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A couple weeks later.

Clarisse and Joseph arrived home from their honeymoon last night, and because it was late, they didn't get a chance to see anyone as after having a bite to eat they retired to their suite.

The sun was fully up the following morning, after not getting much sleep last night, Clarisse awoke snuggled safe and warm in Joseph's protective arms. She turned in his embrace careful not to wake him just yet, only when she tipped her head back she found him smiling.

"You're awake," She whispered and smiled when he opened one eye.

"I am," He nodded and put his free arm up on the pillow, under his head "Not for long though." He whispered "How did you sleep, well what you got of it?" He asked with a chuckle.

"Like a baby," Clarisse smiled and lifted her head, resting her chin on his chest "Nothing beats our own bed." She smiled, running her finger in circles through his chest hair.

"That, I totally agree with." He smiled and lifted his head, kissing her a couple times.

"How did you sleep?" She asked, resting her head back on his chest.

"The same as you," He smiled and kissed the top of her head as she smiled against his chest.

"Those two weeks went so fast," She sighed while extending her arm around his waist and lifted her head again.

"They did," He nodded and looked at her "Though just because we are home, it doesn't mean that our honeymoon has to end," He smiled and rolled over on top of her, making her laugh "I'm still in honeymoon mode," He grinned against her neck while pulling the sheets up over them a bit more.

"That's good," Clarisse smiled and looked into his eyes as he looked down at her "Because I am too," She smiled and put her hands on his neck and jaw.

"I'm going to love you," He winked, lowering his head and started kissing her slowly as she snaked her arms around his shoulders, placing one hand on the back of his head.

After having breakfast Clarisse and Joseph sat talking and laughing together when Pierre came in.

"Ahh your home." He smiled and walked over getting some coffee "When did you get back?"

"Last night," Joseph smiled over at him then looked at Clarisse, before having a spoonful of yogurt.

"I would ask you if you had a nice holiday, but well it's obvious you did." He chuckled and sipped his coffee while moving over to the table.

"You know," Joseph said looking at the yogurt pot as Clarisse looked at him, sipping her coffee "I would rather be doing something else with this," He smiled as Clarisse choked on her coffee "Licking it of the spoon is no fun anymore." He smirked as Clarisse started coughing as Pierre looked up.

"Are you ok?" He asked as she wiped her face with a napkin.

"Yes I'm fine, thank you." She said looking at Joseph "Did you just say what I thought you said?" She whispered.

"What did he say?" Pierre asked.

"I said..." He started and stopped when Clarisse covered his mouth with her hand.

"Pierre really doesn't want to hear that," Clarisse answered and removed her hand as Joseph laughed.

"If it's what I think it's about, Mom's right." Pierre nodded, sipped his coffee again and put the cup down while grabbing the paper "Keep it to yourself!" He laughed and opened the paper up while looking at them, then looked back down at the paper "I see you've made front page news again, Mom."

"I have?" Clarisse asked while looking over at him "That doesn't surprise me." She said watching him as he read the paper and Joseph finished of his yogurt.

"You had to go through the airport?" Pierre said looking up "How come?"

"Because where we came without notice, they wouldn't allow the car out to meet us." She sighed "I didn't mind though, the airport was pretty quiet at that time." She smiled.

"Yeah, it looks quiet from the photo of you both." He said and looked up at her "Have you read it?" He asked as Clarisse shook her head "The big question is, is the Queen of Genovia Married?" He smirked as he passed the paper to her "Whose sweatshirt are you wearing?"

"Joe's." She answered while looking at the photos.

"That was a bit of a silly question really," Pierre smirked at them as Joseph nodded.

"You should of guessed that," Clarisse laughed while looking up then looked back at the paper reading a bit of it out "The Queen of Genovia arrived home late last night after a trip away with her former husband and partner of 10 years, Mr Elizondo." She smiled up at Joseph then back down at the paper "Looking very loved up while walking through the airport hand in hand, and after being spotted wearing what appears to be a wedding ring, we ask this question, Did the Queen actually get married while she was away?" She laughed a little as Joseph took the paper.

"If only they knew," He smirked at Clarisse as she nodded and rested her elbows on the table in front of her and rested her chin on her hands as he carried on reading the paper.

"Guess I better let them know the truth," Clarisse sighed and looked at Pierre "Are you sticking around today?" She asked.

"Well it depends on how things go around here," He smiled and finished his coffee "I can't wait to see the holiday photos," He smiled as Joseph ran his hand up and down Clarisse's back.

"Neither can I," Clarisse smiled while looking at Joseph.

