Life's Priorities

Waves crashing, rushing upon her.

The burn of the salty water slipping past her throat making her violently cough.

Blue eyes, blonde hair, calling out for her. Arms wrapping around her in a warm and welcoming embrace. Relief. Happiness that the woman before her was here, unharmed.

Then a bang.

Blood. Deep red staining the water around them, coating her hands as she desperately tried to stop the bleeding.

Through the rushing of the ocean around them she could barley make out the words coming from the pale lips of the woman in her arms.

“I’m sorry, Lexa.”

A last whispering breath escaped her chest before the life faded from her blue eyes, leaving a hysterical Lexa screaming desperately for her to come back.

Lexa bolted from her bed with heaving breathes as she gripped at the skin of her bare chest. Looking around wildly at her empty bed she began to wonder if the last few months had been a simply devastating dream. That the love of her life had indeed died that day. The memory of Clarke’s blood on her hands wrapped around her mind like a vice. Hands covered face as she rocked back and forth on the bed as she tried to get the image of a dying Clarke out of her mind.

Suddenly the sound of angelic humming pulled her delirious brain back into reality. Dropping her hands she stared at the bathroom door, light seeping out from the crack at the bottom, before jumping from the bed and sprinting towards the door. Throwing it open, Lexa threw herself towards the closed shower curtain and whipped it open, successfully scaring the soaked blonde behind it.

Clarke screamed out before setting her sights on an almost hyperventilating Lexa,“Dammit, Lex. You can’t scare me like that! You almost gave me a heart attack! I may be a doctor but it’s kind of hard to treat myself.”

Lexa just stood there taking in the image of Clarke standing under the steamy water. Steeping over the rim of the tub Lexa drew the curtain back into place before pushing Clarke into the wall of the shower and wrapping her arms around her. The wall provided Lexa the extra stability that she was sure she needed in the those moments as she reveled in her fiancé’s living presence. Tender hands ghosted up her back before falling into place around her hips and gripping them tightly.

“Lexa, I know you didn’t just come in here to hug me and tell me good morning. I can tell something’s wrong. Tell me,” Clarke urged her gently.

“You died.”

“What?”

“Every night since that day I’ve had the same dream over and over. You got shot and you died. There was nothing I could do. I let you die. Every time,” Lexa brokenly whispered.

“Why didn’t you me about this? I haven’t noticed you having any nightmares lately.”

“They don’t happen when I’m sleeping with you. That day after you showed up at my door…that was the first night since the incident that I slept peacefully. Anya is the only one that knows about them and that’s only because I woke her up screaming one night.”

“What changed this morning? I was sleeping with you until I got up a few minutes ago.”

“I guess my subconscious registered that you were gone and it triggered the nightmare. I just know when you’re gone they come at me full force,” Lexa said as she pulled back and locked eyes with Clarke.

Not giving the doctor any time to come up with a response Lexa quickly lifted Clarke by the back of her thighs and pressed her harder into the shower. A delightful moan flittered from Clarke’s throat as her legs wrapped around Lexa’s waist and felt the detective’s lips latch onto the skin below her ear.

“I need this right now, Clarke. To know you’re really here. That you’re not a dream. To have you shaking under me as I bring you to heights that no one else ever will. I need you, here, with me.”

She felt Clarke nod weakly against where her head had fallen onto her shoulder, Lexa already running her hands along the most sensitive area’s of her body. Getting the consent that she knew would be given to her so willingly Lexa began to explore every inch of Clarke’s skin, as if she were just discovering the wonders of her body. The sound of rushing water from the shower drowned out the pleasureful moans and deep gasps of both women as they became over run with the feeling of each other’s passion.

Long after the water had turned cold Lexa and Clarke had finally climbed out of the shower and shared a large breakfast before Lexa walked Clarke to her car and watched her drive off to work. Now, Lexa currently walked towards her desk towards the back of the precinct, an extra pep in her step.

“Look who’s finally back to work and better than ever.”

Lexa glanced up to see Bellamy leaning against his desk with Lincoln and Anya standing in front of him, all wearing similar smirks on their faces. Lightly jogging over to them, the last thing Lexa expected was for Anya to pull her into a hug before whispering into her ear.

