Part Five- The Final Call ' ...happily ever after'
'Claire! Claire!' called Alex as he looked around the stables. Claire was nowhere to be seen. 'Dammit' Alex muttered to himself. He knew that he had left it too long but the wound Claire had caused was still tender. But over the last two months he had come to realise that he really couldn't live without her. It was just too hard. He had thought going to Adelaide would fix all his problems, he even met someone but when it came down to the important part he just couldn't do it. Claire always seemed to be uppermost in his mind and it hadn't taken long for her to realise that. 'Piss off Alex, I don't have anything to say to you.' Claire yelled. He still couldn't see her so he followed the sound of her voice. She was sitting behind the shed cleaning her saddle. 'I think we need to talk Claire.' Alex replied calmly, he had promised himself that he wouldn't lose his temper. 'I think you said it all two months ago. Look I know that Nick forced you here and I can promise you it wasn't my idea. As far as I'm concerned there is nothing else we can say to each other. You don't trust me or like me for that matter and you've made it very clear how much you want to be a part of my life over the last two months, so just piss of will you.' Claire threw him a mutinous look and rose to her feet. Her shirt rested above her belly and she impatiently yanked it down. She stopped her hurried movement and stood still for a second, her wide-eyed gaze focusing on Alex. 'What?' he asked worriedly as he raced forward. Claire stepped back. 'Nothing' she said quietly and turned away from him. Alex grabbed her arm and turned her back to face him. 'What?' he asked again. 'She kicked.' Claire stated simply. Alex looked around wildly. 'Who kicked?' He asked, confused having found no one else around. Claire smiled. 'You're daughter.' She waited for the realisation to dawn on his face and she wasn't disappointed. 'Daughter, we're having a daughter?' Alex couldn't hide the excitement in his voice. Claire's smile quickly turned to a frown. 'Me, I'm having a daughter,' she corrected him as she took another step back. 'Look Claire there's something I need to tell you' Alex could see she was about to protest so he held up his hand 'Just hear me out would you?' Claire knew she couldn't refuse so she stayed where she was. Alex took a deep breath. 'I'll admit that part of me is still really mad and really hurt by what you did. But at the same time I know that I have never really told you how I felt, not with words anyway. I love you Claire, I have since we were kids but I didn't realise what sort of love it was till you met Peter. Now I can't guarantee that I won't always agree with you or even get along with you but I know how I feel and I know that I can't live without you Claire. We have created a baby together...' Alex watched as Claire's face turned from misty-eyed happiness, to disappointment. 'What?' he asked but Claire didn't answer him, she just slowly turned around and walked away. By this time Alex had had enough. 'Dammit Claire, what is wrong??' He ran after her and grabbed her from behind, refusing to let her go, 'Let go of me Alex!' yelled Claire through her tears which were now flowing heavily down her cheeks. 'Didn't you want to know how I felt, I thought you loved me too.' He held her tight as she struggled to let him go. 'Tell me Alex, are you saying this because I'm pregnant or because you really mean it?' Demanded Claire as she continued her struggles. 'How can you even ask that?' asked an astonished Alex. He let her go and she broke free. When she finally looked at him she saw the hurt in his eyes. Before she could say anything he turned on his heal and walked off, leaving her dumbstruck. 'God I'm stupid!' Claire swore to herself as she chased after him. She knew she had to put all her hurt and anger aside. She had a horrible feeling that if Alex left today then he really wouldn't be coming back. She raced up behind him and called out his name. He reluctantly turned around but before he called even open his mouth Claire ran up and jumped into his arms. 'Alexander Ryan you and I are far to stubborn for our own good!' Claire told him and then she kissed him with everything she had in her. 'Well its about time McLeod, a man could go crazy waiting around for you to come to your senses!' he said when they had finally broken apart. He shifted her around in his arms as he headed towards the house. They passed a stunned looking Tess and Nick, without a word, but couldn't get past Meg. 'Claire are you alright, what happened? Its not the baby is it?' rushed Meg as she ran up to the two of them. Ironically it was Jodie who corrected her Mother. 'Ah mum, I think everything's ok, they just need to spend some, ah, quality time together' she said as she dragged her mother back into the kitchen. Alex just laughed 'There are far too many woman on this farm!' he stated, Claire threw him a sly grin, 'Well there is about to be one more soon,' she told him. Alex's grin grew wider. 'Well how 'bout we reintroduce her Mummy and daddy to each other!' He said and headed up the stairs. Claire just sighed. It was finally all falling into place and Claire had never felt happier!
Well guys that's it (I think) for my story! I hope you enjoyed it and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!! Review me, email me but let me know what you think! (good or bad I don't mind) Lauz.
