The Apocalypse Love

Lunch part 2

Carl and I walked in and everyone stopped talking and started to stare at us. We'll this is awkward at all. I look to Carl and he's as confussed as much as I am to see why everyone was staring at us.

" The guest of honor has arrived." My grandpa yelled happily pointing to me.

" What's going on grandpa?" I ask very confused.

" We're here to welcome you back it's a welcome home party. Everyone missed you so much Claire." My grandpa said brining me into a hug.

" Thanks grandpa." I said hugging him back.

" No problem honey now go and have some fun." He said pushing me towards Carl. I just so happen to trip over the carpet and begin to fall until someone catches me. And of course it was Carl.

" Thanks Carl." I said pecking him on the cheek.

" No problem I didn't want to see you fall even though it would have been hilarious." He said laughing earning him a slap on the arm.

" That's not funny ." I say fake pouting. Carl just laughs and then we were interrupted. Someone tapped on my shoulder. I look and see who it is and I am completely shocked. I pull him into a bone crushing hug.

" I missed you so much." He said to me.

" I missed you to I thought I would never see you again." I say releasing him from the hug.

" Claire would you care to introduce us." Carl asked looking confused.

" Omg Carl this is Daniel, Daniel this is Carl. " I say excited.

" nice to meet you." Daniel said reaching to shale Carl's hand. Carl shook it.

" you to." Carl said putting an arm around me.

" Oh so you guys are together?" Daniel asked.

" Yes we are." Carl said with a smile kissing my forehead.

" I'm happy for you Claire." Daniel said smiling.

" Thanks Daniel... how have you been... how's your family?" I ask and see his face drop he immediately became sad.

" Omg no... When?" I ask feeling tears threatening to spill.

" Last summer my dad got bit , than some people came to camp around 4 months ago and that's when my mom and sister died they killed them." He said with a few tears streaming down his face.

" I'm so sorry this happened. They were really good people I know how you feel I lost my mom dad and sisters all at once about 6 months after we left." I said getting teary eyed.

" All of them I'm so sorry Claire." He said sincerely putting his hand my shoulder in in tempt comfort me.

" It's fine... I'm fine it happened awhile ago I've moved on." I said and I know I'm dieing to my self but I have to put on a brave face.

" Well Claire it was nice catching up with you... see ya later." He said walking off.

" Bye Daniel." I said turning around to face Carl.

" Are you okay baby I know you don't like talking about them." Carl said hugging me.

" I'm fine." I say wiping a single tear on my cheek.

" Okay baby do you want to get out of here." He asked.

" No I'm fine really Carl we'll stay for another hour or so then we can go back to the house." I said putting a half smile on my face.

After a painfully long hour of cousins, aunts, and uncle me and Carl made our way back to our house. We walked into the house and collapsed onto one of the couches in the living room.

" Claire let's go upstairs." Carl said nudging my shoulder.

" I'm to lazy can you carry me." I said pouting.

" Fine but you owe me one." He said picking me up bridal style and heading up the stairs.

" Claire I can't carry you any longer can we just sleep in one of these rooms." Carl said obviously tired.

" Fine." I said and we went into the room closest to us which just so happens to be the master bedroom my parents old room. Carl see down onto the bed and layer beside me.

" This is a really nice room." Carl said cuddling into me.

" Thanks I helped my mom decorate it... my dad always ducked at stuff like this." I laughed at the memory of my parents fighting over what color we should paint the room. My mom obviously won.

" Baby what's the matter?" Carl asked wiping a tear from my cheek I didn't even know I was crying until just now.

" It's just this house brings back so many memories good and bad, the littlest thing can bring me almost to tears." I said resting my head on his chest.

" Babe it's fine... I know it hurts to think about them being gone but there in a better place now... don't think of the memory of them dying just think of the good ones... I have an idea." Carl gasps and gets up.

" Carl what are you doing." I ask with a slight laugh because he's excited.

" you'll see." He said from wherever he now is.

A few minutes later he comes back with a boy of family photo albums.

" Carl do you want me to cry my eyes out." I asked filling the tears brimming my eyes.

" No but it's good to look at pictures of them it will bring back so many good memories of them." He said sitting next to me and opening the album.

" Tell me who's in this picture and what's going on." He said pointing to a picture of my family and I with food all over ourselves.

" That was at a family reunion we sort of got in a food fight... my littlest sister was just recently born... I was about 9 I think... I remeber that day fondly my grandpa was there to I think he was the one who took the picture." I smile and laugh at the memorie.

" See I told you it would help." He said. Me rolling my eyes in defeet.

" I love you Carl. Don't ever leave me." I said pecking his lips.

" I love you to.. and I wouldn't dream of leaving you." He said returning the kiss.

We continued to look at family albums for hours. Carl really knows how to make me happy. I wouldn't know what I would do if he leaft.