RICKY'S POV:
I walked into the kitchen a couple of mornings later, Brax having arranged a meeting with the solicitor over guardianship of Casey…
"Where're you and him going all dressed up?" Heath inquired
I glanced at Brax who was sat in the living room, doing up the laces on his shoes…
"I guess there's no harm in telling you" he replied "Ric and I are applying for legal guardianship of Casey"
"What? What about Mum?" Heath questioned
"Well I didn't expect that" Brax chuckled
"I'm serious. What about her, Brax? Does she know?" he inquired
"She will do when she gets the letter from our solicitor" he informed him
"So you're not even going to tell her yourself? Scared of what she'll say? Scared she'll fight?" he questioned
"What is going on with you? I thought you'd be stoked" Brax asked
"You two are still kids yourselves, and as for Mum, yes she may have done some awful things but she's still our Mum. How can you take her kid away from her?" he inquired
"I'm doing what's best for Casey" he informed him
"Whatever" he sighed, making his way into his bedroom
"I didn't expect that" Brax admitted as I walked over to him "what was with that?"
I shrugged my shoulders… "How long till we have to leave?"
"Why? Fancy a quickie?" he inquired
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Braxton" I sighed "and no, I'm gonna go and speak to Heath if I have time?"
"Ten minutes" he informed me
Kissing him softly, I made my way to Heath's bedroom, knocking on the door gently…"Hey, can I come in?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes. Stepping inside, I shut the door behind me and leant against it…
"What, Ric?" he questioned
"I think I know what's going on here" I informed him
"Oh yeah, and what's that?" he inquired
"You're jealous. Jealous that Brax and I are applying for legal guardianship of Case and not you" I replied
"You're crazy" he proclaimed
"Am I?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"No" he sighed
"What was that?" I asked
"I said no" he informed me "I didn't mean anything I said out there. You and Brax being approved for legal guardianship of Case is the best thing that could ever happen"
"So why weren't you just honest out there?" I questioned
He shrugged his shoulders and smiled at me apologetically as I moved to his bed and sat down on the end of it… "Y'know Brax loves you just as much as he loves Case, right?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes…
"And that if he could, he'd apply for legal guardianship of you too?" I questioned
"Yeah, I know" he replied
"Ric, we've gotta go" Brax shouted
"You okay?" I questioned
"Yeah, thanks, Ric" he replied
"No problem" I stated, standing up, smoothing out my dress "we'll see you later, yeah?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes as I made my way out of the room…
Awe, poor Heath being jealous – what will be said at the meeting with the solicitor?