It had to be you

by WOLD

His body was shaped like a Greek god; she only knew one person that took such great care of their body oh my god images from last night came rushing back and the realization of who was next to her hit her like a tone of bricks. She had slept with her best friend's brother, Bellamy Blake, who was currently holding her so tight she was finding it hard to breathe.

5. Chapter 5

Finally chapter 5; sorry for making you wait so long after ending it with a cliffhanger. The chapter is in Clarke's perspective, so I started back from the night they declared their feelings, some parts might be a little repetitive. But I felt we needed to get into Clarke's head to see what she was feeling.

She loved him, she hadn't meant to say anything, hell she hadn't even admitted it to herself yet. However, in that moment it seemed like the most naturally thing in the world, of course Bellamy sensing her panic had been all but willing to pretend it hadn't happened. She didn't want to do that, yes she was scared, putting your heart out there is always a little scary. But she knew Bellamy he wouldn't do anything to harm her. Plus she could see it in his eyes, he loved her back it was obvious, but hearing him say it back was music to her ears.

She was so happy in that moment that everything else faded away. There was only her and Bellamy in the world. The way he was kissing her, she never wanted this moment to stop. Unfortunately a very surprised Jasper interrupted them. They had managed to convince him to hold his tongue for at least a week, giving them time before they had to face Octavia. Jasper had been incredibly brave in trying to defend her honour, and she was proud to count him among her friends. Luckily Bellamy had managed to keep his cool and not retaliate.

During the following week, they had talked about their relationship in great length. Now that they had declared their feelings for each other it was clear that they were in this for the long haul. That didn't mean all her insecurities were gone, she was still pretty terrified of how Octavia was going to react. The fear of losing her long-standing friendship was terrifying. She knew this made Bellamy nervous; she tried her best to reassure him that no matter what she would stay with him. The Friday night before they were going to tell Octavia everything he was restless.

'Bell wake up, your having a nightmare.' After calling his name a few times he finally woke up, covered in sweat and gasping for air. 'Are you ok? You were having a nightmare.'

'I'm fine.'

'Do you remember what it was about?' She could tell that he was reluctant to share the content of his nightmare with her; she could only guess that she was probably the cause.

'Was it about me?'

'Clarke.'

'We're in this together, if I can get over my fears of getting hurt, you have to stop being afraid that I'm going to leave, you have to trust me. What was the dream about?'

'We were telling Octavia about us and she was angry, she gave you an ultimatum your friendship or us. You walked away from me and there was nothing I could do to stop you. Octavia kept telling you that I wasn't good enough for you and that you deserved better.'

'It's ok Bell it was just a dream.'

'I don't know Clarke, maybe you do deserve better. I told you I would protect your friendship with O, but honestly I don't know if I can even do that anymore. I don't think I have the strength to let you go, even if it causes damaged to your friendship. I've always been a selfish bastard, I can't be without you.'

'Bell, I don't need you to protect me. Octavia will understand, even if she angry at first she will get over it. I know you're worried, but trust in your sister do you really think she would tear us apart knowing how happy we make each other. I'm not going to run Bell, I'm staying by your side no matter what, please believe in me, just as I believe in you. You're my home now, why would I ever want to leave.'

'I love you so much princess.'

'So do I Bellamy, we're going to be ok.' He held her for the rest of the night; securely wrapped around him as if he was afraid she would disappear. When the first rays of sunlight came through her bedroom window, she knew it was time to get up and call Octavia over. Her hands were trembling as she dialled her number. It was still early, but she needed to get this over with, for her and Bellamy's sake they needed to stop hiding.

'Clarke, what's wrong? Why are you calling so early on a Saturday morning?' She chuckled a little at the role reversal, Octavia was normally the early bird bothering Clarke early in the morning to go shopping or just hang out. She really hoped that would continue in the future.

'Well I have this very attractive man in my apartment that I would like you to come over and meet.' All she could hear for the next minute was Octavia screaming her lungs out, and waking Lincoln in the process. She could hear him groaning in the background.

'For real, I was beginning to think you were never going to let me see him. I'll be over soon, don't you dare let him leave. I'm so excited.'

'O, I really hope you're going to like him.'

'I'm sure I will, how could I not approve of the guy who finally made you forget Finn. I'm hanging up now, I've got to find the perfect outfit.'

'You're telling me you don't already have an outfit prepared for meeting your best friend's new boyfriend?'

