LostLorenzo: Hey, good to hear from you again. Sorry I took so long. I had hoped after drama was over I would get a break, but i was wrong. End of the year finals have been murder on me and my wrighting time, plus I've had a screen play to right for multi midia, so thats been takeing up what little wrighting time i normaly have. But Its hear, i finaly got it up. I'm very excited about this section because I love little kids, excpecialy the one's I've conjured up in this fic. You'll be glad to know there will be very little, if any Jack and Kate because I've grown sick of them, and yes, the Pace kids do live together now. That little idea popped into my head at about one in the morning, and I thought it would be an exelent recepee for disaster. So this should be fun. I had gotten a request to have Sawyer invloved more, witch I'm not apposed to because Although he's part of that main-steam anoying circle, he's pretty funny, and he cause alot of problems. And whats a good story without conflict, right? Well, i'm sure your excited to hear whats next so I'll get cracking on that. Peace.
CharlieLOVER: Yes, another fate story. I couldn't just let the legacy die like that, now could I? Well, hope you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you like this one as well!
LunaAqua: Hey, thanks for the reveiw. Hope to hear from you again.
Lostobsesivefreak: Hey. Nice to hear from you. I know its been a while. I was getting impaitent myself. Love the name by the way. I know I've been called that a couple times :D. I would defenetly like some help with my spelling. my e-mail is being a little testy right now, witch is why i couldn't e-mail you. But I wanted to let you know that I could really use some help. Thanks for offering, and for sticking with the series. And don't be to shy to reveiw again. Its always good to know people are out there reading.
FATE: Grownig Pains
Liam wondered down stairs in nothing but a pair of boxers, lookeing like he just wondered out of hell itself. He found his baby brother on the couch, not wearing much more than himself, and wrighting in a black spiral journal. A smile crossed his face as he crossed over to the chair and plopped down. "Your still wrighting in those things?" Liam question in a musement, watching an embarassed smile cross Charlie's face.
"Occasionaly" He replied, closeing the book and laying it on the table. "So, did you get any sleep last night?" Liam questioned, in concern. Charlie nodded in reply. "Some. I kept wakeing up" He explained, fallowed by a yawn. "Well, what are you doing you now?" Lima teased, giving him a playfull shove. "Because i got tired of being tired. Hopefully, after my fith cup of coffee-" Charlie held up the mug as an idication, "I'll be nice and awake"
"Good luck" Liam scoffed, knowing no amout of coffee in the world would help. "Well, if your not gonna sleep, you should atleast go up there and spend some time with Claire, you know?" Liam sugested. Charlie rolled his eyes. "Well, i'm just saying. Its been a while since i heard anything going on in there. Room might as well be mepty" Liam explained teaseingly.
"Yeah, thats because you can't hear us over your self" Charlie corrected acuseingly. Liam shruged in a faire enough kind of way, a grin crossing his face. "So, how many more boxes are we bringing in today?" Charlie questioned. "Only a few. I think were almost done" Liam explianed proudly. "Its about time" Charlie scoffed.
"What can i say, I've been busy" Liam shrugged sarcasticly, leaning back in his chaire. "Right..." Charlie muttered teasingly. Liam gave him another playfull shove, and Charlie gave him one in return.
"Achem"
They looked up. Both Claire and Michelle stood on the stair case, eye brow's raised. They boys looked away inocently, as if they'ed been sitting in silence the whole time. "British men are weird" Claire noted, turning to Michelle. "I concur" Michelle nodded in reply.
Later that day:
Liam sat downstaires unpacking when Claire wondered into the living room. It was late in the afternoon. Charlie had taken Liams advice after his tenth cup of coffee, to go upstairs and lay down. It wasn't long before he was out. With Charlie asleep and Michelle upstairs takeing a shower, the house was quiet, and for once in all the time Claire had known her brother in law, so was he. She hated it when the house was silent like this. It made the creepy lights and opening doors in their hall all the more noticeable, expecialy when Dina, now a big fat pregnet cat wouldn't stop fallowing her arond. She'd tripped Claire nermourous times through out the day, too scared to wonder off on her own.
Now Claire picked up the heavy black cat and carried her in her arms, stopping in the living room to watch Liam unpack. The box he had open was full of random objects, and at the moment he held a framed picture in his hand. In the photo stood a thin, middle aged women with short, white-blond hair, holding a baby in her arms. Beside her stood a slightly taller middle aged man, holding a young boy at his side. A smile crossed Claire's face. "Are those your parents?" Claire questioned softly.
