A/N: Clarke has a dream. Texting ensues. Lexa visits Clarke at the hospital.
I really loved the conversations between Lexa and Clarke in this chapter and I hope you do to.
Clarke closed her eyes and moaned into the kiss as hands grabbed at her waist before smoothing over her back as she felt the zipper to her dress being opened up. Those same hands reached up and pulled her dress down and she felt it fall to the ground leaving her in only her underwear. Hands grabbed at her breasts, massaging and pinching her hard nipples. They moved towards the bed and Clarke fell back with their hands never leaving her body. Their lips pressed together again, Clarke feeling their tongue lick across her lips before they sucked her bottom lip into their mouth. Clarke moaned deep in her throat and opened her mouth pulling their tongue in and sucking on it. As they continued to kiss Clarke felt their hands sliding further down her body going over her stomach and pulling her underwear down. One hand came back up to her breasts while the other massaged her inner thigh, drawing slow circles that had her feeling dizzy with lust. She needed that hand to move higher, she needed to feel them inside her. Clarke broke the kiss and begged in a whisper, "Please…". She then felt two fingers slide inside her and she groaned out loud throwing her head back and arching her body up into their touch. She tilted her head back down and looked up…emerald green eyes dark as night looked back at her…"Yes, Lexa" she screamed out…
Clarke woke up in a panic. She felt an arm draped over her stomach and looked down…it was Finn's. Clarke carefully picked his arm up and moved it behind her as she climbed out of her bed. She went into the bathroom and splashed some water on her face…she was sweating. They had returned from the party hours ago and had sex, but she felt more worked up now than she had when her and Finn had been together earlier.
Clarke knew her and Lexa had definitely had a moment when she was in Lexa's apartment, there was no denying it, but she barely knew this girl and now she was dreaming about her…WTF.
Clarke shook her head in confusion and then she felt it…she felt guilty. When she and Finn had gotten back to her apartment Clarke knew she was still caught up in that moment when she kissed him…when she felt his hands on her body…when he was inside of her…And now she was dreaming of Lexa while in bed with him. Clarke grabbed a t-shirt and put it on before walking out to her living room. She curled up on the couch with a blanket not ready to get back in bed with Finn when the images from her dream were still so fresh in her mind. She slowly drifted off back to sleep.
2 weeks later…
Lexa sat at her desk reading over some emails when she heard Anya walk through the door to the office they shared, "Look who I found". Lexa glanced up just as Raven walked into the room behind Anya, "Raven! What are you doing here?". "Is that anyway to greet your BFF?", Raven said giving Lexa her best resting bitch face, which Lexa gave right back at Raven for several seconds before both girls broke out into laughter.
Lexa jumped up and gave her friend a hug. Lexa and Raven had met several years ago while Lexa was out biking back in in Oregon. Lexa's bike chain had gotten tangled and Raven was able to fix it for her. "So really?", Lexa asked, "What brings you to LA?". Raven looked excited as she went to answer, "I applied for an IT job out here working at one of the television production studios. I got a call the other day about an interview and I decided to come down a day early so we could hang out".
Lexa was glad to see her friend. Anya was right she did need to get out more. "That's great news Raven, I hope everything works out", Lexa said before giving Raven another hug. Lexa offered to have Raven stay at her place, but the production studio had put her up in a hotel since she had come from out of state for the interview. The three girls made plans to meet up later for dinner and Raven left to go get checked in at her hotel.
Later that night…
Lexa saw Anya smirking and knew it was no good, "So Lexa tell us more about this blonde doctor who came to your rescue". Lexa glared at Anya regretting that she had told her about Clarke and what happened at Lincoln's party. "She didn't come to my rescue Anya", Lexa said as she stared back at her sister. "No, but it sounds like she'd be willing to…come". Anya laughed as Lexa blushed a dark shade of red, "Stop Anya, just 're drunk and being ridiculous". Raven chimed in, "Ok, I'm going to need to get filled in here".
