"Sweet Pea, how was your first day?" Clementine's foster father asked, giving her a smile and a quick hug as she walked through the door, then noticing her hurt look. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked concerned, her eyes were lightly red from crying and her cheeks where flushed.
"I.. it's nothing Lee, I'm alright." She said, trying to give him her best fake smile, he sighed softly, knowing she wasn't telling the truth, but decided to let it go. He wasn't the kind to hover.
"Alright Clem, I'll let it slide." He said softly and he heard her sigh in relief, there he knows something was wrong, but again, left it alone.
"So, how was work today Lee?" she asked as she took her backpack down by the staircase, and her hat on the front door handle. Lee chuckled lightly
"Didn't have work today Clem, remember I'm on vacation?" He said as he started to put away a few dishes. Clem rolled her eyes playfully and elbowed him in the ribs.
"Have you been looking for a lady friend Finally?" Clementine asked with the raise of her eyebrows teasingly. Lee's face got red as a strawberry, causing Clementine to burst out laughing.
"Clem we talked about this.." Lee said and looked at her with a sigh. Clem only let out a soft childish pout. Giving him a reason to ruffle her hair, causing her to pout even more.
"Come on Lee when was the last the time you had a girl in your life?" she asked as she nudged his shoulder.
"I already have a girl in my life." He said smiling at his foster daughter, she looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh you know what I mean!" she complained playfully and crossed her arms as she looked at him
"Well when was the last time you had a boyfriend?" Lee asked raising an eye brow, but as soon as those words left his mouth he regretted it, watching her sadden expression. He remembered why she didn't get another boyfriend after they left Macon. "Clem I… I'm sorry I wasn't thinking.." he said softly.
"Its.. alright Lee, really." She said softly, giving him a saddened smile, the same one he saw on the little girl who was given up for adoption.. "I guess… Old scars.. never really heal." She said as she hugged him gently, god now he felt terrible. He hugged her back tightly before she slowly started going up the steps to her bedroom.
Clementine sat on her bed and sighed softly. Her mind went straight to him.. she groaned in aggravation and leaned back, resting her head on her pillow. Soon sleep started to flood her mind, closinh her eyes as she started to dream of her past, but smiled softly in her sleep when Luke entered her dreams