A/N: Hey guys, I'm sorry it's been a while, I've had a busy month but I'm more settled into uni now so it was time to come back to this. And after a month away it feels fresh and exciting again and I even have a board with loads of ideas pinned up on it. I love you all, and thank you for being so patient with me! :)

"Lexa I need you to take Octavia and get out of the city for a while." Clarke barked out as she shoved the doors of their room open and pulled out a bag from beside the bed, stuffing some of Lexa's clothes inside.

Lexa just quirked an eyebrow at her over the top of the book she was reading, "Clarke any major threat to my life will have to wait until I finish this chapter."

"No that's not what I-" Clarke sighed, before leaving the bed and coming to sit down on the couch next to Lexa. "There's something wrong with Octavia, she's been avoiding Lincoln all day and she refused to go out training with Ontari, she even said no to coming for a drink with me."

"So you need me to find out what it is?" Lexa asked softly, closing her book and setting it to the side, "Clarke the friendship I have with Octavia is based on a mutual understanding of telling each other things when we are ready to. If she hasn't already come to me then she doesn't want to talk.

"Lexa I'm worried." Clarke said seriously, "Please, just get her out of the city for a few days and see if she opens up on her own then. She's not talking to anyone else."

Nodding, Lexa reached across and gently took Clarke's hand, "Ok I will, there's a small hunting cabin halfway between here and Azgeda's border. I'll take her there for a day or so, but I need you to stay on top of things here for me while I'm gone."

"Of course." Clarke agreed quickly, "I know you have the meeting with the ambassadors tomorrow and then you have to oversee the new trade deal between the weapons merchants and the horse merchants. And then there's the paperwork in the evenings, but other than that, that's it for the week."

Leaning forward, Lexa pressed her lips to Clarke's lightly, "Yes it is, if they ask where I am, just tell them there was unavoidable business in Trikru. Don't offer up any more information than that."

"Got it, so you'll take her tonight?"

Lexa dipped her chin, "I'll go right now, you've already packed for me." She grinned, gesturing at the bag on the bed that was haphazardly packed with the clean clothes from the top draw of her dresser. "Just make sure another war doesn't start while I'm away."

"I won't, I love you." Clarke smiled sweetly, as Lexa pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"And I you, I won't be gone more than two days, and if I am I will send a message."

She stood up, stretching her arms above her head until she felt her back crack, "Goodbye Clarke." She murmured as she slung the back that Clarke had thrown together over her shoulder, after quickly checking that what she had tossed in would suffice.

"Bye Lex." Clarke called after her, as she picked up the book Lexa had discarded.

Heading to Octavia's room, Lexa didn't bother waiting to knock before slipping through the door, coming face to face with a pitiful looking Octavia who was just curled up on the bed.

"What are you doing here?" Octavia asked curiously, as Lexa went to her dresser, rifling through it and tossing a handful of items on the bed.

"We're going out." Lexa answered, "Clarke's worried about you, from what I'm hearing, everyone is. I don't understand what changed overnight but Clarke wants me to talk to you."

Octavia looked like she was about to protest but Lexa waved her hand to shush her quickly, "Relax Octavia, I'm not going to interrogate you, but we are going to get out of Polis for a few days and if you want to talk to me then you can."

Turning around, she tossed another bag onto the bed, gesturing for Octavia to start filling it, which she reluctantly did. "I don't know what it is that's bothering you, but I do know taking a break can't hurt, so come with me ok?"

Octavia nodded slowly, before taking Lexa's offered hand and allowing her to pull her up from the bed. "Ok then, let's go."

"What is this place?" Octavia asked curiously as the door of the cabin creaked open and Lexa placed a hand on the small of her back to gently push her inside.

"It's a hunting cabin, most hunters return to the city every day, but some wait until they have a larger supply of goods to trade with." Lexa explained as she fished in her pocket for the matches Raven had given to her, before carefully lighting candles around the room until they could both get a better look at the building they were standing in.

It was sparsely furnished, with just a wooden table and two chairs in the corner, a bed on the opposite side, and a fire pit in the middle to cook with.

Octavia ran her fingers over the coarse cover off the bed curiously, "Is this yours?" She asked Lexa, who was opening a small door in the wall, which revealed a tiny cupboard that she stowed their inside.

Lexa nodded, "It is, I built it with Anya the year before I became Commander, only the two of us, and now you know where it is or have even set foot inside it."

"Thank you." Octavia whispered quietly, answered only by the small smile that flitted across Lexa's lips, "So what are we eating for dinner then?" She asked softly.

Grinning, Lexa opened a different cupboard across the other side of the room, pulling out a rough hunting bow and a quiver of arrows. "We're going to hunt for it."

Octavia pretended to sigh irritably, but smiled nonetheless, knowing full well that Lexa was aware of just how much she enjoyed hunting when she didn't want to talk. Not being allowed to make a sound removed the pressure of feeling like she had to speak.

It didn't take them long to find a few good sized rabbits in the wood, Lexa shooting each of them cleanly through the eye before they took them back to the cabin to prepare.

They spoke about meaningless things as their food cooked and whilst they ate, and then afterwards Octavia helped Lexa clean-up.

In the hours that it took between them leaving Polis and getting ready to sleep that evening, Lexa never once even mentioned the reason that they were there.

When it came time to sleeping, Lexa pushed Octavia to the bed, laying down some furs so she could curl up comfortably on the floor beside her.

They both whispered goodnight and then there was silence, for about ten minutes.

Until finally, Octavia admitted what had been bothering her all day.

"Lexa…" She called softly, unsurprised when her friend immediately rolled over to look at her curiously. "I think I'm pregnant."