Skin on Skin
Authors note: My first attempt at a romantic rolivia fic. Timeline is set a couple months after the ending of season eighteen. Noah and Jesse both exist and it is established rolivia. If this goes well, I would love to write more rolivia for you guys. Fluffy, mature, family, anything. Comments are appreciated. Hope you guys until this little vision I had!
words written in italics is character dialogue.
-Syanna
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On with the story!
The squad has finally settled down after the long and grueling start to their summer with the case of the brutal attack of a Muslim family and the political tug of war. It has now become the dog days of summer when the days are hot and long. Thankfully, they have caught a break in between cases and now their days consist of being able to sit in the air-conditioned precinct and fill out paperwork all day.
Being so busy during the summer made things hard to balance for Liv and Amanda with Lucy being out of the country for her summer vacation. They made things work by Liv working in the morning from 7am to 1pm and Amanda working from 2pm-8pm so that one parent was always at home with Noah and Jesse. Then they would switch. As exhausted as it made them doing that day in and day out, they were still both home in time to have dinner, watch TV, and get ready for bed together as a family.
It's Friday night and Liv is ready to be home after it being her week to work the evening shifts. She has sent everyone in the squad room home for the night and is packing up her work bag when she sees Amanda's name flash across the screen of her iPhone.
"Hi honey, how's it holding up there? I'm just getting ready to leave the precinct. Would you like dinner picked up?"
"We're all good here, Liv. The babies and I are ready for you to be back home. Let's eat simple tonight since it's Friday. How about stopping for some deli sandwiches?"
"I can definitely do that. I'm just as ready to be home as you are. Love you, honey."
"Love you too, Liv. Hurry home!"
And so Liv made her way out of the office with a smile on her face and her babies on her mind. She made a call into their favorite sub shop on the way there so that it would be ready for her by the time she got there and she could be home quicker. While stopped at a red light, she thought that maybe trying to get home as quick as she could isn't what she needed to be doing. She needs to show some love for Amanda after having to spend so much time apart with this whole switching back and forth schedule. So, she rerouted to the local market to get her love some surprises tonight. Once the after-dinner surprises and deli sandwiches were secured and ready to go, Liv was finally on her way home.
20 minutes later, she's finally pulling into her usual parking spot in the garage, work bag slung over her shoulder, food and surprises in hand, making her way to the elevator of their apartment.
She's making her way down the hallway ready to get her keys out to unlock the door when she sees the door open and Noah and Jesse come running for her.
"Oh my goodness, my babies! Hi you two! Where's mama? I need some help with my stuff so I can pick you guys up!"
"I'm here, Liv! Here, let me take that stuff for you so you can get them back in the apartment. We missed you."
They share a few soft kisses in the hallway before Jesse is tugging on her pant leg with one hand in the air to be picked up. She smirked at Amanda and her and Noah took the stuff and headed towards the door.
"Okay my sweet girl, I got you. Momma missed you."
Liv tickles her tummy and blows a raspberry on her cheek when Jesse lets out a small squeal then kisses her back and lays her head on Liv's shoulder. They head to the apartment to be with the rest of the gang. She knows tonight is going to be wonderful after all.
Amanda gets the food ready to be put on the dinner table and the kids ready to go in their chairs while Liv kicks off her boots, hangs her bag and coat, and makes her way to the bedroom to change into something lighter and comfortable since it is still hot and muggy outside.
Amanda notices the extra stuff Liv brought home tonight in a separate bag on the counter, and she knows it is not a special occasion, so she chooses not to say anything without a hint from Liv first.
Once Liv's changed and is makeup free, she joins the rest of her little family at the dinner table and things finally settled for the rest of the night. They each choose a child and cut up their PB&J sandwich's and open the mini milk cartons for them to drink. Liv eats her usual BLT with honey mustard on wheat with sweet potato fries and a green tea and Amanda has a chicken salad wrap with grapes and water.
The atmosphere at the dinner table is always the same- some small talk here and there, but mainly smiling. And some faint touches to remind each other how blessed they are to be together and be raising such a cute little family.
Eventually Noah and Jesse get halfway through their sandwiches when they become distracted with wanting to do other things, like play with toys in the playroom. Amanda gets up to clear the table and take them to get cleaned up and play when Liv stops her.
"Stay there, love. I'll take care of them tonight. Why don't you wait for me in the living room, okay?"
Amanda has an idea that it must have something to do with the mystery surprises Liv came home with, so she doesn't object. She gives her a smile and a kiss and heads to the living room.
