tengland2, I didn't include a part earlier where they fell out, I don't think. I can't remember really haha I think though I mentioned something about it in the part after their Mother had died, not totally sure though. Thanks for reading and commenting ;)
Honkytonangel, I'm sorry this isn't a continue to the last part. I had already had this update wrote out, as I have the next few actually. But you are right it would be cute to see Joe playing doctor for a bit ha ha so maybe I can work on that in another update sometime in the future. Thanks for reading and commenting also.
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A couple months later, everyone's in San Francisco for Clarisse's Birthday week, and to see Amelia.
Her birthday was yesterday and Joseph whisked her of to Las Vegas for the night, coming back to the hotel today, where they will have a family meal tonight. After arriving back in San Francisco they went to lunch meeting up with some of the family.
"Hey Mom." Sofia smiled standing up as Clarisse headed over to the table "Where's Daddy?" she asked giving her a hug.
"He's just coming," she stood back "He's talking to Shades about something." she smiled slipping her jacket off and put it over the back of the chair.
"Did you have a great time in Vegas?" Olivia asked as Clarisse and Sofia sat down at the table.
"We did, thank you." Clarisse smiled and sipped some of Sofia's water.
"Good!" Sofia smiled
"Where are Pierre and Greg?" Clarisse asked while looking around the table.
"Well, they both got a bit drunk last night so they both have hangovers today." Charlotte giggled.
"Yes!" Sofia laughed "The men can't take the drink like us women can!" she smirked.
"Indeed!" Charlotte smiled.
"Oh I don't know I think your Father does quiet well!" Clarisse smiled as Joseph came over.
"I do well at what?" he asked sitting down next to Clarisse.
"We were talking about you, not to you!" Clarisse teased smiling back at him while leaning forward, resting her arms on the table in front of her.
"Ok then!" he smirked at her as she looked back at Charlotte.
"We was talking yesterday, and we can't believe you've been married for 3 months now?" Charlotte smiled.
"I know, it's gone so fast." Clarisse nodded as Joseph put his hand on her back, gently rubbing it "There's someone else missing?" Clarisse said looking around.
"Yeah where's Greg and Pierre?" Joseph asked looking around.
"They have hangovers." Sofia laughed.
"Ahh" Joseph nodded.
"And it's Sasha missing, Mom?" Sofia said picking up her glass.
"Where is she? Does she have a hangover too?" Clarisse asked as Sofia took a sip of her water.
"No, she didn't fancy lunch." Sofia answered "I think her Mom's been calling her again."
"Oh, again?" Clarisse sighed as Sofia nodded.
After a little while they all ordered lunch, then sat chatting and catching up with things while eating. Afterwards Clarisse lent to the side, putting her arm around Lilly as she played with her phone.
"What are you doing Lilly?" Clarisse asked lowering her head to see what she was doing.
"She has a thing for phones lately, I blame her Grandma." Charlotte smirked as Clarisse looked up "She is always on the phone in her office after all." she smiled as the girls laughed.
"Well I never!" Clarisse gasped as Joseph laughed "This coming from someone who is also on the phone a lot" Clarisse smirked as Charlotte nodded.
"True!" Charlotte smiled "It's both our faults then." Charlotte laughed.
"Yes, I will agree to that!" Clarisse smiled while picking up her water and took a couple sips then checked the time "We best get going." she smiled putting her glass down "I need to rest before dinner later." she said grabbing her handbag resting it on her lap as she started searching for her purse, pulling it out seconds later "Here Joe!" she said handing him her card "Go and pay for the lunch so we can go back to the hotel." she smiled handing her card to him.
"I will pay!" He exclaimed pushing her hand away while putting his card in his shirt pocket.
"No, I am paying." Clarisse said grabbing his hand and pushed the card in his grasp as he started laughing.
"Nope" he said shaking his head while grabbing her hands, pushing them back as she started laughing too.
She managed to pull her hand free and grab hold of Joseph's card, turning her back to him as she laughed he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, trying to grab the card as the whole family watched in amazement.
"Ah No!" Clarisse laughed as he tickled her "Noo!" she exclaimed as Joseph managed to get his card and sat back "That's not fair, I wanted to pay for lunch!" she said sitting up trying to catch her breath.
"You can pay for the dinner later!" he smirked while leaning closer and kissed her.
"Don't they remind you of a pair of teenagers?" Sofia laughed as they both looked at her.
"Yes they do!" Charlotte laughed as Joseph stood up and went to pay and Clarisse finished of her water "You have to admit though it's cute?" Charlotte asked while looking at Sofia.
"Indeed" She nodded with a smile as Clarisse sat smiling while putting her jacket on.
"Right, that's done." Joseph said standing behind Clarisse "Lets go!" he said putting his hand on Clarisse's back as she stood up and put her bag strap over her shoulder.
Clarisse stood close to Joseph while taking his hands "Fancy walking back to the hotel?" she asked as she stepped really close and looked up at him.
"Sure!" he nodded and looked down at her as she smiled "You are just to cute when you wear flats." he giggled and kissed her a couple times.
