To all who reveiwed: Well, while i was on vacation, my family decided to get a new computer, witch is both good news and bad news. The good news is, this one works. The bad news is, all the chapters i had written are now gone, so becuase i have started a new story i decided to mix the last three chapters for this story and give it an ending. But don't worry, there will be another addition eventualy. So i apologize for the quick ending, and also for the spelling errors in this chapter because i have not yet downloaded word perfect so i don't have a spell checker. Thank you for reading, peace!
Fate: The Next Life
It wasn't untill late that night when Charlie walked in the front door. Claire had fallen asleep on the couch. He walked over and knelt down beside her, brushed the hair away from her face. slowly, her eyes blinked open.
"Charlie?" She wispered, slightly confused before fully becomeing awake. "hey. sorry i'm so late" he apologized softy, still running his fingers through her hair. "Where were you?" She questioned, sitting up as she rembered the situation. "Liam and the band talked me into to going out for a drink. I didn't mean for it to take so long" he explained, feeling bad for makeing her worry, exspecialy when she sat up and he could see the trail her tears had left.
"its ok." She assured, sweetly, takeing her hand in his. "i'm sorry" he repeated, still not convince. he leaned forward and kissed her forhead. "come on, lets get to bed" he sugested, holding her hand. Claire climbed off the couch and walked with him upstairs. once she was back in bed and back in his arms she could relax. And now that Charlie held her close, rocking her in his arms, she fell into a calm, dreamless sleep.
only to be awoken a few hours later by the sound of banging on theire bed room door. "Charlie! Claire!" Jack's voice called from the other side. Both sat up, slowly. still half asleep. "what?" Charlie groaned in annoyance, squinting form the light shining in through their window. "Hurry up. Kate's going into labor, again" Jack explained hecticly. Charlie and Claire exchanged a suprised glance before flying out of bed.
"Are you sure you'll be ok here with the kids?" Claire questioned worriedly, standing outside the door. "yeah, i'll be fine" Charlie assured, holding Gabby in his arms after she'd woken up crying from all the yelling. "Alright" Claire smiled sweetly, and placed a kiss on his forhead. Then she knelt down to give Ben a kiss, who stood sleepily at his father side.
"Claire! Lets go!" Kate called impatently, sitting in the pasenger seat of the car. "bye" Claire peeked him on the cheek once again beofore heading to the car.
The hospital:
"Hey, Claire. i got here as soon as i could" Shannon explained, rushing through the front door. "is She ok?" She asked worriedly, stoping before Claire. "Yeah, she's fine. Jacks in there with her" Claire asssured. "so, she's actualy having it? The baby's comeing?" Shan questioned, excitedly. "yep" Claire confirmed, smiling bright. "YAY!" Shannon squelled, throwing her arms around Claire in her enthusasum. Claire couldn't help but smile.
"where's Charlie? and the kids?" Shannno questioned curiously after letting her go. "theire at home. we thought it was to early to bring the kids out here" She explained, simply. "oh. makes since" Shannon shrugged, and took a seat, only to hop up seconds later when they spotted Liam, standing at Michelles side and holding her hand.
"Liam, Michelle. what are you guys doing here?" She asked, in confusion. "i'm going into labor! what dose it look like?" Michelle snapped from her wheel chaire. "why are you two here?" Liam asked, curiously. "Kates going into labor, too" Claire explained.
"seriously?" Liam questioned in spurise. "Liam!" Michelle shouted, grabing his attention. "oh, right. well, better get going" he explained, and fallowed the docter down the hall. "this is crazy" Shannon explained, turning to Claire once again. "well, what do you expect?" Claire questioned in reply. They herd Kate give a loud cry from behind the door. "you think we should go in there?" Claire questioned, worriedly.
"nah" Shannon shruged casualy, "Jack can handle it"
"good" Claire replied in releif, and sat back down.
