AN: Thankyou to all my readers for their unwavering patience with me. It's taken me a little bit longer than anticipated to update after moving, however, I'm starting to slowly get into my writing groove again. To trace619 and livsgirl: I can't thank either of you enough for keeping me sane through the chaos of these last couple of months :-)

AN2: rasaaabe - re: Abbie and Serena becoming Alex and Liv's friend... next chapter will reveal why that's unable happen (So sorry!). Believe me, all four will makes friends with other SVU characters in the coming chapters. I think Jealous!Alex can make an appearance though ;-)

I make no apologies whatsoever for the M rated lady loving. Hope readers enjoy and please let know what you think :-) See if you can spot the nod to a certain actress ;-)

"Stop staring," Alexandra spoke softly as she and Olivia went to the counter to pay for their respective haircuts.

Olivia replied just as quietly, "I can't help it, Alex. You look so different with your hair short."

The blonde's eyes widened, "Good different or bad different?"

"Good, definitely good..."

Before Olivia could continue, the owner spoke up, "Now ladies, be sure to make an appointment next time." She handed over a business card, "Sometimes we're booked out for days, especially around Homecoming and Prom, which is only a couple of months away now."

Olivia and Alexandra exchanged looks, truly puzzled at the foreign word. 'Home coming' was easy enough for the young Villagers to understand. It obviously meant something about returning home. The second term on the other hand...

"What is 'Prom'?"Alexandra finally asked, handing over both hers and Olivia's money.

The woman explained, "A prom is a formal dance for high school students with lots of music. Sometimes the juniors have a prom near the end of the school year. The seniors, on the other hand, have one every year before they graduate. It's almost like a rite of passage for high school students to go to prom."

Alexandra and Olivia struggled not to grin at each other. Under Village lores, dancing was forbidden, as was music. However they had finished their schooling and they were on Rumspringa now.

Olivia questioned, "How formal is this Prom-thing?"

"Suit and black tie for boys, evening gowns for girls. Also, the girls are given a corsage of flowers by their date, the boys a boutonnière for their lapel."

"Date? What's a date?"

"The person you go with is your date. Boys ask the girls to attend, that is unless it's a Sadie Hawkins dance. That's where the girls ask boys to go with them." The woman called out, "Connie, what's a good high school movie that includes a prom?"

Connie called back as she swept the floor, "Umm... well, I know a good movie but it doesn't have a prom in it. It does have a school dance in it though."

"What is it?" the owner prompted.

"Grease. It plays at the drive-in every second Saturday along with Saturday Night Fever for the monthly musical marathon, alternating with The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fame. John Travolta is so good looking as Danny in Grease! I'd do anything to be his Sandy." Connie stopped sweeping, leant on the broom and sighed dreamily, "I've gladly lost my V-card to him after prom and not to who I did lose it to!"

"Connie!" the owner snapped. "Go and check the shampoo stock out the back!"

The young woman sighed, "What'd I say this time?!"

"CONSUELA!"

"You're just like Miss Berg in Fame sometimes," Connie muttered darkly as she turned and retreated, dragging the broom behind her.

"What's a... a V-card?" Olivia asked absentmindedly once Connie was gone, a seed of an idea beginning to plant in her mind.

"A ridiculous patriarchal concept that neither of you, or anyone, need to worry about," the woman reassured Alexandra and Olivia as she handed over their change. "Go watch those movies Connie suggested. I have a feeling you'll enjoy them and you'll learn a lot. The drive-in is on the outskirts of Main Town going towards Capital City."

Alexandra was about to ask another question but was halted when the telephone rang. Both Villagers watched in curiosity as the middle aged woman picked up the receiver, held it to her ear and spoke normally.

"Thanks for calling 'The Beauty Spot'. This is Elizabeth Rodgers, how may I help you?"

She gave Alexandra and Olivia a smile as she began flipping through the dairy on the counter. Pocketing the business card and her change, Olivia indicated to Alexandra that they should go and catch up with Rafael and Trevor.

"I never imagined you cutting your hair, Alex," Olivia commented as she and Alexandra approached the grocery store.

"Well, I didn't plan to do it like you have for all this time, Liv, but it just seemed like the right thing to do... especially after you said Mother would freak!" Alexandra replied, polishing the lenses of her fine glasses with hem of her button down shirt.

