As Long As You Let Me

“So why didn't you give her your number? ” Octavia asked, tasting her coffee. Clarke felt the urge to roll her eyes. It might have been a mistake mentioning what happened.

“Because I'm not ready for a relationship,” It's a line she'd been reciting for the last 4 months. ” What happened last night was a one time thing. She didn't even ask for my number. She’s probably not interested”

“You obviously didn't see the way she looked at you and this is first time I've seen you smile since Finn. Plus, she was way hotter,”

“It doesn't matter,” It was true she did make Clarke smile, and it hadn't happened that often since Finn. She wasn't upset about it, not anymore, but it still hurt. Her phone ringing brought her away from the conversation. Unknown number.

“Who is that?”

“Unknown number,” Everyone they knew would most likely be nursing a hangover and it's too early for them to be up. Probably a telemarketer, Clarke thought. She let it go to voicemail, if it was someone important they'll leave a message. As soon as her phone stopped ringing, not 30 seconds later Unknown number popped up on the screen again.

“Answer it. My head is pounding and the coffee's not helping. I don't know how you do it,”

“I'm just that amazing,” Clarke told her. She brought her cup down to glare at Clarke. In return, Clarke stuck her tongue out at her, and answered her phone. ” Hello,”

“Interesting story,” A familiar voice stated through the speaker. It was the voice of the girl Clarke had spent the night with, and Clarke could not help the smile that formed at her voice. ” My soccer team and I had just won our game, so we decided to celebrate. As captain, it was my responsibility to throw the party. It was pretty uneventful for me until about one in the morning. A group of randoms crashed my party, and at the center was this beautiful blonde. It was up to me whether they could stay or not. I took a leap of faith and let them stay. I mean how much trouble could they cause,”

“Seems like you jinxed yourself,” Clarke interrupted her and failed to keep her laughter at bay.

“I'm glad you find this funny. As I was saying, the party went on normal enough. Then the blonde, you know the one I mention before, started dancing. Mesmerizing was the best way to describe how she moved. I'm not much of a dancer myself but I had to see her up close,”

“Oh, yeah. What happened?” Clarke asked, leaning back in her chair. She looked out of the window to ignore Octavia's questioning looks.Clarke already knew what she wanted to know but the faces she was receiving were entertaining.

“It's very rude of you to keep interrupting. May I continue?”

“I'm very sorry.Please continue,”

“It was probably the alcohol in my system, but I asked her to dance. Crazy enough she said yes. It wasn't too long before our dancing became…..heated. One thing lead to another, then we're back in my bedroom. Phenomenal and minding blowing is the only way to describe the sex we had. Best part is she didn't even blink when she saw my penis. In fact, her exact words were ‘who the fuck cares?’ Now here's where the story takes a u turn. I wake up this morning with a smile on my face, a hard on, and guess what? An empty bed. On my dresser there's a note. Had a great time. Took a shower and borrowed your clothes. Hope you don't mind. xoxo -Clarke . First I was upset. This Clarke girl took my favorite shirt. Then I went on a hunt. I called all of my teammates to see if they had gotten any of her friends phone numbers. They hadn't but the universe smiled on me. A fiery Latina hobbled out of my cousin's room. She just happened to be one of Clarke's friends,“Fucking Raven, Clarke thought. ” Water, aspirin, and an omelet later and I've got the key to my future,”

“And what's the moral to this story?” Clarke finally turned to face Octavia.

“Never break a promise,” She responds instantly, confusing Clarke completely.

“I feel like I'm missing something,”

“When I was little, I promised my mom that when I found the love of my life I'd call her. So, pretty girl, does my mom get a phone call today?” Her charm was getting to Clarke but she had to put up some resistance.

“I can't answer that for you,”

“Then I'm giving you an ultimatum. Either you go out on a date with me this Friday or I'll call the police and have you arrested for t-shirt theft,”

“Can't do this Friday,” Clarke told her, biting her lip to keep from laughing.

“But?”

“I can this Saturday,”

“Perfect. I'll pick you up at 8. Your dress and shoes will be delivered to your apartment at 5. Normally, I don't dress my dates but this is a special occasion. Until then, pretty girl,” Clarke didn't even get a chance to put her phone down before she got the text. In case you forgot my name is Lexa. And my shirt looks good on you.;-) She saved her number in her phone before replying.

Pretty Girl- I'm going to have to talk to Raven about assisting strangers in stalking me.

Charmer -Fyi,I only asked for your number. She just gave me your address and where you'd likely be right now.

Pretty Girl-You didn't have to come looking for me. Where are you?

Charmer-I had to see your face one more time. And I'm at home. You posted a pic on Instagram. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to call my mother.

Pretty Girl-Bye, Charmer.

