Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: Hey, glad to see you all like this story so far. I like where it's going too. I'm trying to think of the next chapter now. So expect it sometime this weekend. I don't own RE but oh if I did. Well, my trustworthy people. Enjoy.
Chapter 3- Claire the Housewife (Sort of)
Claire Redfield slowly opened her eyes to gather the various sounds she heard all around her. The sound of the morning news and the radio was heavy to her ears. They were very sensitive from all the shouting and hollering going on the night before. The smell of Leon's blueberry waffles permeated through the air. Before gaining all of her strength to get out of bed, she looked over to the spot next to her and grinned. Sighing happily, she got up and put on some clothes before walking to the kitchen.
'Morning baby." Claire greeted, giving Leon a morning kiss before getting a bowl of cereal to fix for herself. Leon smiled before getting up to throw his plate away.
" Morning Claire. Slept well?" He asked with hidden meaning in his question. Claire gave him a look before putting the milk back inside the refrigerator and smiled at him.
' Quite. What time are you getting off today?" She asked as she sat down.
" Supposedly 9:00. I probrally won't be back home til 10 though." Claire sighed a bit.
" Sherry's coming in tomorrow so we need to have a room ready. Call me when you get to work."
" I will. Tomorrow we'll pick up Sherry, finish grocery shopping, and then I'll take you to dinner. All right?" Leon told her as he wrapped his arms around her from behind the chair. Claire nodded before turning around and giving him a long kiss goodbye. It was mornings like this that made her day worth it. Slowly Leon pulled away and went to turn off the t.v. He grabbed his coat and everything he needed for the day before walking to door. Claire got up to catch him before he left.
" I love you Leon." Claire told him as Leon was about to step outside the door. Leon looked down at Claire and smiled a bit. Leon felt guilty about seeing Claire's slightly sad face. She never liked to see him leave. But it made him feel good to know that Claire missed him at all. He knew he missed her and the thought of getting home to her brought him through the day.
Leon dropped his things and pulled Claire closer to him before giving her a kiss on her forehead.
" I love you too Claire. I'll call you today and see you tonight. Ok, baby?"
" Okay. And don't lose your keys at the precinct this time. Chris was really pissed at the fact he had to wake up 2:00 in the morning just to pick you up." Claire said before laughing.
" Yeah, Yeah. Bye Claire." With that Leon walked down the stairs and Claire closed the door behind him. She sighed against the door before going back to the kitchen.
Before sitting back down, Claire reached over for the phone.
" Chris is at work, Jill's at work. Becky should be home." Claire wondered out loud. She dialed the number to Rebecca and Carlos' apartment. After about 4 rings someone finally picked up the phone.
" Hello?" Asked Rebecca sleepily from the other end. Claire grinned a bit. Rebecca stayed tired.
" It's Claire, Becca. Good morning."
Rebecca yawned. " Yeah, good morning. What's on your mind?" Claire made that sound with her mouth when you suck your teeth.
" Nothing much. Leon's pulling another 10:00 at work tonight. And I don't have anything to do. Wanna come up?" Claire asked. This was one of the reasons she was glad that Rebecca and Carlos stayed downstairs. Rebecca yawned one more time before speaking again.
" Sure why not. Carlos is at work too. I could use the company. What about Jill? She game?"
" Nope, Jill actually has a job. Something we both need." Claire replied. Rebecca laughed.
" Okay, give me a few minutes. I'm on my way up. Bye." Rebecca told her.
" Bye." Claire said before hanging up the phone.
Walking back to her room, Claire picked out something to wear and made her way to the shower.
20 Minutes Later
Rebecca had already arrived and her and Claire were inside the living room watching soap operas. They were watching a new show called The Precinct. A cop soap opera featuring love triangles and such between policeman and detectives. Right now Lydia, a female detective was hiring a hitman to assassinate Jenna, a lowly secretary because she was having an affair with Lydia's former boyfriend Mark. Claire and Rebecca were watching the episode closely.
" What I don't get is how can Mark be having an affair with Jenna if Lydia isn't really his girlfriend anymore.' Rebecca told Claire. Claire nodded her head without paying Rebecca any attention. At that moment, the show went to a commercial. Claire turned to Rebecca but her eyes resting on Becca's ever-growing belly.
