Family
Saturday afternoon.
Their day had started off as usual they all had breakfast together, Raven and Octavia tried to slip away again only to be silently ordered to turn back around and gather the dishes.
Lexa and Octavia left a while later for their daily run, Octavia still hadn't managed to beat Lexa yet. Clarke and Raven spent some time together while the two were gone.
The afternoon had come quicker than any of them thought it would. Octavia and Raven went over to the other apartment a few minutes before they had to go so they could see Lexa before they left, Raven had her phone in her hand ready for any cute moments she could capture.
The three girls haven't spent this much time away from Lexa since they first met her.
"Now that we won't be around some other people might come here wanting to steal you away from us to be their friend but you have got to resist them Woods, you have to fight to protect our friendship, ok?"
Lexa knew Raven was joking but she still nodded seriously at her.
Raven chuckles "Good to see you're taking this seriously."
"Alright, it's my turn." Octavia playfully shoves Raven away from Lexa. "We'll be back before you know it Lex, don't miss us too much and don't get into trouble while we're gone."
Lexa smiles in response.
"Wow O, you really do sound like a mom sometimes." Clarke nudges Octavia away from Lexa as she says it. "I hope what you have to do today goes well, we won't be gone for too long." Clarke looks away bashfully before continuing. "I'll...we'll miss you."
Lexa reaches out to hold Clarke's hand, she gives it a light squeeze.
Clarke looks at Lexa again and sees that she is telling her that she'll miss them too. This time instead of looking deeply into Lexa's eyes as she usually would her gaze focuses on their hands held together between them.
Lexa finds herself staring at them too, she can't quite understand how they fit so well together but she's happy that they do.
Raven raises her phone in her hand to take another photo.
"We better get going if we want to make it to Mama G's house on time." Octavia breaks their moment.
Clarke lets out a disappointed sigh and looks over at Octavia. "Yeah, you're right." She responds dejectedly, she looks back at Lexa. "We should go. Have a good day Lex."
Lexa gives Clarke's hand one last squeeze before reluctantly letting go.
The three girls walk towards the door and Lexa gives them a quick wave before they exit the apartment.
A few moments later Lexa drops herself down on the couch. She drapes an arm over her eyes to shield her eyes from the sunlight. Just after she does the door reopens. "Lex—" Octavia appears and looks concerned. "Are you alright?"
Lexa nods confused as to why Octavia came back.
"Ok, I forgot to tell you that the spare key to our apartment is on top of your fridge, if you need anything or if you just want to hang out there instead feel free to do so."
Lexa nods again.
"Bye Lex."
Lexa gives her a small wave before she exits again.
Octavia walks down the stairs and hops into Clarke's car that is right outside the door waiting for her.
"I feel so bad leaving Lex, she looked so lonely up there." Octavia gives Clarke a sad look.
Raven turns in her seat to address both of them. "It's only for a little while, we'll be back in no time and Lexa's busy anyways, I'm sure whatever she has to do will keep her mind occupied." She pauses to look at Clarke in the drivers seat and then Octavia in the backseat. "She won't even notice that we were gone."
"I guess that makes it a little better." Clarke sighs. "I'm still not happy about leaving her."
"Jeez, I thought I'd be the one freaking out about leaving Woods."
"We're not freaking out we're just concerned." Octavia says defensively.
"You know the sooner we get there the sooner we get to come back."
"Right, off we go." Clarke starts the car again.
One hour later.
"Mom?"
"I'm in the kitchen."
The three girls make their way towards her.
"Hey girls." Abby greets them with a smile.
"Hey mom." Clarke hugs her.
"Hi Mama Griff." Raven throws her arms around the back of her.
"Hey Mama G." Octavia wraps around her side.
The three girls surround Abby holding her in the group hug for a few moments.
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This was their usual greeting, it became a family tradition to do this whenever they were all together, Octavia and Raven are daughters to Abby just as much as Clarke is, at one point both girls had lived in this house but they were family long before either of them moved in.
Octavia had been their next door neighbour since Clarke was four years old, after her father passed away her mother, Aurora, decided to move the three of them to Arkadia. The Griffin's and the Blake's became friends almost instantly, their families would have dinner together every weekend and then once the kids excused themselves Aurora, Jake and Abby would spend the rest of their day together sharing stories about things that happened during the week, their kids, their work. Bellamy was a little older than Clarke and Octavia but he would always spend his free time with them, he wasn't just Octavia's big brother but he was Clarke's too.
