AN: I'm tired. Just so tired. And thank you 'guest' for leaving a nice review, letting me know you're still reading this story. It means a lot to me, but I think you have to create an account if you want me to give you a short comment back. Thank you so much. And for another guest that left a really nice review, telling me you love this fic and that I shouldn't use my time to write this fic if it's only to please others, I'm not going to stop writing. I enjoy writing, I enjoy spending my time on this fic. Because it's both for me and you.
Cage went to make some coffee. Abby sat down on the couch. Isabella were playing on the floor. "Do you want to play with me?" Isabella walked up to Abby. She was so gorgeous. Abby nodded and played with the little girl.
"These are very pretty Barbie dolls" Abby smiled at Isabella. The two-year-old girl smiled back. "I know. Mommy bought it for me" She admired the little girl, she looked so much like Emma. She loved being a mom, but being a grandma would be fun too. They played a little with the Barbie dolls in the enormous Barbie house.
She just had to pause it right there. It felt like everything was going so fast. Just as fast as her heartbeat. She was in her daughter's house, and beside her was her precious little granddaughter. Whom she finally got to see. Even though the little girl had no clue of who she was. The sound of the coffee machine that was just done, made Abby nervous. That meant Cage was soon to be entering the living room with fresh pressed coffee.
"Here you go" he gave the woman a smile, and handed her the warm coffee cup. She took a deep breath to smell the coffee before she got up to sit on the couch. "Thanks" the brown-haired woman smiled back.
"Your daughter is sweet like sugar" Abby said, and regretted it as soon as it came out. She would always say dumb things like that, even though she meant it to be a cute little comparison.
"Yes, she is. She got that from her mother, not me. Emma is the sweetest, and I believe Isabella will be just like her mom" Cage chuckled. It was clear how much he loved Emma and Isabella. The way he smiled when he said her name, is the what everyone wants.
Knowing that Emma was in good hands made Abby happy. She knew that her daughter was been taking good care of and that she had this little angel too. The two adults watched Isabella play with her Barbie dolls for a couple of minutes. It was awkward silence, but Abby was kind of relived he didn't ask any questions.
If Abby wasn't dying inside, she was sure dying now. The sound of the door open made her startle a little. "Emma?" Cage asked from the living room, getting a simple 'yes' back. Abby placed her mug on the table and prepared herself to talk.
"Hey honey, can you come to the living room? Your friend is here" Cage informed his wife. When he said 'friend', Emma thought it was Clarke. She entered the living room with a smile, but it seemed to disappear behind her big frown on her face.
"You" Emma said with an angry voice, and sending hate out of her eyes. She didn't say anything more, just stood there and stared at Abby till she got up off the couch. She raised her hands up, and was a little shaken. "I just want to talk. Please"
Cage looked confused. Who was this woman he had let in to their house? Well, according to how angry Emma looked, it was not her friend. His head kept moving, it looked at Abby and Emma. At Abby, again and then back at Emma. He didn't know if he should say something, do something or just sit there and wait till one of them makes a move.
"Please Emma. Let me explain…" Abby's voice almost broke. Tiny tears started to gather in her eyes, but Emma didn't care. She was still mad at her mother. For Emma, this wasn't her mother. It was just her biological mother. Not her real. To Emma, a real mother was a loving person that treated their daughter with nothing else but love. She meant that blood didn't matter. Family wasn't about who shares the same blood. It's who shares the same love, who love you no matter what, and will always be there for you.
"Then explain." Emma crossed her arms and waited for Abby to talk. The way Emma looked at Abby made her feel unsure whether she should tell her or not. Because it felt like no matter what she told her, she would just get mad.
The older woman took a deep breath in. "I was 16…" she began. Emma shook her head and let out a short laugh. But she still let her continue. Cage widened his eyes. He realized who this woman was. It was his wife's mother. He almost gaped of surprise, and threw a quick look at Emma. She looked crazy mad, almost like she was going to explode.
"We were kids, me and your father-"Abby stemmed, she tried her best to say the sentence without breaking. Before she got to say anything else, Emma interrupted her faster than lightning.
