Sleeping Beauty

When Lexa got home from her run she decided to take a long relaxing shower followed by dinner. After debating between the healthy choice of chicken and vegetables or spaghetti she started to boil the water for her noodles. Once dinner was assembled she made her way to the dining room table with the book she was currently reading, she settled in prepared to savor the flavors of her favorite meal. 

With dinner eaten, the dishes cleaned, and her book finished she figured it was time she check her emails and get some minor work done before calling it a night as she had to be up at 5 to go workout. Two e-mails in, however, her phone started to ring and she nearly fell out of her chair at the sound, having completely forgotten the device's presence. After checking the caller ID she saw that it was Anya which surprised her further because it was just passed 8 o'clock on a Sunday night and they had only made up less than 12 hours ago after a year long fight. "Hello?" Lexa said hesitantly.

"Hey, Lex. Sorry for calling out of the blue like this but I have a favor to ask." Anya said and Lexa could hear the worry in her voice which was strange for Anya as she always knew what she was getting into. The blonde would never do something unless she knew what the outcome was going to be so the emotion Lexa heard in her voice is strange.

"It's fine, Anya. What do you need?" Lexa thought she was prepared to do whatever favor her oldest friend asked for, she would honestly do anything to make up with Anya. Although she would never confess it, she missed the dirty blonde and needed her in her life more than she'd care to admit.

"What are you doing tomorrow night at around 7?" Anya asked with hope audible in her tone.

Lexa rolled her eyes, already seeing where this is going "I'm not sure yet, probably reading or working or something. What do you need, Anya?"

"Well, I met someone a while back and we've been talking a bit more recently so I asked her out on an actual date. She said yes but her condition was that she get to bring her friend, something about needing to 'get out of the god damn apartment before I strangle her and her mopey ass' I think."

Lexa laughed, actually laughed, at Anya and when she heard the girl sigh she decided to share the humor "Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to, not only go on a blind date, but a double date just so you can get laid? That sound about right?"

Anya sighed again before saying "Yes, Lexa. I would like you to go on a blind date with my date's friend making this a double date. Just for the record though, it's not about getting laid, we've passed that step, this is about learning what each other is like outside of my apartment."

Lexa mulled it over for a moment and decided that this would probably help mend their friendship further "Fine. I'll go on this blind double date for you but-" Lexa warned "so help me, if this girl is scary, smelly, or handsy then you're going to owe me big time. I'm talking your first born here, Anya."

"Yes, absolutely! Thank you so much, Lex!" Anya said without any hesitation "Besides I've seen a picture of this girl, she's definitely your type, who knows, maybe you'll thank me."

Lexa could hear the blonde's grin through the phone; after exchanging details about the date, such as location and attire, they bid each other goodnight. Before Lexa could turn her attention back to her work though, a message icon on her phone caught her attention. Realizing it was from Clarke she quickly read through the rest of the conversation since she completely forgot what they had said to one another throughout the day.

Clarke: Hey, it's Clarke. Just wanted to let you know that I forgot to give you your clothes before you left.

Lexa: Hello, Clarke. I'll just grab them when I see you next.

Clarke: Are you saying you want to see me again?

Lexa: Well, seeing as you're holding my clothes hostage I don't have much of a choice do I?

Lexa: But yes, I wouldn't mind seeing you again, you're a very good cuddler.

Clarke: Court a girl first why don't you? And yes, I'm holding your clothes hostage until then ;)

Lexa looked at the last text the girl had sent for the third time now and she could feel the tips of her ears starting to warm up at the thought that perhaps Clarke could be interested in her. Shaking her head to clear her mind she set her phone face down next to her and went back to finishing the e-mail she was on and decided to call it a night after that.

When she was settling into bed and had gone through her nightly routine an hour later she checked her e-mail once more to make sure there was indeed nothing pressing that needed her immediate attention before going back to her messages and trying to figure out how to reply to Clarke. 