When Aurora passed away Octavia was only sixteen, Bellamy had already moved away and started college in TonDC. They had no other relatives and their only option would have been for Bellamy to move back home, find a job and become Octavia's legal guardian. The Griffin's knew what they would want Aurora to do if they had passed away and Clarke was left alone and they didn't want Bellamy to have to do that so they sat down with Bellamy and Octavia a few days after the funeral to discuss them becoming Octavia's legal guardians and having her move in with them. It was the first time they had seen the two Blake's smile since they had found out that their mother passed away.
Clarke and Octavia met Raven in elementary school, they were twelve and it had been their last year before they started middle school, the three of them became friends on her first day. Raven's mother had a problem with alcohol, over the years it had only gotten worse. Abby and Jake had tried to help Raven's mother when they found out about her drinking problem but she adamantly denied that it was a problem, the only thing they could do to help Raven was to take her for sleepovers with Clarke whenever her mother had her really bad days.
When Raven was a sophomore in high school she was in a car accident in which her mother had been driving while intoxicated. They crashed into a building site, her mother had come out of it relatively unscathed but Raven had suffered a number of injuries. An iron rod had impaled her leg, she had suffered a spinal cord injury, a fractured arm and a few broken ribs. She was unconscious in the vehicle and when the paramedics arrived she was the only one in the car. It was only after Raven had woken up a day after the surgery that she had started asking about her mother. Jake and Abby sat down with Raven and told her that her mother had disappeared. The police had done an extensive search looking for her but she was gone.
A few days after the accident a woman from social services came to speak to Raven in the hospital about placing her in a foster home. Clarke was the first to find out, when Raven told her in the hospital she assured her that it wouldn't happen before she excused herself from the room and called her parents. Jake and Abby wouldn't allow it to happen. They went to the hospital after Clarke called and asked Raven if she would be alright with them adopting her, she agreed but she wasn't sure they could do that so she didn't get her hopes up. They immediately started making calls starting the process.
When Raven was discharged from the hospital, social services had allowed her to stay with the Griffins while they were working on the adoption process because Abby was a doctor and was in a position to help Raven. She had to use a wheelchair for a while because of her injuries but when she arrived to the Griffin household and saw the steps up to the front porch she was surprised to see a ramp in the middle of them, Jake had told her he built it himself for her.
There were three bedrooms downstairs one was Clarke's, the others were guest bedrooms and there were another three upstairs one of which was Abby and Jake's, when they first saw this house they felt guilty for wanting it when there was only the three of them but they fell in love with it and all the other house's they saw paled in comparison so they ended up buying it. When Abby led Raven into one of the guest bedrooms she was surprised to find all of her things from her old bedroom were in there and the room almost looked identical to it. Abby told her that this was her home now and they wanted her to feel like it was so they set up everything just how it had been. Raven wanted it to be her home but she couldn't be sure that the adoption would work out.
When Raven no longer needed a wheelchair she was told that she would always have to walk with either a cane or a crutch from then on. Everyone could tell just how upset Raven was about that even though she didn't show it. She had been walking with her crutch for nearly two months when Jake asked to speak to her privately, he took her out to the garage where he built everything and anything he could imagine. He sat her down and explained that he and a friend called Wick from work had been working on something to help her walk instead of the crutch. He pulled out a metal brace, he told her that Abby showed it to some of the doctors she worked with to get their opinion and that they had given the go ahead to try it. Raven examined the brace for a while before asking Jake to help her put it on, when he did she was delighted to see that it worked even better than he had expected. She had worn the brace ever since then, only using her crutch on the rare occasions when the brace would give her some trouble. After that Raven started spending time watching Jake work, he would explain everything he was making and how he would do it, soon she started working on her own projects alongside him, everything Raven knew about engineering she had learned from Jake. She thought that if she was torn away from this family and placed in foster care at least she would have learned something she is good at that could give her a bright future.
One day when Octavia, Raven and Clarke returned from school they found Abby, Jake and Aurora hugging on the front porch, when they spotted the girls they gestured for them to come into the house. When they entered they found Bellamy on the couch looking just as confused as they were.
"What's going on?" Clarke whispered to Bellamy when she sat down next to him.
"Don't know, mom just told me to come over here and stay until you three came home. I thought we were in trouble or something, they've been acting really weird, they keep hugging and smiling." He explained.
The three adults moved so they were standing in front of them with big smiles on their faces.
"Will you please tell us what's going on?" Clarke pleads with her parents.
