Sunday
Clare shifted slightly, hardly awake. Luke nuzzled her neck, praying the twins, now a year old would sleep a little longer. Clare shifted again then exhaled through her nose before snuggling into her husband's chest. Lucas was sleeping soundly on the trunk at the foot of the bed and Bane had taken to staying at the ranch with his litter. Clare's ear twitched to the twins waking up. Luke groaned and rolled out of her hold and disappeared into the bathroom. Clare sighed and sat up so she could stretch. Luke returned a few minutes later and draped himself in her lap. Clare smiled lightly, "Comfortable?" Luke nodded over the last year he'd become quiet but affectionate first thing in the morning. He nuzzled her stomach and wrapped his arms around her. Clare smiled lightly and smoothed his hair gently. Luke shifted and after five minutes spoke, "I want another one..." Clare paused and blinked.
"Not now but in a year or two..." Luke whispered as he traced her naval with his fingertip.
"I'll think about it..." Clare said and went back to playing with his hair. Luke smiled lightly and settled under her touch. Clare sighed lightly and shook her head. Luke looked up at her with innocent confusion. Clare pulled out a little bead that Flora had left in her father's hair. Luke chuckled quietly and settled back in his previous position. Clare laughed quietly and started running her fingers through her husband's hair wondering if their little daughter left anything else in his hair. Luke closed his eyes and traced circles on her stomach. Clare pulled out a few more beads and untied several ribbons and strings from his hair.
"Having a girl is so much fun..." Luke said with a smile on his lips.
"You get Miloh today, that was the deal." Clare replied as she moved the beads and ribbons to the nightstand. Luke nodded, his nose brushing against her stomach. Clare smiled and patted his shoulder, "Gotta get up honey...kids are calling." Luke sighed and let her up, "I'm so glad they're on bottles now..."
"You're not the only one..." Clare said and went over to the dresser to get changed, she had gotten into the habit of sleeping shirtless. Not that Luke minded, it gave him more skin to trail his hands over. Clare pulled her bra on then a shirt that matched her eyes before slipping a skirt on the same colour. Luke slipped up behind her and kissed her neck.
"Aren't you going to get dressed?" Clare asked as she adjusted her skirt. Luke pulled on pants and a shirt then put his arms back around her. Clare shook her head while laughing silently.
"We've been over this a thousand times, I can't keep my hands off you..." Luke whispered.
"I know I know..." Clare said and turned in his arms to kiss his lips. Luke smiled and happily returned the kiss. Clare smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck gently. Luke resisted his urge to pin her to the bed and have his way with her. Clare's ear twitched again, now the twins were really calling so she broke the kiss. Luke sighed, the temptation wasn't as hard to resist now.
"Okay, let's go get the kids." Clare said pulling her bangs back and pinning them behind her head. Luke smiled, her new hair style was a compromise, as he liked it down but she couldn't stand it in her eyes all the time. Clare smiled and took his hand to lead him to the nursery and their children. Both of the twins were leaning on the crib waiting when they arrived. Clare smiled and went over to kiss both their heads and picked Flora up. Flora wrapped her arms around Clare's neck as Luke tickled her brother before picking him up.
"You're with me today Flora..." Clare said taking the girl out of the room and downstairs to get her bottle ready.
"Come on little man, let's get you some breakfast..." Luke said to their soon as he followed her. Clare smiled and walked into the kitchen and got two bottles ready. Luke was still tickling Miloh when he joined her in the kitchen. The milk was almost ready as Clare shifted Flora to her other arm. Luke finally stopped tormenting their son and shifted him to his sister's opposite. Clare smiled and poured the milk into the two bottles before handing one to Luke and picking the other up. Luke offered the nipple to his son. Both Miloh and Flora suckled on their bottles happily. Luke smiled and stood next to his wife. Clare smiled and when Flora was done put the bottle in the sink to wash later and burped the little girl. Luke mimicked the action with Miloh. Clare smiled and took Flora out into the living room to play with her. Luke shifted Miloh and disappeared upstairs. Clare smiled and gave Flora a ball to play with. Flora turned the ball over in her tiny hands before pushing it to Clare. Clare smiled and pushed the ball back. Flora giggled nearly falling over when she returned the ball. Clare smiled and adjusted her daughter before pushing the ball back. Upstairs there was a few quiet notes being repeated. Clare smiled lightly and kept playing with Flora until she decided to take the little girl outside to pick some flowers. Flora squeaked when her mother picked her up. Clare smiled at her little girl and took her outside and set her on the grass before sitting beside her. As usual Flora crawled into her lap and hid for a few minutes. Clare plucked a wild flower and tucked it her daughters hair lightly. Flora looked up at her with a mixture of curiosity and fear. Clare smiled and picked her up lightly to go back inside to the living room. The tiny melody she had heard when she left had gotten longer and a little more complicated.
