Heeeeyyyyyyy Everyoooooooooooone, the last plus week has been killer for me (Figuratively not Literally lol), I've been snowed under at work and just managed to finish this chapter within my self-given deadline haha. So onwards we go; Firstly, just wanna say: Vanilla97, AmandaRalp, 20 special K 08, Clexagriffin243, beverlie4055, daniellelambert76 & starvedmonkey THANK YOU to you all for following and/or Favouriting this story or me . Secondly, Thank you to tcatch20, cheekymadom & .95 for leaving a review for the last chapter I appreciate you all taking the time to write a review. And FINALLY…. This chapter is 8700+ words long, hope you all enjoy it…..


Chapter Seven-Cuddle Day

Clarke barely made it to the end of the porch before the front door opened and closed again, within a second Lexa appeared in front of her blocking her from moving any further away from the house. She tried to move past Lexa but was blocked with every attempt she made. Her face was filled with complete anger as she contemplated moving Lexa forcefully out of her way, though with that thought came the thought that Lexa would easily out power if she wanted to and force her to stay where she was. Shaking her head, she tried to supress the guilty feeling inside herself as she looked at Lexa, looking deep into those same eyes she had fallen in love with so many years ago;

"Move out of the way Lexa"

"No Clarke…I'm not going to let you do anything stupid"

"Stupid? Are you being serious? You heard what Olivia said Lexa"

"Yes I did Clarke…. but going off in an anger fuelled drive to find a man who is literally twice your size isn't a smart idea…. especially in broad daylight and even more so when our kids are inside and vulnerable"

"He could have killed her Lexa…. if Oscar hadn't gone upstairs she could have died Lexa…she could hav…." Clarke stopped herself as the tears escaped from her eyes and ran down her cheeks "I need to know what the hell he was doing? Why he did this? ...this is all my fault if I hadn't brought him into this house then…"

"Clarke you can't think like that ok…." Lexa softly responded intervening stopping Clarke from saying anymore, stepping a little closer to Clarke she brought her right hand up to Clarke's cheek wiping away the tears on Clarke's left cheek before bringing her left hand up and repeating the action on Clarke's right cheek. Keeping both her hands on Clarke's cheeks forcing Clarke to look at her she softly spoke "I don't like Roan one bit I never have but not even I think he is evil or despicable enough to give Olivia medicine that he knows will make her sick…. before you jump to conclusions call him and ask him if he gave her the medicine, if he owns up then ask him why…"

"You think Olivia lied?"

"No, but I know from experience that having an allergic reaction can rattle your brain and makes things confusing, I can't remember having one as a kid but as an adult they are horrible so I can't even imagine how Olivia felt"

"What if he did give it to her?"

"We'll deal with it when we find out, first you need to find out what happened…. ok?"

"Ok"

"And no blaming yourself Clarke, this isn't anything that you could have stopped…" There was a moment of silence between them both before Clarke closed her eyes for a minute before opening them back up looking at Lexa she softly said

"I could have stopped it if I'd been honest with him from the beginning…. hell if I'd stopped him coming around everyday…. all of this could have been avoided completely"

"You can't live in the past Clarke or on what if's, we can only deal with this as best we can….and that means no going crazy and beating a man half to death without giving him a chance to defend himself…" Clarke can't help but let out a small giggle at Lexa's words as her ex removes her hands from Clarke's cheeks "Oh you thought I was talking about you huh?" Lexa jokingly asked trying to lighten the mood and hopefully make Clarke's anger disappear completely "If I'd seen him then I would have gone off on him…. I mean it, you wouldn't have had a chance to dish out any punishment" Clarke let out another giggle before wiping her face again

"Ok…I get it I over reacted a little"

"No you didn't…..any mother well any decent mother would have done the same thing, it's what makes you a good mother Clarke…I'd say it's one of the reasons I fell in love with you but you weren't a mother then so…" Lexa softly smiled seeing a smile spread across Clarke's face at the comment "Although you have always been caring…anyway what I mean is its ok to be angry or to want to destroy someone who has hurt someone you love, it's part of what makes us human the fact that we care so much about the ones we love….But we also have to be able to control the anger that goes with the caring so much part…"

"Your right…Olivia needs me and running off isn't how I should have dealt with this anger…I'm sorry"

"You don't need to be sorry Clarke…like I said your only human and you reacted naturally…I mean it's not like you were leaving the kids alone, you knew I'd be here and your parents too…"

"I'm such a terrible person" When Lexa looked at Clarke slightly confused at the sudden sentence "Oscar was so excited about that jacket and the whole time I was thinking about leaving him and going to find Roan"

"That doesn't make you a terrible person Clarke it makes you human…. I mean you still cared about what he was saying to you right?"

"Yeah of course"

"See…you're not a terrible person, your just someone who happens to be able to multitask" The comment made Clarke smile softly, not giving her ex a chance to put herself down she added "Let's go back inside and check on our kids huh?" Clarke nodded her head at the question slash statement, smiling even more when Lexa stepped around her and opened the door for her to walk through it, once they were both inside Lexa closed the door too and locked it making sure neither of the kids could try and leave if they tried. Turning around she noticed Clarke was waiting for her, smiling at the Blonde she walked forward Clarke joining her and walking with her into the kitchen where they found Jake sitting at the kitchen table with Oscar on his lap excitedly pointing to his jacket obviously excitedly explaining something to his Grandpa. As he heard Clarke and Lexa's footsteps on the floor of the kitchen his eyes darted around and looked at his Moms, Lexa smiled at the smile that was gracing her son's face "You telling Grandpa about your jacket bubba?"

