Chapter 12

Once Bellamy was all patched up from his bullet wound in his shoulder, Kane went to talk to him.

"We fingerprinted you. You're Bellamy Blake, Chancellor Jaha's killer."

Bellamy kept his gaze level with Chancellor Kane. "That's me," he said in his unwavering deep voice. "And I don't regret it. At least I got to see my daughter being born."

Kane raised an eyebrow. "You're the baby's father? Well, isn't that funny."

"Funny?" Bellamy said.

"If Jane had given your name up, you would have been floated." He sighed. "I guess you've cheated death a few times." He motioned two guard next to him. "Seize him and lock him up."

Bellamy didn't fight. He glared at Kane before the two guards took his away. He passed Jane in the hall, carrying Octavia.

"Wait," she said. "Where are you taking him?"

"It's okay, Jane. I'll be fine."

Jane paled and followed them. She needed to be sure they wouldn't float him. Or put a bullet through his brain. Whatever they did to traitors on the ground, now. But she was relieved when she saw the guards only lock him up. Once they were gone, she walked towards the lockup. "Bellamy, are you okay?" She slipped her fingers through the wire fence, and Bellamy placed his fingers on hers.

"I'm okay. They're just locking me up."

"What for?"

"Killing Jaha and being Octavia's father."

Jane closed her eyes. "I didn't tell them anything."

"They fingerprinted me, and I told them I wasn't sorry. That because of what I did I got to see my daughter."

Jane rolled her eyes. "You're such an idiot, you know that?"

Bellamy's lips turned up into a smile. "I know. But I love you. There's nothing I can do against that. And I'm not taking the coward's way out. My daughter, my responsibility."

"What am I going to do with you in here, Bell?"

"Stay with Finn and Lincoln and see how we can go up against the Mountain."

Jane nodded. "I will." She blew him a kiss and walked away with a look over her shoulder. She would do everything she could to help their friends.

Bellamy was pacing up and down the room. It had already been 21 hours since they had locked him up. No water and no food had come his way, and he hadn't seen Jane either since she came the previous time. But pacing up and down was wearing him down. He decided to lie down on the bench and save his energy. He dozed off.

"Bellamy Blake," he heard and jerked up from his fitful sleep. He straightened up and rubbed his eyes.

"What?"

Chancellor Kane was in the room with him, the fenced door opened. He was standing with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Jane told us all what you did with the Grounders. She said you kept them all alive."

Bellamy nodded.

Kane was silent for a moment. "Bellamy Blake, you are pardoned of your crimes against Chancellor Jaha, and for being a father illegally. It seems that without that baby, the Grounders would have wiped you out."

Bellamy took a deep, shuddering breath. "We need to help our kids out of the Mountain."

"We do," Kane said. "But we need more intel. We know nothing of what we're up against."

"Sir," Bellamy said. "With all due respect, we can't wait. We don't know what's happening to them."

"I know. But we can't go blindly either."

"And what are you planning to do to gather intel on the Mountain?"

"I was hoping you would do that," Kane said. "You bear the mark of the Grounders. Can you bring their leader back here so we can talk?"

Bellamy nodded. "I can. But I need to go with Lincoln."

Kane was silent, debating. "What if he tells his leader what he saw here and they attack us?"

"They won't. Do you have other babies or kids that made it to the ground?"

Kane lifted an eyebrow. "Why?"

"I don't know if Jane told you this, but they didn't kill us because they value babies and children more than anything else. If they know there are kids and babies here, they won't attack."

"Two babies and seven children under seven years old made it to the ground."

"Good."

They both stood.

"You have been assigned room 345 with Jane Ferris. She's waiting for you there. You leave at first light in the morning with Lincoln."

Bellamy nodded his thanks and went directly to his new room. He knocked on the door – the door was locked and he didn't know the code, yet – and Jane opened the door with a finger on her lips. "O is sleeping," she whispered before hugging him. He wrapped his arms around her and found her lips with his. He kissed her like he hadn't seen her in days. They fell on the bed, Bellamy on top of her.

"You did this," he whispered, a grin on his lips.

"Did what?" she said, kissing him back.

"Got me pardoned and out of lockup."

"Yep, that was me. I convinced Kane we couldn't do anything without you."

"Good thinking, sweetheart." He kissed her again and she took his t-shirt off. He froze. "Jane, we haven't done this since… that time."

"So? Now's a good time as ever, right? We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We're living day by day, now."

He nodded and helped her undress, too. Before anyone could say 'Octavia', they were both naked. They tried to do it silently, not waking up the baby in the same room. When they were finished, they were both sweaty and out of breath. He was propped up on his elbow, running his fingers on her belly and shoulders, and every square inch of uncovered skin he could find. She held his gaze, and goosebumps arose on her skin wherever he touched her.

"You know I love you, right?" he said, his lips close to her ear, his breath hot on her skin.

She nodded. "I love you, too, Bell. I couldn't survive without you."

He kissed her again, long and slow, trying to convey everything he owed her in this kiss. Then, Octavia started cooing in her makeshift crib. Bellamy got out of bed and went to get his daughter.

"Did you make this crib or did they give one to you?"

"What do you think?" she said, rolling her eyes and putting some clothes on again. "I made it myself."

"Of course, you did. Why do I even ask?" He sat on the bed with his baby girl in his arm.

Jane chuckled. "You really are the sexiest man with O in your arms, you know that?"

Bellamy fought the blush away. "If you say so," he said chuckling. "Look at this beautiful girl we made, Jane," he said softly. "I still can't fathom that she's part you and part me. Life is such a miracle."

Jane nodded. She really loved that man of hers. And she knew she would do anything for him. Octavia cooed again.

"I think she's hungry," Jane said holding out her arms for Bellamy to give her Octavia.

"Nope," he said slyly, "I'm keeping her."

"Fine," Jane said. "You feed her. But you don't have what it takes," she said wiggling her eyebrows. "You don't have boobs."

He burst out laughing. "Thank goodness I don't." He handed her Octavia and lay down next to her as she breastfed their baby girl.

"What did Kane tell you?" Jane asked after a few silent minutes.

"I leave at first light in the morning with Lincoln. He wants me to bring back Indra."

"Ha, good luck with that."

He took a deep breath. "I just hope we can convince her to come back with us. We need their knowledge of the Ground and the Mountain as much as they need our technology to take the Mountain down."

Octavia cooed, telling her mother that she had eaten enough. She gave her to Bellamy so she could put her shirt straight again. They stayed in their room until morning. Then, before dawn, they crept out of the room, leaving Octavia to sleep. Lincoln was already outside and was waiting for Bellamy. Chancellor Kane and Doctor Griffin were waiting with him.

"Ah, there you are," Kane said. "Take this radio," he said, handing one to Bellamy. "You call us every three hours to update us, and we update you, too, if anything changes."

Bellamy nodded and fixed the radio to his belt.

"Please come back quickly," Doctor Griffin said. "My daughter's in that mountain."

Bellamy and Lincoln nodded.

"Hey, wait!" somebody said, running towards them.

"Finn? What are you doing here?" Bellamy asked.

"I'm coming with you."

"Okay," Kane said. "But hurry up."

Lincoln and Finn headed towards the Gate. "Open up!" Finn said.

Bellamy turned to Jane and hugged her close. "May we meet again."

"May we meet again," she replied. He kissed her one last time before following Lincoln and Finn out of the camp. He looked over his shoulder one last time, memorizing her as best as he could.

"I'll be waiting by the radio!" she called out before they closed the gate. She watched them go long after they had gone into the woods and she couldn't see them anymore. Would they be able to convince Indra to come back to help them?