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That was ACE !!!!!!!!!, most especially ….. “Liam Murphy asked you out.Would have been a time when a lot of groupies would have given anything to be in your shoes.” “Well, maybe he should have asked one of them.” “He didn’t though,”Leah pointed out,“He asked you.Doesn’t that tell you something?” Sally shrugged.“That he feels sorry for me?” Leah produced a bottle of wine and two glasses.“Well, since this is two grown-ups drinking, I thought we might have a grown-up drink.You do..?” “I drink wine,”Dexter confirmed testily,“Every now and then.On special occasions, like Christmas and birthdays and the anniversary of Star Wars’ release.” “So, it’s a few months before you’re due another glass then?” Dexter gave an awkward smile.“I could probably make an exception.” “I’ll do my best.See you then.”She walked away, an enigmatic smile on her face.A smile that stayed in place all the way back to the house. She leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the lips. “Do you mind?” Dexter looked slightly shellshocked.“Uh-uh.” “Good.”She kissed him again, longer this time, and felt him respond.The kiss broke. Dexter stared at her.“Um, does this mean we’re going to..?” “Do you want to?” He nodded.“Oh yeah.” “Well then.”They kissed again, laughing.Then they linked hands and headed for the bedroom.

This story is sooooooooooooooooo GLORIOUSLY hilarious !!!!!! LOOOOOOOVE it, most especially ….. Xavier:: “What’s Dex doing trying to contact his home planet?” Rocco:: “Nos I smacks your naughty car Dexy.” Dex:: “No don’t do……..” Rocco whacks at Dex’s wheelchair, as he does so he catches its little joystick control which causes Dex to launch into the computer table, Which results in it banging into the wall. Colleen:: “Oh Dexter seems to be getting angry with that Skypey thing.” Morag:: “Yes Dex try not to go through that wall too. You have already taken a chunk out of the wall over there when you did your grand entrance.” Miles Ok no wait there’s a problem, I’m not to sure which cable it is I think it might have fallen behind the computer. Hang on I will ask Sally to crawl behind it and hunt it out. I’m abit busy eating a bowl of cereal at the monment and wouldn’t want to spill any milk over any of the wires. Dex:: “Rocco meet Miles.” Rocco:: “Piles?” Dex:: “No Miles.” Rocco looks confused. Rocco:: “Hellos Piles I is Rocco.” Xavier drops his phone to the floor as he gazes up at Marilyn as she swings the red laced and rather revealing sexy nightwear before his face.

Given Bianca’s European background, I might have thought she’d be more open to the idea of April being gay !!!!! It’s also REALLY ironic for me, given that Bianca & Charlie are together of my current fic “Couple Of The Year” !!!! Such an IMMENSELY SHOCKING [in a mostly good way] chapter, especially ….. They still shared a room at the moment, but Charlie knew once they got older, they’d need to put them in separate rooms so they’d have their own space, especially with them being of the opposite sex. “It’s passed your nap time anyways.” Charlie said and Ella huffed as she jumped up onto her bed and started jumping up and down. “Not sleepy.” Ella shook her head. “Yes you are, you always have a little sleep in the afternoon otherwise you don’t make it till dinner time.” She had to go home.” Ruby answered rather sharply, Charlie knowing right away from her daughters tone that something wasn’t right. “You guys okay?” Charlie questioned. “Didn’t have a fall out did you?” Ruby sniggered. “No, eh....she just had to go home. Bianca wanted her for something,” Ruby improvised. Although she felt angry towards April for keeping something like that from her, she made her a promise she wasn’t going to tell anyone and she was going to keep that. “I eh....she’s his and I can’t do this anymore. I’m not made to be a mother,” Charlie felt her heart beating in her chest; she instantly felt betrayal hit her. She tried to talk but no words came out. “Her name is Katie and she’s 4 months. I’m done.” The lady turned and walked away and Charlie stood as if frozen to the spot for a moment. A small cry from the child brought her to her senses as she walked out of the house and made her way down the driveway to the woman who was getting into a taxi. “Wait, you can’t just leave the child here, stop,” Charlie reached out to grab her arm but the woman pulled away and closed the taxi door. “Stop, wait,” Charlie banged on the taxi as the driver pulled away, the lady in the car telling him to go. “Stop.” Charlie yelled as she watched the taxi drive off down the hill and around the corner out of sight. She put her hand onto her forehead, completely shocked at what had just happened. April was in her bedroom, the tears streaming down her face as she looked at a picture of Ruby and her from a few months ago. She hated knowing that by telling Ruby her secret she’d more than likely lost her friendship, but it wasn’t her fault. At least, that’s how she felt. Ruby pushed at her until she told her. Ruby wanted to know who she liked. It wasn’t April’s fault that Ruby couldn’t handle it. She wiped the tears from her cheeks as she put the photo back down on the bedside table. The WHOLE April telling Bianca scene …………in particular …… . “I’ve hid this for months because I was so scared of everyone’s reaction. Look at what Charlie had to face when people found out she was with Joey. Her car was vandalised, people talking behind her back, Joey’s brother gave her a hard time, and no one should have to face that for falling in love.” “Charlie isn’t gay,” Bianca raised her voice. “Or if she is she’s the world’s worst lesbian, you know, for being married to a man.” ….. AND ….. “You are....it’s wrong for you to like another women. You’re supposed to like men,” Bianca looked almost disgusted at April. “It’s not right April and I will never support you.”

Sarah, the picture isn't from an ep of H&A. It's from this website ......... http://www.better-photographs.com/sydney.html Red & Sarah, i'll respond to your other comments when post my next chapter in a few days !!!!

REALLY enjoying this fic, especially ….. “What, gonna break up a marriage?”Mink shrugged.“I’m tempted, don’t get me wrong.I mean, I reckon Xav and I would make a cute couple.”She saw Romeo’s stricken look and smiled.“Relax, little brother.He’s got a wife and kid.I know it’s been hard on Brixx growing up without a dad, be harder still when he goes to school and has to listen to all the other kids talking about their dads.I wouldn’t want that for Pammy.” Romeo relaxed slightly.“So what are you going to do?” “I dunno, try and avoid him, I guess.Hope I can make myself stop thinking like this.” “Well, it won’t be easy, but I think that’s for the best.” “Yeah, I know.”Mink sighed.“God, being responsible sucks.” Xavier considered the question.“Have you seen Mink today?” “No, I’ve been lucky so far.”Sasha saw Xavier scowl and realised she’d gone too far.“No, we haven’t,”she replied in a more reasonable tone of voice. “But…”Indi remembered the incident Ruby had reminded her of, when Mink and Dexter had arranged for them to meet on the beach and talk over their problems.Then she remembered:It wasn’t April.It was after their daughter, Jane, had been stillborn.She wondered if Ruby had been trying to spare her feelings.“ Rocked up in Mangrove River first but they don’t have as nice seats.”He shifted slightly on the couch, as though checking the padding. “I don’t know.But you’ve got Mink, we’ve got the Braxtons.At least let him stay here until I’ve rung Dexter and found out what’s going on.” Xavier glared at Heath.“Okay.But you sleep on the couch.I’m not chucking Pammy out of her room.” Heath gave a mocking salute.“You’re a regular Good Samaritan, blondie.”

