Sometimes you have to lie to find the truth [locked to its_notluck]

[themaniwanttobe]

Henry was in one of his stubborn moods in his session with Archie. "She has to be," he said, his arms folded in front of him. Archie sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as he regarded his young friend. Henry had continued to come to him, even after he started living with his mother. It was something stable in his life, something to give him

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[its_notluck]

The normal world? Enchanted Forest? Wonderland?

Claire stood outside of Archie's office door with a soft frown as she listened to Archie and Henry talking. She should have felt bad about eavesdropping but she hadn't planned on doing it. She had only stopped to listen when she realized that they were talking about her...and trying to figure out if she was from another land? Or world?

Confused, she wondered what was going on then as she stepped back at the sound of Henry getting ready to go. Then she turned, moving away from the door before Henry came rushing out, not even noticing her as he flew past and disappeared. Staring after him, she tried to understand what was going on. Why were they talking about her being from another land? What was all the stuff about being in a book?

Looking up, she pushed the confusion down, trying to appear as natural as possible as she made her way to the door to peek inside. "Hello?"

[themaniwanttobe]

Archie had been tidying up after Henry - as often happened, the boy had been using his umbrella as an emotional support, something real in his confusing life, but he glanced up smiling as he saw Claire in the doorway.

Things had been going well there, and Archie was happy with the way his life was turning out. He loved her, and he wasn't afraid to let her knoe.

"There you are," he said, heading over to her and kissing her in the doorway. "How was your day?"

[its_notluck]

Claire would agree that things had been going well. In fact they were pretty perfect and she couldn't remember ever being so happy even if she had questions now about what was going on in the town.

"Here I am." She echoed with a smile, leaning up to kiss him back. "It was okay." She let her hand fall against his chest as she gave him another quick kiss. "How was yours?"

[themaniwanttobe]

He put his hand over hers, smiling at the intimate gesture. "Mostly quiet, actually. One of those 'can catch up on notes' days." Henry had been his only patient.