"I'm going to do it today, don't worry." He laughed as Clarisse looked back at Pierre.

"So tell me, what's been happening here since we've been gone?" Clarisse asked and drank some more of her coffee as Joseph lowered his hand down her back.

"Not much, same old stuff." He smiled as Olivia came in.

"Hey your back," She exclaimed and hugged them both before grabbing some coffee.

"Yes we are," Clarisse smiled "But I can't sit around here all morning, I have things to do." She smiled while standing up and put her and Joseph's mugs in the dishwasher as Olivia sat next to Pierre.

"Where are you off too?" Joseph asked while standing up.

"I have an announcement to make, remember?" She asked while stepping in front of him and put her hand up, placing her forefinger on his lips, looking into his eyes with a smile as he kissed it "And you have photos to go and print off." She smiled while tapping his lips gently before kissing him as Pierre and Olivia looked at each other, then back at them as Clarisse screamed out and started laughing as Joseph grabbed hold of her, dipping her back where he nuzzled her neck.

"Obviously the honeymoon isn't over, yet?" Olivia giggled with Pierre as they watched Joseph stand Clarisse back up.

"I was just going to say the same thing," Pierre smirked and watched them walk out.

"Knock knock," Joseph smiled from the office door "Can I come in?" He asked as Clarisse looked over at him.

"Of course you can," She smiled "You don't have to ask, silly." She said watching him walk over and stand in front of her desk as she closed a file and handed it to Charlotte "That will be all now, thank you Charlotte."

"No problem," Charlotte smiled "Oh Joseph," She said looking towards him as Clarisse looked at her then Joe "Someone called here yesterday asking for you, I have his number in my office, can you remind me to give it you later, or whenever you have a moment?"

"Of course Charlotte," He nodded and watched her walk out, pulling the door up behind her then he turned back to Clarisse "So, I heard your phone interview." He smiled as she stood up and put some books away.

"How did it sound?" She asked as he moved over and stood behind her, putting his hands on her sides "Joseph not now, I have a few more things to do before we can, you know." She smiled as he kissed her neck.

"It sounded just fine," He sighed when she moved from his grasp "Why must you be so... so..." He said watching her sit down at her desk.

"So what, Joseph?" She asked while looking up at him, smiling as he put his hand over on the back of her head.

"So damn sexy," He laughed and bent over, kissing her a couple times.

"It's not my fault you find me sexy," She smiled as he stood up straight, turning and sat on the edge of her desk.

"You're such a tease." He whispered while looking at her.

"And your not?" She exclaimed and started laughing as she started messing around with her new laptop.

"What's this?" He asked standing up "You have a new laptop?"

"Yes, Pierre got it me for an extra birthday present, gave it me a little while ago." She said looking at him as he put one hand on her desk in front of her and the other on her back "It's already set up with everything I need, but I don't understand these things."

"Oh I do," He said grabbing her hand and made her stand up "Thank you," He laughed while sitting in her chair.

"Um Joe?" She said folding her arms and looked down at him.

"You know something," He said making her turn around, putting his hands on her hips and pulled her down on his lap "It's good being married to the boss, I get to sit in her chair." He laughed as she gasped.

"Now now don't get to big headed," She whispered then started laughing as he tickled her.

"And the best bit about getting to sit in the bosses chair, is that I get to have a very sexy woman sat on my lap." He smiled against the back of her shoulder while wrapping his arms around her waist, holding her back against him.

"Creep." She laughed a little while turning her head to the side.

"Oh come on now," He said lifting his head "You love it." He smiled and kissed her cheek as she put her hand up, cupping his face as he rested his chin on her shoulder.

"I do actually," She smiled as he kissed her neck.

"Now, let's show you a thing or two on here, shall we?" He smiled while putting his arms out and started showing her some stuff on the laptop.

"Oh wait a minute," Clarisse exclaimed while turning her head to look at Joe as he raised his eyebrow at her "Did you print of the photos?"

"Yep, all done and in albums ready to be seen." He smiled and kissed her.

"Mmm thank you." She smiled at him then looked back at her laptop as Joseph started messing around with it again "Ha, men are so funny when they get a new toy, they go all quiet." She smiled, teasing him.

"Well you wouldn't let me fool around with you, so I had to find something else to fool around with." He teased as she gasped.

"You wait, I will get you back." She said looking at him.

"Is that a promise?" He asked while looking at her as she turned a little.

"Maybe," She smiled while putting her arm around his shoulders.

"Really?" He whispered while putting his hand on her knee.

"Who knows what it might be," She smiled and whispered something naughty in his ear.

