[ Claire's heart truly feels like it's breaking a little. She wasn't ready for this conversation any more than Brianna had been ready to meet Jamie so suddenly. ]
Frank wanted to be a father so incredibly badly, and we tried, before the war, after. It just never happened. But he wanted it, so much, that he never wanted you to know that you weren't his biological child. He never wanted you to believe you meant any less to him because he didn't help make you. We talked about it, once, if we would ever say anything to you but he was afraid it would push you away.
[ Claire sighs softly, knowing that would have been far from the truth. They could have simply told her anything; that there was a time when Claire and Frank were separated and it was a long road but they made it back to one another. ]
There isn't much we could have said anyway that wouldn't have been either unbelievable or hurtful. Neither of us wanted that. It was a lie, on both of our parts, and for that, I'm truly sorry Brianna. I don't know what I would change or if I could, but we only had your happiness in mind.
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Frank wanted to be a father so incredibly badly, and we tried, before the war, after. It just never happened. But he wanted it, so much, that he never wanted you to know that you weren't his biological child. He never wanted you to believe you meant any less to him because he didn't help make you. We talked about it, once, if we would ever say anything to you but he was afraid it would push you away.
[ Claire sighs softly, knowing that would have been far from the truth. They could have simply told her anything; that there was a time when Claire and Frank were separated and it was a long road but they made it back to one another. ]
There isn't much we could have said anyway that wouldn't have been either unbelievable or hurtful. Neither of us wanted that. It was a lie, on both of our parts, and for that, I'm truly sorry Brianna. I don't know what I would change or if I could, but we only had your happiness in mind.