Lexa huffed and begrudgingly told the story as the three girls sat around a hightop table by the bar at a local restaurant near Lexa's loft. She explained how she had met Clarke at the hospital and then again at Lincoln's party. She tried to downplay what happened in her loft, but the grins on both Anya and Raven's faces told her she hadn't downplayed it enough.
The truth was Lexa knew she had felt something that night…Clarke in that red dress, her hands on Lexa's body, how could she not…but she didn't want to admit it. "Boyfriend, she has a boyfriend", Lexa said to them realizing she had just about yelled it. Anya spoke up first, "I get it, but it sounds like the doc is attracted to you and I can tell from watching you talk about her that you are definitely attracted to her so boy-toy be damned". Lexa took a deep breath before she spoke, knowing she had a lot to say, "I'm not going to deny that I find her attractive and that I enjoy being around her, but I can't entertain this. She's in a relationship Anya and I'm not going to do anything that could jeopardize that so if we become friends great, but that's as far as I would take things and you both know why". Anya exchange a look at Raven and then looked back at Lexa, "Of course Lexa, I was just messing with you. I'm sorry, I know what you went through with Costia was hard and I shouldn't have joked about this". Lexa nodded and Anya changed the subject asking Raven about her job interview.
Lexa walked into her apartment after getting back from dinner and noticed her cell phone was dead so she plugged it into charge. They hadn't stayed out too late since Raven had her job interview in the morning so Lexa decided to take a shower and watch some TV before going to bed. After finishing with her shower she walked back out to her living room and grabbed her phone before laying down on the couch and turning on the TV. She looked down at her phone and noticed she had several unread text messages from a number not in her contacts.
Unknown - Hey Lexa, It's Clarke Griffin. I hope you don't mind, I had Octavia get your number for me from Lincoln.
Unknown - I wanted to make sure and remind you about coming by the hospital this week to get your stitches taken out.
Lexa couldn't hold back a smile. She noticed that those messages had come a few of hours ago and she saw there was another message that had come more recently.
Unknown - It's Clarke again, I hope this didn't come off creepy. Sorry if I overstepped.
Lexa thought for a few moments before texting Clarke back.
Lexa - Hey Clarke it's Lexa. Sorry my phone died and I'm just getting your texts now.
Lexa - No need to worry I haven't filed a restraining order yet.
Just a couple minutes later Lexa saw that Clarke was replying.
Clarke - That's a relief, I was already picturing the story on TMZ.
Lexa - Lol, I'm pretty sure they don't know who I am.
Clarke - I wouldn't be so sure Ms. 300k followers.
Lexa - Have you been Googling me?
Clarke - Well when I stalk someone…
Lexa - Maybe I need to rethink that restraining order.
Clarke - Lol, seriously though make sure to come by and get those stitches taken out.
Clarke - I'm working tomorrow until 8p, if you can come by.
Lexa - I have some meetings in the afternoon, but I should be able to swing by after.
Clarke - Ok, sounds good. Just text me and let me know.
Lexa - Will do and thanks Clarke. Have a good night.
Clarke - You too Lexa.
The next day was a busy day for Clarke at the hospital. She finally had a few minutes free around 5p and was able to go grab a snack which was the first break she had all day. She checked her phone while she sat in the cafeteria snacking on some grapes. Clarke saw she had a text from Lexa saying her meetings had ran long and she wouldn't be able to come by until close to the end of Clarke's shift. Clarke sent her a text back saying that was fine and to text her when she got to the hospital. It was close to 8p when Clarke felt her phone vibrate. She checked her phone and had a text from Lexa saying she had just gotten to the hospital. Clarke texted her back saying she'd meet her in the ER lobby and made her way in that direction.
As Clarke walked to go meet Lexa she had this sudden feeling of excitement at getting to see her again which also made her feel uneasy. She quickly reminded herself that there was nothing to feel guilty about. Clarke thought to herself that it was just her looking forward to seeing someone she knew could be a good friend. Sure she had found her attractive and had that dream, but with her and Finn apart so much her love life was so erratic that it was no wonder her subconscious kicked into gear. Clarke was bisexual so it was nothing new for her to find a girl attractive and she enjoyed Lexa's company, but there was nothing more. And when she had asked Octavia if she could get her Lexa's number it was the doctor in her just wanting to look out for a patient/friend…that was all.
