Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot, ocs, and adorable Augustus, cause Bellamy would totally name his child that. Enjoy and feel free to let me know what you thought!
Chapter 1
Bellamy exhaled a breath, closing his eyes and tilting his head back as he contemplated just giving the paper in front of him an 'A' for effort. The senior who had written it had put some thought behind the essay, however it wasn't much. His cell phone ringing broke him out of his thought process, causing him to push away from the dining table to grab his phone from the kitchen counter where he had it charging.
"Hello?" he answered, not bothering to check the number.
"I need you to come get the kid," a familiar voice spoke on the end causing Bellamy to close his eyes and pinch the bridge of his nose.
"No, Roma, I can't. Today is your day to spend time with him. As much as I would love to pick up Auggie, I am not allowed to by court order, or did you forget," Bellamy replied, his tone bitter.
"I can't deal with him Bellamy. You win okay? I'll sign the damn papers, just come get him," Roma, his ex snapped and Bellamy honestly wished he could.
"I'll send O over to pick him up," he finally answered, knowing his son didn't deserve the treatment he was receiving from his biological mother.
"Great," she spat, ending the phone call. Bellamy exhaled a sigh, closing his eyes once more before sliding open his contacts and tapping on his sister's contact picture.
"Hey Bell, what's up?" he could hear the distant buzz of something in the back ground as his sister answered after the third ring.
"Can you swing by Roma's and pick up Auggie for me, please O?" he questioned, silently praying his sister would agree.
"Oh, um sure!" she hesitated for a moment, however Bellamy didn't think much of it.
"Great, thank you O, I owe you one. Where do you want me to meet you so I can pick him up after you get him?" he asked, leaning back against the counter as he waited for his sister to reply to him.
"Oh, you can meet me at Grounders, it's Lincoln's tattoo shop," she answered, hanging up before Bellamy could chide her for taking his son to a tattoo parlor.
He pulled into a parking spot, shutting off his engine and sliding out of the driver's seat of his Rover. Bellamy carelessly ran his long fingers through his unruly curls, glancing up and down the main street of Arkadia before he finally spotted Grounders a few shops down. He pushed open the glass door to the tattoo parlor, listening to the little bell chime before a thin man with perfectly styled hair and warm amber eyes greeted him.
"Welcome to Grounders, what can I do for you today?" his voice was a lazy drawl and Bellamy couldn't help but think he was a bit bored.
"I'm looking for my sister, Octavia. She said I could meet her here to pick up my son," he answered slowly, narrowing his own dark eyes slightly.
"O, your brother's here," the weedy man called out, leaning back in his chair.
"I'm Murphy by the way, Lincoln's brother," he greeted, watching the way Bellamy nodded in acknowledgment.
"Bellamy," he replied easily, waiting for his son and his sister.
"Bell! Great! Um Auggie, daddy's here!" O shouted as she came around the corner of the shop, a bright grin on her lips.
"Daddy, I'm getting a tattoo, come look!" Bellamy's eyes widened at the sound of his four year old's voice, before his eyes narrowed on his sister's slight figure.
"Bell, relax, it's not real. He was super upset when Clarke picked him up and she thought this would cheer him up," Octavia explained quietly, watching as Bellamy's lips pulled down in a frown slightly.
"O, who is Clarke?" he demanded quietly, as he walked towards his sister who was leading him around the corner.
"She's Lincoln and Murphy's sister," she answered with a shrug, pausing at one of the booths. The sight that greeted Bellamy caused him to pause in his interrogation. Augustus Alexander Blake was an active four year old who couldn't sit still no matter what Bellamy tried. However he was seated on a vinyl bench, feet swinging in front of him, as a slender woman with cropped golden hair and a red highlight leaned forward slightly, delicately tracing something on his arm with sharpie.
Auggie had a wide grin on his face as he watched this stranger draw on his skin, humming quietly under her breath as he sang along with the tune, reciting his alphabet.
"Hey Clarke, are you finished? Bell would really like to get Auggie home so he can feed him," Octavia spoke up after a moment, a small smile dancing on her lips as the blonde straightened her spine, not jumping at the sound of another voice interrupting her session.
"What do you think Auggie? We can always add to it later," Clarke added, watching his wide grin before he glanced at the sharpie drawing on his forearm.
"I think it's great! Thanks Clarke," his smile was wide and toothy, and Clarke couldn't help returning it before grabbing Auggie around the waist and turning to set him down. Her eyes landed on the man standing beside Octavia, his chocolate colored irises wide as Augustus ran towards him.
