Day 1
Natalia woke up and the sun was already out. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and stretched. She jumped down to the floor looking out the door at the clock. 840. She sighed, it had only been 3 and a half hours since breakfast.
She looked at Olivia, sleeping with one arm threw over her eyes blocking out the sun. Olivia's other hand was laying on her stomach where the shirt had risen and blanket had pooled around her feet and Natalia pledged to wake up early just to behold the sight every morning. She felt the tug at her groin. I'm not going to make it.
"Stop looking at me." Olivia said groggily, accidentally pulling the shirt higher.
"I didn't know you were up." Natalia almost croaked, she clutched the sheet will the shirt to rise more.
"I'm not so go back to bed." Olivia turned over on her stomach.
"I can't, I slept all night." Natalia whined, walking over to the metal desk. She sat on top of it swinging her legs back and forth. The sight of Olivia back wasn't helping her hormone calm down anymore that the sight of Olivia's stomach.
"Yea well you better get used to it. For the next two weeks I don't want to hear a peep out of you." Olivia looked up, her hair disheveled and eyes unsteady from sleep.
"Your not going to talk to me?"
"Nope, so go back to sleep and stop bothering me." Olivia plopped her head back down pulling the blanket up over her head. "Not a peep."
Natalia sat in her room the whole day trying to find something interesting to do. So far all she could do was watch Doris talking to Kennedy, who look irritated.
On their time, her and Olivia took a showers at separate times. Which was okay with Natalia. She didn't need any more thoughts invading her mind. When the night came, it was welcomed. Natalia couldn't sleep, she sat at the doorway, reading her bible. Even at her worst, it always brought peace to her mind.
Olivia secretly watched Natalia smile at what ever passage she was reading. She looked so at peace. The innocence played across her face as she sat silently. She had never seen someone so beautiful as Natalia at the moment. Great I got cabin fever already.
Day 2
The whole day Olivia had slept or pretended to be sleep. Natalia tried to entertain herself with card games then idol thinking. She slept on and off the whole day not caring what time it was. It didn't matter unless it was their turn to come out.
Josh coming to talk to Olivia didn't help at all. Natalia watched from the door as the two stood outside laughing. She wanted to dislike Josh, but he was nowhere as bad as the other males. Still his relationship with Olivia was grating her nerves.
She watched them for a few minutes then decide to rest. Still she couldn't sleep till Olivia returned
Day 3
The sun ray showered Natalia's facing waking her from a peaceful sleep. Before she could wake up fully Olivia put a sheet over the door blocking out the light.
After another hour of sleep Natalia laid in bed unable to rest. "What time is it?" Natalia asked. Sleeping on and off had her natural clock off.
"8, now go back to sleep."
"I can't, I'm up now." Natalia rolled on her back staring at the ceiling. "How come they don't turn on the lights?"
"Cause people are trying to sleep. Now be quiet." Olivia covered her ears with her hands.
Natalia hung off the side of her bed looking down at Olivia. "Olivia, did you really kill one of you roommates?"
"Yes."
Olivia almost laughed when Natalia gasped. "Are you just saying that so I'll leave you alone?"
"Yes." She rolled over finding a better position. "She trying to kill herself, got a life sentence." Olivia sighed feeling sleep slipping away.
"Did you really kill your husband?"
"No." Olivia traced a the pictures taped to her wall.
"How did he die?"
"Poison."
"I bet your daughters are smart…like you." Natalia said the first thing she could think of to keep the conversation going.
"Yea they are. Ava graduate valedictorian of her high school." Natalia had never heard so much pride in someone voice.
"You did too, uh?"
Olivia didn't respond.
"Can I come down there?"
"No."
Natalia jump down from the bed and pulled down the sheet. Olivia flinched at the sudden burst of light in the room.
"What the hell?"
"I can't sleep so I'm going to read." Natalia held up her bible.
"God damn it. Put the sheet back up." Olivia got off her bed snatching the sheet from Natalia. Before she could get it up Natalia was pulling on it. "Would you stop it."
"No, I need some light."
"Both of you shut the fuck up people are trying to sleep." Another inmate yelled, overhearing the argument.
"Fuck you." Olivia yelled out the door.
"All of you shut up." Frank came over the loud speaker.
"Rivera stop being childish. Let the sheet go."
Natalia stood her ground. "No, I can't sleep." The stood, in a battle of wills, neither letting go of the sheet.
"Fine you can get in but then you have to shut up and let me sleep." Olivia finally said.
