Day 8
Both women were sleeping until Frank pulled the sheet from over the door. "Take this shit down." He dragged two full large garbage bags into the room. Olivia sat up shielding her eyes from the dim light.
"Sign here." He held and pen and pad out. Olivia signed the paper still drowsy. "Rivera, sign." He held the pen and pad to Natalia. She also signed the paper. He walked out without explaining.
"What time is it?"
Olivia looked out the door at the clock. "8 p.m."
"What is that?" Natalia watched as Olivia picked up one of the bags.
"Yours."
"Mine what?"
"Commissary."
"Oh yeah." Natalia jumped down opening her bag like a child on Christmas morning. She sat down on the floor leaning against the bed rail. "Cookies." She pulled out the strawberry flavored cookies holding them up, she could smell the cookies through the package.
Olivia sat down beside her. She was too aware of the fact that Natalia only had on underwear and an over sized t shirt, that rose up her leg. "Their good but the lemon ones are better." She took the yellow package of cookies out of her bag and opened them. "Here try one."
"Mhm no. I don't like lemon." Natalia grimace, lemon was the worst favor of anything. She hated it.
"There good, here." Olivia held a cookie up to Natalia's face. Natalia turned her head in defiance. "Just taste it."
Natalia leaned over on her side avoiding the cookie. "No."
Olivia climbed on top of her holding the cookie to the other woman's closed lips. "Please I promise they're good." She held the cookie against Natalia's lips.
Natalia shook her head, pressing her lips to a thin line.
"Just one bite."
Natalia could feel Olivia's mouth moving against her suppressed a moan but her mouth opened and Olivia took the opportunity to feed her the cookie.
Olivia sucked in a deep breathe when Natalia lips wrapped around her finger. "Good?" She was not longer hovering over Natalia, but mostly pressed against her.
Natalia nodded, almost forgetting about the cookie.
"See." Olivia crawled off Natalia, gulping down the lump of desire. "What else you got?" She tried to change the subject.
Natalia sat up trying to compose herself. "Um, socks, t-shirts. Candy." She pulled out several chocolate candy bars and other bagged assortments. "Oh, cups of noodles…Tuna and crackers…Shampoo and soap" She pulled her lock box from under the bed organizing her new thing inside it. "So what do we try first? Bite sized dark chocolate Milky Way or vanilla crème cookies."
Olivia ignored the question, sitting silently trying to compose herself.
"What are those?" Natalia picked a small package up Olivia had laid down.
"Ear plugs, here you can have a pair, we can try them out tonight." She handed the yellow plugs to Natalia. "Here try the spicy beef stick and cheese." Olivia pulled the items out of her bag, handing them to Natalia.
An hour later Natalia was stuffed. They had ate a cup of noodle and tried just about every bag of candy.
"Here taste the tuna with skittles." Olivia held the concoction on the end of a plastic spoon.
"Oh god no, I'm stuffed and that's nasty."
"Don't make me force you again."
"I let you the first time." Natalia laughed, daring Olivia with her eyes.
"Alright you asked for it."
Natalia started to crawl away but Olivia was on top of her back pinning her to the floor. She buried her face in her hand refusing to taste the mix.
"Come on Rivera taste it." Olivia began to tickle Natalia's ribs.
Natalia squirmed until she was almost free. She rolled over, holding Olivia's wrist in mid-air, away from her mouth. "No."
"Yes. Now taste it." Olivia sat a stride the younger woman holding her in place. She used her free hand to tickle Natalia again.
"Olivia! Okay…Okay." Natalia submitted, red in the faces from laughing. She was fed the mix, or what was left of it on the spoon.
"So?" Olivia leaned above Natalia on all fours.
Natalia cleared her throat, trying to swallow. "Um, it could use some salt or less skittles."
"I'll tell the chef." Olivia sat back on Natalia's leg fully aware of the havoc she was causing.
Natalia sat up, blushing at their positions. She couldn't find a place to put her hands. She ducked her head letting her hair form a shield around her redden face.
"Why do you do that?" Olivia combed the long strains behind Natalia's ear.
"I don't know." Her heart accelerated at the feint touch of Olivia's finger tip on her face. "How come you don't like me?" The question sounded needier that Natalia had wanted.
"I do." A little too much.
