Veve: Drama maybe, I tried lol :s thanks for your comment.
tengland2: I'm not sure about them getting married again right now, I am still thinking about it. Thanks for your comment too :)
Thanks to everyone who took the time to read it.
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...Continued.
They stood in silence for a few seconds, which to them felt like hours.
"was you going to ask me to marry you?" Clarisse asked while closing the box "I mean after everything I said and not being ready?"
"no" he shook his head "I mean yes, but not right now" he said watching her put the box back in his jacket pocket "what was you doing going through my pockets anyway?"
"excuse me?" she said looking up at him "I didn't go through your pockets, I was cleaning up and grabbed your jacket to hang up" she said putting her arms out in front of her "and it fell out onto the floor" she exclaimed "I see a red box and I couldn't help have a look, but I didn't get it out of your pocket"
"alright" he said walking over to her "listen ok, truth be told, yes I wanted to ask you and was going to on your birthday as I love you that much" he said studying her face "then after you said you wasn't ready I decided to wait until I felt that you was ready"
"but the ring?" she asked
"I got it a few weeks ago, because when I saw it I knew it was for you and it stood out" he whispered "and if I was going to propose to you again I had to do it with that ring" he whispered while standing close to her "you just wasn't meant to see it yet, I'm sorry"
"I can't marry you Joe" she looked "and I don't know if I will ever be able to either"
"ok" he said with a slight nod
He stood watching her as she put his jacket back over the chair then walked away from him as words from yesterday ran around her head, knowing it was now or never. She took a deep breath as he looked at her.
"I need to talk to you about something" she started while folding her arms
"ok, go on" he said putting his hands in his pockets
"promise you won't get angry?" she asked knowing he will anyway
"I can't promise that" he answered while looking at her "whats going on?"
for a second she covered her face with her hands then removed them, slowly dropping them down while looking at him "René was here yesterday"
"what? and your telling me now?" he said pulling his hands from his pockets "is that why you won't marry me?" he looked as she nodded "wow, ok?"
"it's not what you think" she rushed over to him as he stepped back "Joe, its not what you think" she grabbed his hands "I promise" she looked at him as he stood with his head turned the other way "please look at me" she whispered
he slowly turned and looked at her "why so you can tell me to my face its over?"
"no" she shook her head while cupping his face with her hands "it's not over" she slowly let her hands drop "unless you want it to be?" she whispered
"no" he shook his head "of course I don't, but its the whole secret thing Clari, he was here yesterday and you couldn't even tell me"
"I couldn't" she stepped back "because I didn't want to make you angry or ruin our beautiful daughters Wedding Day, that's why I never said anything" she looked down while closing her eyes "even though when you find out what happened you are going to be angry"
"look at me" he answered "Clarisse look at me" his heart beating faster as she slowly lifted her head and looked him in the eye "did... you and him?" he asked
"no, oh god no" she shook her head "even though he seems to think he has a chance with me" she said walking over and took his hands "he knows about us" she said looking down "and he... he threatened me yesterday"
"WHAT?" he exclaimed while gripping her hands "why didn't you tell me" he said looking the other way "Oh now it makes sense" he nodded "you was of for a while yesterday"
"Joe listen" she said still standing close to him while putting her hands up cupping his face "he told me that he will ruin me and I will regret I ever got involved with him and the Renaldi's if I didn't dump you" she said as his face fell "and if you asked me to marry you I was to say no and dump you"
"why didn't you tell me this yesterday?" he snapped
"because" she started as he pulled away "I didn't want to ruin Fia's wedding day, I pushed it to the back of my mind trying to think of what he has on me that could ruin me, I tried searching for ways to deal with him" she whispered as a couple tears escaped her eyes "he said if I didn't end it or do as he said he would hurt me, and you" he glared over at her
"he was in the Palace and he did this yesterday?" he snapped as she nodded
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you" she whispered while walking over and stood to the side of him and put her hand on his back as he looked at her
"what about the girls?" he asked while looking down as he put his hands on the table in front of him
"he won't touch them, I know that" she said as she wiped away a stray tear
"how do you know?" he said looking at her as he got angry
"I know he wouldn't hurt them" she said shaking her head, seeing the anger in his eyes
"I don't get why you didn't tell me yesterday" he said walking away
"because I know you and you would of left to kill him when Sofia needed you here" she snapped as he looked at her
"yeah I would of, just like what I want to do to him right now" he snapped back
They stood in silence for a moment then Joe lost it, screaming and kicking of as Clarisse stood back in surprise. When suddenly the suite door flung open Clarisse looked to see Shades stood with his gun raised and Pierre stood behind him.
