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LOOOVED that soooooooooooo much, especially.............  Scanning her surrounding Charlie instantly knew what Brax had meant when he said he didn't live in the best area. Although they had gone past a few descent streets, most of them looked un kept and worn out.  Charlie couldn't help but smiled to herself as she saw how good Brax was with Casey. If it was at all possible she found herself falling deeper for him.  "Bye Chawie", Casey turned his attention to Charlie before making his way over to his toys  "Yh cya, and next time you come over I wouldnt mind a nice cooked meal too", Heath smirked at Charlie ignoring the warning Brax was shooting him with his eyes Walking towards the front door charlie responded "Unless you wanna end up in intensive care you wouldnt want me cooking for you", Heath let out a small laughter  Cursing silently, Charlie kicked herself mentally as she had forgotten that she had not yet mentioned Ruby to Brax. Keeping her gaze firmly ahead of her she replied... "She's my erm... sister"  Although he had picked up on her odd behaviour when they had been talking about her family most especially about Ruby, Brax knew that it was best to not bring it up. He knew what it felt like to not want to discuss family. However he couldn't help but feel it had something to do with why she had been crying on the beach a few days earlier and why her eyes had been so dull the first time he saw her. Picking up his pace he figured he would let it be. she would let him in when she was ready.  Surely not telling him was for the best, for Charlie the lie was far better than the truth. This lie was now her reality, telling Brax would only complicate that. For the first time in what felt like forever she was part of something good, Summer Bay had given her a second chance at happiness and she refused to let her past take that away from her. Even if she wanted to tell Brax, there was no way she could do that now or ever, not after he had told her about his dad and how he had just upped and left. Charlie was sure that Brax would hate her if he ever found out, she couldn't let that happen he was the one thing keeping her going. Although she thought about how selfish she was being she didn't care, she couldn't risk ever losing him.  "Bwax", Charlie looked down at Ruby who was now stood in front of Brax with her arms held up waiting for him to pick her up. "Hi Ruby", Brax picked Ruby up proceeding to tickling her as she let out fits of giggle. Brax was still amazed at how similar Ruby was to Charlie. He swore he had never seen such close resembles between siblings before. Her smile, her eyes, even the way she laughed they were literally carbon copies of Charlie's.  "That's fine, I get it". If Brax was being honest with himself, he didn't get it. Neither of his parents had ever cared enough to protect him, he admired Charlie's dad however it didn't mean the man didn't make him a little nervous. He had been taken home to meet any girl's parents before never mind a girl's parent that also happened to be a cop.  "Ruby want some, ruby want some", turning around everyone laughed as they noticed Ruby for what was probably the first time during that awkward dinner, who was now clapping her hands together excitedly at the thought of getting some dessert. The three year old girl had managed to distract everyone causing them all to relax a little.  For the rest for that day Ross found that he had replayed what had happened with Brax and Cheryl earlier that day a million times over in his head. He didn't understand how a boy of Brax age could have all that responsibility and still be as kept together as he was. He replayed the dinner that had happened a week ago in his head, now feeling guilty for having brought up the subject of his mum and dad, he could only imagine how Brax must have felt. He was now in admiration of the young boy, and he hoped that Charlie having someone like that in her life could not possibly hurt her but make her stronger.

That was soooooooooooooooo ACE !!!! especially.............  “Aww I don’t know which one I have but she’s definitely my favourite” Leah cooed as she looked down to the baby in her arms. “You have Riley” Charlie smiled. “Well then that means Paige is my favourite” Bianca cooed as she lightly ran her hand over the baby’s cheek. “Ah Charlie, you make the cutest babies ever” Leah gushed “They are so adorable”  “I still can't believe she is a recording artist” Leah smiled “You must be so proud” “Yeah” Charlie grinned “I am”  “And she has the cute little tuft of sticky up hair like Jacob did. But Riley I think looks more like Daddy, and bless her she’s a little badly” Bianca laughed. “Yeah, well you’d think Brax would know which one was which then eh” Charlie laughed “This morning I asked him to pass me Riley and he gave me Paige. One has hair one doesn’t; you’d think he’d know which was which”  “Leave it” Charlie yelled “I don’t need anyone to tell me how to feel.....sorry” Charlie said as she shook her head “I just....I want to deal with this in my own way and right now, I just....I want to focus on the babies. I will deal with this, Bianca, but right now I’m just...I’m not ready too”  “You’re so clucky” Charlie laughed. “Yeah. Better make sure you still have two kids when I leave here” Bianca laughed. “Mummy” Jacob grinned excitedly as he ran into the room. “Or make that 3” Bianca sighed as Jacob climbed up on the bed  “I likes em” Jacob grinned “Paige and Riley. I be the best brother to them” Jacob grinned as leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Riley’s forehead.  “I missed you last night” Jacob pouted “You apposed to read my story to me”  “So, I eh, wanted to say sorry for slapping you yesterday” Charlie said shyly. “What?..... oh yeah” Brax laughed “Don’t worry about it. I’ll forgive you since you were in labour with my girls” Brax grinned cheekily. “But if it happens again, well you’ll be sorry”  “Why?” Jacob asked. [OMG !!! he's hit the Why phase !!!!!!] “Because you’re Mummy just gave me the best present in the world so I want to show her how thankful I am”