"You don't like talking to me." Natalia whispered. Olivia didn't have a problem joking with Lewis or Wolfe, but she hardly said two sentences to Natalia in one day without it turning into a fight.
"Look at me." Olivia tilted Natalia's chin up. "I got two life sentences. You obvious don't belong here so there's no need to make a lot of friends."
"I just want one." Natalia's hands settled on Olivia's bare thighs.
The heat traveled through her palms into Olivia's legs, settling between them. Olivia stared into Natalia's sincere brown eyes.
Without thinking Natalia's hands slid up the smooth path till they circled Olivia's waist,pulling the woman closer. As she leaned forward inches away from kissing Olivia, she could feel Olivia's breathe across her lips.
"Spencer."
Olivia jumped off Natalia, standing up. She rubbed her face feeling the embarrassment of being caught. "Lewis. Fuck."
"Put on some clothes and come with me." Josh stood at the door, the curtain at his feet, trying to keep a smirk off his face.
Olivia threw her white jumpsuit on and followed Josh outside. Natalia was still sitting on the floor, too scared to move. I almost kissed her, she almost kissed me. She looked out the door to find Olivia and Josh in each others arms just outside of the showers. The slightly happy feeling, die a horrible death in her chest.
Josh pulled Olivia against him, locking his arms behind her back. "Lets go to the utility closet."
"Why Officer Lewis what kind of girl do you think I am?" Olivia said is her best southern accent.
"The kind that I just caught making out with the new fish." He laughed.
Olivia pushed away from him. "New fish? She's been here almost three months now. And we weren't."
"Really cause were I was standing it looked like you two were about to check each others tonsils." Josh teased pulling Olivia to the utility closet in the laundry room.
"Why are we in here anyway?"
"Well Williams is working with me tonight. We have to make it seem real, so make some noises."
"Oh look how small it is!"
"Hey, that not funny."
"Oh come on, Lewis, tell me so I can go to bed."
"Me and Winslow are going to be leaving tomorrow to pick up our new guest. We'll be gone a couple of days so stay out of trouble. If you need anything Cooper will be here." Josh motion for Olivia to be quiet as he put his ear to the door. "He's out there." Josh whispered.
"OH god right there." Olivia said with no enthusiasm.
Josh listened for the person leaving. "Alright. Go ahead."
"I told you last week about the shipment coming in tomorrow. Winslow has his brother visiting a inmate to drop it off. I think his name is Richard."
"I'll tell Cooper and the commander see if we want to take him down or wait to see where it flows."
"Is that it?" Olivia said hoping Josh had forgotten or let what happen earlier go.
"Oh no, let's talk about what I interrupted."
"You didn't interrupt anything. We were just talking."
"Talking, is that what you women are calling it now and days." Josh smiled as her stroked his chin.
"You want me to spread a rumor about little Lewis being small or you want to let it go." Olivia challenged Josh.
He held his hands up, knowing when he had lost. "Alright, no need to hit below the belt."
When Olivia got back to her room Natalia had climbed back onto her bed with her back to the door. She didn't know if she was disappointed or relieved. She put the curtain back up, undressed and laid on her bed.
Natalia couldn't sleep no matter how hard she tried. She had been laying quietly for almost 2 hours. Olivia was still running through her mind. Olivia's soapy body, Olivia on top of her, almost kissing her. Her palms were still warm were they had touched Olivia.
She listened to Olivia's steady breathing making sure she was sleep. She looked down. Olivia's eyes were closed. Natalia could see an ear plug sticking out her right ear.
Natalia laid on the top bunk caught up in her fantasy. The few moments in the shower replayed themselves over and over. Except Olivia was looking at her with sexy green eyes beckoning her over. In her mind Olivia kissed her instead of being interrupted. She imagines Olivia's velvet lips on hers. Her hands had a mind of their own as the travel to two different destinations. One messaged her breast under her shirt. The other slipped under her cotton panties and her legs opened willingly to the invasion.
Olivia laid on the bottom bunk still listening to the darkness. Her idol thoughts were interrupted by a moan. She better not be. She heard another suppressed moan. God she is. She felt like she was invading Natalia's privacy. Olivia was about to put her left ear plug in to block out the noises until she heard her name.
