Okay guys, I'm back! I didn't take as long as I did last time so I hope you are all pleased that I'm updating. Hope you enjoy this chapter! As always, the review responses will be at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Chapter Two
Claire walked out onto the deck the next day and breathed in the salty air. The wind blew her loose hair around her face. She looked down at Aaron, his blue eyes looked up at her, curious as to what was going on. Claire smiled at him and Aaron's face flashed a sense of recognition of her face.
Claire looked back at the ocean and sighed. She was so excited to move in with Charlie. She knew she had made the right decision because she knew she couldn't take care of Aaron with her salary. She knew that Charlie would help take care of Aaron with her.
Claire thought about her parents in Sydney. Her mom was probably worrying about her, but would never take her in when she had Aaron. Claire didn't have the slightest idea where her father was so she knew he wasn't worried about her. Then Claire thought of Thomas. She looked down at Aaron, thankfully right now he didn't show any of Thomas's features. It didn't mean he wouldn't when he got older.
Claire wondered if Thomas was worried about her and their child, correction, her child. Claire figured he wasn't, that's why he left in the first place. Claire pulled herself away from the railing and continued to walk around the ship with Aaron.
Meanwhile…
Charlie sat on a chair on one of the pool balconies. In his hands lay a Rolling Stone magazine. He immediately flipped to the back that listed the chart with all the record sales.
Charlie ran his finger down the list of artists, he was looking for Driveshaft's album to see if any more copies had been sold since his fans found out he was gone. As he went further down the list, he got more disappointed.
Driveshaft was not on the list. Charlie threw down the magazine in disgust. He rubbed his temples and sighed.
"Headache?" a voice said behind him. Charlie turned to see Jack walking up to him.
"Nah, I'm fine," Charlie said as Jack sat in the chair next to him. "I was just checking the record sales."
"Oh, find anything you like?" Jack asked. Charlie sighed. "Or were you just checking to see how Driveshaft was doing?"
"I'll take the latter," Charlie commented looking at the magazine lying next to his feet.
"Charlie, I know that Driveshaft is a big part of your life, but maybe you need to let go of it," Jack explained. Charlie looked at him through narrowed eyes. "We all had to let go of some things. I know you gave up the heroin but you might also have to quit the band."
"Why?" Charlie asked. "I love making music."
"I didn't say you had to stop making music," Jack explained. "Claire told me that before Driveshaft got their record deal you weren't sure you wanted to do it."
"Yeah, my brother talked me into it. I never wanted to make a career out of it," Charlie explained. "I guess I just got a big head about it."
"If you were so infatuated with the band, why did you hardly ever talk about it on the island?" Jack asked.
"I don't know, but did you notice, when Michael and the others made the raft and were getting ready to sail I was starting to write a solo album? I even played all the songs for Claire. And now, I'm sitting here getting mad about Driveshaft not selling one copy of the album because I was gone," Charlie said laughing softly. Jack smiled. "God, what is wrong with me?"
"Maybe you just wanted your fifteen minutes of fame too quickly to even think about it," Jack said. "What did you want to do instead of being in the band?"
Charlie thought about it. "I don't know." Jack nodded. "But what I did know, was that I wanted to have a wife and a couple of kids. That was the only thing I was sure of in my life."
Jack noticed Claire come around a corner of the deck holding Aaron. "Well, why don't you go try to get one," Jack replied pointing to Claire.
Charlie watched as Claire walked around the deck. The wind blew through her blond hair softly. Charlie smiled at her, she looked beautiful.
"I don't think Claire would ever consider marrying me," Charlie replied.
"Why not?" Jack asked. Charlie shrugged.
"I'm not good enough for her," Charlie said. "She needs a man who can support her and Aaron. One that will always take care of her."
"Isn't that who you've been over the past four months to her?" Jack asked. Charlie sat there thinking about it. The realization hit him like a ton of bricks.
"Oh God, I have been. Maybe I am who Claire needs," Charlie said. He looked quickly at Jack. "Thanks Jack!"
"No problem," Jack said. "Here." Jack handed him the Rolling Stone. Charlie took it and ran over to Claire. On the way, he threw the magazine in the trashcan.
"Claire!" Charlie said running over to her. Claire stopped and turned to see him. She smiled at him.
"Look Aaron, Uncle Charlie's here!" Claire said. Aaron looked over at Charlie. Charlie smiled. "You want to hold him?"
"Of course, I always do," Charlie said. Claire handed Aaron over to Charlie. "Hey Turnip Head."
"You said you wouldn't call him that anymore!" Claire said as they walked down the deck.
"Well, I won't all the time," Charlie said. "It's just a nickname I have for him."
"Well one of these days he's going to come to me and ask 'Mummy, why does Uncle Charlie call me Turnip Head?'" Claire explained.
"You plan on sticking around with me for that long?" Charlie asked. "You're not going to go back to Sydney once you get financially stable?"
"No, there's nothing for me Sydney. All my friends are going to be here, you, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Shannon said she would stop by once and awhile from New York," Claire explained. "I don't want to be reminded of the past."
"Yeah, neither do I," Charlie said. Claire touched his shoulder softly.
"You won't be, not as long as I have anything to do with it," Claire replied. Charlie smiled and put his free arm around her shoulders.
"So tomorrow we arrive in LA. Are you excited?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see what your apartment is going to be like," Claire said. "I'm also excited to see what the city will be like."
"It's not as pretty as Sydney, but still it's pretty great," Charlie explained.
"I also have to go shopping when we get back too," Claire said.
"For what?" Charlie asked.
"Clothes and things for me, clothes and stuff for Aaron," Claire replied.
"How much money are you going to spend?" Charlie asked a little worried that she would go overboard.
"Don't worry, I have my own money," Claire said.
"From what?" Charlie asked.
"Remember the psychic? Before I left for LA he gave me six thousand dollars. I'm going to use that to buy our things," Claire explained.
"Okay," Charlie said. "Just don't go overboard."
"I won't," Claire replied. Charlie looked at his watch.
"You ready to go get something to eat?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, but I have to feed Aaron too," Claire said. Charlie nodded and they walked to the dining hall.
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Okay! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I promise next chapter they will arrive in LA and things will start to get more romantic. I received a lot of reviews for chapter one. I thank you all for them; here are the review responses.
REVIEW RESPONSES
Ilovecherries123: Thank you so much for your review!
Totally Lost: That's okay that you didn't realize there was more than just a song. :) Thanks for the review!
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LunaAqua: Me too! At least, I hope they get rescued. Thanks for the review!
Moodys-rejected-heart: I hope she goes with him too! I miss the show too. Thanks for the review Mrs. M!
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