Liam looked up in suprise. He must not have realized she was there. "Yeah" he nodded, a smile slowly crossing her face, "Thats them"
Claire let Dina down and knelt down beside him to get a better look. Liam remianed quiet, it was a very strange side of him. He stared at the picture a moment longer before laying it aside. "Is Charlie asleep?" Liam questioned, digging through the open box once again.
"Yeah" Claire nodded, brushing a peice of hair behind her head. "Like a baby"
Liam smiled to himself. "You should be up there with him. You look tired" Liam sugested, considerately. "No. I don't really like to sleep durning the day. Besides, its to quiet up there. Its creepy" She explained, filling a little chill go down her spine just thinking about it. "Yeah, i know. The light is really anoying" Liam noted in agrement.
"Has it always been like that?"
"Yep" Claire nodded, "We've gotten it fixed three times. It never seems to work"
"Wow...thats weird" Liam mused thoughtfully. "Exactly" Claire nodded in agreement. "Well, Your welcom to help me unpack if you want. Its to quiet down her any ways" He offered with a smile. Claire smiled back and began helping him unpack. Dina sat at her side, rubbing agenst her arm in an despret attempt to get attention. "Man, the cat is attaced at your ankle" Liam noted, reaching over to pet her fluffly little head.
"Yeah. She's verry demanding" Claire noted, shooting the cat a little glance. Dina simply blinked inocently and gave a soft meow. "Is she still herassing Charlie?" Liam questioned with a little laugh. Claire nodded. "I'm suprised she's not up there right now"
Liam smiled once agian and went back to unpacking. He pulled out another picture. This one was of him and Charlie, both a little older, theire dad, and another women, difforent from the one in the picture. Claire tilted her head to the side, confused.
"Step mom" Liam explained. Claire mouthed the word 'oh'. "Divorce?"
"Yeah. We lived with our mom at first, but...then she died" Liam explained, rather caususaly. Claire looked down at her lap. "Charlie never told you?" Liam asked in confusion. Clare shook her head. "No...Charlie never mentioned his parents. He dosen't really like to talk about his past"
"Yeah. That sounds like Charlie" Liam nodded, understanding. "I just asumed he would have talked about it with you"
Claire shrugged. "I guess he's not ready yet"
"Makes since" Liam nodded, "Charlie always was the slow one"
Claire couldn't help but laugh. "And witch one were you?"
"Me? I was the sexy one" Liam explained playfully. Claire laughed once again. "Although, i must say. The boy gets points for effort"
"You have no idea" Claire replied sugestivly. "Belive me, I have some. You kids are loud" Liam noted teasingly. "We'er loud?" Claire raised an eye brow. "The neighbor's never called the cops on us"
"What can I say? its not my falut I'm the sexy one" Liam shrugged, sarcasticly. The two shared a laugh. Out of no where, Dina's head poked up, and she daseshed off to the front door. Both looked in the direction she was headed to see Megen walking in. "Hey, kitty" She grinned, kneeling down to pet her.
"Hey. How was school?" Liam questioned. "Eh. Boreing as usual" Megen replied with a shrug, takeing off her book bag. "What are you guys doing?"
"Unpacking" They both replied, with a little less than thrill in their voice. "Still?" Megen questioned, raising an eye brow. "Almost done" Liam sighed in assurence. "Ok" Megen shrugged, "i'm gonna go to my room"
"To do homework?" Liam questioned teasingly. "Yeah. Right..." Megen replied sarcasticly, and off she went. "Kids" Liam sighed, shakeing his head as he pushed himself to his feet. At that note the other four of the second next generation pace came running through the door. Claire gave Liam a glance.
"So much for it being too quiet"
The Next Day:
Charlie slumped down beside Claire on the couch and laid his head on her lap. "Morning" Claire greeted, looking down at him with a smile. "Morning" He mumbled in reply, eyes still closed. "Tired?" Claire questioned sarcasticly.
"Mmmm" Was Charlie's reply. "Well thats to bad, cause the kids arn't home and neither are our roomates" Claire explained with a hint of sugestion in her voice. "And i don't think Hurly will be dropping by any time soon"
Charlie's eyes flew open, sudennly verry awake. Claire couldn't help but laugh. "But, your to tired" She shrugged, playffuly. "Me? Tired? Are you kidding? I'm wide awake" Charlie assured huridly, strugling to sit up. Claire giggled once again. "Are you sure? I don't want you falling asleep or anything"
"Postive" Charlie assured, despretly. For a moment Claire looked skeptic, then her expresion warmed into a smile as she leaned over to kiss him. They layed down on the couch, to involved to take the matter upstaires. After all, it had been about three weeks. Charlie knew many people could go years without sex and be perfectly fine, but he was not one of those people. And these last three weeks had been utter torture.
