Hi guys!
So I've had this story in my head for a while. I'm going to continue this story if you like it so please let me know.
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*English is not my first language*
*all errors are mine*
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Chapter 1
It was a cold fall night. The streets are empty and quiet. The last remaining leaves are hanging on the trees and try to withstand the strong wind that blew through the branches. Listening to the wind outside a half awake Clarke snuggled closer to her wife, burying her face in the crook of Lexa's neck placing her arm around her middle pulling her closer seeking the warmth.
The Griffin-Woods house is silent. Doors are locked, the alarm system is set while Pauna their German shepherd dog is comfortably sleeping in her bed outside their bedroom. Clarke loved moments like these. They have a perfect life. After going through many ups and downs the blonde made her dream come true and owns a small bakery in Polis while Lexa is a successful architect sharing a big company with her brother Lincoln. Lexa designed the house all by herself. It's a little bit smaller than other ones in the neighborhood but it's definitely the coziest one.
With a small smile on her lips she was about to drift off to sleep but suddenly a loud ringing noise disturbed the peace. "Lexa, baby your phone." Clarke's hoarse voice was met with a low groan from her wife. "Whatever it is it can wait." Lexa turned around moving closer to Clarke. The constant ringing grew louder and louder. "Leeeeex please, if Jake is going to wake up you'll deal with him." The blonde said and kissed Lexa's forehead. With a big sigh the brunette sat up and reached for her phone "Fine as you wish princess." She smiled down at her wife knowing exactly what kind of smirk Clarke has on her lips in the dark as she swiped right on her phone to pick up the call.
"Whoever is calling me in the middle of the night it better be good damn reason or I'll end your life." Her cold voice made Clarke giggle. "Oh hello Jaha what's wrong?... Aha I see…okay…Yeah that's right... What? Like right now?... Wait it's 4:45 am can I… I need to talk with Clarke about it." At the sound of her name Clarke frowned and sat up to turn on her bedside lamp. The dim light in the room revealed a sleepy looking brunette with a concerned frown on her face. "How about I give you a short text message after we talked?...Okay good hear you later, bye."
"What's wrong?" Clarke asked running a hand through her blonde hair. Lexa lovingly smiled at her. She leaned in and gave her a sweet kiss. "Jaha called, he has some sort of emergency. There was a problem with a foster family and he had to step in and save a little girl. Since there is no room in the other foster care places Jaha is looking for an emergency placement. He heard that we applied again for adoption so he was wondering how we would feel about meeting her and taking her in for a while until everything is sorted out." Lexa explained as she grabbed hold of Clarke's hand letting her thumb circle over soft skin playing with her wedding ring.
"How…how old is she?" Clarke bit her lip. "According to Jaha she is around 16 months." The brunette looked down at their intertwined hands. Clarke's lips form a small smile she squeezed their hands tight. She already knew how Lexa feels about the topic since the brunette has been adopted as well and the current adoption process takes longer than expected. The couple already fostered many kids and it's been a couple of months since they last took in a foster child. "I mean it's been a long time since we had a child this young in our house. Jake is already 7 and growing up way too fast. It would be nice to have a small toddler running around." Clarke saw the smile on Lexa's face grow. After they finished building the house the couple wanted nothing more than to adopt a kid to make their family complete. They joy little Jake brought into their lives was beyond words. Last year Lexa and Clarke decided to expand their family and once again adopt a kid. Clarke squeezed her intertwined hands. "Of course we need to talk to Jake about this but for right now I think we should let Jaha know that he can come over and fill us in about the details, what do you think Lex?"
"That's a great idea baby. I'll let him know that he can come over in the morning or more like in a couple of hours. Oh and I'll text Lincoln that I'm taking a couple of days off from work." Lexa laughed and pulled their hands up kissing them.