"SHADES, NO" Clarisse snapped and rushed over to Joe
"MOM NO" Pierre snapped racing in as Shades put his arm up stopping him from going forward
"JOSEPH" Clarisse screamed while grabbing his arm he spun around to hit her as Shades and Pierre looked on as he stopped and looked at her "please stop" she snapped while putting her hands up cupping his face "please" she said starting to cry and kissed him "please...please" she sobbed through crying
Shades and Pierre watched as he lowered his head resting it on her shoulder as he started crying and she wrapped her arm's around his shoulders as she cried. Both Shades and Pierre looked at each other then back at them as Clarisse lifted her head, making him lift his.
"what happened?" she whispered while wiping his tears away
"he made me so angry, he was here, he threatened you and I felt like I failed" he whispered back while looking into her eyes
"what? you didn't fail me" she replied and kissed him a couple times "you could never fail me"
"I did, I wasn't here to protect you" he whispered as Pierre put his hand on Shades arm and pushed it down
Clarisse hugged Joe trying to calm him down as Pierre looked at Shades then they left, pulling the door up behind them.
"I'm so sorry" Joe whispered while resting his forehead on hers "I promise I will protect you from this second" he said taking both her hands in his, locking his fingers with hers "or is this it?" he asked
"what do you mean is this it?" she asked while pulling her head back and studied his face
"us I mean? is this it? are we over?" he whispered
"no" she shook her head "no" she said moving closer and kissed him deeply as their bodies touched "I don't want it to end" she whispered between kisses then looked at him "or do you?"
"never" he answered and kissed her back while letting go of her hands and wrapped his arms around her waist "never ever" he whispered against her lips as she moved her arms around placing her hands on his back "I love you to much" he said looking into her eyes
After sharing a kiss Clarisse took his hand and led him to the bedroom, locking the door behind them. Changing places once inside the room, Joe led her over to the bed.
Sitting on the edge he placed his hands on her hips, bringing her to him, making her stand between his legs as he pulled the bottom of her shirt out of her skirt and as he removed her skirt she removed the shirt, tossing it to one side as he did the same to the skirt.
As he traced kisses over her tummy while holding her close, she stepped out of her shoes. Then moved sitting on the bed next to him, he removed his shirt and with her help he removed his trousers and boxers and started kissing her backwards while resting his body on hers.
"Joe" Clarisse whispered while lifting her head "are you awake?"
"hmm" he nodded while opening his eyes "whats wrong?" he asked moving his arm up her back placing his hand on her shoulder
"I'm scared" she said looking at him
"don't be, he won't hurt you" he kissed her "I promise you, he won't hurt any of us" she went to say something but he stopped her "you have trusted me with your life since we was 15 years old Clari, just trust me now and know he won't ever hurt you, or any of us"
she slowly smiled "ok" she kissed his chest then rested her head back on his chest "I don't think what we just did solved any of our problems though"
"well no it didn't" he said holding her close "but it was fun though" he smiled as she started laughing
"indeed it was" she smiled while lifting her head up to see Joe smiling at her
"I promise you this right now, whatever he has planned we will hit him full force, ok" he said taking her hand and locked his fingers with hers
"thank you" she smiled
"I will have to tell Shades and the rest of the security team that something is going on" he saw her worried look "I won't tell them what, I will just inform them that something is in the works and security around you and the girls need to be tighter for a while" he watched as she lowered her head on his chest again "even going down the shops for a bit you will need a guard Clari"
"I feared that" she said closing her eyes
"promise me you will do that from now on?" he asked as she lifted her head "promise?"
