Arke High

Chapter 55 Foster Parents and Uncle Wallace

Bellamy P.O.V
I walked inside my home, and closed the door. I was grinning like an idiot as I leaned against the door with my arms crossed, replaying the day's events. I couldn't believe it, she said yes. I mean how crazy was that? I was engaged to Clarke Griffin. The lights clicked on and I saw the Kane's staring at me from the couch. What the fuck? Where did they come from?
"Do you know what time it is?" Mrs.Kane, or Callie said. I ignored her and started for the "Blake do not ignore us!" Kane commanded.
I stooped and turned to them."Why not? It's not like you give a shit about me."
"You don't know that." Callie said.
I scoffed."Oh I don't. Then I must have misinterpreted the constant yelling at me for no reason, and beatings as hate instead of care?" I rolled my eyes."Yeah right. The only reason you guys even agreed to be foster parents is because of the extra money the state gives you to take care of us."
"Even if that is true you cannot speak to us like you are and ignore us like you've been doing since we got back from our trip!" Kane yelled.
"Oh yes I can! You've been giving us hell since the day we arrived at this house, you've even tried to hurt Octavia when she was merely seven years old! If I hadn't gotten her away you would have beaten her like you did to me."
"I wasn't going to beat her! I was going to give her a lesson, so that she learns not to spill her milk on the carpet!" He screamed trying to justify his actions.
I glared at him my eyebrows scrunched together."A lesson!?"
"Yes a lesson." He stated."Now tell me why you are coming here me at 3:00am?"
Still glaring at him I said,"Fuck you, I don't need to tell you anything."
That did it for him, in a moment he swung at my face. I was ready for it though and I caught his fist. "Like I've told you before, I won't stand back and let you beat me anymore. I used to because I was afraid you'll go for Octavia, but I realized something. I can and will protect her from you even if that means telling the police all the shit you've done to us."
He stared at me."You won't do that, you'll get separated and put into different homes if you do."
"I'm 19 the only reason I'm still in foster care was because in my mother's last wishes she had insisted that I stay in foster care until Octavia was 18 so that I can take care of her. "I explained."That means that if we were ever separated I could fight for Octavia's custody saying that if we were to react her wishes she needed to be with me and I could win since A.I am a legal adult, and B.I have a paying job."
He took his fist back." You won't do it."
"Oh yes I will. If you even lay a finger on her I swear I will." I warned.
"Is that a threat?" He questioned.
"No, it's a warning." I calmly stated, I then went upstairs.
"This isn't over!" He yelled. Yes it is. I thought. I slammed the door to my bedroom then flopped down onto the bed. Worst foster parents ever. They had somehow managed to diminish my previous good mood if only for a while. Now that I was in my bedroom I thought about Clarke, and a smile made it's way onto my face. The only thing that worries me was the dinner tomorrow, but I sensed that even if Dr.Griffin opposed our engagement Clarke would fight for our love. That night I fell asleep with a smile on my face and like many others I dreamt of Clarke.
Clarke P.O.V
The next morning I awoke to sunlight seeping through my curtains. I looked at my watch it was twelve. Wow I must have really been tired. As I stretched I caught a sight of my ring that I hadn't taken off when I fell asleep. A smile graced my features as I admired it. I couldn't believe it I was engaged to Bellamy Blake. The thought of Bellamy himself made my stomach fill with butterflies, and now that I knew I was engaged to him it was nearly impossible to stop smiling. I happily fixed my bed then changed into some jeans and a plain midnight blue tank top. I skipped downstairs, reluctantly leaving my ring in one of my drawers. I couldn't let my mother find out about my engagement before tonight's dinner. It was highly important for both Bellamy and myself to tell her together. As I frolicked into the kitchen I saw my mother leaning against the counter sipping some tea.
She looked at me."You seem very happy."
I smiled at her."That's because I am."
She nodded."Okay then. I'm going to head the store to buy something's. Make sure you don't strain yourself too much. You need rest."
"I know mom, I'll be fine." I told her.
"Well then I'll be back soon, goodbye." She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and left. I walked into the living room were Charlotte was currently watching SpongeBob. I sat down next to her.
"Hey Charlotte." I said cheerily.
She looked at me quizzically."Hi Clarke.Why are you so happy?"
"Because I'm in love." I told her.
She scrunched her eyebrows together in thought."In love? What does that mean?"
Still smiling dreamily I said,"It means that you care about someone with such a passion that you cannot even think of living without them."
She nodded,"How do you know when you're in love?"
I thought about it for a second."Well for one, you feel this overwhelming feeling that you need to be with someone. You feel butterflies in your stomach." I poked her stomach, making her smile."You always think of that person, you can't live without them." When I spoke I thought about how I felt about Bellamy." When you look at them all your emotions seep through, and when you see them your while world brightens up."
She tilted her head slightly."Are you in love with Bellamy?"
I answered immediately."Yes I am."
