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Chapter Fifteen: Catching Up

Lunch break:

Olivia was sitting on the grass leaning against a tree enjoying her lunch break by herself. Fin and Melinda had gone out to lunch with Mike, Connie, Chester, and Casey so she decided to spend her lunch time reading. They had invited her to go along with them, but she politely declined insisting that she wanted to read her book instead.

It wasn't a complete lie either, it's just that she felt odd being the only one there without someone seeing how everyone was coupled up. She couldn't complain about it though because she chose to remain single, and it's not like she didn't have guys interested in going out with her, she did.

There was Brian who was always sniffing around her making stupid jokes, and sleazy innuendos. She even caught Andy staring at her like a starving man standing in front of a buffet. Then there were the other guys that would occasionally ask her if she was seeing anyone or if she wanted to go to the movies with them, and whatnot. She was truly flattered, but she couldn't see herself with anyone at that point in her life.

Well, that was a blatant lie. There was a particular guy she was interested in, but she couldn't bring herself to actually admit her feelings for fear of being rejected or of being burned – again.

"So," a deep rumbling voice interrupted her inner turmoil.

Olivia looked up when she heard that deep voice that always seemed to make the hairs on the back of her neck stand. She also recently discovered that her stomach would tie itself into giant knots, and she would get a horrible case of cotton mouth. She inwardly cursed at her father for making her realize the hidden feelings she had for Elliot. She was doing fine before they had that little talk weeks ago.

"Mind if I sit here?" Elliot asked as he pointed to an empty spot next to where Olivia was sitting.

After clearing her throat she said, "It's a free country, knock yourself out."

"Thanks," he smirked.

"No problem," Olivia then picked up her book and continued reading.

"So, is it just me or have you been avoiding me?" he slyly started conversing.

Olivia sighed before putting her book down. "I haven't been avoiding you."

"Come on, all of our classes are together except eight which happens to be our free period, and I feel like I've barely seen you," he said.

"I don't know what to tell you. I haven't gone anywhere; I've been here the whole time. Maybe you've been avoiding me. Did you ever think of it that way?" she smirked at her retort.

"Hmm, never thought about it like that before," Elliot admitted.

"See, there you go. Glad we cleared that up," she snickered which caused Elliot to laugh out loud something he had never done in her presence.

"What?" he asked confused with the look she was giving him.

"Oh, nothing," she quickly ducked her head behind her book so he wouldn't see the blush that was creeping onto her face. She couldn't believe that he had caught her staring at him like an idiot.

"Hey, what is it?" Elliot asked as he gently moved the book away from her face so he could see her.

"Forget it, it's stupid," Olivia said as she was gathering her stuff to leave when Elliot stopped her by grabbing one of her hands.

That caused her to completely tense up, something that didn't go unnoticed by him so to try to ease her discomfort he soothingly rubbed her hand with his thumb. They both felt that same surge of electricity that they had felt when she was in the hospital.

"Well," she said after a moment of silence. "I had never heard you laugh before that's all. I thought it was strange, not your laugh or anything just that fact that you laughed at all. Oh, God don't listen to me, I sound like such an idiot."

That caused them to laugh in both relief and nervousness.

"What's this? Is the losers club having a meeting or something?" Kathy asked as she approached them pissed off when she saw that they were holding hands from the other side of the field.

Elliot was about to pull his hand away, but was surprised when Olivia tightened her hold on it.

"Really, Kathy; I'm surprised at you? Is that the best you could come up with VD girl?" Olivia scoffed.

"Huh?" she asked completely confused by Olivia's insult.

"Wow, you really should smarten up because your looks will eventually fade, and what will you be left with? Nothing but your charming personality which I'm sure people just love," Olivia continued patronizing her seeing just how easy it was to do so.

"What do you want Kathy? The free clinic is that way," Elliot said pointing towards the street.

"Well there's a dance coming up, and I want you to take me," Kathy informed him.

"Right, sure I'll take you," he scoffed.

"You will?" Kathy asked surprised that it was that easy for him to agree.

"Hell no, I'm not gonna take you! Damn Kathy, Olivia is right you really should smarten up now that your looks are fading," he shook his head.

"What? My looks aren't fading," she hollered.

"Anyway, where were we?" he asked Olivia completely ignoring Kathy's shocked reaction at being blown off.

She decided to have some more fun at Kathy's expense so she said, "Oh, we were just agreeing on what time you were going to pick me up for the dance, baby."

Olivia's statement and term of endearment for Elliot was the last thing Kathy heard before she lunged herself at the couple sitting on the grass holding hands.