"Let's go see what Daddy and Miloh are up to..." Clare said to her little girl as she walked over to the stairs. Flora smiled and then nuzzled into her arms. Clare smiled lightly and carried her daughter up the stairs and into the conservatory. Luke was sitting at the piano with Miloh in his lap. Luke would play a melody and Miloh would copy it slower. Clare smiled lightly and shook her head before sitting on the floor with Flora and her ball. Flora rolled her ball so it bumped into her father's leg. Clare shook her head and waited for Luke to kick it back. And of course he did but kept his attention on Miloh who was picking up their game amazingly fast. Clare smiled and stretched before flopping backwards on the floor. The melody finally began to sound like a song and it was the one he'd written for Anni. Clare smiled again before sitting up again. The game stopped when Miloh yawned. Clare was amusing Flora by rolling her ball between the two of them.
"Nap time little man..." Luke said quietly as he gathered up Miloh and stood. Clare smiled to him and noticed Flora suppressing a yawn, "Nap time for you too." Luke chuckled and offered her a hand off the floor. Clare smiled and picked Flora up before putting her other hand in his. Luke pulled her to her feet and kissed her forehead. Clare smiled and kissed his cheek before leading him to the nursery. Luke followed knowing they'd get a little alone time as soon as the children were down for a nap. Clare tucked Flora in and moved over so Luke could put Miloh down. Luke laid Miloh next to his sister and covered him before turning to Clare. Clare wrapped her arm around his and after kissing both kids foreheads left the room. Luke followed with a smile on his face. Clare sighed once she closed the door and rubbed her neck.
"You alright Angel?" Luke asked as he placed his arms around her.
"Yeah, I'm hungry though..." Clare sighed as she leaned against him.
"Then let's get something to eat..." Luke replied and kissed her temple. Clare smiled and kissed his jaw before lightly dancing down the stairs. Luke chuckled and followed her. Clare got downstairs first and quickly disappeared into the kitchen. Luke followed her. Clare pulled out vegetables and started to cut them. Luke snaked his arms around her. Clare smiled and let him keep his arms there as she chopped the vegetables before putting them in a bowl. Luke nuzzled her neck and littered her skin with kisses. Clare smiled and giggled lightly and rubbed his arm as she moved to get some sour cream. Luke let her move enough to get what she needed before tightening his hold again. Clare smiled lightly and patted his arm before mixing up some ranch dip. Luke nuzzled her neck and traced circles against her stomach.
"Missing the bikini top yet?" Clare asked smiling lightly.
"No...you're beautiful no matter what you're wearing." Luke replied.
"Are you sure you're not missing it?" Clare asked cheekily. Luke nipped at her weak spot to silence her. Clare squeaked before moaning quietly.
"I can live with what I have..." Luke purred. Clare smirked and continued to make the dip and when it was done, took a carrot and dipped it then munched on it. Luke nuzzled her neck.
"So I guess you don't want to go swimming with me when the twins are sleeping tonight, well that's a shame...I'll just have fun in the water all by myself..." Clare teased after eating another carrot. Luke spun her around and kissed her soundly. Clare smiled and kissed him back. Luke lifted her up onto the counter as he ran his hands up her thighs. Clare smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and then wrapped her legs around his hips. Luke growled quietly and bit her lip. Clare moaned lightly and opened her mouth. Luke smirked as he deepened the kiss and found the hem of her shirt. Clare smirked and ran her hands under the collar of his shirt and down his back. Luke broke the kiss as he attacked her neck and ran his hands up her stomach. Clare moaned lightly as she went for his temple.
"Still want to go for that swim?" Luke rumbled as he slipped his fingers under bra and pinched her peak.