“I’m so glad to finally see you back to normal, kiddo. You don’t know how worried I’ve been these past few months.”

Lexa pulled back and gave her older sister a warm smile,“ Thanks, Anya. Things have been better, maybe better than ever. Well, besides this morning.”

“Why? What happened this morning?”

“I had another nightmare. Clarke left the bed to take a shower while I was still sleeping. I guess that’s still something I need to work on,” Lexa said sheepishly.

Anya pulled back and smoothed a lock of hair back behind Lexa’s ear,“Well, you don’t have to work on it alone. Everyone’s here for you, especially Clarke. You know that.”

Lexa nodded thankfully before letting Anya pull away so they could address the two males behind them who acted as if they hadn’t just witnessed a rare moment between the two sisters. Bellamy and Lincoln gave Lexa large smiles before they simultaneously pulled her into a large bear hug.

“It’s good to see you guys, too, but I kind of can’t breathe,” Both men released her with light chuckles,“You all acted as if you didn’t just see me last night.”

“Well, that was different. After your and Clarke’s announcement it basically became nothing but wedding talk and eating,” Bellamy shrugged.

“And by that time, Bellamy and I had checked out. I had enough wedding talk when I was getting married to Octavia. I don’t think I could ever take anymore.”

Everyone laughed as Lincoln shook his head in what they assumed was an attempt to clear the lingering wedding discussions from his brain. They continued to catch up with each other for a few more minutes, given the relatively slow morning, before Lexa’s name was being called from across the room.

“Detective Woods. A moment in my office please,” Indra called for her before walking back into her office.

Bellamy let out a low whistle before sitting down at his desk, Anya and Lincoln also finding their respected seats, as Lexa made her way over to Indra’s office. Stepping in and closing the door behind her, Lexa silently waited until Indra looked up at her from her current position at her desk.

“Don’t look as if you’re a child who just got called into the principals office, Lexa. Take a seat. There’s something I need to talk to you about.”

Lexa let out a steady breath and sat in the chair to her left. Indra shuffled a few papers around for a moment before clasping her hands together and setting them firmly on the desk. Brown eyes met her emerald orbs before an almost inaudible sigh left Indra’s lips.

“You, of course, remember Niylah, correct?”

Indra slid a large mugshot of the blonde woman towards Lexa, who in turned picked it up with a hard glare, before nodding,“I don’t think I could forget the woman who kidnapped my fiancé.”

“I wouldn’t expect you to. The reason I brought her up is because she’s still at large but that’s not all…” Indra trailed off as she waited for Lexa’s reaction.

“What is it with everyone and not completing their thoughts around here? Just tell me, Indra.”

“A call came in last night about Niylah. Apparently someone had seen someone matching her description leaving a restaurant here in LA.”

“Which restaurant?”

Lexa felt deep in her gut that she already knew the answer to her question.

“Bestia. Right around the time before you and Clarke left for the night.”

She let the information sink into her brain for a moment. Lexa knew those white heels that had stood in front of Clarke’s stall weren’t just some stranger. They were Niylah’s. In that moment a surge of need to protect what was her’s filled her entire being. She wasn’t going to let Niylah get anywhere near Clarke. Not if she had anything to do with it.

“Last night, when Clarke went to the restroom, she said that right before she was going to leave the stall that someone is white heels stood in front of her door before she ran them off. She didn’t exactly see who it was but…,” Lexa’s words wondered off.

“You believe it was Niylah.”

“Not a doubt in my mind. Especially with you brining me this news. Now I’m more than positive it was her.”

“Well, we still have the APB out on her until she is apprehended. For the time being I would feel better if an officer was with Clarke when you’re not with her. I know asking you for the extra protection would be pointless with your stubbornness, but I know you wouldn’t hesitate to accept it for Clarke.”

Lexa pursed her lips in thought,“I would definitely feel a little less worried with someone else watching her while I’m not with her, but that’s something for Clarke to decided. She’s stubborn herself but if she disagrees hopefully I will be able to talk some sense into her. I’ll let you know after tonight.”

