Chapter 9

Clarke had turned in her artwork for her final and she was currently in her English class taking an exam on Early literature. It was one of the classes she enjoyed that wasn't about art. It was focused on culture and books. She had enjoyed reading about Vikings, Knights, and important figures in mythology. As she finished, she was very satisfied with her work. She walked up front to the teacher's desk turning in her booklet and papers and waving goodbye. She had her duffle bag hanging on her shoulder, making her way to the location where they were going to have the car wash. It would start in an hour or so. When she reached the locker rooms some of her sorority sisters were already there. One of them, Raven, had been walking to the locker room to change. Clarke ran to catch up. "So how were your exams" Raven a little startled laughed it off noticing it was Clarke.

"Oh my gosh if I have to look at one more passage about Carnot engines, I am going to shoot someone". Raven had taken quite a few engineering and electrical courses. She was very smart and handy when it came to that kind of thing. Her father owned a car shop growing up and she often would tell the girls stories about how she would walk around getting him tools and pieces he needed. "Mine were ok, I actually really liked the classes I am taking this semester, but I could use a break". Their break was coming up and Clarke was relieved to take a little time off and fill her days with something other than her routine of books and studying. Their other friend Harper caught up with them as they entered the locker room jumping up and down. "Everyone ready to get sudsy"! Clarke and Raven laughed; it was such a sexist thing to have a bunch of girls in bikinis washing guys cars for money, but it was for charity, so Clarke hadn't minded much.

Octavia texted Clarke that she was in her last final and that she would change in the girl's bathroom at her building and meet them at the fundraiser. She mentioned something about Lincoln coming and bringing a friend to check it out. As much as she was excited for Octavia, she didn't feel like being set up with anyone. Still, more cars meant more money. She opened her bag pulling out her salmon colored triangle bikini top. She threw her shirt off and her bra tying the top half on and tucking her chest into it before asking one of the girls to tie the back. The top was snug and a little smaller than she remembered last summer allowing a little bit of her side boob to poke out. But her cleavage still looked amazing in it. She took off her pants and changed into the matching drawstring tie bottoms that rested on her side. She threw on a pair of ripped jean shorts that she had. Splattered with paint. She usually wore them at home when working. She zipped them up but left them unbuttoned.

"Whoop Whoop Hottie alert!" Raven laughed swinging a shirt over her head. Raven and Harper were changed into their suits as well. All of them grabbed a shirt just throwing it on for the time being before the wash, all the girls were wearing grudged clothes that were meant to get dirty. They stepped outside setting up signs in the nearest parking lot. It was pretty big, located by the locker room which gave them a hose extension for water. They filled up buckets and attached a reeled hose which had extra connectors for more hoses. Clarke was tossing a sponge into each bucket while raven set out the other cleaning supplies. She had known what kind to get and what kind was best. Before Clarke knew it, someone was jumping on her back. She laughed catching herself before she fell over. It was Octavia. "Oh, my lord am I happy that I am done with all this school crap for 2 weeks. Let the party begin. Octavia had on a similar suit to Clarke's but it was teal in color. She wore a pair of high waisted shorts unbuttoned and no shirt. Octavia's suit was smaller because she was smaller chested than Clarke, but it looked good just the same. Octavia was never shy about hiding her body, she more liked to show it off. Clarke reached down for another sponge when she heard something odd from behind her.

She raised up her body thinking that she was hearing things. It wasn't possible, until she heard it again. "Well if it wasn't the small-town girl I know from back home". She turned around a smile lighting up her face. It was Wells, he was walking with Bellamy and another gentleman. They ran toward each other and Clarke jumped in his arms throwing her arms around his neck. Wells spun her around. Setting her down. "Look at you little sister, you are definitely not the girl I recognize from back home". Clarke tapped the side of his arm. "Shut up you big lug, you follow me on Instagram". She was so happy to see him. They had kept in touch all these years, on media and texting but she didn't realize how much she missed him until she saw him. Octavia joined her, hugging Well's side. She didn't seem surprised. "Octavia did you know Wells was coming"? Octavia smiled shrugging her shoulders. "Last night Bellamy contacted the crew, well his crew. He didn't want to be the only guy in the house of 2 girls so he asked me if he could invite them up. I figured our living room is big enough, so they are going to be crashing with us for 2 weeks". Clarke was so excited. These were just like the good old days. Feelings of past times rushing over her.

