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This fic continues to be SUBLIMELY AWESOME, especially …..

 Charlie would do it without even being asked. It was almost like she had picke up a sixth sense and she knew what Ruby was thinking before she opened her mouth. Which left Geoff mesmerised. Time and again he saw Charlie reaching for something that Ruby wanted without either Buckton saying a word.

 "You know if I'm honest, I get up in the morning, and I have those days were I just want to crawl back under the duvet forget about work and relationships and all that other "stuff" that we just get so consumed by", she said really expressing her thoughts as she spoke. "But then, I see Ruby. I watch her make her own breakfast, tie her shoe laces, and just getting around the house without tripping over something. All the things we take for granted, the things we do without thinking twice about, they are like the biggest hurdles for her, but she does it and carries on with her day",

 Sitting on the bench Ruby was stunned into silence. Never in a million years did she think that Heath Braxton of all people would have feelings for her.

 Charlie placed her arm around Ruby's shoulders and pulled her closer, giving her a comforting squeeze. "It just feels like I can't catch a break. I just want time to just, breath", she said. Charlie nodded her head more to herself than Ruby as she realised she felt the exact same way about her own life.

 If it weren't for her daughters complete aversion to all things police, she could have sworn Ruby would have been a good detective.

 They say the death of a child is unbearable for a parent. You're gonna know what that feels like Buckton. Tell Ruby I'll be seeing her soon - Brodie

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Thanks for all the comments everyone I really appreciate it. :wink:

Chapter 15

Brax stood on the sand and watched as his youngest brother caught wave after wave. Although they spent a lot of time bickering and disagreeing, there was one thing they had in common, they both did their best surfing when when they were at a low point in their lives. It was almost like they had to prove to themselves that, while everything else in their lives was going wrong, there was something out there that they were still good at. The Braxton brothers didn't have a lot in common, they all had very different personalities, but one thing they always bonded over, was surfing. That's why whenever they needed to find one another, they knew exactly where to go.

Running out of the ice cold water, Casey spotted Brax standing next to the place where he had left his towel. Turning his head away, Casey wished that he could just make his older brother disappear. It had been well over month and a half since the fire, but Casey still found his stomach turning everytime he set eyes on Brax. Truth be told, he didn't think he could ever forgive him for the damage he had caused. At least with Heath, Casey always knew where he stood, because when Heath was heading for trouble the whole town knew about it hours before it happened. But with Brax, everything was a secret. You never knew where you stood with him or what was going on. And that's how all of this ill feeling had come to pass.

All his lying, this double life he had been leading, it finally got flipped on it's head and now people were paying the price for his deceit. One of Brax's major flaws was, at times, his ego blocked out his judgement. For a long time he had been getting away with a lot of things that would have seen any other common criminal locked up doing serious time. But not Brax. He was too clever to get caught. And because of this, he became deluded by his own intelligence. The problem was Brax was so used to gettin away with things, that he actually believed that he could continue on seeing Charlie without getting caught. Or that he could handle the fallout if their secret was revealed.

Unfortunantly, Brax overestimated himself, and underestimated how serious the consequences would be of a Riverboy being with a cop. Now Casey had to deal with that fallout everyday. At times, he wished Brax had never met Charlie. Maybe then he would be hanging on the beach with Ruby having fun like normal teenagers, instead of constantly looking over his shoulder and dealing with this guilt he felt over what happened to his girlfriend. Or at least someone he thinks is still his girlfriend. That was a very grey area. One that needed to be rectified. Heading up the sand, he hoped he could avoid having any sort of conversation with Brax, but deep down he knew there was a reason why Brax's was invading his space.

"Lookin' good out there", Brax said, pointing to the surf as he spoke to his youngest brother. Casey reached down to pick up his towel. As he flung it over his shoulder he glared at Brax. "Are you serious? You think we're just gonna start talking about the surf and I'll forget everything that's happened. Get stuffed Brax", he said. As he went to walk away, Brax placed his hand on Casey's chest to stop him. "Get off me!", Casey shouted as he pushed Brax's hand away. Brax looked down at the sand rubbed his brow. "Look, I stuffed up. I know that", Brax said watching as Casey laughed sarcastically. "I know that what I've done is unforgiveable, I know that. But Case, the boys are plannin' somethin' big. I don't wanna see you get hurt", Brax said as he placed his hands on his hips.

