Kane walked a little behind Bellamy and Octavia. Bellamy slung his arm around her shoulders and said something to her. He didn't hear what, but whatever he said earned him an elbow to his ribs. Clutching his side Bellamy laughed and mussed her hair. They walked on, not really paying attention to him at all, he watched them; They were devoted to each other. He knew Abby was right, that he would have to tell them soon, but they were so happy right now. Despite all they had been through and would go through, who was he to destroy that. The two of them stopped short of a nicely decorated cabin. Octavia's whole demeanor changed. She became tense and rigid. Bellamy pulled her closer and whispered something into her hair. She sighed and leaned against him. Bellamy jogged back to Kane, "Can you go down there and find Jasper and Monty; they know what needs to be done. I will be there soon?" he instructed. Kane watched as Bellamy and Octavia entered the little cabin, now would be a good time to pass on his news, but something just didn't feel right. Instead, he focused on finding Jasper and Monty.
Bellamy waited while Octavia grabbed some things from her cabin. As he did, he glanced around. She had managed to turn this cabin into a home, and that jerk just ran off. Bellamy balled up his fists. "Stop Bell" Octavia came up behind him "I'm okay" she assured him "with or without Harlo." He relaxed his hands, but remained stone-faced. "You're okay now" he told her "but what happens when your baby is born? Who will help you like Roan does Raven and I do Clarke?" he asked. Octavia shrugged "I'll do whatever I need to, besides I know you guys will be there for me too" she said taking his hand in hers. "I know you will be fine" Bellamy turned to look into her face, "the point is you shouldn't have to be fine," he told her. "When a guy gets a woman pregnant, he is supposed to stand by her, not run away like a scared child" he told her.
"Harlo and I, we didn't have the same relationship that you and Clarke did or build one like Raven and Roan," she said. "I was struggling you know, and it felt good to have someone care about me in that way again, but I don't know that I ever loved him like you loved Clarke, or like I loved Lincoln." The last part was spoken so softly Bellamy barely heard it. "What if Harlo was just the rebound guy?" she asked, "would that be so bad?" Bellamy looked away "It wouldn't be so bad if that fact only affected you" he told her "but what about your child? Do you really not want your child to know his or her father?" he asked. Octavia grinned "What happened to the guy who came down in a drop ship and slept with anything that walked in his direction, including twins as I recall" she looked at him. "He committed the ultimate foul" he chuckled "he fell in love." Even in his anger toward her after Clarke took off for Mount Weather without trying to work things out, he'd never stopped loving her. She was bold, independent and stubborn, but that just made him love her even more.
"Bell, I get it" Octavia placed a hand on his arm "my baby deserves to get to know his or her father, and I wont stand in the way of that, but I don't love him like that. I don't want to keep him in my life because of some misfired sense of obligation. I want a love like I had with Lincoln. A love like I see in you and Clarke and Raven and Roan. If a guy truly loves me, and I truly love him, it won't matter that my child is someone else's baby." Bellamy understood what she was saying, he supposed on some level he even agreed with it, but he still wanted more for his sister and her child. "I suppose that will have to be okay" he sighed "just try to be more…" he trailed off. "Responsible?" she filled in "I think I learned that lesson" she chuckled. "Actually, I was going to say smarter about the next guy you decide to have a little 'fun' with" Bellamy shook his head "but responsible is a good word too" he agreed. Octavia rolled her eyes at him "Come on big brother, lets go see what is going on with the cabins. They dropped the stuff Octavia had gathered on the porch of the cabin; they would come back by on the way home to pick it up.
Kane watched Bellamy and Octavia approach. They appeared to be in better spirits. "I'm impressed with the way your people work," he told them. "This place is definitely growing fast." "Thanks" Bellamy nodded "we've worked together for a long time. Plus we all wanted the same thing." Kane nodded "Well good job" he said. They worked for a few hours adding the final touches to some cabins and starting new ones before Bellamy declared everyone had done enough for the day and they could all spend the rest of the day resting or doing whatever they wanted. Kane noticed many of the younger people had chosen to play a game of stickball, though they'd long since stopped using rotten apples, choosing instead to use walnuts that had fallen from the trees. "I'm going up to the house. Do you want to come?" Bellamy asked. Kane nodded and followed him out.
Octavia had declared she was going to take a nap a couple of hours ago, so they stopped by her cabin and picked up the things she had packed to take to Clarke and Bellay's. "How is she doing?" Kane asked. "She's doing alright" Bellamy replied, "She's a Blake, she's tough" Bellamy grinned. "Me on other hand…" he sighed "I would love to get my hands on Harlo" he grimaced. Kane knew that feeling "I thought you had" he replied. "I did, so to speak" Bellamy said "but Clarke and Octavia both asked me to leave him in one piece, so I did. That doesn't mean I don't want to make him bleed." Kane chuckled "You're a good man Bellamy" he said. "My family makes me a good man" he returned, "I am flawed, but they love me anyway." He smiled. That much Kane knew to be true.
