"Lexa! Help!" Clarke was screaming at the top of her lungs.
Lexa came sprinting up the steps of the boat house panting heavily by the time she got to Clarke.
"What is it what's wrong?!" Lexa didn't see any imminent threats in the studio.
"A bug a big, big bug!" Clarke was standing on a stool point in to the 'very big bug'
"Are you joking... Clarke, I thought you were being murdered!"
"Look it's huge!" Clarke was shrieking still.
"... It's a lightning bug, Clarke..." Lexa looked at her disapprovingly.
"Please babe! Kill it!" Clarke had finally gotten the courage to get off her stool.
"You'll go skin a deer with Bell but you can't handle a little bug...?" Lexa smirked at her. "I can't believe you.." Both girls were laughing. Lexa caught the lightening bug and released it out on the balcony.
"My hero!" Clarke said while falling into Lexa's arms, kissing her on the cheek.
"You're cute." Lexa turned and started peppering kisses on Clarke's cheeks and neck. Tickling under her arms as she went.
"Stop! Stop babe!" Clarke called out barely defending the onslaught. Lexa finally gave in to Clarke's request.
"How's the painting going?"
"Good, I'm almost done. I haven't done realism in a while but it's going well."
"Is it good enough for a quick lunch break? I made us some sandwiches. Salami and cheese your favorite."
"Ahh, yes! I can actually break for the day. I already have my pieces picked for my next show. This one is a commission piece not due for another month." Clarke smiled at the beautiful brunette.
"Meet me in the kitchen? I have to go grab something quick." Lexa said before running down the stairs not waiting for a response from Clarke.
Clarke put away her supplies and organized her area before finally walking back to the house. Lexa was standing at the outdoor eating area with a bouquet of flowers picked from the garden.
"You are such a cheese ball!" Clarke said as she walked up to smell the bouquet Lexa was holding. "But I love it, and I love you." Clarke looked at the table where Lexa had cut her sandwich into four squares, Lexa's on the other hand was cut into four triangles. "Aww, you remember how I like it cut! You're so cute." Clarke now had her arms wrapped around Lexa's softly kissing Lexa's neck on a seductive manner.
"I love you too, now let's eat." Lexa walked Clarke back to her chair.
Clarke and Lexa had been at the lake house for a week. They had not had sex but they slept in the same bed every night, cuddled up to one another and had the occasional make out. Lexa had told Clarke how she wanted to take it slow, not just jump into bed the first night they were alone like last time. Clarke agreed and for the last few days they had been coming up with cute surprises to show one another how they cared about them. Clarke had gotten up early and made them breakfast this morning, so Lexa made them lunch. They went on with lunch and Lexa offered to get the jet skis out and they both spent the afternoon sunbathing and racing each other on the jet skis.
"I need a shower Lex." Clarke said as she slowly removed her towel standing only in her black bikini. Lexa couldn't stop her eyes from roaming up and down the beautiful blonde in front of her.
"Uh-uh yeah, I'll get you a fresh towel." Lexa said turning quickly to make her way to the linen closet. Lexa grabbed a towel and returned to a waiting Clarke, now completely naked having removed her bikini. "Holy shit..." Lexa said under her breath. "Uh, here you go, I'll just go shower in the other room."
"Or you could join me." Clarke said walking into the bathroom with the towel over her shoulder.
"Are you sure?" Lexa asked tentatively.
"Mhmm" Clarke had walked back to Lexa her arms wrapped around Lexa's neck slowly untying her bikini top. Clarke released the ties revealing all of Lexa. "You are so beautiful." Clarke leaned in and peppered kisses along the brunette's collar bone as her hands slid to Lexa's waist. Her thumbs were slipping under the strings of Lexa's bottoms again slowly untying the strings and releasing leaving Lexa just as bare as Clarke. "Your body is amazing" Clarke continued her kisses up Lexa's neck and softly nipping on her ear lobe. "Now, get in the shower!" Clarke said quickly, walking away after a swift slap on Lexa's ass.
"Two can play at that game Griffin." Lexa responded clearly frustrated by the tease. Lexa made her way into the walk in shower behind Clarke. She wrapped her hands around the blonde, her hands going directly to Clarke's chest. She kissed and bit Clarke's shoulders softly while her fingers rolled over Clarke's stiffened nipples.
"Oh god Lex." Clarke arched her back at Lexa's touch.
Lexa moved the two bodies against the wall, Clarke's face against the wall Lexa's front to Clarke's back. Lexa was still massaging the soft mounds on Clarke's chest, kissing and licking up the blonde's spine causing goosebumps and moans from the thoroughly aroused girl in front of her. Lexa moved her right hand slowly down Clarke's stomach her other hand still rolling her nipple between her fingers. Clarke's moans were growing louder every second. Lexa's hand stilled right before it reached where Clarke needed it.
