Love Hate Relationship

Chapter 67

Clarke brushed by a stationary Raven. "We broke up," she repeated.

Raven stood stock still, staring out the front door.

Clarke looked at her bestie's back. "Rave, we broke up."

Raven turned slowly, shutting the door. Her bottom lip quivered. "You and Lexa broke up?" she asked, seemingly on the verge of tears.

"What? No!" Clarke reached out with one hand and slapped at Raven's shoulder. "Finn! Finn and I broke up!"

"Oh!" Raven's visage brightened. "Oh! Okay! Phew, for a second I thought you meant Lexa."

"Lexa and I aren't together, how could we break up?"

Raven went to the bottom of the steps and screamed, "Babe! Popcorn time. Now!"

"She's not on her period is she?" Clarke asked. Ever since that frightful eight-day menses, none of them said "had" their period, they were all "on" their period. Clarke had to be careful not to say it like that at work. It wasn't very doctorly.

"No, that hell has passed," Raven said with a look of relief.

"Thank the lord for small favors."

"Amen."

They both listened as they heard a thump, fast footsteps along the hallway, and Octavia racing down the steps. "Here I come, here I come." She came to a sliding stop on the landing. "Who said popcorn?"

Clarke led the three of them into the kitchen and she took a seat at the table.

O went into the fridge and got out the orange juice, and Raven opened a fresh bag of popcorn. They all sat around as Clarke recounted the events of the previous day, Lexa's car accident, Bellamy's phone call, Clarke's madcap drive to the hospital, her taking over as Lexa's doctor, and Finn's surprise visit. She left out the part about being in love. It was something she wanted to keep to herself until she got used to it.

"So, he said, 'we're breaking up,'" Raven asked for clarification.

"Well, maybe not those exact words, but the gist of it was there."

"The gist?" O asked. "Is this like the time that he asked you to marry him and you never said yes?"

Raven finger gunned her girl, "Good point, babe. Clarke, I think we need more concrete proof. Was Abby there to say yes you broke up? I mean, she said yes when he asked you to marry him."

Clarke sighed and stared at Raven, letting her know with her eyes that she did not appreciate the mom reference.

"What? You didn't say yes, she did!"

"Trust me, we broke up. He was a mess last night. You didn't see his face or hear the pain in his voice. I left Lexa's bedside about two hours ago and when I went home, he wasn't there."

"What are you gonna do now?"

"I guess I have to move out, I mean it's his house. I'll start looking around for a place to rent for the time being."

"You can stay here, Clarke," O offered.

"That's sweet, and I love you guys, but, I have Jinx, and I don't know what's gonna happen with Oliver, I mean, he's Finn's, but I've come to love that crazy dog." The fact that he reminded her of Lexa had a lot to do with her new-found love of canines.

"Well, maybe eventually you can do joint custody, people do it all the time," O said, trying to be helpful.

Raven mouthed a fistful of popcorn. "What about Lexa?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, when you gonna hook up with her?"

"I just broke up with my fiancé, I can't even think past that right now."

"So, you'll call her tomorrow?"

"I just said I needed some time."

"Clarke, she was in a serious car accident, you said you were her attending physician, you have to check on her. It's your doctorly duty for god's sake."

"I...don't..." Clarke chewed on her bottom lip. "You think?"

"Dude, I know. Get over there today and check on her."

Clarke looked to Octavia for her opinion.

"Makes sense to me. Would be pretty shitty if you were with her all night, then suddenly you disappear," O said.

"Okay, I guess I could head over there this afternoon to check on her."

"I would definitely head over there today, right babe?"

O nodded in agreement, reaching for more popcorn.

"Who's picking her up at the hospital? You should do it." Raven said.

"Her uncle is going to pick her up." Clarke stared at the bowl in front of her. She couldn't remember the last time she ate. "I'm not even hungry. That was such a shitty night." She covered her face with her hands, trying not to relive every awful moment. But she couldn't. It was on a constant loop in her brain.

O grabbed Clarke's arm. "Hang out with us this morning. Maybe you'll be hungry later and I'll make you eggs."

"We can watch movies and snuggle on the couch," Raven said.

"Thanks guys, maybe I will. I just wanna get my mind off everything."

For the next few hours, Raven and O made a Clarke sandwich, one on either side sitting close, invading each other's personal space, and mindlessly watching TV. It was just what Clarke needed, some quiet time to chat with her besties, forgetting for a little while the emotional carnage of last night.

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End of Chapter 67