Dani02, MANY thanks for answering my question!!! Such a SHOCK reaction form Rubes. Hope she comes round …..Yeah, Ruby/April would be ACE !!!!! That was soooooooo FANTASTIC, especially ….. “Leah’s shop.” Ella smiled up at the lady. “Mummy’s friend.” “Oh is it?” The lady smiled as Ella nodded her head. “Mummy and daddy shop.” Noah added as the twins pointed up to the restaurant. “Oh right.” The lady gave them a polite smile. She didn’t want to stand and talk, she wanted a coffee and then she’d be on her way. “Yeah but she’s still little miss terrible two’s,” Charlie sighed. “Although she’s been good today.” “Aww that’s nice to hear,” Brax smiled down at his daughter. “You going to be good forever now?” “No,” Ella shook her head. “I won’t.” “Okay,” Ruby sighed as she put the pen down and looked to her friend. “Is there anyone that you like?” Ruby questioned. “Like, you know, like like?” April pursed her lips together. Yes, there was. There was someone she was already in love with, but could she just come out and tell her that and risk losing Ruby from her life altogether? But maybe, maybe if she told her, Ruby would say she was curious, or she found herself being attracted to women too, maybe Ruby’s boy madness was just a way of Ruby trying to make herself think she was straight. There was Romeo right now, and before that she had a fling with Alexander the driving instructor, she was obsessed with Jason from year 12 for a while, although that was totally one sided, there was of course Casey, and Xavier and before him Pat, although April knew that nothing ever happened with Pat apart from kissing. “Eh, not really,” April shook her head. “I mean there might be this one girl, but....” April trailed off. “It won’t happen.” “Oh,” Ruby widened her eyes. “Is it Violet from year 12?” “Why, because she is a lesbian too, so it must be her?” April questioned. “All the teachers are like 40 or older apart from Bianca and it would be highly disturbing if I fancied my sister.” April screwed her face up. “Mrs Townley isn’t 40. She’s like....Bianca’s age, no?” Ruby questioned. “Well yeah but she is also a Mrs with a 3 year old son,” April answered. “I’m not going to fancy every single girl on the planet you know,” April said. “It’s just the same as you liking boys. You find some attractive and others not.” “I guess,” Ruby exhaled. “Ahh I just want you to be happy and find someone to love you. You deserve that. Let’s go to a gay bar at the weekend. I think there’s one in Mangrove River.” “We’re only 17.” April sighed, wanting this conversation to end. “So, I’ll get us fake Id’s.” “Why?” Ruby questioned. “Who is it? Oh my God it’s not my mum is it?” Ruby sounded worried as she placed her hand on her chest. “I know she had that thing with Joey but she’s married to Brax now and.....please tell me it’s not?” “No,” April shook her head. “It’s not your mum.” “Well then who is it?” Ruby questioned. “You,” April looked away from Ruby as she spoke quietly. Ruby’s eyes widened in shock as her mouth opened but no sound came out. After a while like this, April spoke again. “Rubes, say something, please.” April sounded as if she was about to cry as she reached her hand out to touch Ruby’s arm. “Don’t touch me,” Ruby pulled her arm away. “You....gay....me?” Ruby questioned. “How....I....I’m not....” Ruby shook her head. “Just leave.” Ruby said as she looked to April. “Rubes, please just -” “No, no, just leave,” Ruby stood up from the chair and started collecting April’s books together before she handed them to her. “I eh...you just have to leave,” Ruby walked over to the front door and opened it. “Now.” Ruby’s tone caused April to jump slightly before she walked through the house and left as Ruby had requested.

This fic is BEYOND funny !!!!! ADORE it, especially …..  Rocco:: “No’s April yous is silly snow bad ass.”  April:: “Dex nothing too complicated his only three.” Dex rolls his eyes and glances to Rocco smiling.  Xavier and April both roll their eyes as they listen to Dex and Rocco compare each others toys. Rocco:: “Yous is too old for toys Dexy, yous no little boy.” Dex:: “No way am I too old for toys, I have a small remote controlled helicopter I can fly round my house.” Rocco:: “Wooooooooooooo.” Dex:: “Yeah its really cool.” April:: “I’m not too sure your dad would agree the number of times you have bounced it off his head Dex.” Dex:: “Well if he keeps insisting to walk in the way while its in mid flight.” Rocco:: “Your daddy is silly tos do that Dexy.”  Xavier:: “Yeah we are here now you little br…..” April gives Xavier a glare which stops him from referring to her little nephew as a little brat. Xavier:: “Er I mean yes we are stopping now, you little angel child.” April:: “That’s more like it Xave.” Rocco:: “I’s no angel.” Xavier:: “Yep you got that right.”  Dex had been wheelchair bound ever since the day he had had an accident while driving his sister Indi’s car. That had been three years ago now and he still struggled with mastering the art of driving his electric wheelchair. Dex dismissed his rather disastrous control whilst driving with it, by using the excuse of saying he liked to live life dangerously, and was thinking about becoming a highly skilled dare devil. Dex and Rocco both sit in the back seat of the jeep laughing quietly, while listening to Xavier’s noisy grunts as he heaves the chair out from the car. Rocco who had begged his mom Bianca to go with April to have Christmas lunch with her and her friends, claiming he wanted to spend time with his auntie, while also promising to be a good boy opened the door to see the real reason behind wanting to come along, The excitement of having a play with Dex’s wheelchair. Rocco:: “Dexy me have a go?” Dex:: “Oh no sorry only very skilled drivers are allowed to drive my wheelchair.” Xavier:: “Oh are there any of them about Dex?”  Rocco:: “Nooo we go fast we not girls.” And with a quick fiddle with the chair’s speed dial Rocco has managed to crank the chairs speed levels up to whole new level, beyond speeds that Dex had even though possible. Dex:: “Er Xave I………………………….” Xavier can only watch as Dex bombs away from him while screaming his head off.  Alf:: “Well Merry Chris……………………….FLAMING HELL STRIKE MY HANDSOME, AND TICKLE ME PINK MY FLAMING FOOT YOUR RAN OVER IT.” Alf turns to see a terrified looking Dex skid into the house and go crashing into the wall. Rocco:: “Wooooooooooooooooooooooo yeaaaaaaaaaaah, that is fun lets do it again.” Alf hops back to his tree. Rocco:: “Is that a fairly at top the tree?”

