Natalia had been floating on cloud nine the whole week. Her and Olivia hadn't even got up for activity. They stayed cuddling in bed, until it was time for Natalia to call Rafe. Olivia had been reluctant to let her leave. Only after she promised to come back did Olivia let her get up. This morning and Olivia's overall fear of her leaving had Natalia curious as to what Olivia life was really like before her millions.
"Hey Ma."
"Hi Rafe, what are you doing?"
"Surfing the internet."
"I don't want you on any of those dirty sites." Natalia chasten her teenage son.
"Ma! God I'm not." Rafe embarrassed easily. He was just glad his roommates weren't there.
"How's summer school going?" Rafe had enrolled in summer school at college to get a jump of his studies before baseball took over.
"Its okay. I'm having some trouble with the math, but I got a tutor."
"She hot." Natalia joked. Rafe didn't learn a thing from his last math tutor. He was too busy daydreaming about her.
"Yea, he is." Rafe burst out laughing when Natalia took in a sharp gasp. "I'm kidding. She's okay, but she's also married."
"So what are you doing?"
"I been looking up that prison. A lot of famous women criminal have been through there."
"You just looked it up, like that."
"Yea, say a name I can look them up."
"Um." Natalia didn't know if she should invade Olivia's privacy, but she wanted to know and Olivia wasn't going to tell her. "Olivia Spencer." She could hear him typing.
"Wow. This woman has internet sites dedicated to her and a book out on her life."
"What do they say."
"Wikipedia. It says her she grew up in California where she met Phillip Spaulding when she was 17. They had two kids together."
"Is that all, does it say anything about before that."
"Hold on. In the book it say she grew up poor. Her mother put her out when she was 10. It says she put her out in the middle of the night after Olivia told her, her step-father tried to touch her."
"She what!" Natalia stood in shock. How can a mother do that.
"Yea. She bounced foster homes for two years until her real Dad got custody. Then he threw her out when she was 15 when he found her kissing another girl. Oh, to be a fly on that wall. Anyway, she went back to foster care where she moved a lot till she met Phillip. They married after they started a investing together and she bought some hotels. Says she's got a high IQ."
"Is that true?" No wonder Olivia was scared to let anyone in her life. She had been abandoned by her family and countless homes.
"It says it true. Ma you should see this. Says her and Phillip were both bi-sexual. They were notorious for throwing sex parties. They were swingers. Cool!"
"That's not cool Rafe. Does it say anything about his father?" Natalia look towards her room.
"Yea says he didn't like Olivia, thought she was after their money. He looks mean and old. She killed both of them with poison. They said she was trying to inherit all Phillip's money and run off with one of her lovers. Damn Ma your in prison with some hot girls."
"What!"
"Nothing I was just looking at her picture. She is…"
"Rafe!" Natalia didn't want Rafe thinking about Olivia like that. "What about Doris Wolfe?"
"Says she was a corrupt Politician, convicted of embezzlement, being involved in organized crime, murder of a FBI agent, fled to Mexico, but came back when her daughter got sick. She was caught at the hospital. Says her Dad was a corrupt politician too. Guess it runs in the family."
"Did she kill the agent?"
"Nah says her partner in crime killed the agent in her office. Says here she pissed of the judge who sent her to the prison as punishment."
"What about Blake Mahler?"
"Married 5 times to 3 ex state senators and 2 millionaires. All of them died in suspicious circumstances. She was convicted of their murders, copped out to a 25 year sentence for two for the murders. Her sister was convicted for 2 of the murders and one is still under investigation. Says the guy die of natural cause for real." Rafe scrolled through all the pages.
"Thanks Rafe."
"Ma, they aren't making you do anything, right? I mean they aren't forcing you to do anything."
"No Rafe they aren't forcing me to do anything." Natalia rolled her eyes. "They are really nice."
"Are you seeing one of them or all of them. Are they a gang trying to pass you around, cause if they are I'm coming to kick their asses." Rafe grew serious.