When Clarke got to the lobby she saw Lexa sitting in a chair and noticed she was wearing a pair of torn jeans and a band t-shirt, Kings of Leon, with some leather boots. She also noticed there was a motorcycle helmet and a leather jacket sitting in the chair next to her. Clarke pushed aside the image of Lexa on a motorcycle and her thoughts on how she looked.
"Hey there" Clarke said as she walked up to Lexa who stood up and greeted her with a smile. Lexa smiled back and stood up, "Sorry for coming so late, these meetings just seem to never end sometimes". "First world problems of the rich and famous", Clarke replied and she saw Lexa blush slightly, "Very funny". Clarke then walked Lexa to an exam room down the hall. When they got into the room Clarke closed the door and when she turned around she saw Lexa was reaching to unbutton her jeans. Clarke turned to face away from her, "Oh, um…do you want me to get you something to change into?". "No, it's ok I came prepared", Lexa said with a laugh at how Clarke had reacted. Clarke let out a nervous laugh as she turned back around and saw Lexa was still pulling her jeans off. Clarke looked around the room trying to not be weird and saw Lexa had worn a pair of gym shorts under her jeans.
Clarke removed Lexa's stitches and saw that the cut had healed nicely, she told Lexa she should not have very much of a scar. Lexa spoke up as she was getting dressed, "So I was going to go grab something to eat. Would you like to join me? Nothing fancy, just my treat for staying late at work for me". Clarke didn't reply immediately and Lexa thought she might have crossed a line not meaning to and scrabbled for something else to say. "I mean that is if you want to go and don't have plans with your boyfriend or just want to go home since I know you've been working all day". Clarke thought it was nice of Lexa to offer, it had just caught her off guard. "Yeah no, I don't have any plans. I'm actually starving so that sounds great". They made plans to meet at this 24 hour diner that was not too far from the hospital. Clarke had told Lexa to go ahead and she would meet her there after she wrapped up and changed.
Clarke pulled into the parking lot of the diner and saw a motorcycle parked near the front door. It was black with silver accents and had the word Triumph on the side of the gas tank. She figured it must be Lexa's so she parked in the open spot next to it. When Clarke walked into the diner she saw Lexa wave from a booth towards the back.
Lexa saw that Clarke had changed into a sweater and a pair jeans. Lexa couldn't help her thoughts as she watched Clarke walking towards her, "how could this girl make the simplest outfit look so good".
Clarke sat down at the booth and quickly grabbed a menu. "Thanks for inviting me. I'm starving and tired so it was this or peanut butter and crackers because I have no energy to cook anything tonight". Lexa thought for a second before speaking up, "Does Finn not cook?". Clarke looked over at Lexa who was still looking at her menu, "He does some, but we don't live together so during the week I'm usually on my own. To be honest I'm sort of the takeout Queen, I've never been very good at cooking". Lexa nodded and didn't say what she was thinking…"Finn should take better care of Clarke"…but she brushed it off since she really didn't know their situation.
The waitress came by the table to take their orders. Clarke ordered waffles with whipped cream, a side of bacon and some hot tea…"What?" Clarke said as she looked over at Lexa who had made a surprised face after hearing Clarke's order. Lexa smiled shaking her head side to side, "Oh, nothing…just the typical order you'd expect from someone in the medical field". Clarke laughed, "You'd be surprised". Lexa ordered a burger with fries and a vanilla milkshake, earning her own look from Clarke. Lexa raised her eyebrows at Clarke signaling her to speak up, "Oh, nothing…just the typical order you'd expect from some extreme athlete". Both girls laughed. The dinner was off to a good start. Once again Lexa found it easy to talk with Clarke. There were never awkward moments where they didn't have something to talk about, their conversation just felt natural.