"I was going to go tonight..." Clare purred as she nipped his ear tip. Luke smirked and removed his hands to scoop her up. Clare smiled and kept tugged on his ear lightly. Luke placed a sound nip to her weak spot as he went upstairs. Clare moaned and moved her teeth to his temple. Luke kicked the door shut and then pinned her to the bed. Clare moaned and moved her legs so one of his was in between them. Luke smirked and pressed his knee to her weakest spot. Clare moaned and groaned quietly as she shifted in pleasure. Luke growled and left his knee there as he began to work her shirt up. Clare moaned again and shifted. Luke nipped up her stomach as he removed her shirt and unclipped her bra. Clare moaned and with her skirt hiked up around her hips she shifted in pleasure again. One she bare on the top he nuzzled her neck, "Enjoying yourself Kitten?" he purred as he shifted his knee. She nodded and moaned again. Luke smirked and nipped her weak spot as he placed his hand over her right breast. Clare's ear twitched before she moved his head and kissed him passionately. Luke returned the kiss as he pinched her peak hoping to elicit a gasp from her. Clare gasped and let her eyes close. Luke deepened the kiss as he squeezed gently and applied a little more pressure to her weakest spot. Clare moaned and shuddered then groaned and turned to mush in Luke's arms. Luke smirked and gave her a moment. It took Clare at least ten minutes to calm down enough to breathe properly. Luke smiled and nudged her jaw. Clare looked at him with her face still flushed and a smile gracing it. Luke placed a sweet kiss to her lips. Clare smiled and kissed him back gently. Luke smirked to himself as he shifted his knee again. Clare moaned into the kiss and closed her eyes. Luke smiled and broke the kiss as he trialed kisses down her breast bone. Clare moaned and shivered lightly as she tilted her head back. He shifted his knee as he licked up to her peak. Clare moaned again and arched her back, panting. He growled happily and nipped her peak. She moaned louder and shivered as her back arched more and she still was panting. He smiled as he took her peak in his mouth as he rubbed her side. Clare moaned again shifted in pleasure. Luke passed his tongue over her peak slowly. She moaned louder still and shivered. Luke repeated the action on her other side. He received the same reaction. Luke returned to her neck but not before shifting his knee and pressing it against her weakest spot. Clare moaned her loudest before letting her back flop against the bed and her head loll to the side, he had finally pushed her over the edge. Luke nuzzled her neck and rubbed her side.
"And...you say...I'm evil..." Clare managed through panting.
"I think we're evil to each other..." Luke whispered still trying to help her even her breathing. It was another ten minutes before Clare's breathing and heart rate were back down.
"So other than temporarily losing the ability to breathe, did you enjoy yourself Angel?" Luke whispered as he kissed her temple.
"Yeah...Did you?" Clare asked as she nuzzled into his chest.
"Every time..." Luke replied as he rolled onto his back and held her to him. Clare smiled and snuggled into his chest. Luke traced light circles in the small of her back. Clare's ear twitched before she sighed, "Where did you toss my bra and shirt?" Luke pointed to the floor next to them. Clare leaned over and grabbed her clothes before sitting up and putting them on.
"Well it was fun while it lasted..." Luke sighed.
"Yup but now we got to tend to the twins." Clare said as she stood and pulled her skirt back into place before going to the door. Luke shifted and sat up. Clare disappeared out the door, fixing her hair as she went. Luke got up and followed her. He caught the swish of her skirt as she went into the nursery. Luke smiled and leaned against the doorframe. Clare scooped both infants out of the crib as they were standing looking through the bars at her. Luke snaked his arms around her. She smiled and leaned against him lightly.
"And what's the matter with our little Angels?" Luke cooed.
"They need to be changed..." Clare said scrunching her nose momentarily before taking the twins to the changing table Clare had Luke make a few months after they were born. Luke chuckled and disappeared to make a snack. Clare changed the twins then picked them back up. Luke returned to lean against the frame of the door as he munched on a carrot. Clare held both infants as they snuggled into her neck as she turned around. Luke smiled as he finished his carrot. Clare smiled and shifted the twins lightly before walking over to him. Luke smiled and opened his arms for her. Clare smiled and walked into his arms. Luke placed his arms around her gently and kissed the twin's temples. Clare smiled and nuzzled their heads lightly. Luke kissed her forehead and rubbed her back.
