Again, thank you for the reviews. And as an aside, please note that neither Olivia nor Alex is an ear of corn. Therefore, neither one of them can "husk" when speaking. Using "husked" to describe a form of speech in American English is both grammatically and just plain WRONG. Just sayin'...
Olivia had made the call to Penny and was surprised when the woman actually agreed to come to dinner at their house. She was unsure of how she felt about having to sit across the table with Arlyn after the woman had been with Alex. Her mind tried to tell her that Alex was going to be sitting with not one but two people she'd been with. She told her mind to just shut up.
She was pre-occupied as she got ready for bed and didn't realize that Alex was right behind her until she felt something nudging at her ass. She wheeled around and was surprised to find the blonde smirking at her.
"Alex?"
"Liv. Surely you didn't think the other night was a one time thing?"
"…uh, you want to do that again?"
Alex leaned in. "I want you to want me and I want to bury myself deep within you." She leaned in even further and smiled as Olivia bit her lower lip. "And I want you to do to me everything you did to Archie."
Olivia's eyes flew open. "What?"
Alex whispered, "You heard me." She captured Olivia's lips and stumbled as the brunette sank to her knees and took the tip of her tool into her mouth. And she moaned as Olivia clasped her ass cheeks and let her finger graze her puckered opening.
Olivia looked up and saw Alex looking down at her. She gushed with wetness and pulled back.
"Please…." Her voice was a plea.
Alex slowly nodded and motioned for Olivia to get on the bed. She covered the other woman and gently pushed into her, smiling at the look on Olivia's face. Olivia caught the expression on Alex's face and gave her a questioning look.
"You're beautiful."
Olivia shyly looked away and Alex tenderly touched her face.
"Look at me and believe." She bent her head and kissed the brunette. She continued making love to Olivia, only it was slow and gentle this time. Alex fell into a slow rhythm and began nuzzling Olivia's breasts. Olivia wanted to touch Alex, but was afraid to try given the blonde's past rejections. She settled for just letting go and enjoying what the blonde was doing to her body.
Alex did a slight adjustment with her hips and began stroking Olivia in an entirely new way. The brunette gasped and then moaned low and long. She began to meet Alex's thrusts and soon reached completion.
Afterwards Alex held Olivia from behind and they lay quietly well into the night. Neither woman was sleeping, each lost in their own thoughts. Olivia shifted against Alex and the blonde loosened her grip on the older woman.
"Alex?"
"Hmm?"
"What…what are you going to announce Saturday? Is it bad?" Olivia had the fear that Alex was going to dump her in front of their friends and old lovers. She knew it was irrational, but her insecurities got the better of her.
Alex could feel the tension in Olivia's body and couldn't help but smile.
"It's not bad Liv. I promise."
"Ok. I'm just…worried."
She kissed the back of Olivia's head and ran her hand down to her sex.
"Don't be." She played with Olivia's outer lips and as soon as the brunette opened her legs ever so slightly, she slipped inside her. "I love you."
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Friday
Alex was home with Teegan partly to keep an eye on her and partly to talk to her without Olivia hovering. The brunette had walked around in a daze the last two days and Alex almost had mercy on her and told her what she planned on announcing. Almost. She'd insisted the brunette return to work for her own good.
Alex had worked that morning and now that it was lunch time she fixed Teegan a grilled cheese and took a tray of food into the girl.
"Hey Teeg? Can we talk?"
The younger version of herself looked up with a trace of worry in her eyes.
"Is everything ok?"
"Yes. I just wanted to talk to you about your birthday. It's a special one because you are going to be a teenager."
Teegan looked disappointed and relieved all at once.
"Oh. Ok."
"Teegan? What's wrong?"
The girl shrugged. "I just thought maybe you wanted to talk about OM. She's been strange the last two days and she said it had to do with you. I was afraid you were going to tell me you were going to make her leave or something good."
Alex sat on the edge of her bed and smiled at her daughter. She touched her chin.
"Teegan do you trust me?" The girl nodded. "Then believe me when I tell you it's all going to be ok. Now, about your birthday…."
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Munch entered the diner and found Olivia already seated. She looked agitated and he took a deep breath knowing this some how had something to do with Alex.
"Olivia." He took his hat and coat off and sat down. "Who shot your dog?"
"Alex has invited all of our ex sex partner's over for dinner on Saturday and she told me she has some sort of announcement to make. I'm worried. She says it's not bad, but…."
