This last chapter is a song fic, "Crazy Love" by Michael Buble(the lyrics are slightly changed to make it a duet). I'd like to take a moment now to thank these wonderful people who were very steady in their reviews, you three kept me going!! :D Peppy87, Logan the Awesome and GregsMadHatter. You guys rock!! Thanks everyone else who favorited/story alerted, I hope you enjoyed the story!
Crazy Love
(Epilogue)
Song by Michael Bublè: A duet for Nick and Claudia Cutter
One Year Later:
Nick Cutter carried Claudia through the door of his house, being careful not to trip on her long wedding dress. She looked up at him and gave him a smile that lit up the whole blue sky.
"I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles,
And the heavens open up every time she smiles.
And when I come to her, that is where I belong,
Yet I'm running to her like a river's song.
Nick loved it when she smiled at him like that. She lit up his life, his entire world. Here, in his arms, Claudia knew she was where she belonged.
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
He gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Nick set his bride down, never looking away from her eyes. Two years ago he never would've imagined ever seeing her again, but yet here he was, with Claudia as his bride! He started thinking about where he would've been if he had never found her. He still would be the bitter, lonely man that he had been since she disappeared. Claudia saw that look in his eye and immediately chided him.
"Nick, no thoughts like that now, you found me, we're both alive and healthy, and everything's going to be all right. Now come on, we're supposed to be getting ready for our honeymoon. The cab will be here any minute to take us to the airport."
Nick laughed. She bashed away any sad feelings he had harbored with just a few simple words. Nick envisioned the life they would share together. No matter what his day was like, he would come home and Claudia would always be there to cheer him up.
She's got a fine sense of humor when I'm feeling low down,
And when I come to her when the sun goes down.
She takes away my trouble, takes away my grief,
Mmm, takes away all my heartache in the night like a thief.
Claudia smiled at him and waltzed away to get into her travel clothes and to grab her suitcases. Nick watched her go, unable to move his feet. He was so in love. He felt like singing.
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
He gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Claudia peeked through the doorway at him and laughed. "Come on, Nick." He was finally able to move his feet again. At least he wouldn't be tripping over an excited puppy, even though she had grown so much in the last year. Sandy had already been picked up by Abby Temple, promising she would have a great time at the their flat playing with Rex, Sid and Nancy. He walked into his room and changed, still in a daze.
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
He gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Claudia dragged her suitcases out and set them by the door, followed by Nick doing the same. They both sat on the couch, waiting for the taxi. "That was a wonderful wedding, wasn't it?"
"Mmhm." was all Nick could reply.
The wedding was simply beautiful. They had been married in a church, just like Claudia wanted. Her bridesmaids were Jenny Lewis, Abby Temple, Sarah Becker, Julia Ryan and Stephen's girlfriend, Melissa Marden. She was a small but very talkative girl with medium-length blond hair, who Stephen just adored. She had helped him make the final step of healing and finally moving forward. They met when Melissa had joined the ARC team a few months before. Her skills as a medic in exotic cases were invaluable. She and Stephen had both moved over to Team B to even out the numbers.
Nick's groomsmen were Danny Quinn, Connor Temple, Alex Becker, Tom Ryan and Stephen Hart. It had been hard to find a bridesmaids' gown to fit Abby, as she was now six months pregnant. Their baby shower had been two weeks ago, and Abby and Connor had asked Nick if they could name their baby Nicholas, to which he agreed. There had been non-stop activity going on lately at the ARC. Becker and Sarah had eloped quietly last month to Egypt for a small private ceremony, while Danny and Jenny had just announced their engagement last week.
Yes, I need her in the daytime,
Oh, but I need her in the night.
Yes I want to throw my arms around her,
Kiss an' hug, kiss an' hug her tight.
Claudia snuggled up closer to Nick, feeling the warmth of his broad chest filling her tiny frame. Nick sighed, cherishing the bond that they shared.
And when I'm returning from so far away,
She gives me some sweet lovin', brighten up my day.
Yes, she makes me righteous, makes me feel whole,
And makes me mellow down into my soul!
Finally, they heard a horn that signaled their cab had arrived. Nick stood up, then turned around and picked Claudia up and set her on her feet. He looked deep into her chocolate brown eyes, while she gazed into his ice blue.
"I love you, Claudia Cutter." He said to her.
"I love you, Nick Cutter." Nick smiled.
"Y'now, as much as I liked calling you 'Claudia Brown', I like saying 'Claudia Cutter' much, much more." He was glad Claudia had changed out of her wedding dress and into jeans and a t-shirt. He picked her up and carried her out to the cab, her joyful laughter echoing the entire way.
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
He gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
The next morning Claudia Cutter stood outside alone on the deck of their hotel room, watching the blue waves of the ocean crash onto the beach. The last traces of early-morning dawn still lingered orange and purple in the sky, and she shivered in her silk white nightgown as a cool tropical breeze swept slowly past her. As if on cue she felt a presence behind her wrap his arms around her waist. She smiled as she felt Nick fingering the bottom of her loose fitting top. She leaned back onto his bare chest, sighing contentedly. She felt safe and secure. There was nowhere else in the entire world she wanted to be right now outside of Nick's embrace. Just as long as she had her Nick Cutter, she was happy.
She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
He gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Claudia turned around to face him and slowly, as if in a movie, both she and Nick leaned in and felt the sensation of all their joyful feelings combined into one passionate kiss. There they stayed, lips joined together, standing in the tropical sunshine, both without a care in the world.
You give me love, love, love, love, crazy love,
I need your love, love, love, love, crazy love.
Crazy love,
Crazy love,
Crazy love. . ."
~Fine~
A happy ending, for everyone, just how it should be! Want more "Click" fluff? A good sequel to this would be "Dreams" on my profile, although not nearly connected,it makes sense. I'm not sure if I'll write another sequel to this or not, if I would, it wouldn't be anytime soon, as I am working on a different Primeval fic right now. Some good possibilities for a sequel would be Abby and Connor's baby "Nicholas"(yes, the "quotations" are there for a reason!), Stephen/Melissa OOC Character Developments(for them both), Sarah's supposed "death" in the future(remember Claudia Becker in the future said her mother Sarah was killed by a raptor?), Jenny taking Danny to meet her family(and showing them the changes of her physical appearance), or of course more Nick and Claudia! :) Tell me your thoughts, and I'll take them into account! :) Thanks so much for reading this entire story, I had lots of fun writing and publishing it! God Bless!!
~Katy :)