"Ok, we've got some amazing news to share with you all." Jake announced before looking at his wife and friend resulting in even bigger smiles, he knelt down in front of Raven. "We found out today that the adoption was successful."
"Successful? So this is officially my home? You're my family?" Raven asked, looking stunned.
"Yeah kiddo." Jake smiles at her.
"This is your home, we are your family and always will be." Abby adds.
This is the first time any of the Blake's or Griffin's see Raven cry, she hadn't cried after waking up in the hospital, or when she found out her mom had abandoned her, she didn't cry when she found out about her leg but she cried tears of joy hearing she was officially Abby and Jake's daughter. Raven stood up to hug them both and when she did everyone else joined the hug creating a massive group hug.
Their group hug had gotten smaller over time but Abby felt the same amount of love in it that she did that first day it started.
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When they finally broke apart the three girls sat at the kitchen table while Abby stirred the contents of the pot on the stove.
"How are you Mama G?"
"I'm great O, how are you girls?"
"We're great too."
"What have you been up to this week?"
"Hanging out with Lexa." Clarke responded cheerfully.
'Your new roommate?"
Clarke hums in response, a content smile on her face as her mind wanders to thoughts of Lexa.
"Things are going well between you two then?"
"Yup." Clarke pops the 'p'.
"She's in our group now." Octavia informs her.
"Oh, so does that mean you're no longer the troublesome three?"
"Yup, now we're the fierce four." Raven proudly states.
Octavia and Clarke groan loudly.
"Oh hush you two, I like it Raven."
"Thanks Mama Griff." Raven turns back to face her two friends. "That's three against two now losers."
"Tell me about Lexa, what's she like?"
"She's a cool hot badass with an awesome car and she cooks just as good as you and Griff."
"What do you think of her O?"
"She's great."
"Clarke?"
"Hmm Lexa is perfect." Clarke says dreamily.
Abby gives Octavia and Raven a questioning look.
The two share a look and smirk looking at Clarke who looks like she has zoned out, Abby knows then that there's something going on.
She has a mischievous glint in her eyes which confuses the two girls. She makes her way over to the fridge and pulls out a carton of milk she moves back over to the sink and pours out the contents of the carton watching Clarke while she does to make sure she doesn't notice what she's doing. She turns back to the girls and nods.
"Clarke?...honey?"
Octavia nudges Clarke bringing her out of her thoughts.
"Sorry, what?" Clarke tries to focus again.
"I'm out of milk, could you go get some more for me?"
"Sure, I'll be back in a few minutes."
"Take your time."
Clarke grabs her car keys and leaves the house.
Abby waits until she hears her drive away before she speaks. "Ok girls, Clarke won't be gone for long so tell me everything quickly."
"Clarke's really happy, Lexa's an amazing person, they like each other but they don't know it yet, they've got a special bond, Clarke understands everything Lexa says even though she doesn't speak, Lexa's our new best friend, she's very protective, she feels Clarke's art, you'll love her." Octavia hurriedly tells her.
"Feels her art?"
"Yeah when she sees something Clarke has drawn or painted she reaches out and touches it like she needs to feel it to believe it's real."
"Anything else?"
"We're making a scrapbook." Raven states proudly.
"Ok...?"
"We've got loads of pictures of Griff and Woods being cute together, since we can't just tell them they're falling in love we're going to put the pictures in a scrapbook for them and use it when they eventually get together to prove that we knew that they were falling in love from the moment they met."
"Can I see some of the pictures?"
Raven stands up and walks over to Abby and starts showing her the pictures she had of the two. "Ah see that one was a painting in Griff's room see the way Woods is looking at it and touching it?"
"I get it now. I bet it made Clarke feel great seeing her react like that."
"She cried." Raven swipes to the next picture of the two of them on Clarke's bed. "Woods was worried but Griff told her she was crying because she was happy."
"She's taking good care of Clarke?"
"Definitely, you'll notice the change in Clarkey during dinner." Octavia tells her.
"She's very pretty, they would make a beautiful couple." Abby smiles fondly looking at the picture from earlier that day that Raven had pulled up on screen of the two looking at their joined hands.
"Yeah, waiting for them to figure out how grossly adorable they are together is killing us." Octavia says as she moves to stand next to them to see the picture.
"Well if there's anything I can do to help speed things up just let me know."
"Wait...you're going to help us?" Octavia looks at her curiously.
"Of course, I want them to figure it out just as much as you do, I might not know Lexa but I can see that she makes Clarke happy and she deserves to be happy."
"That's awesome." Raven exclaims.
