Chapter Thirteen
"Oh well I thought you'd never ask," Joseph said without hesitation as he suddenly stared at her wide eyed, "Wait did you just-"
"Is that a yes?" Clarisse asked, slightly chuckling at Joseph's face.
Funny faces indeed, she thought.
Joseph just nodded as suddenly Clarisse leaned in to plant a small kiss on his lips.
She proposed to me… he thought, She wants to marry me…
Clarisse looked at him and saw the mixture of emotions dance around his face and can't help but chuckle.
Her chuckle brought him to reality as he straightened up and watched her chuckled turn into laughter.
"Oh I'm sorry, darling-" Clarisse breathed as her laugh subsided, "-it's just I saw your face and it reminds me of my conversation last night with Victoria and I can't just stop it. I'm sorry.."
She sighed as heard Joseph say, "Oh I see."
Then there's a pause as he asked, "What do you mean by conversation with Victoria?"
"Oh hello, Isabelle." Victoria faked a smile as she saw the woman behind Isabelle, "And hello daddy's ex."
"What do you mean by-"
"Not anymore," Isla said as she looked around the hospital, "I don't see your father with you. Are you here alone?"
Victoria raised her eyebrow as she rolled her eyes, "It doesn't matter if I'm alone. How about you? Why are you here? Is there something wrong with your-" she looked at Isabelle and continued, "-step daughter?"
"Oh please there's nothing wrong with her, actually she's here to accompany me for a-" Isla stopped, imitating Victoria's pause look as she continued, "-pregnancy test."
Victoria nodded as she put on a confused face, "For you or for her."
The man sitting on the side snickered as both Isla and Isabelle looked at the man with sneers and disgust.
Victoria smirked as she walked away, "Well either way I won't care. Goodluck with the results!"
Isabelle turned around as she said behind Victoria, "There's a slight chance that it might be your father's."
Victoria stopped on her tracks, Do they really think that I'm gonna buy that?
She turned to the two with a fake surprised reaction as she shook her head smiling and quickly turned on her neutral face saying, "Then congratulations. You have an illegitimate baby sibling."
She rolled her eyes and chuckled, "Do I look like I care?" And with that she left with no other word.
Carlo's right, she thought as she got outside of the hospital and got inside a cab, she'll really try to break me and Hugo apart.
She sighed as she gave the driver her pay. Who would have thought that Hugo's cousin is a bit of a bitch.
"Wait.. so you're the friend Victoria told me that was 'sick'." Joseph said, "Then who brought her here?"
"Jack did," Clarisse said, "Though I haven't told him anything, he said that he got a feeling that Victoria can help. Or at least that's what she said."
Joseph can't believe what he heard just minutes ago and just now.
Victoria explained almost everything to her? He mused as he took his cold coffee and took a sip on it, And she's listening last night when I talked to Isla?
"So you already know about Isla?" he asked as Clarisse nodded, taking a sip to her also cold tea.
Clarisse looked at he cup with slight disappointment to the taste as she placed it down to the coffee table, saying:
"She told me about your past with her, your lack of interest to whatever she can offer and that nothing really happened to the two of you within that day."
Joseph just nod as she looked at Clarisse, "And what about my early departure or-"
"Joseph, dear. You don't need to explain that to me nor I also need the explanation. You got a letter saying you have a fifteen year-old daughter living here in Spain. It's clear that you have to do something, and fast. I suppose I got upset but it's because I know nothing about it then." Clarisse said as she put a hand on Joseph's cheek. Feeling his warmth that she missed for the past eleven days.
Joseph held her hand as they, again, found themselves in each other's arms.
"So now we're engaged?" asked Clarisse as she rest her head into his chest, feeling his heartbeat.
Joseph stroke her hair as she mumbled, "I'd marry you in a heartbeat if I can."
We both know I'll let you do that… Clarisse thought as they just stay there around each others warm comfort.
"Wait- so you mean to tell me that the former Queen of Genovia is having a relationship with her former Head of Security? Where's the fun in that- What? There's another woman. Ooooh interesting. And there's a child? What- no- teenager? Are you really sure? They seemed to be close? Oooooh the Queen is a bit naughty… Oh what? He what? Do you have proof for these info? Pictures- a video- a pregnancy test? Oh goddamn it, why don't you get an appointment here and meet me in person? Oh of course! It'll be an honour to crack the secrets of the so-called Ice Queen of Genovia. Oh- wait you have a witness? Yes bring her along.. I want to hear about this hot encounter with the Queen's man."
A/N: new names spotted! Will Joseph and Clarisse get their happily ever after? And what's Isla up to? We'll all gt those answers on the next chapter! I hope you enjoy and please leave some review!