Bellamy and Clarke lay in their bed at Mount Weather. Taking advantage of the chance, Abby had claimed Rory and taken off with her to the suite she called home leaving Clarke and Bellamy with some much needed alone time. Even though he lay beside her, Clarke could tell Bellamy thoughts were not here. He ran his hand up and down her arm, but said nothing. "You could have brought her with us you know" she grinned at him. He shook his head "sorry" he sighed "kissing her cheek "I worry more about her more now that she is pregnant. And alone." Clarke turned to look at him, her hands on his shoulder. She looked deep into his eyes "it's okay to worry about her" she told him, "but she is not alone. She has all of us, plus she has Monty and Jasper with her right now, if something happens they'll take care of it" she told him. He looked at her "You, my beautiful wife, are very wise" he said dropping a kiss on her lips. Clarke laughed "high praise!" she gushed "Maybe you need to tell me more" she said wrapping her arms around his neck. "As much fun as that sounds like" Bellamy rolled his eyes "I can think of a few better things to do with our child free time" he said whispered huskily, gazing into her eyes. "Such as?" she grinned at him. Bellamy dropped his head to capture her lips with his, his hands moving down her body. "Yes" Clarke agreed breathlessly "that does sound like a better use of our time" she agreed.
Bellamy watched Clarke sleep in the circle of his arms, her chest rising and falling softly. He loved to watch her sleep, her golden hair lying across his chest in ringlets. He absently played with a strand of her hair, while she slept. It was kind of nice to get away from the settlement to Mount Weather once in a while. Abby took the chance to play grandma, so they barely saw Rory, and someone else was in charge back home. They could just enjoy spending time together. He figured they'd better enjoy that before she had the babies in a few months. Clarke stirred slightly throwing her arm over his chest.
"I hate when you do that" she fussed sleepily. He grinned "What?" he asked innocently. "She raised her head enough to look into his eyes "watch me sleep" she grumbled. "There is no prettier a picture" he said leaning down and catching her lips in a soft kiss. "Yeah, right?" she disagreed "my hair is a mess and I…" he cut her off placing a finger on her lips. She met his "hormones raging today, huh?" he looked at her. "Why can't I be pregnant without being hormonal?" she grumbled sitting up beside him. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders "If you figure that out, every woman on the world would like to know the answer to that" he snorted holding her closer. "If we find out I'm having twins" she looked him in the eye "that's it we're done!" she exclaimed. "Not even one more?" he raised his eyebrows "just to even out the odds?" She glared at him. "Okay, if we are having twins, we're done" he agreed. "Thank you" she sighed. "Anything for my princess" he said, kissing her softly.
Octavia sat at the table between Monty and Jasper with a few other kids from the settlement around them. Monty called an impromptu poker game since they were "living it up in the big house." Octavia pointed out that Raven and Roan's house was actually bigger "yeah, but it is full of babies" he pointed out "Besides" Jasper grinned "We already asked Roan and he said no." Octavia shook her head "We cannot destroy Bell's house" she declared. "Do we look like we have a death wish?" Monty asked. Harper sat next to him nodding. Most of them knew better than to cross Bellamy.
Roan walked in after a few minutes "I thought you weren't playing" Monty asked him "I said we couldn't have the game at my house, the two are not mutual" he drawled "why? were you hoping to actually win?" There was general grumbling, but they moved to let him in. "How's Raven and the babies?" Harper, who was sitting next to Monty, asked. "They're good" he replied, but he couldn't help smiling. "So what's it like dad?" Jasper asked him. "Exhausting" he sighed "but also good. Right now they eat and sleep." Even though he complained, his face lit up when he talked about them. "Are we going to get to meet them" Harper spoke again. He nodded "Yes, Raven just wants to wait a little bit." Harper smiled "I'll babysit when you guys need a break" she volunteered. Roan nodded, He'd worked with Harper for a long time, and he knew he could trust her. "I will take you on that offer" he told her "Thank you." Monty glanced at her "do I have to be there?" he asked. Roan laughed at him "That's between you and your girl" he said.
"Okay, let's get this game going before Jacob and Theo wake up?" Roan urged. He had Raven's blessing, but he knew she would need him to help with the boys later. They played for a few hours with Roan winning most of the hands. Since money was veritably useless in the settlement, Roan ended up with a large number of IOU's for random jobs that he would never have to do. "Who's winning" Raven walked in the house a baby in each arm. Roan smiled, stood up and walked toward her. A general groan from the rest of the table gave Raven an ideal about who was winning. Taking Jacob from her, he walked next to her and helped her sit in the seat he vacated "Let's just say we have no shortage of babysitters" he grinned at her.