" Rebecca, are you sure you're not having twins." Claire asked. Rebecca glared at her. " Last time I checked, no. Say, why don't we go shopping for a little while." She suggested. Claire thought for a second.
" Yeah, okay. Let me get my purse." She went back in the backroom and grabbed her purse off of the dresser. Walking back out Claire saw Rebecca watching the Price is Right. Claire grinned.
" All right, let's go."
Claire and Rebecca left the apartment and walked down the stairs to Rebecca's apartment. Becca went in to get her purse and everything she would need while they were out. Included her cell phone. Claire finished the glass of juice she was drinking and they left.
As the two got to the car, Rebecca started to head for the driver's side, but Claire took the keys from her.
" No, Becca, I'll drive." Rebecca smirked. " Go ahead, be my guest." Claire softened her attitude. " It's nothing personal Rebecca, but you really don't need to be driving right now." Claire told her while pointing to her belly. Rebecca smiled and lightly slapped her forehead. " Oh yeah. Well, in that case, let's roll."
With that, Claire got into the driver's seat and Rebecca got on the passenger's side. Claire pulled out and the two made their way to the mall. On the way there, they stopped at a gas station so Rebecca could throw up again. Claire didn't mind though. She had gotten quite used to it. After the 45 minute traffic jam, they finally made it to the mall. Claire got out first to help Rebecca.
" Any place in particular you wanted to go?' Claire asked. Rebecca grinned.
" I was thinking about stopping by the video store. Maybe get Carlos to watch a movie from this decade." Claire laughed. " Yeah, I've noticed that too." After a good laugh, they both went inside.
Walking through the mall, Claire and Rebecca both noticed and ignored the stares they were receiving from the guys passing them. Most of them seem to be in their late 20's early thirties. Some even looked like they were in their 40's and 50's. The women just smiled pass them and continued on. Eventually, Rebecca did go to the video store and by Carlos a movie from this decade, but she couldn't help but buy him his favorite type of movie either. Afterwards, Claire stopped inside Victoria's Secret to get something. Rebecca came in to see Claire at the register paying for something that looked similar to string rather than an article of clothing. Rebecca grinned and gave Claire an interrogating look.
" Claire, was this really necessary?' Rebecca questioned while holding up the lingerie. Claire looked at her and gave her a sly smile.
" Hey it's that holidays, right? I want to show Leon just how thankful I am for him. Is that too much to ask?" Claire admitted. Rebecca just shook her head.
" Come on, I'm hungry." Rebecca surrendered. " Claire nodded and they left on their way to the food court.
Deciding that they needed to save getting fat for Thanksgiving, ( Well, atleast Claire anyway) the two women decided to eat at Subway. Rebecca ordered the B.L.T. while Claire ordered the Turkey Breast and Ham. After getting their food they went to sit down in the food court.
" What time is it now, Claire?" Rebecca asked. Claire looked at her watch. It read 3:07.
" 3:07. We've been her for 2 and a half hours." Rebecca took a bite into her sub. " Okay, we can head home after this." Claire nodded in agreement.
While the two were eating and talking about stuff, two guys that seemed to come from no where appeared beside them. While the one who was talking to Rebecca was busy, the redhead one was trying to talk to Claire.
" Hi, my name is Jeff, If I may ask, what is your name miss?" The man asked. Claire smiled at him on the outside but inside she was rolling her eyes at him.
" Claire. Nice to meet you Jeff. May I ask what is it you want?" Jeff smiled back at her. He clasped his hands together like he gaining all of his courage up.
" I just wanted to ask you would like to go out sometime?" With that he tried to flash his trademark smile. Trademarks didn't work with Claire Redfield. Claire looked at him and gave her Redfield smile before leaning in forward towards him and telling him somewhat seductively and mockingly: " Sorry, but I'm taken." Jeff's confident demeanor seemed to falter for a second but he soon was back his cocky looking self. He sighed a bit before preparing to leave.
" Oh, I see. Anyway, it was nice to meet you Claire." He held out his hand to shake hers. Claire returned the handshake. "You too, Jeff. Keep looking." Jeff turned around and smiled. " I will." Soon the man who was talking to Rebecca followed him. Claire turned to Rebecca.
