AN: So, I'm finally done with my midterms! It just feels so good, now I can cut myself a little slack, you know. Not having to stress the shit out of myself. And now I will have more time to write. Well, that depends on if it's a test, presentation or filing needs to be rehearsed on or written done. Anyways, enjoy!

She went back to the living room were Raven was. "Hey! you started without me!" she jumped beside raven, gave her a little nudge on the shoulder. "You were gone for a long time" Raven tried to defend herself and just laughed when Clarke pouted.

"Who did you call? You sort of just got up and walked away" Raven paused the TV.

"I called Lexa. Emma wanted Lexa and I to babysit her daughter tomorrow. Lexa was in for it, and I honestly can't wait for it! I'm so excited!" Clarke beamed at Raven.

"Wow. That's great!" Raven smiled. "I don't know what to say… it seems like everything is working out for you. First, you and your mom are talking again and you have this healthy loving mother and daughter relationship. You and Lexa got together, and now you're going to babysit your niece with you girlfriend!"

Clarke had to let out a short laugh. Things indeed worked out for her. "Any progress with you and Luna?"

Raven sighed. "haven't talked to her. Texted a little, but I don't know if there is any future for us. I'm 25, I don't want to hook around anymore… I want to… have a long-lasting relationship. A relationship where I'm not afraid to stand up for myself and tell her my feelings, get into a fight and still know I'm not going to lose her"

"but Raven, you guys have actually been on a date, and you haven't slept with her yet. That's what's different. You're taking it slow! I think you really want this, you want her" Clarke made it clearer for Raven.

"You're right" Raven nodded. She understood what Clarke meant. "Hey, the four of us should hang out some time" Clarke suggested. Raven nodded with agreement, that seemed like a good idea.

"What about Friday?" Raven asked. Clarke rolled her eyes. "Have you forgotten it's the 23th on Friday? We are supposed to be spending the night at O and Linc's place" Clarke reminded her friend. "Oh, right! I forgot" Raven was the kind of person who usually forgot plans and other stuff. But Clarke on the other hand, she was the one who remembered all her plans, even others plans.

She was the most responsible one in the friend group. She always took the fall and blamed herself is something went wrong. "I bear it, so they don't have to" was what Clarke used to say a lot to one individual person.

Everyone appreciated Clarke's help. They were so grateful for the sacrifices she made for them. Even though it meant she had to lose something important to her. What can I say, she was the mom in the group.

"We're going to have a great time, just like old days" Raven smiled.

"yeah" Clarke turned on her phone to check the clock. "I have to start on the dinner, can you help me?"

"sure" the two of them walked together to the kitchen and took on each their apron. They were going to make roasted chicken with vegetables, and with salad on the side. Clarke buttered and spiced up the chicken, while Raven cut the vegetables and made a salad.

"Shit!" Clarke almost shouted as she put in the big tray of chicken and vegetables in the oven and closed the it quickly. "Did you burn yourself?"

"No, I forgot to buy wine and beer. I'll be right back" Clarke hurried out of the door and drove to the speed limits and rushed in to the store. It didn't take long before she was standing in front of the wine section.

She was always struggling with what to choose, especially if it was wine. There were so many great ones. As she had just reached for one and finally was going to leave the section, she ran into Costia.

"oh, I'm sorry" she saw who she had bumped to. "Hey, Costia right?"

"Yeah, hi Clarke" Costia forced a smile. It was clearly sadness in her voice. "oh, congrats on you and Lexa" she forced another smile.

Clarke noticed it, but thanked her anyway. "oh, thanks. Not to be rude, but what are you doing here? Isn't it a store just a few blocks from your apartment?" Clarke asked, hoped Costia didn't take the question wrong and think Clarke didn't want her here.

"Yes, but here they have my favorite wine" Costia walked closer to Clarke, too close. Her arm was until Clarke's waist as she reached for a two wine bottles. "You should try this" she handed her one of them and waved. "have a good day" Costia showed a little smile. A real one this time.

"Bye" Clarke smiled. She thought about how close Costia was standing in front of her. Maybe it was nothing, it probably wasn't. She thought it wasn't worth to mention it to Lexa. It wasn't a big deal after all.

She walked over to the counter to pay. Costia had just paid and got a paper bag to put the wine bottle in, so did Clarke. As she was walking out, Costia called for her.

"Hey, Clarke. Wait up" Clarke turned around and waited for Costia to catch up. "Damn, you walk fast"

Clarke chuckled, she knew she did. She waited for Costia to speak, since she was the one who had stopped her.

"We should hang out some time" Costia suggested. Clarke was a little surprised. Costia and her didn't really know each other, but she guessed hang out was a way to get to know one another. "Yeah, sure" they switched phone numbers. She really didn't have any idea whether she was going to hang out with Costia or not. And if she decided to do it, she would have asked Lexa if it was okay for her first.

As drove back to her place and called for Raven as soon as she entered the penthouse.

"Hey, guess who I ran into" Clarke said as she out the two bottles of wine on the table.