"Kids…?" Emma asked with a scowled face. "so, what? Were you afraid you were going to get yelled by your parents? Bad roomers getting spread?" she walked closer to her mother. "Where were you when you weren't a kid anymore? When I was two years old, and you were eighteen. Where were you? Or when I was five and you were 21? You could have taken care of me… came back to get me… why didn't you?" Emma's voice broke.
Abby's heart broke when tears streamed down Emma's face. The mother was all shaken up and reached her hand to wipe the tears away, but got rejected. She wanted to say something. But her words got stuck inside her. Her mouth was open, it moved but not a single word escaped.
"Where were you when I said my first word? And when I got my first boyfriend? or when I got my heart broken for the first time? Where were you when I had my first prom? My first job? My first house? My first husband? My first child…" Emma began, but this time, with a stronger voice. And with a little hint of madness, but it was most emotional and sad.
Abby's eyes were full of tears, they were ready to stream. She wanted to say something, but was cut off by Emma.
"Where were you when I was laying sick in bed?" the girl started. She moved a little closer to her mom. "When I got the flu, the time I coughed, threw up and cried. Nobody was there to hold me…" she tightened her fist. And spoke with a lower voice. "Where were you when I broke my leg…? When I sat on the end of the stairs, crying, after my foster father had thrown me down…"
Abby's tears streamed down her cheeks. She felt bad for not being there for Emma. That poor girl had been through a lot. "I wanted to be there for you…" Abby started. Afraid it would have triggered the crying blonde in front of her.
"You wanted to be there for me…? Why didn't you come sooner?" she asked with a broken voice. Not mad, but not glad either. "I'm here now. And I'm not leaving" Abby laid a hand on Emma's shoulders. She offered a careful smile, and got a little nod in return.
"I think I'll go grocery shopping tomorrow" Clarke said to herself as she got in the car. Some hours had passed and she was going to have lunch with Lexa. She startled a little when the car turned itself on, it made a loud noise. Clarke always startled when loud noises surprisingly showed up. She would scream sometimes too. The blonde was easily frightened.
Twenty short minutes later, she pulled up in front of Lexa's building. She didn't mind texting the girl, because she thought it would be better to surprise her. She said hello to the people she recognized downstairs and in the elevator. But as she reached the top floor, she greeted everyone.
"Oh hey Clarke! Are you here to see Lexa?" Indra smiled. The dark-haired woman had this amazing smile. Before, she didn't smile often. It was before Octavia and Bellamy came in to her life. And that's why every time she smiles, everyone smiles back. They never realized how beautiful people can be if they smile.
The blonde pulled the 'acting stranger' into a warm hug and gave her a simple yes. She smiled back to Indra and walked in the direction of the Lexa's office. Here it was. The enormous office. It was kind of good her walls weren't made of glass. Well, it was on the other side, because she wanted to look out of the building and to the view of thousands of skyscrapers.
"Hello?" the blonde carefully knocked on the door and pushed it farther open, because it was already a little open. But Lexa was nowhere to see, it was only one person there. One brunette, but it wasn't Lexa. The girl sat on the couch and jumped as Clarke got in.
"oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you Costia" Clarke apologized. "Where's Lexa?" the blonde asked as she tried to decide whether she should sit on the couch or stay where she was.
"She's at a meeting" Costia began. She patted on the couch, sending little hints to Clarke that she could come and sit beside her. And that's what she did. "Nia called in for a meeting with no warning. I just hate that bitch. Lexa do too. That old woman calls herself "queen". Puh! Queen of the bitches, yes" Costia chuckled. The blonde smiled.
"Hey, I talked to Lexa. And she's fine with us hanging out" Clarke smiled at Costia. The girl gave a careful smile and a nod back. What did that mean? "Well if you still want to hang out" Clarke quickly said, to avoid being rejected by Costia.