Out of no where, Dina hopped up onto the couch. "Bloody hell" Charlie groaned, sitting up. "Hi kitty" Claire leaned over him to pet her. "Uh, Claire? Luv? Wern't we kind of...you know...in the middle of something?" Charlie questioned, looking down at Claire who laid across his lap. "Oh, right...story" Claire apologized, sitting up.
"What? you forgot?" Charlie questioned, slightly offended. "Charlie, stop being such a girl" Claire insisted, leaning over to kiss him. "Maybe I want to be a girl" Charlie replied defensivly. Claire sighed, agrivated. "Fine. be a girl" She replied, and hopped off the couch. "Wait, Claire. I was kidding" Charlie insisted, fallowing her over to the stairs.
Claire crossed her arms and raised an eye brow in his direction. "I'm sorry." He insisted, looking as inocent as posible. Claire rolled her eyes. "Alright" She sighed playfully, and leaned up to kiss him once again.
A few hours later:
Claire woke up to the sound of pops clanking in the kitchen. She lifted her head, slightly confused and still half asleep. Her hair felt heavy, and her body felt tired, and pretty warn out. She glanced down and becaume aware that Charlie was laying with her, neither of them wearing any cloths and were only being covered by a blanket. The pots contenuied to clank.
She sat up, panicking, and keeping the blanket clutched to her chest at all times. "Morning" Liam shoot her a smirk from the kitchen, "or should I say: Good afternoon"
Claire's cheeks went red. Liam contenuied to grin as he held up a coffee mug. "Want some?"
"Uhh...no thanks" Claire replied, trying to hide her embarassment. "Suit yourself" Liam shrugged and took a sip from the mug. Claire sighed, and blew a stray strand of hair away from her face. The phone rang. Claire strugled to keep her blanket up while she leaned over Charlie to answer the phone.
"Hello?" She questioned, holding it to her ear. "Hello" Charlie replied, less then half awake. Claire put her hand over his mouth and waited for the person on the phone to respond. "Hello, Is this Miss Pace?"
"Yes" Claire replied. "Hello, I'm calling from Marbrook Elementry" The slightly familar voice explained. "What? Again?" Claire questioned, looking confused. The arlarm in her voice gave Charlie the little edge he needed to wake up. "Well, yes. But don't worry, no fights" The secretarly explained.
"Oh, thank god" Claire sighed in relief. Liam had wondered over to liston in on the conversation as well. "Yes, I have Gabby and Geni hear. They both asked to come to nurses office, and both of them are running a little fevor" She explained in a casual, plesent voice. "Oh my god. Are they alright?" Claire questioned worriedly.
"What? What happened?" Charlie questioned in concern. Claire cupped her hand over his mouth once again and waited for the person on the phone to respond. Charlie glanced up at his brother, who shrugged helplessly, and took a sip of his coffee.
"Don't worry. Theire both fine. Just not feeling to great. Can you arange someone to come pick them up?" The secratary questioned, reasuringly. "Yes, ofcourse. I'll be there as soon as I can" Claire assured. "Alright" The secratary replied, and the two hung up. Claire hopped off the couch.
"What's going on?" Charlie questioned, sitting up to keep himself covered, for Claire had taken the blanket up with her. "The girls are sick" She explained, walking to the door and grabbing her coat. "We've got to go pick them up"
"Well, luv. I think you might want to, you know...change" Charlie reminded, giving an idicateing glance to the blanket she had wraped around her. Claire looked down, already begging to pull on her coat. She sighed in realization, and pulled it back off. "Liam, go some where" She ordered, tiredly.
"yes ma'am" Liam nodded, and wondered up stairs.
Later that night:
Claire sat at the edge of the girls bed, brushing Gabby's hair out of her face. "Feeling any better?" She questioned, in a motherly voice. "A little" Gabby nodded, tiredly. "I feel fine" Geni assured, before letting out a loud sneeze. Claire smiled, and laid her back down.
"Alright, sweety. Just try to get some sleep" Claire cooed, pulling the blankets over them. "Good night" She gave them each as kiss on the forhead and climbed to her feet. "How are they doing?" Charlie questioned from the door way. "I'm fine" Geni explained proudly. "Can I stay up and watch TV?"
Charlie glanced at Claire, and amused smile on his face. "No, hunny. Your still running a fever, you need to go to sleep" Claire explained. "Aw man. I hate fevers" Geni pouted, and flopped back into her pillow. "Every one does" Claire assured, trying not to smile. "Well, I hate them more" Geni confirmed with a pout.
"Na, uh. I hat them more" Gabby corrected. "Na, uh" Geni protested smartly. "Uh, hu" Gabby replied. Charlie and Claire turned into the hall and shut the door. "I didn't think kids still did that" Claire noted, as they walked to their room. "Are you kidding? Me and Liam still do it" Charlie explained, playfully, suceeding in makeing Claire smile.
