BRAX'S POV:
I glanced at the time on the clock that sat on my bedside table as my phone began to ring and groaned, seeing the time was only 6:30am. Rolling over from where Ricky and I had been cuddled up, I rolled onto my back, picking up my phone as I went… "Hello?"
"Mr. Braxton, it's Nurse Dixon" the person on the other end of the line informed me "sorry to call so early"
"It's no worries" I replied "I take it you have news?"
"We do" she informed me "your mother is showing signs of regaining consciousness. She's just been taken for a CT scan and we're hoping she'll be awake by this afternoon"
"Wow" I sighed, glancing at Ricky as she stirred beside me "I can be there by lunchtime?"
"Only if you want to be, Mr. Braxton" she stated "how about, if you've got things to do, we let you know when your Mum's awake and take it from there? I just wanted to keep you in the loop"
"Thank you" I replied "and I do actually have quite a lot to do so a phone call would be appreciated"
"We'll hopefully give you a call sometime this afternoon then" she informed me
"Thank you" I stated "yes, goodbye"
Hanging up the phone, I placed it back on the bedside table and turned back to Ricky…
"What was that?" she questioned
"Nurse Dixon" I informed her "Mum's showing signs of regaining consciousness so has been taken for a CT scan. Hopefully she'll be awake this afternoon, but they're going to let me know"
She smiled at me warmly and pressed her lips against mine… "And what do you have to do today?"
"Apart from checking in on the restaurant, I'll be spending the day with you baby shopping" I replied, smirking as her head shot up at my reply
"Really?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at me
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Gotta start sometime, haven't we?"
"Yeah" she replied, pressing her lips against mine once again "I'm gonna hop in the shower"
"It's only 6:40am, Ric, come back to bed" I sighed as she climbed out of bed
"What for?" she asked "before we know it, Case will be up and we'll have to get him sorted and off to school, and then we should be straight off into the city before it gets too busy"
"That's one of the things I love about you" I admitted, smiling at her warmly as I sat up in bed, placing a pillow behind my head
"What's that?" she inquired
"Your organisation skills" I informed her
Reciprocating my smile, she grabbed her towels and made her way into our en-suite bathroom, the shower starting to run a minute or two later…
RICKY'S POV:
"I'm done in" I proclaimed as I flopped down into a booth as we arrived at Angelo's
"You're done in?" Brax asked, raising an eyebrow at me "how about me? My credit card's taken the hit, and I've been carrying the bags all morning"
"Stop moaning and get me a drink" I sighed, smirking at him playfully
"So demanding" he replied, kissing me softly before making his way to the bar
"How was baby shopping?" Bianca questioned, appearing out of nowhere
"Where did you spring from?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her "and yeah, it was brilliant"
"I was outside and heard you and Brax" she informed me "did you get everything you need?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "The majority of it's arriving tomorrow though. Just wait till you see the bedding we've bought for the cot. B, it's the cutest"
She smiled at me warmly as Brax walked back over, setting my orange juice down in front of me…
"Where's mine?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow at Brax
"I didn't know you were here" he admitted
"Now you do, off you go. White wine please" she informed him
Shaking his head, he made his way back to the bar, both of us chuckling…
BRAX'S POV:
As I informed the barman on shift of Bianca's order, my phone started to ring. The hospital…
"Hello…" I spoke
"Mr. Braxton, it's Nurse Dixon" she informed me
"Hi, how's my Mum?" I questioned, thanking the barman as he set Bianca's drink in front of me
"She's awake" she replied "but her memory's not at it's best"
"What do you mean?" I questioned as I made my way back to the table
"We think she's suffering from memory loss" she admitted
Cliffhanger alert AGAIN, sorry!