"Can you hand me the shampoo please?" Lexa said while removing her body from Clarke's.
"Are you serious..?" Clarke whined.
"Mhmm, it's the green bottle." Lexa said nonchalantly.
"Ugh. I hate you..." Clarke continued sulking.
The continued their shower innocently and made their way back to the bedroom. Immediately, Clarke had Lexa in her arms, she had removed both of their towels so they were bare against one another. Lexa turned and walked Clarke backwards towards the wall. She pinned her arms above her head and slowly kissed and nipped up Clarke's neck. Lexa knew Clarke was ready, she had had her so frustrated in the shower, she felt bad for teasing anymore. She kissed Clarke sweetly, then planted kisses down the blonde's stomach slowly moving into a kneeling position where she spread Clarke's legs wider. Clarke was panting in anticipation her hands now grasping Lexa's hair.
Lexa paused briefly before she was prompted by the girl in front of her. "Taste me, Lex." Lexa dipped her tongue into Clarke's folds, tasting the wetness that had seeped from the extremely aroused girl. "Oh God baby, yes" Clarke was moaning loud now and Lexa slipped two fingers into her. "Fuck, keep going Lexa, I'm going to-" Clarke's admission was cut short by her climax taking over. Lexa slowed her ministrations to let Clarke ride out her climax. Once she had calmed Lexa slowly moved herself back up Clarke's body, letting her taste herself on Lexa's lips. "Bed, now." Clarke demanded. Lexa quickly lifted the blonde who wrapped her legs around the other and carried her to the bed.
Lexa sat herself on the bed so Clarke was now straddling her, the blonde kissing and biting Lexa's neck. They continued that way until Lexa and Clarke were thoroughly spent after hours of loving one another.
The following day they woke up with the sun, Clarke painted while Lexa took photographs of the beautiful sunrise over the lake. Once they were finished Clarke made the pair breakfast while Lexa went over some final financial decisions with Mecha Tech's new owner.
"So... Enough with the work shit, tell me about you and Clarke, what's the deal?" Raven asked eagerly.
"Nothing, we're taking things slow, getting to know one another again. Figuring things out I guess."
"Well is it working?"
"Yes, Rae, it's working. She seems to be happy again, I just hope it stays like that."
"Well knowing you, I'm sure you'll figure out how to keep the status quo." There was a muted voice on Ravens end of the phone. "Ahh shit Lex, gotta go. Monty just started a fire in the lab. I talk to you later."
"Bye R-" she was cut off by Raven hanging up the other end of the phone.
Lexa made her way back to Clarke who had finished making eggs and bacon for the pair. They decided to eat lunch on the patio since it was a nice day so far. Lexa opened the bi-fold doors to get a breeze into the home. They say there for a few hours just talking. They had done so much talking over the last week they felt like things were finally falling into place. Lexa knew everything was going to be okay. Even if Clarke and she didn't work out, Clarke was happy and things were back to the way they were supposed to be.
Around noon the doorbell rang, and rang again, honestly it sounded like someone was intentionally trying to break the loud bell. Clarke could hear yelling from the other side of the door but she wasn't sure who or what was making the noise. Lexa was right on her heels hearing the same noises becoming increasingly worried about what they would find. Lexa jumped in front of Clarke to shield her from whatever they would find. What they saw shocked and scared them, a young girl maybe 3 or 4 and an older boy about 6 covered in what Lexa could only presume as blood and dirt. Before Lexa could say a word the young boy started.
"Please, help, come quick, my daddy! There's been an accident." The boy was yelling but still composed enough to get his words out.
Clarke swooped the small girl up in her arms and Lexa grabbed the first aid kit near the front door and raced to Lexa's jeep. Clarke got in the back with the children to buckle them in, as Lexa asked the boy to point where the accident was. Clarke dialed '911' on her telephone as Lexa all but flew down the dirt roads trying to calm the children as she went. Once they made it to the vehicle Clarke jumped out and started triaging what she could of the scene. Both girls knew that an ambulance would take at least 30 minutes from the closest city.
What Clarke saw when she approached the vehicle was dismal. The car had crashed head on into a large oak tree. The children must have been in the car seats in the back thankfully, as it was the only remaining part of the car that resemble a vehicle.
"Lex, sit the kids down, look them over for bruising and cuts." Clarke yelled, her eyes telling Lexa to keep the children away from the car. Clarke approached the front of the car where the driver was crushed between the steering wheel and the seat, she immediately smelt alcohol on the breath of the slowly breathing, unconscious man. On her first assessment Clarke surmised he most likely had multiple broken ribs, extreme internal bleeding and probably a broken femur but the likely hood of him making it out of this was small, he wasn't conscious so Clarke imagined there was also a head wound involved. Instead of guessing based off of her previous med school knowledge she called her mother who was a doctor.