'You're right, I might already have something in mind. You know me so well my dear best friend. I'll see you both in a few.' She did know her, and she firmly believed that everything would work out. Octavia had a huge heart she would accept them, she had to.

Once she hanged up the phone, she returned next to Bellamy to wake him up and let him know his sister was on her way.

'She's coming now, why didn't you wake me up before calling her?'

'Your nervous enough as it is, I figured it was better this way, now go get dressed. Welcoming her in your boxers is not going to help our case.' True to her word, it hadn't taken Octavia very long to show up and knock at her door. She gave Bellamy a reassuring look, before leaving him in the living room to go answer.

'Clarke I'm so excited, his he here yet?'

'In the living room.' When she finally saw Bellamy, she appeared confused, not understanding why her brother was there.

'Bell what are you going here? Where's Clarke's mystery man?'

'He's right here O, I'm the one that you almost caught in the shower.' Octavia's back was to Clarke so she couldn't see her reaction to Bellamy's words, but the coffee spilled all over the floor was impossible to miss.

'Bellamy how could you.' Octavia's words broke Clarke's heart a little, she knew how hard Bellamy had worked to show his sister how much he had changed, and to hear her so disappointed was heartbreaking.

'You promised you wouldn't ever hook up with my friends, I trusted you. How could you? Clarke was vulnerable I warned you someone had just broken her heart. And what does my big brother do, he takes advantage of her pain and sleeps with her. She's my best friend, Bell, how am I supposed to face her now, after what you did to her.' Clarke was stunned all this time she had been so worried about the consequences hers and Bellamy's relationship was going to have on her friendship with Octavia that she never considered the impact it would have on Bellamy's relationship with his little sister. She had to intervene, she needed to make Octavia understand that they were more than that, Bellamy had never taken advantage of her, instead he had healed her and made her realize she was worth more than the way Finn had treated her.

'O, wait your jumping to conclusions, just take a seat and we can talk about this.'

'Don't worry Clarke, I don't blame you for any of this. I know my brother simply can't help himself.' Bellamy wasn't even looking at his sister, his head bowed down in shame.

'Stop O, please your hurting him.'

'He deserves it!'

'No he doesn't, it was me I started it. I asked him to kiss me that night at the bar, he offered to drive me home, and I invited him to stay over. It wasn't him, it was me, hate me.' Her outburst finally got both Blake's attention.

'I don't understand, you hate him, why? Is it because your still in pain from what happened with Finn, even if you are sleeping around is not the solution. You can't become like my brother, moving from one person to the next, because your afraid to get hurt again.'

'I know, O, I don't plan on living like that. You're misunderstanding the situation. Just think back on everything I told you about the guy I was seeing. That day, it wasn't a one time thing, I'm in love with him.' Bellamy finally found his voice, he moved next to Clarke, wrapping his left arm around her waist.

'You said it herself O you've noticed it; she's too busy failing in love, your words. You've noticed me change as well, don't pretend you didn't. I told you I wanted more, I'm ready for a relationship. I love her, I'm not fooling around or playing with her heart, I wouldn't ever do anything to hurt her.'

'Wait what? You hate each other, how did this happen?' Octavia's steps faltered, and Bellamy reached out to catch her.

'Don't touch me, I haven't decided if I'm forgiving you for this.'

'Fine, but please sit down we'll tell you everything.' She nodded and sat down, not saying a word. Bellamy took it as a sign that she was ready to listen to them. In order for her to understand he started his story from the first moment he had meet Clarke. Clarke had already heard all of this, but she still couldn't get over how long he had felt something for her. If only she had known sooner, maybe she could have avoided the whole Finn situation. No, she couldn't dwell on the past, they might not have worked together before, but now they were both ready to be together. Octavia was also stunned to hear that her brother had been attracted to her friend since back when she was still in high school. He moved on to describe how it felt to be reunited, on a more permanent basis, with Clarke when he moved back. How he got to know her, and how he eventually realized his feelings for her where deeper than he had ever known.

'I didn't set out to sleep with her, I swear O. I had always intended to keep the promise I made you that I wouldn't make a move on your friends. But when she asked me to kiss her, I don't think any force on earth could have pulled me away.'

'You really do love her?' Octavia was calm when she started questioning Bellamy. This had to be a good sign.

'Yes.'

