"Heading out now, so no sex, girls! I don't wanna come back to a contaminated apartment!" They heard Raven shout from the other side of the door.

Clarke chuckled against Lexa's neck before calling back. "Don't worry, Rae! We won't do anything you wouldn't do!"

"That's exactly what I'm afraid of!"

"Go do your thing, Reyes, just like us!" The blonde pressed impatient, almost pleadingly. This really wasn't the time or place to have this discussion with Raven, or any discussion at all.

"Clarrrke!" Raven warned through the door. With her index finger on her lips, Clarke signaled Lexa to stay quiet. Holding their breaths, they waited for any sound from the other side of the door. Clarke sighed in relief when they heard the apartment door shut close, and looked at Lexa beneath her whose eyes were glued to the blonde's lips.

With a shake of her head, she leaned down and continued what they were doing before Raven interrupted them.

During the past couple of weeks, their make–out sessions had become more frequent and definitely more… explorative. Ever since Lexa's blunt confession, Clarke had let things get more passionate, but she usually made sure it wouldn't get out of hand. And usually, it worked. But then again, usually, they were fully clothed.

Right now, Clarke was having a hard time keeping herself under control with a very… vibrant Lexa in very… form–fitting boyshorts underneath her, whose hands were currently exploring Clarke's skin under her shirt, and very boldly so.

She waited until Lexa's hands moved to her hips and then quickly lowered herself, pressing her body into the brunette's in order to distract herself from the urge to press her thigh into something else. Lexa sucked in a sharp breath at the sudden contact, and Clarke couldn't help but change the angle to deepen their kiss.

When she heard the moan that escaped her girl the moment their tongues met, the blonde involuntarily bucked her hips into Lexa, causing her to moan again.

"Fuck!" Clarke breathed out and with the last bit of self–control, she pulled back. After a few deep breaths, she opened her eyes and looked at Lexa who looked back at her with wide eyes.

"You okay?" She asked concerned. Lexa nodded and opened her mouth but closed it again when nothing came out. Clarke waited patiently until Lexa shook her head and tried again.

"Why did you stop?" She finally asked, visibly confused.

Clarke propped herself up on her elbow and gently brushed some stray hair out of Lexa's face. "This was getting kinda… heated." She explained and watched as Lexa knitted her eyebrows.

"Is that a bad thing?" The other girl asked and Clarke couldn't help but chuckle.

"I don't know… I mean shouldn't we… wait or something?"

"Wait for what?" Lexa asked back and started twiddling with the hem of Clarke's shirt.

"The… right timing?" Clarke's confidence started to crumble, she wasn't so sure anymore. She wanted to take things slow with Lexa because the girl had never been intimate with anyone before. But they've been a couple for four months now, and Lexa had already said she wanted it and that she was ready, and Clarke believed her. She took a deep breath and held it for a long moment while she considered her options. She was well aware that Lexa was incredibly nervous, maybe even anxious, because she had no idea what was going on in the blonde's head.

She finally puffed out the air and firmly looked into Lexa's eyes that were trained on her hands. "Lex look at me please." She asked and waited until the girl's eyes met her own.

"I'm incredibly nervous," she admitted with a soft smile, "and I can't promise that it's going to happen today, but I want to be sure that it would be okay if it happened, and especially that you would be okay with it."

"I am. I mean it– it would. I mean I would!" Lexa stuttered and squeezed her eyes shut in mild frustration.

Clarke gave Lexa a moment to sort herself before she spoke again. "How are you feeling?"

"I um…" Lexa paused and quickly glanced down between their bodies, then back up to Clarke's neck, "aroused."

Clarke snorted in amusement and leaned down to kiss the tip of her girlfriend's nose before she shifted and rasped into her ear, "Well, if that's not the perfect condition."

Instead of a verbal answer, Lexa wrapped one leg around Clarke's waist and pulled her closer. The blonde bit down on her lower lip to muffle her moan when the sensation of the sudden movement went right into her core.

Before she could adjust to the new pace, Lexa was kissing her with everything she had, and Clarke wasn't sure how much longer she would be able to control herself. The answer came only a moment later when her right hand wandered down until her fingers met the bare skin of Lexa's hips, and before she knew what was happening, she broke the kiss.

"Can I take this off?" She mumbled against swollen lips as she tugged on the hem of the brunette's shirt.

When Lexa didn't answer, Clarke quickly pulled her head back to look at her. The girl beneath her was breathing heavily and had her eyes squeezed shut.

"Hey," Clarke said alarmed, "it's okay, we don't have to do anything that you're not–" she stopped when Lexa shook her head.

"No it's okay, it's just…" Lexa paused to phrase her thoughts and Clarke felt how the girl nervously tapped her fingertips on her lower back before she continued, "I'm… this is a bit overwhelming right now." She admitted and let out a small laugh.

Clarke's lips formed a soft smile. "What exactly?"

"I'm just– scared that… you know, that the sensory overload will be too much. I mean I've read about it and apparently, there will be a lot going on. All the touching and the sounds and scents… and… everything."

Lexa finished her rambling and finally opened her eyes to shyly glance at Clarke who was still smiling down at her.

"How about we just go slow and you tell me when something is too much?" She suggested. "Just tell me when you want me to stop and I'll stop, okay?"

Lexa sucked in her lips while she thought about Clarke's words. "Okay," she nodded, "and yes you can."

"Can what?" Clarke asked confused.

"Take this off." Lexa quoted her with a smirk.