"Okay." Natalia let go of the sheet skipping to Olivia's bed.
"You've been around Wolfe too long." Olivia slid into bed beside Natalia. They both settled on their backs trying not to touch the other.
Natalia woke up when she heard Winslow call for lunch. She wasn't hungry and Olivia rarely ate the food, so she didn't bother to get up. She wouldn't have anyway. She felt too good where she was. Olivia spooning her with an arm hugging her midsection.
When Natalia adjusted Olivia pulled her closer, back to her body. Olivia groaned in the back of her throat, making the sexist sound Natalia had ever heard.
The heat in her body rose to dangerous levels.I should have taken Blake and Doris up on that offer. A light sheen of sweat had broken out across her skin just at the anticipation of Olivia's actions.
She squeezed her legs together trying to tame the heat building. Olivia's hand moved down a bit coming dangerously close to bottom of Natalia's shirt and the top of her boxers. I got to get up before she does something. Even with her thoughts of moving she laid still.
The hand moved lower as Olivia shift closer, nuzzling the back of Natalia's neck. Olivia groaned again. Someone is having a good dream. Natalia caught Olivia's hand as it moved again, trying to find it way under the waist band. She laced their finger resting bring them to rest in front of her stomach. It did nothing to ease the ache Olivia had created with her wondering hands.
Olivia woke up just after lunch form her more than erotic dream. She pulled the body in front of her closer, then she remembered where she was and who it was. She flexed her hand that Natalia held. Natalia squeezed it in response holding it closer to her body, their hand rest against Natalia's chest.
Olivia barely stopped her hips form jerking when Natalia wiggle pressed against her sex. The thin material of the boxer wasn't enough to stop the heat coming from the other woman. Aright this has to stop. Olivia tried to untangle her hand. She got it free only for Natalia to roll over, half on top of her, pinning her to the bed. Tomorrow. Olivia laid in the dark. She doesn't know who I am, I can't compromise this so called mission.
When they woke up, they were both silent as they got ready for the showers.
"Olivia?"
"Don't make this weird okay." Olivia replied walking out of the room.
Day 4
They had just finished lunch, Natalia stood at the doorway of her room. She couldn't sleep and Olivia had refused to let her get in bed with her.
Natalia looked across the unit to see her ex roommate folding a piece of paper into a paper football. Kennedy flicked the paper, it flew across the unit landing on the ground just outside of Natalia's room, but slid the rest of the way.
Natalia opened the piece of paper, reading the words.
Dear Rivera,
Can u please move back. This woman is driving me crazy. She even talks in her sleep. I can't take it anymore. I no I was a jerk at 1st but I promise I will change and do your laundry for a whole month if you could find it in your heart to come back. PLEASE.
Natalia looked back at Kennedy. The young woman looked at Natalia pleading with her eyes. Even now Doris was still talking using wild hand gestures. She realized her roommate wasn't listening and stepped in front of the door with her back to Natalia. Kennedy sat on her bed slumped against the wall.
It was true they had never became close like most cell mates, but they had an understanding. Kennedy wasn't as bad as she pretended. Natalia saw how young she was, she had soften significantly to the young woman after listening to her cry some nights. Still she was trying her best to get close to Olivia and being in the same room would speed up the process.
Natalia went back to sit on her lock box and finish her letter to Rafe. Olivia had went back to sleep. It was amazing how long she could see, day or night.
She heard another letter slide into the room. She picked it up and read it.
You and Spencer sneak over tonight, we're having a party! 2 am
When Natalia looked up Doris was giving her the thumbs up.
Natalia shook her head, it was a bad ideal, but she was itching to do anything that didn't involve sleeping or staring.
Natalia slowly undressed a little apprehensive. Olivia was still in the shower after she talked to Rafe. She slowly walked to the first shower nozzle, turning it to warm. She careful washed without turning towards the last shower. Natalia stepped under the water stream letting the warm water running down her body washing the lavender soap away that Blake let her have.
Waking up on top of Olivia had been stimulating, to say the least. Curiosity got the best of Natalia. She peeked out the side of her eye. Olivia stood in the position, leaning against the wall with both palm flat against it.
The soap suds raced down her body. Natalia knees almost went weak as she thought about what it would be like to be those bubbles. Holy mother of earth. That's what I was cuddling with. Natalia thought in amazement.
Olivia turned off the water, Natalia quickly turned around. Her body was nowhere near Olivia's, every thing about Olivia's screamed perfect. She kept her back to Olivia as she dressed.
