't make a difference to me okay'' he directed me to the couch sitting down and then pulling me down with him.

''I love you'' I told him and he simply hugged me as tight as possible without it being too uncomfortable. Whatever was to come could come hit me with full force, as long as I was with Brax I knew I would be okay.

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