for claire (its_notluck):

[becomesa_lorax]

Molly hates feeling singled out whenever someone had a problem with Jonah. Just because she scolds him more often than she praises him doesn't mean she hates him; she's just honest and that's out of respect, not malice. Yet, with Phoebe, it seems every-time she legitimately flails in written form on her journal, she's “enabling” the family's ill

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[its_notluck]

Claire was aware of what had happened, right from Molly flailing about Jonah giving James a mohawk to Phoebe putting up her post about being upset with everyone for bashing her boyfriend. She had thought about stepping in but wisely decided to stay out of it. At least till one of the girls approached her, of course

[becomesa_lorax]

The young woman couldn't get the little boy out of the stroller fast enough as soon as they crossed the threshold; James was flailing and squealing with everything he had in him as soon as his eyes locked with the slightly older toddler. Once his little shoes hit the floor he ran toward mini-Claire his best friend with outstretched arms and a grin that took up his whole face. Molly could only smirk as she watched her son bound towards Kaito for a hug. They're still young enough to think hugs were awesome, thankfully. She knew that stage would disappear fast when they reached seven or eight. “Toe-Toe!”

“Be careful, James,” Molly advised as she watched the two meet like a slow-motion scene in some film before turning her attention to Claire. She felt a little rude, given James just passed Claire up without a second's thought for his best friend since birth, but she offered Claire an apologetic smile and a thankful hug to try to amend the situation.

She also just needed a hug by someone who didn't pull her hair for fun.

[its_notluck]

"Jay-Jay!" Kaito just couldn't run faster if he tried as he burst out of the hallway as fast as his little legs could carry him. His whole face lit up with a smile for his best friend in the whole world and Claire had to smile at the sight. It was a relief to her that her son already had a friend like that since it had taken her so long to find what he had found in James.

Watching as they crashed into each other and fell to the ground to hug each other tightly, Claire laughed softly as she didn't seem to even mind that she had been passed up by James in favor of her son.

Turning to Molly, she hugged the younger girl close while rubbing a hand over her back gently. She knew she needed some kind comfort in that moment and Claire had learned some of the tricks to do just that over the years. "Come in, I'm just making some chai." Like it was an every day action for her and it was somehow Fate that had Molly showing up at the right time.

[becomesa_lorax]

Shaking her head with laughter at those silly little boys, she returned the embrace, clinging for a moment before promises of Chai and the smell of muffins draw her towards the kitchen. “I would, thank you.” She hated Chai Tea as a girl but forced herself to swallow the beverage just because Mohinder enjoyed it. Soon enough, the taste grew on her, so much she even threw away the prospect of coffee, even if she was currently dating a part-time employee at a coffee shop, because Chai seemed to get her through the day faster than any cup of Columbia's finest. “Do you need any help?”

One of the perks of being a Clairvoyant was she didn't need to look over her shoulder to know that her son was stripped down to his diaper, spinning around and around in circles. At least it's not in public, she thought, thankful for small miracles.