A week had passed and Olivia was blissfully happy. Olivia and Damien tried to spend time with each other everyday. Last night, he made her dinner and after they ate, they cuddled on the couch with some Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Olivia had been pmsing for two days and all she wanted was sweets and chocolate. When it started to get late, he tucked her in and heading home to his apartment. He had to be up at 4:30am for a shoot.
She had to admit, it was hard sleeping without him, but they tried to not stay with each other every night. They weren't moving slow, but they didn't want to move too fast. They wanted to enjoy everything.
Olivia was having a long day at work. They were swamped with paper work and were all trying to finish before the end of the day.
She put her pen down and rubbed her hands over her face, pinching the bridge of her nose. She was so drained and her hand had a cramp. She looked at the clock and it read 6:57 and she still had about half of a stack left.
Picking up her pen, she got back to work, forcing herself to focus.
After a few minutes, she heard her name. "Liv.." Elliot said. She looked up at him and he tilted his head, motioning her to turn around. When she did, she saw Damien walking in.
She got up and walked over to him smiling, "This is a nice surprise." She said.
He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Well, I thought I would come bring you a cup of your favorite." He said handing her a cup from a local cafe.
She took a sip and closed her eyes, savoring the taste of her favorite tea.. "Mmm, I really needed this."
Elliot spoke up "Hey, where is my cup?"
Damien and Olivia laughed "My bad, bro. I don't cuddle with you at night."
Elliot shrugged and said "Hey...anything is possible." and then laughed, getting up and heading to Cragen's office.
Olivia was glad they were able to get along. She feared the worst when she first started seeing Damien, but they bonded and basically formed a bromance.
"Hey uh, I was hoping to talk to you about something." Damien said.
"Uh oh.." Olivia raised her eyebrows at him
He smiled and said "No, no. Nothing bad. I was wanting to talk to you about Florida. Would you still want to go with me?"
Olivia smiled up at him "Yes, whenever you want to go. I have plenty of vacation days. I never use them."
Damien looked to the ground and then said "What about tomorrow?"
She put her hand on his chest and said "I'll talk to my captain." She smiled warmly at him when he looked at her.
"Ok, just let me know." A small smile gracing his gorgeous face.
"I will, I'd be happy to go with you tomorrow." She leaned up and kissed him.
"I'll see you later, beautiful." Damien said kissing her once more before leaving.
Olivia got back to work, ready to be through with paperwork.
Two hours later, Olivia was done. She saw that Cragen was still in his office so she walked over and knocked.
"Come in." He said "What's up, Benson?"
"Uhh, I was wondering about my vacation days." She said and he stared at her. "Do you think I could use a few? Starting tomorrow?"
"I don't see why not. It's not like you ask off...ever." He said smiling at her. "Going somewhere?"
She nodded at him. "Does this have anything to do with the guy I have been seeing pop into the squad room?"
Olivia blushed, Cragen was like the father she never had. "He asked me to go to Florida with him to visit his mother."
"Ohh, meeting the mom. Must be serious." He smirked at her "Yes, Olivia. Take a few days. The guys can hold things down here while you're gone."
She smiled at him and said "Thanks captain." and walked out to grab her things.
When she got home, she called Damien. "Hey there, handsome. Guess who is going to Florida?"
She heard him laugh into the phone. "We are!" he replied happily.
"Yes, now get your ass over here and help me pack!" She felt excited. She had never been to Florida before.
"Yes ma'am." He said before hanging up.
Olivia went to her room and got down her suitcase from her closet and sat it on her bed. She then started going through her closet. She wanted to look classy for his mom. She picked out a navy dress with capped sleeves to take in case they went out to dinner. It hugged her body in a subtle way and wasn't overly revealing. She grabbed a black blazer to go over it and her new cream peep toed pumps.
She had several outfits laid out on her bed when she heard Damien knocking at the door. She went to let him in and he put his suit case by the door, enveloping her in a hug.
"I booked a flight for us. We leave tomorrow at 12:15." He said grinning.
"Damien, I'm paying you back. I know that wasn't cheap. Next day flights never are." She said frowning at him.
He squeezed her hips and said "None of that, who do I have to spend money on? I'm the one who asked you to go. Besides, I'm very frugal with my money and business at the studio is going great since we re-located." He leaned down and kissed her cheek. "Now, let me go pick out some lingerie for you."
