A/N: Thank you to everyone who read this story, followed/favorited it and/or left a review. When I first started this, I thought it might be a lengthy one-shot. As much as I missed Lexa and these two, I had no idea how much I had to say about it. I hope to write more about them one day when another story enters my brain, but just in case, I wanted to give them the happy ending we know that a show like The 100 cannot provide. I hope this offered some relief to those who grieve with me for the loss of such an amazing character in Lexa and for the remarkable relationship between two strong, female characters who led their people and happened to fall in love.

Epilogue:

It took several weeks after Ontari's death for Lexa to feel comfortable leaving Polaris for what they'd been calling a vacation, but those that knew him kept referring to a honeymoon. The plans for the prison were well underway, Kane and Murphy had returned from their voyage with news of lands that might be good for farming. The 3rd hospital for Polaris had been opened and Abby had healers training former Sky People in their ways while their doctors trained future healers about modern medicine in hopes that eventually there would be no distinction between the two.

Since that day on the training ground outside their home, much work had been done. Ontari's blood had been removed and new dirt had been laid down. Clarke had even taken a few lessons in sword fighting from Lexa although they used wooden swords in their practice and the lessons often ended up with Lexa mock-defeating her and Clarke laughing at how bad she was with a sword. Indra, it turned out, was a master with a bow though and Clarke took to that better than the sword. Lexa had spent a several hours just watching her practice and laughing when Clarke got aggravated with herself on a missed shot. They'd even gone hunting together and Luna had joined them; teaching them a few of the traps she'd laid during her time in hiding. Clarke and Luna found themselves connected in the fact that they both had to spend time on their own.

Their bed had been moved to their new bedroom, which was slightly smaller than their old room and therefore made the bed look even larger than it had appeared to them in Polis, but they liked having it at home despite that fact. A new bed had been created for their room that they'd keep in Polis.

Luna had grown more comfortable living in the city and people had stopped staring at her for the most part. She'd been called Commander several times though and started wearing a cloak a deep shade of green so that people could tell the difference between them. Lexa did not seem to mind that people confused her sister for her, but that didn't really surprise Clarke. Lexa never cared about power or recognition; only that her people were cared for and that she did her duty to them well.

"The woman died yesterday morning in her home. She was of the old ways and did not trust the new hospitals. I believe she would be happy with this possibility." Luna explained to Lexa as they sat in the backyard of the house. Clarke was taking another lesson from Indra who was scolding her for holding the bow incorrectly. "Have you discussed this with her yet?" Luna looked toward Clarke and then back to her sister.

"There was no need to at the time. This information changes that." Lexa replied and watched her wife hit the center of the target. Lexa smiled at her when Clarke glanced over at them with a look of confusion on her face.

"Her husband met with bad fortune last month. The animal came out of nowhere while he was on a hunt."

"I will speak with Clarke when we are away."

"You should know that Abby is aware."

"Clarke has already said her goodbye to her mother. We leave today. I should have the opportunity to discuss this with her."

"And what if Abby-"
"Please ask her to wait until our return."

"Won't that cause her to guess at your intentions?" Luna asked her.

"Possibly." Lexa stood from her chair. "I should say goodbye to you now. We need to leave before sunset."

Luna stood as well and Clarke turned her attention to the sisters just in time to see them embrace and pull apart. She handed her bow to Indra and approached them.

"Are you ready?" She asked Lexa.

"Yes, I was just wrapping up Polis business with Luna."

"I will take care of our people until your return." She assured both of them.

Clarke smiled and hugged her goodbye.

"Are you ready to return to Polis, ambassador?" Indra checked as she approached.

"I am." Luna replied.

"Next time, Clarke, you will hold your bow properly and we will take the target back further. You must be able to hit your targets more quickly and accurately every time." Indra delivered in true general form.

Clarke resisted a smile.

"I look forward to it." She replied.

Indra nodded at her Commanders and walked away with Luna.

"We should depart as well." Lexa took a step toward Clarke.

"What were you and Luna talking about? She seemed concerned."

"She just worries about both of us being gone, but I assured her Polaris is in good hands and we will not be gone long. You are improving." Lexa motioned toward the target behind them and changed the subject.

"Indra's a good teacher."

"She has told me that you are a good student." Lexa began walking back toward the house and opened the door for Clarke to walk through.

"She told you that?" Clarke sounded surprised.