"Right, come on you love birds!" Sofia laughed as she walked past them.
"You go ahead, me and your Mom are going to walk back to the hotel." Joseph smiled putting his arm around Clarisse's shoulders.
"Take my bag with you though." Clarisse asked while passing it to Sofia.
"Ok, see you back there in a while then?" She asked looking back at them as they headed out the door.
"Sure." Clarisse nodded walking out first, followed by Joseph.
They started walking off once outside, as everyone else left in the waiting cars. After an hour they arrived back at the hotel, Clarisse got her bag from Sofia then headed up to the suite, got changed then went to talk with Sasha. Returning a couple hours later.
"How is she?" Joe asked while looking up from the paper.
"She's alright, just a bit annoyed with her Mom!" Clarisse said slipping of her shoes and sat on the couch next to him.
"Is she joining us later?" Joseph asked while looking back at her.
"She said she is, so I hope so." Clarisse nodded while resting her arm on the back of the couch and tucked her legs up under her.
"I know your worried?" Joseph asked while putting his arm over her legs, gently rubbing her knee with his hand "But she will be fine soon, you'll see." he nodded.
"I hope so, it's been going on a while now." Clarisse said looking at him "And I know Harriet hates me because we are close and right now Sash doesn't want anything to do with her." she sighed "I feel trapped in the middle and I don't even know why!"
"I'm sure it will all blow over soon!" he said patting her thigh as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Yea, let's hope so!" she whispered as he moved his arm up, putting it around her shoulders "Hey!" she smiled tipping her head back "Fancy taking a bath?" she smiled as he slowly looked at her "With me?" she grinned.
"Oh yes I do!" he kissed her and sat up folding the paper.
"Great" she chuckled.
A couple hours later, once ready they headed downstairs to the hotel restaurant where they were having the family dinner, some were already downstairs waiting. And as Clarisse stood with her hands on the back of one of the chairs, while leaning on it talking to Charlotte and Amelia the rest arrived.
"Ok," Clarisse smiled "Sit wherever you like." she smiled again and sat down at the table, turning to the side a little as Pierre lent over and whispered something in her ear, then sat back nodding "Ok, yeah." She smiled picking up her glass of water and noticed Joseph sat beside her "Hey." she smiled while turning to him.
"What did Pierre want?" he asked while picking up his drink and took a sip.
"Oh he just wanted to let me know Sofia will be down in a few minutes." she smiled putting her glass down "What am I doing?" she said picking it up again "I wanted a drink and I put it down before I even had one." she took a couple sips as Joseph laughed.
"Ok I'm here." Sofia smiled sitting next to Clarisse.
"Alright darling, is everything alright?" Clarisse asked putting her glass back down and looked at her.
Sofia nodded "Yea I just had to get Ella settled." she smiled back at her.
"Whose looking after her?" Clarisse asked as Joe put his arm along the back of the chair.
"Helen." Sofia smiled.
"Ahh yeah I remember now." Clarisse nodded and looked back at Joseph as everyone else settled down at the table "What's the matter?" she whispered to Joe.
"Nothing." he shook his head and lent closer, giving her a kiss and sat back with a smile.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
He looked back at her with a nod "Yep, I am sure." he grinned.
"Ok then." she smiled at him for a second then looked at Pierre sitting opposite her.
"Where's Sasha?" Sofia asked as Clarisse looked around the table "Shall I go and see if she's coming down?" she asked.
"She said she was." Clarisse said looking back at her "Give it a couple more minutes then I will go and see where she is." Clarisse said sipping her water.
After a few minute's Clarisse was just about to go and see where she was when she came in, everyone ordered and sat chatting while waiting for their food. After everyone had eaten and they had removed the plates, they brought out the birthday cake for Clarisse what Joseph managed to arrange without Clarisse finding out about it.
And as everyone sang happy birthday to her she slumped back in her chair, while putting her hands up on her face in surprise.
"I know it's a day late, but Happy Birthday again." Joseph whispered.
"Thank you" she sat up cupping his face as she kissed him then sat back looking at the cake.
"Alright Mommy?" Olivia smiled as she looked up at her "Make a wish?"
"Yea, make a wish." Pierre smiled.
"Alright." Clarisse smiled while closing her eyes, made a wish, opened her eyes and blew out the candles.
"What did you wish for?" Sofia asked as Clarisse looked at her.
"I can't tell you that, or it won't come true." Clarisse giggled with her.
The waiter took the cake, slicing it up and gave everyone a slice. Then Pierre had to sit there and watch Joseph feed Clarisse some, then kiss her afterwards.
"Mmm." She smiled "Questa torta รจ squisita!" she said closing her eyes while putting her hand on her chest.
"What?" Sofia exclaimed as Clarisse laughed.
"She said," Joseph laughed while leaning forward and looked at her "This cake is delicious!"
"Oh!" Sofia exclaimed and smiled "In Italian I take it?" she asked as Joe and Clarisse nodded.
"I like the fact that she's learning more and more Italian." Joseph smiled while watching Clarisse eat some more cake.
