Chapter 10
Claire woke the next morning with Alex lying next to her. They were still wearing their clothes from the night before. He was snoring loudly and she let out a sudden laugh. "Wh-what? ….mhfhh…" Alex woke slowly to the sound of Claire's giggles. "Good morning sleepy-head" said Claire.
"What's the time?"
"Time to get up!"
"mhhf…" Alex rolled over onto his right side and tried to fall asleep again.
"Alex, it's 6.30"
"Yea so let me sleep"
"No, you have to get up, or else everyone will wonder where the hell you are.'
"Mmmm Ok, I'm up, I'm up." He stumbled out of bed and looked in the mirror.
"uh, I look like crap."
"We both do. Now hurry up and get ready. I'll meet you downstairs for breakfast. Hey, Alex," Claire added. "Don't say anything k?"
"rite-oh"
Claire sat down at the table and poured herself and juice. "Had a nice night?" Tess asked.
"Shut up Tess." Claire Told her
"Well, I had this really WEIRD Dream ya know, bout you and Alex, back together again!? How strange…" She trailed off.
"We didn't DO anything Tess"
"Oh SURE"
"SURE" Claire said firmly. "We just – nothing. It was just fun. Plus, we couldn't DO anything with this huge stomach of mine!"
"Didn't know you were into that sort of 'fun' Claire?" said Becky as she entered.
"You don't know anything yet," Claire said trying to hide her embarrassment. It was unlike her to be the centre of attention at breakfast. Since the pregnancy everyone was asking so many questions about how she was feeling and how her relationship was, but inside she felt uncomfortable.
Alex entered the room, looking well groomed and ready for the day. "Gee, you've made quite a remarkable change since when you woke all titchy!" Claire laughed.
"Yea, well I feel wide awake now. What's to eat? Got any bacon?"
"Yes, we have lots of bacon Alex." Meg said. "We also have a frying pan, a stove and you have two hands."
"Huh?" Alex looked confused.
"It means, make it yourself!"
"Oh, man, fine. I'll have toast then." Alex acted like a pathetic puppy and stuck his bread in the toaster.
"Hey Alex." Jodi said. "Nick was looking for you last night. He tried calling but couldn't get hold of you."
"Oh, well…" he looked at Claire.
"He was helping me with birthing exercises." This time it was Claire who had to talk her way out of it.
"Yea, pretty boring stuff really. Just stretches."
"It took all night?" Jodi questioned.
"Uh, yea – I stayed for a beer and was too drunk to drive. Claire let me stay… on the couch."
Claire woke the next morning with Alex lying next to her. They were still wearing their clothes from the night before. He was snoring loudly and she let out a sudden laugh. "Wh-what? ….mhfhh…" Alex woke slowly to the sound of Claire's giggles. "Good morning sleepy-head" said Claire.
"What's the time?"
"Time to get up!"
"mhhf…" Alex rolled over onto his right side and tried to fall asleep again.
"Alex, it's 6.30"
"Yea so let me sleep"
"No, you have to get up, or else everyone will wonder where the hell you are.'
"Mmmm Ok, I'm up, I'm up." He stumbled out of bed and looked in the mirror.
"uh, I look like crap."
"We both do. Now hurry up and get ready. I'll meet you downstairs for breakfast. Hey, Alex," Claire added. "Don't say anything k?"
"rite-oh"
Claire sat down at the table and poured herself and juice. "Had a nice night?" Tess asked.
"Shut up Tess." Claire Told her
"Well, I had this really WEIRD Dream ya know, bout you and Alex, back together again!? How strange…" She trailed off.
"We didn't DO anything Tess"
"Oh SURE"
"SURE" Claire said firmly. "We just – nothing. It was just fun. Plus, we couldn't DO anything with this huge stomach of mine!"
"Didn't know you were into that sort of 'fun' Claire?" said Becky as she entered.
"You don't know anything yet," Claire said trying to hide her embarrassment. It was unlike her to be the centre of attention at breakfast. Since the pregnancy everyone was asking so many questions about how she was feeling and how her relationship was, but inside she felt uncomfortable.
Alex entered the room, looking well groomed and ready for the day. "Gee, you've made quite a remarkable change since when you woke all titchy!" Claire laughed.
"Yea, well I feel wide awake now. What's to eat? Got any bacon?"
"Yes, we have lots of bacon Alex." Meg said. "We also have a frying pan, a stove and you have two hands."
"Huh?" Alex looked confused.
"It means, make it yourself!"
"Oh, man, fine. I'll have toast then." Alex acted like a pathetic puppy and stuck his bread in the toaster.
"Hey Alex." Jodi said. "Nick was looking for you last night. He tried calling but couldn't get hold of you."
"Oh, well…" he looked at Claire.
"He was helping me with birthing exercises." This time it was Claire who had to talk her way out of it.
"Yea, pretty boring stuff really. Just stretches."
"It took all night?" Jodi questioned.
"Uh, yea – I stayed for a beer and was too drunk to drive. Claire let me stay… on the couch."