WaY Ups
Chapter 125 Ignore the rule
Noah stared at his daughter. She looked sad, determent, but sad. Her face was stern and she looked sure in her choice. However, Noah knew that Claire still loved her parents. She still loved them. No matter of their differences and their past. Claire could not hate her adoptive family. She was a good daughter, but she had chosen to love the wrong man. Noah frowned against her now. She practically had told him that either he had to accept Peter; either he would lose his daughter. He had to admit - Claire was a quick learner.
‘I can’t do that, Claire.’ Noah kept his frowned expression.
‘I haven’t expected that from you!’ Claire crossed arms before her chest. Her golden hair hung over her shoulders.
‘You are my daughter and I want you to be happy, I really do, but not with Peter. Not in this way.’ Noah threw a look at the kitchen door. He could hear Claire’s daughter laughing.
‘I know that it’s hard.’ Claire followed his look. ‘I know how wrong that is, but I can’t help it. I love Peter. I always loved him and now I could not be happier. I have what I always wanted to have.’
‘I know what Angela did for you two.’ Noah looked back at his daughter. ‘I know why she did it. She lied for you and that it is fine in front of all people. However, I know the truth! I know that this is a lie and it is wrong! Even the thought of you two is wrong!’
‘I’m sick of this!’ Claire hissed and ran fingers through her hair.
‘Claire.’ Sandra called her, but her daughter shook her head.
‘No, really!’ She sighed. ‘I’m tired of explanation and every time the words are the same.’
‘What are you talking about?’ Noah stared at her.
‘I’m tired of telling you that it happened! It just happened! We fell in love and we didn’t know that we are related!’
‘But…’
‘No dad!’ Claire released her sad little smile. ‘I won’t give up on him and our family. I just found him and that was the best thing that could happen to me!’
‘I can’t understand you!’ Noah frowned again.
‘I am not asking you to understand me, dad!’ Claire heard her daughter’s laugh again. ‘Here is my place!’ She smiled again. ‘Here with him and our daughter. Peter saved me again and I could not be happier that we finally found each other again. I love you, you know that I care about you and mom, but don’t ask me to give up from my happiness just to please you.’
‘You deserve to be happy, Claire.’ Sandra touched her daughter’s arm. ‘But you have to understand us too.’
‘I do.’ Claire nodded and looked at her mother. ‘I do understand you, but I’m sorry mom. If I have to live away from you just to be with him… I’ll do it!’
‘You are changed Claire.’ Noah took her attention.
‘I told you that you don’t know me anymore.’ Claire answered with bitter voice. ‘I’m not the same girl as before.’ She looked at her father. ‘I’m not your ‘Claire-bear’ dad. I am a woman and I want to stay here with the man I love.’
‘You sure are not a girl anymore.’ Noah murmured. ‘I’m still trying to understand how you could end up as a hooker!’
‘Oh really?’ Claire tilted her head. ‘I’ve been tricked and manipulated until I turned into this pitiful creature I was. I thought that my life was ruined anyway.’
‘And I was not around.’ Peter called from the kitchen door. He held his daughter in his arms. ‘I thought that she would be safe without me. My mistake.’ His voice was low. He did not want to scare his daughter.
‘But you slept with her.’ Noah growled. Peter just smiled and looked at his daughter. He placed her onto the floor and she padded to her crib with toys at the corner of the room. Nessa grabbed her red ball and sat on the floor, playing with it.
‘Yeah.’ Peter answered to Noah, still looking at his daughter. ‘I slept with Claire.’ He looked up to the older man. ‘I could tell you that I’m sorry and that it was a mistake.’
‘But you won’t do it?’ Noah frowned.
‘We both know that it’ll be a lie.’ Peter smiled knowingly. ‘I’m not the same as before Noah! I’m not that naïve and I know how to fight for the people I love!’
‘Yeah, I can see.’ Noah looked at Nessa. She babbled something in her baby language and played with her red ball. ‘I can see that you won’t understand me…’
‘Oh, I do understand you.’ Peter tilted his head. ‘I know that you love your daughter and you want the best for her, but you have to understand me too - I won’t give up on her!’
‘I think you have to go now dad.’ Claire spoke quietly and took Peter’s hand. ‘When you are ready to talk and accept my new life with Peter, I’ll be here!’
‘Fine!’ Noah snapped and went to the front door. Sandra followed him.
