A/N: Hello fellow Eclare fans! So here's a completely new, multi-chapter Eclare fic. This general idea was one of a few of my oneshots in my series of oneshots 'Don't Touch Anything' and somebody mentioned that it should be its own story. So here it is! This is only a short intro/first chapter, and I will likely update sometime this weekend, if not earlier. I hope you guys enjoy this.

FYI, Clare is 26 and Eli is 27.


Beautiful Daughter of Ours

Eli stepped into his house and dropped his black leather briefcase on the floor. Spreading his arms out and wiggling his fingers, he took a deep breath—the house smelled as it always did. It smelled of lavender, of Clare.

"Clare?" The dark-haired man called out to his wife as he unwrapped the maroon scarf from around his neck. It had been a long day at Degrassi—the high school that he previously attended and now taught English at—and now all he wanted to do was have a pleasant time with his beautiful wife.

Not that kind of pleasant time. That had happened last night.

"Upstairs." Her captivating voice floated down the stairs and filled his ears, making him smile. He hung his coat on the hook beside the door and bounded up the stairs, his tie hugging his rib cage.

He entered the master bedroom and looked around the decorated and spacious room for his wife, but didn't see her until she popped out of the bathroom. The smile that was lighting up his face immediately fell when he saw her own—she looked worried about something. He stepped towards her and rested his hands on her hips.

"Are you alright? Did something happen with your novel?" Clare was now a published author at the age of 26 and was currently on deadline. Usually, he could write off her sudden change in emotions to novel troubles or her 'woman problems', but this didn't seem to be about either.

"No, I'm still on schedule."

"Then what happened?" He looked into her worried icy blue eyes.

"I have to tell you something." She gently took his hands from her hips and intertwined their fingers as she led him over to the bed and sat down, pulling Eli down with her.

"Clare, you're scaring me here." He said as he chuckled nervously. "What's wrong?" She squeezed his hand and her eyes slowly flickered up to his. She brushed his bangs from his eyes and smiled softly at her husband of six years.

"Nothing is wrong Eli. I'm pregnant." Clare watched his face carefully for any negative change in emotion, but there was no feelings at all present on his face.

"Please say something," she whispered, biting her lip, a habit she had never quite broken. His unfocused eyes moved to hers and he blinked a few times, brushing his bangs from his eyes again.

"That's amazing." He leaned over, placing two fingers under her chin and tipping her head up before kissing her softly. The couple smiled into the kiss and Eli pulled back very slowly, teasing his wife, and tucked an auburn curl behind her ear, still smiling. "You're going to be a wonderful mother." Her cheeks dusted a rosy color and Eli laughed heartily. "I can't believe I still have that effect on you. Wonder if our daughter will inherit it."

"Our baby is going to be a boy." She poked his chest hard and her husband feigned hurt before shaking his head.

"Nope, you're wrong. We're going to have a beautiful baby girl, and all of her beauty will come from you." Clare blushed even harder and Eli laughed again.

"Eli?"

"Yes Clare?"

"I love you." Eli smiled softly, the corners of his eyes crinkling a bit.

"I love you too."


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