This chapter is a little bit longer, because it will be the last one. I hope you guys will enjoy it!
The big day finally arrived and Clarke could tell that Octavia was nervous, mostly because she was bouncing in every directions at an incredibly early time. It was only 7 o'clock and the soon-to-be bride woke every one up, even Raven.
Octavia, wanting to follow the tradition, had decided to sleep in her previous home and room. Of course, that didn't bother the three other girls. It was, in fact, way easier for them to get ready all together, since Clarke, Raven and even Lexa were the maids of honor.
"Guys, we have to hurry up! We need to be ready as soon as possible for the hairdresser! And I have to call that stupid florist again so he doesn't forget what I ordered and –"
"Blake, seriously, do I need to shove the spoon down your throat so you can eat?" Raven looked at her best friend and sighed. "Eat your breakfast, I don't want you to faint in front of everybody while walking to the altar."
"Yeah, let's avoid that." Octavia answered, shoving a spoon full of cereals in her mouth, making Raven smile.
"Take it easy today, you have us. Anything you want us to do, we'll do." Clarke said, looking at Lexa who just changed her sleeping clothes for black skinny jeans and a purple t-shirt. They had a lot to do before the ceremony and none of them wants to risk to get the dresses dirty. Octavia would probably kill them, in that case.
"I just can't believe we'll be husband and wife in a few ours. I'm marrying the man of my dreams."
"Yes you are." Raven and Clarke said at the same time, while Lexa nodded and stared at Octavia with her bright green eyes.
They all went to the hairdresser that made a magnificent job with everyone's hair, especially for the bride. Octavia was still nervous, but Raven took care of the stupid florist in the most polite way possible – by telling him to 'do his damn job correctly' and even calling him 'fucking walnut'. Lexa and Clarke took care of the rest and also informed Bellamy that his little sister ate and was going to be the most perfect bride ever. Octavia's brother was a bit nervous; he was going to be the one walking her to the altar, because he was the closest relative they had in town. Their parents died years ago and Bellamy didn't wanted to screw up his little sister's wedding. He seemed to be proud that she was marrying Lincoln. The groom was a good caring man that always took care of Octavia needed him – they totally belonged together.
And now, they were all at the church, getting ready in a private room. The three maids of honor put on their dresses and they all looked magnificent; they were wearing satin blue dresses, not too long or too short and everyone was quite comfortable in them.
When Lexa put on her dress, Clarke couldn't help but look at her; she was ravishing. The dress was suiting her well and the blonde smiled when she turned. She always liked when her girlfriend was wearing a dress, just because it wasn't usual for her. It was mostly on special occasions.
"How do I look?"
"Just… perfect." The blonde saw Lexa blushing a little bit and smiling.
"Oh damn." Raven stood at Clarke's sides and stared at Lexa, looking her from all the way down. "I might be questioning my sexual orientation right now, because Lexa that dress looks so damn fine on you."
"Yeah, she's right." Clarke slid her hand in Lexa's and quickly kissed her lips.
"Thank you, you both look really amazing too."
Octavia came into the room with her wedding dress on and Raven helped her to lace it on the back. When she was done, she joined Clarke and Lexa admiring the beautiful bride that was their best friend. "Wow." They pretty much said at the same time.
"You sure you want to marry Lincoln and not me?" Raven joked, winking at the other brunette.
"Yes, I am sure of it."
"Okay well, don't freak out, but… it's almost time."
"Oh my GOD." And Octavia was freaking out, but her best friends were there to help her calm down.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Clarke answered. Bellamy was standing there, waiting to see his little sister. He walked in the room, saw Octavia and he smiled at her. "I can't believe that gorgeous woman is my little sister. Hey, come here." She walked towards her brother and hugged him tightly.
"You look handsome, Bell." She told him, patting his shoulders.
"Thank you, little sis. I don't want to… make you feel emotional, especially right now." He took a deep breath. "But I know Mom and Dad would be proud of you – for what you have become and to marry a great man."
She nodded, but didn't answer. She would have loved to be walked to the altar by her father and have planned everything concerning her wedding with her mom. She would have wanted to see them being all proud of her, because their baby girl was about to say her vows with Lincoln. "I just want to say that it is an honour for me to be with you today." He continued and Clarke saw Octavia's cheeks getting redder, as she was trying to control herself to not cry. It would ruin her makeup. She smiled at him. "Would you do me a favor?" He asked.
"Anything."
"When you will walk to Lincoln, please, don't trip with those heels, they are so high…"
"I've wore worse, but yeah, I plan to have a solid grip on your arm, just in case." She smiled at him and looked at her best friends. "So... let's go, let's go, bitches!"
