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hopelessfangirlTitle: You Can Rely on Family
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairing: Charlie/Claire, Aaron, Jack/Sawyer
Rating: G
Word Count: ~930
Spoilers: None.
Summary: AU/Post-Island: Charlie and Claire are going out for a date night. Jack and Sawyer come over to babysit.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost. At all.
Author's Notes: For![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eponine119, who requested OTPs and angeldylan628 who requested families at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
lostsquee's 2009 Luau. Seeing how this includes Charlie/Claire and Jack/Sawyer -- both of my OTPs! -- and there's a familial link between the two (Jack & Claire), I think this meets both of your highnesses requests quite well! Hope you like it!
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Ding-dong, went the doorbell.
A squeal followed, then the pitter-pattering of little four-year-old feet moving towards the front door.
"Who is it, Turnip?" asked Charlie. He wore dress pants and a crisp, white collared shirt with a deep purple tie that he adjusted as he walked up behind his little boy.
Aaron jumped up and down. "Uncle Jack! Uncle Sawyer! Uncle Jack! Uncle Sawyer!"
Charlie opened the door to reveal just that. Jack crouched down immediately with his arms open and Aaron ran into them, hugging him around the waist. Sawyer had one arm slung around a big toy box and the other hand resting on his hip. His dimpled grin became more pronounced when it came time for his own hug. "How's it goin', blondie?" he asked, scooping Aaron up with his free arm and toting him inside the house.
Charlie shook Jack's hand and pulled him into a hug. "How've ya been, mate?"
"Not bad, not bad," replied Jack. "What time's your reservation?"
"In a half hour," replied Charlie. "Which we will miss if we don't leave in five minutes!" He directed the last part towards the staircase that led to the floor above.
"I'm coming!" yelled a female voice from upstairs. Seconds later, Claire's high-heeled footsteps could be heard coming down the steps. Her hair was pinned up loosely and she wore a fitted royal blue strapless dress. She was putting in her earrings when she came into view.
"Hi guys," she greeted the three and a half men waiting for her.
"Look at the hot mama!" Sawyer whooped. Claire blushed and Jack gave him a push at the shoulder.
"Thanks so much for doing this, guys," Claire said as she gave her half-brother a hug and made a kissing sound as she pressed her cheek to his, not wanting to accidentally smudge her lipstick by giving him an actual kiss.
"It's no problem at all," said Jack. "We just wanted an excuse to see Aaron." He smiled down at his nephew, who was already tugging on his index finger, trying to get him to come with him to play with his toys.
"Okay," Claire said. She picked up a piece of paper on the kitchen counter. "I wrote down all our contact info, and I made a little list of things you need to do. He's already had supper..."
As Claire detailed all of the instructions to Jack, Charlie offered Sawyer a beer. "Maybe later," Sawyer said. "Short Stuff wants me to open this up." From the box Sawyer held under his arm, he pulled out a remote controlled jeep. Aaron's eyes lit up. Being the great big kid that he was, so did Charlie's.
"You guys really didn't need to do that," Charlie said. "Say thank you, Turnip."
"Thank you," echoed Aaron distractedly. He was studying every inch of the jeep with rapt attention.
"Alright, we'll leave you boys to your fun," said Claire, kissing the top of Aaron's head. Sawyer started testing out the remote control. "C'mon, Charlie, you said we'll be late. You can play with it later."
Charlie grinned sheepishly. He put on his suit jacket and said good night to Aaron. "Be good for your uncles!"
"Bye, Dad. Bye Mum."
~~~~~
Charlie and Claire got back at quarter to 2 in the morning to find all the lights in the house dimmed, save for one in the living room where Jack was reading a book on the couch.
"Hey," whispered Claire. "Sorry we're late."
"Don't worry about it," Jack said with a wave of his hand. "You guys have a nice time?"
"A much-needed break, yeah," said Charlie. He caught Claire's eye and smiled broadly. She smiled back, weaving both her arms around one of his and leaned on his shoulder.
"How was he?" she yawned, blinking at her watering eyes.
"Oh, great," said Jack. "Played with the car, played some games, then Sawyer took him in for a bedtime story after he got washed up and he was out like a light before you knew it."
"I need to get Sawyer's voice on tape so I can play it for him when he gets fussy," said Claire, rolling her eyes. "That's the only thing that actually works."
Jack laughed. "Well I think Sawyer's own voice puts himself to sleep too, cause he's conked out in there with him."
Claire looked in the general direction of the bedrooms, then back at Jack. "Well... you guys want to stay? I put fresh sheets on the bed in the spare room just in case. It'd be a sin to wake him up now..."
"Yeah, man, stay," Charlie said. "That is what the spare room is for."
Jack rubbed the back of his neck. He felt too tired to drive home, and given the state of Sawyer, he knew he would be the one who would have to. "Yeah... yeah, okay. That'd be great. Thanks."
"I'll get you a new toothbrush," said Claire. She turned to Charlie. "Can you get the spare pillows? They’re in the closet on the top shelf, on my side."
"I'm on it," Charlie said, loosening his tie as he went upstairs.
An hour later, once Jack was all settled away in the guest bedroom, Claire checked on him one last time.
"Need anything else?"
"No, this is great. Thanks, Claire."
"No problem. Bro." She added the last word with a short giggle.
"Night, sis," replied Jack with a smile.
"Night."
Claire turned off the light and headed to bed where a half asleep Charlie was waiting for her.
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairing: Charlie/Claire, Aaron, Jack/Sawyer
Rating: G
Word Count: ~930
Spoilers: None.