" We sure handled that well didn't we Becca?" Rebecca smiled a bit before giggling. Claire gave her a funny look. " What's so funny?" Rebecca looked over to the two men walking away before turning back to Claire.
" That guy was going to ask me for my number until he looked at my stomach and saw I was pregnant. You should have see the look on his face." Claire smirked. " And being pregnant is supposed to run men away?" Rebecca gave Claire the finger before getting up. Claire got up also.
Making their way back to the car, Rebecca's cell phone went over. It was none other than her fiance, Carlos.
" Hey Carlos, what's up?" Rebecca asked as she got into the car. Claire cranked the car up and started to pull out.
" Nothing, say did you eat the last of those noodles." Carlos asked a bit irritably. Rebecca groaned.
" You called me on my cell phone, running up my minutes over some damn noodles! Oh you'll get your noodles alright. When I dump them on your head." Rebecca shouted at him. It sounded like a mixture of a laugh and an angry outburst. Claire just chuckled as she drove.
" So that means there's still some in the house right?" Carlos asked as if he didn't just get yelled at. Rebecca slapped her forhead and sighed. " Check the pantry, bottom shelf Carlos." After that, she heard some rustlings and she called out Carlos' name. Carlos picked the phone back up.
" Oh, I found them. Thanks baby. Want to go out to eat instead.?" Carlos asked grinning over the phone. Rebecca felt the anger in her face drain into a huge smile. " Oh Carlos. I'm on my way home now. Be there soon. Love you."
" Love you too." Carlos said before hanging up the phone. Claire turned over to Rebecca who was grinning in her seat.
" What was that all about?"
" Carlos was just being Carlos. He's taking me out to dinner later on tonight." Claire smiled a bit.
" That's good. Me and Leon are going out tomorrow night." Rebecca nodded before leaning back and closing her eyes. Claire continued to drive home.
When they finally arrived, Claire went to Rebecca's apartment to hang out for a little while. While she was there she had gotten into an arm wrestling match with Carlos. She won quite a few. After 30 more minutes she left and went back up to her apartment and started arranging the extra bedroom for Sherry.
Around 9:30 pm.
Claire had just finished eating some Chinese Food that Chris and Jill had brought over since they were on that side of town. After taking the last bite, the phone rang right next to her. Picking it up Claire changed the channel on the t.v. to the news.
" Hello, Kennedy/ Redfield residence." Claire asked. She could hear the sounds of various people in the background.
" Hey baby, it's Leon. Look, I'm not going to make it home by ten after all. We just got a lead in Carlyle case and me and Jackson have to follow up. Hopefully it won't be an all nighter."
Claire could feel herself sink into the seat. She hated it when Leon had to work late. After being alone for so long, she had come to depend on Leon presence to feel content.
" All right. Try to come home soon though." Claire told him hopefully.
" I will, don't worry about me. I'll be back before you know. And I'll make it up for you tomorrow. Promise." Leon told her.
" Fine. Love you." Claire said as she turned off the t.v.
The day's events had suddenly gotten to her. " Love you too. Goodnight." Leon said before hanging up the phone.
After the conversation had ended, Claire sighed and went into the bathroom to take her a nice warm bath. After the bath, she changed into a gown and got into bed. It was 11:30 by the time she had fallen asleep.
3:00 A.M
Leon walked into the bedroom exhausted from all the overtime work he had to put in at work. Without even caring where it landed he threw his coat off of him. He went into the bathroom to change into some nightclothes. After all that he slid into bed and place an arm around his girlfriend's sleeping form. He whispered into her ear.
" Claire?" She stirred a bit before turning around to see Leon staring at her. She smiled. " Please tell me you got tomorrow off." She asked. Leon smiled back.
" Yeah, I did. Enough talk, go back to sleep." With that, Leon scooped Claire up in his arms and she rested her head on his chest, taking in the scent of his fresh masculine soap. She smiled inwardly as Leon's heavy breathing became lulled like soft purrs. Claire too, fell asleep once more. Now she was content because she was back in her man's arms.
Author's Note: Sorry about the delay again. I tried to think of a good way to end this. I don't have much to say except keep reading and reviewing. I'm still thinking up the next chapter but in the next few upcoming chapters, something big's gonna happen. You'll see. Hope to see more support from you guys, cause you definitely have mine. Until next time.