Charmer-Bye,Pretty Girl.

“Why are you smiling so much?” Octavia questioned as soon as she put her phone down.

“Charmer,”

Clarke had been waiting for Raven to come home for 3 hours, and she was nowhere to be seen. She was most likely avoiding Clarke. Which is not a bad idea considering that Clarke wanted to kill her. Clarke was glad she interfered ;she got a date with Charmer, but she needed her to stay out of her love life. The door handle started to turn, and Clarke jumped on her feet and moved to the door. Raven's arm poked through with a white tank top in her hand.

“I come in peace,” Raven announced, slightly waving the tank top in her hand.

“Save it,Raven. Why the hell did you think it was a good idea to give my number to a stranger?”

“Technically,she wasn't a stranger. I'm guessing that means you didn't say yes,”Raven poked her head through the crack in the door as she spoke.

“I did but seriously stay out of my love life. Remember what happened last time,”

“Fine. Fine. But how was it? It must've been good since she went to hell and back to find you”Clarke blushed and started to walk towards her room”That good. Come on,Griffin. Spill”

“None of your business,”

“It is,considering all the noises you two were making carried into Anya's room. It killed the mood, but only for a minute. It did, however, interrupt my sleep. Seriously though, that girl has stamina,”

“You have no idea. I have a delivery around 5. Don't mess with it,”Clarke demanded, shutting the door to her room in Raven’s face.

“No promises!”Raven shouted through the door.

At five o'clock on the dot, the doorbell rang and standing at the door was a man dressed in a suit . “Package for Clarke Griffin,” He announced to Raven.

“Clarke! Your stuff is here!”Raven screamed,leaving the man at the door.

“Sorry about her. Do I need to sign for it?”Clarke asked,walking out of her bedroom.

“No. I was sent with specific instructions to wait here until you get a phone call,” Before Clarke could further question him, her ringtone started playing from her room.

“I'll be right back,” The one and only Charmer was the caller.”Hello,” she answered while walking back to the door.

“How you doing,pretty girl?”

“Never better. Can you explain to me, what's going on?”

“Well, I wanted to see if you liked the dress.Put me on speaker,” Clarke did as she asked.”Jarvis show it to her.”Jarvis pulled out a ball gown. It was white with black sequins around the chest.”So ,what do you think?”

“It's beautiful, but I need shoes to match. I'm also curious to where we're going”

“I would have picked you out some, but my taste in shoes kind of sucks. And it's a surprise.Anya is asking Raven togo  too, so I instructed Jarvis to take you and Raven shoe shopping. My treat. What do you say?”

“Are you trying to buy my love?”

“Your love is priceless. I'm not that well off,”Lexa replied sincerely, and it made Clarke swoon.

“See you Saturday, Charmer,”

Saturday had arrived quickly, and Clarke was stressed out. Octavia had offered to help her and Raven get ready. It was 10 minutes to 8 before Clarke started to sweat. She hadn't been this nervous for a date in so long.

“Stop freaking. You look great, Clarke. She's going to die when she sees you,” Raven said from the bathroom.

“She's right, Clarke. I kind of  want to jump your bones, right now,” Octavia agreed, emerging from the bathroom.

Ding Dong.

“Ready?” Raven asked, placing her hand on the doorknob.

“No,”

“Too bad,” Raven opened the door and there stood Anya dressed to the nines in a black dress suit.” Where's your cousin?”

“Nice to see you too, Raven. She’s in the car. Are you two ready?”

Here goes nothing, Clarke thought.

There she was as beautiful as ever. Lexa's heart skipped a beat just at the sight of her. Clarke was standing in front of Lexa in the dress she had purchased for her. Her was curled and let down; she had light makeup on but to Lexa she didn't need any.

“Hi, pretty girl. You look beautiful,”

“Hey to you too, Charmer. You look pretty good in that suit. White’s your color. Now, are you going to tell me where we're going now?” Clarke told her, tugging on the lapels of her jacket,

”My mother is running for state senator. She's having a campaign banquet tonight,”

“Already meeting the parents?” Clarke quirked her eyebrow at Lexa.

“It's mandatory for me to attend. I figured I'd enjoy myself more with a beautiful date on my arm. It's your fault really,”

“Now how's that?”

“You said no to Friday. Now I'm forced to introduce you as my girlfriend. I guess I'll manage,” Lexa teased, opening the door to her black Maserati Quattroporte for Clarke.

“Nice car. I bet you get all the pretty girls with this,” Clarke told Lexa, stopping in front of door and turning to face Lexa.

“I guess we'll see,” Lexa countered, staring at Clarke with a permanent smile on her face.

“Will you two stop eye-fucking long enough so we can go?” Raven shouted, sticking her head out of Anya's car.

