*THE NEXT DAY*
Alex parked his car in the hospital car park and took a deep breath. His stomach was in knots. He was finally going to do it. He was going to confront his mother. He was finally going to speak to his real mother. He had thought about this moment many times, with excitement, but never actually thought it could happen. But now it was about to, and suddenly he didn't know how to feel anymore. He wasn't exactly so much 'excited' now, because he knew who she was, what she looked like. There wasn't going to be the big shock of seeing her for the first time. He was just apprehensive about what her reaction would be. Did she know that he was her son? Did she even care?
He took a deep breath and finally got out of the car and walked along to maternity. He knocked and entered Owens office to find Tricia sitting at her desk.
TRICIA: Oh hello. Owen's in theatre at the minute. Do you want to leave a message?
ALEX: Er.no.it's.it's you I've come to see
TRICIA: Oh?
Alex closed the door and sat down
ALEX: I.I've.I've got something to ask you
TRICIA: Yes?
ALEX: Are.are.you.are you my .mother?
Tricia looked down and there was a pause, before she finally looked at him again
TRICIA: How long have you known?
Alex blinked. 'Was she saying that it's true?' he thought
ALEX: S.so.it's true?
TRICIA: Yes
Alex let out a deep breath and clutched his hands together. Now that she had confirmed it, he couldn't quite believe it anymore
ALEX: W.
TRICIA: Why did I give you up?.I was fifteen. I had no choice. My parents went mad when they found out. They wanted me to have an abortion.but I couldn't.I couldn't have done that.and I was too far gone anyway
ALEX: M.my.my father?
TRICIA: He was older.oh I wasn't raped.I loved him.but he didn't feel the same and I never heard from him once he found out about you
ALEX: y.you didn't seem surprised when I asked you..
TRICIA: Oh I knew who you were.when I first saw you here at Holby I knew who you were. You look just like your father did and I named you, you see, and I knew that the couple adopting you were Mr and Mrs Adams. It wasn't hard to figure out you were.my son
ALEX:And..Y...you...didn't say anything?...You just pretended I wasn't there? How could you...how could you have done that?
Tricia looked down at the desk and didn't answer. She didn't know how to answer.
ALEX: An.and.er.Chrissie? Does she know?
TRICIA: No.and I'd prefer it if she didn't find out either.not yet anyway
ALEX: You.you kept her.
TRICIA: Yes. I was six years older. I had grown up a lot in those six years. I'd left home and I was in a relationship.it was hard then.there was no way I could have coped with you at fifteen.
Alex parked his car in the hospital car park and took a deep breath. His stomach was in knots. He was finally going to do it. He was going to confront his mother. He was finally going to speak to his real mother. He had thought about this moment many times, with excitement, but never actually thought it could happen. But now it was about to, and suddenly he didn't know how to feel anymore. He wasn't exactly so much 'excited' now, because he knew who she was, what she looked like. There wasn't going to be the big shock of seeing her for the first time. He was just apprehensive about what her reaction would be. Did she know that he was her son? Did she even care?
He took a deep breath and finally got out of the car and walked along to maternity. He knocked and entered Owens office to find Tricia sitting at her desk.
TRICIA: Oh hello. Owen's in theatre at the minute. Do you want to leave a message?
ALEX: Er.no.it's.it's you I've come to see
TRICIA: Oh?
Alex closed the door and sat down
ALEX: I.I've.I've got something to ask you
TRICIA: Yes?
ALEX: Are.are.you.are you my .mother?
Tricia looked down and there was a pause, before she finally looked at him again
TRICIA: How long have you known?
Alex blinked. 'Was she saying that it's true?' he thought
ALEX: S.so.it's true?
TRICIA: Yes
Alex let out a deep breath and clutched his hands together. Now that she had confirmed it, he couldn't quite believe it anymore
ALEX: W.
TRICIA: Why did I give you up?.I was fifteen. I had no choice. My parents went mad when they found out. They wanted me to have an abortion.but I couldn't.I couldn't have done that.and I was too far gone anyway
ALEX: M.my.my father?
TRICIA: He was older.oh I wasn't raped.I loved him.but he didn't feel the same and I never heard from him once he found out about you
ALEX: y.you didn't seem surprised when I asked you..
TRICIA: Oh I knew who you were.when I first saw you here at Holby I knew who you were. You look just like your father did and I named you, you see, and I knew that the couple adopting you were Mr and Mrs Adams. It wasn't hard to figure out you were.my son
ALEX:And..Y...you...didn't say anything?...You just pretended I wasn't there? How could you...how could you have done that?
Tricia looked down at the desk and didn't answer. She didn't know how to answer.
ALEX: An.and.er.Chrissie? Does she know?
TRICIA: No.and I'd prefer it if she didn't find out either.not yet anyway
ALEX: You.you kept her.
TRICIA: Yes. I was six years older. I had grown up a lot in those six years. I'd left home and I was in a relationship.it was hard then.there was no way I could have coped with you at fifteen.