"Yeah, yeah! Sure! Of course I still want to" Costia waved her hands, shrugged her shoulder, nervously looked at Clarke. But I think she wanted to hang out with the blonde. Clarke looked a little weird at Costia and laughed. Was she usually acting like this? Or was it because they didn't know each other and that made Costia nervous. I mean, here you are, sitting next to your best friend's girlfriend. She understood the pressure.
"You should meet my friends too, they're the best" Clarke smiled. She actually meant it. It would be nice if Costia got to know the group too, since Luna already are in it. With raven. And Anya had been introduced. Costia thought it was a great idea and she wanted to be a part of the inseparable group.
"Hey" Lexa said with a question mark on her face. She closed the door and made her way to Clarke. She kissed her cheek and caressed her shoulder. It was a soft and gentle touch. It made Clarke smile.
"Hey" Clarke smiled as Lexa sat down beside her. The two of them looked at each other with a stupidly cute smile on their face. Costia coughed to get attention from both of them, and she got what she wanted.
"ugh, Lexa. Can I talk to you?" Costia bit her lip, a little unsure whether Lexa wanted to talk to her or not. She didn't want to get rejected, especially in front of Clarke. But Lexa didn't even hesitate, she got nodded right away and the two of them excused themselves for Clarke and went outside her office.
"What's up?" Lexa crossed her arms and showed a little smile. Costia tried to focus but she couldn't. The love of her life was standing right in front of her. Almost every day at work, Lexa used to have a pony tail. But now, she has taken the rubber band. Her hair was perfectly straight, and her eyes were shiny green as ever. Costia shook her head to focus.
She wanted to tell Lexa. But didn't know how. She wanted to be friends with Clarke, and best friends with Lexa again. But a part of Costia still wanted Lexa. She still wanted to be with her, and have her the rest of her life. She has even thought about settling down and growing old together.
"Costia?" Lexa asked. She looked at little worried, because she had that little cute frown on her forehead. She was so adorable when she was this caring person. Lexa laid a hand on Costia arms. "Costia?" she said once again after a little moment, because Costia never responded.
The girl came back to reality. "y-yes" she stemmed. "I-I just wanted to talk to you about…" she began. Oh Jesus. Costia was a terrible liar. "work!" she finished the sentence with a smile. Like she was proud of herself.
"Work?" Lexa removed her hand from Costia. "Could we talk about it after lunch? Because It's only like 26 minutes left and I don't want Clarke to wait any longer…" Lexa looked at the door.
"oh… yeah. Sure" Costia threw her hand down, as if it was no big deal. She walked fast back to her office and shut the door. Lexa frowned. This was odd. It was clearly something that bothered her, and it wasn't work. She wanted to be a good friend, but also a good girlfriend.
"I'm sorry" Lexa said with a gentle smile and carefully closed the door. She sat right next to Clarke and grabbed her cheek, slowly pulling her into a kiss. "Titus will soon be back with our hamburgers" she whispered. Clarke smiled and leaned in for another kiss. One thing turned to another and the blonde ended up with laying on top of Lexa, making out.
But as usual. A knock interrupted them, which made Lexa a little mad. "Jesus, we got to have our lunch dates another place next time" Lexa got up and opened the door. It was Anya. "Hey you. What's up?" Lexa asked.
"It's mom and dad" Anya simply said. She didn't have any face expressions, so it was hard for Lexa to read her face. "what about them…" Lexa asked a little worried. If something bad happened to them, she didn't want to hear it. Not now, not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
Anya smiled, and the smile just grew bigger and bigger the longer she didn't say anything. Lexa frowned, why was she smiling? "They are moving here after new year's! It was going to be a surprise, but I couldn't wait to tell any longer! And when I visit them for Christmas, I'm going to help them pack and clean and… we're going to be a family again!" Anya happily opened her arms and embraced Lexa.
The brunette was still a little bit shocked, but in a good way. She was speechless. Lexa loved her parents very much, and couldn't wait till they moved here. They could have dinners again, and visit each other. Have movie nights and drink tea. Just chat you and catch up. The last and biggest thought that hit Lexa was for Clarke to finally meet her parents. Lexa had never introduced her girlfriends for her parents before, because she didn't think it was serious enough. But with Clarke, she knew they were going to be serious.
