RICKY'S POV:
Brax and I had always stayed in the same room before whenever I'd stayed over, as I was closer to him than I was Heath, but he'd always slept on the camp-bed, but this time, this was the first time we'd shared a bed, and I couldn't help the smile that rose on my face as I woke up in his arms, finding them wrapped tightly around me, my head resting against his chest…
"Brax, wake up! You've got a visitor" Heath informed him, knocking on the bedroom door
"Brax…" I whispered, kissing along his jaw up to his lips "there's someone at the door for you"
"Who is it, Heath?" Brax questioned sleepily, snuggling closer to me as he spoke
"Adam" he informed him
"Shit" he proclaimed, both of us climbing out of bed quickly, dressing ourselves before walking out of the room
"What're you two doing in there, together?" Adam asked as we walked out of the bedroom
"Well, let's see if we can figure it out…" Heath replied, chuckling
"Your idiot of a brother better be joking, Darryl" he warned
"Of course he is. You're just being an idiot, aren't you, Heath?" Brax questioned
"Course I am. Always one for a joke, me, you should know that by now" he stated, walking into the kitchen
"What's up, Adam?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at my older brother "I thought you were out of town for a few days?"
"I need Brax's help with a job" he admitted "you up for it?"
"What is it?" he questioned
"Step outside and we'll talk details" he replied, making his way out to the backyard
Brax glanced back at me as he followed Adam out of the house, shooting me a reassuring smile as he did so. Sighing heavily, I ran my hands through my hair, scooping it up into a ponytail, tying it back with the bobble I always carried on my wrist before pouring a cup of coffee…
"What job do you think your brother wants him to do this time?" Heath asked
"I've no idea" I admitted, watching the pair interact from the window as I drank my coffee
"He needs to get out, Ric" he sighed
"Don't you think I know that, Heath?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"Sorry, I'm just saying" he admitted
"I know. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap. I just care about Brax too much to see my brother drag him down with him" I informed him
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me into him, kissing the top of my head as Adam and Brax walked back in…
"Seems like I was wrong about my suspicions yesterday, Erica" he chuckled
"Shut up, Adam" I sighed
"Now, now" he replied "I'll see you at lunchtime, Brax"
Brax nodded his head in agreement and showed Adam out, walking back into the kitchen… "Don't ask"
"You expect me not to?" I inquired
"The more people that know, the more dangerous it'll be" he admitted
"Brax" I sighed
"I'll be fine" he assured me
"Will you?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him "remember what happened last time you helped Adam out? You ended up being beaten black and blue"
"That won't happen this time, I promise" he replied
"Yeah, okay then" I sighed, making my way into his bedroom, shutting the door behind me
BRAX'S POV:
"Don't say anything, Heath" I proclaimed, holding my hand up as he went to speak
"That girl in there, she loves you" he replied, motioning to my bedroom "think about that, think about her, and think about the future all of us could have"
"Where're you going?" I questioned
"The gym. Casey's asleep but he'll be up soon. I'll see you later" he informed me
Watching him as he walked out of the front door, I drank the rest of my coffee and made my into my bedroom, sighing heavily as I saw Ricky curled up on my side of the bed…
"Ricky…" I spoke
"I don't want to have to do what I did last time, Brax. I can't clean up the blood" she admitted, her voice breaking as she spoke "having to see what the mongrels my brother goes with did to you, it almost broke me. I can't do it again"
I walked over to the bed and sat down, rubbing my hand up and down her back… "It's a simple drug exchange. I hand over the drugs Adam has for them, and they hand me the money they have for him"
"And that's it?" she questioned "why can't he do it himself?"
"I don't know" I admitted "but the deal's up the coast so I'm gonna be gone a couple of days"
"And you want me to stay here to look after Casey?" she asked as she turned to face me
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "I promise nothing will happen to me. You believe me, don't you?"
"This needs to be the last thing you do for him though, Brax" she replied "you need to get out of that game and focus on our future; yours, mine, Heath's and Casey's"
I nodded my head in agreement and leant forward, pressing my lips against hers softly… "I love you"
"I love you too" she mirrored
So when Adam says jump, Brax says how high! Will Brax really come back from the drugs deal unscathed? And what will happen when he does return?