A/N: Everyone was positive about a sequel. Thank you guys for your support.

Chapter 10

It was almost an eighteen and half hour flight from Paris to Santa Barbara. During the flight on Lexa's private plane, she was talking to her new bodyguard, Lincoln, strategizing the best way to go unnoticed once they hit their destination. She didn't want Clarke to find out from the media that she was in California ruining her chance to win her back, fearing the blonde would hide away from her once she was aware as her presence would probably not be the most welcome based on their last encounter.

It was weird working with Lincoln at first as she was use to Gustus being by her side for years but for this particular situation, she might be able to stay under the radar since no one currently knew who Lincoln was. Compared to Gustus, who was very recognizable as her longtime bodyguard. His oversized intimating form was easy to spot from a far and paparazzis immediately storm over to them snapping her picture.

It shouldn't be a problem though as she was more recognizable in Europe then the states. But she was still cautious because it only took one person to recognize her and the rest would follow like a flock of ducks even if they didn't know who she was.

A couple hours in and feeling confident that they can pull this off, Lexa reclined back in her seat for the rest of the flight trying to relax, going through in her head the next step which was how to actually get Clarke to forgive her and give their relationship another chance. She knows she had royally screwed up but she was willing to fight for the blonde no matter how difficult it made be.

But this was something that she has never ran into before in her life. She had no experience of how even approach someone that she has hurt and asked them for forgiveness. She has never even admitted that she was wrong to anyone before. She has never cared about someone as much as she cares for the blonde.

Clarke was someone she was afraid to lose.

Anxiety washes over her, palms became sweaty at the thought of Clarke not wanting anything to do with her.

What if what she has done was too much for the blonde to get over?

What if there was nothing that she can do to fix this?

Lexa sighed softly and closed her eyes trying to control her doubts and tried not to think about failing. She can't not lose Clarke.

Needing some support and confidence Lexa dials her grandmother. The older woman always knew the right things to say to help her calm her nerves and give her the motivation she needs.

Exhaling a breath, Abby stares sadly at her daughter from the top deck, who was walking alone on the beach. After hearing about the fight between Lexa and Finn, Clarke was even more reserved. Day after day moving like a robot. Not even trying to engage in a conversation with her. The light was missing from her eyes similar to the way she looked when she lost her father.

Lexa has really done a number on her daughter and she couldn't help cursed the girl even if they were merging their companies.

Clarke happiness came first.

Just as she was about to join her daughter for a walk on the beach, the door bell chimes loudly from inside. She furrows her brow wondering who it could be.

Giving one last glance below towards Clarke, Abby turns towards the house to answer the door for whoever was on the other side.

As she's walking the distance to the entrance of the house, she tries to think if she was expecting anyone today. Things have been hectic at work since the merger and she has been more busy then she's ever been in her life so it wouldn't be unlikely that maybe this slipped her mind.

"Just a second." She hollers as she hears another chime from the door bell and quickens her pace.

When she opens the door, she finds herself momentarily in shock which quickly turns into anger as she sees Lexa on the other side with an unfamiliar man standing a few feet behind her.

"Hello, Mrs. Griffin. It's nice to see you again." Lexa greeted formally.

"I don't think I can say the same." Abby said curtly crossing her arms over her chest.

Lexa nods her head briefly at her response. She wasn't expected Clarke's mother to be hostile to her but she can understand it.

"Fair enough. Is Clarke home? I need to speak with her." Lexa said calmly.

"I think you've done enough to Clarke. So if there isn't any actual business we have to discuss, I suggest you leave my property." Abby told her robustly.

Lexa slightly tilted her head studying the older woman. She had never encounter a significant other's mother and she didn't know if she was meant to be intimated by Abby because she wasn't at all.

Just impatient.