Danni02, in terms of this latest WONDERFUL fic of yours, did Charlie/Joey ever happen ???? TOTALLY looooooooooooooving this, especially …..  Ella picked up what she thought was Ruby pencil case from the desk. “I colour too.” “Ruby isn’t colouring,” Ruby said. “She’s trying to revise for her exams and that’s not my pencil case, give me that.” Ruby grabbed the case from Ella’s hand causing her to squeal as Charlie walked into Ruby’s bedroom. “What are you kiddies doing in here?” Charlie asked. “I told you to leave Ruby to revise.” “She not sharing her pencils.” Ella cried as she pulled on Charlie’s top, wanting to go up. “You can let them use your pencils, Rubes, surely.” Charlie said as she picked Ella up, as Noah ran over to her with Thomas safely back in his hands. “Yeah they can use them if they want but this is not my pencil case.” Ruby said as she held up her insulin kit. “Oh,” Charlie widened her eyes as she saw what it was. “Ella sweetie, remember we told you that you can’t play with Ruby’s black case. It’s doesn’t have pencils in for you.  “They’re making signs for my bedroom door,” Ruby answered. “Red for stop and go away and green for come in and play,” Ruby said. “You think they’ll understand that?” “It’s worth a try,” Charlie said as she folded up her son’s t-shirt and put it down on his pile of clothes before she pulled the iron from the socket. “Hopefully it will stop them coming into your room when you don’t want them too.” “Yes, that’s what I am hoping,” Ruby answered. “I love the little munchkins and don’t mind playing with them but I’m also a 17-year-old girl so need my space.””  The ENTIRE coming out of the closet scene ……in partciluar ….. Do you know that when you are gushing over Johnny Depp or think 'I would' when you see Channing Tatum or think Ryan Reynolds is super-hot that I’m thinking the same kind of things about Scarlett Johansson or Mila Kunis or....Jessica Alba.” April almost yelled, sort of relieved that she’d finally told someone. ....................................AND ...... “April you...” Ruby trailed off as she saw the look on Aprils face. She was telling the truth. “You’re really gay?” April gave a little nod. “Well have you...” Ruby paused totally shocked. She thought she knew everything about April. She thought they had no secrets. “Have you ever kissed a woman?” ......... AND ...... Ruby smiled as she turned to face the TV screen again. “And Scarlett Johansson eh?” Ruby raised her eyebrows. “I know I’m straight but if she came knocking I’d turn.” April smiled lightly at Ruby’s comment. Although it was most likely said jokingly, she found little hope in it, as perhaps, when April told Ruby how she really felt about her, Ruby might find herself saying she’d turn for her too.

LOVING this fic sooooo much, especially …..  Heath looked back to Bianca and pursed his lips together, before walking away. “Everyone knows you still love him,” Charlie said tentatively. “And he obviously still loves you. I don’t see why you can’t try again.” “It’s not as simple as that,” Bianca shook her head. “There’s just too much....he reminds me too much of Rocco and I....I can’t be with him.” Bianca spoke quietly as she looked down to the sand. “Bianca I -” “Leave it,” Bianca raised her voice, causing the twins to look their way in fright. “Sorry, I eh, I have to go. Bye.” Bianca stood up from the sand and wiped her jeans down before walking away from Charlie and the twins.  “Because I did and you love me.” Romeo grinned. “Considering she was with Casey when she was choosing her Year 11 subjects, I highly doubt that’s true,” Dexter said. “More like her dashingly charming friend Dexter was in that class and she wanted to be with me.”  “It’s guanine,” April answered. “If you’re really struggling with Biology I can give you some tutoring if you want.” April smiled. “Nah, you’ve got your own exams to study for,” Ruby answered. “I don’t need to make you fail them as well as me.” “You won’t fail Rubes, you’re really clever,” April smiled at her friend. “And when I’m studying Biology, I can help you. I find it easy, so I don’t really feel that I need to revise much for it anyways.”  Ruby screwed her face up. “I’d say he was a cheating shi.....” Ruby trailed off. “Well it doesn’t really matter. We are over and I’m with Romeo and he’s amazing and I’m very thankful to be with him, so, yeah.” Ruby said as she gave Romeo a smile. April watched the two of them staring lovingly at each other and knew even if she did tell Ruby how she felt, she’d most likely not stand a chance in her returning the feelings.  April sighed as she threw her pen down on the table, not liking listening about the guys who were lucky enough to have been with Ruby, when for her, she knew most likely that would only ever happen in her dreams. “I’m getting a drink.” April said before she stood up from the table and walked through to the kitchen. Ruby exchanged a glance with Romeo and Dexter before following her through.  Trust me Ruby; he’s not right for me,” April exhaled. “Let’s just get back to revision yeah?” “Sure,” Ruby exhaled. “And you know you’re gorgeous April so you’ll find the right guy soon enough. I know you will.” Ruby smiled as she nudged her friend’s arm, before she walked back through to the living room. April took a deep breath and she rubbed her arm where Ruby had just touched her and exhaled before following her back through to revise again.

Enjoyed that, especially …..  Oh no mummy,” Noah shrieked. “It’s all gone.” Noah said as he slapped his face with his hands. “What’s all gone?” Charlie gave a little laugh at her son’s dramatic pose. “The water,” Noah said as he pointed into the empty bath. “Where it go?” “It went down the drain because you pulled the plug out.” Charlie answered as she continued to brush Ella’s hair. “Oh no.” Noah shrieked again as he kept his hands on his cheeks. “It’s okay,” Charlie answered. “You’ve had your bath and you’re all clean so we don’t need the water anymore.” “Oh no,” Noah shook his head. “I telling daddy.” Noah said before he disappeared of out of the bathroom in a hurry.  “You’re not yourself. The April I knew would be revising like mad already.” “Yeah well maybe I have other stuff on my mind,” April sighed. “Look, if you want to leave then go. I’ll walk you to the door.” April stood up from her bed and Ruby followed as they walked down the stairs in silence. “Sorry,” Ruby said as she saw the look on April’s face as she opened the door. “I seriously didn’t think you’d mind.” “It’s fine, sorry,” April exhaled as she smiled at her friend. “It’s just....exams and stress and....yeah, well I’ll see you tomorrow at school.” “Okay bye.” Ruby said as she walked out of the house. April closed the door and sighed lightly as she hit her head against it. Keeping quiet about this was harder than she thought so maybe she’d have to rethink what she wanted to do and perhaps the best thing was to in fact tell Ruby how she really felt.  Charlie stood up from the couch and pulled Brax up to standing, letting their lips find each other’s again. “Oh jeeze,” Ruby screwed her face up as she walked into the room. “Please stick to just doing that in your bedroom.” “Sorry.” Charlie cleared throat as they pulled apart. “We were on the way there for some fun now,” Brax grinned and Charlie slapped his chest. “Ouch, what was that for?” “That’s my daughter.” Charlie said. “She’s seventeen.” Brax exhaled. “She’s still my daughter. She doesn’t need you putting that image in her head.” Charlie said as she glanced almost crossly at Brax. “Yeah, I eh....I really didn’t Brax.” Ruby shuddered at the thought.