LOOOOOOOVED that, especially.............  Baby B, the slightly smaller of the two, had been put on a breathing machine, as her lungs were slightly under developed.  “We can give Charlie a hysterectomy” The doctor replied.  The doctor answered. “If you and Charlie were married it would be different” ……. THAT should DEFNITLEY give Brax the impetus to marry Charlie  “I have two beautiful girls”  “They had to ehm....they had to give you a hysterectomy” “But the babies?” Charlie questioned “They’re okay?” “Yeah” Brax nodded as he gave Charlie a light smile “But sweetie you do understand what I’m telling you?” “Yeah” Charlie nodded “But I just want to see my babies.  “Charlie, you know it would be okay to be upset about this” Brax said. “No” Charlie shook her head as she tried to stop the tears fall. “I just want to see my babies” Charlie said just as Ruby and a nurse came in to the room with the babies. Charlie smiled lightly as she saw the two little babies being brought into the room. “You’ve got a good one here” The nurse smiled “She’s off the machine after just one night”  “Yeah?” Brax grinned as he looked down at the baby in his arms. “What do you think? Are you a Riley?” The baby moved her head slightly as she settled in his arms. “I think so”  “Paige” Charlie smiled as she looked down to the baby sleeping peacefully in her arms. “She’s definitely a Paige”  “Paige and Riley Braxton” “Really?” Brax said sounding surprised “I thought you’d want Buckton?” Charlie shook her head “I’ve realised that the surname, it doesn’t matter. I know I made a fuss about Jacob being a Buckton, but the name, it’s not important” Charlie shook her head. “They’re Braxton’s” Charlie said and Brax smiled before he placed a soft kiss on Charlie’s forehead.

VERY INTRIGUING opener, especially.............  “Dex, do you remember what happened?” It takes a moment. A couple of steady breaths, a few seconds to search his mind, and it’s only when he realises that Sid is staring, and the doctor has his pen poised in anticipation, that they expect him to reply. But he can’t. Dex is searching and thinking, and coming up empty.  “Casey was the one who found you-” she gulps, “-at the bottom of the stairs and brought you to the hospital. Then he called me,” Indi continues. “Who’s Casey?” Dex asks. All remaining colour seems to drain from Indi’s already pale face, but maybe it was just the harsh fluorescent lighting of the room.  “The wedding,” Dex begins. “Is April back from Europe?” Indi and Sid exchange another glance that doesn’t go amiss. Dex feels like he’s given the wrong answer in front of a teacher, and quickly tries to correct himself. “Uh, Nicole is pregnant, right?” “That was --” Indi stutters, “J--January.” Dex’s eyes flick between his family members, trying to read their closed expressions. “It’s now June,” Sid says resolutely.  He watches his father sag back into a plastic chair at the side of Dex’s bed, his sister discreetly use the palm of her hand to squash a tear into her cheek, and feels like he’s somehow made everything inadvertently worse just by waking up.

That was sooooooooooooooooo GRIPPING and AWESOME, especially.............  After a few hugs and kisses and assuring Jacob he would never be left at pre-school late again, he had been happy enough to go to the canteen with Xavier to get some ice-cream. Bianca was patting Charlie’s forehead with a cold towel and rubbing her back in comfort. “Oh God” Charlie said “Bianca you are lucky you’ve never had to do this. It hurts so much”  “No” Charlie said as she closed her legs together as she tried to fight the overwhelming urge to push. “I need Brax. Not without Brax” The doctor looked up to Bianca, as if wanting her to convince Charlie to push. “Charlie, I think you are going to have to push” Bianca said “The babies want to come now” “No, no” Charlie shook her head “Because he needs to be here” “And he will” Bianca said convincingly. “He’s not going to miss this, but you need to start. It’s not going to be good for the babies if you leave them in there is it? They want to come out and meet you”  as she pushed down with all her might, feeling like her head was going to explode as she let out a scream and flung her head back.  “It’s a girl” Bianca smiled “You got a little girl, Charlie” Bianca smiled as Brax burst into the room. “I’m here” Brax said “Oh God I’m too late” Brax said as Bianca moved to side to allow Brax in to see Charlie and his baby. “Oh God, she’s beautiful” Brax gushed as he gently put his hand over his daughter’s little head. “Just in time to cut the cord” The doctor smiled as she removed the baby from Charlie’s chest and Brax nervously cut the cord. “God, I’m a Daddy” Brax smiled as a tear rolled down his cheek.  “C’mon, you did great and this baby will be easier to birth” The doctor said “Baby A paved the way” “Brax get over here” Charlie yelled furiously at him. Brax handed the baby to Bianca before he walked over to Charlie’s bedside and went to take her hand but she slapped him across the face. “What the” Brax said as he rubbed his now red cheek. “Where the hell have you been” Charlie spat. “I was in the city getting the new menus. I tried to get back as quickly as I could but then there was a crash and the traffic stopped. We couldn’t move. I tried telling them my girlfriend was in labour but it didn’t seem to make a difference. So I ran” Brax explained “I got out the car and I ran, Charlie, I ran for almost 40 minutes just to get here”  before anyone could answer her, her eyes rolled back and everything went black.  “What the.....Mum’s what? Oh my God, is she okay? Oh my Gosh” Ruby said as she felt herself welling up with tears. “What about the babies....okay.....I’m on my way” Ruby shouted before she ran to her car and jumped into it a sped off towards the Bay. Driving as fast as she could. Hoping and praying that her Mother was going to be okay. Ruby slowed down as the traffic began to get busier, before she was eventually sitting still in the car. “C’mon” Ruby shouted as she banged her hands of the steering wheel. “Move” Ruby squealed. “C’mon” Ruby sighed desperately hoping that the traffic would soon be moving again and that her Mother was going to be alright.