Lexa closed the back door behind them and picked up one of the bags they'd be taking with them off of the kitchen table.

"She did." She followed Clarke toward the front of the house where this time Clarke opened the door and watched as Lexa walked through.

They both observed Luna and Indra riding off toward Polis along with a guard Lexa had insisted remain with Luna at all times when she was not in Polis. It was a temporary measure and Luna understood that it was only for her continued protection. Clarke picked up a two bags they had left by the car they'd be taking and they loaded all the bags inside the vehicle alongside many large containers of gasoline to allow them to make their voyage.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Clarke asked her.

"Yes, do you have them?" Lexa answered.

Clarke smiled and handed Lexa the keys to the car.

"The last time you tried, it took Raven two days to fix it." She remarked about the car. Lexa had asked for driving lessons and Clarke had delivered, but Lexa failed to grasp the concept of driving and had managed to stall the car twice. Raven had to come out to the house and fix the thing.

"I am determined to also be a good student." She took the keys from Clarke's hand.

Clarke laughed at her and took her seat on the passenger's side. Watching Lexa look over the vehicle to prepare to drive away was something that always made her laugh. She angled the mirror, turned the key in the ignition, examined the gauges in front of her and then put the car into reverse and stepped lightly on the gas pedal.

"Lexa!" Clarke nearly yelled.

Lexa realized her mistake and put the car in drive instead. Clarke laughed again and once Lexa had a handle on things and they'd driven past Indra and Luna before turning the car in the other direction to go on their trip, Clarke took one of Lexa's hands in her own.

Several hours later, Clarke was at the wheel and Lexa's eyes were staring out the window at a part of the world she had never seen. Clarke, too, had never been this far outside of the lands Lexa and she now commanded, but she was content to focus on the road ahead and allow Lexa the freedom to explore with her eyes.

After making their way through the woods and driving along paths that had been barely wide enough for a vehicle to pass, they'd found a road. The road was riddled with weeds and the occasional tree growing out of cracked cement, but it was a road nonetheless. Bomb debris was a frequent occurrence and they'd had to stop the car a few times to remove items to continue on, but after driving for most of the afternoon and evening, they'd found themselves driving with a moon full in the sky and headlights urging them forward.

"We should stop soon. We have to add gas to the tank anyway. Might as well find somewhere to make camp and do that in the morning." Clarke explained. She heard no reply and turned to look at her wife who had fallen asleep. Clarke laughed silently and slowly pulled the car to a stop trying not to wake her. She should have remembered who she was married too though.

"Why have we stopped?" Lexa snapped to attention.

Clarke opened her door and turned back to her.

"Go back to sleep. I'm just going to find a place for us to make camp for the night. I'll be right back."

Lexa's door opened and she climbed out of the car deciding not to listen to Clarke.

"We should move the car off the road." She looked around.

"Lexa, there's no one here." Clarke reminded her. Lexa looked at her. Clarke could make her as well as their surroundings out by the light of the moon. The light had caught Lexa in just the right way. Her eyes were illuminated while the light danced off her skin since she'd removed her coat earlier in their drive and it was a warm night. "Wow." Clarke uttered.

"What?" Lexa sought clarification.

"You're just… wow." Clarke shrugged her shoulders. "We should-"

"Find somewhere to camp." Lexa completed and they both walked toward the back of the car to unload their belongings.

They walked for a few minutes. They had flashlights which helped them to step over bricks, plants, large cement blocks that had once been a building of some kind and they found themselves two large cement blocks that had fallen to form a kind of makeshift arch. Plants had grown over the top of them and a little inside so they trusted that it was well supported. They sat their bags down inside their shelter for the night and then made a small fire outside using wood found nearby and Clarke sat between Lexa's legs while the girl's arms wrapped around her. They ate a small meal and then laid back against blankets they'd brought with them.

"What was it like up there?" Lexa asked her after several moments of silence. Lexa's head was against Clarke's shoulder and while she was gazing at the stars, she was also nuzzling herself into her shoulder more and more the sleepier she got.

"Space?" Clarke pressed her lips to the top of Lexa's head.

"Being among the stars." She clarified in a sleepy tone, which Clarke had come to recognize and love.

"It didn't feel that way." She started and raised a blanket up to Lexa's shoulders as she felt the girl shudder slightly as a cool breeze picked up. The fire had begun to fizzle, but Clarke made no attempt to reignite it. She knew they'd be asleep soon.

