Charlie jumped up as the phone rang loudly squinting at the clock she groaned when it read five am "hello?" she yawned already cursing whoever it was.

"Sergeant," came in inspector Joyce's voice "I know you're on personal leave but we've got an emergency we need everyone on this."

Charlie jumped out of the bed "what's the emergency?" she asked as she pulled on clothes.

"Two small kids have been taking from the caravan park not long ago the parents were held at gunpoint," Joyce replied.

"Oh no," Charlie gasped "I'm on my way I'll be an hour tops."

"Meet me at the station you're leading this," Joyce said and hung up.

Charlie finished getting dressed and ran out to get her keys hoping it was no one she knew.

"Charlie?" Michelle said sleepily from her bedroom door.

"Sorry Shell I gotta go emergency at the station," she said and walked to her "I'll call you soon… and don't run away from him," she said and kissed her on the cheek "it was great to catch up with you!" she called as she ran out the door.

As she sped to Summer bay she called Peter "Pete what's going on?" she asked.

Peter sighed "it was Pipa and Cassie's baby, Sal was mind her while she went to the city for the night with Maddy she's going out of her mind…obviously you were called in," he said.

"Yeah Joyce called me I'm on my way, what has Sal told you?" she asked her heart hammering away at her chest Sally and Flynn were very good friends of hers.

"She said someone knocked at the door, she thought it was someone looking for a van it wasn't unusual for someone to turn up during the night, so she opened the door and was forced back in by two men. When Flynn heard her scream he ran downstairs but he couldn't do anything they had already pulled a gun on Sal."

Charlie sighed heavily "poor Sal," she said and shook her head "did they ask for anything, how did they find out about the kids?"

"No, just told her to shut up and threw her at Flynn, they heard the baby crying and one went upstairs struggled with Ric and took both kids before the let off a shot and ran out the door. Sal and Flynn chased them but they took off before they could reach the car," Peter said "listen Charlz I'm at Sal's now call me when you get back to the station."

"Okay and tell Sal I'm on my way. Call Hayls or B to come sit with her," Charlie said and hung up.

…..

Over at Brax's house he groaned when someone knocked at the door. Pulling himself out of the bed he walked to the door and pulled it open "what?" he muttered to the two cops on his step.

"Sorry to disturb you so early," Watson said "but we have two missing kids, with your permission we'd like to search the premises and the surrounding area."

Brax squinted at them "and you think they're in here?" he asked.

"No this is a red alert it's procedure we are looking everywhere," Watson replied.

Brax nodded and stepped "back go for your lives," he said and walked to the sofa yawning.

Watson and the other officer walked into the house "thank you we'll be in and out, you check the bedrooms I'll take the kitchen and the bathroom," she said

"Hey just so you know my three brothers are in each room!" Brax called after them.

A few minutes later Watson walked back to the living room "all clear," she said and pulled out her phone smiling at the text she'd just received.

"What are you smiling about?" The other officer asked as she joined her "all clear too."

Watson chuckled "we're getting just what we need….Charlie's on her way back."

"Great we'll have those two home in no time."

Brax chuckled "you seem to have a lot of faith in her," he said and stood up not realising who they were talking about.

Watson chuckled "you don't know what she can do."

"Yeah Sere is pretty awesome," the other officer chuckled and walked out the door.

Brax nodded then it dawned on him "Charlie?" he said.

"Yeah," Watson smirked "Charlie-Sergeant Buckton, you know the one that owns Angelo's with you," she stepped closer to him "you're drooling," she giggled and walked out the door.

Brax chuckled and walked to the door with her "I hope you find the kids," he said.

"Yeah me too…bye!" She called on her way down the drive.

Brax shut the door and walked back to his room picking up his phone and sending her a message he climbed back into his bed.

…..

Charlie was almost there when her phone beeped she took a look at it while she was stopped at a red light 'little birdie tells me you're on your way home come see me later when you can' chuckling she threw the phone down and pulled off.