‘Just a second.’ Peter called him and Noah stopped. ‘Tell my mother that she has a deal. She will understand!’
‘Sure!’ Noah nodded and walked out of the apartment.
‘I’ll call you.’ Sandra looked at her daughter and Claire smiled, watching her closing the door behind her back.
‘Ah!’ Peter sighed and went to his daughter. He sat close to her and Nessa rolled the ball to him, laughing.
‘What deal?’ Claire followed him and sat too. ‘What were you talking about?’
‘She’ll give me Danko and I’ll leave the Company on her.’ Peter laughed with his daughter.
‘What?’ Claire frowned. ‘I thought that you wanted to destroy it…’
‘I’ll leave my mother.’ Peter looked at her and his smile faded. ‘But who told you that I’ll leave her to rule alone?’
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Chapter 126 Final efforts
Noah looked around the big foyer of the Petrelli Mansion. It was shiny and clear. It was so clear that he could see his face on the black tiles under his feet. Noah frowned and sighed with annoyance. He hated that house. He hated these people and if it was not for his daughter, he would never been here.
‘You don’t like what you see?’ Angela voice made him looked up and saw her standing on in the middle of the staircase.
‘I never liked it.’ Noah frowned and waited until she crossed the whole space between them.
‘Are you really?’ She tilted her head and stopped just in front of him.
‘Yes.’ Noah answered, staring at her eyes. ‘Everything is so… cold.’
‘Cold?’ Angela crossed arms before her chest. ‘I think it’s fashionable.’
‘I’m not here to discuss your house, Angela.’ Noah frowned even more. ‘Peter asked me to tell you something.’
‘You were with Peter?’ Her face faded. ‘I thought that you are not in good terms.’
‘My wife was there and he thought that I should spoke to her.’
‘Ah.’ Angela nodded. ‘I got it.’
‘You did?’
‘I know about the divorce papers, Noah.’ She shrugged and went into the library. ‘They were on your desk since one month.’
‘Why I’m not surprised to hear that?’ Noah murmured and followed her. She sat on the small sofa and nodded at him. Noah sat opposite her.
‘I have to know what it happens in the Company, don’t you think?’
‘This is something personal.’
‘I told you when we started all this - there is no place for personal things in our job.’ She leaned back.
‘If you’re following this rule, Peter would be…’
‘Peter is my son!’ Angela snapped. ‘The only one left to me.’
‘Claire is my daughter and look what you did to her!’ Noah narrowed his eyes.
‘She was on that way anyway.’ Angela frowned. ‘I just saved her from the streets.’
‘Yeah.’ Noah rolled his eyes. ‘How noble!’
‘Noah!’
‘She ended up married to her uncle and having a child with him!’ Noah hissed. ‘I wanted different life for her!’
‘Peter is not her uncle! He is her husband and it has to stay in that way in front of the people!’
‘How could you do this Angela?’
‘How could I?’ Angela frowned. ‘It started long before me, Noah! You should have known that better than me! I have tried to separate them, but without any luck! They ended up together every time!’
‘But…’
‘You have to know when life is bigger than you.’ She lowered her voice. ‘Just deal with it!’
‘I can’t!’ Noah snapped. ‘It’s not normal.’
‘I think that you have bigger problems with this than me.’ Angela tilted her head. ‘Too bad!’
‘You know something that I don’t?’ Noah frowned. ‘Forgive my inability to accept this relationship, but…’
‘You were to see Peter!’ Angela interrupted him.
‘Yeah.’ Noah coughed. ‘He told me that he accept the deal.’
‘Really?’ Angela looked surprised.
‘I think I just told you!’ Noah looked at her with curiosity. ‘What deal Angela?’
‘Deal that would save us.’ She murmured.
‘I can’t believe this!’ Noah snapped. ‘I’m your partner and I have to know if this concerns our Company!’
‘Fine!’ Angela crossed her legs. ‘Peter wants Danko! I told him that I’ll give him Danko and he has to leave that Company to us.’
‘You really think that he was going to do it?’
‘I think that Peter is a smarter than I would like him to me.’ She tapped her chin with her index finger. ‘Maybe he’s planning something, but I want to do it anyhow.’
‘You want to help him kill Danko?’ Noah frowned. ‘Are you insane? You know that Peter has ability. Danko does not! I know that it’ll sound bad, but it’s unfair.’
‘Who told you that Danko is powerless?’ Angela frowned and tilted her head. ‘Do you remember the missing phials with the formula?’
