Dave and Claire – A tragic love story.
Dave stepped off the plane at London City Airport, and was nearly suffocated by Claire in an all to happy hug.
"Hello, Dave" Claire grinned at him
"Hi Claire, could you release me?" Dave grinned back, gasping for air. Claire let go of him, grabbed his hand and dragged him into the car park. Claire talked non-stop the whole journey.
"I booked you a hotel room" she announced
"Thanks, never thought of that" Dave admitted, staring out of the car window. Claire rolled her eyes.
When Dave finally arrived in his hotel room, he didn't even bother to unpack his suitcase, just dumped it in a corner, and slumped into a chair. Dave was just about to have a quick doze off when his mobile rang, he sighed and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hello, it's Claire"
"What's up?"
"Meet me outside the hotel in half an hour, Sophie and Richard will be coming to my place to drop off Sonny"
"Will do" Dave agreed putting the phone down.
Dave tugged on a jacket and walked out of his hotel room, and stood outside of the building. It was about 4:30 and it was quite cold, he immediately recognised Claire's car as it came into view, she pulled up at the side of the road, Dave climbed in next to her and they drove to her house.
When they entered Claire's house, they went into the kitchen and Claire took out a bottle of wine and some glasses. Dave stared out of the window at her garden, which was filled with flowers. Claire passed him a glass of wine and they had almost got themselves settled when the doorbell rang. It was Sophie and Richard, followed by Sonny, who was dancing up the path to the front door. After Sonny had been dropped off and Sophie and Richard had said hello to an excited Dave, they left for band practice
After Sonny had been put into bed, Claire and Dave had finished two bottles of wine, and had no idea that they were drunk. The original plan was that Dave returned to the hotel, but since Claire had been drinking she decided she wasn't going to drive him back and he wasn't walking back on his own. So he would have to sleep on the sofa.
It was dark when Claire awoke, she searched for her pillow and found Dave instead, she screamed loud enough for the street to hear, he opened his eyes slowly, not wanting to know who caused that sound, and why, he saw Claire and jumped out of bed. He stood there for a few seconds staring at Claire who stared back with her mouth open, sunndenly he felt really cold and looked down, he saw his clothes on the floor, he grabbed them and ran from the room. When Claire finally emerged from the bedroom in shock, she went into the kitchen and put the kettle on. There was a thump from the bathroom, she went and knocked on the door to see if Dave was alright, he didn't reply, so she opened the door cautiously and looked around. She found Sonny, who was sitting on his potty, he screamed at her to get out, even at his age he didn't like people walking in on him. Claire asked him nicely to be quiet and closed the door, and began walking back to the kitchen. She nearly reached the room when she heard someone call her name, she turned around, thinking she was going crazy, her reaction was not quick enough to catch Dave as he fell over his own feet, Claire helped him up, and then they found Sonny -- who had just came from the bathroom, -- laughing at them. Claire sent Sonny to his room, and dragged Dave into the kitchen. They didn't make much conversation, and then Dave left saying he had 'duties' to attend to.
Later that day, Claire was watching TV with Sonny, although she had an extremely bad headache, and felt sick, and Dave returned to collect his wallet.
A few hours later, Abi and Anouk were shopping in town, and thought they spotted Sophie and her husband walking up to the hospital together. They looked at each other.
"Why the hospital?" Anouk asked. Abi grinned at her "I have to know for sure!" Anouk yelled, dragging Abi up the street after they're idol.
Inside the hospital, Abi and Anouk continued following Sophie and Richard, until they came to a room, Sophie and Richard went inside and the girls waited.
"Can you see?" Anouk asked.
"I can see a window, but I can't reach, Stand on my shoulders" Abi told her. Anouk climbed on Abi's shoulders and nearly fainted when she saw who else was in there.
"What do you see, what do you see?" Abi asked excitebly
"It's not about Sophie! It's Claire! She's pregnant! Dave is there too!" Anouk yelled, falling off Abi and onto the floor.
"WHAT?" Abi yelled back her mouth open.
"Claire was getting baby tests" Anouk said, standing up next to Abi.The door suddenly opened and Sophie, Richard, Claire and Dave came out, they stared at the two teenagers, who stared straight back, then they looked at Claire, and then at Dave, and burst out laughing.
"What?" Dave asked.
"Nothing" Anouk spluttered.
"I didn't do it" Dave lied. Claire stood on his foot
"Shh" she hissed
"Too late, we saw you in that room" Abi told them
Sophie and Richard were speechless.Dave kept trying to explain that he hadn't done anything and didn't know why he was in the hospital, therefore making the situation harder and harder for himself, while Claire continuously kicked and stamped on his foot, which was also catching everyones interest.
The door opened once again and summoned Dave and Claire inside, once the door was shut, Abi and Anouk turned to Sophie and Richard.
"What is happening?" Anouk asked them
"We really, have no idea" Richard answered, giving Sophie a confused look
"But you were in the room with them" Abi pointed out"
We weren't allowed to see, we had to turn around" Sophie told them
"We know" Anouk and Abi chorused "Know what?" Sophie asked, Anouk gave a very wide grin, and Abi did the same
"Oh" Sophie grinned back
"How do you know that?" Richard asked
"We looked through the door window, and saw Claire getting baby scans" Anouk explained. Richard and Sophie looked at each other, their mouths hanging open
"But how did you know to come here?" Asked Sophie
"We...umm...Abi...you..." Anouk stammered.
