Bellamy was the first one awake the next morning. Clarke dozed in the shelter of his arms. He played with a stray piece of her hair, staring down at her. He loved how she knew everything about him and loved him anyway. "You're doing it again" she grumbled sleepily. He grinned "And I will keep doing it" he told her "because I love you and nothing can change that." She smiled "I guess I'll have to get used to it then, huh?" she replied. He nodded "Guess so" he agreed. She pulled herself to a sitting position beside him. "Are you okay?" she asked him. He shrugged "I guess so" he sighed "I still want to get my hands on Kane, but I'm willing to hear him out." She watched him "We have to go there in a couple of weeks for my check-up, we can bring Octavia with us and the three of you can talk" she suggested. "Four of us" he looked at her pointedly "I need you to be there or I might pummel him just because I can." She took his hand in hers "If that is what you want, then I will do it" she assured him.
The door opened and Octavia entered the room with Rory on her hip "Somebody wants her mommy and daddy" she said putting the toddler down on the bed. Rory crawled over to Bellamy and lay on his chest "dada dada " she cooed tangling her fingers in his hair. "Good morning princess" he smiled down at her, kissing the top of her head. She snuggled against him. "We have to go to Mount Weather in a couple of weeks for my check-up" Clarke looked at Octavia "We'd like you to come with us, so we can sit down with Kane and have a chat." Octavia looked thoughtfully at her "And you are okay with that?" she looked at Bellamy. He nodded "We need answers and we're not going to get them if I beat him to a bloody pulp." Octavia grinned at Clarke "nice job" she chuckled. "Don't look at me, I told him if he needed to flatten Kane he could" she shrugged. Octavia turned to her brother "who are you and what have you done with my brother?" she asked him. "What do you think O" Bellamy prompted. "I guess we could talk to him" she sighed. "And if we don't like what we here, I'll still flatten him" Bellamy pulled Octavia into a hug.
That issue settled, Bellamy announced that he needed to find Roan so they could plan the addition to the house. He handed Rory to Clarke, kissed them both and walked outside. Octavia looked at Clarke "Are you really okay with Bellamy hitting Kane?" she asked. Clarke grinned "I'd rather not see him do it but I understand why he feels like he needs to do" she replied. "Its part of who he is" she explained "He protects the people he loves and sometimes that means hitting people." Octavia glanced at her thoughtfully, "I hope I find someone to love me the way you two love each other" she said. "You will" Clarke assured her "when its your time. In the meantime, just take care of your baby." Octavia smiled "I guess so" she sighed. "I'm going to go over to Raven's, do you need anything?" Clarke asked Octavia. She shook her head "I'm going to take a hike down the hill" she said "Okay, we'll see you later" Clarke bid her goodbye.
"Oh my gosh, you're so big" Raven gushed when Clarke walked into her house. "Tell me about it" Clarke scoffed and "I still have four months to go. Abby wants me to spend the last month at Mount Weather, so she can monitor things." Raven snorted "that'll be fun for you." Clarke sighed "she thinks the babies will come early and will be small, so she wants me to be close to good medical care." Raven nodded "that makes sense, on the bright side, Rory will get to spend time with grandma." Clarke smiled at that "and Bellamy and I will get a whole month to ourselves" she sighed. "That's a good thing especially with two, or three babies. You have to really make time to keep the relationship strong, so enjoy your child free time." Clarke laughed, Raven had a point, "oh and we have to go in a couple of weeks for a check-up, Octavia is going too. Did you and Roan want to bring the boys and get them checked out?" she asked. Raven liked the sound of that, maybe they could get Abby to keep Jacob and Theo so she and Roan could have some time together as well. "Let me talk to Roan and see what he says" she answered. Clarke nodded "Just let us know. Monty and Jasper can take care of things here" Clarke told her. "I will" she answered.
A tiny wail came from the other room "speaking of the boys" she said "it's dinner time." A few minutes later Bellamy and Roan came from the back of the house, each with a baby in their arms. When Roan saw Clarke he grinned at her "Yeah, you're going to have fun" he laughed. Clarke shook her head "I'll just make you and Raven help out" she shot back. "I will be helping your husband add on to your house, but feel free to drag Raven into your evil plan" he grinned ruffling her hair. Raven swiped at his hand "I say we just use the girls down the hill to babysit" Raven suggested "Its good birth control." Clarke snorted "now there's an idea" she grinned. After tucking the babies in Raven's arms, they left to figure out how to add to Clarke and Bellamy's home. "See ya later" Bellamy kissed Clarke on the top of her head. Clarke nodded "Have fun" she replied. "Do you think they'll actually get anything done today?" she turned to Raven and asked. Raven shook her head "no, they'll go play ball and work on the house while you are at Mount Weather the last month of your pregnancy" she laughed.
