Helllllooooo Everyone and Good Morning, Afternoon, Evening or Night, wherever you may be. I hope your all doing ok and I apologise for the delay in getting this chapter uploaded. I've been distracted by some personal issues so I ended up finishing this today as apposed to a few days ago as intended. But anyway, onwards we must go, so as usually Firstly I wanna say Thank You to: bobz-004, Pip24601 & AimleZZ for Favourting and/or following this story Secondly, Thank You to: Ascott, tcatch20, Guest (Jun 27th), IronicSteel, cheekymadom & rainBOWS, Thank you all for the review, anyone who read Ascott's review may wonder why I'm thanking them for being mildly rude and judgemental towards me, but simply put I understand that people have opinions and I'm not going to rude or judgemental back. I expressed my opinion back to Ascott, and they still disagree as is their right, so I'm not going to think too much into it. If they want to believe something that I know isn't true then they are free too, I know the truth and what's in my heart and I can't change someone's opinion nor would I want to, that would be against what I was brought up. And how I feel. So ANYWAY Thirdly, this chapter is roughly 8600 words plus, I hope you all enjoy it, I haven't had a chance to send it to Pheonixdjones to be proof read yet but will send it now and repost once its been corrected Anyway there is a small note below but other than that I'll leave you all to read on and I hope you all enjoy it
Cheekymadom: Yes I did mean the end of Season 5 with the Freak…I almost lost my Shi….stuff watching it… I watched the season via a streaming site I know online, and I know in England we haven't seen the final yet, we've seen the Juice (Lucy) scene in the dentist which I thought was HARDCORE….and so great…Loved it lol….so I won't say too much as don't know how much you've seen but let's say they way the season was left was AWESOME and you'll love it when you see it
Author's Note: I just wanna take a moment to let everyone know that this story is in no way intended to be Biphobic, I am a Bisexual woman and don't hate towards anyone, this story does have bisexual people in it, two of whom (Octavia and Raven) happen to be married to each other which obviously doesn't take away the fact that they are still bisexual. This has been the same since Chapter One, if you don't bother to read Chapter One but then are shocked or misinformed that's on you, I clearly state the main characters sexuality in the opening descriptions. Nothing that happens in this story (because that's all it is) is about someones sexuality, its about something inside them, something that they feel or are going through. Also me changing Clarke to a Gay woman has nothing to do with me 'hating' on Bisexuals. I just wanted to make that clear for those reading it in case they believed that. The way I wanted to write this story was specific and Clarke being Gay doesn't change the character in anyway and it shouldn't stop people reading. That personally seems a little backwards to me, because your hating on the fact that Clarke is Gay, and because of that your not reading it….that just doesn't seem logical to me…but anyway, everyone is initialled to their opinion all I ask is that you be respectful and remember that I am a human being with feelings as well. So simply put IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT THEN DON'T READ IT!
ANYWAY I Need to stop talking or typing even so you can all enjoy this chapter…
Chapter 25-Strawberry Flavoured Truth
Woods House 08:14am
Lexa felt a whole bunch of emotions rush through her body, as the emotions swirled around inside her one pushed its way to the surface and that was worry. Worry that her and Clarke might lose the kids if they told Ms Fox the truth, but if they lied they could lose the twins as well, she didn't know what to do, lies had been the reason she'd missed a year of living with Clarke and the Twins, and she'd be damned if she was going to any longer without them. She tries to think of what could happen either way, and the more the thinks about telling the truth the more she thinks about them losing the twins. The decision continued to whirl around in her mind until everything became decided and clear for her as she heard Clarke's voice fill the room, making Lexa turn her attention to her wife turning and watching as she spoke;
"That was before the incident outside, the one where Lexa pushed him back" Clarke began explaining looking over at Lexa for a second, reaching down and taking her hand at the same time. Lexa watched as Clarke continued to explain "Before he told me he loved me, he used to help me out around the house, fixing things when they were breaking or already broken, the day you're talking about the twins were sick, Lexa was here and we were looking after the twins, we left them sleeping to talk for a bit, then Roan came into the house using spare keys he'd taken without my knowledge. He scared Oscar a little but we calmed him down and he even spoke to Roan and forgave him, we'd put Olivia upstairs in her bed to sleep a little longer. I told Roan it wasn't ok to let himself in and after he apologised to me and Lexa, and Oscar he said he just came to fix the leaking tap in my bathroom. I told him he could fix it but to be quiet." Clarke paused for a second trying to find the right way to word the sentence she was about to say so that her and Lexa didn't sound like terrible parents. "After Roan finished we realised Olivia was having an allergic reaction, she's allergic to Strawberries and Oscars medicine is Strawberry flavoured, we have her her epi pen and got my mom, who's a doctor, she told us Olivia was fine. So we didn't take her to hospital, Olivia eventually told us Roan gave us the medicine, that's what lead to our confrontation the last time I saw him."
"Do you believe he intended to harm Olivia?"
"No he's not the kind of person that would hurt children, I don't believe he is. He told me he thought Oscar had the allergy. Either way he shouldn't have given my child medicine without my permission. I told him what has happened and he was apologetic"
"Was that the end of your confrontation?"
"No…he started telling me how much he loved me and wanted to be with me. He seemed to think that I loved him back and that Lexa was the reason me and him weren't together. He even accused Lexa of giving Olivia the Strawberry medicine to make her sick just so she could frame him"
"And this is the last time you saw him correct?"
