Rushed Divorce [Claire/Peter]

[angela]

December 18th, 2008

When Claire told Angela she and Sam were having trouble and she was back in love with her old boyfriend West Rosen, Angela wanted to do something for her granddaughter, just that something extra which may hopefully make them bond for good once and for all.

Angela had power and she had money, and the one thing you could do with money was get a lawyer to rush a divorce through and that is exactly what she intended to do for Claire, so she could be free to be with West, because she knew when Claire said West was the one, she was telling the truth, she could see it in Claire's eyes, and she could hear it in her voice.

She had collected Claire and Peter was going to come along too for emotional support, but he had said he would make his own way there. They arrived at the lawyers office a half hour after Angela picked Claire up and now she was sitting across from a Steven Moffat. Angela had called him previously on the telephone and made him aware of the situation and he said he would be able to help for a high fee. The high fee was $6,000, to which Angela said wasn't a problem and she presented him with the cheque.

"So now Mr Moffat, can you please tell me what the situation is, and how we can get this sorted, so my granddaughter Claire can get on with her life" Angela said to him.

"What caused the marriage to fold?" he asked Angela, she looked at Claire and not wanting to paint her in a bad light, but having to tell the truth, she said softly, "Claire fell out of love with her husband and in love with her previous boyfriend" she hoped it would be enough to get the divorce settled and quickly.

[ooc: be grateful for any help you can give, as my memory is shot to pieces - you can have the lawyer speak through Peter if you like, as I can't remember all the jargon you told me.]

[clairebear]

Claire was happy when Angela agreed to help her get a divorce from Sam. She wanted it to be done as quickly as possible, so when West was back from the unfortunate trip he had to make it would leave them free to marry. She wanted to marry West more than anything, and this time she knew that it was real love.

It hadn't taken her long to figure out their relationship couldn't continue the soon as she'd fallen into bed with West her ex boyfriend, when she met him, all the love she felt for him came flooding back by the bucket load.

Now here they were in the lawyer's office, Peter said he would come for support, but he wasn't there yet, but he'd said he might be a little delayed, and Mr Moffat had said that would be fine. When he asked Angela what made the marriage fold, Claire bit down on her bottom lip, but Angela had been nice about it. Mr Moffat looked at Claire when Angela said what the reason was. So she thought she should confirm it.

"Yes, it's true, that's what happened. I believe I married Sam for the wrong reasons, I believe I married him on the rebound from my previous relationship and he came back into my life, all the feelings we had came back and now I don't want to be with Sam anymore" Claire said softly and sadly, because she had a feeling this was going to end the close friendship she and Sam shared together.

[peter]

Peter promised his mother and Claire that he would meet them in California. It would seem that Claire wanted a divorce. Peter was only going for emotional support. It was the least he could do. He was very close with his niece and he wanted to be there for her. And he was going to be there for her no matter what.

He told his mother and everyone else involved with the hearing or whatever the hell it was supposed to be that he was going to be a bit late. He after all had other issues at hand. He promised to cook breakfast for Maya before he left and he did just that. He hoped that she liked his breakfast. He was even nice of enough to give it to her in bed before teleporting off.

After teleporting off he went to a desert community in California called Barstow to check on Gabriel. He had no clue why Gabriel was even there, but he decided to check on him to make sure he wasn’t doing anything stupid. Of course, what could Gabriel possibly get into trouble with in Barstow of all places!?

Peter really didn’t care and wasn’t going to find out. He sighed as he checked on his brother. His brother was in Barstow playing Guitar Hero with Molly Walker. He just raised an eyebrow and decided to just let them be. It was best not to speak about it. He then decided that it was time to go to law offices.

He teleported to the offices of Steven Moffat, he teleported outside them to be exact and then he entered the office like any normal person would. He went up to the receptionist and told her that he was about of the hearing with Claire Norton and Angela Petrelli. The receptionist smiled at him and told him to follow him.

He followed her and they entered a small conference room. He smiled and went over at sat next to Claire. As he sat down he apologized for himself for being late. “I’m sorry for being late” Peter said as he pulled the chair forward and placed his hands on the desk. He looked over at Claire and his mother with a smile as he then looked at the lawyer.

“It is quiet okay, Mr. Petrelli we were just talking with your daughter about why she thinks her marriage is unfit” Stephen said with a smile.

Peter raised an eyebrow, “Correction, she is my niece, not my daughter” He said as he corrected the lawyer.

“I’m sorry” Steven said with an apologetic smile. “Anyway, I wanted to know what kind of divorce proceedings you wanted to do” He said with a slight pause, “Do you want to do a traditional one or do you want to do a mediation divorce proceedings” He asked as he glanced at the three of them. He wanted to know if they had thought about that.

[angela]

When Claire began to speak about the problems with her marriage, Angela put her arm around the girl's shoulders, to show support. Especially since Peter wasn't there yet, but they knew he'd be late.

