Mille by Wenche Flohaug
	Mille McLean was running out the hotel door of The Horton Hotel, crying, and very upset. She opened the car door, and sat in the car, grabbing the key up out of the bag she carried. "Dammit!" she cried while her fingers fidgeted with the keys and turned them in the ignition. The car started up, and Mille drove out fast. A few minutes later the car slid off the road, with Mille ending up badly hurt... In the Horton hotel the next morning, Alexander Luka woke up in a females' arms, to the sound of the telephone near his bedside ringing. He reached over for the telephone to answer it. "Alexander Luka here," Alexander said. "I think you better look at the news, Alex," the voice of his friend Aaron Kramer said. "What?" Alexander asked. "Turn on the channel one news now," Aaron's voice repeated. "Ok," Alexander said and put the phone down. He turned on the TV, and switched it to the channel Aaron had said. True enough the newsreader was looking serious as he spoke gravely. "26 year old Mille MacLean was badly injured during a car accident last night. There is still little known about the accident, other then that Miss MacLean lost control of the car while driving at high speed. The police has made no comments about the accident nor her condition… more to come next when we get more information," the news reporter finished. Alex turned the TV off, then grabbed the phone and called Aaron back. "What the hell happened?" Alex asked Aaron. "She was last seen upset leaving Horton hotel.... does that ring a bell?" Aaron said. "What are you saying, that must be wrong," Alex said. "Well I suggest you get to the hospital quickly," Aaron said. But Alex decided not to show up at the hospital where Mille was put in for care. In the meantime Aaron had rushed down to the hospital. Mille was like a sister to him and his wife Karen. He ran into the hospital, and to the main desk. "You know were Mille MacLean is?" he asked the secretary at the desk. "She is still undergoing an operation. Miss MacLean's condition can not be commented on, neither were she is going to be after the operation," the secretary said. A policeman came up to Aaron. "Something wrong, sir?" the policeman asked. "Could you call inspector Drake for me," Aaron asked. "Of course sir, well actually he is here, right over there to the left sir," the policeman said. Aaron looked around and spotted Harold Drake where the police officer said he was. "Oh hello Aaron, what can I help you with?" Harold asked. "I was wondering how that accident happened," Aaron asked. "Seems the girl was driving at high speed, maybe drugged or with alcohol," Harold responded. "Man you know that is not the truth Harold," Aaron said. Suddenly a doctor showed up and asked for Harold, but Harold pointed at Aaron. The doctor came to Aaron. "Miss MacLean is out of surgery, but I like to know if Miss MacLean knew that she was pregnant," the doctor asked. "What? ...What is wrong doctor?" Aaron asked, as Karen showed up. "It seems that she was pregnant and lost the child, she was seven weeks," the doctor said. Aaron just sat down after the doctor left, his expression sad. Karen sat down, and saw Aaron's look without knowing why. "What is wrong Aaron?" Karen asked. "She was pregnant, and I bet Alex was the father, that slime ball," Aaron said, he had his hands curled into fists clutching hard, fighting to control himself, then added, "and he isn't even here." "Relax. You know how Alex is, dear, I agree he has to change a lot, but it is just him," Karen said. She was still in shock over finding out that Mille had been pregnant. A few days later, when the band was together, Aaron couldn't help himself. "You son of a bitch!" Aaron screamed as Alex came in. "What is it, Aaron?" Lucas Brannon, one of the member of the group asked. "She was pregnant, god, she was pregnant… you, you, you!" Aaron screamed at Alex, waving arms threateningly at him while Lucas held him, and tried to calm him down him. "What are you saying? ...What's wrong? You have never been mad at Alex before Aaron?" Lucas asked. "Mille was pregnant Lucas, she lost it in the accident, and Alex was the one who got her pregnant," Aaron hissed, and fuming at Lucas. "What are you saying, Aaron, that Alex got Mille pregnant?" Lucas asked. "Yes, like it shouldn't shock you, we both warned her against him," Aaron said. "Alex and Aaron will you both take it easy okay, both," Lucas said, trying to relax the group. "Yeah I agree Lucas, we have a show to run," Alex