"Yes. I haven't seen him again since, he came here and banged on the door a few weeks ago but I went into the den and stayed in there until Lexa came back. Olivia was scared and letting him in wasn't an option when he sounded that angry"
"That's understandable, and you've had no contact with him since then?"
"None, I haven't heard from him or been in contact with him"
"Ok. And your mother didn't find anything other than the reaction wrong with Olivia?"
"No, she was just a little scared, my mom told us to keep her hydrated and make sure she feels calm and safe. So we did, and she hasn't had any problems since….right Lex"
Lexa blinked a few times having heard her name, looking to Clarke she squeezed the blondes hand before wetting her lips and speaking "Right, she's been fine since, she's a little scared of anything red. She thinks anything red is strawberries, I explained that isn't the case. But once you explain it to her she's fine and doesn't really worry about it."
"She tends to believe Lexa more than me, we both think that's because Lex is allergic to Strawberries as well"
"That does sound accurate, children sometimes find it easier to comprehend things is they have something that connects them to the information and makes it easier to believe, and you both being allergic could be all she needs to know to believe it"
"Can I ask….is this going to cause a problem for us? With the complaint I mean?" Clarke nervously asked, she was wasn't sure the truth was the best option but she'd been around and heard so many lies over the last year she was down with lying.
"Oh No not by any means Clarke…in fact it works in your favour, being honest is all we ask, every parent is different and reacts to situations differently….some panic and some react it's all a case of us being as informed as we can be to judge this claim."
"So us not taking her to the hospital won't be an issue?"
"It would if not for the fact that you called in your mother who by all accounts is a fully licensed and competent doctor"
"She is, you can check her out, her name is Abigail Griffin"
"I appreciate that Clarke, but honestly you did the right thing telling me the truth. You trust your mother more than any other doctor and I'm sure Olivia was more comfortable with her Grandma than with a strange doctor"
"She was, she loves her Grandma, and she doesn't really like hospitals….we don't know why really but she just never has"
"Not a lot of children like hospitals, it's all the white walls and the grumpy adults I believe…but anyhow I believe I have everything I need to respond to this claim."
"When will we know the outcome"
"Officially in about three to four days, unofficially I can tell you I'm recommending the case be dismissed. I believe that the claim was completely false and unfounded. And personally, I believe that whoever made this claim may have some personal issue with you, that is completely just my opinion so please don't take it to heart. Just the claim was specifically aimed at your parenting and mentioned your relationship which very rarely gets brought into any claim"
"Thank you for your honestly…..Will we receive a copy of the claim?" Lexa asked now she was filled with a massive sense of relied knowing the case was more than likely being dropped. But now she was feeling the anger burning inside her, making her want to find out who made that claim against her and Clarke
"You won't receive a audio copy but you will receive a transcript of the call itself along with my personal opinion and the outcome of our interview and my interview with the twins. Then my supervisors decision, and the stages that will follow the result of the investigation"
"So we'll be able to see what was said during the complaint?" Lexa asked needing to clarify before Ms Fox left.
"That's correct, along with all relevant paperwork and information needed"
Before Ms Fox could say another word Olivia came running into the kitchen, stopping in front of her Mama she looked up at her innocently "Mama can we play now?"
"In a minute princess, I promise"
"Ok Mama…..can I stay with you?"
Lexa wasn't sure what she was meant to say, she didn't want to upset her daughter but she also wasn't sure whether or not Ms Fox was done talking to them. "Ummm..." She looked to Ms Fox unsure.
"It's fine I've got to get going, I have another meeting to get to. Thank you both for your time, and I'll be in contact in some form very soon. Thank you once again and my apologies for any interruptions"
"And thank you for telling us your views on the outcome of the claim. It means a lot to us to know what your views are, it'll help us keep calm and stop our minds running away with themselves"
"No problem, I'm just doing my job"
"Thank you" Clarke and Lexa said at the same time, just as Olivia moved closer to her Mama leaning herself against her Mama's legs her hands coming to gently grip onto the denim material of her Mama's jeans. As Lexa looked down at their daughter, Clarke smiled and continued speaking "I'll walk you out" She smiled out motioning to the door as she looked at Ms Fox.
"Thank you that's very kind" Clarke watched as Ms Fox checked she had everything and walked back into the living room. Once Ms Fox had her bag and all her items she held her hand out to Lexa smiling "It was nice to meet you, despite the circumstances"
"Nice to meet you too" Lexa responded reaching her hand forward and shaking Ms Fox's hand. As Clarke walked Ms Fox out of the kitchen through to the living room and to the front door, Lexa turned her attention back to her daughter, seeing Olivia looking up at her smiling softly "Are you happy Princess?" Olivia smiled and nodded her head at the question. Lexa smiled at the small action "oh yeah, how come?"
"Cause I think I got all the questions right Mama"
"I think you did as well" Lexa smiled not wanting to ruin the innocent way her daughter saw the questions she'd been asked by Ms Fox. Instead she just let her daughter be happy and innocent. "What would you like to do today?" Lexa softly asked smiling at her daughter as she gripped onto the back of her Mama's jeans and looked up at her giving her a toothy grin and a soft giggle.
"Can we go to the park Mama?"
"I think we can arrange that"
"Can Auntie Raven and Octavia come too?"
"I'm not sure but I'll ask them both ok?"
"Ok Mama…..thank you"
"Hey, I've got an idea…..wanna hear it?"
"Yeah" Olivia excitedly let out her arms shooting up in the air as she smiled at her Mama
"How about me and you call Auntie Raven now, then we can see how she is and if she wants to come to the park, how does that sound?"