A couple hours later it was already 6:30 am and Clarke was busy downstairs preparing breakfast for her family with Pauna by her side watching every move she makes, silently hoping that something might fall down on the floor. "You know the rules girl no dogs allowed in the kitchen when I'm cooking." She looked down only to be met with big puppy eyes. With a big sigh the blonde teared apart a piece of pancake and gave it to the dog. "There you go. You know for a big dog you still got that cute puppy eyes I can't resist. Now go and get Lexa upstairs." Clarke patted the dog's head to send her off. With a sniff the German shepherd ran upstairs. The dog was halfway up when Lexa is coming down greeting her dog. "Hey Pauna how are you doing? Are you looking for me hmm?" She sat down on one of the stairs cuddling the dog.
After greeting Pauna Lexa got up and walked to the kitchen. "Alright, the room is set up for our little guest. It was a good idea to keep Jake's old toddler bed baby." Lexa walked over to sit on the counter next to the stove. "Awesome thanks honey! Breakfast is almost ready, why don't you go upstairs and wake up our sleeping beauty." Clarke grinned and took a look at her watch before she pecked her wife's lips. As Lexa was about to jump down the counter the doorbell rang. The couple looked at each other. "Wow it must be a real emergency when old Jaha is here that early." Clarke joked and wiped her hands on her apron. Lexa laughed out loud as she got up to open the door with Pauna in tow.
Thelonious Jaha stood on Clarke's and Lexa's front porch wearing a thick coat and a pleading look on his face. A diaper bag was hanging over his right shoulder while a cute little girl was clinging with a fearful look to his left hand. The little girl was sucking a pacifier and hid most of her body behind the tall man. "Good morning Lexa, thank you for agreeing to meet up do you mind if we come in it's pretty chill out here." Lexa nodded her head and moved to the side to let them in "Of course please come in." Jaha tried to move as best as he could but with a little girl clinging tightly to his left hand and pant leg it's almost impossible.
Pauna happily wagged her tail greeting the new visitors. The little girl panicked and tightened her hold on Jaha's hand as the dog got closer to her. Lexa took a hold of Pauna's collar gently pulling her back. She knew her dog would never hurt someone but to make the girl feel safer and not overwhelmed her dog needs to wait a bit "Pauna sit." The dog followed the command right away and sat down next to her owner. "It's okay my dear don't be afraid they're nice people. They're going to be your new Mommies, remember we talked about them?" He crouched down and softly removed tiny hands from his body. Clarke came over and stood beside her wife greeting Jaha with a smile.
The little girl released her hand from Jaha and looked up to the two new faces. Now Lexa finally got a better look at the girl. She was skinny, too skinny. She was wearing a dirty thin coat, ripped jeans that were too big for her and shoes that are way too cold to wear during fall. 'Her clothes probably have never been washed.' Lexa thought. Still there was something that made her look like the cutest little girl in the world. Her sweet brunette baby hair is already long enough to be tied together for a cute tiny pony tail. Her beautiful big brown eyes are hidden behind some strands of her messy hair.
The moment the little girl looked up Lexa saw her sad and tired eyes. As soon as the toddler looked Lexa in the eyes she immediately focused back down on the floor not daring to move her head up. It broke Lexa's and Clarke's heart to see the sadness in her eyes and how anxious this little girl is. Lexa crouched down next to Pauna earning a sloppy wet kiss on her cheek from the dog. She waved her hand. "Hi there, my name is Lexa. What's your name sweetie?" She asked with a soft voice but was met with silence. "Why don't you and Mr. Jaha take off your coats so we can eat breakfast in the kitchen? Does that sound good?" She tried again to engage a conversation but failed.