"You feel insecure. Do you have any reason to doubt her?"
Olivia shook her head. "No, she's never lied to me."
"So don't go all doom and gloom just yet."
She nodded and looked out the window.
"What else is going on Olivia?"
"John, I've made a decision."
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That Night
Alex and Olivia were lying in bed after a warm and friendly night. Teegan had fallen asleep early, leaving her mother's with some time alone.
"Her birthday's in three weeks Liv."
"I know. Can you believe she's going to be a teenager? We are going to be mother's of a teen?"
Alex chuckled. "I know. It seems like only yesterday she was a baby. That we were bringing her home from the hospital."
"I know. Do you remember how lost we were with the whole baby thing? And how we freaked out when she had that first fever?"
Alex turned on her side and placed her hand on Olivia's stomach. "Maybe rushing her to the ER was a bit overkill." They shared a laugh. "You were so good with her." She brushed the brunette's hair off of her forehead.
Olivia turned on her side And took Alex's hand in her own. "I'm really sorry we didn't have more kids Alex. You've been a great mother to her."
"And maybe I wouldn't have been as good if we'd had a house full of kids."
"Never Alex. You were a natural…after we figured out she wouldn't break."
Olivia couldn't help herself and leaned in and kissed Alex. The kissing progressed and as she tried to push Alex onto her back the blonde stopped her. She turned onto her side, away from the brunette. Olivia flopped onto her back and sighed.
"Liv, just because I rebuffed your advance doesn't mean I don't want you to hold me. Please?"
Olivia wasted no time spooning the woman. It had been a long time since she'd gotten to hold Alex as they slept peacefully. They had both been so worried in the hospital about Teegan that they'd more or less clung to each other out of fear instead of love.
They fit together perfectly and both women slept like the dead.
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Saturday
Olivia had gone to pick up one of Teegan's friends as they were allowing their daughter to have a friend over for movies and pizza as they entertained. Olivia had to mentally laugh at the notion of "entertaining" with all your ex's. She was just glad Janice wasn't invited. She didn't think she could handle seeing the woman who first proposed to Alex.
Her only consolation was that Alex had asked for her help in preparing dinner. She'd already stopped and picked up the movies and a bottle of wine. Her next stop was to get Zoe.
Alex was flitting around the kitchen, waiting on Olivia to get back. She was nervous about cooking, but not about her announcement. She'd made cookies from a tube of cookie dough for Teegan and her friend.
She was pulled from her thoughts at the sound of Liv and Zoe. She went out to greet Teegan's best friend with a hug and walked her down to their daughter's room. Once she'd gotten them situated and taken their pizza order, she went back to the kitchen. Olivia was standing over the stove, stirring her sauce.
"Looks like you did a good job on this Alex."
The blonde smiled, pleased at Olivia's praise. "You've taught me well."
Olivia took her time and when she finally looked at Alex she had tears in her eyes.
"No baby, it's you who taught me." She took step toward Alex. "Alex, I've got my own announcement to make tonight."
Alex' heart skipped a beat. "Oh?"
Olivia nodded. "I don't want to tell you this in front of a bunch of strangers." At Alex's look she clarified, "You know what I mean. Anyway, I put in for retirement. I…I just can't do it anymore Alex. Losing Fin was a huge blow to me personally and professionally and I finally realized I don't have what it takes anymore." She shook her head. "And I don't like what it's cost me."
Alex rocked back on her heels.
"If you're sure?" Olivia nodded. "When did you decide this?"
Olivia rolled her shoulders. "It's been in my mind for a while now, but the main decision was this week. I realized I wanted to be here with you and Teegan, not waiting for my detectives to come back in from a call I sent them out on."
Alex took Olivia into her arms and held her. "I know what being a cop means to you Liv and I know this wasn't an easy decision for you." She kissed her. "However, I support you baby. I always have and I always will." Now it was Olivia who gave Alex a look. "Most of the time I support you!"
They shared another kiss that was interrupted by the doorbell. They broke apart and Olivia went to answer it while Alex finished up with dinner.
She looked out the peep hole and saw Archie, Serena and a woman who looked like her on the door step. She took a deep breath and opened the door. Archie and Serena walked on in, but Arlyn waited for Olivia to invite her in.
"We do resemble each other."
Olivia bristled at what she knew was the truth, but waved the woman in anyway.
"You must be Arlyn. I'm Olivia."