"That sounds awesome Mama….call her now Mama quickly"
"My phones upstairs princess, you wanna go get it for me?"
"Where is it Mama?"
"It's on my side of me and Mommy's bed"
"Ok Mama I'll get it quickly" Olivia let out turning around and running through the living room shouting something at her brother before she quickly disappeared up the stairs and towards her Mama and Mommy's bedroom. Lexa stayed where she was listening out for her daughter's footsteps and soon enough she heard them along with a small reminder from Clarke for her not to run down the stairs. She heard the footsteps slow down and come to a stop then she heard Olivia's voice softly say "Sorry Mommy" to which Clarke quickly responded 'it's ok princess'. Within seconds of Clarke response to her Olivia came rushing back into the kitchen holding her Mama's phone, Lexa had to admit she was impressed that her daughter knew which phone was hers. Olivia walked upto her holding the phone in the air between them breathlessly saying "Here you go Mama"
"Thank you princess, how did you know which one was Mama's?"
"Because I remembered Mama"
"Ok. Good girl….Let's call Auntie Raven then"
"YAY"
Lexa smiled at her daughter before holding her phone in both hands and leaning on the kitchen island looking down at Olivia she noticed her daughter watching her every move "Wanna sit up here while I talk to Auntie Rae?" Olivia nodded her head quickly throwing her arms up in the air in her Mama's direction. Lexa smiled placing the phone on the island counter top, leaning down and lifting her daughter up onto the counter top she softly reminded "Remember the rule?"
"Yeah I do Mama…..No wriggling and I have to be really careful or I could fall and that would hurt loads"
"Exactly princess…good girl" Lexa smiled leaning forward gently placing a kiss on her daughter forehead. Leaning forward resting her forearms on the counter, Lexa felt Olivia wrap her right arm around her neck leaning into her at the same time, smiling to herself at her daughter's actions she went into her recent calls and pressing on Ravens name which was first on the list, she placed the phone on speaker so Olivia could hear what was being said. The phone rang twice before the call was picked up, and Raven's voice filled the room:
"Hello"
"Hey little sis"
"Ha ha really funny Lex" Raven let out with a small laugh "How can I help?"
"Well I have someone that wants to ask you something"
"Oh yeah and who might that be?" Raven asked she knew fully well that it was either Oscar or Olivia.
"ITS ME" Olivia shouted down the line instantly realising her voice was louder than it should be inside "Sorry Mommy" She loudly said smiling when she heard her Mommy shout back 'Its ok Princess'
"Who's me?"
"It's Olivia Auntie Rae"
"No way that's my favourite niece"
"It is Auntie Raven I promise" Olivia let out as a laugh filled her chest causing her head to vibrate softly against her Mama's shoulder
"Ok then, I believe you"
"Good, how are you Auntie Rae?"
"I'm good thank you Livy, how are you?"
"I'm great Auntie Rae, me and Oscar spoke to the pretty lady, we thought she was scary but she wasn't"
"What Pretty lady?"
"The Ms Fox pretty lady, she asked us questions about Mama and Mommy, but it wasn't scary"
"And is this pretty lady gone?"
"Yeah. Isn't she Mama?"
"Yeah baby she is, I'll explain everything to you later Rae" Lexa softly said looking at the phone as she placed a kiss on the top of her daughter's head making Olivia smile
"Ok. So why is my favourite niece calling her favourite Auntie then?"
"Can I ask Mama?" Olivia asked looking up at her Mama, Lexa nodded her head at the question making Olivia smile before she turned back to the phone concentrating on what she was about to say. "Me and Oscar don't have any nursery Rae and Mama said we can go to the park to play on the swings and slide, and I asked Mama if you and Auntie Octavia can come and Mama said I have to ask you, so we called you"
"So you want me to come to the park with you?"
"Yes please…..and Auntie Octavia…..OH and Zachary please Auntie Rae"
"Ok well I don't know about Auntie Octavia and Zachary but I would love to come…as long as your Mama comes to pick me up like a good big sister would"
"Yes….Go Now Mama….Go get Auntie Raven…" Olivia excitedly let out wriggling on the island counter she was sitting on, looking at her Mama she waited for a response.
Lexa couldn't suppress the smile from breaking out onto her face, letting the smile completely fill her face she leant forward kissing her daughter on the forehead, pulling back and looking at her daughter she softly said "Ok, I'll go pick up Auntie Rae and then I'll call Auntie Octavia and see if she and Zachary can come to the park with us ok?"
"Ok Mama…..Thank you Mama…Thank you Auntie Rae"
"Your welcome" Raven and Lexa responded at the same time making Olivia burst into laughter at the joint sentence. As She giggled softly against her Mama's shoulder, removing herself from her Mama she softly spoke again;
"See you soon Auntie Raven…" Olivia didn't wait or a response from her Auntie Raven, instead she gently tugged at her Mama's top. "Mama can you help me down please?"
"Of course I can Princess.." Lexa smiled out seeing the excitement and happiness on her daughters face. Holding her hands in the air she smiled at Olivia lifting her daughter into the air and placing her on the floor carefully. "You go tell your brother about the park and I'll get my shoes and keys then go get Auntie Rae…" Lexa laughed as Olivia let out a small 'Yay' before taking off running towards the living room to tell her brother everything that had just happened "Your not gonna believe what's happened here this morning" Lexa began explaining before beginning to explain to her sister everything that had happened that morning with Ms Fox.