Sooooo sorry for your loss. THAT was AWESOME, especially.............  The next 2 months had passed in a whirlwind for Ruby with working on the album, to the release of her first single, ‘One Day’. From magazine shoots, interviews and appearances, Ruby hardly had the time for anything else. She was exhausted and knew this would take a lot of getting use too.  He knocked on the door, and after a while, a very heavily pregnant Charlie opened the door and looked almost glad to see him. “I can’t get a hold of Brax or Bianca or Leah” Charlie’s breathing was heavy as she clutched onto her lower stomach. “I think, I’m....the babies....are coming....” Charlie said as she stepped forward and grabbed Xavier’s hand, Xavier immediately wincing at the grip that Charlie had on him. “Oh God” Xavier said “Okay, c’mon we’ll get you to the hospital okay?” Xavier said, tying his best to stay calm, but inside he was terrified at the thought of being left with a pregnant lady.  “Hi, Ruby. I’m Kyle” Kyle smiled at her. Jackie” The blonde lady said. ……..shoulda known, given that Rubes is a star that Kyle & Jackie O would be involved !!!!!  “First single is out and it’s at number one. How are you feeling?” ………..YAAAAAY  “I’m not going to lie, I did like being the centre of attention as I was growing up”  “Literally thousands of guys out there have just had their hearts broken, hearing you utter the words ‘my fiancé’” Kyle said.  “Bit of an age gap is there not?” Kyle questioned. “Yeah, my Mum was pretty young when she had me, so she’s at the age now where she can just be having kids, and her boyfriend is great so I’m excited for them and I’ll also get to see my little brother who I love and miss like crazy” “Sounds like you are very family orientated” Jackie smiled.  “Bianca, it’s Xavier” Xavier said “Charlie is in labour and Brax is in the city trying to get back and she is freaking out and she needs you to go pick up Jacob from pre-school”  Jacob looked up from where he was sitting, his little tear stained face, and his eyes all red and sore from crying so hard. “He thought he’d been left here forever”

ADORED that !!!!!! Sooooooooooooooooooo ACE !!!!!, especially.............  “This bucket of scrap metal better not let us down now!” she shouted. “Well, really,” muttered Dex3PO. “Such language.”  leaving the huge vessels twiddling their thumbs at the disappearance of their prey. If ships can twiddle their thumbs that is.  “I am familiar with seventeen million types of body language and facial expressions,” he said. “Yours tells me that you are not surprised in the slightest. Perhaps if you-”  So much for reading the ‘Rebel Gazette’ in her bedroom: the ship was shaking so much it made her feel too travel sick to look at it. “Don’t worry about us!” snapped Romeo. “We’re just killing ourselves to save your life.”  “It’s either that or captured by Darth Palmer and interrogated!” “Good point.”  “What is it?” He turned to see a small rabbit like creature watching. It bounced towards them and stole Xavier’s space ration bar. “Strewth!” he exclaimed, remembering his Australian roots. Just as he said so, the rabbit’s head fell off, but to everyone’s relief, there was a little girl underneath. “Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?” asked Xavier. “Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?” she retorted. “What?” “Oops. Sorry, wrong film.”  “Maybe. But first we have to play some silly games to test your strength.” She got a box of Cluedo out and set it on the uneven swamp floor.  scratching Liambacca’s head, while he purred like a cat.  “That’s enough of that. On with the story,” said Indigo briskly, and the others smiled with relief.  “The ground’s a bit- soggy,” said the Princess. “No, squishy. No, spongy. No, forget those, it’s more squelchy.” “When you’ve finished going through the dictionary, can you look out for danger?” said Romeo sarcastically..” A prize ??? What prize ????....... the bunny suit/human suit thing sounds like a movie quote !!!!

Miranda, this fic was put into the NDL a little soon than I had expected, but that's not a problem. Anyway, MANY thanks to EVEYONE who's read & enjoyed this VERY different "take" on life in Summer Bay !!!!!!

That was sooooooooooooo funny, especially.............  In Jack’s annoyance of Angelo calling his wife a witch Jack pelts him with a load of snowballs.  James, “Are we nearly there?” times a TRILILION !!!!  Ric, “I can’t don’t you remember Bianca is following us with her safety net forceflied just in case we drop any presents.”  Ric, “Quick Granddad bring out the cannons it’s the Rivertrolls.” Santa, “Cannons? I have flaming cannons?”  Belle, “Oh goody I will sprinkle some fairy dust on them to make them smell nice.”  Bianca, “I know you are lying but I don’t care if you are a troll I just love bad boys I can compare you along side my friend Charlie’s hot troll see she has just text me a picture of him and I can say your waaaaaaaaaaay hotter.”  Jack, “Oh have you just give me the cold shoulder?”  King John, “Oh no I think your doing a fine job. I will go a run the Summer Bay’s Surf Club it must be easier than running an kingdom.” Queen Gina, “Oh I don’t know men always taking the easy option.”  Brax, “I got myself a ex Supermodel turned cop that I have conned into helping us escape moaning nagging Gina.” Casey, “I got with a sexy little elf who happens to be the cop’s daughter.” Brax, “Yeah with Heath having a powerful witch, me having a easily lead copper. And you having a elf in Santa Grotto, ruining Christmas next year will be a piece of cake.” Marilyn, “Oh fine what are you going to do until next Christmas?” Heath, “We could become the RiverBunnys.” Casey, “The what?” Heath, “You know like the Easter Bunnies we could destroy Easter.” Brax, “Just shut up Heath.”  Santa, “Colleen I’m flaming retiring next year.” Colleen, “Oh Alf you say that every year.” I’ve ADORED reading this weird, funny, AWESOME Christmas story from start to finish !!!!! SUBLIME fic, pembie !!!!!!!