Bellamy was a couple steps behind with a huge grin on his face. "And why didn't I get that kind of reaction." Her smile fell looking at him, this was a nice thing that he did, but he was still Bellamy. "I think you know why". She said before turning to look at the guy standing next to him. She reached out her hand. "Hi, I don't think we've met I'm Clarke". The gentleman shook her hand. "Hi, Murphy. I am the other roomie of these two idiots. I didn't have plans this break I hope I'm not ruining the fun by tagging along". Bellamy laughed as they let go of their hands. "What fun, Princess is all business". She squinted her eyes at him. He had no idea how she had changed. Octavia threw her arm around Clarke "She is tuns of fun, just wait and see". Clarke looked at her with a smile happy that her friend stood by her side. They looked over the 2 cars that the boys brought. Murphy's was pretty dirty, but Bellamy's looked like it could use just a light clean. "So, when do we get to meet all your hottie friends, and by that I am including that I have already met one by meeting you". Murphy said smiling at Clarke. Bellamy didn't know why but that bothered him. His friend was hitting on Clarke, he looked over with a serious stare. Murphy laughing and patting his hand on his shoulder. "Relax Blake". The sorority had left the locker room heading to the parking lot. Murphy looked them over as they started taking off their shirts revealing their bathing suits.

He bit down on his knuckle as he saw one girl with dark drown hair and a dark tan take off her shirt, revealing a tribal tattoo on her shoulder. Clarke looked over at her waving from the group. "That is Emory, she is great. She's studying tech but she's on a lot of sports teams. Really nice girl". Murphy wanted to go say hi but hung back with his group of friends instead. Another car pulled into the lot; Octavia grabbed Clarkes arm containing her excitement. Out of the car popped Lincoln, and his friend. They both wore school lacrosse jerseys. The gentleman next to him was a little shorter but had medium length brown hair and was fit but stockier than Lincoln. He seemed to have a bigger muscle build. Lincoln intertwined his fingers with Octavia's kissing her cheek. Bellamy looked away as his sister was beaming up at him. The gentleman next to Lincoln swung out his hand to Clarke.

"Hi, you must be Clarke, I'm Finn. I recognize you from your picture". "My picture"? Clarke said opening her eyes to Octavia knowing that was her doing. Octavia just laughed and she turned her attention back to Finn. He was cute. Different than other guys she met. He seemed nice but she couldn't tell much from a first impression. "Hi, it's nice to meet you. Thank you, guys, for bringing a car and chipping in for charity. It's 10$ a car". Finn took out his wallet handing her the money before Lincoln pulled out his. He handed over a 10 too. "Like you said it's for charity". Octavia smiled at his kind deed. Clarke took both and walked over to the cash box near by depositing it. She pointed over at the van at the end of the parking lot. "If your interested we are also doing a blood drive. There is a bake counter by the van for when your done. I made cookies free of charge for donors. The guys looked over at each other signaling that was their cue to do the right thing heading in that direction.

Bellamy pulled out his wallet and Murphy too paying Clarke for their car wash and heading the same way. Clarke accepted depositing the money again and turning to Octavia signaling it was time to get washing. "I'm going to start on Lincolns car, why don't you start on Bellamy's since it's in better shape then Murphy's we can work on that one together." Clarke agreed walking over to the other girls to let them know that they were going to get started. They all started to pitch in and in no time the sun was hanging high in the sky above them. The weather was more humid than hot and the cold water from the hoses felt nice. The boys were finishing up at the van, hanging back and standing next to each other while munching on their cookies. All taped up Bellamy joined them being the last to give blood. They watched the girls as they moved over the cars washing them suds rubbing all over their arms, and shorts marking them with their dark stain indicating they were getting wet.

"I wonder if she's as sweet as these cookies". Bellamy heard Finn say. Looking at Lincoln smiling. Bellamy wanted to step over and poke him in the chest, tell him to back off. Instead he felt Wells hold a handout. "We aren't back home anymore Bell, give it a rest". He obviously felt protective of Clarke too, but Bellamy thought that's because Clarke was always like a sister to him. Bellamy watched Clarke as she leaned over his car. Scrubbing the windows on the car. Her hand covered in soap, her shorts spotted with soap and water. She had her hair tied back in a loose bun. Strands of hair falling and hanging along her face in loose curls. He felt his nerves jumble. The way he watched her, he thought she looked very sexy. That was until another girl with dark hair, tall and thin hit her with the hose. The girl laughed. Clarke laughed too after yelling out a sharp "Hey". "Thought I'd cool you off a little bit CG". Raven said. Clarke shook the loose suds and water from her arms. She reached for the hem of her shirt pulling it up and off her body. Tossing it onto the table with the money box.

Clarke wasn't all that tan, but she had some color to her. She had a lean but curvy figure and her shorts still unbuttoned hung on her hips fitting them nicely. She sported a salmon colored bikini top, and her chest looked amazing. The curves of her boobs fitting into the cups but sticking out of the tops just slightly round and firm. As she stretched to pick up the hose to rinse off his car, he could see the lean muscle of her arms and abs. Clarke was possibly the sexiest girl he had ever known, and she was no kid from home anymore. She was different. Bellamy swallowed noticing he was gawking a little bit. He turned his attention toward Murphy who hit his chest. "Bellamy you did not tell me that your friend was such a hottie". Bellamy had mentioned Clarke in the past but never in detail and not to Murphy. He was a player for sure. Raven yelled to Clarke that they needed to switch out the buckets as she mentioned she was starting on Murphy's car. Clarke nodded finishing spraying the hose onto Bellamy's car. "Looks like someone needs a refill". Before Bellamy could stop him, Murphy ran toward Clarke grabbing the bucket of suds. He picked it up and even though Bellamy couldn't hear their conversation he knew Murphy was up to no good.