“Okay. I just don’t want either of you to go through something similar to what happened with Fin. Especially now that you’re engaged. You both deserve a little bit of a normal life. To be happy,” Indra said with kind eyes.

“Thank you, Indra. That means a lot to me.”

“You’re welcome, Lexa,” Indra carefully pulled Niylah’s mugshot from where Lexa had placed it on the desk before putting it back into it’s rightful folder,“That’s all for right now. It’s been a pretty slow morning so there’s just the usual paper work and then take a ride with Bellamy around town and about five o’clock you’re free to go. Unless something comes up.”

“Of course. Thanks again.”

Indra gave Lexa a swift nod before she walked out of the office and towards her desk. Pulling out her chair and taking a seat, Lexa started up her computer to get an early start on the paper work she was so far behind on. As she waited for the computer to boot up she pulled her phone out of her back pocket to get a quick call to Clarke only to see Bellamy keep glancing in her direction every so often as he typed away at his computer.

“What is it, Bellamy?”

Bellamy pulled his hands away from his keyboard and turned his full attention to Lexa,“What did Indra want with you?”

“She had some information about Niylah. Apparently someone spotted her last night at the restaurant that we were at.”

“Does Clarke know about this yet?”

Lexa shook her head as she opened Clarke’s contact folder,“Not yet. I’m calling her now to see if she’ll be free for lunch later. I think it’s best if I tell her face to face instead of over the phone.”

Bellamy nodded his head in agreement before returning to his computer and leaving Lexa to hit the dial button. Placing the phone up to her ear she spun her chair around so her back was to Bellamy as she waited for Clarke to answer. A few more rings and then the soft voice of Clarke flittered through the phone’s speaker.

“Hey you. Can you just hold on for, like, two seconds?”

Lexa didn’t respond as she heard a slight shuffling coming from the other end and a few mumbled cuss words from Clarke. Lexa chuckled lowly as she continued to listen to Clarke continue to struggle on the other end.

“Okay, I’m back. Sorry, I just had a small scuffle with my stupid surgical gown. What’s up?”

“Scuffle with your surgical gown? Really, Clarke?”

“Those things are a nightmare to get off sometimes. Remind me the next time your over here and I’ll put one on you and see how long it takes for you to get it off by yourself,” Lexa heard Clarke let out a low huff,“So, what’s the special occasion for my fiancé to be calling me during work?”

“I actually wanted to see if you wanted to get lunch together later. If you get busy I can just pop on over with some pizza or something quick. There’s also something I need to talk to you about.”

“Yeah that sounds good. I’ve got one more surgery scheduled today and if it goes as planned I should be finished just around one. What do you need to talk about?”

Lexa hesitated slightly before responding,“Something I’d rather speak to you face to face about.”

“Is this the ‘I’m leaving you’ talk?” Lexa’s heart jolted even with the playful tone that oozed out of Clarke’s voice.

“No! Nothing like that at all. Just something important that I don’t think should wait any longer than necessary.”

Clarke chuckled deeply before the sound of a loud beeper was sounding through the phone’s speakers,“Damn. Hey, I have to go. They need me in emergency surgery. I’ll text you when I’m free so we can meet up for lunch.”

“Okay, I’ll see you later.”

“I love you, Lexa.”

“I love you, too, Clarke. Bye.”

“Bye.”

Lexa listened to the dial tone for a moment before pulling the phone away from her ear with a sigh. She knew telling Clarke about Niylah was the best way to go but she couldn’t just shake the feeling that she would only be putting her back into the same situation as she put her in with Fin.

“No. I’m not hiding anything else from her.”

Shaking her head Lexa turned back to her desk and set her phone down on the edge of her desk before logging into her computer. Pulling up her files Lexa began to work on any unfinished paper work that required her attention, her eyes constantly darting down to the time at the bottom of her screen. Lexa soon became lost in her work as she went threw file after file, and soon enough, by the time her eyes shot back to the time, it was already twelve forty-five. Figuring she would go ahead and leave a little early to pick something up for her and Clarke to eat, Lexa logged out of her computer before grabbing her keys and phone and glancing up at Bellamy.

“I’m going to lunch. I’ll be with Clarke at the hospital so just call me if you need me.”

