3 months have passed since Clarisse's accident, today Rupert's lawyer is coming with the divorce papers for them to sign. And after having a talk not long after Rupert agreed to the divorce they decided to keep it secret still until after they was officially divorced.
After having a late night last night, Joe was surprised to find Clari gone when he awoke.
Coming from the bathroom Clarisse looked at Joe to see if he was awake "ahh you are awake" she smiled walking around to his side of the bed "please can you zip me up?" she said standing with her hands on her hips with her back to him
"of course" he knelt behind her and slowly zipped her up "there you go"
"thank you" she smiled turning around and kissed him "today's the day" she said excitedly and walked over to her dressing table and started doing her make up
"yes it is, and are you all packed for afterwards?" Joe asked
"indeed I am" she smiled at him in her mirror then carried on "I have dreamt about this day for a long time, I just can't believe its finally here"
"neither can I" he sat in bed watching her "your sexy when you put your make up on" he said with a smirk as she turned to him
"you say that with a lot of things I do" she chuckled looking back in the mirror
"because its true" he smiled
"thank you" she answered smiling back at him
She finished doing her make up then headed downstairs while Joe got himself showered and dressed. Then went to do a couple things with Shades.
"here we are" Rupert came in with his lawyer "you remember Clarisse don't you, Steve?"
"of course" he walked over to Clarisse as she stood up and kissed the back of her hand "nice to meet you again, Your Majesty"
"same to you" Clarisse smiled "please sit" she said running her hands down the back of her skirt and sat down again "so you have everything drawn up?"
"of course" he got them out and handed them to her to read
"thank you" she sat and read them as Rupert and Steve exchanged looks then she looked up at him "can you give me and Rupert a few minutes please?"
"of course" he said looking at Rupert then left
"whats the matter" Rupert asked walking around and sat opposite her
"I just wanted to say thank you" she said looking at him "you no that even though we have been through a lot, I still love you as the father of our boys, don't you?" she asked
"of course" he nodded "and you no that I still love you no matter what, and you will always have my heart" he moved next to her
"I know" she said sadly and looked at him
"I wish I could turn back time as I would do things different" he said taking her hand "I would love you more, that's for sure"
"it was the path we was given, it couldn't be changed" she said looking at him as he looked down "thank you for giving me two wonderful sons" she put her hand up cupping his cheek as he looked at her "friends?" she asked
"of course" he nodded with a small smile
"thank you" she lent forward and placed a soft kiss on his lips for a second then pulled back "lets get these forms signed shall we?" she asked
"ok" he nodded while standing up "I will go and get Steve" he whispered heading towards the door as Clarisse watched him.
After a few minutes they returned and Clarisse signed the forms.
"Ok you are free to go" Steve smiled
"thank you" she said standing up "Rupert" she said as he looked at her "see you in a few days, ok?" she asked
"of course" he nodded and whispered "friends?"
"of course" she whispered back with a smile then headed out the door
She went to spend sometime with Amelia before leaving with Joe, on the 2 hour drive to the Royal summer home Clarisse sat in silence, then she turned to Joe.
"you no whats weird?" she asked
"what" he quickly looked at her then back to the road
"the fact that I have wanted this day to come for so long, now its finally here and those papers have been signed I feel so sad" she said sadly
"that's understandable" he reached over taking her hand
"thank god I have you" she said lifting his hand to her face resting the back of it against her cheek "I don't no what I would be like if this was happening and you wasn't here" she said closing her eyes
Joe looked at her for a second then back at the road and they carried on in silence, again. When they reached the summer home, Joe got the bags out as Clarisse went and unlocked the door to find the place covered in flowers, she turned to Joe as he came up behind her.
"who did this?" she smiled watching as he put the bags down
"Char" he smiled walking closer to her "she offered to help, so I took her up on it" he grinned putting his arms around her
"thank you" she smiled and kissed him for a minute, before going and smelling the flowers
Joe watched her for a second then smiled "I am going to take these bags upstairs then I will make a start on dinner"
"and I am going to have a bath" she grinned
"ok" he grinned and headed upstairs
"oh I need to phone Pierre to let him know we got here ok" she said walking over to the phone as Joe went upstairs.
She was just finishing the call when Joe was coming down "ok darling, I have to go now"
"ok, well have fun and tell Char I said Hello" Pierre said
"Charlotte?" she asked
"yes she should be there somewhere" Pierre replied
"oh really, she is?" she asked looking at Joe as he smirked at her
"yes, didn't you no?" Pierre said
"no I had no idea" Clarisse answered "I have to go now, talk to you in a few days darling"
"ok Bye Mom" he hung up
"Char is here?" Clarisse asked putting the phone down
"yes, well shes in the guest house, with a couple of guards" he said watching her walk through to the kitchen "well you see I talked to Pierre about this" he said following her "and he said that because to Genovia you are still with Rupert he thought it be a good idea if Charlotte and a few guards came with us, you no so that people won't think it odd just us two being here alone"
"ahh I see" she nodded and poured herself some wine "good thinking, I guess that explains why all the blinds and shutters have been closed too?" she asked as he nodded "ugh" she said tipping her head back "I will be glad when this is all over and we can finally be out in the open"
"I will be too" he whispered coming up behind her wrapping his arms around her waist as he kissed her neck
"anyway, what are we having for dinner" she asked putting her hands on his as they rested on her tummy
"your favorite" he smiled against her neck then kissed it
"mmm, I can't wait" she picked up her glass "well I am going to go and have my bath then" she said turning in his embrace "see you in a while" she smiled and escaped his embrace
He stood watching as she walked out while sipping her wine.
