Chapter 24

Amanda felt warm, really warm, she blinked her eyes and saw the top of Olivia's hair fanned across her chest. Then she heard Olivia say, "I'm glad your awake, because I have to pee, but you were sleeping so peacefully that I wasn't going to bother you." Amanda realized her legs were tangled around Liv's. "How did you know I was awake" Amanda said as she moved her legs. "Your breathing changed" Olivia said getting up heading for the bathroom. "You didn't have a nightmare last night did you?" Amanda didn't remember having one at all. "No. So that means you should love on me every night and I'll be fine." Olivia just laughed. When Olivia was done, she came back, kissing Amanda on the lips. "Hmmm minty fresh."

Olivia asked, "So where are we going today?" Amanda looked at her, "We can stay here Liv. I went to the zoo yesterday and you have work tomorrow. Maybe if you aren't working Saturday we can go out together, invite the girls." Olivia looked at Amanda, "Are you sure? You told me yesterday…" Amanda stopped her, "Liv I was wrong yesterday. I will tell you what I want from now on. I want to see places and do things in New York, but I can share you too." Olivia smiled, "Okay well, we need to go grocery shopping, because I go back to work and I want you to have food here. I need to go make a list for the store. So how about we go out to breakfast, go grocery shopping, and cook dinner together tonight?" Amanda jumped up, "I like that idea, I'll go take a shower." Olivia went to the kitchen and started making the list and then she realized she needed to find out if Amanda was staying home or coming to work with her.

Olivia knocked on the bathroom door, "Amanda can I come in?" Amanda held her breath, "Yeah Liv you can." Olivia stepped in the bathroom and saw Amanda grasping her towel tightly around her body. She was surprised Amanda let her in, she had been so shy at times. Amanda had a great body and seeing her dripping wet, made Olivia tingle in all the right places. "I was making a list, and started thinking. Are you coming with me tomorrow or staying here?" Olivia started stripping from her night clothes and turned the shower back on, while Amanda stood there gawking. "Liv you know your hot right?" Olivia smiled, "Thanks you're not so bad yourself.

So, tomorrow what are you doing?" Olivia said hopping in the shower. Amanda started drying off, "Liv I don't want to interrupt your work day." Olivia answered, "You won't interrupt my day, I've seen you do school work, you don't even talk to me. The only difference will be that if you feel anxious about anything, I'll be close or someone you know will be close. I go out on calls, but if you are at the precinct, I can check in with you more." Olivia opened the shower door grabbing her towel. Amanda clinched her towel and watched Olivia dry off right in front of her. "Liv you aren't shy at all." Olivia looked at Amanda and dropped her towel, "No I'm not shy and I don't know why you are. You are so funny. You want to have sex with me, but you won't get dressed in front of me. You do realize that with sex, I'm eventually gonna see everything under that towel. Since we're communicating now, what are you scared of?" Amanda breathed in deeply, "I'm not scared, but I've never shown my body to anyone, it's nothing special." Olivia smirked, "Well I disagree, but I'll let you have the bathroom. Wouldn't want you to catch a cold." Amanda grabbed Olivia's hand, "Liv, the guys that attacked me, they saw me and they said some mean things." Olivia grabbed her bathrobe and another dry towel, "Amanda can I touch you?" Amanda just shook her head yes. Olivia heard the shaking in Amanda's voice and saw the fear flash in her eyes. She gently dried her off with the dry towel and wrapped her bathrobe around her. "There now you're dry, and this should keep you warm. They wanted to hurt you, so you can't believe whatever they said. Talk to me baby, let it out." Amanda sighed, "They were pulling on my legs so hard it felt like they were going to rip me in half. One squeezed my breast saying I had a small rack, while another said they were cute mosquito bites. Then he bit me, hard. The mark healed before you saw it. I'm not scared, I know that's not the way it should be. I guess I'm unsure and Liv your body is so different from mine. I don't know, guess I'm still figuring things out." Olivia patted her leg, "Well I'm here to listen and help you through it all." Olivia kissed her on the lips and left her to get dressed.