"That sounds actually really nice Lexa. I could go for a warm cup of coffee right now." The old man said and let out a small giggle trying to ease up the tension. "Come on my dear let's go." Jaha took one step forward reaching down his hand for the little girl to grab but the toddler stood there like she was glued to the floor. He let out a small sigh. "I'm sorry she is a tough one for me. The only thing that stops her from crying right now is the pacifier." Thelonious looked up to the two women asking for help. Clarke felt bad for the kid and got on the same level as Lexa smiling at the girl. "Hi little one do you need help taking off your coat? Maybe I can help you?" The woman slowly reached out to undo the buttons on the small coat. The little girl immediately flinched away as Clarke reached out to her. Clarke was shocked. She looked up to meet Lexa's gaze having a silent conversation with her. She saw anger in her eyes. 'Who could hurt a little girl.' The blonde thought and tried to focus her mind back on the little girl.
"It's okay sweetie. We're going to do this step by step, okay?" Clarke carefully reached for the coat happy that the toddler didn't flinch away this time. She slowly undid the first button moving on to the next one. Lexa moved a little bit closer trying to get a better look at the hidden face. "You're doing so good sweetie. We're almost done. Clarke is really good at opening buttons" She smiled to the little girl giving her a thumb up. Once Clarke was done she gently pulled the coat over small shoulders and let little hands slip out of it. "There you go sweetie." Clarke smiled and placed the coat on the couch next to her. Jaha and Lexa are watching Clarke intently. Clarke reached out to grab the small hands and realized how cold her fingers are. "Oh why are your fingers so cold? Come here I'll warm them." The blonde took small hands in hers and moved them to her mouth blowing on them to warm the up with her warm breath. Clarke could see a small smile behind the pacifier.
She looked at Lexa sharing a sweet smile with her. "Breakfast is ready do you want to walk or want me to carry you?" With a small nod and small hands reaching out to her she decided to go for the next move and slowly reached under the little girl's armpits and picked her up. Clarke was surprised how light the toddler was and placed her on her hip. "Up you go. Should we take out your pacifier?" Clarke tried to reach for it but the little girl started to whimper and turned her head away from Clarke. "Okay we're not ready yet. That's no problem sweetie. Come on let's go to the kitchen the table is already set and I'll make you some coffee Jaha." The blonde smiled at the old man who couldn't believe his eyes.
Jaha took a seat at the already set table while Lexa grabbed a cup and poured coffee in it. Clarke sat to his right side placing the little girl in her lap making sure to have a secure hold of her. Pauna is always by her side trying to sniff and taking in the scent of the new human. "That's Pauna sweety" She whispered to the toddler. A wet nose was running up and down the kid's leg. "Slow down girl you'll get your chance to greet her soon." Clarke grinned and shooed her away. Lexa sat down next to Jaha handing him his cup. "Thank you Lexa. Alright well Ladies let me introduce you to Emily." He smiled at the little girl who is busy looking down on her hands. "Wow Emily is such a pretty name." Clarke awed and grinned down at the little one. She let her hand travel through the toddler's hair pushing some strands aside to get a better look at her face.
"Some kids at the foster care call her Mily." Jaha informed them placing his file down on the table. "Mily." Lexa fondly smiled at the girl liking the way her name easily forms on her lips. "So what's wrong with her? I mean what happened?" Lexa changed her expression to a serious one when she looked at Jaha. "Well Emily's parents passed away long time ago. She has no other relatives and was bounced from foster home to foster home since then. As you may know Lexa foster service is more than overworked and we can't keep an eye on everybody. So the last family who took her in…I'm afraid to say that but they only fostered kids for the sponsorship. They neglected and abused every kid including our sweet Emily here. She is very shy and is developing rather slowly than other kids her age. She barely eats something and she has a hard time opening up to other people especially to men."
Clarke couldn't believe what she was hearing. This sweet girl has already been through so much. Tightening her hold on Emily she slightly starts to sway left and right hoping to comfort the scared kid in her arms. "I heard that you both applied for adoption again and the foster system has no placement for her right now. You would be the perfect couple to take her in." He frowned and took another sip of his coffee. "Poor thing, so how does this work? We take her in for a week to see if we get along? Just like we did with Jake?" Lexa asked and reached for a small plate. She grabbed a pancake and cut it up into small bites with her fork not forgetting to get a little bit of maple syrup. The brunette handed over the plate to Clarke. "Are you hungry sweetie? Want to try my famous pancakes?" Clarke softly asked and got a small piece on her fork. She moved it to Emily's mouth but the toddler turns her head away.