"Who?"

"Costia"

"No way. What happened?" Raven asked curious. She leaned her elbows on the table and waited for Clarke to tell her what had happened.

"You may not believe me, but… she seemed a little off… she bought a wine, it's this one by the way" she pointed at the wine Costia had given her. "and she leaned like really close to me… it just felt a little inappropriate… and she know Lexa and I are together"

Raven gaped. "I see drama"

Clarke exhaled with boredom and tiredness of drama. She really didn't like it. Well, in series and movies, yes. But in real life, no.

"Well, are you going to tell Lexa?" Raven asked to break the silence. Clarke shrugged. "I don't know"

"You should text the others. Remind them that it's dinner in like thirty minutes. And can you ask Octavia to bring her special cookie that I love so much?" Raven bit her lip. Clarke rolled her eyes as she let out a chortle. She texted her friend.

To Lincoln, O, Bellamy, Mom, Kane and Indra: Hey, remember it's dinner at my place in 30 minutes. Ps: bring your cookies Octavia, Raven really want them

The blonde showed her the message she had sent. And Raven popped her thumps up. It went a few minutes before the doorbell rang. "Has it gone 30 minutes already?"

"No?" Clarke went to get the door. It was her mother. "Hey, I'm sorry. We were already nearby when we got the text" Abby apologized and hoped it was okay.

"No worries, come in" Clarke let her mother and Kane in. She embraced them both. The three of them walked to the living room together. Clarke's eyes widened as Abby got eyes on the TV. They had paused when Alex and Piper laid on top of each other. She hurried to press the off button on the remote.

Kane coughed. He tried not to laugh because he indeed thought it was funny. Abby on the other hand, was trying her best to ignore what she just saw.

"Raven!" Clarke called for her. She wanted an end of this awkward moment. Raven came quickly.

"Hey!" she pressed her cheek against Abby's and Kane's. "How are you, Raven?"

"I'm fine, Kane. Thanks for asking. In fact, I got in touch with my sister. She's coming to visit me soon" Raven smiled. Abby gaped. "How nice! I've heard you guys haven't talked in a long time"

"Yeah, that's correct" Raven nodded. The three of them sat down, Raven in the middle. They had only known Raven for a few years, and she was already super close to them. Raven was like Clarke's sister.

As Clarke watched over their heads, her phone rang. It was laying on the table so everyone saw who called her. Clarke almost ran to the phone and answered it right away.

"Hey" She said with a light and cute voice. She ignored Raven's and her mother's stupid smirk on their face. Kane just looked confused back and forth at the girls. She walked towards the balcony. The wall was of glass so she could see if it was snowing or not, and it wasn't. She went outside on the balcony.

"Hey, I just wanted to ask you when the party was. I forgot" Lexa chuckled a little. "You can come after the dinner, I'll text you" Clarke smiled, but knew well that Lexa couldn't see it. "I can't wait to see you. I miss you" Lexa exhaled. Clarke could only smile to herself. "I miss you too" Clarke drew circles on the glass table in front of her.

"I have to call Anya now. Bye honey"

"Bye, Lex" she hung up. She was like "oh my god. She called me honey". She still couldn't believe they were together. Now she was ten times more excited for the party later. As it became colder outside, Clarke decided it was time to go inside.

"What did she want?" Raven asked with a stupid smirk. "And why are you smiling so much, Jesus. Your face is going to crack up soon!" Raven joked. It made Abby and Kane laugh along.

"What's the deal with you and Lexa? I thought you said she was just a friend. When I was going to say goodbye to you, I found you two kissing"

"Well. We had actually become girlfriends then" Clarke let out a short chuckle. Abby smiled. "She's coming to the party later, so just act cool. No not cool, normal. Normal? Just… just be you, be nice, understood?" she looked at her mother, desperately waited for a yes.

"Yes, I promise. I will be the coolest mama bear ever" Abby smiled and tried not to laugh. Clarke exhaled. "oh my god mom. Don't" she put her hands on her face and sat beside her. Abby laid her arm around her and Clarke leaned at her shoulder. Abby kissed Clarke's head. "I'm not going to embarrass you or something similar. I promise I will behave" Abby chuckled.

Raven looked at Abby and Clarke. She admired their relationship. She wanted a mother too, but she thought it wouldn't be the right time to say it now. Abby turned around and faced Raven. They didn't say anything, just looked at each other. Abby laid her arm around Raven and she actually leaned on Abby's shoulder too.

This was a beautiful moment. Kane was kind of an outsider, but sometimes you must be on the outside so you know how good it feels to be in the inside. He pulled up his phone from his pocket and took a picture of the three of them.

"Perfect"

The girls laughed and tried to hide their face behind Abby's shoulder. They didn't get to say anything before the doorbell went off.

"It's probably Lincoln and Octavia. They like to show up early" Clarke removed herself from her mother and walked over to the door. She was right, it was Lincoln and Octavia.