The brunette was definitely intrigued by the blonde and the idea of just being friends with her, but Lexa wouldn't mind something more if it were to come to that. Clarke was stunning, anyone with eyes could see that, but Lexa also enjoyed her company; she had a great personality from what the brunette had experienced. Most importantly, Clarke made her feel free and safe; she made Lexa feel like she didn't need the walls she had spent so much time building. Putting all of this into careful consideration and spending an embarrassing amount of time typing out a message only to erase it Lexa finally decided fuck it and just sent the blonde the last thing she typed.

Lexa: Well, Clarke, I guess you leave me no choice. I'll have to just to 'court you' as you say. That is, after all, my favorite tank top.

Lexa sent the message and then set her alarm, seeing that it was nearly 10 p.m. she huffed and rolled onto her stomach waiting for sleep to take over, she was exhausted.

Clarke saw the text.

Lexa: Well, Clarke, I guess you leave me no choice. I'll have to just to 'court you' as you say. That is, after all, my favorite tank top.

She had read it at least ten times by now and it was getting late. The blonde wanted to reply but it was too much passed the time she should be sleeping as she had an early lecture tomorrow that she really couldn't sleep through. Clarke put her phone down and went to get a glass of water; on her way to the kitchen she saw Raven sitting on the couch grinning like an idiot at her phone.

"What are you smiling about?" Clarke asked forgetting her water and plopping down on the couch next to Raven who promptly locked her phone and tucked it away in her pocket.

"Well," she started and Clarke could see a twinkle in her eye that made the blonde suspicious "we've got a date tomorrow."

"We?" Clarke was confused, she hadn't been on a date since Finn and she didn't really want to. But if Lexa asked me...

"Yes, we. I've sort of been seeing someone and they finally asked me out to somewhere that isn't their apartment, you're going with me but it's ok cause they've got a friend that'll be your date." Raven said smiling wide.

"Rae, I don't know..."

"Come on, Griff. You haven't been on a date in ages. I'm not saying you have to marry this girl, just do this for me. As a favor. I really like Anya." Raven's eyes widened as she realized she said the girl's name revealing the fact that she was seeing a woman.

"Wait," Clarke started, she had always gotten a 'semi-gay' vibe off Raven but she never knew for sure "you're dating a girl. Obviously I don't care, but you never told us."

Raven composed herself and just shrugged. "I've always kind of known but no one had ever had the appeal this girl does." Raven smiled to herself and thought about what to say next, she was never good at expressing emotions that weren't annoyance, anger, or sarcasm so she took a page out of Shonda Rhimes book-or script rather "She makes my world stop Clarke. She's my McDreamy."

Clarke did her best to hide the shock on her face; she never thought that her stubborn mechanic roommate would admit her feelings for anything out loud that wasn't engineering, this was a big step for the brunette. "Oh, Rae!" Clarke couldn't hold it in any longer and lunged at Raven embracing the girl in a tight hold to convey everything she knew that they wouldn't say in words.

To her surprise the brunette hugged her back but she was over the moment quickly "Yeah, yeah whatever. I've been watching Grey's from the beginning again so, I don't know, I guess I'm feeling emotional or something. Let's not make a big deal about it, okay?"

Clarke just nodded and wiped at the tears that were starting to fall "Alright, babe. I'm gonna head to bed. What time is this date tomorrow? Oh! What do I wear?"

Raven chuckled to herself "It's at 7, we're meeting them there and dress up just a little. Something similar to what you wore to Grounders should do."

Clarke nodded, hugged the girl one more time, and got up to go to bed. She felt a little more sleepy and decided to give it a shot. As she laid down to go to sleep the last thing on her mind was what the future would hold, and perhaps a certain gorgeous brunette; her dreams may not have been entirely G rated...

