Well here it is, chapter three!
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Just to let you all know, I plan on posting a new chapter every 10 days or so, hope that's okay with all of you!
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Clarke's POV
"Thank you for that" Octavia said as we made our way up and into our apartment and I offered her half a smile, trying to hide the fact that I was kind of pissed.
Bellamy Blake was no longer the man I fell in love with at eighteen, he was back to being the asshole I hated when I was fourteen, and I hated that. I didn't hate it for selfish reasons, hell I didn't even want him anymore, but I hate him because he's back and Octavia is somewhat okay with it, he broke her, and now he's trying to swoop in and save the day again, typical fucking Bellamy.
"Mamma, Tavy!" Aurora yelled as soon as we walked in the door and I couldn't help but smile, I needed her now, more than ever. I leant down as she charged us, quickly scooping her up and covering her in kisses.
"I missed you" I cooed as she giggled in my arms. Octavia had walked by me and into the kitchen, grabbing herself a drink as I stood by the couch.
"Missed youuuuuu" she echoed and I'm pretty sure I snorted. She was such a dramatic child sometimes.
"Hey, what about me!" Octavia said and Aurora's eyes widened.
"Tavy, bed time story!" she squealed, wiggling in my arms. I just tightened my grip and tried to hold on to her for as long as I could.
"Mamma, let gooooo!" she shrieked, giggling and I complied, walking over to the couch and plopping her down, listening to her little laughs as she bounced on the cushions.
"Goodnight Clarkey" Octavia said as she placed a kiss on my cheek and then scooped Aurora up.
"Bed time Rory" she said and the young girl shrieked.
"NIGHT MAMMA!" she yelled from Octavia's arms as they walked away and I couldn't help but smile.
"Goodnight girls, I love you!" I yelled back and before I knew it they had disappeared into their room. I walked around the couch and slumped down into it, sighing as Raven moved to the kitchen, returning with two glasses of red wine.
"Ugh, thank you" I mumbled as I grabbed a glass from her before turning to sit cross legged on the couch, staring at her.
"So, details woman!" Raven said and I shot her a wary glare.
"He wants to continue seeing Octavia, he's coming over this weekend" I whispered and Raven slapped my leg.
"Are you retarded, he's coming here, Aurora is here Clarke" she barked and I sighed. I told Bellamy he could meet her but god, I wanted to keep my daughter as far away from him as possible.
"You know, she doesn't have to be here" I said with a smirk and Raven just looked at me, confusion clearly consuming her.
"Explain" she huffed and I chuckled.
"You are going to come over with Wick the day he comes, make sure Bellamy doesn't snoop, show him that Octavia lives in a good home, and I am going to go out with Aurora" I said before taking a sip of wine and she stared at me with wide eyes.
"Clarke-"
"Rey, it's either that or he meets her. You know how quickly she gets attached, who knows how long he'll even be around for. He'll be pissed off if he shows up and finds out I shipped her off with you, no offense. But I think it's the best bet, she doesn't need to know him, I don't want her to know him"
"Can't promise I won't rip his head off" she said before downing her glass of wine and I giggled.
"That's not a promise I was going to ask you to make anyways" I blurted and we both broke out into a roar of laughter.
"You can't drive now; tell Wick you're staying here tonight. I promise I won't hog the bed!" I said, but before I could even finish Raven was up, off of the couch and making her way to my room.
"You better not!" she half yelled and before I knew it we were both curled up in my bed, ready to sleep away the rest of the night.
Octavia's POV
After serving my lovely three day suspension, which was awesome because Clarke stayed home from work and we did a ton of girly stuff, it was time to actually buckle down and start high school considering I practically missed the first week. Clarke was cool about it, but I knew she wanted me to go places, and because of her I had begun taking schooling sort of seriously.
Lunch couldn't come soon enough, I know my friends were full of questions and I was prepared to answer every single one, and tell them about my plan for the weekend.
I doodled in my notebook for what seemed like forever before the bell finally rang and I bolted from the classroom, frantically searching for my friends in the crowded hall. Considering just looking around wasn't doing me any good, I decided to make my way to the cafeteria in an attempt to spot the trio of boys I was looking for, and I did.
