Claire and Shane's Happily Ever After Chapter 13, a morganville vampires fanfic

AN: Thank you for all of your reviews for the last chapter I have never had so many reviews come to me so soon after I had posted the chapter. Normally I have to wait for the next day or even later but I got 5 reviews for this story (4 of Ch12 and 1 for Ch 9) on the day I posted and at least an hour after the chapter being posted. Sadly though this chapter is now to be posted later than I had originally planned, but better late than never right. There are excuses but I really don't want to bore you with you them.

And so on with the chapter.

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Morganville Vampires. The rights to it belong to Rachael Caine.

Chapter 13

Previously

A few days later though my wish got granted I think.

It was after I had just taken the child to school a few days later (I'm still off work as the children don't like the idea of having to come home to an empty house at the minute as they fear that I'm going to leave them like they think Shane has but Amelie and Myrnin are now aware of this as well and are really not happy with Shane) and whilst I was just doing the usual tidying up the house and trying to get some laundry done as well there was a knock as the door.

At first I was going to ignore it as I know that no one apart from Amelie and Myrnin know that I'm home and I also know that I'm not expecting any packages so ther4e would be no one important there but there was something inside me that told me to answer the door so I did and got a shock when I did.

"Shane what are you doing here?"

Shane's POV

Today is the day where I will try to get Claire back or at least make a start to getting back together with her by seeing if I can get myself back home.

When I walked up to the front door I started to feel quite nervous about what was to come as I didn't know what was to expect. A big part of me thought that she would most likely just slam the door in my face the moment she sees me but there was a part of me that was hoping that she would allow me the chance to speak to her to explain what it was that went through my head over the past few months.

I guess that the only true way of seeing what her reaction would be is to just go up and knock on the door and see what reaction she will have to seeing me.

That's another thing I don 't even know if she will be there when I decide to try and talk to her as normally she will have been at work right now .

I really should just do it as I'm now just wasting time and anything could happen now and there is only one way to see what will happen.

Well here goes nothing.

"Shane what are you doing here?" she seemed really surprised to see me and as yet has not slammed the door in my face.

I at first didn't know what to say as when I looked in to her face I could see how tired and drained she looked. It made me feel really bad about all that I've done if this is how she looks after we spend a week apart from each other.

"Claire," I got down on my knees ready to beg for her to take me back "I am really, truly sorry for everything that I have put you over the past months. I had never meant to hurt you. I just wanted to protect you from what could happen. My mind though that it would be better for us if we could stop you from ever having any more children. Not that I'm not happy that we could have another child I would just prefer it if it wouldn't cause any harm to your life. I need for you to live. Our children need for you to live." It had then occurred to me that I sounded like I was now just rambling and really making much of a point and started to cry (something that I don't normally do)thinking that Claire will just ignore me and make me leave. "I know that I'm now just rambling but what I'm trying to say is that I have never meant to hurt you and if you could just see it in your heart to forgive me I would love to come home. I miss you so much and also our children even though I expect that there is a part of them that hates me." I was so tempted to even start to hug her knees but thought that that is probably going a bit over the top and this point and if she did decide to just slam the door in my face which she could still do at any moment and I'm still expecting seeing as how badly I've screwed up.

She surprised me when she moved out of the door way which did make me think that she was now about to slam the door but she didn't and when I looked up she had opened the door wider as a silent way of telling me that it was okay for me to come inside.

When I stepped through the door I didn't really know what to do or say as Claire has really yet to say anything to me which is most likely to so with the fact that I have yet to really give her a chance to say anything yet.

"Shane, are you really sorry and most definitely want to come home?"

I could see tears starting to come to her eyes and I was starting to tear up again (I really have no clue as to what is wrong with me as I never normally cry over things)

"I am and I really do want to come home."

"Shane I really do want for you to come home as well." She then threw herself in to my arms and had tears flowing down her face. "But we will have to make some serious changes as I never want to have to go through something like what has happened over the past few months ever again. I want for you to tell me if there is something wrong or talk to me more and open up to when you don't like something and what to do something about it. Also if you are scared about this pregnancy I want you to again talk to me and not think that taking away sex will solve the problem."

"I will do anything that you ask of me if it will mean that you will forgive me and allow for me to come back home." I lifted her in to my arms and was even about to kiss her due to how happy I was feeling all of a sudden, something that Claire didn't appreciate.

"I might be allowing you to come home and forgiven you a bit but you do still have some making up to do to gain back my trust after all that you have done."

I can accept that. At least I have been able to come home. It's a start as now I can find possibly more ways of making it up to Claire so that she will once more trust me.

We then spent the rest of the time talking and I hated hearing it especially when she told me how Daniel behaved whilst at school on the day that I had left. Hopefully they will be happy to see me come home.

Once we had started to talk before we knew it, it was time for Claire to go and get the children from school. She asked me if I wanted to come with her I could or I could stay here and wait for them to come home.

I thought that it might be better if I was to just stay her and wait instead of coming with her cause if the children are happy to see me it is very likely to make a scene and the only people who, as far as I'm aware, know about me leaving are Eve and Michael and it might look a bit strange if my children are all of a sudden really happy to see me. Also if I stay in the house it might let them know that I am back home to stay. They will then no longer need to worry about this family falling apart.