"Oh, I do have one request though."
"Ok, what is it?" Octavia now looks at her suspiciously.
"I want a copy of their scrapbook."
"We can manage that." Raven grins.
They continue to show Abby pictures telling her every detail they can remember about what had been happening when they took each picture. Abby didn't have to wonder why Clarke would like Lexa so much, hearing about everything she has done and seeing how much happier her girls are she knows that this girl will be a big part of their lives, hopefully for a very long time.
Meanwhile back at the apartment.
Anya texted Lexa to tell her to call her on Skype, Anya and Lincoln both had the day off and decided they would talk to Lexa with Indra and Gustus so that Lexa wouldn't have to call them individually. After greeting each other Lexa carried her laptop around the apartment giving them a quick tour.
"It's much nicer than your old apartment." Indra pointed out when Lexa was finally finished the tour.
"Yeah, I like it."
"Do you like it just because it's nice or is there another reason?" Anya asks in an accusatory tone.
"What other reason?" Gustus asks Anya rather than Lexa.
"Her roommate is 'different', isn't that right little Lexi?" Lexa rolls her eyes when she sees Anya put air quotes around the word.
"She's a nice person, that's what's so different about her, the complete opposite of you Anya."
Anya gasps and places a hand over her heart feigning hurt. "Rude."
"True." Lexa counters.
"Linc you're the deciding vote, was it rude or true?"
"I'm with Lex, you can be too nosy sometimes Anya and it is rude to be so nosy, if she wants to tell us about her new roommate she can but you shouldn't force her to tell you." Lincoln explains.
Lexa smiles and nods at Lincoln, he was always the person she could talk to when something was going on in her life and he would never judge her or comment on whatever it was, he would simply allow her to talk through what was going on and only give an opinion if she asked for one.
He nods at her too knowing she's thanking him.
"Betrayed by my own brother." Anya glares at him.
"Is she kind to you Lexa?" Indra asks, concern lacing her words.
It was unusual for her aunt to verbalize her concern, she always knew it was there beneath her stoic façade but hearing it made it sound as though it was important for her to know so she wanted to answer honestly. "She is, Indra. she's sweet and she has a good heart, I know she would never try to hurt me."
"You like this girl then?" Indra asks with less concern in her voice now, this time Lexa could hear hope in her voice.
"Yes, she's a great roommate."
"Is that all she is? Just your roommate?" Anya smirks.
"Leave your cousin alone Anya." Gustus scolds her.
"Thanks Gus."
"You're all so boring." Anya pouts.
They continue to speak for an hour, they each take turns talking about everything that has happened during their week. Lexa notices Indra is more relaxed and open than usual, she wonders what has changed.
Back at the house.
The girls have spent the last hour telling Abby absolutely everything they know about Lexa, even though she hasn't met her yet she feels like she already knows her and she likes what she has heard about her.
"When do I get to meet her?"
"She was really upset about not being able to come with us today but I told her she could join us anytime so she does want to come here, I just dont know when she'll be able to."
"Oh that reminds me, I made an extra meal for you to take back with you for Lexa."
"Thanks mom, I'm sure she'll love it."
"Have you cooked for her yet?"
"Yup."
"Woods loves Griffs cooking and vice versa."
"Clarkey and Lex are going to cook all our meals for us." Octavia informs her.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yup, you have got to get Woods to cook for you sometime Mama Griff, she's insanely good."
"Sounds like you found the greatest roommate ever Clarke, hold on to that one."
"Oh I will, I want to keep her around for as long as possible."
Lexa calls the Jaha's next. She tests the waters with them telling them a few things she hadn't told her family about Clarke, she was happy that just like Lincoln they didn't push her to tell them more.
When she finishes her call with them she has some more time before her friends get back so she decides to call Lincoln. She texts him first so that she can ask to speak to him without Anya trying to listen.
Lexa (17:15)
Hey Linc, can I talk to you privately?
It didn't take long to get a response.
Linc (17:16)
Of course, just let me make up an excuse and then I'll call you.
It wasn't long before her phone rang, she answered immediately, she really needed to have this talk with her cousin.
"Hey Lex."
"Hi Linc, what excuse did you use?"
"I said a client from work needed advice."
"Good one, Anya won't bother listening if she thinks it's a work thing."
"Exactly what I thought, has she been hassling you a lot?"
"A little, I told her Clarke is different and she's kind of obsessed with finding out why."
"I'm sorry Lex, I'll try to stop her if I can."
