BRAX'S POV:
The day of Casey's guardianship court case had come and I was bricking it…
"It's like we've switched places" Ricky chuckled as she walked into our bedroom
"What?" I questioned, turning around to face her
She walked over to me and began to fasten my tie for me… "You're all fingers and thumbs which means you're nervous, and now we've switched places. I was the nervous one to start with, and now it's you. Everything's going to be fine, and even if it's not, we still get to have Casey in our care, nothing will change even if the guardianship isn't approved"
"I just want to be his legal guardian" I admitted "I want him to know that he has a family he can rely on and turn to whenever he needs to"
"And you don't think he knows that already?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow at me "Brax, you've been there since day one. You've brought him up. He knows he's got you, and he knows he's got everyone else around him"
As she finished speaking she fixed my collar and smiled at me warmly. Reciprocating her smile, I kissed her softly, cupping her cheek in my hand… "I love you"
"I love you too" she mirrored "now hurry up and finish getting sorted or we're going to be late"
"Yes boss" I replied, smirking at her as she shook her head and walked out of the room
RICKY'S POV:
I made my way back into the living room to check I had everything we'd need. As I zipped up my handbag the door opened and Heath and Bianca walked in…
"Are you sure you don't want us to come too?" Heath questioned
"Brax and I will be fine on our own" I assured him "but thanks"
"How's he doing?" he asked
"He's nervous, understandably" I replied "but whatever happens, we'll still be Casey's guardians, just not legally"
He smiled at me warmly and squeezed my shoulder… "The court's crazy if they don't approve legal guardianship"
"Thanks, muppet" I chuckled
"Charming" he proclaimed, pulling me into his arms, hugging me tightly
As we pulled apart Brax walked out of our bedroom and I smiled at him warmly… "Ready?"
"Ready" he mirrored "we'll see you later"
"Good luck" Heath and Bianca called in unison as Brax grabbed his car keys from the table and we left the house
BRAX'S POV:
"Case of Casey Braxton's guardianship to room 2 please" a clerk announced as Ricky, myself and our solicitor sat in a waiting area
"That's us" our solicitor informed us "let's go…"
Entwining my hand with Ricky's as we both stood up, we followed our solicitor down the corridor and made our way into the room, taking our seats at the table…
RICKY'S POV:
"And Casey's education has vastly improved since being in his brother's and Miss. Sharpe's care. Having met him myself, I can say he's a happy, loving and polite little boy. In my opinion, there's really no other option than to approve legal guardianship to Mr. Braxton and Miss. Sharpe" our solicitor informed the judge
"Thank you" the judge replied, nodding his head in understanding, our solicitor sitting down "this meeting is adjourned whilst myself and my jury make a decision. Session will resume in half-an-hour"
"How do you think it went?" Brax asked our solicitor once the judge had left the room
"Brilliantly" he informed us "I think we've got a very good chance of winning this. Let's go get a drink"
BRAX'S POV:
Half-an-hour later and everyone returned to the room, the judge opening up his file… "After consideration, myself and my jury have all agreed that it be best that Casey stays with Mr. Braxton and Miss. Sharpe"
I looked at Ricky, a wide smile on her face as the judge finished speaking…
RICKY'S POV:
As we left the court and made our way back to the lobby, Brax shook our solicitor's hand and picked me up, spinning me around, setting me back on the ground, holding my hands till I got my balance… "I can't believe it"
"Neither can I" he replied, kissing me gently
"Thank you so much" I proclaimed, shaking our solicitor's hand
"You're more than welcome" he stated "good luck to the both of you"
Wrapping my arm around Brax's waist, his draped around my shoulder as we went off in separate directions and made our way back to the car…
Woohoo!