Veve: you could say that, yes :) more to come in future parts. Thanks for commenting :)
tengland2: Funnily enough I don't trust him either ;) really you do? Read on and you shall see ;) Thanks for your comment :)
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The following day.
After having a late night, Sofia and Olivia had to be up early as they are going out with their Dad for the day. And as they sat eating breakfast with Greg, Sasha and Jason Pierre and Charlotte came in with the kids.
Checking the time while sipping his coffee "you no" everyone looked at him "I am surprised Mom isn't down here yet" Pierre said putting his cup down "she was in bed before all of us too"
"well" Sofia started "she didn't exactly get much sleep last night"
"what do you mean?" he asked as everyone looked at her
"lets just say she had a bit of company in her room last night" she answered
"how do you know?" Sasha asked as Harriet came in
"because my room is right next to hers, remember" Sofia smirked at her "and she's not exactly quiet"
"ahh" Sasha nodded "I forgot about that, but still... really?" she asked looking at her "Aunt Clari with a 'guest' in her room" she smirked "doesn't seem right" she laughed
"I know" Sofia smirked and sipped some more of her coffee as Clarisse came in
"good morning everyone" she smiled over at them as she walked over to get some coffee, everyone smirking between themselves
"good night, Mom?" Pierre smirked
"yeah" Sasha giggled as Clarisse turned to them "love the outfit by the way" she smirked while waving her hand in front of her "love the top by the way" she smiled
"yeah" Sofia smiled "polo necks really suit you" she smirked
"thank you" Clarisse said coming over and stood at the table "I was wondering if maybe I could have a few minutes with my children" she asked looking around everyone
"of course" Sasha smirked standing up with everyone else, Including Pierre "um Cuz" she started while looking at him
"hmm" he answered and looked at her
"that means you, you no?" Sasha laughed as he looked at Clarisse
"sit down" Clarisse motioned for him to sit down
"oh" he sat down as Charlotte walked out laughing "I'm sorry I thought you said girls, I apologize" he and the girls chuckled as everyone left them to it
"so Mom whats up?" Olivia asked
Clarisse looked towards the door to make sure everyone had gone then looked back at them "I need to talk to you about something"
"really?" Olivia asked
"Yes, it's important" Clarisse answered while looking at them
"ok, well shoot" Pierre nodded as he and the girls smirked at her
"how would you feel if..." she said putting her cup down "if maybe..."
"your boyfriend stayed over?" Sofia finished for her "like last night"
"yes, and how do you no?" she asked while looking at her
"um Mom, your room is right next to mine, remember?" she smirked as Clarisse started blushing "and your not exactly quiet, you no"
"ok, I forgot that" she said looking at them "so how would you feel?"
"isn't it a bit late to ask now? I mean he stayed already hasn't he?" Olivia added
"yes" Clarisse nodded
"seriously Mom, its your life, your house you can have anyone you want to stay and if that includes your boyfriend then so be it" Sofia nodded
"indeed" Pierre added
"so you wouldn't mind?" Clarisse asked while picking up her coffee and took a couple sips
"no" they all said and shook their heads as Joe came in
"morning" he smiled while walking over to get some coffee
"morning Dad" Sofia smiled at him then looked back at Clarisse
Pierre looked at Joe as he drank some coffee then back at Clarisse, Sofia remained looking at Clarisse as she sipped her coffee holding the cup with both hands and Olivia looked at Joe.
"Dad?" Olivia started as he nodded while looking over at her "are you wearing the same clothes that you was wearing yesterday?" she asked as Pierre and Sofia looked over at him
"yes he is" Sofia said looking at Olivia as Pierre sat smirking
He and Olivia watched as Joe walked over to Clarisse as she turned her head to look at him and kissed her cheek
"oh my god" Olivia exclaimed
"what?" Sofia said looking at her then at Joe and Clarisse seeing his hand on her side "OH MY GOD" she exclaimed
"is this a dream?" Olivia said pinching herself
"I don't think so" Pierre smirked "he's Mom's secret boyfriend"
"oh my god" Sofia exclaimed while putting her hands up onto her cheeks "is this for real?" she asked looking at them both as they nodded
"yes, it is" Joe nodded with a smile
"you've been seeing each other for 2 months?" Pierre asked as they both nodded
"and you didn't tell us before?" Sofia exclaimed
"we talked about it, but well we wanted to work on it for a bit and see what happens" Clarisse said looking at them
"and we didn't want to tell you in case it didn't work out, we didn't want to get your hopes up" Joe added
"so its for real?" Sofia asked as they both nodded again "YES" she exclaimed while jumping up "this is the best wedding present ever" she said giving them both a hug
"this is awesome" Olivia said jumping up and gave them a hug
"thank you" Clarisse smiled as she felt Joe's hand on her back, then she looked at Pierre "darling?" he looked over at them as they all looked at him "say something, please?"