The situation is a MESS, but I soooooooo enjoyed reading that, especially.............  “I’m pregnant!”she blurted out.He stared at her in shock.She took a deep breath.“I’m pregnant and it’s yours.”  “But…”Xavier was still at a loss for words.Everything he thought of sounded stupid. “Come on, Xavier, you must have known this could happen,”April protested,“It’s not like you used anything.” “I thought you were on the Pill!” “Why would I be on the Pill?” “To stop yourself getting pregnant?!” April threw up her arms in despair.“Okay, Xavier, I give up.Just thought you might want to know.”  “April, how could you be so stupid?You’re eighteen and pregnant and you haven’t even got a boyfriend!”  “Well, I was going to have to do that anyway, my tutor already said I was no good.”April felt the tears running down her face.“I’m sorry I’m such a disappointment!”She ran into her room, slammed the door and threw herself down on the bed.  She waved a hand in his direction.“I’m dealing with this, John.”  .“I guess I’ve turned into the girl on the Sex Ed videos.You know, the one who has unprotected sex and gets pregnant and has everyone telling her she’s messed her life up.” “What does the boy do in the videos?” “Well…most of them aren’t as nice about it as you.”

LOOOOOVED that sooooooo much, especially.............  “But you’re still his Father in here” Charlie said as she placed her hand on his heart. “And you ask Jacob who you are and he’ll say Daddy” “But it’s not official” Brax cried as he put his head down against Charlie’s shoulder. “Brax a piece of paper means nothing to Jacob” Charlie said “Brax, you’re the one he plays soccer with, you take him to the beach, put him to bed, help him through his nightmares, you're the one he calls Daddy and rushes to see when you arrive home. You’re the one who he likes to capture when he’s playing pirate and you know he tells you his little secrets and draws you pictures, you’re teaching him how to ride his bike and you’re going to teach him how to surf when he gets older. He loves you Brax and all those things, that’s what makes you his Dad, not some stupid piece of paper”  “Ah I don’t know” Charlie shook her head “I think I’ll leave you there” “No” Jacob said “I’m good. She the bad one” Jacob said seriously. Bianca laughed lightly as she put Jacob down and he ran over to Charlie and grabbed onto her leg.  “Maybe I don’t need marriage” Charlie said as she shook her head “I mean we’re basically married already, you know without the piece of paper. It’s like I’ve been saying to Brax just now. A piece of paper doesn’t matter. He’s still Jacob’s father. So, Brax and I, we love each other, we’re committed to each other, what’s getting married going to change?” “Well I guess” Bianca said. “Except I do want it” Charlie sighed “I want to celebrate our love and commitment for one another” “Maybe you’ll change his mind” Bianca said “You know ban sex till he proposes” Bianca laughed. Charlie looked to Bianca and raised her eyes brows. “Oh sorry” Bianca said “I could kidnap him and force him down the aisle” “Bianca can you please be serious”  “Because I’m scared, okay” Brax raised his voice. “The thought of marriage terrifies me because I am my Dad” Brax sighed “Growing up it was all my Mother told me. How much I reminded her of him. How much I looked like him and that I was starting to act like him. And I don’t want to hurt you. I love you so much and I don’t want to turn into a violent drunk who cheats on you” “Oh Brax” Charlie shook her head lightly “You’re not your Dad. You loving and kind and your great with Jacob and you’re going to be fab with these two. I trust that you’re never going to hurt me or cheat on me” Charlie shook her head “You’ve managed to get my full trust Brax and there’s not many people who have that” Charlie shook her head once again as she placed her hand on Brax’s arm. “And, I trust that you’d never get my best friend pregnant as I know you don’t go for blondes”  “What if I said maybe one day, I’d be ready for marriage?” “I’d say I think you’d be worth the wait” Charlie smiled before they kissed once more. Sure Charlie would love to get married, but right now, the idea of a maybe proposal was better than the idea no proposal at all.

WOAH !!!! That was tough going, especially.............  .“You mean…you want Indi to give birth to our dead baby?There’s got to be another way, surely?” “We could remove the foetus surgically,”Sid admitted,“But this is by far the safest option.” “You can’t put her through that!” Indi pulled away from his grip slightly, straightening her hair and trying to appear calm and composed. “Do it,”she told them,“I just want it over with.”  “No,”Ruby said quietly,“A few hours ago, I was happy, this was the best day of my life.And now all this has happened.And I wish we could still be happy because this, us, is a happy thing.And then I feel guilty for feeling like that because we’re still going to be engaged tomorrow and we’re still going to get married but Xavier and Indi…their baby’s gone for good and they’re never going to get it back and I just feel so bad for them…” Romeo walked over to her and hugged her.She buried her face in his chest and he kissed the top of her head, gently stroking her hair.“I don’t know how to feel either,”he admitted,“I want to go and see them both but it kind of feels like rubbing their noses in it when we’ve got everything they haven’t.”  The ENTIRE birth sequence