said. "There is no way I am going to even be in the same room with you, Alex," Aaron threatened. "But we have a show to run, besides Karen is handling everything perfectly," Alex said. "This time you went to far Alex, just as you know it, damn you," Aaron fumed and ran out. "What's the matter with that guy?" Alex said. "Shut up Alex, I agree with Aaron this time," Lucas said. In the meantime Mille had woken up. "The patient is awake doctor, but she can't move anything yet" the nurse said. Mille saw a man with a white coat looking at her. "What is the last thing you remember?" the doctor asked. "I remember I lost control over the car, and the last I ever remembered was me screaming" Mille responded. "Then you probably remember what happened?" the doctor asked. Mille didn't respond to that one, but the doctor knew she remembered. The doctor gave Mille something so that she fell asleep again. Karen went in to where Mille was, meeting the doctor. "She is asleep, be careful not to say anything to upset here, she is still not strong enough" the doctor said with a warningly voice when he said that. "I will keep that in mind doctor" Karen said. Karen held Mille's hands tight, looking sad. "Why did you do this, why, we warned you not to get involved" Karen said talking to the sleeping Mille. Karen fell asleep, suddenly a phone rang, it was Frida, Lucas girlfriend. Karen went outside, took the cell phone, and called back. "What is it Frida?" Karen asked. " I know who that girl in that hotel room with Alex was" Frida cried. "Who?" Karen asked curiously, knowing something was wrong. "It was me ok I cheated on Lucas, he has just asked me to marry him" Frida cried on the phone. "Calm down Frida, calm down, did you tell Lucas this?" Karen asked. "Yes, he seemed outraged, mad, he ran off to the training place without saying a word, my god what have I done" Frida cried. "I be right there ok" Karen said, ending the conversation, running outside, getting a taxi. When Karen got to where Lucas, Alex, and Frida was, she could hear arguing, and also that Aaron came. "Listen Frida I am not taking this crap from you, and your so called lover Alex" Lucas yelled. "Listen I never wanted Alex I want you Lucas, listen to me" Frida said. Karen came in, glaring at all. "Shut up all, me and Aaron need to speak to Alex alone okay" Karen said in a mad voice. Aaron, Karen, and Alex disappeared into a room. "Did you know that Mille lost the child she was carrying" Aaron said carefully. "What are you saying, we believed that the child is still alive" Alex said shocked. "No it died in the accident Alex, I saw her today, she wasn't so much to look at" Karen said. "What are you saying?" Alex said shocked. "That you lost a child also, and that the mother to is lying at a hospital after a accident which we know you started the reason to" Aaron said. Alex sat in a chair shocked, not moving for while. When they got back into the room were Lucas and Frida was, Lucas was almost flying at Alex, but Aaron stopped Lucas, whispering something in his ear, then grabbed Alex and got him out. As Aaron and Alex were closing to the car Alex had he gave the keys to Aaron. They came to Horten hotel and went in to Alex's room. "You like to talk about it Alex?" Aaron asked. "I can't believe it, the child, and now her, I lost them both, the child is dead, and Mille will probably hate me after this" Alex said, with crying voice. "So you did have feeling for Mille?" Aaron asked. "I still have Aaron I been so stupid" Alex said angry at himself. Aaron managed to relax Alex who was tired. "Listen you need some sleep, I tell them to not have any calls to you, till you wake up again okay" Aaron said suggestively to Alex. When Alex woke up after he fell asleep he wanted to see Mille. He got up, dressed well enough to not be recognised by anyone. He managed to get to the hospital, and in to Mille's room, she was still asleep. He grabbed her hands gently and stroked them gently, and she responded to that. Mille didn't wake up, only responded so Alex talked to her like she was there. A nurse came in and saw Alex, so she ran out to tell everyone, but by the time she was back he was gone from the room, making everyone believe the nurse was not telling the truth. Mille woke up, remembering that someone was there talking to her when she had been asleep. Her dazed face at Karen as Karen came in was enough to know that Mille wanted to ask something. "What is it Mille, what you wondering whats wrong?" Karen asked. "Why