'What about you Clarke, are you using him to get over Finn?' She was shocked Octavia would even suggest this, but she was probably just looking out for her brother. If this was a rebound for her, Bellamy would be the one to end up hurt. This proved that no matter how angry she was with her brother, she would always look out for him.

'No I'm not using him. The way I felt about Finn doesn't even come close to what I feel for Bellamy. He makes me feel alive and loved in a way Finn never could.'

'I see. Why keep it hidden for so long?'

'That was my fault, I was afraid you would hate me when I told you I slept with your brother.'

'It's not just her; I wanted to show you I could change and stop chasing after women. I wanted to prove to you I could be a man who deserved to be with Clarke. I know how important she is to you O.'

'Well I can tell you I would have never expect this, Bell I didn't think you were that great of an actor, but seeing how you kept your feelings hidden for so long you deserve an Oscar.'

'Do you hate us?' Clarke couldn't help herself she needed to know. Despite Octavia calm demeanour it didn't mean she was ready to accept them completely.

'How could I hate my best friend and brother, it's just so much information to take in at once. If you're truly happy I won't be the one to stand in your way.' Both her and Bellamy let out a breath of relief at the news. 'But Bellamy Blake if you go back to your old ways and hurt her you will have to answer to me, same goes for you Clarke if you hurt my brother I won't stand still.' They both nodded, showing they understood Octavia's threat.

'Now that this nasty business is out of the way, I want to know everything. We should probably call the others to share in the good news. It's not everyday my womanizing brother gets tied down by a woman.' Clarke couldn't help but laugh glad her friend was back. She had never seen her so angry before, and had been worried for a minute or two she would have to pick between the two Blake siblings.

A few hours later, the gang had decided to meet up at the diner down the street. Octavia had kidnapped Clarke for the morning, saying she needed to have a girl talk with her. Before they left she warned Bellamy that he was not getting away so easily and they were going to, eventually, have a serious conversation. Bellamy didn't seem to mind so much, as soon as Octavia had officially accept them, he looked like someone had lifted the weight of the world off his shoulders.

'I understand now why you refused to talk about your new sex life.'

'I figured once we told you about us you would appreciate not knowing the details. I will say that he loved the little red number you helped me pick out.'

'No no no, I don't want to hear that.' Clarke was smiling remembering that night; she figured it was best not to mention that the outfit hadn't survived their night together. Ripped to pieces by an overzealous Bellamy.

'You both look very happy, I don't think I could have picked a better person for my brother.' They truly had Octavia's support now that she knew that they were serious about each other. Clarke knew she shouldn't shake things up by asking about Octavia's initially anger at the idea of them being together, but she needed to know.

'Then why were you so angry when you found out my mystery man was Bellamy.'

'I knew you had feelings for your new boyfriend, and I was afraid Bellamy was just using you for sex. It's not like it would have been the first time, I was angry for you. God I feel terrible about it now, he looked so shameful when I confronted him.'

'He understands O, that's why he tried so hard to show you he changed.'

'In that moment I couldn't even think of that, I was angry for you. For what you had suffered with Finn and the possibility that Bellamy would break your heart again.'

'You're a really good friend O. Are you really ok with us being together?'

'Yes, of course I am. But I can't guarantee the guys won't try to cause Bellamy physical pain when they find out the truth.'

'You don't have to tell me, Jasper punched him in the face when he caught us kissing.'

'JASPER KNEW AND HE DIDN'T TELL ME, THAT BOY IS SO DEAD.' Shit, Clarke felt terrible for letting that little bit of information slip out, especially since Jasper had keep his word and given them a week to tell Octavia. Oh well, their was nothing she could do at this point.

As soon as they made it to the diner, Octavia was all over Jasper.

'How could you not say anything, he's my brother. I believed your story about catching them in front of her apartment I'm such a fool.' Octavia was hitting him over the head with the menu, making him promise never to keep anything from her again. Jasper was quick to agree to her terms to make the violence stop.

'I always knew.' Monty had taken advantage of the distraction to walk up to Clarke.

'About what?'

'Bellamy, I'm not as outspoken as Jasper and Octavia so sometimes I fade in the background, which is fine with me, but in those moments when nobody pays attention to me I get to observe. And over the past months I've seen that boy look at you more than a few times. Then you started looking back at him with this look in your eyes, this was around the time this mystery man became Octavia's favourite topic of conversation, it didn't take me long to put the pieces together.'

'Why didn't you say anything?'