"Rafe can we talk about something else, have you seen any good movies."
Olivia sat at their table waiting for Natalia to finish talking to Rafe. Blake and Doris were playing their usual hide and seek game.
"Spencer."
Olivia turned at her name only to see her unwanted suitor coming her way. "God, now I know how Blake feels." She said to herself.
Before Harley could get to the table Natalia stood in front of Olivia. She bent down and kissed Olivia, tangling her hands in Olivia's hair. Her eyes never left the gang leader. They were darker that ever.
Harley watched for a second before storming inside. Something in Natalia's eyes deterred her for the moment. Even in her delusion Harley could see the Natalia was serious about Olivia. The time for wooing was over. This is war now.
Natalia pulled back sitting beside Olivia.
"I guess I should tell her to do that more often." Olivia smiled, her head still dizzy from the kiss.
"Not unless you want me to fuck you right here." Natalia's voice was rougher that normal. She shook her head, gaining her senses back. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." Her eyes filled with apology.
"Don't worry. I think that's the first time someone didn't suggest to me, we have a threesome." Olivia bent her head, remembering all the times her partner or suppose it lover tried to share her with others.
"You don't have to worry about that. I can be very stingy." Natalia took Olivia's hand.
Blake ran up and hid under the table. She motioned for Olivia and Natalia to be quiet.
"Hey have you two seen Blake?" Doris walked up to the table.
"No." They both shook their heads.
"Damn! You sneak in someone's room once and now they won't talk to you." She walked away in confusion.
Natalia looked at Blake as she got up. "Don't ask. I am just as confused as you are. When did she sneak in my room?"
Natalia laid in the bed with Olivia behind her. Ever since her conversation with Rafe she had a better understanding of how Olivia saw the world. She was determined not to let their relationship be like the others. She was going to show Olivia a different kind of love, even if it didn't work out.
"Spencer." Josh whispered at their door. "Spencer," he tried again, louder, when Olivia didn't respond.
"What?" Olivia rolled away from the warm body next to her.
"Come here." Josh waved her to the door.
Natalia closed her eyes. She prayed Olivia wouldn't leave their bed or her.
Reluctantly, Olivia pulled herself away from Natalia. She dressed and followed Josh to the shower room. "What!"
"We're going to have a meeting tomorrow." Josh could feel he had done something to make Olivia angry.
"You brought me in here to tell me that." The angry clear in Olivia's voice.
"No, I brought you in here to see why you keep turning Harley down."
"This couldn't wait till tomorrow?" Olivia threw up her hands.
"I want you to play nice at breakfast with her."
"No." Olivia leaned against the wall looking pass Josh.
"Excuse me?" Josh's eyes shrunk in confusion.
"You heard me I said no. I refuse to be her sex slave."
"Olivia, your freedom is riding on this investigation. The sooner we wrap this up, the sooner you can go." Josh tried to reason with her. She never had any problem with sleeping with their targets before.
"I said no. That's that." Olivia walked out of the shower room and back to her room. Josh stood stunned at the turn of events. Olivia had never said no.
When Olivia got back to her room, she stood at the door. Natalia's eye pinned her against the door frame. They were filled with disbelief and disappointment. Even in the dim light they glowed.
"Its not what you think." Olivia defended her actions.
"No?"
"No. I told him we were over."
"What did he say?"
"Nothing." Olivia slid back into her bed, spooning Natalia. One of her arms servicing as a pillow to the younger woman.
"Did I ever tell you I can read palms?"
"No."
"Well I can, so let me see." Natalia took Olivia hand in both hers. She softly traced the lines with her fingertip.
"You can barely see." Olivia protested.
"Shh. I'm concentrating."
The only reason Olivia didn't protest again was because the feeling of Natalia tracing the lines felt really good. She could feel the fingers caressing her very being.
"Your head line is good, means you can be very focused and clear thinking."
