yearling – aondaneedles

Claire feels nauseous a lot lately…

…

He stole the bookcase and the chess table.

While non of them seems to be ambitious to get engaged anytime soon (although Claire really wants to marry), they are still a very passionate and lovely couple.

Dean’s day alone at home.

“I am King Dean, destroyer of the evil army of snowmen!”

Life’s rather peaceful in the winter.

The couple would also like to have a common child, but unfortunatly with no luck so far.

And they do talk. Ben will stay with Iris, his foster mum, as to not confuse him any more, but Claire will try to become a more consistent part of his life.

“Shhhh, everythings going to be fine. Talk to Dean about it and figure it out, will you?”

“No. No. You keep him.”

“Claire!”

“No, I can’t. I’ve… I’ve given him away! He doesn’t even remember me anymore. He thinks you are his mother!”

Iris tries to comfort her: “Oh, don’t worry, that doesn’t mean anything. I’m sure he doesn’t even understand what ‘mommy’ means.”

“He might not even remember me! And I’ve abandoned him! I’ve done the same thing to him that our mothers did to us! You know how this feels… What if… what if he hates me?!”

Iris comes over to congratulate the happy couple and inevitably, the conversation shifts to Ben.

“So, now that Dean lives with youand you don’t have as much to do as last season… do you want Ben to move back in with you?”