"Oh my god!" Lexa finally said. She hugged her sister hard and jumped a little of excitement. After sharing the good news, Anya thought it would be better to leave the couple alone. Clarke smiled with love in her eyes when Lexa sat down. She liked seeing Lexa happy and excited.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy. I haven't seen them in a while, and I can't wait to hug them" Lexa tried her best to not smile, but failed as she let out a little shriek with enthusiasm.
"Don't ever apologized for being happy. I like it when you smile. You should never say sorry for smiling" the blonde smiled at Lexa. The brunette was so excited she embraced Clarke into a long hug. Clarke laughed and hugged Lexa back.
She wanted to pause the moment. Right here, right now. Lexa was embracing Clarke with all her love. She wanted to share this feeling with Clarke. Sending it from her heart to Clarke's. They didn't want to let go, never. But knew well that even good things had to end. It always did.
If the hug wasn't loving enough, the radio started to play their song. 'Me and my broken heart' It was a little weird that their song was a song about a broken heart. They didn't really care about the lyrics, just the fact the two of them knew the song and sang it together.
Lexa and Clarke both gaped at each other with big smiles on their face and started singing. Their hands linked together and their eyes were focusing on one another.
The music started fading away and the man on the radio started talking again. Their hands were still linked together. Lexa's eyes were drowning in Clarke's beautiful ocean blue eyes. Lexa leaned against Clarke's soft cheek and whispered in her ear. "You're beautiful"
She could feel the blonde chuckle, and as she pulled back to look at the blonde, she was blushing. As she was leaning in for a kiss, a knock interrupted them. Again, as always.
"Come in" Lexa said with her serious hot bossy voice. In came Titus with hamburgers and sodas. He bows to his Heda and gave a simple smile to Clarke. The blonde had a feeling that Titus didn't like her. Lexa must have made him be nice to her. Clarke only pressed her lips to a thin line and gave him simple 'thanks' as she received the bag.
Titus also handed Lexa some papers which made the brunette frown. "Let me know what you decide. I think you should do it" he said before he walked out the door. Lexa kept reading the paper, and browsed quickly through the other pages.
She sighed and put it on the table. "You okay?" Clarke had her head on the slope and placed her hand on Lexa's thigh. "Yes, it's just that Mr. Busy want me to take over his hotel, which is a few blocks away from here. He wants me to run it" Lexa shook her head and took a bite of the hamburger.
"well do you?" Clarke asked and took a bite of her hamburger. It didn't take long before Lexa shook her head. Then hesitated. "No. But it would be kind of cool. To a run another building and own it. It means more money, but also more working and less time to spend with you" Lexa placed her hand on Clarke's.
"So you're just going to say no?" Clarke asked. She didn't understand how Lexa would make a decision so fast. And not even think about it.
"Yeah. It's okay. I have enough on my plate. I get offers like this all the time. This is nothing. They just want me to be the owner because they don't want to shut down the hotel. It's clearly going bankrupt. And they know if I'm the owner, I will pay the debts" Lexa shrugged.
Clarke just looked at Lexa. How could a 25-year-old girl know so much? How could she own so many buildings and be the owner of it? She was boss to more than thousand employees. But still manage to have time to spend with family and friends. She was indeed good at what she was doing, and Clarke admired her for that.
She started admiring everything Lexa did. Her cute comments about how beautiful Clarke was. How she was strong, but still was able to show her feelings for Clarke. She admired every little thing Lexa did. Every smile she smiled. Every time she touched her hair. Every time she would touch Clarke. The blonde was devoted to the brunette.
"What?" Lexa smiled as she noticed Clarke was stupidly looking at her with her cute smile. Clarke just shrugged and looked at Lexa with more love. "I don't know. I'm just so in love with you"
AN: I'm sorry I used almost a week to write this chapter. I'm just going through a lot now. Tomorrow is Christmas, and I just don't know how it will be going to be. I've never celebrated it without my parents before… No, they're not dead… I'm just not living there anymore. Please leave a review and add to favorite!