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Chapter 30

Brax's point of view

After talking to Heath I was just so angry. I knew that if I let him go confront Jake tomorrow he wouldn't come back alive! I walked into my room only to find Charlie lying on the bed staring at me. "Charlie…um…how long you been here for?" I asked, trying to be subtle about my intentions.

"I seen your car out the front just now and snuck through the window" She smiled at me before getting up and walking over to me. "Surprised?" She asked, taking off her shirt before leaning up and kissing me passionately.

"Very" I mumbled, letting go of the phone call that just happened and picking her up, taking her to my bed. We made out for a while before Charlie broke away and took my shirt off, placing her hands on my chest before pushing me over so she was on top. She quickly took off her shorts and straddled me before taking off her bra and throwing it across the room. I took her hands, pulling her down close to me, kissing her rosy lips. "You need to let me undo my jeans if you want to go ahead with this" I smirked against her lips before watching her stand up on her knees over me. I quickly undid my jeans and pulled them down, kicking them off the bed before Charlie pulled down my underwear, pushing hers to the side and getting straight down to it. "Fucking hell Charlie" She rode me to oblivion and back before collapsing beside me. After moments of heavy breathing and silence I turned and looked at her with a smile. "That…that was amazing" I chuckled.

"You better bloody believe it." She whispered, leaning in the kiss my lips. I couldn't believe I was sleeping with this girl. She was everything I hated, but when I was around her, I felt less pain than what I had felt before. Heath was right; I had gone soft. And it was her that had made me want to be a better person. I couldn't help but smile as I looked into her icy blue, beautiful eyes. "What?" She asked confused as to why I was staring.

"Nothing" I chuckled, realising what I had to do about the whole Heath, Jake, crop situation. "Stay with me tonight" I whispered, pulling her close to me, holding her against my chest.

"Sure" she whispered back.

Charlie's point of View

I had lied to him about how long I had been in his room and now I was sleeping with him to find out more information. What was wrong with me?! I was sleeping with a known criminal! I watched as he smiled at me, staring into my eyes, into my soul, into my heart. He was getting to me and I couldn't help it. I was getting attached and I needed to end this. I needed to tell my superiors about what I'd heard on the phone and how I'd heard it! "Stay with me tonight" He whispered, pulling me against him. I could feel his heart beating against me as I was enveloped into him.

"Sure" I mumbled, already feeling guilty over what I'd just done.

The next day

After leaving a sleeping Brax early in the morning I got home and had a really long shower to prepare myself for what I was about to do today. I headed off to work only to walk in to find Watson on the phone, noting a few things down. "Serge…" She called out as I walked into my office.

"I need to call the inspector" I tried to brush her off.

"But Serge, we got an anonymous tip off about a dope harvest today on the south side of the national park. We need to get out there before 10 or we'll miss it!" Watson followed me in. I looked at her shocked before getting my keys and belt and rushing out to the car. We soon arrived and staked out until we could see something. We seen Jake and Hammer's crew in the distance, but no crops in sight. Next thing you know Heath and some of the other River Boys had ambushed them and a fight had started. Some of the boys were carrying crow bars and others, pocket knifes. "Go, go go!" I yelled out to everyone before we rushed onto the scene. Heath had taken on Jake and had him pinned to the ground. Stephenson and I tore them apart before calling an ambulance.

"Should have known you'd turn up!" Heath hissed at me before I shoved him in the car. After calling back up and taking everyone back to the station for processing we soon realised that we could only charge Heath and the river boys for assault and Jake and Hammer's gang for assault and the small amount of cannabis they had in the back on their utes. At least it was something. I was filling out paper work at the front desk when a voice distracted me.

"I've come to bail out Heath and the boys" I looked up to find those familiar Braxton eyes staring at me.

"Sure. I'll go get the paper work. The fee is a big one though" I mumbled, trying not to look at him. I had nearly dobbed him in this morning and at the moment I was so grateful I hadn't.

Brax's Point of View

I drove Heath home without saying a word until we got in the front door of the house. "I told you not to go there, Heath, I told you I would sort it out!" I tried to stay calm.

"And by sorting it out did you mean getting your girlfriend involved?" He glared at me.

"You're lucky she was there or you would have been dead right now!" I yelled at him before he grabbed me and pushed me against the wall.

"Dobbed into the cops by my own brother! You're pathetic ya know! Fucking dog!" He spat at me before letting me go and storming out of the house. I had ruined everything! I had ruined my relationship with Heath, once the boys and Casey found out what I did they would hate me. The only person who I had done the right thing for was Charlie and I had to see her.

Charlie's Point of View

After a long day at work I headed home onto find the house empty. I had a quick shower before wrapping myself in a towel and heading towards my bedroom to get changed into my pyjamas. Brax was going to hate me for arresting his brother, but it had to be done. I couldn't just ignore the tip off! I could never do that. I walked into my bedroom only to find Brax sitting on the bed with his face in his hands. "Brax…" I didn't know what to say. He stood up and paced the room, not even looking at me. "Brax…I'm sorry, I heard you on the phone last night with Heath and I was going into work today to tell them the truth about us, but when I got there we had an anonymous tip off about the meet up in the national park. I'm sorry, ok Brax! I feel so guilty that I lied to you last night…I'm so sorry" I looked into his eyes, practically pleading with him.

"I've done something worse Charlie." He mumbled before pacing again and sitting on the bed. I looked at him before watching him place his head in his hands again. "I knew if Heath went out there, he'd get himself killed…"

"You were the one who tipped us off" I looked at him shocked. It had all clicked.

"He hates me Charlie! I dobbed in my own brother!" He sighed.

"Brax, you did the right thing!" I tried to reassure him.

"He's never going to forgive me!" He was so angry at himself. "I've betrayed him!"

"Brax, calm down and listen to me. You did this because you care about him and love him. He might not get that, but I do!" I placed my hands on his cheeks and looked into his eyes.

"No Charlie, I did this for you" He whispered. "I did this because I haven't felt this way around a girl in a very long time. You make me want to be a better person" He looked into my eyes also. I smiled at him before wrapping my arms around him and kissing his lips passionately. "I want to be with you Charlie…even if that means giving up the life I'm currently living" he mumbled against my lips.

"I want to be with you too" I chuckled, taking off my towel and pushing him back into the bed.