"What did it feel like?"

"It was home. It was all I knew. I never stepped foot out of the ship. Raven did though. You should ask her what it was like."

"I'd rather hear it from you." Lexa lifted her head slightly, but it was enough to kiss Clarke's cheek and lay it back down.

"I always wanted to go out." Clarke began. "I used to look out the windows with my dad. He'd been taught the constellations, but you couldn't exactly tell what was what through the window. So, he'd just lie or guess and I would pretend that I believed him." She paused at the memory of her father. "I went to the library onboard once and found a book on the solar system and found out he had no idea what he was talking about." She laughed lightly. Lexa wrapped her arm even more tightly around Clarke's stomach. "He'd made it all up. He'd given them funny names like Apricotus and Belgius." She smiled as she stared at the night sky. "No one had taught him about the stars."

Lexa's body twisted a little and she stared straight up at the sky.

"Tell me what we're looking at."

"How would I know?" Clarke asked her as she turned her head to look at Lexa.

"Because you're you." Lexa turned to look back at her. "Tell me."

Clarke smiled and Lexa turned her attention back to the sky.

"I studied the book and tried to teach him." She pointed up at the sky and started naming what she remembered from the book until she felt Lexa's breathing slow, kissed her head one more time and fell asleep shortly after.

Lexa felt something cool hit her face and then she felt it again and again and she opened her eyes to discover that with morning had come rain. Clarke's eyes opened too and before they knew it, rain was falling fast and hard. They gathered their blankets and ran toward the shelter they'd failed to use. They watched as the sky remained gray and they laid the blankets out under their roof. Despite them being only slightly wet, from the unexpected downpour, Clarke pulled out fresh clothes for both of them. She turned to see that Lexa seemed unconcerned with changing. She was content to just sit there and watch the rain.

"I don't think I've ever seen you look so…" Clarke started and then tried to find the right word while Lexa turned back to look at her. "Free."

"That seems to make you happy." Lexa replied. "Do you wish I was like this all the time?"

Clarke moved toward her. She suddenly had no interest in the clothes she'd been removing from their bag.

"I still can't believe I get to see you like this at all." She put her hand on Lexa's shoulder and moved to push her back to lie down while Clarke moved on top of her. "Do you want to get out of those wet clothes?" Clarke pressed her lips to Lexa's neck. She felt Lexa giggle against her body and then felt her arms wrap around her body pulling her closer.

"Where should we go now?" Clarke asked as they climbed quickly inside the car to avoid the rain. She didn't trust Lexa's driving skills in this weather so Lexa took her position on the passenger's side.

"Wherever this road takes us." Lexa answered her.

Clarke drove them through the rain. They stopped briefly to eat and feel the sun against their skin. They bathed in a deep stream, but mainly played in the water and then dried themselves by the sun before beginning again. They continued on with Lexa behind the wheel this time. It was late evening when they stopped for the night, ate again and then made their way into a large building that had collapsed on one side, but appeared to still be mostly intact. They couldn't see much beyond their flashlights so they setup for the night and decided to sleep before they'd explore.

"You've really never traveled beyond Polaris before?" Clarke questioned while Lexa laid out their blankets for the night.

"When would I have done that, Clarke?"
Clarke realized her question might have been a ridiculous one.

"Was there anywhere you read about that you would have liked to have seen?" She asked instead.

"You mean from before the bombs?"

"Yes."

Lexa took a seat on the blankets and patted the spot next to her for Clarke to join.

"I never really thought about it." She replied truthfully.

"Because you're the Commander?" Clarke asked her.

"A Commander now." Lexa corrected. "And yes. Neither Luna nor I thought about what might have been."

"And now?" Clarke pushed Lexa's hair back off her shoulder revealing her long neck.

Lexa gulped.

"Now, I think about our future."

"Polaris is-"
"No, Clarke." Lexa stopped her and turned until she was facing her while crossing her legs. "I need to ask you something."

Clarke looked concerned.

"What is it?"
Lexa took Clarke's hands and held them in her own. She looked down at them unable to meet her eye.

"A woman died yesterday in Polis."

"What? Why…" Clarke tried to understand why Lexa would be mentioning this to her now.

