Clarke woke up very early the next morning and stared up at the ceiling. "What's wrong?" Bellamy rolled over and looked at her. She shook her head, but said nothing. "You miss her, huh?" he asked sitting up next to her. Clarke nodded "yeah, I do" she sighed. "I can go get her today" he said. "Why, I wont be able to take care of her" Clarke grumbled "I'm stuck in bed remember?" He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close "I'll be here to do the things you cant" he told her. She looked down and rolled her head. "Are you okay?" he asked her. She nodded "my back hurts" "Lean up" Bellamy shifted in bed so that he was positioned behind her and began massaging her lower back. "OH" she groaned as he found the spot that bothered her most. Bellamy continued to work his magic on her back until he felt the muscles release under his fingers. "Thank you" she leaned back into his chest and laid her head on his shoulder "Today is her birthday" Clarke sighed "She should be here with us." He kissed her cheek "I will go get her and bring her back" he whispered into her ear. "We'll have a party, just the three of us." Clarke grinned "Don't you mean six?" Clarke asked rubbing her stomach. "You realize we're going to double the size of our family in a few weeks, right?" she asked. He grinned "I do, and everything will be just fine" he answered. They lapsed into a comfortable silence and before too long Bellamy could tell by Clarke's breathing she had drifted off laying against his chest "I love you my princess" he whispered into her hair before he gently lowered her to the bed and pulled her into his arms.
Abby woke up to find Kane trying to settle Rory, who was and had been fussy for several hours. "She misses her mommy and daddy" she said watching him with her. "Today is her first birthday, you know" Abby told him. "Well happy birthday princess" he grinned at her. "You should take her to them" Kane suggested "she misses them." Abby nodded, I was thinking that. Maybe I'll take Octavia, Raven and the boys. We can throw her a little party." Kane nodded in agreement "The sun will be up soon, you should probably get packed soon if you are going to go" Kane told her. Abby watched him with Rory "you're pretty good with her" she smiled at him. "I'm a poor substitute for daddy" he countered. Abby smiled at that "you would have been a good dad you know" she told him, "and you'll make an excellent grandpa" she said standing up to kiss him. "If she lets me" he sighed, thinking of Octavia. "She will" Abby said confidently "just give her some time" she caressed his hand softly. "I'm going to pack some clothes for her, so she can stay with mommy and daddy. You two have fun while I'm gone" she told him. He nodded "did you hear that?" he grinned at Rory "grandma is taking you to mommy and daddy." Rory chortled happily and began chanting "dada dada"
Octavia watched from the bedroom door "that's her favorite word" she spoke quietly. Kane turned to see her "which word?" he asked. "Dada" Octavia replied, she it totally daddy's girl. Rory spotted Octavia and dived toward her. "Hold on there princess" he chuckled walking toward Octavia to hand her off. "Good morning baby girl" Octavia cooed to Rory who now snuggled against her chest. "Are you going to go see mommy and daddy?" she asked. Rory grinned again and began chanting mama and dada over and over again. "Do you mind if Abby and I stay here after she you get back?" he asked her. Octavia shrugged "whatever you want" she said, "its Bell's house." He watched her hold her niece, "Are you okay to hold her?" he asked "she's not too heavy?" Octavia nodded her head "she's fine" Octavia answered "thanks though." Kane looked at her thoughtfully "you could stay with them at the ark if you wanted to" he said. She shook her head "I want my son to be born right here, in his home, not on that ship" she declared. "Sorry, I just wanted you to know if you wanted to be with Bellamy you could" Kane apologized. Octavia glanced at him "I appreciate that, but that place was never home for me. This is home, this land, this house, my cabin, and that's where I want my son to be born" she told him. "I'm sorry I didn't do more to help you" he looked at her sadly. She shrugged "we all make choices, some of them we end up regretting, but I did okay. I had Bellamy and I learned how to be strong. In the end, being strong is what helped us survive down here, so who knows, maybe it was a good thing." She looked up at him "you don't have to keep apologizing" she told him "I don't know what kind of relationship you and I will end up having, but I don't want to focus on the past, so lets just leave it there and see what happens in the future." Kane nodded "Ok," he agreed. "I need to go get changed for the trip to the ark, can you take her?" she asked handing Rory to him. He nodded taking Rory into his arms, She whined a little bit, but he placed her against his chest and patted her back until she calmed down. "You're good with her" Octavia spoke softly. "I thought I would be terrible with kids" Kane confessed, "and then Clarke had Rory, who loved her grandma very much and I realized kids weren't so bad after all." Octavia scoffed "wait until your grandson pulls and all-nighter, then you might change your mind" she laughed. "I'm going to go, tell Abby I'll be ready in about fifteen minutes" she requested before turning to leave. Kane watched her leave, he may have been a terrible father to her when she was growing up, but he was going to make up for that starting by sorting out the bastard that got her pregnant and left in the middle of the night…today. "Everything alright?" Abby appeared in the doorway noticing his angry look. He nodded "I was just talking to Octavia and I realized that I needed to sort out Harlo today" he told her. "Better you than Bellamy I'm sure" Abby commented. Kane snorted "I wouldn't bet on that" he growled.
