Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: As always, I gotta thank you guys for reviewing. They keep me writing. Seriously. Atleast, I feel better writing something I know somebody's actually reading. Well Sherry's here in this chapter and you know how that goes. And Santiago, I just say that cause I'm so used to getting these out fast. Okay, here we go.
Chapter 4- Three's Company
Claire slowly lifted herself off of her boyfriend's chest and moved to where she was right over him. She lightly sat down to where she was straddling his chest trying not to wake him. Leon didn't move. He was still exhausted from the overtime he put in at work. Grinning somewhat, Claire slowly bent down lower and lower until she was flat out kissing him. Even though he was sleeping she still tried to wrestle her tongue into his mouth. Unknown to Claire, Leon had awaken but he decided to be bold and allow Claire to kiss him more. Eventually, while Claire was still kissing him, Leon slowly moved his arms and placed them around her back pulling her closer to him. Claire jumped a bit but calmed down as soon as Leon started returning her kisses. They made out for 10 more minutes.
At the Airport
" Isn't that Sherry's plane coming in now?" Claire asked Leon, pointing over to the huge plane that was coming down the runway. Leon nodded.
" Yep, it's been so long since I've last seen her. I wonder what she's been up too." Leon said to Claire as they walked over to the gate. Claire took his hand in hers. Leon looked to her and smiled.
" Isn't it funny how it was Sherry that just happened to get us together?" Claire said as stopped at the window. Leon chuckled a little.
" Yeah, I gotta thank her for that. Look's like they're unloading the plane now." Leon said as he pointed his head towards the gate. Claire looked over to see people she didn't know exiting out of the gate. She kept looking until she sighted a now 17 year old Sherry. Claire called out to her.
" Sherry, over here!" Sherry looked around until her eyes fell upon her favorite couple. She shrieked and ran to Claire and Leon.
" Claire!" Claire just smiled and opened her arms up to hug her. No matter how old Sherry was, she still felt safe when Claire hugged her. Leon just looked on, giving the two some time. Slowly Sherry pulled away from the hug and turned to Leon. She gave Leon a look. Leon put his hands in the air.
" Please don't hit me." Sherry looked at him for a second then laughed. She went over to Leon to give him a big hug too.
" I missed you guys. Where are the others?" Sherry asked. Leon left to go pick up Sherry's bags. Claire answered for him.
" Chris and Jill are at work, Carlos is at home watching over Rebecca. She could go into labor at anytime now." Sherry's mouth dropped.
" She's that far along now?" Claire just nodded. The last time Sherry had seen Rebecca, she hadn't even know she was pregnant.
" Come on, Sherry. Let's go help our lovable Leon." Claire said teasingly as she directed her head towards Leon, who was stumbling over the bags that he was carrying. Sherry turned just in time to him trip over some bags and land on the conveyor belt. Claire and Sherry burst into laughter. Leon gave them an embarrassed look and chuckled dryly.
" Ha Ha Ha." Claire and Sherry's laughter settled into giggles and the went over to help Leon.
" Leon, how was the trip?" Sherry joked. She hadn't joked around with Leon since the Bahamas.
" It was memorable." Leon said as he put her in the infamous headlock one more time before the trio walked out of the terminal.
Outside the Airport
" Okay, where to now?" Sherry asked from the backseat of the car. They had just finished packing all of her luggage into the trunk and they were about to pull off. Claire was looking at a women's magazine while Leon started up the car.
" To the grocery store. We have to pick up some things for Thanksgiving Dinner. After that, we'll take your stuff to the house." Leon told her.
" The grocery store? What do you need to pick up?" Sherry asked while looking out of the car window. Leon looked back at her through the rearview mirror.
" Uh, rice, macaroni, drinks, muffins, a pie. And some miscellaneous stuff." Claire sighed a little bit as she put down the magazine she was reading. She then turned back to Sherry and gave her a questioning look.
" Sherry, when's the last time you spoke to Adam hmm?" Leon rose an eyebrow and grunted. Claire just rolled her eyes at him and nodded her head to Sherry motioning for her to explain.
" Um, about 3 days ago. He knew I was coming to spend Thanksgiving with you guys. He's going to try and make it for New Years. Chris and Jill doing all right?" Claire smiled before turning back around.