"mmm that smells lovely" Clarisse smiled coming into the kitchen
"why thank you" he smiled as he turned looking over at her "I poured us some more wine" he grinned and got back to what he was doing
"thank you" she smiled walking over slowly, resting her head against his arm while putting her arms around his waist from behind "it feels so lovely being just us, doesn't it?" she asked looking up at him
"it sure does" he grinned and watched as she moved over to the counter "did you have a nice bath?"
"oh I did" she said sipping her wine while watching him put something in the oven
"good" he grinned washing his hands and walked over to her as he dried them and she turned on the stool so she was facing him
"how long will it take to cook?" she asked putting the wine glass down behind her
"oh a couple hours" he grinned tossing the towel on the counter behind her then kissed her softly while placing his hands on the edge of the counter either side behind her and standing between her legs as she remained on the stool
she smiled against his lips while placing her hands on his sides "good, we have plenty of time then" she whispered against his lips then kissed him passionately while pulling his shirt from his pants
"yes we do" he answered as he looked down watching her undo his shirt, then pushed it over his shoulders as she placed soft kisses over his bare chest "mmm, Clarisse"
She looked up at him with a cheeky smirk as he lent closer and kissed her while pushing her back gently, after a few minutes they moved upstairs.
After dinner they sat at the table talking for a little bit then Joe started cleaning up the dishes, then started sorting out dessert as Clarisse watched him for a moment then moved next to him, snatching a strawberry.
"hey" Joe exclaimed then smirked at her as he watched her move and sat on the counter next to them
"come on, its only one" she smirked and finished it of
"true" he looked as she crossed her legs "you no, my shirts suit you" he chuckled
"thank you, I thought so too" she grinned leaning on her hand "what cream is that?"
"my own recipe, and what I put in it is a secret" he said looking at her for a second
"what? you won't even tell me?" Clarisse asked
"nope, because if I did I would have to kill you afterwards" he chuckled "and I really don't want to do that" he lent closer and kissed her "you can try it though" he said grabbing her a strawberry with some cream on and fed it her
After she had ate it she smiled "mmm that was yum" she grinned at him "this may be my new fave food" she giggled taking another one and a bite from it
"if you keep eating them" he said moving and stood in front of her "there won't be any left" he laughed a little
"its a risk I want to take" she smiled and fed him the other bit as he stepped between her legs "I can't help it if it's so delish" she smirked at him "you have a bit of cream above your lip" she watched as he wiped it
"gone?" he asked as she shook her head and lent closer, licking it of then kissed him "well" he chuckled as she moved close to him
she smiled at him as he placed his hands on her thighs "I love anything you cook, it's so delicious" she lent forward and kissed him a couple times as he wrapped his arms around her
They shared a few heated kisses for a while when the phone started ringing.
"leave it, the machine will pick it up" Joe whispered and kissed her neck as she closed her eyes
"ok" she whispered back hearing the beep
"Mom, are you there?" came a voice as Clarisse and Joe looked at each other
"is that, Pierre?" Clarisse asked
"Mom, please pick up it's an emergency" he said sadly "please"
"its Pierre" Clarisse said as Joe helped her down and she rushed to the phone and talked to him for a few minutes then he hung up
"what's wrong?" Joe asked watching her as she slow placed the phone back down and looked at him "Clari?"
"it's Rupert" she said looking at him "he's in hospital" she looked at the phone for a second "he's had a heart attack" she looked at Joe as he gasped "we need to go back, Pierre needs me" she said a little panicked
"Ok, listen" he looked at her "you go and get dressed, and I will go and get the others up as one of them will have to drive us back" she nodded "I will be right back" he kissed her forehead "ok" she nodded again "ok" he said and rushed off
Clarisse went upstairs to get ready, then Joe came back and got himself ready as the guards and Charlotte sat in the car waiting. A few minutes later they came out and they headed back home.
When they reached the hospital the nurse showed them into the private room where Pierre was sat with another guard, Alan. When he saw Clarisse stood at the door he stood up and started crying again.
"it's ok, I'm here now" Clarisse whispered as he cried on her shoulder "have they given you any news?" she asked looking at Alan as he shook his head
"I will go and see what I can find out" Joe whispered and left the room
"sorry to ruin your plans" Pierre whispered as he lifted his head
"you didn't ruin anything, darling" she said taking his hand as they sat down
A little while later Joe came back and told them what he found out, the nurse came a little later confirming what he had said. Pierre went to see his dad for a few minutes then came back sitting back down next to Clarisse and rested his head on her shoulder, both falling to sleep not long after.
The following morning the nurse came to tell them that the best place for them right now would be at home and to try get some rest, reluctantly Pierre gave in and they all headed home to try and get some rest and waited for news.