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The ceremony started a few minutes later and Raven walked to the altar, positioning herself at the other extremity of the panel, in front of one of Lincoln's best mans. It came Clarke's turn and then Lexa's. Clarke thought it was quite something to have a lot of eyes on her at the same time; some were Octavia's or Lincoln's relatives, some were friends of them.
Lincoln was looking very handsome in his suit, of course. He had a very serious face and that must be how he was coping with his nervousness. The ceremonial music started and every eyes looked at the giant open doors behind them, revealing Octavia and Bellamy.
The smiles on the sibling's face were completely stunning. They started walking slowly to the altar. Clarke was overwhelmed by happiness, to see Bellamy, looking so proud, walking his sister to her soon to be husband. She wanted to slide her hand in Lexa's, but she contained herself, not wanting to drag attention towards them. That moment was about Octavia and Lincoln, only about them.
The siblings made their way to the altar and Bellamy hugged his sister tightly. Lincoln walked down the three steps and shook the bride's brother's hand, giving him a warm smile. He looked at Octavia and took her hand, slowly bringing it up to his mouth and kiss it. That was very romantic. He helped her to escalate the three small steps and they turned to face each other, both smiling.
The priest started talking about the union of two persons, love and commitment. It was a short speech, but Clarke was listening, patiently waiting for the part where the lovers would confess their love.
The old man finally got to the interesting part and everyone seemed to pay more attention. "Mr. Lincoln Nash, do you take Mrs. Octavia Blake to be your wedded wife, to live together in marriage?" Lincoln smiled at Octavia, still holding her hands, a thumb doing a circular motion on her skin. "Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, and forsaking all others, be faithful only to her, for as long as you both shall live?"
Lincoln took a deep breath and looked directly into Octavia's eyes. "I do."
And then, it was Octavia's turn. "Mrs. Octavia Blake, do you take Mr. Lincoln Nash to be your wedded husband to live together in marriage? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health and forsaking all others, be faithful only to him so long as you both shall live?"
"Yes, I do." She answered quickly.
Octavia put the wedding ring at Lincoln's finger and then Lincoln put a ring at Octavia's finger, watching her with very pleased eyes.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife." The priest smiled and looked at the groom. "You may now kiss the bride."
"Finally." Clarke heard her best friend whisper, before stepping closer to her husband.
She wrapped her arms around Lincoln's neck as he leaned to kiss her slowly. Everyone started cheering and applauding, including the best mans and the maids of honour. They watched the new happily married couple kiss.
Clarke was about to cry when Lexa grabbed her hand. It felt good and the blonde knew her girlfriend wanted to touch her as much as she wanted to do. "Are you crying?" She asked, but Clarke shook her head.
"I am just really happy for her."
"Yes, me too."
Clarke was happy her best friend decided to do a banquet at somewhere else than the church. After the limousine came to pick them up, they opened a bottle of champagne and drank to the new husband and wife. Octavia showed them the ring Lincoln gave her. Apparently, it was his grandmother's and it was very beautiful. They arrived not long after and they got out of the limousine.
They ate well that night and the DJ started doing his thing. Of course, Lincoln and Octavia didn't missed the first dance, joined by a few other couples after a few minutes. Lexa looked at Clarke with scared eyes and the blonde smiled at her. "I won't force you to dance with me, sweetheart."
"This is just too formal for me and I don't want to ruin it, because I will surely end up falling on my butt. Maybe later?"
"Only if you want to." Clarke leaned and kissed her cheek. "In the meantime, I am very sure that nobody will notice if we just leave for a moment and… make out a little."
"You guys are not subtle at all, just whispering like that." Raven interrupted, leaning over them to whisper and smile at them. "I can cover for you, but just do it quick."
"I can't say no to that." Lexa chuckled and grabbed her girlfriend's hand to drag her somewhere else. Everyone's eyes were upon the bride and the groom dancing, so no one noticed them leaving.
They looked for a place where they will not be disturbed and they found a small room that probably meant for storage. There was not much place for them to move, but a little was what they only needed. That, and a lock on the door.
As soon as the door closed, Clarke pinned Lexa against it, driving her hands across her body and enjoying the fabric of the dress and the curves that were underneath it. Lexa reached for the blonde's lips, kissing them and sucking a bit hard on her lower lip, making her moan just a little.
"Raven said we needed to be quick." Lexa was panting already, aroused by Clarke's hands on her breasts.