"Oh now your talking," He smiled and started kissing her while moving his hand around to the back of her knee, caressing it as he kissed down her jaw and neck.

After a few moments of making out they stopped and looked into each others eyes, only then did Clarisse realize that Joseph's hand was cupping her bum, smiling at him as he moved it down her thigh as he smiled at her red swollen lips.

"I was thinking," He whispered against her neck "How about we go out to dinner tonight?"

"That sounds like a lovely idea," Clarisse nodded while closing her eyes, letting him nip at her neck as he ran his hand down her shin, snaking it around to the back of her ankle, making her shoe fall of "I think we need to stop now, before it gets to the point of no return." She whispered, lifting her head and looked into his eyes.

"I fear it's already to late for that." He chuckled and started kissing her again while moving his hand back up her leg, up her thigh and under her skirt, teasing her with his fingers as she moaned into his mouth.

A few seconds later someone knocked on her door, making her sigh and try to push Joseph's hand away.

"Joseph stop," She whispered "Just a second," She called out while trying to stand up "Joseph," She whispered "Stop it." She said slapping his hands away and managed to stand up as he sat laughing, holding onto her hand as she slipped her shoe on.

"I wouldn't of answered if that was me," He smiled as she stood up straight and adjusted her skirt and blouse.

"I wasn't going to, but then I remembered that the door is unlocked." She whispered and put her hands up, brushing them through her hair "Come in," She called out and looked down at Joseph as he lent forward and started messing with her laptop again.

"It's just me Mommy," Lena smiled as she appeared.

"Lena," Clarisse smiled as Lena ran over, flinging their arms around each other.

"I missed you so much," Lena exclaimed as Clarisse lifted her off the floor.

"I missed you too," Clarisse smiled while standing her back down in front of her, and left her arm around her shoulders.

"I loved all the photos," Lena smiled up at her.

"Thank you," Clarisse smiled and watched her stand next to Joseph.

"Can you take me to my friends now Daddy, remember earlier you said you'd take me." She asked as Joseph looked at her.

"That's right I did, didn't I?" He smiled "Give me a couple minutes and I will be with you."

"Ok," Lena smiled "I will be in the foyer," She smiled and kissed Clarisse goodbye before running out the office.

"Well that's Lena out for the night," He smiled while standing up and wrapped his arms around her waist as she put her arms up, locking them around his neck "So more honeymooning?" He smirked and kissed her.

"Of course, I can't wait." She smiled and kissed him back.

"Right," He said slapping her bum a couple times "I will be back in a bit." He smiled, kissed her neck and walked out as she sat back down at her desk.

Giving up on her laptop Clarisse headed to get some tea and found the girls all sat in the living room, going through the holiday photos.

"Here you all are," Clarisse smiled while standing next to Cara as she looked up at her "Are these the holiday photos?" Clarisse asked and sipped her tea.

"Yep," Cara smiled while turning the page and looked back down.

"There are some good ones," Rose smiled and watched her sitting down in an armchair.

"Thanks," Clarisse smiled at her.

"Just one thing though Mom," Erica exclaimed while taking out a photo "I can't believe you took naked photos," She laughed while passing her the photo.

"What?" Clarisse exclaimed taking the photo of her and Joseph, laying together "You can't see anything." She laughed a little and put it on the arm of the chair "Just my bare back and Joe's chest."

"You can see the side of your boob a little," Olivia gasped "Very unlike you Mom," She giggled.

"You have remembered you have Grandchildren right?" Erica giggled.

"Yes I have, but blame your father." She said putting her cup on the coffee table and sat back in the chair, crossing her legs "He took the photo, not me."

"She has changed, she's even crossed her legs and NOT her ankles." Mia giggled, remembering what she was taught in San Fransisco.

"Oh tush," Clarisse smirked "I cross my legs all the time," She smiled.

"I had noticed," Mia smiled over at her.

"Your not here for dinner tonight are you?" Erica asked.

"Nope, your Dad is taking me out." She said looking over at her.

"Still on honeymoon?" Olivia asked as Clarisse smiled and nodded "Thought so." She smiled.

"Of course we are," Joseph smirked while coming into the room "What did I miss?" He asked and lent over, kissing Clarisse.

"Not much, just the girls telling me of over this photo." She said handing it to him as he sat on the arm of her chair "That you took!"

"Yes Daddy, you can't be taking photos like that." Olivia smirked at her.

"I don't see any problem with it." He smirked down at the photo as Clarisse put her hand on his back "Do you?" He asked looking back at Clarisse as she lent forward and pointed out what the girls noticed.