‘You think that he took them?’
‘I am sure, cos I have a prove about it!’ Angela looked at Noah. ‘He is strong Noah. He is very strong.’
‘You mean like Mohinder?’
‘No. I mean a lot more than Mohinder!’ Angela looked concerned. ‘It’ll be hard to beat him. Even Peter.’
‘Peter could beat anybody and you know it!’ Noah frowned. ‘Damn! He beat even the Haitian!’
‘But Peter has a weakness that Danko hasn’t.’ Angela placed her hand over her heart. ‘He has his heart again and that could cause problems now.’
‘I don’t think I can understand you.’ Noah hissed.
‘You will. Now we have to find Danko.’ She got off the couch. ‘Peter would expect us to know where he is.’
‘Wait a minute!’ Noah got off too and touched her arm. ‘You mean that you don’t know where he is?’
‘I have an idea.’ Angela smiled and got out of the room. Noah sighed and followed her. Just then, Peter showed out with a light smirk on his lips. He had heard everything. His mother had not changed.
‘We’ll see about that.’ He murmured and teleported right into his living room. Claire was sitting on the couch and few books had spread over the table. She had tied her head on the back of her neck and read one of the books.
‘Hey.’ Peter greeted her and joined at her on the couch.
‘Hey.’ She looked at him and he gave her brief kiss. One of his hands slid on the back of her neck and in the next minute, her hair hung free.
‘What are you doing?’ Claire squealed.
‘I like you like this.’ Peter lowered his head and nuzzled her neck. She shivered.
‘But…’
‘Shush.’ He kissed her pulse point.
‘Nessa is here.’ Claire moaned and he pulled back.
‘I think we have to put her to sleep now.’ Peter smirked and got off the couch. ‘I’ll take care of her.’
‘Oh.’ Claire smiled, watching him as he went to his daughter. She was playing in her corner of the room.
‘Come to daddy now.’ Peter bent down and took Nessa in his arms. ‘It’s time for your nap.’
‘No.’ She whined, but rubbed her eyes.
‘Yeah.’ Peter ruffled her hair. ‘Nessa has to sleep now and grow up bigger.’
‘Dada.’ She wrapped arms around his neck and Peter hid with her in her room. Claire could hear him laughing and a smile appeared on her face again.
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Chapter 127 Hidden in the darkness
Claire was still in the living room when Peter came back. He closed Nessa’s door carefully and his look fell on Claire. She stirred. His eyes burned her and she felt nice butterflies down in her stomach.
‘Come here.’ He groaned and Claire was ready to protest on his tone, but Peter just stood there and she found herself listened to him. Her body had its own rules. She went to him and wrapped arms around his neck. He had not touched her. She could only see his eyes, studied her face. ‘Kiss me!’ Peter ordered and his time she frowned.
‘I’m not your mistress.’ She snapped.
‘We both know that I’m gonna win this game, so?’ He tilted his head challengingly.
‘I could win too.’ Claire uttered, stared in his lips.
‘You wanna bet?’ He asked her coyly.
‘Fuck you!’ She cursed and heard his quiet laugh.
‘I haven’t heard you talking like this since long ago.’
‘You just provoked me now!’ Claire tilted her head/
‘Who? Me?’ Peter reached out his hand and touched her hip. ’I’m just telling you that you’re not gonna win against me in this.’
‘Oh, I know some tricks.’ Claire leaned towards him. Trying to kiss him, but Peter moved back.
‘I know some more.’ He murmured.
‘What are you doing?’ She frowned. ‘We both know that we eventually going to do it.’
‘Eventually.’ His thumbs started drawing small circles on her hips’ sending nice thrills all over her body.
‘Peter…’ She moaned and tried to pull him closer, but he pulled back again. ‘Stop this!’ She snapped.
‘I can stay here and do nothing.’ He teased her and his hands slid on her back and covered her bottom. ‘What can you do about that?’
‘Um…’ Claire lost her thought in the moment when he lowered his head and nuzzled her exposed neck. ‘I would… do… the same.’ She breathed out, but felt like she already lost the battle. She could not tell him that of course.
‘Nice.’ Peter bit her neck and his tongue flicked over her pulse point. He pulled her closer to his body and his hands run up her spine. Claire just moaned. ‘We both know how easy you are… with me.’
‘Stop…it!’ She uttered when his mouth popped up and bit her earlobe.
