Ok so this is an idea I have been toying with for a long time. What if Brax was spoken for when he arrived in the Bay? What if the connection between the Braxton's and Charlie wasn't an affair with Brax but a friendship with his wife? Would Charlie use her friendship to uncover the secrets the River Boy's are hiding? Let me no what you think, if you like it I will continue

It was an unusually hot day, as Charlie and Bianca admired the view on the beach. It was the Bay's newest residents, The River Boy's. "Why do the Bad ones have to be sooo hot" moaned Bianca fanning herself. "That's how it is" laughed Charlie paying particular attention to the obvious leader of the Boys. They headed off toward the diner for their usual morning coffee. They sat down in a corner away from Colleen and Irene's bickering. The River boy's arrived loudly, the leader stood near the front "8 breakfasts please?" he asked politely. Bianca and Charlie couldn't help but stare at the Boys. They were giving each girl that walked in a score, making remarks and whistling. "How about those two over there?" shouted a guy wearing a white vest and blue board shorts. "I don't know they look abit uptight to me, what do you think Brax?" his reply was a nod and cheeky smile.

Charlie was still fixated on the leader. "Blood and Sand, I wondered what it means" said Bianca interrupting Charlie's daze. Just then Colleen came over and gave the girls their order. "Disgusting if you ask me, grown men behaving like that, those Braxton boy's have been nothing but trouble since they got here" she whined.

"Braxton?" replied Charlie curiously. "Yes the one in the checked shirt is called Brax, well that's what the others call him, and the one in the black t-shirt that's his brother Heath" she informed them.

"I wonder how they will rate this one?" said Bianca nodding towards a very pretty petite woman, she was wearing a black and gold leopard print maxi dress and gold thong sandals, her hair was jet black and hung loosely down her back the front of it was kept off her face by a pair of expensive looking sunglasses. "Well whoever she is, she is way out of the league" replied Charlie looking into her coffee cup. "Well I suppose I'd better get to work" said Charlie grabbing her bag and Keys. She couldn't help but watching the River Boy' but was stunned, none of them made any comments about how hot she was or how nice her bum was; instead they just talked about surfing or something else. Both girls were a little curious, as Brax looked up, "It's ok babe Ive already ordered" he shouted to the pretty female. As she turned to walk toward their table she reached up to take the sunglasses off her head and put them in her bag. That's when Bianca noticed it the small 'Blood and sand' tattoo on the lower part of her wrist just above the palm of her hand. Charlie hadn't noticed the tattoo though, she was to busy starring at the huge wedding and engagement rings she had on THAT finger. She couldn't help thinking, please don't be married to Brax, unfortunately it didn't work.

The woman casually slid herself on a seat next to Brax; he put his arm around the back of her chair. "I thought you were having a lie in?" Heath asked from across the table. "Nah didn't wanna waste my last day off before I start my new job" she replied taking a sip of orange juice. Well at least one of them works Charlie thought to herself. "Charlie, are you coming" Bianca said rushing the last drop of coffee in her cup.

"8 breakfasts" announced Leah as she and Irene brought them over to the table.

They all tucked into their meals.