Friday
Clare shifted slowly and stretched. Again Luke was gone. Clare groaned quietly and sat up.
"Well good morning beautiful." Luke said from the door frame. Clare smiled sleepily to him as she scratched her nose. Luke chuckled and crossed the room to her. She smiled again and rubbed her eye's with the back of one hand.
"Still tired sweetheart?" Luke asked as he sat next to her.
"No, I just slept too good." Clare smiled softly. Luke chuckled and kissed her temple. Clare smiled and kissed his cheek before stretching.
"MAMA!" The twins called from down the hall.
"I'm coming." Clare called back as she stood. Luke chuckled and smiled before going to make breakfast. Clare dressed in a pale green skirts with a tank top before going to the twins. Both Miloh and Flora were standing up waiting for her. She scooped both of the children up and smiled lightly.
"Mama..." Miloh said quietly as he snuggled into her.
"Let's go into the living room." Clare smiled as she took them. Flora yawned and went back to sleep. Clare smiled and carried the twins to the living room and sat on the floor with them. Luke smiled as he brought breakfast for all of them. Marie shifted in her basket as her kits nursed. Clare smiled lightly and shifted the twins so they could eat. Luke sat next to her and finished his coffee. Clare smiled softly and when the twins were finished she packed them into the kitchen, "I'll make you a lunch for tomorrow...Flora and Miloh will help." Luke wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. He kissed her temple, "We should go see Anni and the kids."
"Sure. After I'm done here." Clare replied. Luke nodded and took the twins for her. Clare smiled and started to make Luke's lunch for tomorrow. Luke settled on the couch with their children. Clare smiled and came out with a box, "There." Luke smiled and shifted the twins. Clare set the box on the coffee table, "Should we head up now?" Luke nodded and sat up. Clare picked the twins up off him and held them carefully. Luke placed one arm around her waist. Clare smiled and shifted the twins, "Let's go." Luke nodded. She smiled and started towards the door. Luke followed happily. Clare smiled and kicked the door closed after they left. Luke kept close to her. She smiled to him before going up to the Inn. Luke opened the door and they were met with a very upset Anni cleaning up after the morning rush. Clare looked at Anni then Luke, "This is yours..." She said before going over to Sophie. Anni glanced at her Uncle then looked away sadly. Clare sat down beside the Sophie.
"Auntie, why's mom so upset?" Sophie asked.
"You were suppose to have an uncle...not a great uncle or great aunt." Clare whispered to the young girl. Sophie looked very confused, "How could you keep this from me?!" Anni exclaimed on the verge of tears. Clare sighed softly and kept quiet as she sat her children in her lap.
"You're the closest thing I have to a father, I trusted you!" Anni cried.
"I'm sorry honey..." Luke said sighing softly.
"Is that all you can say? I thought we're being truthful, I believed everything you told me, how can I be sure you haven't been lying to me all this time?" Anni asked as she started to tear up.
"Anni, I swear to you, that is the only thing I've kept from you..." Luke replied.
"How do you expect me to believe that?" Anni whispered before she disappeared upstairs.
"Anni, wait!" Luke shouted, running after her. His only reply was a door slamming shut and a lock sliding into place. Luke sighed, "I knew it would hurt you...that's why I didn't tell you..." He whispered before going downstairs to his wife.
"Uncle, why's mommy crying?" Sophie asked as he sat down.
"I kept something from her...something important." Luke whispered as he buried his face in Clare's hair. Sophie wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. Clare set Flora, who was still sleeping, in her lap and wrapped on arm around her husband. Luke sighed and hugged Sophie gently.
"What was I thinking, she trusted me and I lied to her over and over again..." Luke whispered.
"Sometimes we have to lie...or keep the truth hidden to keep our loved ones safe..." Clare whispered as she looked down at the twins in her arms. Luke sighed, "Should probably go and try to talk to her..."
"If you don't mind talking through the door." Clare said as her ear twitched. Luke sighed and buried his face in her neck.
"You can try to tell her why you did it..." Clare offered.
"I get the feeling she isn't going to listen to a word I say..." Luke sighed.
"Well you could at least say that you're leaving tomorrow." Clare said, "Even if she listens or not." Luke sighed and nodded.
"I'll be outside then..." Clare whispered as she stood up. Luke grabbed her wrist, "Sweetheart help me, I think I may have lost her for good this time..."
