RICKY'S POV:
The next morning at breakfast was fraught to say the least. Making my way into Casey's room to get his schoolbag and make sure he had everything he needed, I heard Brax follow me…
"So when are we going to talk about your ultimatum?" he questioned
"When you decide what you're going to do about your Mum" I informed him
"I don't get it" he admitted, running his hands over his face "last night you said to her that she shouldn't bother coming back, and now you want her in our lives?"
"I don't want her in our lives" I informed him "but I want her to be in our child's life. He or she deserves to know who their grandmother is, and they deserve to have at least one grandparent around considering that's not an option with your Dad or with my parents"
"Why didn't you just say that to me last night instead of giving me an ultimatum and then saying goodnight?" he asked
"I wanted you to sleep on it" I explained "and now you have, what have you decided?"
"My Mum could've made you lose our baby, can you blame me for not wanting her around?" he questioned
"No, I don't blame you" I replied "but maybe this is the wake up call your Mum needs. I want your Mum to be a part of this baby's life because I know she'll love and care for it as much as we will. Ultimately it's up to you whether you go and speak to her, but that's just what I think"
"Now where're you going?" he asked
"Someone's got to take Casey to school. I'll see you later" I informed him. Picking up Casey's schoolbag, I moved past him, brushing my lips against his cheek as I left the room…
BRAX'S POV:
"What's the deal between you and Ric, bro?" Heath asked as I cleared away the breakfast things after she, Casey and Bianca left the house
"She wants Mum to be a part of our baby's life" I informed him
"Hang on a minute; you guys are having a baby? Ricky's pregnant?" he inquired
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "We wanted to wait till 3 months, but there you go"
"Congratulations" he proclaimed "no wonder you were so freaked out yesterday"
I smiled at him weakly and sighed heavily… "What do I do, Heath? We've given Mum chance after chance after chance and she's thrown them all away. This is our baby I'm talking about here. Ricky wants him or her to have a grandparent and I get that, I do, but I just can't help being worried, does that make sense?"
"Yeah, it does, bro" he replied "but think about it, after everything Ricky's done for you, don't you think it's about time you did something for her? Swallow your pride and go speak to Mum. The least you can do is try, right?"
"Since when did you become so wise and mature?" I inquired
"Bianca" he chuckled
RICKY'S POV:
I pulled into the driveway as Brax was walking down to his car. Switching off my engine I climbed out of my car and walked over to him… "So?"
"Heath knocked some sense into me" he admitted
"What did he say?" I questioned
"Just that I should think about everything you've done for me and swallow my pride" he replied
I smiled at him warmly… "So you're gonna go and speak to her?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes… "And you've got the place to yourself. Heath's just left for work and everything's clean and tidy. I want you to sit down and relax. Can you do that?"
"I can try" I informed him
"I'll see you later, yeah?" he questioned
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Thank you"
Smiling at me warmly, he pulled me into him and kissed me softly…
Who thought Heath would be the one to knock some sense into Brax? How will the Brax/Cheryl conversation go?