It's just a little crush
Chapter 21
Lexa and Clarke barely made it through the door after returning home from the park where Lexa had proposed before they were greeted by a very excited Octavia, Raven and Anya.
"Let me see the ring!"
"Did she get down on one knee?"
"Did you cry?"
"Did she cry?"
"Which one of you cried the most?"
"Did you ask her that important question Clarke?" The girls all bombarded Clarke with questions, speaking over each other and without letting her answer.
Clarke held out her hand to show Octavia and Raven the ring and they both admired it as Clarke smiled proudly at Lexa.
"In answer to all of your questions, yes I did get down on one knee, we both cried just as much as each other and Clarke has indeed asked me to move in" Lexa said with a chuckle.
"I'm so happy for you both" Octavia said as she hugged Clarke and Lexa.
"Me too" Raven agreed.
"Me three" Anya laughed and gave her sister a kiss on the cheek. "Come here sister in law" She continued before kissing Clarkes cheek too.
Octavia went to the kitchen and came back a few minutes later with glasses in her hand and a bottle of champagne.
"We all chipped in and got you this, to say congratulations" She explained as she handed the bottle and glasses to Lexa.
"Imagine how pissed you all would've been if I had said no" Clarke teased as Lexa stood open mouthed.
"Clarke!" Raven and Octavia exclaimed in unison.
"I'm kidding, there's no way I would've said no. I mean just look at her, who wouldn't want to wake up to that face for the rest of their lives" Clarke replied as she kissed Lexa softly.
"Come on you nerds, let's open this bottle and start the celebration" Raven encouraged as she started to pull Anya by her hand into the living room.
"Can I just speak to Anya on her own first?" Lexa asked anxiously.
"Of course, we'll wait for you in the living room" Raven replied with a smile.
Anya and Lexa made their way into the kitchen so Lexa could speak to her sister privately for a moment about something that was playing on her mind. She nervously bit her bottom lip and looked down at the ground before Anya brought her out of her own little world.
"Tell me what's on your mind little sis" She said curiously.
"I know Clarke spoke to you about me moving in here, but I want to make sure that you are definitely ok with it. I won't move in here if it is going to leave you in a situation where you can't afford to pay the rent or bills. As much as I want to live with Clarke, you are my sister and I can't move in here if you aren't going to be ok" Lexa answered nervously.
Anya walked over to Lexa and took her hand in her own "Lexa I promise you that we have all thought this through. I actually have a colleague at work that has just broken up with her long term boyfriend and needs somewhere to live, so I've said she can move in with me for a while. It's too early in Raven and I's relationship to think about living together but in a few months that might change. So for the mean time I will be absolutely fine and I get on well with my colleague so it will be nice to share the apartment with her. I want you and Clarke to be happy and this is the house she grew up in, I know she wouldn't want to leave here and move in with us so it makes sense for you to move in here" Anya replied sincerely.
"As long as you're sure it's ok An" Lexa said wanting to be sure.
"Of course I am sure, you deserve this happiness so much and I know that you will love living with Clarke" Anya said reassuringly.
"Come on girls!" Raven shouted from the living room causing Lexa and Anya to laugh out loud and join them all to celebrate.
A week later Lexa was moving into Clarke's house, luckily she didn't have too many things to bring from the apartment as Clarke had all the furniture she would need, so the move went pretty quickly and by the afternoon all her belongings had easily been moved over. Anya brought in the last bag from her car and placed it with the others in the living room ready for Lexa to take upstairs and unpack.
"I really thought you would have more things than this" Clarke teased as she looked at the bags on her living room floor.
"Anya and I never accumulated many things over the years so we only really have clothes and essentials. Our mom has all of our sentimental items in boxes at their house, so this is it" Lexa explained as Anya nodded in agreement.
"She was certainly a lot easier to move in than you two who collectively brought every single item from your entire lives so far" Clarke teased Raven and Octavia.