LOOOOVE that !!!! Soooooo funny !!!!, especially …..  Harvey:: “I say Alf where did you come across that thing? It looks even scarier than Roo does with no make up on.” Roo:: “Hey!!” Colleen:: “I am feeling the need to faint here, I can’t believe that my brother has gone out on Christmas day and made the discovery of the Abominable Snowman. Oh Morag will you catch me? I think I’m about to pass out I….” Alf:: “What on earth are you galahs flaming waffling on about this is Marilyn not a flaming monster.”  Alf:: “I don’t have a flaming clue how to do that, wait until Dex gets here.” Colleen:: “How will Dexter put Sally and Miles inside the computer?” Alf:: “Colleen they won’t be inside it, they will still be in their home in Thailand.”  Roo:: “Oh I don’t know maybe you have stuffed it up the turkeys butt.” Harvey:: “Oh don’t be sooo………” Harvey bends low level with the turkeys behind, and peers into the dark gapping hole while using the light from his mobile phone’s screen as a guide to see inside. Harvey:: “There is no way I have managed to stuff my watch into this turkey Roo just no way I’m not totally useless I………..” Roo:: “Mmmm what is it Harvey you have gone very quiet?” Harvey peers up at Roo with a worried look in his eyes. Harvey:: “I take everything I just said back, my watch is indeed inside the turkeys butt.”

AWESOME final chapter !!!!! to a FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL fic !!!!! BEYOND looooooooved that, especailly …..  “Bee you make mummy cry.” Amelia moaned up at her as she saw tears coming from her mother’s eyes. “It wasn’t Bianca’s fault,” Charlie sniffed back. “Mummy is just very sad to leave.”  “You will Rocco all the time. You my best Rocco friend.” Amelia said.  “I’ll miss you too Heath,” Charlie exhaled as Heath pulled her into a hug. “Shocking eh.” Heath gave a little laugh as he pulled back and looked down to Amelia. “You miss me Uncle Heath?” “Oh no,” Heath shook his head. “I can’t wait to see you go.” Amelia opened her mouth as she widened her eyes in shock. “Well I miss you Uncle Heath.” “Of course I’m going to miss you button.” Heath laughed. “Now come give me a squeeze.” Heath bent down to her level and Amelia ran forward and gave him a hug.  “A pet rabbit?” Miles gasped. “I want a pet rabbit but Leah won’t let me have one.” Amelia giggled. “You a adult you get it yourself.” “He’ll do no such thing,” Leah said as she glanced at Miles.  “Look, Amelia.” Brax said as he pulled something out from his pocket. It was going to be done in secret so Amelia didn’t know but she was so upset at the thought of leaving Romeo behind they’d decided to do it this way instead. “What?” Amelia’s breathing was heavy as she tried to stop herself crying. “It’s a plane ticket for Romeo to come see us on the 20th December till 20th January.” Brax said as he handed it to Romeo. “Are you serious?” Romeo was stunned as he took the ticket from Brax. “Wouldn’t be Christmas if you weren’t with your family.” Charlie smiled as she rubbed Amelia’s back. “See, so only 3 weeks and Romeo will be out to see you, okay?” “Uh-huh.” Amelia nodded lightly. “I’ll go put her in the car.” Charlie said before walking away towards the car. “Thank you so much for this, I eh....wow.” Romeo exhaled. “No worries,” Brax smiled. “I eh, I also have these for you.” Brax took the keys from his pocket and handed them to Romeo, who once again looked stunned. “The keys to the restaurant?” Romeo questioned. “You want me to pass them on to John?” “Nah,” Brax shook his head. “He and Alf may have bought the place but they don’t have time to run it. So, I need to leave it in good hands so, you’re the new manager, Romeo.”  “And you know she will need the mother’s approval.” Romeo laughed once again. “If it getting too serious we’ll pay you a visit, how does that ound?” “Sounds great,” Charlie smiled as she leaned forward and gave Romeo a hug. “Take care Romeo. I love you.”  The ENTIRE last sequence at Ruby’s gravesite!!!!

Is it just me, or does April has SERIOUS feelings for Ruby ???? REALLY enjoyed that, especailly …..  “Is everything okay? Are you having boy trouble or something?” “Why is it every time that a girl looks slightly down everyone assumes its boy trouble?” April sighed. “Well I know you and Dex broke up recently, although I can’t think why. He adored you and you got on so well.” “I’m not going to listen to this,” April sighed as she stood up from her desk and picked her textbooks and pencil case up. “I’m going now.” April said before walking out of the classroom  “But, still, I wish you’d named the restaurant after the kids instead of me,” Charlie said. “It would have been sweet.” “Ah but if I called it after Ella and Noah and then we had a third child they wouldn’t be in the name and would feel left out, so really it had to be you.” Brax said as he gave his wife a grin. “We’re having a third child?” Charlie widened her eyes sounding most alarmed.  Charlie stood up from the table and went to leave the room but Ella screamed out stopping her. “No mummy, highchair for babies.” “Well get back in your chair then,” Charlie answered. Ella sighed as she jumped down from Brax’s knee and climbed up onto her chair. “Good girl,” Charlie smiled as Ella began to finish her dinner. “She puts me off ever having another child. She is so terrible.” Charlie didn’t like saying that, but right now, Ella was a very defiant child.  “God you guys are inseparable even when you’re not together,” April moaned. “If you’ve not got your tongue down his throat, you’ve got your hands all over him or are giving each other these stupid googly eyes, then if you not together you are constantly texting him, give it a rest Rubes, you’ve only been together a few months.” “Ohhhh,” Ruby sang. “I think someone is jealous.”  She knew something was bothering April. She hadn’t been the same for months, but she couldn’t push anything out of her. She’d just need to wait until April was ready to talk. April looked to Ruby and exhaled lightly before hitting play on the remote and they started to watch the movie.

