Clarke had been released from the hospital a little less than a week later. Lexa hardly left the blonde's side, which Clarke wasn't complaining about. Her favorite part was that Lexa has been staying with the Griffin's since Clarke was able to come back home. It's been amazing to fall asleep and wake up with her girlfriend by her side every day.
At the moment, Clarke is sitting alone on the sofa, waiting for the brunette to come back from grabbing them some lunch. Clarke was bored out of her mind. She had broken her left arm in the accident, which meant she can't even draw. That has sucked the most. Her heart urges to create and she misses the feel of a pencil or paintbrush in her hand.
Thankfully, her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. When she looks down and sees Raven's name flash across her screen she smiles sadly. It had been a text from Raven that Clarke was answering when she got into the accident. To say that Raven felt guilty would be an understatement.
It took days to get the girl to talk her. Everyone, (her parents, Octavia, Lexa and herself) have been telling her the accident was in no way her fault. The girl said she believed them but Clarke didn't believe her. The simple fact that Raven hasn't sent her another text message spoke volumes. Instead, the girl calls her everyday. Lexa said she thinks it helps the brunette to hear her voice. That makes sense, but Clarke just wants her friend not to feel bad anymore.
"Hey Rae."
"How you feeling today Spleen-less?"
Clarke laughs. Only Raven she thinks. "I'm good. Kinda bored right now."
"Your girlfriend desert you? She's supposed to be entertaining you."
"She'll be back soon. She went to get some food."
"I see, I see. Guess you're stuck talking to me."
"Ugh. Man, I can't catch a break." She says with a laugh.
"Suck it Griffin."
"You know I love you Raven."
"Of course you do, I'm amazing."
Clarke hears the front door open and sees her girlfriend walk into the living room. Lexa places the food on the coffee table and kisses the top of the blonde's head. Lexa points to the phone and mouths "Raven?". Clarke nods and sees Lexa smile softly as she begins emptying the contents of the bags.
"Griffin?"
"Sorry, Rae. Lexa just got back."
"Oh okay, no worries. I'll let you go..." There's a long pause. "Clarke?" her voice is soft and sad.
"Yeah?"
"I love you, you know."
Clarke smiles sadly. "I know Raven. I love you too."
"I'll call you tomorrow ok."
"Ok Rae."
Clarke hangs up the phone and places it beside her. Lexa hands her a set of chopsticks and a box of cashew chicken before sitting back and relaxing next to her.
"How's Raven?"
Clarke sighs. "I'm worried about her. I can tell she still beating herself up over the accident."
"Give her some time. We just need to keep assuring her it wasn't her fault. She'll be okay. I'll talk to her again if you want."
Clarke takes the girl's hand. "You're amazing. Thank you."
"Anything for you." she says, placing a soft kiss on the blonde's lips. "Now come on. Lets eat."
Beep Beep Beep
Clarke groans. Why is the alarm going off? She slowly opens her eyes and sees Lexa reaching for her phone, turning off the alarm. When the brunette turns around she places a soft kiss on the blonde's forehead.
"Sorry Clarke. Go back to sleep, I have a shift at the Dropship."
"Mmm. Don't go." Clarke whispers, grabbing the girl's arm.
Lexa giggles. "It's only a half shift. I'll be back in 4 ½ hours. Then we'll have the rest of the day together. Remember, we're barbecuing with your parents later."
Clarke smiles. Today was the 4th of July and she loved this day. Her and her parents always grilled and set off fireworks. She was happy to be able to share this tradition with Lexa.
"Fireworks?" She said excitedly causing Lexa to laugh again.
"Yes, Clarke. Fireworks... Though, I'm not sure you should be handling any explosives. I'd like to keep you out of the hospital."
The blonde pouts. "Just ruin all my fun then."
Lexa leans down for a quick peck. "I'll make it up to you with a different kind of fun." She says with a wink before getting off the bed and making her way to the bathroom. Leaving Clarke with her mouth agape.
"Tease!" she yells towards the closed door.
Clarke is in the kitchen helping her mother prep food for grilling while her father is outside unloading all the fireworks he just purchased.
Clarke's mind wanders to a beautiful brunette with green eyes. She couldn't wait to be sitting on the lawn, Lexa in her arms...
"Be careful with your cast honey. Don't get it wet." her mother warned drawing Clarke's attention back to the vegetables she was rinsing.
Clarke quickly moved her arm away from the running water. "Got it mom. Ugh, I can't wait to get this thing off."
