Eli And Clare Novels & Stories

I force my eyes back to my own food and finish in record time. My phone buzzes from my bag. Both our heads snap toward the sound. “That’ll be your husband,” Liam says, drawing out the word like it tastes bad. There’s a flicker of irritation in his sharp, unmistakable voice. I file it away but don’t dwell. I wish I had. I reach into my bag, pull out the phone. Ian. Of course. He hasn’t called in days, but now he remembers I exist. I swipe to answer. “Claire, where the hell are you?” he snaps, voice thick with entitlement. “So you’re out gallivanting the second I’m not home, huh?”

she said. “It certainly has.” Jeffery beamed. “I’ve missed this place.” “So have we. We’ve missed you so much.” Jeffery added. I stood frozen, watching from the garden with Max beside me. Who was she? Jeffery noticed me standing nearby. “Oh, Clare.” He gestured for me to come over. I walked over cautiously. “This is Miss Vanessa.” Vanessa turned toward me with an easy smile. “So you’re Clare.” I blinked. “You know my name?”

Eli was already at the door with his backpack on, waiting with the patience of a child who had learned very early that waiting for Clara was simply part of the schedule and there was no point fighting it. "Eli, do you have your reading book?" Sera said. "Yes," he said. "Your snack?" "Yes." "Your—" "Mummy," he said gently. "I have everything." Sera exhaled. "Right. Clara, let us go." Clara appeared from the kitchen with a piece of toast she had not finished and absolutely no urgency whatsoever. "I am ready," she said. "You had one job," Sera said. "I had several jobs," Clara said. "I did most of them."

Claire said, cringing her face. "So you mean, brother Elias brought a woman home and introduced her as his wife?" Evelyn asked in shock. "What can't you understand? I explained all these as best as I could but still, you don't understand," Claire lashes out in anger. What the hell is wrong with this girl? She has explained it in the best way she could but she still doesn't understand, or maybe she was just pretending. Lisa was her friend and classmate since childhood and Evelyn was her elder sister who has a crush on her brother. More, they are close mainly become they are from the same organization.

After minutes of screaming and giggling, Klaire spoke… her smile somehow sounded in her voice. “Y'ALL ARE SO FUCKIN CUTE!!!” Nikola heard her voice and immediately recognized it. He jumped off the bed and ran to the door. “Babyyyy!!!!” “My loveeee!!!” They hugged like a separated couple, and Elias just stood there watching. The room fell quiet as Elias and Klaire watched their partners hug and giggle like they didn't exist. Elias wasn't bothered though, but Klaire was slowly snapping at her and she didn't like it one bit.

I nursed Grace. Hope played on the floor with her wooden bear. The doorbell rang. We froze. Eli walked to the door. He looked through the peephole. He said it was Claire. I opened the door. Claire stood there. Her face was tired. She had been crying. She said she needed to talk. About Derek. About something he had left behind. I invited her in. She sat on the couch. Luca sat across from her. Eli stood by the window. I sat next to Claire.

She thought of her parents at home. Suddenly, Eleanor appeared out of nowhere. Clare was caught off guard. "What are you doing all alone here?" Eleanor asked politely, looking surprised to see Clare sitting by herself. "Oh," Clare breathed, trying to compose herself. "I was just trying to clear my head." "You mind if I join you?" Eleanor asked, already taking a seat next to Clare before she could respond. "Sure, no problem," Clare replied, not sure if she was ready to have some company yet. Eleanor glanced around at the stunning view around them and smiled.

] She emphasizes at the end. "Hmm, I'm already sleepy Irene. I'm going to sleep, good night." [Okay, good night Claire! Let's meet on Saturday.] "Yeah, sure." I nodded and hung up. She's Irene, my girl best friend since middle school. She is actually my cousin and I am just a little bit older than her. And she is Xian's wife... I looked at my hand with a ring on it. 'When we graduate, I'll marry you!' Tears flowed as I remembered those words.

"How dare you yell at me Adrian? because of that mistake of a daughter?" "Claire is not a mistake, I married her mother and she was born out of love. You are the mistake Hazel, you ruined my relationship with Ellie with your child. You made it clear before that you didn't want me, you wanted a rich guy who would take care of your needs..."

Elliot I clutch the pocket watch in my hand letting the cool metal press against my palm as a memory floods my vision. “What are you doing?” Clare asks. “Immortilzaing it.” I say, pushing the pin down into my grandfather's watch to freeze the ticking of the slim hands. “What are you talking about, El? You know sometimes you're as confusing as a salmon swimming downstream.” Clare scrunches her little nose and her eyebrows twist up. “This moment, the moment I was sure you're my mate. I want us to remember it forever.”