Olivia walked pass Natalia leaving her in the shower room alone.
Natalia let out a big sigh of relief. Since I'm here alone might as well take advantage. Her hand started its descent only to be interrupted.
"Lets go Rivera, times up."
"Okay…Be right out." Oh God.
Natalia made it back to her room on wobbly legs. Olivia had already stripped and laid back down. The blanket was pooled at her feet, giving Natalia a good look at her bare legs. Her hand rest on her exposed stomach.
Natalia rested her head against the door way forcing herself not to look. Olivia already thought she was a pervert.
A note slid by her feet.
B- Whats wrong?
She looked across the to see Blake. Natalia retrieved her pencil sitting at the doorway.
N- I hate being cooped up in here with no one to talk to.
B- Talk to Olivia.
N-Olivia is part of the problem.
She slid it back. Waiting as Blake handed the note to Doris.
D-What did she do?
N-Nothing, really.
D-Did you two do something?
N-No.
B-But you want to
N-No
B-Is that a no as in yes
N-No
Doris took the note from Blake scribbling something an sliding it back.
D-Do you like her check yes or no.
N-Thank you for being an adult.
Blake took the note back.
B-I had the same problem when I came.
N-Really who?
Doris snatch the note before Blake could read it and sent it back.
D-ME
Natalia didn't reply sending to Blake's room out of Doris's reach.
B-Me (yeah right) In general
N-What did you do?
B-I took care of it myself.
N-How?
The note slid to Blake but Doris intercepted it. Grabbing it in mid slide. She slid it back.
D-I took care of for her.
N-Can you be serious for one second..
B-Try this Saturday. Just jump her and see what happens.
Natalia read the note, then crumbed the paper. She put the sheet over the door, standing behind it.
"Stop cheating!" Doris whispered peeking her head around the door.
"Its not cheating, just a guide." Blake whispered back "A friendly suggestion."
Day 5
Natalia stood at the doorway. Peeking out beyond the sheet ever so often. She had been debating on sneaking out or not. She didn't even tell Olivia about the note. Olivia wouldn't be interested.
The clock hit two and Officer Lewis and O'Neil were no where to be found. Natalia saw Doris peek from behind their make shift door waving her over. Now or never. Natalia hunkered down running the short distance across to her old room.
"You made it." Blake waved Natalia over to her. She sat on the bottom bunk, Doris sat on the desk and Kennedy sat on the toilet keeping watch out.
"What are you guys doing?" Natalia's eyes adjusted to the little light that came through the corner of the uncovered door.
"Drinking?" Blake held up a cup. "Its homemade, have some."
Natalia took a sip from the cup and grimaced. "Oh god that's nasty."
"It ain't fine wine but it will due." Blake filled another cup letting Natalia keep hers.
"Sit tell us about your problem." Doris took a sit on the floor next to Blake.
"No, you'll tell."
"We promise we won't this stays in this room between us four, swear."
Natalia looked at the three women as they all nodded, like schoolgirl at a slumber party. "Its not a problem more like a feeling I don't' know what to do with."
"Okay so tell us."
"I can't stop looking her body. She's constantly walking around in her boxer and t-shirt. I can't stop thinking about her, eyes, lips, the way she holds me."
The home made alcohol came flying out of Blake's mouth, "Holds you, you didn't say anything about holding."
"It was like...twice. Once after the fight and two days ago. It just felt so good and right."
"Maybe your just horny." Kennedy said. Scratching her hand through her newly grown spiked hair.
"Yea but, I don't know…it doesn't feel like that's it. I want to know her but she's all secretive and she left with Officer Lewis one night last week."
"Oh yea I heard they were getting some quality time together. But he has O'Neil too. That's what you call a player." Natalia's ex-roommate continued to be the only one giving feedback. It wasn't helping Natalia feel any better.
"It makes me mad that she could have sex with him and not even talk to me. I get the silent treatment." Natalia refilled her cup downing it in one gulp.
"You just have to know Spencer. She does things like that. The first two weeks she barely said excuse me to me. I just kept talking until she talked back. Surely enough, we became friends."
"She's right. Olivia does thing so people won't get close you just have to play by her rules until you break through or make up some rules." Blake blinked her eyes, Natalia suddenly became two people. "I think I'm drunk." She laughed.
"Now it's a party." Doris put her arm around the blond.
"I'm not that drunk." Blake removed the other woman's arm.
