A week later Clarke's mom finally told Lexa she could take hot baths if she wanted to instead of showers, and it was the best news Lexa had ever heard.

"Honey are you sure you'll be okay by yourself?" Lexa's mom asked.

"Yes, I'm positive now go to work."

"Okay, bye honey, text me if you need anything."

A couple of minutes after Lexa's mom left Clarke showed up. She jumped on to brunette's bed and started giving her kisses all over her face earning giggles in return.

"I...love...your...giggles," Clarke said in between kisses.

"And I'm going to go take a bath."

"No, I wanna cuddle," Clarke said pouting as she hugged the brunette.

"It's the first time since the hospital I'm allowed to take an actual hot bath instead of a shower. And the only thing I've been doing for the past couple weeks is watching tv, doing homework, and cuddling with you."

"Fine," Clarke pouted some more.

Lexa kissed the pouting Clarke, "You're so cute."

"I just wanna be with you for as long as possible," Clarke replied.

Lexa smiled and gave her another kiss, "So, so cute. When I'm done we can go back to cuddling."

"Okay," Clarke said with a big smile.

Once Lexa walked into the bathroom and shut the door, Clarke fell back onto the bed and put some music on.

"OW OWW OW!" Lexa yelled from the bathroom.

"Oh my god, Lexa! Are you okay?" Clarke asked as she ran to the bathroom door.

"Uhh yeah, oww shit ow, umm no not really."

"Can I come in?" Clarke asked.

"Yeah, come in."

"What can I help with?" Clarke asked once she came in.

"No, I don't want you to help," Lexa said shaking her head.

"Lexa, you're my girlfriend and you need help. I want to help you," Clarke said taking Lexa's hands.

Lexa sighed, "Your mom lied, I can't do anything. When I bend down to turn the water on and raise my arms to take my shirt off, it hurts my scar.

"Everything will get better. You got shot, you just need time to heal. And for now, I can help you."

"This is so pathetic, I feel like an idiot."

"Babe you are not an idiot, and this is not pathetic. Like I said before you have a gunshot wound, from saving my life, that's trying to heal. You need help and I'm right here, happy to help. I wanna help, I wanna make sure you're okay. Can I help?" Clarke asked.

Lexa nodded her head.

Clarke smiled and walked over to the bathtub to turn the water on. She then bent down to help take Lexa's sweatpants off, helping her step out of them and her shirt, slowly taking each arm out. After that she helped replace the bandages on Lexa's scar, replacing them with waterproof ones.

"I feel so exposed," Lexa stated as she stood there in only her bra and underwear.

"Don't, you're as beautiful as always," Clarke said showing a smile, "I'll let you take your bath in peace."

"Thank you," Lexa said then kissed Clarke.

"No need to thank me, I wanna help."

When Clarke closed the door she sat back down on the bed but jumped up she heard another yell.

"You okay?" Clarke yelled from the other side of the door.

"Yea- ow oww fuck umm no," Lexa answered.

"Can I come back in?"

"Uhh yeah."

She opened the door to see Lexa staring at the bathtub, "Nice ass Woods."

Lexa turned around and smiled, "And boobs."

Clarke smiled back, "You remember that?"

"Of course, I liked you and you saw me naked showering. Of course, I was gonna remember a compliment like that from you."

"I was just stating facts, and I still am," Clarke smirked. "So what's wrong?"

"I can't get in," Lexa said pointing to the bathtub. "It hurts moving to get in."

"Here let me help you."

Clarke walked over and held on to Lexa's waist gently, making sure not to go near the scar.

Lexa put all her weight on Clarke and slowly lifted one leg to get into the bathtub, then lifted the other.

Lexa sighed.

"What's up?" Clarke asked.

"Okay this is gonna sound stupid but uhhh, do you think umm, do you think you could umm, come in here with me?" Lexa asked nervously.

Clarke looked a little confused.

"Well, I'm uh I'm probably gonna need help sitting down and all."

Clarke smirked, "Is this just an excuse to get me naked Sexy Lexy?"

"No I- I actually need your help."

"I know, I know. Of course, I'll get in with you."

Clarke walked back to the door and locked it. Then put her hair in a bun so it wouldn't get wet, took her clothes off, and got into the tub.

She wrapped her arms around Lexa's waist and stomach making sure not to go near the wound and slowly helped her down.

Clarke was sitting behind Lexa, her front pressed against Lexa's back. She started dragging her hands down the brunette's arm making random shapes.

"Can I give you a little massage?" Clarke asked.

Lexa turned her head to look at Clarke, "Yeah, if you want."

