Chapter 49

2 months later

Brax's Point of View

"Come on guys, will you two give it a break! I'm trying to eat" I commented at the affection Ruby and Casey had for each other at the breakfast table. They broke away from each other before Casey looked at me.

"You need to get laid!" He stood up and walked into his bedroom to get changed for school. It had been almost 2 months since Charlie left town and to be honest, I was lonelier than ever. Ruby looked at me with those sympathetic eyes.

"You miss her don't you?" She asked, sitting across the table from me.

"I'm fine" I got up quickly and put my empty bowl in the sink.

"Brax, you're not. I can tell you miss her! Just go visit her!" Ruby protested.

"Rubes, if she wanted to see me she would have given me her address or called me or something!" I snapped. Ruby shook her head before grabbing a notepad and a pen before writing down something and passing it to me. I read the address before looking at her.

"Trust me Brax, she'll want to see you!" She smiled before walking off. I headed off to work only to be distracted by Charlie and the fact that I knew where she lived now.

"Bro…Bro…BRAX!" A voice tore me away from my thoughts. I turned to see Heath standing next to me. "You've been staring at that bookwork for half an hour now" Heath chuckled.

"I've got to go…take care of the restaurant for the night. I've gotta go see someone" I quickly grabbed my car keys and raced off to the city. After what seemed like forever, driving. I arrived at a small, modern townhouse. Getting out of the car, all I could think about was her, whether she had moved on already or even if she wanted to see me. My thoughts kept dragging me down even more when I knocked and there was no answer. Maybe she wasn't home.

"Brax?" I heard the door open and turned to see her standing there with her phone against her ear.

Charlie's Point of View

"So we still on for 2 this afternoon?" I asked my work friend Bec through the phone as we were discussing, spending our days off, relaxing on a boat on the harbour. Bec was bringing her fiancée Travis, which meant I would kind of be the 3rd wheel, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too awkward.

"Yep, we'll meet you at the jetty!" Bec confirmed as I heard a knock at my front door.

"Hold on, someone's at the front door. Probably just a courier" I mumbled, heading down the stairs only to hear another knock. "I'm coming, I'm coming" I mumbled, reaching the door and opening it only to find a man ready to walk away. "Brax?" I asked as he turned around, staring at me. "Bec, I have to go. See you later" I hung up abruptly to my friend and looked at the beautiful man standing in front of me.

"Ah Hey…Charlie" He replied awkwardly.

"What are you doing here?" I asked a bit shocked, but truthfully happy to see him.

"I was driving through the neighbourhood and you know how it is…Ruby told me you lived round here so I thought I'd pop in and say g'day before I headed home" He nodded, obviously lying. I nodded to myself before giving him a small smile.

"Come in!" I stepped aside and let him in. "I'm really glad to see you" I nodded as we walked up the stairs and into the living room and kitchen.

"Yeah me too! You got a nice place here ay!" He commented as he looked out towards the balcony and the bay my place overlooked.

"Yeah…I mean the views nothing like Summer Bay, but it'll do" I replied back. "Can I get you a tea or a coffee or anything?" I asked him casually.

"Um…yeah coffee will be fine thanks" He smiled and followed me into the kitchen. I switched on the kettle before leaning on the bench, smiling at him.

"So how is Ruby anyway?" I asked about my daughter, hoping it would be soon that her and I could go back to a somewhat normal relationship.

"She's doing really well. Her and Casey are still joined at the hip" He chuckled. "How's the new job going?" We continued with the questions.

"Yeah, its good" I nodded before silence blanketed the room. "Brax, I'm sorry I fought with you before I left…I was stressed and upset and I shouldn't have blamed you" I said abruptly.

"Charlie, its fine. We were both in the same boat" He nodded back.

"Brax lets just stop with the small talk. Why are you really here? You weren't just driving through…I know that" I stopped him and smiled. He just smirked at me.

"I just wanted to see you, see how you were…You seeing anyone at the moment?" He continued with that smirk of his, walking closer to me.

"No" I giggled, knowing where this was going.

"Good" He quickly placed his lips on mine. We both got wrapped up in the kiss and before I knew it, Brax had picked me up and placed me on the bench.