"Err...umm" Abi mumbled, both of them going red
"We saw you on the street and followed for your autograph" Anouk said.
"Aha" Richard nodded
"Were you the two that made everyone yell, when they saw you with us?" Sophie asked
"I think..." Abi grinned
In the doctors room Claire and Dave were waiting for test results, Claire was looking at the floor, and Dave was wishing he was back in the USA. The doctor returned from another room and cleared his throat.
"The test has come through, your pregnant" He told Claire. Claire nearly choked, and Dave fainted.
Sophie, Richard, Claire, Abi, Anouk and the doctor stared down at Dave, then lept back as he gave a scream.
"What on earth was that for?" Sophie yelled.They all heaved Dave to his feet, he looked at Claire, then at everyone else.
"I have a plane to catch" he announced, running to the door
"Oh no you don't" Richard said, pulling him back.
"Your going to behave like a responsible parent and raise Claire's baby" Sophie told him. Abi and Anouk sniggered
"But, I...we didn't" Dave mumbled, looking guilty at Claire.
"Then explain this" Claire frowned, pointing to her belly and the results in the doctors hands. Sophie put a hand to her forehead
"I feel sick"
"Would you like a test?" the doctor asked
"NO!" shouted Richard
"Richard I'm sure it's just the goings-on in here, you know yesterday we ..." Sophie began. Richard stamped on her foot very hard and clamped his hand over her mouth, by that time Abi and Anouk couldn't keep their giggles in any longer and were almost on the floor laughing. Richard left the room in utter humiliation, leaving Sophie who was also in the same situation, having everyone watching her, she followed Richard taking Claire with her, and they started talking, forgetting about Dave, who Abi and Anouk were watching pace the room talking to himself. The doctor by then had left the room to see another patient.
"I'm going home" Dave said to himself leaving the room, and walking straight past Claire, Richard and Sophie. Abi and anouk ran out after him
"He's going away!" Anouk yelled, tugging at Richard's arm. They tore after him.Once outside, Claire grabbed some poor woman's umberella and flung it at Dave. It hit the target perfectly and knocked him straight out.
Richard and a few doctors hauled dave into a straight jacket and into the back of an ambulance.Abi and Anouk relised they wern't on the invitations list for this trip.
"I think we have a nice story for the papers" Abi announced loudly, as she and Anouk began to walk off
"Don't even think about it" Richard told them, turning them to face the ambulance and gave them a quick push into it. Anouk and Abi grinned to each other at the sight of Dave in a straight jacket and a giant bump on his head. The doctors put the siren on and drove to Sophie's house. As they got out, cameras flashed, and people yelled questions at them, only the whole of London had showed up to see what all the commotion was about. Everyone except Dave made it into the house. Dave fell over the porch and flat on his face. Everyone laughed and Dave was dragged inside by Richard as he grumbled about how bad his day was becoming and how he wished he had never come, Claire took him into the living room for a talk while he calmed down, and Richard dragged Sophie off to do the same.
In all of the commotion, everyone had forgotten about Sonny, who had been there the whole time, in the doctors room, in the ambulance. Just sitting in his buggy like an angel, enjoying the entertainment. Abi and Anouk were left in the hallway, with the little boy.After about 10 miniutes of silence, Sonny announced he wanted Mommy. Anouk let him out of his buggy and he ran upstairs. There was a yell from Sonny, and then a scream from Sophie, and then Richard could be heard telling them both to hush up.Abi and Anouk were pushed out of the way by Claire, --Dave couldn't, since his arms still wern't free of the straight jacket—as she charged upstairs, Abi and Anouk after, followed by Dave.They all stared into the room, and once again, Dave fainted. Claire took hold of Sonny, closed the door and took him downstairs for a biscuit. Leaving Abi and Anouk to stare at each other, and drag Dave downstairs.
"Did you see...?" Anouk asked Abi, open-mouthed
"Sophie and Richard?" Abi asked
"Yes, adults are so bad" Anouk sniggered. They found Sonny in the kitchen choosing a biscuit from the tin Claire was holding
"You want one girls?" she asked
"No thanks, I think I've been put of my lunch" Anouk told her, they left Sonny eating his biscuit as loud as he could crunch, and went to wake Dave. Out of nowhere, Sophie and Richard appeared looking rather sheepish. Sophie took a brush and began putting her hair back into place.
"What exactly were you doing?" Dave asked the pair.
"We were..." Richard went to answer, ignoring the look of horror on Sophie's face
"Richard, please not in front of the girls...Dave, are you doing to stay and help or go home and leave?" Claire asked him, before Richard finished his sentence. Abi and Anouk looked at Sophie, grinning. Sophie went as red as a tomato and then everyone looked at Dave as Claire asked him again.
"Okay, since you are all giving me hopeful looks, I'll stay" Dave said "Now, please, someone get me out of this jacket!"
Claire removed Dave's jacket
"Where is he going to sleep for nine or ten months?" Sophie asked
"Claire's he did the first time without any bother" Richard commented
"Never again, I don't want twins" Claire argued
"How about a hotel?" Dave suggested
"Far too expensive" Claire snapped. Abi and Anouk stared at them, enjoying all the fun. In the end, it was decided he stayed at Claire's house, Dave and Claire left.Sophie looked at Abi and Anouk
"why don't you let your parents know where you are, you can stay here tonight as it is already getting dark"
"W-w-w-wow!" Anouk yelled, dancing around the roomSophie went into the kitchen with a grin, getting ready to prepare tea, and Richard told Abi's mum where the girls were.