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"Charlotte find Joseph for me please?" Clarisse exclaimed and headed down the stairs and over to Jason and Olivia as she got out the car "What happened?" she said noticing Olivia's head was bleeding.
Jason started "I was teaching her some basics of the car, and..." he stopped as Clarisse glared at him.
"WHAT?" She exclaimed "You let her behind the wheel when you know she can't even drive?" she exclaimed.
"Mom it's not his fault, I asked him too." Olivia cried and felt Clarisse's hands cupping her face "Please don't be mad at him, it's my fault."
"No it's not." Clarisse said shaking her head as Joseph ran over, stopping just before running into them.
"What happened?" He exclaimed and looked at Clarisse.
"How could you be so stupid Jason?" Clarisse snapped and looked at Joseph "We need to get her to the hospital."
"Mom I'm fine." Olivia said trying to pull free from her grasp.
"I don't care you may feel fine but you may not be fine, we are going young lady!" Clarisse exclaimed and looked at Jason as Joseph helped Olivia over to his car "You to Mr!" she snapped pointing to the car as he shook his head "Get in that car Now!" she snapped and watched him move getting in the car.
After spending the next few hours at the hospital and after being given the all clear they headed home, in silence.
Looking out the window Olivia noticed they were back on the Palace grounds "Does this mean I can't have my driving lessons now?" She whispered while looking at Clarisse sitting in the front.
"Yes!" Clarisse answered while looking out her door window.
"That's not fair." Olivia exclaimed "It was my first time behind the wheel."
"I don't care, nothing is ever fair Olivia." Clarisse said looking back at her then at the Palace as they parked.
Joseph turned in his seat "Why don't you two go on inside, I want to talk to your Mom." Joseph said looking back at Olivia and Jason, they both nodded and got out "Clarisse?" Joseph said looking at her as she shook her head.
"I'm not giving in," she looked at him "She could of killed herself." she exclaimed.
"Yes you are right it could of been a lot worse than what it was, but as she said it was her first time behind the wheel." he reached over taking her hand "She's learned her lesson, and people say they learn from their mistakes." he added as she looked at him.
She looked down with a sigh "I can't help it, it scared me Joseph." she said looking up at him with sadness in her eyes "I keep thinking of Philippe." she said looking back down.
"Ahh I see." he whispered and lent closer "It won't happen again Clarisse."
"You don't know that." she whispered while closing her eyes.
"You're right I don't, but lets give her a chance Clari, she want's her independence." he said as she looked up at him "You remember how excited she was when we said she could take lessons." he watched as she nodded.
"I do." she whispered while looking at the Palace.
"Don't take that away from her." Joseph whispered while giving her hand a little squeeze "There's something else, isn't there?" he asked as she looked at him.
"She's going to be 18 next month, she's our baby and she's all grown up." she whispered "It only feels like yesterday that we gave her life and here she is wanting to drive and become a young lady." she sighed while blinking a couple tears away "She's grown up so fast." she looked at him.
"Please don't cry." he said putting his hand up and cupped her cheek, wiping away her tears with his thumb "She may be grown up but she will always be our baby, Clari." he offered a small smile "Both her and Fia will always be our babies." he nodded "And Philippe and Pierre of course." he watched as she nodded again "And don't be to hard on Jason, he was only trying to teach her the basics."
"I know, I know I snapped when I shouldn't off, but seeing her there with her head bleeding and crying I just couldn't help it." she said looking at him.
"I know that and he knows that too." he said watching her wipe her tears away "Come here." he said putting his arms up, giving her a hug as she lent into him "It will be ok Clari, I promise." he kissed her cheek while rubbing her back.
After a few minutes they got out the car and Joseph walked around to her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders as she rested her head on his chest.
"This hug is much better, don't you think?" he asked as she nodded while wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Thank you." she whispered as he rubbed her back again.
"It's alright." he kissed the side of her head "Look at it this way," he started as she lifted her head and looked at him "She had a guardian angel just like I did and I believe he will always be there for her." he nodded as she gave a small smile "For all of us." he added.
"You're right." she nodded as they pulled apart "Thank you." she whispered while leaning back against his car and looked at her car.
"She did a good job destroying your car didn't she?" he asked while looking at the car then at Clarisse as she laughed "All I can say is good job you decided to wait on getting the new car." he smirked at her.