They walked into the house to find Clarke and Abby sitting on the couch. Neither of the kids was around. Kane nodded for Abby to come outside with him. After they were gone Bellamy dropped down beside Clarke "Hi" he said placing a kiss on her lips. "Where are the kids?" he asked. "Jacob and Theo are with their parents, Rory is asleep in her bed and Octavia is sleeping in her room. "So we're alone at the moment?" he whispered softly. "Indeed we are Mr. Blake" she replied just as softly. "Whatever could we do?" she gazed into his eyes. "I may have an idea or two" he nodded standing up and holding his hand out. "Oh really?" she asked coyly placing her hand in his and standing up "care to share them?" she asked. "Sure" he said grinning at her "but it's probably better if we go somewhere a little more private" he whispered in her ear. Clarke shivered "lead the way Mr. Blake" she replied huskily. "Happy to" he spoke huskily leading her to their bedroom. This time he locked the door.
Abby and Kane sat on the porch outside. "So, did you tell them?" she asked him. Kane sighed, "I'm not sure I should" he replied. Abby looked up at him questioningly "They're happy Abby. Even with all they've been through or are going through, they're happy." Abby understood that. "They deserve to know Kane," she told them. "Maybe, but how do you think it will look if I tell them that I have known that Octavia was my daughter from day one and that I knew that when I floated their mother?' he asked. "I can deal with the fact that they will hate me, but do they really need the added stress of knowing? Is it even good for Octavia to know that with her being pregnant and all?" Kane turned her to face them "They're happy Abby" he sighed "Why ruin that for something that wont matter in the end?" he implored.
Abby sighed, "Can you live with that?" she asked "Especially now, knowing she is going to have a baby in a few months?" she asked. "You'll have a grandchild you'll never know." Kane sighed, "I don't know Abby" he said "But I also know that it's not fair to turn their lives upside down when they're just starting to be happy."
Octavia stood unseen in the doorway, Marcus Kane was her father? something he'd known all along, and he still floated her mother. Octavia felt angry, betrayed. She stepped out onto the porch. Abby and Kane turned around, guilt evident in their faces. Abby took one look at her and sighed "you heard?" she asked. Octavia nodded "I did" she stated flatly "and I'm sitting here trying to figure out why I haven't gotten Bellamy, so you could also explain to him why he shouldn't throw you out of his house and tell you to never come back" she glared at him. Kane looked grim "Octavia, I..I don't know what to say that would give you comfort" he admitted. "You think I want comfort" she asked hands crossed over her chest. "I want answers Kane, starting with why I shouldn't go wake up my brother and tell him everything I just heard?" she demanded.
Kane looked at her helplessly "I don't know what you want me to say" he shrugged. Octavia scoffed "Why Kane, why if you knew I was your baby did you float my mother, when you had the power to save her?" she spat out. "And you?" she turned to Abby "how long have you known?" she asked. "Not long" Abby sighed, "Kane just told me a couple of weeks ago" she said, "I insisted he tell you right away. It's one of the reasons we came here." Octavia seemed satisfied with her answer. She swung her gaze back to Kane. "Bellamy trusts you, he likes you. I cant. I wont ruin that for him. So I need you to give me an answer, just one answer…why?" she asked him, unshed tears in her eyes. ""She was my mom Kane, why didn't you use your influence to protect her?" Kane sighed, "I tried" he said "I really did, but your mother knew there were going to be consequences, not just for her but for Bellamy too" he spoke softly. "She made a deal to save him, so you wouldn't be alone" he looked up at her. Octavia sniffled "and you waited all these years to tell me? To tell us?" she asked. "I kept an eye on you, both of you" he replied, "ran interference where I could, but you two were very headstrong" he chuckled "You're definitely your mother's children" he shook his head.
Octavia looked up at the sky, arms still crossed over her chest. "I don't need a father" she looked at Kane. "I have Bellamy, and Clarke and Raven and Roan, so I don't need a father. You had your chances, and for whatever reason didn't say or do anything; so thank you, but no thank you" she finished. Abby looked to Kane, who watched Octavia "I'm sorry" he spoke softly "I should have." Octavia looked at him "yeah, you should have, but you didn't and now it's too late" she said. "And now if you don't mind, I really want to be alone and since you are staying at Raven and Roan's I would like it very much if you left." Abby nodded at her "Okay" she agreed standing up "Are you going to be okay?" she asked Octavia. "Ill be fine," she answered, "I'm a Blake" she said proudly "It takes more than this to keep us down."