Pulling into the station a while later she jumped out and ran inside, after debreifing with Joyce she ran to her office she closed the door over and went to her locker "get me up to speed Georgie," she said as she pulled her top over her head and pulled out her shirt.

Watson stood up and held a file out in front of her "apart from what Pete's told you there's not much, there's been no calls no messages no anything."

"So this wasn't a planned abduction?" she asked as she read the file while pulling on her trousers.

"No so far nothing, no one in the household has any enemies or anyone with a grip against them."

Charlie nodded and walked to her drawer "set up roadblocks on the major roads in and out of town, get cars to do drive by's on the smaller roads- they can't have gotten that far. Check every hotel motel and b and b, they might be hiding out somewhere, if Sal or Flynn can tell us the make of the car or the registration we might be able to narrow the search," she said as she loaded her gun.

"Yes Serge," Watson said and hurried out of the room.

A few minutes later she walked out to the desk "hey Georgie, what about Lilly's dad?" she asked "didn't Hank leave but come back?" she frowned "I don't even know if they're together or not- didn't she follow him to the city too at some point?"

Watson nodded "we checked him first, seems he got a bit handsy with Cassie one night so she left him and took the baby, as far as we know he's in…India," she said reading from a file "he's been there since Cassie came back to the bay."

Charlie nodded "right well just to be on the safe side I want someone onto the airport here and over there, I want his phone and bank records pulled and on my desk when I get back!" she called on her way out the door.

"Where are you going?" Watson called after her.

"Gonna go see Sal!" She called back and climbed into her cruiser.

Brax pulled in at Angelo's and got out of his car turning around he smiled at the black police car coming towards him-the Sergeant's car. As it got closer he sat on the hood of his car, turning his head when it went by him- just as he was about to stand up it reversed.

Charlie rolled down the window "what are you doing hanging around in the lot?" she asked with a smile.

Brax chuckled and walked over to her, leaning on the window he smiled "hoping the Serge was back in action."

"Well she is and you're late," Charlie giggled.

Brax looked at his watch "by two minutes."

"Still late now get off my car I have work to do," she giggled.

Brax chuckled and pulled back "did you get my message?"

"Yep," she said and leaned out the window "and you know what?"

"What?" he asked and leaned forward "whoa!" he chuckled when she grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer "I defiantly will be seeing you later," she said and kissed him deeply.

Brax pulled back and chuckled "am I missing something here?" he asked.

"I was hoping it was me," she chuckled.

Brax leaned in and kissed her again "maybe just a little bit."

Charlie shook her head "yeah, yeah, now if you don't mind I gotta go…get in there an open up," she said and pulled away.

Brax chuckled and walked to the door groaning at the person waiting at it "I told you not to come back Chloe," he said stopping in front of her.

Chloe watched Charlie drive away "she's cute," she said and turned to him.

Brax rolled his eyes "what do you want?" he snapped.

"To apologise," she said and looked down at the ground.

"Well I don't wanna hear it…beat it," he said and walked up the stairs "I said get lost!" he yelled when she called him again.

…..

Charlie pulled up at Sally's and went inside by now Cassie and Maddy had returned and Alf had come to comfort them "Charlie is there any news?" Sally asked running to her.

"I'm sorry Sal just what we know already, I'm here to talk to Cassie," she said looking down at her.

"Anything Charlie anything that will help," she said shakily "I just want my baby back!" she cried

Maddy put her arm around her "what did you want to ask her?"

"Lilly's dad…when did you last have contact?" Charlie asked.

"A week after I got back here he wanted to see her and I said no," Cassie answered.

"And has he called you sent you messages or mail anything like that?" Charlie asked.

"No he flipped when I said he couldn't see her but I just hung up and that was the last I heard."

"No it wasn't," Maddy said drawing all eyes to her "the email two weeks ago remember," she said looking at Cassie.

Cassie dropped her eyes to the floor and sighed heavily.

"Cassie," Charlie said and sat beside her "it doesn't matter what he said in the email it could be anything whatever it is you need to tell us it could help," she said softly.