An hour later, Raven with her boys, Octavia, Abby and Rory were in the rover headed for the ark. All but Rory would return later that day. In the meantime, the workers had already started on the projects around the settlement. "How did Rory do last night?" Raven asked. "Not that great" Abby replied "we managed to settle her down for a little bit, but she definitely misses her mommy and daddy." Raven nodded "she would, she is their everything, especially Bellamy's" she laughed. "Boy is she going to be in for a shock when Clarke has the babies" Octavia murmured. "I'll think they'll all be in shock" Abby laughed "They are literally doubling their family."
Raven agreed "it's going to be tough with three babies and a toddler" she said "how long are you and Kane planning on staying?" she asked. Abby looked at Octavia "that kind of depends on you" she said. "Me?" Octavia looked at her "why me?" Abby nodded "I want to be here with you guys, to be near my grandbabies. All of them" she looked pointedly at Raven "but Kane doesn't want you to be uncomfortable."
Octavia shrugged "I really don't care if he is at the settlement" she said "I don't know that I will ever be the little girl he didn't have time to raise, but I've seen him with Rory. He's a good grandfather and the only one my son will ever have" she replied. Raven looked at her "who are you and what happened to Octavia?" she asked. Octavia grinned "I've been talking to Bellamy and Jasper a lot. They both made good points" she shrugged "besides; I can't let the past screw up my son's future." Abby looked at her "He's very excited you know" she said "about being a grandpa, but he's trying not to be too intrusive in your life." Octavia nodded in agreement "I know and I appreciate it" she answered. "Octavia is a Blake, it takes them a while to forgive and forget, but once they do…" she trailed off dodging a slap from Octavia. "What?" She asked innocently "you know it's true!" Octavia snorted "I Know no such thing" she denied, though her voice lacked conviction. In the driver's seat, Abby just shook her head.
Kane walked up to Roan in the field "which one of these young men is Harlo?" He asked. Roan pointed to a tall, young man working on the hospital. "Thanks" he said to Roan walking toward Harlo. He came to a stop in front of him "I would like a word with you" Kane told him. Harlo swallowed hard "now sir?" he asked. Kane nodded "now" he agreed. "Ah yes sir" he said and dropped the hammer he'd been holding to follow Kane. Kane walked a few feet away. Far enough to not be overheard, but close enough for their exchange to be seen by Roan in case things got heated. "I would like an explanation as to why you got my daughter pregnant and then ran out on her in the middle of the night" he told Harlo. "It was not my intention to get her pregnant or to run out on her" Harlo gulped. "And yet you did" Kane Pointed out "by leaving in the middle of the night no less. You snuck out like a common coward!" Kane spoke angrily "after promising Bellamy you would do the right thing." Kane shook his head "I just got scared" Harlo looked at Kane "I'm not ready to be a dad yet" he shrugged his shoulders "I didn't mean to hurt her." Kane sighed "so you just left, without even telling her or trying to fix things?" he implored. "I don't know how to fix things" Harlo protested "I don't want to be a father." Kane balled his fist, but took a step back, he closed his eyes and silently counted to ten "Even if you are not there for her and the baby, you are going to be a father. Nobody is asking you or even expecting you to show up, but I am telling you from experience if you walk away from this child, plan on staying away" he told Harlo. "And you damn sure better make it clear to Octavia that you leaving is on you, not her before you go." Harlo nodded, noting the steely glint in Kane's eyes. "I will do that" he swore "and I will not bother her or the baby after that." Kane looked at the boy disgustedly "Go back to work, and forget about Octavia for today, she isn't even here." Harlo scurried away like a deer spotting a hunter. Roan walked over to Kane as he arrived back on the hillside. "Everything alright?" he asked. Kane nodded "the bastard is not even going to step up" he spat out "do you know how bad I wanted to hit him?" he swore. "I can imagine" Roan grinned "Bellamy would have by the way" he laughed. "I bet that hits pretty close to home" Roam murmured. "It does, but like Abby says I can't keep living in the past, I have to let it go." Roan grinned and handed him a hammer "Go hit something besides my workers" he chuckled. Kane laughed "you got it boss" he saluted and jogged off in the other direction.