"Alright come on." Clare said pulling him up. Luke followed her somewhat hesitantly. Clare went up the stairs and towards Anni's room. The sound of stifled sobs reached Clare's ears. Clare knocked on the door, "Anni, dear."
"Go away..." Anni said as she bit back another sob. Clare handed the twins to Luke, "Wait outside for me." Luke nodded and went back downstairs.
"Anni, there was a reason why he kept it from you." Clare said to the door. She received no reply.
"He didn't want you to be sad. Sometimes it is better to keep the truth hidden so other's aren't hurt..." Clare said to the door.
"For seventeen years he's lied to me...that's hurt's more than anything." Anni sobbed.
"He didn't lie, he just never told you...And he knows the pain...It took all of his strength not to tell you, to keep it hidden...He has his reasons, I'm not sure what it is." Clare said. The lock on the door slid open and the door opened a crack to reveal a very upset Anni.
"Come here..." Clare said opening her arms for her. Anni slowly walked over to her aunt.
"He didn't mean to hurt you..." Clare whispered as she hugged her niece. Anni cried silently in Clare's arms. Clare rubbed her back gently and soothingly. Anni's knees buckled, she was defiantly upset. Clare walked into Anni's room and sat her on the bed. Anni pulled out of Clare's arms and stared at her hands as the tears dripped on them.
"Anni..." Clare said then sat beside her, "You can give your next child his name if you want..." Anni shook her head, "I couldn't do that..."
"You could for a middle name. I'm sure he would be proud..." Clare whispered. Anni nodded and wiped vainly at her eyes.
"If you want I can take care of lunch and dinner if you want to stay up here and collect your thoughts." Clare offered as she wrapped her arm around Anni's shoulders.
"No, I'm fine..." Anni replied as she stood up.
"No, you're not. First of all don't lie to yourself, it doesn't help when you lie to others." Clare said standing also.
"I'm just going to deal with it the same way I deal with everything, I'm going to bottle it and forget about it..." Anni replied as she stepped around her Aunt.
"And when that bottle finally breaks...you'll come crashing down like the Triforce did when the goddesses left with their physical bodies." Clare commented as she kept her back to the door, "What will you do then Anni?" Her reply was a muffled thump as Anni's knees buckled.
"That's what I thought." Clare said as she went to her niece. Anni had become completely unresponsive. Clare dragged Anni back into the room and hauled her onto the bed. Anni leaned against Clare as her shoulders trembled.
"That's it, let it all out...all the sorrow...all the pain...just let it out." Clare whispered stroking Anni's hair. Anni just collapsed in on herself as she cried silently.
"Now just remember the fun and happy times...Sophie's first word, spoken aloud." Clare whispered. She received no response from her practically destroyed niece. Clare held her silently, rubbing her back and stroking her hair. It wasn't long before Anni started to hyperventilate.
"Breathe Anni...you need to breath." Clare whispered. For once her niece didn't listen. Clare sighed heavily and started rocking the extremely upset girl. She finally got a response when Anni locked her arms around Clare. Clare silently kept rocking the young girl. After five minutes, Anni finally began to quiet. Clare started humming lightly and softly. Anni went limp in her arms. Clare laid her down gently on the bed and tossed the covers over her. The poor girl had stressed herself passed her breaking point. Clare sighed and brushed Anni's bangs off her forehead.
"Auntie, is mommy alright?" Sophie asked as she crawled onto the bed.
"She might be sick for a few days, your mama pushed herself past her breaking point." Clare whispered. Sophie nodded and cuddled close to her mother, Anni's breathing was shallow. Clare sighed heavily, "I'm going to tell Link..." Sophie nodded and kept close to her mother. Clare sighed again and went down stairs when she heard the front door open, signalling Link was home. Luke was sitting on the bottom step as the twins played with a ball. Clare walked past them and to Link and told him that Anni was sick and that he didn't need to know the details unless Anni told him and that he should look after Anni since Clare had her own children and a new Keaton family to take care of. Link nodded and went to start lunch. Clare went to her little family and scooped the twins off the floor, "Come on, let's go home." Luke nodded and stood up, glancing upstairs one last time before following her. Clare got out of the Inn, "Bottling emotions is a bad thing."
"She finally broke, didn't she?" Luke asked as he took one of the twins so he could lace their fingers together.
"Yes she did..." Clare whispered.
"This is all my fault..." Luke sighed.