"With all do respect, it is imperative that I speak to Clarke." Lexa straighten her shoulders meeting her gaze unflinchingly unwilling to let Abby be a road block to deter her away from the blonde.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you. Clarke is really not home at the moment." Abby told her though it look like she wanted to give Lexa a mouth full. She wanted to tell her off and how dare she hurt her daughter but for the sake of their business, she kept her mouth shut.

Lexa gives her a strange look as if she was watching for Abby's nose to grow like Pinocchio. Whether she was lying or not, Abby was obviously not going be any help and feeling like she was wasting her time with Clarke's mother, Lexa retreats and set on to find the blonde another way.

"Well then, thank you for your time. I do hope to see you back in Paris sometime soon." Lexa said coolly continuing to be polite despite the other woman's brash attitude towards her.

"Markus Kane and I are schedule for a trip in about a week's time." Abby replied with false kindness.

Lexa narrow her eyes as she purposely omitted Clarke's name.

"Have a good day." Lexa nodded walking away with Lincoln following her.

Slightly upset that her first attempt was unsuccessful, Lexa tries to think of where the blonde would be, which was very difficult never being here before and being unfamiliar with the place. They returned to the car in silence as Lincoln drove patiently waiting for further instruction.

In the back seat, Lexa pinched the bridge of her nose hoping for something to guide her to the blonde. Begging her brain to throw her some sort of sign. She sighed in frustration when nothing was coming to her head and brought her hand down heavily to her side hitting the top of Clarke's sketchbook.

Lexa frowned when a thought sudden pops in her mind. She quickly grabs Clarke's sketchbook and flips to the first page furrowing her brow as she studies the blonde's artwork. She then looks out of the car window and sees a similar view from Clarke's drawing.

"Pull over, Lincoln." Lexa suddenly commands.

Once the car was at a full stop, Lexa quickly gets out of the car with Clarke's sketchbooks in her hand and runs to the beach. It was a long shot but something inside her was telling her that Clarke was somewhere nearby. She didn't wait for Lincoln to catch up with her, she was running as if she was being pulled to the blonde by a strong magnetic force.

Stopping when she reached the sand and feeling the warm breeze of the ocean air hit her, Lexa took a moment to catch her breathe ignoring the slight pain in her leg. She turned her head to her left and then to her right wondering what direction to take until she sees a hint of blonde hair to her right.

Lexa's heart pounded strongly against her chest as she walked towards the blonde who was sitting alone on the sand staring at the ocean hoping it was Clarke.

"Lincoln, keep your distance." She told him not letting the blonde out of her sights.

Her breathe got caught in her throat when the blonde turn her head slightly, the wind softly blowing across her face giving Lexa a clear view of her face. She had that profile memorized and permanently etched in her brain.

That was definitely Clarke.

She slowed down and took the opportunity to admire the blonde's beauty from a far without Clarke noticing her yet. Just seeing Clarke again filled the empty void inside her. The butterflies filling up her stomach was reappearing that only happens when she's around the blonde. The way that the blonde made her feel was astoundingly beyond anything that she has ever experience. Even to her wildest adventure nothing made her heart jump the way Clarke does. She wanted nothing more to run over there and wrap her arms tightly around her and never let go.

Lexa took a deep breath before walking closer to the blonde finally making her presence known.

Clarke sat on the beach and gazed at the fairly empty ocean enjoying the calmness and serenity of it all. The sound of the ocean waves crashing set her at ease. After reports of sharks sightings, not many dare to swim or surf the water. She had to admit that she kind of liked that the sharks are scaring away the tourist and the surfers. It was like she was on her private beach and was able to be alone with her thoughts.

This was her escape.

"Hi." A familiar raspy soft voice caught her attention.

Or so she thought.

Clarke closed her eyes shut as she feels her heart hammered hard against chest. She hates how her body reacts when she hears Lexa's sweet voice behind her. How weak her knees became whenever she was near.

Fighting the urge to jump to her feet and hug the brunette in relief that she was okay was difficult. But another side of her also wanted to slap Lexa for being so foolish.

