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Several weeks later, Today is Clarisse's birthday.
Joseph and Clarisse spent the last few days at their private home, coming home today to see the girls and to go for a family dinner tonight.
After Charlotte got the children ready she headed over to the Palace, walking into the dining room to find Sofia reading the paper.
"You've seen it then?" she asked standing next to her.
Sofia looked up at her "Yes I have," she shook her head while looking down "Mom is going to kill her," she sighed and slumped back in the chair "I don't know what's got into her lately," she said looking at Charlotte as she sat down next to her.
"Neither do we," She said looking at her "Pierre hit the roof when he saw her in the paper this morning," she picked up her tea "I wonder if your Mom and Dad have seen it yet?" she asked then sipped her tea.
"I don't think they have, or they would of phoned by now." Sofia answered while leaning forward and looked at the paper as Olivia came in.
"Here she is now." Charlotte said looking at her as Sofia looked up.
"Yeah, what about it?" Olivia asked and got some breakfast.
"You made it into the paper from last night," Sofia said looking at the paper "As Mom says, a photo is worth a thousand words." she said looking up at her "And you have your tongue pierced too?" she asked as Olivia nodded with a smirk "Glad to see you find this funny, shame you won't when Mom and Dad see this," Sofia exclaimed.
"Who said I find it funny?" Olivia asked while sitting down "I actually find it rather amusing," she smirked "Not my fault the paps were there, I didn't know they were gonna take photos of me did I?" she shrugged.
Sofia looked at her in surprise "You've turned into a right bitch lately,"
"Oh come on Sis, I'm having fun for all 3 of us," Olivia smirked "Mom couldn't have fun when she was my age because she was forced into a marriage, and then there was you," Olivia smirked "Pregnant at 18, so I'm making up for the 3 of us."
"That wasn't nice Olivia," Charlotte exclaimed.
"Oh who cares," she snapped "I'm young and having fun, who cares what people think." She said standing up "Because I don't," she said and walked out.
Sofia looked at Charlotte "Mom's gonna kill her."
"I'd say your Dad would more than your Mom," Charlotte said as they heard Olivia shouting in the hall.
They both stood up, heading to the door and saw Pierre and Olivia shouting at each other.
"Get in there now," Pierre snapped while pointing to the living room.
"No, you can't tell me what to do?" Olivia snapped.
"I said get in there now," Pierre snapped.
"Uh oh," Sofia said looking at Charlotte.
"She's in for it now," Charlotte added while walking back into the dining room.
They sat talking a while when Pierre came in.
"Where's Olivia gone?" Sofia asked as he grabbed some coffee.
"No idea, she stormed out the house with Marla." He said looking at her "What has got into her lately?" he asked.
"We have know idea," Sofia shrugged.
Not long after they moved into the living room to chat some more, however they were surprised when Clarisse came in.
"Mom," Sofia said as Pierre quickly stood up "You're home early?" she asked as Pierre hugged her, giving Sofia chance to fold the paper and hide it.
"We wanted to get home to see everyone," Clarisse said as Pierre pulled back "Are you ok?" she asked.
"Yes, I just wanted to give you a hug." Pierre smiled "Happy Birthday," he smiled and kissed her cheek.
"Yeah, Happy Birthday Mom," Sofia smiled and hugged her followed by Charlotte "Where's Dad?" she asked.
"Oh he's taking the bags back upstairs, so they are out the way." She said watching the ladies sit down followed by Pierre.
"I see," Sofia nodded "Let me go and get your present." she smiled and hurried out the room.
While she was gone Pierre and Charlotte gave her theirs from them and the children, moment's later Sofia came in carrying Ella.
"Ella is my birthday present?" Clarisse chuckled while standing up and took her from Sofia "Not that I mind of course," she smiled and kissed Ella.
"No silly," Sofia giggled as Greg came in with Clarisse's present "Greg has it," She smiled as everyone looked up to see Amelia stood there.
