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Several weeks later.
Over the course of the last several weeks Joseph has been reassigned to being Clarisse's personal body guard again and has moved back into the suite below hers. They've spent a great deal of time together too, taking walks in the gardens like they used to, lunch in the gazebo and having dinner with all the family nearly every night.
Today Clarisse was up extra early, after having breakfast and got dressed she headed down to her office, making a shopping list. Looking up a short time later as Charlotte came in, both smiling at each other.
"Good morning," She said while standing up.
"Good morning Your Majesty," Charlotte nodded "I have cleared your diary this morning as you requested last night."
"Thank you Charlotte," Clarisse smiled while putting her hand bag on the desk "Is Shades driving us?" She asked while looking at her.
"Yes he is, he is ready when you are." She smiled.
"Thank you Charlotte, I just have to check and make sure Joseph is where he should be then I will go." She smiled while grabbing her bag and headed over to the door.
"I will inform Shades." Charlotte smiled.
"Thank you," Clarisse smiled and headed out her office.
Heading over to the gardens while putting the straps of her handbag over her shoulder and stood watching Joseph for a few seconds before he noticed she was stood there.
"Good morning," He smiled while stopping and walked over to her.
"Good morning," She smiled and looked at Paul "Good morning Paul," She smiled his way as he nodded then she looked back at Joseph.
"Did you need me for anything?" He asked and watched as she slipped on her sun glasses.
"Nope, I am just popping out but Shades is taking me," She said looking at the work they were doing "This is looking wonderful," She smiled and looked back at him "You are both doing a great job, thank you so much." Clarisse smiled.
"No problem," Paul smiled and carried on.
"Well it was what you wanted, wasn't it?" Joseph asked putting his hands on his hips "A new gazebo?"
"Of course," Clarisse nodded "Thank you." She grinned while turning to start walking away "Oh," She smiled turning back to him "I will be gone for a couple hours, if any problems occur I am sure Shades will inform you." She smiled while tilting her head a little then turned, walking away as Joseph watched her.
Turning back to Paul with a small grin, not noticing Clarisse standing by the car motioning for Cara and Rose to hurry down and get in the car.
Arriving back at the Palace a couple hours later, Joseph was stood waiting in the foyer as they came in with Clarisse, all carrying a lot of bags, and Shades carrying a few things also.
"And where have you been?" He exclaimed.
"Oh Daddy," Rose exclaimed while rushing over "We've had the best morning ever," She smiled.
"Really?" He asked looking at Clarisse putting the bags down on the table then turned to him "Doing what?" He asked looking back down at Rose as Cara walked over.
"Aunt Clari took us shopping for school things." Cara smiled and rushed over to Clarisse "We have new back packs, lunch boxes, shoes, uniforms, everything." She giggled giving Clarisse a hug.
"What?" Joseph exclaimed "Clarisse?" He asked looking at her as she shrugged.
"I couldn't help myself," Clarisse smiled as Shades brought the rest of the stuff in "Thank you Shades," He smiled in return and left them to it.
"You really didn't have to do that," Joseph said looking at the girls "Why don't you take this stuff up to your rooms and I will come talk to you in a bit."
"Oh Joseph, I know I didn't have to." She started as the girls hurried upstairs "But I wanted to," She smiled and headed into her office.
"I was going to take them tomorrow, you really didn't have to." He exclaimed while following her.
"I know," Clarisse said turning back to look at him "I wanted to, it was know trouble at all." She smiled and cupped his cheek "It was in someways a thank you," She whispered as he put his hand up onto her wrist "For coming back to work here, since you have the Palace has felt alive again." She smiled while putting her hand down "Taking them shopping reminded me of when I had to do the same with my boys, then with our girls." She smiled and walked around, standing behind her desk "We had quite a fun morning." She smiled.
"But..." He started and stopped when she put her hand up.
"I loved doing it Joseph," She smiled "Honestly."
"Oh well what can I say to that?" Joseph chuckled "Thank you though," He smiled "Can I repay you somehow?" He asked.
"What do you have in mind?" She asked while slipping on her glasses.
"Dinner tonight?" He asked.
"I would love to," Clarisse smiled "Thank you."
"Oh no, Thank you." He smiled as the girls came back down "Tonight it is then?"
"Of course," She smiled "Oh by the way," She said grabbing a file from her drawer "This is a check list of what you will need to make sure you have, you know for the new school?" She smiled handing it to him.