Author's Note: Hey, glad to see you all like this story so far. I like where it's going too. I'm trying to think of the next chapter now. So expect it sometime this weekend. I don't own RE but oh if I did. Well, my trustworthy people. Enjoy.
Chapter 3- Claire the Housewife (Sort of)
Claire Redfield slowly opened her eyes to gather the various sounds she heard all around her. The sound of the morning news and the radio was heavy to her ears. They were very sensitive from all the shouting and hollering going on the night before. The smell of Leon's blueberry waffles permeated through the air. Before gaining all of her strength to get out of bed, she looked over to the spot next to her and grinned. Sighing happily, she got up and put on some clothes before walking to the kitchen.
'Morning baby." Claire greeted, giving Leon a morning kiss before getting a bowl of cereal to fix for herself. Leon smiled before getting up to throw his plate away.
" Morning Claire. Slept well?" He asked with hidden meaning in his question. Claire gave him a look before putting the milk back inside the refrigerator and smiled at him.
' Quite. What time are you getting off today?" She asked as she sat down.
" Supposedly 9:00. I probrally won't be back home til 10 though." Claire sighed a bit.
" Sherry's coming in tomorrow so we need to have a room ready. Call me when you get to work."
" I will. Tomorrow we'll pick up Sherry, finish grocery shopping, and then I'll take you to dinner. All right?" Leon told her as he wrapped his arms around her from behind the chair. Claire nodded before turning around and giving him a long kiss goodbye. It was mornings like this that made her day worth it. Slowly Leon pulled away and went to turn off the t.v. He grabbed his coat and everything he needed for the day before walking to door. Claire got up to catch him before he left.
" I love you Leon." Claire told him as Leon was about to step outside the door. Leon looked down at Claire and smiled a bit. Leon felt guilty about seeing Claire's slightly sad face. She never liked to see him leave. But it made him feel good to know that Claire missed him at all. He knew he missed her and the thought of getting home to her brought him through the day.
Leon dropped his things and pulled Claire closer to him before giving her a kiss on her forehead.
" I love you too Claire. I'll call you today and see you tonight. Ok, baby?"
" Okay. And don't lose your keys at the precinct this time. Chris was really pissed at the fact he had to wake up 2:00 in the morning just to pick you up." Claire said before laughing.
" Yeah, Yeah. Bye Claire." With that Leon walked down the stairs and Claire closed the door behind him. She sighed against the door before going back to the kitchen.
Before sitting back down, Claire reached over for the phone.
" Chris is at work, Jill's at work. Becky should be home." Claire wondered out loud. She dialed the number to Rebecca and Carlos' apartment. After about 4 rings someone finally picked up the phone.
" Hello?" Asked Rebecca sleepily from the other end. Claire grinned a bit. Rebecca stayed tired.
" It's Claire, Becca. Good morning."
Rebecca yawned. " Yeah, good morning. What's on your mind?" Claire made that sound with her mouth when you suck your teeth.
" Nothing much. Leon's pulling another 10:00 at work tonight. And I don't have anything to do. Wanna come up?" Claire asked. This was one of the reasons she was glad that Rebecca and Carlos stayed downstairs. Rebecca yawned one more time before speaking again.
" Sure why not. Carlos is at work too. I could use the company. What about Jill? She game?"
" Nope, Jill actually has a job. Something we both need." Claire replied. Rebecca laughed.
" Okay, give me a few minutes. I'm on my way up. Bye." Rebecca told her.
" Bye." Claire said before hanging up the phone.
Walking back to her room, Claire picked out something to wear and made her way to the shower.
20 Minutes Later
Rebecca had already arrived and her and Claire were inside the living room watching soap operas. They were watching a new show called The Precinct. A cop soap opera featuring love triangles and such between policeman and detectives. Right now Lydia, a female detective was hiring a hitman to assassinate Jenna, a lowly secretary because she was having an affair with Lydia's former boyfriend Mark. Claire and Rebecca were watching the episode closely.
" What I don't get is how can Mark be having an affair with Jenna if Lydia isn't really his girlfriend anymore.' Rebecca told Claire. Claire nodded her head without paying Rebecca any attention. At that moment, the show went to a commercial. Claire turned to Rebecca but her eyes resting on Becca's ever-growing belly.
