Lostlorenzo: Hey there. I was verry pleased with the Kate moment. I Really liked the "I close my eyes all the time" line too. Unfortunetly, i haven't meet Dom anywhere outside of my dreams, or else i'd hate me two. But like you said, I've seen pictures. Happy birthday to Hayden. Hee hee. I wish it was raining here. Its all sun and pollin. But its ok, cause now i can walk around bare foot, witch is good, because i don't like to wear shoes. But the pollin is not cool. Its makeing me sick, witch is why its takeing me longer to get that last chapter up. I've been comeing home from school and going straight to bed. Well, thats all for now. Enjoy!
Dark-angel206: Thank you very much for the offer to be a bata for this story. I don't have spell check, witch makes it very difficult for me. I'd like to take it but as it so happenes, this is my last chapter. But thanks again. And thank you for reading aswell. As for the Kate thing, I'm not a huge fan. One of my other readers and I had a little joke between us about the whole Kate thing, and I decided to put it in there four our own amusement. So, yeah. I hope that explaines it.
TGLORTR: Thank you for your reveiw. I know you asked to keep the story comeing, and I'm sorry to say that this will be the last chapter. But if i get enough request, i would be glad to make a sequel.
The Last Thing
"Baby brother! Haven't seen you here in a while" Liam explained as Charlie walked into his apartment. "I've been busy" Charlie reminded with a grin. "No kidding? You and Claire get into a fight or something?" Liam questioned in concern. "Oh, no. Nothing like that. She's just spending sometime with her kid" Charlie explained, plopping down onto his couch.
"Well thats good" Liam nodded. "Well, while you have some free time, you should go to the store. Your fridge is empty"
"Its twelve o'clock" Charlie noted. "So?" Liam questioned sarcasticly. Charlie sighed. "I'll go in the morning"
"But I'm hungrey now" Liam explained, playfully. "not my problem" Charlie replied, closeing his eyes. "Fine. I'll rember this" Liam assured, hopping up. "No you wont" Charlie corrected teasingly. He heard the door slam, and smiled to himself before slowly falling asleep.
The next morning, he woke up to the sound of the phone ringing like crazy. He reached over to the endtable and fumbled around untill he found it and picked up. "Hello?"
"Hey. Did I wake you?" Claire questioned from the other end. Charlie glanced over at the clock. Twelve O'Clock, in the afternoon. "No, off course not. I've been up for hours" Charlie lied, holding back a yawn. "Right.." Claire muttered sarcasticly. "Are you working today?"
"No, Luv. Its Saterday" He reminded playfully. "Well, I didn't know if musitions-slash-weighters-slash- casseir-slash -bartender's worked on saterdays" She replied. "Good point. But luckly, today is my day off" He explained, hopping up off the couch and searching for something to wear.
"Well, Shan wants to watch Skyler today, so I guess its my day off too" Claire explained. "Then we should be doing something together" Charlie sugested with a grin, stugling to pull his T-shirt off while holding the phone. "Like haveing sex-" A voice, who wasn't Claire, sugested from the other end, fallowed by a voice that was Claire's saying "Shut up, Shannon"
Charlie contenuied to smile. "Well, its not a bad idea" He noted, playfully. He could imagein Claire rolling her eyes at this point, and he could hear Shannon giggling in the background. "Thats it, no more speaker phone" Claire confirmed, and pressed the button to switch over.
"Ok, so what are we actualy going to do?" Claire questioned after a moment, in witch she probly walked into another room. "What? Is sex no longer an option?" Charlie questioned playfully, contenuing to get dressed. "Not with the way your acting" Claire confirmed sarcasticly. "Alright, I'll behave" Charlie assured, grinning to himself.
"Just wait there. I'll pick you up in a little bit" He assured. "And take me where, exactly?" Claire questioned in confusion. "You'll see" He replained, teasingly. "Fine" Claire sighed, "I'll see you...when ever you get here"
"Arlight, luv. Bye"
"Bye" Claire hung up on her end and Charlie hung up on his. He sat the phone down, and now had both hands free to get dressed. Liam began banging on the door a few minutes later. "Charlie! Wake your ass up and open this door!" He insisted from the hall. Charlie sighed, and pulled the door open.
"You need to be more paitent" He noted, leaving it open for his brother to walk in. "No, you just need to get up faster" Liam corrected playfully. "I was up" Charlie explained, pulling a difforent T-shirt over his head. "I see...going some where?" Liam questioned. "Yep" Charlie answered simply. "With Claire?"
"Of course" Charlie answered with a grin. "And where are you takeing her?" Liam took a seat in on the counter. Charlie paushed for a moment. "I have no idea"
CLAIRE STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK, arms crossed over her chest. It was extreamly bright outside, and eaverything was green. It was the first time in days where you didn't need a coat. Spring of course, and now all kinds of people wonder about her. Family's with kids, young coulples, old couples, street musictions and artest parked at their stations.