"Hey, blondie" Octavia embraced her friend. Lincoln just lightly pressed his cheek against hers. "Hey, Clarke"

"Hey, come on in, the others are in the living room. Dinner is not ready yet, I wasn't expecting you guys for another twenty minutes" Clarke had lead them to the kitchen. They hugged and greeted everyone in the room and made themselves comfortable on the couch.

Raven gave Clarke that 'tell her now!' look, but Clarke thought it would be better to show her. Trust me, she really wanted to tell her. The six of them catched up. They were excited for the dinner and after, because their friends would be attending.

"Why did you want to come grocery shopping with me? You hate it because I have a hard time choosing between what to buy, and I always look at every item just in case I want it" She said to Anya as she put some carrots in the cart.

"And don't forget that you often change your mind. Like that one time you used like a thousand years to decide whether you wanted a watermelon, or a cantaloupe. and when you finally managed to choose one, you were happy with it. But as we were on our way to the counter, you changed your freaking mind again" she laughed at her sister.

Lexa nodded in acknowledge. "True" she smiled. "oh my god, roses"

Anya rolled her eyes. They were probably going to be here for another thousand years.

"I'll buy these for Clarke" Lexa picked up a bouquet of roses and put them down on the cart. Her sister was a little surprised that Lexa managed to pick out a bouquet quickly.

"I'm leaving for France tomorrow" Anya said as they got in the car. "So, maybe we could grab a bite together?"

"Yeah sure. What about Café Niy? They have the best sandwiches ever, bet they have meals there too. But I want to stop by at Clarke's to give her the roses first, then we can go and eat" Lexa suggested and already drove in the direction of Clarke's penthouse, even though Anya hadn't answered.

"sounds like a plan"

After like fifteen minutes, Lexa had pulled up in front of Clarke's building. Anya waited in the car. Lexa still wore her work outfit. A black tight skirt, a white blouse and black nylon stockings. It was cold outside, so she had a coat with her. She looked damn hot.

As she was standing in front of Clarke's door, she was all nervous. She exhaled deep, and she finally pressed the doorbell.

"Guess everyone likes to come early for this dinner" Clarke laughed. She got up and walked towards the door. It was still fifteen minutes till the main time the others were supposed to be attending.

"Hey, you're not the first one to come early-" Clarke stopped as she saw who was behind the door. "Lexa" she smiled. "Hi"

"Hey, beautiful" Lexa beamed and handed Clarke the flowers. "They are gorgeous! Thank you" she leaned in to kiss her girlfriend. Then pulled her into a hug.

"Do you want to come in? you can join us for dinner if you'd like. I'm sure the others won't mind" Clarke smiled and hoped Lexa would join.

"I'd love to, but I can't" Lexa grabbed Clarke's hand. "My sister, Anya, is leaving for France tomorrow, and we are going to Café Niy to grab a bite. You know, spend a little quality time together before she leaves" she tried to smile gentle at the blonde.

"I understand" the blonde sighed. "I just really want to be with you"

"I know, but I'll come to the party. I promise" Lexa smiled. As she got a smile back from Clarke, she leaned in for a kiss. They got interrupted by Indra. She looked surprise.

"Heda" she said.

"oh please, outside from work, you can call me Lexa" she offered her a smile.

Clarke hugged Indra as she walked towards her. "The others are inside in the living room" Indra walked inside, left the two alone. Both of them were a little embarrassed of Indra catching them like this.

"I have to go" Lexa was close to pout. Clarke pulled Lexa in for another hug. The blonde just wanted to embrace Lexa every time she got the opportunity to do it. They said their goodbye's and Lexa was in the elevator.

Clarke made her way to the kitchen. She found a nice vase and filled it up with water. She admired the flowers for a moment.

"Those looks nice" her mother complimented. Clarke just shyly smiled and nodded.

"Who did you get them from?"

Clarke let out a soft chuckle. She gently touched the roses. "Lexa" the blonde looked up at her mother. "She makes you so happy. I'm glad she does, I don't think I have ever seen you this happy before" Abby took a few steps closer to her daughter. "I really am. And I can't wait to meet her"

"Thanks, mom. And you will, she is coming to the party later" Clarke happily smiled. Just the thought of seeing Lexa in a few hours made her heart beat fast.

"Really? I'm allowed to be on the party, I thought it was just a joke" she laughed, but it was a little truth there. Whenever Clarke was throwing a party, her mother had to go home. Because who would want their mother there? But this time, it was different. She wasn't ashamed of showing her mother how she partied, and who she did it with.

"Of course, mom. As long as you behave" Clarke joked and pretended she was the mother. The two of them were enjoying each other's company for a while before they went back to the others. It was only a few minutes till Finn and Bellamy were supposed to come.

AN: Yeah, that was chapter 20. I'm sorry this one took a little while to publish, I had writers block. My head was pounding, it's pounding right now, and I felt really nauseous, so I had to put the computer down.

I finished the series supergirl, and I really didn't know what to watch next. So I sat down and watched The 100 for the sixth time, and counting. Well, I will try my best to write as much as I can after school. See you soon!