"See? I can say hi like a normal person." Lexa joked recalling the blonde's comment when she presented her with a folder with all her personal information, unimpressed with her greeting etiquettes.

"What are you doing here, Lexa?" Clarke asked dryly not bothering to turn around and face the brunette. She didn't want to easily forgive Lexa. She has been so worried about the heiress that she fears in her state, she would be falling in her arms just by looking into those soft green eyes.

"I should have trusted you, Clarke." Lexa started.

Clarke scoffed at hearing this. "It's a little late don't you think?"

"Clarke, I'm sorry I didn't believe you. I allowed Finn to get into my head -"

Clarke abruptly stands up interrupting the brunette's apology. "I can't listen to this."

"Clarke!" Lexa calls out miserably when the blonde starts walking away from her in fast pace.

"Lexa, I'm still hurt. You broke my heart." Clarke voice crackled still walking as Lexa tries to catch up with her step. "You wouldn't even listen to me. Why should I listen to anything you have to say?"

"I made a mistake. I saw the errors in my ways but I'm willing to do what ever it take for us to be together again. I miss you so much, Clarke. I love -"

"No, don't you dare say that to me." Clarke said angrily whipping around getting in Lexa's face forcing her to stop walking.

"It's the truth." Lexa said staring into the blonde's blue eyes not backing down.

"You don't get to come over here and say those words to me." Clarke fiercely told her. "You didn't trust me. I understand that you have trust issue Lexa but you didn't even give me a chance. You immediately thought the worst of me. You made me feel like shit."

Lexa could see the tension in the blonde's eyes, her anger boiling up inside her, her neck getting hot as her fury grew inside her. She gulped slightly at the sight fearing the blonde.

"I agree. The way I reacted was wrong and stupid. I feel horrible that I hurt you Clarke. When I saw you with him, my mind just went crazy. Something inside me snap. I got angry with just the thought of him seeing you in nothing but your underwear. It clouded my judgement." Lexa explained desperately.

"I was fully dressed." Clarke retorted, her blue eyes filled with fury.

"I believe you." Lexa replied sincerely. "I know that you would never hurt me."

Clarke snorted and shook her head in disbelief. "Singing a different tune from the last time we saw each other, aren't you? How can you even think that I was capable of doing something like that? Those things that you said to me were awful."

"I know." Lexa shake her head in regret.

"You thought I was trying to sleep with your mother? That Finn was pimping me out so he can get his revenge on you and destroying TonDc in the process. It doesn't even make sense. Your feud with Finn is becoming ridiculous." Clarke barked out angrily at her.

"You're right. I let it effect our relationship." Lexa agreed and can only put her head down in shame. "I can't apologize enough for what I did."

Everything Clarke was saying was true and the blonde at the right to be furious with her.

"I don't know what you are expected out of this, Lexa. I'm just so...I don't know if I can..." Clarke trailed off her mind is spinning in circles. She didn't know how to think clearly with Lexa standing in front of her. There was so much emotion going through her right now.

"I'm here because I wanted to fix things between us and..." Lexa trails bringing the sketchbooks in her hands up to the blonde's eye level.

This whole time Clarke had not even noticed her missing sketchbooks because she was so angry at Lexa.

"You left these." Lexa finished.

Clarke mouth gaped open in shocked. She completely forgot about her drawings. After a few moments, her eyes wide in realization that Lexa might have seen them and looked into Lexa's green eyes for confirmation.

"They're beautiful, Clarke. You have an amazing talent."

Clarke was completely stunned. Lexa had seen something so personal to her. So sacred and reserved. Before she was so ecstatic and couldn't want to share this with the brunette. She nervous to show Lexa her art and it took her a lot of courage to get there and now she doesn't know how she feels about it.

She suddenly feels vulnerable.

"You had no right to..." Clarke hissed furiously feeling exposed snatching her sketchbooks from Lexa's hands.