Someone leaned over and kissed her cheek. Claire blushed. "Took you long enough" She teased, turning to face him. "Sorry. I had to walk" Charlie explained with a grin. "Well...next time you should run" She sugested, playfully, her smile glowing. "I will" He assured, trying not to stare. He couldn't help it.
Claire looked him over, back in grungy jeans and a grey-ish-black T-shirt with a white button-up over it, black sandles and sun glasses. She also noticed he was holding a bag in his hand, and grew curious of what was inside. Charlie must have noticed the way she was looking at it because he held it up and explained "Lunch"
Claire smiled. The two took a seat on the grass under one of the trees and began pulling the food from the bag. "Peanutbutter" Claire noted with a grin, pulling the jar out of the bag. "Of course" Charlie grinned, opening up one of the bottles of watter. "And its extrasmooth" Claire grinned, reading the lable. "And its not imagenary" Charlie added playfully.
Claire laughed a little, and contenuied to go through the bag. They eat in silence for a little while, and Charlie despretly searched for something to talk about. his hand tapped agenst his leg, as it always did when he was nerovus. Claire smiled as she watched him think, eyes looking around behind the tented glasses.
"So, did Leo bring his friend home last night?" Charlie questioned. "Yeah, his name was Joe. He was really nice" Claire epxlained, pulling her knees up to her chest as she leaned back agenst the tree. Charlie watched her move her hand down her bare leg and rest at her ankle, and once again tried not to stare.
He made himself look away, not wanting to make her uncomfortable. Claire laughed. "What?" He questioned, turning back to her. "Your so adorable" She noted with a smile. Charlie's grin widened and he blushed, then looked down, trying to hide it. Claire giggled once again.
"You know, Shannon speant all of this morning interigateing me about you" She explained, playing with the strap of her sandles. "Really? What about me?" Charlie questioned curiously. "The only thing Shannon ever thinks about. Sex" Claire explained, casualy.
"Well, did you give me a good report?" Charlie asked, playfully ,scooting a little bit closer to her. Claire nodded. "I didn't say much"
"What did you say?" he asked curiously. "I'm not telling you" She confirmed. "Please?" he tilted his head to the side, playfully. "Nope" She confirmed again with a grin. "Claire, what am i going to do with you?" Charlie sighed, letting his head drop. Claire contenuied to smile, and began blushing a little.
Charlie dropped down beside her and laid himself back agenst the three. He laid his arm over Claires, witch rested across her stomach, and linked his fingers with hers. Claire snuggled agenst him and turned her head to face his. "I'm sure you'll think of something" He answered playfully. Charlie grinned before closeing the space between them with a kiss.
THE NEXT MORNING, CHARLIE WOKE UP TO A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. He sat up, confused for a moment as to where he was. He looked down, and saw Claire beside him. For a moment, he smiled down at her, watching her sleep. But the impaitent knocking soon snapped him out of his daze. He hopped out of bed, pulled on his jeans and t-shirt, and went to the door.
Shannon stood before him in the door way, and looked him up and down before greeting him with a "good morning" and a sugestive little smirk. "Morning" He moved away, blushing and trying to hide it as usual. "So, did you guys have fun yesterday?" Shan questioned, holding Skyler on her hip.
"Yeah" Charlie nodded, and dropped down on the couch. "Really? What did you do?" Shannon asked sugestivly, glanceing over at the bed room door as she took a seat in the chaire across from him, sitting Skyler on her lap. Charlie opened his mouth to answer, but was distracted when the bed room door opened and Claire walked out, wearing the white button-up shirt he'd worn yesterday. A smile crossed his face, and Shannon's.
"Morning sunshine" Sannon said with a grin. Claire rolled her eyes and dropped to the couch beside Charlie and laid her head on his shoulder. "Hey" He turned to her with a grin. "Hey" She replied, and gave him a kiss. "You two better watch it or else you'll end up like me" Shannon teased, glanceing down at her stomach.
Charlie and Claire smilply smiled at each other. Shannon raised an eye brow at the two. "Your not...already, are you?" She questioned, in concern. "Huh?" Claire snapped out of her daze. "Oh, on. I'm not" She assured. "Ok, good. We don't need us both acting all crazy" Shannon explained with a sigh. Claire nodded.
A Month later...
Leo knocked on the bathroom door. "Claire? I need the bath room too" He remined, talking to a locked door. "Claire?"
"Is she still in there?" Shannon questioned, kneeling on the couch. "No, I'm just having a friendly chat with the bathroom door who I named after her" Leo replied sarcasitcly. Claire made a mimicking face and Leo knocked once again. Claire opened the door.
"Sorry" She explained, avoiding eye contact with him. "Are you ok?" He questioned in concern. Claire nodded, and tried to bursh past him. "Claire?" He insisted, holding her arm. Claire jerked back slightly and felt herself grow nosuious again. "I think I'm sick" She explained, after takeing a deep breath. Leo placed the back of his hand to her forehead and Claire rolled her eyes.
