Chapter 8: Wallet

Claire found it hard to resist to Alex, but she was aware that house was close and Tess was probably sleeping with one eye open.

She tried to catch a breath, but she couldnt fight against her love for Alex...He drove her crazy, he woke feelings inside her that she didnt even know they exist.

"Alex", she whispered, but only reply she got was him kissing her more lovingly "Alex, we cant stay here", she tried to stop the kiss, but failed miserably cause she couldnt get enough of his kisses "Alex, someone could see us", she whispered, looking at his eyes.

He cupped her face in his palms and whispered:

"I want you, Claire...", and with those words, he kissed her again.

Claire felt passion overcome her mind and she kissed him back, pushing the doors of the stable and leading Alex inside.

He laid her down on the hay and gazed to her, taking away one strand of her silky brown hair behind her ear. Claire put her palm on his cheek and kissed him passionatelly on his lips, wrapping her arms around his shoulders...

Purple, blue and orange colours started to play on the sky as the sun was showing up slowly.

"Go", whispered Claire, leaning on the car doors and looking at Alex.

He smiled at her and kissed her.

"Righto, Im gone", he said and they exchanged places, so Alex could open the doors of the car. They looked to each other and joined their lips one more time.

Claire barely get her breath back.

"Geez, Ryan, never took you so long to go away from Drovers before", she teased him.

"Well, you never wore anything like this while I was around before", he teased her backand they smiled, joining their lips in one more kiss.

When the kiss broke, Alex leaned his forehead on Claires forehead as they both closed eyes, savouring the moment.

Claire looked up to his beautiful eyes and kissed him passionatelly, and Alex pulled her closer to him immediatelly.

After ten minutes, Claire pulled away and smiled:

"Go", she said and with that, she turned and started to walk toward the house.

Alex sat in his car and leaned into the seat, closing his eyes for a second.

God, I love her sooo much!, he thought and looked to Claire just at the moment she turned around.

They smiled to each other and Claire went back to the house and Alex drove away.

Humming a song, Claire went to the kitchen. She put water for coffee to boil and took eggs out of the fridge. She looked at them, remembering Tina - caserole disaster and giving up on baking them. Instead, she took some salam, cheese and toast and started to make herself a sandwich.

It was than when Meg entered the kitchen. First her eyes widened when she saw Claire in that nightgown, and when Claire smiled saying "Morning, Meg! Slept well?", Megs mouth went wide open! Everybody knew that Claire was the most grumpy person in the morning, so this change shocked Meg.

"I thought that I heard car down the driveway", said Meg, trying to figure out what was going on.

Claires eyes widened just for a second, but she quickly picked herself together and taking a bite of a sandwich, she said:

"Nah, I didnt heard anything. Must be your dream."

Meg watched carefully as Claire took a seat beside her and ate her sandwich. Her face was glowing, her eyes were sparkling...Meg looked more carefully; was that hay in Claires hair?

In that moment Tess showed up at the kitchen door, yawning:

"Good morning, everybody", she said.

"Morning", both Claire and Meg replied.

Tess dragged herself toward the sink. She poured herself glass of water and as she started to drink, she turned around and her eyes stopped at her sister.

Tess coughed, water stopped in her throat.

Claire creased her eyebrows.

"Tess? Whats wrong?", as Tess continued to stare at her, Claire asked annoyed "Why are ya looking at me like that?"

Tess pulled hay out of Claires hair.

"Where did you got this?", Tess asked her. But, before Claire could reply, Tess noticed something else and asked stunned:

"How did ya manage to tear my nightgown for one night!", she pointed to one little part of nightgown that was tore apart and watched as blood rushed to Claires cheeks.

"Sorry, Tess, I fell in the stable", she quickly found an excuse and added quickly "Probably some wood tore it a bit."

"What were ya doing in the stable!", Tess asked.

"Look, it was extremely hot in my room so I slept in the stable, its much more colder there."

"What! You slepy in MY nightgown in the stable!", Tess freaked out.

Claire rolled her eyes.

"Ill buy you new one", she washed her hands and headed out of the kitchen saying "Gotta work to do."

Tess gazed after her and was about to ask Meg something when phone rang.

Tess got up and answered it:

"Drovers Run, Tess speaking."

"Hey, Tess, its Nick."

"Hey, Nick! What happened taht you called this early?", she asked concerned.

"Im sorry, Im just worried, Tess. Alex didnt came home yet, so I was wondering that maybe he is there."

"Nah, I didnt saw him."

"Wait, I heard his car pull up", said Nick and in that moment Tess saw Becky entering the kitchen and showing them wallet...that wallet was somehow familiar to Tess...Where did I saw this one?, wondered Tess.

That was when Becky said:

"Ive found Alexs wallet at the stable", she said, confused.

Tesss eyes widened.

"Nick, Ill call ya later!", she said and hanging up the phone, she took wallet from Beckys hand and ran upstairs yelling:

"CLAAAIIIREEE!"