Quick thanks to the few of you who reviewed and fav'd chapter one :)
Please excuse any typos, I will proofread a second time when my inspiration isn't sparked by insomnia lol.
All morning long Alex had been brooding believing that Olivia had forgotten their one year anniversary. Now sitting at her desk smiling like a love struck teenager all she could do was repeat the same three words in her head 'she didn't forget'. The last thing she could do was sit and concentrate on the case files sitting in front of her. As always her beautiful detective has her mind and heart going a million miles an hour, as well as her emotions. One minute she was biting her lip from grinning at the sight of her flowers, and the next her stomach was tying from nerves. She may not have gone with an overly abundant display of affection such as 13 dozen roses, but her gift while coming from the heart was a bit on the extravagant side. She had been severely second guessing herself while she believed that Liv had forgotten todays date. Thanks to the miniature rose garden that she received she allowed herself to think of the positive reaction that she'd get from live, but not without the twinge of worry creeping its way out every now and then.
Giving up all hope on accomplishing any work today, and silently thanking whoever was upstairs for having a slow week, she decided to indulge in her thoughts of the brunette. Picking up her phone she quickly typed away her text
A: I love you.
O: I love you to baby :)
A: You know what else I love?
O: What's that?
A: Your lips…
O: They love you to lol. They miss you.
A: My lips miss you to. Especially that little spot under your ear...you know the one that makes you do those cute little noises?
At this point Olivia was sitting at her desk with a goofy grin plastered on her face. Nick laughed lightly to himself as he walked past her desk and saw her staring at her phone as if nothing else existed. Before Liv could reply her phone was ringing in her hands.
"Impatient aren't we?" The detective leaned back in her seat smirking.
Ignoring the comment the blonde went straight to her question, "Can I steal you away for an hour?"
"When?"
"Twenty minutes?"
"Where?"
"Meet me in front of the precinct."
"Yes ma'am."
With that the blonde ended the call, and began to pack up her things for the day. While she was only going to steal Olivia for an hour she wanted to make sure she had plenty of time afterwards to not only get ready for their date, but pick up part of her second gift. She knew she had gone overboard with her gifts for Olivia, but part of her was so worried about her reaction to her first surprise that she wanted a backup gift. Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she made her way over to the front steps of the precinct.
Smiling at the blonde Liv made her way over to her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek before whispering in her ear "hey gorgeous", after placing another kiss under her ear she leaned back and gave the blond whose eyes were close a smirk. "What's the plan babe?"
Opening her eyes, and voice an octave lower than usual the blonde replied "I wanted to show you something." Grabbing her hand she tugged for the brunette to follow. They could of easily taken a cab and gotten to their destination in a few minutes, but Alex thought walking would give the detective guessing a little longer. And honestly, the blonde was stalling for more time to work up her nerves and calm her worry. Olivia walked obediently in an uncharacteristic silence while looking over at Alex. She wasn't sure what peeked her curiosity more – wondering where they were going or trying to figure out why her girlfriend was so nervous.
Finally arriving at a tall building on Park Avenue Olivia looked up at the building and back at Alex with a raised eyebrow while she remained silent, and being pulled into the building. The pair made their way up to the top floor, and walked through the door of an unlocked penthouse.
The first thing that came into your view as you walked in was the gorgeous view of the city through the wall of windows that went from one end of the apartment to the other. Letting out a low whistle the detectives eyes began wandering around before landing on her girlfriend. "Alex why are we here? Whose place is this?"
Purposely ignoring the second question the blonde took a deep breath and began her speech she had been practicing in her head. "Do you remember the last time we talked about moving in together? We sat in front of the fire and starting listing all the features the perfect place would have. We both agreed to wanting a view of some sort," not letting go of her hand Alex turned and looked at the view in front of them before tugging on olive fingers.
"We said we wanted something open and welcoming. A kitchen big enough to cook big family dinners and a breakfast nook for warm cozy meals when it's just us two." Hands linked together they both walked into the big kitchen which was housed by three walls leaving one side open to the rest of the apartment. The entire apartment was gorgeous. Modern but still warm, and welcoming. The kitchen was no exception. The walls were lined with endless cherry wood cabinets, with dark granite counter tops. It featured every stainless steel appliance one could think to add to a kitchen. In the center was a kitchen island that doubled as counter space and seating area. Walking around island Alex ran her hand along the counter top while discreetly looking at Olivia from the corner of her eye.
They made their way out to the dining area, "We wanted a dining room where we can put a table big enough to have the guys over, the girls, or for the future when we had kids." Walking into the living space her eyes swept along the space. One was housed built in book cases around a fire place, while the other two walls led to two hallways on either side. "We wanted living space big enough for our future kids to run around and play, but not to big so we would always be close by."
