Chapter Eight
Ryan had taken Claire back to his condo after hearing everything at the MDPD and once back at the condo, Claire kept in close to Ryan who then asked Claire " Be my girlfriend?" and then Claire tells Ryan " Of course i will." which makes Ryan sigh happy knowing that Claire had agreed to be his girlfriend..
After knowing that Claire was now his, it made Ryan feel like he was on cloud 9 but he also wanted to take it one step at a time considering what Claire had went through and he wanted things to happen when Claire was ready and all Ryan could think of was how much he loved Claire with all his heart and always would..
Ryan then tells Claire " We'll take things one day at a time if that's ok with you." and Claire replied " Sure sweetheart.", then Claire gave Ryan a hug to show that she was ok with what he'd told her and Ryan returned the hug while feeling happy with things at the moment with Claire..
Later that night, Claire had went into Ryan's bedroom as she didn't wanna be alone and got in next to Ryan who sleepily asked " You ok?" and Claire then admitted " I'd feel safe if i was in bed with you." and Ryan nodded then pulled the duvet up so Claire could sleep next to him which had taken Ryan by surprise but in a good way..
Claire got closer to Ryan and rested her head on his chest and her right hand on his heart while Ryan kept a gentle hold of Claire in his arms then placed a soft kiss on her scalp and closed his eyes once more, only for Claire to whisper " Love you." and Ryan whispered back " Love you too."..
The following morning, Ryan woke up to find Claire still asleep on his chest with her right hand across his stomach and it made Ryan realise how much Claire meant to him and he made a promise to himself that he would always be there for Claire no matter what and he hoped that Claire knew that too..
Claire woke up half an hour later on Ryan's chest and looked up to see him awake, when she spoke " Hey." and Ryan replied " Morning sweetheart." and Ryan leant in for a kiss with Claire who returned the kiss which was full of love that they had for each other..
Ryan smiled and said " I"ve got the week off and i wanna spend those days alone with you." and Claire smiled at Ryan then grazed his cheek with her knuckles and said " Personal time together." and Ryan nodded then kept a loving but gentle hold of Claire in his arms in bed where they would remain for a few hours..
Claire passed Ryan the painn gel and he applied some to her side gently and Claire admited to herself that she loved Ryan's soft touch and she hadn't said that to Ryan but she would tell him how gentle he was with her, despite everything that had happened to her but she was happy with Ryan who had been her hero..
Will Claire allow Ryan something he wants?
