It's time for a new story, first I wanted to rewrite the episode "Moonstruck", but I saw someone else already just did that...So I wait a little longer to start on that. Now I decided to continue the episode "Damage control". Make it a great story and a long episode, which includes lots of Stevie and Alex moments.
What happened:
Alex has just ended his marriage with Fiona, because he finally found out his true feelings for his best mate, Stevie. Which he was going to meet after the brake-up. Fiona got furious about it and so she stormed of to Drovers Run, on her way to Stevie, to tell her what a bitch she was, steeling her husband just like that.
On the way there it all went wrong, they ended up in hospital. So Alex missed his rendezvous with Stevie, who was waiting for him. When she noticed he wasn't going to meet her she was absolutely devastated. Later that evening Alex finally went to Drovers, to see Stevie. They would finally be together after all...
But Stevie was so sad earlier that day, she became regardless and went to the pub. She shared a few beers with Drew, someone she knew from the district. She took him to Drovers, to continue a friendly evening together...But Drew started to kiss her. Right at that moment Alex was just around the corner of the house, on his way to tell Stevie what had happened. He saw te whole scene and became heart broken, he immediately left, to spend the night in his car.
Stevie pulled away from the kiss and told Drew she wasn't in for that. Drew left and Stevie went to bed, alone...She cried herself into sleep. The next morning she found out what happened and went to Killarney to see Alex.
She lied to him about Drew and Alex got so fierced, he almost lost it. He yelled at her saying she should get of his property. She knows his temper but he had never been so mad at Stevie before...She was totally wrecked and mad about herself. She had a major brake down in the shed, throwing stuff and yelled at everything including herself. Luckily Regan was there to comfort her. Stevie thought she'd lost Alex forever. And Alex starts to believe what his ex-wife said that to him, at the time she left...'No love can grow here'.
Please. Fix the damage.
While she picks up the pearl necklace Fiona just dropped of – for the next Mrs Ryan- Stevie can't help herself not to think about what's happened between her and Alex. She loves him so much, this is so unfair. They where meant to be together, finally it was going to be the truth...She had waited so long for this moment. But she –once again- she messed it up. Fiona her visit made her feel even worse. She thinks they're together now, but they're not, probable never will be.
She puts the necklace in her pocket and drives back to help the girls to finish fixing everything after the storm.
Stevie isn't working as hard as she usually does. Regan is watching over her like a sister, she has became a real good friend. After the hard work the girls are tired. They hardly hadn't had any sleep. Stevie because of her issues with Alex, Jodi because of a nightmare and Kate because of her nerves for the young farmer awards. The only ones who had some sleep are Regan and Moira.
Moira prepared a great meal, she thought everyone would have a good appetite, but actually there not eating so well.
"Are you guys ok? What's going on around here, did I missed something?" Moira suddenly asks. Stevie keeps quiet, she's slowly pricking her fork into the food. It's so hard to swallow anything right now, it's like she has a knot in her throat. Her eyes are still burning from the tears she had and new tears are starting to come up when Alex' words echoing trough her head.
"That's all WE had Stevie." And... "Get off my property."
He sounded so heartless, so cruel, cold and furious...It cut her heart. He's right, that's all they've had, a kiss. A very special kiss. She would never kiss anyone like that, no one but Alex, the love of her life, which she now had lost. Not only her lover, but she also lost her best mate. That was her biggest fear, to lose him as her best friend too.
Stevie's having a hard time to hold the tears...The only thing she wants to do right now is jump up from her seat, leave the table, run upstairs, disappear in her room, fall on the bed and cry all night long..
"Well, is someone going to say something?" Moira asks. No one has answered her question, they've only looked into their plates, except Regan, who was just looking at her.
"Some of us got some issues...and we're all tired, I think it's best if we talk about it tomorrow." Regan says, very respectable. Stevie looks grateful. Moira keeps quiet now, but looks inquisitive, like she's the only one who doesn't know what's going on. Then suddenly Stevie does what she wants to do. Kate looks worried and wants to follow her, but Regan signs she should leave her alone.
"Is someone going to tell me what's with Stevie? She looks like someone died." Moria says.
"That's exactly how she feels I guess..." Jodi says, Kate looks at her, her eyes are getting bigger. She doesn't like it when Jodi acts like a know-it-all, cause in fact, she doesn't know what's exactly is going on...Regan does...so their eyes are in her direction.
"What?" Regan says.
"Well..." Moria insists.
"I think Stevie should tell about it herself." Regan answers.
"If she's able to do that, I would agree...but she's not." Jodi smartly responds.
"Jodes..." Kate warns her friend not to continue.
"She's wrecked, I can see that..it probable has something to do with Alex, doesn't it?" The fortune-teller speaks.
