Well, then – it looked like they were staying. Alicia was right about him never wanting to leave Octavia, about wanting to be there when she was in a dark place. Bellamy had hoped she would want to stay and fight, but if she didn’t, Bellamy would have left with her. Part of it seemed to be motivated by the way her own family collapsed, wanting to see another family repaired. Bellamy knew it meant a lot to him for Alicia to say this, and to know that she had his back – that was everything. The last thing that he wanted to have was regrets, and that’s exactly what he would have if they did leave. On the other hand, though, he would have no bigger regret than staying here and it ended up in Alicia being killed. He squeezed her hands back and looked into her eyes, offering her a smile since he could hear the sadness in her voice about every girl needing her big brother. “Okay. We’ll stay. We’ll fight. Everything you said makes sense and you’re one hundred percent correct. That’s what I was hoping you were going to say, anyways.” He paused long enough to kiss her.<br/><br/>“Just, promise me to be safe. You talk about regrets and I can’t think of something I’d regret more than losing you. Even though we have to fight, please, just be safe. Don’t go anywhere without me. We need to stick together. This just isn’t about me and my friends, this is about you, too. I love you more than I love anyone else in this world and I’m not going to let anything happen to you, either.” He sighed softly and wrapped his arms tightly around her, pulling her head against his chest. “Now, how about we go check out our new house and get some rest? We’ll have a long day tomorrow, getting ready for this fight we have ahead of us.” Bellamy murmured, nuzzling their noses together again as he stole a kiss from her full lips. “Then, tomorrow, we can focus on trying to get through to Octavia and seeing how we can help.”