A/N - only one more chapter after this one *sob*

Thanks so much for all your reviews it's been such a lovely time writing this story and I've left myself with some ideas for the sequel but I'm more than willing to see suggestions in the reviews box at the end!

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"Well girls." Sandra watched as Liv and Amanda shucked off their coats and shoes, falling in an exhausted heap onto the couch. "I'm going to give you some space and make myself scarce for the evening."

Amanda looked back at her mother quizzically. "Mom?"

"Yes dear?"

Liv bit her lip to suppress a chuckle; the look on Amanda's mom's face was the exact same one the younger blonde used when she was trying to slip a move under the radar.

"I know you." Amanda pointed out, obviously, her arm across the back of the couch. "Since when did you care about giving 'anyone' their space?"

Sandra clutched her chest in mock offence. "Darling …!"

"Mom …" The younger blonde's tone was challenging.

Sandra hovered in the doorway to the bedroom, a look of exasperation on her face. "Oh Mandy, you never could just let something go …" Her eyes twinkled with that same Southern mischief. "If you must know, your very kind Captain has offered to take me out tonight and show me some of the sights of the city …"

Amanda sat bolt upright, Liv not far behind her – to her credit, Sandra Rollins kept her face absolutely still, their expressions' priceless.

"You're going on a date, with my Captain? Mom …"

Before she could list any of the many reasons why it was inappropriate, or wrong, Sandra walked over to her daughter, placing a knowing kiss against her forehead.

"It's not a date, it's just two grown-ups spending time together, you kids have fun now."

And with that she disappeared into the bedroom to get ready.

Amanda was silent for a moment. "My Mom is going on a date with Cragen … Liv?"

Liv couldn't contain her laughter, all in all it was panning out to be a very weird day. From the bedroom they heard the sound of the shower running, scents of rose and jasmine filtered through the air before the bathroom door clicked shut.

"Come on." Liv grabbed Amanda and pulled her up. "Go pack a bag, I'm taking you back to mine tonight. If your Mom's going out then she won't exactly miss us if we aren't here when she gets back …"

Amanda frowned, still shocked and sulking. Her mood was short lived though, once Liv leant into her, whispering something in her ear.

"Really?"

Liv nodded. "Really …"

You never saw a girl pack so fast in her life, they were out of the apartment and just pulling into the underground parking garage near Liv's apartment when Amanda's cell beeped with a text from her Mom, suggesting that she'd found their note.

'Have a nice night darling, Love Mom xx'

"Gross." Amanda hastily put it away. "My Mom thinks we're going to have sex."

Liv laughed as she put the car into park. "We are."

"I know that, doesn't meant that she has to know about it!"

"Yeah, about that?" Liv linked her arm inside the Amanda's as they made their way up to the street. "What's this about your Mom saying she's seen far worse than me opening the door to her half-dressed on Christmas morning?"

Amanda punched Liv's arm gently. "Liv … quit it!" She dropped her eyes into a sultry gaze. "I hate to break it to you detective, but you're not my first …"

"Oh well." Liv feigned disappointment as she held open the front door to her apartment building. "Maybe I'll get lucky and be your last …?"

They stepped silently up the stairs, ascending to the fourth floor, side by side, hands occasionally brushing up against each other. By the time they got to Liv's key turning in the latch, the tension between them was mounting so intensely that Amanda leant against the brunette out of need.

"Liv …"

She ran her hands up and down Olivia's back, thumbs dipping into the small curve above the waistband of her pants, searching out the two tiny dimples she knew she'd find there. With trembling hands Liv pushed back the door, reaching behind to bring Amanda with her. She paused a moment to pick up the blonde's bag, remembering what she'd urged her to pack as they left in a bit of a hurry.

Amanda went to the kitchen, seeking out wine and glasses as Liv gave her bedroom a once over, not having seen it in a couple of days. They came face to face again in the living room, Amanda offered Liv a glass but the brunette declined, setting them both aside as she pulled the blonde into her arms.

"You … are my best Christmas present." Liv whispered softly, eyes welling with emotion.

Amanda slid her arms up between them, softly wiping away faint teardrops with her thumbs.

"Baby …"

Liv shrugged, "It's true."