"Her husband as you would call him, was killed by an animal while on a hunting trip. That's how Luna knew about this. She heard the story when taking others hunting recently."

"Lexa…"

"The woman died of a disease we yet have no cure for." Lexa continued. "They had a young daughter, Clarke."

"Okay." Clarke was still trying to comprehend Lexa's intentions.

"She is a year old. Her name is Hadia and she now has no parents, Clarke."

"Lexa…" Clarke was starting to put it together.

"She's a Nightblood." She paused. "Abby discovered it recently when the girl was brought to the hospital. She ran some tests and discovered it."

"Are you asking what I think you're asking, Lexa?"

"I hadn't planned it this way. I know you said you have everything you want and I feel that way as well, Clarke. You are all that I need and if you do not want this, we will never speak of it again."

"It's not that, Lexa. It's just soon. We just got married."

"Why does that matter?" Lexa was genuinely confused. "We've been together for over four years, Clarke. The date of our wedding is not something that should determine-"

"No, I know. I just…" She took a deep breath. "Are you sure you don't want to… have one? I mean if you want us to have a child, we can talk to my mom. I can't, but-"
"Clarke, I can't." Lexa finished for her.

"Wait. What?" Clarke pulled her hands back from Lexa's.

"Do you remember what Luna told you about me being very sick when I was young?"

"Yes."

"I went back to your mother to check on my wound as you insisted a few weeks ago. She is just as persistent as you and asked me to submit to some tests since I never have before."

"And she told you you can't have children? Why didn't you tell me this?"
"She just told me the results before we left. Apparently, my earlier illness did some long-term damage as did that bullet to you." She paused. "Luna explained to me that the woman was sick. She'd visited her after she heard of her husband's death. The child doesn't have any other family."

"Does my mom know what you're thinking?"
"No, Clarke." Lexa moved to take Clarke's hands back. "Luna knows I was planning to discuss it with you." She paused. "I asked her to make sure Abby watched after Hadia while you and I were gone and it is possible that your mother would guess at my intentions, but I haven't spoken with her about it."

Clarke looked down at their hands now as Lexa sat there intently watching and waiting for her reaction or response.

"Parents?" Clarke thought out loud.

"You know I would never want to pressure you into anything."

Clarke finally looked up at her.

"I guess I just never thought you'd really want this." She admitted.

"As I said before, it was never an option before you, but not only that, Clarke. I never wanted it before you." She paused and reached out for Clarke's neck. "You have changed so much about me. You make me want things I never thought an option before you fell from the sky. I did not have much time with my own parents. They gave us over to Titus and the Commander when we were very young and then they died." She took a deep breath. "She looks like you."

"What?"

"It's remarkable really. She's so young, but I can see it. I believe she will look like you." Lexa replied.

"Hadia?" Clarke asked her and breathed in at the thought.

"Luna had a picture of her."

Cameras were something that many people still did not understand and most of the people who'd lived on the ground before still resisted them, but Abby often took photos of people who visited the hospital; especially the kids. They had a wall of pictures. She considered it her way of trying to help them get used to the concept.

"You've seen her then?"

"I have." Lexa put one hand on Clarke's cheek and the other remained behind her neck. "She already has some blonde hair."
"What color are her eyes?" Clarke asked and watched as Lexa smiled at her wife's interest.

"Green."

Clarke smiled as she looked into her wife's eyes.

"This is crazy." Clarke laughed at the fact that they were talking about this.

"What is this?" Lexa questioned her hopefully.

"You really want to be co-Commanders and parents? You think we can handle all that?"

Lexa moved forward causing Clarke to have to lie back.

"I think we can handle anything, Clarke."

Clarke's arms went around her neck and pulled her down.

"Can we meet her?" She paused. "It's just she might not like us or…" She lifted her head up so that Lexa would take the hint and rest their foreheads together.

"Of course." Lexa kissed her nose.

"And she's a Nightblood?"

"Yes."

"Would she have to…" Clarke hadn't even met the child yet, but already she was thinking about her future.

"You're worried about the conclave." Lexa lifted herself back slightly to catch Clarke's expression.

"We've never talked about what happens after us. The other Nightbloods… would she just be one of them?"

Lexa smiled down at her.

"You are already thinking like a mother." She expressed. "We can discuss with the ambassadors what that plan should entail, but I think we've seen our last conclave."

"Hadia?" Clarke more just said out loud to herself than said to Lexa.

