I have a million excuses, but finally here's the next chapter and ch. 15 is almost done as well... -Mel

Ch. 14

"It wasn't supposed to rain today," Alex said, holding her coffee mug close.

She finally glanced over her shoulder to Olivia standing in the doorway.

"I admit it's kinda nice. An excuse to stay in."

Alex lifted the blanket that was tucked beside her inviting Olivia to sit next to her.

Olivia took the invitation, snuggling next to Alex, her own cup of coffee in hand.

"Noah?"

"Playing with his train. I can't compete."

Alex grinned.

"I love how quiet it is here. The rain, the ocean, the crackling of the fire."

"No constant sirens, garbage trucks, horns honking…" Alex said tangling her pajama-clad legs with Olivia's.

Olivia fidgeted with the edge of the blanket, calculating her words.

"Thank you for last night."

Alex took Olivia's hand in hers.

"Anytime you need me I'm right here," She said sincerely.

"I was a mess. I just fell apart."

"And here I thought you were superhuman."

Olivia gave Alex a smirk before her head went to Alex's shoulder.

"I never brought him up to you because I didn't want him in our lives," Olivia confessed. "I had spent months in therapy saying William Lewis' name, reliving everything that had happened, and trying to forget. And it may be silly, but I felt like if I brought it up to you, talked about it with you, it would be a part of us," Olivia squeezed Alex's hand, "I don't want it to be a part of us."

Alex brought Olivia hands to her lips, giving her a soft assuring kiss.

"Liv, your thoughts aren't silly, but you don't need to protect me from what happened to you. If anything, the worst thing is that you shut me out when you need me. I'll be honest, I'm horrified by the little I know, but I'll be stronger for you, I'll do what I can to fill up what he took away from you. That's my job."

Olivia wiped the tears from her eyes.

"You're so good for me. You always have been."

"You're the same for me. Even when we weren't together, when we were thousands of miles apart, you were always so good for me."

"I can't promise that it won't happen again."

"I know baby, but please don't ever forget that I'm here. That you don't need to handle it on your own, you don't need to be brave on your own. Let me hold you, let me comfort you…"

"Have sex with me?"

"If that's what you need," Alex assured.

"I don't think you're supposed to allow me to have sex with you to forget…"

"Can't all be by the book."

"You're too good for me."

"I wish you would stop saying that."

"I can't because I'll never stop believing it."

Alex kissed the top Olivia's head, Olivia never spying the smile that was on Alex's face.

The rain still fell, a little lighter than before.

Alex took she and Olivia's coffee cups, sitting them on the side table and Olivia sat up gazing at Alex.

"What?" Alex asked, her cheeks rosy from the way Olivia was looking at her.

"You've kept all your promises," Olivia said, now twirling an end of Alex's blonde hair around her finger. "To me, to Noah."

"I can't screw this up. If you knew what it took for me to show up at your apartment that night… I knew it was my last chance to be with you. To be truly happy. And I needed you to know that there was a piece of me missing without you. I also, needed you to know that I understood what was at stake. That it wasn't just you and me anymore, that Noah was a part of the equation."

"When you sent those flowers, showed up at my apartment, I was so scared, and God, I was so happy. It was such a relief to my heart to see your face, but my brain was telling me you would break me again. I had Noah, he has made up for all the bad things that have happened to me, all the emptiness and disappointment…"

"It was so hard knowing, living with myself knowing I was another disappointment in your life."

"I had Noah and letting you in seemed like the worst thing that could happen to this little bubble I was trying so hard to protect, but seeing you… The only reason you were ever a disappointment was because we couldn't get it right."

"I'll never break my promise to you and Noah."

"I don't want you to say that. It's too big of a promise."

"Then day by day ok?"

"Yeah, day by day."

Olivia leaned in kissing Alex, slowly, but passionately.

"Thank you for bringing us here."

"You don't know what it means to that you're here with me."

"Even my moment of a complete breakdown?"

"The moments I spend with you and Noah, the good ones, and the bad ones, it just makes things deeper and stronger. I know every day won't be perfect. Not here, not at home, but having you both with me feels so right and so good.I'm happy. I'm really happy."

Olivia smiled.

"So am I. I really am."

"Good that's what I want.

"And I really do love it here. Besides you spoiling us, this place, it just has a peace about it."

"My mother thought so too."

"She created a wonderful place."

"It's a place for us now."

"I love you, Alex."

"I love you too babe."

Olivia snaked her hands under Alex's thin sweater feeling her warm skin beneath, "should we get dressed?" Olivia teased.

"We certainly should not! Especially with your hands where they are now." Alex said moving in even closer, straddling Olivia's lap, kissing her lips, then down her neck.

"Can we stay here forever?"

Alex let out a sultry laugh.

"Not quite for forever, but let's make it last as long as we can."

"Good enough I suppose," Olivia said capturing Alex's lips again, her hands roaming under the waist of Alex's yoga pants.

"If you go much further I won't be able to stop," Alex warned.

Olivia grinned, her hand sliding under Alex's panties to her core.

Alex took a deep quick breath reveling in Olivia dipping her fingers between her wet folds.

"God, Liv…"

Alex began to rock back and forth, unable to stop herself as she buried her head in Olivia's shoulder.

"That's it, baby.

"God, baby you feel so good."

Alex had let loose, her orgasm churning. She couldn't stop, she wouldn't until she came.

Olivia slid two fingers inside of her and Alex bit lightly on the skin of Olivia's neck.

"Another one," Alex breathed, trying her best not to scream.

Olivia did as she was told and slid a third finger inside her.

"Oh! Fuck yes."

Wet.

Olivia's fingers glided in and out of Alex, her hand causing friction against her clit.

"Come for me baby."

Alex rode Olivia's hand harder, pushing in deeper.

Her body shuttered.

Olivia moving her hand now slightly, causing aftershocks until Alex couldn't take it anymore.

Alex collapsed against Olivia.

"That was so incredibly sexy. I almost came just watching you."

Alex was still holding on to Olivia, giving her light kisses against the lobe of her ear.

"You're right. Let's stay here forever."