"I think it makes you look grown up... breathtaking... very English."

"So do you."

Olivia lowered her voice, "I want to kiss you so much right now."

The blonde quickly rubbed her eyes then slipped her glasses back on, "So do I."

"I also want to do more than just kiss..." Olivia gave a coy smile, "... but we'll have to wait until we get back to Rumspringa House."

"Let's go back then because I want to do that too."

"But this is our first time to Main Town!"

"Yes, and we're on Rumspringa for a whole year. We can come back to Main Town another day. Besides, I don't think Trevor is back to his normal self just yet and he probably wouldn't mind going back to Rumspringa House after grocery shopping."

"Alright, we'll find Rafael and Trevor, pay, then go."

"Olivia... umm... there's something not on the list that I need to get while I think of it."

"What's that?"

Alex stopped and gave Olivia an uncomfortable look, "My... my sanitary products. I thought I had enough from last month but I don't. Seeing I'm due around the end of the week, I want to have them just in case Mother Nature visits early... and I don't want Trevor and Rafael knowing either!"

"Alright," Olivia placated her love with a gentle touch to Alexandra's forearm. "They won't have to know. This is what we'll do..."

"Is that everything now?" Trevor sighed as he tossed the packet of toilet paper into the shopping cart that Rafael was pushing.

"I can't help it if things on this list are all over the place! If Olivia and Alexandra had written it in the order like they are in the store, we'd have finished a long time ago."

Folding his arms protectively over his abdomen, Trevor grumbled, "Still say we didn't need to go up and down almost every single aisle."

"Well, we won't have do that next time when they make us do grocery shopping because now we know what's in each aisle."

"You can remember what's in each aisle already?"

"Pretty much. We've got everything now so let's go."

They were almost to the end of the aisle when they were found by Olivia and Alexandra.

"Wow! You both look very English," Rafael complimented their approaching friends.

Receiving broad smiles from both females in response, Olivia eyed the contents of the cart, "Did you get everything on the list?"

"Yes," Trevor confirmed with a nod.

"We were just on our way to the checkout."

"Good, good. Umm..." Alexandra placed her hands on front end of the half full cart, "We have a few more things we need to get that aren't on the list, so Liv and I will take over the shopping now and both of you can wait outside to help carry-"

"I know where everything is so just tell me what you need and I can show you how much we've paid attention seeing you said we had to learn-"

Olivia interjected while attempting to take control of the cart from Rafael, "It's fine. Alex and I know exactly what's needed and we can get it a lot quicker. Now go and wait outside-"

"I'm quite capable of pushing a shopping cart, Olivia!" Rafael tightened his grip on the cart.

"Rafael, give me the cart."

"No!"

"And you wonder why those two were chosen to be betrothed to each other by the Elders," Trevor scoffed as Olivia and Rafael bickered and tussled for control.

Alexandra glared at him, "Trevor, make Rafael give Olivia the cart!"

"Rafael pushed it the whole time while we did shopping, Alexandra, so why not let him push it now? It makes him happy."

"It'd make me happy if Olivia pushed the cart and you both waited outside."

Trevor asked, "Why is it so important that Olivia pushes the cart?"

Alexandra opened her mouth to respond then closed it just as quickly. Almost on the verge of tears, she gave Olivia a clearly pained look. This was not going according to plan. Both had been certain of Trevor and Rafael happily handing over the cart, and contents, and making a bee line for the door. Olivia could see the distress in Alexandra's eyes and knew she had to hastily formulate a backup plan. There was an alternative... however it could upset Alexandra more... but it was the only way under the circumstances right now.

Squaring her shoulder and giving Alexandra a warm smile, Olivia released her grip on the shopping cart, "Fine! You're pushing the cart."

"Olivia! No!" Alexandra cried out.

"Alexandra," Olivia moved to the front of the cart and linked their pinkie fingers together in reassurance, "Trust me. The Jungs are both going to accompany us to get what is needed." Reaching behind her, the brunette gripped the front of the cart tightly with her free hand then glanced back over her shoulder, "Come on then, start pushing the cart."

Rounding into an aisle a few rows over, Rafael halted in his tracks before reaching out and grabbing Trevor's bicep, "No! We don't go in that aisle!"

