A/N: Sorry about the delay, between the holidays and work, my life has been...well, busy. Things are starting to return to normal again and I hopefully will be able to get chapters up quicker again. I am sorry to have kept you all waiting and I hope that it is for best in the end, that you truly enjoy my story as it comes to its conclusion. That being said, I have a feeling there might be a few as ten more chapters left for this story. Don't worry my lovelies, I plan on more.

Disclaimer for this chapter: this is a complete PWP, pure smut chapter, if that isn't your thing then please wait for the next installment of the story. There is little else I can say about this chapter besides this, but there is enough of an emotional side that it helps propel us into the next phase of the story. I hope you enjoy. As always, I don't own the characters just the story line. This is just for entertainment value. ENJOY.

Chapter Forty-Three - Love

They entered the apartment and immediately went to their room. Alex was surprised to see that Olivia had redone the apartment up so much in between her sessions with Huang. She surmised that it was a welcome distraction as they fought to find the link to D. J. and Robin. She kissed Liv solidly on the mouth and moaned.

"Oh, how I have missed you," Alex told her.

"I missed you, too, Love," Liv replied.

"Did moving things around make you feel better?"

"A little, but it was more because it was the only way that I could be near you and still smell you. You were too far away and the calls late at night weren't enough. I need to believe that you were here with me, safe, when I went to sleep at night," Liv explained.

"It's okay, Liv. It is nice gesture. I wanted to be close to you as well. But, what about Xander?"

"He is with Dana tonight, but the other bedroom is his now. I was hoping that it would be alright with you. I didn't think to ask. I am sorry."

"Don't apologize for thinking about us as a family, Liv. Don't you dare ever apologize for that. I won't have that. He is our family. We are a family, now."

"We are a family," Liv replied, emphasizing her statement with a kiss.

Alex melted into her, not wanting to let go of Liv. Liv held her close. She took in Alex's smell and sighed. Alex reached up Olivia's back and rubbed her shoulders. She felt Olivia relax and sink further into her embrace. It was comfort that they both allowed themselves to have now that they were together again.

"Alex?"

"Yes?"

"I love you."

Alex could feel the need and desperation behind it. She knew that Liv had been worried sick with fear that she was in trouble and not coming back to her. She leaned back and brushed an errant lock of the brunet's hair back out of her face. She smiled up into Liv's questioning eyes trying to give her the reassurance that she needed, wanted, deserved.

"Liv, honey, I'm fine."

"I know that…now."

"You were really that worried?"

"A little, I guess," Liv answered.

"Don't lie to me. I can still feel the tension in your muscles. I can't imagine the Hell that your mind created while I was gone, but believe me. We were careful. Abbie figured out that there was a mole in the FBI office before you gave us the identity. We were both working towards the same goal even though we weren't together physically. We were still together mentally and spiritually. I never felt the loss of your presence except at night when I was alone in that bed, wanting you, needing you, dreaming of you, and then I would call just so I could hear your voice again before I fell asleep," Alex told her.

"I know."

Alex pulled her into her embrace tighter. She needed to make Liv understand that she wasn't going anywhere and they had won. They were together. She needed to bring Liv back to the here and now and some nightmare that she had created in her head.

"Liv?" Alex asked, as she backed away.

"Hmm?"

"I thought you had something to show me," Alex stated as she began to unbutton her shirt.

Liv's eyes followed Alex's hands, never once looking up in the blue sapphire watching her, as each incredibly delicious inch of Alex's torso was exposed. Alex cocked an eyebrow at her, but didn't make Liv look up. She continued her slow, torturous exposure as she removed her blouse completely from her skirt and let it fall to the floor. Liv finally looked up into Alex's eyes. She could see the love that she bore Alex mirrored there.

"Alex…" it was a whisper, a plea, and a sigh of relief.

"Shh, Liv, I'm here. I've got you. I'll always be here for you," Alex kept repeating as she managed to get Liv to sit on the bed.

Alex pushed Liv back against the mattress. Liv didn't fight her. She allowed Alex to lead this adventure no matter where it took them both tonight. Alex lay down beside her. She managed to straddle Liv without directly mounting her. As she sat across Liv's hips, she skillfully undid the buttons of Liv's shirt and took it off. She was slightly disappointed to find the tank underneath it, but she also knew that it was habit for Liv to wear the tank.