"Happy Birthday Grandma." She smiled walking over and hugged her.
"What are you doing here?" Clarisse exclaimed while looking at her.
"I came for your birthday of course," Amelia smiled "Happy Birthday," she smiled handing her, her present.
After she opened her presents, Clarisse looked around the room.
"What's wrong Mom?" Pierre asked as everyone looked at her.
"Where is Olivia?" she asked as everyone looked at each other.
"We don't know," Pierre shrugged.
"She was here earlier, but she left with Marla." Sofia added.
Clarisse watched as they looked at each other again "Ok, what's going on?" she asked.
"Nothing's going on Mom," Pierre said with a nervous laugh.
"I can see right through you Pierre, so don't lie to me." Clarisse exclaimed "What is going on?" she asked again.
After more looking at each other "Will someone please answer your Mother?" Joseph snapped.
"Ok," Sofia whispered and grabbed the paper passing it to them.
Joseph took it and unfolded it with a gasp followed by Clarisse.
"What the...?" Clarisse exclaimed while looking at the paper.
Joseph read it out, as Clarisse shook her head in shock.
"What has got into her lately?" She asked.
"I don't know, I'm sorry Mom." Sofia whispered.
"Don't be sorry, you haven't done anything." Clarisse said as Joseph got his phone from his pocket "What are you doing?" she asked looking at him.
"I'm calling her to tell her to get home now," he exclaimed and put the phone up to his ear, then held it out in front of him "It's off!" he exclaimed.
"Mom, it's your Birthday ok?" Pierre said "She will be ok, so don't worry about her and enjoy your day."
"Yeah a reaction is what she wants, giving her that would make her worse." Charlotte added.
"That's what you used to say about me, remember?" Sofia added.
"Yeah your right," Clarisse nodded.
"Do you still want to go on the horse ride?" Joseph asked as she looked back at him.
"Of course," Clarisse nodded and stood up.
"Good for you, and if she returns home in the meantime I will lock her in her room." Pierre joked.
"I wouldn't bother," Clarisse shrugged "It isn't worth it," she shrugged again and headed out the room.
After a while she and Joseph headed of on their horses, stopping on top of the hill over looking the village. Joseph climbed off first then helped Clarisse down from her horse.
"Right, they are tied up now." he said walking over to her and got a blanket from his bag and laid it out as Clarisse watched him "Care to sit?" he asked while looking at her.
"Of course," she smiled sitting down as he got a couple glasses out of his bag and two small bottles of champagne "Joseph," She exclaimed as he looked at her while kneeling beside her.
"What?" he smirked "It's your birthday," he said pouring her glass out and handed it to her then done his "It's only right we drink too it." he smiled holding up his glass "Happy Birthday," he smiled clinking glasses with her and took a sip then watched as she did the same.
"Can you imagine getting pulled over for drink driving on a horse?" she asked as he laughed "Can see that now you know." she giggled while sitting back against the tree.
"I can too actually," he smiled while resting his hand on the blanket behind him and watched her and put his glass down.
"You know what we talked about yesterday?" Clarisse asked while crossing her legs in front of her as Joseph nodded "And with what Olivia is being like, do you really think it would be possible?" she asked.
"Well Amelia isn't taking over for at least another year and by that time Olivia may have calmed down by then." Joseph answered while taking her hand, locking his fingers with hers "It would be nice to, but I will totally understand if you don't want to." he said looking into her eyes.
"I know you would," Clarisse nodded while looking at him "As you said we still have another year yet, so who knows." she smiled "I would still love to though."
"Me too," he nodded and studied her face for a second "Love you," he whispered while leaning in and kissed her a couple times.
After staying up on the hill for an hour they decided to head back to the Palace, upon the ride home however they got stopped.
"Clarisse," Val exclaimed as she stopped and turned to look at her.
"Hello Val," Clarisse smiled down at her as she came over "How are you?"