"Its not your fault Linc, your sister is just far too nosy."
"I think that's one of the reasons people immediately know that we're not related by blood, we're complete opposites."
"That's a good thing, if you were just like Anya I'd go insane."
"Well don't worry your sanity will remain intact, I don't ever plan on becoming Anya's clone and I'll do my best to protect you from her."
"Thanks Linc, I'll need it this time, I don't think Anya's going to stop until she gets answers and I'm pretty sure she would even go as far as driving here to meet Clarke in person."
"You don't have to tell her about Clarke unless you want to."
"Actually I was hoping I could talk to you about Clarke."
"You can tell me anything you want to."
"I'm not really sure where to start to be honest."
"Start with the small things and work your way up to the big stuff."
"Yeah, ok, that could be easier."
Lexa told Lincoln everything that had happened since she first stood outside her apartment door the day she moved in, she didn't have a problem telling him everything, she knew that he would never tell anyone what she told him and that he would do his best to give her good advice when she needed it.
"She sounds great Lex, they all do, I'm happy you found them."
"Me too. I never would have thought after everything that happened that I could find strangers that would be good people and now I have three of them in my life, I just wish I could talk to them."
"It's great that you're trying to speak to them Lex but don't beat yourself up about it, if it's meant to happen it will, you need to do this at your own pace and Octavia said they would support you no matter what you do so don't force yourself to talk before you are ready to."
"Thanks Linc, I can always count on you to give me great advice."
"No problem Lex."
They continued to talk afterwards, Lexa wanted to hear all about what was going on in Lincoln's life.
Back at the house.
They had finished their meals and sat chatting for a while.
"Who's helping me with the dishes?"
"I'm so full, can't move."
"Me too."
"Clarke you're a weakling, Raven you're lying, you're just lazy." Octavia smirks at her two friends. "I'll help Mama G."
"Thanks O." She starts gathering the dishes. "You two go relax on the couch."
They brought the dishes into the kitchen.
"I've got an idea O but I'll need your help."
"I'm listening."
"If I give you a letter will you give it to Lexa when Clarke's not looking."
"That could be difficult, Clarke's always looking at Lexa but I'll try, should I tell her to dump it after she reads it so Clarke doesn't see it?"
"No, it's ok for Clarke to see it but not until after Lexa reads it."
"Ok Mama G, you can count on me."
Octavia starts putting the dishes into the dishwasher while Abby grabs a sheet of paper and starts writing the letter. When she is done and has given the letter to Octavia they join the other two on the couch. They spend a few more minutes with Abby before they decide they should head back to their apartment. Before they leave Abby goes into the kitchen to get the meal she had prepared for Lexa. While they wait for her to return Clarke seems to think of something and runs out of view leaving Octavia and Raven alone together.
"I need you to distract Clarke when we get back."
"Why?"
"Mama G gave me a letter for Lex, she doesn't want Clarke to see it before Lexa does."
Raven spots Clarke approaching them again before she can answer so she just nods in response.
"What you got there Griff?"
"Umm....just a painting I thought Lexa might like."
Octavia and Raven examine the painting, it doesn't take long for them to understand why Clarke would want to give Lexa this painting, it's a forest from a distance with a clear bright sky above it, they both remember the conversation in the hallway a few days ago.
"She'll love it Clarkey."
Abby comes back to them holding the plate wrapped in cellophane. She notices the painting her daughter has, she instantly recognizes it as one of Clarke's favourites, the image is from a forest not far from the house that Clarke would go to whenever she needed to clear her mind, she had painted it many times but this was her favourite one because of the amount of detail she managed to include in it.
"I see Lexa's getting something from mama and baby Griffin today."
"How did you know it's for Lexa?"
"Just guessed."
Abby hands Octavia the plate and they make their way to the car. They say their goodbyes there, Abby tells them about the wedding she is attending the next day and the girls tell her to enjoy it before getting into the car and heading back home.
Lexa made the mistake of mentioning to Lincoln on the phone that she hadn't been using the weights he gave her since moving into the new apartment, he was happy to hear she had a new running partner but he is disappointed that she hasn't been keeping up with the workout plans he made for her, mainly because he wants Lexa to be strong since he's not there to protect her. Lexa knows that he's just worried and she feels guilty for making him feel that way so she promises to start that day and she follows through on her promise after their call ends.
When the three girls walk into Clarke's apartment Octavia and Raven sit on the couch while Clarke looks for Lexa, they had seen that her car was in the parking lot when they got back so they knew she was home. She finds Lexa in the kitchen drinking water with a light sheen of sweat coating her body..
