RICKY'S POV:
"Thanks for finishing off, B" I proclaimed as I walked back into the living room after getting myself changed "it looks amazing!"
"You're welcome" she replied "how long till Casey and Brax get back?"
"Should be 10 minutes" I informed her "shall we have a drink?"
She nodded her head, signalling yes, and followed me into the kitchen where we each helped ourselves to a bottle of juice from the ice bucket…
BRAX'S POV:
"What have I got for my birthday, Brax?" Casey asked as I pulled onto our street
"Stop asking" I chuckled as I pulled into the driveway "you've not got long to wait to find out"
Smirking as he huffed, I climbed out of the car and made my way to his side of the car, opening the door for him to climb out…
RICKY'S POV:
"What's wrong with him?" I questioned as Casey made his way through to his bedroom to get changed
"He's moody because I won't tell him what he's got for his birthday" Brax informed me
"Maybe we should let him open a present now then?" I suggested "it's not very fair that we've made him wait all day and now we're making him wait till all his friends get here"
"You think?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"Case…" I called
"What?" he questioned
"Would you like to open one of your birthday presents now?" I inquired
"Can I?" he asked
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "But not a big one"
"Okay" he replied, making his way over to the table full of presents "how about this one?"
"What do you think, Brax?" I questioned
"Go ahead, mate" Brax stated, wrapping his arm around my waist as we watched Casey begin to tear at the wrapping paper, throwing it to the floor
"Thank you" he proclaimed as he pulled out a policeman set he'd wanted for ages
"Who was it from?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at him
He picked up the wrapping paper and looked at the tag… "Heath and Auntie B"
"Then you should be telling them thanks, not us" I informed him
As if by magic, Heath and Bianca walked through from their bedroom as I spoke and Casey hurried over to them, hugging them both tightly… "Thank you for my present"
"You're welcome" Bianca replied "there's another one on that table too I think"
"Can I open it now?" he questioned, looking to Brax and I
"No, we said one and you've had it" I informed him "now go and finish getting changed, your friends will be arriving soon"
Making his way back into his bedroom, I took the wrapping paper from the floor and moved to put it in the bin…
"Everything's done" Brax assured me as I double checked everything as I looked around the kitchen
"How did you know that's what I was doing?" I inquired
"Because I know you, Erica Sharpe" he informed
Smiling at him warmly, I turned around to face him and kissed him softly, a knock at the door interrupting us…
"Hi, come on in" we heard Heath greet someone "Case!"
Making our way into the living room, we were greeted by one of Casey's classmates and his Mum…
BRAX'S POV:
Casey's birthday party was well underway and everyone was having a great time. Walking into the kitchen to grab myself another beer, I saw Heath standing outside in the garden…
"I'll be back in a sec" I informed Ricky
Nodding her head in understanding, I made my way out into the back garden…
"What you doing out here?" I asked him as I reached him
"Needed some quiet time" he informed me "man, kids can be loud!"
"Yeah they can" I replied, chuckling as I took a sip of my beer
"We should've invited Mum" he spoke after a minute or two's silence
"What?" I inquired
"We should've invited her. It might have helped to jog something" he replied
"But then again it might've been too much for her" I stated "she's not been out of the hospital long. We have to give her time…"
He sighed and nodded his head in agreement… "When are things gonna get easier?"
I shrugged my shoulders… "Come on, let's get back inside and enjoy the party, yeah?"
RICKY'S POV:
As Bianca and Heath began to tidy up after Casey's party, Brax and I put him to bed…
"Thank you" he whispered sleepily as I climbed onto his bed to read him a story
"What for?" I questioned
"My party" he replied "I had a great day"
I looked at Brax and smiled warmly… "You're welcome, bud"
"Is the baby moving?" he asked as I placed my hand on my stomach
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "Do you want to feel?"
"Yeah" he replied
"Sit up then" I stated. Doing as I said, he sat up and I took his hand in mine, placing it where the baby was moving about, a wide smile appearing on his face…
"Can Daddy have a feel?" Brax questioned
"You know you can" I replied, smiling at him warmly as he stood up and walked over to me. Moving onto the bed to sit next to me, he placed his hand on my bump…
Decided to opt against the drama and just have a nice birthday party for Casey. Loved the final scene too if I do say so myself…