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Part 3
Two weeks after their first date; the girls were spending a lot of time on the phone, talking and laughing together.
They were getting along so great, it was as if they had spent another lifetime together before. For the both of them it was a weird; but welcoming feeling at the same time, the familiarity of it all made them feel at ease together.
Clarke was on her bed, sketching Lexa’s face while talking on the phone with her. She had rosy cheeks and a smile that could move mountains. Her eyes were almost smiling as well while looking at the reflection of Lexa on the paper. It had only been three weeks of the both of them knowing each other’s but their life had entangled so easily. They were not girlfriends yet, but they still talked everyday and acted like a couple.
“My mom wants me to invite you to diner tonight, if that is okay with you, of course.’’ Clarke said.
“I will be there, what time? And should I be scared?”
Lexa only heard the heartwarming laugh of her favorite blonde on the line.
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Abby and Jake were sitting at the counter in the kitchen, shuffling through the paper of the day when they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Abby lifted her eyes up to her daughter
“Morning hun”.
“Morning mom, morning dad.” Clarke answered back, kissing both of them and heading to the fridge,
“Do you have anything special planned today” Abby asked her daughter. Clarke took the orange juice and poured herself a glass; then put her bread in the oven to grill and sat next to her parents.
“I don’t know yet. I was thinking of drawing a little, I have a few projects that need my attention. It has been a while since I put my work online and I really want to sell a few pieces soon. And I was hoping I could see Lexa later, if she wants to. We haven’t seen each other since our date!”
Abby and Jake looked at each others, a smile in the corner of their lips, “You seem to be getting closer to Lexa these days, anything we should know? “ Abby asked, feigning being mad.
“Actually we went on our first date two weeks ago and we talked non-stop since then, but I wanted to see her again. She’s really nice, I like the person that she is and how she makes me feel. “ .
Clarke felt her heartbeat speeding up. Her parents smiled seeing her so happy. Even when she was in a relationship with Finn, he never seemed to make her that happy and it was nice for them to get their daughter back.
“If you want, you could invite her over for supper tonight, we would really like to meet the girl who makes you so happy. “ Clarke blushed at Abby’s words.
“ I will ask her later. Thanks mom.“
Clarke ate her breakfast while talking to her parents about her week and the projects she had to do. They were always supportive of her art and were always happy to know her projects were going great.
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“My parents are not really scary, they just want to know the woman who takes a lot of my time and raises up my phone bill. “ Clarke answered back laughing.
Lexa was worried in an instant. She looked down at her hands, “Oh, I am sorry, I didn’t realise your bill was getting higher. ” She was honestly concerned.
Clarke laughed at the other end of the line, “Don’t worry about it, silly. I want to talk to you, otherwise I wouldn’t stay on the phone, so don’t worry. “
There was a sort sight of relief at the other end of the line, followed by the shyest voice Clarke as ever heard. ‘’You do? Want to talk to me that much?‘’.
And that’s when Lexa knew she had fallen badly for the blonde.
She was glad to meet Clarke’s parents but she was still nervous about it all.
‘’I was wondering if you would like to come take a walk with me and my dog today before we go and I meet your parents.’’
Clarke thought about the offer. It had been a while since she had seen the girl who made her heart race; so she was not about to let the opportunity slip by. They both had a very busy schedule and that why it had been hard for the both of them to meet in the last weeks.
Clarke closed her sketchbook, smiling, got up, her phone against her hear and went through her clothes. “Of course, what’s the weather like? I haven’t been out today yet!’’ Clarke asked.
‘’ It’s warm and sunny, but there a little bit of wind, so shirt and shorts should be fine.’’
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Both girls had agreed to meet at Lexa’s place an hour later. Lexa took the time she had to get her dog ready, and Clarke dressed for the day in a red tank top and black capri shorts. She had her blonde hair up in a pony tail and got a shirt on her bag as a backup to put on in case it got a bit chilly outside.