"Yeah…." Oscar excitedly and happily let out sending a toothy grin in his Mama's direction "I told Grandpa about the special writing too Mama"

"You did huh? ... Did you tell him that you and Olivia both have your own jacket?"

"I did Mama….and about the hanpi's"

"Hankies baby"

"Hankies…." Oscar laughed out a dirty laugh escaping his lungs as he clasped his hands together over his chest throwing his head back slightly as he laughed. All three adults in the room let out a small laugh at the little boy's behaviour and quirkiness, after a brief moment Oscar's laugh subsided and he looked to his Mommy and Mama asking "Can I go show Olivia?"

"Maybe after bubba…. instead I think you need to eat something"

"Can I have mato soup Mommy?"

"Of course you can my prince" Clarke responded smiling as Oscar excitedly looked at his Grandpa before carefully climbing down from his Grandpa's lap and onto the floor, aided partly by Jake, running over to Clarke he stopped in front of her and next to Lexa looking up at her he softly asked;

"Can I help make it Mommy?"

"If you want to baby…. but you'll have to take your jacket off"

"Good idea Mommy" Oscar responded amusing all the adults with his words, without a further word Oscar turned and ran into the living room disappearing for a few seconds before he reappeared in the kitchen, now jacketless and slightly breathless, stopping in front of Clarke again he held his arms up in the air. Clarke smiled softly leaning down and lifting Oscar off of the floor, as he wrapped his arms around her neck he looked at Lexa "I put my jacket with yours Mama"

Before Lexa had a chance to respond Abby walked into the room holding Olivia in her arms, Olivia's head softly resting on her shoulder her eyes closed as her arms draped around Abby's neck. Abby walked further into the kitchen sending a small smile to Clarke and Lexa before she softly spoke "She's got a high fever but I think that's the flu mainly, her throat is completely clear but slightly swollen from the reaction but other than that she's fine. Just don't give her anything too hot or too cold over the next few hours and she'll be fine tomorrow and obviously no spicy food…. She's had a few glasses of water to ease the after effects of the reaction and she's been fine since…but she was asking for you both…. I was gonna leave her up there to rest but she wouldn't let go" Abby smiled at placing a small kiss on Olivia's forehead making the little girl look up at her opening her eyes

"Mama" Olivia let out, the word came out as more of a whine than anything else. Lexa wasted little time stepping forward almost instantly, smiling at Abby before leaning forward making sure Olivia could see her before she lifted her up. As soon as Olivia's eyes landed on Lexa she removed her arms from around Abby's neck her arms shooting in Lexa's direction, Lexa reached forward lifting Olivia out of Abby's arms and onto her chest smiling when Olivia hugged her tightly. Olivia's arms wrapped around Lexa's neck squeezing her arms together tightly, as Lexa brought her right hand up to soothingly and gently rub Olivia's back whilst her other arm supported her daughters weight. Lexa continued her motion with her right hand whilst turning and watching as Clarke placed Oscar on the counter softly telling him to sit still and be careful whilst she turned the cooker back on.

She watched as Clarke grabbed their now empty bowls placing them in the sink before she walked over to the breadbin and grabbed some bread turning to walk towards the toaster and placing the slices inside before walking over to Oscar and lifting him up carrying him over to the toaster and allowing him to push the button down on the toaster. Lexa's attention was brought away from watching Oscar and Clarke when Olivia moved against her chest, looking back to Olivia she noticed her daughter had pushed herself up on her chest her small hands resting on either of her shoulders her eyes locked on her Mama "You ok Princess?" Olivia nodded at the question softly still looking at her Mama a small smile spreading across her face "You feeling better?" Olivia again nodded her head her smile staying on her face. Lexa couldn't help but smile back at her knowing what her daughter was probably thinking "Did you think you were dreaming again?" Olivia nodded her head again at her Mama "Well I'm here and I'm not a dream see…." Lexa smiled brightly before leaning in and peppering kisses on Olivia's face making her daughter laugh softly, pulling back she added "Did Grandma take good care of you?"

"Yeah" Olivia answered nodding her head and bringing both her hands to her mouth "Was scary Mama"

"I know it was baby…it's scary and confusing…and it makes you really tired doesn't it?"

"Very tired Mama" Olivia responded leaning forward so her head was resting on Lexa's right shoulder her hands still over her mouth

"Did you see Grandpa is here?" Olivia shook her head against Lexa's chest "Look he's over there" She added turning herself slightly so Olivia could see Jake without moving her head from her chest

"Hi Grandpa" Olivia sweetly let out removing one of her hands from over her mouth to wave at her grandpa, Jake smiled brightly back at Olivia returning her wave with one of his own. Looking back up at Lexa Olivia softly asked "Where's Mommy?"

