Chapter Ten Part One
Olivia lay on the couch taking in the beauty that was her girlfriend. She never imagined feeling so in love with anyone. She sighed.
"I love you so much." She whispered in the silent room. She placed a light kiss along Natalia's jawline letting her lips linger there until she felt the younger woman stir.
Natalia blinked her eyes a few times and looked at Olivia smiling.
"Hey." She said rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Hi back." Olivia replied sporting a goofy grin. "How'd you sleep?"
"I slept great!" Natalia exclaimed. She could feel the blush creeping up her cheeks from thinking about the night before.
Olivia smiled knowing what Natalia was thinking about.
"Last night was wonderful." Olivia said.
"Yes it was. Fantastic in all ways possible." Natalia agreed. She planted a kiss on Olivia's luscious lips. "I love you, Olivia Spencer." She stared deep into Olivia's eyes watching the love reflect back at her.
"I love you too, Natalia Rivera." Olivia placed a soft kiss on Natalia's brow. "So I figured we could have a quick breakfast and head to the prison to tell Rafe." Olivia could feel Natalia smiling.
"That would be wonderful!" Natalia replied, excited to finally be able share the news with her son.
Natalia got off the couch and stood. Olivia immediately felt the loss.
"Come back here." Olivia said with a little pout.
"I would love to, but I've gotta go get ready." Natalia started walking towards the stairs with Olivia watching her every move.
Olivia licked her lips looking at her love walk over to the steps. She was pulled out of her daze by Natalia's voice.
"Hey! You gonna come join me?" Natalia asked when she reached the bottom of the steps.
Olivia hopped over the back of the couch almost losing her footing and walked over to Natalia.
"Definitely!" She blurted out.
Natalia grabbed Olivia's hand and they headed up to get ready for their day.
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An hour later, the ladies were showered, dressed, and fed. They headed out to go see Rafe.
The ride to the prison was filled with conversation. They talked about how to approach the subject and what to tell Rafe. They decided the best thing would be to just be honest.
They pulled up at the prison and Olivia turned off the engine. She turned to Natalia.
"You ready?" She asked.
"So ready." Natalia answered leaning over and placing a kiss on Olivia's lips.
The ladies got out of the car and headed into the prison holding hands.
Once they were inside, they sat in the visitors station waiting for Rafe.
"Hey ma! Olivia!" Rafe shouted across the room. He was excited to finally be seeing them both again.
"Hi Rafe." The ladies said in unison. "It's so good to see you." Natalia added.
"It's good to see you also." Rafe said, his eyes filling with tears. "How are you two?"
"We're great! Ecstatic actually." Natalia answered looking at Olivia.
"Extremely happy." Olivia smiled at Natalia. "How are you?" She asked looking back at Rafe.
"As good as can be expected. I can't wait to get out of this place." Rafe hung his head. "If I could take it back, I definitely would. I'm so sorry ma." Rafe let the tears slide down his cheeks.
"Aww... Rafe honey. We know you would do anything to take it back. Soon enough you'll be out." Natalia said feeling sad for her son.
Rafe sniffed and wiped his tears on his shirt sleeve. "Anyways, enough of that. What brings you by today?" Rafe asked them.
The ladies looked at each other briefly. Olivia gave a small nod and Natalia spoke up first.
"We just wanted to discuss something with you." Natalia started.
"Before you hear it from someone else." Olivia finished.
Olivia reached for Natalia's hand fingers interlacing immediately.
Rafe looked at the two women and had some idea of what they had to share. He felt his heart fill with joy at seeing his mom so happy.
"Okay. So what is it?" Rafe asked sounding like a giddy schoolgirl.
Natalia took a deep breath. "IminlovewithOlivia." It came out in a jumbled mess.
Rafe smiled. "You're in love with Olivia?"
"Yes. I'm in love with her and she feels the same about me." Natalia looked at Olivia. "We don't know how or when it happened, but it did and we're gonna embrace it."
Rafe looked at Olivia. "You love my ma?"
Olivia looked deep into the eyes that bore an uncanny resemblance to her lovers. "Yes. And not only do I love her, I'm in love with her. She means everything to me." Olivia could feel the tears forming in her eyes. She dipped her head and tried to wipe them away.
Another smile spread across Rafe's face. "Well it's about time!"
Olivia lifted her head and looked at a confused Natalia then back to a smiling Rafe. "What?"
"It's about time you two admitted it to each other. I mean anyone that looks at either one of you can obviously tell." Rafe stated.
"How'd you know?" Natalia asked.
"The way you look at each other was the first sign. I never saw two people look at each other the way you two do." Rafe giggled. "And when you talk about each other your eyes light up. I can feel the love radiating right now." Rafe laughed.
Natalia felt her heart fill with pride and joy at the man her some had become.
"How come you never said anything?" Natalia asked.
"Because it was something you needed to do for yourself. You had to figure out what was right for you. I had faith that it would happen." Rafe answered.
Olivia looked back and forth between mother and son. She was proud of the man Rafe had become also and she knew it was all because of Natalia.
"Rafe, you're an amazing kid." Olivia said smiling at the now grown man she'd come to love like her own.
"I owe it all to my ma." Rafe said smiling at Natalia.
"Oh Rafe. I love you son." Natalia wiped at the tears now staining her face. She stood from her seat and walked over to Rafe and slid her arms around his neck.
"Whoa ma. No touching." Rafe said.
"I don't care. I'm hugging you." Natalia hugged him tighter letting her tears stain his shirt. She released him from the hug and went back to her seat.
"Rafe, I'm so proud of the man you've become. Thank you for being so accepting." Olivia said.
"Look, as long as ma is happy, I'm happy." Rafe smiled at his ma thinking of all the things she has done for him over the years. "She deserves this. So who am I to stand in her way." Rafe looked deep into Olivia's eyes seeing all the love she felt for his ma. "I would give you the whole if you hurt my ma speech, but I don't think that will be necessary." Rafe laughed again.
Olivia and Natalia both smiled. "You never have to worry about that. I love your ma too much to hurt her." Olivia said.
"I know." Was all Rafe said.
The three spent the rest of the visitation talking about Emma and how to tell her. Finally, it was time for them to say their goodbyes.
"This was great!" Natalia exclaimed. "Thank you Rafe again for being so supportive. I love you, Rafe."
"Not a problem at all." Rafe grinned at his ma and Olivia. "Well, I better go. I love you, ma." And with that, Rafe turned and headed to his cell. But before he could get through the door, he heard Olivia shout "I LOVE YOU, RAFE!"
Rafe stopped and turned around facing Olivia. He felt the tears start to fill his eyes. He ran to Olivia and wrapped his arms around her pulling her into a tight embrace.
"I love you too." Rafe backed out of the embrace and turned back towards his cell with a smile on his face.
TBC
Of course, you didn't think I'd make Rafe that ass hat from the show!