The two of them headed to breakfast. Amanda decided to go to work with Olivia during the week and see what happens. After breakfast they headed for the grocery store. Amanda's appetite started to pick up, since she started her vitamins. Olivia was happy about that, because she had a GYN appointment coming up and would need to visit Dr. Hendrix again after. Here blood work was great, but she was malnourished. "What do you want for dinner baby? Amanda smiled, "Can I have anything I want?" Olivia laughed, "Of course as long as I know how to cook it, because you aren't any help." They both laughed, "Liv how about a southern dinner, fried chicken, green beans, and mac and cheese. I am from Georgia." Olivia shook her head, "Ummm wow! What are you cooking?" Amanda looked at Olivia raising her eyebrows up and down. "Okay I can't cook but maybe I can make it up to you in bed tonight." Olivia looked at Amanda, "Well you definitely have my attention." Olivia kept pushing the cart, "Ohhhh Liv, can you make cornbread too?" Olivia grabbed the cornbread mix and leaned to Amanda's ear, "You better Google how to make your girlfriend happy in bed after she slaves in the kitchen for you when we get home."

When they got home, Olivia said, "If I have to cook, you unpack, make the sandwiches for lunch tomorrow, and make sure all of your stuff is together. I'm going to change, so I can start cooking. Leave out the stuff for Mac and cheese." Amanda did everything Liv said, then plopped down on the couch. She felt arms wrap around her, "So you're just gonna chill right here and relax?" Amanda raised her phone, "No I'm going to Google" she said with a wide smile. Olivia went to the kitchen to start dinner. Amanda had a plan, although she wasn't very confident, she was going to try. She went into the kitchen to check on her gorgeous girlfriend. "Hey, it smells good in here." Olivia smiled, "Mac and cheese and cornbread in the oven, green beans in the pot, so check, check, and check. You want to help with the chicken and learn something?" Amanda looked at the raw chicken, "no thanks". Olivia turned on a black appliance on the counter and shook the chicken in the breader. "Liv what the hell is that? That's not how you make fried chicken. Olivia turned and said, "First of all, your mouth, 2nd it's an air fryer Amanda. Geez your 19 this is more for your age than mine. And this is how I make fried chicken. So sit down and shut up or get out until I'm done."

Olivia called Amanda for dinner, "Dinner's ready, come on!" Amanda sat down, she had a golden brown, crispy piece of chicken, Mac and cheese, green beans, and a slice of cornbread. "Wow Liv, it really looks like chicken." Olivia sat down, "Amanda you are pushing it, I'm telling you." They enjoyed dinner together and Amanda told her she would clean the entire kitchen. "Liv thank you! It was so yummy." Olivia bounced from chair, "glad you liked it. The kitchen is all yours. I'm gonna take a shower, because someone is making me happy tonight in bed."

Amanda cleaned the kitchen and took a shower herself. She was really nervous about what she was about to do, but she was going to do it. She opened the bathroom door and saw Liv sitting on the bed, watching the news, her usual. Amanda walked over to her side of the bed, cut the tv off, and straddled Olivia's legs. Olivia had more of a dominant personality, but she had been very gentle with Amanda, besides an occasional slap on the ass usually after Amanda had done something wrong. Amanda decided to flip the switch. She grabbed Olivia's shoulders and pushed them down. She reached for her hands and moved them above her head. "Leave them right there and don't move Liv." Olivia felt hot in all the right places. She loved seeing Amanda like this, not scared or shy. "Okay, I won't move them." Amanda started to unbutton her night shirt, "Nice choice in night wear Liv. Did you wear this on purpose." Olivia liked this side of Amanda but figured it was time to bring her down a notch, "Well I used to sleep naked, but some baby, blue eyed blond has invaded my bed." Amanda turned bright red and Olivia covered her mouth laughing so hard. "I love it, even straddling me, I can leave you speechless."