"We have Grandchildren, remember." She smirked up at him.

"Very well, I won't keep that one in there then." Joseph laughed and put it on the coffee table next to Clarisse's cup "I will put it in a frame and place it on my bedside table, to remind me that I have such a sexy wife." He smirked as the girls all looked up at him looking down at Clarisse.

"Surely," Olivia started while looking down as everyone looked at her as she went through some more photos "Having that sexy woman laying beside you is enough to remind you that you have a sexy wife, so you don't really need that photo there to remind you." She smiled up at him as he started nodding.

"Good point," He smirked "I will place it on my desk in my office then." He smiled "Thanks Livy, for that fact!" He laughed a little.

"You're welcome," She smiled and carried on going through the photos.

"Clari," Joseph whispered as she looked up "Can you come for a walk with me, I need to talk to you about something."

"Of course," Clarisse nodded and stood up "See you girls later," She smiled as they all smiled up at her.

"Have fun on your walk," Olivia smiled and looked back down at the photos.

After having a walk around the gardens where Joseph talked to Clarisse, she went back inside to get some more tea as he went to help Shades with some security issue.

"Hey Mom," Pierre smiled and frowned when she didn't answer "Mom?" He said standing next to her and waved his hand in front of her face, smiling when she came too and looked at him "Are you ok?"

"What?" She exclaimed, realizing what he said "Oh yes, everything's ok." She nodded and sipped her tea to find it had gone cold, which made her pull a funny face.

"Really now?" He asked and sat down next to her "What's up?"

"Is it really that obvious that somethings up?" She asked as he nodded "Ok, It's Joe," She sighed while folding her arms on the table in front of her "He's leaving in 5 days to go and represent his friend in New York." She sighed.

"Well that's great, his degree in law is finally paying of." He smiled and noticed the sad look on her face.

"I'm happy for him, don't get me wrong," She whispered while looking up at him "It's just he may be gone for a couple weeks, maybe even a month and that's the longest time we will have been apart since getting back together." She sighed "And we only just got married."

"I know, but he can come back on weekends."

"He can't, he won't be allowed." She sighed "He said I could go and see him for a weekend if needed, and if I'm not busy, but when is that?" She asked while looking at him "I just need to get used to the idea hes going to be gone for a few weeks,"

"Yeah, but Mom I can take over for you on one or two of the weekends," He said as she looked up at him "So you can go and see Dad," He smiled.

"You'd do that?" She asked.

"Of course I would," He grinned as she lent closer and hugged him "Anything for you."

"Thank you so much Pierre," She smiled and kissed his cheek.

"No problem," He smiled as she sat back "Now are you going to be ok? As I need to leave."

"Yeah, I have to go and start getting ready soon for our dinner." She smiled.

"Ok, well have a nice dinner and talk to you tomorrow." He smiled and kissed her goodbye.

"Yep, goodbye darling and thanks again." She smiled as he put his hand up to her and walked out.

Coming through the main doors just before 11, Joseph watched Clarisse walk over to the table and put her bag down and slip her jacket off. Shutting and locking the door behind them he headed over and smiled as she turned to him.

"Tonight was lovely," She smiled as he stepped closer, wrapping his arms around her "Thank you."

"It was, and I was thinking maybe we could finish the night off with champagne?" He smiled as she put her arms up, snaking them around his neck.

"I love that idea," She smiled as he kissed her arm.

"I will go and get it then," He smiled leaning closer and kissed her a couple times.

"Ok," She nodded as he stepped back "And I will go and get into something a bit more comfortable." She smiled as he groped her bum.

"I do love that idea," He nodded as she giggled "God I love that giggle," He smiled and kissed her neck before heading over to the kitchen.

She watched him disappear before slipping off her shoes and rushing up the stairs to their suite to get into something more comfortable.

Only as she stood going through her stuff she heard the door closing, making her look towards the closet door.

"Clari?" Joseph called out from the suite, while putting the glasses down on the table.

"Just a moment,"

"Ok, take your time." He answered and started pouring them a glass of champagne each.

When he finished he put the bottle down and picked up his glass, taking a couple sips without realizing that Clarisse had came in and was stood next to him. When he realized she was there he looked her up and down, noticing she was wearing the red silk robe that he had bought her for her birthday, putting a smile on his face.

"You look amazing," He smiled while putting his glass down.

"You do realize I am wearing just this, right?" She asked while raising her eyebrow and watched him step closer.