Clarke drops the canvas she was holding when she sees her.
When Lexa hears the sound of the canvas hitting the ground she jumps slightly not realising the girls were back. She rushes forward to pick it up.
Clarke stands frozen in place just watching as she approaches her. Lexa bends down and picks up the canvas, she flips it over and becomes enchanted by the image, a wide smile spreads across her face.
"Do you like it?"
Lexa nods without taking her eyes off of the painting.
"I thought you might." Clarke beams. "I brought it back for you."
Lexa points at herself as if she couldn't believe Clarke was saying that it was for her.
"Yes, for you Lex." Clarke wonders how it is possible for someone to be hot and cute at the same time.
Lexa places her hand flat down on the painting looking at it like it is her most prized possession.
Clarke feels a flutter in her heart watching her.
Octavia walks in a moment later. "Hey Lex, we missed you."
Lexa looks away from the painting to smile at Octavia.
"Are you hungry?"
Lexa nods.
"Oh yeah, mom sent back a meal for you." Clarke points towards the plate Octavia is holding.
Lexa grinned, from this small kind gesture she could tell that Abby was just as nice as the other three girls are.
"I can heat it while you're in the shower." Octavia says after noticing the sweat covering the girl.
Lexa nods once before she walks past the two girls, as she passes them she brushes her hand against Clarke's arm lightly, Clarke shivers slightly and Lexa assumes that her hands were cold.
Clarke isn't sure why but she thinks that Lexa did that to confirm that she really had come back.
When Lexa walks out of the kitchen she sees Raven on the couch, at the exact same moment Raven sees her too, she spots the canvas Lexa is carrying. "Hey Woods, you like the painting?"
She nods at Raven and places her hand on the surface of the canvas again.
Octavia and Clarke watch her from the kitchen, Clarke's heart flutters again.
Octavia nudges Clarke. "I told you she'd love it."
"Yeah, I'm glad she likes it." Clarke doesn't look away from Lexa when she responds.
"Oh she doesn't just like it, she's looking at it like it's a lifetime pass to Disneyland."
"You think she likes it that much?"
"Let me put it this way, if your apartment was on fire the one thing Lexa would save would be that painting."
"That's a bit over dramatic O, she wouldn't do that."
"Actually you're right, she'd save you first, then she would probably run back in to save the painting but if she couldn't it would be ok because she would still have you and you could paint her hundreds of pretty paintings, Lexa would hang them up all over your new apartment and she would spend all her time admiring them." Octavia grins. "Is it weird that I kind of want to burn down your apartment now so that you will paint hundreds of pretty paintings for Lexa and we can watch her look so amazed all the time?"
"Yes it's very weird now hand over that plate, you are banned from going near anything that could start a fire." Clarke pulls the plate out of Octavia's hands.
"Hey!! I was just kidding, I'm not really going to set fire to your apartment."
A few minutes later Lexa came back into the kitchen and Clarke handed her the plate, she motioned for Lexa to follow her over to the couch where the other two were fighting over what they wanted to watch. Clarke separated the two and told Lexa she could pick what they would watch. It came as a shock to the three girls when they saw the title sequence for Tarzan on the TV screen.
"Lexa badass Woods is a Disney nerd?"
Lexa blushed.
"Hey, don't be embarrassed about it, that's a good thing, we're all Disney lovers." Octavia tells her.
"You chose well, Tarzan is one of my favourites." Clarke says with a big goofy smile on her face.
Lexa grinned, she picked up her plate from the coffee table and began eating. She realized that Clarke must have learned all her cooking skills from her mother because this meal was just as delicious as all of Clarke's were.
"Do you like it?" Clarke whispered trying not to distract the other two but she didn't know that they were trying to hear her.
Lexa gave Clarke a soft smile and nodded.
"Good, mom will be happy to hear that, she's really excited about meeting you."
At that moment Octavia remembers the mission Abby gave her and scolds herself for forgetting.
Once the movie ends Octavia sends a pleading look towards Raven who understands that she needs to distract Clarke.
"Griff will you help me with something?" She subtly points to her brace.
Clarke nods knowing she probably needs help loosening it or it's hurting her.
Raven rises from her chair and gestures for Clarke to follow her. They walk out the door heading for the other apartment.
When Octavia hears the other door shut she pulls the letter out of her pocket.
"Lex?"
Lexa looks at Octavia waiting for her to continue.