"I got a tattoo Daddy!" he exclaimed with childish delight as Bellamy glanced down, offering a soft smile before nodding his head.
"I saw Buddy. You did great," he replied before turning his attention back to the blonde and his sister.
"Bell, this is Clarke, Lincoln and Murphy's sister. Clarke, this is my brother and Auggie's dad Bellamy," O introduced, watching the way they each sized each other up before Murphy coughed, interrupting the stand off.
"That As...Jerk Finn wants to talk to you Clarkie," Murphy stumbled over the curse word when he remembered there was a kid in front of him, his eyes jumping from Augustus to Clarke who was rolling her ice blue eyes.
"I've told you a million times Johnny boy, not to call me Clarkie," Clarke hissed, watching the smirk that stretched across his lips.
"It was nice meeting you Bellamy. And I hope I get to do more art work on you some time Auggie. However, now I have to go deal with something extremely unpleasant," she spoke softly, offering both Blake boys a wave before sauntering away from them. He finally took in her appearance as she walked away, noting she couldn't be taller than 5'5" with long legs wrapped in dark acid washed jeans and a black low cut tank top.
"She just moved here. Lincoln's been quietly bullying her into moving to town for the last three years. When he got Murphy on his side, well he's not the strong silent type like Lincoln is, and he loudly proclaimed she would be moving with them where they could keep an eye on her after she broke up with her girlfriend a few months ago," Octavia explained quietly as she waited to lead Bell and Auggie out of the shop.
"Girlfriend?" he questioned lightly, raising a brow as he glanced towards his sister.
"Yeah, she's bi, and I guess Lexa, her most recent ex was super intense and just consumed her life for the last eight months. The ex before her was Finn, who just showed up," she explained with a shrug, watching Bell roll his eyes before reaching for his son.
"Come on Auggie, let's go home," he whispered, knowing his sister would follow him out of the shop.
The sight that greeted him at the front however, wasn't one he was prepared for. Murphy and Lincoln, who Bellamy had only met a handful of times before, were standing protectively in front of Clarke as a man with floppy hair and a pretty face tried to talk to her through the wall of muscle that was Lincoln.
"Look Collins, I don't know how much clearer she can make herself. She isn't interested in whatever the hell it is you're trying to sell her. So beat it and stop trying to ruin her life again. She's doing great, better than she ever was with you," Murphy spat, his voice was low and Bellamy couldn't help but furrow his brow at the other man's words.
"Better than she ever was? Please, she dropped out of med school and fights with her mother every time they talk. You two are turning her into a delinquent rather than helping her," the man, Collins stated, his anger coloring his voice.
"My mom and I have never seen eye to eye Finn. That was unavoidable. However my brothers are not ruining my life. You put me on a god damn pedastal and thought I was just this perfect princess. Hate to break it to you, maybe I was always this rebel queen rather than this perfect princess you always saw," Clarke spoke softly, placing one of her hands on Murphy's shoulder and the other on Lincoln's forearm.
"And if you honestly believe my brothers are such a bad influence, you really never got to know them. Now get the hell out of our shop," she spat, turning away and rolling her eyes at Octavia who offered her a sympathetic look. Lincoln pushed Finn out the shop's front door before turning to face the Blakes.
"I apologize for you having to see that. I honestly didn't think he would show up here of all places considering he knows both Murphy and I work here," Lincoln apologized quietly, and Bellamy could only shake his head.
"It's okay, honestly. Thank you for entertaining my son for the last half hour though," he spoke up, watching the soft smile on Lincoln's lips as well as Murphy's shrug.
"Honestly, he's been attached to the Rebel Queen over there, it wasn't a problem," Murphy threw the words out lightly and Bellamy couldn't help but notice the way Clarke's eyes widened at the name.
"Lincoln, close the shop, I want you to work on a piece with me!" she exclaimed brightly, turning away to grab a sketch pad and missing her brother's teasing eye roll and soft smile.
"Oh course you do," he commented lightly, following behind his sister as Murphy walked the three Blakes out.
"You ever need help with your kid, or that ex of yours, just let us know. Clarke's been ranting about how much she would enjoy ripping out the fake extensions in her dark hair," Murphy commented smirking as Bellamy frowned slightly at his words.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed, and I know, there wasn't much of Auggie, but he's going to show up more, and I think I might add Madi. Let me know what you think!