"Only a few more weeks. You should have it off in time for the anniversary party."
Clarke's parents were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in a few weeks and were throwing a party at the Arkadia Country Club. Clarke hated the country club but she was excited to celebrate her parents. They were such a good couple and she hopes she will have a long lasting relationship like that. A forever relationship.
"It's going to be a great party mom."
"It will be. Is Lexa going to be able to make it?"
"Is Lexa going to make it where?" The brunette asked, walking into the kitchen.
"Hey you." Clarke said walking over to her girlfriend and embracing her in her arms. Pulling away only to place a kiss on her lips.
"Hey" Lexa said, blushing a little when she looked up and saw Mrs. Griffin smirking. "Hi Mrs. Griffin."
"Hello honey. How was work?"
"It was fine. It was work ya know?... Now where am I supposed to make it to?"
"My parents anniversary party." Clarke answers as she makes her way back to the sink to finish her task.
"Don't get your cast wet babe." Lexa warns immediately after Clarke turned the faucet on.
Clarke laughs. "Yes mom number 2. I know." causing Mrs. Griffin to laugh and Lexa to blush.
"So honey, will you be at the party?" Mrs. Griffin asks.
"I wouldn't miss it Mrs. Griffin."
"Glad to hear it." The woman says before picking up a tray of food. "Help me take these outside?"
Lexa nods, picks up another tray and follows the woman outside. The two women place the trays on the table. Lexa sends a small wave to Mr. Griffin on the other side of the yard before turning around to see Mrs. Griffin smiling at her.
"What?" Lexa says, quickly looking down at her appearance which only causes Mrs. Griffin to laugh.
"Nothing honey. I'm just glad you're here. Not just today, but the last few weeks. Thank you for taking such great care of Clarke."
Lexa blushes again. Her eyes traveling to the window of the kitchen where she sees her girlfriend standing. The blonde looks up and smiles, causing Lexa to return the smile instantly. "You don't need to thank me Mrs. Griffin. I'd do anything for her, I lo… Um… She's… She's important to me." Lexa's eyes travel back to Clarke.
Mrs. Griffin smiles. She knows that look. "I know Lexa. You're important to her too."
"How are the college applications going girls?" Mr. Griffin asks while the four of them are seated and enjoying their meal.
"So far so good. One more to go." Clarke answers.
"Yeah, me too... The essay on this last one is giving me some trouble though." Lexa says before taking a bite of her burger.
"Anything we can help with?" Mr. Griffin asks.
Lexa smiles. "No. But thank you Mr. Griffin. I'm sure the words will come to me soon enough."
The chatter continued as they finished their meal. After cleaning up the remaining food, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin head to the other side of the yard to begin setting up the fireworks to launch. Lexa feels Clarke's hand in her own and allows the blonde to lead her to the middle of lawn where a blanket lays.
Lexa sits down first, allowing Clarke to sit in front of her, the blondes back to her chest. Lexa wraps her arms around her and rests her chin on the girl's shoulder.
"Thank you for inviting me today. I had fun." she whispers, kissing the girl's cheek.
"Of course. Besides, you've kind of been living here, it would've been rude to banish you to my room while we had all the fun." Clarke giggles and Lexa's gently pinches her sides.
"Smartass."
Clarke lifts her head up to look into her girlfriend's eyes. "I'm happy you were here too Lex. I love sharing these kind of traditions with you."
"Me too. I love being here with you and your family in general. It's going to be weird when I go back to my apartment in a couple days."
"I don't want to talk about that. I like going to sleep and waking up next to you every day."
"Yeah, that's been pretty great… but hey," she says, placing a kiss on the girl's head "you can still come over to my place anytime you want… And at my place, we'd be alone."
"What about Anya?"
"She got a place today. She's moving out at the end of the week."
"So you're saying, you and I would have an entire apartment to ourselves. No parents, no Anya...no interruptions?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying."
Clarke smiles and lifts her head up to reach the brunette's lips. She feels Lexa's hand gently take hold of her cheek and tilt her head, deepening the kiss and Clarke moans when their tongues meet in a gentle battle.
A popping sound causes them to break apart. Their eyes travel upward where fireworks are exploding and lighting up the night sky. Lexa feels Clarke settle back into her body and take her hands, lacing their fingers together. As she's watching the colors exploding around them she looks down at the blonde she's holding and it suddenly hits her.
The words to her essay... the ones she's been struggling to find...
They're right here in her arms.