Bellamy marveled at the way people moved out of the way when Octavia passed by. The respect she commanded from the 1,200 people she'd led was an impressive feat that even he and Clarke hadn't achieved in their leadership. She truly wasn't the little girl under the floor anymore. "What?" she asked him when she saw him smirking at her? "I will never be that obedient to you" he informed her. "Don't worry, I've got minions to make you do what I want you to do" she teased. "I'll sick mama bear on you" he threatened glancing over at Clarke, who was actively watching anyone who came anywhere near Maddi or Roan. "She might be even scarier as a mom than she ever was as a leader" Octavia agreed.
Clarke was a mom. On some level he'd known that, but until someone else said it out loud it didn't really sink in. "How's that going?" Octavia asked him "I mean the Roan and Maddi thing?" Bellamy shrugged "Better than I feel like its going" he said "I know she doesn't love him and he doesn't love her, but they both love that little girl so much" he sighed. "What about you?" Octavia asked him. "Until this morning she wouldn't say two words to me" he said "but she's coming around." Octavia grinned "imagine that a girl who doesn't fall at the feet of Bellamy Blake" she snorted. "I'm starting to win her over" he exclaimed "Once she realized I wasn't going to make his highness go away, she started warming up to me" he said.
Octavia looked over where Roan, Maddi and Clarke sat in a corner of the dining room. The little girl huddled as close to them as she could get. "It was just the three of them for six years" he said. "And now seeing over 1,200 people, some of whom may want to hurt the man who has become her dad" Octavia sighed. "I can't imagine why she would be a little freaked out" she mused. Bellamy grinned "On the other hand, she and Raven hit it off right away" he said. As if on cue, Raven walked over to the three of them. She knelt down and said something to the child, holding out her hand. Maddi looked to Roan and Clarke. They nodded at her then took the hand offered by Raven and allowed herself to be led away, with a backward glance at them. Clarke said something they couldn't hear, but whatever it was, it must have helped because she followed Raven without looking back.
A few minutes later Roan and Clarke walked over to where they stood. "How is she doing?" Bellamy asked wrapping his arm around Clarke's waist and tugging her against him. "She's getting there. Raven was going to take her to meet some of the other kids in the bunker" Clarke explained. "That won't last for too long" Roan predicted "Maddi has never been around other kids, so she spends as much time being a little adult as she does being a kid" he said. "Can we talk?" Roan looked at Octavia. "Sure" she nodded "We can talk in my office" she said walking towards a room behind her. "My sister has an office" Bellamy snorted, turning Clarke in his arms. "Do you realize she has done a better job of leading 1,200 people, than you or I did leading a hundred?" he asked, placing his hands on her hips and backing her against the wall.
"Good, I'm tired of making the hard decisions" Clarke said wrapping her arms around his neck. "I just want to get you and Roan and Maddi home and only take care of the four of us" she sighed leaning forward to kiss him. "I can get behind that idea" he agreed leaning in for another kiss. Abby walked up behind Bellamy and cleared her throat. "Mom" Clarke smiled, disentangling herself from her Bellamy's arms and into her mother's, "I missed you" Clarke sighed "and I am so sorry for being a brat" she said.
"My beautiful little girl has grown up on me" Abby sighed "and has a little girl of her own" tears sprung to her eyes. "Maddi is not mine" Clarke replied "she became yours the day you and Roan rescued her and made the decision to raise her" Abby returned. "That little girl may not call you her mom, but she looks to you and to Roan for decisions that a mom and dad would make" Abby pointed out. "According to O you are scarier as a mom, then you ever was as a leader" he said, "I love her and I would die to protect her, which includes protecting Roan, because Maddi loves him, and he loves her. He would die protecting her and me. I need you two to understand that" she looked at them. "I do" Bellamy looked into her eyes when he said it. "Me too" Abby agreed.
That settled, Abby looked began poking and prodding at Clarke "what are you doing?" Clarke asked reclaiming her arms. "No radiation burns? So the nightblood worked?" Abby asked. "Yes, mom it worked, but I got really sick before I got better" Clarke answered. "How did you survive? We're you in a bunker? What…" Abby was stopped when Clarke held up her hand. "I will answer all of your questions, but one at a time, okay?" she laughed. Abby nodded "I'm sorry" she sighed "I'm just so happy to see you and I have so many questions to ask and so many things to tell you." Clarke was about to say something when an arm came around her waist. "It is so good to see you" Kane walked up, carrying a child about Maddi's age in his arms. "You too" he left her side and walked over to Bellamy, holding out his hand. "Good job" he said when Bellamy shook his hand. "Thank you sir, but it was a team effort" he said.
Clarke looked at Abby "Something to tell me?" she asked. Abby smiled as Kane walked over to her and the boy leaned into Abby's arms. "This is Ethan" she said "after the two of you left, Jaha tried to pull a coup, his father did not survive the culling, and neither did Jaha. Kane and I have raised Ethan ever since. "A little brother, huh?" Clarke grinned. "I always wanted a little brother" she said. "Hi Ethan" Clarke walked over to him "I'm Clarke, it's nice to meet you" she said. Ethan grinned shyly at her, laying his head on Abby's shoulder.
"Clarke" Maddi came running into the room. Clarke bent down to catch her as she bounded into her arms. Raven came hurrying in, "sorry, she got away" she shrugged. "I thought you were gone" Maddi rested her head on Clarke's shoulder. "Now where would I go without my doodlebug?" Clarke smiled at her. Maddi's silently studied Bellamy, who had his arm around Clarke. "Did you meet some new friends?" Maddi shook her head "Where's Roan?" she asked. "Right here sprite" he said walking in the room. She jumped down from Clarke's arms and ran over to him. He picked her up into his arms and held her. "It's good to see you" Kane addressed Roan. "It's good to be seen" Roan returned. "I hear we have you to thank for Clarke's safe return" he said. "She did pretty well on her own before I came along" Roan returned "after that, we helped each other, and then Maddi came along and saved both of us" he said.
"How did you survive?" Abby asked them. "How much time do you have?" Clarke chortled. "All the time in the world" Abby told her "I spent six months wondering if my daughter was dead or alive and another five and a half years wishing I could be there with her. I will make time to hear your story." Clarke rolled her eyes "Mom" she groaned, but it was clear by the look in Abby's eye that the time for questions to be answered was now. Bellamy had questions too, he's just stopped asking them, but now that Abby was demanding answers, he would get his.
"If we're going to do this, can we at least sit?" Clarke asked. Abby motioned to the couch behind them. Clarke sat down in the middle. Bellamy sat on one side of her, while Roan and Maddi sat on the other. The others sat in other chairs. "What do you want to know?" she asked.