"I should've made you tell her a long time ago." Clare said with a sad shake of her head.
"Now don't you go blaming my stupidity on yourself." Luke replied.
"I'm not blaming your stupidity on myself, I'm blaming my stupidity on myself." Clare said. Luke shook his head and squeezed her hand, "Maybe we're both to blame."
"We could be...And I didn't tell anyone you are leaving...who knows how bad it would've gotten if I did." Clare replied.
"Don't even talk about that, I already feel bad enough..." Luke sighed.
"Then what am I suppose to talk about?" Clare asked.
"Anything but that, I made our niece cry so hard she's sick, I screwed up royally." Luke replied.
"Okay...new topic...Uh...how was the cake yesterday?" Clare asked.
"Very good..." Luke replied.
"I think we're all due for a nap..." Clare sighed as the conversation wasn't making anything easier. Luke nodded, you could see the guilt painted in his eyes. It took all of Clare's strength to not look away in sadness as she walked up the front door and opened it. Luke sighed, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this, I shouldn't have."
"You can drag me anywhere you want..." Clare whispered then took the one child she had up to the master bedroom. Luke shook his head and followed her. Clare was lying on her side, facing away from him with Miloh on the bed beside her.
"Angel...?" Luke asked fearing she was upset with him.
"Hmm?" Clare hummed looking over her shoulder.
"You're not upset with me are you?" He asked as he sat behind her.
"No." She replied. He nodded and laid down with Flora. Clare closed her eyes and hugged Miloh gently.
"Are you sure?" Luke asked after a few moments of silence.
"Yes." Clare answered quietly.
"Then what's bothering you?" Luke coaxed, using the soft tone that always made her speak her mind.
"Just remembering some things of the past..." Clare answered again as she opened her eyes. Luke gently rolled her towards him, "Please Clare, talk to me, I don't want to leave knowing something is bothering you..."
"We've both been lied to and have lived lies." Clare whispered softly. Luke shifted the twins to hug her tightly, "But we've done our best to move passed that and live our lives the way we want to."
"I hope Anni gets over this..." Clare whispered in his chest.
"I just hope she'll be able to forgive me..." Luke replied as he held her tightly.
"That I cannot see, that is entirely her choice." Clare whispered. Luke sighed, "Let's just try to put this behind us." She nodded and sighed softly. Luke kissed her forehead and settled down for a much needed nap. Clare slowly nodded off after him. He shifted close to her and settled. She hugged him gently. Luke remained quiet for the rest of the afternoon. Clare woke around five and glanced at the clock, "I should go make supper..." Even though he was sound asleep, Luke locked his arms around her. Clare smiled lightly and kissed his head gently. He settled but his hold on her remained firm. Clare nuzzled the top of his head gently, "I guess I could stay in bed a little longer." Luke settled and relaxed. She smiled lightly and sighed softly. Miloh and Flora shifted at her side but remained asleep like their father. Clare smiled lightly and closed her eyes. Luke groaned and shifted his hand across her stomach. Clare smiled again and patted his back gently. He settled again and nuzzled her neck. She smiled softly and nuzzled his head. Luke groaned again and this time opened his eyes.
"Hello..." Clare whispered.
"Hi..." Luke replied, his eyes half lidded.
"How are you doing?" Clare asked.
"Better..." He answered.
"Do you want some supper?" She asked brushing his hair back.
"No, I'm good..." Luke replied as he leaned into her touch.
"Okay..." Clare whispered and kept smoothing his hair. Luke sighed contently and settled against her. She smiled softly and closed her eyes. There was a quiet knock on the front door.
"I'll go get that...you watch the twins." Clare whispered and wiggled out of his grip. Luke nodded and shifted the twins closer. Clare kissed her husband's and children's head before going to the door. It had started to rain at some point during their nap. Clare quickly went to the door and opened it. Anni stood before her, soaked to the bone and staring at her feet.
"Come inside Anni, you're all wet." Clare said opening the door wider. Anni slipped inside shyly. Clare grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around her, "Go sit down, I'll make you some tea." Anni nodded and did as she was told. Clare closed the door and went to put the kettle on.
"I-Is uncle st-still h-here?" Anni asked.
"Yeah...Luke come down stairs, bring the twins." Clare called up the stairs. Luke came down with both the twins, and looked quiet shocked to see their niece sitting on the couch.