"For you yes." Clarisse smiled while turning a little and fed him some "You will love it?" she asked and bit her bottom lip.
"Delizioso!" He grinned at her "Grazie."
"Please stop talking Italian!" Sofia exclaimed and laughed when both Clarisse and Joseph looked at her.
"Scusa" Clarisse smiled "Sorry, I'm sorry." she chuckled
They all finished their cake, then sat talking around the table over drinks, all except for Clarisse and Joseph who was in their own little world.
"Mom?" Sofia exclaimed while patting her arm, making her look at her "We are going for drinks tonight, well us ladies are!" she smirked "No men allowed, do you fancy it?" she asked.
"Of course!" Clarisse smiled while looking at Joseph "You don't mind, do you?" she asked.
"Of course not!" He smiled "Go out and have a great night." he smiled rubbing her back
"Thank you!" she smiled.
"Thanks Daddy!" Sofia exclaimed.
"Not that Mom will need much anyway!" Pierre laughed as they looked at him "She already looks slightly tipsy!" he smirked as Sofia looked at her.
"Oh yeah, she does!" Sofia laughed.
"It's the wine!" Clarisse nodded.
After a little while Joseph went to get Clarisse's bag and jacket, then came back down sitting back beside her, whispering something in her ear and was surprised at her reaction.
"I don't believe you just did that?" exclaimed Pierre as they looked at him, and Clarisse buried her face in the crook of Joseph's neck while putting her hand up onto his neck.
"What did she do?" Sofia asked as Joe put his arm around Clarisse's shoulders.
"She blew in his ear!" Pierre exclaimed while Clarisse lifted her head, looking at Joseph with a smile.
"Seriously you two need to behave!" Sofia laughed nudging her Mom as she sat up "Randy teenager!"
"Well if you feel like one, why not act like one?" She smirked as Sofia gasped.
"I can't believe you just said that!" Sofia exclaimed as Clarisse downed the rest of her drink "I'm not sure we should be taking you out now!"
"Why?" Clarisse asked looking at her.
"Nah I'm kidding, it's funny when you're frisky!" Sofia laughed.
"Are we going or what?" Amelia asked while standing up.
"Yes, we are!" Sofia exclaimed
They all said goodbye to the men then left the hotel, the men finished their drinks and all headed back to their own suites as the night went on.
After going to a couple places, they ended back in the hotel bar having a couple drinks in there before going up to bed. After getting another round of drinks, Clarisse and Sasha brought them back over to the table to a weird conversation.
"What?" Clarisse asked while sitting down "Are you talking about that for?" she exclaimed as Sofia started laughing.
"We thought it was funny Grandma!" Amelia laughed "We've done ours, what's yours?" she smirked at her while picking up her drink.
"Mine is in the portable loo's at a concert!" Sasha said and started laughing with the others.
"Just you now Mom?" Sofia smiled as they watched her pick up her drink "Where would it be I wonder?" she smirked at her as Clarisse shook her head "Oh come on Mom!" She exclaimed "Please tell us?"
"Alright!" Clarisse smiled while thinking about it "I would have to say...The hill over looking Genovia!" she smiled.
"Oh wow that's awesome!" Amelia exclaimed.
"So not on the plane then?" Sofia asked as Clarisse glared at her and started laughing "I will take that as a yes then!" They all sat laughing.
They all sat giggling and chatting for a while, then some of the girls left and headed up to their suites leaving Clarisse and Sasha alone, then after a while they headed up and had a drink in Clarisse's suite while talking.
"You want to know why I'm not talking to my Mother!" Sasha whispered.
"You don't have to do this now, you know?" Clarisse said while looking over at her and moved next to her "We can talk in the morning if you want to, when we are a little more with it and not drunk?" she asked.
"Aunt Clari..." she started as Clarisse looked at her "She told me that the person who I called my Father, Stephen, you remember him?"
"I do of course, he was a nice man!" Clarisse nodded while looking at her.
"Isn't my Father!" Sasha whispered and started crying "Me and Jason don't know who our Father is!" She whispered as she cried.
"Oh darling!" Clarisse whispered moving closer and hugged her and noticed Joseph stood with a confused look on his face, Clarisse waved him off and watched him walk back into the bedroom, shutting the door behind him "When did you find out?" she asked pulling back and looked at her.
"Just before leaving for your Wedding!" Sasha said closing her eyes "For 30 years I thought Stephen was my Father, then to find out he's not?" she asked looking at Clarisse.
"I can understand now why you are the way you are with her, but why couldn't you tell me before?" Clarisse asked rubbing her arm.
"It hurt to much to think about it, let alone talk about it." she cried.
"I can understand that!" Clarisse nodded and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry for dropping this on you now!" Sasha whispered.
"Don't be sorry, I'm glad you finally told me." Clarisse said looking at her
They sat talking for a while then Sasha fell to sleep, Clarisse covered her with a blanket and headed into the bedroom finding Joe sat waiting for her. She told him what she knew while getting ready for bed, and climbed in beside him, falling to sleep not long after. Joseph however was restless and couldn't sleep, worried not only about Clarisse but Sasha too.