"She's here…." Lexa explained spinning herself around so Olivia could see where Clarke was, as Lexa stopped moving her and Olivia both saw Clarke and Oscar returning to the island counter next to them, Oscar was half holding a plate of cut up pieces of toast whilst Clarke held the other half making sure he didn't drop it "See Mommy is making some soup for Oscar" Lexa smiled out as Clarke placed Oscar on the island counter placing the plate next to him before she turned her attention to Olivia moving forward she leant down placing a kiss on Olivia's forehead as she gently brushed the little girls hair back;

"Hey Princess"

"I missed you Mommy"

"You did?" Clarke asked her heart melting slightly as Olivia nodded her head at her "I missed you too princess…. are you feeling a little better?"

Before Olivia could answer her Mommy's question Oscar let out a massive yell "GRANDMA" The shout caused everyone to look at him laughing at the fact that until now Oscar had seemed to have not noticed his Grandma come into the kitchen, obviously he was too focused on the food he and his Mommy were preparing. Clarke looked to Oscar giggling as she noticed the excitement on his face, his legs moving up and down lightly kicking against the side of the island he was sitting on, eating a piece of toast they had prepared at the same time. Reaching up she lifted her son onto the floor smiling as she watched him run around Lexa and Olivia running as fast as he could until her reached his Grandma, who was waiting with open arms for him, as he reached her hands Abby lifted Oscar into the air and onto her lap as he happily let out "Hi Grandma"

"Hello Handsome…" She added placing a kiss on his cheek as he continued to eat his piece of toast "How are you feeling? Olivia told me you were sick"

"I'm better now Grandma…Mama looked after me"

"I bet she did"

"Thank you for helping Livia, Grandma"

"You are very welcome"

As Abby and Oscar fell further into conversation Clarke turned her attention back to Olivia and Lexa smiling when she noticed Olivia was staring at her smiling softly, she turned her attention back to the cooker turning it off after testing the soup and seeing that it was now warm enough to eat. Carefully she poured some soup into a bowl, grabbing a spoon and the plate of cut up toast over to Oscar placing them both on the table smiling as he swivelled on Abby's lap turning around so he could eat his soup whilst talking to his Grandma. Walking back over to the cooker Clarke grabbed another bowl pouring out some soup for Olivia before turning and placing it on the island counter in front of Olivia and Lexa smiling at her daughter she softly said;

"You hungry Princess?"

"A little"

"Ok…well how about you eat what you can, does that sound like a good deal?"

"Yes" Olivia responded keeping a hold of her Mama as she nodded her head softly looking at her Mommy "Can I stay with Mama?"

"While you eat?" Olivia nodded her head at the question confirming what her Mommy wanted to know. Smiling brightly at her daughter Clarke responded "Of course you can…. how about you sit on the counter while Mama feeds you, then you can stay with Mama"

"I want you to feed me Mommy"

"Me?" Olivia nodded her head at her Mommy's question softly smiling at her, her hands still over her mouth at the same time, Clarke smiled before softly continuing "So you want Mommy to feed you but you wanna stay cuddling Mama at the same time?" Olivia nodded her head at the question making Lexa and Clarke smile softly at each other, looking back down at Olivia she reached up gently removing Olivia's hands from over her mouth she softly added "You can't cover your mouth whilst you eat ok?"

"Ok Mommy"

"Good girl" Clarke responded before beginning to move around again going and making more toast fingers seeing as Oscar had eaten them all. With every step she took she looked back checking her daughter was still ok internally thinking over what Roan had done to her daughter and thinking about why he would so such a thing, the more she thought about it the more she wanted to hunt him down and beat the holy hell out of him.


-Forty Minutes Later (13:00)-

Clarke and Lexa had successfully gotten Olivia to eat all of the soup without any arguments, Oscar had continued to sit with Abby talking to her about everything he had done since he last saw her, along with proudly showing her his leather Jacket given to him by his Mama earlier in the day. After thirty minutes of talking to his Grandma non-stop he decided he wanted to go outside, Jake happily agreed to take Oscar outside to play catch or whatever Oscar wanted to play whilst they were out there. Once Jake and Oscar had disappeared outside Olivia told her Mama she needed the toilet so Lexa dutifully carried her daughter upstairs to the bathroom, once Olivia and Lexa were out of the room Abby waited for a few moments before she looked at Clarke and softly spoke;

"How are things between you two?"

"As good as can be expected I suppose" Clarke responded picking up the bowls and plate that she had used for Oscar and Olivia's late lunch, placing them back in the sink and beginning to wash them up hoping her mother would drop the subject.

"You two seem…. closer"

"Mom please can we drop this subject? Before it even starts" Clarke asked, turning and watching as her Mother got up from her seat at the table and walked over to the island counter leaning against it gently looking at Clarke as she did so, folding her arms across her chest she looked at her daughter

"Clarke…. I know something is going on in your mind so talk"

"I don't know what you're talking about"

"Clarke, we both know that I can tell when you're lying about anything….and I can tell something is different, you don't seem as angry as you did last time we saw each other"

"I don't know what you're talking about, things are exactly the same"

"Clarke….do not make me use your full name"

"Ok ok jeez Mom…" Clarke let out turning and looking at her Mom "Things are a little different between me and Lexa but it doesn't mean anything"

"What changed between you two then? Because last time you mentioned her you hated her"

"I never hated her…I hated what she did"

"So you still think she cheated?"

"You don't?"

