𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 (𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖)

Chapter Twenty: The Woods???

Over the past few weeks Lexa has been.....Quiet. Well not quiet per se, more like....Tense.

She would still talk and laugh with the group, go to the weekend parties and be her usual self but she keeps on getting these phone calls, and usually she has no problem with answering the phone infront of me but when she gets them she leaves the room so I can't listen, I mean, yea, a girl can have her privacy but....well, I don't know, I'm just being paranoid I guess.

At least that's what I'm trying to tell myself right now, I was at the bar with the delinquents and Lexa but she had just excused herself to to outside when her phone rang, herself, Anya, Raven and Lincoln all shared a look before she left.

I glare at the 3 left at the bar with me, "Ok, spill. What do you a know about that I don't?" I ask frustrated, I had asked Lexa but she brushed it off and said it wasn't anything to worry about.

Lincoln coughs akwardly under my stare, sliding off the stool he excuses himself and makes his way over to where Octavia is with Harper, a girl Monty has a crush on.

Anya and Raven share a look as they fidget under my stare, Raven looks down at her fidgeting fingers in her lap, apparently checking her red polished nails then twirling around in her stool with a beer in hand, looking very interested in the lights on the roof while Anya takes a long sip of her beer, suddenly becoming very interested in what type of wood the table was make off and the sound it made when she knocked on it.

"Ehem"

When that doesn't get their attention back my shoulders slump, the words leave my mouth before I could stop them.

"Is Lexa cheating on me?"

At that both girls heads swing my way as they stare at me wide eyed shaking her heads furiously.

"Then what is it? Does she not love me anymore, does she regret being with me, doesn't she trust me?!" I ramble off, I'm stopped when Raven places her hand over my mouth.

"God no Clarke, are you listening to yourself. That girl loves you wholeheartedly and would never cheat or not trust you" The Latina reassures me as she takes her hand away from my mouth.

"Then what is it?!" I ask annoyed, it's been weeks and I'm tired of the secrecy.

"Nothing to worry about Clarke, seriously, it'll all be revealed soon" Anya tells me, giving me a reassuring smile before taking Ravens hand and leading her to the dance floor, I fling my head back and groan frustrated.

"Need another one?" The bartender asks, I nod.

"Make it a double"

Ok, so yes, I still drink, but I don't go and drink every night and day like I used to, I drink on special occasions or when me and my family ho out and this was one of them times, I am proud to say though that I haven't smoked in 5 months so that's a huge accomplishment after being a smoker since I was 16.

"Lexa" I grab her attention, she's in the driver's seat taking me to an unknown destination, it's been 2 days since we went to the bar and she still hasn't told me what's going on, at least I'm not blindfolded this time I guess.

"Hang on Clarke, we'll be there in....3....2..." She parks into the parking lot of a restaurant, "And 1" she smiles sweetly at me as she gets out if the car, walking around and opening my door, leading me by the hand into the restaurant.

It was a Saturday night and she had told me 3 hours ago to dress dance but not too fancy so now I'm wearing a two-piece red and white striped jumpsuit with a white clutch and my hair in natural waves down my shoulders, Lexa was in a two-piece as well with a black offshoulder crop top with white and black striped shorts and a black handbag, her brunette hair was cascading down her back.

"Lex?" I ask the silent question again, she beams at me as she opens the front door, leading me to the receptionist silently.

"Hi, I have a reservation for Woods" Lexa says politely, the waiter smiles and takes us to the back of the restaurant and opens up a curtain, I freeze in my steps and my jaw drops, eyes instantly watering.

Indra and Gustus Woods stand before me, the waiter leave without saying a word as my hand covers my mouth, Lexa bouncing jittery beside me with a huge smile plastered on her face as she stares at me.

"Clarke..."Indra breaths with a smile, opening her arms from where she stands beside Gustus, both have tears in their eyes as well.

"Mom, dad!" I sob as I jog to them, I'm engulfed in a hug from them both as I sob, I'm glad I only wore minimal makeup otherwise my miscara would be running.

"Oh my precious baby" Indra sobs, I cling to her and Gustus like their my lifelines, in a way, they are.

We finally pull back and Lexa's arms wrap around my waist from behind, I look over my shoulder at her, using my hand not covering hers to wipe away her tears in her cheeks.

"You did this?" I ask shakily, she smiles at me and nods, "That's what all the secret phone calls where for" I realise, she smiles and nods again, i beam at her, "I have the best girlfriend ever" I kiss her, smiling into it before turning back to the parent figures.

"How are you Little Hummingbird?" Gustus asks as he eyes the scars on my arms, I shrug.

"I'm getting there" I reply with a nod, it's true, I was. I wasn't great but I was happy and that's all I ever wanted.

They smile at me again before we take our seats, Indra and Gustus together on one side and me and Lexa on the other.

We catchup as we eat, they cry when I tell them it got worse after I was taken away before it got better, they also cried when I told them about Raven and how she introduced me to my friends and then my adoptive family, telling them I was officially a big sister like I had always wanted to be and that not a day went by that I didn't think about them. I was honest and told them about the times I'd tried to end it and how depressed I was, I couldn't lie to them, these where the people who raised me as I child, the ones who taught me how to write, draw, fight, ride a bike, swim and got me over my fear of heights, they where my first parents i had.

I learn that Gustus had beaten his cancer 2 years ago, Indra had became the principal at the primary school in their home town and that Gustus was back at work as a police man, he was the captain. They told me about how things changed after I left and that when Lexa had told them that she knew where I was, in Australia, and would becoming back soon they were ecstatic, then when she told them we were together they were over the moon.

"It was about time you two sorted it out, everyone could see how much you two loved each other" Gustus said with a wide grin, I blush deeply and look to my left to see Lexa already staring at me with so much love and devotion in her eyes as if I'm the only one in the room.

I roll my eyes and smile at her before giving her a chaste kiss, even with a short kiss she beams at me, bumping our noses together before pulling back.

We talked and talked for hours and promised to see each other again soon before we left, I held Lexa's hand the whole way home with tears streaming down my face.

I had finally found my family again....

I thought as Lexa brings our clasped hands to her lips to kiss the back of mine, a smile on her lips as she hums to the song on the radio.

I never thought I could love anyone so much in my life, I had my eyes set on her I didn't see what was happening around me, the world faded away untill it left only her.

BOOM

It all happened so fast...

"CLARKE!!" I hear Lexa's voice scream as the car rolls, I can feel shards of glass in my body and the warmth of my blood dripping down my body.

"LEXA!!" I scream terrified, it was all a blur and all I could hear was Lexa's agonising screams and the sound of metal breaking and shattering against metal as the car tumbles down the hill.