She looked at me hopefully and asked"Hey Clarke when do you think we could go and see Camilo?"
I patted her hair gently."I don't know Charlotte. We could ask Bellamy if he can take us tomorrow to see him."
Her face was brightened with a smile,"Thanks Clarke!" She hugged me. We heard a yawn come from the stairs and we turned o see Thalia trudging downstairs. She had clearly just woken since she was still in her pj's .
"Hey Thalia." I said.
"Hey cuz, hey Charlotte." She greeted both of us coming to sit with us on the couch. Charlotte was quiet, not used to Thalia being here. We watched an episode of SpongeBob, and then Thalia dragged me into the kitchen with her.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Why does you're guest room look like a guy's room?" She asked.
I scrunched my eyebrows together. Was she really staying in Camilo's room? "Um well the guest room is actually Camilo's room."
She looked confused."Who's Camilo?"
"Charlotte's brother. He.. He was in the car crash and he's in a coma right now." I explained.
Thalia caught the hint of sadness in my voice."Where you close to him?"
I nodded."Yeah, and he's the reason I'm not the one still in a coma right now. He shielded me with his own body. " I looked at the ground as I spoke. I didn't want Thalia to see the forming tears in my eyes."He risked life for me."
We were quiet for a while, and Thalia broke the silence."So when are you gonna tell your mom about your engagement?"
Glad for the change of topic, I answered"Tonight during dinner. Bellamy will be here and we'll tell her together."
Thalia nodded."Okay well good luck."
"Thanks, I'll need it." I said. She left me alone in the kitchen and after drinking a glass of water I walked upstairs. I took an extremely comfortable hot shower. I got out of the shower and changed into a cute black blouse and white jeans. As I finished tying my hair into a high ponytail, there was a knock on the door. I walked downstairs and saw Bellamy at the door talking to Charlotte. He had a gentle grin on his face and he was kneeled down to her eye level. It looked like her and Charlotte were really getting along. I knew he was good with kids, he had surely had a lot of practice with Octavia, even if she was only three years younger then him. I didn't notice when He looked up and caught me staring. "It's not nice to stare Princess."
I smiled felling my checks heat up."Hi Bellamy."
He stood and came in closing the door behind him. "Hey Princess, shouldn't you be resting?" He put his hands on my shoulders and stared down at me.
"I'm fine, but we need to talk about the dinner." I told him.
"First I need to do this." He leaned in and gave me a pleasant kiss. His lips were soft and moved in sync when mine.
"Ewwww." Charlotte said. Bellamy chuckled against my lips and we pulled away. I turned to Charlotte."Hey Charlotte my mom has some ice cream in the freezer do you want some?"
She smiled and nodded."Yes!"
"Okay go into the kitchen I'll be right there." I told her. She nodded gain and headed to the kitchen.
I faced Bellamy."So how are we gonna tell her?"
"We should just say hey Dr.Griffin we need to tell you something. Then just rip the bandage off and tell her." He suggested.
"Fine, I guess that'll be okay." I said."Now let's go get some ice cream."
He smiled."Good I'm really craving some ice cream right now. What's your favorite flavor?"
"Vanilla." I responded.
"Cool, me too." He said. We walked into the kitchen, and served the three of us ice cream with m&m's and whipped cream. We finished eating and went to the living room and put on a movie. Charlotte sat between us on the couch. The movie was Transformers. We were half way through the movie Thalia came down.
"Oh my gosh! Don't move!" She yelled at us, we were startled but didn't move.
"Why?" I asked curiously.
"Just wait here!" She yelled. I heard her race up the stairs then she came down and went in front of us with a camera in hand.
"A picture?" Bellamy asked.
I rolled my eyes, this was probably one of Thalia's inspiration moments."Yeah, she randomly gets inspired to take a picture."
"They are not just pictures cuz, they're art." She told me."Now stay how you were watching the t.v. This will be perfect for my new family collection. You guys look so cute." I smiled, but stared at the t.v like told to. I heard the snap of the camera, and after about four more snaps she said,"There done! If you guys weren't so young it would seem like Charlotte was your daughter." I laughed, if Charlotte was our daughter that would mean I would have had to have her at five or six, and I'm am certain that isn't possible. Thalia went upstairs to edit the pictures. By the end of the movie there was another knock and it was Octavia."Hey Clarkie!" She gave me a tight hug."Hey Octavia."
"Hey O." Bellamy yelled from the living room.
"Hey Bell." She yelled back then came in and sat on the arm of the couch. I shut the door and joined them on the couch. Thalia came back downstairs with her black laptop in hand and showed us the pictures she had just edited. I had to admit they looked really good, we did look like a family.
"I have an idea!" Thalia screamed out suddenly.
"Ow, Thalia dang. You're almost as loud as Octavia."I exclaimed.
Octavia opened her mouth to retort, but then closed it again knowing I was right.
"What's your idea?" Charlotte asked curiously.
"You guys can be my main models for my family collection!" She told us excitedly.