"I promise" she nodded
He lifted his head and kissed her a couple times then smiled "now do you still want me to move back?" he asked while putting his hand over and pushed her hair back behind her ear as she smiled at him
"of course I do" she smirked and took hold of his hand, kissing the palm "the sooner the better" she smiled as he laughed then kissed her while rolling her over onto her back, while resting his body on hers
"and what about New York?" he whispered between kisses then looked into her eyes
"oh yes that's still happening" she smirked while placing one of her hands on his back "how long are we going for?" he went to say something but she stopped him "I know you planned it as a surprise, but surely you could tell me how many days we are there for?"
"that I can do" he nodded "we will be there a whole week? is that long enough?" he smirked
"oh of course, though.." she smiled as he looked at her with a raised eyebrow "I'm not sure how much sight seeing we will get done, it may be just to damn hard to get out of bed every day"
"that's the plan" he smirked and started nuzzling her neck as she started laughing
Clarisse couldn't help but smile as she came out of the bedroom while doing her fleece up
Joe was sat at the table in the suite waiting for her, when he saw her come in he smiled as she looked up and headed over, sitting on his lap.
"I thought you went downstairs" she smiled putting her arms around his shoulders
"I was about to but then I remembered something" he answered while wrapping his arms around her waist and kissed her shoulder
"whats that then?" she asked with a smile
"well there are two people I must talk to, and I have know idea what I am going to say to one of them" he sighed as she sat thinking then nodded
"Pierre?" she asked as he nodded and buried his face in the crook of her neck "Ok, well you go and talk to Shades" she said closing her eyes "and I will go and talk to Pierre, when I am finished I will come and find you then you can go talk to him?" she opened her eyes "ok?"
he lifted his head "ok" he smiled and kissed her a couple times "come on lets go and get this done with" he chuckled while they both stood up, and couldn't help but slap her ass
Clarisse screamed and jolted forward while putting her arms back to grab his hand "that wasn't very nice" she said looking back at him as he went to do it again she quickly moved while laughing "ah ha you missed" she laughed and rushed out the suite
As she went to talk to Pierre Joe went to talk to Shades, after she was done she went to find him to tell him it was alright to go and talk to Pierre, while he was talking to him she decided to sit in her office and went through her messages.
When she finished she came out and headed across to the living room where everyone staying at the Palace was.
"where is Joe and Pierre? they can't be still talking can they?" she asked as Olivia stood to her side and wrapped her arms around her waist
"no they went to get some food" Harriet smiled as Clarisse put her arms around Olivia's shoulders
"oh ok, so we are all having a take out tonight then?" she asked
"yep" Olivia smiled up at her
"well with all the food from the Wedding yesterday and this today, I am going to have to go on a diet" she chuckled as Olivia gasped and stood back
"are you kidding?" Olivia said hugging her again "you're perfect as you are" she smiled
"awww" Harriet smiled
"thank you darling" Clarisse smiled and kissed her
"you're welcome Mommy" she smiled
"right then, I guess if he's gone to get food we should maybe set the table for when they get back?" she asked while looking around "right come on you lot, lets get this table set" she smirked as everyone stood up
They all headed over to the dining room and as Sasha, Amelia and Olivia got the plates and cutlery set out, Charlotte and Harriet set the glasses on the table while James put a napkin on each of the plates and one on the small plates beside them. As they was doing that Jason was getting the wine bottles and beer out the cupboard and put it on the table, while Clarisse went with Lilly to get some soft drinks.
Coming back into the room she smiled at Hannah "did you want some tea or coffee?"
"oh no, I think I will go for a glass of wine" she smiled and watched as Clarisse lent over the table putting the jugs on the table then stood back
"coming up" she smiled and looked at Peter as he stood next to her "and you? tea? coffee? beer?"