" You'll find out soon enough."
The car ride was quiet after that. Leon continued to drive with a couple of wise cracks to Sherry ere and there and a couple of joke's on Claire behalf which earned him about 3-5 knots on the head. About 10 minutes later Leon had found a store to stop into and went in to gather all the items that they needed. Claire and Sherry helped him to make sure that he got everything. Finally after they had paid for everything, they were finally on their way back to Leon and Claire's apartment.
Back Home around 5:30
" Sherry, was there really a need for all this luggage?" Leon wondered outloud.
" Yes." She told him plainly as the brought the last of bags into her room. Sherry took a second to admire the space.
" This is nice you guys. Did Claire decorate this?" Sherry asked as she flopped out on the bed.
" Yeah, she did. Hey, Sherry I'm taking Claire out to dinner tonight, You want the place to yourself or do you wanna hang out at Carlos'." Sherry thought for a second.
" I think I'll go hang out with Becca and Carlos. When are you two leaving anyway?" She asked. Leon looked at the already more than half way set sun.
" I guess we can start getting dress now. Let me go tell Claire. You can call Becca and ask if you can go down there. I'm sure she'd be happy to see you."
With that, Leon handed Sherry his cell phone and gave her Rebecca's number. Sherry dialed it and within 2 minutes was already in a full fledged conversation with her older friend. Leon smiled at the young girl he looked after like a sister and left to find the other female that was also known as the love of his life.
Leon walked into the room to see Claire laying down on the bed. It seemed as if she had gone to sleep. Leon was about to close the door and watch some t.v. when Claire called out to him.
"Leon?" He turned back around to see Claire with her eyes closed but still very much awake.
" Yes, Claire."
" When are we going out? Leon took a second to think about.
" Well, I was hoping we could get dressed right now. But if you're still sleeping we can always wait until tomorrow." Leon suggested. Claire opened her eyes and rubbed her eyes.
" No, I want to go. Let me get something to wear. I shouldn't be long." Leon nodded and left out the door.
Once Leon had left Claire slid from the bed and started to look for something nice to wear. Almost instantly she reached into her jewelry box for the necklace that Leon had brought her while they were in the Bahamas. After looking around for a pair of shoes, she jumped into the shower and was back out in 5 minutes. After brushing her teeth, looked at herself in the mirror and grinned.
" Sherry!" Claire yelled out loud. Seconds later, Claire could here footsteps enter her room and them lead to the bathroom. Sherry walked in from behind here. She stopped in her tracks and grinned.
" What's the special occasion Claire?" Sherry questioned with mock emphasis. Claire smirked and turned back towards the younger girl.
" What do you think I should do? Tie my hair into a bun, leave it down, or tie it back into my infamous ponytail?" Claire asked. Sherry put her chin on her fist for a second before snapping her fingers.
" Watch this, Claire."
Before Claire could protest, Sherry had already grabbed a comb and was going to work on Claire's hair. She parted it first and pulled her hair to where it slightly covered her eye. The rest of her hair she tied into the ponytail. In the end it looked like a regular ponytail except she had done Claire's bangs in a more dazzling fashion. Claire looked at herself in the mirror and smiled at Sherry.
" I always knew I could count on you when it comes to fashion." Claire admitted. Sherry put the finishing touches on her creation before leaving.
" Anytime."
20 Minutes Later
Leon had just finish tying up his shoes and was about to make his move on the Connect Four set he was playing with Sherry on. Sherry was badly beating him in this round. Unknown to him, Claire stepped out into the hallway in her beautiful black dress, showing all of her feminine curves but professional-looking at the same time. She stood there eyeing Leon waiting for him to notice her.
Leon made his move. Sherry studied the situation for a minute before sucking her teeth and dropping her red piece. She smiled evilly at Leon.
" Connect Four." Leon turned his head and started to frantically search the grid looking for a way out. He found none.
" Damn." Sherry started giggling. Leon sulked a bit into the sofa. He had lost to this girl in almost every competition imaginable. Claire crept from behind her hiding spot and gently rested her hands on his broad shoulders. She started to massage them slowly.
" You've had enough excitement for one night." Claire whispered into his ear. Leon put his hand on hers.
" Yeah, your ready?" He asked as he turned around only to be left agaped.