Casey looked at his big brother. His eyes glazing over with unshed tears. The man he used to look up to was now someone he couldn't bear to be around. Gazing out at the surf he thought about the good times he'd had with Heath and Brax, then he remembered all the awful things and he could feel the hurt inside welling up inside him. "Yeah well it's too late for that", Casey said. The brothers stared each other done for a moment, and then Casey walked away. Brax stood alone on the beach. In the distance he spotted Charlie and Ruby walking passed the Surf Club with a labrador. The dog wasn't fully grown yet but it was definitely over half way there and by the guide dog traing vest it was wearing, Brax knew it wasn't a family pet. He and Charlie had discussed her aversion to dogs, but he knew she would do anything for for her daughter so it made sense. He watched on as the woman he loved walked further down the way, and once they were out of sight, he made his way up the beach to attend to some business.

"Charlie, you don't have to wait. April's on her way, she'll be here in a couple of minutes", Ruby said as she and her mother sat outside on the decking of the diner overlooking the wharf. Charlie made no effort to move. After the threat she had received from Brodie, there was no way she was letting Ruby out of her sight. Not for a single second. "No it's okay. I can wait", she said pettung Jacob on the head. It was weird. Charlie hated dogs, but she had taken a liking to Jacob. "Charlie, I'll be fine. Irene and Leah are watching me from the kitchen and there's plenty of people around. It's not like anyone is going to run off me", Ruby said with a reassuring smile. If only she knew, Charlie thought to herself and as she cupped her daughters hand in her own..

She never told Ruby about the threat. Deep down she knew she had to tell her, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Ruby was still having terrible dreams from the fire, Charlie couldn't bear to add somethng else to the list for her to worry about. Luckily, she was saved from coming up with an excuse by the appearance of April. "Hey Charlie", she greeted the elder Buckton as she took a seat opposite the mother and daughter duo. Charlie waved at the younger girl and smiled. Standing up, she kissed Ruby on the top of her head and left them to it. But not before making Ruby promise to call her if she needed anything. Once Charlie had left, April and Ruby got down to the business of discussing Ruby's somewhat complicated love life.

"I though it was bad when I started having feelings for Dex when I was with Xavier", April said as she thought back to her own experience with complex matters of the heart. "But you have to contend with your ex boyfriend befriend being back in town pretty much doing anything for your attention. Then you've got Casey back in town and now his brother has even admitted to having feelings for you. Talk about love square", April finished as she tried to wrap her head around it all. "Thanks April. That's made everything so much better", Ruby responded sarcastically. She was hoping April would have something positive to say, but even she found Ruby's prediciment a tricky one to navigate. "Well the thing is, once you figure out in your own head where it is that your hear lies, then that's the hard part over with", April said as she took a sip of her coffee.

Ruby raised an eyebrow at what April said, finding that statement slightly amusing. "Really. Figuring out which of the THREE guys I have feelings for is the easy part. So what exactly is the hard part then?", she asked as she broke off a piece of her muffin and fed it too Jacob. April placed the cup back down on the table and gazed back up at her friend. "Well, two of the guys who have feelings for you are brothers, how do you think they're going to feel if you choose one brother over the other?", April pointed out. Ruby groaned as she digested what her friend had said. She was right. If it ever came down to it, how could she choose between brothers? At least with Geoff a positive or negative outcome would be easier as they could both just move on. But how do you date one brother while the other one watches on?

"You know, I really not to stop asking you for advice", Ruby said mockingly. April laughed as she realised, she really hadn't been that helpful. At that moment, Heath walked passed them and made his way into the diner. "Speaking of admirers. Heath's just walked into the diner", April said as she turned her attention back to Ruby. "Maybe now's the perfect opportunity for you two to talk", April reasoned as she noticed he was on his own rather than with his usual crowd. Ruby nodded and asked April to help her into the diner. Grabbing a hold of Jacobs special guide dog handle lead, she stood up and made her way into the diner with April walking along side. Once they were near the counter, April pulled Ruby to a halt.

"Heath, can we talk?", she asked. Turning around Heath's gaze fell upon the two teens and the dog. "I'm busy", he replied monotonously. April nudged Ruby with her elbow, to encourage her to keep at him. "Heath, please", she asked. Turning his attention back to Ruby, he could feel himself softening to her. But he knew he had to keep strong so he laced on the tough guy persona. "Alright, but not here. Down the beach", he said as he placed a hand on her arm and lead her out of the diner. April followed behind but assured Heath she would keep her distance while he talked to Ruby. Normally if it had been anyone else he would have told her to get lost, but since it was Ruby and she was at a disadvantage being blind, he agreed.