Natalia's fingers worked until they had her on edge. The vision in her mind coming to life with each stroke of her thumb. She bit her lip as her body string tightened and her back bowed. "Please, Olivia." She whispered into to the night air, feeling the tension of the week slip away into thin air. Olivia's name played silently on her lips as the pulse of lightening whizzed through her veins, her muscles seized leaving her body bowed off the bed. Natalia slowly came back to earth, listening to make sure she didn't wake up her roommate. The feeling of guilt washed over her, realizing what she had just done with another human being in the room. God Natalia, look what you have become, some sex addict taking pleasure in getting off when another person is in the room.
Olivia lay on her bad with her hand over her mouth, stunned and turn on at the action of Natalia. I can't believe that just happened. Shit, how am I supposed to sleep now. She didn't, the sound of Natalia moaning kept her awake for the rest of the night. It took all her will power not to slip her hand between her legs, relieving the pressure, instead she began to form a plan to help relieve it.
Day 10
"Alright ladies. There is a new Sheriff in town. As most of you know I'm Officer Foley. Winslow is not here so this is how we are going to do it. Everyone can come out for an hour, but if I hear one argument over anything, what happened in vent or who saw the mouse you'll all going right back in. Upper level your hour starts at 12, lower level your hour will start at 3 pm"
When they're time came the women hurried and dressed meeting their friends out on the yard. They basked in the sun, from being stuck inside for the last 9 days.
Olivia went to the showers first while Natalia called Rafe.
"Olivia!" Doris called her ex roommates name, waving her over to their table.
"What?"
"So anything interesting happen last night."
"No why would you say that." Olivia answered in defense.
"I saw you and Lewis go in the shower room."
"Oh that, yea." Olivia let out a puff of air, remembering the curtain not being up went she was on top of Natalia.
"Oh that, did something else happen, like with a certain brunette, brown eyes." Doris tried to wiggle her eyebrows but never succeeded
"So that's what the bet is about?"
"Uh, what bet?" Doris's back straightened looking for any possible help near by.
"Don't play stupid with me. I know all about your little game and let me tell you, I don't appreciate it."
"Your right its wrong to bet on people personal lives." Doris held a straight solemn face. "But we ain't in here for being angels, so what can you do?"
Olivia jumped at her friend, who quickly ran from the table. She sat outside the rest of the hour letting her hair dry in the sun's heat, watching the women play basketball. She wasn't too eager to go back in and face Natalia. The feeling of being around Natalia was becoming too familiar and pleasant.
Natalia had just hung up with Rafe feeling much better knowing he was having a good summer.
Blake ran up to her, excited. "So what happen?"
"What?…Nothing we just traded cookies and talked."
"Cookies as in sex right?" Blake clapped her hands like a trained sea creature.
"No!"
"Was it moist?"
"That's it. I'm not talking to you any more." Natalia folded her arms.
"Wait I got one more, something about crème filling let me work it out first." Blake shouted after Natalia.
"I got our crème filling right here."
"Not really into vanilla." Blake flipped her hair in Doris's direction.
"Good cause I come in all 31 flavors." Doris licked her lip."Every pun intended."
"That's ice cream." Blake scoffed.
"That to." She winked before walking off leaving Blake flushed.
The horn sounded too early for all the inmates who slowly made their way back to her room.
Natalia returned to her room and Olivia was already there. She blushed still remembering the night before.
"What's that?" Sniffing the air, Olivia stepped into Natalia's personal space.
Natalia backed up against the wall as Olivia followed her every step.
Both her hands pressed flat against the wall on either side of Natalia's head,trapping her. Olivia leaned in closer smelling Natalia hair. "Let me guess, lavender." Olivia whispered in Natalia's ear, sending a shiver down her cellmates back.
"And vanilla." Natalia squeaked.
Olivia pressed forward, holding her body against the other woman's. "It smells good. You should use more often." Olivia's pushed Natalia's hair off her neck tracking the smell. The tip of her nose grazed the delicate skin, eliciting a whimper from Natalia.
Natalia couldn't believe what was happening, it was too close to her fantasy. When Olivia touched the over sensitive skin, the basket dropped from Natalia's hands crashing to the floor. Natalia cursed herself from being so clumsy.
"You want to play cards? " Olivia asked still not moving.
Natalia could only nod, her voice stolen away.
Olivia bounced onto the bed. "Poker or speed." She asked innocently.