"Exactly! I was hoping you two can find a way to warm up to Emily but I can already see you both are real pro's." Jaha nodded towards Clarke. The blond woman carefully took the pacifier out of Emily's mouth and replaced it with a small piece of pancake. The little girl chewed happily savoring the taste. Lexa once again turned into big softy and awed at the scene. "We'd love to take her in and get to know her better, right baby? " Clarke looked up to her wife with a big smile on her face. Lexa nodded with excitement. One moment later the adults hear little feet coming down the stairs. Pauna was already on her feet running to greet her favourite little human.
Little Jake made his way into the kitchen. "Good morning mommy, morning mama." He sleepily greeted them still wearing his Transformers PJ'S. His brown hair is totally messy from rolling around in bed. "Good morning Mr. Jaha!" The little boy happily waved at him. "Good morning Jake, how are you doing? You grow up so fast. The last time I saw you you were a lot smaller." Jaha playfully ruffled his hair earning a chuckle from Jake.
The boy giggled and turned to Clarke only to notice the little girl in his mother's lap. Emily is looking him right into his eyes "Who is that?" He asked innocently. Lexa got up and walked over to him placing one arm around his shoulder. "That's Emily. She is in the foster system just like you were. Mr. Jaha is here because Emily is having some troubles in the system. He asked us if she could stay with us for a week and if we all get along then maybe we can adopt her just like we adopted you." Lexa explained in a calm way. "But we only take this next step if everybody in this family agrees. So if you ever feel uncomfortable Jake you tell us right away, alright?" The boy nodded at Lexa's words never looking away from Emily.
"Don't worry we're nice people you'll like it here and then we can adopt you and I finally get a little sister." The little boy reached out his hand and softly stroke Emily's cheek. "I see Mommy made her famous pancakes, I give you a small tip you need to soak it in maple syrup. It tastes much better but Mommies don't like it when we use too much." Jake playfully whispered and reached for a piece of pancake basically drowning it in syrup before he offered it to Emily. The little girl hesitated for one moment looking at the happy boy. She slowly grabbed it and put it in her mouth. The taste explosion in her mouth made her so happy she let out a small giggle. Everybody in this room was surprised how sweet this little girl can sound.
The proud parents smiled lovingly at each other. "Good job Jake you are the first one who made her giggle." Clarke used her free hand to caress his cheek. Jake proudly beams at his parents and joins them at the table. After a little while Jaha decided to leave. He said his goodbye to everyone and left the information file for Clarke and Lexa. Clarke looked at her son who was eating his cereals. "Baby it's time to get dressed. Mama and I are going to drive you to school today." She told Jake. "Can you help me with my clothes Mommy?" The little boy looked at her with a little frown on his face. Clarke smiled and nodded.
Before she got up she placed Emily down on the floor. "Emily I'll be right back. Why don't you keep Mama Lexa company while Jake and I are upstairs." Emily said nothing and locked her eyes down on the floor again. Clarke sadly smiled and looked up to Lexa who stood next to her. "I was thinking that we could stop by the mall after dropping of Jake. I checked the diaper bag and there is only one fresh set of clothes. Do you wanna drop by the bakery today?" Lexa lovingly hugged her wife. "No Harper is handling the shop pretty well so I'm gonna stay with you guys. Actually shopping sounds like a good idea Lex. Baby can you try feeding her some more? I don't think these two bites of pancakes are enough for her." Clarke gave Lexa's soft lips a peck before Jake grabbed his mother's hand and the duo left the kitchen.
