Dance Me to the End of Love.
I've always imagined Alex and Olivia as equals in their relationship and how they live it. I see Alex as often needy for Olivia's taking care of her, she is the perfect super-cool, icy calm and professional lawyer when it comes to her work but there is another side to her. She has a high-strung nervous aspect to her that made her suffer from insomnia and anxiety and which also leads her to fly off the handle when she's mad or indignant. Olivia has a strong temper too, but her anger has a slow build-up, she seethes until she can't take it anymore. As Olivia tends to be more grounded and realistic Alex holds onto that to keep herself grounded, Olivia helps her with her insecurities and is her safety net in many respects.
This starts off with a little flashback related to the end of chapter 1.
Chapter 2.
They'd often gone out for dinner and drinks and they'd laugh and talk about a variety of thing, never about work, that was a rule they had fixed from the beginning. Those evenings were just for the two of them to enjoy each other's company, to relax and feel carefree.
And within a short time after Alex showed back up in Olivia's life things had progressed very fast between them and they were back at their previous comfort level . And one night everything they had longed for intensely for such a long time finally happened and they still recalled that evening as something magical.
They had intended to go out to a restaurant but there was a heavy thunderstorm passing through and it was raining heavily so they had decided to stay in and to order in some mixed plates from a nearby deli. They'd eaten and chatted happily during their meal, washing it down with some good wine.
Shortly after they'd finished eating and were cleaning up they could hear loud rumbles of thunder and saw frequent flashes of lighting outside the windows, the thunderstorm was definitely getting more violent and moving in closer and after about 20 minutes all the lights had gone out.
They had been prepared for this eventuality and thus had provided to light up some candles on Alex's dinner table where they had been sitting and eating before moving over to the huge comfortable living room couch which was covered with an array of soft bulky cushions, a large woolen blanket was folded over one arm of the couch.
Alex's living room had quickly become chillier so she decided, the hell with it, it was cold, there was a raging thunderstorm outside, they might as well cuddle up on the couch together beneath a warm and cozy blanket and wait for the storm to pass.
Alex turned to look at Olivia in the flickering candlelight and said: "Liv, let's just camp out on the couch for now and stay warm, you can't go home anyway, the elevator's out of use with this blackout and I sure as hell am not letting you walk down ten flights of stairs in the dark or letting you out in this weather. So, you're just going to have to stay and put up with me as company, sorry, that's your only option right now" she ended with humor in her voice, smiling widely at Olivia.
Olivia had looked back at Alex with a smile: "I can think of worse tortures than being stuck with you underneath a warm blanket on a comfy couch, you're not that scary you know, well, maybe sometimes when you get all pissed off at us at work when we screw up some procedure. But you're good, I can handle you at close quarters, this could even get interesting" she added in a flirtatious voice which set Alex's heart thumping.
Olivia's smile and the sound of her smooth voice that had turned husky had sent a wave of warmth all over Alex and was tugging at her heartstrings as well, Olivia had always had this effect on her from as long as she could remember. She had never wanted anything or anyone in her life as much as she wanted Olivia, she just wanted to throw herself at her, to wrap herself around her, to feel all the heat emanating from that fabulous body against her own and to just latch onto those luscious lips and drown in their kisses.
Sometimes that yearning was so strong that she was almost scared that she might make the wrong move that would make Olivia turn around and run from her. She'd tread carefully since she came back as she wanted to win back Olivia's total and unconditional trust, a trust she felt that she had betrayed by her past behavior. So almost every time they spent time together like on an evening like this she'd always be fighting a silent battle with herself.
As these thoughts ran through her mind Olivia had already settled on the big couch, she was lying with her long legs stretched and her head and shoulders propped up against the pillows. She patted the empty space beside her and intimated for Alex to join her: "Alex, get your sweet butt over here, I'm cold, let's snuggle up and keep warm."
Alex all of a sudden felt very flustered and her heart started racing thinking about what she was about to do, it had always been her fantasy and her biggest desire for a long time to be so close to Olivia as she was about to be but it scared her too, she knew that all of her defenses would come crumbling down in the very instant she'd feel Olivia's body against hers.
They were used to hugging and kissing each other on the cheek frequently but somehow tonight felt very different as though the atmosphere were charged with something exciting and unknown.