As they headed for the beach, Heath linked Ruby's arm and watched as April walked over to the wooden fence to wait for Ruby to return. Once they were down a fair distance, they sat down. Ruby patted down Jacob who sat down beside her, while Heath stared out at the surf. Hoping that there wouldn't be some long winded deep conversations to be had. In fact he wished he had never said anything in the first place. Now everything felt weird between them. "Why didn't you tell me you had feelings for me?", Ruby finally asked, breaking the silence that had fallen between them. Heath turned to her and then looked away. "Look what I said, just forget it. Alright, it's not like anythin's gonna happen", he said as he fidgeted with the sand.

"I can't just forget about it. Heath what was the point in saying it, just to push it aside like it never happened?", Ruby asked, curious as to why Heath wanted to just move on like nothing was ever said. "Because I'm no good for you! Your mum hates me. She doesn't want me anywhere near you. Your my little brothers girlfriend. I don't fit in to your perfect little world. I'm a Riverboy, always have been always will be", he said as he flung a stone with force towards the waters edge. Ruby lowered her head and allowed Heaths words to sink in. What he said was right. Charlie would never condone anything happening between them and as for him being a Riverboy, she could understand where he was coming from.

Being a Riverboy was the only life Heath understood. It was the only life he knew. Part of her wondered why Brax had spent so long keeping Casey out of all that business, but not Heath? Maybe if he had tried harder, Heath wouldn't be the trouble maker he was today. The Riverboy system confused Ruby. There was the side that was all about brotherhood. Looking out for one another and taking care of those who had no real family to take care of them. But then there was the side that was all about doing whatever was necessary to bring in money and take of people who crossed them. What exactly where they teaching teen s like Casey and Stu, by living this kind of life. Why did Brax allow young guys who still had a chance of a bright future, get involved in such a system. If he ever had a child how would he feel if someone allowed his own son to be a part of a group like that one day?

"Heath, being a Riverboy doesn't define you. It's what you choose to do with your life that defines you", she said reaching out and placing a hand on Heath's shoulder. "And you might be able to just forget what you said. But I can't. And I want you to know that whatever I decide, it's not going to based on what Charlie or Casey or anybody else thinks. It's going to be based on how I feel", she said as she removed her hand. Heath turned his gaze to the girl sitting next to him. He watched as the sunshine glistened against her hair, the breeze gently passing through it making is dance with the wind. "I can't change who I am.", he said as he thought about the man he was, the things he had done. Ruby nodded her head. "I know that. You don't have to change Heath. But you don't always have to be this way either. You can be more. You just have to decide whether or not you want to make something of yourself, or you want to be stuck living your life, going from one fight to the next. Making one deal after another", she said as she she stood up.

As he saw her move, Heath also stood up and said his goodbyes. As Ruby grabbed a hold of Jacobs handle leash, a couple of school aged boys from Ruby's year, were playing football, when one of them knocked into her catching a football. Stumbling backwards, she managed to regain her balance just in time. "Hey watch it", she shouted, not knowing where to look. Laughing at what she had said, the young man who turned out to be Scott Parker, crouched down and stared into her face. "Or you'll what? You'll sort me out", he waved his hand in her face mocking her disability. "You can't even see me", he said. His laugh becoming louder and harsher. Just then, the Scott felt a hand grab him around the back of the neck and he was stunned into silence.

"She can't, but I can", he said as he flung Scott head first into the sand. Scott, coward when he realised who had grabbed him. "Not so hardy now are ye mate. Get up", he said, not wanting to look like a bully by beating Scott up on the ground. "GET UP!", hes shouted as he grabbed Scott by his top and pulled him to his feet. Pulling his arm back, Heath sent his fist crashing into Scott's face with blunt force. He could feel the blood from the boys nose against his knuckles. "Not so tough now are ye?", Heath said as he hit Scott again. And again. Until, "Heath STOP IT", came Ruby's voice as she heard him lay blow after blow on the teen. After watching the commotion from where she was stood April came rushing downt he sand to where Ruby was standing.