Olivia shrugged her shoulder. If she put her mind to it she could do almost anything. She had proven it time and time again.
"Your life line is shallow, which means you let others control your life, even if you don't know it. The straight line at the end means you hold your true self back." Olivia stiffened behind Natalia. The reading was too close to being right. "Your heart line is pointing downward and touching your life line which means that it is easy for your heart to be broken. You've been hurt and abandoned by people you thought loved you."
Olivia closed her hand making a fist at Natalia's suggestions.
Natalia turned over facing Olivia. "But that all ends now, cause you got me." Olivia began to relax. "Ok?"
"Ok."
Natalia slowly kissed Olivia until she was interrupted.
"Spencer." Josh stood at their door again calling for her girlfriend.
Natalia let out a frustrating sigh before crawling over Olivia and walking over to the doorway.
"Oh Rivera I didn't see you down there." Josh tried to look over her shoulder at Olivia.
"Look, Officer Lewis, I kind of like you. You don't seem like the others, your nice and fair." Natalia caught his eyes with hers. Her brown eyes turned almost black. "But Olivia said no. So, stop coming to our room for some late night action, cause those days are over. Now if you will excuse me." Natalia picked up the sheet covering the doorway. Effectively shutting the door in Josh's face.
Again, he stood stunned. Something was going on and he was wasn't told about it. He decided to let it got till tomorrow. Josh started back up front.
"She told you." Josh turn in time to see Doris hide behind her sheet.
"You want to go to the hole Wolfe?"
"Wolfe is not here right now, but if you leave a message with your name and number, she will get back to you as soon as possible." Doris said in a high pitched voice.
Josh chuckled as he kept walking.
Olivia took one last look in the plastic mirror. Natalia was curled in the bed watching her move around the room. Olivia started to walk out the room when Natalia called out to her.
"Hey!"
"Hmm?" Olivia stopped.
"What no good bye kiss?" Natalia sat up in the bed holding her arms out.
"If you insist." Olivia walked over to the bed. She kissed Natalia before laying on top of her. Her hands ran over any exposed spaces they could find.
Natalia broke the kiss. "Where are you going again?"
"Talk to my lawyer about an appeal."
"Spencer." Frank walked up to their door. He stood disgusted at the display of affection.
Olivia jumped off the bed.
"Rule number 7 no sexual contact between inmates or officers and inmates. Punishable by 10 days in the hole."
"Get over yourself Cooper." Olivia pushed up straighten herself.
"Good Luck." The sincere look in Natalia's eyes almost made Olivia feel bad for having to lie.
Once in their meeting room Frank and Olivia couldn't hold back their hostility towards the other.
"You couldn't help yourself could you?"
"Oh please Frank your just jealous cause she turned you down."
"Thats Officer Cooper. And I don't care about your little slu..."
Olivia's chair crashed into the wall behind her as she jump up.
"Alright that's enough." Josh walked into the room hold three can of soda. "Both of you sit down now." He placed a drink in front of the two.
"Its not my fault Lewis. Its hers. She's jeopardizing this case for some"
"Some what Frank. Your going to be eating those words you keep it up." Olivia picked up her chair and sat down.
"Olivia, about last night."
"I told you I'm not doing it. I'll find another way."
"See what I'm talking about. Your letting her call the shots. She's pining over some murderer." Frank argued
"Cooper outside right now."
"What?"
"You heard me. Outside, get some air." Josh pointed at the door. Frank sat angry before stomping out the room, slamming the door behind him.
Josh gathered his thoughts, he hated to admit it but Frank was right. "You know how much I hate to say this but Frank is right."
"God Josh. I'm not jeopardizing anything. I'm still getting information. I just can't be with her."
"Cause your with Rivera."
"Yes."
"Olivia"
"Please Josh. I haven't asked you for much. Just to protect my daughters. And you've done that. I'm begging here. Let me see where this goes. I feel like I have something. I don't know what or if it's real but I need to see. Please."