"Alright kiddo. Do you want something to drink? Or how about we eat some more pancakes? I think we can make an exception with the 'not-too-much-syrup-rule'. We need to fatten you up some more." Lexa crouched down and playfully tickled Emily's tummy but unfortunately she got no reaction from her. The little girl stood there playing with the pacifier in her hands. "Hmm tough audience. Let's try something Mama-Woods would do." She mumbled as she grabbed a banana. Lexa pealed half of the banana and broke it in half. She moved over to the table placing the banana on it.
Slowly she reached for the toddler and picked her up to sit down together on the chair. The toddler shifted comfortable on her lap. Lexa grabbed the banana at the top with her thumb and index finger pressing them together to smear the mush on her fingers. The toddler watched her actions curiously. The brunette woman moved her coated fingers to Emily's mouth. "You know whenever I didn't want to eat my mom would get a banana. Don't ask me why but kids love this stuff especially when you can mush it with your hands. Wanna try some sweetie?" She sweetly asked and the toddler opened her mouth sucking on Lexa's finger. The older woman grinned and repeated the action. Soon the little toddler did it by herself and her face and hands were a complete mess within seconds. Pauna was once again back at their sides watching them intently. "Why don't we share our banana with Pauna Mily?" Lexa asked and took a hold of Emily's hand directing it down to the dog. Pauna happily wagged her tail and started to gently lick off the remaining banana on the toddler's fingers. Emily had the time of her life. She was chuckling at the way her fingers tickling every time the dog licked them. Lexa laughed at the little girl deciding to let her have some fun.
Ten minutes later Clarke and Jake came back downstairs. "Look at you Jake. My handsome boy is growing up. Come here give Mama a kiss." Lexa happily waited for Jake to run to her and kiss her. "Look Mommy Emily is eating a banana." The boy happily cheered. "Oh dear lord what happened to your face Mily?" Clarke laughed at the little girl covered in banana mush. "Well we decided to have a little fun, right sweet girl?" Lexa tickled her tummy again making Emily laugh this time. The small family laughed with the cute girl. "Come here Mama will clean your beautiful face." Lexa grabbed a napkin and gently wiped away the remaining mush. "Okay guys it's time to go. Jake, please go and get your school bag and put on your shoes. Mommy and I will be waiting for you." Lexa announced and got up with Emily in her arms placing her on her hips. "Yes Mama." Jake happily nodded and ran off to grab his stuff.
"I see somebody has already taking a liking to you." Clarke grinned at Emily who puts her pacifier back in her mouth as she tries to hide her face in the crook of Lexa's neck. "What can I say the ladies love me." Lexa winked at her wife and placed a sweet kiss on Emily's head. "Oh come on as far as I remember you were the shy nerd at college." Clarke smirked at her. "That's not true I was a heartbreaker." Lexa stuck out her tongue. "Hahaha please stop Woods you're making me die from laughter. Whose heart did you break?" The blonde jokingly held her stomach. "Well I had to break many hearts. I was head over heels in love with you so everyone who was interested in you ended up with a broken heart because you decided to date me. Now excuse us, Emily and I need to figure out how the toddler seat in my car works." Lexa winked at Clarke as she moved past her with Emily in her arms. Clarke speechless at first happily smacked her wife's bum as she walks by. She turned around to call after Lexa. "Don't forget her co—""Don't forget the coat and her diaper bag. Don't worry honey we got it. Come on Mily let's get dressed."Lexa said with excitement.
After dropping Jake off at school the two women head to the mall to buy some clothes for Emily. Arriving at the shop Lexa was carrying Emily in her arms while Clarke picked out adorable clothes for the toddler to wear. Moving around the store looking for her wife the stuffed animal section caught her eye. Lexa walked over and looked through it. "There you are honey. I think I got everything she needs." The blonde walked around the corner with two bags in her hands. She could feel her heart swell at the lovely picture in front of her. The little girl dropped her head on Lexa's shoulder having a tight grip on the hem of her shirt. Sensing that the toddler is getting tired Lexa started to sway her body from left to right. Standing there without saying anything she observed how Lexa was already wrapped around Emily's little finger. "Great timing baby I think someone is tired." Lexa whispered. "Aw are you tired sweetie? Don't worry we'll drive home soon." Clarke moved closer and caressed Emily's cheek fondly smiling how the toddler's tired eyes get heavier.
