Life's Priorities

“This is amazing,” Clarke breathed out.

After checking in at the spa desk one of the receptionists lead them down a dazzling white hallway and into one of the back rooms. The room was dim, the only source of light being the dozens of candles lit all around. Two massage tables sat side by side in the center of the room and peaceful zen music floated through the overhead speakers.

As Clarke walked through the door she took a deep breathe in and sighed happily as the sent of lavender and lilies filled her nose. Clarke turned around to see Lexa standing behind her, eyes closed, and also breathing in the calming scent.

“You both can remove your clothing and lay on the tables and just relax. Your massage therapists will be here shortly,” the receptionist said before shutting the door and leaving them standing in the dimly lit room.

Clarke locked eyes with Lexa for a moment before turning around and kicking off her shoes to begin removing her clothing. As she pulled her shirt over her head, Clarke could hear Lexa’s quick intake of breath and looked over her shoulder to see the brunette still staring at her back.

Clarke gave her a sly smile before reaching around and unclasping her bra,“This isn’t a strip tease, Lexa. Now, turn around and get undressed.”

Lexa quickly pursed her lips and chose not to respond as she turned away from Clarke and began removing her own clothing. Clarke couldn’t contain her smile as she let her gaze linger on Lexa’s now naked back before shifting back around and removing her pants. After finally removing all clothing, besides her panties, Clarke gathered up her clothing and neatly piled them on one of the chairs in the corner of the room.

Turning around Clarke froze in place as she came face to face with a very naked Lexa. Blue eyes roamed Lexa’s tan skin for a moment before Clarke suddenly found one of the candles to her left to be quiet interesting. Lexa chuckled deeply before strutting towards Clarke and standing right next to her.

“If doesn’t hurt to look, Clarke. Just because your off limits right now, doesn’t mean I am.”

A deep blush spread over Clarke’s cheeks at the detectives bold words. No words formed in her head so instead of replying Clarke simply walked past Lexa and towards the massage table. Quickly lifting the white cotton sheet Clarke laid down on her stomach before settling the sheet across her bottom and letting her head rest on the face pillow at the top of the massage table.

A few seconds passed by before Clarke heard Lexa’s bare feet padding against the tile flooring and the sound of cloth rustling signaling that she was now laying on the table. Turning her head Clarke suddenly found herself entranced with the silky looking skin of Lexa’s back. As she continued staring a soft knock came from the door, signaling that their therapists had finally arrived.

“Come in,” Lexa said.

Clarke turned her head, chest still pressed firmly against the table to preserve her modesty, and watched as two female employees in khaki pants and white polos walked through the door. Both ladies gave them a warm smile before quickly introducing themselves and beginning to go over what types of massages they were comfortable with and the various oils and lotions they had to choose from.

As the ladies prepared everything for their massage Clarke fully laid back down against the table and let out a content sigh as she began to relax. A few moments later Clarke could feel the movement of one of the therapists on side of her table before a pair of warm hands were placed on the center of her spine. A blissful sigh left Clarke’s lips as the woman began working at the knots in her lower back before moving upwards. As the soft hands kneaded over her shoulders a soft hiss escaped Clarke’s mouth before she shifted away from the woman and sat up a bit.

“I’m sorry. Did I hurt you?”

“No, it wasn’t you. I’m still recovering a little from a shoulder injury, hence the scar, so it’s still a little tender. If you can just avoid that area it’ll be fine,” Clarke explained quietly as she gave the therapist a gentle smile.

Clarke watched the woman quickly nod her head before laying back down, but not without catching the emerald gaze that was fixated on her. The rest of the massage went smoothly and before either Clarke and Lexa knew it the therapists were kindly thanking them as they walked out of the room.

Sitting up Clarke stretched her hands over her head and let a content sigh roll off her lips,“That was amazing. I clearly could have used that a few months ago.”

“Hmmm,” Lexa quietly hummed in agreement, still laying face down on the table.

“Are you okay, Lexa?”