"Why not?" Trevor asked. He looked up at the sign hanging from the roof further down the aisle that Rafael indicated to, read it and blanched. "Oh! No, we don't."

Olivia whirled around, "Oh, yes you will!"

Rafael hissed in a low voice, "It's the feminine hygiene aisle!"

"You and Trevor had your chance to wait outside while we got a few more things, but you insisted on pushing the cart! So you're both going to be just as uncomfortable as we're going to be while we get what Al-... we need. We're all living together for a year and I know for a fact that we're going to learn things about each other that we've never considered before..." Olivia continued, remembering the contents of that book in Rafael and Trevor's room, "... no matter how embarrassing it makes some or all of us feel. Alex and I can't help what happens to us when Mother Nature visits each month and we'd have preferred that both of you had remained oblivious to the fact."

"Guess that would explain why they can be so grouchy and grumpy for a few days each month," Trevor commented to Rafael, then addressed Olivia, "Is Mother Nature visiting you right now?"

Rafael mused, "From past experiences I believe it should be at the end of this week or early next week when they'll both short tempered at us."

"I'll get more short tempered than when Mother Nature visits if you don't start pushing the cart up this aisle right now!" the brunette snapped.

Trevor chuckled, "Are you sure Mother Nature's not-"

Alexandra finally spoke a single word: "Eugene!"

Dreading the underlying threat of his real name being revealed, Trevor motioned to his love, "Rafael, just push the cart up the aisle so we can get this over and done with and get out of here."

With a truce suddenly reached, all four continued up the aisle in an uncomfortable silence before Olivia and Alexandra stopped in front of where they needed to be. Alexandra discreetly glanced back and saw that Trevor and Rafael were looking down and around... anywhere but at her and Olivia, and the products they were standing in front of. Even with the knowledge that her male friends weren't looking, Alexandra was struggling to just reach out and grab the familiar box that she had no qualms putting in the cart when she and her Aunt Elizabeth went shopping.

Seeing Alexandra faltering, Olivia re-linked her pinkie finger with Alexandra's in silent solidarity then took a box of her own preferred product from the shelf and placed it into the cart. She didn't really need any sanitary products for the next month having stocked up the previous month, but there was no way Olivia was going to have Alexandra feel any more uncomfortable and distressed than she already was.

Receiving a crooked smile in encouragement from the brunette, Alexandra grabbed the two boxes of her preferred sanitary items, tossed them in the cart as hastily as she could, then rearranged some items to cover them.

"Alright, let's get out of here," Alexandra pointed in the direction of the checkouts, her confidence beginning to return.

As the group of four turned around, Trevor asked with a genuine curiosity, "So what's a tampon do? And why do they come with an applicator?"

"Are you sure you don't want to come for a dip in the lake?" Rafael called out as he took the towel Trevor handed him and flipped it over his bare shoulder.

Sprawled out on the couch after lunch, Alexandra continued resting her head on Olivia's lap and cleaned her glasses, "We're sure. Maybe later?"

"They just want some alone time," Trevor teased, carefully removing his shirt and tossing it on to the chair. He was still sore but beginning to feel more normal than he had been in the last few days.

"Just like you do!" Olivia rebutted, combing her fingers through Alexandra's shortened locks. The fact that they still didn't have proper swimming outfits was also an issue. Swimming in their pantalette bloomers and button up camisoles wasn't an option for Alexandra and Olivia this time seeing how sheer the white cotton material became when wet. "Oh for goodness sake, stop staring at each other's bare chests and go!"

Without any further prompting, Rafael and Trevor took off out the front door and headed for the lake.

"Alone at last," Alexandra sighed, placing her glasses back on just as Olivia's hand began creeping underneath the hem of her short sleeve button down.

With her fingertips caressing the soft, warm flesh of Alexandra's stomach, Olivia leant down and pressed their lips together. "Yes, we are," she replied, smiling into the kiss.

"Did you mean what you said this morning?"

"About more than just kissing?" Receiving a nod in response, Olivia explained, "Our first time... laying together... it didn't go to plan. I would like nothing more than to make it up to you... but only if you want me to."

"Liv, I should be the one making it up to you!" Alexandra sat up then situated herself onto Olivia's lap, "I smashed your nose after Trevor barged in."

