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Clarisse, Joseph and Amelia have just arrived home after being London for the last week.
"Oh my god!" Olivia exclaimed and ran over, flinging her arms around Clarisse's neck.
"I take it you missed us?" Clarisse laughed.
"I did, to much!" Olivia laughed while stepping back and smiled at her.
"Well we missed you too." Clarisse smiled.
"YAY!" Olivia exclaimed and hugged her again.
"Hey!" Joseph smirked "Where's my hug?" he laughed.
"Awww sorry Daddy." Olivia smiled, moving and hugged him as Clarisse laughed while walking over to her office. "Glad to have you home too, of course!" she smiled.
"Thank you!" He smiled.
"So, how did it go?" Olivia asked while walking into Clarisse's office with Joseph and Amelia.
"It went great, thank you darling." Clarisse smiled sitting down at her desk.
"The Queen loved her, of course!" Smiled Amelia "Though she wasn't amused really on the last day, when Grandma kept yawning!" Amelia winked at Olivia as she giggled.
"I knew it!" she exclaimed.
"All in all, she loved her!" Amelia smiled "Didn't she Grandma?"
"She did" Clarisse nodded while looking up at them.
"That's great, more meetings in the future then?" Olivia asked.
"Maybe, we shall see." Clarisse smiled as Charlotte came in.
"Your home?" Charlotte smiled.
"Indeed we are." Clarisse smiled.
"Sorry, it's just we wasn't expecting you home till later, that's all." Charlotte smiled "Glad to have you home, all of you." she smiled.
"Thank you!" Amelia smiled "Well I am going to go up and get some rest, it's been a long week." she smiled "See you later." she said heading out the office.
"I thought you didn't have any work to do today?" Joseph asked while standing next to her desk.
"I don't, I'm just checking my post." she smiled up at him "And that's it." she grinned as he lent over, kissing her softly as Charlotte and Olivia looked at each other.
"Surely," Olivia smirked at them "You've had enough of that this last week?" she asked as Charlotte chuckled "No?" She exclaimed as they carried on kissing "Eeww grossing me out now dudes!" she exclaimed as Clarisse started laughing.
"You were right?" Joseph laughed while standing up and turned to look at them "She has picked up Sasha's lingo." he and Clarisse laughed as Olivia walked out the office.
"Told you she would." Clarisse laughed as she sat going through her post.
"Right, I am gonna go up and get changed." Joseph smiled heading towards the door "See you in a bit." he grinned and headed out into the hall.
A few minutes later, Sasha appeared.
"May I come in?" she asked while looking over.
"Of course darling." Clarisse smiled as she walked in "What's wrong?" she asked.
"I just..." she looked at Charlotte then back at Clarisse "May I please talk with you?"
"Of course you can," Clarisse looked at Charlotte "Can you give us a few minutes please?"
"Of course" Charlotte nodded and left.
"What may I do for you?" Clarisse asked while taking her glasses off.
"Well, I have a couple house appointments today and wondered if you would come with me, you know to help me pick the right house?" Sasha asked as Clarisse looked at her in surprise.
"I thought you were going back home?" she whispered then realized what she said "Which of course doesn't mean I want to get rid of you, I just thought?"
"I know, it's alright." She sighed sitting down "The truth is Aunt Clari," she started with another sigh "Mom and I aren't exactly talking."
"Oh," Clarisse whispered "What happened?" she asked while sitting back in her chair.
"We got into a big fight just before we flew here," she said looking up at her "She didn't want us to come to the Wedding." she whispered.
"What? Why?" Clarisse exclaimed.
"I don't know?" she shrugged "Jason has gone back home, but I said I don't want to go back and want to move back here, so today I am looking at some places." she sighed again "Will you help me?" she asked.
"Of course, I will have Joseph come also as he knows more about buying things than me, if that's alright?" she asked.
"Sure." Sasha nodded and stood up "Thank you Aunt Clari." she whispered and hugged her.
"Don't worry darling." Clarisse said rubbing her back and watched her stand up straight.
"Well they ain't till this afternoon so you can relax a bit first." Sasha smiled "See you in a bit?" she asked walking over to the door and looked back to see Clarisse nodding her way.
Sasha headed up to her room while Clarisse stayed in her office a little while longer then headed upstairs, to find Joseph sleeping on the bed. She smiled and slowly walked over, climbing on the bed beside him as he stirred.
"Hey!" he smiled as she snuggled back into him, putting his arm around her waist and kissed the back of her shoulder "What's wrong?" he whispered while closing his eyes.
"Sasha." she said turning her head a little as he moved his other arm under it "She wants to buy a place here as she's not talking to her Mom."
"Oh!" he whispered while slowly opening his eyes.
"She didn't want the kids to come to our Wedding," she sighed "But Sasha doesn't know why."
