I told you all I would update soon and I have! This might be my last update for awhile because I'm going away on Saturday for vacation to North Carolina. I'll be back on the 16th. Hope you enjoy this chapter. I've changed it and I'm making Liam show up in the next chapter. Charlie talks to Liam on the phone in this chapter but we don't get to see his physical form until the next chapter. Also in this chapter I will be using some references from the song. Enjoy!

Chapter Five

After dinner was over Claire and Charlie moved the crib into Claire's bedroom and brought everything else in. Claire then picked up Aaron and carried him down the hall to put him to bed.

While she did that, Charlie walked over to the phone and called his parents and then he called Liam. He waited patiently as the phone rang. Soon it was picked up.

"Hello?" a voice said over the other line.

"Well, you don't so too concerned about your brother!" Charlie said. Liam laughed.

"Charlie! It's great to hear from you! Are you okay? Any injuries?" Liam asked.

"Some but they've all healed," Charlie said rubbing his neck. "How are you and Karen and Megan?"

"We're all fine; we were just waiting to hear from you. So how was living on the island for five months?" Liam asked.

Charlie snorted. "Just peachy." Claire walked back in then and smiled at him. He smiled back. "Although, I did find something that helped keep me alive on that bloody island."

"And what would that be? A friendly coconut?" Liam joked.

"Ha ha," Charlie laughed sarcastically. "No, a girl named Claire."

"Wow, even you can find love on a deserted island," Liam replied. "So, what does she look like?"

Claire walked back down the hallway. "Aw, Liam, she's beautiful. She had golden hair and bright blue eyes. She's petite but has a great body. She's bloody gorgeous."

"Sounds like you're in love. Does she have any other qualities?" Liam asked.

"Of course she does! She's caring, sweet, and sensitive, she's a single mother, and she's funny…"

"Wait!" Liam yelled. "She's a single mother?"

"Yeah, to a wonderful baby boy named Aaron. He's adorable," Charlie explained. "I was there when she gave birth to Aaron."

"Who are you and what have you done with my brother?" Liam asked.

"Liam, I've changed a lot since you've last seen me. I've taken on a lot of responsibility. I've taken care of Claire and Aaron and loving them since day one. And she does the same thing for me," Charlie explained.

"You aren't still using aren't you? Because if she finds out, I see your new life going out the window," Liam said.

"No, I'm not using anymore. I've been clean for about five months now," Charlie said. Liam sighed.

"Thank God, I can't have my baby brother ruining his new life could I?" Liam asked.

"Don't worry, I won't," Charlie replied.

"So, where is Claire right now?" Liam asked.

"Putting Aaron to bed. We've had a long day. And then me and Claire need to talk about some things," Charlie said softly.

"What things?" Liam asked.

"Well, I almost kissed her today and I think she felt uncomfortable about it. But I don't see why when she kisses me on the cheek every morning when we wake up and every night before we go to sleep," Charlie replied.

"She's just nervous, just talk to her about it. She'll come around but give her time. Was her previous boyfriend a jack ass?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, a big one. He left Claire when she was five months pregnant, and still hasn't taken any interest in being a father. I'm the only man in her life that's taken care of her," Charlie replied.

"Well, show that trait to her," Liam replied.

"Liam, I wish you were on the island with us because that's exactly what I did," Charlie said. Liam chuckled.

"Just keep doing that. But now that you're home do things you couldn't normally do. Make dinner, take her out, go do something," Liam suggested.

"Yeah, I will." Charlie saw Claire walk back out into the living room. "I got to go."

"Let me guess, the angel walked back in?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, I'll talk to you later," Charlie said. "Call me sometime."

"I will, have fun lover boy," Liam replied and then hung up. Charlie rolled his eyes and hung the phone up and walked to the room.

He saw Claire sitting there reading a magazine. She flipped the page and then Charlie walked into the living room and sat next to her.

"So, Aaron go to sleep okay?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah, he did. He should sleep for awhile, he was really tired," Claire replied. Charlie watched her go back to reading her magazine.

"Claire, I want to talk about what we almost did earlier," Charlie said being brave and bringing it up.

"Charlie, it was nothing. It was just a spontaneous reaction that happened," Claire replied. Charlie felt hurt. Did Claire really not want to be with him?

Claire saw his hurt face. She hated seeing him this way but she had to explain why.

"I see," Charlie explained.

"Charlie, I didn't mean it that way," she said putting her magazine down. "It came out wrong."

"So, do you want to be with me?" Charlie asked. Claire looked down at her hands.

"What about Aaron?" Claire asked.

"What about him?" Charlie asked. "Earlier today I told you I could be like a dad to Aaron. I could take care of him and help him with anything he needs. I could be a good dad."

"I know you could Charlie. You've proved that many a times over the past months. But what if one day Aaron comes up to me when he's a teenager and says how come I don't look like dad?" Claire asked.

"Claire, don't you think that scares me too? But we don't have to keep it a secret from him. We can tell him the truth that his real father was a bastard and that I'm his adopted dad," Charlie explained.

"Well, what if we're not together in the future? It wouldn't work out," Claire replied.

"The only way we can know is to try, let's try," Charlie pleaded taking her hand.

"Charlie, you know I want to try. Can I just have some time?" Claire asked.

"Time for what? We had all the time in the world last month and the month before that!" Charlie said getting angry.

"Charlie, I'm sorry but you know with my track record I thought you would give me time. I do care for you and like you so much," Claire explained.

Charlie looked down. "Okay, I understand." Claire sighed and then she looked down at the table.

"I'll make you a deal, we can flip a coin to decide if we should go out now right now or not," Claire said. Charlie picked up the coin on the table.

"Okay, sounds fair," he said wondering what she was getting at.

"Heads we go out, tails we don't," Claire explained. Charlie flipped the coin and it landed on tails. "I guess not right now."

"Yeah," Charlie said. "Not right now." Claire smiled and walked to the kitchen.

Charlie looked down at the coin and smiled. 'Heads we will and tails we'll try again.'

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Okay, I really hoped you guys liked this chapter. Liam will be visiting in the next chapter and I have something very funny for when he arrives. Hope you guys enjoy the rest of your week just in case I don't update again.

REVIEW RESPONSES

Redireas: Here's more for you to read and review! I appreciated the long review with lots of compliment. I've never gotten one of those before. I love the constructive criticism and I appreciate the review! Thank you so much!

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FluffLover: I would never give up on this story. Don't worry. I'm sure they will kiss soon. This story will have some elements of BTP, and the third installment of BTP will be up after this story is over. Thanks for the review!

DOMLUVR4EVER: Some fluff? I'll try! Thanks for the review!

LostLorenzo: Yes, it's like a drop of water after being in the desert. I'm glad you like it. Well, I'm sorry about not putting the kiss in. It will be soon though. :) Thanks for the review!

CharlieandClaire: I know, he is always so sweet! Thanks for the review!

Until next time,

Lost Hobbit