9:00am Monday Morning-Raven's Apartment
Lexa had partially explained to Raven about Ms Fox and how she'd turned up at the house to investigate the claim/complaint made against her and Clarke. She went on to explain in small detail what Ms Fox had said and done, she didn't have much time to explain when Clarke walked into the kitchen asking why she was going to Raven's. It seemed that in all her excitement Olivia hadn't explained to her Mommy what the plan was properly. Lexa told Raven she'd see her soon and to hurry up getting dressed, Raven just laughed and hung up the phone leaving Lexa free to talk to Clarke, she quickly explained to her wife what was going on, getting and apology from Clarke before reinforcing that Clarke didn't need to apologise for the miscommunication. She got herself ready to leave getting her shoes on and grabbing her keys before saying a quick goodbye to the twins making sure they both knew she was only going to get their Auntie Raven. They were both fine with it, not freaking out or thinking their Mama wasn't coming back, Lexa kissed them both before standing up and moving to Clarke kissing and hugging her gently before heading to the door, as she walked through it the twins walked up to the door not stepping over the threshold knowing they weren't allowed without their Mama and Mommy's permission. As Lexa walked to her car she laughed softly as the twins shouted goodbyes and waved like crazy with an equally amused Clarke standing behind them. Once she finally got into her car she started it up reversing out the drive and driving in the direction of her sisters (formerly her) apartment, waving through her window at the twins and Clarke until they were out of her sight line.
That had been about 40 minutes ago and now Lexa had just reached her sisters apartment, she'd decided to call Octavia when she was driving over to Raven's. Her and Octavia got chatting and ending up talking for twenty minutes before Zachary began crying for his Mommy having woken up from his morning nap. They both agreed to continue talking later, as soon as Lexa had brought up the subject of everyone spending the whole day together Octavia had agreed, before she quickly asked if Raven was ok with that, when Lexa told her Raven was ok with it she could hear the happiness fill Octavia's voice as they continued to talk. It made her smile at the old Octavia that was beginning to shine through again, she hadn't heard that in a while. Just as they ended the call so Octavia could attend to Zachary, Lexa pulled into the familiar car park, driving to the floor she needed she found a space next to Raven's Rover, the car that was identical to hers except for the colouring, smiling she parked the car before turning the engine off and exiting the car heading to the apartment saying a small hello to people as she passed them. Over the months she'd gotten to know a few of the neighbours, most of whom were people who had been in the same situation as she'd been, some were in worse situations and others had not a care in the world, but each and every one of them were nice people that got along with everyone. Reaching the apartment door she gently knocked on it with her knuckles hearing her sister shout out something before she heard a heavy footsteps coming towards the door before there was a shuffle and the sound of the door unlocking. As the door opened slowly Lexa laughed as her eyes fell on the image of her sister brushing her teeth as Raven realised who it was her shoulders relaxed a little and with a mouthful of toothpaste so said:
"Oh it's you"
"Wow little sis, nice to see you too"
Raven laughed at her sister motioning for her to enter the apartment closing the door she stepped forward hugging her sister as she removed the toothbrush from her mouth. Pulling out of the hug she softly spoke, careful not to spit toothpaste over her sister knowing how much she hated that. "Sorry, give me two seconds I'll be back"
"Sure"
Raven smirked at her twin before spinning on her heels and removing off towards the bathroom. Laughing softly Lexa shook her head before walking over into the kitchen and grabbing herself a bottle of water from the fridge. Just as she finished Raven walked into the kitchen smiling at her before getting herself a bottle of water. Without a word to each other they walked into the living room sitting down next to each other on the couch, quietly they sipped their waters both remaining quiet for a minute until Raven spoke:
"So you never said what happens now with CPS"
"Well Ms Fox said she's gonna recommend that the complaint be dropped, she spoke to me, Clarke and the twins and said she believes the complaint was unfounded. She's gonna tell her superior the same along with filing her report which will say the same. She said that it'll just be against our names in case a future claim is made, but other than that she also believes nothing will come of it."
"That's great Lex, did she say who made the complaint?"
"No, the complaint was made anonymously. She said that once she files the paperwork and her superior decides what decision to make, then we'll be sent a copy of all the paperwork along with the transcript of the call that was made. So maybe that will give me something to work off, if not then I'll just have to move on. But the main thing is that the twins aren't going anywhere and it looks like the whole case will be dropped"
"I still don't understand why it was taken so seriously, I mean it was only one complaint and a weak one from what I can gather"
"Who knows?"
"You can't lie to me remember dummy…" Raven gently responded nudging Lexa softly with her left shoulder "This Ms Fox, did she mention what happened with Mom and Titus?"
"She didn't mention it in detail but she mentioned it yeah"
"What exactly did she say?"
"She said that the only reason that it was taken so seriously other than the comments made in the complaint is because of the file that was connected to my name."
"Well that's our Mom for ya, still fucking with our lives even when she isn't involved in our lives or even in the same state"
"Yeah, but she gets the happy ever after we never did huh?"
"Yep…." Raven paused for a second as the thoughts of their mother filled her head, instantly making her angry, it'd be nearly two years since her and Lexa had seen TJ and Costia, and it was all because they didn't want their mother near their children. Shaking her head softly ignoring the rising anger and the painful memories she softly smiled at her sister before softly continuing "Surely you can't be judged because our Mom was a complete wreck of a mother and an alcoholic to boot"
"It doesn't work against me or for me, its neither. But because she has a history we're more likely to follow in her footsteps…well that's what the system says and thinks anyway"
"That's just stupid, we shouldn't be judged for our mother's mistakes and bad parenting"
"I know, but we are and we have to deal with it….just remember if you get a call from them, talk to them politely and don't go all Reyes on them" Lexa softly laughed at the end of her sentence, since they had dropped the last part of their hyphened name (Reyes), they had started using the word Reyes instead of crazy, referring to their mother and the way she would change demeanours when she was and wasn't drunk almost like she was a crazy woman.
