Skin On Skin
Chapter 3 – Pick me up bath
Authors note: A very long overdue update to these drabbles has finally come! I have some ideas brewing in my head again and I hope to get those out during the back half of the season. This little sweet and spicy chapter is based after Olivia and Amanda's heated argument in "Chasing Demons" light to medium M rating. As always, favorites, follows, and reviews are greatly appreciated! I hope you all enjoy!
-Syanna
On with the chapter!
It was well into the 6 o'clock hour and Liv was still at her desk, fingers massaging her temples while trying to process the day she just had. The air in her office still dense enough to be pierced with a knife after her heated argument with Amanda a few hours before. Not a word has been said between them since then, and she knows any won't be said for awhile longer with Amanda already have packed up and went home for the night. When she thinks about it, she knows everything Amanda said was right. She doesn't know Brian anymore. Having him hide out at her house really could have been disastrous for them all in the end, the other right in the argument hitting her hard; putting all her squad members' jobs on the line for an ex from a part of her life she wants to get rid of.
She had been staring at her blank laptop screen the whole time while thinking about everything Amanda pointed out to her, finally snapping back into reality and tapping on her mouse pad so she can forward the last bit of documents over to ADA Stone. The darkness surrounding her and the headache brewing in the back of her head are the only signs she needs to tell herself to pack up and go home for the night. She shoves everything into her work bag and sends a quick text to Amanda "Going home now. Are we going to see each other tonight? Xoxo" not even waiting to see if the three little dots appear for an answer before letting it drop to the bottom of her bag and grabbing her car keys.
Her mind didn't seem to want to ease up on doing some intense thinking for her on the drive home, everything surrounding her in a blur. The radio station turned on to a channel she doesn't normally listen to that she can't hear anyways, and the headlights from cars causing the creases in her forehead to get a little bit deeper because of her headache. She lets out a louder than necessary sigh when she finally puts into the assigned parking spot of her apartment building. She grabs her work bag from the back seat and heads to the elevators, still not checking to see if she has any messages from Amanda. She figures if they don't see each other in the moment tonight she can catch her on FaceTime. Even if she doesn't know how to address everything that's been going through her mind on today's events, just seeing her girlfriends face will ease her nerves and help her relax.
When she finally gets to her numbered door in the hallway, she jingles her keys in the door and slowly pushing the door open and stepping inside. What comes into her view next is something she didn't expect to see at all. Amanda is sitting on her couch, remote in hand scrolling through the channels on mute so she didn't give away that she was already there, wearing grey joggers and a navy-blue tank top, bare feet propped up on the coffee table. Liv doesn't say one word as she puts down her work bag and slips her boots back into the wooden shoe holder by the door. Eye contact heavy on Amanda as she walks her way over to the couch and bends down over the arm rest to give her a kiss. Surprised when Amanda doesn't reject her and kisses her back, a little bit more force and hunger behind it than a normal greeting home kiss would be. Her eyebrows are raised in confusion even after the kiss is over, but she chooses not to say anything still, instead rubbing her fingers back and forth across Amanda's hand resting on the couch arm and then heading down the hallway to change into her night clothes.
Night clothes on and makeup off, she makes her way to the kitchen for something to drink, preferably wine, and she almost runs right into the back of Amanda, who's in front of the oven taking out their dinner that was being kept warm. The silence finally breaks after that, Olivia pulling Amanda to her by her elbows and resting her head on the blonde's shoulder. She peppered kisses along that warm shoulder until Amanda relaxed into her embrace and finally decided to speak.
"I didn't want to go to my apartment because I knew I wouldn't be able to keep myself busy being away from you so, I came here. I made us some dinner and then tried to stay distracted on the couch. Waiting for you is a lot tougher than I thought." Amanda letting out a combination of a chuckle and a sigh after she finishes speaking. "but now that you are here…" she cranes her neck a little to see Olivia's face behind her, eyes glassy but soft, and kisses her. Telling her in that kiss that what happened in her office at work will be addressed soon, just not tonight.
Tonight, is about bringing the comfort between them back.
They eat dinner at the kitchen island, the touches in between bites and the light conversations coming back to them easily, naturally. Sometime later, both their wine glasses are empty and plates are cleaned of food, Liv smiles at Amanda and running her fingers silky strands, her hand stopping at the base of her neck. "can you clean up for me while I do something really quick? Give me 10 minutes, tops?" she says while scratching her fingers on Amanda's neck, causing her to close her eyes momentarily. Now it's Amanda's turn to be confused, but she goes with it and smiles, "sure thing, Liv. Do you want me to stay in the kitchen when I'm done? Go back into the living room?" the confusion turning into slight mischief. "uh huh, you're not getting any hints from me." Then she pinches Amanda's side, causing her to let out a little squeak and fall into Liv's side. She wraps an arm around her waist and keeps talking. "just come back and sit at the barstool. I'll come get you when I'm done." She places a kiss on her temple and when Amanda opens her eyes again Liv's footsteps are already heading towards the bedroom.
Once Liv makes it to the bathroom, she quietly sheds her sleep shorts and tee, leaving her in nothing but a pair of mint green lace panties. She grabs her maroon silk robe and ties it together, moving to the bathtub to fill it up and add some lavender essential oils to it. To keep it relaxed as possible, she turns the overhead light off and the closet light on, just to have a little glow for them to go by.
