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The smell of bacon wafted around Lexa’s apartment as she slowly opened her eyes to take in the sun lit room around her. Shifting back to look behind her Lexa saw that Clarke was no longer wrapped up in the sheets next to her. Lexa sat up and turned to the side of the bed to place her feet onto the cool hard wood of her bedroom flooring and walked out the door towards the smell of the bacon.
Entering her living room the melody of Julia Michaels’s song Issues played through the speakers of her tv that was currently set to a pop musical channel, but what caught her eye the most was the dancing blonde in her kitchen. Clarke stood in front of the stove pushing bacon around in a frying pan while singing and swaying her shorts covered hips to the beat of the song. Lexa quietly walked over to her kitchen island and leaned against the marble counter and watched on with a smirk as Clarke continued to dance around happily.
Clarke removed the bacon from the pan and placed the strips onto the plate next to the stove still loudly singing along with the song. She picked up the plate before turning around towards where Lexa was currently leaning and let out a startled shout at seeing the brunette. Lexa’s smile widened as Clarke placed the plate down and put a hand to her chest as if trying to slow her racing heart.
“Really, Lexa? No ‘good morning, Clarke’ or something? You scared the hell out of me.”
Lexa walked around the island to pull Clarke into her arms,“Well you just looked like you were having so much fun and besides, I was enjoying the show very much.”
“Oh, really? Well, how about later I give you a repeat performance because right now you and I need to eat so we can get ready for work,” Clarke placed a chaste kiss on Lexa’s lips before pulling away.
After grabbing two plates Clarke placed some eggs, that Lexa hadn’t notice sitting on the island, bacon, and toast on both plates and handed one to Lexa. Both women sat across from one another at Lexa’s dining table as they quickly ate their breakfast in the comfortable silence.
Fifteen minutes passed before Lexa stood up to grab her and Clarke’s empty plates and brought them over to the sink to wash. Satisfied that her kitchen was once again in perfect order Lexa looked over to Clarke who was picking up her clothes from the day before that Lexa had neatly folded and placed on her coffee table.
“I have to get going. I have to be to work in an hour and a half and I still need to get ready,”Clarke said as Lexa walked over to her.
“You could always take a shower with me and then go back to your apartment for your clothes,” Lexa suggested.
Clarke let a short chuckle flow past her lips,“You and I both know that if I do that then neither of us would get to work on time.”
“Fine, but don’t say I never offered.”
Clarke smiled softly before leaning in and taking Lexa’s lips in a short passionate kiss. After a few messily seconds Clarke pulled away before throwing a husky ‘goodbye’ over her shoulder as she walked out Lexa’s apartment. After watching the beautiful doctor walk out her door Lexa walked back towards her room to start her routine of getting ready for work.
Twenty minutes later found Lexa walking out her apartment door and down the stairs towards the parking lot. Midway down the last flight of stairs she heard the distinct tone of her phone sounding off of at an incoming text message. Pulling her phone from her back pocket, Lexa looked down at the screen and smiled wide.
"Have fun at work, detective. ;)"
Lexa read the text from Clarke once more before unlocking her phone to send a quick reply.
"I'll try but there is a certain blonde hair doctor I'm going to miss."
"Is this doctor hot? Should I be worried about competition?"
Lexa let a little laugh slip through her lips,"Defiantly no competition to worry about, Clarke. Have fun at work and I'll see you later. Maybe dinner tonight?"
"There better not be. ;) And I'll try. We're short staffed today so there's no telling what will happen."
"Okay. Just text when your off. :)"
"Laters babe....;)"
Lexa felt her heart skip a beat at the little nickname that Clarke had just called her. Not knowing how to reply Lexa pushed her phone back into her pocket before making her way over to her truck and hopping in. The whole drive down to the precinct Lexa thought of nothing but the wonderful weekend she had with Clarke and her friends and just how much had happened. Lexa never thought that she would feel something like what she was feeling for Clarke.
Pulling into a parking space in front of the precinct Lexa pulled herself out of her musings before reaching over for her blazer and badge sitting in the passenger seat and getting out her truck. Upon walking into the building Lexa greeted the front desk receptionist before walking further back towards her desk. Before Lexa could fully make it to her desk Lincoln and Bellamy came to walk next to her.
"So how was your first night back at home with Clarke? Did you bother have an eventful night?" Lincoln teased as he lightly shoved Lexa's shoulder.
"The details of mine and Clarke's sex life has nothing to do with either of you. Now leave me alone. I'm to tired from my activities last night to deal with both of you," Lexa threw a smug smirk over her shoulder as she completed the walk to her desk.
Bellamy shook his head as he leaned against the metal desk,"So it is true. Well congrats, Lexa. I'm happy for both you and Clarke, but if you don't anything to hurt princess you'll be dealing with me."
Lexa raised her eyebrows at Bellamy's challenging words,"Should I be worried about you trying to snatch her up from under me?"
"No, I don't like Clarke like that. She's always been more of a sister to me and Octavia than anything."
Lexa nodded her head in understanding before Bellamy pushed off her desk and walked over to sit at his desk opposite of hers. Finally sitting in her chair with a huff Lexa signed into her computer to catch up on the recent files of any cases that she had missed while off of work.
The day blurred by in what seemed like a matter of minutes Lexa only stopping to take a quick lunch with Bellamy and Lincoln a few hours earlier. After logging out and shutting down her computer Lexa filed away any left over paper work in their correct files before standing up to slip her arms back through her blazer. Just as she was about to grab her keys and walk towards the exit, Lexa heard Lincoln's voice call out to her.
