A/N: I kind of picture Avery like Eliza looked in Sleepover Club, since she was around the same age.

Speaking of though anyone else watched For The People? One of Eliza's co-stars from Sleepover Club (Caitlin Stasey) guest starred in a couple episodes as a lady lover.

Chapter 19

The dinner had gone over well, and they had tried to keep Lexa involved as much as possible. There was so much history between the people in this house, it was hard at times. Avery spent most of her time trying to keep her cousin entertained. True to form, he had noodles on the table, himself and the floor.

Upon seeing this, Trish did her best to clean everything up, but Clarke just waved her off. She'd take care of it later, it wasn't a big deal. They had hard wood floors, so it wouldn't be too difficult to clean it all up. Still Trish wasn't totally deterred and scooped up as much as she could back on Tommy's plate before taking as many plates as she could carry into the kitchen. Clarke followed with the rest of them.

"I feel so bad for your mom. It's like she's not the same person anymore," Trish said quietly when they were safely alone in the kitchen. The two girls began to move in sync as they rinsed the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.

"I know. I don't know what the right move to make is either. Do I push her? Or do I leave her be and let her work it out. She's at least letting the physical therapist in to help her. He was here just a couple hours before dinner. He said she's moving well and he thinks with the therapy she will be able to walk and regain feeling, but she'll never be like she was."

"That sucks. At least she's alive and will heal," Trish tried to comfort.

Clarke turned around and leaned against the counter. She closed her eyes and sighed. She knew Trish was right, and she was so grateful she hadn't lost both of her parents that night, but it was still hard. "Her career as a surgeon is probably gone though."

Trish copied Clarke's stance and placed an arm around the younger girl. They both knew how important being a surgeon was to Abby. She'd worked hard to get to where she was, and that was in all likely hood, gone now. It was a hard pill to swallow for all of them. But it was a truth they were going to have to accept.

They stayed there in silence for several minutes before making their way back to the rest of their family. The group had moved to the living room, and Abby had retreated to her room again. Clarke made her way over to sit next to Lexa and leaned into the other girl. Trish seemed to do the same with her husband.

"So, Lexa," Trish started. "How did you and Clarke meet?"

Lexa and Clarke shared a smirk. "You haven't told her?"

"Only bits and pieces," Clarke admitted.

"The first time was when I had to watch over a suspect who had a dislocated shoulder. Clarke was the fortunate soul who got to pop it back into place."

"I take it there's more to that story, since you started with the first time," Trish encouraged her to continue.

"Yeah, she left, and I fail to get her number. I kicked myself for weeks over that one," Clarke admitted. "The next time I saw her, she needed stitches."

"And we failed to exchange numbers a second time," Lexa threw in.

"Yep. So, this one here," Clarke said, pointing back at Lexa, "showed up with flowers and asked me out."

Lexa hugged Clarke to her. "We've been inseparable ever since," she added without a hint of regret. Neither one of them had a whole late of friends back in D.C., but the few they did have were constantly making fun of them because they spent so much time together.

"Are we talking sleepover on the first date?" Trish teased.

"We're not answering that question," Clarke told her.

Trish turned to her husband. "That means yes."

Luke smiled and placed a kiss on his wife's head. "Be nice, now. Quit teasing them. We wouldn't want to scare poor Lexa away."

"As if that could happen," Lexa threw in. If she was still here after everything that had happened the last week, she had a time believing anything could scare her away. She threw a look over at Avery and smiled. Yeah, she was still here.

Trish held in the grin when she saw the smile on Lexa's face. She knew Lexa could have easily walked away when Clarke told her about Avery, but she didn't. She stayed, for both of them. She didn't think Clarke had anything to worry about. They might face some challenges, but it seemed like Lexa was in it for the long haul.

"So, since Avery still wants to come over to yours on Wednesday," Clarke started. "I was wondering if you'd be up for keeping her a little later?"

"Of course, but why?" Trish asked. She was always up for spending time with her niece, but this request seemed to come out of nowhere.

"I was thinking about taking this one here," Clarke pointed at Lexa, "on a date. Maybe show her my home town."

Trish turned to look over the back of the couch where Avery and Tommy were playing with some Legos. "Hey, Avery? Want to sleepover at our house on Wednesday?"

"Heck yes," Avery gave a little fist pump. She loved sleeping over at her aunt and uncle's because her aunt always found something fun for them to do.

"Hey, I didn't say overnight," Clarke objected. "I just said later."

"Awe, please mom," Avery begged. She put the lip out and everything.

Clarke couldn't help but smile at Avery's pout. Her daughter was the cutest thing, not that she was biased or anything. She looked so much like Clarke at that age, she had to wonder if she'd ever tried to use that face on her own parents, and if she'd succeeded.

"You'll thank me for it," Trish smirked. The implication clear in her tone.

Clarke growled at Trish. Under normal circumstances she'd love to have the whole night alone with Lexa, but she was still dealing with to much grief to be doing what her words implied. She simply wanted to spend a little alone time with Lexa before she left. Plus, there was some things she needed to say, if she didn't chicken out that was.

"Alright, fine," Clarke gave in. "But I want her home by Thursday afternoon." She wanted the three of them to spend some more time together before Lexa flew back home. She was flying back early Saturday afternoon so that she'd have all day Sunday to get ready to return to work on Monday.