"I wouldn't do that to you sis you know that"
"I know Rae"
"Good ya goof…" Raven playfully responded gently nudging her sister's shoulder. After a moment of silence she continued "So how did Clarke take it?"
"She took it well, at first she cried, I think that was more the fear of the kids being taken. Then she seemed to be fine, she even explained everything about Roan and that whole mess of a situation…minus the Nia lying her ass off part of course"
"Of course, so they don't know about Octavia's involvement in that either?"
"No, I left you and Octavia out of it, well apart from the parts your aware of anyway."
"Cool Thanks…how are you dealing with it?"
"I'm dealing….as good as can be I suppose"
"No resentment or anger at all?"
Lexa looked at her sister contemplating lying through her teeth, but she knew it was pointless Raven was right, there was only one person in this world that she couldn't lie to and that was her twin sister. The one person that had her back no matter what, and believed her without a second thought. "I'm beyond angry but I'm burying it ok?"
"No it's not ok Lex, you can't bury your feelings…why would you want to anyway?" When Lexa didn't say a word she instantly knew the answer "You don't want to rock the now steady boat"
"Everything is just getting back to normal, I have my family back, I'm living back in my house with my wife and kids. If I really let go and say everything I want to, I don't know if we can come back from it….I remember waking up and watching Mom and Dad argue when they were both plastered, I remember jumping in front of Mom's hand or Dad's fist to stop you getting hit. I remember all of that, and I know I could never hit Clarke and I know she'd never hit me…I don't want the twins to have to hear us arguing, I just want to be a normal family for once"
"So, you take the burden of all your feelings yourself?"
"Yes. So, what I'm angry and resentful but what is saying it really gonna do Rae. It'll upset Clarke and make things weird between us again. And I'm not willing to lose that all again. I can't go back to the last year, I can't redo all of that again"
"But carrying this isn't fair on you Lex…And this isn't just about the complaint is it?...you don't even need to answer that cause I know it's about more than that….you've been holding this in for over a year Lexa, and granted you didn't have to see her that much at the beginning but now you have to see her everyday, sooner or later it's going to explode Lexa"
"I know ok….but I just want a little bit more normality until I really tell her everything I'm feeling"
Raven softly smiled at her sister, taking a breath and deciding to let the subject drop for her sister's sake she could tell the CPS complaint was weighing on her twin sister's minds. "Just promise me that if it gets too much for you, then you come to me and tell me, we can talk it out and I can help you deal with it the correct way…"
"Ok"
"Promise me Alexa"
"Ok ok, geez no need to full name me…. I promise Raven, if it all gets too much for me and I feel like I'm gonna go REYES then you're the first person I'll come to ok?"
"Good…" Raven smiled wrapping her left arm around Lexa's shoulders and pulling her into her hugging her sister tightly, Lexa smiled at the gesture and wrapped her arms around her sister holding onto her equally as tight. "I love you Lex…I've got you no matter what, don't forget that ok?"
"I won't I promise….I love you too…and I've got you as well no matter what…" Lexa responded, she could have made some comment about Raven being a sap or over emotional but she knew how genuine her sisters words were at this moment in time. She didn't want to ruin this moment by making some joke that wasn't needed right now.
The Woods House
Clarke was sat on the couch looking through her phone as the twins played in front of her. Their attention still completely on the selection of action figures they had, from wrestling figures to every superhero figure you could imagine. Clarke giggled softly as she listened to the interesting conversation between the twins as they talked about who would save the princess at the end. Going through her pictures from the weekend just gone she smiled at the picture she'd taken of Lexa and the twins playing in the garden on Sunday with her parents laughing softly in the background. Lexa had Olivia on her shoulders holding her firmly in place whilst Oscar tried to save his twin from their Mama. She remembered how Oscar had begun tickling the back of Lexa's knee making all the adults laugh at the interesting tactic, Lexa did as she always did and went along with it falling to her knees letting her daughter fall safely onto the floor, before dramatically falling onto the floor, within a second Oscar had jumped on top of his Mama holding her down while Olivia ran to her castle at the end of the garden. She loved looking at this picture it was everything she loved about having her wife back all rolled into one picture, the reason was simply happiness, not just her own but the twins' as well, along with her parents as well who were more than happy that Lexa was back where she belonged. As she got lost in the image in front of her and how it made her feel she felt the couch dip causing her to look in the direction the feeling came from seeing Olivia and Oscar sitting on her left side, both of them were looking at her questioningly;
"What are you looking at Mommy?" Olivia quickly asked as her and her brother raised onto their knees trying to peak at whatever was on their Mommy's phone
"It's picture of you two playing with Mama yesterday"
"That was loads of fun Mommy" Oscar sweetly responded "Can we see Mommy? Please"
"Of course, you can, but how about one of you comes this side then we can all look at the same time" Without a word, Oscar looked at his twin before climbing down from the couch and taking a few steps around his Mommy's legs. Climbing back up onto the couch so he was sitting on his Mommy's right side, snuggling into his Mommy's side at the same time Olivia did the same thing on their Mommy's left side "Perfect, can you both see now?" Clarke softly asked, she secretly wanted the twins to always sit like this, she loved being squashed in between them, their little hands clinging lightly onto her forearm. They both nodded their head at her question "Can you both see Grandma and Grandpa in the background?"