" Yes, I am." Claire said while holding back a giggled. Sherry coughed to break up the moment.
" Um Um. Hey you two, I'm going to Becca's now. I don't have a key so come by and get me when you get back. Or you can let me spend the night. I don't care." Sherry said the last part with hidden meaning draining out of her voice.
Claire shook her head while Leon sat up. " We'll come get you Sherry. We're going out the door now." He opened up the door and waited for Claire to follow. He reached for her hand. Sherry walked past them and was halfway down the stairs before turning around.
" You guys have fun okay?' Leon and Claire nodded back and Sherry disappeared downstairs into the door that Leon had shown her earlier which had been Rebecca's.
Claire looked into the earlier night sky as she and Leon walked to the car. She was just off thinking about her life in general these days. It seems so much more peaceful than the turbulent times of just 5 years earlier. She was shaken from her thought as Leon opened the car door for her.
" Where are we going?" Claire asked as soon as Leon started up the car.
" I wanna try this new place by the precinct. I heard they're real good. You don't mind do you?" Leon asked. Claire shook her head.
" Oh no. I don't mind. But thank you." Leon turned to her confused.
" Thanks for what?' He asked.
" Thanks for making yesterday up to me like you said. We really should get out more." Claire said.
Leon grinned before smiling and pulled Claire over to him to give her a kiss. Claire melted into it. Every time she kissed him, it reassured her that he was in fact the one she was destined to be with.
" All right, let's go." Leon said as he started to pull out of the parking area. Claire just smiled to herself as she watch the city lights get brighter and brighter. For once everything in her life was right it needed to be.
Author's note: Hey people. I don't know if you'll like this chapter or not. I was tired this weekend. I think it could have been better. Well, anyway, Sherry's here. Thanksgiving for the gang will be in two more days. When will Rebecca have her baby? When will Leon finally beat Sherry in something? When will Claire go back to school? When will we see Chris and Jill again? Read and review folks cause all will be revealed as you continue to read this story. Alrighty then. P.S, Sour Schyluer thanks for the constructive criticism but I don't know why fanfiction.net formats the story like that. I'll try to format it better. Keep reading though.
Author's Note: As always, I gotta thank you guys for reviewing. They keep me writing. Seriously. Atleast, I feel better writing something I know somebody's actually reading. Well Sherry's here in this chapter and you know how that goes. And Santiago, I just say that cause I'm so used to getting these out fast. Okay, here we go.
Chapter 4- Three's Company
Claire slowly lifted herself off of her boyfriend's chest and moved to where she was right over him. She lightly sat down to where she was straddling his chest trying not to wake him. Leon didn't move. He was still exhausted from the overtime he put in at work. Grinning somewhat, Claire slowly bent down lower and lower until she was flat out kissing him. Even though he was sleeping she still tried to wrestle her tongue into his mouth. Unknown to Claire, Leon had awaken but he decided to be bold and allow Claire to kiss him more. Eventually, while Claire was still kissing him, Leon slowly moved his arms and placed them around her back pulling her closer to him. Claire jumped a bit but calmed down as soon as Leon started returning her kisses. They made out for 10 more minutes.
At the Airport
" Isn't that Sherry's plane coming in now?" Claire asked Leon, pointing over to the huge plane that was coming down the runway. Leon nodded.
" Yep, it's been so long since I've last seen her. I wonder what she's been up too." Leon said to Claire as they walked over to the gate. Claire took his hand in hers. Leon looked to her and smiled.
" Isn't it funny how it was Sherry that just happened to get us together?" Claire said as stopped at the window. Leon chuckled a little.
" Yeah, I gotta thank her for that. Look's like they're unloading the plane now." Leon said as he pointed his head towards the gate. Claire looked over to see people she didn't know exiting out of the gate. She kept looking until she sighted a now 17 year old Sherry. Claire called out to her.
" Sherry, over here!" Sherry looked around until her eyes fell upon her favorite couple. She shrieked and ran to Claire and Leon.
" Claire!" Claire just smiled and opened her arms up to hug her. No matter how old Sherry was, she still felt safe when Claire hugged her. Leon just looked on, giving the two some time. Slowly Sherry pulled away from the hug and turned to Leon. She gave Leon a look. Leon put his hands in the air.