"Hey we threw quite a lot out once we got here" Octavia answered defensively.
"Only because most of your things wouldn't fit in your rooms and the attic was full" Clarke said sarcastically.
"The attic is only full because of the eight foot Christmas tree and hundreds of decorations that are stored in there" Raven added.
"Hmm but I know somebody who loves that Christmas tree and decorations when they are put up each year" Clarke teased as she poked Raven on the nose.
"I do not love them" Raven said in defensively as Clarke and Octavia looked at her with their eyebrows raised. "Ok, maybe I do love them and I love Christmas more than a grown woman probably should, but at least I don't cry when I watch The Muppets Christmas Carol Movie" she continued and glanced at Octavia.
"I did not cry I just had something in my eye" Octavia deadpanned.
"You've had something in your eye for the last three years running O? Clarke asked amused.
"Ok children, these things aren't going to take themselves upstairs, lets help Lexa unpack then we can relax for the rest of the evening" Anya concluded glancing at her watch as her stomach rumbled slightly.
"No heavy lifting you two" Lexa said with a serious tone of voice whilst pointing at Octavia and Raven.
"Received and understood, Commander" Raven replied as she gave Lexa a salute.
"Anya, I am going to kill you!" Lexa exclaimed as Anya ran out of the room and Lexa chased after her.
"Commander?" Clarke asked in confusion.
"It was Anya's nickname for Lexa growing up because of her middle name and because sometimes she liked to take control of situations" Raven replied.
"I can't believe I didn't know about that, I may have to just call her that one time" Clarke laughed as she picked up a bag from the floor and started to make her way upstairs.
An hour later all of Lexa's belongings had been taken upstairs and she was unpacking the last few items. She found a picture frame which had a picture of herself and Anya with their birth parents. The girls were both very young and sitting on their parent's laps at the beach. Lexa looked at it for a while and ran her finger over both her dad and mom with a smile. She was brought of her zone by Clarke hugging her from behind and resting her head on Lexa's shoulder.
"You really do look so much like your Mom, Lex" Clarke said softly.
"And Anya looks just like Dad" Lexa replied with a sigh.
"I know the perfect place where we can put this picture" Clarke said as she turned Lexa round and carefully took the frame from her hands. She made her way over to the shelf in her room that had pictures and memorial items of Jake. She made space next to a frame that had a picture of Clarke and Jake on Clarke's first birthday and placed Lexa's frame next to it.
"Perfect" Lexa agreed as she admired both pictures.
"I still can't believe you have officially moved in with me" Clarke said sweetly and turned to kiss Lexa on the lips softly.
"I'm so happy" Lexa replied before returning the kiss.
Two hours later the group were relaxing in the living room with Thai take out and wine, all except Octavia who was drinking lemonade.
"So how does it feel to be home?" Anya asked Lexa.
"It feels amazing, I will miss living with you though" Lexa said with a slightly sad tone of voice.
"No you won't, you will be too loved up with Griffin to miss me. Plus I'll be round all the time to see this one" Anya replied as she gave Raven a kiss on the forehead.
"You guys are too cute" Octavia said sweetly.
"Do you think you and Lincoln will move in together O?" Clarke asked Octavia.
"We have spoken about it and it will make sense when the baby is here, I think he just wants to make sure that it's what I definitely want to do, he doesn't want to pressure me or make me feel like I have to move in with him just because of the baby" Octavia answered truthfully.
"He really is a good guy and I'm sure that you two will love living together, you have a while yet before you need to think about it properly" Anya said sincerely.
"I still can't believe I'm actually having a baby, and that Clarke and Lexa are engaged and living together" Octavia marvelled.
"We should have a party and celebrate all of our good news!" Clarke suggested excitedly.
"I like that idea, when should we have it?" Raven added.
"Lincoln has to go out of town for a work course next Saturday and will be gone for three days, so how about Friday evening if that works for you all?" Octavia replied.
"Friday works for me" Clarke agreed.