And I did make the right decision as the children charged at me as soon as they saw me and started to hug any part of me that they could reach. I picked Daniel and Abigail and carried them into the living room as I knew it would be easier for all of the children to be near me as it seemed that they did not want to let me go once they had a hold on me. I held the younger ones in my arms and the closet to me cause I had a feeling that they need to be sure that I was defiantly here as they would have been hurt the most by my leaving them a week ago especially if what happened to Daniel is anything got go by.

They all seemed to be really happy that in was home so I guess that eve really was right (I was still dubious about it when we were talking about it) when she told me that no matter what I do the children will still love me and want for me to stay with them.

"Aare you back for good now Daddy?"

"I am. So none of you need to worry about it anymore okay" I looked at all of them when I said this.

"We really missed you."

"And I really missed you lot as well and I'm glad to be able to back home now as well." We then sat there and they all told me about what they have all been up to recently whilst I was away and then also what they did at school today.

I did then notice that whilst the children were all happy to be talking to me Claire was sat all by herself.

"Do you not want to join us Claire?" I asked jokingly whilst pulling Alyssa and Daniel closer to me and pouting which made Daniel giggle when he saw my face.

"Yeah come on Mum."

She did get up then but made it seem like it was a big deal but when she reached us she just picked up Abigail sat down then pulled Abigail onto her lap with a big sigh with a smile on her face which then lead to more giggling and laughter to be heard. I've missed this, just spending time with my family talking about what we have done during the day and just spending time together.

We had decided that that night we would just order for some food to be delivered so that Claire wouldn't have to be cooking and also so that we could spend some time having fun together and getting used to having me back home as well.

We sent time just watching films and getting stuffed on pizza and ice cream.

I was glad that tonight wasn't a school night as Claire and I tend to allow the children to stay up a bit later than they normally would but they were allowed to stay up a little bit later than they even then would normally as we knew they would fight us on it as they would want to stay with me.

In saying that though w did still then had some trouble when we did try to get the children to bed.

"Why can't we stay up some more?"

"Because it is now getting late and we can see that you are all now getting tired."

"But we're not even tired. Why can't you just put Alyssa and Daniel in bed and then let Ethan and I stay up a bit longer?" Abigail whined, something that I never thought I would hear her do.

"We have already allowed for you to stay up a lot longer than we normally would have but now it's time for you to go to bed. Come on now."

Eventually the children did all go off to bed but then they hardest part did then become trying to get Daniel to release his arms from around my neck without waking him up as he had fallen asleep hugging my neck and he didn't seem to like staying asleep without his arms around my neck as he would stir lightly and tighten his grip a bit. I do hope that the attachment he has gained is just due to him falling asleep hugging my neck or will then pass over some time.

After we had managed to get the children off to bed I did get more of a chance to talk to Claire again and there was one thing that I did want to talk to her about that we didn't talk about earlier and that was how she was getting on with the pregnancy and if there was anything to worry about yet. I feel like kicking myself for not asking her about it earlier on. Especially as I did really want to know how she was getting on.

"It is so far going okay." She told me when she sat down. "The doctor had told that I am fine for now but I will be closely monitored the further I move along but there isn't anything to worry about yet but it could just be due to me still being in the early stages." She did look as though she was struggling to tell me this. "I've been told also that this should be the last child that we ever have." She then broke down crying.

"Shh, don't worry about it now. It's going to be alright. I'm here now and always will be unless you tell me to leave. I won't be going anywhere not anymore." I then pulled her into my arms in the hopes that it might calm her down.

"But you weren't here when I needed you to be. I'm not even talking about when I kicked you out. I only did that cause you were never around and I feared that you no longer wanted to a part of this family anymore. I need you to be here always Shane but I need to learn how to trust you again."

"I know but I'm here now and I will make it up to you somehow. You will trust once again I promise you that." She had started to calm down now by this point. "Come on I think it's time that we also went to bed." I then went to try to lift her I to my arms so I could carry her to bed but I don't think that she liked that idea.

"I may need you to be around but it's like I said I need to learn to trust again and until then I won't be ready for anything like that yet. I have placed a few of your clothes in a spare bedroom, for you and you can sleep there until I'm ready for you. I really am glad that you have back to us though." She then placed a kiss on my cheek before she then headed upstairs.

I'm glad to be back at home as well but I've just now having some serious making up to do.

Claire's POV

I'm really glad that Shane has decided that he wants to come home to us and wants to also stay. It feels really good knowing that he is home I just now do need to learn once again how to trust him which will happen by him changing for the better and also by being around more often and opening up more to me.

He never used to have a problem telling me things. It used to me who never told the other things and what was going on so it does now make me sometimes wonder what went wrong for him to think that it would be okay for him to act like this, though I can sort of understand that where he was coming from when he told me that it was due to him seeing it as protecting me but I do just wish that he could have found some other way to do so.

