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She was parked to the side, and Jason didn’t even notice her until he was pulling into the garage His car slanition to his Mercedes, leaving it half outside the garage and rushed over to her door He opened it and asked urgently, "Claire, what’s wrong? Did soht of the car, Claire could rooves around his mouth His beautiful blue eyes seeether She reached up and ran her finger down the side of his face, feeling the faht her hand and shook it slightly as if afraid she was in shock "Baby, what’s going on? Talk to me!"

As if a dam has broken, tears poured fro is ok, I needed to see you"

Suddenly, Claire could see his face take on a guarded expression "Claire, just go hoain"

As he started to straighten and pull away frorabbed his hand and said, "I love you Jason"

Jason pulled back froo home"

Jason walked away fro his car still half out of the garage Quickly getting out of her car, Claire caught up with hian, "I know you have been going to see ; I know she told you about my father" Claire waited for his reaction as his shoulders stiffened As he turned slowly around, Claire was taken aback by the desperate sadness and longing she saw on his face

"Claire, I’ with you By loving you soyou’d ever feared I wanted to take all your pain away, and instead I only gave you ain, you will always think I’er to his lips to stop the flow and wrapped herself around hiently laid her lips against his and whispered, "I love you; you’re everything I ever wanted and was afraid I would never find"

Beautiful blue eyes searched hers and he couldn’ther in his eainst hers as they shared a tender kiss full of love and pro rapid "Claire, I love you soPlease put me out of my misery and marry me because I can’t e to solve all your probleentle withup at the man that she loved so much, Claire said, "I would love to o inside now before I rip your clothes off right here?" Never had Claire been pulled through a door in such record ti as she walked into her husband’s arms After a quick kiss, anxious blue eyes searched her face Claire had been sick on and off for the last feeeks and unable to kick the stooing to the doctor Despite his protests, she went alone assuring hio with her Claire kne hard Jason worked to overcome his constant need to take care of her, and she realized it had been sheer torture for him not to accompany her today

"Baby, what did the doctor say?"

With her best serious expression, Claire said, "Well, he said that I should be fine… in about eightthe look of confusion and fear in his eyes, Claire took his hand and gently lowered it to her stomach

The confusion started to clear, and his eyes lit up with joy Swinging her up in his arms, he said, "A baby?"

"Yep, Mr Danvers, all that overti in lately um… in the bedrooently and said, "I love you Mrs Danvers" He then put her aside and started to leave the roo our little one's future right away" Mouth hanging open, Claire looked at hi her ears He looked back at her and started laughing "I’, unless we’re both in on it"

Claire swatted his arm and said, "You’re so bad No about we take a walk on the beach and tell our neighbors the good news?"

With his arm around her, Jason carefully led her down the path to the beach; as if afraid she would break Lights twinkled from a newly built house in the distance Soon, they were approaching a house very sin to their own, only a smaller version

Jason held her hand and assisted her up onto the back deck Through the glass door, Claire saw a s, her mother not far off her heels "Hey you two, just in tihetti"

Claire was a that had happened in the last year Her mother still had limited use of her left arm, but her speech had ier necessary to help her talk Since being taken off all the medication that she’d not needed in the first place her ‘bad days’ see of the past She went to a therapist weekly and although the memories of the abuse she’d suffered would always be there, they were no longer controlling her life

Jason had offered to design and build a house for her mother and Louise He asked them what they wanted and their answer… one just like theirs except sot Louise had invited Janet to live with them too, but she had a new boyfriend and was suddenly happy living alone again Her er

Another person walked in fro her ood to see you again Making a lot of house calls lately aren’t you?" The olderHerher hospital tiain a few rocery store

Like her mother, he was also a er, and they found they had ular visitor and Claire suspected there h that no e deal, and that would never change As they all walked to the dining room and were seated, Jason lifted her hand and kissed it "Claire and I have so news"