"OCTAVIA" Jasper yelled as he jumped out of his chair and hurdled himself into my arms, I couldn't help but giggle.
"Hey Jas" I said as I hugged him before pulling away and sitting down.
"So how was suspension?" Monty asked, winking at me and I snorted.
"You mean my mini vacation with Clarke? It was awesome, aside from the big brother drama" I said and Lincoln nearly choked on his chocolate milk.
"Brother?" he asked, shooting me a confused glance and I sighed.
"The dude who tried to talk to me at school and I hit? Yeah that was my brother" I mumbled and the three boys stayed silent, knowing Bellamy was a touchy subject.
"Shit O, if I had of known I would have hit him too!" Jasper half yelled and I offered him a smile, he always knew how to cheer me up.
"Since you couldn't hit him, how about you help me bug him" I said with a smirk and the three boy's jaws dropped. Bellamy thought I had forgiven him, that I was going to play nice and pretend my heart wasn't in a million pieces still, boy was he ever wrong.
"Explain" Monty said and I giggled, grabbing half of his sandwich and stuffing it in my mouth before speaking again.
"You're all coming over this weekend, he wants to be a part of my life, you guys are my life, and therefore you should meet him" I said and they all shot me wary glances.
"Octavia it isn't a good idea" Lincoln said sternly.
"Why is he even in your life?" Monty asked quietly.
"He's my brother, Clarke said that because I still love him and he's family, I deserve to have him in my life, he's trying, at least I think he is" I said, thinking about the couple of texts I had gotten from Bellamy over the past couple of days, apologizing for getting me suspended and wishing me well on my first day back.
"I just don't want you to get your hopes up like you did when we were little, I don't want you to go back to that" Lincoln half whispered and I knew exactly what he was talking about.
When Bellamy left the first couple of months were filled with denial and praying he would come back, I remember spending countless nights and days, crying and rubbing her belly. The boys would come over constantly, and I always pushed them away. After that came anger, I lashed out at Clarke, teachers and my friends before realizing the only person I could be made at was him. And when it all finally passed, although it took close to five months, the boys were there for me, more than I deserved.
"I know, but please guys, Clarke is leaving because she doesn't want Aurora around him and I know Aunty Rey wants to kick his ass so I need you" I pleaded and they nodded, smiling wide.
"Anything for you, mighty Octavia" jasper said as Monty threw a cookie at him and Lincoln squeezed my leg under the table. They were my family too, and Bellamy would have to deal with that.
Clarke's POV
Friday came quicker than I wanted it to, and that meant tomorrow was the day I had been dreading all week, tomorrow was the day asshole comes over. There were a few reasons I was on edge about it, for starters, Bellamy Blake will be wandering around my apartment like he owns the place, relaxing and spending time with O, secondly, poor Raven was being left with her self declared 'arch nemesis' and Wick was being forced into meeting him, and finally, Octavia wouldn't have me there to support her, and I don't know what was killing me more; the fact that I was leaving her to deal with it on her own, or the fact that I was doing it for selfish reasons.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by a knock on the door, and I sighed as I placed the oven mitts down on the counter and proceeded to see who was knocking. Low and behold, upon answering the door I found Monty, Jasper and Lincoln, sleeping bags at their feel and duffle bags in their hands.
"I'm guessing Octavia didn't tell you?" Monty asked, a blush rising to his cheeks and I sighed.
"Nope, but come on in boys, make yourselves at home!" I said softly and they all smiled wide before making their way in.
"Smells good Miss Griffin!" Jasper chirped as he made his way over to the couch and plopped himself down, he was followed by a smiley Monty and extremely nervous Lincoln.
"It's Clarke, jeeze Jas, how many times do I have to tell you!?" I asked as I walked by and playfully swatted his shoulder before returning to the kitchen.
"Sorry Clarke!" he called from behind me and I couldn't help but smile.
"Octavia, Aurora, company has arrived!" I half yelled and within a matter of seconds I heard the click of the bedroom door being opened and tiny footsteps running down the hall.
"JASPY, MONTYYY!" a tiny voice shrieked, followed by a thud, and I giggled as I looked up from the stove and saw her sprawled out on the boys laps, bouncing and laughed as they said their hellos and tickled her. Looking at Lincoln I could tell he was uneasy, concerned even, he had never come over for dinner, spent time with Aurora, or stayed the night here before.
