BRAX'S POV:
"Where'd Ric take off to?" Heath asked as I walked out of our bedroom a couple of minutes later
"To the diner," I informed him "where's Case?"
"Outside." he replied "Bro, are we sure about this Kyle dude?"
I shrugged my shoulders… "He seems pretty genuine."
"But there's no actual proof?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"Apart from the fact that I saw him talking to Mum earlier this morning, nah." I replied
"What do we do then?" he questioned
"Don't know," I admitted, sighing heavily
RICKY'S POV:
"Mummy, can I have ice cream please?" Aaron asked after his chicken nugget and chip lunch
I nodded my head, signalling yes, watching him as he made his way over to the ice cream stand. Glancing to the counter, I swallowed a lump in my throat as I saw Kyle stood there…
"Kyle…" I called as he was about to leave
"Ricky." he greeted me, swallowing a lump in his throat as he turned to face me
"Can we have a chat?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
He nodded his head, signalling yes, moving to sit down at the table myself, Aaron and Katie had acquired a little while earlier…
"I take it Brax has told you?" he inquired
"Yeah, he has." I replied "Why wait until now? You've been in the Bay for months…"
"There was never a right time," he admitted "and then when I spoke to Cheryl today she said the longer I left it the harder it'd be."
"Cheryl knew?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him
He nodded his head, signalling yes… "I went to see her first, to see if I could track down Danny."
"Oh," I replied "and I guess you know what happened to him then?"
"Yeah," he informed me "how is Brax?"
"Not too bad," I stated "he told Heath and Case a little while ago too."
"How did they take it?" he questioned
"How'd you think?" I inquired "they're shocked, but I think you just need to give them time."
"I didn't mean to cause any trouble." he admitted
As I was about to reply, Aaron made his way back over to the table with his ice cream, Katie starting to complain that she wanted one too…
"Would you mind just watching him for a sec?" I asked Kyle, motioning to Aaron
"Sure." he replied
Taking Katie from her highchair, I carried her over to the ice cream stand so she could pick her ice cream…
BRAX'S POV:
"How you feeling, Case?" I questioned as I walked out into the backyard a little while later
"Well we've got a brother we knew nothing about and my life's still been made a living hell, so yeah, I'm great." he replied
"Quit the sarcasm," I sighed "we're all in the same boat here."
"What are we gonna do?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"What do you wanna do?" I asked
"I'd like to get to know him, I think," he admitted "what about you?"
"I don't know to be honest, mate," I sighed "but if you wanna get to know him, Heath and I won't hold you back."
"Thanks." he replied, smiling at me warmly
RICKY'S POV:
I made my way back to the house an hour or so later, Katie asleep on my shoulder, Aaron heading that way as he climbed onto the sofa as we walked into the house. Smiling as Brax took Katie from me and kissed me gently, he made his way through to her bedroom, returning a minute or two later…
"C'mon, bud…" I stated, pulling Aaron up into a sitting position as I sat down on the sofa
"I'm too tired." he whimpered
Brax handed me his pyjamas and I pulled the t-shirt over his head, moving his hair back into place after I pulled it down his body. Pulling him onto my knee, I began to remove his shoes, socks and trousers, pulling his pyjama shorts onto his body before picking him up into my arms, making my way into his bedroom with him, quickly reading him a goodnight story…
"All sorted?" Brax asked as I walked back through into the living room, handing me a beer
"Yeah," I replied as I sat down next to him, folding Aaron's clothes, leaving them on the coffee table "how did it go with Heath and Case?"
"Heath doesn't know what he wants and neither do I…" he admitted
"And what about Case?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"He wants to get to know him, and I've told him that neither Heath nor me will stand in his way." he informed me
I smiled at him warmly and kissed him softly…
"What was that for?" he asked
"Do I need an excuse?" I inquired
He shook his head, signalling no, smiling at me warmly as he pressed his lips against mine again…
So Casey's made his decision about Kyle; what will Brax and Heath's be?