"Stop thinking so much Alex, I can hear the windmills of your mind turning from a distance and their making a lot of noise" Olivia said, giving her a soft smile.
Alex silently moved to the couch and laid herself down next to the woman waiting for her, as she did Olivia pulled her in tight next to her with one arm and with the other she draped the heavy woolen blanket over the two of them.
Alex was feeling pure bliss as Olivia wrapped her arms around her, holding her close and whispering: "I wouldn't mind if we had thunderstorms like this every day if it means the two of us winding up like this, I think I could get addicted real fast to having you in my arms underneath a warm blanket, it feels so good Alex, it feels so right."
Olivia's last words were practically breathed into Alex's ear and feeling her warm breath caressing her ear and neck was making Alex shiver, shiver with desire, her heartbeat accelerated sharply and she felt a burning yearning to just climb on top of Olivia and to drown her in kisses while letting her hands travel all over her body, she wanted to explore every inch of the wonderful body pressed against hers.
Alex tried to lighten up the thick sensual atmosphere that all of a sudden had been created, she thought of Olivia's earlier remark and said: "What was that remark you made about my butt Liv, my sweet butt, that's all ? And here I was thinking that I had a somewhat sexy butt !"
Olivia replied without thinking: "You have an unbelievably sexy butt Alex and as for sweet, well, I'd have to give it a bite to know that, you know how it is with us detectives, we always need solid evidence as proof in everything we do." She chuckled into Alex's neck, her breath once again sending shivers throughout Alex's body.
Actually Olivia was enjoying this cat and mouse game they were playing as much as Alex was. Having Alex's body pressed up against hers and her pert if not ample breasts poking into her side was getting her very turned on. Having this beautiful woman in her arms, feeling her warm body like a perfect flush against her own was sending off a lot of high-powered sensory signals. Both of had kept this attraction pent up for much too long and she knew that their mutual passions were about to break from their cage and run wild.
Alex was silent for a moment, the she whispered: "What about my lips Liv, you told me a long time ago that they tasted sweet, maybe it's time you find out again", she just couldn't resist anymore, she didn't want to fight this anymore, she had been in love with Olivia forever and she didn't want them to lose any more time, too much time had been lost already.
Olivia fell silent as Alex held her breath, she wasn't sure what to expect, was Olivia ready for the two of them to finally take a serious step forward ?
Olivia brought her hand up and gently lifted Alex's chin up and gazed deeply into her eyes. What Alex saw reflected in those amazing velvet eyes was a look so filled with love and desire, a look so wanton that it took her breath away and sent a violent rush of excitement throughout her entire body and she felt a strong reaction in her most intimate place, an involuntary clench, a surge of wetness and her nipples hardening.
Olivia moved her lips within an inch of Alex's, her voice was almost hoarse as she breathed: "Alex, baby, there's nothing I want more right now than to taste your lips, not just your lips my darling, I want to taste and feel all of you for hours and hours until we both run out of breath or collapse, I want you Alex, I want you so bad baby that I'm burning up."
Those words were all that was needed and their lips met and melted together, fusing in a burning heat as their hot tongues did a slow dance of provocation stoking their desires up to a burning fever, a raging fire out of control.
So many years of suppressed emotions were being released into those kisses, feelings of love too, because it was truly deep feelings of a very real love that had kept burning throughout their forced separation, there was no other way to describe what they felt for each other. As they kissed and finally unleashed all their passion they both fully realized what they had somehow known all along, that they were meant to be together and that they were always destined for each other.
That night they became lovers, a night spent discovering each other's bodies and striving to give each other as much pleasure as possible, their lovemaking a glorious feast of the senses. They'd been caught up in a deep sensual dance of graceful limbs entwining, of hands, fingers mouths and tongues kissing, licking, stroking, penetrating, touching and caressing as they slowly explored and became familiar with each other's bodies and innermost wants and desires.
Only late into the night when the thunderstorm had ceased and all that could be heard was the soothing sound of the rain falling outside and loving sighs, sweet whispers and words of love in their bed, did they finally fall into an exhausted sleep, their bodies entangled and their arms wrapped around each other, never, ever wanting to let go.