If Clarke thought she had escaped Octavia interrogation for the rest of the weekend she was dead wrong. She got a call from her early Saturday morning saying she was on her way over to take her shopping. In her panic, trying to wake Bellamy up, she accidentally shoved him off the bed. He looked up at her clearly still half asleep trying to comprehend how he ended up on the floor and she couldn't help but giggled at the sight of him.
'Clarke if you wanted to try something new in the bedroom you could have used a more subtle method to let me know.'
'Funny Blake, your sister is on her way over, so if you don't want to be caught in a compromising position you might want to get going.' Bellamy grunted he clearly wasn't very pleased with this announcement.
'Can't we just escape to my place, she won't know to look for you there?'
'Sure, but what happens when she starts asking questions about where I was.'
'Fine, go have your girl time.' Bellamy got up from the floor and walked towards the door, but just as he reached it he turned on his heels and jumped back into bed with her. 'but tonight your mine.' After giving her a scorching kiss, he finally got a move on and not a second too soon, because Octavia showed up merely minutes after his departure.
Octavia dragged her around the shopping center for hours. Shopping really wasn't her thing, but it was nice to hang out with her best friend. Surprisingly, they mostly talked about Octavia's upcoming wedding and everything that needed to be done in the next couple of weeks. Her and Lincoln had decided they wanted a short engagement and since she didn't have a lot of family, she wanted a small ceremony with only their family and closest friends.
'We're going to have a really simple ceremony, but I am going to need a maid of honor. Clarke will you stand next to me on my wedding day?'
'Of course O, nothing would make me happier.'
'Perfect, now your going to need a date for my wedding so why don't we talked more about this mystery guy.' She should have known Octavia had ulterior motive for this sudden day out.
'Octavia!'
'Come on Clarke I'm your best friend, you've got to give me something, how am I supposed to look out for you if you don't.' She was never going to stop; Clarke needed to give her something to at least satisfy her curiosity for a little while.
'Fine, you win.' Octavia bounced up and down on her seat, patiently waiting for Clarke to start sharing. 'Like I said yesterday, we hooked up that night that you announced your engagement, when I woke up the next morning I thought that would be it. That we would both go our separate ways, but he had other ideas.' She thought back to how Bellamy's declarations had changed everything. 'He charmed me, wanted more than a night together, and in that moment I really wanted to give it a shot.'
'Just like that?' She could understand why Octavia was skeptical, since Finn she had been guarding her heart and refused any contact with men.
'He's different O, he makes me feel…I don't even know how to explain it. When he touches me, it's like every part of my body's on fire. I've never felt anything so encompassing before, not even with Finn.'
'Wow Clarke, I think you're smitten.' She blushed their was no denying it, she was definitely smitten. She felt her phone vibrating in her purse and she pulled it out. It was from Bellamy and she couldn't help but smile.
When you're done with O come by my place, I'm cooking you something special.
She imagined Bellamy behind the stove slaving away trying to make something edible, he rarely cooked and the one time she had been present during one of his attempts it hadn't been a pleasant experience. It warmed her heart to see how hard he was trying to make her happy. She had made a comment during their week together about how all this take out food was bad for their health, and there he was trying to make her a home cooked meal.
Should I bring my medical kit just in case?
'Is that him?' Octavia asked, clearly curious.
'Yes, how did you know?'
'Clarke you should see your face, your glowing and if you spread that smile any further it would break your face in two. Honestly I don't think I've ever seen you this happy. Where did this guy come from?'
'I don't know, but he knows me so well its like I've known him forever.' Maybe that's why she felt so comfortable so soon with Bellamy. It had taken her months to let Finn in and act like herself around him. But Bellamy had broken down her walls years ago, any time she was around him she was completely at ease and ready for anything he had to throw at her.
Please princess I would never put you in harms way, trust me.
Always.
'So when can I meet him?'
'Eventually I promise O, but not now, it's too soon we need more time to figure us out.'
'I understand, now I've got one more place I want to stop by, and I think we might be able to find something for you too.'