“Yeah, I think if I move I’ll never feel this relaxed again,” Lexa breathed out.

Clarke raised an eyebrow at the woman before a sly grin slide over her face as she hopped off the table and silently made her way over to Lexa. Quietly stopping next to the table Clarke stood still for a moment to be sure that Lexa hadn’t heard her before hauling herself up and quickly straddling the detective’s lower back. Startled, Lexa sat up on her elbows before turning her head to look at a grinning Clarke.

“And just what are you doing?”

“Well, you did say that I was off limits, not you, and besides, you looked mighty relaxed. I bet I can make you even more relaxed,” Clarke said as she leaned down to ghost her lips along Lexa’s spine.

Before Clarke knew what was happening, she found herself being flipped and pressed onto her back with Lexa now straddling her hips,“You may be off limits, but my job this week is to spoil you. Not you spoil me. So how about you flip over and we’ll continue this little massage for a few more minutes before we have to leave.”

Clarke giggled lightly before Lexa sat up on her knees and allowed her to turn over onto her stomach. A soft gasp escaped her lips as Lexa’s hands smoothed over her skin, still silky from the massage lotions, followed by open mouth kisses along her spine. Lexa continued to gently knead at her lower back as she ran her lips lightly across her shoulder, right over her scar.

“I’m still sorry. I know you said it wasn’t my fault, but I’ll never be able to say how sorry I am for letting that happen to you,” Lexa whispered.

Clarke sighed heavily and urged Lexa to hop off the table before sitting up and staring right into her emerald eyes,“It’s okay, Lexa. I’m here now, and that’s all that matters, right?”

Lexa didn’t hesitate to nod her head in agreement. Smiling softly Clarke could’t help but let her desires get the better of her and pulled Lexa into a deep kiss. A low moan escaped Lexa’s throat as Clarke nipped cautiously at her lower lips, begging for entrance. Lexa greedily accepted and allowed Clarke to slip her tongue past her lips to tangle with hers. The air around them became electrified with the sexual tension between them and before long both wonen were becoming lost in one another.

Right as Lexa pushed Clarke back down onto the massage table a soft knock and the familiar voice of the receptionist came through the door“Ms. Woods? Ms. Griffin? Are you both decent?”

“Uh, give us a few more minutes please,” Lexa said.

As the sound of footsteps grew further away from the door Clarke placed her hands over her face and tried to stifle her laugh,“Oh my god. I can’t believe we almost got caught trying to have sex in the massage room!”

Lexa laughed above her before removing herself from straddling Clarke’s hips and held out a hand to help her sit up,“At least we’ll have a funny story to tell the kids.”

“Kids? My, my, my you are a confident one, Woods.”

Yes, kids. One day we’ll have them. And yes, I’m as every bit confident as I was the first day I met you,” Lexa said proudly.

Clarke raised an eyebrow at the brunette,“Oh, really? Because from what I remember you couldn’t seem to form any words when I first opened the door that night.”

Lexa opened her mouth to speak only to close it and turn away from Clarke to walk over to her clothes. Clarke watched, silently amused, as Lexa fully dressed herself before leaning over and grabbing Clarke’s own clothing and turning back around to face her.

“I…dammit, okay. I was a little…shocked…when I opened my door but that was it.”

“Shocked? Or blown away by my beauty?” Clarke teased.

“Blown away,” Lexa whispered as she walked over to Clarke.

Taken aback Clarke quickly stopped teasing as Lexa stopped directly in front of her,“What?”

“I said blown away. I was blown away when you opened that door. Your eyes as blue as the ocean, your hair golden like the suns rays. Everything about you had me at a loss for words, Clarke. You still leave me speechless sometimes.”

Clarke’s eyes darted back and forth between Lexa’s as her heart soared at her words. No one had ever spoken like that to her. No one ever looked as mesmerized by her as Lexa did now. Her emerald eyes shimmering with love and compassion. It was all for her.

“Lexa…,” Clarke gently trailed off, unable to form words.

“Now who’s speechless?”

