Slowly she takes a small photo from the draw and looks lovingly at the small child smiling back at her. She loves everything about her son, even his hyper moods that drive others crazy. Thinking of her son she walks into his room and quietly turns on the light, her heart skipping a beat when she sees the empty bed before her. Frantically she runs into the guest room to wake the young man sleeping peacefully between the sheets. A sigh of relief escapes her lips as she sees her son snuggled up to the father he's never known.
How can I deprive my son of his father? Seeing them like this breaks my heart but its too risky allowing Ian back in my life, of course I still love him but things have changed so much during his time away. Half the world, including my parents believe the man who fathered my two children is a murderer, I'm the only one who can prove otherwise but still I let him be locked up. Why? Oh how I regret that night, maybe I was angry at him, I'm not sure but somehow he seemed to understand this was the only way.
Ian stirs slightly in his sleep causing Claire to run her hand gently through his hair. He opens his eyes and looks at the women he once loved, possibly stilled loved with all his heart. Everything about her looked the same, those sparkling green eyes and her cute smile, everything seemed perfect once again.
Claire: Sorry did I wake you?
Ian: no, I...um....Claire.....I.......need you back in my life.
Claire: I can't risk Colby's life, we already lost one child, I can't lose another.
Ian: And being with me is going to do that? It won't Claire. With you letting me in here tonight the damage is already done, let me stay and protect you, love you, get back what we used to have. I've had one child taken from me through fault of another, I won't lose another in the same way.
Tears escape her eyes as she leans forward matching her lips with his whilst holding his head in her hands. The first kiss in almost four years felt exactly the same as their last in every way possible, so much so that it scares her. She quickly pulls away knowing they are still meant to be as one. They smile at each other and snuggle up in the small single bed for the first time ever, as a family, well almost.
FLASHBACK
The words "I'm pregnant" ran through the young mans head. "I'm not ready to be a father, I'm only 19, however will we cope?"Although he was scared he vowed to stand by his girl forever, however hard the situation was. The four year old that stood before him was beautiful, so much like her mother it was unbelievable, her name was Grace, she was a perfect child so peaceful yet hyperactive. It was a cold night, a night so cold that no child could survive outside alone but the young girl wasn't alone, her father stood watching from the doorway as his only child skipped around in the snow happily. Answering the ringing phone had been his downfall, he hadn't seen the dark, cold man watching from the parked car across the street with a mobile to his ear and his eyed glued to the perfect child before him. Ian was only gone a few minutes but that was enough time for his daughter to be taken from him. He returned in time to see it happening, to hear his daughter screaming daddy with outstretched arms and tears in her eyes and to see the man. His eyes were cold and dark, it sent shivers down Ian's spine. He ran so fast that his whole body ached but he couldn't match the speed of the distant car. From that moment his world fell into darkness.
END OF FLASHBACK
How can I deprive my son of his father? Seeing them like this breaks my heart but its too risky allowing Ian back in my life, of course I still love him but things have changed so much during his time away. Half the world, including my parents believe the man who fathered my two children is a murderer, I'm the only one who can prove otherwise but still I let him be locked up. Why? Oh how I regret that night, maybe I was angry at him, I'm not sure but somehow he seemed to understand this was the only way.
Ian stirs slightly in his sleep causing Claire to run her hand gently through his hair. He opens his eyes and looks at the women he once loved, possibly stilled loved with all his heart. Everything about her looked the same, those sparkling green eyes and her cute smile, everything seemed perfect once again.
Claire: Sorry did I wake you?
Ian: no, I...um....Claire.....I.......need you back in my life.
Claire: I can't risk Colby's life, we already lost one child, I can't lose another.
Ian: And being with me is going to do that? It won't Claire. With you letting me in here tonight the damage is already done, let me stay and protect you, love you, get back what we used to have. I've had one child taken from me through fault of another, I won't lose another in the same way.
Tears escape her eyes as she leans forward matching her lips with his whilst holding his head in her hands. The first kiss in almost four years felt exactly the same as their last in every way possible, so much so that it scares her. She quickly pulls away knowing they are still meant to be as one. They smile at each other and snuggle up in the small single bed for the first time ever, as a family, well almost.
FLASHBACK
The words "I'm pregnant" ran through the young mans head. "I'm not ready to be a father, I'm only 19, however will we cope?"Although he was scared he vowed to stand by his girl forever, however hard the situation was. The four year old that stood before him was beautiful, so much like her mother it was unbelievable, her name was Grace, she was a perfect child so peaceful yet hyperactive. It was a cold night, a night so cold that no child could survive outside alone but the young girl wasn't alone, her father stood watching from the doorway as his only child skipped around in the snow happily. Answering the ringing phone had been his downfall, he hadn't seen the dark, cold man watching from the parked car across the street with a mobile to his ear and his eyed glued to the perfect child before him. Ian was only gone a few minutes but that was enough time for his daughter to be taken from him. He returned in time to see it happening, to hear his daughter screaming daddy with outstretched arms and tears in her eyes and to see the man. His eyes were cold and dark, it sent shivers down Ian's spine. He ran so fast that his whole body ached but he couldn't match the speed of the distant car. From that moment his world fell into darkness.
END OF FLASHBACK