Clarke smiled and cupped her girlfriend's face. "Do you want me to make you come?" She kissed her lips and continued. "Because I want to know if you'll be able to… contain yourself." Clarke was referring to Lexa's powerful orgasms, of course. She didn't wanted the brunette to wet her dress or panties.
"I'm pretty sure I won't be able to… I'm so excited, Clarke." She seemed desperate for Clarke's touch and the blonde was eager to touch her. "I want to feel you inside me."
"You sure?"
She nodded and kept kissing her, her hands wandering in Clarke's naked back. Lexa's neck was attacked by the girl's lips and she moaned. "I want, I –" She felt the blonde's hand getting under the dress, caressing her inner thigh, then her center.
"You're not wearing…" She smirked when the realization hit her; Lexa was not wearing any panties under her dress and that was so fucking hot. She started rubbing and Lexa whimpered, squirming against her.
"Clarke, now, maybe?" The brunette was panting louder and had a hard time trying to talk.
"Now what?" She wanted to play the innocent girl.
"Inside me." She arched her back when she felt Clarke's fingers pressing her entrance, closing her eyes. She let out a long 'mmmhh' of anticipation. "Now." And two of her girlfriend's finger easily slipped inside her. She started thrusting slowly, but Clarke knew Lexa was almost at the edge already.
She moaned when a thumb started rubbing her clit and she grabbed firmly Clarke's ass, pulling her closer. "Fuck." She had a hard time standing, her legs feeling like jelly.
"That's what I'm doing." Clarke teased the brunette, admiring the struggle on the brunette's beautiful face.
Her walls tightened on her fingers as she reached the sensitive spot and Lexa started shaking and moaning. Clarke slowed the pace, smiling. Her hand was dripping wet because of her girlfriend. It took a moment for her to calm down from her orgasm.
"That was… good." Lexa said, looking at the blonde.
"Good? I think I deserve 'amazing' or 'great' at least." She pouted.
"Okay, okay, you were incredible, babe."
"You're welcome."
"Do you want me to take care of you?"
"Like I'm going to say no to you…" She winked at her and pulled her for another heated kiss, her nails digging into Lexa's back skin.
Lexa pulled the dress over the girl's hipbone and knelt in front of her. Clarke's eyes widened, but she seemed very happy when Lexa pulled down her thong. She nipped the insides of the blonde's thigh and sucked the skin, leaving a trail of hickeys there, where no one but her would lay an eye. "You gorgeous specimen." She joked, getting at work, licking Clarke's clit with no mercy.
She heard her whimper louder and louder as she began to suck her sensitive spot. Clarke's hands brushed her braids and she stopped suddenly to pleasure her girlfriend. She shot a look at her and the girl frowned. "I didn't sit for an hour to get my hair like this. Do not mess it up, please." If she came back to Raven and Octavia with disheveled hair, Octavia would probably be pissed or something. Let's not risk that.
Clarke nodded and Lexa came back to what she was doing a minute ago. The blonde was still squirming, fighting not to close her legs. "Fuck, Lex – shit, my phone is vibrating."
"Mhhh… hey, stop moving or I won't get you off." Clarke huffed in protest. "I just had an idea of what to do with that phone." Lexa buried her face between her girlfriend's legs, holding on tightly on her thighs.
"Shit, my mom's looking for me…"
"Clarke." She practically stared at her. "We are kinda busy, here." She brought her lips into a small pout and stood up, reaching for Clarke's neck, nipping and kissing her sensitive spot. "I'm about to give up on the idea of getting you off, you know…"
The blonde wrapped her hands around Lexa's waist, pulling her closer again. "Well, we have to go. They're waiting for me."
Lexa frowned and Clarke knew she had to specify what was very important to the point that they had to cut their making out session in a crappy room, while celebrating their friend's wedding. "They're waiting for Raven's speech and mine."
"Oh, I wouldn't want to miss Raven's part." She smiled and they looked at each other for a moment, not moving.
"Do I look like I just had quickie?" Clarke asked and Lexa tilted her head on the side just like a puppy.
"Maybe. Just don't look so guilty and say that you were talking to me about that speech."
Just after Raven's incredible speech, Clarke found her mother that almost pushed her to the stage, putting a microphone into her hands. Hopefully, Clarke was already prepared and repeated a lot of times the speech she had to do, so she wasn't really nervous; she was just a bit. She faced the crowd and spotted the happy and newly married couple and she smiled at her best friend.
She cleared her throat to get everyone's attention and she felt pressured by their eyes, but she quickly found Lexa sitting in the first row and sighed. Her girlfriend gave her the thumbs up, the only one thing she needed to have enough confidence to start talking to the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered today to celebrate Octavia and Lincoln's wedding, which was adorable and very joyful I must say." The bride nodded, winking at Clarke as her husband smiled. "Octavia's my best friend and we've known each other since forever. Okay, okay, high school, but it really feels like that long."