"Kettles…boiled" I mumbled as I placed my hands on his cheeks.

"I need…something a little…. strong than coffee… actually" He mumbled back. I wrapped my arms round his neck as we continued making out.

"Maybe…we should go to…my…bedroom" I chuckled, in between kisses.

"Nup" Brax hands reached up my skirt and pulled down my underwear before undoing his jeans, pulling them down a little. I wrapped my legs around him tightly as he pushed into me.

"Oh god…someone's eager…just…oh yes…no, not in my kitchen" I moaned as Brax placed kisses on my neck, thrusting into me. He quickly picked me up while still inside me as he took me into the living room and laid me down on the floor.

"Fuck, I've missed you!" He looked into my eyes as he grasped my hips, pushing further into me.

"Oh god!" I gasped. We kept grinding and moaning together until eventually… "OH god…yes! Yes! YEEEEEEES!" I groaned in pure pleasure as we both tipped over the edge. He took a deep breath before placing his forehead against my shoulder. I could feel his soft kisses still lingering as he lifted his head and looked at me, smiling.

"I love you so fucking much Charlie!" He grabbed my cheek and placed a passionate kiss on my lips before rolling off me and collapsing beside me.

"I love you too." I whispered, completely exhausted from what had just happened. "And I have definitely missed that" I sighed, turning and looking into his sparkling eyes. He smirked and kissed me again.

"Aren't you glad I was just driving through the neighbourhood, ay" He chuckled. I couldn't help but laugh before placing my hands on my cheeks and kissing him gently.

"I'm assuming Ruby gave you my address?" I asked, breaking away.

"Yeah…to be honest, I thought you didn't want to see me, cause of the fight we had before you left" He admitted.

"I'm sorry Brax…I just wanted to get out of town before things got out of hand with the photos and I'd already discussed with my boss about transferring back to the city" I replied back, cuddling up to him.

"Yeah I understand. I had a go at Hayley about the situation, lets just say she's out of our lives for good now"

"So now there is nothing in the way of us being together?" I asked grinning.

"You got that right" He grinned back before we joined together in a kiss, only to be interrupted by Brax's phone ringing in the pocket of his jeans. He got it out and answered it quickly, putting it on loudspeaker.

"Hey, Heath said you left Angelo's earlier this morning. Are you ok?" Casey's voice echoed through the phone.

"Yeah I'm fine mate. I probably won't be home tonight though" Brax smiled at me.

"Oh ok…where are you?" Casey's voice sounded concerned.

"He's with me" I spoke up. I heard a scream that could only belong to Ruby in the background, before a rustle of the phone.

"I knew you'd go see her straight away!" Ruby squealed on the phone.

"A'right, calm down sweetheart!" Brax chuckled.

"Have you two sorted everything out?" She asked.

"We've more than sorted everything out" He smirked at me before placing an arm around me, pulling me closer to him.

"Ok too much information. Just ring us when you're planning on coming home. And have fun! I'm so happy for you two!" Ruby continued squealing before hanging up.

"Seriously, she's like our biggest fan" I laughed before looking at the time. "Shit, its 10 to 2!" I quickly got up and went looking for my underwear.

"What's going on?" Brax asked, laying there watching me.

"I had plans to go cruising around the bay with a friend…. you can come if you want?" I suggested to him. He got up and pulled his jeans up before I grabbed some things from the kitchen and we left. Walking down to the jetty with Brax holding my hand felt amazing, no one to judge us, no one that knew what we'd been through and best of all, we were together!

"This place is amazing!" Brax smiled as we walked towards the boat and to Bec and Travis waiting.

"This is it" I pointed to the small cruiser, leading Brax on board.

"Hey you!" Bec came up and hugged me. "You didn't tell me you were bringing someone" She smirked knowingly.

"I didn't know I would be" I squeezed Brax's hand.

"Brax, these are my friends Bec and Travis…Bec and Travis…this is Brax…my boyfriend" I looked at him hesitantly before I said the word boyfriend.

"Ahh so this is the famous Brax….we've heard so much about you!" Bec replied playfully.

"All good things I hope!" Brax chuckled, placing his hands around my waist.