AN: Hello all thanks for your reviews! I love reviews such a motivation. I'm sitting in my comfy bed with my lappy and working on this here chapter, Well anyhow this will be a continuation of the last chapter I loved the whole diary things so much and I have a few ideas for past memories that you all will love.

Tori- sorry I should have specified it has been two years for Clarisse and Joseph and One year for Mia and Nick.

If any of you ever have questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Clarisse wandered the halls up to the security room, to find it empty she moved over to the many screens to see if she could see him in any of them.

"Ah ha found you!"

Clarisse turned on her heels and headed off to the gym. Upon entering the gym she saw all the men gathered around in a circle. Cheering on the people who were in the middle of them. She pushed aside one man and soon as hey recognised her he motioned for the rest of them to make way for her. Finally when she made her way to the center she saw Joseph and Shades wrestling.

"Joseph Victor Romero, what in the hell do you think you are doing?" She asked putting her hands on her hips and smiling at him. Trying her best to seem angry but was failing terribly.

'Oooooooooooh!' the men all called in 'your in for it!' another one said

Joseph jumped up and moved over to his wife. Giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Hello dear."

"Joseph do you care to tell me what it is that you are doing? Besides acting like children.

"Well dear we are wrestling which is a sport plus we were all training actually when they called me old, I told them I was far from. And then Shades challenged me to a wrestling match so I accepted to prove I'm not too old."

"Joseph you most certainly not old because if you are that means I am too."

"Nope my dear I'd say we are no where near old."

"You are a push over Joe." Said Shades. While laughing

"Oh I'm a push over, I have seen you with Charlotte and that baby of yours. You are a push over too."

"Oh right Joe right. At least I'm not the one who is a mush for love." Shades said teasingly

"Okay now you're in for it." Joe let go of Clarisse and turned on Shades and the two where wrestling again. Clarisse was laughing so hard she nearly fell over.

"All right all right boys, boys, stop your acting like my sons." She was still laughing at the sight of the two rolling around on the mat. "Joseph come on I need to talk to you."

"I'm listening dear." Joseph said still wrestling Shades.

"Joseph really, Oh I guess we wont go on that trip you have been wanting." She said teasingly.

"No no no. I'm done." Joe said pulling out and getting up really fast.

"Good. You know you could really hut yourself."

"Yeah Joe you're not so young any more." Said Thomas teasing again.

Joe shot him a dirty look and then turned back to his wife.

"Did you really mean it when you said we are going on our trip?"

"Yes. Now why don't you clean up here and meet me in our my office."

"All right Clarisse," Joe said kissing her lightly on the lips while holding her hands in his.

"Oooooooooooh." All the men made sound effects.

"Hey when you have an amazing wife as I do, you don't want to pass up any chance to kiss her." He said kissing her once more and bidding her goodbye.

Clarisse headed back up to her room. She stopped in to see Charlotte and her adorable baby boy Johnathan. Then headed back to her sitting room pulling her feet up onto the couch, she opened up another diary.

'Dear Diary, 12-8-2004

My, what a day, I have been so crazy this month. Preparing for this and that. You would think that maybe I would have slowed down a bit since I am no longer the reigning monarch but no it seems things have stayed at about the same pace. Well I am still helping Mia adjust to everything and I must say she is doing such a marvelous job. I don't think she may need me as much soon. Which is nice because Joseph and I would like to take a trip together. Yes we still have not gotten away together. I think the time is not yet, because we keep planning to go and then something comes up Mia needs me or Shades is needing help with security.

So it turns out we must be patient and in time (hopefully soon) we will get our little trip.

Oh Charlotte is doing well she has slowed down considerably which is good because she is so close to her due date 3 weeks left. I have tried to tell her there is a lot I am capable of ding on my own, but she still insists on coming to work each day. Well it is not like she has far to go she and Shades have agreed to move into a suite in the private quarters of the palace. So I know that she is safe and close incase she needs anything.