"I'm hoping that the cheque will cover for a speedy and unmessy divorce" Angela stated, not really a question, it was more of a, it better be or the cheque will be taken away from you again.

Just at the point Peter came into the office, Angela smiled at him to acknowledge the fact he was now here. She thought it was lovely Peter and Claire was so close to each other, in a way they were more like brother and sister than niece and uncle she thought.

When Steven said he had just been talking to Peter's daughter, Angela let out a little stifled laugh, in her heart she had often wished Claire had been Peter's and not Nathan's. Only because Claire had so many of Peter's qualities. However Peter corrected him, so there was no need for Angela to say anything.

When he asked about what kind of divorce Claire wanted, Angela wasn't too sure which was the best one, which ever one worked the best thought Angela. So smiling at Steven she said, giving Claire a side look so she could confirm it, "I think Claire would like which ever is the easiest and quickest, right Claire?" she said looking at her granddaughter.

[clairebear]

Claire was grateful to both Angela and Peter for their support during this difficult time, and even though she was happy to be doing this to move on in her life with West, it was still a difficult time. They had only been married less than a month, it somehow didn't feel right to be ending the marriage so soon and yet at the same time it felt so right. When Angela put her arm around Claire's shoulders as she confirmed what went wrong with her marriage, she turned slightly and gave her a grateful smile.

Then Peter arrived. Already Claire felt so much better. She loved Peter, he was like an older brother rather than an uncle, he was good for support, and it was at this point she remembered how much she'd missed him when he'd gone off the rails. She was so glad to have him back.

When he apologised for being late, Claire just gave him a smile, because she'd already known he might be late anyway. She too had to stifle a laugh when Steven spoke of Claire to Peter as though she were his daughter.

Steven asked what kind of divorce she wanted, and Angela had sort of already said the answer, but was looking to Claire to confirm it, so she smiled at Angela and then Peter before speaking.

"Like grandma says what ever is easiest and quickest, we've only been married less than a month, it felt right at the time, but well as I've already told you my ex boyfriend came back and I realised it was all wrong" Claire explained sadly. She was in very mixed emotions, after all she was happy to be able to move on in her life with West, but she was also sad that the marriage to Sam would be over. She had probably lost his friendship too and that's what hurt the most.

[peter]

The lawyer listened to the two women instruct him what they wanted. It would seem that they would want a quick and easy divorce. Steven thought that it would be for them to get a mediation divorce. It was quick and very private.

“I think you would like to do a mediation divorce it is quick and very private” He said with a smile “Because I’m sure you don’t want to have a messy divorce that will foreshadow the President-elect’s inauguration”

Peter looked at the lawyer and sighed, “Yeah another thing my brother needs to obviously worry about” Peter said a bit sarcastic as he rolled his eyes He hated when people mentioned his brother campaigning. Hell, he was a part of those murderous killings that happened during the campaign.

He looked over at Claire and hoped that she wouldn’t get too angry with him with his sarcasm. He was never this sarcastic before. He might have got it from his twin brother. He was spending a lot of time with him. Peter only thought it was nice because they never spent an inch of time together before.

[angela]

"That sounds like the perfect solution to me" Angela said to the lawyer when he spoke of a mediation divorce, simple and quiet, and naturally Nathan didn't need any more distractions in his life, although she was a little disappointed in Peter's reaction toward that, by being sarcastic to Claire. She thought he thought more of Claire than to react in such a way, she was obviously wrong.

"Peter, did you have to say that?" she asked him, as she laid a comforting hand on Claire's shoulder, then turned back to fact the lawyer, with tight thin smile. "However, I do agree that he doesn't need anything more to worry about"

Again Angela looked at Claire for confirmation, but she already knew Claire would agree, the girl wanted a quick divorce and hassle free, and it looked like this mediation thing was the way to go.

[clairebear]

Claire was in total agreement to what the lawyer suggested and she was happy her grandma was helping to make most of the decisions of her, only to have her confirm them. It felt easier to do that somehow.

"I agree, mediation divorce it is" Claire said sadly, and then looked at Peter with a sad expression. She wasn't angry with him, but she was angry with herself. However, she had hoped he would have thought more of her than that. But he was probably right, she had been careless with marrying Sam so quickly and causing all this fuss, Nathan didn't need it in his life.

In fact when this was all done and sorted, Claire was going to move back to Costa Verde to be with West and then Nathan wouldn't need to worry about her in his life as much any more.

"I'm sorry Peter, I'm sorry for causing such a mess" was the only thing she could think of to say to him, and had to bite down on her bottom lip to stop herself from crying.

[peter]

“I’m sorry mother” Peter said as he looked down at the ground. He really couldn’t believe that it came out of month. He was usually careful about his words, but obviously not today.

