"I'm glad you're here too. It's better now."

A smile, soft and strangely sweet, starts to spread across Clarke's features as she turns slightly to look at Bellamy. After she says it, she feels oddly warm and sticky, glancing down at her fingers to see if somehow the powder sugar did this to her. None of what she'd said was a lie. That first month had been hard and lonely and strange, little good things aside. There's still so much to know and understand, but having him here makes it easier.

She dusts the powder off her fingers before looking back at him, studying how the light hits his face. "I hated losing you too. Especially right after Finn."