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Home. Well, not exactly. It's Angie and Artie's house, but it feels like home to Clara. She spends her time here while her father is at work, so she could call it home. She smiles as she goes to the living room to see what the children are doing. Angie says, "Hi. I guess you're back from your date with The Doctor a little bit early this time."
Clara tried not to blush as she said, "I already told you. They are not dates! What are you two up to?" They nodded towards the television. They were playing some kind of zombie game. Clara nodded and asked, "Whose winning?"
"Me." They said simultaneously. Angie frowned at Artie and said, "No, I am obviously winning. Look at my score!"
Artie paused the game and said, "No, I have more kills than you. See?"
She nodded and said, "That doesn't matter. The winner is the one with the highest score!"
He shook his head and said, "No, right here in the rules. The winner is the one with the most kills."
She frowned at the screen and said, "That's stupid. The winner should be the one with the highest score."
Clara giggled at their bickering, and then went to the kitchen to see if their father was home. He was and she said, "Hello. How have the kids been?"
He smiled at her and said, "Good. Back so early?"
She nodded and said, "Yeah, we didn't have much to do today. Has my dad called?" He nodded and handed her the phone. She dialed his number and waited for him to answer. "Hey, Dad!"
Her father said, "Hello, sweetie. Why are you back from your date so early? You're usually out for thirty minutes. What's the change this time?"
She sighed and said, "Dad, I've told you this. They are not dates! I just hang out with him! We just didn't have much to do today."
He said, "Okay, well you should come home now. It's time for tea."
She replied, "Okay, I'll be back soon." She hung up and turned to the children's father. "Martin, I have to go now. If you need any help with the kids just give me a call."
He frowned and asked, "Couldn't you stay and eat? You don't have to walk all the way home. It's already getting dark."
She smiled and said, "It's not bother. I'll see you tomorrow!" She walked to the living room and said, "I'll see you kids tomorrow. Don't be getting into any trouble while I'm gone." They mumbled their 'Okay's and Clara walked to the door. She made the short trek home, and ate her dinner. She definitely had lots on her mind, but she tried not to think about it. She would talk to her best friend, Sophie, tomorrow and get things sorted out.
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The next day Clara called Sophie and told her to meet her at a local café. When she got there she greeted her friend with a hug. To Clara she hadn't seen Sophie in about a week. They sat down and ordered some tea, and Sophie started asking the questions. "So, any snogging this time?"
Clara sighed and asked, "Why do you always ask that question?"
Sophie mimicked her sigh and asked, "Why do you always ask that question if the answer is always the same. I'm curious. Now, any snogging this time?"
Clara tried not to blush as she remembered all of the times they had snogged. She smiled and said, "Yes, there was snogging."
Sophie smiled and said, "Oooooh. So you two finally came to your senses! What was it like? Soft? Eager? Passionate?"
Clara frowned and said, "I don't really want to talk about it. We've decided not to be together. It was just a few times."
Sophie put her hand on Clara's and asked, "Are you okay? You don't seem too happy about that."
She nodded in response and said, "Yeah, I guess so. It's just that, it's too risky." She couldn't tell her any more than that, or she would have to start taking Sophie on adventures with The Doctor too.
Sophie patted her hand and asked, "How?"
Clara put her head in her hands and said, "I really don't want to talk about it Soph."
She nodded and said, "Okay, change of topic. Did you two do it?"
Clara looked up in shock at her friend's smirking face. "That is a very personal question!" Her face was very red.
Sophie smiled and said, "Ohh, the sly dog. He somehow got you in bed. Wow, what was that like? Was he gentle, or very eager? Did it happen fast, or slow and smooth?"
Clara was blushing even more as she said, "That's none of your business! Now can we please stop talking about him?!"
Sophie sighed and said, "Oh, fine. Wait, but why are you guys deciding not to be together? You had sex for Christ's sake!"
Clara looked down and said, "I already told you. It's too risky." Sophie was not giving up.
She took her hand again and asked, "Did he force you?"
Clara looked astonished. The Doctor would never do something like that to her! She shook her head and said, "No! Of course not! It's just that, after we did it, I had a bad dream. It showed me that it was too risky."
Sophie saw that her friend was close to tears. She nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. So, are you going to be searching for a new man?"
Clara smiled as that seemed like a perfect way to get her mind off of things. She nodded and said, "Sure, but where would I find a decent guy?"
Sophie smiled as she looked to her left. "Here seems like a good place. What about that one over there?" She pointed to an average looking guy drinking coffee by his self.
Clara smiled and said, "He's cute, but I don't really know him. Shouldn't I be looking for someone that I already know?"
Sophie shook her head and said, "No, the random ones are always the best!"
Clara raised an eyebrow and said, "Coming from the girl who has dated two guys that turned out to be girls, a hobo, and a gay guy."
Sophie frowned and said, "Oi, no reason to bring up my past. So what if I haven't had the best choices in men! This is your chance to forget about all of your problems and find you the perfect guy!"
Clara smiled and said, "Okay. I'll go see what I can do." Sophie nodded at her as she started making her way over to the guy. He had nice biceps, and his hair was really nice. She sat down next to him and asked, "Have I seen you around here before?"
He smiled back and said, "No, I don't believe you have. Do you come here frequently?"
She shrugged and said, "From time to time. I assume you don't. You must spend most of your time at the gym." She playfully squeezed one of his arms and he laughed.
"Yes, I do go to the gym often. I like to keep fit. You don't look too bad yourself. Can I buy you some coffee?" He asked.
She shook her head as she said, "No, I've already got some tea. I was just wondering if you were free tomorrow night."
He smiled widely at her and said, "Sure. Where would you like to go?"
She wrote down Martin's address and gave it to him. "Pick me up there tomorrow at six. Surprise me with the destination."
He nodded and said, "Alright. I guess I'll see you then."
She smiled at him and said, "I guess you will." She walked back to where Sophie was sitting. "Mission successful."
Sophie smiled back at her and said, "Atta girl! You're going to be in a great relationship in no time!" Clara nodded back, but she couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She didn't know why, and she tried to ignore it, but it kept popping up. She decided that she would feel better once she started dating this man.
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