Disclaimer: I dont own any characters of McLeods daughters!
Prologue: Okay, so this is my first fanfic of McLeods daughters, so please, be kind! I know its maybe rushed a bit, but I have one another story in my head – trust me, you will like it:)
Anyway, what is it all about in here? So, Claire and Alex are married and Charlotte is 8 years old. Peter and Julia went to court to arrange that Charlotte spends more time with them, but Charlotte doesnt like Peter or his family. Read it, and you will understand why…
Please R&R! Thanx a bunch!
Chapter 1: GOING AWAY FOR HOLIDAY
Claire was doing buttons on Charlottes coat as child continued to talk through tears:
Charlotte: "Mummy, I dont want to go…"
Claire looked up. Her heart broke when she saw tears in her daughters eyes. She hated to force her daughter to do what she didnt wanted to do, but she had no choice. It was courts decision that Charlotte spends some holidays with Peter and his family.
Claire: "Sweetheart, it will be fine. You ll see Natalie and Alana again", she tried to cheer her up, but Charlotte replied:
Charlotte: "But, I dont like them, Ma. They are always teasing me", she hugged Claire around her shoulders "Please, Mummy, I dont want to go!"
Claire sighed and gave hug back. She hated Peter for interfering in their lives again.
In that moment, they heard voice from downstairs:
Alex: "Princess Charlotte! Your coach is here!"
Charlotte unwrapped her hands from Claire, exclaiming happily:
Charlotte: "ITS DADDY!", she ran out of the room and down the stairs, running toward Alex. He kneeled to be her size and child rushed to his embrace, hugging him tightly.
Alex: "Heeeey, little one!", he hugged her back and than noticed tracks of tears on her cheeks. His smile fade away "Charlotte, whats wrong?",
Child look to her feet and whispered
"I dont want to go…"
Alex: "BOM, weve been through this. You know that we have to respect judges decision…"
Charlotte (silently) : "I hate him."
Alex: "Who?"
Charlotte: "Peter."
Alex heart was breaking apart. He wished to kill that damn man for hurting Claire and Charlotte even now. But, he couldnt do anything. It would just make situation worse.
Alex: "Thats impossible, you are not capable to hate with that good heart of yours", he took hair away from her eyes "Look, I promise ya. If something goes wrong, if you have any problems there, just call me and I will pick you up. Okay?"
Charlottes eyes opened widely:
Charlotte: "Really?"
Alex nodded: "Of course."
Charlotte was on bus station with Claire and Alex. Bus just arrived and Alex tok her suitcases to bus.
Claire kissed Charlottes cheek:
Claire: "Let me know when you arrive, OK?"
Charlotte nodded. She hugged her Mum and Claire tried hard not to cry.
Alex finished with bags and came toward them. Driver went to bus and started an engine as passengers came in.
Alex: "Time to go, honey", he said and they hugged each other. Charlotte went to bus and wawe to them from her seat. Claire and Alex wawed back until bus went out of their sight.
At first, no one of them said anything. Alex knew how painfull was all this for Claire. He looked at her; her eyes gazed in direction where bus left minutes ago.
Alex: "Ya okay?", he asked quietly.
Claire shook her ehad as her eyes started to fill with tears.
Claire: "I hate him…", her voice broke down in tears. Alex warmly hugged her as she cried to his chest.
Alex: "Dont worry", he said "I gave her my old cellphone to ring me if something goes wrong."
Claire looked surprisingly to him
Claire: "You did what?", she asked, slight smile showed up on her lips.
Alex: "I didnt want to take a chance that she cant use phone there."
Claire smiled happily and hugged him. She felt sooooo safe in his embrace!
Claire: Thank you!", she whispered.
Alex returned hug and said:
Alex: "Come on, lets go home."
Charlotte watched lights of Melbourne through window. She knew that bus will enter on bus station in few minutes, so she took cell phone from her pocket and dialed Claires number.
Claire: "Hello?"
Charlotte: "Mummy, its me. I just arrived in Melbourne. We should be on bus station in about ten minutes."
Claire: "Okay, honey."
Charlotte: "Ill turn off phone now and call ya again from house, okay?"
Claire: "Yeah, okay."
Charlotte: "hey, Ma?"
Claire: "Yes, sweety?"
Charlotte: "You have to admit – Dad is a genius for remembering this!", she smiled and Claire couldnt avoid smile either.
Claire: "Real Einstein!", she replied and lex said, peeking out of the kitchen:
Alex: "Talking about me again, aren't ya?"
Both Claire and Charlotte giggled.
Charlotte: "Bye, Ma!
Claire: "Bye, Charlotte!"
Charlotte turned off her phone and carefully hid it in her bag. Just in time because bus started to go into bus station. Charlotte sighed deeply; she decided to be nice for her Mum and Dad, so court couldnt gave her to Peter.
She saw Peter through window and putting on false smile on her face, she wawed to him. As bus stopped, she ran outside and went toward him.
He didnt even hugged her.
Peter: "Hey, Charlotte!", he ruffled her hair "You got big, Where are your bags?"
Charlotte couldnt believed it! She wished that Alex was here, she started to feel sooo insecure.
Charlotte: "Over there", she pointed toward bus and Peter went to get them. As he took her suitcases, he came back and shortly said
Peter: "Lets go, car is over there."
Cahrlotte followed him without word…She knew this will be too long holiday…