"I've known Lexa as long as you have, and I watched your relationship blossom and change over the years but the only thing that has always stayed the same is that look in her eyes…. Like you're the only woman in the world whenever you're in the same room as her…whenever you would enter a room her eyes would stay on you, and the love that was in her eyes wasn't fake or pretend"

"People change Mom…. love can fade away"

"Not with Lexa…. she still has that look in her eyes when she looks at you, we both know that if she did cheat she wouldn't have been able to look you in the eye not even for a second, all I'm saying is if she hasn't admitted she cheated and if she is so adamant that she didn't cheat then maybe you need to think about asking Monroe who told her..."

"So you really think she didn't cheat?"

"I do….and so does your father…. Lexa loves you more than she loves life, and I don't believe that she would risk losing her son and daughter by sleeping with someone else, especially someone she knows you hate"

"I don't know Mom…. why would Nia make up this lie…why would she want to break me and Lexa up?"

"I don't know Clarke; why does anyone lie? Maybe she thought that Lexa would go running to her…I don't know for sure Clarke, All I know is that you have to decide who you believe more your wife or her ex"

"I knew what I thought Mom, I trusted my instincts and my friend but now…now me and Lexa are spending more time together, the more I'm starting to think that she didn't cheat, something about how angry she gets when I accuse her it doesn't add up, what if I was wrong and she never slept with Nia…. what does that mean? I ruined my marriage and gave up on her for no reason, that my kids suffered a year without their Mama because I didn't believe in her…"

"The What if's are endless Clarke the only way you can be truly sure is to talk to Lexa, I'm sure you can tell when she's lying…the one thing you and her haven't done since you found out about her supposedly sleeping with Nia is talk…. Talk to her Clarke…hear her side of the story and maybe you'll get your answers…I know you trust your friends but you have to trust Lexa as well"

"Your right…. I'll talk to Lexa later on…" Before Abby could say anything to her daughter Oscar came running into the kitchen through the back door that connected onto the porch, running through the kitchen and stopping in front of Abby he looked up at her softly asking;

"Can you come play with me and Grandpa, Grandma?"

"What are you boys playing?"

"We're playing Catch but Grandpa keeps throwing the ball too high"

"And you need me to make sure he plays fair huh?"

"Yes please Grandma"

"Ok then my handsome little man" Abby smiled out pushing herself off of the island counter ready to go outside with her Grandson before she could though Oscar moved over to Clarke quickly;

"Mommy, Can I have a drink when I come back please?"

"What drink would you like?"

"Can I have orange juice please?"

"Of course, I'll have a glass ready and waiting for you at the table when you come back ok?"

"Ok Mommy…. Thank you Mommy"

"Your welcome baby" Clarke smiled at her son as he turned around and walked back to his Grandma reaching up and talking hold of her hand, before turning and running forward dragging his Grandma with him until they were outside. Once the door was closed she continued cleaning up the kitchen as she was before her and her mother had begun talking, once she was finished her mind wondered to Lexa and Olivia, wondering where they could have gotten too. Picking the kitchen tea towel up and drying her hands she placed the towel back on the counter, slowly walking into the living room as she entered the living room she instantly heard Lexa's voice, stopping in her tracks she walked backwards hiding herself in the door frame of the living room listening as Lexa talked to their daughter.


In the Living Room

After she had gotten to the bathroom Lexa had tentatively listened out for any signs that Olivia had fallen or hurt herself, she's wanted to go in with Olivia but the little girl had insisted that she wanted to go to the toilet on her own without her Mama's help. Once Olivia was finished in the bathroom Lexa carried her downstairs as they had reached the kitchen doorway she'd heard Clarke and Abby talking, deciding to give them some privacy carrying Olivia over to the couch she sat down in the bend in the couch taking her trainers off, she lifted her feet onto the couch stretching her legs out on them completely. Olivia gripped onto her chest a little tighter peaking up at her with a small smile. They'd spent the last ten minutes sitting in silence, Lexa softly rubbing circles on her daughters back. All of a sudden Lexa heard Olivia's voice causing her to look down at her daughter:

"When are you coming home Mama?"

"What do you mean Baby?"

"When are you coming to live with us again?"

"Umm…" Lexa paused not knowing how to explain to her daughter that she was probably not coming home ever, especially if Clarke never believed her when she said she hadn't cheated on her. "I don't know princess…. Mama might never live at home again"

"But why Mama?"

"Because me and Mommy had an argument and we said some bad things to each other and we decided that at the moment it's better to be apart than together"

"But you love Mommy….and Mommy loves you"

"Me and Mommy do love each other, and that will never change not in a million years but sometimes even though you love someone with every piece of your heart you can't live with them because it hurts too much" Lexa explained the best she could unaware that Clarke was listening in to every word she said

"Like you and Auntie Raven?"

"Kind of yeah, me and Auntie Raven fight all the time but it doesn't mean that we don't love each other. You see it's kind of the same with me and Mommy, except it's a tiny bit different because it's a different kind of love and Mommy is angry at me for something that I can't make her forgive me for"

"Why is Mommy Angry at you?"

"I can't tell you that baby…. but I promise that I will keep trying to get Mommy to believe me and forgive me but at the moment I can't….and I don't want you to get upset or angry with Mommy because it's nothing to do with you and Oscar….and more than anything you have to be a good girl for Mommy and make sure she's ok for me…. can you do that?" Olivia nodded her head against her Mama's chest as she looked up at her "Good Girl"

"Mama?"

