Love & Ecstasy (2/?)

Title: Love & Ecstasy
Subtitle: The line between love and lust is blurry
Authors: lifeisnotragedy and carelesshands
Chapters: 2/?
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Peter/Claire and Isaac/Claire
Spoilers: Up to episode 1.9 (Homecoming) – the rest is AU
Summary: AU. They say it was destiny. One girl capturing the hearts of two men. But when three hearts are in play, heartache is always near. And when the heartache gets too much… she realizes she has to make a choice. Between the two men that has her heart. Between love…and ecstasy.
Disclaimer: We own nothing…it’s all Tim Kring’s!
Author’s note: This is a Peter/Claire/Isaac love triangle story. Obviously there will be Isaac/Claire relationship…but Gina and I are both Paire lovers at heart…so you all know how it will end… Also note that it is AU and doesn’t follow the storyline of the show…so Nathan is not her father.
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Chapter 2

Isaac watched entertained as Claire stuffed a huge spoon of ice-cream into her mouth. She giggled, placing her hand before her mouth as her cheeks became extremely red. Isaac tried to contain his laugh, smiling slightly, as Claire plunked down on his bed like she always did when she came over.

It had taken them only a month to become best friends – partly because Isaac liked to keep to himself but mostly because Claire didn’t really know many more people. Most of the time Claire spent her time at Isaac’s loft (something Matt didn’t mind at all) even if only to watch him paint. Isaac himself enjoyed the company because not many people visited him and if they did they usually got in the way of his painting – either his normal painting of his future painting. With Claire it was different. She sat quietly, watching him, posed for his paintings or even tried her own hand at painting. Her painting skills were almost as bad as her math skills…if not worse. But Isaac never laughed at her supposed paintings.

“Isaac?” Claire asked quickly, shaking Isaac out of his thoughts.
“Yes?” he looked up and saw that Claire was standing in front of him now. She shook her head, taking the bowl from his hands before she walked to the kitchen and placed it in the sink. Isaac stood and walked towards her, crossing his arms over his chest as he watched her. Claire looked over her shoulder and giggled.
“And why are you staring at me?” she giggled and Isaac smiled.
“I wasn’t staring…I was admiring.” He smiled and Claire moved towards him, crossing her arms over her chest, copying Isaac who gave a short laugh.
“Oh really? What were you admiring?”
“Your posture. You know you would be a great model for my new painting…” he smiled and Claire laughed.
“Always painting in your mind aren’t you?” Claire asked rhetorically and Isaac gave a hearty laugh and walked back into his studio. Claire followed him quietly and they stood in front of one of his paintings.

The painting was of the two of them as they sat on Isaac’s bed, laughing and giggling. It was a breath of fresh air from his usual apocalyptic paintings. Fires, crashes, deaths…they were all naturally in his futuristic paintings. This time it was just the two of them having fun…and both of them was happy with that.

In a spur of the moment thing Isaac leaned forward and grabbed her around the waist, tickling her. Claire laughed as she tried to escape his grasp but he was to fast for her and pretty soon she was lying on the bed, Isaac over her, and she screamed as his hands found her waist again.

“Isaac stop it!” Claire yelled through her giggles and Isaac laughed but didn’t stop what he was doing.
“Isaac!” she moaned louder than before but still her friend didn’t stop.
“Make me!” he laughed and Claire groaned as she tried to move his hands away from her waist.
“Isaac I’m not joking please please please stop!” her giggling grew louder and Isaac smiled as he finally let go, sitting up slowly. Claire readjusted her hair quickly and moved till she was leaning against Isaac’s shoulder. He placed his arm around her shoulders as he kissed her temple softly. It was a comforting gesture and Claire sighed as she relaxed into his arms.
“When is Matt expecting you home?” Isaac wondered and Claire sighed.
“Don’t know…he works most of the time… if I go home now all that will happen is I’ll be sitting around at home alone.” She explained and Isaac smiled sadly as he kissed her temple again.
“Well why don’t you stay over tonight? I’ll call Matt later and tell him you’re staying with me tonight.”
“But what will I wear? I mean I can’t sleep in these clothes…” she gestured towards her lack of clothing – the small skirt she wore with her tank top. Isaac laughed as he made his way over towards his closet and grabbed a shirt for her.
“You can sleep in this and tomorrow we will go get you other clothes.” They both smiled and Claire jumped up and embraced Isaac in a huge hug.
“You’re the best friend a girl can ask for you know that?” she smiled and Isaac laughed.
“Only every single time that you tell me.”

A/N: The faster and more you reply...the closer and quicker you get to the reappearance of Peter!

CHAPTER 3 AND 4: HERE!