Kinda of just a little fun chapter for you all! Hope you enjoy! ;)
After a good twenty minute had passed the rest of their little gang had finally arrived at the house, Chinese food in hand. Raven had been all too pleased to walk in and see Clarke, not only with her ass on the couch, but taking a nap as well. Not even listening to Lexa's demand to let Clarke sleep a little longer Raven decided to take the task of waking the blonde up herself. Clarke had only snuggled deeper into Lexa's chest and smacked a hand against Raven's cheek telling everyone to 'make it go away'. Everyone's laughter was more than enough to pull Clarke out of her catnap and take in the aroma of the fried rice and egg rolls.
The look on Clarke's face as she eyed the container filled with egg rolls sent Lexa into a fit of giggles as she helped her wife into a sitting position,"Cravings starting already or are you just really hungry?"
"A little bit of both. These smell so good," Clarke said as she opened the container and grabbed an egg roll.
Lexa watched, a content smile on her face, as Clarke bit into the deep fried food and let out a pleased sigh as the flavor exploded over her taste buds. She could never get enough of watching Clarke being happy, being free. Just the pure happiness that sometimes radiated around Clarke was more than enough to send Lexa floating on cloud nine. And that was all she wanted to see. The beautiful smile that pulled at Clarke's lips, the pearly white teeth that peaked out when she tilted her head back with her sweet laugh. She was determined to make sure that every single day for the rest of her life that Clarke would smile at least once.
Lexa was pulled out of her stare as Clarke handed her a takeout container filled with food. She gracefully accepted it with a smile and a soft kiss to Clarke's cheek, successfully earning her another one of her wife's dazzling smiles. The group of friends sat around the living room munching on an assortment of Chinese food as they discussed their course of action for unloading all the boxes. Everyone firmly agreed that it would be Clarke's job to stay in the house and direct each of them to what rooms every box went into. Clarke had argued that it was a ridiculous job stating that the boxes were labeled with what room they belonged in, but no one was budging.
After everyone had cleaned up their mess from their little lunch Clarke had leaned back onto the couch, arms crossed over her chest, with a sulking expression causing Lexa to giggle and place a kiss to the crown of her head as she stood,"Just relax, babe. We'll take care of everything. We just don't want you overdoing yourself."
"Come on, just one box. The lightest box there is! I just want to do something instead of just sitting here!"
"Not happening, Clarke. You know my sister isn't going to let you lift one, so why bother? How about this? Why don't you go down to the grocery store and grab some things for a cook-out for dinner? I saw Bellamy eyeing that barbecue pit on the back patio and I know we're all going to be here for a while. Why not have a little home warming celebration by watching Bellamy try not to set some hamburgers on fire?" Anya said as she walked in with two boxes in hand.
"I'll have you know I'm pretty good when it comes to barbecuing," Bellamy stated as he walked towards the kitchen with a few boxes.
Clarke laughed before shrugging her shoulders,"Why not? At least I won't be sitting on my ass. I'm grab some other things while I'm over there, too. That way we have some food in our now empty fridge."
Lexa smiled happily as Clarke placed a kiss to her cheek before bending down to grab her keys from the coffee table where she had discarded them after walking inside. Tan fingers suddenly stopped her before the keys to Lexa's truck were placed in her hand. Clarke's ocean blues lifted to see Lexa giving her a small smirk as she closed her hand around the keys.
"Take my truck. I know how much you've been wanting to drive it."
Clarke threw her arms around Lexa in a quick hug before backing away and taking her leave, not giving Lexa anytime to change her mind. Lexa walked to the door and leaned against the frame to watch as Clarke grabbed her purse from the moving truck and hightailed it over to where her truck was parked. Clarke waved goodbye as she pulled off towards the nearest grocery store but Lexa's eyes never left the truck until it finally drove out of sight.
"You must have really wanted to make her happy. You never let anyone drive your truck, and you let her go off on her own," Anya said.
Lexa looked over her shoulder to see her sister looking at her with a smug smirk,"Yeah. I just didn't want her to feel like she can't do anything on her own, besides lifting the boxes. If I baby her too much I know she'll get frustrated, and that's never good for either of us. And thank you. For suggesting that to her. I know she's happy not to be sitting doing nothing."
"Whatever. I just didn't feel like seeing her pouting face every time I came in with another box," Anya blew her off as she pushed past her and out the door.
Lexa shook her head at Anya's dismissal. It was obvious that her sister didn't like the sight of a frown on Clarke's face just as much as Lexa did. Figuring it was time to help with the rest of the boxes Lexa pushed off the door frame and made her way down the sidewalk towards the moving truck.