do I feel so empty Karen, why?" Mille asked Karen with a wondering voice. "It is hard to explain Mille, can't tell you right now" Karen said. "No tell me now Karen, what is it you and all the others and hiding from me" Mille demanded. "You were pregnant, but you lost the baby under the accident, it didn't make it" Karen said sad. Mille's face turned completely snow white; it was obviously she didn't know she had been pregnant. "You were seven weeks pregnant, and we know Alex is the father, or is he?" Karen continued. Mille nodded, didn't speak at all, just glaring at Karen's face. "Was Alex the father Mille?" Karen asked, shaking Mille, who almost got so dizzy she almost fell. "Yes he was the father" Mille said, and started crying, not knowing were, or who she was now. "It's okay, it's okay, everything is going to be okay, I am sorry I was mad at you, you didn't deserve it, I know you didn't" Karen said, then hugged Mille, and let Mille cry on her shoulder. Karen looked at Mille`s tired eyes, looking straight into them. "You want to go home don't you?" Karen said, and got a nod back from Mille. "Well the doctor said you could go home, so why not, I help you ok" Karen added, and smiled warmly "Sounds great, can't wait to get home" Mille made a smile at Karen, who was helping her packing. Karen, and Mille left the hospital heading home to were Mille now lived. Karen grabbed her purse and helped Mille inside her apartment. "Your purse is at the police station, although I got your cell phone here" Karen said. "That is okay, I just hoped that Lucas called me, he did a project for me" Mille said. "You are not going to work right now okay" Karen said, leaving the house after Mille promised her not to work, but to relax instead. Few hours later Mille was still working, but Alex had suddenly dropped by. "Mille we need to talk" he said, as Mille tried to pretend to ignore him. "Talk about what, about how glad you are that I lost it" Mille said mad at Alex. "Don't call her or she a it, it was a living human being as ours" Alex yelled back at her and grabbed her in her shoulder shaking her, raising his voice again he yelled "it was a part of us" "A part you rather would forget" she yelled back at him trying to get lose from his grip. "That is a lie and you know it Mille, so don't talk like that to me" Alex yelled to her. "Right now I fell like nothing, just feel like a stone" Mille yelled at him, throwing a glass at him. "Stop doing this okay, stop it, stop it now Mille, you hear, now this instant" Alex said and grabbed her arms hard, making it impossible for her to move them at all. "You let go off me now, let go off me" Mille yelled kicking with her feet at him, but failed to hit him. Mille stopped kicking with her feet, and relaxed a bit. Suddenly without knowing anything Lucas showed up, Alex let go off Mille. "What is happening here" Lucas asked Alex looking mad at him. "Nothing" Alex said, heading for the door and left outside. Lucas held around Mille, and suddenly he ended up kissing her. Mille stood like a stone, shocked in Lucas hands after the kiss Lucas gave her. "I, I'm sorry" Lucas said carefully. "It is okay, just relax Lucas, and no I am not going to tell okay, and it was just a kiss" Mille said relaxing Lucas who was devastated. Alex had seen the kiss, and how Lucas and Mille reacted after it happens till he felt little jealous at Lucas, Lucas knew how to behave around Mille, and was her friend, while he couldn't be that except a jerk who always hurt Mille badly, and now it had ended like this. Lucas came out to where Alex is, but stopped right in front of Alex, looked at him not with hate though. "Listen Lucas Frida loves you not me" Alex said hoping Lucas wouldn't hit him. "I know, I know Alex, and Mille loves you, and I know you want her too" Lucas said smiling. "So how are Frida and you coming along?" Alex asked carefully to Lucas. "Well doing good, she and I are getting married in a few weeks" Lucas smiled at Alex. As Lucas left Alex gave him a huge hug before going in to Mille again. He went to the living room were Mille was now sitting relaxing in a chair. Alex sat down and held around her; she didn't seem to fight him off now at all. He kissed her demanding, while he grabbed her hands, and she responded by kissing with the same passion back, but suddenly he stopped, and looked her in the eyes. "I love you more then anything in the world, I never let you go" Alex said. "And I love you ...you fool" Mille responded and kissed him.