An hour later, Clarke was knocking on the door of the little house that Lexa rented. She was nervous but still really excited. She heard the dog’s bark on the other side of the door followed by the most wonderful voice she had ever heard. “Hold on, I’m coming.”
The door was opened a short moment after and Clarke stopped breathing. Lexa was wearing a simple black tank top that showed a little bit of cleavage and all the amazing tattoos she has; and dark short jeans. Lexa smiled, leaned in for a kiss but stopped just before she met Clarke’s lips and whispered. “Breathe.’’
It made Clarke release the breath she had been holding. She let out a nervous chuckle, embarrassed because she got caught starring; before leaning in to kiss the beautiful lips of the woman who had caught all her attention. With both girls smiles up to their ears they stopped kissing. Lexa called her dog, put the leash of her harness on him, locked the door and they headed out.
They had decided to stay close to where they lived, since there were a lot of pretty nice hikes to do. They climbed the three kilometers of the Mount Weather Trail, Goliath was always the first one on the trail, leading the way, sniffing all around while the girls were behind, talking and laughing.
Lexa had asked about Clarke’s new art, while Clarke asked Lexa about the last case she had been working on. That’s what they had learned about each others in the last weeks. Clarke is an inspiring artist, while Lexa is a well known lawyer. Both of them had made a name in their respective field and were happy to share that with the other.
Lexa asked a little bit more about Abby and Jake, and learned that Abby was one of the best surgeons at Polis hospital; while Jake, on his hand, was well known in the engineering field. They were both happily married and loved their kid more than anything. Clarke told her that they were protective but already had a soft spot for her since she made her happy.
They walked for two good hours before they decided to head to the beach. Clarke had been nervous of going back there since things came crumbling down with Finn. Lexa was supportive, but was really happy when Clarke suggested it at the end of their walk, since it would be nice to let Goliath play in the water and cool off after their hike.
They got to the beach and sat down for a little while, then, Goliath started pulling to go in the water, so both of them decided to go with him even if they were not dressed for it. It was still hot outside so being wet wouldn’t be a problem afterwards.
Goliath played in the water, jumping all around, and swimming after a wood stick. The girls watched him with big smiles on their faces, they were holding hands. Lexa got closer to her favorite blue eyes, looked right in them and closed the gap between them for a kiss.
Clarke enjoyed the closure and slipped her tongue inside Lexa’s mouth, making her release a small moan at the touch, before separating their lips and looking each others in the eyes; forehead to forehead.
It was electric. They had stopped caring about the world outside, and for an outsider, it was the most beautiful thing to see. They looked so happy, so in love.
After a while, the dog started to bark to get their attention back, which they gave right away.
Clarke, still biting her lips, took the wood stick and threw it away and watched the dog jump around to get to where it had fallen. They played in the water for a while, and then decided to go back and dry on the beach. They were sitting close, next to each others, holding hands, happiness eradiating from them both.
Clarke was so lost in the green eyes of the brunette that it took them a few seconds to realise that Goliath was wagging his tail at someone next to them. Clarke looked up and saw the two girls she had seen on the beach with Finn. They were looking at her, their smiles were as big as they could be. One of them got close to them, leaned down and whispered to Clarke’s ear ‘’No longer with the jerk?’’
Clarke looked at them and smiled back. ‘’No, I am not. And thanks to this jerk, I met Lexa over here.’’ Clarke presented her hand to the women. ‘’I am Clarke, and I am still sorry about all he said that day. It was so uncalled for.’’ Lexa smiled when she made sense of what was going on around, she extended her hand as well ‘’ I am Lexa, and I am guessing you are the ones that Finn shouted at.’’
The newly arrived sat down next to the girls, presenting themselves as well. ‘’ I am Octavia, and this is Raven. I am so happy to see you again. ‘’
‘’Same’’ Clarke answered back. ‘’It`s nice to see you so in love, I was so broken after what my ex-jerk of a boyfriend called you.’’