"I know, I'm sorry. But Clarke you can't deny what we have is something special. The way you drew me...that...I never felt like anyone has seen the real me like you do. I never knew who the real me was until I saw myself through your eyes." Lexa said with earnestness in her eyes. "You made be see the beauty within myself as corny as that sounds."

Clarke was fighting the tears that threaten to spill from her eyes feeling the raw emotion in Lexa voice.

"I can't do this." Clarke whispered. Everything just felt too much. Why did it have to be so hard?

Lexa was taken back. "Are you saying you don't want me anymore? That's there's no chance of reconciliation?"

Hearing the the vulnerability in Lexa voice almost shattered her into pieces.

Lexa came with so much baggage. Her rivalry with Finn, Gustus, the tension between her mom, not to mention the fame and attention that came with being with Lexa. She doesn't know how to handle it. What if something worse comes up? She doesn't know if she can go through what she went through again and again. She doesn't know if she has the strength to be with someone so complicated.

"Yes." Clarke whispered as much as it hurt for her to say that. It might be the best thing to do and not complicated things further since there companies are merging.

The brunette heart drops at the blonde's rejection. Clarke wasn't willing to forgive her. She knew Clarke was angry, rightfully so, but she really thought they would be able to get through this. She has never felt so strongly for someone. When she was with Clarke, it felt right.

Like she was complete.

Remembering the advice her grandmother gave her earlier, she digs for strength deep down inside of her, she was not giving up. She was going to do whatever it takes.

"No." The stubborn brunette retorts back not willing to accept that this was the end.

"What?" Clarke looked at her in shock.

"You care about me. I'm not going let you go without fighting for you." Lexa told her lifting her chin up with determination in her eyes.

Clarke couldn't help how her chest tighten and her heart fluttered that Lexa was not letting her go but she was also annoyed by the stubborn brunette.

"Lexa..." Clarke sighed tiredly.

"You are not calling this off." Lexa told her not backing down.

"God, why are you so infuriating?" Clarke said exasperated.

"You like that about me." Lexa said with a cheeky grin noticing how hard the blonde was trying not to smile.

"I like you in spite of that." Clarke retorted indifferent but losing her resolve a little bit.

"So you still like me, right?" Lexa asked with hope in her eyes.

"Just stop Lexa, go back to Paris and just accept that I'm done and you'll never have to worry about me stabbing you in the back." She said bitterly.

"Come on, what can I do to make things up to you?" Lexa asked her desperately.

"I don't care what you do. Jump in the the shark infested ocean for all I care." She spat out stalking off.

Clarke didn't want to immediately regret her decision if she gave into the brunette. Her mind felt like it was having a tennis match going back and forth of wanting to forgive Lexa and run into her arms from wanting to save herself another heartache already knowing how painful it was. But right now she felt like she needed to get away.

Walking only a few steps away from Lexa, she was shocked that the heiress wasn't as resilient as she thought. She kind of expected her to keep following her.

Looking behind her to see if the brunette was still standing where she had left her but all she saw was a pile of clothes that look like what Lexa was earlier. She frowned as she looked towards the ocean and spots her walking into the water.

"What are you doing?" Clarke asked befuddled at the scene in front of her while her feet was moving her closer towards the ocean.

She couldn't help but let her eyes gaze at the brunette's perfectly tone body that was only covered with matching black undergarments.

"Fulfilling your request." Lexa yelled back walking deeper into the warm salty water.

"It wasn't a request and there has been shark sightings from only knee deep of water." Clarke warned not believing what Lexa was doing. She knew the girl was a dare devil but this was insane.

"Are you saying you care about me?" Lexa looked back with a smile on her face.

"No, I really do hope you get bitten." Clarke said trying to keep a disinterest look on her face masking her worry for the brunette.

Lexa shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly in response.