"Your not running a fever" He explained. "Thanks, mom" Claire scoffed sarcasticly. "Want me to take you to the doctors?" He offered. Claire shook her head and began to head to her bed room, the felt extreamly dizzy and stoped at the couch, holding onto the back for support. Shannon watched her in concern.
Claire changed her mind, and nodded yes.
CLIARE SAT IN THE DOCTORS OFFICE, waiting uncompfortably. Leo leaned back agenst the wall. The door opened, and the doctor came in. "Alright Claire, why are we here today?" The blond women asked, holding a klip-bard in her hands. "She's feeling nasuios, dizzy, experienceing head achs" Leo answered for her. Claire glanced over her shoulder at him. The doctor nodded and made a few notes on her chart.
"How long have you been experinceing this?" She asked. "About a week" Claire explained. "When was your last period?"
Claire looked down at her lap. "Two months ago" She explained uncomfortably. Leo looked suprised, and the doctor smiled. "Thats what I thought" she explained. Claire looked up, confused. "Congradulations, Claire. Your pregnet"
Claire lost her breath. "What?" Leo explained from the corner. Claire burried her head in her hands. "oh god..." She sighed. "This is in posible" Leo mutted, paceing back and forth.
"Well, when is the last time the two of you had sex?" The doctor questioned. The two looked up at the same time. "Oh, no..were not together" Claire explained. "Yeah. I'm gay" Leo explained nervously. "Well, then i suggest you go and have a talk with who ever you were with two months ago" The doctor sugested. Claire nodded. This was defenetly the last thing she needed.
LATER THAT DAY...
"So, how am I supose to tell him?" Claire questioned, paceing back and forth. "Why don't you call him?" Shannon sugested, getting dizzy from watching her. "And tell him over the phone?" Claire raised an eye brow.
"No. Say "Hey, Charlie. I need to talk to you" Then tell him to come over" Shannon explained insistently. "Right. Good idea" Claire said with a nod. "Should i call him now?"
Shannon nodded and Claire reached for the phone. Just as she was about to pick it up, it rang. "Hello?" Claire picked it up. "Hey"
It was Charlie. Maybe he really was psychic. "Hey" Claire replied, then covered the reciver. "its Charlie" she explained to Shannon. "duh" Shan replied and rolled her eyes.
"Hey. I was wondering if you could come over" Charlie sugested. "Yeah. Sure" Claire replied, not knowing how to respond. "Alright, cool. I'll see you then"
"Yeah" Calire nodded, fakeing a smile, then remebering he couldn't see her and stopped. "Alright. Bye"
"Bye" She hung up the phone. "He wants me to come over" She explained to Shannon. "Well good, you can tell him there" Shannon sugested. "Right" Claire nodded. "What should I wear?"
AT CHARLIE'S APARTMENT...
Claire knocked on the door, and waited for it to open. "Hey" Charlie pulled the door open only seconds later. Claire smiled and replied "hi". Charlie moved out of the way and gestured for her to come in. Claire did so, biting her lip nervously as she wondered inside. Charlie shut the door behind her.
"I have something I wanted to talk to you about-" He began nervously. "Oh...well, me two" Claire explained. "Ok...uh, you go first" He sugested. "No, maybe you should go first"
"Ok...why don't we go at the same time?" Charlie sugested playfully. "Ok. That could work" Claire agreed with a nod. "Ok" Charlie repeated the prase for about the tenth time in the last few minutes. They both took a deep breath.
"I want you to marry me"
"I'm pregnet"
The two stared at each other in suprise. "What?" The both gasped at the same time, then laughed nervously. "Your pregnet?" Charlie questioned, a grin crossing his face. Claire nodded, biting her lip. "Thats great!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms around her. "I'm glad you think so" Claire replied, playfully.
"Claire, I love you so much" He explained over her shoulder. Claire blushed. "I know" She replied, with a nod. He smiled, and moved back. "Ok, I'm going to repeat my questioned" He took a deep breath. "Will you marry me?"
Claire nodded, unable to talk. Charlie sighed in releif, and threw his arms around her once again, lifting her off the ground. He kissed her about fiffty times before letting her back down. Both giggling and grinning like idiots before kissing again.
That night, when Claire laid in Charlie's bed, stareing up at the cealing, listoning to him breath beside her as he slept, she thought about the island, and the first time they meet. Then the second time, when she spotted him at the bar. Everything had fallen in to place. She had been miserable with her life, and Charlie just fell into her life, and somehow managed to make everything better.
He wasn't the last thing she needed any more. Now, Charlie was the only thing she needed. Claire rolled over and laid her head on his chest, listoning to his heart beat. This is all I'll ever need...
Well, thats the end for this one. Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed righting it. Well, leave a comment and let me know! Peace.