"Alright, who wants to play?" Clare asked the infants, who smiled up at her. Luke smiled and removed one arm. Clare smiled and carried the two children into the conservatory and sat down before setting the twins across from her in a triangle then gave them some toys. Luke smiled and grabbed his guitar from the corner and sat on the couch. Clare smiled and watched as the two infants played with each other. Luke smiled and started to work on a new song. Clare smiled and stretched, letting her muscles and joints pull before relaxing. The new song was very upbeat. Clare smiled and laid on her side to watch the children from there. Luke tossed her a throw pillow. Clare caught it and tucked it under her head. Luke smiled and went back to work. Clare smiled lightly and watched until the twins crawled over to her. They settled against her stomach and went to sleep. Clare smiled softly and shifted slightly so they would be more comfortable. Luke continued to work on the song as the children slept. Clare brushed their hair off their heads lightly, smiling softly. Luke finished shortly after. Clare smiled softly, "Can you go get their blanket please...Don't want them catching a cold..." Luke nodded and placed the guitar back in its place before disappearing. Clare smiled softly and kept brushing her children's hair back. Luke returned and handed her the blankets Anni had made for the twins on their first birthday. Clare smiled and tucked the blankets around her little Angels. Luke sat down next to her and replaced the pillow with his lap. Clare smiled softly and closed her eyes with a content sigh. Luke ran his fingers through her hair. Clare smiled again before falling asleep with her children. Luke smiled and kissed her forehead. Clare sighed softly in her sleep before turning her head and nuzzling his thigh lightly. Luke shifted and crossed his legs in front of him. Clare shifted and settled. Luke pulled a blanket off the couch and over his wife. Clare sighed softly and nuzzled his leg once more. Luke smiled and leaned against the wall before joining the rest of his family. It was a few hours later when the twins shifted against her stomach, waking Clare up. Luke was still sleeping soundly. Clare pulled the blanket off her and checked the twins, who looked up at her with their blue and green eyes. Miloh yawned and pulled his sister closer. Clare smiled and played with their hair quickly before shifting slightly. Luke sighed and shifted. Clare shook her head and picked up the still tired infants and put them in Luke's lap as she sat up. She checked the clock, it was around dinner time so she got up and went to get it started. Luke placed his arms around the twins and slept on. Clare kissed their heads before disappearing to get dinner done. There was quiet chatter coming from downstairs. Clare's ears twitched as she made her way down the stairs.
"I'm sure she'll let you stay Marie, mom's really understanding..." Lucas's voice reached her ears. Clare shook her head and continued to walk down the stairs.
"Are you sure Lucas, I don't want to be any more trouble for you..." There was something about the female voice that reminded her of Anni. Clare hummed as she silently crept down the stairs until she reached the bottom step.
"Yes I'm sure Marie, besides you need to be somewhere safe..." Lucas replied. Clare continued to hum as she made her way into the kitchen still being quiet.
"Mom? Is that you?" Lucas asked from the window.
"Uh huh." Clare hummed as she got two steaks out and started to warm the milk up.
"Can I talk to you?" Lucas asked.
"You know you can always talk to me." Clare answered as she stepped out of the kitchen. Lucas was sitting behind a tiny but heavily pregnant vixen. Clare blinked once, "Okay...what did you want to talk about?"
"Okay first and foremost, they're not mine. Second, mom this is Marie, she's due at the end of the week but..." Lucas paused.
"My mate left me for another." Marie finished.
"I thought keatons mated for life...oh well...You're welcome here Marie, but I have to warn you, I have two one year olds running around." Clare said smiling softly to the small Keaton.
"I don't mind..." Marie replied and made to stand but Lucas had t help her.
"I'll go get the basket, call me if anything starts to burn..." Clare said as she climbed the stairs. Lucas nodded and let Marie lean against him. Clare came back a few minutes later and set the basket down beside them, "There..." Lucas helped Marie lie down then lay next to the basket.
"If you need anything just ask Lucas or myself...but for now, I've got supper to watch." Clare said and rubbed Lucas's ears and patted Marie's head gently.
"Thank you I will..." Marie replied. Clare smiled to her before disappearing back in the kitchen, "Oh Lucas when your father gets down here, tell him...Don't need him coming to conclusions."