" Please don't hit me." Sherry looked at him for a second then laughed. She went over to Leon to give him a big hug too.
" I missed you guys. Where are the others?" Sherry asked. Leon left to go pick up Sherry's bags. Claire answered for him.
" Chris and Jill are at work, Carlos is at home watching over Rebecca. She could go into labor at anytime now." Sherry's mouth dropped.
" She's that far along now?" Claire just nodded. The last time Sherry had seen Rebecca, she hadn't even know she was pregnant.
" Come on, Sherry. Let's go help our lovable Leon." Claire said teasingly as she directed her head towards Leon, who was stumbling over the bags that he was carrying. Sherry turned just in time to him trip over some bags and land on the conveyor belt. Claire and Sherry burst into laughter. Leon gave them an embarrassed look and chuckled dryly.
" Ha Ha Ha." Claire and Sherry's laughter settled into giggles and the went over to help Leon.
" Leon, how was the trip?" Sherry joked. She hadn't joked around with Leon since the Bahamas.
" It was memorable." Leon said as he put her in the infamous headlock one more time before the trio walked out of the terminal.
Outside the Airport
" Okay, where to now?" Sherry asked from the backseat of the car. They had just finished packing all of her luggage into the trunk and they were about to pull off. Claire was looking at a women's magazine while Leon started up the car.
" To the grocery store. We have to pick up some things for Thanksgiving Dinner. After that, we'll take your stuff to the house." Leon told her.
" The grocery store? What do you need to pick up?" Sherry asked while looking out of the car window. Leon looked back at her through the rearview mirror.
" Uh, rice, macaroni, drinks, muffins, a pie. And some miscellaneous stuff." Claire sighed a little bit as she put down the magazine she was reading. She then turned back to Sherry and gave her a questioning look.
" Sherry, when's the last time you spoke to Adam hmm?" Leon rose an eyebrow and grunted. Claire just rolled her eyes at him and nodded her head to Sherry motioning for her to explain.
" Um, about 3 days ago. He knew I was coming to spend Thanksgiving with you guys. He's going to try and make it for New Years. Chris and Jill doing all right?" Claire smiled before turning back around.
" You'll find out soon enough."
The car ride was quiet after that. Leon continued to drive with a couple of wise cracks to Sherry ere and there and a couple of joke's on Claire behalf which earned him about 3-5 knots on the head. About 10 minutes later Leon had found a store to stop into and went in to gather all the items that they needed. Claire and Sherry helped him to make sure that he got everything. Finally after they had paid for everything, they were finally on their way back to Leon and Claire's apartment.
Back Home around 5:30
" Sherry, was there really a need for all this luggage?" Leon wondered outloud.
" Yes." She told him plainly as the brought the last of bags into her room. Sherry took a second to admire the space.
" This is nice you guys. Did Claire decorate this?" Sherry asked as she flopped out on the bed.
" Yeah, she did. Hey, Sherry I'm taking Claire out to dinner tonight, You want the place to yourself or do you wanna hang out at Carlos'." Sherry thought for a second.
" I think I'll go hang out with Becca and Carlos. When are you two leaving anyway?" She asked. Leon looked at the already more than half way set sun.
" I guess we can start getting dress now. Let me go tell Claire. You can call Becca and ask if you can go down there. I'm sure she'd be happy to see you."
With that, Leon handed Sherry his cell phone and gave her Rebecca's number. Sherry dialed it and within 2 minutes was already in a full fledged conversation with her older friend. Leon smiled at the young girl he looked after like a sister and left to find the other female that was also known as the love of his life.
Leon walked into the room to see Claire laying down on the bed. It seemed as if she had gone to sleep. Leon was about to close the door and watch some t.v. when Claire called out to him.
"Leon?" He turned back around to see Claire with her eyes closed but still very much awake.
" Yes, Claire."
" When are we going out? Leon took a second to think about.
" Well, I was hoping we could get dressed right now. But if you're still sleeping we can always wait until tomorrow." Leon suggested. Claire opened her eyes and rubbed her eyes.
" No, I want to go. Let me get something to wear. I shouldn't be long." Leon nodded and left out the door.