Liv just watched her. She was unsure what to do. She just watched Alex and her mesmerizing cobalt blue eyes. She didn't dare move as Alex stripped them both down. Her body betrayed her desire, but she didn't think about turning the tables on Alex. She knew that Alex needed this as much as she did. She was content to let things run their course.

Alex was amazed at Liv's self-control. She felt Liv even her breathing. She knew that Liv's skin was burning and she could feel the goose bumps forming as she decided to touch Liv everywhere as she exposed her further. Her fingers ghosted over Liv's olive flesh enjoying the fact that she was actually beneath her fingertips.

"Liv, Darling, breathe," Alex told her.

"I am breathing."

"Deeper, Darling, deeper," Alex stated.

She felt her lover take a deep breath beneath her. It was the first time that Liv actually touched her since they had gone to bed. Liv reached up and grabbed Alex's thighs, rubbing them slowly. She heard Alex sigh at the touch.

"Much better, Liv."

"I am glad you approve."

"I do, but you still have yet to show me whatever it is that you wanted to show me. I guess you could find something else to show me if you wished, but right now, all I want is you. Please tell me that you are going to do something about the ache building inside," Alex requested.

"I have lots of plans. Now which plan to enact: that is the question. I think that I have many good ideas, so be patient, my dear. I am sure that you will approve," Liv told her, as she held Alex's legs tighter.

Alex watched Liv's olive colored hands as she took a stronger grip on her thighs. Alex questioned Liv only for a second, until she realized that Liv was asking for permission. Alex nodded at her lover, just in time to feel Liv move up further to her hips and flip her onto her back. Liv loomed over her, smiling down into Alex's cobalt eyes. Alex gave her a big smile in return.

Liv didn't waste any time. She descended down to Alex's neck and began to kiss the long column of her throat. Alex moaned and held Liv closer to her. Liv was revealing in the feeling of Alex's skin on hers and breathing in deeply the scent that was uniquely Alex. It was such a huge turn on for her. She kept kissing Alex's throat. Alex was moaning in appreciation.

Liv moved down to Alex's clavicle and started kissing the sensitive flesh there. She felt Alex's moan vibrating against her. She nipped and kissed, licking and marking the area, marking Alex as hers. It was another liberty that Alex allowed her to have. She knew that it would help Liv move on and get passed the horror of the case. Plus, she didn't mind anyone knowing that she was Liv's. She'd shout it from the roof tops of New York, if they were there.

Alex suddenly let out a loud moan. Liv stopped her progress and set back to look in her eyes. Alex's were dancing with mirth and sexual desire. Liv didn't know what she had done to earn the right to have Alex, but she knew right in that moment that she would do anything to keep it.

Liv moved back down to Alex's front. She began to kiss down from her neck, thru the valley of her breasts, to Alex's navel. Alex arched up into Liv's kisses. Liv enjoyed every blissful moan, hiss and sharp intake of breath that Alex took as she continued her onslaught downward. Liv stopped, looked up into the perfectly sapphire orbs and smiled. She slowly and methodically removed the last remaining clothes from her as Alex just stared down at her with baited breath. She waited for a second, still flashing her mega-watt smile at Alex, before she pulled Alex's legs up and apart.

Alex took a quick hiss inward breath as she felt Liv's tongue on her center. It was electric and wild. The tempo and the manner in which Liv attacked her sex was enough to drive her insane. It was everything that Alex could do to keep from falling over the edge. She was trying to hold on so hard and Liv noticed that she eased up. She pulled Alex's legs further apart and up over her shoulders. She gave Alex a deliciously wicked smile as she dove back into Alex's nectar, licking every drop that she could find.

Alex came almost immediately. She screamed out Liv's name at the top of her lungs. Liv relented as Alex came back down to Earth, but only long enough to let Alex catch her breath. As soon as Alex seemed capable of competent thought, Liv had her flipped over and on her knees before Alex could protest or say anything.

When Liv pulled her up so her ass met Liv's still clothed front, Alex moaned in response and disappointment. Liv smiled knowing what Alex needed before she could say anything to her. She backed away from the blonde just long enough to shed her own clothes. She resumed her spot once again pulling Alex back into her.

"God, woman, you are beautiful."