"Do you know what it means?" Lexa asked her while looking down at her.

"No. Do you?"

"Yes."

"Well…" Clarke pretended to shake Lexa lightly to tell her what the name meant.

"It means guide… leader."

"So, no conclave, but you're already planning on her being a Commander one day, aren't you?"

Lexa's smile grew wider as she gently pressed her lips to Clarke's. Clarke's lips moved against them and then she felt Lexa's tongue peek out. Lexa's lips moved to Clarke's neck after several minutes and her hand went under the girl's shirt.

"Perhaps she will be an artist or a Flamekeeper." Lexa suggested into Clarke's ear.

"Maybe we should meet her before we start giving her a profession." Clarke identified. "We should head back tomorrow."

Lexa pulled up to look at her.

"You wanted a honeymoon, Clarke."

"I did, but things change." Clarke reminded her. "We still have tonight. We can explore this place a little tomorrow and then drive back. We'll have to stop for another night before we make it back to Polaris."

"And you'd be okay with that?"

"I'd like to meet her." Clarke proposed.

Lexa nodded.

"Then, we'll begin our journey back to Polaris tomorrow."

Clarke watched Lexa sleep and felt her shiver since they'd failed to get dressed again after they made love and their blankets were somewhat thin. She moved closer to her Commander wife and wrapped a tight arm around her sharing her body heat with her. She kissed the back of Lexa's shoulder and then lightly pressed her lips to her neck. She knew she'd woken her up when she felt Lexa's arm move on top of her own and she placed her fingers between Clarke's; squeezing them together.

As she was finally about to fall asleep, she thought back to her time on the ark. She recalled memories of her parents as she was growing up. There were the times her dad showed her his made up constellations and the times her mom read her stories of old earth before she fell asleep. She thought of everything that had to happen to get her here wrapped around her wife; the woman she loved more than she ever thought possible. She thought about what kind of mother Lexa would be and she knew she would be amazing at it. She'd seen her with the other Nightbloods. She'd watched as she taught them over the years even after the peace. She'd heard from each of them that they loved her and knew they'd give their lives for her and Clarke was grateful that it didn't seem like that would ever be necessary.

She thought about what kind of mother she would be and the thought terrified her. When her mom had told her that the bullet made it extremely unlikely that she'd ever be able to have a baby, she'd been relieved, but also disappointed. Initially, she'd felt as if it didn't matter anyway. She and Lexa had just gotten together and it seemed so unlikely that they'd ever have a conversation about children, but as time wore on and they'd grown closer and she knew they'd spend the rest of their lives together, she'd discovered the disappointment ran deep after all.

When Lexa had brought it up more recently, she figured that they'd discuss it more later and that if they decided to do it, Lexa would have their child, but with that also being an impossibility, Clarke thought about what it would be like to have a baby; a toddler in their home. One that apparently resembled her according to Lexa, but Clarke guessed that was more her wife's wishful thinking than actual resemblance, but she felt herself imagining the small girl's green eyes and wondered if they looked like Lexa's. She smiled and drifted off at the thought.

"Lexa, where are you?" Clarke asked when she woke up and found her wife was missing. "Will you please stop running off before I wake up?" She asked the empty space of a large room that appeared to be made of marbled walls.

"I found something." Lexa's voice came from a far off place. "Clarke?" It was an echo more than a voice.

Clarke stood up reluctantly and felt the sunlight enter through the damaged roof. She squinted her eyes as she continued to examine the space now that she could actually see it.

"Where are you?" She asked her wife.

Clarke didn't receive a response. There were three hallways it appeared off of a giant circular space. The circular space was nearly filled with rubble as was one entrance to a hallway so Clarke took a guess that Lexa was down one of the others.

"Come on!" Lexa encouraged.

"Straight or right?" Clarke yelled.

"Right." Lexa replied.

Clarke took the right hallway stepping over a few marble pieces as she walked. She looked to her left and gasped for a moment before she got a chance to recognize what it was. There was a black panther staring at her. The gasp of fear came before she realized that the animal was dead and appeared to be on some type of display. It was behind broken glass and she looked down the hall as she continued on recognizing other animals as she went. There was a leopard, two white tigers and another cat she couldn't identify on sight. On her right, the displays were more damaged, but she could make out a few other members of the cat family.

