They walked into the posh lobby, Alex pushing the door back and waiting for Olivia to follow.
"Hi Benjamin" Alex said coquettishly to the doorman who was sitting at his desk. "Ms. Cabot" he replied courteously with a nod of acknowledgement.
As Alex and Olivia made their way past him to the elevator, Olivia bumped Alex's shoulder with her own. "Hi Benjamin" she said in her best breathy voice.
"What?" Alex said. "He likes when I call him 'Benjamin.'" She pushed the up button and leaned back against the cool marble, smiling at the brunette.
"I'm sure he does. You're so ridiculous right now" Olivia said laughing.
"Maybe you're ridiculous right now" Alex countered, the neurons in her brain not quite firing like they normally did.
"You do realize that it doesn't count as a comeback when you say to me exactly what I said to you, right?"
"Ugh, you're mean" the blonde said scrunching her nose.
God, she's so adorable, Olivia thought. It would be so easy to kiss her right now, just to lean in and... The chime of the elevator disrupted the images in her brain. She reminded herself to stay in control.
Alex pushed herself from the wall and stepped in as Olivia followed. Olivia leaned against the near wall while Alex perched herself against the rail of the back wall. She snuck a glance at the brunette who was looking up at the floor numbers lighting up as they ascended.
"I used to be terrified of elevators" the brunette said. The thought came to her out of nowhere.
"Really? You?" Alex asked surprised, letting her eyes linger on the woman in front of her.
"Yes. Why is that so hard to imagine?" Olivia asked gently, looking down to meet her gaze.
"I don't know" Alex thought aloud. "I suppose you never struck me as the scared type" she finished. She slid closer to Olivia via the rail.
The comment made Olivia wonder just how Alex did see her.
"Do you want to take my hand, detective? It's almost over, I promise" Alex teased, extending her hand to Olivia.
"Very cute" she said knocking her hand aside playfully and looking back up to the lights.
They arrived on the 42nd floor and Alex pushed herself off the rail which took more effort than she expected. She again felt the effects of the alcohol she had consumed that night.
Alex led them down the hall as she began to look in her bag for her keys. The multi-tasking caused her to wobble. She reached out for the wall to steady herself.
"Maybe you need to hold my hand" Olivia said, suddenly upon her, placing her hands on the blonde's hips from behind and holding her upright.
The proximity coupled with Olivia's voice behind her ear made Alex realize how pronounced the ache between her legs had become. She wondered briefly what it would be like for Olivia to take her from behind, her body pressed... She quickly cut herself off from the salacious thoughts and tried to refocus on getting them into her apartment.