RICKY'S POV:
A little while later, Bianca made her way out of her and Heath's bedroom and into the kitchen, pouring herself a cup of coffee… "Morning"
"Morning" I mirrored
"Any news from the hospital?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"Case, can you go and finish getting ready for school please?" I asked as he finished up his breakfast
He nodded his head, signalling yes and made his way out of the room, both Bianca and I sitting down at the kitchen table…
"Was it bad news?" Bianca inquired
"No, not as such" I replied "Brax said the doctors don't know when she's going to wake up, but I'm more concerned about where Heath is…"
"He's not at the hospital?" she questioned
I shook my head, signalling no… "Brax accidentally told him about your worries"
"How could he have accidentally done that?" she asked
"He didn't know that Heath didn't know anything" I explained "and the last thing Brax knew, Heath was coming home to talk to you"
"Well he hasn't" she sighed, running her hands through her hair "what if something's happened? I need to ring him!"
"B, stay calm, yeah?" I suggested "we don't know what's going on"
Leaving Bianca constantly phoning Heath, I took Casey to school. Making my way up the beach on my way back home, I heard a phone ringing in the bushes. Looking around, I made my way up to where the noise was coming from and sighed heavily, seeing Heath passed out…
"Heath, wake up" I proclaimed, kicking his leg
"Go away" he groaned
"Heath, it's me, Ricky" I informed him "get up now"
"What?" he questioned, turning over, shielding his eyes from the sun
"What happened to you?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him "Brax said you were coming home"
"I needed some time alone to think things through" he informed me "and fancied a few drinks"
"More than a few from the smell of you" I admitted "you smell like a beer pump's exploded"
"Maybe because one did" he replied "at Angelo's last night, when I was grabbing a bottle of whisky"
"Come on, let's get you home, eh?" I suggested
He nodded his head in agreement and sat up, me helping him to his feet…
"Heath" Bianca proclaimed as we walked in the door fifteen minutes later
"Don't" I replied "he needs a shower, a coffee and a bacon sandwich, in that order"
"You, Ricky Sharpe are a mind reader" he admitted
"Heath, where did you get to?" Bianca questioned as he made his way through to the bathroom
"Leave the questions till he's showered and got a coffee inside of him, yeah?" I suggested
"I just wanna know where he's been" she admitted "where did you find him?"
"Passed out in some bushes on the beach" I informed her "he had a bit too much to drink plus a beer pump exploded on him, so that's why he smells so much"
She exhaled a breath and sat down at the kitchen table… "Do you think we can sort things?"
"Do you love him?" I asked
"Yeah, of course" she replied
"And does he love you?" I questioned
"I hope so" she admitted
"Then I'm sure you can sort things out" I assured her
After a lot of questions from Bianca after Heath had showered and changed, she left for work. Sitting down at the kitchen table, I ran my finger around the rim of my cup of tea…
"Brax has asked you to come with me to your Mum's" I informed him
"Why?" he questioned
"He doesn't know who's responsible for the attack, and doesn't want me getting hurt" I explained "so do you think we can go later and then I can run them to the hospital for him?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes…
"Thanks" I replied
"God, this place is a mess" I proclaimed as Heath and I walked into Cheryl's an hour or so later
"Whoever did this knew what they were doing" Heath sighed, picking up a chair
"Yeah" I replied "how're we gonna get this place cleaned up?"
He shrugged his shoulders…
"Very helpful" I chuckled "I'm gonna get your Mum some stuff. Maybe you could start sorting it out a bit in here?"
"I'll try" he replied as I made my way into Cheryl's bedroom. Grabbing a bag from the top of the wardrobe, I began to put stuff into it for her…
BRAX'S POV:
I made my way to the reception area to meet Ricky, a smile appearing on my face as she walked through the double doors… "Hey, am I glad to see you"
"Hey" she mirrored "I'm glad to see you too. I missed you"
"I missed you too" I informed her, kissing her softly as she wrapped her arms around me
"How's your Mum?" she questioned as we pulled apart
"No change. Part of me wants to stay just in case she wakes up, but part of me doesn't, because I can't stick around for a week or however long it's gonna take" I admitted
"Well why don't we go to see her, drop these off, see what the doctor says and then you come home with me?" she suggested, raising an eyebrow at me "you need to think of yourself in all this too, and I know Casey is missing you"
"And you're not?" he questioned
"You know I am" I replied, smiling at him warmly "so what do you say? You gonna come home with me?"
He nodded his head, signalling yes, wrapping his arm around me as we walked to Cheryl's hospital room…
How long is Cheryl going to be unconscious for?