"Bellamy" Clarke hisses under her breath. The blonde stands slightly awkwardly, rocking back on her feet as if she cannot keep still, her eyes steely as they beckon to Bellamy anxiously. A smirk appears on his cheeks, a laughter in his eyes as he says, "What's the rush Princess." Glancing around the quiet forest Bellamy wraps his arms around her and pulls her to his chest, his face inches from hers as he smiles brightly. "Need something" He whispers playfully.
Clarke pouts, evidently not amused. She draws back her eyes locked on Bellamy's "Someone could have seen that" she warns "We can't be doing this, we have to be strong leaders, we can't.." She trails off as Bellamy gently puts his hands on her cheeks, his expression no longer playful but gentle. He lowers his lips so they are inches from hers, "Clarke, love is not something we have to guard and hide within ourselves, it makes us strong. You and me, we are stronger together, as leaders and as partners."
She smiles, a soft sadness written in her lips, "I'm so sorry Bel."
He frowns, "For what?"
She looks into his eyes, searching their warm depths, "Love is never a weakness. You were right, ok? I was wrong. Love is the deepest strength we share."
He smiles widely and chuckles, "Princess, you don't have to keep apologizing for that, I have always trusted in you to do whats right, even when I didn't agree with you. I would do anything for you, to keep you safe. We protect each other."
He leans his face down so his lips meet hers, softly, slowly, then fiercely and all at once. When their faces part, a serene glow is written on her cheeks, a softness in her stare as she simply smiles up at him drinking in the angles of his face.
"When you started apologizing, I thought you had something really big you wanted to tell me." He says as he laughs, studying her face.
Clarke's eyes flicker as she murmurs softly, "Maybe I did, but after what you said I'm not so scared to say it anymore."
Bellamy's face contorts to a confused glance as he says, "What, The brave princess? You're not afraid to say anything even if it's definitely gonna rile some people up." He chuckles.
Clarke only smiles, usually she would be arguing with him for his comment, that she said what she thought had to be said as a leader, that she makes tough choices, but she lets it go as she sets her entrancing glance on her. "Bel."
"What is it Princess?"
"I'm pregnant."She whispers searching his eyes for a response. For a moment Bellamy's face is unchanged, making Clarke very aware of her heart pounding in her ears. Suddenly, Bellamy's face lights up, a dumbfounded smile etched on his cheeks. "Really, Princess? I'm going to be a dad?"
"Yes, yes Bellamy we are going to be parents." She trills, warmth spreading from her heart to her fingertips. Bellamy takes her in his arms, the force of his embrace reminding Clarke of the first time they laid eyes on each other after the battle with the grounders, and of the time she had thrown herself over him after finding him in Mount Weather lying on a cold gurney, his face touched by a ghostly palor.
Bellamy nuzzles his face in her shoulder as he whispers, "We are going to be a family."
She wraps her arms around his broad shoulders as she whispers back, "Bellamy we have always been a family, this is the next road of the journey we are on together."
She can feel his smile on her shoulder as he says nothing only hugs her tighter to his chest.