"It has everything to do with Alex." Jodi rolls her eyes.
"Jodes..." Kate pulls her a face.
"What squirt?...From the way she yelled in the shed, soon the whole district will know what's going on. Besides Fiona already left."
"This hasn't got anything to do with Fiona. You should respect your friend Jodi, it's not nice to talk about her like that." Regan points out.
"Maybe it doesn't come out nice, but when I say something like that it's the truth." Jodi says.
"What's with you? You really need some sleep." Kate snaps at her friend.
"Alex is right you know, she shouldn't take Drew home and she should've never kissed him, it's so dumb...and mean, now Alex hasn't got anyone left. His wife left him and his best mate –who said she loved him- betrayed him." Jodi says...Kate gives her a disappointed look, she feels angry and immediately leaves the house. Jodi follows her.
"Now we're getting somewhere." Moira says. Then Regan explains everything to her, so she knows what's going on. Afterwards she goes upstairs to check on Stevie.
She knocks on the door, but Stevie doesn't answer, she assumes she must've fell asleep. But in fact she's crying like a baby. Crying in silence, all alone...that's for the best, she figures. She feels like she did it all wrong –agian-. Every now and then she opens her eyes and takes a look at the pearl necklace Fiona threw in front of her. How is she ever going to return that to Alex...
She feels like she's never able to face him again, he hates lies. All the lies ruined his marriage with Fiona...Now it ruins their relationship. Will he be able to forgive her someday? She keeps on musing about it the entire night.
The next morning she stands up early, she's sick of waiting for the day to begin. The girls wake up hours later and wonder where Stevie might be. Kate walks upstairs, followed by Regan.
"All her stuff is gone!" Kate says. Regan can't believe it and looks around the room...But it's true, unfortunately. She only left the necklace, Regan picks it up and takes a better look at it. They rush downstairs, to the kitchen, except for Regan, she runs outside, holding the necklace...
"Stevie?...Stevie!" She desperately yells. But soon she finds out that her car is gone too. Then she hears a car coming. A black jute...it's Alex.
"No good morning to you I guess..What's going on?" He asks.
"Stevie's gone..." Regan answers.
"No worries, she'll be back. What's that you're holding in your hand?"
"How can you be so sure? ...Oh this...I think it's Stevies." She says and brings her hand closer towards Alex to let him look at it.
"That's actually mine, how did it got here?" He directly says. Regan looks inquisitive.
"It's a piece of the family. Only a Mrs Ryan is allowed to wear it." He adds.
"Oh God, now I get it!..That bitch brought it here." Regan answers...when she says that Alex already figured it out himself. He has no respond to what Regan has to say. She continues..
"This is all your fold, if you hadn't been so brutal, kicking her of your property like that..."
"If she hadn't lied to me..." He interrupts, with a regardless attitude.
"She's more sensitive that you think, I always thought you knew her best Alex." Regan says a lot calmer now, standing up for her mate.
"I have feelings too, you know... You know what? Keep the damn thing and let her return it herself!"He brutally says before he slips of with his jute.
Alex is still mad about the whole situation. And now it seems like everyone has compassion for Stevie. But he lost it all, he has nothing left. No girlfriend, no best mate, no wife, no child...He did what he had promised, ending his marriage...SHE decided to kiss Drew.
Off-course he knows -deep down inside- he was really harsh to her. And off-course he wants to talk to Stevie in a decent way sometime soon, but she's not even there. It makes him wonder where she might be. He decides to drive around the district, just to see if he can find her. If he does he'll probable not talk to her, but then he know's she's ok and still around.
Stevie is just driving around...She took all her stuff and Turbo with her –who is softly squeaking sitting on the passenger seat, looking at her like he understands-. Sadly enough she has not really a place to go to. She drives in the direction of Fisher. Maybe she'll take a room for a couple of nights there, just to loosen up a bit, but she hasn't made up her mind yet. On her way she meets Drew again. He stops his jute in front of hers.
"G'day Stevie, nice to see you again." He says. She shrugs and is unable to get that sad look of her face.
"Hey." She says, a little cool.
"Are you ok?" Drew asks.
"I could do better. What are you doing here? And why are you stopping me like that?"
"Could ask you the same...I just wanted to stop you because I want to apologise." He says.
"There's no need to say sorry Drew. But it shouldn't have happened you know." She smiles.
"I shouldn't have kissed you just like that...I have to apologise for that." He points out.
"Apology excepted. I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have kissed you back...I'm in love with someone else." She honestly admits, just to try to feel relieved somehow.
"That explains it...someone I know?" Drew smiles. Stevie shakes her head and wants to leave right away.
"I should get going Drew."
"Right, maybe I'll see ya around." He answers.
"Maybe...bye."