Cassie looked up at her "he said he wanted to come home and that he wanted to see her he'd had counselling and he was a better man," she wiped her eyes and stood up "I still said no that we were getting on with our lives, then he wrote back saying 'she's my daughter Cassie I will get to see her," Cassie looked over at Charlie "you think it was him-that he took them?"

"Well that email makes me think he could have but I am not jumping to anything just yet, as far as we know he's still in India," Charlie replied.

"But he could have called someone over here to do it, he might be trying to get her over there," Sally said in a panic.

Charlie nodded "he could be I'm in the process of getting his records pulled, all transport stations are on alert if they are spotted anywhere we'll know," she said and walked to the door "I'm going back to the station now Cassie if you hear anything from him again no matter what he says I need to know okay?" Cassie nodded "I'll be back as soon as I know anything… sit tight guys," she said and walked out the door.

….

Later that afternoon Charlie was starving and decided to go to Angelo's, she'd spent all morning going through records and linking things up and now it was starting to look more and more like Hank had something to do with it, he had called a guy three times in the space of the weekend so she'd brought him in and sat for hours while he refused to say anything. After Charlie threatened to have his sentence put to the maximum he was singing like a bird-never mentioned Hank, but gave up his partner saying he was in the car as the getaway driver while him and another guy he didn't know went into get the baby and ended up with two kids.

After another few hours of questions he told her Hank was his cousin and all he wanted was to see his daughter- told him he'd pay him fifty grand if he could make it happen. They now had the make model year and driver of the car and everyone was on lookout.

As she walked into Angelo's she heard Brax yell at someone to get out, drawing her weapon she walked up and stopped at the top of the stairs open mouthed- there was some girl with her tongue down his throat she scoffed and shook her head what were the chances of this happening again?

Brax pushed the girl away "Chloe!" He yelled "what the he….Charlie," he said wide eyed.

Charlie shook her head again "nice to know you missed me!" she hissed and put her gun away before turning and hurrying down the stairs. She knew it wasn't Brax's fault she'd seen he didn't react when she'd kissed him, he did push her away and boy did he look pissed- but she still couldn't help but be mad and upset.

"You're an idiot!" Brax hissed and ran by Chloe "Charlie!" he yelled and ran after her "Charlie it's not what you think! She threw herself at me! That's the ex I was telling you about she's crazy!" he said as he walked backwards in front of her trying to get her to stop.

Charlie scoffed "heard it all, seen it all, been here before Brax!" she hissed.

"Babes you gotta listen to me I swear she-" he stopped talking as Charlie held her hand up and listened as her radio crackled to life.

"Suspects spotted off Yabbie Creek road-heading towards Angelo's, kids are confirmed in the car, we're in persuit back up requested!" came Jack's voice.

Charlie turned around and saw a car followed by Jack's cruiser speed towards them " Jack it's me I'm at Angelo's keep leading him this way," she said into her radio and turned back to Brax "I don't have time for this," she said and ran to her own car. She sat and waited for the car to get to the narrow part of the road as soon as he got onto it he had nowhere to go.

She looked over at Brax and saw him looking over at her car she shook her head and looked back at the car coming her way. She wasn't supposed to do this sort of thing but she needed to take her anger out on someone and this jerk was the exact target she was looking for. As soon as he was close enough she slammed her foot on the gas and shot out of her spot causing him to jam on and skid towards he car.

"Charlie are you crazy!" Brax yelled wide eyed.

She ignored him and looked at the car is it got closer she was gonna get those kids back no matter what it took. As soon as it hit her car she jumped out and grabbed her gun "hands out the window now!" she yelled and pointed it at the driver.

"Charlie! Charlie! Charlie!" little Pipa squealed excitedly seeing someone she knew.

"You and Lilly okay Pip?" she asked.

"Yes are you gonna take us to mummy now?" she asked.

"Yes baby I am just as soon as I get these two into Jack's car okay," she said and pulled the back door open as soon as Jack and his partner took the two guys.

She unclipped Lilly from her seat and lifted her out "it's okay Lil it's okay," she said softly as Lilly began to cry "we'll have you back with mummy soon," she said and walked around to the other door "come on Pip," she said and lifted her onto her free hip.