Heath was about lay another blow, when he looked up at Ruby who looked startled as April tried to comfort the upset girl. Standing up he rubbed the blood in his shirt. Gazing between Ruby and Scott, Heath lowered his head, realising he had made a big mistake. "I'm, I'm sorry", he said as he took off down the sand. Turning to Ruby, April hugged her friend and turned around to see if she could spot Heath but he was gone. Scott, pulled himself up off the sand as his friends came over to see if he was alright. April glared at him having heard him mock Ruby from where she was standing. "Come on, let's go back to my place", April said as she led Ruby up the pathway and headed for her house.

Meanwhile at Irene's, Charlie and Bianca had engaged in a lengthy discussion about Brodie's threats and what it meant for the Bucktons, the Braxtons and even the town. At one point Charlie had found herself in floods of tears as she though of the damage Brodie and the Riverboys could inflict on anyone who dared cross them. All she wanted to do was keep Ruby safe. Ever since the fire in the National Park she had made it her priority in life, that no matter what sacrafices she had to make, whether it was her love life, her career, she would make it her mission in life to make sure that no harm would come to her daughter. Which left her with serious qestions to answer after the note from Brodie.

"So what are you going to do?", Bianca asked as she took another sip of her coffee. They had just discussed the possible scenarios of what could happen of Brodie's threats came to frutition. And to say they made Charlie feel sick, was an understatement. She had thought about going to her bosses, but if they kicked her off the force, she would have her priviledges removed and that would mean her police issue revolver would be taken away. Which Charlie couldn't let happen as it was her only source of back up protection if she ever needed it. But she couldn't depend on Brax to fix it, because she knew they were targeting him too.

"Honestly, I'm thinking about packing everything up and getting myself and Ruby out of here. Get as far away from this place as I can. As far away from the Riverboys as I can", Charlie said with a tear in her eye. Bianca looked saddened by the idea of her best friend leaving the Bay. What made it worse was, Charlie wasn't leaving of her own freewill, she was leaving because she felt like she had no other choice. "Charlie, surely you can find a way out of this that doesn't involve leaving town. What about your friends, your job?", Bianca asked as she sat closer to her friend, bridging the gap between them. Charlie shook her head, remembering how hard she had tried to think of another solution. "Ruby's my daughter. If anything happened to her, my life, it wouldn't be worth living without her in it", she said as she wiped away a fallen tear. Bianca placed a comforting hand on her friends arm. "If leaving the Bay, is the only way I can keep her safe, then that's what I have to do", Charlie said as she looked Bianca right in the eye.

At that moment, April and Ruby walked through the door. April had arm wrapped around Ruby who had celarly been crying. Turning to the teens, Charlie noticed the tears glistening on her daughter's cheeks and she stood up, worry setting in. "Rubes, what's wrong?", she asked as she hurried over to where the two girls were stood. But the younger Buckton said nothing. "April and Heath were talking in the beach and some guys from school showed up. One of them started making fun of Ruby and Heath kind of went all Rambo on him", April said as she went to sit next to Bianca. "WHAT?", Charlie said as the image entered her head. "Rubes are you okay?", she asked. Ruby just simply nodded her head. "Charlie can you take me home?", she asked. "Yeah of course", Charlie said as she turned to Bianca who smiled and nodded her head. "We'll talk later", Bianca said. With that Ruby and Charlie exited the house and headed home. Unaware that they were being watched...

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Next Time:

*Charlie comforts Ruby after the incident on the beach

*Charlie awakens the next morning to find Ruby's bed empty with the teen nowhere to be found

*Brax, Heath, and the rest of Summer Bay organise a search to find the missing teen. Where is she?

*The police arrive on Charlie's doorstep with devastating news that will change her life forever

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 And because of this, he became deluded by his own intelligence. The problem was Brax was so used to gettin away with things, that he actually believed that he could continue on seeing Charlie without getting caught. Or that he could handle the fallout if their secret was revealed.

 Charlie made no effort to move. After the threat she had received from Brodie, there was no way she was letting Ruby out of her sight. Not for a single second.

 Talk about love square", April finished as she tried to wrap her head around it all. "Thanks April. That's made everything so much better", Ruby responded sarcastically.

 Because I'm no good for you! Your mum hates me. She doesn't want me anywhere near you. Your my little brothers girlfriend. I don't fit in to your perfect little world. I'm a Riverboy, always have been always will be",

 "Heath STOP IT", came Ruby's voice as she heard him lay blow after blow on the teen.

 "If leaving the Bay, is the only way I can keep her safe, then that's what I have to do", Charlie said as she looked Bianca right in the eye.

OH NO !!!!!The preview isn’t looking so good for my Rubes !!!!!

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