"So how did you become so famous and successful", Clarke asked Lexa and immediately put up her hand to stop Lexa as she saw her going to make a quick reply, "and I don't want to hear the whole I'm not famous thing again, remember you're talking to your stalker…I've done research". Lexa creased her forehead together in thought, "That reminds me I still need to go fill out that restraining order". "Don't change the subject, you can have me in cuffs later…". Clarke realized how that sounded right after she had said it. Clarke looked at Lexa who's face didn't show any signs that the comment at made her uncomfortable. Lexa simply laughed and replied as if Clarke hadn't just made a fool of herself like she felt, " Ok, but it's no glamorous story really". Lexa began, "I started a blog to journal my trips and hikes and really any outdoor activities I did. I'm a big outdoors person. I grew up mostly in Oregon so the woods are my home. One day after I had been doing the blog for a couple of years this guy who was an Olympic athlete came across it and posted a link to it on his Twitter. The next thing I knew these guys at the X-Games were sharing my pics and commenting on my site. It just blew up from there".
Lexa looked at Clarke gauging her reaction, "See, just dumb luck really". Clark huffed out, "Are you kidding me, that's awesome. I saw some of the pictures in your apartment and some more on your blog…because stalker. They looked amazing and those are all things you've done and still do…it's kind of a big deal. The average person doesn't do those things. I mean the most extreme thing I can do is put on my makeup while driving". Lexa let out a loud laugh. "Well you've got me on that one, but it's just my hobby really and everyone has one, I just got lucky. It could happen to anyone, even you, do you have any interesting hobbies?". Clarke thought for a second, "Well nothing as glamorous as yours, but I do like to draw…sketches mostly, but I also do some painting too. I find it relaxes me". Lexa smiled, "See I knew you had some hidden talent you were holding back on other than being an extreme makeup artist". Both girls laughed.
Their food came and Lexa decided she wanted to ask Clarke more about herself, "So why'd you get into the medicine field?". Clarke finished eating a bite of her waffle before she replied. "Well my mom is a surgeon, she actually works at Mount Weather, and I've always admired how dedicated and proud she was of her work", Clarke paused for moment. She glanced down and Lexa saw a brief flash of sadness come over Clarke's face, "There's also my Dad. He was in a bad car accident. It happened when I was 10 and the doctor's weren't able to save him. I guess I just wanted to do something that could help people like it could somehow make up for that". Clarke felt stupid for having turned their conversation so serious, she was just so comfortable talking to Lexa it had just come out. Clarke looked up ready to apologize for ruining the light mood, but she stopped when her eyes met Lexa's. When Clarke looked at Lexa she saw she had this look of understanding in her eyes.
Lexa reached out across the table and placed her hand on top of Clarke's like she knew Clarke was thinking about apologizing and was telling her she didn't have to. "I get it", was all Lexa said and pulled her hand back. Clarke was slightly stunned by the gesture from Lexa, she didn't know what to say. It was so simple yet it was so sweet at the same time.
They each sat there for a moment not saying anything just eating in silence, but Clarke noticed it wasn't awkward at all. They chatted some more about nothing really just small talk. They talked about TV shows they were currently watching and books they had read. They each realized they had a lot of common interests. Lexa asked for the check as it was getting late and paid for their meal. Clarke had tried to convince her she didn't have to, but Lexa stopped her, "Remember I'm the rich and famous one", she said with a smirk on her face. Clark laughed and conceded. They walked outside and stood by their vehicles. "Thanks for dinner Lexa, it's been nice getting to know you", "Same here Clarke, I guess I can thank that stupid rock for helping me to make friends in LA". Both girls smiled. Lexa put on her leather jacket and grabbed her helmet off the back of her bike, "Have a good night Clarke", "You too Lexa, and be safe driving home". Clarke got into her car and watched as Lexa started her motorcycle, yep she had gotten the image right. Clark thought for a moment as she waved bye to Lexa…if she was being honest with herself that was one of the best nights she'd had in a while.
