juicetroop82: Thanks for suggestions that they talk about the past two months. I kinda used that for this chapter. Dee Hensley: haha that was still more of a talk than I got. I think Olivia is really taking to her role as big sis. AmIzZ EvAnGeLiNe: Thanks. I'm glad you're liking Tiffany. Lisa: Sleeping bags are always fun. FrozenPurple: haha not sure how the sleeping bag scene would play out with little Tiffany there, but if they were alone it would be hot. :) litafan82: I wouldn't say they're back together just yet...peterpeter: Oh, there will definitely be some Jenny time. ;)

Abbie was thrilled to see Olivia walk into the coffee shop with her arm around Alex's waist. She had spent the past half an hour hanging out with Tiffany and sipping hot chocolate with her. They had a great time together, but she was glad that Alex and Olivia were there and things were back to normal. They could finally be the Cabenmichael family again. Well, the Cabenmichael family plus one 12-year-old girl.

Abbie got up from her seat and ran over to her two best friends. Alex had expected a high-five, but Abbie ran over to her and tackled her to the ground.

"You bitch!" she told her loud enough for the other patrons to hear.

"What?" Alex asked, surprised and squirming underneath Abbie.

"I missed you so much," Abbie told her and then started laughing. "I got you. I so got you. You thought I was going to kick your ass."

"I missed you, too," Alex said when she was finally able to stand up and walk to the table.

"I'd kiss you if you didn't have syphilis," Abbie told her. "Lord knows who you've been sleeping with out here."

"Too soon," Olivia said, while trying not to laugh. "Too soon."

"Abbie, must I remind you of what we learned in 10th grade health class? When you have sex with someone, it's like also having sex with everyone they've had sex with before," Alex pointed out. "You've had sex with two notorious whores: Trent and Serena. Having sex with Trent means you've had sex with every girl at North High and South High and, well, having sex with Serena means you've had sex with every lesbian, bisexual, and bi-curious girl in New England."

"So that means Olivia—" Abbie began.

"Not in front of my little sister," Olivia warned. "Speaking of, I still have to introduce two of my favorite girls."

"So you're the love of Olivia's life and the one she dreams about every night?" Tiffany asked and Olivia tried not to be embarrassed.

"This is my Alex," Olivia told Tiffany.

"Hi, I'm Tiffany," she said to Alex. "I'm Olivia's stepsister. Well, I will be once my dad gets off his ass and asks Serena to marry him."

"It better be soon and she better say yes," Olivia told them. "I've never seen her this happy before."

"How about if we catch up tomorrow?" Abbie suggested. "I'm exhausted and it's way past Tiffany's bedtime. Plus, we should leave you two lovebirds alone. I know you have to make up for two months of lost time."

"Liv and I are okay," Alex told Abbie. "But if you guys are tired, you can take my bed. It's the one next to the pictures of Olivia."

"Surprise, surprise," Abbie said sarcastically.

"Want to get out of here?" Olivia asked once Abbie and Tiffany were gone.

"Let's go to my car," Alex suggested. "We can be alone there."

"I know what you're implying and I'm not ready for that," Olivia admitted. "The whole thing with Dana is still fresh in my mind."

"That's not what I was implying," Alex told her. "I just don't think we have enough privacy here and you and I have something extremely personal to talk about."

During their walk to her car, Alex and Olivia made no physical contact whatsoever. Their initial excitement had died down and they were starting to face reality. Olivia realized none of this would have happened had she not made out with Jenny. They still would have been a couple and they would actually be having fun with each other instead of walking to Alex's car to have a serious conversation. As Alex was walking, she began to wonder why she had sex with Dana. Sure, she is attractive, but so is Olivia. She could have had Olivia instead, but she chose to have sex with Dana. She started to feel petty and extremely childish. She realized the reason she had sex with Dana was because she wanted to make Olivia feel what she felt and she wanted to one-up her at the same time. It was solely for revenge, which made Alex feel even worse.

When they sat in the car, Alex started messing with the radio dials to break the ice. The first song she found was "Love Song" by The Cure. She had listened to it countless times since they broke up and each time she listened to it was more painful than the last.

"Leave it there," Olivia told her as she sank down in the passenger seat.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"Yeah, it's almost over," Olivia pointed out. "If they're playing the Cure on this station, they're bound to play some other band I like."

"Pearl Jam," Alex said once The Cure song had ended and "Jeremy" began.

"Told you," Olivia said and finally started to smile. Seeing her smile finally put Alex at ease.

"How have you been?" she asked.

"I don't know," Olivia responded. "How have you been?"

"I don't know," Alex admitted. "There's been some okay moments."

"Like when you had sex with Dana?" Olivia asked.

"Or when you made out with Jenny?" Alex retorted.

"I deserved that," Olivia said softly.

"No, you didn't," Alex told her. "And you need to stop thinking that. Did you even want to make out with Jenny?"

"I don't know," Olivia admitted. "Not really."

"Then why did you do it?" Alex asked.

"Because she wanted to," Olivia told her. "And I was going through something. I don't know if you've realized it, but my life sucks lately."

"Everyone's life sucks at one point or another, but you have to deal with it," Alex pointed out.

"And you deal with things by hooking up with Dana," Olivia reminded her.