The lawyer smiled and nodded, “Mediation it is!” He said as he took out some papers. “I will just need you to sign these forms, Claire. We need to have your signature and your husband’s signature in order to file for divorce, before we can finalize the divorce and other matters as hand, such as custody, and spousal support”

Peter watched Claire as it almost looked as if she was crying. He hated when he made people cry. He really didn’t mean to do it. He just looked at her and placed his hand over her neck and pulled her in for a hug. “Listen, I’m sorry for being mean” He said. “We will talk about this later” He said as he kissed the top of her forehead.

[angela]

"It's alright Peter" Angela said and smiled at her son, she knew Peter would never mean to say anything bad, or hurt Claire on purpose, he loved the girl too much for that, of that Angela was certain.

Angela wondered how Claire would feel about having to approach Sam to get his signature on the divorce papers, but she also knew that if Claire wanted this divorce she would have to do it. Angela would support her in any way possible. If Sam tried to make anything difficult, Angela would make sure he wouldn't try to make anything else difficult again.

"That really shouldn't be much of a problem, we'll get Sam to sign the papers too of course" Angela said giving the lawyer her tight thin smile. She wasn't stupid, she knew that Sam would have to sign the papers, but at least that's all that would be needed to make it final, and Claire would be able to get Sam to do it, if not, Angela would.

[clairebear]

"Okay" Claire said in barely a whisper, as she signed the papers the lawyer had given her. After she signed them, she looked up, "So, do I take them to Sam now, or what happens?" she asked, still very much in the dark. What she was more concerned about, as terrible as it may sound, was when she'd be able to continue her life with West without commiting a crime.

When she felt Peter's hand on the back of her neck, and pulling her into a hug, it made her almost want to cry some more, but she refrained. Being comforted by Peter, was always one of the many best things about having him as an uncle. "It's alright, you were only telling the truth" she said sadly, and he had been, "But sure, talk about it later" she added, as she smiled when he kissed the top of her forehead.

That kind of affection from Peter always made her feel a lot better about things.

[peter]

The lawyer smiled as Claire signed the papers. “Actually, I will send them in the mail and he can sign them unless you want to serve him the papers yourself” He said as he raised an eyebrow. He was giving her options because he wasn’t sure if this relationship of theirs (Sam and Claire) was very good. Or if they were still in good standing.

Peter smiled as he looked at Claire and nodded in agreement. “We will discuss this” He said with a slight nod. As he looked over at the lawyer. He decided not speak to the lawyer. He decided that it would probably be best. He was just here for support for his niece and his mother.

Family was very important to him and this was important to him. He watched as the lawyer took the papers from Claire and got up. “Well, all we have to do decide if you want the papers mailed or do you want to serve them yourself?” He asked as he stapled the papers together and sat back down awaiting an answer from them.

[angela]

There really wasn't much else Angela could do in this situation, she was really only here to firstly support Claire and to pay for the services of the lawyer to rush the divorce through. He began by saying he would send the papers in the mail, so when he asked if Claire wanted to serve the papers herself, Angela just raised an eyebrow at the lawyer.

Then looked at Claire, "I think it would be best to get the lawyer to send them darling, don't you think?" she wanted this to be as painless as possible for her granddaughter. And of course for it to be over with as quick as possible also.

She was glad that Peter was now comforting Claire, it saddened her when they snapped at each other, because they were always normally close.

[clairebear]

When the lawyer said he had intended on mailing the papers for Sam to sign, she let out a sigh of relief, she hadn't really wanted to serve the papers to him herself. Right now, everything was fresh in both their minds, and the longer they stayed away from each other in her opinion, the better.

"Oh, no, I had no idea you could mail them to him, that would be so much better for me" Claire said quite firmly, smiling at the lawyer, turning to Angela, smiling at her, and then looking up to Peter and smiling at him also.

She was really grateful to both of them being here for her and helping her to get this done. When Peter smiled at her, and said again they would talk later, she just snuggled into him and smiled back, not wanting to linger on it much longer. Then the lawyer asked once more what she wanted to do.

"Just send them to him please, that's what I want done" she said confirming what she said earlier.

[ooc: assuming that Sam will get them, and she'll be divorced - cuz he aint gonna be on to take part in this xD]

[peter]

The lawyer gave a slight nod as the two women wanted the papers to be mailed off. That was the best or so Steven thought. It would be best because then both parties didn’t have to see one another until the hearing which would be in private. “Very well, after Mr. Norton and his attorney contact me with the papers we will do a hearing in private and decide to spilt who gets what, like the houses or whatever else you lot have that needs to be spilt”

Peter didn’t say a word as he blinked. He just decided that it wasn’t his place. Of course he had been thinking about this the entire time he was in the room. He just gave a smile at Claire. The lawyer than smiled at all three of them. “Well, then we are finished” The lawyer said with a smile “I will contact you once I get the papers from Mr. Norton” He said as he got up and held his hand across the table shaking Peter’s hand and holding out his hand for Angela and Claire to shake his hand.