Once Leon had left Claire slid from the bed and started to look for something nice to wear. Almost instantly she reached into her jewelry box for the necklace that Leon had brought her while they were in the Bahamas. After looking around for a pair of shoes, she jumped into the shower and was back out in 5 minutes. After brushing her teeth, looked at herself in the mirror and grinned.
" Sherry!" Claire yelled out loud. Seconds later, Claire could here footsteps enter her room and them lead to the bathroom. Sherry walked in from behind here. She stopped in her tracks and grinned.
" What's the special occasion Claire?" Sherry questioned with mock emphasis. Claire smirked and turned back towards the younger girl.
" What do you think I should do? Tie my hair into a bun, leave it down, or tie it back into my infamous ponytail?" Claire asked. Sherry put her chin on her fist for a second before snapping her fingers.
" Watch this, Claire."
Before Claire could protest, Sherry had already grabbed a comb and was going to work on Claire's hair. She parted it first and pulled her hair to where it slightly covered her eye. The rest of her hair she tied into the ponytail. In the end it looked like a regular ponytail except she had done Claire's bangs in a more dazzling fashion. Claire looked at herself in the mirror and smiled at Sherry.
" I always knew I could count on you when it comes to fashion." Claire admitted. Sherry put the finishing touches on her creation before leaving.
" Anytime."
20 Minutes Later
Leon had just finish tying up his shoes and was about to make his move on the Connect Four set he was playing with Sherry on. Sherry was badly beating him in this round. Unknown to him, Claire stepped out into the hallway in her beautiful black dress, showing all of her feminine curves but professional-looking at the same time. She stood there eyeing Leon waiting for him to notice her.
Leon made his move. Sherry studied the situation for a minute before sucking her teeth and dropping her red piece. She smiled evilly at Leon.
" Connect Four." Leon turned his head and started to frantically search the grid looking for a way out. He found none.
" Damn." Sherry started giggling. Leon sulked a bit into the sofa. He had lost to this girl in almost every competition imaginable. Claire crept from behind her hiding spot and gently rested her hands on his broad shoulders. She started to massage them slowly.
" You've had enough excitement for one night." Claire whispered into his ear. Leon put his hand on hers.
" Yeah, your ready?" He asked as he turned around only to be left agaped.
" Yes, I am." Claire said while holding back a giggled. Sherry coughed to break up the moment.
" Um Um. Hey you two, I'm going to Becca's now. I don't have a key so come by and get me when you get back. Or you can let me spend the night. I don't care." Sherry said the last part with hidden meaning draining out of her voice.
Claire shook her head while Leon sat up. " We'll come get you Sherry. We're going out the door now." He opened up the door and waited for Claire to follow. He reached for her hand. Sherry walked past them and was halfway down the stairs before turning around.
" You guys have fun okay?' Leon and Claire nodded back and Sherry disappeared downstairs into the door that Leon had shown her earlier which had been Rebecca's.
Claire looked into the earlier night sky as she and Leon walked to the car. She was just off thinking about her life in general these days. It seems so much more peaceful than the turbulent times of just 5 years earlier. She was shaken from her thought as Leon opened the car door for her.
" Where are we going?" Claire asked as soon as Leon started up the car.
" I wanna try this new place by the precinct. I heard they're real good. You don't mind do you?" Leon asked. Claire shook her head.
" Oh no. I don't mind. But thank you." Leon turned to her confused.
" Thanks for what?' He asked.
" Thanks for making yesterday up to me like you said. We really should get out more." Claire said.
Leon grinned before smiling and pulled Claire over to him to give her a kiss. Claire melted into it. Every time she kissed him, it reassured her that he was in fact the one she was destined to be with.
" All right, let's go." Leon said as he started to pull out of the parking area. Claire just smiled to herself as she watch the city lights get brighter and brighter. For once everything in her life was right it needed to be.
Author's note: Hey people. I don't know if you'll like this chapter or not. I was tired this weekend. I think it could have been better. Well, anyway, Sherry's here. Thanksgiving for the gang will be in two more days. When will Rebecca have her baby? When will Leon finally beat Sherry in something? When will Claire go back to school? When will we see Chris and Jill again? Read and review folks cause all will be revealed as you continue to read this story. Alrighty then. P.S, Sour Schyluer thanks for the constructive criticism but I don't know why fanfiction.net formats the story like that. I'll try to format it better. Keep reading though.