"Speed."
"Speed it is."
Day 13
Natalia was feeling much better, everyday after their one hour break, her and Olivia would talk and play cards. Something had changed in Olivia. She didn't know what but she was being much more social, instead of sleeping. Today was no different. Every time she stepped in the room Olivia found a way next to her. It didn't bother Natalia one bit she loved the attention Olivia was showing. The slight touches and devilish grins only heighten her attraction to Olivia.
"I can't get enough of this smell. You have to let me use this soap." Olivia had Natalia pressed against the wall. This time she turned Natalia around so that she was facing the wall too. Her hands flat on the wall next to Natalia's hips. Once again she traced the scent down Natalia neck grazing the same spot. Natalia's breathe caught in her throat. Olivia smiled at the reaction, continuing her journey. She pulled Natalia's over-sized shirt off one shoulder.
Natalia pushed back against Olivia having not control of her own hips, she was feeling dizzy from the closeness.
Olivia stopped herself from pushing back. Letting go of the shirt, putting it back in place, on Natalia's shoulder. "You should just leave the bottle open so it perfumes the room." Olivia let her hand slide across Natalia's hips. She sat on her bed, watching as Natalia tried to regain somewhat normal breathing. She still hadn't turned around. "Poker or speed?"
"Poker."
"Strip poker it is. Jumpsuit counts twice." Olivia answered had been waiting for Natalia to pick poker.
Natalia swallowed audibly.
After a few hands Olivia was left in her boxers and t shirt, while Natalia still wore her shirt and suit. She had only lost her socks.
"You've been cheating somehow." Olivia said knowing she had a losing hand. She wasn't trying to lose but she wasn't mad about it either.
"I'm not as naive as you think. Remember I grew up in Chicago." Natalia laughed putting down her hand. "Flush, beat that."
"Damn." Olivia threw down her hand.
"Ha, I won go ahead lose something." Natalia mouth went dry looking into Olivia's eyes. They held mischief. She was trying to lose.
Olivia rose for the bed covering the door with the sheet.
Natalia blinked trying to adjust to the darkness. She couldn't see the other woman but she heard the shirt hit the floor. The bed dipped beside her.
Olivia pushed Natalia onto her back, straddling the surprised woman.
"Olivia, maybe we should…slow down." Natalia tried to voice what her heart was telling her,but her body was fighting against the notion.
"Relax. You won." She took Natalia's hands guiding them to her smooth back.
Natalia cautiously ran them up and down. She stopped at the bottom of Olivia's bra and at the top of her underwear.
Olivia opened Natalia's suit, running her hands down the flat surface of her stomach. "You have a nice body Natalia." The other woman only whimpered and arched in response. Olivia found Natalia's lips, kissing her with force. Her tongue seeking entrance, as she stroked Natalia's nipple through the cotton covering.
Natalia let Olivia caress the inside of her mouth with her velvet tongue. She could felt Olivia rocking slowly against her stomach.
Olivia was in a rush to quench the fire that burned between her legs. She moved and pulling the suit from Natalia.
"Olivia wait, I've never done this before." Natalia's nervousness took over her want. She sat in her boxers and t shirt, racked with fear.
Olivia almost laughed, innocent isn't the word. Once again she sat astride the woman and placed Natalia hand between her legs. "You feel that."
Natalia held her breath went she felt Olivia's wetness through the thin material. Her hand moved timidly caressing the heat as Olivia shivered.
"Its okay everyone does it to pass the time." Olivia kissed down Natalia neck, when she felt Natalia stiffen under her. "What's wrong?"
"Pass the time?"
"We got nothing but time, baby." Olivia smile against Natalia's shoulder. She slow rocked against Natalia's stilled hand.
"No, I don't want this to be some meaningless fling." Natalia pulled her hand away from its new home.
"What?" Olivia laughed until she felt the seriousness of Natalia's words. "Are you serious?"
"Yes, Olivia. My body is a gift. I don't want it to be just something to pass the time." Natalia rolled over, forcing Olivia to sit on the bed, beside her.
"What did you think this was?" The older woman asked.
The amusement in her voice upset Natalia even more. "I don't know I just wanted…I don't know what I wanted." Natalia trailed off, knowing she was driven by mostly lust.