LOOOOOOVED that, especially.............  “You start nowhere” Brax said as he walked over to Charlie and lightly pushed her from the room. “The paint fumes could harm the babies, and this is my project,  “You designed this?” Bianca questioned and Brax nodded. “Looks more like one of Jacob’s drawings” Bianca laughed. “Well that’s why I need your help” Brax sighed “You’re amazing at drawing and I thought you could do the main wall, while I painted the others and built up the cots and such” “And you want me to copy that drawing” Bianca shook her head. “Can you verbalise what you’ve tried to draw?” Brax laughed lightly as he explained what he wanted to Bianca. “Aww Brax” Bianca gushed “That sounds lovely”  “I think she has two girls” Bianca smiled “She’s carrying differently from Jacob, and you know people say you carry different, depending on what you are having”  Well as long as she stops at 4. Cos no matter how much I love her and her kiddies, it kinda rubs it in my face that I am still childless and single” “I’m sure you’ll find someone soon” Brax smiled “You’re pretty...well you are gorgeous, Bianca, I’m sure the right man will be there for you somewhere” “Better not let Charlie here you calling me gorgeous” Bianca laughed. “I don’t go for blondes” Brax shook his head  “You look great as you are, don’t go changing yourself. I don’t get why women do that. Constantly change their hair colour and apply loads of make-up. I think Charlie looks gorgeous first thing in the morning when she has her bed head hair, and isn’t wearing any make-up at all”  “Yeah and I think marriage would ruin that” Brax sighed. “We’re making a huge commitment to each other by having these babies. I think that’s bigger than any marriage ever will be” “So, you never want to get married?” Bianca questioned and Brax shook his head. “You know, Charlie does” Bianca sighed. “I thought she might have been dropping hints this past month, but I dunno” Brax shook his head. “Well she agreed to have a baby to keep you happy maybe you could just have this wedding to because it’s what she wants” “I dunno” Brax shook his head  “Oh” Jacob answered “How you get the babies out?” Jacob asked as he looked up to Charlie with his eye’s widening questioningly. “Eh....Mummy goes to the hospital and the Doctor will help her get the babies out”  Wow, Bianca....Brax....its lovely” Charlie smiled as she looked to the main feature wall, which Bianca had painted. It was a scene from under the sea, with bright orange starfish, purple octopus, little seahorses, a whale, little red crabs and lobsters, and little multi-coloured fish swimming about under the water. “Bianca, really, that’s...amazing”  “Oh, it’s eh....” Charlie trailed off as she took a deep breath. “The adoption response” Charlie answered as she passed the envelope to Brax. Brax took a deep breath as he went to open the envelope.

Apart from Brax being COMPLETELY clueless, that was AWESOME !!!!, especially.............  “Wow you’re lucky” Bianca said as she hugged the boy. “I wish Santa brought me a bike” “You could use mines but you too big” Jacob said “I gots trainying wheels cos I’m new on it”  “Did you just call my babies creatures?” Charlie questioned. “Creatures can be nice things”  “Well you could ask him?” Bianca suggested. “Or at least let him know that you’re wanting to?” “I shouldn’t have too, Bianca” Charlie sighed “He should know”  “Or that’s what he says. I think he just doesn’t find me attractive right now. And I wouldn’t completely blame him, I mean I’m huge, I have stretch marks, my ankles are all swollen, to name a few”  “Some people are lazy and want other people to cook for them” Bianca told the boy. “I wish them not” Jacob said sadly. “Then Daddy could be with me”  “Watching all the crappy cheesy movies is what makes it Christmas” Charlie said as she sat down on the couch next to them. “Oh don’t start ganging up on me here” Xavier sighed, just as Brax walked into the house. “Yes, Brax is home” Xavier said as he looked up to him “Brax, Christmas movies, good or bad?” “So bad” Brax said and Xavier smiled “That they’re good” The smiled dropped from Xavier’s face as he hung his head.  “We could watch The Wedding Planner, Wedding Crashers, Father of the Bride” Charlie said trying to think of all the movies she had which involved the wedding theme, hoping Brax would pick something up.  “Well I guess Katherine Heigl isn’t bad to look at” Brax smirked as he received a slap on the chest from Charlie. “Aww c’mon babe, I just said she was nice to look at, that’s all”  “It’s okay” Brax smiled “I know you’re worried about things changing, but one thing you can be sure of is that nothing will ever change between us” Brax smiled “We’re perfect Charlie and we’re about to bring two babies into this world, to make our lives complete” Charlie smiled weakly as she saw Brax grinning down at her. He placed his hand on her stomach and rubbed it gently. “I love you so much Charlie Buckton” Brax whispered before he placed a kiss on her lips. Charlie smiled lightly as the hope of her becoming Charlie Braxton was slipping further away.

That was soooooooooooo ACE, especially.............  Charlie had not been joking when she had told Brax that she wasn't a morning person, and having slept in longer than she had intended it was now 11:55, there was definitely no time for eating.  Although he knew it was going to happen eventually, the thought of Charlie being involved with any guy scared the life out of Ross, the last thing he wanted was her getting hurt... again.  "Bye Lottie", Ruby looked up from the TV screen for the first time all morning, moving her attention from Dora the explorer to Charlie. Unlike Charlie, Ruby was definitely a morning person, and was usual up and out of bed by 7 most mornings.  he swallowed heavily as he took in the sight of her tall slender tanned legs, her perfect shape and her beautiful brown hair that cascaded down her shoulders in light waves.  "No way, NO, I don't surf", Charlie looked at brax with a slightly horrified by the idea.  actual scratched that she would never want to embarrass herself in front of Brax regardless of how long they had been together for.  If anything it would probably make me like you more if that's at all possible, plus I'm a sucker for a cluts". He smiled before leaning forward and planting a slow kiss on her lips.  As she closed in on him he noticed the faded scar just below her stomach, he quickly dismissed it as he got distracted by the rest of her body.  Charlie didn't mind the other hundred times that she had fallen off as it usually resulted in some sort of bodily contact with Brax.  Brax looked at Jack "Says you, are you and Martha ever not touching each other", he nodded towards their hands, causing all four of them to laugh.  "I am really tired; I mean TRYING to teach Charlie to surf really took it out of me, really hard work", he grinned as he looked down at Charlie who was still sat between his legs with her head resting on his chest.  "No I am being deadly serious, do you know how depressing it is watching everybody else, I mean Charlie you have been here a week... 'A WEEK' and you already have a boyfriend. What does a girl have to do to get a guys attention round here". This sent the girls into deeper fits off laughter as Bianca proceeded to pout. Bianca looked over at Leah "I don't know why you're laughing; you're in the same boat as me".  "Well this may come as a shock to you but I'm not going out with you because of where you live",