"Yeah" They responded in unison
"And then theirs you Oscar…and you Olivia….and then Mama of course…"
"Mama was the dragon"
"I know she was, and you both defeated the dragon and the princess was safe again, isn't that right?"
"Yeah Mommy" They again responded in unison, their timing always amazed Clarke just like it amazed her when Lexa and Raven would do the same thing. As she held back the small laugh she usually released, Clarke felt a small tug on her left sleeve, looking down at Olivia she waited for her daughter to speak "Can we see more pictures Mommy?"
"Of course, princess, you want to swipe the screen, one picture each or would you both like Mommy to do it?"
"You do it please Mommy" Oscar quickly answered getting a nod of confirmation from his sister as he spoke
"Ok then…you can both help Mommy pick a picture to put on Facebook for the whole world to see" Clarke smiled and laughed softly when she felt both the twins wriggle in excitement against her arms. She knew they had no idea what Facebook was but she loved how excited they got when they were allowed to pick something, even if they didn't know what it was for. Swiping to her right she slowly went through all the pictures that she'd taken over the weekend, there were mainly pictures of Lexa and the twins or the twins and her parents or Lexa and her parents or just pictures of the twins doing something adorably cute.
Continuing through the pictures she came across pictures from Saturday night and her date with Lexa. The first she came across was of Lexa holding her phone out in front of them both, taking a selfie as Clarke tried to get the phone back from her, her face was filled with laughter and playfulness something only Lexa could manage to get on her face when annoying her in a small way. She felt the twins giggle against her at the picture, holding her finger down on the picture she laughed when a small video of her saying Lexa's name and Lexa playfully saying hers back played out. Scrolling again to the right she smiled as a picture of her and Lexa in front of the doors of the cinema screen came up, it was a picture a gentleman had offered to take for them after seeing them taking a selfie, she hadn't had a chance to respond as Lexa instantly accepted the gentlemen's offer and handed the phone over to him. Wrapping her arms around Clarke and not allowing her to complain, Clarke had turned herself in Lexa's arms so they were side to side, smiling at the camera as the man took the picture. As she looked at the picture she was intrigued to see what the camera had captured when the picture was taken, holding her thumb down on the picture she smiled as the image of her pouting at Lexa played out and Lexa leant into her capturing her lips with her own, as her hands came up to cup Lexa's cheeks the image played out for a second before it stopped completely. Hearing the twins giggle even more, knowing it was about the display of affection between their Mommies. Continuing to swipe through the images she continued through pictures of her and Lexa from their date night, most of them were just selfies of them doing something, the final one she came across was of her and Lexa outside the restaurant Lexa had taken her to, they had managed to get the perfect picture of them both, neither of them looking too big or too small, and the logo of the restaurant was clearly visible in the background, along with the windows of the restaurant entrance. She continued on looking through the pictures with the twins, completely forgetting about finding a picture for Facebook just enjoying being reminded of some of the memories that came with the pictures, also enjoying the calm time she was getting with the twins as they too enjoyed looking at the pictures.
Raven's Apartment-09:25am
Lexa and Raven had just released each other from their hug moments ago when they both felt it was the right time to let go. They naturally fallen into a natural conversation as Lexa confirmed with her sister that she was fine with Octavia being around today, Raven reaffirmed that she was fine with it, and that her and Octavia had been taking a lot more over the last few days, they mainly talked about Zachary but soon enough they'd both begun to talk about their respective work and their day to the other, neither objecting to the words or the chance to talk to each other. That led to Raven texting her wife telling her to meet her and Lexa at her new apartment as it was nearer their house, they could all then drive to Clarke and Lexa's in two cars instead of three. As they finished talking about Octavia they both naturally fell into a conversation about the latest client they'd received and what they both thought the songs should be. They'd been deep in conversation as they both wrote lyrics out on a notepad when there was a small knock on the front door, Lexa looked at Raven raising her eyebrows softly, they both knew that the whole building was buzzer operated so nobody could get in unless they had a key or were buzzed in by someone. Standing up Raven walked to the door unlocking it and opening it her eyes falling on her wife and their crying son, his top was covered in juice as he cried out for his Mama, as Raven looked to her Octavia quickly spoke;
"I'm sorry, the lady on the ground floor let us in, his juice lid came off when I parked up and he hasn't stopped crying, I haven't got a spare shirt on me"
"Hey, it's ok baby boy…" Raven soothed holding her hands up for her son, who quickly moved forward letting his Mama pick him up, instantly clinging to her chest, rubbing circles on her back she bounced him gently like she knew he liked, trying to calm her son down. It worked as within a few seconds of the bouncing motion his cries stopped and he just clung to his Mama. Turning back to the door, Raven saw Octavia still standing there, "Come in O, you don't need to wait for an invite."
"Thanks" Octavia responded walking into the apartment, closing the door behind her placing the lock on like she knew Raven always did. "Have you got a spare top for him, I thought I packed one but I must have forgot"
"Um I think I might have one in the guest room"
"I'll go look, I'm sure we can find something for him to wear" Lexa responded standing herself up from the couch and walking over to Octavia hugging her sister in law "Hey O" She softly said before walking towards her sister and nephew, getting a small 'Hi Lex' back from Octavia as she did so. As she got closer to the two people in front of her, Zachary's head peaked around his eyes falling on Lexa, as they did his head lifted quickly and sharply;
"Smart Lexa" He let out his small voice conveying a small amount of shock, like he wasn't expecting to see her. Waving at her with one hand his arms shot out in her direction as she got closer to him. Laughing at the action, Raven watched as her sister took Zachary from her arms, she was fully expecting him to hug Lexa then come straight back to her, just like Lexa and Octavia were both expecting, they were all surprised when Zachary looked at Lexa and placed his hands on her cheeks and giggled softly saying "I go with you"
"Um…" Looking to Raven and Octavia for confirmation both women nodded at Lexa. "Sure…. you wanna pick out a shirt?" She softly asked as she carried her nephew to the guest room.