 “Just how rich are you for your parents to afford booking Polis for the entire night?” Clarke muttered, staring out of the window in awe of the opulent restaurant in front of her.

“It didn't cost much, considering they own it,” Clarke snapped her head in Lexa's direction with a shocked expression. ”It's one of their many business endeavors”.

“And are you following in your parents footsteps?”

“I'm majoring in business but I don't want to be confined to a desk all my life. What about you?”

“Double major: Pre-Med and art with a minor in political sciences,”

“Impressive. Your parents must be proud. I know I am,”

“You barely know me,”

“We should change that,” Lexa said, gesturing between the two of them ”  As much as I love this small talk, the valet has been waiting for like 10 minutes. We should get inside,” Lexa slipped outside the car and ran to open Clarke's door before Clarke could respond.

“I can open my open door, you know?”

“I do but I don't want you to, especially if I'm around,” Lexa stated, closing the door and reaching out for Clarke's hand.

“So you think you'll be around for a long time?”Clarke asked, grabbing Lexa's hand.

“As long as you let me, I will,”

“I still can't believe they brought us to this. I wish I brought a bigger purse,” Raven and Clarke were standing by the bar while Lexa and Anya were making rounds. Lexa was constantly looking over to Clarke every few seconds.

“Why?”

“I can't just have this food once,and we've only been served hors d'oeuvres. This meal costs about my tuition. We picked good ones, Griff,” Clarke was only half listening as Lexa tore herself away from her conversation. By the time Raven had noticed, Lexa was standing in front of the duo.

“Hope you don’t mind Raven. I was hoping to get a dance with my date,”Clarke did not wait for Raven’s response, she took Lexa’s hand and Lexa lead her to the dance floor. Just as their feet hit the dance floor, Impossible by Shontelle began to play.” Did I tell you how beautiful you look?”Lexa asked, as they began to sway.

“I believe so but I wouldn’t mind hearing it again,”

“Your beauty is beyond words,”

“Wow! How many girls have you used that on?”

“Even if I did use it on anyone else, I wouldn’t have believed it until you,”

“Do you get your lines from a book or something,Charmer? Because you never seem to run out,”

“What can I say?You bring out the creativity in me,”

“Are all these things like this? Other than you and Raven, these people are boring the hell out of me,”Clarke whispered in her ear. Her eyes were searching for anyone who might have heard her.

“Pretty much but my dad is eccentric to say the least. My mom and him are very eager to meet you, by the way. You don’t have to but it’s only proper etiquette for my parents to meet my future wife,”Lexa pulled away to look Clarke in the eye but Clarke’s smile caught her attention as she laughed.

“You pretty sure of yourself,you know that?”Clarke informed her still chuckling.

“It’s a gift really. So what do you say?”Lexa tilted her head toward the center table, which was surrounded by old rich men and their 20 year-old wives.

“Why not? I might meet my future husband from the looks of it,”

“Don’t tell me I’ve already lost your attention,”

“Maybe your parents can talk you up,”

“I’m rethinking you meeting my parents now” Lexa muttered,tugging Clarke through the crowd. People tended to part as Clarke and Lexa walked through. By the time they had reached the main table, Clarke could see a large and bulky man with a beard that covered the majority of his face and a slightly shorter dark ivory skinned woman with a scar on the right side of her face. The pair smiled once they saw Lexa and they widened when they saw Clarke behind her.

The man stood up and eyed Clarke before he spoke.”I have one question for you, It will decide if you’re good enough for our daughter so answer carefully”Clarke glanced at Lexa, who just smiled in response, and she slowly nodded.”Do you”Gustus paused for dramatic effect”watch football or are you a soccer kind of girl?”

Clarke laughed at his question before answering”Well, while I do go to a soccer game from time to time, my dad raised me on the Patriots”

“I don’t know how I feel about that. You get points for liking football but I might revoke them considering you’re Patriots fan,”

“Gustus, leave the poor girl alone. It’s bad enough Lexa took her to meet her parents on the first date,”Indra spoke, swatting Gustus’s arm.”Nice to meet you, Clarke.I’m Indra and this philistine next to me is Gustus, ”

“You too. I’m sorry, but how do you know my name?”

“Lexa has been talking about you ever since you agreed to a date,”Lexa flushed at that, causing Clarke to laugh.”As much as I would like to embarrass my daughter more, I believe you two have somewhere to be,”Clarke looked at Lexa for an explanation, but Lexa just said goodbye to her parents. As the pair walked away,Gustus yelled that he expected to see Clarke Sunday so he could show her what a real team looks like, when the Seahawks play the Cardinals.

“Are you going to tell me where we are going?” Clarke asked when they made it to the car.

“It’s a surprise”

“I’m getting sick of you and your surprises”