His Unwanted Bride ~Editing~

Chapter Fifty Three: Alexios

"Alex!" she yelled as she emerged from the water.

She began to splash my way, trying to get revenge. Before she could, Clarissa jumped into the water, splashing us both.

We laughed and played in the water for several hours, laughing and splashing, before we gre hungry. Tabitha walked Clarissa to her room. She emerged with her wet bathing suit and set it inside the washing machine in the closet next to the kitchen with the towels from our swim. Then she made her way into our bedroom.

She locked the door before peeling off her damp bathing suit and walking into the bathroom. I watched her set it on the counter as she stepped into the walk in shower.

I slid off my trunks and set them on top if her suit as I stepped into the shower behind her, sliding my arms around her as she stood in the hot water.

"Hello my love," I whispered as I lathered a bit of shampoo in my hands and began to massage it into her hair.

She closed her eyes and tilted her head backward moaning a bit. "As much as I love it when you make those sounds for me, we have to wait until a bit later," I teased. She playfully smacked my chest as I rinsed her hair. I repeated my process with the conditioner.

She then turned and began to massage my scalp with the shampoo as I had done for her. We finished washing each other's bodies and stepped out to dry off.

As the cold air came into contact with her skin, she shivered a little, but quickly fled to our room to change.

I did the same, and shortly after, we were on the couch, eating our lunch and watching a movie while the washer cleaned our clothes.

My phone buzzed and I looked down. It was a text from Nikki. 'All done boss, just cleaning up our tools and heading out', it read.

I smiled to myself wondering how the girls would react. I truly hoped they loved their new surprises and I hoped Clarissa would love their new room.

"Hey, Clarissa, can I ask you something?" Tabitha asked her. She was cuddled on the couch between us.

"Yeah Tabby?"

"I know we haven't really talked much about our situation. But I wanted to ask you, are you happy here, with us?" she asked her sister.

"Of course I am, silly," she laughed. "We get treated like people here. We are loved here," Clarissa spoke.

"What if there was a way we could make sure you stay with us?" Tabitha asked and I felt my heart beat faster.

"What do you mean?" Clarissa asked a bit confused. "How?"

"You wouldn't have to change how you are with us, or how you talk to us or treat us. But Alex and I were looking into fighting for permanent custody of you. This would mean that you wouldn't be forced to go back there, and we would still allow you to have supervised visits with your parents, but only on your terms. However, officially on paper we would adopt you," Tabitha explained. Her eyes watered. "This is your choice, I won't force it on you."

"I-I would love that," Clarissa burst into tears hugging us both. A moment passed before I realized that Tabitha and I were crying as well. "I'm so scared of having to go back."

My heart shattered for her. "You will never have to go back," I whispered into her hair.