"Clarke, hi h-" Clarke cut her mother off.
"Mom, I need help, I'm at an auto accident. Head on into a tree. I see an open head wound, probably massive internal bleeding, and I'm pretty sure a compound fracture to the femur." Clarke took a breath as she rattled off information. "I'm putting pressure on the head wound but his heart rate is slowing still, I can't feel it anymore. What do I do, mom?"
"When will the ambulance be there, Clarke? Don't move him." Her mother replied.
"Probably at least another 30 minutes." Clarke remembered the children who came to their door. "Mom, he has two kids, they're the ones who came and got us."
"Oh honey, put pressure on the head wound, if you can reach it you'll need to stop the bleeding from the leg fracture. He probably tore the femoral artery if you can see the break, but Clarke... He's probably not going to make it, honey." With that Clarke hung up the phone. She didn't need her mother putting doubt into her head right now.
Lexa sat with the children as Clarke ran to the vehicle with the med kit she remembered to grab from the house. She started talking to the two trying to make sure they were both okay.
"You both were very brave for coming to get us. What are your names?" Lexa asked.
"I'm Aden and this is Lily the older boy explained. Is my daddy going to be okay?" The boy asked sheepishly holding back tears.
"See that girl over there?" The boy nodded. "I promise she's going to do everything she can to help your daddy." Lexa explained trying not to put false hope into the boy. Lexa turned to Lily as she was still crying to see if she was hurt or not. "Hi Lily, my name is Lexa." The little girl reached her arms out for Lexa to pick her up and Lexa eagerly accepted and put the small girl in her lap. "Can you tell me what hurts, Lily?" The girl continued crying as she pointed to her heart. "Right here?" Lexa said prodding the girl's chest looking for bruising but finding none. "Can you tell me what kind of hurt?"
"It hurts cause I'm sad." The girl whispered.
"She's sad cause my daddy was yelling at us when he got hurt." Aden explained for the younger girl. "He yells about mommy a lot since she went away."
"Where did your mommy go, Aden?" She asked the boy, trying to get the two children to forget about the scene behind them.
"She went to heaven." Luna answered first.
Lexa was taken aback, her heart broke for the two children before her. "Do you hear that?" Lexa said pointing to where the ambulance was coming from. "Those people are here to help your daddy."
The ambulance and fire truck pulled up to the scene and Clarke finally was able to take a step back. She was covered in blood from trying to attend to the father of the two children Lexa was now holding. There was a police officer talking to Lexa as Clarke walked up.
"We will have CPS come and meet the children to the hospital. I can take them from here, Miss Woods." The officer spoke.
"Actually, would it be okay if we took them? They've been through a lot." Lexa interjected, she saw the look on Clarke's face and she knew it wasn't good news.
"Hey guys, how about you let Clarke buckle you in, I'm going to talk to the nice police man for a moment more, and I'll be right back." Lexa said handing over Lily to Clarke and passing off Aden's hand.
Clarke took the small girl and young boy to the back of the jeep, buckling them up quickly and making small talk. She learned the two children's name and started thumb wresting Aden. Clarke was amazed at how much Lily looked like Lexa, she had long brunette hair with green eyes and tanned skin, Aden on the other hand had blonde hair with blue eyes looking more like Clarke.
"Officer, these kids just lost their mother, most likely their father as well. I know this may be over stepping but if there isn't any next of kin, I'd like to foster them." Lexa didn't realize what she was saying until it was out of her mouth. Foster two children she met only an hour before? She hadn't even talked to Clarke yet, or anyone for that matter. "I know you have to contact CPS to take care of the logistics, but if you could please let us escort the children to the hospital and speak with the case manager I would greatly appreciate it."
"No problem Miss Woods, you can follow the ambulance, please thank your friend for all she did to help, and you as well. It's a noble person to be able to accept responsibility for two children she hardly knows." The Officer replied.
Lexa and her three passengers made it to the hospital where they were informed the father had not made it. He had bled out in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Lexa had spoken with Clarke about possibly fostering Aden and Lily and Clarke was completely on board. Both girls had taken up such a quick bond with the young children, they couldn't imagine leaving them with a stranger. Once CPS arrived Lexa had informed them of their decision and also gave the case worker her lawyer's contact. Aden and Lily had no next of kin other than an elderly grandfather in Seattle who wanted nothing to do with the children or their late parents. Lexa had to pull a few strings with her contacts to be able to take home the children than night, it was completely against protocol, but sometimes there are some added bonuses of being Lexa Woods.