"I know." she nodded "Think it's a good enough reason to get a new one now." she said walking over to her car, lent over a little and ran her hand down the side of it "Many memories are coming back now." she smiled standing up straight while folding her arms and turned to Joseph.
"Ahh yes, but," he smiled while standing close to her "We can make new memories now." he smirked as she put her hand up, cupping his cheek "Wouldn't you agree?" he asked.
She nodded with a smile "I do agree." she lent closer and kissed him then looked back at her car for a second before walking forward "I'm going to go and talk with Jason."
"Ok." he stood and watched her walk off with her arms folded, shook his head a little then checked the rest of her car out.
After he was done he checked Jason's car, then headed inside. After Clarisse had a talk with Jason she headed to Olivia's suite, finding her sat talking with Pierre, when they realized she was there, Olivia ran over and gave her a hug.
"I'm sorry Mom." Olivia exclaimed while wrapping her arms around her "I didn't mean to do it." she whispered as Clarisse wrapped her arms around her shoulders.
"I know you didn't darling." Clarisse said looking at Pierre as he nodded while standing up.
"Pierre told me about Philippe." Olivia whispered while lifting her head and looked at her "I'm so sorry I scared you." she started crying.
"Don't be, it's ok." Clarisse pulled her into a hug as she started crying too.
Pierre watched them a second then left them to talk and headed downstairs and into the kitchen to get some coffee, after a while Joseph came in.
"Hey Pierre." Joseph said while looking at him as he slowly looked up.
"Hey, Dad." he answered and sipped his coffee, slowly putting it back down.
"Have you seen your Mom?" Joseph asked.
"Yeah, she's up talking to Olivia." Pierre said looking at him.
"Ahh ok, I will leave them to it then." Joseph said getting some coffee.
"So is Olivia still allowed to have her lessons?" Pierre asked while watching Joe sit down next to him.
"I don't know, it's up to your Mom." Joseph said looking at him "I think she should, but then if your Mom says no, I guess she won't be able to."
"Yeah." Pierre nodded in agreement "You know she didn't want Philippe and I to learn to drive all those years ago, didn't you?" Pierre asked looking at him.
"I know, yeah." Joseph nodded "She hated the idea of Sofia learning to drive, but with Olivia I think she's finding it a bit hard, with her being the youngest and all." he said looking at him.
"I can understand that." Pierre said and sipped some more of his coffee.
After a while Clarisse came in, seeing Pierre and Joseph at the table she walked straight over to Pierre and cupped his face with both her hands and kissed his forehead as Joseph watched.
"Thank you so much." Clarisse whispered and hugged him.
"No problem Mom." Pierre said putting one arm around her, placing his hand on her side.
"What's going on?" Joseph asked as Clarisse turned a little, leaving one arm around his shoulders.
"I have an amazing Son, that's what's going on." she smiled putting her hand on Pierre's on her side and rested her head on his.
"I knew that already." Joseph smirked as Pierre chuckled and Clarisse stood up straight "Wait, have you changed again?" he asked looking at her.
"Yes, because the other outfit smelt of hospitals and I hate that smell." she said standing behind Joseph and put her arms around his shoulders.
"I think I'm gonna go and see if Charlotte want's any help." Pierre said standing up and left them to it.
Watching him leave, Joseph turned to Clarisse as she moved and sat beside him "What was that about?" Joseph asked.
"He talked to Olivia about what happened with Philippe and we had a little heart to heart upstairs." she said taking his coffee and took a sip "I also told her," she started while putting the cup down and looked at him "That she could still learn to drive, as much as it pains me you were right, she needs her independence."
He smiled "What did she say?" he asked.
"She was over the moon, of course." She smiled at him as he reached over, giving her thigh a little squeeze.
"She reminds me of you in so many ways." Joe smiled at her as she put her hand on his back.
"I really can't believe she's going to be 18 next month." she said going into a dream world.
"I know." Joseph nodded "She's so grown up."
"Indeed she is." Clarisse nodded and looked at him.
"Oh by the way, Shades is sorting out the cars." Joseph said looking at her "So you need to let him know what you want to do with yours."
"Ok, I will let him know in a bit." Clarisse nodded and turned in her seat properly.
After a few seconds Joseph smirked "How about," Joseph started while taking hold of Clarisse's hand as she looked at him "I cook us a lovely dinner tonight?" he smirked at her.