Lincoln jogged up to Lexa with a Manila folder in hand before holding it out to her,"This is the paper work from your undercover case. Captain wanted to make sure you got them before you left today."
"Thanks. These didn't even cross my mind today," Lexa said as she quickly flipped through the documents.
"Too busy thinking about getting back home and waiting for Clarke, huh?"
"Actually, I've been so distracted trying to catch up I haven't been able to text her to see if she's even off," Lexa quickly fished out her phone to check for any texts from the blonde haired doctor only to discover none.
"Octavia stopped by the hospital around lunch time to see if she could pull her away for something to eat but Clarke was slammed. Said she only saw her for about two seconds before she was running away for an emergency."
Lexa looked down at her phone with slightly worried eyes," That means she probably hasn't eaten anything since this morning."
"And just how do you know Clarke ate this morning?" Lincoln said as he wiggled his eyebrows.
Lexa shoved Lincoln in the chest before saying 'goodbye' and making her way towards the exit. After a quick look at the time that displayed '7:28' across the screen Lexa scrolled through her contacts in search for her favorite take out place to order herself and Clarke some dinner.
The automatic doors of the sterile hospital opened to allow Lexa to walk through carrying two styrofoam containers of hot steamy food. Looking around Lexa quickly spotted the receptionist desk to her left and made her way over. A young woman with short black hair and pale skin sat behind the desk typing away at her computer. As Lexa came to stand right in front of the tall desk the woman ceased her typing to look up to her and give a sweet smile.
"Hi, my name is Maya. Is there anything I can help you with today?"
"Yes, I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find Doctor Clarke Griffin?"
"May I ask who's looking for her?" Maya questioned while picking up the phone next to her.
Before Lexa had time to reply an all to familiar voice came from behind her,"Lexa? What are you doing here?"
Lexa turned around to see Clarke standing about a foot away from her dressed in a pair of seafoam green scrubs along with a long white lab coat with her hair pulled up into a messy ponytail.
"I was actually looking for you. Lincoln told me Octavia had stopped here earlier to take you for lunch but you were too busy. So I thought I would bring you some dinner since you probably haven't eaten since this morning, that's if you have time to eat," Lexa held up the containers of food and saw Clarke's eyes brighten up.
"Oh my goodness. You're a life saver. I just had someone just relieved me for a short break so I could get some food, and now thanks to you I don't have to eat hospital food!"
Lexa laughed as Clarke grabbed her hand before pulling her towards the doors and walking out into the warm California air. Finding a bench near the entrance to the hospital both women took a seat before grabbing a container and digging in.
"I'm sorry I didn't have time to text or call you today. I was swamped trying to catch up on cases and paper work," Lexa said between bites of fried rice.
Clarke smiled over at Lexa before responding,"Its completely fine. I've been busy myself so I understand. First day back after a few days off is always a little hectic.
"Well a mountain of paperwork is nothing compared to what you do on a daily basis."
"Hey, you go out into the field sometimes and do things far more dangerous and exciting than I do," Clarke bumped her shoulder with Lexa's teasingly.
Both women were pulled out of their conversation by the sound of an ambulance's sirens blaring through the air around them. Clarke quickly jumped up and ran over as the large van came to a stop at the ER entrance they had come from minutes ago. The driver door of the ambulance open up as a tanned skin man with a shaved head jumped out and ran to the back doors or the van.
"Miller what do we have?" Clarke questioned the man as he pulled the doors open.
In the back of the ambulance a woman with long, dark blonde hair stood next to a stretcher that held what appeared to be a slightly older male with an oxygen mask over his face. Lexa watched as the man and woman pulled the stretcher out the ambulance before Clarke walked up and checked the man's pupils.
"Male, 45. Found unresponsive in his home by his daughter. BP is 98/60 and is pulse rate is at 70 and falling. He was unresponsive for the duration of the ride," Miller stated as they wheeled the male towards the doors.
Lexa followed quickly behind, watching the scene unfold before her.
As they passed through the entrance of the hospital to the portable machines connected to the man began to shout in protest causing Harper to yell out,"He's crashing!"
Lexa's eyes widened as Clarke pulled herself up onto the stretcher to straddle the man before beginning to start compressions on his chest,"Let's get him inside now! Get the defibrillator ready! I'm not loosing this man today!"
Lexa watched as Clarke disappeared through a set of double doors down a corridor before turning and walking over towards Harper.
"Can you make sure that when Dr. Griffin is done that she gets this," Lexa handed over the half empty food container to Maya,"and tell her I'll call her later, please?"
Maya gently grabbed the box before nodding to Lexa,"Of course. It was nice meeting you Lexa."
As Lexa made her way out the doors of the hospital her phone lightly dinged in her back pocket. After walking away from the doors Lexa grabbed her phone from her back pocket to see an unknown number appear with the text.
"Quite the amazing woman isn't she?"
Lexa stopped in her tracks as she read the text. Looking up from her phone Lexa glance around the parking lot for anything that seemed out of the ordinary. Spotting nothing she quickly typed in a reply to the strange text.
"Who the hell is this?"
Lexa clenched her jaw as she waited anxiously for a reply. The light ding of her phone had Lexa quickly opening back up the messaging app. What she read next had Lexa's heart feeling as if it had dropped to the deepest pit of her stomach.
"You'll find out soon enough, Detective Lexa Woods."