Title:Girls night out with a twist of events...

Disclaimer: I just own mi computer and some ideas, MD is a property of channel 9. I'm just borrowing the characters and some places.

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Girls night out with a twist of events
part 3

The night was becoming darker by moments, until not even the moon light could reflect on the tress and pastures surrounding the UTE parked in the middle of nowhere. Claire and Alex, just got the light from the UTE to see themselves. And in that darkness, they were talking...

Alex, stood over the open door of his black UTE, while Claire, holding the little girl still in her arms was leaning over the same open door. One, in front the other... trying to adjust their eyes to the darkness surrounding them while deciding what to do

"So, you're saying no SAT phone?"

"Yes, not sure why, but it's not working." Alex was fidgetting with the phone, as if punching decisively the thing, it would be ok again "Shit"

Hearing his swearing, the baby on Claire's arms, nearly sleep, now distressed and scared began crying again.

"Oh shit!"

"Yeah, good try, but it won't work" bounding with the baby on her arms, Claire moved in front of the UTE, just where the light from the car would allow her top see the kid, and the baby to see her, just to try and calm her "Shh, it's ok hon, it's ok..." from left to right, Claire was walking and bouncing, saying sweet nothings to the girl, and rubbing her back while giving Alex the death glare

Just when Alex was going to say something, a few rain drops began to fell.

"Shit!" Running over them, Alex got an arm over Claire's waist as the rain fell faster, directing them to the security of the car again "Get in, Quick!"

Finnaly, Alex Closed her door, and run over the drivers seat as the rain, transformed in a heavy storm.

"WOW!" Closing the door after him, turned a bit to look over Claire and the baby. And when both adults looked at their companion ... once again, on the black UTE, in the middle of nowhere, the laugh resonated through the heavy falling rain.

"Is she ok?" Signaling the baby with a movement of his head, concern was evident on Alex voice, as he waited Claire's answer

"Yeah, she just got some rain drops on her. Nothing more" with a smile playing on her lips, the brunette from Drovers, ran a hand over the dark baby hair of the little girl that was once again, watching intently at Alex, while dropping her head at the crock on Claire's neck. "She's dry, but not sure about hungry or cold"

"Yeah"

The two of them sat in silence, watching over the darkness and rain falling in front of them hearing that same rain envelope the ute in the dark.

"When you were out there, did you see something?" Claire's voice broke the silence.

"Nah, I didn't even see her at first" he punched the steering wheel, and flinched hearing the honk "maybe an accident? It's just too dark to see properly" Alex took the sat phone trying to call again, all the while watching at the darkness

"No luck?"

"Nah." Sighing again, Alex straightened his back, put the Sat on Claire's lap and leaving his hand there longer than necessary he said seriously "Sit tight. Don't move. Be back in a moment"

Before Claire could even open her mouth to protest, Alex had closed his jackets zipper and got out the car, to the rainy night. Claire tried to see where he was going, but the darkness was thick, and the rain, once again was falling ferociusly.

A lighting iluminated the deserted road, allowing Claire, for a moment, to see Alex

silhouette, then just in the blink of an eye, the light and the silhouette dissapeared again, as the baby cried startled by the loud sound of thunder.

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A room, perfectly illuminated, lights flickered a bit. Meg, who just had finished changing her shirt, for something more alluring, looked up toward the ceiling, just when storm could be heard outside, and the rain, coming down on the windows hit harder.

She sighed, remembering that in that weather, there was someone out there. But smiled remebering also, that Claire, was still wearing a dress... Laughing to herself, hse heard a knock on the door

"Coming!" thinking it to be the girls, she didn't worry about her hair, or anything, she was tucking her shirt on, when opening the door, saw there, on the hall Brian.

"Oh! Ahh.. hi! What you doing here?"

"It couldn't work Meg. I know what you were tryin. You've been calling for it, screaming for it. But now's the time..."

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The group downstaris was clapping and laughing at Jodi's performance. Nick was clapping, Terry was whistling and Tess and Becky were cheering her while laughing at Nick and Terry's actions. When Jodi came near them, she first gave a bow and embraced Becky and then Tess, before accepting a beer from Terry

"That's earned a beer!"

While enjoying teha tention, she missed someone "Were's mom?"

Looking over the place, they observed she wasn't near, and neither was Brian. The girls got nervous.

"Were the hell's mom!" asked worried Jodi.

"She went to change, I..." he couldn't finish. The three girls run over the door, after a llok passed between them. A look that didn't go unnoticed by Nick. "What was that?"