"Well let me help you figure it out." Olivia straddle Natalia again. "This time you can have the real thing instead of a fantasy."
Natalia pushed Olivia away in shock, she stood of the bunk. "You were awake?"
"Its okay a girl has got to do what a girl has to do. But you don't need a dream cause I'm right here for the taking." Olivia kissed Natalia's hand pulling her back.
"Like with Lewis?" Natalia pulled away for Olivia.
"What me and Josh do is none of your business." Olivia retorted, growing angrier by the hesitation.
"Great your on a first name bases. You're right it none of my business, you can have causal sex with everyone else but not me." Natalia climbed on her bed almost in tears.
Fuck. Olivia flopped back on her bed. "I'm sorry I thought…"
Day 14
"Ma what's wrong you sound sad." Rafe asked. Natalia had been less cheery that the last couple of days.
"Nothing."
"Ma? Did some one do something to you. Was it your prison wife?"
Natalia smiled despite her mood. Rafe was insistent about prison families. "Rafe I don't have a prison wife."
"Yes you do, did she do something cause if she did. You know what put her on the phone right now."
"Stop being silly." Natalia laughed at her sons antics.
"I'm serious Ma. If you ever need me to talk some sense in to her let me know. I'll take the first flight down to kick her ass."
"Raphael."
"Ma, for real. You can tell me. Is she femme or butch?"
"That's enough." Natalia covered her mouth trying not to laugh too loud. "How are things with you?"
Olivia sat at the her table. She was actually feeling bad about last night. Olivia had never been the one for emotion. It took a lot back stabbing and hardheartedness to survive. Everyone except her daughters were a pawn in the game of life, to be conquered and used. Now that concept had been challenged.
"Hey what's wrong with you?" Blake sat on the table top. She had been dodging her admirer for the last 30 minutes.
"Nothing, just thinking."
"What's wrong with Rivera?"
"How am I supposed to know." Olivia snapped back.
"Whoa. First her and now you. Did you two have a fight or something." Blake looked over at Natalia who had the same sad face.
"Nothing, stay out of it." Olivia turned away from Blake.
"Oh, I know you did it right?…oh it wasn't good, wasn't it?" Blake grimaced. She had plenty of experience in bad sex. It could ruin a relationship fast.
"Would you be quiet. You don't know anything."
"I do know one thing. You did something to make my best friend sad and you need to fix it, like yesterday."
"Money is your only friend."
"And as you can see there is not that much here so I settled for an human, so" Blake's rant was interrupted.
"There you are! I know your tired cause you been running through my mind all day!" Doris walked toward the table.
"Fix it." Blake hissed before trying to hide in a group of women walking by.
Olivia looked back over to at Natalia. She had been joined at the table by two older women. One of them rubbed her back as she talked, no doubt about last night.Why am I always the bad person. Probably because you laugh when she tried to explain why she wouldn't have sex with you.
The horn sounded, signaling the hour was over. Olivia briefly thought about staying outside to see how long it would take them to know she was missing. The hole sound a little better than facing Natalia.
Olivia walked back to her room. Natalia was curled on her side facing the wall. She went to put the curtain up. Blake was giving her a dirty look from across the room. She put up the curtain, standing at the darken corner.
She could hear Natalia suppress a sob. The next one broke her resolve. Olivia dug through her lock box until she felt the cookies. She took two out of the pack and climbed into the top bunk behind Natalia. She felt her stiffen. "I brought a peace offering, lemon." Natalia didn't respond. Olivia moved closer to Natalia, pressing against her back. She held the cookie up to the other woman's face. "I'm sorry." Natalia still didn't move. "Fine." Olivia threw the cookies over her back onto the floor. She wrapped one arm around Natalia's mid section hugging her tight as Natalia struggled to get loose. "Would you stop for one second and listen to me."
The fight left Natalia, when she heard Olivia's plea. She laid still determined not to accept anything less than a full heart felt apology.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I thought you wanted sex. I messed up. But I told you I don't do relationships. " Olivia laid her head on Natalia's arm. "Don't be mad."
Natalia stayed silent for a long minute. "I'm not mad at you cause you said that's how your life was. I'm mad at myself cause I allowed myself to be one of those people." Natalia turned facing Olivia. "I like you. If your silent or fussing about something, I love that. You have so much passion for things, your daughters, life…I just wanted to be one of those things."