"Every memory I have since then, she's always been there. Yes, you too Raven." Clarke chuckled while her other best friend crossed her arms on her chest and Octavia giggled. "I've seen her grow into a magnificent and badass woman, who took nothing from nobody. She saved my life more times than I can count. I've seen her in her worst and best times – I can tell you Lincoln, you hit the jackpot with her."
Octavia smiled at her and mouthed a 'thank you' as everyone cheered. "Today, you married the one man that always looked after you and that made you so happy for several years. I am happy you found the one."
"As for you Lincoln, you are a great man and I think you deserve to be loved by my best friend. I always thought you were too serious, but it turned out that you made Octavia a better person – because yeah, she was kinda less annoying when you were here, you know how stubborn she can be when she starts…"
"Lies!" Octavia shouted at Clarke, grinning.
"I love you too, boo. Now everyone, let's raise our glasses to the new husband and wife." The blonde raised her glass, followed by everyone in the place. "To Octavia and Lincoln!"
Everyone cheered and drank. Clarke took a sip of her drink and got off the stage. Her mother came and hugged her and said how much she was proud of her. Raven and Lexa popped from behind them and Lexa took the blonde's hands. She kissed her cheek and whispered something to her ear. "That speech was really nice, babe."
Clarke smiled and looked at her. "Thank you."
"That was, like, almost cute." Raven teased her, smiling as she was poking her shoulder. "Mind if I steal your girlfriend for a dance, Lexa?"
"I will allow this only if she returns to me in one piece, Reyes." The brunette answered.
Clarke and Raven let Lexa in company of Abby and reached the dance floor, where a lot of people were already dancing to the DJ's music. The best friends started dancing to the rhythm, moving theirs hips and shaking their body. Raven got closer and smiled at the blonde. "I tried to tell your mom to not call you, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I knew we would not have all the time in the world, anyway. Where's Finn?"
"He bailed on me last minute. Work, apparently. I should have known better."
"I'm sorry, Raven."
"Don't be, I should not be sad at our best friend's wedding. And I'm just really happy to be here with all of you today."
"I am too."
It was getting late but everyone was still celebrating. People were drinking, dancing or chatting and it was a night Clarke wanted to remember, so she limited herself to only two drinks. Lexa, on the other hand, could not even tell how much she drank and Clarke thought it was quite funny to see her girlfriend dancing against her with a sloppy smile and drifting hands.
"Lexa, you should drink water."
"Mmm… I'm good here." She whispered to the blonde's ear. She took the occasion to nip Clarke's earlobe, getting a slight moan in return.
"You'll thank me tomorrow."
"Clarke!" A familiar voice shouted. Raven slowly made her way between people and got to the dancing couple. "Clarke, don't freak out, your mom and Lieutenant Kane are getting a little bit closer–"
"What?! Oh my god." Clarke was about to get off the dancefloor to find her mom, but Raven grabbed her wrist and stopped her. "Raven, my mom should be drunk by now!" Abby always had tendencies to drink too much in those kind of events and she was not one to handle alcohol well, so Clarke was wondering how much she drank already and wanted to keep her from Lieutenant Kane – especially because he was her boss and she will not stand knowing her mother had a thing with him while seriously talking to him about a criminal case.
"I knew you would have been a little busy tonight with your girlfriend, so I watched her for you." Clarke rolled her eyes and sighed. "She only took one glass of wine, Griffin."
"I want to talk to her." Clarke waited for her best friend to let go of her and she grabbed Lexa's hand to drag her towards Abby.
Kane was close to her mother, leaning over her to whisper in her ear. She started laughing and looked at him with a smile. It was the first time Clarke had seen her mother truly happy since her husband – Clarke's father – had died on duty. She couldn't help but stare at the older woman smiling at her lieutenant. Lexa moved to be in front of her girlfriend, getting her attention of her mom and her boss.
"Whatever you want to do, don't do it." Lexa intertwined their fingers while her green eyes caught Clarke's. "You mom deserve happiness."
"I know, I just need to –"
"Clarke. I was looking for you." Abby interrupted them with a smile on her lips. "I wanted to tell you something."
"Does this have something to do with my lieutenant?"
"Yes. Listen, I know it might be hard for you to think about me and someone else than your father, but I really like Marcus."
"So… you two are dating?" She glared at Lieutenant Kane and he nodded. "Since when?"