When Bellamy and Roan stepped out onto the porch, they saw a stickball game going on down the hill. Roan grinned mischievously at Bellamy "want to go have some fun?" he asked. Bellamy grinned back "We are going to need some workers to help with the house" he drawled. Laughing they walked down the stairs and loped down the hill. "Can we play?" Roan asked. Their request was met with a round of groans, but the teams were re-arranged to fit them in. Holding Theo, who had finished nursing and slept in her arms, Clarke rolled her eyes then turned to Raven "they think they're being slick" she laughed. Raven grinned "It's a good thing they are good daddies who stay up at night with the babies" she chortled. "Yes it is" Clarke agreed. Bellamy was the one who got up at night when Rory wouldn't sleep and he still had worked to maintain the safety and security of the settlement, so he deserved a little fun.
"You know we could take the kids and join them" Raven suggested. The crew that lived down the hill in the cabins were baby crazy "You could" Clarke scoffed "I promised Bell I would be a good little mommy" she sighed patting her already swollen abdomen. "So, come on and be a good little cheerleader, Rory and the boys need some time outside anyway." Clarke shrugged "sure why not, but can we root for the team Roan is NOT playing for? They're going to need the support!" she snickered.
By the time Clarke and Raven had gotten the kids ready and gathered all the things they would need they were worn out. "I'm never going to leave the house after I have these babies" Clarke declared "If it's this much work with Rory and your two kids, what the heck am I going to do with three more babies?" she sighed. Raven laughed at her "Well Abby would love to move her and be closer to her grandbabies" Raven replied. "Yeah, about that…" Clarke sighed. "What did I miss?" Raven eyed her curiously. Clarke relayed the story Octavia and Bellamy had told her. "So, they're going to talk to Kane then when you go up there?" she asked. Clarke nodded "yep and with any luck It won't end up with Bellamy hitting somebody" she looked skyward. "Let's hope" Raven agreed. "Are you ready to go?" she asked Clarke. Clarke nodded strapping Theo to her chest with Rory on her hip.
"I'm not going to survive four kids" Clarke declared breathlessly when they arrived at the field where everyone had gathered. The boys were sleeping on a blanket, while Rory sat in the grass playing with purple wild flowers growing in the grass. Clarke sat on the blanket watching, her legs spread out in front of her. She was only five months along, but her stomach was already huge. Raven sat down beside her, "I'm telling you, we need a nanny" she declared "especially if Roan wants more kids." Clarke turned to look at her "Do you want more kids?" Clarke asked her. "Not right away" she replied "but yeah, some girls would be nice. I'm outnumbered here" she chuckled, glancing lovingly at her boys. "Welcome to my world" Clarke sighed "between Rory and the babies…" she trailed off. Raven smiled at her "you know Bellamy will be there for you" she told her. Clarke shrugged "Yeah, I know" she sighed "I was okay with getting pregnant again, but if I'd have known I was going to have three babies at the same time. I'm just not sure I'm ready for it" she spoke softly. "Have you told Bellamy this?" Raven asked her. Clarke shook her head "He is over the moon with this news, I just feel overwhelmed" she sighed "Maybe it's just hormones" Raven looked at her "give it some time and talk it over with Bellamy, he'll know how to help you."
Clarke watched as Bellamy stepped up to the plate "He is good at that" she sighed, gazing at him lovingly. Raven laughed at her "sickening" she chortled. Clarke laughed "I'm not the only one" she smiled pointing at Rory, who watched her father. "Oh my goodness" Raven squealed clasping Clarke's hand as they watched Rory stand up "dada dada" she chanted "She's standing" Clarke exclaimed. Bellamy looked over at them; he grinned broadly and sent the walnut sailing toward him into the woods with a loud thwack. A collective groan rose up from the crowd as Bellamy rounded the bases. After he stepped up on the last one, he ran up the hill, picked up Rory and swung her in the air. "Did you see that?" he asked his eyes dancing "she stood up." Clarke laughed and nodded "We're going to be in trouble very soon aren't we?" she shook her head. "Probably" he agreed kissing her softly "but of all the trouble we've been through, this is probably the best kind" he said. "Our little baby is growing up" she sighed. "Not so fast princess" he grinned at Rory, who was still in his arms "daddy couldn't handle it if you grew up too soon" he kissed the top of her head. "Are you going to stay here for the whole game?" he looked at Clarke. She nodded "Okay, we'll see you afterwards" he said sprinting down the hill with Rory in his arms. "Bell" Clarke called "what are you doing?" she asked. He turned around with a big grin on his face "teaching my daughter how to hit a ball" he replied and walked back to the field. Clarke merely grinned after them "See outnumbered..." she laughed. Raven grinned at her "See, one baby or three, you have nothing to worry about" she said.