I'm sorry for leaving the last chapter on a cliffhanger. I hope you like this chapter. Here is chapte 8.
Chapter 8
Scott takes a deep breath before he spoke.
"I... I love you"
Claire was in shock, she was in love with Scott before she and Virgil had started dating, Scott continued.
"I know it's too late to do anything about it"
Claire gathers her thoughts before she spoke.
"I know you love me and nothing can change, I still love you but as a brother, I love Virgil and I won't leave him... we're going to adopt Emma, will be a family"
"I know, I just wanted to tell you"
Virgil and Gordon had returned from their mission, Virgil was standing, watching and listening to Claire's and Scott's conversation, he went over and sat next to Claire and he says.
"Hey I heard your consideration, thank you Claire"
"I ment every word, I love you Virgil"
Meanwhile Gordon had left the door open to TB2 hanger and Emma went down there, not knowing that she's not ment to be down there.
Kayo had just got back from helping the GDF, she sees Emma down in the hanger and thinks Emma is a intruder. Emma was lost in thought that she junped when a hand grabbed her and turned her around, Emma was scared, she wanted to scream but she froze and Kayo akpsked.
"Who are you, what are you doing here... what are you doing on Tracy Island?"
Emma didn't say anything, Kayo leads her upto the living room, where Gordon sees them and says.
"Hey Kayo, Emma"
"You know her?"
Just then Virgil, Claire and Scott walks in the room and Emma got free from Kayo's grip and ran over to Virgil and Claire, Virgil picked her up and asked.
"What's wrong Emma?"
Emma had tears running down her face and she pointed at Kayo, Virgil asked Kayo.
"What did you do Kayo?"
"I found her down in TB2 hanger"
Virgil looks to Emma, he wasn't angry or mad he was worried.
"Emma how did you get down to TB2 hanger?"
"I went through the door leading to TB2 hanger, it was open... I'm sorry"
Virgil hugs Emma and she puts her arms around his neck and her head on his shoulder and cried, Virgil rubs gentle soothing circle's on her back.
"Shhh it's ok"
Scott asks.
"Who was the last to leave TB2 hanger?"
Gordon looked sheepishly and replied.
"I did, I must have forgotten to close the door, I'm sorry"
"Don't let it happen again, we don't want anything to happen to Emma"
"It won't"
Virgil sat down with Emma sitting on his lap and Claire sat next to them and introduced Emma to Kayo.
"Emma this is Kayo, Kayo this is Emma"
"Hello it's nice to meet you Emma... and I'm sorry about earlier"
"Hello Kayo, it's ok"
Virgil explained everything to Kayo.
"Claire and me are seeing how things go with Emma and if they go ok, we'll adopt Emma"
"I understand, why didn't anyone tell me?"
Claire answers before anyone else could.
"You we're helping the GDF and we didn't want to disturb you... please forgive"
"I understand and I forgive you"
Emma fell asleep while everyone was talking, Claire leans in and whisper's to Virgil.
"Let's go and put Emma to bed"
Virgil nod's gently and they get up and take Emma to her room and puts her to bed. In the living room Scott was sitting at his desk looking over some paperwork, he comes across a report on the plane crash and See's that Emma is the only survivor. Claire comes in and walks over to Scott and See's that he looked troubled and asked.
"Scott... what's wrong?"
Scott looks up and replied.
"I got the report from the plane crash"
"What does it say?"
"It says that Emma is the only survivor"
"I see... I just want to adopt Emma, but I understand that Virgil wants to make sure that it will work out"
"You wouldn't have to wait if it was me that you were with, but I know I'm too late and I have to accept that"
But deep down Scott couldn't accept it, he loves her.
"I'm sorry Scott I couldn't wait forever"
"I know and you have no reason to be sorry... I'm the one who is sorry"
Claire just nod's.
"I'm going to bed, today has been exhausting"
"Ok goodnight Claire"
"Goodnight Scott"
Claire leaves and went bed, Scott went through some more paperwork but he couldn't concentrate because he was thinking of Claire, so he turned in for the night. Claire and Virgil were talking and she says.
"Sorry if I took too long, Scott got the report for the plane crash"
"It ok... what did the report say?"
"It said that Emma is the only survivor"
"I thought as much... I was thinking the Emma, you and me could do some artwork?"
"That's a good idea"
Claire was quite and Virgil notice, he asks.
What's on your mind?"
"I... it's nothing"
"Claire I know when something is bothering you"
"I just wish we could sign the adoption papers that's all"
"Claire we've been through this"
"I know"
Claire gets up and went to the bathroom then returns and gets in to bed, Virgil starts to say.
"Claire..."
That's all he says because Claire cuts in and says.
"Goodnight Virgil"
Claire lay's on her side with tear's running down her face, Virgil doesn't see, he say quitely.
"Claire... I'm sorry"
Virgil lay's the other way and went to sleep. Claire couldn't sleep so she went to check on Emma but she was sleeping peacefully, Claire watched her. Scott came down the hallway and see's Claire he walk up to her and asks.
"Claire are you ok?"
Claire turn to Scott who see's that she had been crying.
"What's wrong Claire?"
"I told Virgil that I wish we could sign the adoption papers"
"And what did Virgil say?"
"He said that we have been through this"
Scott hugs Claire who hugs him back with a few tears running down her face.
"It's ok, it's going to be ok"
Claire nod's gently.
"Thank you Scott"
"Your welcome"
After he let's her go and went to his room, Claire went into the room next to Emma's and went to bed.
Then next morning Virgil rolls over and puts his arm out over Claire only to wake up and notice that she wasn't there, he gets up and went out into the hallway and bumps into Scott and asked.
"Scott have you seen Claire this morning?"
"No why?"
"She's not in our room"
"Well I saw her outside of Emma's room watching her sleep but thats the last I saw her... what did you do?"
"Claire said that she wishes that we could sign the adoption papers and I replied that we have been through this... she went to the bathroom then returned and said goodnight Virgil"
"Virgil you need to be need to make it up to her"
"I know... but how?"
"I'm going to be honest with you"
"Ok go ahead"
"I know that you both want to sign the papers and I know that your worried that it won't out... but I know it will"
"What are you saying?"
"Im saying that you and Claire should sign the papers... if it was me that she was with, I would have signed the papers straight away"
Virgil knew that Scott was right and that he and Claire should sign the papers, he would wait till she was up and talk to her.
I hope you like, I have been asked if I wrote another Virgil and Claire story, this is the only story I did with Virgil and Claire. my other stories are, Why didn't you, Two of a kind. I don't own Thunderbird or their characters.