Clarke kissed the back of Lexa's neck where her tattoo was and mumbled a "Yay" into her neck.

Clarke gave Lexa a small kiss in the crook of the girl's neck as she took one of Lexa's hands and started rubbing and massaging it. She went to the wrist, and then kept going up the arm. When she got near the shoulder she put that arm back in the water and grabbed the other one, doing that same thing as before.

"What are you thinking about?" Clarke asked moving her hands to Lexa's shoulders.

"Nothing." Lexa sighed.

"You can tell me, you know," Clarke said as she started massaging Lexa's shoulders.

The brunette didn't respond instead let happy sighs fall from her lips.

Clarke massaged further down to Lexa's shoulder blades, then slowly moved down her back to her tailbone area, giving Lexa small soft kisses on her neck as her hands moved down. The blonde slowly moved back up massaging a little harder, encouraged by more happy sighs to fall from Lexa's lips. She then moved to the neck.

When she was done she interlocked their fingers and brought their hands to Lexa's waist so she was hugging her gently. She leaned back and Lexa leaned into Clarke. Clarke put her head on Lexa's shoulder, while Lexa rested her head on the front of Clarke's shoulder.

"I like this," Lexa said smiling.

"Me too," Clarke whispered into her ear then kissed the ear.

"Why haven't we done this before? And we should do it more often." Lexa said.

"We should. And we haven't because a week after I asked you out, you decided to save my life which made you not be able to take an actual bath for a month, remember?" Clarke thought for a moment, "And this was the first time your overbearing mother finally left you alone."

"Oh yeah, true," Lexa said wiggling in closer to Clarke.

The blonde tightened her grip a little, "Now you wanna tell me what you were thinking about?"

"Well, I was thinking about a couple of things," Lexa said.

"And what were they?" Clarke asked with another kiss this time right below the ear.

"They were stupid."

"Nothing you could ever say, think, or do could be stupid baby. Now wanna tell me what they were?" Clarke asked.

Lexa turned her head to face Clarke, "I was thinking about how much I like you. I...I like you a lot."

Clarke smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek, "I like you a lot too. Now, why would that have been stupid?"

"Well, that's the thing. It's like an unhealthy amount like I'm pretty sure that if someone could feel how much I liked you they would pass out or even die. Like that's how much I like you."

Clarke chuckled, "I feel the exact same way. It's like just when I think it's impossible to like you more, you say something, or even look at me and I like you ten times more than I already did."

Lexa nodded her head in agreement, put her head back on Clarke's shoulder, and sighed, "I uhh, well I think I'm possibly falling for you. L- like in, in love." She said more like a question than a statement.

Clarke started to laugh.

"What, what's so funny?" Lexa asked confused and scared.

Clarke tightened her grip a little, moving Lexa's body closer to her, and gave her multiple little kisses on her cheek and neck.

"Are you gonna tell me why you laughed?" Lexa asked nervously.

"Well besides the fact I don't just think, I know I'm falling for you, do you hear what songs playing?"

Don't you see me I

I think I'm falling, I'm falling for you

And don't you need me I

I think I'm falling, I'm falling for you

On this night, and in this light

I think I'm falling (I think I'm falling), I'm falling for you

And maybe you, change your mind

(I think I'm falling, I think I'm falling)

Lexa heard Fallingforyou by The 1975 playing. "Oh," she said a little embarrassed.

Clarke laughed again, "Very smooth Woods, very smooth."

"Wait," Lexa said turning her face towards Clarke again, "your umm your falling for me?"

Clarke nodded her head, "Of course. Look at yourself, you're amazingly beautiful, talented, smart, kind, funny, and caring, how could anyone not. You make me so happy, when I'm with you I'm the happiest I've ever been in the last five years. You, you make me wanna be better, like since I've met you for some odd reason I actually care about school. If only I met you freshman year, I'd probably have a 4.0 gpa," Clarke laughed. "You make me want to actually achieve all the goals I have in life. And Lexa when you, you know got shot, I thought I was done for. I thought I was gonna lose you and I couldn't, I couldn't have a life without you. I didn't care about anything or anyone, all I could think about was you. You're like a drug and I'm fucking addicted to you. I need to be near you, text you, or call you all the time, because if I don't, I start getting anxious and feel like I'm never gonna be able to see this beautiful face, hear your lovely voice, or listen to you rambling off about something ever again. Alexandria Jasmine Woods I know for a fact that I'm not just falling for you, I've already fallen. I love you, and I keep falling in love with you more and more each day." Clarke finished by kissing her on her cheek.