REALLY felt for Charlie and Jacob continues to be adorable !!!!! LOOOOVED that, especially.............  “Where it say that?” Jacob asked as he titled his head to the side as he scratched it. “In the Santa Rules Book” Brax answered “If you get up before 7, Santa will come back and take your presents away” “No” Jacob’s bottom lip started to tremble. “I no’s want Santa to take my pwesents” “Best get back to bed then eh” Brax said and Jacob nodded before he jumped down from their bed and ran out of the room.  “Well maybe not now she’s taken this record deal” Charlie said “She’ll probably need to put her plans on hold” “Aww I was looking forward to teasing you about being a Grandmother in your 30’s as well” Brax teased. “That’s way too young to be a Grandmother” Charlie yawned. “Mmm you’re going to be a hot one though” Brax smirked  Surely she wasn’t going to get it wrong twice. She took the box in her hand and nervously removed the shiny silver paper, to reveal the little red box. She took a deep breath before she slowly opened the box and tried to hide her disappointment as she saw a pair of white gold earrings with pearls set in the middle. “It’s your birthstone” Brax smiled. “Yeah” Charlie choked back a tear that wanted to fall. “They’re lovely” “Let me see” Jacob shouted as he pulled on Charlie’s arm. Charlie lowered her arm so Jacob could see. “Oh....thems are real pritty” Jacob gasped.  Maybe Brax was never going to propose. Maybe she just needs to accept she’ll never get the wedding she wants.  “I gots another one. From Ruby and Xava”  “You can move the pirates around and it’s supposed to fire cannon balls or something like that” Ruby said. “Oh so there’ll be little balls flying about everywhere” Charlie sighed. “Sorry” Ruby said “But he likes it, so I’m not too sorry”

ADORED that, especially.............  Bee-Bee Bee-Bee” Jacob yelled as he ran up to her. “Santa comes tonight” Jacob grinned as he jumped up and down excitedly. “I gets a tramoline” Jacob grinned. “Eh Santa’s not been yet. We don’t know what he’s going to get you” Charlie said as she looked down at her son. “But it’s what I asked for” Jacob said before he ran back down the hall and out of sight. “Oh see I thought you’d been asking for a bike for the last month”  “You know if you ever need a loan -”  “But of course that would mean no Brax and no Brax would mean no babies” Charlie said as she lightly placed her hands on her stomach.  dressed only in his underwear with his pirate sword in his hand and his eye patch covering his eye. “Mummy” Jacob smiled “Can you put my banda on” Jacob asked as he threw his bandana up to Charlie. Charlie laughed lightly as she looked down at her son. “Jakey where are your clothes?” Charlie asked as she tied the bandana on his head. “It’s too little now” Jacob sighed as he spoke about his pirate outfit. “Well you need to wear something sweetie” Charlie said. “No’s really” Jacob shook his head. “I think you should” Bianca said. “No” Jacob shook his head. “Is hot today”  “Well we have a pump, but it’s broken” Charlie said tentatively as she moved away from Bianca. “So you want me to blow it up like, with my mouth?” Bianca said and Charlie nodded lightly. It’s a good job you are pregnant, Buckton, I tell you”  “Jacob Buckton” Brax said “Charlie, control your child” Brax said as he looked to her. “He’s just having a bit of fun” Charlie said. “Go on Jacob, splash Daddy again”  “I eh.....the adoption” Brax exhaled as he sat down on the edge of the bed. “I got the forms to fill out and eh.....my criminal record” Brax shook his head “I think it might stop me from adopting him” Brax said sadly as he felt his eyes stinging with tears.

LOOOOOOOOOVED that, especially.............  “I told you to shut up” Charlie spat. “Charlie, what you being like this for?” Brax questioned as put his hand on her back and rubbed it gently. Charlie shrugged herself away from Brax and stood up, moving a few chairs away from him. “Like you don’t already know” Charlie said as she looked around to him. “The one thing I ask of you to help make me feel normal. You did this to me”  Aww yeah” The lady smiled “Sound asleep and everything looks great”  “Could you tell him?” Charlie questioned “He isn’t going to hurt the babies if we have sex”  “Well there are others ways you can get intimate without going to sex, if it will make you feel uncomfortable” The lady said as she looked back to Brax “You could take showers or baths together, give her back massages, foot massages, spend a romantic evening dinning out together, kiss and cuddle....there are still many ways to feel close without going to sex” “No way you can make him have it with me?” Charlie asked. “I’m afraid not” The lady laughed lightly  The ENTIRE chat about Esmee ….. how compassionate Rubes was !!!!  Brax was in the bathroom running a bubble bath for Charlie, as she put Jacob to bed. “Is Santa coming tonight?” Jacob asked as he looked up at Charlie, excitedly. “No, sweet pea” Charlie shook her head. “Still 6 more sleeps till Santa comes” “Six” Jacob shouted “Mummy that’s long”  I’m sorry” Charlie said “If you don’t want to have sex then I guess I’ll have to deal with it, but we could do all the other things she told us about, right?” “Yeah” Brax grinned as he lifted Charlie’s top over her head. “We can” Brax smiled as they continued to kiss and undress each other, until they were both naked. “So, I guess you coming in the bath now” Charlie smirked. “Looks like I am” Brax smiled before he kiss her once more. MANY thanks, Danni02, for that cooooooooooool Christmas pressie to us all !!!!