Josh sat thinking about her proposal. "Is that what last night was about?"
"Oh yea I have to break off our fake relationship." Josh was about to protest. "I know but I promised her. Please."
Josh deflated in his chair.
"Please." Olivia begged.
Josh fell out of his chair on bended knee. "Please baby I can change give me a second chance." He laughed and Olivia soon followed. Josh got back in his chair. "O'Neil's been giving me hell about it anyway."
"Thank you Josh."
"I haven't agreed, we have to come up with something else." He thought for a second, things were getting to sloppy and complicated.
"Thank you so much. I need one more thing."
"For a person who doesn't ask for much your sure are asking."
"I know, I just want you to look into something for me."
"What?"
"You've met Natalia right?"
"This must be serious, you're on a first name bases." Josh smiled at Olivia use of Natalia's name.
"Josh." Olivia got serious.
"Okay yes I've met her."
"So tell me if you think she could have murdered someone."
"Doesn't seem like the type." Josh rubbed his beard. He had wondered himself how such a god fearing woman could end up in a federal prison.
"You know all the investigators. Ask someone to look into it."
"You thinking she was set up."
"I don't know but I know she doesn't deserve to be in here."
"I'll see what I can do."
"You were always my favorite fake boyfriend." They both shared a laugh before brainstorming plans of communication.
Natalia listened to the ringing of the phone waiting for Rafe to pick up.
"Ma?"
The line went dead before she could respond. Natalia turned around to find Harley holding down the receiver.
"You know I think we got off on the wrong foot."
Natalia stared at the woman in disbelief.
"I came at you wrong. You won fair and square. But I'm going to make you an offer. You give me Olivia and I'll give you my best girl."
"Olivia's not for sale or trade." Natalia hung up the phone almost smashing Harley's finger.
"I think you need more time to think about it. So take some time, pick out a girl and this can all be a thing of the past." Harley smiled sweetly.
"I don't need time. What I need is for you to get it through you thick skull that Olivia doesn't want you." Natalia was flaming hot with anger. " So why don't you run to your little gang and you pick the best girl." She walked away from Harley before she did something she would regret.
The next week, Olivia and Doris stood at the edge of the basketball court. Blake and Natalia made their way around the court.
"So what do you have going on?"
"Nothing."
"I mean with you, Lewis and Natalia. Are you three having a threesome, cause if you need a fourth… or a fifth, isn't that right baby?" Doris touched Blake's hand as she passed by. The other woman snatched her hand away.
"What did I tell you about touching me?" Blake and Natalia kept walking.
"That's just her way of saying I love you." Doris played it off.
"So I guess a restraining order is a marriage contract." Olivia laughed.
"Nah, just a 'I'm thinking about you' card."
Olivia watched as Natalia and Blake came back around.
"How many?" Natalia asked briskly walking by.
"One more." Olivia cheered the two to finish their mile walk.
"So what about Harley?"
"What about her?" Olivia kept her eyes on Natalia. She could feel Harley watching them most of the time. She didn't care. The gang leader wasn't worth going to the hole and being away from Natalia.
"I'm just saying, what are you going to do?"
"Absolutely nothing. She can watch all she like as long as she doesn't touch we'll be fine."
"Oh can I watch?"
"I set you up for that one."
"Set her up for what?" Natalia slung her arms around Olivia's neck.
"She said I could watch you two."
Blake hit Doris's arm. "You're so gross."
"I like to think I'm more of a freak." Doris wiggled her eyebrows.
"Oh I have to go." Natalia kissed Olivia on the cheek before running in the building.
"Were she going?" Blake watched Natalia sprint away.
"I don't know she already talked to Rafe." Olivia said, worry written all over her face.
"Maybe she's having an affair." Doris replied sarcastically. "What the hell we're in prison, its not like there's much to do. Just go see what she's doing."
Natalia talked on the phone with Rafe. She wanted to talk to him again after his test. Summer school was not treating him kindly. He already had a math tutor who was helping.