Well today I went through plans with Joseph for Mia's surprise anniversary ball. It isn't anything big, just a few close friends and extra quests. I think it is the smallest ball I have ever thrown there are only 16 guests. But it should be so much fun. I think I also I am starting a new tradition. Mia's is going to kill me when she finds out what I have started. I told her mother and Lily that there must be at least one new lingerie outfit under the tree from the three of us for her each Christmas. They all thought it was a great idea though. Well my eyelids are getting very heavy I'm going to bed."

'Dear Diary, 12-26-2005

I was right Mia did want to pound me for starting a new tradition, But it turned out to be a big joke it was great. Well She and Nicholas left a few hours ago for London. This is her first diplomatic trip on her own. She will do great. Poor Charlotte though Frank accompanied them and she is alone for a week. Plus most of the staff is still on Christmas leave. So it is pretty empty here, Joseph and I have started a new thing, which I love. We come to our sweet each evening after dinner and he stokes he fire and then we lie down on the couch in front of it and he reads to me, No he doesn't read Pride and Prejudice but he reads me love poems which is just as sweet. Sometimes even better he will read something that I just love and then kiss me and sometimes we get a bit carried away, well we are married but all the same. Forget I said that, with Joseph making love is more than functional as it was with Rupert, it is powerful emotional and it makes me FEEL LIKE A WOMAN. Yes I missed out on so much. But I have so much to look forward to.'

Clarisse continued to flip through the pages, Reading bits and pieces from pages.

'Dear, Diary 1-2-2005

Happy New Year! Mia is supposed to be home tomorrow. All I can say to that is YAY! I know she has been gone for only a week but it seems much longer. I have missed her. But moving on. It is still snowing madly. I hope Charlotte doesn't go into labor, I don't know if we would get out. I certainly can't deliver a baby no way. I may have had them but there was plenty of help. Between Rupert and Joseph I was well taken care of. But that's another story for another time. Joseph is on his way to our room for the regular nightly reading so I must say goodnight.'

Clarisse closed the book and set it back down. Relaxing a bit more on the couch she allowed her eyes to close going back to that night. She had just gotten settled and Joseph was bout to read when Charlotte came bursting in the room.

"I'M IN LABOR!" she shouted.

"What are you sure? Clarisse said jumping up from her place on the couch.

"Uh yeah, I have been for the past 2 hours I think, they keep getting worse."

"Joseph please call the car and then have the hospital notified? Charlotte please sit down and breath in and now let it out. Good when was your last contraction?"

"I'm having one right NOW! She winced in pain clutching her stomach.

"Well when was the one before that?"

"Uh well 20 minutes ago."

"Clarisse the roads are too bad to take a limo. The sky it to heavy with snow so there is no visibility for the helicopter."

"Do we have another car besides limos?"

"Yeah we do." Charlotte said, "We have Franks jeep."

"Well that will have to do, dear can you drive it?"

"Yes Clarisse I can." Joseph said.

"Good now come help me get her to the car then."

"Uh where is the car parked?"

"Its in the garage south of the limo port."

"Keys?"

"In my purse on my dresser."

Olivia came in to bring in their evening tea. Entering into the mess she nearly panicked at the sight of everyone not knowing what to do or who to help first. They all looked panicked.

"Oh good Olivia go to Charlottes suite and get her purse of her dresser and meet us in the foyer."

"Yes your majesty."

"No wait Olivia you help Clarisse get Charlotte to the foyer I'll go get the keys and bring the car around front."

"Okay fine Olivia please come over to this side of Charlotte."

Clarisse and Olivia helped Charlotte through the halls down to the entrance where Joe was waiting for them. He saw them coming around the corner and rushed to help instead of just helping he picked up Charlotte and carried her to the car. Followed by Clarisse and Olivia.

Clarisse turned and yelled up to Olivia "Call Mia and tell her to come home now and that Charlotte is having her baby."

Olivia turned and ran back into the palace and Clarisse got in the back seat with Charlotte. Joe climbed in and they began to move.

"Joe how long is this going to take?"

"Clarisse I don't know it is usually a forty-five minute drive but with this snow it could take a lot longer."