‘Um… I don’t think so.’ He slid hands under her blouse and pulled it off. Claire helped him without even realize that. ‘I think that we have to explore your senses now…’
‘My… uh… what?’ She completely lost her mind, feeling his hands massaging her soft breasts over her satin bra.
‘See? I told you.’ He laughed huskily and removed that article of clothing too.
‘You are not playing fair.’ She pouted.
‘But you like it.’ He smiled coyly.
‘No.’
‘Yes.’
‘Fuck you!’ She snapped.
‘Uh, dirty mouth! Let’s fix it!’ He groaned and his mouth attacked hers. She opened fully to him. Her tongue met his and he lifted her up so she could wrap legs around his waist. ‘Give it to me now.’ He murmured against her parted lips. She just squeezed his arms as a response. Peter smiled and carried her to their bedroom. He laid her onto the bed and his mouth never left hers. His hands released her just to remove her pants and panties. Now she had completely exposed to him and he still was fully dressed.
‘Your turn.’ She murmured and sneaked hands under his blouse, removing it quickly. His hair became messy and her eyes glowed against him. She slid fingers over his bare chest, down to the hem of his pants. His breath hitched and Claire met his eyes. ‘Who is the winner now?’ She mumbled and rubbed his arousal. Peter grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head.
‘Let’s call it even.’ He groaned and Claire laughed huskily. Her laugh stopped in the moment his head lowered and touched the hollow between her breasts with his lips. His tongue flicked all over this place and Claire arched her body towards his. She heard his quiet laugh and his fingers grasped her waist as his mouth continued its way down.
He found her ready for him and when he kissed the top of her mound, Claire thought that she was going to come here and there. He did not even touch her there and she was about to live her first climax.
‘Peter.’ She purred and just then, she felt his fingers slid into her wet core. Claire screamed and fisted the sheet beneath her. ’What…?’ Her breath hitched and she saw him smiled.
‘You are so beautiful in this.’ He murmured and took off his pants. Claire swallowed hard and reached out her hands towards him.
‘And I’m ready now.’ She uttered.
Peter just smiled and sank into his waiting hands. Her body adjusted to his and he thrust into her with one quick move. Claire yelped and buried hands in his hair. She could feel his hard breathing close to her ear. His lips touched her shoulder and her legs wrapped around him. His moves increased to the point of almost hurting her. However, he did not. Even when he was under the influence of his passion towards her, Peter knew where to stop.
‘More…’ she moaned and he could not resist on her. His hands grabbed her thighs and he hooked her legs on his shoulders. It took few more hard thrusts and they both were over.
‘What are you doing with me?’ Peter breathed out few minutes later. His body rested over hers and Claire could not move either.
‘Um… just love you?’ She uttered and he just smiled. He did not have strength for doing more.
‘Nice love!’ He kissed her shoulder and rolled over her.
‘Nice love, yeah.’ Claire turned her head to look at him.
‘You could keep me like this forever.’ He released one tired smile and closed his eyes. She saw his steady breathing and understood that he had fallen asleep.
‘I wish I could.’ Claire touched his beautiful face. ‘I wish I could keep you out of any danger. I would do anything to keep you safe.’ She whispered and stared at him.
Their love was not been easy. It was full of mistakes and wrong turns. Then the fact that they are related and that completed the picture. Claire was surprised how they had reached that far. It was a mystery, but she was glad that she could have him in her life. It was hard fight and Claire knew that it was not over, but she was ready for it. She was ready to fight for him. When he was there, beside of her, she could do anything.
Peter woke up late at the evening. He saw that Claire was missing and got off the bed, putting his clothes on. He heard her laugh from the living room and went there. She was playing with Nessa and her toys. Peter frowned.
‘Hey.’ He called.
‘Hey.’ Claire looked up at him.
‘Why she is not sleeping?’ He nodded at his daughter.
‘She is scared from the darkness.’ Claire explained to him. ‘I thought I could make her some company while she gets better.’
‘Nessa scawed.’ His daughter nodded and Peter shook his head.
‘She is one little manipulator and we are letting her do this.’
‘She is so cute.’ Claire grabbed her daughter and placed her on her lap. Nessa giggled. ‘See?’
‘Nessa is cute, but she has to learn not to be afraid.’ Peter crouched close to them. ‘There is nothing hidden in the darkness.’
‘Or maybe, there is!’ Danko’s voice made him turn around immediately.
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