"Yes"

"Can we see you more?"

"You mean more than every two weeks?" Olivia nodded her head at her Mama's question "I'll talk to Mommy and ask if I can come and see you every week, even if it's just for a few minutes before you go to bed…. how does that sound?"

"Can we call to say goodnight?"

"I don't know princess…we'll have to ask Mommy won't we? …. but I can't make any promises to you ok?"

"Ok Mama"

They were both brought out of their conversation when they heard a creek in the floorboards, the creek forced Clarke to walk into the room as to not give away that she was listening to her daughter and her ex's conversation. Walking over to Lexa and Olivia she sat down on the free part of the couch lovingly looking at Olivia and asking;

"How are you feeling princess?"

"A little better Mommy…. I'm having Mama cuddles now"

"You are?" Olivia nodded her head at the question smiling brightly "Mama cuddles are great for making you feel better aren't they?" Again Olivia nodded her head at the question "Do you want a drink princess?"

"No thank you Mommy"

"Ok baby…Lex do you want a drink?" Clarke asked turning her attention to Lexa who looked at her softly smiling and shaking her head "Ok well if either of you want anything just call me ok?" Lexa and Olivia nodded their heads at Clarke's question, standing up and walking back into the kitchen Clarke found her phone on the side unlocking it. Something was bothering her and had been since she had talked to her Mom and she needed to talk to someone, pulling up Octavia's number she dialled it holding the phone to her ear waiting for her best friend to answer the phone after a few seconds she call connected;

"Hello"

"Hey O"

"Clarkey…. Long-time no talk"

"I know I'm sorry I've been rushed off my feet with the kids and well with everything…you know?"

"I do…so how is my bestie?"

"I'm ok I suppose…. Olivia had an allergic reaction early but thankfully Lexa was here and she gave her, her epi-pen"

"Oh my god is she ok?"

"She's fine, my mom came over and checked her out and she's just a little tired and shaken up. But all around she's doing fine" Clarke explained to her best friend leaning against the island counter as she continued talking to her best friend, something she hadn't done for at least three weeks, it wasn't that she didn't want to talk to Octavia it was more that by time she had done everything she needed to she either too tired to do anything but sit down or she had something else that needed to be done

"Thank god…. So how are Roan and Lexa getting along?"

"Roan isn't here"

"Thank god, please tell me you've finally seen sense?"

"I suppose so yeah…. I told you already that me and him weren't really a thing"

"Yeah, you said that but Roan was telling everybody that would listen that you and him were in love and all that bull…"

"I know."

"So you finally talked to him and set him straight…pun intended" Octavia laughed down the phone unable to stop herself "I'm kidding but seriously did you?"

"Yeah…I suppose having Lexa around helped me clear my mind"

"Raven mentioned something about you letting Lexa have Olivia for a few days….is that to do with it?"

"Kind of…. Oscar was sick and wouldn't take any medicine without seeing Lexa so I had to give in and call her…. when she got here, something in the twin's just changed and they were back to normal…no tantrums no screaming at me or shouting the house down for their Mama…"

"And all that lead to you telling Roan the true, if you will…"

"I suppose so…It was more Olivia throwing a tantrum"

"About?"

"You remember that picture of me, Roan and the twins in the park?"

"Yeah, the one he put in their bedroom"

"Well, Olivia placed it facing down and Lexa picked it up. I didn't realise and when I mentioned the picture to Olivia she threw a tantrum and said that he wasn't her daddy…then she hid in Lexa's den…Lexa found her and managed to convince her to tell me what was wrong?"

"And what was wrong?"

"She thought that I was trying to replace Lexa with Roan…that I wanted him to be her and Oscar's daddy…. I explained to her that wasn't going to happen and I guess that talking to her made me realise that I only really wanted Roan around to make me feel like I wasn't alone…. I realised that he was kind of my security blanket, he made me feel safe and like I wasn't a failure…I never really thought about him as more than a friend even when we kissed I didn't think of it as making out…it was always just a comforting kiss or a cuddle I was never attracted to him"

"He knew that right?"

"Of course…I told him from the beginning that I was Gay, that men never did IT for me…that's why I didn't understand why people thought we were a couple and he just let them think it…I guess I enjoyed having company that wasn't a screaming four-year-old so much that I stopped myself from thinking too much into why he would stick around if there was nothing in it for him"

"Well I hate to say it but…. I told you so…. I told you, you were making a mistake and that you should've been on your own"

"I know…I guess I just found it way easier to have someone around, especially with the twin's behaviour but now I realise that he may have been the reason they were acting up so much…. now Lexa is here their back to the normal happy go lucky twins that they were…in fact if I think about it whenever Roan was around would be when they acted up…"

"Maybe they just missed their Mama?"

"Well there's no doubt about that…I just didn't realise how much I missed her until she came over when Oscar was sick" Clarke answered honestly the silence filling the air between her and Octavia, until she shook her head slightly before asking "Enough about my drama…how are things with you and Raven?"

"There great as always…she surprised me with a bunch of roses and a bottle of wine yesterday…. along with a weekend away…. she said it was her way of apologising for being at work so much the last few months"

"She's a romantic"

"That she is…I told her she didn't need to go to all that trouble but she insisted…Sooooo under Raven's orders I am going away for a weekend whilst she looks after Zach…. which leads me to inviting you to said weekend away"

"Me?"