"So?"
"I got a B. Up from a C. My teacher said if I keep going maybe he could help me out since it looks like I'm trying. Not like my teammates. They all have D averages."
"That's good what about the new tutor." Natalia asked.
"He's hot." Rafe burst out laughing when he heard Natalia laugh at the age old joke. "I'm kidding, he's only a 6." He started to laugh again.
Natalia could hear two other voices laughing. "Who's there?"
"My roommates/teammates, David and Roger."
"Hi Rafe's Mom." The two boys yelled in the background.
"They said hi. So what have you been up to. Getting buff." Rafe laughed at his own joke.
"If I didn't love you so much…" Before Natalia knew it Olivia was hugging her from behind.
"You cheating on me already." Olivia whispered in the young woman's ear. She kissed Natalia from her the bottom of her ear, down her neck.
"Mhm" Natalia moan, forgetting about the phone.
"Ma, what the hell is going on?"
"Olivia, stop." Natalia halfheartedly protested but giving Olivia more room to work her magic.
"Hey asshole no means no!" Rafe yelled loudly in the phone. They both could hear him through the speaker. "Who is that, she said stop. You get on this phone right now. I swear to god!"
Olivia pulled the phone away from Natalia before she could protest. "You wanted to talk to me."
Rafe was stunned into silence for a second. He didn't actually think the person would get on the phone. "Um…Yea this is...uh... Raphael Rivera, her son. No means no asshole. Who is this anyway?"
"This is Olivia Spencer." The other end of the line remained silent.
"The Olivia Spencer."
"The only one I know of." The phone went dead again until Olivia heard two high pitched screams in the background.
"I'm Rafe and I want you to stop pushing up on my Ma." A struggle ensued over the phone as Rafe's roommates tried to take it away.
"Push up?" Olivia grinned at Natalia who stopped reaching for phone in defeat and rest her head on Olivia's shoulder.
"Yea you heard me, stop it." Rafe's roommate David took control of the phone.
"Miss Spencer, my name is David. I did a paper on you in my feminism class about how your upbringing changed you into the person you are today. Having to fend off you stepfather"
The other roommate took the phone. "Oh my lord. The Olivia Spencer. I heard one time you had three threesomes in one night. If you did, you are my new American hero, fuck Washington. But I'm going to need photographic evidence...please." The fight for the phone began again.
"I'm serious you better not be trying to do my Ma." "Miss Spencer my thesis was about how your emotionally distant mother and absent father made you take on a masculine gender role and" "Can you tell me how you did it? Is it the money cause I have some." "Fuck off. Are you listening to me? If you even think about touching my MA" "Ma'am it would be an honor if you touched my mother" "Speaking of mothers do you talk to yours cause in my paper I predicted you still carried around the guilt she caused" "Dave move! I don't care if you are behind bars. I will come down there and kick your ass" "Miss Spencer can I interview you my teacher would freak" "Are you fucking Rafe's Mom?" "She's not asshole, you aren't, are you?" The three boys fell silent waiting for an answer.
Olivia had been trying to keep up with all three conversations. "No." It wasn't a lie. She heard one sigh of relief and 2 groans of disappointment.
They all started their own conversations back up. Olivia tried to focus on Rafe's voice.
"I don't want you touching her or hurting her in anyway. If I hear one thing about something you did, I am going to…to"
"Rafe don't worry I would never do anything to hurt you're mother." Natalia leaned against Olivia smiling into her shoulder.
"Well you better not cause...I don't know what I would do, but I would do something." Rafe and his roommates listened for Olivia to respond.
"So I hear you're a baseball phenom." Olivia hugged Natalia with one arm. She knew it was important to Natalia for Rafe to approve or a least be neutral.
"Oh my god she's heard of us." Roger squealed.
"You did?" Olivia could hear the smile in Rafe's voice. "I wouldn't say phenom. I got a solid arm."