"Seriously? Heath, you'd think Bianca never fed you the amount of times a week you raid our fridge" I sighed as I walked into the kitchen, flicking the kettle on

"She hasn't had the chance to go grocery shopping yet" he informed me

"Well, gee, here's a thought, how about you do it?" I suggested, raising an eyebrow at him

"Yeah right" he proclaimed, sitting down with the leftover pizza from last night

"I'm serious! You've got the day off work. Why don't you help her out a bit?" I questioned

"Because I wouldn't know where to begin" he admitted "I'm not exactly domesticated, am I?"

"My, my, you Braxton's really did have a pampered childhood, didn't you?" I asked

"Not really, we just never used to shop because Mum was too drunk. Brax used to order pizzas" he replied

I sighed and smiled at him weakly. I should've remembered… "I'm off grocery shopping today, how about you come with me and stock up on what you and Bianca need?"

"As long as you're patient with me? I'm a first-timer at this, I don't need bossy Ricky Sharpe coming out to play" he informed me

"I can't promise anything" I admitted "but I'll try my best. Be ready in an hour, yeah?"

He nodded his head, signalling yes, standing up and kissing my cheek…

"Ahem, Heath, are you just gonna leave that lying around?" I inquired, motioning to the now empty pizza box

"Where does it go?" he questioned

"In the backyard, in the red bin" I replied, rolling my eyes as I made myself and Brax a cup of tea

BRAX'S POV:

"You're taking my brother food shopping? That'll be a laugh. Can I come?" I inquired

"No" Ricky replied as she got herself organised for the day ahead

"Why not, spoilsport?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her as she made her way out of the en-suite bathroom

"Because, there's plenty to be doing here. There's washing in the basket that needs to be put into the machine, some that needs to be put out, and the living room and in here could do with a dust and a vacuum" she informed me

"And what about you? How come you can't help out?" I inquired

"Because, Braxton, I'm pregnant with your baby, and I'm gonna help your brother become a domesticated God, just like the one I've turned you into" she replied

"You've not turned me into a domesticated God" I proclaimed

"Haven't I? Who was the one who said I had to eat the pizza slice I wanted at the kitchen table?" she questioned

"That doesn't prove anything" I replied

"Doesn't it? The old Darryl Braxton wouldn't have cared" she chuckled "I better be going. See you later, and don't forget about the jobs, yeah?"

Nodding my head, signalling yes, I smiled at her warmly as she blew me a kiss and walked out of the bedroom…

RICKY'S POV:

"So, where do we start then?" Heath asked as we arrived at the grocery store

"Well first you get a trolley" I informed him, making my way to the bay "and then we make our way inside"

Watching him, we made our way inside. I began to pick vegetables out for the dinner I was preparing this evening, turning to Heath who looked dumbfounded… "Do you have a list?"

"I need a list?" he questioned "you didn't tell me that"

"It's okay" I assured him "why don't you go over there and get some bread?"

"Bread, yeah, bread" he replied, wheeling his trolley over to the bread display

Shaking my head, I inhaled and exhaled a breath. This was going to be a long day. An hour later, we were both finished in the grocery store. Making our way back to my car, we packed our bags into the boot, Heath taking the trolley's back to their bay before climbing into the car…

"Now what?" he inquired

"We get the stuff home and then we put it away" I informed him

"Right" he replied "and then?"

"We see what else needs to be done" I explained, starting my car engine, reversing out of the parking space

Arriving back at the house, I pulled into the driveway, both of us climbing out of the car, Heath carrying the majority of the shopping bags from the car, me smiling at Brax as he made his way out to collect the rest, taking them from me as I shut my car boot…

"How did it go?" he questioned as we made our way back to the house

"Bit of a rocky start but once we got going we were fine" I informed him "how's your morning gone so far?"

"Good" he replied "washing's out, a load's in the machine and the bedroom and living room have been cleaned. I was just about to start on the bathroom. Having Casey and Tamara with us whilst their place is being renovated means it was a complete mess"

I smiled at him warmly and kissed him softly… "Off you go then. And by the way, can you unpack those whilst I help Heath?"

Glaring at me playfully, I smirked at him and made my way into Heath and Bianca's flat…

"That was easy enough" Heath admitted as he placed the grocery bags on the side

"All done?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him

"Yeah" he replied "not as hard as I thought it would be. Now what?"

"You get started on stripping your bedsheets and I'll dig out some clean ones" I informed him "and then we'll get the vacuum and the duster out"

"What?" he questioned

"The vacuum and the duster, you have heard of them, haven't you?" I inquired

"Of course I have" he replied, making his way across to their bedroom to begin stripping the bedding

BRAX'S POV:

"Here we are" I informed Ricky as she flopped down onto the sofa later that afternoon

"My challenge is complete" she proclaimed "your brother was a domestic novice to begin with, and now he's a domestic God"

"I still don't know how you managed it" I admitted

"Same way I did with you, Braxton" she replied, smirking at me

"Hang on, what? But you bribed me with sex?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her

"You idiot" she chuckled "I said Bianca would be very impressed and reward him in kind when she saw how hard he'd been working"

"Oh, right" I replied, kissing her softly "so, how have I done? Up to your standards?"

"Yeah" she informed me "how long till you have to be at the restaurant?"

"An hour" I stated, checking my watch "fancy paying me in kind?"

She nodded her head, signalling yes… "Hang on, where's Jake?"

"Casey and Tamara took him out for the day" I informed her

"One perk of having them with us" she admitted, smiling at me as she stood up "you coming or what?"

Thought we'd have a fun chapter, with a bit of Ricky/Heath bonding for good measure! So, thoughts?