They ended up at a lingerie store and of course Octavia was determining to have Clarke pick out a sexy number to surprise her mystery man. She was resistant at first, but then she thought about the look on Bellamy's face if she showed up tonight with a sexy red bra and matching underwear. Octavia dropped her off at her apartment around five o'clock, giving her enough time to get changed and meet up with Bellamy for diner. She changed outfits a few times before settling on simply wearing her trench coat over her underwear. With Bellamy she felt brave, she wanted to be daring and try new things instead of her plain boring usual self. She packed a bag; getting the feeling she was probably going to be staying the night. It felt weird going to his apartment, she had only been there a few times before, always with Octavia of course. When he opened the door to let her in, she had to hold back a laugh, taking in his appearance. He was wearing an apron with the words Mr. good looking is cooking written on it and it was a good thing he was wearing it because it was covered with food stains.
'Octavia got it for me last year for Christmas, probably hoping to make me a better cook.'
'And did it work?'
'You'll have to be the judge of that.' She was impressed, he had set the table, pasta was cooking and she could smell the spices coming out from the sauce. 'Clarke why are you wearing a coat, it's the middle of summer.'
'I was cold, I'm lightly dressed underneath it.' She saw Bellamy eyes widen at her declaration.
'How lightly dressed?' he asked slowly approaching her.
'You'll just have to find out for yourself.'
'Fuck Clarke, do you have any idea what you do to me?' He approached her, predatory like, slowly pulling on her belt when he reached her. He then reached for her buttons, stopping after the first two, which now open revealed her new bra.
'Bell I would hate to see your food go to waste, maybe we should save this for later.'
'It's probably not even edible, I think we should skip the food and go straight for the dessert.' She was just about to agree with him when a loud knock at the door interrupted them. Bellamy groaned at the interruption.
'That better not be Octavia again, sister or not I'm kicking her out.'
'I'll be in the room.' She really hoped that it wasn't Octavia, but unlike Bellamy it wasn't because she would be the reason for interrupting once again, but because she didn't see how Bellamy could explain his way out of why he was cooking. She pressed her ear against the door trying to make out what was going on. She heard Bellamy open the door and ask whoever was standing outside of it what they wanted.
'Who the hell are you?' Clarke recognized the voice immediately, but she couldn't understand how he managed to track her down here.
'You're knocking on my door shouldn't I be the one asking that question?' Bellamy was getting frustrated and the second he figured out that it was Finn standing outside of his door all hell would break loose. She quickly left his room hoping to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. As soon as she was in his line of sight Finn noticed her.
'Clarke!' He seemed a little too happy to see her. She took a closer look at him; he looked at little thinner and had dark circles around his eyes, it appears that in the months they had been apart he had not been having the best of times. Bellamy looked back towards her, and he quickly came to stand in from of her, blocking her chest from prying eyes as he buttoned her coat back up. In her haste to get between Bellamy and Finn she had completely forgotten about her state of semi-undress. She looked at Finn over Bellamy's shoulder to find him glaring at Bellamy. This was not going to end well.
'Who the fuck is this guy Clarke and how did he end up here?' Bellamy was trying to stay calm for her shake and she appreciated it, but she wasn't sure if it would hold when she told him exactly who this guy was.
'Finn.' She whispered his name; almost hoping it would be too low for Bellamy to hear. But from the way his hands moved from her coat to stand stiffly next to his body in the from of fists, she knew he heard her.
'How did you even find me here Finn?'
'I went to your place, but you were leaving as I arrived so I followed you here. Who's this guy Clarke and god do I even want to know why your half naked under there.' She didn't have time to reply, Bellamy stood in front of her, arm crossed over his chest.
'You followed her here.' Bellamy was fuming; even she had to admit that Finn actions were a bit stalkerish.
'She wasn't picking up my calls, Clarke please I need to speak with you.' Knowing him, he wasn't going to stop until she agreed, that's how he got her to agree to a go out on a date with him in the first place, if he was anything it was persistent.
'You've got five minutes.'
'Alone.'
'If you think for a second I'm leaving you alone with her your out of your mind.' The situation was bad, but she couldn't help but be a little turned on by a jealous Bellamy. She grabbed his arm and pulled him into the living room.