'I figured when you were ready to talk you would. I'm just glad your happy again, we were all pretty worried for a while that Finn had fucked you over so much that you wouldn't ever let anyone else in.'

'I've never felt so loved in my entire life. The way he looks at me, its terrifying and thrilling all at once.'

'I can tell.'

'You know he punched Finn.'

'What!?' Octavia had apparently stopped hitting Jasper just in time to catch the end of that sentence. 'How the hell did that happen?'

Clarke recounted how Finn had followed her all the way to Bellamy's place; the disgust on her friends' faces was evident. They were probably all wondering how she could have ever fallen for such an idiot. She wondered the same for a long time, but now she was too happy to care. They couldn't believe Finn's audacity at trying to get back with her, after everything he did. And finally she got to the best part, seeing Bellamy punch him while defending her honour. They were all cheering when Bellamy walked into the diner. He was greeted with a round of applause. Lunch went well, now that the news was out in the open, her and Bellamy could touch and kiss in front of everybody. Their friends pretended to be annoyed and disgusted by their display of affection, but she could see from their corner of her eye that they were all smiling. The day had gone better than plan, and she couldn't be happier.

They were back at Bellamy's place for a relaxing evening; Octavia had drained them completely for one day.

'So now that Octavia knows, I can officially ask you to be my date for the wedding.'

'Nothing would make me happier.' Bellamy leaned down and kissed her gently on the forehead.

'When she started yelling at me this morning, I thought I was going to lose you. When you stood up for me, you made me so happy.'

'I told you Bell, I'm not going anywhere, of course I would defend you. I felt so bad, some of the things she was telling you were incredibly hurtful.'

'I deserved most of them, the way I've treated women in the past I understand why she was being protective of you.'

'But that's all in the past, now we can move past it, together.'

'Together.' Bellamy whispered in her ear leaving a trail of kissed down her neck. His phone started to ring, but they both ignored it too caught up in each other.

'Bellamy it's John Murphy your landlord; the building is having issues with the water again. Nothing I can do about it at the moment, I'm just giving you a heads up because I don't want to be bothered with complaints.'

'Shit again, guess I'll be staying at your place.'

'Not that I'm complaining, but doesn't this happen all the time. Maybe you should look for another place.'

'I know, the landlord sucks and always takes forever to fix stuff; I actually don't think he cares. But this was the only place available near both O and work.'

'How about my place, it's close to both, isn't it?'

'It is, what's your point.'

'My point is that maybe you could move in, I mean I'm sure with the issues you've been having that you could find a way to break the lease, just have Octavia show up and speak in her legal jargon that should scare your landlord into letting you go and well that way we wouldn't have to go back and forth all the time, not that I mind but it would just make more sense if you just moved in.' She knew she was babbling, but she always did when she was nervous, and asking your boyfriend you've only been with for a month to move in with you seemed like a good reason to be nervous. She couldn't get over how spontaneous she was with Bellamy; she just couldn't seem to help herself. When she was around him, everything just seemed so clear, she didn't need to overthink everything, she just acted.

Bellamy didn't say anything, but rather kissed her, one of his it's the end of the world kiss so I'm going to kiss you like there's no tomorrow. When they finally broke apart he was grinning at her, like she had just made him the happiest man on earth, and she understood because if he said yes he would make her the happiest women in the world.

'Nothing and I mean nothing would make me happier; the days I don't stay over are so lonely. Waking up without you in my arms is the worst feeling in the world. But Clarke I need you to be sure that this is what you want, that you're not doing this just because you want to get me out of this dump.'

'I feel the same Bell, waking up without you sucks, I miss you when you're not around, please this would make me happy. I know it's fast and that we haven't been together for that long, but when you know its right why wait.'

'Ok.'

'Ok, we moving in together.' They sat there just gazing into each other's eyes, perfectly content to just be together. This was indeed a day to remember.

The reviews for the last chapter were amazing, thank you so much! I hope most of you will be satisfied with Octavia's reaction. Next chapter would normally be the last one, I've had a blast writing this story, but since it was originally intended as a one shot I think its run its course. If there is a scene you would like to see included in the last chapter suggest it and if it's possible I will try my best to include it. Also I'm looking for an idea for my next story, so if anything comes to mind leave me a message and who knows I might get inspired. Again thank you for all the reviews, they are always welcomed and lift my spirits. I've had a few comments mentioning my mistakes, sorry about that, I don't have a beta and sometimes I just get so excited to post a new chapter that I don't take enough time to edit.