"It's been a month or so." Abby answered honestly. "I wish I had told you sooner, but... I don't know, I wanted the perfect moment to do it."
"I'm glad you told me. Even though this will be like very weird, I'm happy for you, mom."
"Really?"
I nodded and smiled. "Yeah, if you can find someone that will make you happy, then… I'm okay with that. Even if it's my boss."
"It really means a lot for us." Marcus thanked her and dragged Abby to the dancefloor.
"That's so weird." Lexa said, getting closer to Clarke and stealing a quick kiss. "Your mom and Kane."
"Yeah. Okay, let's get you some water."
They headed to the bar and Lexa finally got a glass of cold water. "I wish we could finish what we started before the speech…" The brunette smiled at Clarke and she stared at the blonde's lips.
"How about we head home? O. and Lincoln already left, they have a flight tomorrow morning and they didn't wanted to party too much."
"Yup, home."
Clarke called for a cab and it was there ten minutes later. After goodbyes, Lexa and her girlfriend got into the vehicle. After giving the directions to the taxi driver, Clarke looked at the brunette and smiled. "You're drunk." She knew Lexa would be merciless in bed that night, so she mentally thanked Raven for staying longer with Monty and Jasper at the after party.
"No, I'm Lexa." The girl said, reminding Clarke the first night Lexa found her after a long night of heavy drinking with Octavia. "Just kidding, babe. I'm not drunk, just tipsy."
"If you say so." Clarke teased her, slightly shaking her head.
They finally arrived home and paid the taxi driver for the ride. They got inside and, as soon as the front door was closed, Lexa removed her high heels and headed to their room. Clarke joined her after grabbing a glass of water and ibuprofens. She knew Lexa would probably need it the morning after.
"Hey sleepy head." She looked at her girlfriend, laying on her back, eyes closed. She opened them and looked at Clarke. "Let's remove that dress of your body, beautiful."
"Yeah, good idea." She stood up and looked at Clarke, smiling. "But before, I just want to talk about something."
"Go ahead."
"I love you, Clarke. More than anything and you've been here when I needed you. I know this will sound really cheesy, but I can't imagine my future without you." She took a deep breath. "I just want to know how you feel about… gay marriage. I am not proposing to you right now, you deserve a better proposal than this, but I need to know where you stand."
"You would like to marry me?" Lexa could tell that Clarke was surprised. A lot.
"Perhaps someday. I don't mean to scare you, just… inform you that I would love you to be mine."
"I would love that too." She leaned to kiss Lexa's lips. "I know that I want to spend the rest of my life with you, too."
"So… someday?"
Clarke giggled and wrapped her hands around the brunette's waist. "Someday… and don't think that you can be the only one proposing, Lexa Woods." She let go of Lexa and grabbed her purse, pulling out a tiny black box. "Honestly, I've been thinking about it for a while and… I saw how happy Octavia was with Lincoln."
"Clarke –" She was interrupted by a passionate kiss, which Lexa deepened instantly.
The kiss broke and Lexa could feel Clarke's hands shaking a bit. Clarke looked into the green eyes and smiled. "I would kneel if I was not wearing this dress… but, there. Lexa Woods, all I want is to give you a lifetime of happiness. Will you marry me?"
Clarke saw the smile growing on Lexa's lips as she opened the box, revealing the beautiful ring. She wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck and pulled her for a long tender kiss. It was breath taking.
"Yes." They smiled at each other. "I want to marry you."
The blonde pulled the ring and put it around Lexa's finger. They kissed again and the taller woman pulled away, looking into Clarke's eyes. "I just want to ask you something."
"Anything."
Lexa disappeared for a moment, getting out of the room, letting Clarke think about what she wanted to ask her. When she came back with a tiny black box, same as the one she just held in front of Lexa, all her fears disappeared. She chuckle when Lexa asked her the same thing as she just did. "Clarke Griffin, love of my life... Will you marry me?"
"Yes. I love you so much."
"I love you too."
There it is, the final chapter of this story. I am thinking of a sequel, something short, maybe for Clarke and Lexa's wedding, but I don't know. It depends of how you guys liked the story; if you enjoyed reading and would like to see a sequel of Green is the Warmest Color, please leave a review to let me know. I enjoy writing for myself, but it would encourage me to know a few of you would like to see this happen.
I enjoyed writing this fanfiction, even though I focused more on Clarke and Lexa's relationship in the latest chapters (and less for their job). I never thought I would have been able to write 20 chapters, but I am proud. I would also like to have opinions about the ending.
I currently have four other stories and I am working on another one, that I will publish sooner or later this week. Thank you for the comments and the follows/favourite!