She laughed "I ask you to help me pack and you immediately think of lingerie? Typical."
After she was through packing, they ordered pizza and relaxed on the sofa in front of the tv.
"Where will we be staying when we get to Fort Lauderdale?" Olivia asked, they hadn't talked about that.
"My mom wants us to stay at the house, if that's okay? We would have the whole left side of the house to ourselves. It's just her and the housekeeper. The house is really too big for her, but she won't let it go. Is that okay with you?" He asked her.
She smiled and nodded. "Yes, that sounds fine. I look forward to seeing where you grew up."
"Well, my room doesn't look the way it did when I lived at home. I completely packed up all of my stuff. My mom recently remodeled and that included my room." He said laughing. "It's much more mature now."
She leaned onto him "That's okay, I'm sure your mom will tell me all about you."
"No doubt about that." He said "You're about to fall asleep on me. Lets go get in bed. We have a long day tomorrow."
Olivia nodded and stood up with him, walking to the bedroom.
As soon as her head hit the pillow, she was out. Damien set the alarm clock and kissed her temple, before wrapping his arm around her and passing out.
The next morning, Olivia had been scrambling around making sure she had everything. It had been a while since she had been on vacation and she didn't want to forget anything.
Now that she was sitting on a plane holding Damien's hand, she'd let go of her worries and willed herself to relax. She had a few days off and out of New York, she was looking forward to it.
"We should be landing soon. I bet my mom has already called me." He said smirking. "She is so excited."
"So are you, I can tell by the smile that has been plastered to your face the whole ride." Olivia said laughing. The pilot came on the speaker and told them to fasten their seat belts. Olivia was ready to get off of the plane and stretch her legs.
After the plane landed, they grabbed their luggage and headed to their rental car.
The drive to Margaret's was beautiful. She could smell the salt of the ocean and became excited. When they got closer to the beach, Olivia looked at Damien and said "The house is near the beach?"
He looked over and smiled. "On the beach!"
They pulled up to a gorgeous house with a circle drive. Everything was well manicured and tidy, but it looked inviting and warm. Before they even opened the door, Damien's mother came running out. She was gorgeous!
"Damien! Oh my god, I've missed you so much!" She attacked him with a hug as he got out of the car.
"I've missed you too, Mama." Damien said kissing her cheek.
Olivia stood back and watched. She noted how Damien's accent all of a sudden, sounded slightly more southern than it usually did. It was very sexy.
Margaret released Damien and turned around with a smile on her face. She walked up to her and said "Olivia, it is so nice to meet you. Thank you so much for getting my baby to come and see me." She pulled Olivia into a warm hug.
"You're very welcome, it's nice to meet you too." Olivia said.
"Come on, come inside. Lets get you settled." Margaret said, ushering Olivia inside.
Damien grabbed the bags and followed them inside.
The house was cozy and personal, full of warm and inviting colors. Olivia followed Margaret, turning around to glance at Damien. He smiled at her and Margaret said "This is where you will be staying. And yes, you will be staying in the same room." she smiled "This used to be Damien's room. Now it's basically a guest room, he wanted it that way though."
There was a king bed with a plush white comforter and red and orange accent pillows. The walls were creme, except for the focal wall, which was an intense red. There was also a photo above the bed of a pond surrounded by trees. It had to have been fall when the photo was taken because the leaves on the trees were orange and yellow, a few red here and there. At the foot of the bed was a wooden chest with a quilt folded on top of it.
"I'll leave you to get settled in." She said walking up to Damien. "I'm so glad you're here." She kissed his cheek and left the room.
Olivia turned around and said "It is absolutely beautiful here. I understand why your mother doesn't want to leave."
Damien smiled at her and walked over and enveloped her in a hug. "I love the city, but it is nice to come back here...to the quiet. I'm glad you came with me." He leaned down and kissed her lips. When he pulled away, he led them to the bed and they crashed onto it. "I could pass out right now."
"Mmmhm." Olivia said snuggling into his neck. He always smelled so good.
He pulled her closer to him and after a few minutes, they were both sound asleep.
Sorry it's short. I'll be working on Chapter 11 tomorrow since I'm off.
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