"Medical records, records from London schools," He said looking at her "Of course, I will get on this after lunch." He smiled.
"Ok," Clarisse nodded.
"Thanks so much for your help Clarisse, I really don't know where I would be with all of this if it wasn't for you." He said looking back at the list again.
"No problem," Clarisse smiled.
She sat and watched him walk out, then looked back at her paper work getting on with it moments later.
After doing a bit more paper work Clarisse headed out of her office for a break, finding most of the family in the family living room with a puppy.
"Awww," Clarisse smiled while making her way into the room "What do we have here then?" She smiled while bending over as the puppy ran over to her "Whose puppy is it?" She asked picking the pup up and laughed as she licked her jaw "You are so cute," Clarisse smiled giving her a stroke while looking down at it.
"It's no ones at the moment," Tom started "It was my Mom and Dads but it turns out my Mom is allergic to dogs so they can't keep it, we just have it for the day to try and find her a new home." He sighed.
"Aww well," Clarisse smiled while sitting down and put the puppy on her lap "If you haven't found anyone by the end of the day then she can stay here."
"Really?" Erica exclaimed "Wait wait, for who?" She smiled.
"The girls or you, Mom?" Tom laughed.
"Me and the girls of course," Clarisse smiled.
"Well you could just claim her now?" Erica grinned at Cara and Rose.
"Shall I?" She asked scooping the puppy up in her arms and held her up, giggling as she licked her nose "Take that as a yes then," Clarisse smiled while putting her back on her lap "Ok, she is apart of the family now then." Clarisse smiled.
"YES!" Erica exclaimed and jumped up, giving Clarisse a hug.
"Daddy, can we have a puppy?" Rose asked.
"She's yours to you know?" Clarisse smiled down at her as she moved closer and stroked the new addition of the family.
"Really?" Cara exclaimed while kneeling next to her and stroked the puppy.
"Of course, you are apart of this family too aren't you?" Clarisse smiled down at them.
"Thank you," Rose exclaimed while standing up and hugged her.
"Your welcome," Clarisse smiled and watched as Rose picked the puppy up and started playing with her.
"Right then girls," Erica smiled while standing up "Shall we go to the store and buy some dog food, toys, a bed and stuff?" She laughed as they jumped up.
"Yeah!" Rose exclaimed and hurried out the room with Erica.
"See you soon puppy," Cara smiled kissing her head and passed her back to Clarisse and hurried after them.
"And you are totally sure about this?" Tom asked.
"Of course," Clarisse smiled while sitting back in the chair as the puppy sat on her lap "She's apart of this family now."
"Thank you," Tom smiled and kissed her cheek "Mom will be so pleased to hear that she's gone to a very good home." He smiled "Catch you later,"
"Yep," Clarisse nodded and watched him walk out then looked back at Joseph to find him smirking at her "What?"
"You realize that those girls are going to fully claim that puppy, right?" He laughed.
"Probably," Clarisse smiled while rubbing the puppies head "I hope you didn't mind me saying that to them, you must think I am trying to take over with taking them school shopping this morning too." She said looking at him.
"No no, I think it's great," He nodded while looking at her "I hope you don't mind me saying that they need a mother figure in their lifes and I couldn't ask for a better person than you to be that person." He smiled while moving over and stroked the puppies head.
"I didn't mind, that was really nice of you to say." She smiled up at him "Thank you."
"No problem," He smiled "So all you need now is a name." He smiled while sitting back over on the sofa.
"How about Lexi?" She asked while looking at him then at the puppy "Does Lexi suit her do you think?"
"I think it does," Joseph nodded while watching her tickle the puppy.
"Mom," Erica exclaimed while coming back in "Are you coming?"
"No no I'm going to stay here," She said looking over as Rose and Cara came back in "What do you think of Lexi?" She asked.
"I love it," Cara smiled.
"Me too." Rose giggled.
"Good, Lexi it is then." Clarisse smiled and watched them rush out the room then looked back at Erica "Just get whatever you think she will need, take my card from my purse to pay for it." She smiled over at her.
"Not to worry," Erica smiled "We will get the stuff."
"Erica, take my card." Clarisse exclaimed.
"NO," She exclaimed back then started laughing as Joseph stood up.
"You both ain't paying for this, take my card." Joseph said handing the card to Erica "Get whatever you think she will need as Clarisse said," He sat back down as Erica took the card "No matter how much it costs."
