BRAX'S POV:
After a lovely day at the beach, Ricky and I made our way home, a sleeping Casey in my arms…
"Today was a good day, Brax" she admitted as we reached the bottom of the driveway
I smiled at her warmly and pressed my lips against hers… "Yeah, it was"
Walking up the driveway, we made our way into the house, interrupting a heated session on the sofa for Heath and Bianca…
"God" Heath proclaimed, handing a topless Bianca the blanket from the back of the sofa
"You have a room for that sorta stuff, Heath" I informed him, shaking my head as I made my way into Casey's room, putting him to bed, switching his nightlight on and leaving the room
"Did you guys have a good day at the beach?" Heath asked
"Yeah, it was a good day" Ricky replied "so you two are back together then, I take it?"
Heath nodded his head and wrapped his arm around Bianca's waist… "So I should do proper introductions. B, this is my brother Brax, and this is his girlfriend, the girl who's like my sister, Ricky"
"Nice to meet you both" she greeted us, shaking our hands
"Nice to meet you too" I replied "who's up for some food?"
"We'll go to the diner and get it" Heath informed us "seeing as though you're gonna be moving in, it's about time you met the locals…"
"What did you just say?" I inquired as he and Bianca made their way to the front door
"Bianca's gonna be staying with us" Heath admitted "I hope that's okay?"
I glanced at Ricky and sighed heavily…
"That's fine" Ricky replied "go on, we're falling through here"
"Back soon" he informed us, ushering Bianca out of the door
"That boy" I sighed as I walked into the kitchen, grabbing Ricky and I a beer
"That's Heath for you" Ricky chuckled, taking the beer I handed her
I nodded my head in agreement and wrapped my arm around her shoulder, pulling her into me…
RICKY'S POV:
A knock at the front door the next morning awoke me. Pulling out of Brax's arms reluctantly, I wrapped my dressing gown around me and made my way into the living room, glancing out of the window before unlocking and opening the door, seeing DS Shepherd stood on the doorstep…
"Sorry to keep you waiting…" I admitted as I opened the door to him
"Sorry to call so early" he replied "I just came to inform you that your brother has been arrested"
"That was fast" I proclaimed, shocked
"He didn't put up a fight" he informed me "we're in the process of questioning him now but it's unlikely he'll get bail"
"So what do we do now then?" I questioned
"Yourself and Mr. Braxton will both be required to give evidence when the case goes to trial" he explained "but until then there isn't anything you can do. Adam has had a restraining order placed on him so if he contacts you, please let us know"
"I will" I assured him "thank you very much"
"You're welcome" he replied "I'll be seeing you. Take care"
"You too" I mirrored, watching him as he walked down the driveway to his car, shutting the door behind me, leaning against it as I let what DS Shepherd had just told me sink in
"Morning" Bianca's voice greeted me, snapping me from my trance
"Morning" I replied "you're up early?"
"Always am. Early bird, me" she informed me "do you want a coffee?"
"No thanks" I stated, biting my lip nervously as I made my way into the kitchen "listen, I just wanna say something to you…"
"Shoot" she replied, turning to face me
"Heath is one of my best friends" I informed her "and when you broke up with him before we moved here, you broke his heart. I don't want to see that happen again. I think you get what I'm trying to say, don't you?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes…
"Good" I replied "then everything's great"
"Yeah, everything's great" she mirrored, smiling at me warmly
A few minutes later I made my way back into mine and Brax's bedroom, snuggling back into his embrace…
"Where did you get to?" he asked sleepily
"I'll tell you later" I informed him "go back to sleep"
"Love you" he whispered, pressing his lips against my forehead
"Love you too" I mirrored, shutting my eyes, falling into a deep sleep
So things on the Adam front are quiet, for now, but for how long will they stay that way? And how will Heath react when and if he finds out what Ricky said to Bianca?