I'm sorry this update took so long. what a horrible week ive had! I think theres only one chapter left of this now and im rather emotional. this has been my most popular fic, it's made me so proud so thanks to everyone that had read it! if you dont already then follow me on twitter chriskaxo

It was three more days before Liv cracked on keeping away from Elliot. She had gone to check on Noah who was in his room playing his xbox and realised she was only going to spend the rest of the afternoon alone so she told him she was just heading to the gym and she'd be back in a few hours. He barely looked up from the tv as she shooed her off.

Elliot hadn't been expecting her and it was clear how excited he was to see her when she walked into the gym. He left the client he was chatting to almost instantly and moved towards her. He had wanted to walk over and kiss her but instead he settled for hugging her and placing a discreet kiss on the side of her head.

"What are you doing here?"

"To work out obviously"

He pulls back and raises his eyebrow at her and she blushes.

"Maybe I missed your face"

"Not half as much as I missed yours. I want to kiss you so much right now"

"Soon"

She nods towards the clock on the wall behind him and he knows she is saying the gym will be closing soon and then they can be alone.

He groans to himself as she walks past him and over to the machine's but he follows her halfway and turns off to return to the client he had just abandoned. She isn't sure why she's even working out, they both knew she was only here for one thing. Well two if you included her need to see him.

She starts with her legs, doing reps of leg presses as she watches Elliot. he is distracted for a while with his client but he'd been trying to watch her as much as he could and when he looks up again he can see she's moved onto doing arm presses, He can see the way her cleavage jiggle and press together and he looks around to check if anyone else has noticed the sight he has, he felt possessive over Olivia in a way he'd never felt about a woman before. The thought of other men here looking at her the way he did made his blood boil.

Olivia can see him watching but she pretends she doesn't notice. It's something she'd got used to at the gym, men looking at her but only he made her feel something. After another set she stops to take a sip of her water on the floor and check her watch. It should be closing any moment, there are only a couple of people left so she sits patiently and waits for them to be alone.

She doesn't have to wait long as it's only a few more moments before he's shutting the door behind the final customer and heading over to her and she can feel the huge grin on her face.

Elliot doesn't say anything as he approaches her he just squats in front of her trying to fit himself on the small seat she occupied and kisses her. Olivia wraps her arms around his neck as her head presses to the back of the seat.

"I think I'm going to have to ban you during office hours. You're way too distracting". Elliot tells her as she places small kisses along her neck and she chuckles.

"A true professional would never be distracted"

She runs her hands down his arms and wonders how she's managed to go days without the feel of him.

"Then they've never been around you"

Before they even have time to have a real conversation his mouth is trailing over her breasts and his hands are yanking at the side of her trousers and she knows what he wants to do, he wants to travel his mouth over every inch of her and she wouldn't normally complain but now she's finally in his presence again her body is feeling the four days of pent up frustration and she has no time for foreplay.

She pushes him back and he steps away from her so she has space to push her own trousers down. She kicks her trainers off first before her bottom half is totally naked and then her top and sports bra follows.

"Sit down" she tells him as she stands up and moves to the side so the seat is free. He strips his own clothes off before he sits down on the seat she had just vacated and he strokes his dick as she lowers herself back down on top of him, her legs straddling either side.

Elliot wraps his spare hand around her back and pulls her body into his and she reaches up to hold onto the arm presses as she lifts herself up so he can line himself up with her entrance before he pulls her down onto his length.

"Oh god i've missed you" she mumbles against his lips as she feels him enter her again and she's surprised at the words coming out of her own mouth.

"Not as much as i've missed you"

Olivia's tongue swipes over Elliots lips and he opens his mouth to grant her access. Even though her body is moving up and down on his cock it's his mouth that brings her the real pleasure. His kiss is telling, she can tell how much he has missed her from how deeply he is kissing her. The hand that had been on his dick was now holding the back of her head and every part of her was pulled against him.

Dropping her hands to the back of the chair Liv giggles slightly and pulls backwards to talk.

"I don't think i've got the muscles for gym sex you know"

Elliot smirks and lifts his legs up onto the foot rests, letting his legs drop open and in turn opening her legs wider.

"I've got you"

He pulls her face back down to his and kisses her again as he starts to thrust into her. She's caught off guard but just how fast he was managing to move below her and she grabs at his shoulders with both hands to hold herself steady as she pulls back to moan.

She notices the cocky grin on his face as he watches her but she doesn't say anything this time she just smiles and drops her head backwards. He has earned it.

Olivia moves one hand from his shoulder to palm at her breasts, pulling slightly at her own niples for a second before Elliot is batting her hand away and replacing it with his mouth and she half moans and half laughs at him in the same breath.

"I've missed them too," he explains.

"I don't think I can go that long again"

"Then don't"

She leans forward again to kiss him, her clit rubbing against his groin in this position and she reaches her hands back up to the arm presses either side of his head as she moans again.

"I won't"

It doesn't take long before she's groaning his name and whispering barely audible i love you's as he bring her to the edge but the scream she lets out as she comes echos around the room and he knows he can't go more than a day without hearing that sound for the rest of his days on this earth.

A few moments later they were both fully dressed again and when walking over to the bench to sit down Olivia had changed her mind and dropped to the mats in front of the mirrors and laid down and Elliot had copied her.

"How do I do this El?" she eventually asks as they both stare at the ceiling, their fingers intertwined between them on the mat.