'Just give me five minutes to see what he wants, you can stay in the living room in case he tries anything.'
'Clarke after what he did to you, you don't owe him anything, you should let me kick him out, maybe get a punch or two in.'
'Bell as much as I would have appreciated that a few days ago honestly I couldn't care less now. I'm happy with you, and if Finn hadn't broken my heart we might have never ended up here together. So I can't bring myself to be angry anymore. If you're worried about me going back to him, that's never going to happen, you hear me Bellamy Blake, its you and me from now on, nobody is getting between us.' She saw the tension leave Bellamy's body.
'Five minutes.' She kissed him on the check and turned to go face Finn hopefully for the last time. He was standing awkwardly in the doorway; clearly he hadn't been expected to find her with somebody else.
'What do you want?' He gave a wary glance at Bellamy, clearly worried about what he might do if he overheard this conversation.
'Clarke I've missed you.' She couldn't believe her ears, she was wondering why he needed to speak with her so desperately but she never suspected that he had wanted to win her back. 'I broke up with Raven, for real this time, please give me another chance.'
'Are you serious right now, even if I wasn't happily involved with someone, why now? Where have you been these past six months? Did it take you that long to figure out you wanted to be with me? Or is it that Raven finally figured out you were a lying cheat and now you've come back to try to win me back, because she no longer wants anything to do with you.' He tried to hide his guilty face, but Clarke knew that look. She couldn't believe she had ever cared for this man. 'We're done, please leave.'
'Clarke you can't be serious, after everything we shared. Is this about this guy, you can't have been with him for long; he's clearly just a rebound to get over me. You don't need that anymore you can come back to me.'
'We haven't been together for long, but I feel more for him than I ever felt for you.' She knew it was a low blow, even if it was the truth, but Finn needed to understand that Bellamy was not a placeholder while she waited for him to come back to her. He was her choice.
'Is that why you're acting like a slut, dressing up for his deranged needs.' In his anger he forgot to be careful not to speak to loudly and after hearing those hateful words Bellamy quickly returned to her side.
'I think it's time you leave, before I lose control and you end up in the hospital.'
'Is this what you want Clarke a violent man who doesn't know or understand you. I've know her for more than a year you just met her you can't possibly make her happy.'
'I've know her for six years, and trust me nobody knows Clarke the way I do, you're the idiot who was stupid enough lie to her and lose her, now go live with the consequences of your choice.' Bellamy's declaration came as a clear shock to Finn, he had hope to shake Bellamy with their past history only to find out she had more history with her new boyfriend. Then she noticed a flash of understanding pass in his eyes.
'Your Octavia's brother.'
'So what if I am?'
'Clarke you don't even like him, you told me how annoying he was, what the hell happened?'
'Things changed, I realized their was a fine line between love and hate, and somehow I ended up on the other side of it.' She was looking fondly at Bellamy, realizing now just how true that statement was.
'Clarke' Finn reached out for her hand, his last attempt at trying to move her. But Bellamy was having none of that, he intercepted his arm and punched him in the face. 'Don't you ever touch her again.'
'Finn just leave, we have nothing left to talk about.' With his head held low, he got back to his feet and left the apartment.
'I'm sorry I lost my patience.'
'It's ok Bell, he stepped over the line and you had warned me that their would be trouble if you two over crossed paths. Honestly I'm surprised you resisted so long before losing your temper, I remember when me and Octavia were still in high school you would punch any guy that look at her.'
'You can't blame me; Octavia was such a wild child when she was younger. I never understood how the two of you became friends, you were both so different.'
'That's probably why we were such good friends, she made me do things I normally never would and I made sure she never did anything too crazy.'
'I was always grateful for that.'
'We're you, maybe you should show me just how grateful.' She barely had time to blink, before Bellamy had torn her coat off her, lust evident in his eyes as he looked over her body. She was definitely glad she had let Octavia convince her to buy this outfit.
When they finally got around to eating the meal Bellamy had prepared the noodles were over cooked and the sauce slightly burned, but Clarke had never eaten anything better.