" Rebecca, are you sure you're not having twins." Claire asked. Rebecca glared at her. " Last time I checked, no. Say, why don't we go shopping for a little while." She suggested. Claire thought for a second.
" Yeah, okay. Let me get my purse." She went back in the backroom and grabbed her purse off of the dresser. Walking back out Claire saw Rebecca watching the Price is Right. Claire grinned.
" All right, let's go."
Claire and Rebecca left the apartment and walked down the stairs to Rebecca's apartment. Becca went in to get her purse and everything she would need while they were out. Included her cell phone. Claire finished the glass of juice she was drinking and they left.
As the two got to the car, Rebecca started to head for the driver's side, but Claire took the keys from her.
" No, Becca, I'll drive." Rebecca smirked. " Go ahead, be my guest." Claire softened her attitude. " It's nothing personal Rebecca, but you really don't need to be driving right now." Claire told her while pointing to her belly. Rebecca smiled and lightly slapped her forehead. " Oh yeah. Well, in that case, let's roll."
With that, Claire got into the driver's seat and Rebecca got on the passenger's side. Claire pulled out and the two made their way to the mall. On the way there, they stopped at a gas station so Rebecca could throw up again. Claire didn't mind though. She had gotten quite used to it. After the 45 minute traffic jam, they finally made it to the mall. Claire got out first to help Rebecca.
" Any place in particular you wanted to go?' Claire asked. Rebecca grinned.
" I was thinking about stopping by the video store. Maybe get Carlos to watch a movie from this decade." Claire laughed. " Yeah, I've noticed that too." After a good laugh, they both went inside.
Walking through the mall, Claire and Rebecca both noticed and ignored the stares they were receiving from the guys passing them. Most of them seem to be in their late 20's early thirties. Some even looked like they were in their 40's and 50's. The women just smiled pass them and continued on. Eventually, Rebecca did go to the video store and by Carlos a movie from this decade, but she couldn't help but buy him his favorite type of movie either. Afterwards, Claire stopped inside Victoria's Secret to get something. Rebecca came in to see Claire at the register paying for something that looked similar to string rather than an article of clothing. Rebecca grinned and gave Claire an interrogating look.
" Claire, was this really necessary?' Rebecca questioned while holding up the lingerie. Claire looked at her and gave her a sly smile.
" Hey it's that holidays, right? I want to show Leon just how thankful I am for him. Is that too much to ask?" Claire admitted. Rebecca just shook her head.
" Come on, I'm hungry." Rebecca surrendered. " Claire nodded and they left on their way to the food court.
Deciding that they needed to save getting fat for Thanksgiving, ( Well, atleast Claire anyway) the two women decided to eat at Subway. Rebecca ordered the B.L.T. while Claire ordered the Turkey Breast and Ham. After getting their food they went to sit down in the food court.
" What time is it now, Claire?" Rebecca asked. Claire looked at her watch. It read 3:07.
" 3:07. We've been her for 2 and a half hours." Rebecca took a bite into her sub. " Okay, we can head home after this." Claire nodded in agreement.
While the two were eating and talking about stuff, two guys that seemed to come from no where appeared beside them. While the one who was talking to Rebecca was busy, the redhead one was trying to talk to Claire.
" Hi, my name is Jeff, If I may ask, what is your name miss?" The man asked. Claire smiled at him on the outside but inside she was rolling her eyes at him.
" Claire. Nice to meet you Jeff. May I ask what is it you want?" Jeff smiled back at her. He clasped his hands together like he gaining all of his courage up.
" I just wanted to ask you would like to go out sometime?" With that he tried to flash his trademark smile. Trademarks didn't work with Claire Redfield. Claire looked at him and gave her Redfield smile before leaning in forward towards him and telling him somewhat seductively and mockingly: " Sorry, but I'm taken." Jeff's confident demeanor seemed to falter for a second but he soon was back his cocky looking self. He sighed a bit before preparing to leave.
" Oh, I see. Anyway, it was nice to meet you Claire." He held out his hand to shake hers. Claire returned the handshake. "You too, Jeff. Keep looking." Jeff turned around and smiled. " I will." Soon the man who was talking to Rebecca followed him. Claire turned to Rebecca.