The house:
"Dad, whats going on?" Ben questioned, looking up at Charlie as he sat on the couch, bounceing Gabby on his knee. "Kate's haveing her baby" Charlie explained, casualy. "oh" Ben replied simply, and climbed up onto the couch. Gabby contenuied to cry hopelessly. "Dad?" Ben began once again, after a moment. "yes?" Charlie questioned, trying to hide his agrivation.
"where do babys come from?" Ben asked curiously. "oh, god.." Charlie groaned. Suddenly, the phone rang, and Charlie quickly turned to catch it. "hello?" He questioned, holding it to his ear.
"hey"
It was Claire. "hey, how's it going down there?" He questioned, holding the phone between his ear and his shoulder as he contenuied to bouch Gabby, who was begging to calm down. She must be able to hear Claire over the phone or something, he though skepticaly. "Good. Kates doing good. You won't belive what happened though" Claire explained, excitedly.
"what? Dose it have two heads?" Charlie asked jokenly. Ben giggled from beside him. "no" Claire assured, "But Your brother's heare with Michelle"
"Liam's there? Why, what happened?" he questioned, worriedly. "She wen't into labor, too" Claire explained, matter-of-fact-ly. "Your kidding" He replied skepticaly. "nope. Thier both here" She confirmed. "Well, i guess since they both got knocked up at the same time its only logical for them to give birth at the same time" he sugested casualy.
"That dosen't make since" Claire noted skepticaly. "Sure it dose" Charlie replied, about to explain himself when he heard Kate yelling over the phone. "uh, i think i better go. I'll call you soon" Claire assured. "alright" Charlie replied, understandly. "love you. bye" and then she hung up once again. "is the baby here?" Ben questioned excitedly, as soon as Charlie hung up the phone.
"no, not yet" Charlie explained. "Danm" Ben repleid, dispaointedly. it took a moment for it to rejister. Charlie looked in Bens direction, about to say something that Claire would have told him, but then decided to let it go.
The Hospital, a few hours later:
"This is takeing for ever" Shannon exclaimed impatently. "maybe you should sit down" Claire sugested. "I don't want to sit down" Shannon repleidd stubernly, contenuing to pace back and forth. The door to Kates room flew open, nearly knocking Shannon over.
"I'm a dad!" Jack explained, proudly. A huge grin acorss his face. Claire stood up quickly, comeing to Shannons side. "i'm a dad" He repeated proudly. The two fallowed him into Kate's room where she laid in the hospital bed, the new born wraped in her arms. "oh my god" Claire gasped, covering her mouth in aw. "He's so cute!" Shannon squilled, stareing down at the tiny little boy.
"I know!" Kate repleid proudly, with tears in her eyes. "you feel ok?" Jack questioned, brushing her hair away. "Yeah. I've never felt better" She assured, unable to take her eyes off the baby in her arms. "he's beutifull" Jack explained simply, stareing down at their son as well. Another wave of tears pourned down Kates cheeks. The baby had already stopped crying, and began to close his eyes.
Jack pulled his arm around Kates shoulder, and placed a kiss on her forhead. The moment was broken when they heard Laim shout "Its a boy! i have a boy! I'm a dad! Again!"
"oh god" Kate groanded, "they'er here too?"
"Yep" Claire assured with a nod. "Shannon, Claire, where the hell are you!" Liam conteniued loudly from outside. "We better get out there before they have to arrest him" Shannon explained, and the two walked back into the waiting room. "there you are! you won't belive it. he's soo perfect" Liam explained proudly, nearly tackiling Claire as she came out the door. "Congradulations" Claire replied, awkqardly, waiting for him to release her.
"Can we see him?" Shannon questioned, smartly. "yeah, of course. fallow me" He explained, miantaining a huge grin and he lead them into the Michelle's room.
