Chapter 2
Dinner was going remarkably well. Neither had realized how much they had in common until that moment. They had only interacted on the job and that didn't really allow for intimate conversation. For the moment as they ate, they were just two people learning the nuances of an early friendship, with the added benefit of knowing some things about each other's personalities. The sexually charged energy that had surrounded them earlier lingered like a thick fog around them, but never swallowed them up. As dinner wound down, Alex insisted on paying which brought about a huge argument from Olivia.
"Alex, it's not like I'm a pauper. I do have a salary you know, let me get this one and you get the next." Olivia stated rather unrelentingly.
"So, Detective you assume there is going to be a second dinner with me? And what evidence do you have to support this alleged dinner?" Alex replied smirking and enjoying every second of the blush creeping up Olivia's neck finally christening her cheeks.
"I, um, well, you see. " Olivia said again at a loss for words and stumbling as she stared into laughing blue eyes that swallowed her ability to think and form articulate sentences.
Olivia looked away over Alex's shoulder to stop drowning in those eyes and finally responded with, "I thought we were working our way towards friendship with the possibility of, well, you know…," she trailed off, unwilling to voice the words of direction to this friendship already spoken by Alex and proven by the way she had touched Liv with such tender affection in the elevator.
The fog consumed them both. Alex reached out her hand and gently placed it over Olivia's which was resting face down on the table. She turned it over and grazed her fingertips lightly over Liv's until she lifted her hand and Liv's up into the air and linked their fingers together. Alex's palm rested against the back of Olivia's hand, allowing her middle finger to gently caress Olivia's palm. She slowly pulled Liv forward and with the tiny table between them blocking further contact, stood and leaned into Olivia and whispered in her ear, "Detective Benson, I'm ready for dessert now."
Olivia's physical response was swift as she felt Alex's soft breath on her ear and neck and gently moving the hair nearby. She was again instantly turned on and soaking. She wanted so badly to turn and capture those lips so close to her. But she felt things were moving from 0-60 mph in matter of hours and wasn't sure if Alex was as on board as she appeared to be. They needed to discuss some things. First and foremost being each other's sexuality. Liv was a lesbian, and her forays into the male world were only for appearance sake or the occasional release she couldn't find with a female on any given evening. However, she knew nothing of Alex's taste or preferences when it came to sexual preferences.
Alex watched the emotions play out across Olivia's face. The Detective had definitely let her guard down this evening and Alex felt like it was a gift given to her. To see Olivia vulnerable and speechless and now completely unguarded. She fell completely for Olivia in that moment. Alex knew there was no turning back for her. Touching Liv in the elevator and now being in such proximity as to see the emotional waves cresting in Olivia's expression made her want to proclaim her emotions right then and there. Meanwhile, she had secretly taken care of dinner during Olivia's distracted state. Alex had never fallen for a woman before. She had the usual dalliances in college, as everyone seemed to, but had only felt the sex as being better than that with a man, but not enough for her to choose one side over the other. After college, she had never dated anyone but men. So, these feelings for Olivia which had stemmed from the first time they had met had taken her by storm. She had never felt more turned on and completely at ease with her sexuality as she was at that moment. She just accepted her love of Liv as if she was as necessary as breathing air.
Meanwhile, Olivia was gathering her wits and trying desperately to stem the physical response of her body to Alex. She looked at Alex and fell again into deep pools of blue. Only this time she saw another emotion that had not been there earlier with the pure lust, it looked an awful lot like affection. Olivia wasn't used to seeing that in anyone's eyes. She'd seen it in a couple of the men she had dated and she knew she never returned the look. Something about Alex made her feel safe and comfortable and she almost let the same emotion settle upon her face and into her eyes, but her past rather unevenly paved road of life told her to hold back.
"So, about that dessert, Detective…" Alex whispered gently.
"Yes?" Olivia answered slowly.
"How about we stop at the Cold Stone Creamery near my apartment?" Alex asked, once again loving the play of emotion on Olivia's face. "It's only 7:00pm Olivia and I promise I don't bite." "Hard." She whispered that last part to herself.
"Alex I think that there are some things we should discuss." Said Olivia firmly. She was determined not to be distracted this time.
"Exactly my thought, Detective, but I want to get comfortable and out of my court attire and my apartment's the only place where that can happen." Alex responded.
"OK…" Olivia replied a little nervously but seeing the logic. She wasn't sure where tonight was going to lead but wanted to know where she stood with Alex after everything that had transpired in the past few hours. She couldn't handle the emotional and physical rollercoaster she had been on since waking to find Alex touching her. She realized finally the check had been paid as Alex shrugged back into her blazer and reached for her briefcase and almost broached the subject again, but realized it was a mute point.
Olivia instantly grabbed the satchel and motioned for Alex to take the lead out of the restaurant. She had a perfect view of Alex's hips swaying in front of her. As they exited the building, Alex spun around and grabbed Olivia buy her leather jacket lapels pulling her close and leaned in waiting for Olivia to finish the move. Olivia's hands immediately found their way to Alex's hips pulling her flush against her body and as she tipped her head to the side she met Alex's lips…
TBC (Mean, eh?)