She shook her head "You guys will never learn" she snorted. Harper put the cards in her hand on the table and walked over to Roan who was holding Jacob "Red?" she laughed playing with the fuzzy hair on his head "My mother" Roan answered her questioning gaze. "Aha, can I hold him?" she asked. Roan looked to Raven who nodded her consent. Roan transferred Jacob to Harper's arms. "He's so cute" she cooed. "Thank you" Raven grinned "but don't let him fool you. That red-headed temperament comes through when he's hungry or wants his diaper changed."
Harper cooed at the baby "You could never be that way, you're entirely too cute for that" she said. Roan snorted "Cuteness has nothing to do with eating or having a dirty diaper" he assured her. Seeing as she was one who owed him a few days babysitting, she would soon find that out.
Clarke and Bellamy sat in the exam room waiting for the tech to take a look at Clarke. He lay behind her on the bed, his hand curved protectively on her stomach. "Are you sure I cant talk you into one more baby, you know four will be easier than three" he spoke softly into her ear. She shook her head "Do you ever give up?" she asked. "I notice you didn't say no" he ignored her question. "IF…and remember that little word" she turned her head to look at him "IF I say I will think about it, and say we happen to have one more. IT will be my last…" she declared determination glittering in her eyes. "I will take that for now" he tried to hide a victorious look, but failed miserably. "What is it with you wanting a big family?" she asked him, "Family is important" he replied solemnly "You don't realize that until you don't have it."
"Besides, someone has to take care of us in our old age" he chuckled. "I don't know about you, but I'm not getting old" Clarke declared. "Don't bet on it" Abby walked in the room holding Rory in her arms "mama, dada" Rory reached for them. "Is she wearing you out" Bellamy chuckled catching her as she lunged for him, "old age" she glanced at Clarke grinning. "Ready to find out?" she asked them. They nodded," ok roll over onto your back" she instructed Clarke. Bellamy got out of the bed, still holding Rory in his arms.
Abby smeared the clear gel on Clarke's abdomen. She turned the machine and began moving the probe over Clarke's stomach. After a few minutes she focused the probe in one area. "Is that…" Clarke looked to her mother eyebrows arched. Abby grinned "It is" she chuckled. Clarke dropped her head into her hands and groaned. "What? Is that what?" Bellamy asked concerned. Clarke glared at him and muttered one word "Done" she shook her head. Bellamy looked confused. "How?" she asked Abby. "Genetics, my dear daughter" she sighed "pure genetics." Bellamy looked between the two of them. "I need clarification" he declared. Abby pointed to the screen at three tiny circles on the screen, counting each one as she pointed to it. "one, two…" A slow smile spread on his face "Three" he finished breathlessly. "You have your four" Clarke glowered at him. "How?" he asked. Apparently, one or both of our families have a history of multiples" she answered "With the restrictions on the ark we may not have known that." Bellamy couldn't stop himself from grinning at her "I love you" he said stealing a kiss. "Remember that when I am a beached whale with an attitude to match" she sighed. "You will always be beautiful" he told her. "What do you think princess?" he grinned at Rory, "Are you ready to be a big sister three times over?" he asked. Content in her father's arms, Rory just grinned "She, she's on board" he grinned at Clarke, who sighed resolutely. "I am going to be outnumbered aren't I?" she chortled. Abby laughed, "I think you already are" she replied.
Abby printed off the images and handed them to Clarke. "Triplets changes things" she told them "they'll come early and they might need extra help medically. You will need to spend your last month here where we can monitor you." She told Clarke. Clarke nodded. Clarke glanced at Bellamy, he nodded in agreement with her unspoken words "and then we need to discuss methods to prevent this from happening again" Bellamy told her. Clarke shot him a grateful look, "We can do that" she said. "We're going to need to monitor you, so I'm going to need you to come every two or three months to check you out" she looked at Clarke. Clarke nodded "okay, that's enough for now. I will let you two talk. Do you want me to take Rory?" she asked. Bellamy looked at his daughter "Do you want to go to nana?" he asked "nana nana" she gurgled reaching for Abby. Abby laughed "give mommy a kiss" she said holding the little girl to Clarke's face. Clarke kissed her "bye princess, mommy loves you" she grinned. Rory squealed "mama" she cooed.
After they left, Clarke turned to Bellamy "I hate you" she snorted. "You keep telling yourself that" he chuckled helping her to a sitting position. He stood in front of her between her legs dangling over the edge of the bed and enveloped her in a hug. "I promise I will be there for you every moment before, during and after they are born" he said softly gazing lovingly into her eyes. "You'd better" she grumbled, but allowed him to pull her to her feet and into his arms. He laughed "come on, lets eat then we can pack and head home."