"Put those two in their basinet then go talk to her." Clare said as she shooed him in Anni's direction. Luke nodded and went and laid the twins down. Clare sighed and went back into the kitchen.
"Uncle...I'm sorry, my behaviour today was completely uncalled for and immature..." Anni said quietly as she fiddled with her wedding band. Clare came back with two cups of tea and a mug of coffee.
"I should have listened to you..." Anni added. Clare glanced at Luke and nodded her head towards Anni and mouthed the words 'comfort her'. Luke glanced between his wife and their niece before sitting next to the soaked girl.
"I mean you're my only blood relative I have left and I'm sure you have a good reason for not telling me about him..." Anni continued.
"I didn't know how you would react if I did tell you..." Luke said softly. Anni sighed and leaned against him, "You're my friend and I can't stay mad at you and I forgive you but...it's going to be a while before I can trust you again."
"I promise to never lie to you again....And I know how you feel about having to take a while to trust someone." Luke said glancing at the ninja who laughed nervously. Anni nodded then sneezed.
"Drink up then back to home with you, I believe you've got a cold." Clare replied. Anni nodded and sneezed again. Clare sighed and quickly drank her tea before going to the basinet. The twins were still sound asleep. She sat beside it and started to rock the basinet. Anni finished her tea and stood up only to have her knees buckle as her eyes slipped shut.
"And there she goes again..." Clare sighed and picked Anni up.
"Again?" Luke asked now concerned.
"Second time today her knees buckled..." Clare replied as she put Anni on the couch.
"Too much stress?" Luke asked as he covered the young mother again.
"This morning yes, now, she's sick." She replied. Luke shook his head, "She has to learn she has a breaking point or else she's only going to hurt herself and the people around her."
"Anni keeps her emotions bottled and that is bad, I should know, I've done it myself." Clare replied. Luke sighed and brushed Anni's hair off her forehead.
"I'm going to do the dishes." Clare said picking up the cups. Luke nodded and waited for Anni to come around again. The ninja hummed softly and took the cups into the kitchen. There was a gasp and a thump from the living room.
"She fell of the couch didn't she." Clare asked from inside the kitchen.
"More like she tackled 'me' off the couch..." Luke replied from the floor. Clare smiled lightly, "Well that's what you get."
"Clare, honey, come here, something's wrong..." Luke said after a few minutes of silence. Clare put the cup down on the counter and walked out of the kitchen. Luke was leaning against the couch with Anni curled up in his arms trembling and a blank look in her eyes.
"Nightmare..." Clare suggested crouching beside him. In an instant Anni's eyes focused and she hugged her Uncle tightly, "You can't go tomorrow, it's not safe..."
"See she agrees...wait, why is it not safe?" Clare asked.
"It's so dark...and cold..."Anni whispered, "And the voices..."
"Shadow temple..." Clare concluded. Anni trembled in her Uncle's arms, few things terrified her so severely but whatever she had seen had done just that. Clare got up and went into the study to bring a map back and laid it on the coffee table. Anni refused to calm down and clutched her uncle's shirt so tightly her knuckles were white.
"Anni, I'm going to try a little trick, I've been meaning to for a while now. Do you mind?" Clare asked as she touched her niece's shoulder. Anni shook her head but curled closer to her.
"Okay, you won't see anything, but I'll see what you had seen...I'll just pick out the vision." Clare whispered as she closed her eyes. Anni nodded again as Luke tried to calm her. The white magic that Clare contain spread across herself and Anni and sunk into both girls. Anni went limp as she slipped from consciousness. One of Clare's personalities, the sage, floated, looking for the vision. Everything went pitch black but it shifted constantly like it was alive. The sage looked around, not happy at all. There was a dark chuckle followed by several images of Luke in various stages of the temple, the last being a sword being stabbed into his chest. The sage blinked, "Who are you?!"
"You're worst nightmare..." And Anni's vision ended. Clare blinked and pulled her magic back inside her.
"Clare, are you alright honey?" Luke asked as Anni was completely unresponsive.
"...Where's Darkness?" Clare asked.
"In a jar in the study..." Luke replied.
"You can't go to the temple..." She said looking at him. Luke sighed and placed Anni on the couch before pulling his wife into his arms, "Clare, I'm going and I know it's dangerous but I have to." Clare suddenly started crying, "But you'll die..." Luke held her tightly, "No I won't because I promised I'd return to you and I never break a promise." Clare sniffed and buried her face in his chest. Luke rocked her gently in hopes of calming her. Clare stopped crying about ten minutes after. Luke ran his fingers through her hair, "I promised I'll come back to you Clare, and nothing will keep me from doing so." Clare didn't answer, just kept her face in his chest. Luke hugged her tightly, this was not the way he wanted to leave things.