Abby pulled the rover to a halt outside the ark just as Bellamy emerged from the building. "Everything ok?" he asked her when he reached the rover. She grinned "I have a special delivery for you" she said hopping out and opening the back door. "Dada dada" Rory practically dove out of the rover, squealing with joy. "Hi princess" he grinned catching her in his arms and pulling her tight against him "happy birthday" he said kissing her cheek. "She missed her daddy last night" Octavia told him after he helped her out of the rover. "Did she give you too many problems?" he asked Abby. "We didn't get a lot of sleep, but Kane managed to calm her down. "Mommy will be happy to see you" he told Rory "she woke up in the middle of the night worrying about you." Abby walked around to take Jacob from Raven so she could bring Theo out, then the group walked into the ark. "How is Clarke?" Abby asked Bellamy "upset, tired and bored but she is more rested and her blood pressure has stabilized now that Jackson ordered bed rest" Bellamy answered. "She'll be happy to see you guys, especially this little girl." Rory chortled as Bellamy threw her up in the air and caught her in his arms.
"Oh mommy" Bellamy called as they entered the chancellor's suite "somebody is here to see you." Clarke grinned as Rory toddled into the room "my baby girl" she grinned. Rory laughed and dropped to all fours and crawled to the bed. Clarke reached down and picked her up "Hi princess" she cooed "mommy missed you." Abby walked into the room, "she missed you too" she said, sitting on the bed next to Clarke. "Are you okay?" Abby asked Clarke. She nodded "I guess, you know I wanted my kids to be born at home, not here on the ark." Abby pushed a stray hair off Clarke's forehead "I know, but you can take your babies home and raise them there" she assured Clarke. Clarke heard a baby cry "Is that Theo?" she asked. Raven walked into the room "yep," she said sitting on the other side of the bed next to Clarke "haven't we been here before?" she looked over at her. Clarke snorted "I think we have. Not that I'm complaining, but what are all of you doing here?" she asked. "We're having a birthday party"" Abby stood up, we're here to have a party for someone" she said "I'm going to see what I can scrounge up for food and drink." Bellamy grinned "whoever could that be?" he asked moving into the spot Abby had vacated. Rory dived toward him. He caught her in his arms and brought him against his chest. She laid her head on his chest and sighed audibly "daddy missed you too, princess" he whispered against her hair.
"She'll probably be asleep before the party even begins" Octavia entered the room "make up for the sleep she didn't get last night." Clarke turned her head to Bellamy and eyed him knowingly. He smiled at her but said nothing. "Now where have I seen this before?" she asked seeing the three of them on the bed together "only this time with a few extra bodies…" Bellamy got up, still holding Rory in his arms, "Are you doing okay?" he asked her. She nodded "don't worry about me, I'm fine. How is Clarke?" she asked. "About as you would expect" he shrugged "she wants to go home, but the doctor wont let her, so she's stuck here having the babies, rather than at home" he finished. "I get that, but she has to take care of the babies and you have to take care of her" Octavia told him "I'm okay." Bellamy cocked his head "and Kane?" he asked eyebrows arched. "He's not so terrible. He was great with Rory last night." Bellamy smiled sheepishly "Yeah, Clarke might have been right about me staying up with Rory every night" he grinned. "Might have been?" she drew back and looked at him "Don't tell her though, it'll go straight to her head" he fake whispered. "You realize I can hear you, right?" Clarke eyed him "and I wasn't going to say how right I was, but thanks for doing that" she laughed at him. "He walked back to where she lay on the bed "Sometimes even mommy knows best" he agreed kissing her softly. "Damn straight" she said before he kissed her again.
Abby returned with Jackson in tow "I hear there's going to be a birthday party here today?" he looked at them. "Assuming Clarke is okay to do that" Abby looked at him questioningly. "As long as she stays in bed, she should be fine" he agreed. I'll have some food brought in "Its good to see all of you" he told them. this place is really different with so few of us here" he told them. "There's plenty of room at the settlement" Bellamy told him. He smiled and nodded "I appreciate that, but I'm needed here. I'll be back in a little bit with your dinner. Abby, can you help with that?" he asked. Abby nodded and followed him out.