Olivia stayed silent listening to Natalia. She couldn't be what Natalia wanted even if she tried.
"So where do we go from here?" Natalia sat up, drying her eyes.
"I don't know."
"Can't you just give me a chance? I really want to show you how love can be. Its not about sex or using someone. Its about mutual feelings and compromise."
"I can't do that Natalia…We can be friends." Olivia offered.
"I don't know if i can be your friend." Natalia brought her hand down to Olivia's face and stroked her cheek with her thumb.
"Natalia, I can't…"
"NEW FISH!"
Natalia looked at Olivia before climbing over the woman and standing at the door way pulling the make shift door down.
Harley Davidson stood in the middle of the unit looking around. She gazed at the women who came out to see her. Harley loved the admiration, being in the spot light was her favorite pass time. She scanned the unit until her eyes settled on green eyes staring un-amused by her entrance.
Olivia's eye connected with Harley's. She received a smile and a wink from the other woman. She didn't return it.
"Your rooms up stairs." Frank pointed to the room above Blake's.
Harley slowly walked to her room, trying to separate her enemies from friends.. She stood in her doorway like the other women. Listening to them buzz with excitement. She looked down at Olivia, plans had already started to form.
A few minutes later the second gang leader, Rachel Royal was lead in to the room above Olivia's.
"Alright quiet down ladies, tomorrow you are off punishment. Make no mistake, one slip up and you'll be on it for a month." Winslow walked out of the unit leaving Frank and Cyrus in charge.
Olivia left the door way, sitting on her bunk. She had bigger things to think about, than the new arrivals.
Natalia stood at the door. She didn't know if Harley was winking at her or Olivia, either way she didn't like it. "Olivia. I know you said you couldn't but if you could just think about it, for me."
"I can't"
"Well I'm not going anywhere, until you give me a reason why." Natalia crossed her arms, like a defiant child.
"Spencer." Josh stood at their doorway. Olivia switched places with Natalia. "How you doing?" He whispered.
"Fine."
"So, you do something while I was gone."
"Later, Lewis." Olivia walked away from the door.
Natalia strained to hear their conversation but she couldn't. Josh was quickly making it on to her hit list.
The next day after headcount, Olivia left the room immediately. She hadn't said a word to Natalia the whole night. Everything she thought of only made things more confusing.
She took and shower, did laundry, then after she couldn't find any other reason to stay out of her room she sat outside. Ever since she and Natalia talked she couldn't get the woman out of her head, even in her dreams. With ever re-evaluation of her situation the pros were building and the cons were shrinking. She just couldn't admit what she knew was true.
Harley had spent the whole day gather her new gang. They weren't the hard core criminals she was used to, but they had potential. It seems they had been waiting on her for some time. She just needed to stay low until she had the guards in her pocket, then she could take over. She stood on the side of the basketball court staring at Olivia who sat at a table. She was determined to get the women in her bed by any means necessary. For now she would try wooing her.
"Olivia would you just admit that you want her." Blake sat at the table with Olivia. Natalia had told her what happened.
"Would you let it go?" Olivia looked around making sure no one was listening.
"NO, you're being childish. Just cause you have feeling for another person doesn't mean your weak or what ever you're scared of."
"I'm not scared. She's not my type, religious and has weird morals."
"Everyone is your type. You sleep with anything that walks, so stop lying. For some reason she cares for you and that doesn't come every day especially in here." She already knew what Olivia was going to say.
"I could say the same thing to you."
"That's different. Wolfe is…well Wolfe. But Natalia is special, she has real feeling that's she's not scared to show. It will be the worst thing you ever let slip away."
"I know." Olivia whispered. Blake smiled at the admission. "That's just never happened to me. My high school math teacher didn't even turn me down and she wasn't even gay or bi sexual."
"And I thought I was conceded. You're mad cause she wouldn't have meaningless sex with you."
"I'm not mad just confused. The last couple days she was loving me touching her. Then when it comes time, she stops."
"Wait you slept with you high school math teacher!"
Olivia laid her head on the table.
"Olivia the girl obviously has it bad for you, so stop being stubborn and give her a chance."
"What if…" Olivia rubbed her forehead, all this thinking was giving her a head ache.
Harley walked right through the basketball game and walked over to Olivia, she put on foot on the bench beside Olivia. "Hey beautiful, what's your name?"