"Don't know. But better, follow them" Nick too, ran over the door, in pursuit of the girls.

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"I don't know what you're talking about Brian. But we should get going downstairs.." getting nervous, and seeing as he was closing the only path outside, she worried "listen, the girls might be searching for me"

"That girls, are enjoying themselves. They wont be coming ... It's just you and me" Closing the door, he moved towardss her "You know, last time you refused me. But now... now I'm sure what's what I want..." He came closer to her, while she tried to step further on the room... but then Brian catch her from the waist and raised her feet from the floor.

"Let me go!" Brian just caugh her harder, and threw her on the bed.

"Shut up! I know you were aiming for this!"

"You're sick Brian! Let me go!" She was trying to cut loose, but the pub's owner got a firm grip on her hands, and caught her chin to force a kiss. But Meg was opossing ressitence, and finally, in a movement, with her head gave Brian on the chin. Disoriented, he let her go for a moment, and she took advantadge of it, running towards the door. When she tried to stand, he grabed her again, and punched her onthe chin, moaning in pain, she fell on the bed.

Just then, footsteps could be heard on the hall. A little conmottion, and then, knonkings on the door. Someone was banging furiously, and cscreaming for it to be open.

A mans voice, and then, another blow and the door flew open. Terry and Nick were there, to the atonishment of Brian. Seeing the scene, and the blood on Meg's face both of them moved quickly to the bed, and grabbed Brian. "What the hell you're doing?"

The girls run over Meg, and embraced her. She was in a group hug, from Tess and Jodi, and then she saw Becky. Stretching one arm, she offered it to Becky who moved to her, just at arm lenght. That wasn't enough for Meg. She needed her girls now. Specially Becky, she knew the scare it must be for her, so pulled the hand touching hers, and embraced the blonde, stroking her hair, and her back. All the while, observing disgusted at Brian. Now on the floor, between Nick and Terry, who if not for Nick. Could have killed the man.

"You Ok Meg?"

"Yes nick, thank you" patting once more the girls backs, she got up, and moved towards them "I'm gonna call the police"

"And who will believe you? You've been asking for it. You invited me in, and these people beated me up. On my own place, I might add" That earned him a kick fron Terry.

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Claire Was exhasperated. The cranky baby on her arms, and the shoes she was wearing didn't help. She knew she couldn't go outside and try to help Alex in who knows what he was doing at the moment; but the darkness and the thick rain made the situation worse. "What's he doing out there?"

She was talking on a sothing voice, tryhing to relax the kid, but she was cranky, and the storm was scaring her. Claire couldn't make her stop. The baby cried so upset, that her little body shook from sobing "shh... what's it hon? Don't worry, everything will be ok, storm will pass and sunshine will be bright"

Saying that, a memory, crossed Claire's mind. She wasn't in the car. She was somewhere else... a room, a room with a bed, in fact she was sitting in that bed, with a little baby on her arms. The kid was crying desperate, red face, tear strained face, a running nose and sobing shook. She was scared.
Some one had teached her the best way to calm the baby, was sweet talking it, so she tried. But it didn't work, and then, the baby just stopped. No shook, no cries, no more tears ... no nothing. Not even breathe. She panicked and tightening her hold on the baby she screamed...

The car door opened suddenly, and Alex appeared there, surprised at Caire's face. She was in shock, she didn't hear him approach. "Claire?... Claire!? MCLEOD!" raising the voice, make the trick, and Claire watched over him. The he was. Hat dripping water on hand, soaked jacket, frown on his face, and arms stretched towards her and the baby. One hand touching her arm, the other trying to take a hold of the child trapped on Claire's tight embrace "You ok Mcleod?"

"Why shouldn't I be?"relaxing her hold on the child, she tried to sit again, as further from them as possible. Watching how Alex talked to the girl and calmed her "yeahh you two are ok, aren't you?"

"What were you doing out there?"

"Trying to find something" seeing the disbelieving look Claire was shoting at him he sighed "I know it was a lost cause, but I had to try. Nothing's out there to explain what's she doing out here"

While they were talking, the baby relaxed once again,a nd estretched her arms towards Claire to be picked. Once on the brunette's arms, the girl contently situated her face on the crock of Claire's arms and sighed, while still sobing slightly. The two adults smiled at her actions, and both of them strocked her back, and lowered their voices.

"I think she's sleepy and hungry. We should take her somewhere safe."

"What's bad about my ute?" seeing Claire's eyebrow go up he laughed "Ok, dropping it. So, home it is"

To be continued...

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