"Inspiration one of your drawings, I suppose. Though I don't know how beautiful it will be compare to your other ones but I hope if I were to lose a limb, it would be the one that's already damaged and not my good leg." Lexa joked.

Clarke shakes her head at the brunette's insanity. "What are you trying to prove, Lexa?"

"That you care about me. That we are something worth fighting for." Lexa replied.

"This is ridiculous."

"The water is quite nice actually." Lexa stated moving her arms gently in the water.

Clarke stood frozen there for a moment just watching Lexa go in deeper until the water was up to her shoulders. She couldn't help feel uneasy and squeamish but didn't want to give the brunette that satisfaction that she was right. She shifted nervously and swallowed hard as fight the urge to dragged Lexa out of the water herself before something horrible happen.

"Just admit that you care about me."

Clarke huffed in annoyance. "I think you're an idiot. And I just want to witness this. I feel like it might be satisfying."

"Are you sure because I think I just felt something swim past me." Lexa teased.

The blonde's heart was beating fast but she wasn't going to fall for Lexa stupid game. But as she actually saw something swimming in the water a few feet behind the brunette panic began to flare up inside her.

"Lexa. Get. Out." Clarke shouted in fear.

"Not until that you admit that you care." Lexa was enjoying the waves of the ocean completely relaxed as if she was on vacation.

"You are acting like a child. Forcing me to..." Clarke tried still not willing to give in.

"I'm not forcing you to do anything. You can walk away." Lexa told her still swimming calmly.

"Lexa, please just get out of the water." The blonde pleaded her eyes darting around the brunette fearfully and she wore a panicked expression that the shark could attack Lexa in any minute.

Lexa didn't respond and just dunked her head under water as she felt another wave approaching.

Clarke sees it swimming dangerously closer to the brunette. "I care! I care about you okay! Now get out of the water." The blonde cried frantically standing in ankle deep of water.

Clarke sighs in relief, her breath starts evening out as heart calms when Lexa smiled brightly at her as she started making her way back to shore.

"That wasn't so hard, was..."

The brunette's word were cut off as she was suddenly roughly pulled down disappearing into the water.

"Lexa!" Clarke screamed out walking further into the water desperately searching for any signs of the heiress.

A few seconds pass by which felt like minutes and there was still no sign of Lexa.

"Lexa! Lexa!" Clarke shouted again swimming towards the last spot she saw the brunette. "Lex..."

Similar to how Lexa disappear into the water, Clarke felt something pull on her making her sink her head under the water. As she came out back to the surface she sees Lexa in front of her wearing a cocky grin.

"You do care." Lexa stated with a twinkle in her eyes to Clarke's annoyance.

"I can't believe you! I saw something in the water behind you. I was afraid that you were being attack." Clarke spluttered furious at the brunette.

"Shh...there's no shark, Clarke. I'm sorry I scared you. It's okay." Lexa said trying to calm the blonde down soothing running her hands up and down Clarke's arm. "It was just a joke."

"You are such a jerk."

"Okay, it was a bad joke." Lexa admitted seeing how angry the blonde was at her.

Clarke scowled.

"Let's get out of this water." Without thinking Clarke interlocked their fingers dragging her out of the ocean.

Making their way towards Clarke's beach house, the two girls walked together fingers interlocked in silence. Lexa couldn't help but think how perfect their hands fit together. She finally felt a glimmering light of hope that things between them were going to be okay.

"Wait Clarke. I don't think your mom likes me." Lexa told her stopping her when she notice the blonde was leading her to the deck of the beach house.

Clarke rolled her eyes. She didn't really care about her mother's opinion of Lexa. "She'll be fine."

Lexa stopped her again when she felt the blonde pull on her hand. "If it's okay with you, I prefer just waiting out here for you."

Clarke's blue eyes study at her for a moment. She understand that Lexa doesn't want to unnecessary confrontation with her mother.

"Okay I'll be right back." Clarke told her.