"Well you and her Mom haven't really got on this last year, have you?" Joseph whispered while moving closer to her "Maybe it's because of that?"
"Maybe." Clarisse nodded and closed her eyes "I hope you didn't mind but I said we would go and look at the places with her this afternoon?" she asked.
"Of course not." he whispered and buried his face in her hair.
A few moments later the bedroom phone started ringing, Joseph turned onto his back and grabbed it as Clarisse stayed how she was.
"Hmmm Yes?" he answered feeling sleepy.
"I'm sorry Joseph, but is Clarisse there?" Charlotte asked.
"Yes she is, but she's trying to get some rest, what's wrong?" he answered while turning his head to look at Clarisse as she turned onto her back and looked at him.
"It's just, um..." Charlotte started "She has a visitor."
"Who?" he asked.
"Harriet!" Charlotte whispered.
"Ahh, Ok Charlotte I will tell her." he put the phone down and looked at Clarisse, who was now on her side, facing him.
"Who is downstairs?" she asked watching him.
"Harriet." he whispered.
"Oh!" she rolled back onto her back "Why do I get a feeling I'm in for a shock?" she asked turning her head and looked at Joseph.
"Want me to come down with you?" he asked moving closer, extending his arm around her stomach.
"No" she shook her head "I best go alone." she whispered putting her hand on his arm as she moved closer and kissed him a couple times.
"I am here if you need me?" he whispered while watching her climb of the bed.
"I know, thank you." she smiled at him "You get your rest, you need it after all." she smirked as she headed towards the door.
"And what about you?" he exclaimed while sitting up.
"I will be fine!" she nodded and headed out the room.
She headed down to see Harriet, trying to find out what went on but failed. Not long after Sasha came down to find her Mom stood in the hall, where they started having a shouting match at each other. A few seconds later the guards and Olivia appeared.
"Why don't you just go back home and get out of my life!" Sasha shouted at Harriet.
"Come on Sash." Clarisse exclaimed while standing next to her then looked at Harriet "I think you need to go? Don't you?"
"I'm not going until I have had a talk with Sasha?" she asked looking back at her.
"Never!" Sasha exclaimed "So you might as well just go!" she stormed into Clarisse's office.
"Harriet, please leave?" Clarisse said stepping closer to Harriet who walked out, Clarisse shut the front door then headed over to her office "Harriet?" she whispered shutting the door as she burst into tears "Oh darling?" Clarisse whispered while walking over and hugged her "It's ok, she's gone now." she whispered while rubbing her back
Clarisse stayed with her in her office for a while then everyone had lunch, afterwards Joseph and Clarisse took Sasha house shopping meeting the realtor at each house. Only they still hadn't found a good house by the last viewing, as they stood listening to what the house includes, Clarisse didn't take her eyes from Sasha.
"Um... Can you give us a few minute's to look around?" Clarisse asked.
"Of course." the lady nodded and walked out.
"Do you like this one?" Clarisse asked as Joseph headed of to check the other rooms.
"No!" Sasha shook her head and looked back at Clarisse "I'm sorry."
"It's fine, don't worry darling." Clarisse half smiled while rubbing her arm.
"But it's only the first day after all." Sasha shrugged.
"You know that you are welcome to stay at the Palace for as long as you want to right?" Clarisse asked "Or even in the guest house if you want a bit more privacy?"
"I know." Sasha nodded while stepping closer putting her arms around her waist "Thank you." she said looking around while leaving her arm around Clarisse's waist "It means a lot, but I can't stay with you forever, it's not fair."
"You're family, you can stay however long you need to darling." Clarisse smiled as Joseph came back "Can't she Joe?"
"What?" he asked.
"Sasha can stay with us for however long she needs to?" she asked looking over at him.
"Of course." Joseph nodded at them.
"Aww thanks, but I need to stand on my own two feet at some point." she smiled as she walked over to the window.
"Well," Clarisse started as Joseph stood beside her and took her hand "The offer is always there darling." she smiled over at her.
"Thank you." Sasha turned smiling at them "Let's go, as I really hate this house!"
"Ok darling." Clarisse smiled as they headed towards the door.
After arriving home, Joseph left Clarisse and Sasha to talk in the living room. When Clarisse started to feel unwell and sat fanning herself with a magazine.
"You've gone really pale Aunt Clari." Sasha worried.
"Yeah I don't feel that great," she moved to the edge of the seat "I think I need to go be sick" she whispered while standing up and started walking towards the door, grabbing hold of the back of the chair as she started losing her balance.
"Wait, Aunt Clari." Sasha exclaimed rushing over to her "Let me get Uncle Joe?"
"No, I need to get to the loo." She whispered "Don't tell Joseph, yet?"