"Joseph," Clarisse exclaimed while looking at him then noticed Erica rush out the room "Why did you do that?"
"Because I wanted to." He smiled while standing back up and walked over to her "Now how about we take little Lexi for a walk around the gardens?" He smiled.
"What a great idea," Clarisse smiled while standing up and held Lexi as Joseph attached the lead.
Heading outside moments later, Clarisse put her down when they reached the grass and smiled as they slowly made their way across the grass towards the new gazebo.
"So, you've been living and working back at the Palace for a month now," Clarisse smiled while looking at him as he nodded "How does it feel being back here?"
"Well it feels great because I get to see my girls nearly everyday, you too of course." He smiled as he looked at her as she looked ahead of them "And weird at the same time, I never thought I would live back here, ever." He nodded as she looked back at him.
"I know that Cara and Rose love being here," Clarisse smiled as they came to the gazebo "The place just won't be the same if you ever did move out now." She said while kneeling on the grass while stroking Lexi.
"Well for the time being we are staying put." He smiled down at her.
"Good," She nodded and watched him sit down beside her "I must admit though the first week having you live here did feel really weird." She said leaning back on her hands while stretching her legs out in front of her.
"I did notice," Joseph smiled as she laughed a little.
"Was it that obvious?" She asked.
"Yes," He nodded as she smiled at him "I've known you years, I know when you are happy, when your sad, when your angry." He smirked at her "I could tell even though you didn't say anything," He smiled.
"I best start being careful then, hadn't I?" She laughed while sitting up and started playing with Lexi "I hope those girls don't go over board with buying things."
"Oh I am sure they will," He laughed as she nodded in agreement.
"By the way while we are alone I wanted to ask you what you had in mind for the dinner tonight?" She asked "Because I have a call that I need to make at half 6 and not sure what time it will be finished." She said looking at him.
"Not to worry, we could always do it another night." He nodded with a smile.
"I was thinking maybe we could have a later dinner, and instead of going out we could have it in my suite?" Clarisse asked while leaning on one arm "We could go over some things to do with the school, you know to make sure you know whats happening and whats needed etc?" She smiled.
"That sounds good, yeah let's do that." Joseph nodded "Then maybe I could take you out for dinner when you have a free evening?" He asked.
"Of course," Clarisse smiled "That's a deal." She said extending her hand to shake his, smiling as he took and shook it then kissed the back of it.
"Great," He smiled while letting go of her hand.
They spent the next hour playing with the puppy out in the gardens while talking, only stopping when Pierre returned.
Standing with his hands on his hips watching them, he couldn't help but chuckle making them both look up at him.
"Hello darling," Clarisse smiled "How long have you been stood there?" She asked putting her hands up to him.
"Long enough," He laughed pulling her to her feet with a smile "Having fun were you?" He asked looking at her then down at Joseph picking up the puppy.
"I guess we were," She smiled looking at him "Meet Lexi," She said looking at Joseph as he stood up "The newest addition to our family."
"Ok, so you guys aren't together but you get a puppy together?" He laughed with Joseph as Clarisse gasped.
"No," Clarisse exclaimed "She's everyone's puppy, not just mine and Joseph's." She said looking at him then at Joseph "Isn't that right?"
"Indeed it is," Joseph smiled looking at her then back at Pierre.
"Relax, the girls are home and told me about her." He smiled while reaching over and stroked Lexi under the chin "She's so adorable, it's a shame Ruth couldn't keep her." He said looking back at Clarisse.
"I know," Clarisse smiled while rubbing Lexi's head and looked back at Pierre "Did you say the girls are home?" She asked as he nodded "Please tell me they didn't buy out the shop?"
"Well," He started laughing "I will let you find out yourself." He grinned and put his arm around her shoulders as they started heading back over to the Palace.
"Anyway," Clarisse said checking the time "I best get back to work." She smiled looking at Joseph "Are you alright to keep an eye on her for a bit?"
"Of course," Joseph smiled as she reached over and stroked the puppy again.
"Great," She smiled "Thank you." She said looking ahead at the Palace.
Heading inside moments later they went to check to see what the girls bought Lexi then Clarisse went back to her office to catch up with the paper work.
After finishing the call at half 7 Clarisse rushed upstairs to find Joseph waiting in her suite.
"I am so sorry," She said pushing up the door "Let me quickly get changed, I will be right with you." She smiled and rushed through to her bedroom.
