Some Enchanted Evening?...

~ Part Two ~

THE DATE w/FRANK

Greeting Nat at the door of Company, and ushering the pretty latin lady into the friendly neighborhood establishment, Frank saying with excitement, "Hey, Natalia, come on in."

Leading Natalia over to the middle of the restaurant where he'd laid out a picnic spread fit for a small army. Then, Frank, with one quick innocent action, that of helping Nat remove her coat, made her mind reflect on a similar action that occurred just a short while ago.

...'Walking over to the younger woman and gently touching the brunette's shoulder then lovingly squeezing it before she offers to help her with her coat, "here let me help you with this," gingerly taking the coat from the other woman's arm and waiting for her to shrug her arms through the sleeves. Olivia turned Natalia around to face her and once she had she noticed a wayward hair that had strayed from it's appointed place. While brushing the tresses back in place her fingers gently grazing the dimpled woman's left cheek, permitting her digits to linger there a few seconds longer than they should have, Natalia spoke up, "I...need to go, Liv," sighing slightly at Olivia's fingers still on her face, the contact causing a warming sensation in awkward places on Nat's body.'...

"Wow, Nat, you look...FANTASTIC!" Frank exclaimed, looking the beautiful woman up and down as he pulled the coat off completely.

Coming out her rumination of Olivia, counters, somewhat distantly, with, "Thank you, Frank, you look...pretty spiffy yourself," A slight nervous giggle escaping her lips as she offered the nice guy an amiable smile.

BACK at The FARMHOUSE

Olivia conversing w/herself about how she should spend her evening alone. "Okay, Liv, what are you gonna do tonight besides eat left overs," looking down at the green and beige vegetable type dish wilting away in the styrofoam container. "I know, " she said, plunging her fork into the take-out food product and stuffing a heap into her mouth, with her mouth full, "I cwan, slight crunch, rwe-stack those dishes,... finish chewing first Liv," she told herself a loud. "Enough of this," she spat out, threwing the fork down and pushing the "dinner" away and getting up from the table to go to the dining area to re-stack those pesky dishes. Now done with that Liv decides to fold the clothes that Nat washed this morning before she went to the Beacon. "Ahh, this isn't so bad, Liv, doing housework, I can do this, see, I'm doing this," Olivia speaking out loud to herself, trying to convince herself that she doesn't miss Nat.

Olivia knows that her and Emma's lives have improved a hundred times over by being with Natalia. She's the reason that she's, well, alive, literally. The brunette prayed for her and cared, cares for her and Emma unconditionally and she's never had that before and it feels good. And she doesn't want to do anything to mess that up; in any way. Olivia knows that Natalia is her and Emma's "saving grace" and she wouldn't trade that for anything.

THE DATE w/FRANK

"Hey, you okay, Natalia, you seem a bit, muhm, I donno know, far away?" Frank spoke with concern to Nat.

"Sorry, my thoughts just got away from me for a moment, ~ Rafe and work and-" her voice fading away as she replied.

"Listen, Natalia if you're not up for this outing tonight we can reschedule, ya know, I...I don't wanna be the cause of you being too tired to do your job tomorrow," The caring man said with affection as he placed the brunette's coat across the bar of the restaurant.

"Oh, no, Frank, I'm fine, I'm sorry for being so distracted, I...I've been looking forward to this evening." She wasn't exactly lying, but she just wasn't as into it as she hoped she would be.

Natalia smiled warmly at the Captain of the Springfield Police Dept. And she honestly was glad to get out of her daily routine for a bit, but something was just off, there was no spark with Frank, like there had been with Gus or even...Olivia?

BACK at The FARMHOUSE

As Liv continued to nip and tuck at the differing materials she settled upon a very interesting article of clothing...a one piece camisole, it wasn't hers, it certainly wasn't Emma's, "I know kids grow up fast but," Liv teased with herself. "I can't believe this would belong to Natalia," picking up the dark green and black silk item and giving it closer inspection. It had lace around the legs and cleavage area. Liv felt a heavy blush creep across her cheeks then without warning permeate to other parts of her anatomy. "Whoa, Liv, calm down all those racy thoughts you're having ~ WOW! She chuckled then continued speaking to herself, "just fold the damn thing and move on," she scolded inwardly then gently brought the delicate sensual item to her nostrils and took an extended inhale of the intimate apparel. Getting a good whiff of laundry detergent and maybe the faintest hint of Natalia's scent, or is it just her imagination...wishing the owner of the garment were here with her instead. Olivia decided to hang the lingerie as opposed to folding it she thought it wouldn't wrinkle this way. She knew that she needed to put this away fast because it was a major invasion of the brunette's privacy. But she just couldn't believe that Natalia, a woman of such strong religious conviction would own something so...so provocative. But then again when she had gone upstairs earlier to ask the hazel eyed woman about dinner she found her in a short silk red robe that revealed all the best aspects of Nat's lovely figure, which was everything, in Liv's mind anyway. "Hell, she probably bought it for her honeymoon with Gus." Liv uttered. Her brain clicking lewd thoughts back and forth about what else she didn't know about the dark haired woman that she so desperately wanted and needed to learn.