"You will return?" Lexa asked. "This isn't payback for my stunt earlier is it."

"Trust me." Clarke simply replied.

Lexa nodded her head giving her a sweet smile.

"I trust you."

"Who is that guy with the muscles?" Clarke asked nodding her head to Lincoln who was standing a few feet from them.

The sun was setting and Clarke brought out towels, a change of clothes and some blankets so they can sit on the sand comfortably, so they can talk.

"That is Lincoln. He's my new bodyguard. Your friend Octavia seems to have a strong liking to him." Lexa answered with amusement.

Clarke laughed softly making Lexa admire how beautiful she is.

"I'm not surprised. He seems like her type." Clarke nodded as she glanced over at him again,

Lexa furrows her brow at the blonde's assessment. "He's quiet and your friend doesn't know when to stop talking."

"Opposite's attract." Clarke explained shrugging her shoulders. "But I think it had to do more of how his body is built. I can literally see his abs through his shirt from here."

Lexa narrow her eyes at the blonde's comment.

"Stop staring at Lincoln. I have abs too, you know." Lexa pouted playfully feigning jealousy.

Clarke smile warmly and couldn't stop her hand as it reached over and patted the brunette's stomach comfortingly. Lexa visibly shivered at the touch. The blonde's finger was moving slowly on their own accord feeling her strong dent in her stomach making the brunette's eyes flutter.

Their attraction towards each other was always strong.

"Sorry." Clarke cleared her throat as she pulled her hand away finally realizing that she was feeling her up. She looked away slightly embarrassed feeling her cheek aflame.

Lexa wanted to tell her it was okay not wanting her to stop. She resisted the urge to lean over and kiss her but she didn't want to cross the line. The blonde was actually sitting with her and talking, she didn't want to push her too much.

She wanted to be respectful.

"So, um..what happened to Gustus?" Clarke asked casually trying to get pass the moment.

Lexa heaved a sighed and look out into the ocean.

"I fired him." Lexa simply answered.

"What?" Clarke looked at her wide-eye with disbelief.

"Yeah."

Clarke gives her a confused look. Gustus was one of the few people Lexa trusted. She can't believed that she actually fired him. That had to been so tough for her to do.

"He was trying to break us up on purpose and then he was planning to attack Finn when I specifically ordered him not to. Gustus was carry this guilt with him since my race and it lead him to make poor decisions. And I can't have him making mistakes." Lexa explained.

She hasn't really dealt with the lost of Gustus. It still hurt but she was a master at masking her feelings. Clarke was the only one she was comfortable opening up to.

"I'm sorry, Lexa. I know how close he was to you. I can't imagine how hard that it for you." Clarke gave her a sad sympathetic look.

"It was the right decision. Lincoln will fill in his spot just fine. As long as he doesn't get distracted by your friend that is." Lexa told her.

"Octavia knows how to have fun but when it's business she is as focus as anyone else." Clarke said defending her friend.

"Good." Lexa nodded her head hoping the blonde was right. "Even though Octavia has been doing well in Paris. I still miss you. I think the whole board misses you."

"I do miss Paris." Clarke admitted.

The city felt magically to her and she has fallen in love with it, just as she had fallen in love with Lexa.

"Then come back." Lexa retorted automatically. "We can work on strengthening our relationship."

"I can't be with you only for another incident to happen and you fly off the handle. You need to work on being able to trust me." Clarke told her.

"What are you saying?" Lexa asked not quite understanding.

"Maybe we talk things slow." Clarke suggested.

"Slow? Like friends?" Lexa asked furrowing her brow.

"Maybe more then friends but definitely no sex. Let's work on trusting each other."

Lexa reluctantly nods her head. She wanted to pick up where they left off but if Clarke needed time then that's what she will give her.

"You will return to Paris though, right?" Lexa asked with hope in her eyes.

"I'll join my mother and Kane's trip but that doesn't mean I'm staying." Clarke replied and she can see a small smile forming on the brunette's face.

