Chapter 3: Did I tell you that I love you today?

Tess knocked on doors of Claire's room.

"Claire?", she called gently before pressing the doorknob and opened the doors.

Her and Jodi came inside and noticed Claire sitting on her bed, her chin rested on her knees as she cried so intense that her whole body shook from sobbing.

Jodi and Tess quickly rushed toward their sister and sitting on each side of bed, they hugged her tightly.

Tess felt bad for laughing few minutes ago, cursing in herself that she should have realized how upset her sister was…She realized long time ago that something really special connects Claire and Alex, yet those two continued to frustrate the hell out of everybody pretending to be just best mates.

"He's such an idiot", mumbled Claire.

Jodi kissed Claire's hair and said:

"I know, Claire."

"He is such a jerk", Claire continued with her Ode to Alex.

"Sure is", agreed Tess.

"You would think that he is a girl, he is such a ninny!", Claire grumbled, taking a napkin and blowing her nose.

"Sure is", nodded Jodi, than she looked at Tess, who pulled her cheeks in so she doesn't burst to laugh. Jodi swallowed her own laugh and added, caressing Claire's back gently "Damn Maid Marion.", mumbled Jodi, pretending all serious.

Claire gazed at Jodi and in next moment three of them cracked up from laughing.

Falling on the bed, Claire pulled her two crazy sisters with her and they stared at the ceiling and as the laughter calmed down, Tess looked at Claire.

"You said he said it again", Tess pointed out.

Claire nodded, still looking at the ceiling.

"Yeah…And he didn't remembered the single word he said in the morning first time he said it", Claire quietly said.

Jodi took Claire's hand and grumbled:

"He's such a hopeless case…", she looked at her sister's eyes and added "But, you know, Claire…They say that drunk man says what sober man thinks!"

And in that moment, they heard guitar and Alex' s drunken voice broke the silence as he sang from the top of his lungs in total false, not even trying to keep up with Luke's guitar:


"Did I tell you that I love you today?
Have I looked into your eyes?
Cause I've taken down that last remaining wall
and showed myself to you

As I am
All my faults
All my thoughts
All my yearning"

Nick winked to Luke:

"Here comes crescendo", said Nick as Alex opened his arms widely and sang out loud:

"Oh I love you
Always have and always will
and I wanna face this moment
Hold it near
Hold it deep
Hold it still

Did you know how scared I used to be
Scared for you, scared of me
But taking down this barrier
and touching you at last
has broken all that down

Into dust
blown away
Now there's us
and we're real

Oh I love you
Always have and always will
and I wanna face this moment
Hold it near
Hold it deep
Hold it still

Oh I love you
Always have and always will
and I wanna face this moment
Hold it near
Hold it deep
Hold it still

Did I tell you that I love you today..."

"Did I Tell You?" – Rebecca Lavelle