Olivia woke, something was off. By now Natalia would have been tossing and turning on the top bunk. She listened for any sign Natalia was awake, but she didn't hear anything. "Rivera." Still no answer. Olivia stood up patting the bed for Natalia. "What the hell?" Olivia whipped back the sheet just in time to see Blake's roommate room into the next room. She checked the officer station but Lewis and O'Neil weren't there. Olivia ran across the floor to other room. She entered finding three extra bodies.
"Wolfe what do you think your doing?" Olivia hissed.
"Having a party. Sit, join us." Doris scooted closer to Blake on the floor.
"Rivera, lets go."
Natalia swayed in her effort shake her head, no.
"Are you drunk?" Olivia snatch the cup from Natalia's hand, smelling the contents. "You are!" She poured the drink down the small sink. "What if you got caught?"
"Don't worry we been watching them. They go to the closet for about an hour, probably doing the nasty. Plus everyone else is moving look." Kennedy pulled back the sheet. The top floor was alive with women moving from room to room.
"I don't care what everyone else is doing, Rivera, lets…"
Natalia cut Olivia off, "Shh, listen." Everyone in the room held still listening.
"Oh god right there baby. Faster." It was faint but everyone heard it.
"It's the girl upstairs. They been fucking like rabbit all week." Doris said laughing. "We can do better right?" She gave Blake a seductive look.
"Only in a solo act." Blake pushed up off the floor. "Time to hit the sack, come on." She started out the door.
"The ole dusty road." Doris followed Blake, who pushed her back into the room.
"Not you, Tracy come on." The other woman left the room, leaving Olivia and Natalia with Doris and Kennedy.
"Rivera lets go." Olivia pulled Natalia to her feet.
"Wait you don't have to go now we got at least 10 more minutes." Kennedy blocked their exit. "Please."
Olivia knew exactly what she was going through. Doris could talk for days, sometimes she talked in her sleep. It was her problem now. "Yea we do have to go, excuse me."
Kennedy sighed and stepped aside. As soon as Olivia was out the door Doris started again.
Olivia helped Natalia walk to their room. It was going to be impossible for the drunk woman to climb up.
"Olivia are you mad?" Natalia giggled.
"Be quiet." She pushed Natalia onto her bed. "Go to sleep." Natalia grabbed her arm.
"Has anyone told you how pretty you are, you could be a model or something like…a model." Natalia giggled trying to be serious.
"Your drunk, get some sleep."
"Your drunk, you get some sleep." Natalia echoed Olivia too loud.
"Shh. Just lay down."
"I'll dream about you." Natalia laid back closing her eyes. Olivia shook her head before climbing on to the top bunk.
"Tell me about your life before." Natalia waited for Olivia's answer. "Please."
"I own hotels and various investment companies with Ava and Emma's father." Olivia said. She waited for a couple of second and looked down at her bunk. Natalia had fallen asleep.
Natalia woke up later that morning with enormous hangover. She buried her face in the mattress, wishing to die already.
Olivia jump down and pulled down the sheet, letting the sun in. "Good morning."
"Why are you doing this?" Natalia groaned.
"To teach you a lesson. You wanted to talk so lets talk. What do you thin about the color purple." Olivia talked loudly. "We should redecorate."
The sound grated Natalia ear and head. Every beam of light and sound magnified her hurt. "I get it. I messed up, please put the curtain back up."
Olivia slowly put the sheet over the door.
By the afternoon Natalia was feeling much better. The nauseating feeling had passed. She watched out the door as other room went on break. They all stopped by her old room.
"Why is everyone talking to Wolfe?"
Olivia laid on her bunk fake reading a novel. She was really staring at Natalia from over the book. The sun created a halo effect around her face. She glowed in the sun. "She's probably taking bets."
"What? Like my sanity?"
"You know about that?" Olivia was a little shocked.
"She told me and someone had asked me if I could wait to Saturday to break down." Natalia laughed, thinking about her first two weeks. Everything seemed different now. "I also know you won and didn't thank me."
"Thank you for what?" Olivia closed her book.
"For not breaking down, even though you helped me. I think I deserve some credit."
"Thank you Rivera for not going crazy" Olivia deadpanned before reopening her book. "Why are you dressed any way?"
"We all can't live in our boxers and t-shirts, like you." Even though you make them look good.
"Jealous?"
"I don't really remember what I said last night but if I did anything to embarrass myself, can you not bring it up."
"You didn't." Olivia laughed. She thought better of telling the truth.
"Okay, just in case."
"Close the curtain I'm going to sleep."
