RICKY'S POV:
I was organising mine, Brax and Casey's dinner that evening when he walked into the kitchen…
"Say what you've gotta say" I chuckled, turning the heat down on the cooker, turning to him
"Can you not just apologise to Heath?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"I meant what I said to her, so why should I apologise for it?" I questioned
"Because, after everything you, me, Heath and Casey have been through, I don't wanna throw that away over some petty disagreement" he admitted
I sighed heavily and ran my hands over my face… "Fine, I'll text him and ask to meet him tomorrow"
"Thank you" he replied, kissing me softly "shall I get Casey for dinner?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes, watching him as he made his way through to the bedrooms…
BRAX'S POV:
I woke up the next morning to Ricky buttoning up her blouse…
"Where're you going?" I asked
"Gonna catch Heath on his early-morning surf" she informed me
"I thought you were gonna text him and ask him to meet you?" I inquired
"I was, but this way, I might be able to grab him on his own" she explained
"Why do you think Bianca's such bad news?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at her
"I don't know" she admitted "there's just something that I don't like"
"Well good luck, yeah" he informed me, smiling at me warmly
"Thanks, I think I'm gonna need it" she replied, moving back onto the bed to kiss me softly "I'll see you later"
RICKY'S POV:
I made my way to the beach, seeing Heath in the water. Walking down, I inhaled and exhaled a breath as I saw Bianca sat on the sand…
"Hey" I greeted her, twiddling with my thumbs nervously
"What're you doing here?" she questioned
"I came to see Heath" I admitted "I think I owe him an apology"
"You owe him an apology? What about me?" she inquired
"I'm not gonna apologise for protecting a guy I've known pretty much all my life" I informed her
"You think he needs protecting?" she questioned
"What's going on here then?" Heath's voice asked before I had chance to reply
"Ricky came to apologise" Bianca informed him
"Well you don't just owe me an apology, you owe B one too" he replied
I sighed heavily and ran my hands over my face… "I apologise, to both of you"
"Wasn't so hard, was it?" Heath questioned, wrapping his arm around my shoulder
I smiled weakly at him… "I'm gonna get off and get Brax, Casey and me some takeout breakfast. You gonna be coming home?"
Heath nodded his head, signalling yes… "We'll be there later"
Smiling at him, I glanced at Bianca and began walking up the beach in the direction of the diner…
"You look like you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders, darl" Irene admitted as I waited for my order a little while later
"Maybe because I have" I admitted, smiling at her weakly
"What's up?" she questioned
"Nothing that I can't handle" I replied
"Ricky, talk to me, love" she begged, covering her hand with mine
"Heath's girlfriend's made an appearance, and all of a sudden he's moved her in. There's something about her, Irene, I don't trust her" I admitted, licking my suddenly dry lips "and I hate myself for it because Heath adores her, but I don't want to see him getting hurt"
"Sounds to me as though there's nothing you can do" she replied "Heath has to make his own mistakes and his own choices. And in this case, you just have to let nature take it's course"
I nodded my head in agreement as my order was brought out. Saying goodbye to Irene, I made my way back to the house…
BRAX'S POV:
"You were gone a while, I was beginning to worry" I admitted as Ricky walked in the door
"I brought food" she informed me, holding up the bag from the diner
"How did it go?" I questioned as I followed her into the kitchen
"Everything's sorted. They'll be back later today" she replied
"Thank you" I sighed, wrapping my arms around her as she tuned to face me
"You owe me big time, Braxton" she informed me, winding her arms around my neck
"Oh yeah?" I questioned "and how do you suggest I do that?"
"By showing me how much you love me" she replied
"How about we forget about the food and go back to bed then?" I suggested
"Where's Casey?" she inquired
"Maureen came to pick him up" I informed her "so what do you say?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes, smiling at me warmly as I leant down to kiss her…
So Ricky and Heath have made up, but she still doesn't trust Bianca. What could be going on there?