Chapter 2
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November 2021
Dear Diary,
Mum made us stay with Leah yesterday afternoon while she got the house cleaned up for Ruby and Casey's visit. She then started yelling at me when I broke a glass my accident. I'm so sick of her, she is always stressed out and getting angry. I want dad to come home and stay home, she is always happy when he is around.
Charlie was standing in the kitchen reading her daughters journal. Emily hadn't been sleeping and Charlie had been up half the night. She didn't realise she was such a bad mother, she was so scared of turning out this way but she has. Well that's what she was thinking to herself as she read Alexis's journal. Charlie wished she could call her best friend to have a chat about this, but Bianca had moved to California with Liam once he received a massive record deal six years ago. Charlie looked at the clock it read 3:56am, she knew she shouldn't but she was upset. She picked up her phone and dialled a number.
- In the City at Casey and Ruby's place -
Brax heard his phone ringing, he looked at the time and then he looked at the phone.
Brax: Charlie, What's happened? It's not even 4am.
Charlie: I'm a bad mother, Alexis said so herself. She wrote it in her diary.
Brax: You're not a bad mother. I'll be back in a couple of hours. Please get some sleep.
Charlie: I can't Emily is sick, and she won't sleep. She goes to sleep for 10 minutes then wakes up screaming,
Brax: I'll wake the kids and head back now. I'll be there soon.
Brax climbed out of the bed in the spare room and knocked on Casey and Ruby's bedroom door before going in.
Brax: Case, Rubes. I need you to get up, we need to head back to Summer bay.
Ruby: Why so early?
Brax: Because your mother is a pain and just called me and she hasn't slept because Emily is sick. Also because Alexis is acting like a little brat again, she feels like she's a bad mother and I need to be there for her and since you two don't drive up you get. Be ready in 15 minutes.
-Back at the Braxton Home-
Charlie was sitting there trying to calm Emily down, trying to ensure the other kids don't get woken up by her crying. All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. Charlie looked at the clock 4:14am, she put Emily down in her crib and headed to the door. Charlie opened the door and was surprised to see who it was on the other side.
Charlie: Heath, what are you doing here.
Heath: I lost my keys.
Charlie: Come in. Where have you been and what have you been drinking?
Heath: The girl. She's back and yes I'm very drunk mummy Charlie!
Charlie: Alright Heath, here are space keys to the guest house, off you go.
Charlie was annoyed; Heath does this every couple of weeks. I guess that's what we get for letting him live in the guest house Charlie thought to herself, maybe she needs to speak to Brax about Heath finally getting a place of his own. It's not like he helps out around here but instead lives his bachelor life.
Finally Brax had arrived home with Casey and Ruby. Charlie ran straight over to Ruby and hugged her and asked how the little baby was doing inside her belly.
Ruby: Since you are both hear, we might as well tell you we didn't want to know the sex of the baby but we do have our names already picked depending on what they are.
Charlie: Oh what are they?
Ruby: For a boy it will be Cody Ross Braxton.
Casey: For a girl it will be Christina Charlie Braxton.
Charlie: They are beautiful names.
Ruby: Anyway I need more sleep, I'll be up in a couple of hours.
Casey couldn't agree more and headed off with Ruby to get some sleep, and left Brax and Charlie to their own. Emily started crying and Brax walked over and picked her up and cuddled her until she back to sleep before turning around to Charlie.
Brax: Babe, you should get some sleep.
Charlie: What am I going to do about Alexis?
Brax: We will talk to her when she wakes up and you've had some sleep.
Charlie: Ok babe. I love you.
Charlie kissed Brax, and headed off to bed. Brax put Emily down in the nursery while he was doing so, he quite sung Hush little baby. Brax loved his children more than anything, and he loved Charlie so much, he would do anything for her. Once Emily was settled Brax headed up to their bedroom to lay down with Charlie. He realised Charlie was still awake when he got in there and walked over and kissed her. Charlie started to take Brax's shirt off while he slowly undressed Charlie.