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" Charlotte screamed clinching Clarisse hand tight.

"I don't know if we are going to have much longer." Clarisse said back to Joe

"Charlotte do not have that baby in this car!"

"I DON'T WANT TO!"

"Breath dear breath in and out that was only ten minutes apart. They are getting closer and closer. Joseph, please hurry?"

"I'm going as fast as I can"

They were still to far from the hospital and had been going for thirty minutes now.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Clarisse I can't do this, I don't want to!"

"Charlotte be brave dear, we are not to much farther away from the hospital. Just keep breathing in and out. Good in and out."

"Frank is going to get it."

"Charlotte he will be there waiting for us."

"Oh my g…ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Damn it Joe hurry she is having contractions only three minutes apart."

"I doing my best dear to get us there with out going off the road and then she will really have the baby in the car."

"HELL NO!"

"I know Charlotte just work on your breathing."

Charlotte sat in the back seat with Clarisse holding her hand helping her breath they were getting closer and closer to both the hospital but the baby was coming too at a fast rate too.

"We are here!" Joe said

The doctor and nurses came running up to the car with a wheel chair after getting her into the wheel chair and into the hospital Joe went back to park the Jeep. Clarisse watched Charlotte be wheeled down the hall a bit before she heard her name called.

"Clarisse where do you think you are going? If Frank is not here I need you." Said a panicked Charlotte.

"Oh okay I'm coming." Clarisse picked up her pace and followed the nurse and doctor into the delivery room.

"How far apart are her contractions?" The doctor asked Clarisse

"Three minutes"

"Okay too late for and epidural."

"What?"

"Yes Charlotte you are going to have this baby now."

The nurses were busy helping Charlotte into a hospital gown and hocking up monitors and setting up the room and her bed.

"All right doctor motors are set." One blond haired nurse said.

"Charlotte on your next contraction I want you to hold your breath and your mother will count to 10 and then you can release"

"That's not my mother, that's the Queen." Charlotte managed to get out.

The doctor took a better look at the woman standing next to Charlotte holding her hand.

"OH! Your majesty I'm so sorry I did not recognize you."

"Not now doctor its fine lets just get her baby here."

"Yes, all right Charlotte when your next contraction comes."

"Okay." Charlotte took in a deep breath and pushed down squeezing Clarisse hand as she counted.

"Good, great job give us a few more of those and we will have your baby here in no time."

Charlotte took another breath and pushed down groaning in pain.

"Seven...Eight…Nine...Ten"

"Good come on one more."

"Arrrrrrrrrrrrh!"

"Oh wonderful dear we have a head. Good give me one more push … that's it good!"

"Oh Charlotte it's a baby boy. He's beautiful." Clarisse said as Charlotte collapsed against her, out of exhaustion

It was several hours later when Frank came rushing into the room and over to the side of her bed. She was feeding him. He bent down and kissed her and softly caressed her head. Clarisse slowly moved out of the room. Leaving the two alone.

She heaved a great sigh as she opened her eyes to see Joseph looking down at her.

"Hello beautiful." He said softly

"Hello."

"Can I ask what memory you where just reminiscing about, because it left you with such a pleasant look."

"Charlotte having her baby."

"Oh."

Joe moved around the side of the couch and lifted her head slightly and sat down then resting her back down onto him.

"Yes,"

"Well dear you said we were going to have some time to ourselves?"

"Yes, I spoke with Mia she says she will be fine and Charlotte will be taking the next month off to be with the baby so. I think now is the time for us to get away."

"How about a little longer than a month?"

"Okay."

"I think my mother would like to meet you."

"I would love to meet the woman who raised such an amazing man!"

AN: Great news! I quit my job today! But I still have school to finish and then I move! Yay! Also I am spending this weekend with my grandmother, she is really sad that I'm moving across the country so she asked that I come spend some time with her and sadly she does not have an internet connection, so I will not be able to update until Sunday afternoon. But hey that give me two days to kick out one heck of a chapter for you all. Well I hope you liked this one it fills in a bit more of the gaps and still helps my story move along. Cheers

Tierra