Frost Heart

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November 6th, 2017 ~ 12:45 AM

On a stormy night, happily married and expecting mother Claire Kang lays sleeping seemingly peacefully on her side. Having gotten to the third trimester of her pregnancy, Claire was currently thirty-three weeks along and was expecting a baby girl with her husband, whom she tied the knot with only a year ago and prior to that, they were engaged for two years and together for five. While Claire looked peaceful sleeping, she was actually having a nightmare, a bad dream about her baby. After a few hours of sleep, Claire wakes up gasping as she sits up, looking around the dark room. Since it was a school night, their children, Tristan, Jasper and Addison were all sleeping and by now probably in deep sleep.

Taking the blanket off, save her legs, she started feeling around her belly, worried that she may have suffered a miscarriage in her sleep. When her baby kicked, she sighed. Still frightened, the young mother started crying.
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When Quinn woke up to the sound of crying he paused, thinking it was probably Addison having a nightmare. she had nightmares often and cried in her sleep but the sound was louder .. closer. Immediately he knew it was Claire. By far, she cried more than little Addy, being much more fragile in some ways.

Without a moment's hesitation, he climbed out of bed and spotted her still in bed, the worry the washed over him lessened at the sight of her. He released a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. DFor an attorney it was amazing how fast he came to worry about his family, his wife.

"Claire?" he addressed her, his voice croaky, as it often was after waking up. The little grogginess that he had felt was no gone and his squinted eyes opened wide. Again, he was greatly worried at the sight of her tear-streaked face.

"What's wrong?" Quinn climbed back into bed, sitting beside her and wrapping his arms around her shoulders and pulling her close. He was confused and confusion and worry mixed together tended to make a person frantic or Quinn at least.

His eyes lowered to her hands on her belly round with their unborn daughter. His eyes widened more and he swallowed difficultly. "I - is there something wrong with the baby?" he hurriedly asked, now consumed with fear. "Are you in pain?"

Yes, he was asking a lot of questions. Another habit that came out of being an attorney and totally afraid for the worst. Claire crying didn't make him feel any easier either. Of course, she cried over any other things before but he would never know whether t was serious or not unless he asked.

 

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When Quinn pulled her close, tears continued to roll down her cheeks. Whatever nightmare she had left her terrified. When her husband tried to comfort her, she just leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder while cradling her swollen belly in a protective manner. What she remembered from such a horrid dream was losing her baby by miscarriage. "Honey, I'm scared..." She cried, shaking a little.

While her husband probably had questions, Claire found it difficult to speak because of how much she was sobbing. Throughout the pregnancy, she did cry a lot, even more so then her six-year-old Stepdaughter. The hormones left her pretty moody and it was easy for her to either cry or get angry over nothing, but even before she got pregnant again, getting angry often led to crying. "I just...I don't want to lose our baby...our little princess..."

 

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Quinn released a breath he had no idea he was even holding. A slight and sad smile made its way onto his face. He was relieved, relieved to know that nothing had really happened to his wife or unborn child. Still, it wasn't a pleasant feeling to know she had such a nightmare to see her crying so much.

His shoulders sunk and his arm lower from her shoulders. He instead used that hand to rub soothing circles on her back and used the other to push her hair from her face. Gently he wiped the tears from her cheeks and kissed her forehead, comforting her the best ways he knew possible whenever she started to cry.

"Of course you don't, neither do I. And it won't happen, she's perfectly healthy, remember?" His smile grew slightly as he continued to rub her back. He pulled back just a little to look her in the face to show her his confidence. Maybe then she would feel more confident as well.

They had gone to her appointment only a few days ago and to get the gender of the baby. The doctor had said both she and the baby were in perfect health. As a mother, he imagined she would still worry toward the end, and her anxiety probably made it a little worse.

"Do you want to see the sonogram picture again?" Asked Quinn, already moving to cut on the lamp. He swung his legs off of the bed and moved to the dresser where the framed image of their baby girl sat.

He had had all of his children's sonogram pictures framed. Yes, he was one of those parents. His kids were important to him. He had another picture of the sonogram in his office beside a picture of Jasper and Addison and in-between them both a picture of Claire and Tristan.

"Here we are," he nabbed the picture and sat back on the bed beside her. Quinn handed the picture and his smile became more genuinely happy than sad at the sight of the baby girl.

