Lexa had been driving for 3 hours, playing the events of the morning over and over in her head. Two of the most important people in her life had been lying to her for over a decade. She felt completely betrayed. There was only one place she wanted to be right now, and it was at least another 30 minutes drive away. It was a small lodge, just off the coast overlooking the ocean. Only her, Octavia and Bellamy knew of it's existence. When Lexa and Octavia were 17, they had received a letter from one of their past mentors, Alex, who had left the lodge to them in her will. Her life was taken too soon.

Just as she was approaching, Lexa rolled down the window, letting the ocean air hit her face. The ocean reminded her of peace and tranquility. Something that seemed out of reach for her. She rounded the final bend and turned onto the long gravel drive way leading to the beautiful lodge. It wasn't exactly massive, but it was big enough. There were four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and kitchen. The driveway was lined with four oak tree's, two on either side and small flower beds filled with a mixture of colors. The lawn's had got a bit out of control after being left for a long period of time. Lexa was planning on hiring a gardener, but life seemed to always get in the way.

Lexa stopped the car to the right of the lodge, parking it in front of the double garage door's. She slowly got out and looked up to the sky, letting the warm sun shine over her face. Making sure she had her hand gun at the ready, she made her way to the front door. After placing the key in the lock, it creaked open revealing a darkened corridor. It smelt of musk. The place certainly needed airing out and perhaps some candles. She remembered to leave a stash, just in case. Lexa made sure the door was locked and made her way to the living room, which was situated at the back of the lodge. The whole back of the house was lined with wall length windows. The view was nothing short of breathtaking.

Realizing she was still in her work out gear, Lexa decided she wanted to shed herself of any reminders of that morning. So she made her way to her bedroom, situated on the second floor, making sure to open some windows on the way to get rid of the damp smell. Taking a look through her wardrobe, there wasn't much choice seeing as though she hadn't been here for the past two years. The brunette decided on a loose fitting red sweater, jean shorts and her UGG boots. She let her hair down, which was now in small waves and walked back downstairs, wanting nothing more than to be sat on the beach listening to the calm waves.

Luckily the beach was empty as she made her way down the slightly steep steps. The lodge was situated in a small country town, so you wouldn't usually see many sun bathers or beach goers in the area. After finding an ideal spot to sit and watch the waves, she took her boots off letting her toes sink into the warm sand beneath her feet. As she sat down, watching the seagulls dive down into the water, she realized there was an ache in her chest. Lexa only wanted one thing. And that was Clarke.

Clarke was becoming increasingly impatient. She felt like they had been on the road for days and the two Blake siblings wouldn't tell her where they were going. Bellamy clearly knew where they were headed because he wasn't saying a word whilst Octavia wouldn't shut up. Clarke put it down to her nerves, but it still didn't make it less infuriating. Just as she was about to yell at her friend to shut up Bellamy cleared his throat and began to speak. Finally. Clarke thought.

"OK, we're almost there. O, I want you to do a perimeter sweep, whilst I talk to Clarke" He was looking in his rear view mirror as he addressed his sister. She nodded in response. Clarke didn't know what to think of this. What could he want to talk about, now of all times. Just as she was about to question him, the ocean came into view. It had been a long time since Clarke had been anywhere near the ocean. She was raised in an urban city setting and because of her mother's workload as a surgeon, they barely got to travel. It really was beautiful.

Bellamy slowed the car down and turned on his indicator. Clarke watched him maneuver the truck and took a slight in take of breath at the sight of the small mansion. Octavia noticed her reaction and smiled to herself. It was how she had reacted the first time she layed eyes on it too. Bellamy was nothing but pleased at seeing the all too familiar blacked out jeep parked in front of the garage. His instincts had payed off. Luckily. He parked his truck next to Lexa's jeep and nodded at Octavia as she jumped out, making sure to grab her assault rifle on the way.

Clarke was brought out of her daze at the sound of her friends soft voice. "So you're probably wondering why we're here" Bellamy didn't wait for a response from her as he continued speaking. "Me, O and Lexa own this place. No one else know's about it and I wanna keep it that way. It's a place we can come and find peace. That's how I knew this is where Lexa would be" She couldn't believe they owned it. It was truly magnificent.

"I won't tell anyone, I promise" Clarke smiled back at Bellamy. He rewarded her with a big grin and hopped out of the truck. She was close behind him. She just wanted to see Lexa. If on cue, Octavia appeared from the front door letting them know it was all clear. As Clarke took her first step inside, Octavia grabbed her hand and dragged her down the hallway to the large glass panels towards the back end of the lodge. Not even speaking a word, she pointed down to the beach. Clarke had to squint, she didn't have her glasses with her but she could just make out the silhouette of a person sitting on the sand.