"Me too" Raven, Lexa and Anya all replied in unison.
"Great Friday it is then" Octavia said excitedly.
The week went quickly for the group and Lexa had settled in perfectly at Clarke's house. Friday evening had arrived and once everyone had returned from work they started organising the house for the party. Anya and Raven had brought alcohol and Lincoln had made some food for everyone. The house was soon ready and people started to slowly arrive, the group didn't want to invite too many people but invited their closest friends and their parents.
Once everyone had arrived they all celebrated with drinks and caught up on each other's lives for a while before Clarke decided she wanted to make a toast.
"Woo, everyone can I have your attention for a moment please" Clarke called, causing the entire room to burst into laughter.
Clarke turned down the music and made sure everyone was paying attention before she continued speaking.
"I just wanted to say a little thank you to you all for coming here tonight to help us celebrate all the exciting news we have had recently. Lexa and I are thrilled to be engaged and living together and I can't wait to be her wife and to see you all at our wedding" Clarke said as she started to tear up.
Lexa walked over to Clarke and took her hand. "I also want to say thank you especially to Clarke's family and friends for accepting my sister and I, and for being so supportive. It means so much to me and I know Anya feels the same way. I agree with Clarke, I can't wait to see you all at our wedding and to celebrate together" Lexa said sincerely, her eyes also starting to gloss over with tears.
Octavia looked at Lincoln and they both nodded at each other in silent communication before they both stood up together hand in hand and walked over to where Lexa and Clarke were standing.
"Lincoln and I also have some exciting news, although some of you already know" Octavia said with a smile.
"Oh my god, are you getting married too?"Abby asked excitedly.
"No, we aren't getting married. I was going to wait to tell you but you are all our closest friends and family so it feels like the right time to tell those of you that don't know. Lincoln and I are having a baby" Octavia said with glee.
The pair was met with comments of joy and hugs as Octavia started to cry with happiness. Anya nudged Raven playfully before they stood where Lincoln and Octavia had stood previously and Raven coughed to get everyone's attention.
"Now I know that this news isn't as exciting as an engagement or a baby but Anya and I have some exciting news too, we are officially girlfriends and I am totally thrilled about that" Raven joked as Anya had to try not to laugh.
"We are all thrilled too honey" Anya's mom said, as she brought Raven and Anya into a hug.
"You are a brave woman to take on our Anya" Anya's dad teased.
"She's just as brave to take on me" Raven laughed and nudged Anya playfully.
The party carried on for a couple more hours before gradually everyone had left leaving Lexa, Clarke, Anya, Raven, Octavia and Lincoln. Lincoln decided he would go back to his apartment so he was ready to leave for his course the next day and Octavia chose to go with him so they could spend time with together before he left. Anya said she would stay over with Raven as she didn't have work until late the next day. The four girls said goodbye to Octavia and Lincoln and tidied up the living room a little before retiring to their rooms.
Clarke and Lexa made it into their room and started to get undressed, Clarke however was a little tipsy and struggled to reach the zipper on the back of her dress, much to Lexa's amusement who had drank more than Clarke but was seemingly more able to tolerate the drink and had removed her own clothes with ease.
"Would you like some help babe?" Lexa asked in a serious tone whilst trying to stifle a laugh.
"Oh, yes please. I'm having a little trouble" Clarke laughed.
Lexa easily undid the zipper and helped Clarke to step out of her dress before she lightly kissed between her exposed shoulder blades and made her way up to Clarke's neck. Clarke let out a slight moan before she turned round to face Lexa and brought their lips together eagerly. The kiss instantly grew deeper as Lexa carefully guided Clarke over to the bed stopping as they met the edge. Lexa broke the kiss and removed her bra before she placed her hands behind Clarkes back and removed her bra too.
Lexa took in Clarke's body for a few moments and couldn't help the smile that spread widely across her face. "I will never tire of seeing your beautiful body" She said in a mixture of admiration and desire.
