Sorry there was a delay on getting this chapter up. I've had no internet access since Friday… Blah! I know a lot of you weren't happy with Heath's disappearing act, but hopefully in the next chapter you'll be understand why I did it and headspace he was in at the time. It will show a little bit of why in this chapter, but the next chapter will be 'Heath' Focused.
I also know some of you won't be happy with the 'Chax' in this chapter but it is needed for the story. Please review & enjoy. Xx
Chapter 27
It had been three days since Heath got up and left Cooper with Charlie and Brax. Charlie was struggling looking after two babies she was glad she never had twins. Cooper was restless, they were having trouble getting him to sleep, eat and all he will do is cry. Charlie and Brax had very little sleep; running around after the five kids was taking its toll on them.
Casey and Ruby were trying to help out as much as possible, they took Lucas and Alexis off their hands for the first two nights, but they needed time to do a family themselves. Heath had no idea the mess he left when he got up and left. Casey and Ruby were sitting on the lounge watching tv, Ruby was nursing Cody, who was sleeping peacefully in Ruby's arms.
"Rubes, do you mind if I go look for Heath?" Casey asked his wife. "I think it's a good idea, I was thinking the three of us should go use it as an excuse to go on a little adventure and family bonding", Ruby replied. "You know Heath might not be in a good state when we find him, are you sure about this babe?" Ruby just nodded her head; she needed to this for her mum and stepfather. She needed to do with for April, Bianca and Cooper as well.
"Just let me tell Charlie that we are going away for a couple of days so she doesn't have to worry about anything else", Ruby called out as Casey was putting their bags in the car. Ruby had her chat to Charlie. Charlie had got a little annoyed but wasn't going to say anything to Ruby about it, but then again Charlie didn't know why they were really going away.
Heath was sitting by his campfire that he built outside the caravan he rented up the coast, he knew what he did was wrong and he knew he had to go back eventually and he actually missed holding Cooper. This was also very unfair on Darcy, but he needed to grieve he needed to get away and he needed a chance to get his head around everything.
Then he thought about what Bianca would have said to him, and he knew he had messed up and he knew he should have stayed with April despite not being in love with her. At least if he had stayed Cooper might have had a mother. Heath was blaming himself for both Bianca and April's death. He blamed himself that if it was for him getting himself involved in the Scott girls lives they would have had a chance to be happy and to have families they could love.
Heath was sitting there crying his eyes out over it all, he never allowed anyone to see him be weak but this was the only chance he had. He hated being the guy that would cry, he hated anyone being able to hold something over his head but this was something he needed to do for him otherwise he would have no chance of being a good strong father for Cooper or Darcy.
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Brax had tried to call Heath for the 1000th time in the last three days. 'Why the hell did he have to turn his phone off', Brax said to himself as he walked out into his backyard to watch his two older kids play a game of footy. Brax was just glad that his children were so happy, and that all the stress going on around them wasn't bothering them, he was however sick of trying to explain where their uncle Heath was and why Cooper was staying with them.
Charlie walked out, she had just managed to get Emily, Thomas and Cooper down for a nap and she did not want the other two kids inside at all. "Can you take Lucas and Alexis over to Leah's this afternoon, I need a break and Leah offered to take them for a sleep over with her boys", Charlie said to her husband. Brax just nodded his head at Charlie and tried to force a smile. "Their bag is already packed, don't bring them inside I want the other three to stay a sleep. I'm going for a nap as well", Charlie whispered before turning around and walking back inside.
Brax grabbed the bag Charlie had organised for Lucas and Alexis and headed down to them to tell them that they were going to have a sleep over with Aunty Leah and her boys. Lucas and Alexis always got excited when they got to stay over at Leah's place because she had kids the same age as them to play with but they didn't get to do it often. They had finally arrived at Leah's place, and Brax turned around to his children and spoke quietly "You both need to be on you best behaviour for Leah, Mummy and I love you and I promise when things get better around home we will go way as a family for a vacation". Alexis hugged her dad "I love you daddy", she whispered into his ear as she gave him a kiss on the check. Lucas followed in suit, and hugged his dad goodbye before running into Leah's place to join the boys lying on the lounge room floor playing video games.
Brax arrived home and made his way quietly into his house, he checked on Emily, Thomas and Cooper before making his way to the master bedroom to check on his wife, which he found her lying there awake staring at roof. "Babe, what are you thinking about?" "Wondering where Heath is, and how he could possibly leave a five day old baby behind, I can't do it anymore Brax. I cannot look after five children when two of them aren't sleeping at all", Charlie replied. Brax nodded his head before sitting on his bed and pulling Charlie into his arms. Charlie however pulled away "you need to find your brother, get him back here and make him take responsibility until then I don't want anyone near me. I'm stressed and I can't do this, I'm ready to do a Heath but you know what I know what responsibility is and I would never be able to leave MY CHILDREN", and argued.
Brax knew she was stressed but there was no point arguing back, he also knew she didn't mean what she said. They were both stressed, and Brax really needed Heath to come home. He wanted to go there looking for him, but he needed to stay home and help Charlie look after the kids.