"Lexa?" Clarke checked as she walked further on past the displays. There was a turn to the left. She made it since there was no other direction she could go. This room had no animals on display, but instead had different gemstones and rocks. It was darker than the other part of the building, but there was a burst of sunlight from one large hole that gave her enough light to see the brilliant stones before continuing on.

"I'm here." She finally heard the actual voice of her wife instead of an echo, but she heard something else too. "Look."

Clarke moved to Lexa's side and felt the girl take her hand and point with the other. The building had been damaged more severely here. The roof was mainly gone on one side and what they were looking at was a waterfall that had apparently formed after the destruction. Clarke could see the part of a hill or maybe even a mountain had overgrown plants which cascaded along with water into the building. It fell from the sky onto the tiled floor, which had cracked and formed into a small basin that had probably been created through erosion over time and then drained out one of the many holes in the side of the building. Clarke looked around and had to guess that this space was some type of a cafeteria. There was a trash can to her right that appeared to have food related trash in it and there was the opening to some type of restaurant with a menu over a counter that still listed the types of items people had once ordered while they took a break from visiting the museum. There were also tables with attached chairs spread throughout the space. Many of them were too damaged to use and some of them had been piled against one of the larger holes in the wall, which made Clarke wonder what had happened here right after the bombs.

"It must be from the rain." Clarke proposed of the falling water. "It's coming down the side of the mountain and draining off into here. They must have built this place to be right up against it or something." She referred to the mountain.

"It's beautiful."

"I think this was a natural history museum." Clarke guessed. "You're right though. It is beautiful." She remarked as she watched water trickle from the top of the falls through brightly colored plants of green with blue and purple flowers into the basin.

Lexa moved toward the falls keeping her hand clasped in Clarke's pulling her along with her.

"Did you see the animals?" She asked her without turning back. "Why would they display them like that?"

"So they could see them, I guess. People didn't exactly live how we live now."

Lexa's curiosity drove her toward the edge of the basin where she let go of Clarke's hand and bent down to run her fingers over the top of the water.

"It's cold." She turned to Clarke with a look of adorable surprise which caused Clarke to smile. She knelt down next to her and touched the water as she did.

"Did you look at the rocks in the other room?"

"I saw them, yes, but I heard the water so I came in here."

"They reminded me of when I first arrived on earth. The radiation caused things to glow in the dark. It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen." She watched as Lexa's eyes moved back to the falls and then return to her with a wide smile. "Until now." Clarke completed her thought and took in the look of her wife seemingly perfectly happy.

"Do you know the moment I first thought you the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen?" Lexa continued toying with the water.

"When?" Clarke asked as she stood up next to her wanting to explore more of the space before they had to return to Polaris.

"You were beautiful on our wedding day. Both of them." She corrected as she stood. "But there was a moment where you took my breath away." She turned toward her. "After you kissed me, when you moved me to the bed and I stared up at you."

"Lexa, that was four years ago."

"And you are always beautiful to me, Clarke. Every single moment I have known you, but looking up at you that day realizing what was about to happen and the look on your face as you understood it too…"

"Come on." Clarke took her hand. "You know you want to go in." She motioned with her head toward the water. "At least take off your shoes first." She pulled her back slightly.

The water wasn't very deep. The deepest it got was about a foot. Clarke watched Lexa walk into it as she sat on the edge of the water continuing to run her fingers along the top.

"Why don't you come in with me?"
"I'm good here, thanks."

"You think it's too cold." Lexa mocked.

"I think I'm enjoying what I'm doing right now just fine."

Clarke watched Lexa move to stand almost under the falls, but not quite. She put her hand out to allow the water to dance across her skin. Clarke wondered if Lexa had ever allowed herself to just enjoy nature; to immerse herself in it like this. She doubted it. So, despite her desire to return to Polaris to meet Hadia, which had somehow replaced her desire to have a longer honeymoon with her wife, she continued watching her and decided not to press her to end her exploration and contentment.

When Lexa finally returned to her and put her shoes back on, they walked back through the museum. They passed the strange yet bright rocks and gems and took a little time with each. They knew they were alone and that they could easily remove anything they wanted too, but neither even tried. They merely looked at the specimens as they were originally looked at by the museum patrons of old; inside their glass cases.

They passed the animals on display and Lexa gave Clarke the names in Trigedasleng of animals she did not know. Back near their belongings, they packed up and began the walk back to their car, which was parked nearly a mile away due to the lack of a road near what they now knew was a large museum.

