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Henriette, I didn't make this for you but I think you will like it. It hopefully won't take any longer and I can read your fanfics too.
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14. What Went Wrong?
After Claire had closed the door towards Alex, tears started to to fall down her cheek. Claire got back to her bed and let herself fall down on it.
"How could you do this to me? How?"
She saw the look from before on his face again. That night didn't bother him at all.
The tears were still falling down her cheek and didn't want to stop at all.
Contrary to Nick's supposition Alex hadn't gone to bed. He stood at the wall to Claire's room and had put his hand on it. He wanted their connection back.
"Why don't you talk to me?" He asked himself.
Everything went well. Their friendship had got closer again in the last couple of months since her riding accident and her pregnancy.
Once more he thought about the mistake he obviously had made but he couldn't find anything at all. He did all the things friends do when they are needed, even more than that. He lied about the fatherhood towards Peter, towards his parents and he would lie towards everybody else if it was necessary.
"We had our problems because we're both stubborn but we solved them all, even the stupid home-brewed." Alex thought. "And the home-brewed was one of our big ones."
Claire stood up from her bed again. She needed a tissue. The tears had left their marks on her. While she got up she noticed the teddy bear on the other side of her bed. "First present for the next generation of McLeods. Love Alex." The card said.
Claire's feelings were confusing. She still wanted to yell at someone because of the strange situation. On the other hand she wanted to thank Alex for the present. She had remembered Mr Spock on the first sight.
At Alex 21st birthday she was at Killarney to celebrate it with Alex, his family, his friends and lots of his former and upcoming girlfriends. They already had a few drinks when Alex insisted to show her his room. He tried to kiss her there but she hadn't had enough to drink to let that happen because too much girls were around as well as his current girlfriend Sarah. Claire didn't want to interfere between them. Although she already would have loved to kiss him that day nearly 10 years ago. In his room, the room of a 21 year old guy, she noticed Mr Spock immediatly. She asked for his story and Alex told her how he got it and what it meant to him. Since that night she knew who Mr Spock was. That Alex gave it away for the baby meant a lot to her.
"It seems like I overreacted a little." Claire told Mr Spock, took him and got back on her bed again. She had totally forgotten to get a tissue.
Alex in the room next to Claire's was now sitting at the wall, resting his head against it. He just wanted to be close to Claire but instead he eavesdropped the words she said.
"I still have a chance to make it up." Alex thought but he still hadn't a clue what he had to make up.
That moment Mr Spock popped into his mind. He had put him in Claire's room earlier. "Protect her while I'm not there for her." He thought.
Alex stayed at the wall because he wanted to be as close as possible to Claire in this weird situation.
Claire hugged Mr Spock. He accompanied her for the rest of the night until she finally fell asleep.
To be continued ...