A couple of hours later. Bellamy and Clarke sat on the bed with Rory in between them playing with a wooden toy one of the earthborn women had made for her birthday. Octavia, Abby, Raven and the boys headed back to the settlement so they could get there before dark. Before they left. Olga assured Abby that she would take good care of Clarke. Bellamy talked to Abby, nodding toward Octavia. She put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him. Clarke was grateful to the combination of earthborn and arkadians who now called the Ark home for their love and care for her little family, but she missed her home. Bellamy sighed heavily "She's going to be alright" Clarke took his hand. He chewed his lower lip "I won't see her again until after…" he trailed off. "Kane and Abby will take care of her, and when you do see her again, you'll get to meet your nephew" she smiled at him. "And she will get to meet her nieces and nephews" he countered. "Nephews, plural?" Clarke grinned at him. "Yes, I've decided we are going to have two boys and a girl, even things out" he grinned at her. "And then we're done, right?" she looked him in the eye. "Yes dear" he agreed and kissed her softly.
They lapsed into a companionable silence, both of them watching Rory play "Do you think she's going to hate us because her birthday party was terrible?" he asked. Clarke laughed "don't worry daddy, she wont even remember it" she replied. He grinned sheepishly "I want her to be happy" he sighed. "You know as much as you want her to be happy, there are times in her life when she is going to be unhappy, and even you won't be able to fix that" she told him. He looked at her "You miss your dad, huh?" he asked running his thumb across her hand. She sighed "he would have been a great grandpa" she said. "Yeah, he would have" he agreed "and my mom would have been a great grandma" he said "but since neither of them are here, we have to focus on who is here" he said slinging his arm around her shoulder and pulling her close. "Is that why you are being so nice to Kane?" she asked. He laughed "I'm being nice to Kane because he is trying. Yes, he should have tried a long time ago, but I guess we have all changed a lot in the last five years" he replied.
Clarke snorted "yeah, five years ago I wanted to kill you, a lot!" she agreed. He laughed "the feeling was mutual, princess" he said "or maybe it was one of those things where we were fighting an instant attraction" he laughed "cause look where we are now." Clarke shook her head "on the verge of juggling three tiny babies and a toddler?" she arched her eyebrows "outnumbered is where we are" she chortled. "Maybe we can convince grandma to leave Mount Weather and come live close to us" he grinned. "Maybe, but we need to make sure Octavia is okay with that first" Clarke cautioned him. He nodded "I know, she'll come around" he said. Rory crawled up the bed to sit in Bellamy's lap "well hello princess" he said kissing the top of her head. She grinned "dada dada" she cooed leaning back against his chest. After a few minutes, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep, "I think she missed her dada dada" Clarke grinned at him. "I think dada dada missed her" Bellamy returned ruffling her blonde hair.
Abby and the girls arrived back at the settlement just before dark. Roan and Kane emerged from Bellamy and Clarke's house to greet them. "Hello" Roan greeted Raven with a kiss as he took Theo from her. "How were Clarke and Bellamy?" Kane asked Abby. "They were good, missing Rory though. Bellamy was about thirty minutes away from coming here to get Rory. Clarke had a mommy moment and knew Rory was not doing well." Kane looked at her "will they be able to take care of her when Clarke goes into labor?" Kane asked. Abby nodded "The Earthborns on the ark were jumping at the chance to play nanny to Rory for them, though I doubt they will let her wander too far from them for a few days" Abby scoffed. "And vice versa" Octavia threw in "Rory practically dove into Bell's arms. She is definitely daddy's girl" she shrugged. Kane watched Octavia, every time he seen Rory with Bellamy, it reminded him of the father that he had chosen not to be. Abby watched the expression on his face and slipped his hand comfortingly into his. He squeezed her hand and smiled down at her, kissing he softly "Thank you" he spoke softly, pulling her closer. "I'm starving" Octavia declared yawning "and tired" she added. "Dinner is on the table at the house if you guys are ready to eat" he told them. "You don't have to tell me twice" Octavia declared heading toward the house. "We'll be right there" Abby called to her retreating back. "We'll see you guys later" she told Raven and Roan before walking with Kane to the house. "Did you talk to ?" she asked him. He nodded "he said he has no desire to be a father right now, the bastard" he swore angrily. "I told him he needs to tell her it isn't her fault and stay the hell away from her." Abby sighed "I'm sorry" she said "I know it's not what you wanted to happen" she looked at him. "If he doesn't want to be a father, then he needs to get the hell out and let someone in who is willing to do so" Kane spat out. "Like Jasper?" she grinned at him. Kane shrugged "She could do worse" he replied.
Roan had Theo in one arm and the other wrapped around Raven as they walked home "So, how is Clarke actually doing?" he asked her. Raven laughed, it was kind of sad that Roan knew better than Abby that Clarke was faking it. "She would leave the ark right now if Jackson would release her. She looks better though" Raven looked at him, "so maybe it's a good thing that she is there?" Roan asked. Raven nodded "I think so; the ark is probably the best place for her in case the babies need extra care or something." He grinned "at least this time she wont be in the radiation chamber" he shrugged. "True" Raven agreed. She stopped and looked down the hill "and look what we have achieved in a year" she sighed. Roan snorted "A year ago, if you would have told me our people could live like this, or that you and I would have these two, he looked down at the boys in their arms "I wouldn't have seen it. Clarke and Bellamy" he paused "they envisioned this. While they're gone, we'll help them to achieve it." Raven laughed "what?" he asked her. "You annoyed the hell out of me" she shook her head. He laughed and turned her back towards their house as they continued walking "I know" he confessed "and I have to admit it was fun." She just shook her head "fun, huh?" she scoffed "that's not exactly as I would put it…" she chuckled. "You know what is fun?" he asked kissing her softly. "Maybe you should show me what fun is" she sighed leaning against him. He grinned "challenge accepted" he replied kissing her again "right after I put these two to bed" he said taking Jacob into his other arm as they reached their house. "I'll see you in a few minutes" he whispered softly "I'll be waiting" she grinned, closing the door behind them.