"I will mom..." Lucas replied. Clare smiled and started humming absently as she watched dinner but her ear twitched to the window, it was raining. Luke could be heard coming down the stairs. Clare sighed and closed the slightly open window before starting to peel some potatoes.
"Aww Lucas, they're so cute..." Marie cooed. Clare smiled and started singing softly.
"Lucas please tell me those aren't yours..." Luke said as he set the twins on the couch to continue their nap. Clare shook her head and continued to sing softly.
"They're not, Dad this Marie, her mate left her to fend for herself a few days ago...I couldn't just leave her, could I?" Lucas defended. Clare's ear twitched slightly as she checked the steak and then got everything else ready.
"You're a good kid Lucas, please to meet you Marie..." Luke replied. Clare smiled and stretched before poking at the potatoes. Luke slipped up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Clare smiled softly and leaned against him, "You're up..."
"I heard Lucas...so what's the story behind the young female...?" Luke asked as he nuzzled her neck.
"Other than she's due at the end of the week, I know just about as much as you." Clare answered as she nuzzled his cheek. Luke nodded then sighed.
"Hmm?" Clare hummed as she kept a sharp eye on dinner.
"She's quite tiny, do you think she'll make it to her due date?" Luke asked quietly. Clare shook her head lightly in response. Luke sighed and pulled her closer. Clare meeped lightly and looked at him. Luke smiled lightly and settled his chin on her shoulder. Clare smiled and kissed his cheek then turned the steaks over. Lucas slipped into the kitchen, "Mom, Marie's hurting, is there something you can do for her?"
"Umm...I think there's a bag of wheat around here somewhere..." Clare hummed as she reached up above the stove to open the cupboards. Luke shifted to watch dinner while she searched. Clare patted around and found the warm bag, "Ah ha." Luke chuckled quietly and glanced back to where Marie was trying to get comfortable. Clare took the bag to the tiny Keaton, "Here you go Marie."
"Thank you, they won't settle in one place for long..." Marie said quietly.
"I know how it feels..." Clare hummed and glanced at the slowly awakening twins. Miloh yawned and snuggled his sister. Flora shifted and whined before hugging her brother. Their mother smiled and went to get the bottles. Lucas jumped up to keep Marie company. Clare came back and smiled at the two keatons before sitting on the couch to hold the bottles for Miloh and Flora. Miloh looked at his mother then reached for her. Clare smiled and sat down beside him and picked him up. Miloh settled happily in her arms as Lucas rested his head on Marie's shoulder. Clare grabbed the blue bottle and gave Miloh the nipple. Miloh suckled happily and Marie shifted as, most likely, one of her kits shifted. Clare smiled at the expecting Keaton then burped Miloh when he was done. He shifted and fisted his hands in her shirt. Clare smiled softly and kissed his forehead. Flora yawned and opened her eyes. Clare smiled and grabbed the other bottle and lifted her daughter into the arms after setting Miloh on her lap. Flora suckled happily as Lucas fell asleep wrapped around Marie. Clare smiled softly and sighed contently.
"Are you sure they're not his?" Luke asked from behind her with two plates in his hands.
"No I'm not sure...And if they are, I hope he committed." Clare said as she patted the spot beside her.
"He seems pretty comfortable around her..." Luke replied as he joined her on the couch.
"Let's hope we don't get another Orion..." Clare whispered and put Flora on her lap beside Miloh after burping her. Luke nodded. Clare placed a quick kiss to his cheek before starting to eat. Luke smiled and began to eat as well. Clare ate at her usual speed and when she was done, set her dirty dishes on the coffee table. Luke got up and moved Marie's basket from the window so neither of the keatons got too warm. Clare put Miloh and Flora on the couch before standing to go wash the dishes. Luke smiled and watched the kids and the Keatons. Clare was washing the dishes humming under her breath. Luke slipped in and toss the wheat bag back above the stove. Clare shifted her weight absently and started to put the dried dishes away. Luke kissed her cheek then returned to the children. Clare smiled and quickly finished putting the dishes away to go out into the living room. Luke was watching the kids as they slept while gently stroking Marie's side. Clare smiled and picked up the children, "I'll take them to bed..." Luke nodded, "Want to grab an extra blanket while you're upstairs?"