Making their way to one of the hallways Alex slowly led them through the first room. The room was medium sized, built in book cases on two walls opposite of each other, and small window space that create natural dimmed lighting in the space. "We wanted a room where we could have quiet time, and read by ourselves or to each other." Leading Liv through another room that was actually two rooms linked together by a small half bathroom, she continued " We wanted office space where we could work at home so we would at least be nearby instead of across town working late, but keep our work separate from the rest of our 'us' space.
Olivia remained completely silent. She had a sneaking suspicion as to what was coming at the end of the tour, but was trying to keep her heart from beating out of her chest. Alex wasn't sure what to make of the silence her own nervousness making it more difficult to read the brunette. They slowly made their way to the other side of the apartment as their eyes roamed everywhere taking in every detail. Walking through the second hallway they passed three rooms. "We wanted enough bedroom space to have rooms we could convert from guest rooms, to a den, or to kids' rooms."
Walking into the final room of the apartment Olivia's eyes swept through the beautiful room. The room had one full wall of windows just like the remainder of the apartment. On one end of the room you could see a walk in closet with his and her sides, or in this case hers and hers, as well as a bathroom fully equipped with shower, Jacuzzi tub, and matching hers and hers sinks. Making their way to the center of the room standing next to a built in platform big enough for a king sized mattress Alex finally turned to face Olivia. "We wanted a room to make ours. A room we could find each other at the end of each day and close the rest of the world out." Stepping closer to the brunette speaking in a lower tone, "a place where we could make love to each other, comfort each other, and end each night safely in one another's arms."
"Lex," Olivia let out a breath as she whispered only to be cut off. "Say yes Liv." Looking directly into brown eyes she continued, "Say you'll move in with me. Say you want this as much as I do. Let me make this dream come true." Holding her breath for what seemed like minutes but was actually a few seconds she found herself in a tight embrace. Feeling soft lips against her ear, and seeing the brunette take a deep breath before visibly swallowing she waited for her reply.
Whispering in a voice full of emotion Olivia finally got get emotions under control enough to answer. "I could never offer you anything like this. I could never take care of you like this." Keeping her eyes down, and sniffling she fought to keep her emotions in control.
Placing her hands on either side of Olivia's face Alex spoke, "Listen to me sweet girl, you give me so much more than you will ever realize. You give me life. You gave me a real reason to live. You make me feel safe physically and emotionally. I know you will always protect me no matter what. You've made me feel safe enough to let me walls down and be myself. The me that only you have ever been allowed to see. You make me feel safe enough to spill all my secrets, all my thoughts to you without a second thought. You're always there to comfort me, and build me back up. You make me not only feel wanted but needed. You come to me to fix those horrible days. You give me that special privilege of seeing the side of you no one else gets to see. Most importantly you make me feel loved. Honest, genuine, and deep love. The love I've always dreamed of. The love I can no longer live without. I don't need anything else but you. So please, tell me yes…"
Tears streaming down her face she whispered yes before capturing the blondes lips in a hard passionate kiss. Alex felt Liv's arms pulled their bodies even closer and her warm tongue press against her lips asking permission to enter. Opening her mouth she moaned as she felt Liv's tongue slide roughly inside. Sliding her arms up the brunettes back she slid her hands in the now long brown hair. Finally breaking the kiss, and out of breath both ladies stood staring into one another's eyes.
Smiling Alex finally spoke up, "welcome home Liv." Shaking her head, voice still full of emotion the brunette replied, "As long as I'm with you Lex, I'm always home."
"I love you Olivia Benson"
"I love you to my Alexandra"
Standing for a bit longer simply enjoying being wrapped in one another's arms, Alex was the first to speak. "You can move in whenever you want." Raising an eyebrow Liv looked at her blonde and asked, "Really? This is really already ours? This place is perfect babe, I can't believe you found our dream home." "Yes baby it's really ours. I honestly didn't think I'd find something so perfect without having to renovate somehow, but throwing around the Cabot name seems to still be useful when you want to find something". Chuckling more to herself Liv looked at her girlfriend, "I'll keep that in mind."
Looking at her watch while keeping one arm still wrapped around the blondes slender waist the detective regrettably announced that she had to get back to work. "Baby, I have to head back to the precinct if I'm gonna be on time to our date later. " "Of course my love, want to give me a hint of what's to come later tonight?" the blonde replied in a hopeful tone. Laughing lightly the brunette kissed her girlfriend on the forehead before answering "It's going to end in hopefully some loud passionate wild lovemaking." Biting her lip Alex was unable to hold back a moan that escaped her lips.
Kissing the blonde softly on the lips and placing her forehead against hers Liv spoke in a soft tone, "Thank you so much sweetheart. This place is perfect. You're perfect. I'm so lucky to have you next to me."
"Anything for you my love"
Smiling that lopsided smile that Alex loved so much the brunette linked their arms as they made their way out of their new home. Taking one last look at the tall building the two ladies kissed one more time good bye, and went their separate ways in preparation for their date later on. Both making their way through the city with huge smiles on their face thinking their days couldn't get any better.
To be continued…
Hope you guys enjoyed!