“Got it. Have fun with your future wife,” Bellamy winked playfully in her direction causing Lexa to roll her eyes before walking towards the exit.

As Lexa stepped up to her truck her phone dinged loudly in her hand signaling an incoming text message. Quickly unlocking the phone, Lexa smiled at the screen goofily as she read over the text from Clarke.

“Just got done with surgery! I’ll be waiting in my office for you! ;)”

Lexa smiled softly and pushed her phone down into her back pocket before hopping into her truck and backing out of her parking space. Merging onto the highway she began driving towards the nearest pizza place in search of a quick lunch for her and Clarke.

Lexa thanked Maya, who gratefully showed her the direction to Clarke’s office, before knocking gently on the door and pushing inside. Lexa’s heart fluttered as Clarke looked up from the few papers on her desk and gave her a face splitting smile. Clarke wore a pair of light green scrubs along with a white lab coat, her blonde hair pulled up in a messy bun with a few stray hairs falling in her face.

“God, that pizza smells amazing,” Clarke said as she jumped up from her seat and grabbed the box from Lexa’s hands and setting it down on her desk and opening it.

“Well, it’s nice to see you, too.”

Clarke giggled sheepishly before letting the box fall shut and walking the small distance to Lexa, who held her arms opening as if waiting for a hug, and wrapped her arms around her neck and pulling her down for a kiss. Lexa sighed happily into the kiss before letting her hands rest on Clarke’s hips and tugging her hips a little roughly into hers.

Clarke’s broke away from the kiss with a small gasp before giggling and placing a small peck to the tip of her nose,“Don’t start something we can’t finish until we get home. Then I’ll never be able to focus on work.”

“Fine, I’ll behave.”

Lexa released Clarke and allowed her to walk back over to the pizza box and grab two slices of pizza. Clarke walked over to one of the two chairs sitting in front of her desk and sat down before motioning for Lexa to take the seat next to her. After she sat down Clarke handed over one of the pizza slices and began chowing down on her own slice.

The couple sat in silence for a few moments before Clarke let out a muffled ‘oh’ through her chewing,“What did you want to talk about, Lex?”

Lexa momentarily paused in her chewing before swallowing harshly and placing her half eaten pizza slice on top of the cardboard box. She shifted in her seat to face Clarke who gazed at her intently as she waited for her to speak.

“When I got to work this morning Indra had something she wanted to speak to me about,” Lexa hesitated slightly before continuing,“It was about Niylah.”

Clarke stopped midway into biting down into her pizza before pulling it away and staring at Lexa in shock,“Niylah? She still hasn’t been caught?”

“No, and I’m pretty sure you’re really not going to like what I tell you next.”

“Hold on,” Clarke sat her pizza down next to Lexa’s before standing up from her chair and maneuvering herself to sit in her lap and wrapping her arms around her neck,“Okay, I’m ready.”

“And you had to sit in my lap because?” Lexa asked as she slinked her arms around Clarke’s waist to keep her in place.

“Because I feel safer when I’m in your arms and I’m pretty sure whatever you’re about to tell me is going to make me feel a little uneasy. So, don’t mind me. Just go on with what you were going to say.”

Lexa watched Clarke, who ignored her gaze as she played with the strands of her brunette hair, with soft eyes before continuing to speak,“The night we were out at Bestia, the precinct got a call from someone saying they spotted a woman matching Niylah’s description leaving the restaurant right before you and I left.”

The fingers that played in her hair came to a sudden stop as Clarke processed her words. Lexa pursed her lips and watched Clarke’s face as she closed her eyes fluttered closed and she took in a shaky breath.

“So it was more than likely her who was in the bathroom with me, right?”

“Yes. Everything in my gut just tells me it was her. I don’t think it was a coincidence that someone just happened to be standing in front of your stall door and then we suddenly get a call with someone seeing Niylah leaving Bestia.”

Clarke’s hands tightened around the baby hairs at the nap of Lexa’s neck,“What do you think she wants?”

“You,” The word tasted bitter as it slipped from Lexa’s tongue,“That’s the only possible reason I can come up with in my head as to why she would be anywhere near you.”