 Lexa got home from work that day at 5 p.m. and made her way to her bedroom, as she collapsed on the bed she pulled out her phone to check her minimal social media. When that was done she texted Anya to let her know to pick her up at her apartment in an hour and a half. She picked up a new book out of her 'to read' pile and read a couple chapters before deciding it was time to shower and get ready. Once showered she made her way back to her bedroom to pick out an outfit for the evening, while she didn't know the girl who would be her date it wasn't like Lexa to not 'dress to impress' so to say. 

She picked a charcoal suit that complimented her assets well with a dark blue shirt under it and a matching pocket square over a simple black bra and some black unisex boxer briefs. The brunette figured she wouldn't wear a tie as it was a fancy restaurant they were going to but it deserved some dressing up. She threw on some black dress shoes that competed the outfit and just when she finished the final of many braids in her hair she heard her phone chime signaling that Anya was downstairs and ready to go.

"Well," she said looking in the full length mirror once more "better get this over with." she told herself, she grabbed her wallet, phone, and keys and made her way downstairs to meet her friend and go on their date.

Clarke was just putting her earrings in that complimented her outfit nicely when Raven stormed into the bathroom for the third time in 5 minutes "Griffin, hurry the hell up or I swear I'll drag you out of this apartment by your hair."

The blonde knew better than to do or say anything when Raven was like this that would be considered 'sass' so she just put her hands up as a sign of surrender and made her way to her bedroom to grab her sweater and her clutch before walking out the door. Once they were downstairs and Raven was giving Clarke directions to the restaurant the Clarke could tell that Raven's nerves were setting in "Rae." she chanced a glance at her jittery passenger and saw that the brunette was holding the handle on the door with a white knuckled grip "Sweetie, relax. This girl obviously likes you if she asked you out, plus you two have already spent loads of time together, this is no different."

"Yeah, I know. But what if this goes badly and she never wants to see me again once she realizes I'm a total freak?" Raven said with a shaky tone.

"It won't go badly, and if she hasn't realized what a freak you are yet then I think you're in the clear." Clarke flashed what she hoped was a calming smile at her friend and roommate "Besides, you've got me. I'll do whatever damage control necessary to make sure this evening goes smoothly."

The brunette seemed to relax at this and just nodded as they pulled up to the restaurant valet. When the keys were turned over and they had their ticket they waited outside for the rest of their party to arrive seeing as the reservation was in Anya's name. As they made small talk an all black Range Rover pulled up with tinted windows and Raven seemed to visible stiffen at the sight, Clarke figured this must be the mysterious Anya and put on her best supportive smile "Reyes. You've got this, when tonight's over you'll be laughing at how bad you're freaking out right now. Just breathe, hun."

Before Raven could respond a honey blonde woman stepped out of the driver's side of the vehicle and handed the valet the keys; this woman was beautiful, she had sharp, high cheekbones and her resting face was scary enough that she could make a man piss himself, she was wearing a form fitting black suit with a white button up underneath it and some black dress shoes. When she turned to Raven her face seemed to soften and Clarke could tell that this girl wasn't just in it for the sex. She took one step toward the two and Raven took off, not quite running, but Clarke could tell she was eager to get to her woman; the blonde kissed Raven on the cheek and they exchanged quiet greetings which seemed to soothe Raven's nerves a little. The blonde was about to make her way over to the couple to introduce herself to this Anya character but before she could take a step she heard a voice she couldn't soon forget

"Clarke?"

Lexa got out of the vehicle a minute after Anya and debated on whether or not to bring everything with her; she decided to leave her keys and her wallet in the car, only taking her ID and her credit card figuring that's all she would need. She took one last look at herself in the side mirror, smoothed down a few stray hairs, and wiped some smudged eye liner off the corner of her eye before fastening one button on her suit jacket and making her way slowly around the back of the car towards the entrance. When she rounded the rear she stopped dead in her tracks, there was Clarke looking as beautiful as ever in a pastel floral high waisted skirt with a light blue button up blouse tucked into it and an off-white sweater; she had her hair down so her blonde locks were cascading down her shoulders accenting her face which had light make-up on it and she wore simple white heals that exposed her perfectly manicured toes.