Olivia gave the woman a brief dismissive look, before acting like she wasn't there.
"Ouch...My name is Harley, but you can call me yours." Harley tried to comb her hands through Olivia's hair. Her hand was slapped away.
"Don't fucking touch me." Olivia yelled. Her patience had ran out 10 minutes ago. She stood level with the woman, ready.
Harley just laughed. "I'll touch you when I feel like it." She stood chest to chest with Olivia, until Natalia squeezed in between them.
Natalia had been watching the whole display. She was watching, waiting to see if Olivia would go for the woman. Just as she was about to go inside she saw the two square off and decided to intervene. She stood with her back to Olivia between the two women. "Please. We just got off punishment and no one wants to go to the hole when its so beautiful outside."
"Who are you?" Harley looked Natalia up and down.
"Natalia Rivera, from Chicago. Olivia is my room mate." Natalia took a step back forcing Olivia to move with her.
"Well Rivera, your breaking the number one rule of prison…mind your business." Harley stepped closer to the two.
Natalia could feel Olivia tense behind her. She laughed nervously, "Well Olivia is my roommate so she is my business. I can't let her go to the hole. So we're just going to go. It was nice meeting you." Natalia pulled Olivia around Harley and back inside the unit. She blew out a sigh of relief. She didn't show it but she was scared for her life just then.
As soon as they made it inside the unit Natalia walked away from a slightly stunned Olivia. Natalia showed her strength only when she needed to. Olivia chuckled to herself before heading to find Doris. That women has some balls.
Natalia sat on top one of the picnic tables. Natalia felt like she was at square one. For two days Olivia hadn't talk to her even when they were in the room together. Doris and Olivia walked out of the unit talked animated about something. Both of the stopped at the table occupied by Natalia.
"Have you guy seen Blake?" Doris asked.
"D.W. this place isn't the size of a football field, how can you lose someone?" Olivia walked away as Natalia talked to Doris. Natalia followed her until she disappeared.
"Give her time."
"I'm trying. It's really hard being closed in with someone and not talk." Natalia said defeated.
"I heard you were starting a bible study group?"
"You want to come?"
"Ooo, I would but my skin sizzles at the touch of holy things." Doris left her, continuing her search.
Olivia went back inside to spy on another group. Ever since the two new inmates arrived the gangs had been busy. Olivia listened to every conversation she could picking up more information. She was doing anything to keep her mind busy.
The next day at lunch Harley stood up and walked of to Olivia again. "Hey, baby." She tapped Olivia's shoulder.
Natalia watched her from another table.
"Harley Davidson. Why are you touching my woman." Rachel walked p to the two. She had a big tattoo of a crown with two R's sitting on top of them, on her bicep. 'Queen' was written across her neck. She no longer sported a buzz cut but black hair that came shoulder length.
The two women stood towering over a sitting Olivia, who was growing angrier by the second.
"Your woman, I saw her first."
"Doesn't matter she's mine." The leader of the queens smiled touching Olivia's shoulder. It was batted away.
Olivia stood from her seat. "You two don't own anyone or anything. The first one to touch me again is pulling back a nub." They both stood ignoring her.
"Shoot for her." A member of the crowd, that formed, shouted. Everyone else roared in agreement. Winslow stood smiling at the door watching the women.
"Fine first one to hit gets her." Harley and Rachel walked out to the court, getting the ball out of the grass.
Doris stood on the table as the women surrounded her making their bets. She wrote as fast as she could on the small piece of paper.
Olivia bit the inside of her cheek in rage. She hadn't been to the hole since she got there but they were pushing her to act.
Natalia stood a the edge of the patio watching try after try, the women missed the three pointers. Rachel missed again and the ball bounced over to the her. She caught it holding it in her hands. Natalia looked at Olivia. She could see the smoke coming for her ears.
"Hey, Revera give the ball back." Harley held her arms out.
"It's Rivera." Natalia replied as she walked out on to the court. "I want to play."
Rachel laughed, "YOU! Go ahead. But if you miss you belong to me."
Natalia stood at the three point line trying to line up her shot. Her hands started to tremble as she thought about what she was doing. What did I get myself into. She pulled the ball back over her shoulder trying to line her feet up and threw the ball at it intended goal, on a prayer.