"Okay, big or small?" Clare asked as she stopped at the foot of the stairs.
"One that'll fit in this basket..." Luke replied.
"Okay." Clare said and went up the stairs. Luke smiled and shifted Marie gently into his lap, Lucas had disappeared somewhere. A few minutes later Clare came back down and had the blanket with her. Luke smiled at her. Clare smiled back and handed him the blanket, "I need to go get changed...Meet you in the water?" Luke nodded as he folded the blanket and placed it in the basket so Marie had a little more padding before returning her to her place of rest. Clare smiled and kissed his nose before disappearing upstairs. Luke smiled and picked up the basket and set it next to the fireplace. There was a quiet poof a few minutes later. Luke chuckled and slipped out the back door. Clare was already waist deep in the ocean water and was standing waiting for him. Luke smiled and stripped down to his boxers before wading out to her. Clare smiled and backed out of reach slowly. Luke smirked and disappeared.
"Oh dear..." Clare sighed and dived under the water. Luke didn't appear behind her. Clare swam into deeper water, just in case. Still her husband remained invisible to her. Clare surfaced and looked around, letting her ears twitched, "Where is he...?"
"Boo..." Luke whispered in her ear as he placed his arm under her breasts. Clare meeped and looked behind her then sighed, "I'll never get used to that..." Luke chuckled and kissed her neck. Clare smiled and turned her head to kiss his temple. Luke pulled her into a deep kiss and backed up so the cool water was above her girls. Clare kissed him back smiling. Luke smirked and pressed his knee against her sweet spot. Clare moaned into the kiss and resisted biting on her lower lip. Luke smiled and deepened the kiss. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. Luke placed his hands on her hips and moved his knee forward. Clare moaned loudly into the kiss and pulled herself closer to him. Luke smiled when she only caused more contact between them. Clare smirked, her prankster ways were getting the better of her finally and she put her hands on the waistband of his boxers. Luke raised an eyebrow to her. Clare laughed as she pulled his boxers off and pushed off his chest to swim away. Luke smirked as he dangled her top. Clare smirked and kept swimming away, she had come prepared, she had worn two tops, he only had one. Luke growled and disappeared below the waves. Clare swam around lazily before going near the S.S. Linebeck. The water temperature seemed to drop around her. Clare shivered lightly and swam to the docks to pull herself out of the water. Both her tops were gone. Clare growled and ducked back into the water before swimming to the bottom. Luke slipped behind her and looped his arms around her. Clare blew a bubble at him and sank to the bottom to get two seashells. Luke rolled his eyes and surfaced. Clare grabbed the two seashells and used them as a temporary top as she swam back to the surface. Luke was standing chest deep in the water.
"Luke dear...Give me back my tops..." Clare said refusing to come higher than neck.
"When you give me back my boxers dearest..." Luke replied. Clare glared for a minute before swimming over to him. Luke handed Clare her tops and then opened his hand for his royal blue boxers. Clare placed the boxers in his hands and quickly tied on her tops. Luke pulled on his boxers then pulled her into a kiss. Clare smiled and kissed him back. Luke slowly backed her towards the shore. Clare gave up swimming and wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his hips. Luke chuckled and broke the kiss to shift his hold on her. Clare smiled and laid her head on his chest.
"Up for a bath Angel?" Luke purred.
"Where?" Clare asked quietly as she ran her hand up and down his chest lightly.
"Ours of course..." Luke replied, knowing they couldn't leave the children.
"Okay...but we have to be quiet." Clare said tapping his chest lightly.
"We will or...at least I will..." Luke whispered. Clare shook her head lightly then kissed his chest. Luke smiled as he placed her on her feet on the shore. Clare smiled and grabbed one of the towels she brought and covered herself. Luke picked up his clothes and pulled her against him. Clare smiled and leaned against him. Luke walked them back inside. Clare tiptoed through the living room, not wanting to wake the sleeping Keaton. Marie shifted and groaned quietly, "You take care of her, I'll go draw the water..." Luke whispered. She nodded and shooed him upstairs before quietly moving to the basket. Lucas had yet return from wherever he had disappeared to and Marie shifted in discomfort. Clare crouched down beside the basket and rubbed the swelled stomach of the soon to be Keaton mother. Marie quieted and Clare could feel her littler move. Clare sighed and continued to rub the large stomach. Marie groaned and opened one eye, "Lucas...?"