THE DATE w/FRANK

"So, if you're staying why don't you have a seat right here, Nat, and I'll pour us some wine," Frank offered with an elated grin as he pulled her seat out for her and then poured the wine.

"Okay, sure, thanks, Frank. Everything here looks so...nice..." the polite way to say bor - ring! Anyhow, Natalia was trying terribly to enjoy herself as best she could given the circumstances and the main circumstance being one Olivia Spencer and the fact that Nat would have truly preferred to have staid at home and had left overs with her rather than be here with Frank. But she was curious to see if Frank could be her ~ well...everything her heart desired ~ Olivia sure seemed to think so. The dimpled cheeked woman pondered to herself. And that acknowledgement is part and parcel to why she chose to go out with Frank. It was at Olivia's insistance, saying, he's a good man, dependable, reliable, and that's true, Frank is all those things and more and I'm sure he'll make some lady very happy one day but I just can't see it being me? Nat discerned smiling at the kind man. And as Frank poured the wine and his heart out, he couldn't contain to Nat at just how happy he was that she was there spending time with him.

BACK at The FARMHOUSE

"O-K, Liv, you're done with the laundry, now what?" Pushing herself off the sofa and depositing the clothing in their proper places.

"I guess I'll watch a little tv," Turning on the boob tube and settling back into the comfy sofa, trying to become interested in the sappy romance that's currently on...talking to the screen, "Oh my good God, woman, ~ why, why are you taking that from him, geez, leaning forward, now shouting...DON'T BE AN IDIOT, WOMAN! God, I abhor these Lifetime, women in peril, movies, ~ where are all the strong willed women?" Scanning the tube for something else to watch and not really finding anything Liv decides to turn the tv off altogether. "Come on girl, you can find something to do with yourself without Nat being around. She doesn't dictate your whole life for goodness sake." Liv tried to convince herself that that statement was true when in fact Olivia had no idea how to be comfortable and happy with herself; she never did, even before Natalia came into her and Emma's lives and Emma is the only other person whom makes Liv feel alive and happy and content. Looking down at her watch saying, "I wonder how Nat's date is going ~ is she having fun with Frank?"

THE DATE w/FRANK

Laughter filled the small community establishment, "No, seriously, that actually happened," Frank told the hazel eyed woman sitting in front of him. Thinking to himself, 'I wonder if she knows just how beautiful she is, and how much I care about her?'

Taking a sip of wine, responding, "Well, that's nothing compared to the time when Rafe thought he was Superman and wanted to fly off the fire escape of our apartment back in Chicago. He would wrap a towel around his neck and say, look, mama, I can fly and-" Catching a glimpse of the way Frank was staring at her over her glass and becoming a tad uncomfortable, "Um, Frank, what's wrong, clearing her throat, do I have something in my teeth or something, 'cause that would be pretty embarrassing if I do...Frank, Frank,"

Shaking himself out of his musings and answering the person who was the cause of his distraction, "Ah, uhm, yeah, sorry, Nat, I was just, uhm thinking...about you - us?"

BACK at The FARMHOUSE

Feeling a bit hungry now, Liv went back into the kitchen to try and find something to eat...she settled on a PB&J sandwich. "Liv, you gotta watch Nat when she's cooking more often so you can make yourself, your daughter...and Nat, a meal, a real meal. Ya know, dinner, lunch or breakfast? While sitting at the table eating her snack she opened her lap top to try and get some work done but Emma's "My Two Mommies" project pops up and she begins to study the main photo of her, Emma and Nat, "A couple, people literally think Nat and I are a couple? Reflecting to herself, 'I...could see that, see us... ah, Liv, what the hell are you thinking...you're straight, Natalia is most assuredly STRAIGHT and extreeemely Religious, and she...remember how she practically dragged us down to Em's school to straighten out the teacher ~ so get your mind offa that subject.' Continuing to gaze at the picture, "Well, we're definitely a family, that's for sure, tracing her finger over Emma and Nat's images on the screen. They're my family. And yeah, maybe we are unconventional or diverse as Natalia says ~ but We ARE A FAMILY, none the less, and I'm damned grateful that we are!"

Just then Olivia hears a car pulling up into the drive, then another one right after. 'That's odd.' Liv thought to herself. Liv hears two voices then the door opens and Natalia and Frank walk into the farmhouse together, arm and arm.

Part Three Coming Soon... actually, I have an idea for an on going OTALIA story

and part three of S.E.E. would segue way into that.