Lexa was frozen for a moment at the beauty of the girl in front of her who had yet to notice her existence, although it had only been a couple seconds. When she finally found her voice she croaked out the girl's name to make sure it was really her "Clarke?"

The blonde in question turned to Lexa at the sound of her own name, the surprise was evident on her face and after a few moments she collected herself "Lexa?" 

Clarke took in Lexa's outfit which was similar to Anya's only her suit was charcoal and her shirt was a deep blue; her chestnut mane had a plethora of intricate braids in it, this girl's beauty was the thing of legends, the blonde's knees almost went weak but she caught it just in time.

Anya and Raven noticed the exchange by now, Raven had a mixed look of surprise and amusement on her face while Anya just appeared confused "Wait. You two know each other?" Raven at this point was unsuccessfully attempting to hold back chuckles at the situation.

Clarke and Lexa just looked at each other for another moment and Lexa was the one to answer "Um, yeah we do. We met a few days ago, I also know Raven." she said turning towards the Latina and flashed her a polite smile "It's nice to see you again, Raven."

When everyone was recovered they made their way into the restaurant and to their table; Anya and Lexa on one side and Clarke and Raven on the other, each across from their respective dates for the evening. When drinks and food were ordered they made some small talk before Anya decided to ask what was on her mind "So, how do you all know each other?"

Raven started to chuckle again, Clarke's face just turned a bright shade of red, and Lexa took a sip from her Hennessy and coke looking to the paintings on the walls like they were suddenly very interesting. Anya just looked at Raven for an explanation knowing that she didn't really have a filter and it would be easiest to get the answer out of her. When it became clear that she wouldn't recover from her fit of giggles any time soon Lexa and Clarke shared a look having a silent conversation. The brunette hoped that her look conveyed her message of 'you don't have to tell her if you don't want to' Clarke just gave a small smile and started the story. "Well, on Friday night/Saturday morning I sort of was really drunk at that club Polaris and got Lexa's number from a bathroom stall when I was trying to get away from this very...persistent guy."

Anya's eyes widened at her friend, curious as to how her friend's number got on the wall of a bathroom stall to which Lexa responded with a look that said 'I'll tell you later' before Clarke continued "Anyway, I was incredibly drunk and my friends left already." the blonde shot a glare at Raven who was just trying to hold back more laughing "So Lexa, being the good person she is, came and picked me up. She was going to bring me back to my apartment but I passed out before we even hit the car so she brought me to her house and set me up in the spare bedroom. She brought me home the next morning after some grocery shopping and that's where she met Octavia and Raven."

Lexa just nodded, Raven was back in a fit of laughter, and Anya was shaking her head "Always the saint with this one." she said jabbing her thumb in Lexa's direction.

After a moment Raven recovered enough to throw in her two cents "You forgot the part where we all took her out to dinner that night and you two ended up cuddling on the couch while O and I went to a party." Everyone's eyes widened at that; Anya in surprise, Lexa in shock that Clarke told her roommates, and Clarke in shock that Raven just shared that with the whole table.

Lexa looked to Clarke for an answer, it wasn't like they said they wouldn't tell anyone but it was still a surprise that Raven knew and was blabbing to the table about it. Clarke saw the look and rushed to explain "They saw my phone when you texted me is all."

Anya started to laugh which threw everyone off for a moment "You were always a charmer, Lex." The brunette just took a big gulp of her drink, and with that their food came which thankfully quieted everyone down. Halfway through dinner and some small talk though Lexa felt a foot brushing up and down her leg, she immediately looked at Clarke and when she realized that she was busy eating her eyes drifted to Raven who was looking straight at Anya searching for a reaction and it clicked. Lexa cleared her throat "Raven, that's my leg." 

The other brunette jumped in her chair, pulled her foot away from Lexa so fast it was as if she was burned, and turned bright red all at once; quickly throwing on the Reyes charm she threw a wink at Lexa and went back to eating. Clarke was confused for a moment before it was her turn to burst into a fit of giggles; when everyone was done eating they split the bill four ways and made their way out to the valet.

