Well everyone I'm back! This update went by quicker than my last one! Sorry to disappoint everyone who was waiting for a kiss in the last chapter. They will kiss, I promise. In this chapter, Charlie does something special for Claire. I thought about this chapter a long time ago, so I hope it works out well. And yes, Liam is still in this chapter. Hope you all enjoy!
Chapter Eight
Charlie and Claire came through the door that night and Claire walked down the hall to the living room. Liam was sitting on the couch watching TV.
"Hey!" he said seeing them. He turned the TV off and sat up. "Have fun you two?"
"Yeah, it was great," Claire said. "Aaron fall asleep okay?"
"Yeah, he's a great baby Claire, you're lucky," Liam said. Claire smiled.
"Thanks I'm going to go check on him," Claire said. She turned to Charlie and smiled. "Thanks for taking me out tonight."
"No problem, I'm glad you had fun," he said. Claire leaned up and kissed his cheek. Charlie smiled and then let her go to the bedroom.
"So, you two are home early, I'm surprised," Liam replied. Charlie sat on the couch. "What happened?"
"First, we got to the restaurant and the menu was all in French, so of course we didn't understand French so we left. We got to this burger place and had burgers and fries. We were talking about astrology and I leaned over to kiss her and then she said she had to call you about Aaron," Charlie explained.
"Sorry," Liam said. "But it doesn't sound like you had a horrible night."
"Liam, did you just hear what I told you?" Charlie asked. "It didn't go the way I wanted it to go."
"Charlie, you can't rush these things," Liam explained.
"Liam, I've been in love with her since I met her! I'm not rushing these things, if she feels the same way we would be married by now!" Charlie yelled. Liam put his hand over Charlie's mouth.
"Shh! Do you want her to hear you?" Liam asked. Charlie frowned and pulled Liam's hand off his mouth.
"You're right," Charlie said slumping down on the couch.
"Instead of trying to impress her, why don't you sing to her?" Liam suggested. "She knows you're a musician right?"
"Of course she does! But she hasn't really heard me play or sing," Charlie said. "The only time I sang and played around her was when she was cutting my hair on the island. I was starting a new album and played her a song called 'Monster Eats Pilot,'" Charlie explained. Liam laughed.
" 'Monster Eats Pilot'?" he asked. Charlie threw him a dirty look.
"I did write a song for her awhile back," Charlie said. "I actually wrote it when she was missing."
"Then sing that for her," Liam replied. "Take tonight to work on it, and then sing it to her tomorrow night. I'll watch Aaron again."
"Are you sure?" Charlie asked. "I hate to keep you watching Aaron. You're visiting."
"Hey, anything for my future nephew," Liam said. Charlie smiled.
"Thanks Liam," Charlie said. They hugged. Charlie then raced down to his bedroom and started working on his song for Claire.
The next night…
Claire was feeding Aaron before putting him to bed. As she sat there, she thought about Charlie.
Charlie had tried to kiss her last night. And she acted like a chicken and fled. She felt horrible for doing that, she only wished she could get the nerve up to do it.
She had been living with Charlie for about a month and a half now. She should've been looking for an apartment and job in that time period, but she hadn't. She didn't know why, for one thing, she didn't want to leave Charlie.
Claire looked down at Aaron, he was asleep. She kissed the top of his head and then picked him up and placed him in his crib. She made sure he was covered and then turned the light off and left him there.
Claire walked out to the living room. Liam was sitting there watching TV again just like the night before. Charlie was absent.
"Where's Charlie?" Claire asked. Liam looked up at her.
"Oh, he's in his bedroom working on something. He should be out soon," Liam said.
"Okay, if he's looking for me when he comes out, tell him I'm out on the balcony," Claire said. Liam nodded and smiled. Claire walked out onto the balcony and closed the door behind her.
She looked up at the stars and smiled. She loved clear nights; it gave her comfort and peace to see all the stars. She looked out over the city of L.A., she could hear cars and honking horns and a bunch of noise. But she was use to it being a city girl herself.
She heard the door open behind her; she turned to see Charlie come out with his guitar in his hand. He smiled at her and she smiled back.
"Hi," he said sitting on the chair.
"Hi," she said. She sat on the chair next to him. "Have you been working on a song?"
"Um…yeah, would you like to hear it?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, I always want to hear you sing," Claire said. Charlie got ready to strum his guitar when he looked back up at Claire.
"Listen to the words carefully," he said. Claire nodded. Charlie began strumming the song and then he started to sing.
'What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
Cause it's you and me and all other people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
Cause it's you and me and all other people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
Something about you now
I can't quite figure it out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does is right
Cause it's you and me and all other people
With nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
You and me and all other people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive.'
Charlie strummed the last chords and then looked up at Claire. Claire sat there speechless. She knew the song was for her. She felt tears rush to her eyes.
"That song was for me wasn't it?" she asked. Charlie nodded.
"Did you like it?" Charlie asked.
"Of course I did," Claire said letting the tears fall off her face. Charlie smiled and wiped the tears off her face.
"Don't cry," he said softly. Claire smiled and threw herself in Charlie's arms. Charlie smiled and held her tightly.
"I love you Charlie," she said softly. Charlie pulled away.
"What did you just say?" he asked. Claire smiled. "Did you just say you loved me?" Claire nodded.
"I did," she said smiling. Charlie smiled.
"I love you too Claire," he said. Claire smiled. "Can we kiss on it?" Claire giggled. "I'll take that as a yes!" Charlie leaned in and kissed her softly. Claire wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him like she had never kissed anyone before.
Liam was spying from the balcony door. He smiled at the new couple. He knew that Charlie singing that song would definitely get them together. Charlie would thank him later.
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Yay! Finally! Everyone can take a breath of fresh air! They finally kissed! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I certainly did!
Song: 'You and Me' by Lifehouse
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LostChick: Glad you like the story! Thanks for the review!
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Jesi0546: Thanks! And thanks for the review!
FluffLover: The fishing analogy was my favorite too! My cousin actually said that while we were on vacation. I'm a huge astrology nut too, so that's why I put that in there, also for Claire because she's one too! Thanks for the review!
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