She quietly pads back to the kitchen to get Amanda and bring it into the bathroom, the blonde scrolling on her phone, not even noticing the never ending tan legs and painted toenails of Olivia standing right next to her. She puts her hand on a jean clad thigh. "I'm back, honey." Amanda's phone is immediately abandoned when she sees that maroon silk robe and a rosy blush forms on her cheeks. "you wanna…tonight?" of course that's where her mind would go first. Delicate make up sex after a work fight, why wouldn't it? Liv already knows that's what she's thinking though. "well, not right now, no. I set up the bath for us. Come on, let's go." She tangles their hands together and takes them through the bedroom and into the bathroom.
They both stand there in silence for a few minutes, hands on each other's hips, just taking in the mood and quietness of the room. No talking is needed when Olivia begins to slowly unbutton Amanda's blouse, rubbing her thumbs across her collarbones and the blonde's plain gray bra comes in to view. She keeps going until its fully unbuttoned, slowly removing it from her shoulders and tossing into dirty clothes bin near the closet. Amanda is still quiet, but her grip on Liv's hips has become a little stronger and her eyelids have drooped. Olivia keeps going by slowly stroking her hands down Amanda's side and scratches a fingernail across the waistband of her jeans before popping the button and drawing the zipper down and she sees the first glimpse of plain gray panties to match. Those droopy eyes are now fully closed and a soft shiver runs through her before she opens her eyes again and sees Liv now on her knees in front of her, fingers in the belt loops, oh so teasingly pulling down her jeans. She tosses those aside as well, and begins to run those long, tan fingers that Amanda knows oh so well, up each one of her legs. She stops when she gets back to her hips, now just rubbing her hip bones slowly back and forth and finally speaks the first words since stepping into the bathroom. "you're so soft, Manda."
The blonde has a feeling there's a reason behind all the slow movements of her undressing, but doesn't let any hints show on her face, instead deciding to flip the cards and let her be the one that treats Olivia to this bath, since she was the one that brought up the subjects of their heated argument at work that afternoon. She covers Liv's hands with her own on her hips and rests her head on the brunette's shoulder, taking in her scent before speaking back. "but you're impossibly softer, my love." Then she peppers kisses along Liv's neck before moving one hand inward towards the knot on the robe, pulling it fast before Liv can protest. "Let me." She hangs it back up behind the door, and comes back to Liv, putting one hand flat in between her breasts and the other through ruffled bangs, nipping at her bottom lip before fulling kissing her. The kiss moves slow, and in sync, Amanda standing up on her tippy toes, letting the lace from Olivia's underwear scratch deliciously against her bare mound, letting out a moan to fill the whole room. Her own teeth just barely holding on to Liv's bottom lip, she swipes her tongue over Liv's bottom teeth, and then pulls back. This time she behinds down onto her knees in front of Olivia, and kisses up and down both legs, one at a time. She lays one kiss just above the course patch of hair between Liv's legs before moving on to kiss up her stomach, until she reaches the underside of her breasts. She doesn't want to let this get too far though, because the real play can come later, for now, the bath is going to get cold. She gives her a small smile before saying, "time to get it, i'd say?"
Amanda dips a couple toes in first, the water still hot enough, and then fully sinks down and opens her legs, holding out a hand for Liv to grab so she can settle down in between her. She bends one knee and Liv lays her hand on it, letting her thumb rub the soft skin there, while the other leg is stretched all the way out, Liv's leg crossed over top Amanda's. the comfortable silence between them comes back, just a little sigh emitting from their mouths when one hits a good patch of skin they're touching. Amanda has one arm wrapped around Olivia's midsection when she decides to take that hand and just get her fingers under the underside of Liv's breasts before moving them back and forth. Her little plan is working, because she feels Liv move even closer against her, and the arm around hers tighten. When Liv goes to move that hand down her stomach to her core though, she has to stop her, "don't. not in here. Just close your eyes and focus on my touch, okay?" she keeps going with her feather light touches to her breasts, eventually settling Liv back down, wanting it to calm her, not spike her arousal. After some time passes by, Liv drops her head onto Amanda's shoulder, so she takes her other hand that was laying on the side of the bath and threads it through thick brown tresses. She can feel Liv's breath even out when she does this, and she knows that's the cue that she could fall asleep right there if they don't get out now.
She pulls the plug to the water with her foot and quietly slides out from behind Liv so she can help her out of the bath, so she doesn't fall from how sleepy she became. She grabs them both fluffy towels and wraps them around Liv, drying her off before getting two oversized sleep shirts from the closet and dressing them both. She takes them to the bedroom and pulls the huge white comforter on the bed back, laying down on her side first and then pulling Liv with her, so she's the big spoon like how they were in the bath. It's like her own perfect warm paradise being able to fall asleep in with Liv every single night. Even when they're able to wind down like this after something happens at work between them or a case affects them. She moves slightly to make sure she's as close and snuggled into Liv's body as she possible can be, before kissing her on the temple and whispering, "I love you so much Liv, goodnight." and closes her eyes.