...Continued.

When the maid returned Harriet went back into where everyone else was.

"where's Mom?" Sofia asked looking past her then back at her

"she's gone up to her suite" Harriet smiled and took a sip of her drink

"I will go up and see if she's ok" Sofia said standing up

"I wouldn't if I was you" Harriet said while sitting on the arm of the chair next to her

"why?" she questioned her

"because she's up talking with your Father, he just not long arrived and he wanted to talk to her" she said looking at her

"oh ok" Sofia answered

Meanwhile back upstairs, Joe poured them a drink each then walked over and handed Clarisse hers then sat on the coffee table in front of her and after a few minutes of silence he turned placing his drink on the table behind him then turned back to Clarisse.

"talk to me Clari" he whispered as she looked up at him

She just looked back down, he watched her for a few minutes then got up and started messing with the cd player in her suite. When the song started playing he turned around as she looked up at him

"if your not going to talk to me, dance with me instead?" he asked extending his hand to her as she took it and slowly stood up "thank you" he smiled

As the song 'Amazed' played, they danced slowly to it. Joe humming in her ear softly while holding her close. When it finished he looked at her.

"you no I will always love you, right?" he said softly as she stood back

"why did you come here for?" she asked while sitting back down

"to say thank you for having me yesterday, and to see my girls of course" he whispered while sitting next to her "I heard you talking with Harriet"

she looked at him then sipped her drink

"you no I am here if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, don't you?" he asked

"I no" she nodded "thank you" she said resting her elbow on her knee and rested her head on her hand

"Clari" he said while putting his hand on her back

"I just wanted to be happy and instead I played with fire" she looked at him "I couldn't do it, the girls was hurt and still think I should be with you" she said looking into his eyes "I don't no, should we still be together" she said standing up "I'm so confused" she folded her arms while walking around the room

"Clari" he looked over at her "please come and sit down" when she didn't sit down he stood up and walked over to her "you no I love you and I always will, I know I done wrong and it broke us up" he said putting his hands on her arms "if i could turn the clocks back, I would, in a heart beat" he whispered as she looked into his eyes "I messed up and paid for it, you was the best thing that ever happened to me and I ruined it"

"should we still be together, even after what happened?" she questioned him

"what does your heart say?" he asked

"half of me says yes and the other half says no, Joseph" she paused and looked at him "for years I lived with Rupert after I found out about his affair.."

"it's ok" he whispered "I understand and regret what I did everyday" he answered

"I still love you Joseph and I always will, but I can't get over what you did" she said making eye contact with him

"I know, neither can I" he answered and watched her walk over to the couch and sit down "do you want me to leave?"

"no" she shook her head "it's ok" she downed her drink and poured herself another one

"you deserve so much better than me" he whispered while moving and sat on the couch beside her as she sipped her drink

"this fling" she started while looking at him "I only started it as I missed the touch of a man and what it done to me, the tingle it created, the love, the feeling" she took a deep breath and drank some more of her drink "I missed waking up to a man, I missed everything about a man being close, the feelings, the touch" she said while looking at him her heart beating faster and faster

he couldn't help but chuckle "you already said that?" he smirked

"I did?" she asked while looking at the table for a second then back at him "I'm sorry"

"it's alright, you carry on" he nodded while putting his hand on her back

"but most of all, I missed you" she turned looking at him for a second "I have missed you, and have been fighting with my heart for so long" she said putting her glass down starting to shake a little "am I crazy?"

"no why?" he asked raising an eyebrow

"for what I am about to do?" she asked while putting her hands up cupping his face and kissed him deeply while pushing him back a little "mmm" a moan escaped her as he wrapped his arms around her waist holding her to him "Joe?" she stopped and pulled back "I'm sorry" she whispered as he started kissing her neck she tilted her head back for him, her eyes closed, her breathing heavy "I'm so sorry" she whispered letting him carry on

"don't be" he answered gently rubbing her back "or do you regret it?" she looked at him "because I don't and I never will"

With that he kissed her again while putting one hand on her thigh and the other on the back of her head, getting tangled in her hair as they tilted their heads from side to side, the kiss getting deeper and deeper every time their lips met.

After a few minutes Clarisse stopped and looked at him then kissed him again while moving and straddled him on the couch, stopping briefly to take his shirt off and continued, kissing frantically as they quickly undressed and made love on the couch.

Snuggled together on the couch, Clarisse laid half a sleep as she felt Joe's arms wrapping around her she quickly opened her eyes and sat up and put her hand up to her head.

"whats wrong?" Joe asked opening his eyes

she stood up taking the blanket with her and wrapped it around her body "that shouldn't of happened" she said looking at him "oh please Joe cover up, please" she said putting her hand up and looked away

he grabbed a cushion and covered himself "oh come on, its not like you haven't seen it before" he smirked as she looked over at him

"things was different then" she said looking at him "things have changed" she whispered "I think you need to leave" she said looking at him

"don't worry, I get it" he said looking up at her and started getting dressed

Leaving a few minutes later, as Clarisse sat down in the chair still wrapped in the blanket and drank some of her drink, actually she downed the glass and poured herself another one as Harriet appeared and shut the door behind her.

"well well" Harriet smirked as she stood looking at her "what do we have here?" she smirked "empty glasses, cushions all over the place, your cloths on the floor" she giggled "you wrapped in a blanket" she smirked cheekily at her

"oh Harriet, just don't not now" she put her glass down "please" she put her hand up to her face and started crying

"oh Clarisse" Harriet whispered and rushed over to her "I was only teasing" she said giving her a hug

"I did something really stupid" she cried

"I know what you did, but I don't see how it could be stupid?" Harriet asked while looking at her

"it shouldn't of happened" she sighed looking at her "I only broke it off with the other one a few hours ago and here I am sleeping with him" and covered her eyes with her hand trying to compose herself

"listen, why don't you get yourself into a pair or pj's or something and come down and join me and the girls, we are having a drink or two"

"I may do" Clarisse answered "I'm not really in the mood, I may just take a bath and stay up here"

"are you sure?" Harriet asked as Clarisse nodded "ok, well we are down there if you feel like joining us" she said rubbing her back

"ok" Clarisse said watching her walk out

She sat in the chair for a few minutes and decided to have a bath, and read in bed. Falling to sleep not long after.