Claire's Pov:
Michael jumped up and opened the door; I looked over my shoulder to see Chez standing at the door wearing a very bright and colourful outfit.
"CHEZ!" I screamed and waddled as fast as I could over to him
"My darling CC, god I've missed you sweetie; how are my favourite blobs?" he asked holding my stomach
"We're fine thank you, how are you? Have you got some outrageous performance planned for me?"
"Of course, would I have everything other than outrageous planned?" he smirked
"Nope; never"
"Well then hot stuff lets get rehearsing because I...well hello big boy, who's this fine young man CC, have you been hiding him from me?" Chez asked staring at Michael, did I mention that Chez was gay?
"Sorry, let me introduce you; Chez this is Michael my old roommate, Michael this is Chez my choreographer" Michael simply said hi and sat down whereas Chez walked elegantly over to Michael, took his hand and kissed it.
"Hello Michael, nice to meet you" Chez purred and I couldn't contain my laughter anymore, Eve was watching too and she was trying the best she could to hide her laughter; Michael on the other hand looked absolutely mortified, he'd even turned a lighter shade of white…if that was even possible for a vampire.
"Err…umm…I..." Michael stuttered, not knowing what to say next so I decided to step in.
"Sorry Chez but Michael doesn't play for the same team as you, he's dating my best friend Eve" I finally said after controlling my laughter
"Shame really, all the hot ones are always single" he frowned
"You'll always have me Chez"
"Indeed I will" he smirked pulling me into a hug, when we separated he pecked my lips. I turned to face a shocked Eve and Michael.
"What?" I asked
"But…"
"He's gay, you can tell by looking at him; that was only a friendly kiss, we always do it"
Before any of them could reply Chez cut in.
"No time to chat, we have a concert to prepare for CC"
"Right, let's go…shoot! I dunno where we're meant to be practising, I never had the chance to ask Amelie" I moaned
"Don't worry, we'll just go to the jet; we usually use that in these kind of situations" Chez replied
"Why don't you just practise here?" Michael asked "We could move the furniture out of the way to give you more room?"
"Will there be enough room Chez? How many dancers have you got?"
"Yes there should be enough, I only chose 4 dancers because it's only a small concert and because we don't want you doing much dancing"
"Oh, ok well then yeh can we use your living room?"
"You don't even need to ask Claire, this was your house too a couple of months ago" I just nodded
"Well, I'm gunna change"
"What's wrong with what you're wearing?" Eve asked
"These aren't my dancing clothes; this is just what I wear to get there and come back"
"But why?"
"I don't like wearing this when I'm practising, I can't really explain it but I just like seeing my stomach, being close to my babies, it's easier and I know it sounds stupid but that's just me"
"It's not stupid" Eve said
"Do you guys mind like, not watching me?" I asked quietly
"Why?" they both replied together
"I practise in a sports bra and shorts, it's not a pretty site honestly; I don't like anyone seeing me like this, only my doctors, body guards, dancers and chorographers have…I feel disgusting"
"There's no need to be embarrassed CB but if it's what you want then we'll leave" Eve said looking slightly upset
"Eve…" but she carried on walking; Michael gave me a sympathetic look before following her.
"Come on Claire, the furniture's moved, go get changed and we'll start" I nodded before making my way upstairs. I dressed quickly and walked towards the stairs when I heard Eve and Michael talking.
"I fee like she's drifting apart from us, like she doesn't care about us anymore; she's got a new life now and we're not part of it" Eve cried
"Eve you know that's not true, Claire loves us all; it's just hard for her, I mean come on, she's just come back after months of being separated from us, you've just got to give her time"
"No Michael that's not it, she doesn't want us anymore, you saw what she said downstairs"
"Eve, she doesn't want anyone seeing her body; I can see where she's coming from, I've heard that when you're pregnant you tend to hate the way you look"
"Like that's the reason, she's probably regretting coming back here because she's got a better life in Hollywood, with fancy cars, big houses and celebrity friends; why would she want us?"
I couldn't listen anymore, how could she think that? She's my sister and always will be; fame hasn't changed that! I pushed open her bedroom door, their heads snapped in my direction.
"Claire…" Eve started, my vision was blurry; I hadn't even realised that I was crying
"How could you think that? You're my sister Eve, fame hasn't changed that!" I cried, the tears falling faster
"Claire, I..."
"No!" I shouted louder "This is why I don't like people seeing me like this!" I cried revealing the scars on my stomach "Who wants to see this huh? No one! Not only have I got knife scars but I've got stretch marks, I'm fat! I have bruises on my stomach…are you happy know? Have you got what you wanted! Good!" I screamed before rushing to my bedroom. I slammed the door with all the strength I had and sunk to the floor. I could hear footsteps in the landing.
"Claire, I'm sorry, please open up" Eve cried into the door
"Go away!" I shouted before screaming in agony as my stomach burned
"Claire? Are you ok?" Michael asked
"Get Maxi! Please, I need Maxi" I whispered the last bit whilst clutching onto my stomach
"Clairey" I heard Maxi whisper through the door
"Maxi, I hurt"
"I know sweetie, open up please so I can come in"
"I don't want them in here; I don't want them to see me like this"
"Ok, I won't let them"
"Please Claire, I'm sorry" Eve whispered but the pain got worse so instead of replying I screamed
"Clairey open the door!"
"I can't, it hurts to move"
"Ok, stay calm, can you move away from the door?"
"No…help me Maxi, I can't lose them; not now"
"You're not going to ok, I'm going to get in there ok?"
"Ok"
I don't know how long I sat there for, but I heard the front door slam
"Claire! Where is she?" Shane asked, shit! Why did they phone him?
"In her room" Eve whispered
"Claire? Are you ok?" Shane asked
"No" I whispered "Where's Maxi? I want Maxi?" I cried
"I'm coming Clairey, just hang in there ok?"
"Hurry Maxi…I'm tired" I replied
"Shit! Don't close your eyes Claire ok? Remember what I said last time? Can you do it please?"
"I can't"
"Yes you can, look I'll sing it with you. 'I was wrong to let you walk right out
of my life'…come on Claire sing it with me, you know you're voice is better than mine" he laughed, to be fair he actually had a really good voice; sometimes we'd sing together or he'd help me practise.
"I was dumb to think that I could survive…Maxi, hurry please"
"I'm going as fast as I can, you just keep singing to me ok?"
"Was a fool to think the grass was…Ahhhhh, Maxi…?" I whimpered
"I'm nearly there"
"greener on the other side…" I whispered as my eyes began to close. I could hear voices in the background, Maxi's voice, shouting at me to sing; but I couldn't, I had no energy.
When I woke up I was on my old bed, Maxi was holding my right hand and Shane was holding the left.
"Maxi?"
"Hey Clairey, how are you feeling?"
"I'm good, no pain…can I speak to you in private for a minute please?"
"Yeh sure" he replied, I watched as they left the room.
"You didn't tell them did you?" I asked nervously
