A/N: Just a short chapter to tie up some of what happened in the last part. Don't forget to drop me a review. Enjoy

Chapter Nine

Abby had called Lexa telling her that the hospital would be releasing Clarke at 2pm that afternoon if she still wanted to take her home, which of course she did. In the few hours she had between the phone call and collecting Clarke, Lexa had gone to check the used car lot to see if the Buick she had seen was still there. She'd always had a massive soft spot for classic cars, something about the way the engine's purred and the old style feel of the cars always made her enjoy driving more. It had taken her a while after Costia's death to get behind the wheel of a car again, it had taken her even longer to be relaxed again when driving. She knew that Abby and Jake were disagreeing about getting Clarke a car, she understood why and she totally got what Abby had meant when she said that in New York you didn't really need a car. There was a good public transport system and a few of Clarke's friends had cars, but Lexa would feel better if she knew the blonde had transport of her own. After double checking with Jake, who she knew would be on her side with the decision, she had bought the Buick.

Raven had gone with her, just to double check the car for herself, not that Lexa didn't trust the dealer at the lot, she just knew for her own peace of mind that having Raven check the car over would be a good idea. The other girl had told her that the engine needed a little bit of work, so instead of driving the car to Clarke's for when she got home, Raven took it to the garage, so she could get all the work that needed to be done sorted as quickly as she could. She had told Lexa it would be done before the new school term started, which was only a few days away. There was one weekend left before they went back to school, before Lexa started her final year in a new school. When she had first moved to New York she had been terrified about the idea of starting at a new school, coming close to convincing Indra that she could be home schooled for the last year. Indra knew that Lexa had a hard time making friends, she had closed out all but her closest friends after Costia died, and hadn't bothered socialising with anyone who she didn't have to. Lexa was intelligent, and really enjoyed her school work, so Indra had promised, as a last resort, that if Lexa hated the school that much then she would get her a tutor. Everyone knew, now she had met Clarke, and made friends with Clarke's friends, none of that was going to be a problem.

Lexa arrived at the hospital a little before 2pm and made her way to the room where Clarke had been the previous night. As she walked up to the room she saw Abby talking to two men. One of them was in uniform, he was a cop. Lexa could tell by looking at the other one that he must've been a detective. She waited a little way away from the room while Abby talked to the men, the door to the room was open, which told her that they must have been talking to Clarke before she got there. Abby met her gaze and smiled a little, letting Lexa know that everything was okay. As the men walked past her Lexa pushed herself away from the wall where she had been waiting and made her way over to where Abby was standing.

"What was that about?" she asked.

"They arrested Finn this morning," Abby replied, "They also mentioned they had been at Ark Station this morning so I assumed you already knew."

"No…" Lexa said shaking her head a little, "Lincoln is covering my shift today, I had something to do before coming here…"

"I know about the car Lexa." Abby said quietly.

"Abby…" Lexa said, looking down at her feet.

"Its fine," the other woman replied with a little smile, "just don't make a habit of going behind my back. I know you talked to Jake about it, but he would give Clarke the world if she wanted it… As would I, but this was something that we disagreed about."

"At least now you won't have to worry about designated drivers," Lexa said with a smirk, "and she can take herself to and from school. She can drive right?"

"You didn't think about that till now?" Abby asked with a laugh, "Yes, she can drive."

Lexa smiled as she shook her head a little, she really hadn't thought it through before she bought the car.

"Does she know?" Lexa asked, looking from Abby into the room where Clarke was sitting on the edge of the bed looking out of the window.

"No," Abby replied, "I thought I'd let you tell her, as it's your surprise."

"Thanks…" Lexa said, a small smile coming to her lips as Clarke looked at her.

Abby didn't say anything else as she walked away, leaving Lexa to go and see Clarke.

"How are you feeling?" Lexa asked as she walked into the room.

"I ache, everywhere…" Clarke said with a little laugh, "and my head hurts. They've given me some painkillers though, mom said they'll probably make me tired, so I wanted to wait to get home before I took them. Did she tell you about Finn?"

"Yeah," Lexa replied, "she did."

"Apparently even if I don't want to press charges they're going to do it anyway…" Clarke said quietly.

"How can you not want to press charges?" Lexa asked sitting next to Clarke on the bed, "He was drunk, behind the wheel of a car, with you in the passenger seat. It could've been a lot worse than a knock to the head Clarke."

"I know, I know," Clarke said, "but I think there's more to his drinking than he's letting on. He has a problem, and he needs help."

"He could've killed you Clarke…" Lexa said quietly.

"But he didn't," the blonde replied, "and the guy I made friends with is still in there somewhere…"

"What are they charging him with?" Lexa asked, clenching her jaw as she tried to keep herself calm.

She knew Clarke just wanted to help Finn, it's the kind of person she was, wanting to save everybody. Whether they deserved it or not. Lexa could think of a lot of things that Finn deserved, and help wasn't one of them.

"Being drunk while in control of a motor vehicle," Clarke said, "criminal damage… reckless endangerment, whatever that means…"

"That charge is because you were in the car," Lexa said, "basically means that he recklessly endangered your life… With those charges at his age, he'll be lucky if he gets away without jail time…"

"What if he pleads guilty or something," Clarke replied, "that will count for something won't it…"

Lexa rolled her eyes and looked up at the ceiling.

"Sorry…" Clarke said, "I just…"

"I know," Lexa said, taking hold of Clarke's hand, "I know, but this is serious Clarke, he could've killed you, I don't care how sorry he claims to be…"

"You've seen him?" Clarke asked.