"Need some help, just show me where and I can take care of this for you". Clarke looked at Murphy unsure if he was being sincere or not. He was one of Bellamy's friends and she didn't know him that well anymore, at least not like she used to. She decided to just go with it pointing over to where the hoses were. He was probably harmless right? Murphy ran over tossing the old water and filling the bucket returning in no time to Clarke. He handed it over to her placing it on the ground by her feet. Next, she continued to rinse off Bellamy's car before she looked it over to see if she missed any spots. Murphy picked up the sponge from the soapy bucket walking toward her as she turned the nozzle off. "You actually missed a spot on the top right there". He pointed toward the top of the jeep by the roof top. He was right, she had missed it but then again Clarke wasn't that tall. She moved over grabbing the sponge and reaching high up on her tippy toes to get it, still unable to reach. Murphy stepped forward and placed his hand on her side. His hand was cold, and she wasn't sure that she liked his hand there. He stepped closer to her, Clarke looking over her shoulder. Her reached his hand lightly grazing up her arm toward the sponge. He grabbed her hand in his and pushed it up a little. Still she didn't see how this helped she was still too short. "Let me just give you a boost there".

The next thing she knew Murphy quickly bent down locking her legs together and positioning her on his shoulder. Clarke could feel his hands on her upper thigh as she reached up. The boost wasn't actually that bad, his intentions might have been, but he helped her in the end. She squealed as he wobbled beneath her. Before she knew it, she finished wiping the spot, but Murphy hadn't placed her down. "Ok I think I am good now". Murphy looked up just slightly at her. "Are you sure, see anything else that needs tending to". A yell coming from the end of the parking lot made her jump. "Murphy that's enough, if you want to play around go a head but do it on your own time. We are going to unpack your guys stuff using my car". Murphy sighed as Bellamy reached him looking him in the eyes. His friend was challenging him.

Bellamy wasn't sure if he was laying it on too much, but he had to assert himself. He just watched one of his best guy friends make a move on one of his childhood friends, not just anyone, but the very same girl that was just giving his nerves a jumble. Murphy looked at him meeting his eyes. They read that he was just playing innocent, but he put Clarke down none the less. "Hey Bell, no need to get angry just helping a girl out right". Clarke looked at him with a shy smile. Bellamy read her body language. That was Clarke uncomfortable, and her feeling like that settled uneasy with him. He grabbed his friend walking away from Clarke, looking back to notice she was adjusting her shorts. They reached the other guys ready to pack up and go back to the apartment. Octavia had given them a key and Bellamy was going to set up the sleeping arrangements for Wells and Murphy before the girls got home. Octavia was hanging around Lincoln when he got back to the group. "Hey, aren't you supposed to be washing cars?" "Angry much big brother?" He cleared his throat running his hand through his hair and calming him self down. Why was he so worked up over Murphy? More importantly why was he so worked up over Clarke, its not like they talked or were friends over the years, yet he felt like he had laid claim to her.

Murphy hit his hand with his chest. "Oh, your brothers just mad because I got a little too close to his girl". Octavia turned her head at him. "His girl?" She questioned with a slight smile on her face. "Clarke is no one's girl, especially not mine. I just wanted to get this show on the road". "Well if you don't mind then Lincoln and Finn are going to come over later too, along with a couple of our sorority friends. We are hosting a pre-break party." Why would he care about other people coming over? He was slightly confused in what his sister was talking about. He nodded off toward the guys noticing his car was done. Just before he could get far enough, he heard Finn mumbling under his breath to Lincoln and Octavia. "Well if she's free to anyone I guess tonight is my chance". Bellamy looked back at them as he continued to walk away. Finn bit into his cookie finishing it and licking his lips. He followed his eyes over to Clarke, who was bending over and cleaning some of the suds off her.

He referred to Clarke as some type of prize, and it lit a fire inside him thinking of anyone's hands on her. When he reached the car, he loaded inside as Clarke moved out of his way glancing over at him with a smile and thanking him once more for his donation. He closed the door staring at her walking away. "She is not going to be part of some game for him" he mumbled under his breath. Wells looked over at Bellamy as he pulled out of the parking lot. "What are you mumbling about"? "Nothing" Bellamy answered. All Bellamy knew was Clarke needed someone to watch out for her, and if Octavia was busy, he would take that role.

Bellamy is really starting to see Clarke in a new light, and he is unsure right now if he understands what that means to him. More to come. I hope you liked this chapter and continue reading. As always BE KIND