"Oh that sounds lovely, I would like that." she smiled.
"Good." he lent closer and kissed her shoulder as she giggled.
As Joseph went off to sort a couple things out Clarisse headed to Shades office to talk to him about the cars, however when she arrived he wasn't there so she sat and waited for him when something caught her eye she stood up and studied the monitors in front of her, leaning over to get a better look when Shades came in.
Seeing someone bent over in his office, he cleared his throat, mistaking her for someone else.
"Ahh Shades." Clarisse started while looking at the screen suddenly feeling a pair of hands grip her hips and pressed his groin against her ass.
"Hey hot stuff." Shades smirked and watched as Clarisse slowly stood up straight, he jumped back as she turned and looked at him "Oh my god, Clari... Your Majesty!" he exclaimed while putting his arms up "I am so sorry, I thought you were someone else."
Clarisse smirked at his reaction "Shades I'm not holding a gun to you, you know?" she laughed as he looked at his hands either side of his head and lowered them.
"I'm so sorry." he said again "I honestly..." he stopped as she put her hand up.
"No need to be sorry," she smirked "Though now I have completely forgotten what I came here for" she said turning a little and looked at the monitors "Something else caught my eye," she pointed to the screens as she looked back at Shades "Is that..." she stopped as he started smirking at her.
"Uh huh!" he smirked as she looked back at the screen.
"Oh dear." She whispered feeling a blush wash over her, feeling embarrassed herself now "I have to go." she said rushing over to the door and opened it.
"Um... Your Majesty." he started while moving to his desk as she stopped and looked over at him "Aren't you forgetting something?" he said holding up a tape.
Her eyes grew wide and rushed over grabbing it from him "What did you see?" she snapped.
"Now come on, that's not fair." suddenly he found himself being pushed back with an angry Clarisse pinning him to the wall.
"I won't say anything about what you just did, if you tell me what you saw?" she said looking at him.
"I didn't see anything, I came in and saw you pulling your top down and stood in front of Joseph..." he said starting to feel a little scared.
"Are you sure?" she questioned him while raising her eyebrow.
"I am sure." he nodded "I realized something naughty must of happened so I took the tape out and locked it in my desk, I swear that's all I and I haven't told anyone else." he exclaimed as she stepped back "I'm not that stupid you know?"
"I know, I'm sorry." she said looking at the tape then looked at him "Our secret, ok?"
"Of course." he nodded and watched her rush from the room, with a sigh he sat down.
With a sigh she lent back against the door, holding the tape to her stomach. Seconds later she was rushing down the hall towards the stairs, when Sasha appeared.
"Aunt Clari?" she smiled as Clarisse carried on "Hello?" she said watching her stop and turn around.
"Sorry Sash, can't stop." she said starting to rush up the stairs and stopped looking at her.
"What?" Sasha asked while looking behind her then back at Clarisse "Is something wrong?"
Clarisse shook her head "No, nothing's wrong." she said and carried on up the stairs.
Seconds later she was rushing into her suite and locked the door as Joseph looked up from the paper.
"What's wrong?" he asked while watching her rush over to the tv and started messing around with it "Clari?"
"Hold on." she exclaimed and stood back pressing play.
Looking at her then at the tv he gasped, jumping up and rushed over "What the hell?"
"Oh dear god!" she said putting her hands up on her face while turning to Joseph.
"Where did you get this from?" he asked looking at her then back at the tv "Wait, that was a stupid question." he shook his head as she looked at him.
"When we had that trouble before, remember they put new cameras in my office?" she exclaimed and turned looking back at the tv "In MY office!" she exclaimed in horror.
"Oh yeah I remember now." Joseph chuckled while putting his hands in his pockets.
"This isn't funny!" she gasped turning around and looked at him.
"Is he keeping quiet?" he asked.
"Yes." she said looking at him "How can you be so calm?"
"Because there is nothing to worry about, if Shades says he is keeping it quiet then he will keep it quiet, Clari please don't worry, honestly." Joseph smirked and watched her spin back around and look at the tv "Our own sex tape, how funny." he laughed as Clarisse gasped.
"This isn't funny!" she said folding her arms.
"Oh." he laughed "There we go, falling of the couch." he smirked standing behind her and put his hands on her hips "I know your not worried, because if you were you would of turned it off by now?" he chuckled as she unfolded her arms and went to move forward to turn it off "Leave it." he whispered and kissed her shoulder.