"You don't have to get changed," He called out.
Standing in the door way "I do, I managed to spill coffee on myself earlier and I stink of the stuff." She smiled and hurried away while undoing her blouse.
Returning after having a quick shower too, stopping in the door way when she saw Joseph on the sofa with Cara and Rose. Slowly walking in seconds later and smiled as they all looked at her.
"Sorry, hope you didn't mind them staying here." Joseph said as they all stood up "The girls wanted to say goodnight to you." He smiled.
"Oh no I don't mind," Clarisse smiled while sitting down "Actually I need to talk to them before they go to bed." She said taking their hands as they moved closer to her "Did Erica talk to you earlier?" She asked as they nodded "Ok, so you know when you start school next week that you can't call her and Tom by their names?" She asked.
"Yep, we need to call them Mr and Mrs Cohen." Rose smiled.
"Good," Clarisse smiled and kissed her forehead then kissed Cara's "I will see you in the morning, Ok?" She smiled.
"We want you to put us to bed tonight," Cara smiled while putting her arm around Clarisse's shoulders "Sorry Daddy." She smiled up at him.
"Yeah, sorry Daddy." Rose smiled while leaning into Clarisse.
"Well." He smirked down at them "What can I say?"
"You don't mind?" Clarisse asked while looking up at him.
"No of course not," He said standing back and sat back down.
"YAY!" Rose and Cara exclaimed while grabbing Clarisse's hands as she stood up.
"Be back in a little while then," She smiled and followed the girls out the suite.
Joseph couldn't help but chuckle as they all left the room, grabbing one of her books to read a bit of while he waited for her to return.
Returning a short while later, Clarisse smiled as she headed over and got herself a drink and turned to Joseph to see him looking at her.
"What?" She whispered with a smile as he shook his head "Joseph, come on tell me, what?"
"It's just, I noticed your not wearing make up?" He asked and watched as she put her hand up onto her cheek for a second.
"I know," She nodded "I remembered what you said before, you don't like it when I wear make up." She said tilting her head a little.
"You remembered?" He exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course, why wouldn't I?" She asked with a small smile.
"I just didn't think you would," He shrugged with a bright smile.
She smiled in answer "Anyway, would you like a drink?" She asked as he stood up.
"I would love one, thank you." He smiled while walking over and put the book back "Did the girls get to sleep ok?" He asked while turning to her as she put the lid back on the bottle and turned to him with a nod.
"They did, they was full of questions before I started reading the book." She smiled while picking up the glasses then walked over to him, handing him his "But I only got a few pages in and they were both out like a light." She smiled and walked over to the phone "I will just let cook know that we are ready now." She smiled over at him and put the glass down as he nodded.
Taking a sip of his drink while watching her then moved and sat down as she hung up the phone, sitting beside him "You said they were full of questions?" He asked as she nodded "What kind of questions?" He smiled as she looked at him "If you don't mind me asking of course?" He smiled.
"Well they asked about me running the Country, what being a Queen was really like." She smiled "And asked me if you and I were going to get together." She said looking at him as he gasped "It appears those two girls really want us to get together." She whispered.
"Oh my god, I am so sorry." He said shaking his head in embarrassment.
"Oh don't be silly," Clarisse smiled "Those questions don't bother me," She said and sipped her drink, placing it back on the table beside her and looked back at him "It's questions kids ask I guess," She shrugged.
"Yeah," He nodded "I'm still sorry though," He whispered.
"Don't be, it's fine." Clarisse nodded while looking at him "Right, shall we go over school things a little before dinner arrives?" She asked and watched him nod "Great,"
Not long after dinner arrived, and as they ate they talked and laughed together. After dinner Clarisse finished her drink and stood up.
"I will be right back, I just remembered I forgot to do something in my office." She said looking at him "Please feel free to get yourself another drink, I will be back." She said hurrying from the room as Joseph watched.
Phoning down to the cook while she was gone and asked him to bring up some desserts for them, hanging up moments later he got them both another drink each and sat waiting for her return, which he didn't have to wait long for.
Smiling up at her "That was fast?" He asked.
Nodding as she moved over and sat back down "Yeah, I just had to fax something to the PM I completely forgot to do it earlier." She laughed a little and grabbed her glass "Thank you," She smiled.
"No problem," He smiled and watched her taking a couple sips of her drink "Oh by the way I called the cook while you were gone and asked him to bring up a nice selection of desserts." He smiled with a nod.