'Claire! Claire!' called Alex as he looked around the stables. Claire was nowhere to be seen. 'Dammit' Alex muttered to himself. He knew that he had left it too long but the wound Claire had caused was still tender. But over the last two months he had come to realise that he really couldn't live without her. It was just too hard. He had thought going to Adelaide would fix all his problems, he even met someone but when it came down to the important part he just couldn't do it. Claire always seemed to be uppermost in his mind and it hadn't taken long for her to realise that. 'Piss off Alex, I don't have anything to say to you.' Claire yelled. He still couldn't see her so he followed the sound of her voice. She was sitting behind the shed cleaning her saddle. 'I think we need to talk Claire.' Alex replied calmly, he had promised himself that he wouldn't lose his temper. 'I think you said it all two months ago. Look I know that Nick forced you here and I can promise you it wasn't my idea. As far as I'm concerned there is nothing else we can say to each other. You don't trust me or like me for that matter and you've made it very clear how much you want to be a part of my life over the last two months, so just piss of will you.' Claire threw him a mutinous look and rose to her feet. Her shirt rested above her belly and she impatiently yanked it down. She stopped her hurried movement and stood still for a second, her wide-eyed gaze focusing on Alex. 'What?' he asked worriedly as he raced forward. Claire stepped back. 'Nothing' she said quietly and turned away from him. Alex grabbed her arm and turned her back to face him. 'What?' he asked again. 'She kicked.' Claire stated simply. Alex looked around wildly. 'Who kicked?' He asked, confused having found no one else around. Claire smiled. 'You're daughter.' She waited for the realisation to dawn on his face and she wasn't disappointed. 'Daughter, we're having a daughter?' Alex couldn't hide the excitement in his voice. Claire's smile quickly turned to a frown. 'Me, I'm having a daughter,' she corrected him as she took another step back. 'Look Claire there's something I need to tell you' Alex could see she was about to protest so he held up his hand 'Just hear me out would you?' Claire knew she couldn't refuse so she stayed where she was. Alex took a deep breath. 'I'll admit that part of me is still really mad and really hurt by what you did. But at the same time I know that I have never really told you how I felt, not with words anyway. I love you Claire, I have since we were kids but I didn't realise what sort of love it was till you met Peter. Now I can't guarantee that I won't always agree with you or even get along with you but I know how I feel and I know that I can't live without you Claire. We have created a baby together...' Alex watched as Claire's face turned from misty-eyed happiness, to disappointment. 'What?' he asked but Claire didn't answer him, she just slowly turned around and walked away. By this time Alex had had enough. 'Dammit Claire, what is wrong??' He ran after her and grabbed her from behind, refusing to let her go, 'Let go of me Alex!' yelled Claire through her tears which were now flowing heavily down her cheeks. 'Didn't you want to know how I felt, I thought you loved me too.' He held her tight as she struggled to let him go. 'Tell me Alex, are you saying this because I'm pregnant or because you really mean it?' Demanded Claire as she continued her struggles. 'How can you even ask that?' asked an astonished Alex. He let her go and she broke free. When she finally looked at him she saw the hurt in his eyes. Before she could say anything he turned on his heal and walked off, leaving her dumbstruck. 'God I'm stupid!' Claire swore to herself as she chased after him. She knew she had to put all her hurt and anger aside. She had a horrible feeling that if Alex left today then he really wouldn't be coming back. She raced up behind him and called out his name. He reluctantly turned around but before he called even open his mouth Claire ran up and jumped into his arms. 'Alexander Ryan you and I are far to stubborn for our own good!' Claire told him and then she kissed him with everything she had in her. 'Well its about time McLeod, a man could go crazy waiting around for you to come to your senses!' he said when they had finally broken apart. He shifted her around in his arms as he headed towards the house. They passed a stunned looking Tess and Nick, without a word, but couldn't get past Meg. 'Claire are you alright, what happened? Its not the baby is it?' rushed Meg as she ran up to the two of them. Ironically it was Jodie who corrected her Mother. 'Ah mum, I think everything's ok, they just need to spend some, ah, quality time together' she said as she dragged her mother back into the kitchen. Alex just laughed 'There are far too many woman on this farm!' he stated, Claire threw him a sly grin, 'Well there is about to be one more soon,' she told him. Alex's grin grew wider. 'Well how 'bout we reintroduce her Mummy and daddy to each other!' He said and headed up the stairs. Claire just sighed. It was finally all falling into place and Claire had never felt happier!
Well guys that's it (I think) for my story! I hope you enjoyed it and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!! Review me, email me but let me know what you think! (good or bad I don't mind) Lauz.