That was surprising, especially.............  .“April, being a doctor requires medical knowledge, which you have.And it requires compassion and the ability to relate to people, which you also have.But it also requires instinct, the ability to tell which of the many possible solutions to a problem is the right one.And, I’m sorry, but I’m not seeing that from you.”  Bianca nodded.“In her room.Good luck talking to her though, she came home in a bad mood and shut herself away in there.See you later.”  April was standing at her desk, frantically ripping pages out of her university textbooks, letting out cries of frustration as she did so.  She kissed him on the cheek.Then, after a moment’s hesitation, she turned his face towards her and kissed him on the lips, letting the kiss linger as they began to gently massage each other’s lips.  Xavier realised what was going to happen but he didn’t want to stop it.He helped April remove her top and loosened her skirt, allowing it to drop off her body, as April began unbuttoning his trousers… MANY thanks for that cooooooooooool Christmas pressie to us all, Red Ranger 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVED that, especially.............  “Charlie are you sure you have a lead on the missing castaways?” “Of course I am I can do better than a lead I have found them.” “Good job for once Charlie.” “Why thank you Watson.”  “Ah she loves Elijah really I can see it in her eyes every time I look at her, and that’s ok because my second love is food and Roman here has offered me a job as a trainee chef.”  “Now Charlie don’t lie your hardly noticed I had gone did you?” Ruby asked.  April had her a baby. A boy and called him Rex.  While Ruby and Casey discovered how hard married life really was.  Dex then walked slowly along the warm sand. He stopped gazing out to the sea, sighing he dropped the football which he was lucky enough to find and had used to keep himself afloat since falling overbroad. “Well Wilson its just you and me on our own little Island cool don’t you think?” Dex said as he looked down at the grinning carved out face of Wilson the football. The only thing Dex could now remember, before Wilson his mind was nothing but an blank. Dex’s memory of who he was and of the life he once had was now gone. Sooooo coooool that Dex is alive ….great references to the Castaway ……. and that the ending sets up a possible sequel!!! MANY thanks to Kristen and Steve, co authors of this AWESOME tale !!!!!

That was soooooooooooooo hilarious !!!!!!, especially.............  Joseph, “Tell me about it this is just like being a big footie match but the players have long sharp swords instead of balls.” Mary, “They still have balls dear.”  Rabbit, “That’s good it will stop you devouring all our profit.” Miles, “Hey young lady don’t be so cheeky. <y stomach tells me I’m hungry who am I to refuse it’s wishes?” Rabbit, “Be stomach master you let young Jedi.”  Miles, “Oh yes I have had Greek many times this week.”  Miles, “Must have been Rabbit she’s naughty like that sometimes.”  Joseph, “I would but there’s so much leg room here not to mention some very fine looking cheerleaders. Who jump up and down every time someone gets a good strike in with their sword.”  King John, “Now remember do not start crying if you break a nail.”  Prince Stu holds his arm out to an large hanging bird cage hanging down from large pole.  King Xavier doesn’t hear much more of Prince Stu’s waffle, as he is thinking back to movies such as The Matrix and Star Wars, and with those thoughts Xavier moves like the wind past Prince Stu and has cut the long chain which is holding Sasha’s cage high in the air. After that Xavier progresses to cut the top of Prince Stu’s trousers causing them to fall down round his ankles. Prince Stu is too busy bad mouthing Xavier to notice this that is until the laughter from the crowd starts. Oh no !!!! last chapter next !!!! i’m gonna miss all this madness !!!!

WOAH !!!!! The fall was VERY surprising, and the chapter was ACE !!!!!, especially.............  Charlie smiled before the kiss deepened and Brax ran his hand up Charlie’s stomach, resting it over her left breast, before pulling back, and sitting down on the bed again. “I’m sorry, I can’t” Brax shook his head as Charlie sat up in the bed. “But they didn’t even kick or move or anything there. What’s stopping you now?” Charlie asked, exasperated. “I know that they’re there though” Brax sighed “It’s just freaks me out thinking about doing that when they’re inside you” “They’re probably not even going to know what we’re doing and you know some people even say that the rocking motion can put the baby to sleep” Charlie said hopingly, but was met with the same look of un-want on Brax’s face.  “It’s not the babies at all is it?” Charlie questioned “It’s just me. My body. You’re not turned on by me anymore. You don’t think I’m attractive” “Charlie, of course I do” Brax said “I still think you’re gorgeous. And those breasts. Mmmhmm. I love your new breasts” “You know they probably won’t stay bigger forever. Once I lose the baby weight and stop breastfeeding, they’ll probably go back to normal size”  Charlie pulled back as she span around and tripped on one of Jacob’s toys that was left sitting in the hallway, and fell to the floor, hitting her stomach against it.  “Ruby” Jacob shouted as he climbed up onto the bed, the tears rolling down his cheek. Before he started jumping up and down, desperately trying to wake his sister. “What the heck” Ruby said as she rubbed her eyes before sitting up in the bed. “Jakey, what you doing?” Ruby questioned.  “I’s no a big boy. I want my Mummy” Jacob cried. “Okay, I’ll tell you what” Xavier said “I’ll phone your Mummy and tell her to come home, but you need to go back to your bed and lie quiet” “No” Jacob shook his head “I stay in this bed till Mummy comes” Xavier and Ruby exchanged a glance with each other. “It’s better than him screaming” Ruby said and Xavier nodded lightly. “Okay, you stay in here” Xavier said as Jacob wiped the tears from his eyes before crawling in between the two of them. “Look at that” Ruby grinned “You’re going to be great with our kids one day” Xavier smiled lightly. “Call my Mummy” Jacob said as he put his hand on Xavier’s arm. Xavier exhaled lightly before he picked up his phone, and pretended to call Charlie for the benefit of the little boy. Hope Charlie is right and the bubs are sleeping !!!!!