"Come back...alive..." Clare whispered in a muffled and strained voice.
"I will..." Luke replied and pulled her into a kiss. She kissed him back with a fury that was more sad stricken then passionate, but a promise that she would wait for him. Luke kissed her gently trying to assure her he'd be back. She broke the kiss and tucked her face in his neck. Luke rubbed her back as he rocked her gently. Clare clung to him, not wanting to let him go. With a couple of shifts, he picked her up and carried her to their room. She kept her face hidden and arms around him secured. He sat on the edge of the bed with her in his lap, "Angel, look at me..." Clare shifted and looked up at him.
"I know you're scared and worried but I need to do this, for both of us..." Luke whispered as he wiped the tears from her eyes. Clare sniffed loudly but nodded. Luke smiled gently and kissed her forehead. She smiled softly and put her head on his shoulder. Luke shifted so they could lie down. Clare laid her head against his chest and closed her eyes. Luke ran his fingers through her hair hoping to keep her calm. Her breathing eventually evened out and she fell asleep.
"Sleep tight Angel..." Luke whispered and proceeded to watch over her as she napped. Clare shifted to make herself more comfortable. Luke smiled then glanced at the door hoping Anni would remain asleep until after Clare had her nap. The ninja woke an hour later with a stretch. Luke smiled and kissed her temple. Clare smiled lightly.
"Feeling better?" Luke asked.
"Yes." Clare replied softly. A terrified scream downstairs made both of them jump. Clare glanced around, "Crap Anni!"
"I forgot she was here, she's so bloody quiet..." Luke said as he sat up.
"No time for that now." Clare said as she scrambled off the bed and out the door. Luke was quick to follow, amazed the twins were still asleep. Clare quickly went over to Anni. The poor girl was white as a sheet, clutching the fabric of her shirt over her heart as she trembled in the corner of the couch. Clare hugged her close quickly. Anni instantly locked her arms around Clare, her heart beat racing.
"Shh...you're okay..." Clare whispered. After five minutes, Anni began to calm.
"There...you're safe..." Clare whispered again.
"Why won't it stop?" Anni whispered.
"Why what won't stop?" Clare asked.
"Every night it's the same thing...I watch my mom die again and again...I can't take it anymore..." Anni replied as her voice began to crack. Clare glanced at Luke, "I don't know honey...I don't know." Luke shook his head, he didn't know either. Anni swallowed thickly as she bit back the tears threatening to fall. Clare rubbed her back gently.
"I just want it to stop..." Anni whispered.
"I don't know how to cure nightmares..." Clare whispered. Anni sniffed and hid her face in Clare's neck. Clare rubbed the younger mother's back gently. Luke sighed and sat next to them, "Anni, sweetie, it's time for you to let go, or you'll never get any rest..." Clare glanced at him then at Anni's head.
"You have to put that memory to rest and finally let her go...she's not coming back..." Luke said quietly as he placed one hand on Anni's shoulders. Clare smoothed back Anni's hair, "He's right Anni dear..."
"I've tried...hundreds of times but I can't, it's all I have left...a room full of trinkets means nothing with no memories..." Anni sobbed.
"Then keep the memories of the trinkets, let go of the other ones, all the ones that made you sad." Clare whispered. Anni sniffed and nodded only to fall apart in Clare's arms. Clare started rocking Anni gently while still smoothing her hair back. Anni was suddenly quiet, unsettling so. Clare pushed Anni back slightly so she could see her face. Anni's eyes were the same shade of blue as the clouds after a storm and she was holding back the sobs trying to escape her. Clare smiled lightly, "Just let it out dear..." Anni shook her head and snapped her eyes shut. Clare pulled Anni against her again and rubbed her back, "Just let it out..." Again Anni fell apart. Clare rubbed her back and smoothed her hair down. Luke sighed, "Need to learn to keep my mouth shut."
"About some things." Clare said as she shifted her position. Anni's sobs died down about twenty minutes later.
"All better?" Clare asked her. Anni remained quiet and just sniffed and wiped vainly at her eyes.
"Guess that's a kinda..." Clare mused to herself.