Lexa looked at Clarke with tears in her eyes. She couldn't find the words to express how she felt about the blonde. All she could do was stare into the ocean blue eyes in front of her.

"Are, are you okay? Was that too much? I shouldn't have said all that should I have? I'm sorry, I should have waited. I understand if you don-" Clarke got cut off by Lexa's lips on hers.

Lexa kissed Clarke slowly and passionately, hoping she could convey all her feelings through the kiss. Using one of her hands to cup Clarke's face, their lips moved in sync for what felt like hours.

When they needed air they finally pulled away. Lexa search the blue eyes in front of her looking for an answer or something, hoping Clarke understood what she couldn't express in words. She finally got her answer when Clarke leaned in, their lips barely touching.

"I love you too," Clarke said brushing her lips against Lexa's, then kissed her again.

Once they stopped kissing Lexa looked into the ocean blue eyes once again.

"I love you Clarke, I love you so fucking much," Lexa whispered.

Clarke moved her hand to tuck a couple of strands of hair behind Lexa's ear, then interlocked their hands again to hug Lexa, and kiss her neck.

"Now that we both know we love each other, do you want to tell me about the other things you were thinking about?" Clarke asked giving Lexa another kiss in the crook of her neck.

"Well, I was just wondering if this is what it would be like when we're old and basically in wheelchairs. Like you know, how you're taking care of me right now." Lexa said.

"No, it won't."

Lexa turned and looked at Clarke confused, "What?"

"We're not gonna get old, at about 40 we're gonna be hot ass milfs who don't age anymore and we're gonna live forever," Clarke stated.

Lexa rolled her eyes and smiled, "Well with the off chance that that doesn't happen, is this what it's gonna feel like?"

"Of course baby, if we were to get old, we would be living in Australia with our dogs, apparent twelve kids, grandkids, and maybe even great-grandkids. Every night we would sit on the porch and watch the sunset, every Friday we would have dinner with our whole family, every Sunday we would have brunch with them, and we'd have sleepovers with all our grandkids. And besides being the best parents and grandparents ever, we'll be taking care of each other all the time. If you ever forgot who I was, I would spend every waking moment reminding you. I wouldn't want anyone else taking care of you." Clarke paused for a moment giving Lexa a kiss this time on her shoulder, "But none of that will happen because as you know we will stop aging at 40."

"You are so sweet," Lexa said as she rested her head on the front of Clarke's shoulder.

"Only to you. Now, anything else?" Clarke asked.

"God this is gonna sound extremely stupid," Lexa said.

"You thought the other things were stupid but you were wrong those were sweet and meaningful. So just tell me."

"I look like Casper," Lexa said.

"You mean the Casper the friendly ghost dude?" Clarke asked confused.

"Yeah."

"What?" Clarke laughed.

"Well, when you were giving me the massage I looked down at my legs and now think they look like legs he would have," Lexa said embarrassed.

Clarke looked down at Lexa's legs then back up at her, "I didn't know Casper had beautiful long tan legs."

Lexa rolled her eyes, "I hate you."

"Umm well sorry to break it to you, but you said and I quote, 'I love you Clarke, I love you so fucking much.' Sooo your not fooling anyone." Clarke said giving her another kiss.

Lexa rolled her eyes again, "What I meant was that after the whole thing, you know being in the hospital and all, I haven't been out for a month, and they're so pale. Like yeah, I'm paler in the winter but never this pale."

Clarke looked down at their legs that were side by side, "Lexa, I think you're looking at my legs."

"I'm serious like I've never been this pale before. I kinda hate it."

"Well, how about when it gets warm we go to the beach every day," Clarke suggested.

"I'd like that."

"Good." Clarke said smiling against Lexa's cheek, "I just wanna make you happy."

Lexa kissed Clarke on the lips, then scooted up closer against Clarke, while the blonde tightened her grip around her waist, holding her.

Lexa let out a happy sigh, "You always make me happy. Let's stay like this forever."

"I would love to, but the waters gonna get cold soon. So how bout when it does we get out, I'll help you with anything you need help with. And then I'll make some popcorn and we can snuggle up and watch a movie?"

"Hot cocoa?" Lexa asked.

Clarke smiled, "And hot cocoa."

"Yay!"

The two girls stayed like that. Lexa's back pressed against Clarke's stomach, hands interlocked around Lexa's waist, Clarke's head on Lexa's shoulder, and Lexa's head on the front of Clarke's shoulder for a couple of minutes. Until they heard a knock on the bathroom door. And both girls looked at each other panicked.

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