Anya and Raven couldn't keep their hands of each other; the honey blonde turned to Lexa when the cars pulled up "Hey Lex, Raven is going to come home with me. Clarke, do you mind giving her a ride home?"

"Yeah that's no problem." the blonde said with a smile and gestured to Lexa to get in her car.

On the way to Lexa's the brunette realized something "Shit!" she exclaimed nearly startling Clarke as they hadn't said a word since getting into the vehicle. "I left my keys in Anya's car." she said answering the blonde's silent question.

"Oh, that's ok, you can come back to our place. Octavia is out with some guy she met at the gym so she probably won't be home tonight." realizing that there may have been something insinuated she quickly spoke to try and make it clear she didn't mean that "I just mean that you can sleep in their beds if you want and you won't be bothered is all."

Lexa chuckled and Clarke felt her knees do that thing again I'm so fucked...

"Thank you, Clarke. I think I'll take the couch though, it was pretty comfy last time." Lexa wasn't one to flirt but she loved getting a reaction out of the blonde for the little time she'd known her "Although that may have something to do with the my cuddle buddy." She shot the blonde a smirk as they pulled into the parking lot of the apartment complex.

Clarke was red, she could feel it by the heat in her cheeks and the tips of her ears as she turned the car off and got out. "Sleep wherever you like." They made their way up to the apartment in silence and when they entered Clarke went straight to the kitchen "You want a drink? We still have those ciders."

"Yes, that would be nice thank you."

They made their way into the living room and Clarke realized they were still in their 'date' clothes, she really didn't want to change because Lexa in a suit was working for her. Truthfully, she'd been eyeing the girl all night and dirty things kept creeping into her mind; she figured it was best if that stopped though "Do you want to change? Lucky for you I still have your clothes so you won't have to borrow any." Lexa simply nodded; the blonde brought her the clothes and showed her where the bathroom was forgetting that she used to live here once upon a time.

Clarke went into her bedroom to change into something more comfy. She sat on her bed and tried to talk herself down because her first instinct was to wear something a little too revealing in hopes of seducing the girl. "Alright Clarke, you need to calm down you thirsty hoe!" she rifled through her drawers to find something comfy but modest when there was knock on her door, without waiting for permission to enter the door opened.

Lexa stood there with her clothes from the date in one hand while the other was still on the doorknob, she almost wished she had waited for a response but the sight she saw when she opened the door was too good to wish she didn't see. Clarke stood there by her dresser pulling some adidas pants up her pale legs and was wearing her black lacy bra from the evening, when she finished pulling the pants up she straightened her stance and put her hands on her hips. When she stood up Lexa could see her curvaceous yet fit body and her abundance of cleavage; the pants she was wearing were really working for her as they showed off her assets beautifully. The brunette stood in the doorway another moment with her jaw on the floor and when her eyes finally made their way up to the blonde's, which were full of amusement, she regained herself and looked away towards the floor "I'm so sorry, I was just going to ask if you had a hanger."

She heard movement and then those manicured toes were in her line of vision signaling that Clarke was standing in front of her. She assumed that the blonde would have put on a shirt so when she brought her gaze up her eyes stopped again at the cleavage that was now close up for a second too long then she forced them to look Clarke in the eyes which, if she wasn't mistaken, were darker than they had been a few minutes ago. The blonde stood there with a hanger in hand and a smirk on her face; Lexa quickly took the hanger without a word and then went out to the living room. 

Fuck, I'm in trouble Lexa thought to herself as she could feel some heat between her legs Alright Woods, pull yourself together. 

Clarke went back to her clothes and decided on a fairly revealing tank top since the look on Lexa's face a few moments ago had been promising Well, this'll be easier than I thought she figured as she made her way out to the living room, smirk still firmly planted on her face and a plan to release the cuddle slut on her mind.