"Auntie, I can't catch my breath..." Anni whispered between gasps for air.
"Breathe slower...calm down..." Clare instructed. Anni struggled to do as she told.
"Slow...calm..." Clare whispered. After ten minutes, Anni finally settled. Clare smiled lightly. Anni yawned and relaxed against Clare. The ninja smiled lightly again and laid Anni down on the couch. Anni seemed to completely exhausted herself and was asleep as soon as her head hit the couch. Clare wrapped the blanket around Anni lightly.
"Shall we leave her here or shall I take her home?" Luke asked.
"If you don't mind walking through the rain..." Clare said. Luke sighed and kissed Anni's forehead before scooping up his wife, "Tonight we have some fun..."
"What kind of 'fun', this kind?" Clare asked as she licked his temple. Luke chuckled and fazed them upstairs. Clare smiled and licked his temple again before sucking it gently. Luke rumbled lowly as he pinned her to the bed. Clare smiled and tilted her head to the side, an invitation to attack her neck. Luke was more than happy to accept that invitation. Clare's smile widened and she moaned deliciously. Luke found her weak spot in an instant as he slipped his hand under her shirt. She moaned louder and smiled. He smirked as he found the clasp of her bra and unclipped it. Clare smiled as she shifted her arms and pulled her bra off. Luke was quick to remove her shirt and skirt. She smiled and shifted slightly. Luke ran his hand down the inside of her thigh, "Can we break the rules...just for tonight?"
"You have to seduce me more before I'll allow that..." Clare said. A somewhat hungry expression crossed her husband's face as he trailed his hand slowly back up her thigh, "That can be arranged." Clare moaned louder and smiled as her face flushed. He smirked as he licked across her collar bone. She moaned louder and started panting. His hand passed lightly over her stomach as he nipped and licked down her breast bone. Clare moaned louder and arched her back lightly. Luke growled and nipped at the edge of her peak. She moaned louder still while closing her eyes and beginning to pant. He passed his tongue over her peak as he pinched the other lightly. Clare moaned louder again. He sucked and licked while continuing to tease her other peak.
"Okay...okay...you can break the rules tonight..." Clare said in between moans and panting. Luke smirked and released her peaks, "I'll make it worth your while..."
"I don't doubt that..." Clare whispered as her breathing evened slowly. He smiled and nuzzled her neck as he shifted his knee. She readied herself for the things to come. As usual he was still gentle, he pulled her into a kiss as he pressed his knee against her sweet spot. Clare moaned into the kiss and closed her eyes. Luke deepened the kiss as he trailed his fingers across her stomach. She moaned and groaned, still keeping her eyes shut. Luke broke the kiss to kiss her neck as he shifted his knee. Clare moaned louder and groaned at the same level.
"Don't forget to breathe kitten..." Luke purred and rubbed her side as he applied a bit more pressure to her sweet spot. Clare moaned then started panting as sweat appeared on her brow. He kissed her temple and let up a little so she could breathe. Her panting slowly became heavy breathing.
"That's my girl..." Luke whispered before nipping lightly at her weak spot. Clare moaned again after she had gotten her air back. He sucked at her weak spot as he shifted his knee. She moaned louder, eyes still closed. Luke smirked, he had every intention of pushing her over the edge. And that would be soon. He reapplied pressure to her sweet spot as he licked her weak spot. She moaned louder and arched her back. He smiled as he shifted his knee and tweaked her peaks. She moaned louder and her back arched more before holding that pose then flopping against the bed. Luke smiled and kissed her forehead as he lay next to her. Clare lay there, gasping for much needed oxygen. Luke nuzzled her neck and rubbed her side. Once she got her air back, the ninja rolled onto her side and smiled to her husband.
"Told you I'd make it worth your while..." Luke whispered.
"I didn't have a doubt..." Clare replied in the same tone. Luke smiled and kissed her gently. She kissed him back lightly.
"I hope we didn't wake anyone up..." Luke whispered. Clare's ear twitched, "It doesn't sound like it..."
"Good then let's get some sleep." Luke suggested.
"Okay." Clare replied and snuggled into his chest for the night. Luke wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly.
"Good night Luke...see you in the morning...before your go..." Clare whispered in between yawns.
"I would never leave without saying good bye..." Luke replied and settled down for the night. Clare hummed and her breathing evened out. Luke kissed her forehead and settled down with her.