LOOOOOOVED that, especailly …..  Sally smiled and glanced around Angelo’s, as if taking in all the details.“Still kinda trying to acclimatise myself to being back here.It’s like when you go back to where you grew up and everything’s bigger and the people are different and they’ve knocked down the phone box where you had your first kiss.Not that I had my first kiss in a phone box,”she added hastily,“That was on the back porch.It’s like you know you’ve been there before and half the time it feels like you’ve never been away but the other half feels like some sort of parallel universe.”  “No, no, it’s okay.”Sally was slightly taken aback.It had been, she had to admit, quite a while since anyone had asked her out.“Can I think about it?”  And now he was standing in front of a mirror, carefully brushing his hair in all directions to see which way he liked best, despite being fully aware that the wind would demolish it as soon as he stepped outside.He wasn’t sure why he was doing that either.  He raised his voice and put on his best welcoming voice.“Fellow fruits of my father’s loins!What can I do for you?” “We are your support crew,”Indi announced,“In a not-at-all patronising way, of course.”  Sasha looked closely at him.“Has that shirt been ironed?” “Possibly…” “Have you got a date?!”Indi demanded. “No,”Dexter insisted,“And why is that so wrong anyway?” “Apart from the fact you’re Dex, you only broke up with Dallas a few weeks ago.”

LOOOOOOVE the opener !!!!, esopecailly …..  Alf:: “Oh no Morag there’s no way on this flaming earth, I’m going to be wearing that Santa suit again this year.” Morag:: “Oh no Alfred I wouldn’t dream of asking you to do anything like that, after the chaos of your Santa’s grotto job in the Yabbie Creek mall last year. where you accidentally called that small sweet little child a flaming galah.” Alf:: “Oh you mean that spoiled little brat with the six paged Christmas list? I tell you now that young galah took the art of present giving to a whole new level.”  Morag:: “It is isn’t it that’s your idea of a Christmas tree?” Alf:: “What’s the flaming matter with it?” Morag:: “Well its dead for a start.” Alf:: “Oh Morag it’s just quite old that’s all.” Morag:: “How old exactly? It looks older that Colleen.”  Alf:: “I can’t do that I save those jackets for rescue missions I……” Morag:: “This is a rescue mission, your saving us from the embarrassment of our friends coming over for Christmas lunch, and seeing that poor excuse of an shrub as our Christmas tree.”  Colleen:: “Yes if it wasn’t for Madge Wilkins giving us a lift back on her snow plough I doubt we would of made it back.” Morag:: “Get the axe Alfred the one I’m using as evidence for the case of an mad axe murderer I have been working on while in the city.” Alf:: “Er ok what about the fingerprints?” Morag:: “Wear your gloves, oh and Alfred take the sleigh as it does look bad out there.”  Alf turns his head to see if Marilyn had heard him, but instead of seeing her he can only hear what he thinks to be screams of delight. When in fact Marilyn was in fact having the most frightening sledge ride of her life, Alf shakes his head and goes back to hacking at the tree. Alf:: “Honestly would you believe it? There goes another fun loving galah filled with the glee of flaming Christmas.”

That was REALLY REALLY GREAT, especially …..  “Mines is rather simple compared to Charlie’s. Miles is rather simple.” Leah picked up Thomas from his pram, lifting him into a hug. “Did you just call your partner simple?” Charlie questioned as she sat down, lifting Lucia into her arms. “Oh no no, I didn’t mean it to sound like that I...” Leah paused as she rubbed her forehead. “I eh -” “We know,”  “It’s not that I’m not sure,” Charlie shook her head. “I think it could be good for us too, but, it’s just...leaving all you guys behind and Romeo, he’s like my son and leaving him behind....then there’s Ruby,” Charlie pursed her lips together. “She’s laid to rest here and if I move...what 3000 kilometre away I’m scared I won’t feel close to her.” You will,” Bianca said softly. “No matter where you are in this world you’ll always feel close to Rubes.”  Of course she’d miss them, there was no question about it, but Ruby was the only thing really keeping her in the bay right now. “You’ve not told Brax about the Ruby thing, have you?” Bianca questioned. Charlie shook her head. “I shouldn’t need too. He should know.” “Sometimes people can’t see what’s right in front of them,” Leah said. “Just tell him and maybe once you’ve talked it over with him, you’ll have a clearer idea of what you want to do.” “Yeah, maybe.” Charlie exhaled as she took another drink of her coffee. She knew she needed to talk to Brax about the real reason she was hesitant to move, but he seemed really up for going so she didn’t want to disappoint him. She exhaled once again as she looked at her daughter who was busy having a conversation with Rocco, before looking down to her son in her arms, knowing she had to think about their future too and that this wasn’t going to be a decision that they made lightly.  “Come with us if you want,” Brax said. “We obviously love you, and little Amelia adores you and your family so we’d have no problems with you coming with us. Might actually make Charlie more happy with the idea, she really doesn’t want to leave you behind.” “You know it’s probably Ruby that she doesn’t want to leave behind, right?” Romeo questioned. “Ah Ruby I didn’t even think...” Brax trailed off as he rubbed the back of his head. “Of course it’s Ruby.”  “But I is only little so you’d have to help,” Amelia said as she pulled the bits of play dough from her hand. “And we’d call her Mopsy and she’d be all fluffy and have floppy ears. Please mummy,” Charlie exhaled lightly and thought if they did end up moving then a pet might not be such a bad idea for Amelia. “It would be my best friend and -” “Wait a minute,” Charlie interrupted sounding shocked at her daughter. “You mean mummy isn’t your best friend?” “Yeah,” Amelia nodded. “You are my best mummy friend and the rabbit could be my best rabbit friend.”  “I don’t want to feel like she’s not around anymore. I’m scared that if I move to a new place where she’s never been that I’m not going to find her with me.” “Of course you will,” Brax nodded as he walked forward and took Charlie’s hands into his, rubbing them gently. “Ruby is always going to be with you no matter where you are. You love her so much and she’s always going to in here,” Brax placed one on his hands against her chest, where her heart would be. “And in here,” Brax moved his hand up and gently rubbed Charlie’s head. “You don’t need to be close to where Ruby is buried to remember her because she’s in your heart and your mind forever,” Charlie smiled lightly at what Brax said and she knew he would most probably be right. “And as I said this morning we will always be able to come back to visit not only our friends but Rubes too. And when we get to the new place we can plant a tree in the garden, a flowering shrub, put a bench out on the porch in her memory, anything you want, so you have a place there too for Rubes.” Charlie felt herself welling up with tears. “You’re right, I eh....yeah.” Charlie cleared a lump from her throat. “I want to do this....I want us to move.” “Yeah?” Brax smiled. “Only if you’re sure babe.” “Like you say, Ruby will always be in here,” Charlie placed her hand on her chest close to her heart. “And we can make some sort of memorial out there for her too. I eh....I think this is a good opportunity for us and we should go. I want to go.” Brax smiled lightly as he wrapped his arms around Charlie and placed a soft kiss on her head. He rubbed her back as she wrapped her arms around him, and the pair stood in the embrace, both of them scared, but excited for their future away from Summer Bay.

