(A/N: Remember what I said at the end of the previous chapter? Now we're going to find out if I was right.)
It's been a month since Keswick and Claire started working together, and they're pretty close by now. Seeing how much they like each other, it's surprising they haven't fallen in love yet. But maybe today will be the day that they finally do fall in love with each other! Okay, that's it! Let's go to T.U.F.F. and check on those crazy kids!
At T.U.F.F., we find Keswick and Claire in the break room, having a polite conversation with Dudley, Kitty, Bruce, and Katrina. Everyone seems happy.
Keswick casually glanced over at Claire, and sighed dreamily.
"I still can't believe that Claire's my p-p-partner. She's a sweet girl, and so interesting and pretty... Hold the phone! Those things I just thought about her! Does that m-m-mean...? Oh boy, I think I've fallen in love with her! Yup! I have! But does she l-l-love me back? I think she does, but I don't have any evidence to help prove it..." Keswick thought.
Just then, Claire glanced at her mood ring, and what she saw made her gasp!
"Claire, what's wrong?" Keswick asked, having heard her gasp.
"My mood ring! Look!" Claire said, holding out her hand so he could see the ring.
"It's purple." Keswick pointed out.
"Why is she making a big deal about the color of her ring?" Dudley asked.
"My mood ring has never been this color before. Ever." Claire said.
"Do you know what you're feeling when the ring is purple?" Kitty asked.
"I'll see what the chart says." Claire replied, pulling the mood chart out of her pocket. In about 3 seconds, she found the answer.
"That can't be right!" Claire exclaimed.
"What is it?" Bruce asked.
"The chart says that when the ring is purple, I'm feeling romantic!" Claire explained.
"Say what?!" Keswick asked.
"I said, my ring is telling me that I'm feeling romantic!" Claire said.
"Really?! Who's the lucky guy?!" Katrina asked.
"I don't know..." Claire groaned.
"Well, it can't be me or Dudley. We're already married to the prettiest women in Petropolis." Bruce said.
"Maybe it's Keswick." Dudley said.
"What's me?" Keswick asked. He'd been focusing on Claire too much to hear what was said.
"It's possible that Claire fell in love with you." Dudley said. Then he looked to Claire and asked, "Are you?"
"Am I what?" Claire asked.
"In love with Keswick?" Dudley asked.
"Yes." Claire answered without hesitation.
"Really?" Keswick asked.
"Yeah..." Claire replied, smiling shyly.
"All right!" Keswick cheered.
Claire gave him a look, and that's when Keswick told her, "I l-l-love you, too, Claire."
"You do?!" Claire asked, eyes wide behind her glasses.
"That's right." Keswick said.
"Ohhh, I'm lucky to have a sweet guy like you in my life!" Claire said as she gave Keswick a big hug. Keswick grinned and returned the hug, feeling like the luckiest Keswick alive.
"Ah, l'amour." Katrina sighed as she watched the new young couple hold each other.
Awwww! Keswick and Claire are in love! Isn't that great?! Well, not quite. There may be a problem coming, so stay tuned!
