BRAX'S POV:
It was just over a week later. I'd just finished work and was making my way up the driveway, finding Mum on the doorstep…
"I remember" she informed me
"What?" I questioned
"I remember. Not everything, but some bits" she replied
"What do you remember?" I asked
"How I was when you were younger. I'm so sorry, Darryl" she sighed
I swallowed a lump in my throat… "It's not just me you need to apologise to"
"I know. I need to see Heath and Casey, say sorry to them too" she replied
I nodded my head in agreement… "Do you remember anything else?"
"Just how much of a terrible Mum I was" she informed me
"Don't beat yourself up" I replied "there's nothing you can do now. Do you want to come in?"
She shook her head, signalling no… "I'm going to go home and continue to look through the photo albums Heath brought for me, see if I remember anything else"
"Don't push it" I begged "I don't want you having a setback"
She smiled at me warmly and reached up to kiss my cheek… "I'll see you soon"
"See you soon" I mirrored, watching her as she walked back down the driveway
RICKY'S POV:
"Brax, what is going on?" I questioned as his hands covered my eyes as he led me somewhere
"Just a minute more" he informed me. I could hear muffled voices and as he removed his hands from my eyes, I was greeted by Irene, Roo, Leah and everyone else, the diner decorated in blue…
"What is all this?" I asked
"Your surprise baby shower" Irene informed me
"You were in on this the whole time?" I inquired, turning to face Brax
"Kinda, yeah" he replied "I'll be back to pick you up later. Have fun"
Smiling warmly at him as he kissed me softly, I watched him leave. Once he'd disappeared out of sight, I turned back to Irene and Roo… "Is this what you two were whispering about the other day?"
They nodded their heads in unison, signalling yes…
"What do you think?" Roo questioned
"I'm flattered you guys went to all this trouble for me" I admitted
"No trouble at all" Irene replied "now come on, let's sit you down and get you some cake"
"Yes please" I proclaimed, letting her guide me over to the rest of the group
"Okay, so our first party game of this afternoon is going to be "Guess The Girth" Irene announced
"No way" I proclaimed
"So what's going to happen is everyone's going to take it in turns to cut pieces of string to the length of which they think will fit around Ricky's belly" Irene explained "and whoever's the closest wins a prize"
"What prize is that then?" I questioned
"Your baby Daddy has kindly donated a bottle of wine from the restaurant" she informed me
Smiling at her warmly, I sat back in my chair as everyone began to assemble to start the game…
BRAX'S POV:
I arrived back at the diner later that evening to pick Ricky up, chuckling softly as I saw her half asleep at one of the tables… "Hey, beautiful"
"Hey" she mirrored
"Did you have a good afternoon?" I questioned
"One of the best" she replied "we've got so much stuff, I don't know where we're going to put it all"
"We'll find room" I assured her "how about I start taking it all to the car and you say goodbye to Irene and Roo?"
"Sounds good" she admitted "and I think you may have to carry me into the house when we get home"
"Tired?" I inquired
"Shattered" she sighed "gonna be heading straight for bed as soon as we're back"
I smiled at her warmly as she stood up and kissed her gently…
RICKY'S POV:
Brax moved to the table that had all of our gifts on it and began to collect it all together as I made my way into the kitchen to say thank you to Irene and Roo…
"I heard Brax's voice" Irene informed me as I walked through to them
"Yeah, he's starting to load the stuff into the car" I replied "thank you so much, both of you"
"You're welcome" she stated "have you had a good day?"
I nodded my head, signalling yes… "I can't believe tomorrow's my last shift before I start maternity leave"
"We're going to miss you" she admitted
"You're still going to see me most days I hope" I chuckled "what with being this one's godmother and everything"
"What?" she questioned
"That was me asking you if you'd be godmother" I admitted, pursing my lips together
"Yes, I'd be honoured" she proclaimed, pulling me into a tight hug "oh, darl"
"Happy?" I inquired
"Very" she replied "now go, before you make me cry!"
Smiling at her warmly, I said goodbye to her and Roo and made my way back out to find Brax making his way out of the diner with the last load…
"Ready?" he questioned
Nodding my head, signalling yes, I collected my handbag from the back of my chair and followed him out and down to the car…
Thought it was a nice touch having Irene being godmother, don't you, guys?