When he did come home at first I did feel a bit awkward not really knowing what I should say or how to begin to talk to him. I could tell straight away that he really wants to be home as he got down on his knees and begged for me to take him back which is something that I have never seen him do before in all of the time that I have known him.

After awhile the awkwardness past and it did then feel easier to talk to him and then before I knew I had to go and get the children from school.

I asked Shane if he would rather stay here or come with to get the children and he decided to stay at home which I was glad and felt a bit uneasy about. I was glad because I knew that the children would be really happy to see Shane and it might create a bit of a scene which I would like to avoid as Eve and Michael are the only ones (apart from Amelie and Myrnin) who know that Shane had left and then I felt uneasy about him staying here as I still don't trust him yet and so there was a part of me that thought that when I come back home he may have left again.

When I did get home I did feel quite relieved when I saw that Shane was still here and I did hope that it did not then show on my face cause even though he know s that he still has to gain back my trust but I did want for him to think that I thought that low of him.

I did like it also when we walked through the door cause the moment the children saw Shane the charged right at him which made me smile seeing them run at him and try and hug any part of them that they could reach. It was quite funny seeing it as he hadn't expected it and they nearly ended up pulling him over.

He then tried to take them into the front room where they then all sat on the settee together and I sat on the other one by myself. It felt a bit strange to see them like that which I wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not but seeing all of our children sitting there with Shane and all looking really happy did feel like a good thing after hoe they have all been feeling over the past week due to Shane leaving. I guess it just felt strange cause I was watching them all sitting together and then I was sitting by myself and whilst they were embracing the fact Shane was home and I felt like I couldn't yet as I didn't trust him enough yet to not help but listen the part of my that thought that today we could all be celebrating Shane coming home but then tomorrow be really miserable once again as Shane could leave once again due me giving him a taste of freedom when I kicked him out and so he could now think that he would prefer his life it wasn't filled being made to have family commitments.

I'm being ridiculous now aren't I? I can't help but think like that though because I just don't trust him yet but hopefully that will all change once more.

When the children then went to bed I felt the awkwardness appear once more. I felt it come up again I didn't feel tired enough yet to try to go to sleep but then I didn't know if Shane would want to go to bed or if he would want to talk about more and then I didn't know if I really wanted to talk to him about anything.

"Claire before we go to bed there is something that I would like to ask you about. I just wanted to see how you were getting on with the pregnancy and if there is anything that we need to worry about yet." I knew that at some point we would have to talk about the pregnancy and now that he did mention it I did think it a bit strange that we didn't talk about it earlier on. I wasn't fully sure if I wanted to bring it up knowing that he had started all of this due to him knowing all of the dangers that could it could pose to my health but seeing as he seems to wants to know I guess it would only be fair to tell him about him.

"It is so far going okay." I told him. It was also the truth and not just me lying to him as that would end up being counterproductive in the end. "The doctor had told that I am fine for now but I will be closely monitored the further I move along but there isn't anything to worry about yet but it could just be due to me still being in the early stages." It was hard to tell him this as I slightly feared what his reaction would be about it. I know that he wants to be back home and with the family but I feel like he might not like everything that he hears which could then lead to us getting into an argument which would be the last thing that we need with the fragile state of our relationship. "I've been told also that this should be the last child that we ever have." Telling him this then made me break down crying. None of this should have been happening to me as I'm only in my twenties.

"Shh, don't worry about it now. It's going to be alright. I'm here now and always will be unless you tell me to leave. I won't be going anywhere not anymore." He pulled me into his arms whilst trying telling me this, trying to get me to calm down but it wasn't really working very well.

"I know but I'm here now and I will make it up to you somehow. You will trust once again I promise you that."

I did eventually did start to calm down and then when I looked into his eyes I saw the Shane that I had fallen in love with and who then became the doting husband and father. That was when I knew that this was just going by too quickly. It was too soon for us to get back to the stage we were at once before. Especially when he said to me "Come on I think it's time that we also went to bed." And then went to lift me into his arms. It's just too soon, I'm not ready.

"I may need you to be around but it's like I said I need to learn to trust again and until then I won't be ready for anything like that yet. I have placed a few of your clothes in a spare bedroom, for you and you can sleep there until I'm ready for you. I really am glad that you have back to us though." I gave him a kiss on the cheek before heading upstairs.

I really was happy though that he was back. I do just wish that I could just trust him already, get past this point and back to where we were before. But then again is that even possible when we do get pass this point. Will he ever gain back all of my trust for us to be like before. Does that even exist anymore?

That night I fell asleep hoping.

Hoping that one day we can eventually get past this part in our relationship.

Hoping that what we had before does still exist and that we can get back to it.

I just need to hope.

AN: So there you have it another chapter finally finished. What did you think of it? Like it? Hate it? Needs a lot of work? Let me know.

Now I have a question that I would love for some people to respond to:

Would any of you like to see the POV of one of the children in the next chapter or keep it being just Shane and Claire?

If you would like that which one would you like to see?

Also if any of you have any ideas that you would love to see in this story let me know and you will be given credit for you and hopefully you will not have to wait as long as you have for the next chapter.