Love Hate Relationship

Chapter 44

When Lexa was done with her shower she pulled the first curtain back and realized that she left her towel on the bench outside the second curtain. She listened for the other girls. She had heard O and Raven giggling and walking out to the sink area. She cocked her ear towards Clarke's shower and didn't hear the water running. She probably was done also. She pulled the second curtain back and walked out to get the towel at the exact same moment Clarke came out of her stall. Clarke was wrapped in her towel. Lexa was butt naked.

"Oh my god," Clarke said, putting a hand up to cover her eyes. "I'm sorry, god, I'm sorry."

"It's okay Clarke, I thought you guys were all done." One thing Lexa was not, was modest. She started to dry herself off, unmindful of Clarke's presence.

Clarke felt the urge to peek through her fingers. And she did. She may have looked longer than necessary. "Ah, I'll just go find my clothes." She turned and walked back to the locker area where her outfit was hanging. That was one image that would remain forever burned into her brain. She might want to stay in the spare bedroom tonight, no telling what she'd be calling out in her sleep.

After getting dressed, the girls headed to the ballroom for dinner. Lexa couldn't stop staring at Clarke, who had on a tight, black skirt that ended at the top of her knees. A simple, white, long-sleeved blouse completed the sleek, sophisticated look. She left the top three buttons undone, which showed off a good amount of cleavage. A string of choker pearls adorned her graceful neck and rested on her pulse point, the very same pulse point that Lexa's lips had rested on this afternoon. She knew she'd have to make a conscious effort to look at other things tonight.

They made it to their table and joined Finn's group, who were already seated.

"Ladies," Bellamy said with a slight nod. "What did we end up with this year?"

Raven tossed the spare scorecard down in front of him. "Read it and weep, losers.

Bell glanced at the score, and Raven saw a little flush make its way to his cheeks. "Nine under? No way. No way."

"You couldn't have been nine under," Finn said. "I don't believe it."

"Oh, believe it," Raven said with a little attitude.

"What did you losers do?" Octavia asked.

Bell sputtered, "We were six under."

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Raven asked.

"Six under."

"Oh, so sorry. Get ready to pony up some dough when we hit the Met Grill, filet mignon all around is what I'm thinking. And champagne. I tend to like champagne when I eat steak."

"You do?" O said.

"I do now. And dessert. I'm thinking...what's the most expensive dessert on the menu, babe?"

"That would be the nine-layer chocolate cake at sixteen dollars a slice."

"Ca-ching! Slices all around. I need two pieces, because I like to have a spare for later."

"That's like, almost a hundred dollars' worth of dessert," Bellamy stated.

"Oh, that's just the first course of dessert."

"The first course?"

"Yes. We get three courses of desserts, is what I'm thinking."

While Bell and Raven went back and forth about how one could or could not possibly eat three desserts in one sitting, Finn leaned into Clarke. "Hey babe, I'm gonna go check out the silent auction items, see if there's anything good up there."