"Oh lovely," Clarisse smiled "Thank you." She whispered while leaning forward and placed her glass on the coffee table.
"I really would like to take you out for a proper dinner sometime, as a thank you for all your help this last couple weeks, you know with the girls and their school and stuff." He smiled "And for giving me another chance to be apart of the team,"
"Oh it's no trouble at all," Clarisse smiled at him "I honestly don't mind at all." She nodded slowly as they looked into each others eyes.
Getting caught up in the moment, Clarisse closed her eyes as Joseph lent forward and placed a soft kiss to her lips. A second later the cook knocking on the door made them both jump in surprise.
"That must be the cook," Joseph said while standing up.
"Yea," Clarisse nodded in agreement and watched him walk over to the door, opening it to find the cook "Oh thank god," She whispered to herself.
"Desserts for you," He smiled while pushing the trolly in and left it by the table in her suite.
"Thank you," Joseph smiled and saw him out, pushing up the door behind him, turning back to Clarisse to see her standing next to the trolly "What did he bring us?" He asked while standing next to her.
"A lovely selection," She smiled and noticed the ice cream "Mmm, I wonder if that's his own one." She said grabbing a spoon full and put it in her mouth as he watched her close her eyes "Mmm it is," She smiled opening her eyes and looked at him "That is delicious," She giggled "Have you tried the cooks own pear flavor ice cream?"
"I have tried many that are out there, but never your cooks own." He smiled as she scooped some more onto the spoon.
"You have to try it, it's amazing." She exclaimed while holding up the spoon to his mouth and watched as he moved forward, taking the spoon in his mouth and grinned as he nodded.
"That is amazing," He smiled at her "Why have I never tried it before? I have been here a month already and never tried it until now." He said scooping some more onto a spoon and popped it in his mouth.
Clarisse gasped "That's shocking." She smiled as he looked at her while nodding.
After they made their selections they sat down to eat, only to be disturbed by someone knocking on the door again.
"Whoever could that be at this hour?" Clarisse exclaimed while walking over and answered the door to find Charlotte stood with the phone in her hand.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, Your Majesty." Charlotte exclaimed while looking at the phone in her hand "But Motaz is on the phone, you faxed him the wrong file earlier and he's not happy." She sighed.
"Oh great," She said turning back to Joseph "I will be back." She turned back to Charlotte and left with her as Joseph laughed.
While she was gone he lit the fire to get the room a bit more warmer, dimmed the lights a little and put some soft music on in the back ground, knowing she will want to relax when she returned, pouring them each a drink just as Clarisse came through the door and slowly looked around as he stood up straight.
"Care to dance?" He asked while holding out his hand to her.
"Just a second," She said looking around again as she walked over and picked up her glass taking a couple sips, then slowly put the glass down "You lit a fire?" She asked as he took her hand while standing in front of her slowly.
"I did, it was a bit chilly," He smiled while putting one arm around her waist and held her other hand down at their sides as she put her other arm up, placing her hand on the back of his shoulder "I hope that was alright?" He asked while looking into her eyes as they started swaying slowly to the song.
"Of course," Clarisse nodded "Thank you." She smiled "Oh and music too?" She asked while turning her head a little, then looked back at him with a small smile.
"Indeed," He smiled.
As they continued to dance slowly Clarisse let go of his hand and moved her arms up, wrapping them around his shoulders as she rested her chin on his shoulder, smiling to herself when he snaked his arms around her waist, the thought of him being this close made her heart skip a beat.
Not even noticing that the song had changed, they remained dancing slowly as Joseph slowly began to rub her back he whispered a couple lines of the song to her.
"I'll be there to protect you, With an unselfish love that respects you, Just call my name and I'll be there." He whispered as she moved one of her hands to the back of his head while slowly lifting her head, looking into his eyes "I promise," He whispered, seeing a small smile on her lips he lowered his head and kissed her slowly as they stopped dancing.
Moving her hand to his jaw as she deepened the kiss, arching her back a bit as he moved his hands up and down her back, breaking it of several seconds later and looked into his eyes while moving her hand, placing her forefinger on his lips "You need to do something for me," She whispered as he kissed her finger.
"Anything," He whispered as Clarisse bit her bottom lip.
"I need for you to go to your suite," She whispered as his smile disappeared "No no," She put her other hand up, cupping his face with both hands "It's not what you think." She said and kissed him a couple times "I want you to come back, but through the secret passage way."