 

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Quinn always knew how to comfort Claire whenever she was in a distressed mood and even more so now that she's pregnant. He was a very loving husband to her in their marriage, which she believed would last. Ever since Tyler passed away, Claire never thought she'd fall in love ever again. But that drastically changed when she started dating Quinn several years ago. At first it wasn't easy since both of them had children from previous relationships, not to mention their sons going to the same school. While comforting her, Quinn showed her a framed photo of the latest sonogram of their unborn daughter, which made her smile a little. "Yeah, that was taken at my last Doctor's Appointment. I remember..."

She slumped onto the bed, wanting to relax and hopefully be able to go back to sleep. It was also difficult for her to find time to spend with Quinn, with him being the District Attorney and all. However, since getting married, she became a stay-at home mom so that someone can take care of the children and still had much money left over from her time as a Hairdresser. She felt her child kicking in her belly, which drew her attention. As she cradled her belly, she sighed. "Oh Arianna, Mommy's sorry for waking you up..." she pouted, caressing her belly as she did so.

 

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Quinn laid back and rested on his side, hand in palm, propping it up with his elbow. With tender eyes and sweet smile, he watched his wife, happy she was calm and once again at ease. Now that he was awake, though, I would be hard to go back to sleep. Even the knowledge of knowing he had work in the morning wasn't enough to make him close his eyes and sleep.

Despite that, he was still happy to be able to console Claire. With his free hand he laid his hand upon her stomach where he could feel the little kicks of Arianna. Arianna, his next child to come. The name sounded so musical on the tongue and peasant in the head. Saying it, thinking it, was enough to excite him. Yet, they still had months to go until their little angel joined them.

Quinn had never had too much of a say in naming his first child Jasper. Elizabeth, his ex-wife was set on naming him after her deceased brother and he hadn't much reason to be against it. Jasper was perfect for him. As for his first daughter, Addison, he had named her and raised her too. After she was born, things started to change for the worst.

However, what happened in the past was not going to happen with Claire.

He hoped in the months before Arianna was born, Tristan and Jasper would thaw out and accept their family as it was. He knew it would be harder on them all as long as they didn't. Addison was currently the most well-behaved out of the three. Something that he was thankful for everyday he came home.

"Should I just take the day off?" Quinn asked, yawning into his palm. He wasn't joking at all, he was serious. He had been so tired since he had been promoted to DA. The shenanigans of the work office and the stress of certain cases had gotten to him. It was hard for him to even spend time with his family even when he was home.

"I can just call in sick and maybe we could go out and do something. Besides, Christmas is right around the corner." He did want a clue as to what the children wanted before he bought their gifts. And if he played his cards right, Jasper and Tristan would stop being so cold to him.

 

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When Quinn placed his hand on her belly, Claire only smiled as she placed her hand on top of his while they cradled their unborn daughter. Hopefully she won't be born into a family that is falling apart. So far, her stepson Jasper wasn't too happy about his Father remarrying and had always hoped that he would reconcile with his first wife...or girlfriend. Claire didn't know for sure since she never really asked. As for her own son, he did struggle coming to terms with her remarrying. In her previous relationship with her late boyfriend Tyler, she never had very many issues with him and they had a good relationship up until his death.

The only thing the young mother really regretted was that Tristan didn't have very much memories of his father since he was so young when he died. Now that she remarried, she could only remember how unhappy he was when the couple first announced their engagement. Another thing she hoped was that the two boys at least got along with each other if they were going to shut the rest of the family out. As for her Stepdaughter, Addison, Claire was grateful to have her even though she was going to have a daughter of her own. The little girl did ease some of the stress from the pregnancy, or at least spending time with her did.

Her smile turned into a frown when she remembered how upset both Jasper and Tristan were when they shared the news that she was pregnant. Addison was excited at least. Still, the feeling of it was unsettling. Tristan's face went blank and he just got up and walked upstairs without a word...

"No, its Monday. The kids have school. And you know how Tristan gets if we pull him from school." She replied when he asked if he should take a day off.

She sighed before caressing her belly, still frowning and then leaning into her hubby, her head on his chest. Eventually, she fell asleep this way and would not wake up until around 10AM. By then, the kids would all be at school.