"a glass of wine please" he smiled
"go and sit down and I will bring it over to you" she smiled
"thank you" he nodded and wondered of sitting next to Hannah
After a few minute she walked over giving them their drinks.
"I must say" Peter started while looking up at her "it is nice to be waited on by Our Queen" he chuckled as Clarisse laughed
"it's not every day that happens, that's for sure" she smiled and walked back over to the end of the table and poured herself one as Olivia stood next to her
"can I have some? please" she smiled
"no" Clarisse exclaimed while looking at her
"oh come on, I am over 16 now" she sighed
Clarisse looked at her then handed her, her glass "but don't tell your father" she smiled
"thanks Mom" Olivia smiled and walked of
"Clarisse?" Hannah said as Clarisse turned to her "I'm sorry I'm not keen on this wine, can I change it?"
"oh of course" she smiled and grabbed another bottle and glass "what about this one" she said pouring some "it's my personal favorite" she smiled handing Hannah the glass while putting the bottle down
"hey" Joe smiled standing next to her as she turned to look
"hey you" she smiled "are you just getting back?"
"we are" he smiled and kissed her then walked around the table and put the food on the side
"Yes" Hannah nodded as Clarisse looked back at her "I like that one"
"here" Clarisse smiled handing her the bottle "have the bottle" she smiled
"thanks" Hannah smiled and nodded once while walking off with the bottle
Clarisse stood looking at Joe as he and Pierre put all the food onto the table, and stopped a moment to talk with James before carrying on, after a moment she grabbed a glass of wine then moved and sat at one end of the table, not long after everyone was eating, talking and having a laugh.
As Joe sat talking to Peter who was sat next to him, Clarisse smiled at Olivia and put her hand up telling her to be quiet, then sneaked a bit of chicken of Joe's plate. Popping it in her mouth as Olivia smirked then laughed as she grabbed a napkin and quickly spat it out.
"eww" she said pulling a face as Joe and Peter looked, Olivia still laughing
"whats wrong with you?" Joe asked
"she nicked a bit of chicken of your plate" Olivia smiled
"you like spicy food?" Clarisse asked "you never used to" she said grabbing her drink and took a couple sips
"I like you don't I? and your spicy" he smirked as Clarisse sat opened mouthed and Olivia started laughing again "but know you are right, I didn't and now I do" he smiled and noticed Olivia drinking from a wine glass "are you drinking wine?"
"um" Olivia gasped as Clarisse looked at her then back at Joe
"yes she is" Clarisse nodded "I told her she could have a little but that's it" Joe looked at her "oh come on Joe, it's one drink" she smirked leaning closer to him while resting her elbow on the table resting her chin on her hand "I can't really say no when you got me drunk at 15 now can I? and she's 16" she smirked
after a second he smiled "that's true" he smirked leaning in and kissed her while talking her hand
As they sat whispering to each other Pierre sat at the other end of the table, watching them and found himself smiling. After a few minutes he grabbed his glass and stood up as everyone looked at him.
"Sorry to disturb you from your chatter but I would like to make a toast" he smiled as everyone grabbed their glasses "if Sofia and Greg was here tonight I would toast to them, but seeing though they are on their honeymoon we can't really do that" everyone laughed "anyway this is just a small toast to my Mom" he smiled down at her as she gave him a smile "I just want you to know that your the best Mom anyone could ask for, you have been through a lot this last, well actually your whole life and you still come out smiling" he nodded as Clarisse lent forward still holding onto Joe's hand "and finally your putting yourself first for a change and taking another chance at Love with her first love" he smiled
"woooo" Olivia, Sasha and Amelia exclaimed
"yes wooo" Pierre laughed as everyone else did "here's to you and Joe" he raised his glass "and to the next wedding" he smiled
"here here" some exclaimed
"we love you Mom?" Pierre smiled and blew her a kiss
"I love you too" she smiled "and thank you" she blew him a kiss back
They spent the rest of the evening all chatting and laughing in the living room, calling it a night way after 1am.