"I don't think its normal for a person to be able to sleep 22 hours a day, you might want to get that checked." Natalia jumped onto her bunk. She wasn't sleepy but there was nothing else to do. Blake and Doris both had covers over their doors. "Can you please talk to me?"
"What!"
"I don't know tell me some more about your life. Like what do you like to do or pass lovers."
"I don't do lovers or relationships."
"You've had sex before right?"
"And that's all it was. Look, people like me, my body, my looks. So they get what they want and I get what I want." Olivia stared at the space above her.
"Like what?"
"They get sex and I get money, stocks, power. I get acquainted with them. So we keep in touch. Knowing powerful people makes you power. I get in the inner circle and they become my circles." She might as well find out now, she can stare at me with disappointing eyes tomorrow.
"What did your husband think?" Natalia asked in amazement.
"We were married for fanatical reason and our daughters. He couldn't say much cause he was making his way around town too." Olivia laughed to herself. "One night I was on a date with this woman. She had shares in all the major companies. Low and behold he walks in with his date, her husband. To say the least it was an awkward night, filled with surprises." Olivia fought to keep the nonchalant tone in her voice. Everyone knew who Olivia was and how she sought out power. "Funny things is, that wasn't the last time it happened except I was with the guy he was with wife."
So, as long as you have something to gain you slept with other people. "Is that why you mess around with Officer Lewis."
"Why not?"
"That's not an answer."
"Okay then yes. Are you happy now, can I sleep?" Olivia flopped onto her stomach.
Day 6
Olivia was faking sleeping, again. She could hear Natalia flipping the pages to the bible above her. It irritated her how much Natalia read the book. Every night she sat by the door reading and passing notes.
She heard Natalia let out a deep sign and snapped. "Would you stop that?"
"What?"
"Breathing loud."
"Well what am I supposed to do, I'm bored. You won't talk to me. We have to have something in common to talk about." Natalia thought for a long second.
"We don't."
"We both love our kids."
"So?"
"Well that's a start. Our lives aren't that much different."
"Ok, here's something, tell me about your pass tryst." Olivia rose up onto her elbows.
"I don't have tryst. I wouldn't do that." Natalia shook her head trying not to sound too judgmental.
"Oh, come on Rivera. You can tell me. You never had sex to just have sex."
"NO! Sex is a sacred ritual, it says it in the bible. I loved Rafe's father." She did as much as a 16 year old knew about love. Her young life was interrupted when her first time having sex resulted in her only child.
Olivia shook her head in disbelief. "But he left so there was no one else for 18 years?"
"There was one guy I really loved and we made love, but we were in different places in life. I wanted to settle down with Rafe. He was in college and wasn't ready to settle down permanently. After that I didn't want various men running in and out of Rafe's life, so I put mine on hold." Natalia thought about her words. Her life was on hold again for Rafe.
"That is sad." Olivia laughed, falling back to the bed.
"Is not. It was the right thing to do." Natalia replied defending her actions.
"No the right thing to do was take them somewhere were Rafe wouldn't know."
"Everything done in the dark will come to light. You should get out in the world more." Natalia responding angry that Olivia would think so little of her as to sell her soul for a few minutes of pleasure if she were lucky.
"My world is big. Do you know the places I've been?" Olivia snapped back.
"To have been so many places, your world is small. My life is bigger than gaining things through my body. Its called prostitution." Natalia quipped back regretting the word instantly. She hadn't meant to call Olivia a name but she was steaming mad.
"Whatever." Olivia played the words off, but they had hit hard. Time to dig deep. "We do have something else in common. We both like fiction novels."
"If that is a jab at my religion that you can stop talking. It helps me if you don't believe that that's your problem. I know what your trying to do and it won't work. You can't make me lash out at you cause your hurt." Natalia closed her book, jumping off her bed. She pulled the sheet down, letting the moon light in. She sat on the floor at the door praying silently.
Olivia watched as she sat in front of the door, a seed of guilt planted itself, but she didn't like being called names.
"I'm sorry Olivia. I shouldn't have said that." Natalia turned around. Her eyes showing her sincerity. "You're not a prostitute."
"Whatever." Olivia pulled the blanket over her head. After a few minutes the guilt threatened to consume her. "I'm sorry I called the bible science fiction."
Olivia couldn't see it, but she knew Natalia was smiling.
"Apology accepted." Natalia's smile was so big it hurt her cheeks. She knew Olivia was breaking. "One day you have to tell me about the places you've been."
Olivia just rolled over, away from the light.