‘’Don’t worry about it Clarke, you don’t have to excuse his bigotry he should be the one to be sorry. Enough about him; I have to admit, the two of you are also pretty cute together, seen from the other side of the beach. ‘’
Octavia winked at them.
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Octavia and Raven were lying on the sand on the beach. It was around 2PM, the sun was high and the weather was amazing. They had heard a woman laughing not so far away and it caught their attention. The girls they say were playing with a dog, holding hands when possible, stealing kissing and glances at each other’s. They looked so happy and in love.
Octavia was the first one who recognized Clarke. With a big smile on her lips; she looked at her wife and asked
‘’Doesn’t she look like the blonde girl who was with the jerk last time we were around.``
Raven looked up, smiled and nodded.
‘’Oh yeah, I bet that’s her. She seems happy. I guess she’s not with dickface anymore. Wanna go talk with her?’’
Octavia nodded, got up and offered her hand to her wife, who took it and used it as an advantage to get up and kiss her girl with so much passion and love, it would’ve melted the coldest of hearts.
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The afternoon went by quickly after that, and it wasn`t long before the girl had to part ways, but before heading out, Clarke and Lexa gave Raven and Octavia their phone numbers; since the afternoon had went by smoothly, and they were all pretty friendly.
They promised to see each other’s again and Clarke and Lexa headed back to Lexa’s house, where she planned on changing into more appropriate clothes to meet the Griffins while Clarke sat on the couch with the drying dog.
‘’Do you mind if I take a shower real quick? The water made my hair all frizzy.’’ Lexa asked. Clarke looked up in the bathroom opening and looked at Lexa, ‘’Alright, but I need a kiss before.’’ A smile came to Lexa’s lips, her eyes opened wider as she got closer to her date, laid down to give her the most slow and passionate kiss they had ever shared. Their lips danced together. They were not girlfriends yet, since Clarke was just broken up from her previous relationship and Lexa wanted to give her as much time as needed so she was not pushing and had no intention of doing so; but still, they acted like they already were.
‘’Make yourself at home in the meantime Clarke, I won`t be long. `` Lexa closed the door and as usual, she opened her playlist; put it on shuffle and got in the hot water;
Her playlist was playing game with her, since the first song to pop was Marié Digby’s song, Say it again. It was one of her favorite, and was pretty accurate to her current situation, which made her smile even more.
‘’The thing about love, is I never saw it comin’
You kinda crept up, and took me by surprise
And now there’s a voice inside my heart, that’s got me wonderin’
Is this true, I wanna hear it one more time.
Move in a little closer, take it to a whisper... ‘’
In the living room, Clarke smiled. It was her favorite song that was playing in the bathroom, and to which Lexa was signing beautifully. Her heart was about to explode, she was so overwhelmed by the love she felt for her signing brunette. She wasn’t sure what Lexa was expecting of their relationship so far, but she wanted to call the brunette her girlfriend.
Clarke looked around the room and her eyes got wider when she saw Lexa’s guitar hanging in the corner of the room. She took is, played a few chords and waited for Lexa to get out of the shower.
When Lexa got out she had a smile on her face and tender eyes looking at Clarke, holding her guitar. Clarke started to play the same song she had heard a few moments ago; but stock with the last few verses. Her voice was raspy, and beautiful. Lexa was beaming.
‘’The thing about me, is that I really wanna let you,
Open that door, and walking into my life’’
Clarke stopped the chords, looked right into her favorite green eyes and asked Lexa if she wanted to be her girlfriend. Lexa nodded and got closer to her girlfriend, put a hand behind her neck and held her close for a passionate kiss. They lost track of time and got drawn back to reality by Clarke’s phone ringing. Clarke looked into Lexa’s eyes as she said her new favorite words.
‘’Yes mom, My girlfriend and I will be there soon.’’