Clarke quickly snapped out of the little trance that she was in and lightly slapped a smiling Lexa on the arm. Lexa laughed quietly before grabbing ahold of Clarke’s shorts and holding them open for her to step into. Clarke blushed deeply as Lexa hands ghosted along every inch of her skin as she continued to help her get dressed. Before long Lexa finally sat Clarke’s shoes in front of her and allowed her to slip her feet inside before leading them towards the door and out of the spa.

Successfully unlocking the door to their suite with her MagicBand, Clarke pushed her way through the door and held it open for Lexa to walk through. Lexa gave her a small ‘thank you’ before walking in and letting Clarke close the door. Before moving further into the room Clarke looked over to the table next to the door to see the bottle of champagne still sitting there. Smirking, Clarke grabbed the bottle before making her way over to the cabinet that the woman from earlier had told them the glasses were in. Grabbing two champagne flutes and setting them down on the counter Clarke preceded to open the champagne. After removing the cork with a tiny ‘puff’ she carefully filled the two glasses before setting the bottle down and picking up the glasses and making her way over to where Lexa stood looking at the room service menu.

“Here,” Clarke said as she handed one of the glasses over to Lexa,“It’s not cold but its still champagne.”

A little laugh escaped Lexa’s lips before accepting the glass,“Thanks. So, what do you want for dinner? They have quite a number of options to choose from.”

Clarke, being the ever devious one, walked up behind Lexa and wrapped her arms around her waist and rested her chin on her shoulder so she could glance at the menu in Lexa’s hands. She could feel the brunette tense under her as she read over the extensive menu.

“I think I’ll get the grilled herb chicken breast. What about you?”

“I-I think I’ll get the, uh, turkey club,” Lexa stuttered.

Clarke smirked before turning her head and placing her lips next to Lexa’s ear,“Good choice, detective.”

A low moan escaped Lexa’s lips as Clarke gently bit down on her earlobe before pulling away from her completely. Clarke laughed as Lexa shot her a look of desperation while she backed away.

“Order our food and I’ll find us a good movie to watch while we wait.”

Turning around and walking to the other side of the large room where the tv was situated on the wall Clarke leaned down to grab the tv remote off the coffee table before plopping down onto the comfortable couch. Scrolling through the list of possible movie choices Clarke listened quietly as Lexa ordered their food before padding softly over to the couch and taking a seat next to her.

“Okay, the food is all ordered. They said it should be up in about thirty minutes. So, what are we watching?”

“Well, since we are in Disney, how about The Little Mermaid?”

Lexa turned and raised an eyebrow at her movie choice before shaking her head and sighing in defeat,“If that’s what you want to watch then go ahead.”

Clarke smiled happily in triumph before selecting the movie and placing the remote down next to her. As the started rolling through it’s opening credits Clarke shifted on the couch to make herself more comfortable, but couldn’t quite find the right spot. As she continued squirming she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders before she was being pulled to lean against Lexa’s chest.

“You never could get comfortable on the couch without leaning against me,” Lexa whispered, eyes still on the movie.

Clarke glanced up at Lexa and a soft smile ghosted over her features before turning back to continue watching the movie. About ten minutes in Clarke was regretting her choice of movie as she quickly became bored. Sneaking a look up at Lexa she could see her emerald eyes locked on the screen completely unaware of Clarke’s eyes on her.

“I wonder how much I can tease her before she breaks.”

Smirking deviously Clarke shifted herself off of Lexa’s chest before throwing her leg over her hips to straddle her. Lexa’s hands flew to her hips to hold her steady as she leaned back further into the couch to look up at her with questioning eyes.

“Clarke, what are you doing?”

“The movie is boring. How about a little bit of fun?” Clare whispered seductively before sealing her lips with Lexa’s.

Pink lips crashed against each other as Lexa desperately pushed herself further into Clarke causing a moan from her to slip through the kiss. Clarke’s skin tingled as Lexa’s hands slipped under her shirt to run her hands across the smooth skin of her back. Trying not to let Lexa get the best of her Clarke pulled away from the brunette’s lips and began running her lips along the slim column of her throat. Lexa’s head fell back against the couch as Clarke continued to suck at the delicate skin above her pulse point.

