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Chapter 7

Charlie's Point of View

I got home from my long shift at work only to find Ruby in her room with her head in a book. "Hey, how was your first day of school?" I asked, sitting down on her bed. She looked up at me with sad eyes.

"The worse day ever" She grumbled.

"Aw, sweetie, what happened?" I asked hugging her.

"Well you know how you told me the River boys were bad news? Well Casey…the youngest Braxton, asked to be friends with me yesterday but because I remember what you said I blatantly judged him and brushed him off and now he's in every single one of my classes and he's really annoyed at me because I judged him" She revealed.

"All the Braxton's are bad news Ruby…you did the right thing!" I supported her.

"Did I Charlie? Dad always said don't judge a book by their cover…but that's exactly what I did…actually it was even worse because I judged him on the reputation of his brothers!" She continued.

"Ruby, honestly its for the best. What about April and Dex? They're your friends right?" I asked her.

"Yeah but I've only got April and Dex in Maths and English and then another friend of theirs, Xavier in geography, but Casey is in all my classes. I tried to apologise but he just won't listen" She flopped back on the bed.

"I'm sure it'll get better Rubes" I stood up and kissed her forehead before leaving her to herself to study.

"So what are we having for dinner?" I asked Bianca as I walked into the main living room.

"Well there are left overs in the fridge for the girls and I was thinking you and I could go down to Angelo's for the singles night and have dinner there" She smiled.

"No I already said I wasn't going" I declined straight away.

"I hadn't told you about it yet?" Bianca looked confused.

"Darryl Braxton invited me this morning" I mumbled.

"He what?" Bianca's eyes nearly popped out of her head.

"I'm not going Bianca and that's final!"

"But you have to go…Brax invited you…he totally wants you Charlie!" She started jumping around the living room laughing.

"The only reason I'm here is because of him and his little river boys…you really think it would be a smart move to hook up with the leader?" I asked her seriously.

"Well yeah it would…he's hot, you could get close to him, find out information…and HE'S HOT!" She continued.

"No Bianca…I'm a cop he's a River boy and there is no attraction what so ever!" I stated as Bianca kept smiling at me.

3 hours later

"I can't believe you talked me into this" I grumbled at Bianca as we walked through the door of Angelo's.

"It's give you the chance to meet some locals…see look there is Leah, Marilyn and Roo from the dinner…lets go say hi" Bianca dragged me over to them.

"Leah, Marilyn, Roo…this is Charlie…she's the new Sergeant at Yabbie Creek police station and her and her sister have just moved in with me" Bianca introduced me to a short brunette, a taller brunette and smiling blonde. I gave them all a small smile.

"Wow Charlie that dress is gorgeous…I'm Leah by the way. I own the diner" She moved over a stool for me to sit on.

"Yeah I agree that dress is fabulous for your figure…wish I still had a body like that but having kids does that to you" The other brunette continued. "I'm Roo by the way" She gave me a friendly smile and stuck out her hand to shake.

"And I'm Marilyn…its so nice to meet you" The blonde giggled.

"Its very nice to meet you all. Everyone here so far has made me feel so welcome" I smiled. "Why don't I go get us a bottle of champagne to share…on me as a gift" I decided to shout them all a drink. Bianca looked over at the bar and winked at me as I walked over. I then realised why. Darryl Braxton had not taken his eyes off me since I walked in and now I was heading straight towards him.

"I see you made an appearance" He smiled as I stood at the bar.

"Bianca made me" I groaned.

"Of course she did" We both looked over as she was eyeing off Heath Braxton from across the room.

"Bianca told me what happened last night…with your brother. I hope you told him to stay in line" Cop Charlie was about to make an appearance.

"Yeah I did…Heath's an idiot and Bianca shouldn't be mixing herself up with him" He was leaning against the bar shaking his head.

"I agree" I nodded. He looked up at me confused.

"You hardly know us...but I'm guessing you've heard the River Boy rep ay?" He asked knowingly.

"Hasn't everyone" I replied.

"Well don't always believe what you hear…now what can I get for you" He snapped, like I'd hit a nerve.

"Just a bottle of champagne and 5 glasses thanks" I handed over the money before he put it in the till.

"I'll bring it over…by the way Charlie. You look really…nice. I'm glad you came" He gave me an approving nod before I walked back over to the girls.

"So you and Brax were getting talkative over there" Marilyn nudged me.

"Oh just talking about Bianca and Heath" I looked over as Bianca was still staring at Heath "She just can't help herself can she" I laughed.

"Well she did go through a lot with Liam so let her have a little fun" Marilyn whispered also staring.

"Champagne ladies" Brax soon came over with our bottle and the glasses. "Enjoy" He smiled before heading back to the bar.

"Attracted to him yet?" Bianca whispered.

"No… now drop it!" I laughed, watching him walk back to the bar, still smirking at me. I turned away quickly, snapping myself out of it. I didn't need any distractions of the river boy kind while I was here! After chatting with a few blokes and getting a lot of attention from guys I decided it was time to head home.

"Come on Bianca lets go…you've got work tomorrow and I can tell you're going to be hung over" I tried to drag her away from the guy she was dancing with.

"No Charlie one more song" She sighed. I stepped back to the table with Leah as I could see Heath Braxton staring down the guy Bianca was with.

"Lets go Bi!" I took her hand.

"Just leave her with me…I'll take her home" The blonde headed guy smiled at me, taking Bianca's other hand.

"No I should really get going" Bianca smiled.

"No…stay" He pulled her back.

"Oi! The lady said she wanted to go, so let her go!" Heath stormed over all high and mighty.

"Heath, leave it" Bianca tried to stop him. I could see this was going to get ugly and my phone out ready to call the station immediately.

"And what are you going to do about it!" The other guy stood up the Heath and before I knew it a brawl had broken out. Brax had jumped over the bar and took my hand as I grabbed Bianca.

"You need to get out of here…I'll sort this out" He dragged me to the door.

"No, I am quite capable of handling myself!" I ripped my hand away from him and waited for the police. Within 5 minutes the restaurant was destroyed and the brawl was still happening. My colleagues had arrived and were trying to break it up. I watched as Brax ripped into a guy who was ripping into Heath.

"OI! GET OFF HIM!" I yelled grabbed both his arms and pushed him up against the wall as Watson and Stevenson grabbed the two other men.

"Charlie what the fuck are you doing?" He asked confused.

"Watson…the cuffs" She passed me a pair of handcuffs before I snapped them on him. "Darryl Braxton, I'm arresting you under the charge of assault. You are not obliged to say or do anything unless you wish to do so, but whatever you say or do may be used in evidence. Do you understand Mr Braxton?" I asked him, still with him pushed against the wall. He rolled his eyes and nodded.

"Charlie just let me go…it was nothing. I told you I'd sort it" He tried to justify himself as I took him down the stairs.

"Its Sergeant Buckton to you!" I escorted him towards the police car.