Unfortunately for Kathy, Elliot had already seen that coming. So he was easily able to roll Olivia and himself away from where Kathy had landed on her face avoiding any injury to them.

"Ugh," Kathy grunted as she spit out a mouth full of grass, and dirt.

"You okay?" Elliot quickly asked Olivia as he made sure she wasn't being crushed by his weight. He then gently brushed some hair away from her face.

"Uh-huh, thanks for the save . . ." Olivia smiled up at him as she stared into his concerned eyes.

Someone coughing caught the couple's attention. They both looked up and were met with six pairs of curious eyes staring down at them.

"What's going on here?" Casey asked with a smirk on her face and an eyebrow raised in question.

"Looks like we interrupted somethin' good," Fin chuckled into his hand.

"Grow up," Olivia rolled her eyes at their assumptions. "Elliot was just making sure I wasn't hurt when Kathy attacked us."

"What?" Melinda asked puzzled as well as shocked, and concerned for her friends.

"Yeah, Kathy went psycho on us. She just threw herself at us. Luckily, I saw her right before impact so I was able to roll Olivia and me out of the way. Where is she anyway?" he asked looking around making sure Kathy wouldn't try anything else.

"Oh, she went inside complaining about having a bug in her teeth," Connie laughed when she realized that Kathy must've eaten dirt when she landed on the grass instead of landing on the pair.

Everyone reached over to help Elliot and Olivia back on their feet as well as helping them pick up their stuff from the floor. As soon as they were standing Chester noticed that they were holding hands, and seeing how he never thought about what he said before he said it, he decided to point that out in front of everyone present.

"So are you guys a couple or something? Cause I see you're holding hands," Chester pointed to Elliot and Olivia's joined hands which caused everyone to look in that direction.

Olivia and Elliot immediately released their hold while looking at anyone but each other.

"Nice goin' Chester, now you embarrassed the happy couple," Fin laughed at their discomfort. He didn't understand how they couldn't see that they were both crazy over each other, and start something up already, 'Turtles moved faster than these two,' he inwardly scoffed.

"Guys, we should really get to class," Mike suggested trying to help his friends out of the uncomfortable situation that they currently found themselves in.

"Yeah," Connie quickly agreed before smacking Chester on the back of the head for being such an idiot.

"Hey, what was that for?" he protested.

"Maybe that'll knock some sense into you," she replied.

"Hmm, I think it'll take more than one whack, girl. Let's find out shall we?" Melinda suggested as she zeroed in on Chester.

"Nah, baby that might make him more stupid," Fin said as he held Melinda back snickering.

Every couple decided to go their own way after that: Fin and Melinda walked around. Connie and Mike went to their lockers, and Chester and Casey decided to head to their next class. Elliot went back into the building while Olivia headed straight to her locker.

Locker area:

Olivia was standing in front of her locker thinking about Elliot. She was remembering how warm his body had felt against hers when he protected her from Kathy's attack. His body was so firm and masculine that it oozed his raw sex appeal without any effort on his part. Elliot was an alpha male there was no doubt about it. His hands were thick and callused, but yet he managed to touch her with such tenderness she would've never guessed he possessed. She was in awe of his gentleness when he brushed the hair away from her face. Her hand subconsciously traced the spot where his hand had touched her earlier, and the way he held her hand with such care it made her head spin. She was reeling with so many pent up emotions that were coursing through her body, 'Shit, I have to get out of here,' she thought.

Boys' restroom:

Elliot was standing in front of the sink staring at his reflection in the mirror. Except, he wasn't really looking at himself; his body was just standing there while his mind was elsewhere. He was thinking about Olivia, and how right she had felt under him. She was soft, firm, and lean in all the right places. She was the personification of all that was beautiful and feminine in his honest opinion. Her body had molded itself against his own when he rolled them away from harm's way. When he looked down at her he was captivated by her beauty, and he had to admit that he fell for her a little more when she put Kathy in her place. He knew right then and there that he had to make a quick getaway before anyone noticed just how much she had affected him. Elliot sighed trying to rid himself of the noticeable bulge in his pants, 'I have to get outta here,' he thought.

School parking lot:

"Where the hell did I park my car?" Olivia said out loud trying to remember where she parked that morning as she exited the school.

Elliot was sitting on his bike as he revved it and made his way to Olivia.

"Fuck Elliot, you scared the shit out of me!" she hollered at him when she realized who it was.

He gave her a smoldering look before saying, "Get on the fucking bike, Olivia."

At first she was speechless, but once she saw the way he was looking at her all fight was gone from her body replaced by a burning desire. So she hopped on the bike, and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist as they sped away from school.