Octavia let out a loud, high shriek that almost ruptured my ear drums.
"Yeah you were right she is loud." Thalia said.
Octavia smiled,"Yep, I am. That's an awesome idea though."
"Don't models have to be tall though?" I asked her. Last time I checked there wasn't any model at my height.
"Well it's rare when there's not a tall model, but I don't require tall models. And besides what does height matter when you guys are all perfect for my collection." She explained."So what do you say cuz?"
I looked at Bellamy to see what he thought and he shrugged."I guess we're you're models then."
"Yay!" She squealed."We'll start shooting the collection tomorrow."
I smiled and then felt someone tug on my arm. I looked down at Charlotte. With big eyes she asked,"Aren't we gonna see Camilo tomorrow?"
"Oh yeah. Bellamy," Bellamy turned to look at me,"can you take me and Charlotte to the hospital tomorrow?" He nodded in response.
Octavia looked over at us."Can I come?" I nodded.
"If you guys are going to see Camilo we can shoot the photos afterwards." Thalia said."Actually if it's okay with you guys I would like to take pics of you guys visiting Camilo. I think it'll be awesome to capture what you guys feel for him."
I looked at the others to see if they would be fine and they nodded. Charlotte nodded too."That'll be fine."
"Okay then it's set. I'm gonna go upstairs and play around with some pictures. " Thalia said. I turned to Octavia,"Hey Octavia not that I don't love having my BFF here, but why are you here?"
She smiled."I know you're going to tell your mom about you-know-what tonight at dinner so I came for support and maybe Bellamy's back up, depending on how your mom takes the news."
I raised my eyebrow at her."How'd you know?"
She rolled her eyes."Please Clarkie, you offend me. You should've figure out by now that I know everything."
I laughed."Yes, I should have known that by now." For the third time today there was a knock on the door and I was shocked into silence to see the person at the door.
"Uncle Wallace?" I was able to ask.
He gave me a smile."Hello Clarke, it's nice to see you."
"You too." I expanded my hand and he shook it. My Uncle Wallace was my actually my great uncle. He was my grandma's brother, and my mother's uncle.
"Are you going to invite us in?" He asked. Us? I looked passed him and saw his son Cage which was like my second uncle.
"Um of course, come in." I opened the door and let them in still shocked by their presence. Don't get me wrong I loved my Uncle Wallace, after my father passed he was the closest thing to a father figure I had. His son, Cage wasn't my favorite person, but I could deal with him. I remember that Uncle Wallace always bought me art supplies whenever he visited, but the last time I saw him was four years ago, when I was fourteen. They followed me into the living room.
"Um, guys." They all turned to me and stood from the couch. Bellamy eyed my Uncle Wallace, and Cage suspiciously. Octavia stood besides him and Charlotte hid behind Bellamy clutching at his side as if he was a wall of protection.
I continued,"This is my Uncle Wallace, and his son Cage. Uncle Wallace, Cage this is Charlotte, and Octavia." I gestured to each of them."And this is Bellamy Octavia's brother and my boyfriend."
My Uncle Wallace smiled at them while Cage just stood behind him with his stoney expression." Nice to meet you all." He looked directly at Bellamy now."And you young man, I need to speak to you later in private." Oh no that couldn't be a good sign. Bellamy nodded. We were all deadly quiet.
"So Uncle Wallace what brings you here?" I asked.
"Well I haven't seen you in far too long so I had decided to come and visit my favorite great-niece." He said.
I smiled at him."Im glad to see you here, and actually Thalia is here too I'm gonna go get her." I went upstairs, and went into the guest room.
"Thalia Uncle Wallace is here."
She stood from her bed immediately,"What? Why?"
"I don't know he just wanted to drop in. And he brought Cage." I told her.
"Ugh I don't like Cage he gives me the creeps. I love Uncle Wallace and all, but he can be a bit strict and intense." She said, I nodded in agreement.
Realization suddenly barreled into me like a truck."Oh no! I'm telling my mom at dinner about the engagement and Uncle Wallace is gonna be there. If my mom is most likely gonna freak out I don't want to know how he is going to react."
Thalia cringed."This is going to be one hella terrible dinner. Do you remember when he visited you and found out you were being bullied by that one kid Jaden?"
I nodded."Yeah he went straight to his house with Cage at his side and scared him into not bullying me. If he disapproves of the engagement hell will be raised." I paced in her room frantically, while rubbing my forehead. I suddenly realized how lucky it was for me that I knew how to use make up and that before I left the hospital the took off my splint. If Uncle Wallace had seen me with a splint and the scar he would have looked for who was to blame and he would make huge chaos.
"What am I going to do about this?" I asked.
"The only thing you can do, hope for the best and that Bellamy survives the night." Thalia said.
"Clarke!" I heard Octavia yell. We walked downstairs and I really hoped that Bellamy did survive the dinner, because if I knew my Uncle Wallace and if he didn't approve my engagement some serious shit would go down.