They drove until they hit an impasse in the road and night had fallen making it difficult to clear. They slept under the stars again that night wrapped up in one another. When morning came, they drove again. Lexa was watching Clarke as the blonde drove and eventually leaned over close to her, moving her hair off her shoulder.

"You are nervous." Lexa commented and placed her hand on top of Clarke's on the wheel.

Clarke hadn't even realized that her knuckles had tightened on the wheel as they'd gotten closer to home. She nodded in reply.

"Aren't you?" She asked back.

"Yes." Lexa replied plainly. She removed Clarke's hand from the wheel and put it to her lips to place gentle kisses there until she witnessed Clarke's other hand loosen its grip. "We can still change our mind, Clarke. I'm sure we will be able to find a family-"

Clarke turned toward her quickly stopping Lexa's words.

"No, that's not…" She hesitated finishing for a moment. "That's not what I want." She completed and Lexa nodded with a small smile and kissed another finger. "It's just that the closer we get…"

"You're getting more nervous?"

"No, I'm realizing how much I want this and how important it is." She turned to look at Lexa. "I want this, Lexa. I want a daughter with you. I want us to raise her together and I want the best future for her we can provide."

"Clarke…" It was Lexa's turn to fade.

"I didn't want to admit it before I guess or I just didn't know that I wanted it until now, but I do."

"Me too." Lexa had to admit. "I told myself before that it was for you, but it's not. I want her too, Clarke. I want all of that."

She turned the key in the ignition and the engine stopped. Lexa sat still for a moment while Clarke looked out the passenger's side window.

"We will have to remove our office or we'll need to build another room." Lexa finally spoke up after they'd sat for several moments of shared silence. "She will need a bedroom."

"We should give her my art room for now."

"Clarke, no. That's-"

"I have paintings in there. They might be nice for her to look at. Maybe I can paint something for her on the wall." Clarke suggested. "We can make the other room a bedroom for her later."

"If that's what you want…"

"It is."

"Okay. Should we go put our things away and make a phone call?" Lexa asked her.

Clarke took a deep breath in and then waited a moment before letting it out.

"Yes."

Abby drove a car to their house. She had Luna with her in the passenger's seat and Kane, she could see, was in the backseat. He was turned to his side though; Clarke could make out as their car pulled up next to the one they'd taken on their trip. She couldn't see what he was doing, but he appeared to be smiling and moving his hands around.

Lexa stood beside her. Their hands were tightly grasped together; both of them slightly clammy out of nervousness. They could both see Abby's smile as she put the car in park. She opened the door and walked out. She gave them each a long hug.

"I can't believe you two are doing this." She remarked, but had joy in her tone. "I never thought…"

"Just say it." Clarke implored.

"I never thought I'd be a grandparent." She smiled as she pulled away from her daughter. "Not just because of you two not being able to…" She dropped off at the sad thought. "But because I didn't know if you'd want too, but now… she's beautiful, Clarke. She's just starting to get a personality. She's at that age and she's healthy. I've run the tests. She seems happy despite what's happened to her parents."

"Sister." Luna greeted and approached Lexa. She hugged her before nodding toward Clarke. "She tried to pull my hair earlier." Luna explained of Hadia. "She laughed when I gave her my finger to play with instead." She appeared to be in support of Lexa being a parent.

It was then that Clarke saw her. She returned her hand to Lexa's and gripped it tighter than before. Kane was carrying a little blonde girl toward them with a smile on his face. Clarke watched as he pointed toward the two of them and the girl held onto him more tightly and turned her head away out of shyness before looking at them again, but cautiously.

Kane stood in front of the two of them and took his hand away from the girl, who'd been playing with it.

"Hadia, this is Clarke and this is Lexa." He introduced them to her.

They both stared at her for a long moment; Clarke taking in her green eyes and Lexa focusing on the blonde hair growing out of her head.

"Hi." Clarke finally greeted nervously.

Lexa rested her head on Clarke's shoulder in an upright position and held out her hand for the little girl to take. Hadia considered it for a moment and then wrapped a tiny hand around two of Lexa's fingers. Lexa smiled and Clarke marveled at the fact that they'd dealt with war before, but this tiny human had made them basically speechless. The little girl looked from Lexa to Luna and then back again.

