36. Nervous
Olivia wakes up early and watches her handsome lover sleep for a while. He's lying on his back with his face turned towards her and he is completely relaxed. Olivia really had been tired the night before, and after they made love slowly, she'd fallen asleep instantly. Gradually, her mind is waking up again and her thoughts of the day before resurface.
She wants to ask Gene if he's thought about the risks of living with a cop who deals with rapists and murderers. And she is still wondering about Hank's comment over dinner. She got the feeling Hank was fishing for something but she has no idea what. And she will be faced with Frank again today. How will that go? Are Gene and Frank really okay now, and will she and Frank be able to relate to each other normally? And they will tell the family about their plans to move into the penthouse together after breakfast. Gene wants his brothers to be there when he shares the good news, and she smiles, remembering his excitement. He's excited because of her and it's the best feeling.
She snuggles closer to Gene under the covers, enjoying the warmth of his body, and places a soft kiss on his shoulder before resting her head on it and nuzzling his neck with her nose. They fit together perfectly.
Gene sighs and she worries that she may have woken him up. He turns his head away from her but it looks like he's not waking up yet. Olivia closes her eyes and tries to relax, but now that her mind has kicked into gear, it won't stop anymore. She tries to lay still but somehow, Gene still wakes up. He turns his head to kiss her forehead and then turns on his side to face her.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Didn't know you were awake."
"I'm used to getting up early. Comes with the job," she tells him with a smile. "I hope I didn't wake you."
Gene leans in and kisses her nose.
"I don't know what woke me up but I'm glad it did."
He leans in again and they kiss each other on the lips.
"Me too," Olivia whispers.
Gene holds her close as he, too, wakes up fully and after a minute he asks her,
"So tell me what you're thinking."
"What do you mean?"
His hand caresses her bare back until it rests on her hip.
"I think I know what woke me up just now."
"What was it?"
"The turning of the wheels in your head."
Olivia can't help smiling and she kisses his jaw before sighing,
"I'm just a little nervous."
"About what?"
She hesitates and Gene leans his forehead against hers.
"They already love you, Olivia," he tells her softly. "How could they not? This is your new family."
The word family makes her heart falter. She didn't think she was nervous about being liked but maybe she does feel a little like an intruder. Hank's remarks still have her feeling restless.
"Hey," Gene whispers, rubbing her back. "Talk to me baby. What's bothering you?"
She wants to shake it off, tell him it's nothing, but the plea in his voice makes her reconsider. He really wants to know her. He already knows the worst about her and she needs to learn to open up.
"It's just something your father said," she finally admits. "Or … maybe it was the way he said it."
Gene sighs. She knows he tried not to but she heard it. He'll get tired of her overthinking soon.
"That's just my dad in protective mode, Liv. It has nothing to do with you personally."
"Protective mode?"
Now she's confused. The man had told her about the family business and how they each hold a share, including Gene. How is that being protective?
"He is like that with everyone. Did it to Lyndsey too and to Frank's ex. He needs to know that the girls flocking around his sons aren't out for money. Because some of them most definitely are."
Gene looks into her eyes and she tells him honestly,
"I've never given it a second thought."
He leans in to kiss her softly on the lips and assures her,
"I know."
He kisses her again and she sees a cocky smile spreading across his face.
"You're just in it for the sex."
She chuckles and reaches around him to pinch his ass cheek, making his hips jolt forward. She then presses her hips against his.
"I was," she tells him huskily, and words are no longer needed then.
They both know they started out as a hookup, just for sex. But it's grown into so much more and big words have been spoken between them. They are in love. The sex is just a huge bonus.
Gene takes his time to show her once more how devoted he is to her. How much he wants her to be happy and feel good. And he most definitely knows how to make her feel good. He finds even more sweet spots this time; parts of her body that are becoming sensitive to his touch that were never this sensitive before. Even his lips on her right ankle make her shiver, just like his fingers caressing the back of her left knee. She expects him to give her a proud look, making her respond to him like this, but when she lifts her head to look at him, all she sees is love in his eyes; a sheen of tears even. It makes her want to give him as much of herself as he is giving her of him. She reaches for his hand and he lays back down next to her. They are both naked and their covers have slid off the bed but they don't feel exposed at all. Olivia realizes that she is finally allowing someone to see her; not just her body but her. And it doesn't scare her half as much as it used to.
She rolls Gene on his back and straddles him. He caresses her thighs lovingly and looks up at her with complete trust.