Lexa grabbed a stuffed rabbit and held it up to take a better look at it. The little girl in her arms lifted her head and looked at the stuffed animal. Seeing that she caught Emily's attention Lexa grinned. "Do you like that one Mily?" She asked and held it closer to her. Emily wants to reach for it but something is holding her back. The parents watched her intently trying to figure out what's bothering her. "Sweetie you can have it if you want." Clarke explained in a soft caring voice. Emily hid her face in Lexa's neck and mumbled something. Both women looked at each other not understanding what the toddler just said. "What did you say sweetie?" Lexa asked holding Emily closer. The girl turned her head. "P-Pwease." A small whisper came out behind her pacifier causing both women to grin widely. "Mommy will buy this for you sweetie." Clarke smiled and took the rabbit walking back to the cashier.
A couple of minutes later Emily was strapped in her car seat with her new stuffed animal safely tucked in next to her. Lexa couldn't help but to glance back every couple of minutes to watch the happiness in Emily's eyes. The moment Lexa pulled into their driveway she turned off the engine. "We're home. Home sweet home." She smiled and turned around to look at the kid in the back. Emily's eyes were closed her breathing was deep and regular as she held the stuffed animal in a tight grip. "Oh no Emily fell asleep." The brunette bit her lip and looked at Clarke. "Damn it I was hoping she would stay awake till we reach home. I'll try and get her inside without waking her up can you take the shopping bags baby?" Clarke looked at Lexa who nodded. "Of course honey. Why don't you put her in our bedroom? Our bed is big enough so she won't fall down and hurt herself when she is turning around. I already set up the baby monitor" Lexa unbuckled her seatbelt. "Thank you baby. I don't know what I'd do without you. You definitely deserve the 'wife-of-the-year-award'." Clarke pulled Lexa closer for a long passionate kiss. Lexa leaned in closer loving how soft Clarke's lips feel against her own. She moaned into the kiss biting down on Clarke's lips.
Breaking their kiss Clarke shyly looked at Lexa trying to catch her breath. She unbuckled her seatbelt too and got out of the car. Opening the back door Clarke reached in to unbuckle the sleeping toddler from her seat. She carefully lifted Emily up and placed her over her shoulder patting her diapered bottom. Without any problems Clarke walked upstairs to their bedroom. Placing the kid down on the big bed she undid Emily's coat. The toddler stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes letting out small whimpers. "Shhhh…I know Mommy is mean but we need to take off your clothes sweetie. Go back to sleep." Clarke rubs her tummy hoping to coax Emily back to sleep.
It didn't take long and the toddler lost the fight against her tired body. The blonde let out sigh and continued to undress Emily to put her in Jake's old comfy onesie. She placed the toddler in the middle of the bed with pillows surrounding her small body. A small knock caught her attention she turned her head to see Lexa walking in with a blanket in her hand. "Here I got you Jake's old baby blanket. I saw that you washed it this morning." Clarke fondly smiled at Lexa and thanked her. Carefully Clarke tucked Emily in making sure she has it as comfortable as possible.
The couple stood at the end of the bed watching the toddler sleep. Clarke wrapped her arms around Lexa's waist. "I totally forgot how it feels having such a tiny human in the house." The brunette girl placed her arm around Clarke's shoulder kissing her temple. "Mhm me too. I'm in love with her already." Clarke stated .Lexa agreed with a silent hum. "Me too baby. How long do you think we are going to stay here and watch her sleep?" Lexa dreamingly looked at Emily's sleeping form. "Hmm I mean it took us two weeks to stop when we had Jake. I think it won't get better with this cutie." Clarke silently chuckled hugging Lexa tighter. "Thought so too, but I can live with that."