The house, another few hours later:
"Hey" Claire exclaimed as she walked in through the front door, seeing Charlie, Locke, Boone and a girl whom she didn't really reconize sitting in her living room with the kids. Ben ran for her and threw his arms around her legs. "hi sweety" She grinned, kneeling down to hug him. "Kate'll be home tommarow" She explained, takeing a seat on the couch beside Charlie and setting Ben on her lap. "She had her little boy"
"Aw, thats great" Boone exclaimed, flashing a smile at the girl who next to him. "What did she name him?" Lock questinoed curiously. "Nicolas Aron Shepperd, Cole for short" Claire explained brightly. A smile crossed the room. "What about Michelle?" Charlie questioned. "Your an unlcle again. A boy this time, of course" She assured, happily.
"oh god. What did that name him?" Charlie questioned, sarcasticly. "Logen" Claire answered simply. "oh, alright. thats not too bad. i was exspecting something like Rainbow moon-twezers" Charlie explained, jokenly. "No, there saving that for the next one" Claire replied, playfully. "oh god, theres gonna be more" Charlie sighed, sarcasticly, laying his head back on the couch.
"I want to see the babies!" Ben exclaimed, excitedly. "You will tommarow" Claire promised, sweetly. "tommarow" He goraned, disapointedly. "you'll live" Charlie assured playfully. Ben sighed, and laid his head on Claire's lap. "Mum, your stomachs growling" he announced to no one imparticular. "So it is" Claire replied, playfully. "i'll go make us some lunch" She added, and pushed herself off the couch. "oh, I'll help" The girl from beside Boone offered, hoping up quickly.
"i'm Fiona, by the way" She explained, sheepishly. "Claire" Claire replied, and walked with her into the kitchen.
The next day:
"We're home" Kate announced as she walked into the house, holding little Cole in her arms. "Finaly" Jack added with a sigh. the two walked in, and Kate hit the couch imidetly. "So, how'd your's do over night?" Liam questioned, holding his own little one in Charlie's chair. "Pretty good. He only woke up once" Kate replied, proudly.
"Really? Ours woke up about ten thousand times" Liam explained bitterly. "Screaming" Michelle added, fallowed by "but he's cute, so its ok"
"What do you exspect? He's a Pace" Charlie reminded proudly. "Well, for a Sheperd, i think ours looks pretty danm good" Kate explained, teasingly. "Must get it from his mom" Jack replied sweetly. Kate beamed up at him before looked back at her baby.
"Man. there's alot of baby's in the room" Charlie noted, holding one of his own little girls. "I know. were getting old" Kate sighed, playfully. "I'm not a baby" Ben announced proudly, to no one imparticular. "Of course not" Kate assured him, with a smile.
Two Month Later:
"Thats the last of it" Kate announced, tapeing up the last box. "I can't belive your moving" Claire noted, sadly, closeing up her own box. "Yeah, i'm gonna miss people having sex in my living room" Charlie added biterly. "And the kictchen" Kate added, teasingly. "And the shower" Jack made his contribution.
"Ok. Maybe i can belive it" Claire corrected, playfully. "Well, don't worry. We'll still drop by and visit all the time" Kate assured. "Wonderfull" Charlie sighed sarcasticly, with a roll of his eyes. "Da!" Geni called from her crib, holding herself up on the edge. Charlie lifted her out into his arms. "I can't wait untill ours starts talking" Kate explained, beaming down at the baby in her lap.
"Yeah? Wait untill they start asking questions" Claire noted sarcasticly, looking down at her son in her lap, who was pulling yards of scotch tape off the roll. "Da" Gabby reaced her hands up from the crib. "I can't hold both of you" Charlie told her playfully. "Da" She replied just the same, a teasing grin on her face. Charlie rolled his eyes and tried to lift her up.
"Maybe Cole not talking is a good thing" Jack sugested, jokenly. "Well, i'd rather wake up to a little 'da' then a loud scream" Kate corrected, teasingly. "good point" Jack shrugged, in a fair enough way. The front door burst open.
"Guys" Shannon began, a look of excitemnt on her face. "oh god.." Charlie goraned.
"I'm pregnet!"