"Did you get the mediceine?" She questioned, walking into the bed room. "Yep. Along with Ben's Riddlin" Charlie explained. "Its not riddlin" Claire corrected with a role of her eyes. "Same effect" Charlie shruged. "No, if it was ridilin, i'd be makeing you take it" Claire corrected playfully.
"Me?" Charlie questioned in confusion. "Yes, you. So next time we have to talk to the kids principle, you won't spazz out" Claire explained, firmly. "I didn't spazz out" Charlie corrected defensivly. Claire rolled her eyes.
"I was nervous" He explained, sitting down on the bed. "I know." Claire nodded, sitting down beside him, "And when you get nervous, you spazz"
Charlie rolled his eyes. "Its ok, Charlie. Really. I think its cute" Claire explained, giving him a comforting pat on the back. "Realy?" He turned to her, raiseing an eye brow. "Yeah. You used to do it all the time when we first got on the island." Cliare explained, idaly running her hand over his. "Yeah...i remember. Withdraws" Charlie reminded.
"Well, it was still cute" Claire explained, and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. Charlie blushed. "So, do I still do any cute things from when we first meet?" Claire questioned, laying back agenst the pillow with a smile. "You still have that smile" Charlie noted, looking down at her admiringly. Her smile widened. "And?"
"And those eyes. And the way you say my name. And the way you blush when ever I talk about you" He explained teasingly. She was blushing now. "I can go on" He explained honeslty. "No, thats all right. I've had enough compliments for tongiht." She explained, playfully. "Lets just get some sleep ok?"
"Alright" Charlie nodded with a grin, and laid down beside her. Claire turned the light out, and snuggled agenst him, laying her head on his shoulder. He plaid with her long blond hair, that was tumbling down her back, waiting for her to fall asleep. It didn't take long. Just before he was about to fall asleep himself, the door opened, sending a stream of light in right over his face. He closed his eyes and tried to shift out of the way without wakeing Claire up.
"Dad" a tiny voice wispered from the door way. "yeah, hun?" Charlie questioned, holding up his hand to block the light. "I can't sleep" Geni explained with a sniff. "Alright. Come here" He sighed, shifting to give her room. Geni climbed into the bed and curled up beside him.
A few days later:
Charlie wondered downstairs and sat down at the table. Claire was at the counter, makeing coffee. "Morning" He muttered, tiredly, running his fingers through his hair. "Morning-" Claire replied, but half way through her sentence she began to cough. "You alright?" Charlie looked up in concern. Claire sniffed and nodded.
"You sure?" Charlie questioned, sliding out of his chair. "Yeah. I'm fine" She assured. "I think I have little cold"
"Really? Cause you sound like the girls" Charlie explained, eyeing her skepticly. "I'm fine, really" She insisted. Charile held the back of his hand to her forehead. Claire rolled her eyes. "Your really warm" He explained, in a serious tone. "I just got out of the shower" She explained, in deniale.
"I can see that" Charlie noted, seeing as how she was in her robe and hair hair was soaking wet. "I'm not sick" She confirmed. Charlie contenuied to look skeptic. Claire went to protest more, but a sneeze got the best of her. It was fallowed by about three more. When she looked up, Charlie's arms were crossed over his chest and his eye brow was raised.
"Bless you"
"Shut up" Claire grumbled, and pushed past him. Charlie smiled triumphently. "You should go up stairs and lay down" He sugested, fallowing her in the living room. "Charlie, I have things to do" she explained. "I'll do them. You should rest" He insisted. Claire began to cough again.
"Maybe I will go upstairs" She sighed, giving in. "Good idea" Charlie nodded, and gave her a kiss on the forhead before sending her upstairs. He took a seat on the couch and ran his hand through his hair once again. He'd only woken up a few minutes ago, but he was still very tired. He sighed, and began looking around the room, hand tapping agenst his leg. After a moment, he became aware of this and stopped.
Wow, maybe I do have ADD. Charlie thought, stareing at his now motionless hand where an erow had been drawn with a sharpe, poniting to his wedding ring to prove that he was taken. It was becomeing to difficult to explaine to all his fans at the clubs him and the band played at. Pretty soon he would have to get up and get ready for work, but as of now, all he wanted to do was sleep.
"Hey, Charlie?"
He looked up to see Claire standing at the top of the stairs. "You wanna come lay with me?" She questioned soflty, laying her head agenst the wall. "Thank god" Charlie sighed, and pulled himself off the couch. He meet her at the top of the stairs and took her hand. Together, they walked back to the bed room.