I pulled my famous chicken alfredo lasagna out of the oven and Octavia immediately appeared out of nowhere, licking her chops as she leaned over the median in the kitchen and inhaled the scent.
"Go sit down silly girl, it needs to set" I said before peering over her shoulder.
"Lincoln, can you please come and help?" I asked sweetly and a smile formed on his lips.
"For sure!" he replied, and I shooed Octavia away. Before Lincoln made it into the kitchen to join me, I had managed to pull six plates from the cupboard, along with matching cutlery.
"What can I do to help?" the young boy asked softly as he appeared at my side and I smiled.
"I didn't really need help, I wanted to talk to you" I said, hoping I wouldn't scare him away and he gulped.
"Oh, what about?" he asked, curiosity consuming him. I took a deep breath, praying I wouldn't come across as too much of a mom before looking at him.
"I know how you feel about Octavia, and I know how she feels about you, and I know how you probably feel right now, it's difficult being around family for the first time, and I just want you to know that you have no reason to worry with us" I stated and hints of rose clouded his tan cheeks.
"I like ya kid, you're good for her, if there's one thing I know it's that you don't push away the people who make your kids happy and you make her so happy. Aurora will warm up to you, it just takes time, she's super shy but warms up extremely quickly, meaning by tomorrow she'll be glued to your hip" I said and he smiled.
"I don't doubt that one bit" he replied before glancing over at the four kids that were currently giggling on my couch.
"Oh, and I'm sorry if I scared you calling you over here, I just want you to know that you too are welcome here whenever you want, and if you ever wanted to take my girl out, I would be more than happy to let you" I said offering him a sincere smile and before I knew what was happening he had pulled me into a hug. It was short lived, but a sweet gesture.
"You don't know how much that means to me. Octavia talks about you like you put the sun and the moon in the sky, she constantly calls you her mom, the one time Jasper pointed out her mistake she hit him, hard, because that's what you are to her. She loves you, and for you to welcome me here, it means a lot to me" he said sincerely and I smiled.
"I mean what I say. Now, please help me" I said with a laugh as I cut the lasagna up and placed a piece on each plate before Lincoln walked them over to the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is ready!" I quipped and the living room erupted in a roar of cheers, damn kids love my lasagna.
Dinner went by without a hitch, Octavia and the boys talked about their week at school and how they were all worried about meeting Bellamy; which made me realize how worried I was about leaving them here alone with him.
After putting Aurora to bed, setting up the kids with snacks and a movie, and helping the boys arrange their sleeping situation in the spare room across from mine, I decided I needed to let Raven know about tomorrow's change of plans. I grabbed a glass of red wine before sitting down at the kitchen table, in ears reach of Aurora's room as well as the living room in case anyone needed anything.
I wiped out my phone and quickly dialed her number before placing the cold piece of junk to my ear.
"Hey Clarkey!" Raven chirped after answering and I shook my head.
"Change of plans for tomorrow" I stated and she sighed.
"What now" she groaned and I chuckled.
"Octavia decided to invite the boys over, so I decided I'll be staying her with you and Wick. I know you two would just condone their reckless behavior and help taunt Bellamy" I mumbled and she laughed.
"Very true, but aren't you concerned about Aurora being near him?" she asked and it was now my turn to sigh.
"I am, but I gotta do what I gotta do to help Octavia" I said and I could hear Raven chuckle.
"Understood, anyways, its like 11:30 woman, get yourself to bed, and I will see you in the morning!" she said and I rolled my eyes.
"Four small chocolate frappes and a vanilla bean cappuccino, thanks!" I chirped and before I knew it the line went dead.
I knew she was right about me needing to get to bed, tomorrow was going to be a long day and I needed to wrap my head around what the hell I had gotten myself into.
Just a heads up, the next chapter is going to be fairly intense. A lot of angst and anger will be included, plus you get to see Bellamy's reaction to the boys staying the night, how the four teens gang up on Bellamy, the lovely Raven and Bellamy reunion, and how Clarke handles him meeting Aurora, anyways HOPE YOU ENJOYED !