A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I saved my progress on my work computer, and I didn't have to work until today… I made it a long one to make up for it!
I think I know where I want to go with the rest of the story. Now I just have to write it…
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Chapter 14
"Enter the booze, bitches!" Raven entered with a bang.
Clarke laughed.
"Only one bitch yet, Raven", she said.
She loved Raven's enthusiasm. Nothing was too hard for that girl, she found the humor in everything that happened. It was what had gotten Clarke through the darkest times.
"What, no hot professor?" Raven asked, looking around Clarke's living room.
Clarke instantly saw red.
"Don't you dare, Reyes", she hissed.
Rayes smiled. She walked over to Clarke and put her arm around her best friend's shoulders.
"You know I'd never, Griffin. But I can't help it if she fancies me over you after tonight. I have this influence on woman… ouch!"
Clarke had pushed her elbow between Raven's ribs in response.
Raven laughed and walked over to the counter, unpacking the grocery bag she had brought with her.
"How come you're allowed to bring your eye candy and I don't?" she asked.
"My party, my rules", Clarke laughed, knowing damn well Raven did indeed understand why. "Besides, you're never able to not eat your eye candy at some point during the night."
"True that", Raven said, while she turned around, a bottle of gin in each hand. "Enough for you, Griffin?"
"We'll manage", Clarke winked.
Just as Raven started to laugh, there was a knock on the door.
"Clarke! Raven! Let me in! This shit is heavy!"
Clarke ran to the door and opened it, seeing Octavia standing in the door way, empty handed.
"Gotcha Griffin", she laughed, pushing past Clarke to hug Raven. "Glad to see you again, Reyes. I'd almost forgotten how you looked like."
Raven hugged her friend back hard.
"Got a reputation to uphold, O."
"Yeah, but three rounds in two days?"
"Hard work pays off", Raven winked.
Octavia laughed.
"You guys, get the drinks, will you? I'm going to see where Lexa is."
"If you're not back in ten, we'll come looking for you!" Octavia warned.
"Yeah, and I warn you, I might join the fun", Raven laughed.
Clarke ignored her friends and closed the door behind her.
Lexa wasn't surprised to hear the knock on her door.
She had told Clarke to go ahead and get her place ready, while she took another shower.
That shower had been over an hour ago.
Lexa was suddenly scared.
Not of Clarke, she was certain of her. Even after only five days, she knew that girl was worth fighting for.
Not of Abby, she would handle her when she became a problem.
She was scared of hanging with Clarke's friends.
She had never been out drinking or enjoying social events. Never. Always working, always training. Those were the ways of her people. She didn't know how to behave, how to act. And what if Clarke's friends didn't like her? What if they thought of her as a nuisance? As someone who just had come into their friend's life when she was just getting better, and destroyed all they had build? What if that made Clarke change her mind?
Lexa's train of thoughts hadn't stopped since Clarke had left her apartment. She was scared shitless, not knowing what to expect.
She sighed, got up and opened the door.
Worried blue met overthinking green.
"Are you okay?" Clarke asked, concern obvious in her voice. "You take long showers, you know."
Lexa smiled at Clarke's attempt to keep the conversation light.
"Come in for a bit", she asked, hoping Clarke would agree.
"Okay", the blond answered, following Lexa back inside. "But I warn you, we only have ten minutes before they are going to come look for us. And Octavia is very exact when it comes to things like that."
Lexa swallowed hard, nodding.
"What's wrong?" Clarke asked, when they sat down on the couch.
Lexa took in a deep breath.
"I'm scared, Clarke. This is all new to me."
"What I feel for you, the intensity I feel it in, is new for me too, Lexa. You don't have to be scared of that."
"I'm not scared of how I feel about you, Clarke, even though I just met you five days ago. It's that I've never been to a social gathering before. I've never been to what you've just invited me for. What if I suck at it? What if your friends think I'm weird? What if they don't like me?"
The smile that appeared on the blonde's face comforted Lexa a little bit.
"That's what you're worried about? That they don't like you?"
Lexa nodded.
"Well, Octavia wouldn't fight for us if she thought you were bad news. She sees how happy you make me, how much I smile since I met you. She hasn't seen that in a very long time. And Raven thinks you're hot, so she'd accept any excuse to be near you."
To this Lexa frowned.
Clarke laughed, seeing her frown.
"Don't worry, I've already told her to back off, you're mine", she winked, kissing the brunette.
"Ready to go now?" she asked.
Lexa nodded and grabbed Clarke's hand.
"Let's do this."
"Look who I found", Clarke smiled when she pulled Lexa with her inside her apartment.
"Hi", Lexa said, trying to keep her fears from showing.
"Hi, miss Woods. Can I call you Lexa? I'm Octavia. Nice to meet you", Octavia walked towards her, pulling her in for a hug.
"Uhm… yes… of course. And you must be Raven?" Lexa said, surprised by the hug.
"The one and only!" Raven smiled, winking at her.
Lexa hoped Clarke would know it was okay. She could see the blonde see red in mere seconds, glaring at Raven, who just laughed.
"Nice to meet you too", Lexa smiled.
"So, Lexa, what's your poison?" Octavia asked, pointing at the bottles on the counter.
"Don't know, really. I'm not much of a drinker. What's yours?" she asked, turning to Clarke.
"Gin and tonic", the three friends said together.
"Then I'll have one of those", Lexa smiled.
It didn't take long before the effect of the alcohol was evident on Lexa. She loosened up fast, not used to drinking strong liquor.
Clarke thought it was adorable.
She was staring at the brunette when she suddenly felt someone sit down next to her.
"Can't keep your eyes of her, can you?" Raven smiled.
"Nope", Clarke admitted.
"I can see what you mean with that crazy chemistry between you. It's insane, after just five days."
"I think I'm starting to believe in the one again, you know, the one you're meant to be with."
Raven nodded.
"Even I'm starting to believe in it, seeing you two. But don't tell anyone, it'll wreck my reputation in a split second", she winked.
Clarke laughed.
"How's Echo by the way? That's her name, right? Echo?"
"Already falling head over heels with the master", Raven laughed.
"So ready to get replaced, you mean?"
"I'm afraid so… Too bad though, she's hot. And a good lay. But can't have her falling in love…"
Clarke just laughed. Raven would find another girl soon enough. She just wished her friend would fall in love again. She had been in love, with Finn. She had believed he was the one. Until he cheated on her, with Clarke. All her faith in love got destroyed that day she found out. Now she just went from one girl to another.
It had gotten her self confidence up, though. She wasn't broken anymore. Raven had become a strong woman, ready to face whatever life would bring, with a smile on her face.
"Clarke, I'm afraid you're thinking too much and not drinking enough", Raven gave her a little shove.
"I think you're right", Clarke smiled. "Refill?"
"Yes please!" Raven said, handing Clarke her glass.
Clarke got up and walked to the counter. She saw Octavia and Lexa in an animated conversation.
She smiled. There had been no reason for the brunette to be scared of meeting her friends. They were getting along just fine.