"Mama G wanted me to give this to you." She holds the letter out for Lexa to take.
Lexa takes it hesitantly, she begins to worry about what's in the envelope, she knows it's a letter but it's what's in the letter that worries her.
She pulls it open slowly looking to Octavia who nods at her before she pulls out the letter.
Lexa,
I would really like to meet you some time but only when you're ready to meet me. Clarke has told me so much about you, I feel like I already know you, O and Raven have told me some things too but it was mainly Clarke that spoke about you, she's a big fan of yours, they all are and even though I haven't met you yet I already know I will love you as much as I love the other three. I just wanted to let you know that if you ever want to come by for dinner you are always welcome in my home, until you do I'm going to keep sending meals for you back with Clarke every Sunday, I really hope you like them.
Take care,
Abby
Octavia watches Lexa reading the letter, she watches as a small smile grows into a big grin by the time Lexa finishes reading it.
Lexa reads the letter again but this time she furrows her brow.
"What's up Lex?"
Lexa hands the letter to Octavia, she reads the letter but doesn't understand what's confusing her.
"What part is confusing you?
Lexa points to the word 'Sunday' written in the letter.
Clarke and Raven come back into the apartment just as Octavia figures out what's going on.
"Oh my god, I completely forgot about that."
"Forgot what?"
"We usually have dinner at Mama G's on Sunday, we switched the days because of the wedding."
"How did we forget that?" Clarke realizes straightaway why Octavia is so surprised.
"Because we're idiots."
"Not me, I'm a genius." Raven grins.
"You didn't remember either, genius." Clarke smirks when Raven frowns.
"What's the big deal about it anyways?"
"Now Lexa might be able to come with us." Octavia cheerfully tells her.
Clarke sits on the coffee table in front of Lexa and takes both of her hands in her own. "Would you like to come with us next Sunday?"
Lexa nods without hesitation, the letter from Abby had made her feel even more excited about meeting her.
"Great I'll call mom and tell her the good news."
Clarke pulls out her phone and walks to her bedroom.
After Clarke had joined them again Octavia and Raven got a group text from Abby.
Abby (19:52)
Operation #GetClexaTogether is going well so far, Mama Griffin will officially meet baby Griffin's lady love next weekend.
Octavia (19:53)
Operation #GetClexaTogether?? What's Clexa?? Since when do you use hashtags??
Abby (19:54)
That's the name of our mission, Clexa like Brangelina and I forgot to tell you I joined Twitter, I really like using them.
Both girls immediately go to their Twitter accounts after reading that message and start searching for 'Abby Griffin', it doesn't take long to find her, they both clicked on the follow button before going back to the text.
Raven (19:56)
'baby Griffin's lady love' LMAO!!! you're my favourite person in the whole world Mama Griff.
Octavia (19:56)
Mine too.
Raven (19:57)
O we should be ashamed of ourselves for not thinking of Clexa, Mama Griff you're smarter than the two of us combined.
Abby (19:58)
So I'm smarter than a genius?
Raven (19:58)
Yup, I bow down to your superior mind.
Abby (19:59)
Good to know and now I'll always have proof that you said that.
Raven (20:00)
What have I done?!
Octavia (20:01)
You're screwed Reyes, she'll use that against you every time you get big headed, Mama G you excited to meet Lex next week?
Abby (20:02)
I can't wait, I can show her Clarke's baby pictures.
Raven (20:02)
YES!!!!! PLEASE DO THAT!!!!!
Octavia (20:03)
Clarke will freak out.
Raven (20:04)
You and I will distract Griff.
Abby (20:05)
It's a good plan O.
Octavia (20:05)
Fine, you can show her the baby pictures.
"YES!!!" Raven shouts as she jumps up from her chair.
"What the hell Raven?!" Clarke yells.
"Sorry."
"You nearly gave me a heart attack."
"I didn't mean to, I'm sorry."
"Why did you do that?"
"No reason."
"Hold on," Clarke looks at Octavia and Raven suspiciously. "Were you two texting each other?"
"What? No. Why would you think that?"
"You two have been staring at your phones for like fifteen minutes, smiling at the same time and now you both look guilty."
"Clarke, we're in the same room why would we be texting?" Octavia asks defensively.
"I don't know, you tell me?"
"We're not texting each other." Raven almost yells.
"Fine. Whatever, just don't scare me like that again."
They go back to watching TV. Octavia places her phone on the couch next to her leg and subtly texts Abby.
Octavia (20:11)
We can't text right now, Clarke's suspicious, talk again later.