"Okay." Lexa agreed though she honestly wanted Clarke to come back with her instead of waiting a week but she want to respect the blonde's wishes.

"You don't have to fly back soon do you?" Clarke asked enjoying the brunette's company.

Lexa looked at the blonde. "I can stay as long as you want."

Clarke smiled and grabbed the brunette's arm wrapping it around her shoulders and snuggling closer to the her resting her head on her shoulder enjoying the familiar warmth that she has missed so badly enjoying their moment and was glad they are slowly mending their relationship. She love being close to the brunette like this.

Lexa inhales the amazing aroma of the blonde's shampoo that was so significantly Clarke that always seems to sooth her. She finally felt at peace again. It use to scare her of how much Clarke effected her but now it scares her at the thought of never seeing the blonde. She holds the blonde tighter at the horrible thought and promises herself to never to let her go.

Reluctantly flying back to Paris, Lexa already miss the blonde once she step on the plane. Clarke promise to keep in touch and reassure her that she was flying out in a week with her mother and Kane. A week seem so long to Lexa, but she was glad that things were positive between them again.

She felt on such a high can't not believe how lucky she was to have Clarke in her life again.

Even the meeting with her lawyers concerning Finn didn't bring her down. They were positive that Finn had nothing against her and is actually a fool to go through with the lawsuit, which doesn't surprise her. It will bring more attention towards what he has done instead of the false claim of what Lexa is accused of. She didn't have anything to worry about and for the first time since their rivalry, she wasn't worried.

She wasn't angry.

Clarke makes her feel like a different person.

Making her way to her mother office to discuss some business matters, she noticeably walked with a bit more pep in her step.

"Good morning, Indra." Lexa greeted her with a smile as she stood in front of her mother's assistant.

"Lexa?" Indra eyes shot up catching her off guard by the smile thrown her way.

"I need to talk to my mother for a second." Lexa told her already making her way to the office door behind them.

"Wait..."

"It'll only be just a minute." Lexa interrupted opening there doors and closing them behind her silencing the woman.

Without looking up, Lexa walked closer to her mother's desk with a folder in her hand ready to discuss business. She had over prepared wanting to show her mother how serious she was about their company. She wanted to prove her wrong and that she was capable of taking over whenever her mother decides to step down.

She confidently started her speech.

"Mother, when I was in California, I stopped by one of our hotels there before I left and it needs a serious upgrade. I know with the merger it might be difficult but we shouldn't neglect other things that need our attention as well. I would like to lead this pro-" Lexa finally looked up and noticed her mother was staring at the window.

"Mother? Are you not listening?" Lexa asked when Anya didn't even acknowledge her.

Lexa still received no response. She frowned in confusion feeling like something with off, she walked closer to her mother and gently grabbed her arm.

"Mother?" Lexa tried again.

"Lexa." Anya whispered finally turning towards her daughter and Lexa could finally see there were tears running down her face.

She had never seen her mother cry and can't help the dread that she felt. Her heart suddenly felt heavy in her chest. Lexa was afraid to ask what happened knowing the only possible thing that would make her mother cry. She felt numb and was in disbelief.

Anya swallowed hard trying to pull herself together.

"Grandmother-"

"No! Stop!" Lexa raised her hands not wanting to hear the rest. It can't be true. "I just spoke to her yesterday."

"I'm sorry, Lexa. It happen this morning-"

"I said shut up!" Lexa pulled away angrily tears were streaming down her face uncontrollably, blurring her vision. This wasn't happening. She couldn't lose her.

"Lexa." Anya moved to wrap her arms around her daughter desperately trying to comfort her, something she hasn't done since she was younger. She wanted to take her pain away.

Lexa wanted to fight her but she suddenly had no strength to pull away and crumbled into her mother's arm losing the battle as the lost of her grandmother became unbearable.

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A/N: Sorry for any mistake.