LOOOVE the opener, especially …..  . Ruby had been there for April when her mum abandoned her in favour of a life in Germany with her toy boy, when she had to get her tonsils taken out they watched movies and ate tubs and tubs of ice-cream together and before all that when April was nervous for starting Year 1, young Ruby took her hand and told her it would all be okay.  “I wasn’t paying attention.” April answered. “Dexter,” Bianca exhaled. “Would you care to tell April the answer?” “Shark, octopus and seahorse respectively,” Dexter answered rather proudly. “The names of the animals in English.” Dexter gave April a smile.  She was the boisterous, full of life one, who always needed to be on the go, whereas his son was very timid and relaxed. “Thought it was more fun to throw her lunch all over the kitchen floor other than eating it,” Charlie answered as she watched Noah climbing up onto the chair. “So she didn’t eat her lunch so no lollypop.” “No, it was Noah.” Ella scowled up at her mother as she cuddled closer to Brax. She was 100 per cent a daddy’s girl. Brax little princess, whereas Noah was more of a mummy’s boy right now.  “Pulled his lolly from his mouth and threw it in a puddle,” Charlie shook her head as her eyes rolled. “Seriously she may look like me but she is all you,”  “What you going to do with that?” Heath looked down to the polystyrene tube in her hands. “Uhm....hit Noah.” Ella giggled cheekily before running over to her brother. “Ella Braxton,” Charlie raised her voice as she glanced up at her daughter. “Don’t you dare.” “I will.” Ella answered with a cheeky grin before whacking her brother over the head with the tubing. MUCHLY looking forward to more !!!

Absolutely ADORED Amelia in that chapter!!!! That was sooooooooooooo FANTASTIC !!!!, especially ….  “Ahhhh mummy mummy mummy it’s a monster,” Amelia yelled as she burst into the room. Brax quickly rolled off Charlie as Charlie reached under her pillow, pulling her blue silky nightdress out from underneath it, and putting it on as Amelia stood and took in the situation with a rather strange look on her face. Brax leaned over his side of the bed and picked up his boxers, before putting them on and making an exit from the bedroom. “Why you and daddy be naked?” Amelia questioned as she climbed up onto the bed. “Eh....we were just getting ready for bed.” Charlie answered as she bit her lip, hoping that that answer would be enough and the questions would stop there. “You not allowed.” Amelia shook her head. “To get ready for bed?” Charlie questioned. “No,” Amelia shook her head. “To see daddy naked.” “Oh I’m not?” Charlie questioned as she bit her lip, trying not to laugh at her daughter’s innocence. “No cos he is a boy and you is a girl.” Amelia answered. “Ah I see,” Charlie gave a slight nod of her head. “Well you keep believing that for another 20 years and I am sure daddy will be happy.”  “Ruby no let them get me if there was them ay no?” Amelia said and Charlie shook her head. “I see Ruby before bed?” Amelia questioned and Charlie nodded lightly as she walked over to the window and pulled her blind open. “There she is,” Amelia grinned as she pointed out to the brightest star she could see in the sky. Charlie had told Amelia she had a big sister who was now a star in the sky, looking over her and protecting her. Whenever Amelia asked to see Ruby she always picked out the brightest star she could find. “Look mummy, there.” Amelia put her hand over the window. “I see her,” Charlie smiled lightly as she thought about Ruby. She wondered how she would have taken the engagement, the fact that she told Romeo it was okay to move on.  Although he’d help raise Amelia since she was a week old, having his own biological children was important to Brax and Charlie knew how much he loved being a dad by the way he spoke with his kids.  Sugar,” Brax exhaled. “Does it really matter?” “To Amelia,” Charlie nodded. “Banana is supposed to go on first,” Charlie rolled her eyes at Brax before looking down to Amelia who was sitting with her face screwed up as she looked to her breakfast, like Brax was making her eat something disgusting. “Amelia, sweetheart, it’s still going to taste the same.” “No it won’t,” Amelia shook her head. “You make it right mummy.” “No, that’s perfectly fine,” Charlie said as she hit her index finger against the table. “You can eat that.” “But daddy did it wrong,” Amelia sighed, fast becoming frustrated. “He makes pancakes good, you make the rest.” “I’m not making it for you again. Eat that or you don’t get any breakfast, you’re choice.” Charlie said before looking back up to Brax.  “It’s not like it’s a promotion or pay rise or anything,” Charlie shrugged. “I’m flattered she remembers me and that she thinks I am a great cop, but...I don’t know, the job is in Britley Bay which is around an hours drive from Perth.” “Perth Australia?” Brax questioned. “No, Perth Scotland,” Charlie sighed. “Yes Brax, Perth Australia.”  Charlie exhaled as she walked through to the living room and picked up a picture of Ruby from the cabinet. “And I know for sure that I can’t leave you behind.” Charlie took a deep breath as she ran her hand over the picture of her daughter as she thought about what she should do.

REALLY enjoying this fic, especially ….  .“I was talking to Peter the other day,”she admitted at last,“About parent/teacher night.” “Are you gonna have to give him a bad report?” “Not really.I mean, he’s hardly the best student I’ve ever had but he’s not bad.It’s more the fact that I’m having to do it at all.Speak to his mum.” Romeo looked at her blankly.“Why?” Ruby rolled her eyes.“Come on, Romeo, first time I met her I accused her husband of raping my mum.”  Xavier kept a close eye on Pammy, who was standing in the sand in front of him.Standing, he had to admit, wasn’t quite the right word.Tottering might be more accurate.She kept transferring her weight from one foot to the other, never really seeming comfortable with either and looking as though she was going to fall over at any minute, hence his having both his arms ready to catch her just in case.  “Well, unlike you, I don’t mind doing it in my underwear.”Xavier pulled his shirt off so he was just standing in his shorts.“See?Instant surfie.” Mink seemed to take a step back.“Look, can you just let me do this?”she asked, sounding slightly irritated. Xavier was puzzled by her sudden change in mood.“What’s wrong?” Mink glared at him angrily.“Look, I’m doing this for me, okay?”she snapped,“I’m not interested in your buddy games.” She stormed off towards the water.Xavier was forced to reflect that what she’d said was true:For someone without a speen, she did a good job of venting one.  “You didn’t find yourself getting…you know, a bit hot when you were around her?Especially when she didn’t have much on?” Romeo could see Mink colour slightly and had a feeling he was doing the same.“Yeah, that too. Mink, what’s all this about?” Mink swallowed hard.“I think I love someone.” Romeo smiled at her.“Mink, that’s great!” “No, it’s really not.” “Well, I know you like being a loner but…” “No, it’s not that.It’s Xavier.” Romeo stopped and stared at her.“Xavier?” “Yeah.”Mink sighed.“I fall in love and it’s with a married man.Typical me, huh?”