"Yeah…well she got two tickets and I was going to take Ontari with me but I was thinking maybe you'd like to come…give you a break from the twins. And now that you're on good terms with Lexa maybe she can look after the twins' or you can ask your parents"

"When is it booked for?"

"March 11th and 12th …we'd have to check in on the 9th but the spa treatments are booked for the 11th and 12th we'd then come back on the 12th in the evening"

"That sounds amazing…. I'd love to O, thank you"

"No problem and it gives you a whole six weeks to plan and think over who can have to twins"

"I don't need to think about that…however it does give me six weeks to plan what treatments your wife is going to fork out for"

"Great minds think alike" Octavia laughed down the line as the front door opened and Raven walked into their house living room 'Hey baby' she greeted as Raven walked forward leaning down and kissing her softly 'Who you talking to?' Raven asked her looking down at her with a questioning look 'Clarke….She agreed to come with me on the spa weekend' Octavia smiled as Raven leant down kissing her again this time the lips lingered a little more 'Great…thanks Clarke' Raven shouted down the line before placing a kiss on Octavia's cheek as Zach's cries echoed through the house she softly whispered to Octavia 'I'll take care of him' As Raven walked towards their son's bedroom she smiled into the phone "Thanks Babe…..I love that woman so much"

"I know you do…. How's Zach doing? Lexa mentioned he was sick"

"He's better…he just had that flu that was going around the nursery…...I feel bad actually because I think he may be the reason Oscar got sick and the rest of the nursery come to think of it"

"Don't feel bad it happens with children…. And Oscar has a habit of not washing his hands when he's supposed to…he's a mini Lexa one hundred percent…plus getting sick is actually good for him, it builds up his immune system"

"Sure it is…you and your doctor knowledge Clarke"

"What I grew up with my mother, she made sure that when I was sick I knew it was a good thing…Unfortunately that information has stuck"

"Well at least you're not passing all that information to the twin's…. it'd probably fry their little brains"

"Your right…. there would be too many questions for my liking"

"I'm not looking forward to that stage with Zach"

"It's terrible…especially when you don't know how to explain it yourself" Clarke softly laughed, as did Octavia on the other end of the phone, suddenly the thought that had made Clarke call Octavia in the first place popped into her head "Hey O…do you mind if I ask you something?" She asked as she walked over to the fridge opening it up and making her way to grab a glass, pouring Oscar the glass of Orange juice he asked for before placing it on the table as she promised she would.

"Sure I don't…. ask away"

"Remember what you told me about Nia and Lexa?"

"You mean what me and Monroe found out?"

"Yeah that…"

"You're not gonna tell Raven I was involved in telling you are you? ...because she would flip if she found out I was involved…."

"No I'm not gonna tell her…. even though I'm not sure why she'd be so angry with you…"

"Clarke I told you I can't tell you but its important ok?"

"Ok ...ok…. anyways, what exactly did you and Monroe hear again? …. I know I never really asked for details, well none more than she slept with her and that you and Monroe overheard Nia saying they slept together"

"What's going on Clarke?"

"I just need to know more now…Lexa is so adamant that she didn't cheat…and the more I spend time with her the more I think…if she hasn't owned up by now then maybe she's being honest…"

"But Cl…"

"I know O ok…. but even when I told her that I could forgive and we could move on as long as she admitted it she still didn't admit to it…not once has she said that she cheated..."

"But why would Nia make any of this up Clarke? ….it doesn't make any sense"

"I don't know Octavia…. I just need to know more than I already do…"

"Ok if you're sure…."

"I am…can you just tell me please?"

"Not on the phone Clarke…I'll tell you in person ok? …. how about we meet up on Monday for a coffee? Raven has Zachary all day how about you?"

"Monday's fine but it'll have to be in the morning…the twin's get out of pre-school at 2pm and I have stuff to do before that"

"Ok Monday, at say 11am at Ark Café?"

"Ok…I'll see you then…"

"Ok see you Monday Clarke…. bye"

"Bye O"

Clarke ended the call locking her phone and placing it in her back pocket, she didn't have a chance to think about Octavia's answers or her seemingly weird need to have the conversation face to face as Lexa entered the kitchen carrying Olivia in her arms, before Lexa had a change to say anything Olivia stretched her arms out in Clarke's direction, her eyes watering as she sniffled back her tears "Mommy" She let out holding her arms out for her Mommy almost desperately, lifting Olivia out of Lexa's arms bringing her to her chest, feeling Olivia wrapping her arms around her neck holding onto her tightly. Soothingly rubbing Olivia's back, she softly asked;

"What's wrong princess?"

"She fell asleep for a bit and woke up scared about something…she hasn't said anything but Mommy" Lexa explained soothingly brushing Olivia's hair back as she leant against the counter staying close to Clarke and Olivia as Clarke held Olivia in her arms. She watched as Clarke turned her attention to Olivia, resting on the island counter Clarke pulled back resting her chin and mouth against Olivia's forehead

"What's wrong baby? ...you can tell me and Mama"

"Bad dream"

"Bad dream?" Clarke asked seeking confirmation, looking to Lexa she softly asked "How long was she asleep?"