Octavia sat on the porch looking at the night sky. She loved this time of night, but she missed the talks she and Bellamy had at these times. The screen door opened behind her and Kane walked out. "Do you mind if I sit with you?" he asked. Octavia shrugged and scooted over to make room for him. "Are you okay?" he asked her. She nodded "Yeah, I do this a lot. Sometimes I sit here with Bell or Jasper, or just alone. It's peaceful" she sighed. "You miss him" Kane murmured. She nodded "I do, but he is where he needs to be right now" she sighed. "I will take you to him tomorrow if you want to be there" Kane told her. She smiled "I appreciate the thought, but I don't want to have my baby there. The ark was never my home" she replied. He was quiet "I'm…" he began, but she cut him off "you don't have to keep apologizing" she smiled slightly at him "I have come to terms with the past; you need to do that too" she told him. "I'm trying" he whispered softly "but I see your life and what you had to go through and I wonder if I could have done more, made your life easier somehow" he finished. "We survived down here before any of you came down after us because of the life we lived" she told him. "Clarke, Bellamy, Raven and myself" she looked up at him "the life we lived was not always happy, but its what made us strong enough to survive being dropped here. Maybe you should have done more, probably could have, but in the end does it really matter what should have been done?" she asked him. He scoffed and shook his head "I guess not" he answered her question, "I just struggle with the weight of the past" he told her "I think about your mother. She would have loved being a grandmother" he sighed.
"Did you love her?" Octavia asked him. He looked sad "I…" he trailed off, the truth was he didn't, but their conversation was going so well. Octavia touched his hand, "its okay" she told him "I felt the same way about Harlo" she told him. "It was nothing serious, just temporary fun that spiraled into this" she said rubbing her rounded belly. "He wont be bothering you anymore" Kane told her in a steely voice "and if I had my way he would be banished to the ends of the earth, but" Octavia laughed "we're pretty much already there" she shook her head. Kane nodded "it would appear so" he agreed. "Its okay, I have a home here with Clarke and Bellamy, plus I have Raven and Roan" she told him. "And Jasper" Kane looked at her. She grinned "Jasper and I are just friends" she told him "we have been since the day we landed on earth" she told him. "I've seen the way he looks at you" Kane disagreed "you may be just friends now, but I wouldn't be surprised if you one day find yourselves seeing each other differently" he told her. She snorted "I'm done with guys" she shook her head "I should have listened to Bellamy when he told me to be careful, but I was a little pissed off at him." Kane grinned "you are a lot like your mother" he said. "My mother would kill me for acting like I did" she said. "Your mother would have understood" he told her, "Like you, she did what she needed to do so that you all survived. It wasn't because she enjoyed it." Octavia looked down "I know, but I should have been more careful and now my son is going to pay the price for it" she said sadly. "Your son will be just fine" he told her "among other things; he has an uncle who will protect him with his own life if necessary." Octavia smiled "and a set of grandparents who will make sure he has everything else he needs" she added. "I promise to be a better grandfather to your son, than I was a father to you" he told her solemnly. "I'll hold you to that" she replied. He chuckled "you do that" he smiled. A twig snapped in the darkness just before Jasper stepped into the light. "I'm going to get back to Abby" he said standing up "thanks for letting me sit with you." She smiled at him "you're welcome" she returned watching him walk into the house. "Everything okay?" Jasper asked sitting down beside her. She nodded "yeah, we were just talking" she replied.
"So, how is Clark?" he asked. "She's okay. She wants to be here, but the doctor doesn't think it is safe for her to travel" Octavia replied. "So Bellamy and Rory are going to stay there with her?" Jasper asked. "Yeah, they'll be home as soon as it is safe for the babies to travel" she replied. "I'm glad you're here, but shouldn't you be catching up on some sleep?" she asked him. The crews had been working from sunup to sundown to finish the well and the hospital building. They had gotten a lot done, but there was so much more to do. "I was already up anyway" he shrugged. "What were you and Kane talking about?" he asked. "Clarke, Bellamy, the past, the future" she shrugged "he keeps trying to figure out how to get past the past to face the future, so I told him he needs to put it behind him and start over" she said. "And you're okay with that?" Jasper asked. Octavia nodded "he's trying and if he is as good with my son as he is with Rory, my son will be a lucky little boy" she answered. "Your son will not want for good father figures" Jasper assured her. "I hope so" she sighed "I just wish Bell could meet him when he is born." Jasper took her hand into his "Bellamy will meet him soon enough" he assured her. She smiled gratefully at him "thanks, and now you need to get some sleep" she pulled her hand away. I will see you tomorrow sometime" she told him. "You're probably right" he agreed, "I will see you tomorrow night?" he asked. "Sure" she smiled standing up "You know where to find me." He grinned "that I do" he agreed standing up and walking towards his cabin down the hill.