He stood up and walked over to them as Clarisse held her breath "this is great news" he said hugging her as she sighed in relief
She closed her eyes as she put her arms around him "thank you" she whispered and they parted
"you're welcome" Pierre nodded while leaving one arm around her shoulders and shook Joe's hand "just be warned though" everyone held their breath while looking at him as he held onto Joe's hand "if you hurt my Mom and my sisters again, I shall kill you myself" he warned
"Pierre" Clarisse exclaimed
"no its alright" Joe said looking at her then at Pierre "I no that and don't you worry, I won't ever hurt her or your sisters again, you have my word" he said not breaking eye contact from him as everyone looked at Pierre "I promise you that right now" he added
"good" he nodded and smiled followed by everyone else
"thank you Pierre" Clarisse whispered while looking up at him and cupped his cheek as he lowered his head and kissed her cheek
"love you Mom" he whispered then smiled at her as she whispered it back and hugged him
"now" Joe started as everyone looked at him "I had planned to take Olivia and Sofia out to the zoo today, but I was wondering if you would like to join us?" he said looking at Clarisse
"of course" she smiled and looked at the girls "if you don't mind?"
"of course not" Sofia smiled as Olivia shook her head
"what about you?" Joe asked looking at Pierre "make it a family day?"
"yes that would be lovely?" Clarisse said looking at Pierre
"Ok, why not" he smiled
"great" Clarisse smiled putting her hands up and cupped Pierre's face as he smiled at her
"I am gonna head back and get changed then come back, ok" Joe said as Clarisse stepped back
"ok" she smiled
"see you soon" he said kissed her cheek then headed out
Clarisse got some breakfast and sat next to Pierre as the girls sat down.
"I am glad its not that Renaldi bloke" Olivia said looking at Clarisse
"oh my god, so am I" Sofia nodded
"what did you ever see in him, Mom?" Pierre asked while looking at her
"you no" she said looking at him then the girls "I have no idea"
After a while Joe came back, and as Pierre, Charlotte, James and Lilly left in one car, Joe, Clarisse, Sofia and Olivia left in Joe's range rover. And after an hour on the road they arrived.
As everyone got ready to head around the zoo, Joe and Pierre went over to pay for tickets. And once inside they stood looking at the maps then started with the birds and followed the path from there.
As they made their way from one set of animals to the next, Clarisse walked ahead with Olivia and Sofia as the rest of the family walked behind them.
Coming up behind James "whats in this one then, James?" Clarisse asked looking down at him while putting her hand on top of his head
he smiled while looking up "the black panther" he said trying to look over the fence
"come here" Clarisse said lifting him up so he could see them
"thank you Grandma" he smiled
"your welcome" she said and kissed his cheek then looked for them "well I can't even see them" she said looking around
"I can, Grandma they are there" James said pointing to them
"where?" she said trying to find them and see's one "oh yeah" she chuckled
Joe stood next to them smirking "can you see the other one?" he asked as she looked at him
"there are two?" she asked and looked back inside "well I can't see the other one" she said shaking her head
"I can't either" James said looking at Joe
"just there look" Joe said leaning closer to them and pointed up into the tree "he's sleeping on the platform"
"oh I can see him now" Clarisse smiled and looked at Joe "thank you"
"I can't" James said sadly
"here" he took him from Clarisse and held him up higher "can you now?"
"yea" James nodded "thank you Grampy" Clarisse looked at him and smiled as Joe looked at Clarisse
After a few minutes Clarisse left them to it and went to sit next to Pierre on a picnic bench as Lilly slept in the push chair next to them, they had a little chat as the others walked around seeing the other big cats in the area. Then Joe came over and sat next to Clarisse.
"I'm going to go and see the cats" Pierre said standing up "is Lilly ok with you?"