"Better get a move on. It looks like we're getting some unexpected rain," Octavia said as she passed Lexa, gesturing with her head up at the sky.
Lexa glanced up to see the grey clouds quickly rolling towards them and subdued a somewhat bitter laugh. Of course it would try and rain on them as they were moving the boxes inside.
Shift in POV (Clarke)
After parking the truck on the side of the grocery store Clarke quickly made her way inside, taking note of the grey clouds hanging above her. Deciding to make it a quick trip as to avoid the rain Clarke quickly grabbed a cart and hurried her way through the store. After grabbing the necessary items for the perfect cook out Clarke also began putting anything that Lexa and her would need for the next few days as they settled into the house.
As Clarke was busy eyeing a pack of cookies, a sudden craving that had sprung up on her, the sight of a blonde haired female walking down the aisle she was currently standing in floated into her peripheral vision. Her head snapped to the side, heart rate increasing, as she looked at the woman briefly. Her heart instantly calmed as she realized it wasn't the certain blonde that she seemed to have a distinct fear of.
After their return from their honeymoon to discover that Niylah still hadn't been caught Clarke couldn't help the fact that she still looked over her shoulder whenever she was alone, which wasn't very often anymore. Even after the countless times Indra had reassured her and Lexa, Clarke knew for a fact that her wife was still being as cautious as ever. She had been able to block out the fact that Niylah was still out there somewhere most of the time, but when she was alone it was always sitting in the back of her mind, ready to remind her every time she caught sight of any blonde female. Exhaling deeply, Clarke ran her hand over her face before grabbing the pack of cookies, throwing them in her cart and making her way to the checkout line.
As she was handing the money over to the cashier to complete her transaction a sudden rumbling had Clarke looking out the windows of the store to see the downpour that made her shoulders sag. She hadn't brought a rain coat or an umbrella, seeing as to how rain in Los Angeles was a rare occurrence, and now, as she walked towards the exit, she instantly wished she had just stayed at home. Clarke knew her getting soaked to the bone was going to be unavoidable so, squaring her shoulders back, she pushed out the door and rushed over to the truck as fast as she could.
After putting the bags into truck as fast as possible, Clarke pushed the cart over to the nearest cart return spot. Right as she was about to rush back over to the truck, ready to turn on the heat and try and dry herself off, a soft whimper stopped her in her tracks. Turning around Clarke stood still for a moment trying to make where the sound was coming from. It wasn't until a small ball of mud covered fur slowly moved out from under the carts that Clarke realized just what had made the sound.
"Hey, little guy. What are you doing out in this rain?"
Clarke, completely ignoring the rain still falling around her, leaned down and held a hand out for the little puppy to sniff. The puppy, who Clarke was unable to tell his breed because of the amount of mud covering him, cautiously walked the rest of the way out from under the carts and gave a hesitant sniff to Clarke's outstretched hand. The blonde smiled gently as the puppy nudged it's head against her hand in a silent demand to be pet.
As she scratched behind his ear Clarke glanced around the empty parking lot,"I guess you're out here on your own, huh? Well, why don't you just come with me then? I'll make sure you have a nice warm bed and some food until we can find your owner."
The puppy cocked his head to the side as Clarke moved to pick him up, cradling him to her chest. Checking one last time to make sure no one was out searching for the dog Clarke carried the puppy back to the truck, flinching when she realized there might not be any way to avoid getting mud on Lexa's seat.
As she climbed into the truck she placed the puppy in her lap and turned to look in the back in search of any form of clothe that may possibly save Lexa's seats. Clarke let out a small 'yes' as she spotted a blanket folded neatly on the floorboard behind the passenger seat. Grabbing the fleece material Clarke spread it over the seat as best she could before placing the puppy down on top. She flinched as the muddy puppy came into contact with the backrest of the seat. So much for trying to avoid muddy seats.
As she made her way out the parking lot Clarke took one more glance at the puppy before shaking her head,"Lexa's going to kill me."
As Clarke pulled into the drive way of her new home and turned the truck off she slumped back in her seat and glanced at the puppy,"Now just how am I going to explain you to everyone?"
The puppy moved from his spot and jumped into Clarke's lap and let out a tiny bark while wagging his tail happily. Clarke let out a laugh as she smoothed a hand over his head and grabbed for the blanket. She gathered him to her chest and covered him with the blanket and opened the truck door and hopped out. She quickly tore through the rain and up to the porch just in time for Lexa to throw the door open.