Walking to her own car she settled them in the back and closed the door. Grabbing her radio she cleared her throat she'd gotten a little emotional "this is Sergeant Buckton, call off back up, suspects in custody, kids are in my custody…we're coming home," she said and dropped her head onto the roof as her heart rate returned to normal. She sniffed as she heard cheers and claps through the radio it was always a relief to have a happy ending in child abductions.

She looked up when someone squeezed her shoulders and shook her "well done Charlz," Jack said proudly.

She turned around and smiled "I'm just glad it's all over," she said and looked in at the girls.

Jack pulled her into a hug and rested his chin on her head "you're unstoppable you know that, I swear I nearly died when I copped what you were doing," he said.

Charlie giggled and wrapped her arms around him "you've seen me do worse," she said and pulled back "I knew he had to stop…I better get these back," she said and walked to her side of the car.

Jack nodded "they're all waiting for them," he said and walked off "I'll call you later…alright mate," he said and slapped Brax as he walked by.

Charlie closed her door and leaned against it as he stopped in front of her "you are one crazy lady you know that?" he said leaning on the car beside her.

Charlie shrugged "Sergeant Charlie Buckton…Crazy, unstoppable, unbreakable, unthreatenable…I'm just plain awesome," she giggled and opened the door "I have to get them home," she said and went to climb in.

"Hey," Brax said before she closed the door "before- what you saw-"

"Forget about it," Charlie said cutting him off and started up her car "I'll see ya later," she said and closed her door she smiled and waved at him before she pulled off.

"Okay she is way too calm for what just happened," Brax said out loud.

"It's Charlie mate," Jack said and slapped him again "best let her cool off or she'll kill ya," he said and walked back to his car.

Later on Charlie walked out of her office "I'm gonna head off now, paperwork is all done and signed can you send it off to the DDP," she asked and dropped the file onto the desk.

"Sure," Watson yawned "I'm heading off now myself…are you coming for a drink?"

"No I'm wrecked like everyone else I'm gonna head home and chill," Charlie replied and pulled out her keys "see ya tomorrow," she said and walked off.

"So you're back for good now?" Watson asked.

Charlie smiled and looked over at her office "yep I'm back," she said and walked out the door.

A while later after seeing Ruby she walked into Angelo's and walked up to the bar "hey," she said to Liam "is Brax still here?"

"There's the hero of the day," Liam said and pulled her into a hug "heard what you did today," he said and stepped back "and yes he's in the office."

Charlie nodded "just glad I could get them home…I'll see ya in a few," she said and walked towards the office.

Opening the door she walked in closed it and clicked the lock leaning against it she watched him watch her. After a minute she walked to the desk and stopped in front of him.

Swinging his chair to face her he looked up at her "something I can help you with?" he asked.

Charlie nodded and climbed on him putting her legs at each side, leaning down to him she slipped her hands around his neck and kissed him deeply.

After a minute or so Brax pulled back and looked at her "so you want me to what? Take off this shirt?" he asked as she slowly started to unbutton it.

Charlie leaned down and kissed him again- slowly running her hands down his chest she started to unbutton his trousers-jumping back when the phone beeped.

"Charlie you got visitors!" Liam called in.

Charlie shook her head and climbed off him "if this Jack or Pete I swear I'm gonna kill them," she said and fixed her shirt.

Brax chuckled and fixed his buttons "well you better see what they want and get rid of them fast."

Charlie unlocked the door and pulled it open "back in a sec," she said and hurried out to the bar "Liam?" she asked when no one was at the bar.

Liam smiled and nodded behind her. She turned around and immediately wanted to cry, she got down on her knees as Pipa ran towards her with a bunch of flowers.

"These are for you Charlie," she said and held them out to her.

"Aww sweetie they're beautiful," she smiled and took them from her. She picked Pipa up and stood up "I bet mummy and daddy are glad to have you home."

Pipa nodded "thank you for find me and Lil," she said and hugged her.