"Yes, wash juice off"
"Don't worry we'll get all the yucky juice off before we put on your BRAND NEW shirt" Lexa's words made Zachary giggle as they walked out of Octavia and Raven's sight. Both women looked at each other smiling softly at their son's sweet actions and trustiness of his Auntie Lexa. They remained silent for a few moments before Raven took a deep breath and looked at Octavia, suddenly she realised how perfectly imperfect Octavia looked, she didn't even understand how that was possible, Octavia looked flustered and slightly dishevelled but she still looked perfectly put together like she'd spent hours choosing what to wear. Blinking a few times, she cleared her voice before speaking;
"Can I get you a drink or anything O?"
"No I'm ok…..thanks"
"No worries…." Raven remained silent before moving forward and sitting down, the silence between them was weird considering they'd spoken on the phone numerous times. Finally breaking the silence, she looked at Octavia and asked "Why is this so weird?"
Octavia let out a small laugh before she walked over and took a seat next to her wife smiling at her softly "I don't know, it shouldn't be, should it?"
"I don't think so"
"So how do we not make it weird?"
"I have no idea"
"Maybe we just talk?"
"Sounds good….so what do you want to talk about?"
Octavia let out a small laugh "I don't know" Her and Raven both softly laughed at the situation they were in "Are you looking forward to the park? …" Octavia asked with a sassy smirk on her face as she looked at her wife continuing "I know how much you love the swings"
"The swings are the best part of any trip to a park and I'm not ashamed of that fact"
"Oh of course not, I meant there's nothing a little shameful about a 24-year-old loving the swings"
"Exactly…." Raven responded turning more to face Octavia nudging her gently on the leg leaning into her a little more "See you get me…. you know I shouldn't be ashamed about loving the swings…" As Raven leant a little closer the air between them became suddenly thick like they were both expecting something but neither knew how to get that something. Before either of them could make another move they both heard footsteps padding down the hallway coming towards them, they both smiled at each other and turned to face the direction of the hallway. Seconds later Zachary came running excitedly into their view wearing a new t-shirt, it was a plain black polo T-shirt that Raven recognised as one of Oscar's old T-shirts. Zachary ran around the couch and jumped onto his Mama hugging her as he giggled excitedly;
"Look Mama…. Clean"
"You are…. did Auntie Lexa fix you up?"
"Yeah, cleaned all my shirt" Zachary sweetly responded his hand shooting to his chest and rubbing up and down showing his Mama where he had previously been covered in juice
"Good…you look really handsome…even more than before"
"Handsome King"
"Exactly your me and Mommy's handsome king"
"Yeah" Zachary laughed out giggling softly at his Mama's words. Leaning forward he wrapped his arms around his Mama's neck as he leant forward a little more. "Park now Mama…."
"Ok then, let's get Auntie Lexa then we can go park"
Zachary's instantly sat up climbing down his Mama's legs before running to the hallway shouting "SMART LEXA…PARK NOW" Seconds later Lexa came running into the living room making Zachary squeal slightly jumping on the spot before he ran to his Mama for protection. Giggling his little heart out as Lexa ran after him, leaning down she began tickling him before lifting him into the air making him giggle even more.
Lexa carried on tickling her nephew as she carried him out of the apartment placing him on the floor and reminding him to stay with her or his Mommies'. He nodded his head softly before he grabbed hold of her hand again surprisingly her at his trust of her. Waiting for Octavia and Raven, Lexa and Zachary waited patiently, as they did Zachary began telling his Auntie about his nursery and all the things he did, she couldn't understand some of what he said, not because he wasn't saying anything correctly but because he was talking so fast. Soon enough Raven and Octavia joined them and the four of them walked downstairs to the car park, whilst they were getting Zachary into his car seat they decided that it would be easier for them to drive in one car instead of taking two cars and then Clarke's as well. Calling up Clarke and placing the call on speaker the four women decided that Clarke would meet them at the park in the park's car park. Once they were all agreed Clarke said her goodbyes and hung up, Lexa told her sister and Octavia that she'd jump in the back with Zachary, who happily cheered when his Auntie got into the back of the car with him instantly beginning to talk to her.
Twenty Minutes Later, they were at the park as Zachary excitedly jumped up and down as he was removed from the car and placed carefully on the ground at the same time being told not to run off. As Lexa got out of the car and closed her door she heard her nephew call out her name running around the car she jumped in front of Zachary making him laugh, before he excitedly stepped forward and grabbed his Auntie Lexa's hand. As Octavia removed Zachary's travel bag from the back of the car Raven took the bag from her naturally reaching down and taking Octavia's hand in her own, she instantly realised what she'd done and that it might send the wrong signals to Octavia but she couldn't help it, she wanted and needed to hold her wife's hand, she hadn't done it for such a long time she needed it, even just to feel normal. As they walked on the grass towards the main car park Octavia was about to ask when Clarke and the twins would get here when they heard two small voices shouting out "MAMA"
Lexa didn't even need to turn around to know who the voice belonged to, she knew those voices belong to the twins, slowly turning around she noticed Olivia and Oscar running towards her watched on by Clarke. Letting go of Zachary's hand Lexa braced herself to be jumped on. And low and behold seconds later Olivia and Oscar crashed into Lexa's chest giggling and hugging their Mama. They hugged her for a second before they let go their attention turning to their Aunties behind their Mama;
"Auntie Rae" Olivia let out in excitement running to her Auntie Raven jumping up, making Raven quickly released her hold on Octavia's hand so she could catch her niece. Catching Olivia, she lifted her onto her chest hugging her tightly.