"I am great thank you, yourself?" she asked "Happy Birthday," she smiled.
"Thank you, and yes I am pretty well." Clarisse smiled "Thank you for asking."
"So you haven't heard then?" she asked.
"Heard what?" Clarisse asked and turned a little to look back at Joseph then looked back at Val.
"Not my place to say, but just a warning." she said stepping closer "That Elsie Penworthy woman is down at your gates."
Clarisse sighed then nodded "Thank you for letting me know, Val."
"No problem," she nodded with a smile then hurried off as Clarisse turned back to Joseph.
"What are we going to do?" she asked as her horse started getting restless.
"Just a minute," he said putting the phone to his ear, hanging up minutes later "Ok, so Shades has let them know on the gates to open them and tell her crew to stand back as a car is coming down to leave, he's going to call me when the gates are open so we can run through them."
She looked at him in surprise "Ok, I hope he hurries up then." She said rubbing her horses neck "She's getting restless."
"Yeah I noticed that," he said moving along side her and stroked her horses mane "Want to swap?" he asked as she shook her head "I don't want you falling of Clari,"
"I will be fine, as long as Shades hurries up." she said getting angry as Shades phoned back.
"Ok, come on lets go home." he said and watched as Clarisse had a slow start with her horse then he followed.
Seconds later they were running through the gates and took a left turn onto the grass heading straight for the stables as they quickly shut the gates as Elsie and her team stood in shock.
A while later Clarisse headed into the Palace to find Sofia rushing up the stairs.
"Stop right there," she said shutting the door as she turned to look at her "Do you mind telling me why that news lady is stood with her crew at the gates?" she asked slowly walking over to the stairs while folding her arms.
"Where's Dad?" Sofia asked while coming down the stairs.
"He's out with Shades trying to find out what's going on," Clarisse answered "Why?"
"Come with me?" Sofia said grabbing Clarisse's hand and led her into the living room and put on the tv then watched as Clarisse stood open mouthed "Yep!" she nodded as Joseph came in and saw the tv.
"Where is she?" Clarisse asked as Joseph stood in shock.
"She's in her suite." Sofia answered.
"Ok, can you tell her to come down here please?" she asked.
"Of course," Sofia nodded and walked out the room.
"I can't believe she got a tattoo." Joseph exclaimed while looking at Clarisse.
"No neither can I." Clarisse said turning the tv off while shaking her head.
A while later Olivia came in, shutting the door behind her.
"You wanted to see me?" she asked.
"Yes," Clarisse said turning to her "Please sit down," she extended her arm to the chair and watched her walk over.
"I take it you've seen the news then?" Olivia asked while sitting down.
"Yes, you got a tattoo?" Joseph exclaimed "When?" he asked.
"When we were in Bora Bora, it was a spare of the moment thing." Olivia answered.
"You've had it for several weeks and we find out today?" Clarisse asked as Olivia nodded "And you didn't think to tell us at some point?" she asked.
"I have been trying to find the right time, how was I supposed to know that this person would take a photo of it in the changing rooms." Olivia exclaimed.
"Don't you think it would of been better hearing this from you instead of that Penworthy woman?" Joseph asked.
"I know that Dad, I am sorry I didn't tell you." Olivia answered "As I said I was just trying to find the right time." she said looking down.
"What is it of anyway?" Clarisse asked "Show me?" she asked as Olivia looked up.
"I will show you, but can't show Dad as I don't want him to see my Bra," she said as Clarisse nodded.
"Ok, come over here." she said looking at her as Joseph turned around.
"It's an angel," Olivia said taking her top of and showed her.
"Why did you get an angel?" Clarisse asked while looking at it.
"For Philippe," she said putting her top back on "I know I didn't know him as he died before I was born, but I did it in his memory." She said looking at Clarisse "I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
"It's ok now Joseph," Clarisse said looking at him as he turned around then looked back at Olivia "Ok, at least we know now." Clarisse said as Joseph gasped.