"Not long only about five minutes…ten at the max I think"

Clarke looked at Lexa taking in her response, it wasn't like Olivia to wake up after five minutes of sleeping, she was a heavy sleeper just like Clarke was. Seeing Olivia peeking up at her she softly asked "What was the bad dream about?"

"Medicine"

"It was about the medicine…. what medicine?"

"The bad medicine Mommy"

"The one that made you have the reaction?" Olivia nodded her head at her Mommy's question, her eyes peaking up a little more than they had done. "Did you dream about when the medicine was given to you?" Olivia again nodded her head at the question "Ok…. well you know it was just a dream, Me and Mama wouldn't let the bad medicine hurt you again, you know that?"

"Will he come back Mommy?"

"Never ever…and if he comes and knocks at the door then Mommy will beat him up and make sure he can't get inside the house ok?" Olivia laughed softly at the comment leaning up she kissed Clarke on the cheek

"Thank you Mommy"

"Your welcome"

"Thank you Mama" Olivia added leaning over towards Lexa keeping her arms wrapped around Clarke's neck holding onto her tightly as Lexa leant forward letting Olivia kiss her on the cheek as she had done with Clarke seconds before "Mommy can I have some juice please?"

"Of course you can princess…. what would you like?"

"Can I have Apple juice?"

"Apple juice? ….Someone's feeling adventurous today Lex…" Clarke joked making her Lexa and Olivia laugh softly at her comment as she carried her daughter over to the fridge, opening the door and finding one of the mini cartoons of Apple Juice on the second shelf, picking it up she handed it to her daughter closing the fridge door before turning around and walking back over to the counter were Lexa was sitting their daughter down on the island counter next to Lexa, she stood in front of Olivia as the little girl held the cartoon of juice to her Mama;

"Can you open it please Mama?"

"Of course Princess" Lexa responded taking the juice from her daughter, removing the straw and placing it into the cartoon before handing it back to Olivia "There you go princess"

"Thank you Mama" Olivia sweetly responded holding the juice with both of her hands as she placed the straw in her mouth taking a sip before letting out a small 'ahhh' laughing softly and looking at Lexa then Clarke "It's nice juice" She smiled before taking another sip, her legs moving up and down in the air before she softly looked up at Clarke removing one of her hands placing it on Clarke's shirt gently gripping it "Mommy?"

"What princess?"

"Can I call Mama every day?"

"Everyday? What for?"

"To say goodnight before bedtime…only for five seconds Mommy"

"You mean five minutes?"

"I think so…" Olivia answered, she didn't really know what time was or how long a day was, these were all things that she was learning in pre-school, and that her Mama and Mommy would help her learn. Looking up at her Mommy she softly continued "I just want to call and say goodnight Mommy"

"Olivia…remember we talked about this?" Lexa intervened, before Olivia could do more than look at her Clarke intervened softly placing a hand on Lexa's shoulder as she looked at her and said;

"It's ok…. I promised her I'd think about it….and I have….so If Mama is happy and ok with you calling her every night then Mommy is too" Clarke finished smiling at Lexa as she noticed the smile of pure happiness on Olivia and Lexa's faces, keeping quiet for a moment she looked at Olivia and added "And I was thinking…how would you feel about staying with Mama every weekend?" The question shocked Lexa as she looked at Clarke not really sure what was going on at this moment, after a second she looked at Clarke and asked;

"Wait…. Clarke are you being serious?"

"One Hundred Percent…. They both miss you so much and unknown to you they have been throwing some major tantrums recently and I think that being around you more will even that out…mainly because I think that they missed you so threw tantrums hoping I'd call you in as back up" The comment made Lexa look to her daughter giving her a firm look

"Have you been being naughty for Mommy?"

"Only a little Mama" Olivia answered looking down at the floor avoiding looking at her Mama

"Olivia look at me" Olivia lifted her head looking at her Mama "You know you're not meant to be naughty"

"I know Mama but we missed you loads"

"I know you missed me princess…. BUT…. Mommy isn't the reason you miss me is she? ….so you can't be naughty for Mommy, because being naughty is what?"

"Bad Mama"

"And what happens when your bad?"

"We get in trouble"

"And it's not good to get in trouble is it?"

"No Mama"

"So are you gonna be good for Mommy?"

"Yes…I promise Mama"

"Good because if your naughty AT ALL…then you won't get to talk to Mama at night" Looking at Clarke for a second seeing the thankful smile she continued "Because before I talk to you…I'm gonna talk to Mommy and if she tells me you've been naughty then no goodnight phone call ok?"

"Ok Mama…...I promise"

"Promise Mommy as well….and say sorry to Mommy for being naughty as well please"

Olivia looked to her Mommy still gently clutching onto her juice box as she looked up at her Mommy "I'm really sorry for being naughty Mommy, and I won't be bad anymore I promise Mommy"

"You promise huh?" Olivia nodded her head at her Mommy's question "Ok then…so provided that you're a good girl and Oscar is a good boy; how would you feel about spending every weekend with Mama? ….as long as Mama doesn't mind of course" Clarke added quickly both her and Olivia turning their attention to Lexa, who smiled at them both before looking at Clarke and responding

"I'm more than happy with that…I mean some Saturday's they'd have to come into the studio with me, especially when we have a big client…but as long as everyone is happy with that, as long as your happy with that then I'm more than happy to have them every weekend. In fact, it'd be awesome for me" Lexa finished the smile on her face resembling that of a kid in a candy store.

