"Yeah Bellamy" Raven leaned over to look at him "What was your plan?" she asked laughter gleaming in her eyes. He sat up looking rather uncomfortable "It wasn't actually a plan" he said "more of a thought, like if I distracted Roan with someone else he wouldn't focus so much on my Clarke" he shrugged. Clarke and Roan looked at each other and shook their heads "How many times do I need to tell you?" she sighed taking Bellamy's hand in hers.
"In my defense" he said "I was literally light years away with an overactive imagination." Clarke rolled her eyes "extremely overactive" she agreed.
"Bellamy" Roan looked at him "I never once thought about CLarke that way, nor did she look at me that way. Our focus always has been and always will be Maddi" he told him "Not that I could do with a good 'distraction'" he smiled at Raven "but I will make Maddi my priority over and a above all things and people."Bellamy nodded "fair enough" he said " and for what it's worth I'm sorry. I will try to control my overactive imagination" he said. "It's a good thing you're so cute" Clarke muttered kissing him softly. "You are so lucky we love you" Raven scowled at Bellamy.
Roan watched the three of them "Is there anything you guys don't forgive the other for?" he mused. "No, because that's how we survive" Raven answered for them "and for the record, you're one of us now since I assume you are not going anywhere" she leveled her gaze at him. He grinned, Raven Reyes had moxie. Maybe she could be a good 'distraction' as Bellamy put it. "I'm not going anywhere" he confirmed looking directly at her. Raven finally looked away when Abby walked back in the room with Ethan a few minutes later. "Okay Maddi" she said "why don't you show us where this pool is" she asked, "Maddi nodded taking Clarke's hand and walking out the door.
Abby sat beside Clarke and on the grass watching Maddi, Roan, Ethan and Bellamy splash in the water. "I can't believe you got to enjoy all this" she held her hands out "while the rest of us wasted away in a bunker." Clarke shrugged "there were definitely perks to being a nightblood, but it was also very lonely that first year" she said. Abby sighed and clasped Clarke's hand in hers If i'd have known all that happened was going to, you never would have left the bunker" she said. "And then one of my friends would have died, probably Bellamy" Clarke countered and I wouldn't of been able to handle that" she sighed.
"But I did survive" Clarke reminded her "and here we all are, so how about we forget the past and build a new future?" she proposed. "One that includes Bellamy and Roan and Maddi?" Abby asked. CLarke smiled "Complicated, yes I know, but they are all part of my family" she said "They'll just have to get used to each other, they have no choice."
Abby ran her fingers down Clarke's cheek "I missed so much of your life, before and after praimfaya" she sighed."I'm sorry I wasn't a better mom" she began, but Clarke cut her off. "You were a good mom, I was just a brat, who didn't understand" she said. "Having Maddi has taught me to appreciate you, everything you've done, right or wrong" Clarke took her hand "so how about we put the past where it belongs, huh?" she asked. Abby blinked back tears "when did you get so wise" she asked. "You learn a lot when you spend an entire year with nothing to do and no one to distract you from every decision you ever made" Clarke told her "and then Maddi came along and taught me the rest" Clarke told her.
Maddi walked up onto the grass and sat down in Clarke's lap "Thanks Maddi" I needed to cool off" she drawled. "So if you are my new mom, does that make her my grandma?" maddi asked. Clarke smiled "yes, I believe it does" she laughed. Abby smiled softly at them "Would you like me to be your grandma?" she asked. Maddi shrugged "I guess that would be okay" she agreed. "Are you coming back to live with us at the ark?" Maddi asked her. "I don't know, I'll have to check with Kane, but we will definitely come visit you if we don't" she said.
Bellamy walked up to the three of them and laid down beside Clarke "How do you guys keep up with her?" he asked nodding at Maddi. "We don't" Roan snorted dropping down beside him "we usually sit on a chair at the ark watching her wear herself out" he said. Ethan was the last one out of the water. He sat down beside Abby "I'm hungry" he declared. "You're always hungry" she replied.
Bellamy looked up at Clarke "so, a little brother, huh?" he asked. Clarke grinned "apparently, I won't be as annoying to this one as you are to your sister" she assured him. He smiled "sometimes I do it just for fun" he told her. "Better be careful, she has an army behind her now" Clarke pointed out. "I'll take my chances" he laughed.
Maddi yawned "I think someone needs a nap" Clarke said."I'm too old for naps" Maddi protested, but her tired eyes we're giving her away. "Well, I don't know about you sprite, but I could use a nap" Roan stepped in "its been a long day and we have had a lot of things happen" he told her. "That hasn't worked since I was little" Maddi rolled her eyes. "I have an idea" Abby said "why don't I take Madi and Ethan to our quarters, they can watch some videos" she asked. Maddi looked to Roan and Clarke "go ahead doodlebug" Clarke told her "my mom will find me when you are done."