"She will probably be confused about that for a while." Abby commented.

"Do you want to hold her?" Kane asked as he looked at Clarke.

"I…" She didn't know how to respond. Of course she did, but her nervousness took over for a second. "Yes." She finally answered him and he moved to hold Hadia out so Clarke could take her from him. She held her on left side since Lexa was standing on her right and they both stared at her while the child continued to play with Lexa's hand.

"Let's give them a minute." Kane suggested and walked his wife and Luna toward their house.

Neither girl said anything for a long time. Hadia seemed content trying to eat Lexa's fingers while they laughed at her. At their laughter, the girl was first caught off guard and then she smiled a somewhat toothless grin. Then, they heard her laugh at their shared laughter and Clarke looked at Lexa as if to have her confirm this was actually happening. She watched a tear trickle down to Lexa's smile and put her free hand around her back to pull her into her.

"Do you want to hold her?" She asked her eventually.

"Can I?" Lexa asked for permission.

Clarke kissed her temple.

"She's your daughter, Lexa."

Lexa met her eye with that comment. Clarke had been worried. She'd suggested they meet the girl earlier before she'd agree to make Hadia a part of their family, but this comment… this comment was everything. They had a daughter. Clarke passed Hadia over to Lexa and after several more moments, they turned to walk inside their house.

"You're going to need a crib for her." Abby stated as soon as they walked into the room.

"I've made arrangements for her crib to be brought from her old home. It should arrive shortly." Luna explained. "I felt it might make her transition easier."

"I knew her mother." Kane shared. "She would be happy with you two taking care of Hadia."

"I brought some stuff from the hospital to help you two get setup." Abby offered. "And I can stay here if you want just to help while you get used to this." She held her hand out for little Hadia to take.

Clarke smiled at her mother immediately taking to being a grandparent. She then looked around and watched Abby take Hadia from Lexa. Lexa moved to stand near her sister and they both watched the child as she played with Abby's bangs on her forehead and Abby blew little puffs of air in her face. She saw Kane smile as his wife played with their new grandchild and then her eyes went back to her own wife. Their eyes met and smiles formed. This was her family. This was everything.

They watched the four-year-old blonde girl run down the marbled hallway. She stopped periodically to glance at one of the animals and ask one mother how to say the word in English before asking the other to say it in Trigedasleng. They could both say it in either language, but this was a game she played with them and they loved it. She ran further down the hall to the room with brightly lit rocks and Clarke lifted her up so she could see them up close.

"Your plan it a good one, Clarke. Now is the time for expansion as our population continues to grow." Lexa pointed out while she watched her daughter explore the rocks on her own after Clarke put her down. "We can begin repairs to buildings like this one and people can see parts of our history they've never been able too before. The port nearby will assist in transportation back and forth and the lands appear to be fertile here. This can be another city for our people to settle."

"Lexa, I love you, but today isn't about that." Clarke reminded her. She watched Hadia try to lift one of the cases off a rock with one hand while standing on the tips of her toes. "Hadia, no." Clarke scolded lightly and the girl stopped. "But yes, I think we have enough people willing to help and to move here to make it happen."
Lexa laughed at her wife and then took her hand while the girl started running again.

"We should probably go after her." Lexa commented.

They remained slightly behind the girl who'd been more and more enjoying her independence. They made it to the room that was Lexa's favorite and due to a recent downpour, they could hear the sounds of the water falling from the rooftop before they even entered it.

"Mama!" Hadia yelled in joy and started running toward the water.

"I've got her." Lexa let go of Clarke's hand and ran after their daughter.

A few moments later, she'd removed their shoes and rolled up her pants. She took Hadia by the hand toward the falls. Lexa held out her hand to the water and was trying to get Hadia to do the same thing. Instead, the girl moved to stand under the falling water entirely and as Clarke sat on the edge of the water running her fingers on top of it, she laughed at her daughter and saw her wife doing the same as Hadia began running under the water and then back out again and again. Lexa turned toward Clarke; hearing her laughter even through the sound of the water. Clarke heard Hadia's own laughter and as Lexa met Clarke's eyes, she saw her wide, amazing smile. Lexa lifted Hadia out of the water and moved to stand under the falls so that the water would fall on both of them causing each of them to laugh while Clarke looked on. This was the most beautiful thing Clarke's eyes had ever seen.