Right as Lexa was about to life her shirt over her head Clarke heard the unmistakable sound of someone knocking on their door. A loud groan escaped Lexa’s throat at the interruption and Clarke let out a loud laugh.

“Damn, I’m really good at timing things,” Clarke said as she jumped off Lexa’s lap and fixed her clothes.

“You planned this?!”

“Yup. I knew we only had a short amount of time before the food showed up so I decided to tease you a bit. You still have a long line of work ahead until you can have this completely,” Clarke said as she gestured down the length of her body.

Lexa groaned once more as Clarke turned away with another laugh and made her way towards the door. Pulling it open she saw a man standing with a service cart that held two covered plates along with two glasses of red wine. Clarke opened the door wider to allow the man to push the cart inside with a small ‘thank you’. After shutting the door Clarke came to stand next to the cart as the server gave her a warm smile.

“Good evening. Would you like to dine inside or out on the terrace tonight?”

Clarke looked over her shoulder at Lexa, who still sat on the couch, before turning back to the man,“I think the terrace sounds nice.”

The man nodded in understanding and began pushing the cart towards the terrace doors. As he closed the door behind him Clarke made her way over to a sulking Lexa and reached down to grab her hand and pull her off the couch.

“Come on, detective. No sulking. It’s time for dinner.”

Lexa allowed Clarke to pull her towards the door to the terrace and right before they walked out she whispered to Clarke.

“I wasn’t sulking.”

Clarke sat her fork down onto her plate and leaned back in her chair with a happy sigh. Along with the warm night breeze and the delicious food her dinner had been one of relaxation. As she had chowed down on the moist chicken breast her and Lexa talked about their plans for tomorrow morning and just enjoyed each others company.

“That was delicious,” Lexa said in contentment.

“Agreed. They sure know how to cook down there.”

Lexa chuckled softly before nodding her head in agreement. They sat in silence for a moment before Clarke stood from her chair and made her way over to the terrace railing. Looking out into the distance Clarke could barley make out the bright lights of Magic Kingdom and smiled gently.

“I can’t wait for tomorrow. It’s going to be so much fun.”

Clarke’s eyes shifted to her left as Lexa joined her,“Anything’s fun as long as you're with me, Clarke.”

Clarke’s breath caught in her lungs as Lexa’s emerald eyes searched her own ocean blues. Compassion. Sincerity. Love. All those emotions swam around in Lexa’s eyes and Clarke felt herself gravitating towards her lips. Only a hairs breath was between them when a loud boom sounded out in the air around them and bright lights flashed in the distance.

Jumping apart at the sudden sound both women looked out towards the theme park to see fireworks being launched into the night sky. A large smile split across Clarke’s face as she watched in wonder at the dazzling colors lighting up the darkness above the park.

“I’ve seen fireworks before but this is just beautiful,” Clarke said as the fireworks continued popping loudly out in the distance.

Unbeknownst to her Lexa’s eyes weren’t settled on the shimmering lights. Instead the emerald orbs gazed at Clarke as she continued watching the dancing lights.

“Yeah, really beautiful,” Lexa whispered.

Clarke peaked out the corner of her eye to see Lexa staring at her and glanced down as a deep blush covered her cheeks and a tiny smile graced her lips. Looking back up at the fireworks Clarke reached out slowly to grab Lexa’s hand that rested on the railing and intertwined their fingers before moving closer to lay her head against Lexa’s shoulder. She felt a soft kiss being placed to the crown of her head and nuzzled closer to the woman beside her.

“I love you, Lexa.”

It didn’t matter to Clarke that Lexa still had a while to go before she fully earned everything back, but she couldn’t keep the words from slipping past her lips. She just couldn’t. And the warmth in her heart that she felt when she was with Lexa only grew as the brunette rested her head against her’s.

“I love you too, Clarke.”