"Really?" He exclaimed.
"Yes, really." She nodded and kissed him a couple more times before stepping back "I have guards on the door, they need to see you leave before it goes to far." She whispered.
"Ok, yes I totally understand that." He nodded and kissed her.
"Give me half hour, ok?" She asked and giggled as he kissed her neck.
"I will see you then," He grinned and kissed her on the lips.
He headed out the door as Clarisse's heart skipped a beat again, heading through to her bedroom to prepare herself seconds later.
Returning to her suite a little while later through the secret passage, as she requested. He stood in the bedroom looking around "Clarisse?" He called out.
"Be right there," She called out.
"Ok," He smirked while sitting on the bed and looked at the bedside table, noticing a photo of her with Olivia and Erica, picking it up to get a better look he couldn't help but smile to himself, not even realizing Clarisse had come into the room.
Standing in her dressing gown watching him, she smiled "That was taken on Erica's 13th Birthday." She smiled as he looked up at her.
"Wow," He whispered while putting the frame back down and looked back at her.
Taking a deep breath she looked at him "Before this goes any further I need to know something?" She said putting her hands together and looked at him.
"Ok, what's that?" He asked while watching her.
"That this what is obviously going to happen, is more than just a one night stand." She said looking up into his eyes "I know we were married and have the girls, but I want more from this than just sex." She whispered "I want to be with you again, I want to be loved by you."
"I want that too," He nodded while leaning forward and took hold of her hands, pulling her to him, making her stand between his legs while wrapping his arms around her waist, holding her close "I have wanted to be with you for a long time now, I want to hold you, love you and just be with you." He whispered while looking up at her.
"It feels really weird being held by you in this way again," She whispered while putting her arms around his neck while looking down at him.
"Best get used to it," He smirked and move his hands onto her hips, making her stand back a little, and watched as she took a deep breath while closing her eyes "Relax," He whispered and watched her let the breath out as he started undoing her robe.
His eyes clouding over with desire and passion at the sight of her stood before him in sexy lingerie and an open robe. Standing up seconds later while putting his hands on her hips and started kissing her slowly as she put her hands on his arms, feeling him wrap them around her, under her dressing gown.
Breaking it of a few moments later while moving one hand to the back of his head and placed the other on his chest, smiling as Joseph rested his forehead against hers.
"What's wrong?" He whispered and felt her shake her head a little "Clari?" He whispered.
"Make love to me Joseph," She whispered and looked up into his eyes as he grinned down at her.
Scooping her up into his arms "You don't have to ask me twice," He grinned as she giggled.
Smiling to herself as she laid with her head resting on Joseph's arm, her back against Joseph as he kissed the back of her shoulder and neck while placing his hand on her thigh on top of the sheets.
"I wish you didn't have to go," Clarisse whispered while locking her hand with his and kissed his inner wrist.
"I know, but if the girls wake up and need me and I'm not there, they will be scared." He whispered and kissed the back of her shoulder "I wish I didn't have to leave."
"This is the best way at the moment, keeping things secret." She whispered while turning onto her back and looked into his eyes.
"I agree," He nodded while moving his hand up onto her chest smiling at each other "I really do love you though, you know that?"
"I do," Clarisse smiled while putting her hand up and cupped his face while lifting her head and kissed him a couple times "I love you too." She smiled.
Sharing another kiss while pushing the sheets back, sighing as he climbed out of the bed to get dressed as Clarisse watched.
"You are quite sexy," Clarisse smiled at he looked over at her while doing up his pants.
"I'm pleased to hear you think that," Joseph chuckled and slipped on his shirt, looking back at her laying under the covers with one arm up resting on the pillow above her head "You're sexy too, you know." He smiled while slipping on his shoes and walked around to her side of the bed.
"Thank you," She smiled up at him as he bent over her and placed his hand on her thigh "I will see you tomorrow?" She whispered as he nodded.
"You will indeed," He smiled and kissed her a couple times "Though having to keep my hands to myself is going to be very hard," He smiled as she laughed a little then looked into his eyes again "Get some sleep and I will see you in the morning sometime," He whispered and kissed her deeply as she put her hand up onto the side of his head, moving it to the back as he broke off the kiss "I love you."
"I love you too," Clarisse smiled and watched him stand up straight "Goodnight." She smiled as he made his way over to the secret door.
"Goodnight," He smiled over at her and disappeared through the door.