"I love you," she whispers and an actual tear escapes the corner of his eye then.
She leans forward to kiss it away and Gene closes his eyes when she kisses his eyelids, then his nose and finally his mouth. She feels his body's response underneath her and moves her hips to rub him gently with her body. She's already wet for him, it's automatic whenever he touches her. She continues her trail of kisses downward, down his chin and then his neck, licking the dip between his collarbones a few times. It seems his response to her is as fierce as hers to him and he moans her name.
"Not yet," she whispers against his skin.
His dick jumps up when she lifts her weight off of it so she can find his nipples with her mouth and he tangles one hand in her hair while she sucks and nips on his perfect pecs. She's always hated it when people touched her hair but now, it just feels sexy as hell. It's one of the many signs of how badly he wants her.
The tables turn a few times as they explore each other before the need becomes too great and Olivia wants him inside her. She isn't going to last long after this extensive foreplay and neither is he. Gene sits up, moves to the edge of the bed and places his feet on the floor without getting up. He takes her hand and she follows his lead, standing up only to settle back down right away in his lap, her legs wrapping around him and resting on the bed. Gene pulls her into him roughly then, penetrating her at once. He is as ready as she is and they grunt together while they find the best way to get him in as deep as possible in this position. Olivia wraps her arms around his neck and Gene pulls her into him again and again. She's bouncing in his lap and she wraps herself tighter and tighter around him, her mouth attaching itself to his neck to muffle her cries of passion. They are heading for a climax already but she needs more. She wants it harder and deeper and when Gene suddenly stands up, lifting her up without breaking their intimate connection, she knows it is the same for him. He turns them around, all but drops her on the bed and falls with her, into her.
"Yessss!" Olivia hisses, arching her back and opening her legs wider for him.
Gene pushes himself up on his arms and continues to pound into her. There is no hesitation, they both know this is what the other wants. Olivia's fingernails are digging into Gene's ass and she feels his strong muscles work beneath her fingers. Her insides are on fire and she can feel her orgasm approaching already.
"Gene!" she cries out and he increases the pressure each time he pushes into her, not going faster but even deeper than before.
"Ah, yes!" she cries out and Gene grunts something unintelligible.
She feels his body shudder, then freeze, and then she feels that pulsating sensation inside her that has become so familiar to her. He is coming. After the first few seconds he moves again, prolonging his own pleasure as well as releasing hers. She clenches around him, pleasure rippling through her body and making her toes curl. They continue to move lazily for a while longer, until their bodies go limp. Gene's arms buckle and Olivia catches him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. She feels safe and content underneath him, all her worries about the upcoming breakfast evaporated for the moment.
…
It had still been early, and they had gone back to sleep for a while afterwards. Now, Gene is watching the love of his life getting dressed. He can still hardly believe how stunning she is, no matter what she is wearing. At the moment she is arranging her skirt after putting it on backwards so she could zip up more easily. Aside from her panties, the skirt is the only thing she is wearing so far and he is drinking her in. He would have helped her zip up of course, but she'd told him no because it might lead to other things and they don't want to be late for breakfast. And so he has started getting dressed too but he is currently completely distracted by the view.
Olivia catches him staring and raises an eyebrow.
"What?" she asks him, still naked from the waist up but completely unfazed about it.
"Just enjoying the view," he tells her with a grin.
She laughs and goes in search of her bra.
"It has to be here somewhere," Gene offers, but he has no intention of helping her find the discarded piece of lace. He is too busy ogling her breasts.
Olivia straightens up after finding the bra at the foot of the bed and looks at him, letting her eyes peruse his body for a moment. He hasn't gotten any further than socks and boxer briefs and she shakes her head.
"Down boy," she says and he looks down guiltily at the bulge in his underwear.
"You're just too fucking gorgeous," he growls just before jumping up and backing Olivia up against the far wall of the bedroom.
Her soft, full breasts are pressing against his chest and he already wants her again. He reaches for the bra that's dangling from Olivia's fingers but she snatches it away.
"I just want to help you put it on," he pouts but she doesn't believe him, and rightly so.
He is enjoying their time together and how open Olivia is. He can only hope that his family will see what he sees when they look at her and get to know her. He glances down at her breasts once more. Well, not literally what he sees. Nobody is ever going to see her like this again but him. She's the one for him and he knows what that means. Moving in together will be great but it's not enough. Not for Olivia Benson.
He takes a step back and lets her finish getting dressed while he does the same. It's time for breakfast.
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