"It's a tattoo, she has a tattoo Clarisse are you mad?" Joseph exclaimed.
"We can't exactly say anything now can we?" Clarisse exclaimed back and looked at him as he looked at her.
"Wait what?" Olivia exclaimed "Do you two have tattoo's?" She asked as they both looked at her.
"Yes," Clarisse exclaimed.
"What?" Olivia exclaimed in surprise.
"He has a C and a J together wrote on his hip, with a small red rose at the end of it and I have J and a C together in a heart on my hip." She blurted.
"Wow?" Olivia asked.
"Clari," Joseph exclaimed.
"What?" Clarisse said looking at him "We can't say anything really if we have some ourselves?" she said looking at him then looked at Olivia.
"Show me?" Olivia exclaimed while jumping up.
Clarisse stood up and showed her, then looked at her as she smiled "And just because we aren't doing anything about this it doesn't mean to say we aren't mad, you went against our wishes and got a tattoo without telling us then waited for us to find out over the news." Clarisse said looking at her.
"I know," Olivia exclaimed while looking at her.
"And this stays between us, ok?" Joseph said as they both looked at him.
"Yeah ok, can I go now?" Olivia asked as Clarisse nodded and watched her rush out.
"You basically just let her get away with that, you know that?" Joseph exclaimed.
"Joseph, tell me what could we do when we have tattoo's ourselves?" she asked while standing in front of him "She is old enough to get them, you know?" she asked.
"I know, but she went against our wishes." he said looking at her.
"Joseph," Clarisse said looking at him.
"You just let her get away with that," He said shaking his head and walked out.
With a sigh she sat down, thinking. Then went to talk to Olivia about her actions the night before, getting know where with her on that she gave up just as Hannah and Peter arrived.
They all had a catch up then got ready for dinner, leaving when everyone was ready.
After dinner everyone headed back to the Palace, watching the fireworks at 10. However when they came back Olivia and Marla had disappeared, finding out that they had left for another night out.
After standing and talking to Charlotte and Pierre for a while Clarisse sat down next to Joseph, with her back turned to him a little she sat talking to Hannah and Peter, as Joseph rubbed her back under her jacket for a bit then moved his hand onto her side, still under her jacket.
After Peter moved to talk to Joseph about golf, Clarisse stayed sat talking to Hannah while leaning forward a little putting her arm down and rubbed her ankle as she held her glass in her other hand while resting her arm on her leg the whole time with Joe's hand still on her side.
Not long after she disappeared, when she didn't come back Joseph went to find her.
Standing in the door way for a few seconds then made his way over to her "Here you are," he said walking up behind her and wrapped his arms around her "What's wrong?" he asked and kissed her shoulder as she put her hands on his arms.
"Nothing," she said looking back up into the night sky "Just been thinking about Philippe a lot today," she whispered while turning her head to the side.
"The tattoo?" he asked as she nodded "I thought so," he kissed her cheek "Well you know he's up there watching over us." he said looking up into the night sky.
"Yeah," Clarisse nodded while looking up.
"Ooh a shooting star, make a wish?" Joseph whispered and watched her close her eyes.
Seconds later she turned in his grasp "Wish made," she smiled opening her eyes and "Dance with me?" she asked.
"We don't have any music though?" he asked.
"You once told me if it plays in your heart, you will hear it." she smiled.
"That is true," he smiled with a nod and wrapped one arm around her waist and held her hand with his other free hand, locking fingers with hers.
"I have had a lovely day," she smiled as they started dancing slowly "Thank you."
"You're welcome," he smiled at her while feeling her move her hand onto the back of his shoulder.
Just wanted to let you know I will be finishing this story soon, I am currently putting into plan on how it will be ending and will be wrote and posted as soon as they are finished.
Thank you to those who have read and took time to comment since I started this story, It has meant a lot to me so thank you.
Sarah Jayne