Clarke didn't waste any time as she hastily made her way to the stone step's leading down to the water front. Once the blonde reached the bottom she could feel her heart rate elevate and breath hitch at the sight of her girlfriend, sitting not 20 feet away. Lexa had her thigh's pressed firmly against her chest, as if protecting her in some way. Her chin rested on her right arm which was on top of her bent knee's. Her brown locks were swaying in the wind as she looked out towards the ocean. Clarke hadn't seen Lexa look so mournful before, causing her chest to restrict.

Without further delay, Clarke took gentle step's towards her girlfriend, not wanting to frighten her. Lexa heard someone walking toward's her. She spun her head to the right and let her eyes fall on Clarke. Not thinking, she jumped up and ran towards the blue eyed girl leaping in her arms. Clarke had to take a step back to steady herself and Lexa's weight being pushed on her. The brunette clung to her as if her life depended on it. Clarke hadn't noticed at first, but quickly realized that Lexa was shaking. She was sobbing, uncontrollably now.

They stood there, in each other's embrace, for what felt like forever. Clarke stroked her back with her right hand as her left held Lexa's right one against her their chest's. "Wanna sit?" Clarke asked. Lexa could only nod in response. Hearing Clarke's soft, kind voice seemed to bring out another wave of tears. They both fell to the sand beneath them. Clarke leaned back slightly, letting Lexa settle her head in the crook of her neck, taking in her sweet scent. It broke Clarke's heart to see Lexa like this.

After about half an hour of looking out at the ocean, Lexa finally plucked up the courage to speak. "I'm sorry Clarke" She was startled at Lexa's broken voice.

"What in the world are you apologizing for?"

"For running. I just couldn't stay there. This is the first time in year's I've felt I needed to come here"

"Well maybe next time, instead of running on your own, take me with you" Lexa looked up and smiled at Clarke's reply. She looked down into her girlfriend's green eye's and smiled back. Clarke brought her right hand to Lexa's cheek and caressed it gently. Lexa leaned into the touch, closing her eye's in the process. She returned her head to it's earlier position, tucked in Clarke's neck.

"How did you know how to find me?"

"Bellamy. He drove us here"

"Us?" Clarke noticed how Lexa's body tensed as she asked.

"Just me, Bellamy and Octavia" Lexa relaxed at Clarke's answer. She certainly wasn't ready to face any of the others. Especially Anya or Gustus. Clarke kissed the top of Lexa's head. She took Clarke's right in her own and started playing with her finger's. She could have stayed like this forever, but the cold was creeping in as the sun began to descend from the sky. Clarke noted how cold Lexa's fingers were against her own and decided it was time for them to head indoor's. She didn't want them getting pneumonia after all.

"Come on, let's go inside. I'd hate for you to get frost bite" Lexa let out a small chuckle at her word's. Only she could say something so geeky and make it sound cute.

They made their way up to the lodge hand in hand. Just as Clarke was about to open the door, she turned back to Lexa.

"Ready?" Lexa locked eye's with Clarke before answering.

"Ready".

Clarke led her girlfriend by the hand back into the lodge. As soon as she entered, she was met with the smell of delicious food. Wanting to know what was cooking, she made her way to the kitchen. Lexa stood next to Clarke as they watched Bellamy and Octavia laugh and joke whilst preparing the food. She noticed the dining table was set for four. There was a bottle of red wine placed in the center, surrounded by different vegetables, a bowl of potato's and a salad. Clarke cleared her throat, notifying the sibling's of their presence. Octavia was the first to react, running over and embracing Lexa in a tight hug.

"You worried us half to death you big moron!" Bellamy was close behind his sister. As soon as she let Lexa go, he was next to embrace her. Lexa waited for Bellamy to release her before speaking.

"I'm sorry guy's"

"No worries. We get it" Bellamy replied, trying to reassure her. Clarke had made her way over to the cooker to see what her friend's had been making. There was a half a cooked chicken sat on the side, waiting to be cut into. It smelt amazing.

"Well I hope you two are hungry. Whilst you were making out down there, me and Bell have made a feast!" Octavia jumped up and down and clapped her hand's together as she spoke. Bellamy walked over to the chicken and began cutting big succulent piece's. He placed just enough on each plate and motioned for everyone to take a seat at the table. Lexa took her seat next to Clarke, while Octavia sat across from the blonde and Bellamy on the other side of his sister.

Octavia made sure to give the group a healthy amount of wine, before raising her glass in a toast. "To friendship" Everyone raised their glasses and repeated the phrase in unison. Clarke made eye contact with her girlfriend to make sure she was still alright. Lexa nodded in reply, reassuring Clarke that she was OK.