"One day at a time"

"This is what you really want? A middle aged not yet divorced woman with a teenage son?"

Elliot lets go of her hand and uses that arm to push himself up. He leans on his elbow and turns to look at her.

"Yes" he says deadly serious. "I wouldn't care if you have six ex husbands and ten kids id want to be with you"

She nods but she's still scared. She knew it was quick, too quick really but she knew what she felt in her heart and Noah was open to the idea so she had no real reason to hold back anymore.

"I'll speak to Noah. this is all on his terms"

Elliot has the biggest grin on his face that she'd ever seen and it makes her heart swell that he seemed so enthusiastic to take the step of meeting her son and becoming part of their lives.

"That's fine by me" he assures her. However long it takes he is willing to wait.

It was a bittersweet goodbye when they stood at the door an hour later. She was excited to go home and speak to Noah and discuss their future but she was scared it all seemed to be going too well for her. That when she spoke to Noah he would have had a change of heart and she would have to respect that and keep her two lives separate which she knew would be hard.

Her and Elliot held hands until the very last minute when distance pulled them apart and his heart dropped seeing her go.

"Call me later Liv. whatever happens"

She nods as she jumps into her SUV.

"I will"

The drive back to her apartment is only small so she doesn't have much time to overthink what she's about to say. On the other hand she also doesn't have much time to prepare either and all too quickly she is inside her apartment dropping her gym bag on the floor in her bedroom and heading off to speak to Noah. She debates showering first but she's afraid she'll lose her bottle if she drags this out.

She knocks on his door before entering but it's still half open from her earlier so she pops her head around the door to find him in the same position as when she had left him.

"Noah. Can we have a chat?"

"Mhmm" he says but he doesn't put the controller down or take his headset off so she walks over to his bed to give him a second in case he's on one of those live games he tells her he can't leave when she calls him to dinner.

She waits for a few minutes tapping the end of the bed impatiently. She wants to walk over to the TV and turn it off but she doesn't think that will go down well with what she's about to ask of him. Eventually he places his controller and headset down on the floor and spins in his chair to face her.

"What's up?"

"It's about what you said the other day about meeting the person I am dating"

"Oh"

"I was wondering if you still felt that way?"

He shrugs. Now that she was actually asking he wasn't sure he was so confident on the idea. Not that he didn't want his mother to have somebody, but he was worried that he may not like this man and then where would they be?

"This is up to you. I know it's only early days so I won't push you"

"No.." he nods, shaking away his worries. He trusts his mother's choices. "I'll meet him. If he makes you this happy that you want me to meet him then he must be pretty great"

He knew his mother wouldn't just introduce him to anyone no matter how long they had been together. Olivia grins and leans forward to hug him tightly.

"He really is. Thank you"

"Mommm" he moans as she squeezes him tightly.

"I'm sorry. Sorry" she says, taking a step back and he runs his hand through his hair that she'd messed up.

"We can do something this weekend if you want? Dad has asked me to stay next week before I start school again so you can have some time to yourself" he finishes the sentence with a disgusted look on his face realising what his mother would be doing in a house alone with her new boyfriend for the week and she blushed as well.

"Well. one step at a time. Just know you never need to feel like you're not wanted in your own home"

"I know mom. Dads took the week off though and he wants me to sort out my room at his new place. It'll be cool"

Noah shrugs, spinning back around to pick up the headset and controller and Olivia takes the hint that the conversation is done. She's actually quite pleased with Trevor for taking some time out for Noah to get him used to the transition but she admits to herself she is going to have to give in and call first before Noah goes for a week but that can be tomorrow's issue. Right now she is going to get clean and bask in the happy feeling that Noah and Elliot are bringing her.

Olivia takes a long soak in the bath, enjoying the relaxed feeling she had again. The hopefully feeling that she might, just might be able to have it all if things go to plan. Noah seems open to the idea and Elliot is a likeable guy, she'd have to be pretty unlucky for them to not get on. Thank god Noah takes after her and not his father.

When she gets out of the bath she wraps herself in a fluffy bathrobe and twists her hair into a towel placed on top of her head and walks through to the bedroom plopping herself width ways across the bed. She picks up her phone that she had thrown down there on her way to her bath, opens it to Elliots number and hits the call button.

He picks up almost immediately like he always does when she calls and he wonders if he is always sitting waiting for her call.

"Hi" she says sweetly and he can tell she has good news.

"Hey. how'd it go?"

"Good"

"Yeah?" She could tell how excited he was by his tone and she flips over to lay on her back before she continues.

"Yeah. he said he trusts my judgement and that he will meet you"

"Well you do have excellent taste" he answers her smugly.

"I hope I do"

"So what does he wanna do?"

"He didn't say. Something fun I guess so he doesn't feel too awkward"

"We could go to Coney Island for the day? You can't go wrong with some rides, some arcades"

"You sound rather excited yourself"

"You're never too old to enjoy the small things in life"

"Mmm"

She grins to herself though. As a family before they'd never really enjoyed the small things in life. Holidays they took probably weren't the most child friendly because Trevor had always chosen the destination, somewhere like Coney Island would have been his idea of a nightmare.

"So is that a yes?"

"That's a yes"

"I'll show you a good time Miss Benson"

She rolls her eyes and laughs that he still calls her that name and then she remembers that she could very much be Ms Benson again in just a few months.