Planned All Along (A Bellarke Story)

Chapter 4

(B)

The boys made their way down to the beach. They staked out a good spot and waited for the girls to join them, they always took longer to get ready. The girls arrived shortly clad in colorful swimwear and cover-ups. Bellamy tried not to watch Clarke too closely. Even when she took off her pink cover-up revealing the hottest and most flattering blue bikini. He tried so hard not to be captivated by her. His friends began running towards the water. He wasn't really paying attention to anyone else though.

"Bell, are you planning on joining us?" Octavia yelled from the water.

Right, he had been completely frazzled. Peeling off his t-shirt he ran to catch up with his friends in the water.

He dove in. The water was so warm. It was a completely different feeling to the California beach. Bellamy closed the distance between him and his friends in just three large strokes.

"We thought you were going to spend the whole time daydreaming" Jasper teased.

He felt his ears turn slightly pink.

"I'm sure he was just taking in the view," Raven said with a suggestive tone.

"C' mon guys, are we here to talk or swim?" Bellamy countered.

"Both" Monty said splashing him.

He swam away slightly "You got me," he said with a laugh.

"Where the heck is Clarke?" Octavia asked.

Bellamy's head whipped around looking for her. Finally, he spotted her, floating a couple of meters away. She clearly wasn't paying attention to the rest of the group. She looked, peaceful like nothing could touch her.

"Bellamy, go get her before she gets too far away," Monty told him.

"Uh, sure," he said.

Bellamy swam over and gently tapped her. Clarke's eyes flew open in a panic.

"It's okay," he said, "it's just me".

"Oh sorry Bell, I guess I got a little too relaxed".

"Well if you're going to do it again, just make sure I'm there so nothing bad will happen," he said with a laugh but serious tone.

She looked into his eyes, "I can always count on you Bell".

He stared right back at her piercing blue eyes "Always.".

(M)

Monty bobbed up and down with his friends in the surf. They were all goofing off and having a blast. He glanced over at Bellamy and Clarke; they were talking very intently and didn't seem to be taking their eyes off of each other.

He nudged Jasper and Octavia, "looks like they're having an intense conversation".

"Looks that way to me too," Octavia said with glee.

Monty smiled as he went back to playfully splashing Harper. This was already a great trip and it was only going to get better.

(C)

When their eye contact finally broke, Clarke looked at the beach awkwardly.

"So, should we get back to our friends?" she asked Bellamy.

He rubbed his neck and shrugged "Yeah, good plan".

They headed back over to the rest of their group and joined right in on the conversation and fun.