"I feel the same way about you" Clarke replied with wide eyes and brought Lexa's face towards her so their lips met again.
Lexa sat Clarke down on the edge of the bed before straddling her and sitting carefully on her thighs.
"Am I hurting you?" Lexa asked seriously.
"No" Clarke sighed with desire as she brought Lexa's body closer so their chests were touching.
Lexa placed one of her hands behind Clarke's neck and kissed her passionately. Clarke placed her hands on either side of Lexa's hips and brought her closer to her own hips, she felt Clarke moan against her lips as their centres touched. Lexa smirked and rocked slightly against Clarke as she ran one hand down towards Clarke's chest and massaged the ample swell with her palm. Clarke's hands were encouraging Lexa to rock faster against her and Lexa could feel herself get more and more turned on.
She broke the kiss and looked into Clarke's eyes. "Lay down" she said huskily.
"Yes Commander" Clarke teased as she lay down on the bed.
"You're going to pay for that, Princess" Lexa replied making sure to emphasize the blonde's nickname that she had learnt that evening.
"Let me guess, Bellamy told you that" Clarke sighed.
Lexa raised an eyebrow and smirked as she carefully climbed on top of Clarke and placed her knees either side of Clarkes hips. Clarke reached out with both hands to try touch Lexa but was stopped in her tracks by Lexa taking her hands in her own and holding them above her head. Lexa held them there as she kissed Clarke's neck and chest making sure she left a mark on the top of her left breast. She could feel Clarke trying to release her hands it and only made her want to tease her more, she eventually let them go and slowly started to kiss down her chest, over her stomach and across her hips. Clarke's hips buckled with want and Lexa spread her legs and started to kiss torturously slow from her left knee and along her thigh. She looked up at Clarke before starting at her right knee and kissing even slower than she had on the left leg.
"Lexa" Clarke moaned.
"Mmm" Lexa replied between kisses.
"You're killing me here" Clarke replied, almost in desperation.
Lexa gracefully started to pull Clarke's underwear down her thighs and smiled as Clarke kicked them off the rest of the way and onto the floor. Clarke reached down and gently grabbed Lexa's hair and moved her head to the place she wanted it to be the most.
"Someone is keen" Lexa laughed.
"Lex, if you don't take care of me soon I swear I'll take care of myself" Clarke groaned as she moved her own hand between her thigh.
Lexa moved Clarke's hand away and decided she had teased her enough. She slowly kissed over her core and felt Clarke rock her hips, Lexa wanted to taste all of her girlfriend so she kissed and ran her tongue all over Clarke's heat before she settled on her clit. She started running her tongue there slowly before she gradually built up a faster rhythm.
"Oh fuck...Lexa" Clarke moaned loudly.
Lexa carried on her mission as she worked her tongue harder and faster against Clarke and had to hold down her hips that started to buckle erratically. She knew Clarke was getting close and with her free hand she entered her finger and thrusted it in and out as Clarke's moans grew so loud Lexa was sure Anya and Raven had probably heard.
"Don't stop" Clarke pleaded.
Moments later Clarke reached her high and Lexa brought her back to earth with soft touches before she moved up the bed and kissed Clarke on the lips. She laid her head on the pillow next to Clarke and looked into her eyes.
"I love you Clarke" Lexa said sweetly.
"I love you too Lexa" Clarke replied as she let out a yawn.
"Tired?" Lexa asked amused.
"Very" Clarke replied as she brought the blanket over her body and cuddled into Lexa's chest.
"Hmm now I see why your nickname is Princess, although I think perhaps pillow princess would be more suitable" Lexa joked as she kissed Clarke on the forehead.
"Lexa!" Clarke replied in shock.
"I'm kidding, now go to sleep my beautiful fiancée" Lexa said seriously.
"Yes Commander" Clarke replied sleepily as Lexa felt her own eyes starting to get heavy and held Clarke tightly before falling asleep shortly after.