[ In that moment, Claire decides to omit the part where he married Laoghaire. It doesn't matter, really, and it opens up needing to tell her daughter about so much hurt and an argument and almost regretting returning to the 18th century. Instead, she simply smiles and nods gently. ]
He wanted to be a father to her children more than he wanted to be her husband. She was a widow, so...
[ Claire reaches out and strokes Bree's cheek tenderly. ]
All that he ever wanted was to be your father, Brianna. And he thought he could fill a void made by my leaving to make sure you were safe. It didn't work. As it turns out, they weren't even living together and hadn't for a long while. According to the law, because I was still alive, his second marriage became null and void.
[ Dropping her hand, she manages another small smile. ]
Sometimes it's hard, to know there's something you should have and know you can never get to it. So you try to replace it with something that should feel all right, but it isn't the same. It never could be.
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He wanted to be a father to her children more than he wanted to be her husband. She was a widow, so...
[ Claire reaches out and strokes Bree's cheek tenderly. ]
All that he ever wanted was to be your father, Brianna. And he thought he could fill a void made by my leaving to make sure you were safe. It didn't work. As it turns out, they weren't even living together and hadn't for a long while. According to the law, because I was still alive, his second marriage became null and void.
[ Dropping her hand, she manages another small smile. ]
Sometimes it's hard, to know there's something you should have and know you can never get to it. So you try to replace it with something that should feel all right, but it isn't the same. It never could be.