They came together for the sweetest, lightest kiss. Amanda raised her arms and slid them around Olivia's neck, aware that when it came to the sexy detective she was simply glad to be holding on for the ride. When she pulled away, her gaze was met by Liv's smoky eyes, swirling with heat and arousal.

"Thank you for 'my' presents." Amanda croaked, her voice horse from the idea that Olivia planned on letting her use them.

"You're welcome," The older detective swooned, drawing her closer for a deeper kiss.

Amanda seemed hesitant. "You're sure that, … I mean …?"

"Do I want you to fuck me?" Liv both asked and answered for her. "Oh yes …"

They kissed their way through to the bedroom, pulling off coats and scarves to throw haphazardly in the direction of the couch. As they crossed the threshold into Liv's bedroom, Amanda felt a sudden sense of contrast – her own apartment was for fucking in, Liv's bedroom was for making love. She began taking over, needing to feel her teeth , tongue and lips raking over the brunette's body after the way she'd taken her in the shower that morning.

"I've been thinking about you all day." Amanda forced out, through rough, dominating kisses.

"What about me?" Liv asked, tractably letting Amanda take control.

"This, us, having you, taking you …" Amanda's words were growing jumbled, as blood rushed away from her brain. She grew frustrated with Olivia's hands as they tried to touch and reciprocate, those gentle caresses in danger of throwing her off her ultimate goal, which was to feel the brunette cry out beneath her – begging with every breath in her body to come.

She pushed Olivia back against the bed, watching as she landed with a flop, wriggling her way back towards the headboard. Amanda momentarily appraised the painted, wrought iron bed frame, it would do nicely for what she had in mind later.

"On your front." The blonde instructed, straddling Liv's backside the second she turned over. She pushed up the brunette's shirt, returning to those same two dimples that held her attention so vividly out in the hall.

Amanda kissed and sucked, using her tongue to draw patterns and trace the clear outline of Olivia' spine. When she felt a soft growl escape the brunette's lips she moved higher, turning her attention to the back of Liv's neck.

"Oh God …"

She'd long ago caught on to the fact that Liv's neck was a hugely erogenous point, so, she kissed the skin there, nuzzling into the brunette's hairline as she dragged her teeth firmly down to place a well placed bite mark between Liv's neck and shoulder.

"Aargh … Fuuuuck!"

Liv's groans grew in intensity; she began to shift against the mattress, hoping to relieve some of the pressure building up in response to the blonde's ministrations.

"Amanda … baby … please …?"

Amanda took pity on Liv and let her turn over. She sat across Olivia's lap, instantly pulling off her own shirt and jumper and tossing them into the corner of the room. Liv's hands moved to her waist, but the blonde grabbed them firmly, placing them back down on the bed. She reached behind to unhook her bra, not surprised when Liv's arms shot up again to help. With a knowing look she gave warning, taking firm hold of the brunette's wrists in both hands and lying them down by her side.

"You know what happens if you do it a third time …" Amanda warned.

Liv's eyes widened, though it was secretly what she wanted, desired, she didn't want it handed to her on a plate. As if unable to help herself, she took advantage of Amanda's distraction and neatly flipped them, rapidly pinning the blonde beneath her with both hands. Amanda growled in frustration, wrestling against the heavier weight on top of her as she moved her head from side to side, trying to avoid a shower of kisses. She eventually gave in, biding her time, using it instead to undress the brunette as she lay on top of her – pulling off Liv's shirt and bra and sending them the same direction as her own. As her hands moved to Liv's waist – the brunette sat up, aiming to be helpful. Amanda flipped them again, holding a surprised Olivia tight between her knees.

"I did warn you …"

A sudden shot of arousal pulsed through Olivia's body. Never before had she trusted someone enough to let them be this way with her. It was enthralling and exhilarating and she gave up struggling and lay quietly, allowing Amanda to secure her wrists to the bed frame with a pair of purple velvet handcuffs.

As they snapped into place Liv instinctively pulled against them, testing their strength, not feeling any of the fear she thought she might as she presumed one sharp pull would snap them open.

"Is it okay?" Amanda asked, seeking reassurance.

Liv simply nodded, not trusting herself enough to speak.

Then just like that the take-charge blonde was back, her Southern accent thick and heavy as she relaxed into the task of undressing Olivia, safe in the knowledge she could no longer be of any help.