"Yeah," Lexa replied, "last night…"

"You promised that you wouldn't…" Clarke started to say.

"I didn't go looking for him," Lexa said, interrupting her, "he was outside when Lincoln and I left last night…"

Lexa could feel Clarke looking at her, it was like the blonde girl was burning a hole in her soul.

"I didn't hurt him…" Lexa continued, "I wanted to, I really wanted to, but I didn't… I may have threatened him, pinned him up against the wall, but I didn't hurt him…"

"Thank you…" Clarke said quietly.

"I don't make promises unless I intend to keep them." Lexa replied, looking at Clarke, "I promised you I would do anything to him, and I didn't. Let's get you home…"

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Lexa parked her car next to Jakes just outside Clarke's house, the blonde was out of the car before she had a chance to go and open the door for her. The front door opened as they walked up the steps, Jake pulling Clarke into a hug before she could even set foot through the door.

"Hey honey…" he said kissing her on the head.

"Hey dad…" Clarke replied, resting her head against his chest.

They stood there for a few moments, Lexa smiling softly at the sight.

"Hey Lexa." Jake said over Clarke's head.

"Hey." Lexa replied.

"I need to go to the office for a little while," Jake said as Clarke backed out of the hug, "they're having some kind of emergency with one of the water filters, if I didn't…"

"Dad," Clarke said with a smile, "go, its fine."

"You sure?" Jake asked, "I mean you've just got home."

"I'm sure." The blonde replied with a nod, "and it's not like I'm on my own, Lexa's here… you are staying right?"

There was a look in Clarke's eyes that made Lexa's heart ache as she looked at her.

"I'm not going anywhere…" Lexa said as Clarke reached back and took her hand.

"I shouldn't be too long," Jake said, kissing Clarke on the head as he walked out of the door, "a couple of hours, tops."

Once he was in his car Clarke and Lexa walked into the house and closed the door.

"So…" Clarke said as they walked into the living room, "I need to shower. I won't be long, do you want to pick out a movie in the den or something?"

"Sure." Lexa replied with a smile, "Are you hungry, I can get you something to eat."

"I ate at the hospital," Clarke said with a smile of her own, "one of the perks of your mom being head of ER, you actually get some nice food."

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While Clarke was showering Lexa looked through the DVD's in the den. After Lexa had picked out a movie, deciding on Fast 6, as she hadn't seen that one, she was standing and looking out of the window. She didn't hear Clarke walk up behind her, but she did know that she was there before the other girl wrapped her arms around Lexa's waist from behind.

"You okay…?" Clarke asked quietly, as Lexa covered her hands with her own, linking their fingers together.

"Yeah…" Lexa replied with a small sigh.

There was something about the way she felt with Clarke's arms around her, it was like she felt safe, a feeling that she hadn't felt for a while. It was a feeling of home that Lexa believed she had never totally felt, not with anyone, and that was starting to scare her. She had only know Clarke for two weeks, and although they had decided to take things slowly on the physical front, Lexa already knew that she was finished emotionally. She wasn't one for getting emotionally attached, usually it was something that took months for her, but with Clarke it had been almost instant. The blonde girl was the first thing that Lexa thought about when she woke in the morning, and she was the last thing that crossed her mind before she fell asleep at night. Something deep inside her felt guilty admitting that, but the little voice in her head told her that Costia would want her to be happy.

"What are you thinking…?" Clarke asked as she felt Lexa tense up slightly.

"I was just thinking how easy all of this is…" Lexa replied honestly.

"How easy what is?" Clarke asked in reply.

"This…" Lexa said, "with you… everything is just so easy…"

Lexa turned to face the blonde girl, the way Clarke was looking at her made her breath catch in her throat a little, which caused Clarke to smile as her cheeks started to turn that tell-tale shade of pink.

"After Costia…" Lexa said, "I never thought that I would want to be with anyone again, I was destroyed, as a person I was totally destroyed…"

Clarke brought her hands up from where they were on Lexa's waist to cup her cheeks, seeing the pain in Lexa's eyes.

"You don't have to…" Clarke started to say.

"I know," Lexa replied, "but I want to…"

Clarke nodded a little, letting Lexa know she could continue.

"When we moved here it was supposed to be a fresh start," Lexa said, "but I didn't think it would be, I just figured that it was somewhere else for me to be miserable… I thought that I'd just keep going through the motions, existing but never really living. I didn't think I deserved it… then I met you…Even by the end of that first day I couldn't stop thinking about you… the way your eyes sparkle when you smile… You made me realise that existing in this world isn't enough for me anymore… surviving isn't enough…"

Lexa closed her eyes, taking a deep breath she rested her forehead against Clarke's, grounding herself in the present.

"I'm seriously falling for you Clarke…" she said quietly, "and I don't think I could stop myself, even if I wanted to…"

"So don't…" Clarke replied, closing the small gap between their lips.

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When Jake arrived back from the office a few hours later the house was pretty quiet. He saw a light upstairs coming from the den, but heard no noise. Making his way upstairs and into the den he couldn't stop the small smile creeping over his lips at the sight that met him. The girls had obviously been watching a movie, but it had long since finished and was back on the start screen. They were both sleeping on the sofa, Lexa laying on her back, Clarke on her front. Her head resting on Lexa's chest, the other girl's arms protectively around her as she slept. Clarke's arm was over Lexa's waist, her hand gripped onto Lexa's shirt just above her hip, like she didn't want to let go even when sleeping. Smiling to himself, Jake took the blanket from the back of the sofa and laid it over them softly. Turning the light off as he left the room, pulling the door closed behind him.