REALLY REALY enjoying this fic, especially …..  When VJ saw Pippa waiting at the top of the beach, he almost turned and went in another direction. But somehow he didn’t really feel like doing that.He found Pippa extraordinarily embarrassing most of the time, yet somehow he found he quite liked her as well. “Have you been surfing?”Pippa asked as he reached her. Given that he was carrying a surfboard under his arm and she’d likely seen him out in the water, VJ thought that was rather obvious.“  Pippa looked slightly disappointed.“Do you think I won’t be good enough?” “It’s not that,”VJ reassured her hastily,“I just don’t think I’d be a very good teacher.” Pippa relaxed.“I’m sure you would,”she told him. “You’d be better off taking one of the classes at the surf club,”VJ continued but, noticing her downcast look, he added,“but if you ever get yourself a board and a wetsuit, maybe I could give you a few tips.” Pippa grinned.“Well, now I know what to ask for for Christmas.”  Dexter shifted uncomfortably.“I dunno.I was out for a stroll, found myself passing this place, thought I’d check in, see how you are, if Stephen wanted any monsters chasing away…” “What monsters?”asked Stephen, who had wandered in during the conversation. “Aren’t there monsters under your bed?” “No.” “Oh.”Dexter looked at Leah and gave a shrug.“We have one well-adjusted kid.”  “No.It’s not fun.Rattling around the flat on my own.Microwave meals for one.Wii games for one. No-one to complain about my jokes.I thought I’d get out.I could have gone to Indi and Heath’s but I was worried Heath would challenge me to an arm wrestle.Could have gone see Dad and Sasha but they’d probably start dropping hints about me moving back in.So I thought I’d come here.”

LOOOOVE the fast forward …… to see how everyone’s going now !!!! That was ACE, especially …..  When he went into a deep depression a few months following her death, Charlie was eventually the one who helped him out of it and like she had promised, she gave him the money so he could go travelling and live out his and Ruby’s dream, along with Dexter and April. Romeo would send a postcard for Charlie from each destination that he visited and would often send out a little parcel, with a small gift for Charlie and Amelia in. He stayed with Charlie for a while longer when he arrived home, but around 6 months ago, he decided it was time to move out and allowed Charlie, Brax and the kids to be a family.  “Well Thomas couldn’t have been any bother, could he?” Romeo stuck his head in the pram as he cooed down to the baby. “You’re too little to make noise.” Charlie gave a laugh. “Apart from when he is hungry or tired or has a dirty nappy or just wants to be held.” “Oh dear and here was me under the impression that you were a good little baby,” Romeo said as he lightly tickled Thomas’ chin resulting in a gummy grin. “I can’t believe how much he looks like Brax. It’s kind of scary.” “Well Amelia is the double of Rubes,” Charlie answered. “I didn’t think a kid could look so much like their sister. Unless they were identical twins of course,” Charlie gave a little laugh. “But you know what I mean, right?” “Yeah,” Romeo nodded. “But I love that she looks like Rubes. She’s keeping her alive for us.”  She watched a dark haired girl walk passed them and give Romeo a smile. She watched as Romeo smiled back as she walked down onto the beach. “Who’s she?” “Morgan,” Romeo answered. “She’s in April’s uni class and I’ve met her a couple of times.” “Oh.” Charlie raised her eyebrows. “Not like that,” Romeo shook his head, trying to deny interest in her as he glanced at her quickly, seeing her take off her shorts and singlet, so she was only in her bikini, before sitting down on the sand with her book. “No-one will come close to Ruby so I don’t see the point in dating.” Charlie pursed her lips together. “You know Ruby would want you to move on, right? She’d want you to be happy and find someone to spend the rest of your life with.” “I love Ruby,” Romeo answered. “And I am always going to love her. How can I try to be with someone else when I love Ruby?” “I know that Ruby will always be special to you, but you can find love again. You deserve to be happy and to have someone to love and someone to love you back, just like Ruby did. I don’t doubt that you will always feel something for Ruby but it doesn’t mean that you can’t fall in love with someone else. It’s time to try and move on Romeo,” Charlie took a step closer to him and lightly rubbed his arm. “You’ve waited a long time and no-one is going to judge you for wanting that love, that company, that closeness again with another woman.” Romeo exhaled as he glanced out a Morgan again. “She is pretty. She likes to surf like me and Ruby did. She....she does seem nice.” “Look, I’m not forcing you to go and ask her out. It doesn’t even have to be with Morgan, but all I am saying is there is no harm in trying and I want you to be happy and find love again and....just don’t let what happened with Ruby put you off for life. Falling in love is amazing and don’t be scared to move on.”  “Rings for the wedding.” Amelia spoke excitedly. Not realising that she was ruining the surprise. “Daddy said it’s called ingagemints.” “Amelia,” Brax exhaled. “Daddy told you to keep quiet about that.” “Woopsies,” Amelia covered her face with her hands as Romeo put her back down on the ground. “Sorry.”  “Kissing ingagemints,” Amelia giggled as she pulled on Charlie’s top. “Me too mummy.” Charlie pulled back and lifted her daughter into her arms. Amelia wrapped her arms around Charlie’s neck as she kissed her cheek. “I’m sorry it had to be like this though.” Brax said as he wrapped his arm around Charlie as Amelia put one arm around Brax’s neck; the 3 of them huddled close together. “Brax, this was perfect,” Charlie smiled. “Me and you getting engaged with the kids here in front of the ocean, which we all love. It was more that perfect.” Charlie said as she leaned forward and placed another kiss on his lips. “I love you.”