“Why me? Why can’t she just finally leave us alone to be happy?”

Lexa’s hands flew up to Clarke’s face to cup her cheeks before pulling her head towards her and locking eyes with Clarke,“I’m not going to let her anywhere near you, Clarke. Nothing is going to happen, I promise. You and I are not going to live in fear of what Niylah might do. We are going to get married, move into a house with a white picket fence, and start a family. I’m not letting this get in the way of our future.”

“The fact that you’re still so confident about us having kids still gets me,” Clarke teased, trying to lighten the mood.

“We will have kids one day. I can promise you that. Anyway, there’s something else. Indra has suggested that an officer follows you around when I can’t be with you until Niylah is caught. I told her I would talk to you about it before I agreed to anything.”

“If it would make you worry less then it’s fine with me. Just as long as they aren’t breathing down my neck all day.”

“It would put my mind at ease a little. I’ll be sure to tell Indra to give them strict instructions to not breath down your neck. They’ll mainly just be a shadow that you’ll barely even notice.”

Clarke giggled before placing a chaste kiss to Lexa’s lips,“Okay. How about we eat a little more pizza before we have to get back to work?”

Lexa bit her lips before a deviously smirk played over her lips. Grabbing ahold of Clarke’s thighs Lexa quickly stood up and placed Clarke down onto her desk before attacking her neck with blazing hot kisses.

“Lexa, god. What are you doing?”

“I’d much rather enjoy having my fiancé for the rest of my lunch. I’ve got just enough time to make you cum at least twice,” Lexa said huskily as she raked her fingers down the front of Clarke’s scrub top before coming to a stop at the waistband of her pants.

As Lexa’s hand disappeared into Clarke’s pants causing a loud gasp from the blonde who quickly slapped a hand over her mouth to drown out the sounds. Lexa’s ego soared as she felt Clarke’s thighs begin to tremble around her hips from only the few moments that Lexa had been massaging her hidden pearl. Lexa moved her lips up to the sensitive area behind Clarke’s ear before biting down on it softly.

Clarke’s moans slipped past her hand and caused Lexa to move her hand faster as she felt Clarke’s legs begin to tighten around her hips, signaling that she was close to her release. Lexa’s lips ran along her jawline as she felt Clarke’s hand move away from her mouth to find purchase on Lexa’s shoulder before beginning to move her hips in time with Lexa’s hand.

Right before Lexa could give Clarke the little push she needed to send her toppling over the edge the door to Clarke’s office swung open causing both women to stop in their tracks and face the door.

“Clarke, did you—Oh my god! I’m sorry!”

Clarke hastily pulled Lexa’s hand out of her pants causing her cheeks to flame up as she stared at her mother,“Mom, don’t you knock?!”

“I’m sorry! Just forget I was here!”

Abby quickly shut the door before she could embarrassing the couple any further, but the damage was already done. Clarke’s head fell down onto Lexa’s shoulder before letting out a laugh. Lexa stayed rooted to her spot as she tried to process exactly what had just occurred in the small office.

“Clarke, your mother basically just saw us having sex.”

“Yeah, that sounds about right, genius.”

“I don’t know how I’m ever going to look at her again,” Lexa said as she stared at the wall behind Clarke.

“Lex, let’s just forget what just happened. If you don’t finish what you started I promise I will be murdering someone today.”

Lexa’s eyebrows shot up as her brain registered Clarke’s words. Not giving the detective any time to respond Clarke grabbed ahold of Lexa’s hand before moving it back in the direction of her pants. Right as her hand was about to slip past the Clarke’s waistband Lexa suddenly pulled back before looking down at a confused Clarke.

“Hold on, one second.”

Lexa quickly moved away from Clarke and jogged over to the door and turned the lock on the door knob before checking to make sure it was locked. Turning back around Lexa gazed at Clarke with lust filled eyes before slowly strutting back over to her position between Clarke’s thighs.

“Now, where were we?”

Clarke’s giggle quickly turned into a moan of pleasure as Lexa’s hand slipped into her pants and picked up right from where they left off. It didn’t take long for the small office to become filled with hushed moans and loving words as Lexa caused Clarke to go stumbling over the edge into blissful release.