Hello everyone! I'm back from a little break of relaxing from exams and getting back into the groove of the new semester of school. Did everyone see the new Lost commercial last Wednesday night? Scary! Guess what I'm 17 now! My birthday was on Saturday! Here's chapter 16.

Chapter Sixteen: Secret

Two weeks later

Charlie and Claire were finally back home safe and sound with Aidan. They hardly kept him out of sight and they always made sure he was under watchful eyes everywhere they went. Claire on the other hand hadn't been feeling so good, she had been starting to throw up every morning. She had been trying to keep it from Charlie who had only caught her once. She claimed it as the stomach flu.

"So you don't know what's wrong with you?" Karen asked. Claire had brought Aidan over to play with his cousin for the day.

"No, I don't," Claire said watching Aidan crawl on the floor following Megan around. Karen looked at her sister-in-law.

"Claire, did you ever think you might be pregnant?" Karen asked. Claire looked at her with a expression that screamed 'yeah right.'

"No, that would be unlikely," Claire said. Karen laughed.

"I don't think so, from what you said you and Charlie have been screwing each other senseless since you got married two months ago," Karen said. Claire blushed.

"Yeah, but we always use protection," Claire said. Karen thought about that for a minute.

"Well, can you think of a time you didn't use protection?" Karen asked. Claire thought for a minute. She clearly remembered using protection each time. But then, she remembered the make-up sex they had had after making up. They didn't use anything.

"Uh oh, I need to go to the drug store," Claire said. Karen smiled watching Claire rush out the door.

With Charlie and Liam

"So you have no idea what's wrong with Claire?" Liam asked. Charlie shook his head.

"She had the stomach flu last week but other than that she's fine," Charlie said.

"That's all?" Liam asked. Charlie nodded getting agitated at his brother. "Okay, did you ever think she might be lying?"

"Why would she lie?" Charlie asked. Liam shrugged. Charlie considered that thought.

"Maybe Claire's pregnant," Liam said. Charlie looked at him and shook his head.

"I don't think so," Charlie said.

"What if she is?" Liam asked. Charlie was getting fed up.

"What if Karen is pregnant," Charlie said. Liam looked at him and then laughed.

"That's funny, real funny," Liam said. Charlie rolled his eyes. "Just think about Claire being pregnant." Charlie did and he smiled at the thought of Claire pregnant with their new baby.

Back with Claire and Karen

"Did you get it?" Karen asked when Claire rushed back in.

"Yeah," Claire said hesitating to go into the bathroom.

"Well are you going to go do it?" Karen asked. Claire shook her head.

"I'm going to do it at home with Charlie," Claire said. Karen shook her head.

"I know how you feel, I took it when Liam was here. If you don't mind me asking, was Thomas there with you when you found out?" Karen asked. Claire nodded thinking of the day. "Sorry," Karen said.

"No, it's okay," Claire said. Karen nodded and they watched the two kids play.

Later…

Claire put Aidan down for his afternoon nap when they got home later that day. He was all tired from playing with his big cousin.

Claire walked out to the living room and pulled the test out of her purse. She looked at it and then touched her stomach lightly. Her and Charlie having another baby together brought a smile to her face. She never forgot when Charlie was there helping her through her delivery with Aidan on the island. He was so funny trying to help her through it. She laughed remembering that day. She smoothed her hand over the box when she heard the door open. She quickly put the test back in her purse.

Charlie walked over and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed her just below her earlobe. "Hey," he said.

"Hi," she said turning in his arms and giving him a kiss.

"Where's Aidan?" he asked when they parted.

"Asleep," Claire said. Charlie nodded and pulled Claire back in for a kiss. Claire moaned and pulled away. "I have something I want to tell you."

Charlie looked into her eyes concerned. "Is something wrong?" he asked interlocking his fingers with Claire's.

Claire pulled away and reached into her purse. "Close your eyes Charlie," she said. Charlie did and Claire placed the box in his hands. Charlie opened his eyes and looked at his hands.

"A pregnancy test?" he asked looking at Claire. She smiled and nodded. He then understood and smiled. "That's wonderful Claire!"

"Well, wait, I'm not sure I am yet. I haven't taken the test yet," Claire said. Charlie nodded. She started to walk towards the bathroom.

"How long do these tests take?" Charlie asked. Claire turned to smiled at him. She decided to mess with him a little.

"Anywhere from an hour to a day," she said. Charlie's face fell and Claire giggled. "I'm kidding! A minute to five minutes." Charlie nodded and smiled.

"Good, I don't think I could wait all day to see if we're going to have a baby," Charlie said. Claire giggled and went into the bathroom remembering the last time she did this. But this time the man she loved was out there waiting for her.

Claire did what the directions said and then waited for the minute to end. She didn't want to look at it until she was out there with Charlie. She walked out to see him leaning on the wall across from the door. He stood with anticipation as she walked out.

"Well? Are we or aren't we?" he asked excitedly. Claire sighed with anticipation and looked at the test. Charlie walked over to stand next to her. Her face broke out into a smile. She looked at Charlie. "Well?" he asked.

"We're going to have a baby Charlie," Claire said. Charlie smiled and kissed Claire. He lifted her up in his arms and they laughed.

"This is great!" Charlie said. He put a hand on her stomach. "I can't believe we're going to have another baby." Claire smiled.

"I know, another little Pace around here. And we still have Aidan who's going to be a little over a year old when this one is born," Claire said. Charlie kissed her and put their foreheads together.

"I love you Claire," Charlie said. Claire smiled.

"I love you too Charlie," Claire said. Charlie kissed her once more.

Yay! Another little Pace baby! Aren't we all excited? I am! Now I want your guys opinion, I don't know if they should have a boy or girl, what do you guys think? You can give me your answers in your reviews! Thanks so much!

REVIEW REPSONSES

Ashlyn Alexis- It's okay that it's taking so long to read the story. Take your time with it. Thanks for the review!

legolasfreak2- That's okay, I'm lazy too sometime and don't feel like logging in. Thanks for the review!

Dom-Monaghan-Fan- Really? I can't wait for her to die either, something to work into the story. Lol. As for kids, well they are having another one now! As for more, we'll see. Thanks for the review!

DracoScrewer- It's okay to be hyper and yes, happy belated birthday to Mr. Wood! Happy 24th! Thanks for the review!

MusicMonkey88- Yes! Aidan's back! Let's all dance! Don't worry about Mrs. Littleton, I'll deal with her somehow. And yes! Claire is pregnant! Whoo! Thanks for the review!

Esmarelda Gamgee- I know, I've been suffering from a Lost deprivation myself. So glad it's new tonight! Yeah, and Thomas being nice was on my part. I believe the guy has goodness in him somewhere! Thanks for thereview!

Until next time,

Bloomy Angel