"Deal," agreed Trish. "I'll come pick you up Wednesday afternoon and we'll go pick up Tommy from school together," she told Avery.

~CL~

Wednesday night came much quicker than Clarke had anticipated. She rubbed her hands together as she waited for Lexa to come down, so they could head out together. She was just a little on the nervous side.

They weren't going anywhere fancy, so no need to dress up fancy, but still, seeing Lexa at the top of the stairs took her breath away. She was definitely the most beautiful woman Clarke had ever seen. She still had a hard time believing that Lexa had chosen her.

As the other woman reached the bottom of the stairs, Clarke stepped closer and placed a kiss on her girlfriend's lips. "You are so beautiful," Clarke whispered in her ear.

"I could say the same about you," Lexa responded, creating a giant grin on Clarke's lips. She wasn't sure what Clarke had planned for them, but she was excited to see where the woman she loved grew up.

"You ready to go?" Lexa gave her a nod. "Let's go then," Clarke took her hand and pulled her towards the garage.

They drove around town for a little while and Clarke pointed out various places she'd hung out at with her friends. Like the local diner that was only a few blocks from her high school, so it was popular with all the teenagers.

Clarke drove a little further and pulled into the parking lot of the high school and showed her around a little bit. School was out for the day, but it was still unlocked as the teachers were still there, grading papers and getting ready for the next day.

"Clarke Griffin? Is that you?" a voice called out from one of the classrooms.

Clarke smiled and grabbed Lexa's hand and pulled her into the classroom where the voice had come from. "Hey, Mrs. R."

"It is you. What a surprise," the teacher smiled. "Who's this with you?"

"This is Lexa, my girlfriend," Clarke introduced. "Lexa, this is Mrs. Russell. One of my favorite teachers." Mrs. R was one of the only teachers that didn't give her a hard time when she ended up pregnant. She continued to believe in her. She'd even paid a short visit to the hospital after Clarke had given birth.

Luckily for Clarke she had gotten pregnant in January so by the time it she was starting to show and couldn't hide it anymore, the school year was nearing its end. She hadn't had to endure the looks and the whispers for too long. She did have to spend one unbearable hot summer heavily pregnant, however.

"It's nice to meet," Lexa offered her hand to the older woman. If the teacher was surprised by Clarke dating a woman, it wasn't obvious so that alone said a lot about the other woman in Lexa's opinion. Of course, she was probably used to students of all sexual orientations in this day and age.

"You as well. What brings you two by?"

"I was just showing Lexa around town. She's never been to this part of the country before," Clarke answered. "She's from D.C. We met at the hospital I was doing my internship."

"You finished Med school then?" Clarke nodded. "Good for you! I knew you'd do it. How's your daughter?"

"She's doing good. I think she might end up being smarter than me. But she's got a lot of Tom rolling around in that head of hers."

Mrs. Russell gave a sad smile at that. The accident that took two of their students and permanently injured another was still one of the school's biggest tragedies to this day. "You have any pictures?"

"Of course!" Clarke told her, pulling out her phone and showing her one they'd take the other day at the mini-golf course. Avery teeth were shining bright in her smile as she was hugged by both women.

"She's adorable."

"Thanks. You still gonna be here in a few years?" Clarke asked. More than likely Avery would be attending high school here. Unless something happened in the next few years, Clarke figured now that she was home for good they wouldn't need to move anywhere else.

"That's the plan. I can't wait to have her in my classroom," Mrs. Russell answered. She knew exactly what Clarke was asking.

"Good. We'll we should probably let you get back to work." Clarke started backing up towards the door, taking Lexa with her.

"Thanks for stopping in. And Clarke?" Clarke gave her, her full attention. "I was sorry to hear about your dad."

Clarke nodded. "Thanks. That means a lot."

The two made their way back out into the halls and out of the school. Clarke drove around a little bit more before heading back to the diner, so they could get some dinner. She was putting off the talk she wanted to have, she knew, but she didn't bring it up while they were eating.

It was only once the bill was paid and they were leaving, Clarke told her she wanted to take her one more place. She drove towards a local park where she'd spent a lot of time as a kid and found a park. Dusk was settling in so most of the kids were gone for the night, leaving only a few lingerers.

"Let's go for a walk."

Suddenly Clarke's voice alerted Lexa to the fact that something else was going on. This wasn't just a date to show her around. Clarke had something specific in mind. She didn't know of she needed to be nervous.

Clarke led her along a path that ran along a small creek. She took them over a small bridge and on the other side sat a bench. She followed Clarke and took a seat.

Clarke looked out into the trees and tried to gather her thoughts. She was going to do this. She had to. Lexa deserved to know why Avery had been such a big secret. Why she still felt so much guilt over what had happened that it was hard for her to talk about Avery with anyone that didn't already know.

Sometimes she tried to tell herself that what had happened really wasn't that bad. But then she'd start yelling at herself again because it shouldn't have happened at all. If only she'd been more aware of what Lacy really was. Maybe all of it could have been avoided.

She took a deep breath and turned to look at Lexa. "I've never told anyone the whole story of what happened with Lacy. But I want to tell you. Maybe then you'll understand."

She opened her mouth and the whole story came spilling out.

A/N 2: I was originally going to include the Lacy stuff in this chapter but then it got to long. So sorry about the cliffhanger. I'll try to get the next chapter up quicker.