So I'm hoping to finish writing this before I go back to tafe on monday, but we'll see! Hopefully I will have it all typed up so I can just add chapters etc. Thanks for all the comments on the last chapter!

Enjoy xo

Chapter 45

Charlie's Point of View

I got out of the shower and threw on some clothes before walking out only to find Casey, Heath and Bianca looking at me concerned. "Charlie you need to come with me now!" He was manic.

"Casey, what's going on?" I asked concerned.

"It's Ruby, Brax found her on the beach this morning unconscious. She had a lot to drink so he took her to the hospital…you need to come now!" Casey was practically dragging me to the car.

"Oh god!" I hopped in the passenger seat as Casey sped off. "I don't know when the last time she had her insulin was Casey!" I panicked. "I'm her mother, I should have been making sure she was having it!"

"She had a whole bottle of vodka Charlie" Casey shook his head. We soon arrived at the hospital only to find Brax pacing the corridor before seeing me. I ran up to him and hugged him.

"What's going on?" I pulled away quickly, looking into his eyes.

"Sid reckons she's gone into a diabetic coma" He explained.

"Oh my god!" I burst into tears before sitting down.

"Ah Charlie, you're here" Sid walked out. "As Brax has already explained Ruby went into a diabetic coma, due to lack of insulin and dehydration. We've got her on fluids and she's still unconscious but we are hoping for a full recovery. I can't give you any guarantees until w do some more tests. But you are welcome to go in and see her" Sid explained.

"Thanks" Brax shook his hand before we all walked into her room.

"Oh baby" I sighed, seeing Ruby lying in the bed, tube down her throat, machines around her beeping. "Oh my god Ruby, I'm sorry" I took her hand in mine and squeezed it.

Brax's Point of View

"Charlie let me take you home" Charlie had been sitting in the hospital chair with her unconscious daughter all day.

"No, I'm going to stay here the night. I want to be here when she wakes up" Charlie nodded, not even looking at me.

"Charlie, you need to sleep, its been a long day. Just let me take you home. I'll bring you back first thing in the morning" I pleaded with her.

"Miss, I'm sorry, but we're going to have to ask you to leave. If there is any change we'll call you" one of the nurses was siding with me.

"Fine" she sighed, standing up and looking at me sadly.

"You alright to drive home?" I asked Casey who had also been with Ruby all day.

"Yeah I'm fine. I'll see you at home" Casey hugged Charlie before we both headed off. The car ride home was silent until we got to my driveway. "Well thanks" she nodded quietly.

"No problem" I replied.

"No I mean it Brax…thank for everything" She looked at me teary eyed. I quickly got out of the car and walked around to help her out.

"Come on Charlie…come inside, talk to me" I pulled her close to me. She nodded before we broke away and I led her inside. "Um, do you want a drink?" I asked as we stood in the kitchen in silence. "Water? Juice?..."

"Got anything stronger?" She asked, wiping away her tears.

"Bourbon coming right up" I chuckled, getting down 2 glasses and a bottle of alcohol. I poured both her and myself a small glass and handed it to her. She sculled the shot and slammed down the glass.

"Erg, I don't know how you can do that!" A disgusting look came across her face before she perched herself up on the bench and poured herself another.

"Eh Charlie, go easy" I warned her, taking the bottle off her after her second shot. Casey was soon home and headed straight into his bedroom without saying a word. We basked in the silence upon us before Charlie spoke.

"I've ruined everything haven't I?" She spoke.

"It'll take some time to fix it yeah, but I don't think its ruined completely" I nodded back, taking a sip from my glass.

"I should have told her instead of her finding out like that" Charlie shook her head, trying not to cry.

"She still would have reacting the same way…I don't think it's the way she found out, it's the fact that you all lied to her for so long" I nodded.

"Kind of like you and me…I suppose I reacted kind of the same way when I found out you lied about the crop" She looked at me.

"Kind of I suppose" I replied. I walked up closer to her, looking up at her gorgeous eyes. "She'll come back to you Charlie…she loves you" I said quietly. Charlie looked into my eyes and placed her hands on my cheeks.

"I've missed you Brax" She was close to tears. I leant up to wipe away her tears and before I knew it our lips were touching and we were passionately kissing, making up for lost time. Charlie wrapped her legs around my waist and deepened the kiss before stopping and pulling away. "We can't do this" She placed her forehead against mine. "Not tonight"

"Sure…but just know that I love you and I will always be here for you and for Ruby." She looked into my eyes before attaching her lips to mine. We made out for a while before I picked her up and whisked her off to my bedroom.

"I love you Brax" She mumbled between clothes getting torn off and rushed kisses. Her breath was deep and laboured as I took off her underwear and laid her down naked underneath me. She was so gorgeous and I needed her now more than ever. Her hands rushed to pull down my boxers before she wrapped her legs around me quickly, pushing her bareness to mine. I felt her sigh into our kiss, before gasping as I entered her.

"I love you too" I muttered against her lips, so happy to be in her arms again.

The next morning

Charlie's point of view

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing before realising where I was. "Shit!" I muttered, noting a very naked Brax spooning me. I gently took his arm off from around me before getting out of bed and grabbing my shorts to find my phone. "Hello?" I answered.

"Hi Charlie, its Nurse Julie Foster, just letting you know that Ruby is in a stable condition, she did wake up about 10 minutes ago, but has gone back to sleep" She informed me.

"Ok thank you, I'll be in right away" I quickly hung up on her and rushed around to get dressed.

"Hey…what's going on?" Brax woke up only to find me doing up my shorts.

"Ruby's awake, I'm going to the hospital" I quickly grabbed my shirt off the floor and put it on.

"I'll come, I'll drive you" He got out of bed and went to putt his boxers on.

"Brax its fine, I can drive myself…I've really got to go" I rushed out, not even wanting to talk about what happened last night. Last night was a mistake. I was vulnerable and needed cheering up and I had used Brax to get that. I was so ashamed of myself. I rushed to the hospital and into Ruby's room only to find her still sleeping. I sat done next to her and held her hand. "This is all my fault Ruby, I just wish that things could have been different" I whispered to her. Casey and Brax soon arrived, with Casey sitting on th other side of the bed taking her other hand.

"I got you coffee" Brax handed me a take away cup.

"Thanks" I couldn't even look at him. I took a sip before watching Ruby's eyes start to flicker.

"Ruby? Rubes!" I grabbed her hand. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around before laying her eyes on me.

"Get out" She mumbled.

"Ruby?" I asked confused.

"Charlie, get out! I don't want you here" She pushed her words out more forcefully. I looked at her and held her hand tighter. "MUM…GET OUT NOW!" She practically screamed. I quickly rushed out of the room before Brax followed and grabbed me.

"Come on Charlie" He hugged me and held me tight, kissing my forehead as I cried into his chest.

"She doesn't even want me here" I mumbled.

"Charlie give her time…how about when she's out of here, she can come stay at our place for a while, just until you guys sort out everything" Brax suggested.

"Look, I get you are trying to be friendly and nice to me, but I can sort this out myself. Now I have to go" I pulled away and went to run. Brax gripped my hand and pulled me back.

"I will not let you run away from me again" He looked me in the eye.

"Brax, last night was a mistake!"

"It wasn't to me…last night for me, wasn't just sex…it was us…making…love" He tried to talk about his feelings but it just turned into an awkward mess. "I love you so much, if you would just take the time to see that and stop pushing me away, this wouldn't be so hard!" He told me sternly.

"I'm sorry, but right now I need to focus on my daughter" I pulled away and walked back into the room to talk to Ruby.