Love Bites

Baby bump * (part 1)

Lexa was reading quietly in bed. Next to her, her wife Y/N was sleeping soundly beside her. Fondly, she brushed her thumb over the other girl's cheek, and smiled at the sight of her hands wrapped around the small bump of her abdomen.

Y/N had discovered she was pregnant after a trip to Arkadia to see Abby for a routine checkup. Her aunt had quickly declared the girl pregnant after she'd complained of constant hunger and smells making her nauseous, much to Y/N's confusion. One pregnancy test later had confirmed it. Y/N's eyes had been huge.

"What?" She'd exclaimed.
"The only person I've ever slept with was-" Her eyes cut to Lexa, standing next to Clarke with raised brows.

Abby had glanced between the two women awkwardly.
The Commander assured her it was something that was rare with female Heda's and their wives, but completely possible. Something to do with Becca Praimheda and The Flame. It was almost legend among the grounders, but it had happened more than once before. Sometimes not, though. Lexa hadn't expected it, so she'd forgotten to tell her. She'd taken Y/N's hand to gently explain.

"But it only works one time, niron. Only one baby will be born by us." Y/N nodded doubtfully. Clarke and Abby exchanged skeptical looks, but let it go.

Now it was Y/N's 13th week of pregnancy, and her stomach was only slightly swelled with her tiny baby bump. Lexa watched her eyes flicker under her lids with amusement. She was dreaming. Inside her head, a small boy was running from her, laughing wildly and dodging her arms. They were in the meadow that she'd found with Lexa. He ran to her wife, and the brunette swept him up into her arms. In her sleep, Y/N smiled. She knew that boy was their son, growing slowly inside of her. Suddenly, the dream was replaced by a haze of black, blooming over the promising vision. Y/N woke with a gasp, and Lexa dropped her book when her wife cried out, clutching her stomach.

"Y/N, what is it? What's wrong?" Lexa asked, worried. She figured it was a nightmare, and stroked her damp forehead comfortingly. Y/N gripped her abdomen as another wave of crippling cramps tore through it. Terror crystallized her thoughts.

"Lexa! The baby!" The brunette went white and dropped her hands.
Lexa ripped the furs from the bed to reveal a rapidly spreading bloodstain between Y/N's trembling legs. Her face went whiter when she realized that her wife may very well bleed out. She sprinted to the door and threw it open. Y/N panted on the bed.