"He's not back yet dear..." Clare whispered as she rubbed the underside of her new ward's stomach. Marie nodded and closed her eyes again and relaxed under Clare's touch. Clare smiled softly and kept rubbing gently. Marie winced as one of her kits shifted at an odd angle. Clare gently pressed against Marie's stomach and shifted the kit back into a more comfortable place before resuming her previous ministrations. Marie sighed gratefully and soon returned to sleep. Clare smiled softly and put the young Keaton's tails over her stomach.
"Angel, come on..." Luke whispered. Clare's ear twitched lightly before she stood up and quietly tiptoed up the stairs. Luke smiled and kissed her forehead. Clare smiled and leaned against him. Luke led her into the bathroom. Once in the tiled room, Clare took off one top then the other. Luke growled possessively and he placed his hands on her hips. Clare smirked and started to slowly pull her bottoms off. Luke nipped and sucked at the weak spot on her neck. Clare moaned and tilted her head so he had more access. Luke smiled against her skin as he ran his hands up her stomach. Clare shivered and leaned against him, since he was naturally warmer than her anyways. Luke released her and helped her finish stripping. Clare turned and pulled his boxers off before grabbing his hands and leading him to the bathtub. Luke growled eagerly and followed. Clare smiled and kissed his lips as she stepped into the warm water. Luke followed with no resistance and was soon seated behind her. Clare smiled and started to wash the salt off her husband, slowly of course, just to torture him. Luke's fingers twitched against his urge to touch her in intimate ways. The ninja smiled and rinsed him off before starting to wash herself. Luke's control snapped and he ran his hands up her thighs. Clare smiled and kept washing herself. Luke purposely brushed his fingers against her sweet spot. Clare moaned loudly and paused in her washing, momentarily stunned. Luke chuckled in her ear and growled possessively. Clare moaned and closed her eyes, already starting to pant.
"Shh...you can't wake the children kitten..." He whispered in her ear as he repeated the action. Clare bit her lower lip to stop herself from moaning but her head leaned backwards. Luke chuckled darkly as he attacked both her weak points together. Clare bit her lip harder, drew blood before fainting. Luke sighed and wiped her lip before waiting for her to come around. Clare came back thirty seconds later and shook her head.
"Too fast?" Luke asked.
"Yeah..." Clare said as she finished washing herself.
"I'm sorry, I should know better..." Luke apologized. Clare sighed and shook her head one more time, "Yeah yeah..." After a few minutes of quiet, "Are you mad at me?"
"How many times do I have to say this...I can never be mad at you...Just don't do that ever again..." Clare said as she sighed. Luke whined quietly but agreed. Clare nodded and finished washing herself before leaning against him. Luke kept his hands strictly on her stomach. Clare sighed, "Come on, the water is getting cold..." Luke removed his hand and slipped out before her. Clare sighed again and climbed out after him. Luke wrapped a towel around himself then offered her one. Clare took it and wrapped it around herself. Luke quickly dried off and dressed before disappearing into their room. Clare sighed again before dressing and this time putting a shirt on before going into their room. Luke was sitting in the window watching the sun set. Clare sighed and crawled into bed.
"I'm sorry I overstepped your boundaries..." Luke said from the window.
"Apology accepted..." Clare whispered, tucking her face into her pillow. She didn't know he gotten out of the window until his arms were around her from behind. Clare put her hands on his arms lightly and closed her eyes.
"I think I need a new list of rules..." Luke whispered.
"Okay..." Clare was all too happy to oblige, "No going south of the waistband. And we can only play at night."
"Are your thighs off limits again?" Luke whined.
"No, just don't go too high up." Clare said.
"Do these rules apply to everything or just my hands?" Luke inquired.
"If your knee doesn't go too far..." Clare answered. Luke sighed having just lost his secret weapon. Clare hummed and shook her head. Luke shifted so his hand remained on her stomach. Clare smiled and closed her eyes again, "Good night Luke..."
"Sweet dreams Clare..." Luke whispered. Clare smiled and nuzzled her pillow before falling asleep. Luke sighed and then joined her.