Summary: AU/Post-Island: Charlie and Claire are going out for a date night. Jack and Sawyer come over to babysit.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost. At all.
Author's Notes: For
eponine119, who requested OTPs and angeldylan628 who requested families at lostsquee's 2009 Luau. Seeing how this includes Charlie/Claire and Jack/Sawyer -- both of my OTPs! -- and there's a familial link between the two (Jack & Claire), I think this meets both of your highnesses requests quite well! Hope you like it! Ding-dong, went the doorbell.
A squeal followed, then the pitter-pattering of little four-year-old feet moving towards the front door.
"Who is it, Turnip?" asked Charlie. He wore dress pants and a crisp, white collared shirt with a deep purple tie that he adjusted as he walked up behind his little boy.
Aaron jumped up and down. "Uncle Jack! Uncle Sawyer! Uncle Jack! Uncle Sawyer!"
Charlie opened the door to reveal just that. Jack crouched down immediately with his arms open and Aaron ran into them, hugging him around the waist. Sawyer had one arm slung around a big toy box and the other hand resting on his hip. His dimpled grin became more pronounced when it came time for his own hug. "How's it goin', blondie?" he asked, scooping Aaron up with his free arm and toting him inside the house.
Charlie shook Jack's hand and pulled him into a hug. "How've ya been, mate?"
"Not bad, not bad," replied Jack. "What time's your reservation?"
"In a half hour," replied Charlie. "Which we will miss if we don't leave in five minutes!" He directed the last part towards the staircase that led to the floor above.
"I'm coming!" yelled a female voice from upstairs. Seconds later, Claire's high-heeled footsteps could be heard coming down the steps. Her hair was pinned up loosely and she wore a fitted royal blue strapless dress. She was putting in her earrings when she came into view.
"Hi guys," she greeted the three and a half men waiting for her.
"Look at the hot mama!" Sawyer whooped. Claire blushed and Jack gave him a push at the shoulder.
"Thanks so much for doing this, guys," Claire said as she gave her half-brother a hug and made a kissing sound as she pressed her cheek to his, not wanting to accidentally smudge her lipstick by giving him an actual kiss.
"It's no problem at all," said Jack. "We just wanted an excuse to see Aaron." He smiled down at his nephew, who was already tugging on his index finger, trying to get him to come with him to play with his toys.
"Okay," Claire said. She picked up a piece of paper on the kitchen counter. "I wrote down all our contact info, and I made a little list of things you need to do. He's already had supper..."
As Claire detailed all of the instructions to Jack, Charlie offered Sawyer a beer. "Maybe later," Sawyer said. "Short Stuff wants me to open this up." From the box Sawyer held under his arm, he pulled out a remote controlled jeep. Aaron's eyes lit up. Being the great big kid that he was, so did Charlie's.
"You guys really didn't need to do that," Charlie said. "Say thank you, Turnip."
"Thank you," echoed Aaron distractedly. He was studying every inch of the jeep with rapt attention.
"Alright, we'll leave you boys to your fun," said Claire, kissing the top of Aaron's head. Sawyer started testing out the remote control. "C'mon, Charlie, you said we'll be late. You can play with it later."
Charlie grinned sheepishly. He put on his suit jacket and said good night to Aaron. "Be good for your uncles!"
"Bye, Dad. Bye Mum."
~~~~~
Charlie and Claire got back at quarter to 2 in the morning to find all the lights in the house dimmed, save for one in the living room where Jack was reading a book on the couch.
"Hey," whispered Claire. "Sorry we're late."
"Don't worry about it," Jack said with a wave of his hand. "You guys have a nice time?"
"A much-needed break, yeah," said Charlie. He caught Claire's eye and smiled broadly. She smiled back, weaving both her arms around one of his and leaned on his shoulder.
"How was he?" she yawned, blinking at her watering eyes.
"Oh, great," said Jack. "Played with the car, played some games, then Sawyer took him in for a bedtime story after he got washed up and he was out like a light before you knew it."
"I need to get Sawyer's voice on tape so I can play it for him when he gets fussy," said Claire, rolling her eyes. "That's the only thing that actually works."
Jack laughed. "Well I think Sawyer's own voice puts himself to sleep too, cause he's conked out in there with him."
Claire looked in the general direction of the bedrooms, then back at Jack. "Well... you guys want to stay? I put fresh sheets on the bed in the spare room just in case. It'd be a sin to wake him up now..."
"Yeah, man, stay," Charlie said. "That is what the spare room is for."
Jack rubbed the back of his neck. He felt too tired to drive home, and given the state of Sawyer, he knew he would be the one who would have to. "Yeah... yeah, okay. That'd be great. Thanks."
"I'll get you a new toothbrush," said Claire. She turned to Charlie. "Can you get the spare pillows? They’re in the closet on the top shelf, on my side."
"I'm on it," Charlie said, loosening his tie as he went upstairs.
An hour later, once Jack was all settled away in the guest bedroom, Claire checked on him one last time.
"Need anything else?"
"No, this is great. Thanks, Claire."
"No problem. Bro." She added the last word with a short giggle.
"Night, sis," replied Jack with a smile.
"Night."
Claire turned off the light and headed to bed where a half asleep Charlie was waiting for her.
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Date: 2009-08-08 03:15 am (UTC)I loved the easiness this had. Everything from C/C getting ready to go out to how happily Aaron took his uncles to go play and how Claire left them written directions. *flaily hands* <3333333333333
This was so, so sweet!! Yay for OTPs!! \o/ Like I said, I will totes have to write you the one I've had in mind for over a year now ;) You KNOW Jawyer babysits for them all the time :p
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