A while later Clarke wakes up, the room is dark, the only light source is the TV, it takes a moment for her eyes to adjust to it. She doesn't know what time it is or how long she had been asleep for. She decides to get up and go to bed before she falls asleep again. She tries to move but stops when she realizes that she can't because someone is holding onto her, she looks down at her shoulder and sees familiar braids. Lexa's head is resting on Clarke's shoulder and her arms are wrapped around her waist. Clarke blushes when she realizes that both her and Lexa had fallen asleep on the couch and at some point started cuddling. She looks around quickly hoping Octavia and Raven weren't there to see this, she was relieved to see that they were gone, she guessed they must've gone back to their own apartment, she really hoped that the cuddling hadn't started before they left.
(What she didn't know was that Octavia and Raven had been there when the two girls fell asleep. Raven gently lifted Clarke's arm and put it over Lexa's shoulder so that she could send Abby a picture of them.
Just as she pulled out her phone Lexa began moving, they both watched as Lexa curled into Clarke, one of her arms moved behind Clarke's back while the other moved in front of her until she linked her hands together so that she was hugging Clarke from the side. She rested her head against her shoulder and soon Clarke's head rested on the top of hers and her hand moved from Lexa's shoulder down to her hip.
Octavia and Raven both stared wide eyed at the two cuddled up together, they fist bumped before they both started taking pictures of them, sending all of them to Abby.)
She knows she shouldn't do it but for some reason she can't control her own body and all she can do is watch as her hand comes up to stroke Lexa's hair. After a moment she manages to regain control of her hand and places it gently on Lexa's back.
Lexa shifts in her sleep, her arms tighten around Clarke's waist and her head tilts upward a little resulting in her lips just slightly touching Clarke's neck. It's an innocent touch, Lexa hasn't purposefully placed her lips against her neck but Clarke's heart starts beating faster. She takes deep breaths trying to calm it down, it works but it also causes Lexa to stir in her sleep and Clarke knows she is about to wake up. She panics and ends up pretending she is still asleep.
Lexa wakes up and quickly moves away from Clarke when she notices the position they were in.
Clarke keeps her eyes closed, she's not sure how to feel about Lexa pulling away from her so quickly. Even though she can't see her Clarke knows that Lexa is staring at her.
Lexa is staring at Clarke, she silently chastises herself for cuddling up to Clarke while they slept, she knows she didn't really have any control of the situation but she's still angry at herself for it. As she watches Clarke she wonders what she dreams about, does her past haunt her at night like her own does? She hopes not, Clarke doesn't deserve bad dreams.
Before she can really think about what's she's doing she reaches for Clarke's hand, the one that had previously been on her back but was now flat on the couch. She uses her index finger to draw random patterns on the back of her hand for a moment before she lays her own hand flat on top of Clarke's and slips her fingers into the spaces between hers. She opens her mouth hoping that she might be able to speak now that Clarke's asleep but no words comes out. She shakes her head, she feels angry at herself for not being able to speak to her but then she remembers what Lincoln had said about how if it was meant to happen it would, she thinks that maybe it's not happening because she knows that this isn't the right time for it to. She removes her hand from Clarke's and looks at her once more before getting off the couch and heading to her bedroom.
Clarke's heart had nearly leapt out of her chest when she felt Lexa's finger touch the back of her hand, she tried to concentrate on the patterns Lexa was drawing but she couldn't discern what any of them were. Then she felt Lexa's hand pressed flat against her own, the disappointment she had felt when Lexa woke up and pulled away from her disappeared as soon as Lexa placed her fingers between her own.
She wasn't sure what to do when she heard Lexa walk away, she decided to wait a few minutes before opening her eyes, she was glad she did when she heard footsteps again. She felt something being draped over her and realized that Lexa had gone to her room to get a blanket for her. Every night she would say goodnight to Lexa before going to bed and she didn't want to skip doing that but she wasn't sure how Lexa would react if she found out that she had been awake, she decided to risk saying it. "Goodnight Lex." She mumbles, she was relieved that she somehow made it sound like she was speaking those words in her sleep.
Lexa placed her hand on Clarkes cheek and caressed it with her thumb. She looked at Clarke again for a moment before going back to her bedroom.
Clarke finally opened her eyes, she looked down at the blanket and smiled, it was a old marvel blanket that had seen better days, she guessed that it was one of Lexa's favourites because of how worn it was, she folded it up and placed it on the couch. She spent some more time on the couch thinking about everything that had just happened before going back to her own room.