"Of course I do," He smiled and kissed her a couple times while putting his hands up, pushing her hair back "But did you know that," He smiled down between them "It shows more than you think." He winked and watched her look down to see her nipples were peeking through the silk, making her giggle "There's that giggle again." He smiled and started kissing her slowly and walked her backwards, pressing her back against the sideboard near the door.

After a few moments of kissing, Joseph lifted Clarisse up onto the sideboard and started undoing his belt and pants, letting them fall to the floor as Clarisse helped him remove his shirt.

"Maybe we should move into the bedroom, we are right by the door here." Clarisse whispered as he stepped forward filling her, making her gasp "Ok, here is fine." She added and rested her legs against his hips, moving her hands up onto the back of his neck and head, kissing each other frantically.

Thrusting his hips back and forth, driving into her as she started moaning with each thrust, wrapping one arm around his shoulders and put her other arm down, placing her hand flat on the sideboard next to her leg, trying to steady herself as he started going faster, kissing her jaw as she rested her head back against the mirror, tipping to the side slightly.

After a few seconds she put her other arm down, letting her robe fall down and discarded it from her arms while leaning back against the mirror as Joseph kept a firm grip on her thighs. Sitting up several seconds later, placing her hand on his side as he carried on driving in and out harder and harder with each thrust as she rested her forehead on his shoulder, moaning as he started kissing and sucking at her neck.

"Mmm," She moaned and gasped as he took her lips in a hungry kiss, going faster, making the sideboard bang against the wall behind it as she moved her legs up, resting them against his sides.

"Oh God Clari," He whispered against her neck, getting closer to the edge as he continued driving in and out of her.

"Mmm Oh god," Clarisse moaned in his ear while grasping his shoulder.

Climaxing together seconds later, Joe slumped on Clarisse's body as she rested back against the mirror, staying still for a while, both trying to catch their breaths.

Placing his hands on the mirror behind her as they shared a slow kiss, slipping out of her as Clarisse placed her hands on his sides, laughing a little.

"Out of all the years we've been together," She started as he took her hands, pulling her off the sideboard "I must say, that was very different." She giggled as he put one arm around her waist, holding her close.

"I just hope no one was walking past the door," Joseph whispered and looked into her eyes as she put her hand up, cupping his face.

"I don't care," She shrugged and reached up, kissing him "Take me to bed," She whispered between kisses and laughed out as he scooped her up in his arms.

"You don't have to ask me twice," He laughed while hurrying over to the bedroom as she laughed.

Laying her on the bed seconds later, just as the phone started ringing.

"Leave it," He whispered as he climbed on top of her.

"Joe, no, it may be one of the children." She answered and watched him nod "Please answer the phone."

"Ok," He said reaching over and answered the phone, hanging up a moment later "It's Lena, she's not well so they've asked me to go and pick her up."

"Oh," Clarisse whispered "See, I told you it may be one of the children." She laughed and kissed his cheek "Hurry back, I will be waiting." She added and kissed his neck.

"I will, don't you worry." He answered and kissed her a couple times, while climbing off her.

Quickly getting dressed as Clarisse lay watching him, sharing another kiss before leaving.

While he was gone she moved the champagne and glasses into the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed waiting for his return, not having to wait long when he hurried through the door.

"Is she ok?" She asked while looking at him undress beside the bed.

"She's ok, she's sleeping and I doubt we will hear from her again tonight." He smiled as she took a sip or two of her champagne "Mmm champagne," He smiled while climbing on his side of the bed, leaning over as she handed him her glass and watched him sip her drink "Thank you," He smiled and kissed her as she took the glass back.

"You're welcome," She smiled while turning slightly and put the glass on her beside table.

"Now that I'm home," He grinned while leaning into her and started kissing her neck "We can finish what we started earlier?" He smiled against her neck as she nodded.

"Yes we can," She smiled and with one quick move she had surprised him, by pushing him back and straddled him.

"Oh I do love it when you take charge," He chuckled as she removed her dressing gown, tossing it to one side.

"Really?" She asked while leaning over him, placing her hands down on the bed next to his shoulders "I have to admit, because I'm in charge with everything else I love it when you take charge, it's such a turn on." She whispered and kissed him before raising herself up a little.

"I will have to remember that," He whispered while putting his hands up, brushing her hair back and moved it over to hang over just one side, then raised himself, starting to kiss her neck.

"Mmm," She moaned while closing her eyes, and gasped as he pulled her down, turning them over so he was on top "Oh my..." She exclaimed as they looked into each others eyes.

"You are so sexy," He whispered and started kissing her.

"So are you." She answered as he raised his head "Now make love to me, as I don't know about you but I'm still on honeymoon." She winked and started laughing as he nuzzled her neck.