" We sure handled that well didn't we Becca?" Rebecca smiled a bit before giggling. Claire gave her a funny look. " What's so funny?" Rebecca looked over to the two men walking away before turning back to Claire.
" That guy was going to ask me for my number until he looked at my stomach and saw I was pregnant. You should have see the look on his face." Claire smirked. " And being pregnant is supposed to run men away?" Rebecca gave Claire the finger before getting up. Claire got up also.
Making their way back to the car, Rebecca's cell phone went over. It was none other than her fiance, Carlos.
" Hey Carlos, what's up?" Rebecca asked as she got into the car. Claire cranked the car up and started to pull out.
" Nothing, say did you eat the last of those noodles." Carlos asked a bit irritably. Rebecca groaned.
" You called me on my cell phone, running up my minutes over some damn noodles! Oh you'll get your noodles alright. When I dump them on your head." Rebecca shouted at him. It sounded like a mixture of a laugh and an angry outburst. Claire just chuckled as she drove.
" So that means there's still some in the house right?" Carlos asked as if he didn't just get yelled at. Rebecca slapped her forhead and sighed. " Check the pantry, bottom shelf Carlos." After that, she heard some rustlings and she called out Carlos' name. Carlos picked the phone back up.
" Oh, I found them. Thanks baby. Want to go out to eat instead.?" Carlos asked grinning over the phone. Rebecca felt the anger in her face drain into a huge smile. " Oh Carlos. I'm on my way home now. Be there soon. Love you."
" Love you too." Carlos said before hanging up the phone. Claire turned over to Rebecca who was grinning in her seat.
" What was that all about?"
" Carlos was just being Carlos. He's taking me out to dinner later on tonight." Claire smiled a bit.
" That's good. Me and Leon are going out tomorrow night." Rebecca nodded before leaning back and closing her eyes. Claire continued to drive home.
When they finally arrived, Claire went to Rebecca's apartment to hang out for a little while. While she was there she had gotten into an arm wrestling match with Carlos. She won quite a few. After 30 more minutes she left and went back up to her apartment and started arranging the extra bedroom for Sherry.
Around 9:30 pm.
Claire had just finished eating some Chinese Food that Chris and Jill had brought over since they were on that side of town. After taking the last bite, the phone rang right next to her. Picking it up Claire changed the channel on the t.v. to the news.
" Hello, Kennedy/ Redfield residence." Claire asked. She could hear the sounds of various people in the background.
" Hey baby, it's Leon. Look, I'm not going to make it home by ten after all. We just got a lead in Carlyle case and me and Jackson have to follow up. Hopefully it won't be an all nighter."
Claire could feel herself sink into the seat. She hated it when Leon had to work late. After being alone for so long, she had come to depend on Leon presence to feel content.
" All right. Try to come home soon though." Claire told him hopefully.
" I will, don't worry about me. I'll be back before you know. And I'll make it up for you tomorrow. Promise." Leon told her.
" Fine. Love you." Claire said as she turned off the t.v.
The day's events had suddenly gotten to her. " Love you too. Goodnight." Leon said before hanging up the phone.
After the conversation had ended, Claire sighed and went into the bathroom to take her a nice warm bath. After the bath, she changed into a gown and got into bed. It was 11:30 by the time she had fallen asleep.
3:00 A.M
Leon walked into the bedroom exhausted from all the overtime work he had to put in at work. Without even caring where it landed he threw his coat off of him. He went into the bathroom to change into some nightclothes. After all that he slid into bed and place an arm around his girlfriend's sleeping form. He whispered into her ear.
" Claire?" She stirred a bit before turning around to see Leon staring at her. She smiled. " Please tell me you got tomorrow off." She asked. Leon smiled back.
" Yeah, I did. Enough talk, go back to sleep." With that, Leon scooped Claire up in his arms and she rested her head on his chest, taking in the scent of his fresh masculine soap. She smiled inwardly as Leon's heavy breathing became lulled like soft purrs. Claire too, fell asleep once more. Now she was content because she was back in her man's arms.
Author's Note: Sorry about the delay again. I tried to think of a good way to end this. I don't have much to say except keep reading and reviewing. I'm still thinking up the next chapter but in the next few upcoming chapters, something big's gonna happen. You'll see. Hope to see more support from you guys, cause you definitely have mine. Until next time.