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Chapter 14

Charlie's Point of View

"Serge, we've had no other leads on that marijuana crop, but knowing the Braxton's they'll slip up somehow" Watson assured me as we were still going over the case. I knew they were involved somehow, even if they all had alibies I knew Heath was involved, but no telling Bianca that. She had her head in the clouds when it came to Heath. You'd think that seeing as her ex was a drug addict she'd stay away from Heath, but nope, it was like she was attracted to bad boys. After finishing up for the day I decided to head home and relax, hoping that Ruby was home so we could do some sisterly bonding, something we hadn't done since we moved here. I walked in the front door only to see two figures on the couch…

"What the hell is going on here?" I tried not to yell as Ruby and Casey detached their lips from each other and sat up staring at me in shock.

"I was just leaving actually" Casey stood up.

"Ruby?" I asked her.

"Casey and I were doing an assignment and it just happened" She shrugged her shoulders.

"Casey, leave now…and never set foot in this house again!" I pointed to the door sternly.

"Don't talk to him like that Charlie!" Ruby stood up and tried to stop him.

"No, Ruby I should go" Casey sighed before storming out the front door.

"Ruby I thought you would have known better!" I yelled at her as soon as Casey was gone.

"Charlie, I told you, he is not like the others but once you get your mind on something you can never let go! You don't even know him, you don't know any of the river boys!" She yelled back. Bianca walked through the front door before noticing our screaming match and heading to her room.

"He's a Braxton Ruby…he's just as troubled as the rest of them and I forbid you to stop seeing him!" I tried to discipline her.

"DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME WHO I CAN AND CAN'T HANG OUT WITH! YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER AND YOU NEVER WILL BE!" Ruby yelled at me before bursting into tears and storming out of the house. I tried to go after her.

"Charlie she needs time…you need to stop babying her. I get she is your only sister but there comes a time where you just need to stop and let her make her own mistakes and grow up on her own" Bianca walked out and stopped me. She was right.

"I know Bi, but I just don't want her to make the same mistakes I did" I tried not to cry. Bianca scooped me up into a hug.

"If it makes you feel any better, she's right. Casey's not like the others. I've seen him at school…he works really hard compared to a lot of other students who have grown up right here in Summer Bay" Bianca smiled. I still wasn't convinced and I knew Ruby would keep seeing him. There was only one thing I could do.

"I need to talk to you" I stormed into Angelo's, walking right up to Brax who was standing at the bar.

"And hello to you too. If you haven't noticed I'm a bit busy at the moment…so this 'talk' is going to have to wait" He replied bluntly.

"Well it can't wait Brax!" I gritted my teeth. He sighed before pointing over to an empty table in the corner.

"Sit down and I'll be over in a minute" He nodded before walking through the busy restaurant. After around 10 minutes of waiting Brax finally joined me at the table bring with him a pizza. "You looked a bit hungry…I thought maybe we could share it?" He suggested before taking a piece himself.

"I didn't come here to eat pizza! I came here to tell you to keep your youngest brother away from my sister!" I replied sternly, glaring at him. He laughed with his mouthful.

"Casey? Why, what did he do?" He continued chuckling.

"I found them on the couch in my house today making out" I was honestly disgusted at the way he was treating this.

"Good on him. Ruby's a gorgeous girl, I don't see the problem" He shrugged. "Oh hold on…its because Casey's a Braxton…of course" It finally hit Brax. "Look, I'm not going to tell him who he can and can't see Charlie. He's old enough to make those decisions himself"

"Well when it concerns my sister I want him to stay away!" I snapped before storming out. I got home and looked in Ruby's room, but she still wasn't home.

"Sorry hun, haven't seen her" Bianca gave me a small smile as she patted down a spot on the lounge for me.

"Would April know where she is?" I asked.

"April's over at Dex's…so I doubt it. Honestly Charlie give her some time…she'll come home" Bianca tried to reassure me. April had gotten home and both her and Bianca had gone to bed, but still no sign of Ruby. I got changed into a pair of silk pyjamas and sat on the lounge, waiting until she got home. I was half asleep when I heard a knock on the front door. I opened it only to find Ruby standing there with a guys hoodie on, along with Brax.

"Where have you been? I've been so worried!" I exclaimed hugging her tightly.

"I'm fine Charlie…I just want to go to bed" She rolled her eyes before walking into her room. I looked at Brax.

"Where was she?" I questioned.

"I got home from work and went in to talk to Casey and found them talking...I convinced her it was best to come home rather than hide from you." Brax nodded.

"Oh…thanks" I nodded back.

"Look Charlie…can I come in? I just want to talk to you about Casey…I promise, no sneaky stuff" He put his hands up, trying to convince me. I gave him a small smile before letting him in. We sat on the couch together silently, before Brax made the first move. "So I had a chat to Casey about all of this…he really likes Ruby and he's never had a girlfriend before, he's never been confident like Heath and I…and I think they'd be good for each other" Brax smiled.

"Maybe he would be, but I don't want my sister hanging around with …"

"River Boys?" He finished my sentence. "Charlie, Casey is a different kid to all us lot ay. He's smart and I raised him to respect woman and respect people in general. I wouldn't be saying this to you if I generally thought Casey just wanted Ruby for a fling…he really likes her, so why don't we let them do their own thing ay?" Brax continued.

"How do you do it? How do you look after your two younger brothers…I can barely raise Ruby and its only been a couple of months since Dad died. Its like she despises me sometimes, but I'm only looking out for her…I just can't let her make the same mistakes I did…but at the same time I feel like I'm pushing her away" I rambled on.

"You've gotta let her do her own thing, discover who she is and who she wants to be…she can't find that out herself unless she makes some mistakes and then she can learn from them" Brax gave me a small smile.

"Its just hard sometimes. I know she hates living here and I just want what's best for her and for her to be happy" I shrugged.

"Maybe she won't hate living here as much if you let her and Casey hang out…I mean even if you ban her from seeing him, she will ignore you and they are going to see each other at school every day" He chuckled.

"Yeah I suppose" I gave him a small smile. We looked at each other for a while before Brax stood up.

"Well I should be off…have a good night…and don't let the bed bugs bite ay" He winked before heading out the door.

"Night" I whispered as he shut it behind him. Maybe there was something Darryl Braxton and I did have in common...even if it meant letting my sister hanging out with his brother.