Charlie looked over at smiled at a tearful Sally, she put Pipa down "guys you really didn't need to do this-but thank you," she said.

She squealed when Flynn picked her up off the ground and swung her around "this woman is awesome!" he yelled all over the restaurant…causing Brax to walk out of the office. He dropped her to her feet "we can never thank you enough Charlie," he said and hugged her again.

Sally pulled him off and hugged her tight "thank you so much Charlie," she sniffed "thank you."

"Don't mention it Sal I was just doing my job," Charlie said and hugged her back.

Sally stepped back as Cassie moved in "thank you Charlie you'll never know how grateful we are," she said and hugged her "we owe you everything," she said and stepped back.

"I'm just glad these two are home where they belong…sorry," she said when her phone beeped, after she read the message she looked up at Cassie "Hank has been arrested in Perth, he won't be bothering you guys again."

"But I thought he was in India," Cassie frowned.

"He was," Charlie nodded "he came back two months ago to throw off suspicion someone in India was clocking in for him in work, lodging money into his bank anything that would make him look like he was still there."

Flynn nodded "well at least it's all over now," he said and hugged Charlie again "we better get these home they've had a busy day-thanks again Charlie."

"No problem guys, you lot go rest up I'll pop over tomorrow!" she called after them. Smiling down at her flowers she walked back to Brax "what?" she asked when he smiled down on her.

"Nothing," he said and slipped his arm around her waist "I think we have some unfinished business in here don't you," he said leading her back into the office.

Charlie giggled and closed the door "Brax!" she shrieked when he was on her the second the door closed.

As things heated up she dropped the flowers onto chair as Brax unbuttoned her shirt and slipped his hands inside- groaning at the contact. Just as he opened her trousers the phone beeped again.

"Brax line two it's Casey!" Liam called in.

"I'm gonna kill him if he's calling to ask can he go out," he said and walked to the phone "Case?" he shook his head "are you serious- you called to ask me that?" he shook his head again "fine, home by midnight," he said and slammed the phone down.

Charlie giggled "party?"

Brax nodded "someone from school," he said and kissed her, he led her to the desk and sat her on it sliding off her shirt he moved onto her neck.

"Brax Casey again line one!" Liam called over the phone.

"See that Kid!" Brax said and leaned over her to grab the phone "what now?" he asked. He sighed and shook his head "there's money in my room and don't let Heath see you taking it, it's in the bottom drawer," he said and hung up.

Charlie giggled and wrapped her arms around his neck "seems something is against us."

"Nu-uh," he said and kissed her "no more interruptions," he said and kissed her slowly.

"Charlie Pete is out here looking for you!" Liam called in again.

Brax sighed and rested his head against hers "there is something against us," he groaned and pulled back.

Charlie pulled on her shirt and jumped off the desk "I'll get rid of him then we're getting out of here," she said and walked to the door.

….

Walking to the bar she hopped up onto a stool beside him "what's up?" she asked.

"Hey, tried you at home," Peter replied "just wanted to see how you were."

"I'm great," she smiled "Sal and Cassie brought the girls to see me," she replied.

"Jack told me what you did today," Peter said turning to face her "what were you thinking?"

Charlie shrugged "that I needed to get them out of that car and home where they belong."

"Charlie you flew out into another car with kids in it," Peter said "you know you can't do stuff like that, what if he didn't stop- what if one of them had been injured-what if you had been injured?"

Charlie sighed and shook her head "I knew he had to stop there was nowhere else for him to go Jack was behind him I was in front of him. I had to take a chance or they'd be god know where by now."

Peter nodded "true but think about it- Lilly was in her seat she wasn't strapped in Pipa was sitting beside her, if she hadn't thought to strap herself and Lilly in they could have come through the window."

Charlie nodded "they could have but I know what Pipa is like in a car- I've had her many times, I knew she'd have a belt on and he didn't hit me that hard."

Peter shook his head "right, forget about it- it's done, they're safe, they're home that's all that matters," he said and stood up "I'm going to see dad tomorrow do you want to come?" he asked.