 

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"I wanna be where teh people are. I wanna see, wanna see dem dancing'. Walking around on sose what do you call 'em? Oh - feet!" Addison sung passionately from spot in her booster seat in the back, reaching her hands toward the roof of the car. She was very into the song playing through the car speakers and could pay no attention to her father, Quinn, quietly chuckling, watching her through the rear view mirror

His six year old was adorable but she was even more so when she sung. He couldn't argue she had a beautiful voice, but her speech impediment change the lyrics of the songs she sung quite often. Frankly, he found her speech impediment adorable and often having to correct her, yet she still liked the way she talked.

Still, he knew he would have to set her up with speech therapy. Apparently, she didn't have many friends and was often bullied for the way she mispronounced so many words. His mother had said he would have to and after learning about about the bullying he had to make it one of his top priorities.

"Daddy! Green light means go!" Addison suddenly started, bringing him back to earth. She pointed her finger to the the glowing green light hanging above and in front of them.

"Oh, thank you, baby," He smiled at her and she went back to singing the Disney song. He pressed his foot down on the petal and continued driving.

Currently, they were on their way to pick up Jasper and Tristan from school. Usually, he was always a bit late to picking up all of his children from school, but today, surprisingly, he was on time. How surprised Jasper and Tristan would be.

Quinn stopped his car nearly in front of the entrance, for once the spot wasn't taken. He smirked and unbuckled his seatbelt, but left the car running. "Jasper, Tristan!" He called for them, as usual they were in two different groups. He wished they hung out more.

Jasper waved his friends goodbye and dashed to his ride. "Ew, is this the Little Mermaid?" He commented on the playing music. "Can't you play something like Fall Out Boy?"

 

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While waiting for Quinn to come home with the kids, Claire was at home cleaning up, mainly finishing up the nursery and folding the new baby clothes that her friends had given her the previous week. Her favorite was the little Frozen Onesie that her Sister sent to her. Straightening out her dress and her hair, she smiled as she folded each one.

With the School Day being over, Tristan was ready to go home. Sadly, he hasn't said very much since his Mother got pregnant. While he got along fine with his Stepsister, he didn't always get along with stepbrother. Then there was his Stepfather, who made him miss his late Father. They got along somewhat okay, but he still felt agitated because he felt that Quinn was trying to replace his Father, which he didn't really agree with. However, his Stepsiblings didn't exactly grow up with a Mother either, so it balanced out. To him anyway. One thing that did shock him for the day, was Quinn actually being on time to pick him and Jasper up.

Tristan said goodbye to his friend after hearing his Stepfather call out to him and Jasper. "There's nothing wrong with Little Mermaid. You're never too old for Disney, whether its the Music or the Movies." He said when he heard Jasper's comments.

 

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Quinn watched as Jasper rolled his eyes Tristan's comment and he knew it was about to start. If he didn't say anything now than it would last all the way home and the thought of hearing their bickering had already started to give him an headache. He heard and done enough arguing through work and he didn't need it in his domestic life either. If he could have, he would tune them out, but that wouldn't be fatherly, would it?

Sadly, before he could say anything Jasper beat him to it with his quick tongue."Well, you can listen to your 'never too old enough music' another time." Jasper rolled his eyes and climbed into the front seat already changing the song to another. "Because it's my turn to pick a song not about mermaids."

"No, Jazz, he's right, I quite enjoy Disney songs and movies too." Quinn added his piece, buckling back into his driver and starting the engine as soon as Tristan was strapped in too.

"Dad, you're a dork, of course you do," Jasper responded and with that the sound fall out boy started to play through the car speakers.

The rest of the ride was more quiet than Quinn was comfortable with. Addison was too busy playing with her toy bunny while Jasper was still giving him the cold shoulder. And Tristan, the boy still hadyet to warm up to him and he was naturally quiet. So, Quinn talked a bit, but rarely was there a reply.

Finally, they had made it home. Quinn got to work unbuckling Addison and Jasper hopped out the care ready to head straight to his room. Obviously, he was still trying to avoid his stepmother, Claire. Jasper may not have been into Disney movies but Quinn swore he acted like Claire was an evil stepmother from one. Before he made it, though, Quinn called him back.

They had groceries.

"I bought a few things before getting you two." He said as he pulled Addison into his arms and supporting her on his hip.She wrapped her arms around his neck for security.

Jasper huffed, opening the truck and grabbing a few bags to take in. But he did light up when Addison added, "daddy bought ice cream!"