That’s a pity that there’s not much left of this fic!!!! I REALLY love it, especially [this time round]……  “I’m worried about her....I....I feel guilty.” “What do you have to feel guilty about?” Brax questioned. “It’s not as if this is your fault.” “But it is,” Charlie looked around to Brax as she spoke. “I’ve not been the best mother I can to her. I’ve been ignoring her and I....if anything is wrong with her it’s my fault. I should have looked after her better.”  “Charlie, she is only a week old,” Sid answered. “She’s still developing a personality so you can’t say she wasn’t herself. Amelia is fine. Now go and see her, yeah?” “Thanks,” Charlie smiled at Sid before walking into the room. “Hey baby,” Charlie said as she lifted her daughter out of the cot. “Mummy is so sorry for ignoring you. She really is and from now on I promise I’m going to be the best mother I can be to you, okay, I promise you,” Charlie smiled lightly as she placed a soft kiss on Amelia’s cheek. “How did I not notice, Brax,” Charlie said as she ooked up to the doorway where Brax was standing. “I should have notice.” “You would have when you went to feed her.” Brax answered. “It might have been there all morning, maybe even from the night before. She’s my daughter and I should have noticed sooner.” Charlie said, her voice almost breaking. “Charlie stop beating yourself up about this,” Brax stepped forward as he spoke. “Amelia is fine and that’s all that matters.” Brax smiled as he lightly rubbed her forehead. “You know I still worry I’m not going to love her like I love Ruby,” Charlie felt herself opening up to Brax. “Sometimes I wonder if I even love her at all.” “Of course you love her,” Brax answered. “Look how worried you were about her. I think it’s very obvious you love her.” “You think?” Charlie questioned. “Of course, and you know you do too,” Brax said. “You’re just scared to admit it because you feel like you are betraying Ruby.” “Not quiet,” Charlie shook her head. “I’m scared I’m not going to love her like I love Ruby.” Brax exhaled lightly as he rubbed her arm. “You won’t,” Brax said and Charlie looked slightly surprised by his comment. “You loved Ruby for who she was and you’re going to love Amelia because f who she is. It’s not going to be the same kind of love but you’re going to love her just as much.” Charlie smiled lightly at her daughter as she fell asleep in her arms. “Yeah, you’re right,” Charlie smiled as she continued to gaze at her daughter. “I do love her, of course I love her. How could I not love her?” Charlie questioned. “I mean look at her, she is gorgeous, isn’t she?”  “Of course I can accept her,” Brax smiled lightly as he looked down to Amelia who was sound asleep in Charlie’s arms. “I want the three of us to be a family.” Brax smiled as he lightly rubbed Amelia’s little hand before looking back up to Charlie and placing a soft kiss on her lips.  Romeo arranged the flowers in front of the grave. “Hey babe,” Romeo exhaled. “I miss seeing your beautiful face every day,” Romeo paused as he cleared a lump in his throat. “Well I can still see it. I just need to close my eyes and you are there. I hear your voice in different situations,” Romeo gave a little laugh. “A witty exchange with Dexter, or when April starts going on about girly things....well I really miss you then. Me and Dex need to put up with it,” Romeo laughed once again.  but she’ll come visit you soon. She will, I promise. It’s just such a hard thing to face. It’s hard enough for me so I’m not sure how your mum will cope with coming here,” Romeo exhaled. “Sorry if I am boring you but I just like being here talking to you. I feel so much closer to you. So, I’m just going to talk for a while okay,” Romeo took a deep breath as he felt a tear rolling down his cheek. “I miss you so much. I wish you didn’t leave me. Why weren’t you strong enough? You were strong, you should have be able to fight this....it’s just not fair. I love you and miss you so much.” Romeo sniffed back as he felt more tears wanting to fall. He leaned his head forward and leaned against the headstone, letting the tears fall for his girlfriend who would always be sadly missed in his life.

LOOOOOVE that, especially ……  .”Ruby remembered the curiosity she’d felt about him when he’d first come back into her life.Even though she’d done her best to keep her distance from him, that curiosity remained.“  It’s just…she keeps talking about you.Asking if you’re giving me a hard time.I mean, I say you’re not, I say you’re fair, but…she might not be all that happy with you.I just thought you should know.”  Brixx followed her gaze, watching Xavier for a moment.“Is that what you used to do?” Mink lowered her head.“Yeah, that’s right.” “You were really good at it, weren’t you?” Mink smiled.“Mummy was the best.And if anyone tells you differently, they’re lying.”  Mink gestured to the light top and trousers she was wearing.“I’m not exactly dressed for it.And if you’re hoping I’m gonna go surfing in my underwear, you are out of luck.” “I thought you might have a bikini on under there or something.” “Oh and you regularly imagine what I’m wearing under my clothes, do you?” Xavier sat down next to her.“Look, Mink, I know you.Surfing’s what you love.But you’ve been back living here six months and I haven’t seen you go out once.” “Well, maybe you don’t know me as well as you think you do,”Mink snapped.She looked out to sea but she could feel Xavier’s eyes on her and knew she’d have to say more.“I haven’t been surfing since my accident,”she admitted.  Don’t do that when you’re wet,”Mink warned him.Xavier continued poking her.“Xavier!”She grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him past her, so he landed on his back with her bending over him.He grabbed hold of her other arm with a grin and the two of them started wrestling, rolling back and forth in the sand.Brixx was obviously amused by the game since he started throwing sand over them with his spade.  .“What were you doing down here anyway?” “Having fun.” “That I could see.”

The ending is VERY curious !!! REALLY liked that, especially ……  Dexter gave him a long, hard stare.“You’ve got your best friend staring into the abyss here and needing you to pull him back.That’s really the best you can do?”  .“How about I give you two a chance to grunt at each other in peace?I’ll go get an ice cream.” She eased herself out of her chair and waddled her way across the surf club, the task of negotiating the floor made all the more difficult by being heavily pregnant.Dexter saw the way Xavier’s eyes followed her as if pulled in her direction by strings and sighed, remembering how nice it was to have someone to look at like that.  Who knows how the minds of women work?She might decide she wants them to have a new father.One who won’t embarrass them at the school gates.Who doesn’t own more toys than them. Who doesn’t try and teach them the periodic table at six months.”  Dexter gave him a curious look.“How come you’re trying to cheer me up and it’s actually working? I’m meant to be the sensitive one here.”  Miles was less polite.“You’re still here, are you?” Liam grinned at him.“Miles!They actually let you back into town?” “Yeah, I guess the border patrols must have mislaid my photo.”  Sorry, I’m being rude,”Miles realised,“Liam Murphy, rock star-turned teacher-turned bartender, this is my sister, Sally.” Liam smiled as he took Sally’s hand.“So you’re the famous Sally Fletcher?” Sally raised an eyebrow.“I had no idea I was such a legend around here.I remember you, though.Bit of a star in your time, weren’t you?”  Miles leaned in close to Sally.“I see you’re getting reacquainted with the locals then,”he remarked, amused. Sally gave him a playful swat with her hand.“Stop it.”

The way I look at things is that it’s your fic, so it’s your rules!!!! In the outtake, I loooooooooved ….. Dexter fidgeted in his hospital bed which caused Belle and Heath to look at him. “We’ve already signed the peace treaty.”