So here is my next chapter, I hope you all like the outcome of this chapter… Thank you to all that reviewed and added this story to their alerts. It means a lot! I'm starting to write a new Home & Away fic, but it won't be up for a couple of weeks yet. Something for you all to look forward to but this one will continue. Hope you all had a great Australia Day. xx
Chapter 21
Brax was still waiting around the hospital with Ruby, waiting to hear any news on his child. He needed everything to be ok for Charlie's sake more than anything. That's when Doctor Sid Walker appeared down the hallway again. Brax was looking at him for some sort of gesture as to what was going on as he Dr Walker slowly made his way over to him.
Dr Walker: You can go in and see Charlie now, but before you do I need to inform you of the outcome of the pregnancy.
Brax: We lost the baby I take it?
Dr Walker: Kind of... Not Exactly…
Brax: What is that supposed to mean?
Dr Walker: Did you or Charlie know that she was pregnant with Twins?
Brax: No… What are you on about?
Dr Walker: Charlie was carrying twins; however one of them was never going to make it, which doesn't surprise me she never knew because the baby stopped growing within 14 weeks of the pregnancy. The pain was caused because her body was trying to get rid of it, but because of her pregnancy she wasn't able to.
Brax: So you saved the baby we knew about then?
Dr Walker: Yes, congratulations on a Baby Boy.
Brax: Can I see him?
Dr Walker: He is in with Charlie, you can go in. She is waiting for you, I've already explained all of this to her.
Ruby hugged Brax before letting Brax go spend time with his wife and new baby boy, while she called Casey to inform them what was going on. Casey was relieved when all he had to tell Alexis and Lucas that there mum had given birth to a healthy baby boy, and that he would take them down to the hospital tomorrow. Ruby had told Casey that she was just going to see Charlie and then she would be home to the kids, to help him and Heath out especially with the younger two.
Ruby left the hospital about two hours later and headed home, she was tired but she knew she the kids to deal with when she got home. Casey had told her not to worry about them and that Heath and him had them all under control. Tomorrow was supposed to be Alexis's birthday party, and Ruby knew she had to cancel it and that Alexis was going to be disappointed in it. She had been looking forward to it for the past two months and now it wasn't going to happen.
Back at the hospital, Brax had gone in to see Charlie. Charlie hated being in hospital because she had been there so many time for bad reason, and this the fifth time she had been here and enjoyed the outcome, as sad as she was that she didn't have twins she never really knew and couldn't even think about it as a possibility. The only time Charlie had like hospitals was the birth of all of her children, even if some of them had some bad circumstances around their birth.
Brax: I'm glad you're ok babe
Charlie: Me too… and I'm glad this little one is ok. But no more children, five is enough for me.
Brax: But I only have four..
Charlie: Ruby looks to you as her father, so really you have five.
Brax: How do you know that? She's never said anything to me.
Charlie: She did to me on our wedding day, she's a very closed person and she gets scared. That's the only reason why.
Brax: Maybe I should have a heart to heart with her.
Charlie: Maybe.. but what are we going to name this little one?
At that very moment, Heath had dropped by the hospital to check on his sister-in-law, brother and his new nephew and had heard what they were speaking about.
Heath: One I think you should call him Heath, after his best uncle, and two Brax you've always been seen as a father figure to Case and I, you know that in some way you could say you have 7 Children, including Rubes, Case and I.
Charlie couldn't help but laugh, they could always count on Heath to lighten a mood.
Charlie: Sorry Buddy, but I'm not naming my child Heath.
Heath: That's so unfair
Charlie: How about we make Heath his middle name?
Heath: I can live with that, but you still need to come up with his first name.
Brax: How about Thomas?
Charlie: I like Thomas. Thomas Heath Braxton
Brax: It's settled then and Heath I would never want to be you're father you're nightmare. Just stick to being brother's yeh?
Heath: Yeah I can live with that.