"It was revenge, just revenge," Alex insisted. "I wanted to show you that I'm different now. My whole life has revolved around you and I wanted to show you that it doesn't anymore. I wanted you to know that you're not the only one who can hook up and I wasn't going to spend the rest of my life crying over you and waiting for you to make a move."

"Your life doesn't revolve around me," Olivia said angrily.

"I've had feelings for you for 14 years, Olivia," Alex began. "Out of those 14 years, I spent five months as your girlfriend and during those five months, we broke up once and went through too much drama to name. I have spent the past two months crying over you. Two months crying over you in comparison to the five months I was with you."

"You broke up with me, remember?" Olivia pointed out.

"Because you made out with Jenny!" Alex continued. "So, five months as your girlfriend, two months crying over you, and 13 and a half years waiting for you to make a move. Since I was four years old, everything I've done has been for you. I wore my hair the way you liked it, I wore these glasses instead of getting contacts because you liked them and you never noticed anything. But do you even care?"

"Ye—" Olivia began to say until Alex interrupted her.

"Olivia, you and Casey liked me all throughout elementary school and I chose her. Do you want to know why?" Alex asked. She waited for Olivia to answer, but Olivia just sat in silence because she knew she was going to be interrupted again. "It's because you have no balls."

"Balls?" Olivia asked. "I think I'd look weird with them."

"You're just like Abbie. Everything is a fucking joke to you," Alex pointed out. "You claim that you've felt something for me all these years, but you never acted on it, Olivia. You told me when we were in the 6th grade you wanted to hold my hand while we were at the movies watching PrettyInPink.You didn't do it, Olivia. At your 12th birthday party, we snuck off to find a secluded spot because you said I looked pretty and you wanted to kiss me. Soon we were face-to-face and our lips almost met but then you pulled away. I would have let you kiss me, Olivia. I probably would have let you feel me up. Granted, I had barely started wearing a training bra back then, but that's beside the point."

"Did you ever think the reason I didn't kiss you back then is because I had just turned 12 and I was nervous about my first kiss?"

"Casey was 12 when she asked me to be her girlfriend," Alex pointed out. "That's another thing, Liv. You wanted to ask me out and she beat you to it, but you just backed down. If you loved me, why didn't you fight for me? Why didn't you prove that you wanted me more than she did? All of these years, Olivia. I wanted you for so long and then you finally make me yours and fuck everything up. I know our relationship moved fast once it began, but that's because we were so in love with each other. Instead of trying to enjoy that feeling with me, you take the easy way out and mess around with Jenny. I want you to want me, Olivia. I want you to fight for me. Sometimes, I just want you to take control and have your way with me. Be aggressive and forceful and put me in my place."

"Alex, think about the way I was conceived," Olivia reminded her. "Do you really think I want to be aggressive and force myself on you? Do you think I can do that to a woman?"

"Just do it," Alex insisted. "Claim me."

Olivia pulled Alex toward her and tried to kiss her, but she couldn't get herself to do it. Instead, she let go of Alex's sweatshirt and started to cry.

"I can't," Olivia told her. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, Liv," Alex said. "I should be the one who's sorry."

"But you're right," Olivia agreed. "I need to fight for you. You're my girl and no one else's."

"I'm not ready to be your girlfriend again," Alex admitted.

"What?" Olivia asked, completely shocked. "I came all the way over here, I've agreed to start fighting for you, and this is what happens? What else do you want?"

"You came here because the girls convinced you and you're going to fight for me because I told you to," Alex pointed out. "I want you to do all of these things because you want to do them. When you're acting on your own free will and not because of your mom or Abbie or even Jenny and me told you to do something, that's when I'll be your girlfriend."

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Olivia asked. "You're acting crazy, Alex."

"I don't know what's wrong with me," Alex said. "You were all I thought about for the past two months and then you show up and all of these issues start to surface and I don't know what to do."

"Love me," Olivia said. "That's what you can do."

"I do," Alex told her. "I don't know how it's possible but I both love and despise you right now."

"Thanks?" Olivia said, confused.

"You know what I mean, babe," Alex said. Olivia nodded even though she had no idea what the hell Alex was talking about.

Nothing had been resolved and Olivia still had no idea what exactly Alex wanted from her. She was grateful when Alex started yawning and suggested that they go inside.

Olivia took her clothes off and was about to change her pajamas when Alex stopped her.

"You don't need them," she whispered and motioned for Olivia to join her in the sleeping bag. When she was snuggled up next to Alex, Alex unhooked Olivia's bra and tossed it aside.

"What are you doing?" Olivia asked.

"I've been waiting two months to feel you," Alex admitted.

"We have to be really quiet," Olivia whispered in Alex's ear. Even though Alex promised to be quiet, it took less than two minutes for her to start moaning.

"There's a child in the room," Abbie said and started laughing.

"When I start having sex, I hope I'm a bit more discreet than you two," Tiffany said, which made Abbie laugh even more.

Alex rolled her eyes at them and got up to grab Olivia's pajama shirt. For the sake of Olivia's stepsister, Alex had her wear a shirt, but she wouldn't let her wear a bra. It had been two months since she had fallen asleep with her head on Olivia's chest and she wasn't going to let anyone take that away from her.

Alex fell asleep almost instantly, but Olivia stayed awake for hours with her arms around Alex. She thought about what had happened over the past few hours. Alex didn't want to be her girlfriend, but she still wanted to hook up with her. Olivia had been demoted to friends with benefits status and she had no idea what to do now.