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"Dinner for two? I thought we were going out as a family." Olivia asked looking at the candle lit table in front of them.
"We did go out together. But, now we are going to let you two be." Ashton smiled pushing her father closer to her mother. "Have fun." She said as Indianna and her walked out of the warehouse.
"I think they've been planning this all along." Elliot chuckled as he walked out onto the dancefloor. "This looks like the reception hall that we had."
Olivia nodded. "Yeah, it does." She looked around at the various flower arrangements that accented the room. "I can't believe they did all this.
Elliot walked over to the table. "They even got dishes with same China pattern from our wedding."
Olivia joined him by the table and looked at the delicate patterns painted on the dishes. "They did. How did you recognize them?"
"It was the most important day to us. I tried to take in every little detail, even the dishes." Elliot said looking at her and studying her face. "I remember a lot of things about that day." He remembered the way her dress made her look like she could walk on water. She was always a simple girl, so she had her hair down. No veil, just the smile on her face as she walked down the isle with Don.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Olivia asked bringing Elliot out of his daze. His eyes held something that she remembered as adoration, love. It was making her weak at the knees and she knew she shouldn't be feeling this way. He shouldn't be looking at her this way. He was getting married. Shaking her head, she turned away from his intense gaze and looked around. "So, I guess we should figure out arrangements with the girls while we're here."
Elliot felt her detach from him and hide in her personal shell that she built for herself. He knew her too well sometimes. She'd build up these walls and when they came down, the real Olivia shined through. "I guess we should. We have a lot to work out. They can't go to two different schools. We certainly can't have one of us have them the whole year until the summer."
"That's why this system worked." Olivia breathed. "Well, it did for us anyway."
Elliot furrowed his eyebrows and was about to ask about it when a door across the room suddenly burst open. "Welcome to Casa Ala Munch!" John grinned coming out and bowing down. Casey walked in after him and chuckled.
"Wow, you two look snassy." Olivia smiled. "John is actually wearing a suit. It brings out your sun burn so nice, John."
John laughed sarcastically at her. "That was great. You do know I'm going to be handling your food tonight, don't you?" Olivia's smile dropped from her face as she stared at him. "That's what I thought."
Casey laughed. "Don't worry. I will make sure nothing happens to the food while he is carrying or touching it." She set down two glasses and poured wine into them. "We will be out shortly." Walking towards the kitchen, she and John left the room.
"This should be interesting." Olivia commented before picking up her glass. "I wonder if this place has the view that we had at our reception."
"Do you want to find out?" Elliot asked smirking as he picked up his glass. Olivia smiled lightly at him and went up the tall staircase with him tailing her. When they got to the top, the breath in her lungs left her. Elliot smiled. "This is a better view." He looked out at the water. Boats were lined up at the docks, scattered lights decorating the horizon.
"This is beautiful." Olivia breathed looking at the boats as they sailed smoothly across the water.
Elliot turned his head to look at her. "I have seen sites that are far more beautiful." He watched as she glanced at him and blushed. She had no idea how breath taking she was. Her hair fell in front of her face and he wanted to tuck it behind her ear. He knew that he would cross a line. She beat him to it anyway.
"I don't know what you have seen, but it must be pretty amazing in order to beat this." Olivia said not looking at him. She ran her finger along the rim of her glass knowing he was talking about her. The look that he gave her every time she looked at him made her stomach lurch.
"It's more amazing than anything I have come to know." Elliot breathed. He wanted to hold her hand, put a hand on her back, rest his forehead on hers. He just wanted to touch her. This feeling wasn't knew to him. He knew this feeling back when they were two stupid kids, when they were married. It haunted his dreams sometimes, leaving him with the ache in his chest that slowly took his breath and seemed to make him weaker. His need for her hadn't changed at all and he knew it.
Olivia finally looked at him and realized how close they were. If he just moved his hand an inch, it would brush hers. His eyes were locked on hers. Those eyes were enough to make her lose all thoughts. Her mind screamed at her to run and take cover because he was, in fact, getting married, but her heart...her heart just leaped out of her chest every time she took a breath. She was losing her resolve. Her walls were started in crumble and she could feel the feelings bubbling just below the surface. "El..."
"Yeah?" Elliot asked glancing at her lips before staring back into her brown eyes. He saw the love that never left. He saw the fear of what this would lead to. All he needed to know was broadcasted to him through those eyes. Her eyes.
"Um..." She was tongue tied. The tiny smirk on his face proved to her that he knew she was. "Do you know what kind of wine this is?"
"It's Bond 'Quella'. It's a Napa Valley red wine." Elliot almost whispered not missing a beat. Neither of them had moved. "It's expensive, but it's worth it."
Olivia let the tension hang in the air for a moment. "How much?"
"It's enough for people to think the man buying it is crazy. He has to love it like no other. He cherishes it to the point of insanity. You have to keep it at just the right temperature for it to turn out just the way you want it." Elliot said and tilted his head. "You don't control the wine; the wine doesn't control you. It's a bond of give and take. Mistakes are made all the time, but...if you want it enough...you always make sacrifices to make it perfect."
"It sounds like a pain in the ass." Olivia concluded.
Elliot let out a small chuckle. His smile made Olivia grin. "It can be, but in the end...it's worth it." His fingers lightly grazed hers. She didn't back off. Her gaze just seemed to become more intense. A piano could be dropped right be him and he believed it wouldn't phase the bubble they put themselves into.
The world around her seemed to dissipate. Her heart was beating while her feet seemed to be anchored to the floor. His piercing blue eyes seemed to cut through her and reach the real her that she had hid from everyone that she met. He was one of four people that had seen the real her. Her father, her two daughters, and he only saw her, the raw her. "How much?" She repeated.
Elliot cocked his head to the side. "I'd say that it was priceless, but in some places it's worth three hundred and fifty dollars."
"You'd pay that much for a bottle of wine?" Olivia asked incredulously.
"I'd pay anything price for that bottle of wine." Elliot said. "Anything."
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