"Joseph." she exclaimed while turning her head sideways.
"Relax." he whispered "No one will know about it Clarisse." he watched as she looked back at the tv and started to relax in his grasp "That's better." he smirked against her neck.
"Oh my." she whispered.
"What?" Joseph asked while looking at her.
"Look at your ass go." she smirked turning in his grasp and smiled at him.
"You like that huh?" he laughed as she put her arms around his waist and kissed his jaw.
"I may have." she smirked up at him feeling his arousal "So did someone else by the feels of it." she giggled as he grabbed her hand, stepped forward and turned the tv off "Again?" she asked as he pulled her towards the bedroom.
He just looked back with a smile and shut the door behind them.
"I am not putting on another outfit." Clarisse smirked while snuggling up to Joseph.
"Oh your gonna stay naked? I like it." he laughed as she playfully slapped his arm.
"No, I am not." she said lifting her head "I will just put on my pajamas instead." she smiled and kissed his chest.
"Well I am going to get dressed and go and make a start on dinner." he smirked as she rested her head back down on his chest.
"Ok." she smiled and moved, laying back "I best let you go or we will starve."
"Mm thank you, my love." he sat up and lent over kissing her "I would rather have you for dinner though." he whispered between kisses as she laughed.
"Maybe desert." she smiled at him.
"I like that better." he smiled and climbed off the bed and started getting ready.
She bit her bottom lip watching him get dressed "Will I have time to have a bath?" she asked while sitting up.
"Of course." he smirked at her while pulling his pants up and walked over while doing the zip up and stood next to the bed while sorting out his belt "And I don't want you coming down to check on me either, I want it to be a surprise so you are banned from the kitchen this evening."
"Oh what?" she gasped while looking up at him "That's not fair." she exclaimed.
"Sorry." he whispered with a smile, putting his head on the back of her head and bent over giving her a kiss "See you in a bit?"
"Of course." she smiled watching him walk out the bedroom.
He headed downstairs to make a start on dinner while Clarisse had a soak in the bath.
After dinner Joseph returned to the suite with dinner, afterwards he couldn't help but smile at Clarisse.
"What?" she smiled after sipping her wine and put her glass back down.
"I feel slightly over dressed with you sat there in your dressing gown and me proper dressed." he smirked taking her hand "By the way did I tell you that we are child free tonight?" he smirked and kissed her fingers.
"No you didn't, where's Olivia gone?" she asked "Oh wait, let me guess? Marla's?" She laughed as he nodded "Ok, and your not over dressed at all." she smiled cupping his cheek.
"I feel it though." he said looking down then back at her "Would you like more wine?" he smirked while picking up the bottle.
"No, not for me." she smiled covering her glass with her hand and watched him put the bottle back down "Thank you for dinner though, it was lovely." she smiled.
"You're welcome." he lent closer and kissed her a couple times.
"I have a surprise for you, close your eyes for me?" she smiled at him and was surprised he did that first time, she quickly stood up removed her dressing gown putting it over the back of the chair and smoothed the skirt of her dress down with her hands and turned sitting on his lap with a smile "Ok, you may open them now."
He slowly opened them to see her wearing the dress "Thee dress?" he asked as he ran his eyes down her body then back up at her as she nodded while biting her bottom lip "Mmm mmm mmm." he moaned wrapping his arms around her and kissed her neck making her laugh.
"Still fits after all this time, and seeing though its Valentines day today I thought I would wear it for you." she smirked.
"Oh baby." he exclaimed and kissed her "Thank you so much." he smiled "I can't believe you still have it though, after what happened?" he said taking her hand, locking his fingers with hers.
"I kept it, as a keep sake sort of thing." she said looking at him "How could I throw it away?" she whispered while he looked up at her "It holds to many memories to throw away."
"Indeed it does." he nodded and kissed her again.
After a few minutes she rested her forehead against his "Come on." she stood up still holding onto his hand, and led him over to their bedroom.
"It makes a change, it's normally me doing this." he laughed as she looked back at him.
"I know." she smiled walking backwards while slowly hitching up the skirt of her dress, teasing him.
"Damn you woman." he exclaimed and crouched down, putting her over his shoulder as she screamed out then laughed as he rushed into the bedroom, slamming the door behind them.