Liv clears the table and puts what is left of Noah and Jesse's sandwiches in a container for them to eat as bites in the morning and takes them to their room to get cleaned up and changed to play for a little awhile before bedtime.
Two face cleanings, two sets of footsie pajamas, and a play fort later, Liv is finally making her back to the kitchen so she can get the surprises for her love and finally have some much needed alone time. Those mystery surprise items being a dozen roses, a bottle of good quality red and white wine, and two sample slices of new york cheesecake. It's silly for her, but she goes with the red wine to match the roses and gets two forks to go with their cheesecake. They have been together for over two and a half years now and her heart still flutters at the thought of seeing Amanda's face when she walks into the living room with what she bought. She knows that she deserves it though, they both do, for all the time, work and stress they have put into their jobs this past summer. The need to make some alone time for each other is very strong in this moment.
Amanda is casually scrolling through her phone to pass the time when Liv comes into her view with the surprises she knew about, but didn't know what they would be. The lines on her face disappear and her look becomes soft, calm, beautiful.
"Liv, babe, what's this?" she says as she gets up from her spot on the couch and stands close to Liv, an arm reaching out to set the cheesecake and wine on the coffee table.
"We've been pulled in opposite directions to make our schedules work, so I thought that I would get you some things for us to enjoy now that we have some alone time. I love you, honey. Let's sit. Take in the peace we have." Amanda slowly stretches her arms around Liv's neck as Liv puts her hands on her waist. They share a couple long, slow kisses and Liv knows that it is Amanda's way of showing just how much she loves and appreciates what Liv is doing for her.
They spend the next couple hours on the couch sharing bites of dessert and sips of red wine while reruns of cooking shows play quietly in the background. Liv knows that they should probably go check to see if the kids are asleep and lay down for the night when Amanda's head makes it way to her shoulder and one hand resting on her chest. So she kisses one eyelid and runs her hand through soft blonde hair to wake her lover back up.
"hey honey. It's getting kind of late. We should probably go check on the babies and lay down in bed, what do you say?" Amanda nods, but cuddles in deeper to Liv's neck. She can usually get away with being carried to bed when she does that. She doesn't get carried this time, but Liv still lets her cuddle into her body while they walk to the playroom. The aftermath of the surprises can be cleaned up later.
They both smile when they see that Noah and Jesse played long enough that they conked out in the middle of their blanket play fort Liv set up for them earlier that night. They got them settled in to their own beds with no trouble and gave them kisses, turned the race car and princess night lights on, and left the door just barely open in case they hear one of them during the night.
When they get to their room Liv doesn't even bother turning on the light before she goes to the closet to take off the clothes she has on. Normally they both at least wear shorts and a tank top or a sleep shirt to bed, but this summer has been so hot and muggy, even with the AC on she nearly sweats to death. Amanda went to go to the bathroom quickly and quietly before she stumbles her way back into the bedroom to lay on her side of the bed.
"Hey, come here, Manda. Don't lay down yet." she uses the moonlight peaking through the blinds to guide her over to Liv. She doesn't expect what Liv does next. She slowly walks behind her and peppers kisses on her neck while lifting her shirt over her head. She closes her eyes and lets out a long sigh when she feels Liv's soft hands on her stomach. "I know what you're thinking. We don't have to do anything tonight. I know we're both tired. I just really want to feel you. Skin on skin. Just for awhile, okay? Then we can fall asleep and sleep in tomorrow." And Amanda did. She let Liv take off her sleep short and panties and guide them to Liv's side of the bed. Liv laid down first so that Amanda could lay on top, not too much weight, but enough that she could feel all of her. It wasn't meant to be sexual, it was meant to be loving. And she felt that. She felt that so much. No words needed to be spoken. It was just about what Liv said, feeling each other's skin.
They laid there for an hour or so, Liv using one hand to stroke down Amanda's spine and one hand resting protectively on her hip bone. "I love you dearly, Amanda, you know that right? I always want to show you that. In the morning, during the lunches we share at work, when I come home, after dinner, before bed, anytime I can. I'll always do my best, because you're the one I want to be with until the end of time. You, Me, Noah, and Jesse. Our little family is the best little family." Amanda stayed quiet the whole time, but Liv felt the tears from her on her chest. And she wasn't expecting Amanda to answer right away. She responds withkisses first. And she did. 10 of them to be exact. One slow, deep, you have my heart and soul, kiss was shared before they both fell asleep in that position. In the safety of Olivia Benson's arms.