Alex could feel the primal urge and need behind her flowing through Liv. She didn't know how to respond, but she sighed as she felt the slightly older woman's hand come up back, nails dragging, around her ribs and to her breasts. This was a new experience for her, to feel Olivia so wild and free. She liked it, and she could tell that Liv knew it, too.

"Alex…" Liv whispered as she collapsed against her, kiss the line of her spine.

"Liv…" she breathed moaning in response.

Liv teased and toyed with her nipples, which were so sensitive from her body's earlier release. Alex writhed underneath the careful weight above her, enjoying the new sensations that this position brought them. Alex arched up into her body trying to get closer, but Liv would just push her back down so Alex maintained her position on the bed. When Liv decided that she had teased Alex enough, she brought her hands down further to Alex's hips effectively holding her against Liv's core. Alex moaned again, this time, begging for more.

Alex managed to hold her weight with one arm as she moved her other down so she could grab Liv's hip. Liv's head immediately jerked up as she realized she hadn't noticed Alex's sly maneuver. Liv growled and then mewed as Alex squeezed her hip, kneading the flesh. Liv carefully moved Alex's hand away from her own body and pulled her own up short against Alex.

"Liv…yes…yes, Liv…oh, God!" Alex exclaimed as Liv's right hand found her clit and began to rub it in furious circles.

"I'm not done," Liv whispered in her ear.

The carnal promise and the intensity of the sensations that Liv was creating almost sent Alex over the edge, again. Feeling the humming of Alex's well primed body, Liv used her left hand to pump inside her, find that certain spot and scratching it so delicately. Alex came off the bed and leaned into Liv, as Liv held them both upright, continuing to pound Alex from behind.

"Oh…Oh…O-liv…Oh…Oh-liv-via…"

Alex melted into her body and Liv graciously took the weight. She gently kissed Alex behind her ear and waited for her body to stop squeezing her hand. She slowly pulled out and brought her fingers to her mouth. She licked up Alex's desire and enjoyed it, as Alex turned her head slightly from Liv's should to watch. Normally Alex would be embarrassed by such a gesture from her lover, but Liv wasn't just her lover. She was her soul mate.

"Liv, dear?" Alex asked.

"Yes, my love?"

"Is that what you had to show me?"

"No, love, not entirely. It is just the beginning. I have so much more to … share with you."

"I don't doubt that. I really don't. Because I am sure that you…know ways to make me scream your name without even touching me. I sure if you tried hard enough you could make me come for you with just words," Alex started to tell her.

"Well, would you like to test that theory?" Liv asked, amused.

"No…no…well, not tonight at least. I need rest before we go again. I am sorry, Darling, I wasn't prepared for a marathon of fun. It was a long flight and we were reviewing notes…"

"Say no more, Alex. Rest, please. Because I plan on having you again later, and again tomorrow and the day after that, and the day after that…and the day after that, if that is okay with you, that is," Liv told her.

"OH, it pleases me…a little too well right now. God, woman, how do you do that? I need to rest. What about you? Don't you want some reciprocity for this?" Alex asked her, sinking back on the bed on her back, as Liv nestled down next to her.

"I am okay for now, Alex. Rest, my love. I can wait," Liv told her, throwing her leg over Alex's thigh, penning her to the bed.

"Liv…are you sure? Liv…I don't want you to …. What are you doing?" Alex asked as she felt Liv's hand moving up and down her torso in a lazy but light fashion, causing her libido to spike.

"Nothing really, just touching you," Liv told her.

Alex looked into her chestnut eyes and was lost. Here lay the object of her desires toying with her after two…or was it three mind-blowing, seeming back to back orgasms telling her that she wasn't doing anything to her. Alex smiled, knowing that Liv was a like a kid in the candy store. She had gotten her lolly and now she wanted something more.

"Give me a minute, okay."

Liv just smiled at her as she continued to barely touch her skin. Alex moaned, then sighed. Her libido wasn't going to cool down with Liv touching her like that and she knew it. She gave up fighting the sensation to rest. She wanted Liv as bad as Liv wanted her and now it was her turn to show Liv something.

Alex shifted just enough under Liv's penning leg to gain the position she wanted. She used Liv's own leg to flip her on her back and put Alex on top of her. Alex stared down into her beautiful brown eyes and smiled.

"My turn," Alex told her before she kissed her hard.