WOAH !!!!! that ending was WAAAAAY surprising !!!! That chapter was ACE though !!!!, especially.............  “That was Grandma Charlie’s doing,”Ruby replied, putting an arm round her mother’s shoulder. “You don’t have to call me that when Julia’s not here,”Charlie reminded her. “Yeah, but it’s such fun.”  Colleen was also stood in a corner making comments about how people used to get married before having children.No-one was entirely sure who had invited her.  VJ reached for one of the glasses but Leah slapped his hand away.“One glass won’t hurt,”he complained.  “Wouldn’t that be a bit weird, what with me being Indi’s ex?” “Well, Ruby’s my ex.” “Oh yeah.”Romeo shrugged.“Just another day in Summer Bay.”  Actually, given that she’s married and you aren’t, does that make you bridesmaid and her matron of honour?I can never remember how that works…” Charlie was simultaneously shocked and delighted.“You want me to be your bridesmaid?Really?” “Well, why not?Guys have their fathers as best man so why can’t I have my mother as bridesmaid?You’re still hot enough to pull it off.”  “Seriously, I’m fine,”Indi assured him,“If it wasn’t for the extra weight, I wouldn’t even know I was pregnant.” Sid tried his best to sound nonchalant.“And the baby kicking, that hasn’t been disturbing you?” “Actually it’s been pretty quiet lately.” Xavier had picked up on Sid’s line of questioning.“Everything’s okay, isn’t it?” “I’m sure it’s fine,”Sid agreed,“But I think I’d better get you checked out at the hospital, just to make sure that everything’s as it should be.”  “Tell me what’s wrong with my baby!”Indi demanded. Julie looked at her sympathetically.“When I looked at the ultrasound just now, I couldn’t see your baby’s heartbeat.I’m sorry but…your baby’s died.”

LOOOOOVED that, especially............. o “You go snakes, you go” Jacob yelled as he shot towards his bed. “They going, they going” Jacob screeched as he jumped up and down excitedly. “Yeah, I told you this would work” Ruby smiled as she turned around and noticed Charlie standing in the door way. Charlie silently mouth a thank-you to Ruby before Jacob ran over to her his eyes all wide in excitement. “Mummy they’re really gone forevers” Jacob beamed before he ran around her in circles, cheering. “That’s great” Charlie smiled “You going to come and get some breakfast now?” Jacob nodded as he ran from his room, keeping a hold of the ‘snake zapper’ just in case the uninvited guests ever came back  “I don’t think he has” Ruby said as he pushed her tears back. “Last night we were talking, and he said that he hoped the twins were a boy/girl set, and that it would be nice to have a daughter, and that the boys could be all protective of her. He didn’t say that he saw me like a daughter, but he said that he say Jacob like his own son. He didn’t mention me in the little family he wanted to create once he’d adopted Jacob and the twins were born” Ruby looked down sadly as Charlie placed her hand on her back in comfort. “I don’t need him to adopt me. But it would be nice to think that he’s there for me if I ever needed fatherly advice”  “Daddy” Jacob shouted as he ran over to him. “When I go surfing?”  “Oh I really hope that this adoption goes through and then the 5 of us can be one big happy family” Brax smiled and Ruby stood up from the chair, he’d done it again, saying the 5 of them. “I’m going for a shower” Ruby said quietly as she ran from the room. “Don’t you mean 6 of us?” Charlie questioned and Brax looked to Charlie confused. “Ruby, Brax” Charlie sighed “You should be including her as well”  “But Ruby, it doesn’t matter how old you are” Brax said “You are like a daughter too me. The only reason I didn’t include you is because....well.....I didn’t think you’d want me coming in an replacing your Dad”  “Banana milkshake” Ruby smiled. “That’s my -” “You’re favourite. I know”

That was soooooooooooooooo funny, especially.............  The Summer Bay police force are stood in a long line awaiting a good telling off by their so called professional sergeant Miss Charlie Buckton.  “Er that was you Sergeant.” “I did?” “Yep” “I don’t think I did after all I take my job seriously I would never slip up on the important details.” Charlie says looking down at the file in her hands, she doesn’t seemed to have noticed she has the wrong file.  “Heath Braxton? What’s he got to do with Xavier missing?” Gina asks looking startled. “Well it looks like Xavier might be helping the River Boys.” “WHAT?” “Well Gina you did report Xavier missing and Bianca did say they had a boat so….oh how odd there’s no mention of Xavier in file, but if you’re here about Xavier why…..” “Charlie your reading the wrong file.” Watson hands over the Island castaway file shaking her head. “Its alright Gina Charlie just got confused for a minute there. Xavier is missing but his not with the River Boys, honestly Charlie is obsessed with them.” Watson says.  Which is silly really, I mean Gina Xavier just isn’t a bad boy he hasn’t got those hot muscles and tattoos which just make a girl go weak at the knees.” Charlie can’t seem to hold herself back as she starts to dribble as thoughts of Brax whiz through her head.  April was stood at the opposite side of the ship, the same heartbreaking thoughts whizzing through her mind. She gently stroked her stomach feeling the baby kick. Hers and Dex’s baby she vowed she would tell her baby all about her geeky slightly odd and quirky father. “Oh Dex why oh why did this happen to you?” April says sadly to herself as tears begin to slowly fall. Be sad to see this fic end ........ it's just SOOOOOOOOO hilarious !!!!!!!