All four of them were quietly enjoying their meal until Octavia began to speak. "Clarke" she addressed the blonde opposite her. "I bet Lexa hasn't shared many childhood stories with you?" She looked up from her plate after hearing Octavia. She looked over at Lexa as she smiled and replied "No"

"Well, don't worry I'm sure me and Bell can think of plenty of embarrassing one's to tell you" Octavia winked at Lexa as she spoke, who rolled her eyes and let out a soft chuckle. Bellamy and Octavia carried on to reveal the funniest stories of a younger Lexa to Clarke. She ended up crying with laughter and even Lexa began to hysterically laugh at herself. After they finished all the food and went through two bottle's of wine, they retired to the living room. Bellamy keeled down in front of the fire place, and pulled out a box of matches. Clarke plonked herself down on the two seater as Lexa climbed on top of the blonde, snuggling against her side.

Octavia entered the living room just as Lexa was cuddling up to her friend. She waved at Bellamy as he rose from the ground and put her finger against her lip's, telling him to keep quiet as he left the room with her. Clarke saw what Octavia had done and smiled to herself as she placed a soft kiss on the top of Lexa's forehead.

Lexa felt exhausted. The event's of the past couple of day's had caught up to her. She began drifting off to sleep, listening to the crackle of the fire as Clarke caressed her arm. Clarke herself couldn't keep her eye's open. She succumbed to sleep, hearing only the steady breathing of the girl in her arms.

Bellamy volunteered to take the first watch, letting his sister get some shut eye. She thought he was being paranoid, but he wasn't going to be the one to let anything happen to any of them. He made sure to grab the walkie talkie from Octavia, before he made his way outside.

"Raven? Are you there?" He asked into the radio. Almost immediately he was greeted with a shriek from the other end of the small device.

"Thank the heaven's! Are you alright? Did you find her?!"

"Yes. Don't worry, we are all OK. But I can't tell you where we are yet Raven. Just know that we will be gone for the next few day's. I'll keep you updated" Bellamy then switched the device off. He wasn't going to be pressured into giving up their location, which is what would most likely happen if he continued with the conversation. Bellamy knew that Anya would take over and she could be hella scary when she wanted to be.

After three hour's of rest, Octavia was awoken by her alarm. She had made sure to set it before she fell asleep, otherwise she would have been out cold all night.

It didn't seem fair for Bellamy to be on guard all night, so they decided to take shift's. Sitting up in bed she realized it was pitch black outside. Great. She thought to herself. They hadn't set up any outside light's yet, seeing as though none of them had stayed in the lodge for the past two year's.

Octavia grabbed her boots, jacket and assault rifle and made her way down the stair's, deciding to swing by the living room. She peeked her head around the door way, letting out a small chuckle at the sight in front of her. Somehow in the past three hours, Lexa had moved from her position next to Clarke. Instead she was now lying on top of Clarke as if her body was a mattress. Their chest's were pressed against one another and Lexa's left arm hung from the sofa. Octavia shook her head and closed the door quietly behind her.

Once reaching the front door, she took a step outside. She noticed Bellamy was sat on the chair he had brought out with him, rifle in hand. His head was tilted back slightly and his mouth was wide open. Of course he fell asleep. Octavia should have known. She made her way over to her brother and kicked him hard in the leg, causing him to jump up, swinging his rifle around almost hitting her in the face.

"Jesus! Watch what you're doing with that thing!" She shouted at him, whilst hitting him on the back of the head.

"Shit, I'm sorry O. I didn't mean to fall asleep. How long have I been out?"

"My guess is the past three hours. The whole time you were supposed to be on watch!" Octavia couldn't help but laugh at her brother. "Go on. Go and get some proper rest. I'll stay watch until morning"

"Thanks sis" And with that, Octavia was left alone. She took a seat where her brother was minutes ago. Octavia looked out ahead of her, however saw nothing but darkness. Just as she was settling down, she thought she heard something. It sounded like shuffling feet. Looking in all directions and not seeing anything, she figured it must have been a wild animal.

Octavia began to relax after about five minutes, until she heard the shuffling noise again. Deciding it wasn't a coincidence she stood up and began to do a perimeter check, just to be on the safe side. Taking slow step's towards the first oak tree, she raised her weapon, swirling slowly in a 360 motion in order to cover herself. Just as she rounded the huge trunk, she felt a small twang in her neck. Realizing what it was, she quickly spun around and was met with by a hugely built man looming over her. Before she could even react, her body went numb and blackness clouded her vision.