Charlie bit her lip she hadn't been to see him since he hit her "um," she looked over at him then she thought about it-it wasn't his fault it was the illness "yeah okay I'll come."

Peter leaned in and kissed her on the cheek "going at one I'll pick you up from home…night," he said and walked away.

"Night!" she called after him and slid off her stool "bye Liam!" she called and walked out the door.

…..

Brax walked out of the office and frowned "where's Charlie…didn't you say her brother was looking for her?"

Liam nodded "yeah he was here he just left, then Charlie went after him."

"She did?" Brax asked confused…something must have happened he said to himself and walked back to his office. As soon as he was in the office his phone beeped meet me at your place ten minutes x he chuckled and grabbed his own keys. "Liam mate I'm off!" he called.

"You two have fun!" he called after him and chuckled when Brax gave him the finger before disappearing down the stairs.

Pulling up at his house he climbed out of his car and walked to Charlie who sat on the hood of her car waiting. Slipping his arms around her waist he kissed her and pulled back "so this month thing…" he said and looked down at her.

"Is so gone out the window," she giggled and pulled him closer "so two of your brothers are at a party where is the other?"

Brax chuckled and pulled out his phone "Heath mate where are ya?" he chuckled again "great see ya," he said and hung up "he hooked up with some chick he won't be home, so we," he said and lifted her onto his hips "got the place to ourselves for a few hours," he said and carried her inside.

Dropping her onto his bed he climbed on top of her "so at last we're alone with no interruptions."

Charlie giggled "better make quick work of these then," she said and yanked his shirt over his head and flinging it to the floor.

Brax opened her shirt and slid it off her shoulders before opening her trousers and pulling them off her "I love the way you think babes," he said and kissed her.

Charlie sat up and pulled him to her by his jeans "these need to go too," she said and kissed him while she unzipped them, he quickly kicked them off and lay her back- as his hand wandered down her stomach he kissed her deeply.

The front door opened and slammed Brax pulled back "you gotta be kidding me- I swear to god I am going to kill one of them!" he yelled and jumped off the bed. Pulling on his bottoms he stormed out to the living room to see Kyle standing there "what the hell are you doing here?"

"Uh I live here," Kyle said and burst out laughing when Casey started muttering "some chick puked on Casey when we got there so we came home."

Brax shook his head "you two are absolute morons! A few hours! A few fucking hours! Here! Alone! Is that too much to ask!" he hissed and stormed back to his room slamming his door.

"Brax has a chick in his room," Casey chuckled.

"Well I ain't hanging around for that…you wanna go stay at the beach?" he asked.

"Oh yes," Casey said and grabbed a clean shirt "it's too late to turn up at nans," he said before both quietly slipped out the door.

Inside the room Brax dropped onto the bed with a huff Charlie giggled and rolled onto his chest "tonight is not our night."

"No," he sighed and brought his arm down around her "maybe that is someone's way of telling us we should have stuck to the month thing," he muttered.

"Yeah coz that would have worked," she yawned and snuggled into him.

"You wanna stay the night?" Brax asked.

"Yeah," she said and looked up at him "but I need clothes or I won't be able to sleep next to you," she giggled.

Brax chuckled and rolled her off him "you won't be able to sleep- look at you, lying next to me in that," he said nodding to her black and red lacy bra.

Charlie giggled and leaned up on her elbows "well I didn't exactly plan for this… I shouldn't even be home yet."

Brax threw her a shirt and sweats "are you going back up?" he asked as he climbed back into the bed.

She leaned forward and kissed him "nope," she said and lay down "I'm staying right here."

Brax lay down and pulled the covers over them, scooting closer to her he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her back against him "good," he said and kissed her neck "because even last night sucked knowing you weren't here."

Charlie smiled and wiggled closer to him "next time I go up you can come with me- you know since you missed me so much," she giggled and slid her hand on top of his "night Brax," she yawned.

"Night babes," he said and snuggled into her neck "and I did miss ya," he said and pulled her closer. He had no idea why she was affecting him so badly but he did know they were gonna go somewhere…eventually.