"Ok." Sasha said worried while she helped her to the toilet then left her to go in while standing back and folded her arms, when suddenly she heard a thud "Aunt Clari?" she said standing next to the door "Answer me?" she said pressing her ear against the door "Aunt Clarisse?"
"Wait your turn." Joseph laughed as he came down the stairs seeing her with her ear pressed up against the door "Whose in there?"
"Aunt Clari" she answered and tried the handle, starting to panic "She wasn't well, I heard a thud and she's locked the door." she panicked turning to Joseph as he rushed over.
"Why didn't you come get me?" he asked trying the door.
"It just happened just now, she was talking in the living room and she suddenly felt poorly, I helped her to the toilet as she needed to be sick, but she locked the door and while I was waiting I heard a thud."
"What's going on?" Pierre asked as he appeared with Charlotte.
"Charlotte, call the Doctor for Clarisse please?" he said looking towards them then back at the door as Charlotte rushed off.
Seconds later Joseph had managed to get the door open, and rushed over to Clarisse laying on the floor. He scooped her up in his arms as Sasha stood with her hands up on her face and watched him rush through to her office, laying her down on the couch.
"Get me the smelling salts?" he snapped as Pierre rushed in and started looking for them.
"Where are they?" he asked as Sasha started helping him.
"She normally keeps them on the top shelf" Joseph exclaimed.
"They ain't there." Pierre exclaimed and started looking somewhere else, finding them seconds later and rushed over to them "Here they are." he handed them to Joseph as Charlotte rushed in.
"He's on his way." She exclaimed as they stood watching Joe trying to wake Clarisse.
"Thank you Charlotte." He answered as Clarisse opened her eyes and looked at Joseph then the others standing at the back of the couch "That's better." he whispered "You scared me then Clarisse."
"I'm sorry" Clarisse whispered.
When the Doctor arrived, they got her upstairs where he checked her over and took some blood to test later when he got back to his office. After he left Joseph laid on the bed with her as she sighed.
"I hate having to stay in bed." she sighed resting her arm down across the bed.
"Rubbish, that's not what you told me when we was on honeymoon." He smirked as she laughed.
"In that case I do love staying in bed, just not at the moment" she said looking back at him.
"I know." he smirked "Made you laugh though, which I always love to hear from you." he said taking her hand and kissed her fingers.
A few moments later, James appeared at the door.
"Hey you." Clarisse smiled as he ran over and climbed on the bed giving her a hug.
"Daddy said you wasn't feeling well?" he asked.
"He's right, but right now it doesn't matter." she smiled giving him another hug as Lilly came running in "Hey miss Lilly." she beamed as she climbed on the bed and moved up, sitting between Clarisse and Joseph.
"Grammy?" Lilly asked as Clarisse put her arm around her shoulders.
"Yes darling?" Clarisse asked while looking down at her.
"Are you going to have a baby?" she asked while looking up at her as Clarisse chuckled.
"No darling, why would you ask that?" She smiled down at her.
"I had a dream that you had a baby." Lilly shrugged while looking back up at her.
"Well darling, I am past having a baby now, I am just suffering from exhaustion." Clarisse nodded.
"What's that?" James asked while snuggling up to her other side.
"It's when someone gets really tired, where they over do it." she said looking at him.
"Are you going to be ok?" he asked
"I am going to be just fine." she smiled at him and kissed his forehead.
"She just needs to rest, that's all James." Pierre smirked from the door "Sorry Mom."
"It's alright, I don't mind." she watched as James climbed of the bed.
"As long as that's all it is?" he smiled
"Of course." Clarisse nodded
"Come on you." Pierre said patting James head then picked Lilly up "Say goodnight to Grandma?" he asked looking at them.
"Are you sure your not having a baby?" Lilly whispered as Clarisse sat up and laughed "It would be awesome if you was." she smiled
"I am sure" she took Lilly's hands and kissed her "Goodnight darling." she waved as Pierre walked out with her "Kids say the funniest things." she smiled sitting back and looked at Joseph as he sat smiling at her "What?"
"Are you?" he laughed moving closer as she gasped "I know, I'm just messing with you." he smiled putting his arm around her shoulders and kissed her.
"I was going to say, you can't be serious?" she smiled and snuggled into him putting her arm around his waist while resting her head on his chest "Hope it's nothing serious though."
"I'm sure we will find out soon." he said rubbing her arm "You probably just over did it and need lots and lots of rest."
"Which I would of had, if you hadn't of come to London after me?" she smirked up at him "So really it's all your fault?" she teased.
"I couldn't help myself." he chuckled and held her close "I'm sorry." he whispered
"It's Ok, I forgive you." she chuckled and kissed him.
Joseph left her to get some rest after that, watching a bit of sport in the suite and ended up falling to sleep on the couch as Clarisse slept in the bedroom.