 

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During the car ride home, Tristan was pretty quiet. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he didn't like how Jasper was behaving. Him and Addison got along fine, and his Mother loved her, which did make him a little jealous. Then the fact that she married Quinn felt like an insult to injury. The one thing that really had Tristan disliking Jasper was the way he treated his Mom. Still, the boy needed time to warm up to his Stepfather, mainly because he missed his real Father. More often then not, he wondered about what his own Father would say to him when it came to the way he treated Quinn. He knew his Mother wasn't happy with his Behavior, but how would his Father feel?

His train of thought got lost as soon as they arrived home. Slinging his Backpack over his shoulder, he proceeded to go ahead and help his Stepfather with the groceries, something he didn't mind doing. He mostly did chores on the weekends as well to help take a load off of his Mother so that she could rest, aware that the pregnancy was taking its toll on her.

Grabbing a couple of bags, he carried them into the kitchen and set them down on the counter. After this, he greeted his Mother, who was relaxing on the couch, reading a pregnancy guide. Claire smiled and greeted her darling son before giving him a quick hug. Tristan then went ahead upstairs and into his Room, where he quietly just started doing his Homework.

 

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"Home sweet home!" Quinn said upon walking through the threshold, Addison in his arms.

"Home sweet home!" Addison copied in a singsong voice, spreading her arms open to the warm inside of their home. She smiled just as sweetly and with her two missing front teeth it was even sweeter. Everything about his daughter was adoring, the same went to the rest of his family. And he found himself chuckling as he put her down.

Jasper threw his shoes off before setting the grocery bags in hand on the kitchen island. He walked pass Claire without so much as a glance. This fact dampened Quinn's mood, but he gave the curly haired brunette boy a look before he could head up the stairs to his room. Quinn was getting to used to using this look at Jasper for the same thing over and over again.

"Hi, Claire," Jasper said, barely above a whisper, looking to her and giving his father want he wanted. Then he ran up the stairs, probably to do his homework or get on his Nintendo 3DS. Jasper did well in his studies, but he hated to study and preferred to spend his at home time playing games. He had been doing so more lately just to get away from spending time with the family. Or to be more precise, Claire and even Quinn himself.

Quinn sighed and sat down a wriggling Addison who quickly made her way to the couch to sit beside Claire. "I swear that boy is going to be the death of me." he mumbled, pinching the bridge of his nose.

Addison smiled at Claire and kissed her cheek, before leaning over to whisper at her stomach - no- her baby sister. "Hewwo little mermaid, your big sister Addie's back! When are you going to come out?" She tilted her head at Claire's round stomach. "She can hear me?"

"Of course, she can," Quinn chuckled sitting down at Claire's other side and putting an arm around her shoulder.

 

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When her stepson greeted her, Claire found it to be a little half-assed. To be fair, he didn't really like and avoided her like the plague, even more so now that she's pregnant. What was getting into those boys? In all honesty, Claire was worried for both Jasper and Tristan, with both of them becoming very distant since her and Quinn got married. "Hi Jasper." She replied shortly before he started walking up the stairs.

By then, Tristan was already in his room, textbook and binder open, earphones in, music loud enough to where he could just concentrate on studying. She set her pregnancy guide down when her Stepdaughter got onto the couch, greeting her with a kiss on the cheek. "Hi sweetheart!" She smiled before attempting to hug her little princess, which was difficult due to her growing belly.

After hugging Addison, she straightened out her dress as her husband sat down next to her, saying something about Jasper. "I feel the same way about mine..." She responded before returning attention to her Stepdaughter, who was fixated on her growing belly.

She smiled as Addison whisper at Arianna. It was clear that she was excited to be a big sister, which reassured Claire, because neither Jasper and Tristan were excited. Addison could use a Sister, those two at least would have each other if they got along. When Quinn put his arm around her shoulder, she felt more relaxed. "She won't be coming out for another month, sweetheart. You're just gonna have to be patient and so is she." She said before placing her hand underneath her belly. "She can hear you, would you like to hear her?" She asked before leaning into Quinn, practically using him as a pillow at this point.

 

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Quinn kept his arm securely around his wife, watching she and his daughter interacted, talking about the soon to come baby. It was more than enough to make his already wide grin even wider, if it was even possible. Seeing the scene before him warmed his heart, giving him the happiness he had lost long ago and given back to him after meeting Claire.