"of course" Clarisse answered while looking up at him
"thanks" he smiled and walked of
"are you having fun?" Joe asked while leaning back against the bench and put his arm along the table
"of course" Clarisse smiled turning slightly and crossed her legs
"good" he smiled at her and started rubbing her arm gently with the back of his fingers
"thanks for asking me if I wanted to come, but thank you more for including Pierre" she smiled
"well they are family after all" he said looking at her
"yes they are" she smiled and looked over at them "I'm pleased to see everyone's enjoying themselves"
"indeed" he nodded while looking over at them "I know I said it yesterday" he started as Clarisse looked back at him "but thanks for giving me another chance"
Clarisse smiled at him "you're welcome" she looked at him for a second
"what?" he asked "do I have something on my face?"
"no" she said with a chuckle and shook her head "I just wanted to look at you, that's all" giving him a cheeky smile
"oh I see" he winked at her "thanks" he smirked and looked back over at everyone else as Pierre and James came over
"we are going to carry on to the cafe ok"
"ok darling, when the girls have finished we will come and join you" Clarisse smiled up at him
"ok, well there's no rush" he said putting his hands on the push chair
"I had an idea actually" Clarisse started as they both looked at her "if we aren't in a rush when we leave the zoo, maybe we could meet the others at our favorite restaurant and have dinner?" she asked looking at Joe as he nodded then looked at Pierre
"yeah, that sounds like a great idea" Pierre nodded "Greg's parent's should be here by then too"
"yea that's what I thought" Clarisse nodded with a smile
"anyway, see you in a bit" Pierre said and walked off over to Charlotte as Clarisse watched him
"if I was an animal in this zoo, what would I be?" Joe asked as she looked back at her "it can be anything in this zoo"
"I wouldn't want to say" she smirked at him then looked back over at the girls
"go on" he said as she looked back at him "I dare you"
"ok" she smiled "I would have to say a silverback gorilla" she giggled as he gasped
"what? how come?" he asked in surprise
"well" she started while putting her hand out, palm facing up "they are dominant males, in control, no what they want and are so muscular" she sat with a cheeky grin on her face
"oh I see" he said starting to smile as she giggled
"what about me?" she asked
"um.. I would have to say a lioness" he smiled as she sat opened mouthed "and the reason I say that is because they know how to look after their family, always loving and looking out for them" he smiled at her "and the way they walk, you have a sexy walk" he chuckled
"you say everything about me is sexy" she said shaking her head as he laughed
"that's because its true" he smiled as she smiled at him "and because I love lions" he winked "the way they walk into the room, taking control over everything" he smiled at her
"ahh ok" she smiled and looked back over at the girls
Meanwhile over with the girls.
"Mom and Dad seem to be getting on fine" Olivia said while taking a photo
"indeed" Sofia smiled at her "so glad they are working things out and trying again" she whispered
"and me" Olivia smiled over at them "I bet they end up kissing before we go home" she said looking back at Sofia
"probably" Sofia nodded while looking over at them "though I know Mom doesn't really like doing that sort of thing in public and it actually hasn't got out yet" she looked back at Sofia "so it may not happen"
"true" Olivia nodded and they moved on to the next cats
After a few minutes, as Olivia stood taking photos Sofia looked over at them and nudged Olivia.
"what?" she said looking at her
"look" Sofia smirked at her then back at them "its getting warmer over there"
"oh wow" Olivia said turning around and stood watching them with Sofia
Meanwhile back over with Clarisse and Joe.
"ok, so you asked what animal we are" Clarisse started while looking at him "but what is your favorite?"
"um.. I would have to say lions" he laughed as she smiled at him "yours?"
"no doubt about it, I would have to say" she said looking over at the girls then back at him "monkeys"
"monkeys?" he asked
"yes, monkeys" she smiled
"why?" he asked
"well for one we have two cheeky ones our self and I love how cute they are, they are so cheeky" she giggled
"monkeys or our daughters?" he laughed
"both" she smiled at him
"you no something?" he said while looking at her
"what?" she asked while resting her hands on her lap
"your like a monkey" he smiled as she looked at him "cheeky in every way"
"oh really" she said looking at him with a cheeky smile
"yes, really" he said leaning in and kissed her softly as the girls gasped and started giggling and took a sneaky photo
To Be Continued...