"I knew I should have gone over there and brought you an umbrella. Why didn't you wait for the rain to stop? You're going to get sick," Lexa said as she ushered her into the house, completely overlooking the blanket in her arms.
"I knew it wasn't going to let up anytime soon so I just put everything up as fast as I could and jumped in the truck. Although I got a little sidetracked,"Clarke glanced around the living where everyone was sitting, now staring at the wiggling bundle in her arms.
"Please tell me you didn't have your kid already. As far as I know it takes nine months to grow a human," Raven said as she eyed the blanket.
Everyone rolled their eyes at the Latina's comment before looking back to Clarke, waiting for her to reveal just what she had hidden underneath.
"What is it, Clarke?" Lexa asked as she placed a hand to the small of her back and looked down at the blanket.
Readjusting the puppy so she could hold it with one arm she peeled back the blanket and allowed him to pop his little head from underneath. A few soft gasps came from Raven and Octavia as the little puppy let out a soft bark and looked around the room, finally happy to be out the rain.
Clarke looked over to Lexa to see her eyeballing the muddy puppy,"I just couldn't leave him in the rain, Lex. He was whimpering and he was so sweet. I looked to see if anyone was looking for him but there was no one around."
"No. No way, Clarke. We're not keeping him. I'm pretty sure he has someone out their looking for him."
"I know! And that's why we'll put some flyers out and if no one claims him…," Clarke gave Lexa her best puppy dog eyes.
Lexa shook her head,"No. Absolutely not. He's not staying here."
"Then that means we'll have to take him to the shelter where he could be…put down."
Tears formed in Clarke's eyes as she stared down at the puppy, who leaned up and rubbed his nose across her cheek. Clarke allowed a tear to escape her eye as she looked up at Lexa once more, who currently looked to be fighting an inner battle with herself before letting out a deep sigh.
"I'm so going to regret this, later. I guess if no one claims him he can stay."
Clarke's tears instantly cleared up as she placed a smacking kiss to Lexa's cheek,"Thanks, sweetie! Now, if you'll be a dear and get the groceries from the truck while I go give this little guy a bath and think of a name!"
Clarke moved away from a stunned Lexa and began making her way u[ the stairs to the bathroom, but not before hearing the words that slipped from Lincolns mouth.
"Your wife totally just played you Woods."
Shift in POV (Lexa)
After getting the groceries inside, groaning at the sight of her somewhat muddy seat, Lexa made her way upstairs in search of Clarke and some dry clothes. As she came closer to the guest bathroom she could hear the distinct sound of Clarke humming causing her to smile softly. She poked her head inside to see Clarke, still in wet clothes to her dislike, washing away the mud from the small dog. Pushing her way inside, Lexa came to a stop next to where Clarke was sitting and squatted down next to her.
"You really should change your clothes. You're going to get sick if you stay in them any longer."
Clarke looked up from her ministrations on the puppy and gave her wife a tiny smile,"It would have been pointless to change into clean clothes just to get them dirty again while I give him a bath. I'll change as soon as I'm done."
Lexa placed a hand over Clarke's before she could go back to washing the mud off the puppy,"You go change into something dry and warm. I'll finish up here."
"Thank you, Lexa. For everything," Clarke whispered as she placed a chaste kiss to Lexa's lips before standing and making her way out the bathroom.
After watching the blonde leave Lexa turned back to the puppy who sat patiently in the tub. When she met his unusually blue eyes the puppy cocked his head to the side as if trying to figure out who she was. Picking up the small cup that Clarke had been using to rinse the soap from his fur Lexa filled it with water before gently pouring it down his back, mud sliding off him and down the drain.
"You're lucky I love her or otherwise we'd be finding you a new home."
The puppy let out a bark and placed his front paws on the rim of the tub so he could run tongue up her cheek in a sort of 'thanks'. Lexa quickly wiped the saliva from her cheek with a gasp as the puppy continued to wag his tail, as if he hadn't done anything wrong.
"Okay, we're going to have to talk about boundaries, mister"
The puppy's only response was a happy bark before trying to shake all the water from his wet fur. Lexa quickly tried to block her face as best she could and once he was finally done she dropped her hands to look at the bathtub. The puppy still had a few remains of mud clinging to his fur but now they were splattered all of the white surface he was currently sitting in.
"What did I get myself into?"
Well, looks like Clarke and Lexa have a new little baby...well puppy that is. Okay, I need name suggestions for our new little furry friend! Fill those reviews with some names, please! ;)
Until next time!
Love to all!
Xoxo