Watching Addison nod her head excitedly with her blonde curls bobbing, Quinn couldn't help but think of the time when his first wife was pregnant with his first baby girl. During that time, Jasper had been just as excited to get a baby sibling. He remembered how the boy complained he wanted a baby brother not sister. But as soon as he saw the sonogram picture of Addison, the boy was smitten, determined to be the best big brother ever. Quinn wished he felt that way about Arianna. It wouldn't be long until she joined them, and she would need both her big brother too.

Addison placed her ear onto Claire's stomach, brushing away her blonde curls and listening in. When she suddenly jumped back, Quinn knew she had heard the baby move. The six year old was always shocked whenever the baby moved or kicked no mater how many times she had experienced it.

"She didn't say anything," Addison said very thoughtfully, causing Quinn to chuckle.

"She can't talk yet, sweetie." He ruffled his little princess's hair to which giggled in response. "It'll be a long time before she does."

"Oh, but she sure does love to swim." Addison grinned. Whenever she heard the swishing sound of the baby moving, she referred to it as the baby swimming which was she nicknamed her little mermaid.

 

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While Addison was excited for the arrival of Arianna, Claire couldn't help but wish that Jasper and Tristan felt the same way. Both boys have been very distant from her and Quinn since their Wedding and it only worsened when they announced the pregnancy. Did they at least have each other? They always kept to themselves, not even playing videogames together. That was one thing she had hoped they'd bond over, but the personality differences was too much it seemed. Not to mention the whole 'House Divided' thing because they had different consoles or whatever. Rather then thinking about that, she returned her attention to Addie, who was now listening to the baby. While the unborn Arianna didn't kick, there was still the matter of her heartbeats, something that Addie was still too young to understand. Claire thought it was cute that she nicknamed her younger sister the little mermaid. Besides her Blood Volume doubling, there was the matter of her baby being surrounded by amniotic fluid, which was probably why Addie thought Arianna was swimming. Since she was too young, Claire wasn't about to crush her dreams. She was too nice for that anyway. But when Claire thought about it, maybe Arianna would grow up to be an Athlete, maybe join the Swim Team? Who knows, only time would tell.

In an abrupt manner, her stomach growled, slightly louder then usual. Claire just laughed a little. "Huh, guess she's hungry...Again. Sweetheart, what did you have in mind for dinner?"

Meanwhile, upstairs, Tristan was heavily concentrated on his homework. By now he had taken his earphones out and was studying in peace and quiet. Per usual, he was being very thorough, not wanting to miss anything for any subject. Once he was completely finished, he decided to go ahead and read a book. At the moment, he was reading Harry Potter and was currently on Order of the Phoenix. Hopefully he could finish it soon so he can read Half Blood Prince, then Deathly Hallows. After that, he would be up for marathoning the Harry Potter Films to honor Alan Rickman, who played his favorite character, Professor Snape.

 

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"Maybe takeout," Quinn answered with a shrug. He was too tired to whip anything up himself. He found himself working longer hours and bigger cases at work. Today, he was only so lucky to go home on time for once. He knew Addie was excited to see him not be late to pick her up from kindergarten and the boys must have been a bit happy too.

"We haven't had takeout in a while. I'll call them, so let's decide what we'll have." He brushed back his fine strands of hair and watched as Addie hopped off the couch and ran up the stairs on her small legs. "Don't run, you'll trip!" He called out to his daughter who was notorious for running up and down the stairs and tripping after. She only yelled back "okay" before continuing to run anyway.

He shook his head and noted to himself to reprimand her later. "I'm thinking Chinese or pizza, what about you?" He asked, rubbing her shoulder soothingly while he hummed softly to himself. It was nice. Morethan nice to able to sit with his wife in peace. He loved his children, but in little moments like this, he enjoyed nothing more.

Besides, he had spent so many years as a single father, it was more than nice to have a partner. Someone to share your burdens and responsibility, someone who understands, someone who comforts you and won't throw a tantrum and glare at you when they can't have their way. So unlike the children.

Without his knowing, Addison had busted into the boy's rooms, first Jasper and then Tristan, yelling. "We're having takeout!" Something rare since they always tried to eat healthy when they could. Jasper came down first.

"Can we get pizza?" He questioned excitedly, practically bouncing with his energy.