At the same time Oscar ran full force towards his Auntie Octavia shouting out "Aunt Tavi…." Octavia laughed softly at the name before lifting her nephew in the air and onto her chest hugging Oscar tightly "Missed you Aunt Tavi" He sweetly let out, recently he hadn't seen her as much as he normally did, which meant she didn't get to play soldiers or superheroes with him.
"I missed you too buddy…and so has Zachary he asks about you all the time"
At the mention of his cousin's name Oscar looked down at Zachary wriggling slightly in his Auntie Octavia's hand until she put him down, quickly he moved over to Zachary hugging his cousin softly, getting an excited hug and giggle back from Zachary. "Quick Zachary, we have loads to play on"
"Slide" Zachary responded excitedly taking hold of Oscar's hand and walking back towards Clarke who was near the main park. The two boys began running a little more as they got closer to the park the excitement clear for all the adults to see.
As Lexa watched the two boys she walked forward continuing onto Clarke, knowing her daughter was perfectly safe and happy with her twin sister. Once she reached her wife she took her hand leading her into the main park and over to a bench and table, placing their bags next to the table her and Clarke sat down. Once they were sat down Lexa leant into Clarke capturing her lips with her own "Hi" She softly muttered as she pulled back from the kiss
"Hi"
"How are you feeling after earlier?"
"Good, I spoke to my Mom and she calmed me down at little bit more"
"Good, don't worry too much about it ok…I know it's hard not to, but you heard Ms Fox. Nobody is taking the twins from us and more than likely nothing will come from the complaint. She already said she believes it's a false complaint."
"I know….but until I feel the paperwork in front of me I'm gonna be thinking and worrying about it"
"I know but let's not let this ruin our family day…ok?" Lexa asked raising her eyebrows and leaning forward a little waiting for Clarke to respond. Clarke nodded her head smiling softly at her wife's actions and words, seeing the nod Lexa nodded herself leaning forward smiling as she kissed Clarke again. This time the kiss lasted a little longer, their lips staying connected until Raven's voice interrupted them making them break apart
"Seriously guys, in a park full of children….and in front of me…nah uh that's enough of the PDA's for today thank you very much" Raven responded smirking as she sat down opposite Lexa carefully placing her niece so she was say forward facing her Mama and Octavia sat down opposite Clarke. Smirking at the two women as they gave her an unimpressed look, she continued "So Olivia was telling me all about some pictures you have of me on your phone Clarkey?"
Clarke laughed softly at Raven rolling her eyes softly "They are pictures of you and Lexa with the twins and Zachary…don't worry I'm not secretly lusting after you Rae"
"Damn it, and here's me getting my hopes up"
"Oh yeah, I'm sure your heartbroken"
"I am…but I'm more interested, Olivia told me you have a perfect picture of you and Lexa…. I've never seen a perfect picture of my sister so I'm intrigued to see it" Raven responded getting a gentle slap on the forearm from her twin sister
"My Mama is perfect" Olivia sweetly responded making Lexa smile brightly at her daughter's words "Mama looks like an angel in the picture…." Looking at her Mommy she sweetly asked, "Can you show Auntie Rae please Mommy?"
"How about you show Auntie Rae…" Clarke smiled pulling her phone out of her pocket unlocking it, opening up the pictures app before handing the phone to her daughter "Here you go Princess"
"Thank you, Mommy," Olivia sweetly responded as she went through the pictures finding the picture she was looking for holding it in front of her and her Auntie Rae she showed her. "See Auntie Rae….Mama looks perfect"
Raven looked at the picture she had to admit her sister did look perfect in the picture, not a hair out of place, her skin looked immaculate and her smile was bright and pure. As she studied her sister in the picture trying her hardest to find something wrong with the picture, just so she could wind her sister up a little, just like she always did. Finding nothing she asked Olivia to show her the next perfect picture which her niece quickly did, bringing up the picture of Clarke and Lexa in the cinema, the same picture taken by the gentleman on their date night. Again studying the picture of her twin sister, trying to find a fault, but this time as she concentrated something in the background of the picture grabbed her attention, pressing down on the picture she didn't concentrate on the two women in the picture but instead she noticed something….well someone in the background, as she looked harder at the picture she thought to herself
'That can't be who I think it is…..' Again she concentrated harder on the image until it clicked in her head 'It is…Oh my god that's Roan'
OK…I know that was a little bit of a weird ending BUT it will click together in the next chapter as Raven…yes Raven…puts two and two together, but will she get four or five…and if so will Lexa believe her…We'll see in the next chapter…the next chapter will be perhaps a longer one than normal I'm not sure at the moment it all depends on how it plans out as I write it, I know where it needs to end but getting there may take a little longer than it normally would That probably makes no sense but hey ho lol. Anyway, I'll won't continue nattering (talking) any longer and I'll leave you all to it…and until next time Peeps and Peepettes, Stay Safe and Keep Fanficing