Over the Years
Part eight
Disclaimer: Still not mine. Never will be mine…
PETER
I haven't talked to Claire in over a week. I mean, we kissed each other. KISSED! She's my niece and we kissed each other. After we kissed I pretty much…well, I over reacted.
"I think you should go." I said, breaking away from Claire and walking over to the door.
"Peter?" Claire asked. "I think we should just talk…"
"Talk?" I said frantically. I just kissed my niece. God I'm going to hell… "No, I think you should leave."
"Peter-"
"Go!" She left. And I haven't gone to see her since.
But tonight Nathan invited me over to eat with them, and I cant exactly tell him no. So I guess I'm going to have to face her…definitely sooner than I would like.
"Hello Peter." Heidi said as she opened the door. "Nathan and the boys are in the dining room. Claire is out, she should be back by the time we start."
I sighed in relief, though I felt a little disappointed. I made my way into the dining room and smiled at the boys, then took my usual seat. "So how is everything going Peter?" Nathan asked, looking slightly worried. "We expected to be seeing you around a lot more, I mean with Claire here and everything…"
"I've been busy." I interrupted.
Nathan shrugged. "Its just as well. Claire has been out a lot this week with Molly. Its like she has a little sister."
I nodded quickly. I wonder if that kiss affected her as much as it did me…
"Claire's here!" Simon announced as the door opened.
Claire walked in and our eyes met. I saw her look away nervously, then go sit in her seat…right next to mine. I tried to shift my chair away without anyone noticing, and then I almost started to laugh when I saw Claire doing the same thing.
"How's Molly?" Nathan asked.
"She's great." Claire said, smiling. "We went shopping."
Nathan rolled his eyes and looked at me. "What's with the shopping? The girl is ten and that's all they do."
I shrugged. "It's a girl thing."
"That it is." Heidi smirked.
I just laughed. "Peter, can I talk to you?" Claire asked, as soon as we had finished eating.
I froze. I couldn't say no in front of Nathan… "Sure."
I followed her up the stairs into her bedroom, then shut the door behind us. I didn't want anyone to hear what we were talking about. "Peter, last week-"
"Claire, you're my niece." I cut in quickly. I couldn't let this get out of hand.
"I know." Claire snapped. She glared at me. "Do you not think I know that I'm your niece? God Peter, I lay in bed every night, just thinking how I'm going to hell."
"Why would you be going to hell?" I asked her.
"Well, if the way I feel about you is any indication, I am condemned." Claire snapped.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. So she felt it too. "Then I am too."
"Then why are we doing this?" Claire asked.
"Because it's incest Claire!" I practically yelled. Then I remembered where we were and started talking softer. "Claire, I don't want to think of you as my niece, I don't want to be your uncle. But I cant help that. We cant have anything between us except friendship."
"Friendship?" Claire asked quietly. I nodded "Fine." She said softly. "Friendship it is."