 

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To the idea of takeout, Claire didn't seem to mind. Quinn must have been really exhausted from his work, so she didn't really get mad at him for not really wanting to cook. Claire herself wasn't appealed either, not to mention her belly got in the way and made it harder for her to cook. Hopefully once Arianna is born, he won't work late anymore. After what happened with Tristan, Addie and Jasper, she hoped that Arianna would have it a little better. Perhaps even more so once Tristan and Jasper warm up to their respective stepparents. "Yeah, cooking's not on our agenda tonight anyway."

Soon, Addie ran off to go find her Brothers, leaving her with Quinn. Hopefully now they'd have a moment of peace. At least there wasn't any fighting today. Not that she and Quinn really fought anyway, but they did fight a bit with their sons. "Let's get Pizza. You know how I feel about Chinese Food right now. MSG is bad for you and I don't want it going to our baby."

Normally, she would eat it, but now that it came to the baby, she was very cautious about what she ate and had a very sensible diet and wanting to ensure a healthy pregnancy like she did with Tristan ten years ago. Alone with her husband, she simply leaned into him, her head on his shoulder, her arm around his waist and her hand on his chest.

When Addison barged into his room, he looked up from his book. "Okay." He commented.

Tristan wasn't all that picky of an eater. The only time he was is if he knew for a fact he was allergic to something, so his Mom never had any trouble feeding him at all. Best part was that she had no trouble getting him to eat his vegetables. When Jasper came downstairs asking if they could get pizza. Claire turned to look at her husband while tying her hair into a ponytail, not wanting Pizza Sauce or Cheese in her hair. "Yeah, since I can't have Chinese Food. Might as well. Oh, sweetheart, remember to put pineapple on there for me." She said, smiling.

 

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Quinn watched as Jasper left them, probably to get a notepad and pencil so he could write down their orders. He was so used to doing it by now, it was routine. Whenever they ordered out he was the one who wrote they'd get before Quinn called, it had been that way even before his first divorce and his marriage to Claire. It was nice to know that somethings hadn't changed. And the smile that was on Jasper's face meant he was genuinely happy.

Claire and Jasper agreeing on something. It was more than enough for Quinn. In fact, it made him smile brilliantly too. Of course, it was just a little thing. But inch by inch, the younger boy would succumb like Addison had immediately. He would just have to focus on breaking through with Tristan. Which he would know would be hard as hell, in his opinion, Claire was more likable than he was.

Quinn turned back to his wife and sat back, maneuvering himself so that he was facing her. Staring into her beautiful face, he frowned a little and shook his head. "Claire, you know how I feel about pineapple on pizza. It's blasphemy." He feigned disgust, playfully sticking out his tongue to prove his point. "Fruit does not belong on pizza." he lectured, raising a finger.

Naturally, he would be ordering the pineapple pizza, because how could he deny her anything? Really, she could get anything out of Quinn if she just looked at him with her big beautiful eyes from the right angle. But he would tease her anytime and everytime, and e really didn't like pineapples on pizza.

"I could present a whole argument on why if you'd like me to" Knowing Quinn, he probably could. Joking or not.

 

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As Jasper went off to go grab a notepad to write down their pizza order, Claire just finished tying her hair into a ponytail before continuing to relax with her husband. While Claire didn't always get along with Jasper, he seemed to care when it counts. Hopefully it won't be long until both boys turned around and accepted their big family. Although she didn't voice it...not yet...Claire was concerned that neither boy would accept Arianna. Concerning Tristan's relationship with Quinn, it was a matter of the boy being difficult to approach because he was so quiet and often kept to himself.

Now alone once more, Claire listened as Quinn voiced his dislike for Pineapple going on pizza. In their entire relationship, it ended up being one of the few things they never agreed on. "Everyone has their opinion...But you should know better then to come in between a pregnant lady and her food cravings." She said, smiling.

Once he stated that fruit didn't go on Pizza, she smirked while looking him in the eye. "There are a lot of things that don't go on pizza, babe. However, I am not going to specify because I don't want to lose my appetite."

She then chuckled as he said he would present an entire argument. "Honey, its just dinner, we're not in a courtroom, calm down." Claire commented before pouting. "I know I have strange cravings. But please bare with me." She said, pouting before frowning in an attempt to guilt-trip him.
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