"Ok then…Mama is ok with it…so what do you think Olivia? Do you wanna spend every weekend with Mama?" Clarke smiled looking down at Olivia seeing the excitement fill her daughter's face as she began excitedly nodding her head

"YEAH" Olivia shouted throwing her hands up in the air squeezing her hands in excitement, unintentionally squeezing the cartoon of juice in her hand causing the apple juice to squirt out of the cartoon and onto the island counter and her arm. Stopping with her hands in the air Olivia looked at her Mommy not sure if she was in trouble or not "I'm sorry Mommy"

"It's ok princess…. it was an accident" Clarke quickly responded seeing the hint of worry on Olivia's face, she was about to turn and look for a cloth when Lexa handed her some paper towels, before she switched their positions looking at their daughter and smiling before using a wet paper towel to wipe the juice off of Olivia's hand and arm, as Clarke wiped the spilt juice from the counter. Laughing when Olivia let out a small giggle as she looked up at her "Was that funny?" Olivia nodded her head at her Mommy letting out another small giggle as Abby, Jake and Oscar came back into the kitchen closing the door behind them. Oscar instantly went to the juice waiting for him on the table, climbing onto the table so that he could get to the glass with ease. Stopping after he'd drunk half of the juice he offered some to his Grandma and Grandpa, both politely refused so he continued drinking the juice until there was nothing left. Carefully he climbed down from the chair placing the glass next to him on the chair as he climbed down, once he was on the ground he walked over to Clarke and Lexa, as he was walking over to his Mom's Abby noticed Clarke and Lexa cleaning up and asked;

"What happened in here? Juice fight?"

"No…" Clarke softly laughed at her mom's words knowing she was referring to when her and Lexa had a water fight with juice, hence it being called a juice fight, when they were at a garden party Abby and Jake held just after they left High School. "Olivia got a little excited and squeezed the cartoon a little too tight by accident"

"Ok good I don't think I can handle a juice fight….so messy and sticky" Abby laughed out as Jake, Lexa and Clarke laughed along. The twin's just looked at each other not sure what the adults where laughing about. After a second the laughter stopped and Abby asked "So what got Olivia so excited then?"

"Well…." Clarke paused looking at Lexa almost asking approval Lexa softly nodded her head smiling at her ex. Clarke smiled looking down at Olivia she turned around quickly placing the used paper towels in the bin she turned around walking back to the island counter before looking at her parents and explaining "Me, Lexa and Olivia were talking about the twin's spending every weekend with their Mama….and then I asked if Olivia would want that she said…"

"YAY" Oscar's voice shouted from behind Lexa, thankfully Oscar didn't let go of the glass in his hands but instead looked up at them his feet excitedly moving up and down on the floor. Clarke leant down taking the glass from her son, as soon as his hands were free he held them in the air in his Mama's direction. Lexa smiled leaning down and picking Oscar up lifting him onto her chest. Oscar's hands instantly rested on Lexa's shoulders as he looked at her excitedly "Can we stay every time Mama?"

"You mean every weekend?" Lexa asked looking down at her son knowing what he meant by the sentence.

"Yeah…. can we Mama please?"

"Me and Mommy are both ok with it…so as long as you and Olivia wanna spend every weekend with me then yes you can"

"YAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY" The twin's both shouted at the same time excitedly wiggling in their spots. Laughing they both looked at each other the excitement in their faces was evident for everyone in the room to see. After a second Oscar looked up at his Mama asking the question he and his twin sister were thinking of "From when Mama? …...Tonight?"

Lexa looked at Clarke for a second before she answered the question realising that maybe tonight wasn't the best time to start the weekend stays "Not tonight baby…. you and your sister are still sick. BUT as long as your both one hundred percent better we can start next weekend…how does that sound?"

Oscar looked at Olivia getting a nod of confirmation from her, he looked at his Mama and responded "It sounds perfect Mama" He smiled out leaning forward and hugging his Mama tightly as Olivia leant forward hugging her Mama's stomach and her twin brother's side. "It's gonna be so much fun Mama" Oscar murmured into Lexa's shoulder. After a few minutes the twin's pulled back both turning to Clarke and at the same time saying;

"Thank You Mommy"

Leaning forward they both reached forward for Clarke, seeing what the twins were aiming to do Clarke stepped forward so neither of them fell from their place. Hugging the twins tightly knowing how much it meant to them to see Lexa, and how much it meant to Lexa to see the twins. Pulling back, she smiled when Olivia held her arms up at her lifting her daughter in the air and onto her chest smiling as Olivia rested her head on her shoulder her hand holding onto Clarke's shirt gently. "I love you Mommy" Olivia sweetly let out as she snuggled into Clarke a little more. "I love you too Princess"


So A nice ending for now and I may have tricked some people into thinking Clarke was going to get Roan lol I'm sorry (Sad Face) BUT Roan will be in the next chapter so perhaps you'll all get some answers along with perhaps a small measure of justice…Anyways, what did you all think of the chapter? As always please feel free to leave a review or inbox me personally if you prefer…AAAAANNNNNDDDD I can't think of anything else lol so Until next time Peeps and Peepettes, Stay safe and Keep Fanficing….