Once they were both fully naked, Amanda sat back upon Liv's hips, taking in the bronzed beauty beneath her. She ran her hands up and down Olivia's frame, pausing here and there to lay a light kiss or leave a lingering touch, so sensual that Liv thought her heart might burst in wonder at the sight.

"So gorgeous, and sexy, and captured … and mine."

Amanda bent her head to take a nipple between eager lips, rolling it back and forth with her tongue before releasing it and moving on to its mate, her finger and thumb gently teasing the one she left behind. She kept up the same pattern for longer than Olivia thought she could handle, each time she opened her mouth to cry out that the agony was too much to bear – Amanda switched over and began the whole process again. Finally, when Liv was almost convinced she could come from nipple play alone, Amanda returned to her lips, kissing her with such force and dominance that the brunette's head swam in a fog of arousal and lack of air.

Amanda grabbed the other part to her present; she'd not used one like it before but in principle knew how it worked. Liv watched her, open mouthed and dumbstruck as the blonde ran her hand down between her legs, gathering up copious moisture on her fingertips and using it to lubricate the shorter, fatter end of the toy. An act she repeated a couple of times before bringing her fingers to Liv's mouth to clean. The brunette sucked them as hard and as deep as she could, desperate for anything and everything the blonde would give her.

"Oh God, baby … if you don't … soon …"

Amanda silenced her with a finger against pouting lips. She leant up onto her knees, driving the smaller end of the toy snugly inside her own body, exhaling sharply against the fullness. She took a moment to adjust, moving her hips this way and that to see what would happen, quickly catching on that the mutual benefits were immeasurable.

"Fuck Liv, this toy …"

For her part, Olivia could barely speak, trapped in a desire-laden haze of her own doing. She nodded, hoping the blonde would see from the haste of her ragged breathing that she craved release soon.

Amanda ran her fingers up and down strong thighs, marvelling how Liv whimpered and twitched beneath her. She parted the brunette's legs, coming to rest in between, with the head of the toy simply placed at Olivia's entrance. She repeated her previous act, this time running her fingers through Olivia's slick folds and lubricating the longer length of the toy. When she felt the brunette begin to shake against her hand she understood that it was now or never.

She lowered herself over Olivia, entering by just an inch. Liv gasped and moaned, urging her pelvis upwards to draw Amanda in against her. Their eyes locked, never leaving sight of the other's as Amanda let some of the tension go out of her upper arms and relaxed into Liv's body, the toy sliding all the way home.

"Ohjesusfuckmmmmmmmm!"

Liv's lips slammed together and her eyes shut tight. Amanda commanded that she open them as she began to move against her, the pace slow and deliberate until she adjusted to the sensations it created within her.

"God Liv … this feels."

Olivia nodded, fighting back tears – although she couldn't quite place where they were coming from. Amanda felt her arousal building, the part inside her rubbing roughly against her g-spot with every forward thrust. She felt the familiar tingle in her lower back, the tensing of her thighs, overwhelmed at the speed of her impending orgasm.

"Liv … oh … I'm gonna …?"

Olivia nodded, no words. Ordinarily she would have roughly grasped the blonde's hips, taking charge of their rhythm to ensure her own release. With her hands firmly gripping the bedposts she was entirely at Amanda's mercy, and truthfully – it only added to the thrill.

Amanda's thrusts grew rapid and uncoordinated, she claimed Liv's mouth, pouring forth everything she felt as she hovered on the precipice, holding it together just long enough for the brunette to catch up.

"Liv?"

Olivia nodded, tightening her grip on the bars above her head as her body tensed, she threw her head back then wrapped her legs around the blonde's waist, the change in sensation sending both of them crashing over the edge.

"Liv …!"

"Fuck … 'Manda …"

"Liv …"

Amanda collapsed on top of her, Liv's thighs still clutched to her waist. It was a perfect moment, one that she hoped against all hope she would never, ever forget. With weary limbs she reached up and unclipped the cuffs around Olivia's wrists, returning to lay her cheek upon the brunette's chest as she listened to her heart beat furiously beneath the swell of her breast. She turned her head, capturing Liv's nipple in between her lips and gently kissing it, pulled away by the feel of Liv's hands in her hair.

Liv held Amanda's face in her hands. "I love you."

Amanda smiled softly, "I love you too."

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