Olivia watched as Natalia shot the ball. If this goes in we were meant to be for the time being. She crossed her fingers as the ball flew, for hit or miss, she wasn't sure yet.
The ball arched through the air hitting the back of the rim bouncing up and in. The crowd went wild as the two leaders stood stunned at the turn of events.
"I guess you won her." Rachel said shaking her head. "Didn't want her anyway, I'd rather have you." Rachel winked at Natalia walking pass her.
Harley stood dismayed at the younger woman's actions. Her interference was quickly getting old.
The horn sounded for the end of lunch. Natalia was still in stock at the basket she made. She had never really played basketball before. She had only tired to actually shot a basketball two or three time when Rafe was into the game. She walked back to the patio in a daze, but she still had the mind to grab Olivia wrist pulling her back inside.
They got to their room. Natalia was floating. The feeling faded when she looked around, she had forgot that she had packed her stuff.
Olivia was rambling excitedly about the shot. It decided their fate she was ecstatic that something outside of herself and Natalia had intervene, whether it was god or the wind.. "Did you know you were going to hit…." Her sentence was cut short when she saw the missing items. "What's this?"
"I'm moving."
"I see, why?" Olivia tried to find her voice, while a cold chill ran through her.
"I can't be in this room with you and not feel like I just got my heart ripped out." Natalia leaned against the wall, refusing to meet Olivia's hurt eyes.
Olivia stood in shock. Too many things were happening today. "You can't. You...you just won."
"Olivia I don't want to own you. You're a person, not a thing to be played with. How many times do I have to tell you that." Natalia closed her lock box that held her personal items.
"No I don't want you to go. I want you to be my roommate." Olivia was near tears. She had just figured out what she wanted in life and it was leaving, just like everyone else.
"Activity times ladies."
"I can't, but I don't want you to feel like we still can't be friends. I think I'm ready to be your friend." Natalia walked to the door, needing some space from Olivia.
The other women caught her wrist pinning her again the door frame, with her body. "No you can't leave. I need you to stay. You won me so you have to."
"Olivia I don't own you…"
"Yes you do if you want to. Cause I want you to. I want to try with you, for you. Please don't leave." The tear spilled down Olivia face as she buried her face in Natalia's shoulder hugging her tight.
"Olivia, please don't say that if you don't mean it."
"I do." Olivia pulled Natalia in to a mouth bruising kiss. It became gentler as Natalia kissed her back. Their tongue dueled until Olivia gave over control to Natalia.
The women walking outside hooted and whistled at the scene. Olivia pulled back for air, still holding Natalia. "Please stay. I can change. You said you weren't going anywhere."
Natalia wipe the tears from Olivia's face. "God, you're beautiful even when you cry."
The rest of the day was a blur to Natalia. Everyone congratulated her on her shot. She still kept an eye on Olivia. Something was nagging at her, she just couldn't figure out what.
When lock down came, Natalia suddenly felt unsure of things. Olivia had been quiet and she didn't know what to say.
She laid on her bunk itching to get on the bottom.
"You can come down here if you want to, but if you don't…" Before Olivia could finish her sentence Natalia was climb over her.
"I thought you'd never ask." Natalia laid on her side propped up on her arm. "Olivia?"
"Natalia?" Olivia replied.
"Seriously, I need you to do something before we start anything."
"What's that, cause I already got tested."
"I want you to stop seeing Office Lewis. I can't stand thinking of him touching you."
Olivia laid silent trying to figure out a way around this conversation. "What if I told you I wasn't having sex with him. What if I said we just talked."
"Then I would ask about what?"
"What if I said I can't tell you?"
"I would still want to know otherwise I would think you were lying." Natalia replied not wanting to lie to Olivia.
"OK, I'll break it off, for you." Olivia turned on her side, throwing her arm around Natalia waist.
"Thank you." Natalia leaned down kissing Olivia. The kiss soon got out of control as Olivia pulled Natalia on top of her. Natalia pulled back. "Slow down I'm not going anywhere."
"I know." Olivia's tone was anything but convincing.
"Olivia, I'm serious."
"I know. We're in the dating zone, or something." Olivia said with a little more conviction.
Natalia still wasn't satisfied but she let it go. She slid off Olivia laying her head on Olivia's shoulder.