"I know but that's not what I meant. You had to finish what I started while you, ahh, 'kissed' me better. Alex, I want make you feel like you made me feel, and you made me feel wonderful."

Alexandra cradled Olivia's face in her hands and brushed her thumb over the brunette's lips, "I want you to make me feel wonderful."

Their mouths came together and hands roamed and explored beneath covered flesh, each beginning to feel that knowing throb between their own legs as the kissing deepened.

Breaking the kiss with much reluctance, Alexandra panted, "Let's go upstairs to our room."

"We have spare bedrooms just over there which are much closer."

Without any further prompting, both females got up and headed for the closest bedroom on the lower floor of Rumspringa House.

"Wait!"

"What for?"

"Put something against the door just in case. I'm sure neither of us want a repeat of what happened," Alexandra explained as Olivia closed and locked the bedroom door.

Olivia scanned the unoccupied single room for something but there wasn't much to choose from, just a small book shelf and a bedside table. "Help me move that book shelf."

With the book shelf firmly up against the bedroom door, Olivia and Alexandra resumed kissing and exploring bodies while shuffling their way over to the bed. Both began giggling when the back of Alexandra's legs hit the edge and caused them to tumble down onto the bed. Situating over one of Alexandra's capri covered thighs, Olivia removed her own raglan T-shirt and tossed it on the floor then asked for permission to remove Alexandra's button down. Receiving a nod in approval, she fumbled the first button then after taking a steadying breath Olivia successfully unbuttoned all subsequent buttons in haste. Alexandra sat up enough, shrugged off the button down before reaching both hands around Olivia's body, unfastening the clasp of the bra and sliding the garment down the brunette's arms. After a moment's hesitation, Alexandra lips sealed around one the dark nipples in front of her face while Olivia reached around to unfasten Alexandra's bra.

"Alex? Where's... where's th-... the thing?" Olivia struggled to focus on the task as Alexandra distracted her with a teasing tongue.

"Th- w'a-?" came Alexandra's reply around a mouthful of tanned breast.

"The... the hooks and eyes thing at the back... like you just undid on my... brassière."

With a great reluctance, Alexandra let the taut dark nipple in her mouth go, "This one opens at the front like our button up camisoles."

"Front clasp?!" Olivia gasped in awe.

The brunette watched as the blonde cautiously unfastened the small clasp and freed those dusty pink nipples and small pert breasts from their cotton and lace confines. Her mouth watered and the throbbing between her own legs became more incessant. At Alexandra's meek suggestion each removed their own pants and panties to move things along, and both struggled not to try and cover themselves once they were fully nude, the Village lores regarding modesty still prominent in their minds.

"Lay on top of me," Alexandra beckoned.

Olivia panicked, "I don't want to squash you!"

"You won't."

"Are you sure?"

"I didn't squash you when we fell asleep after we swam in the lake, did I?"

"No, but-"

Alexandra interrupted whatever Olivia was going to say, "I want to feel your body against mine for a time before you... you know."

With a nod of encouragement, Olivia carefully situated herself down on top of Alexandra, aware of the fact that their centres were now aligned. The first kiss in this new position was just a brush of their lips yet became more heated and desperate with each passing moment. Alexandra began grinding her hips upwards in reaction to Olivia grinding down while kissing her. How could something deemed so wrong and forbidden by Village lores be so blissful and right? The wetness of both young women began to build as they started to speed up.

"I was enjoying that!" Alexandra groaned her protest when Olivia ceased her grinding.

"So was I, however I think you'll enjoy what I'm going to do even more."

A scattered trail of kisses down Alexandra's throat, breasts and torso lead Olivia to settle between her love's thighs. She glanced up and saw blue eyes gazing down at her from behind those fine wire frames. Maintaining eye contact, Olivia dragged her tongue through slick folds, gathering as much arousal as she could from Alexandra's opening. A whimper of pleasure came from Alexandra's throat when Olivia cautiously pressed her tongue inside. With the knowledge of Alexandra preference to to circles, Olivia turned her attention to the straining bundle of nerves. She knew Alexandra approved as slim hips began rocking in sync with the movements of her swirling tongue, and slender fingers threaded through her shortened hair and cradled the back of her head. Olivia continued watching Alexandra's facial features even after those blue eyes fluttered closed. She wanted to memorise every nuance and reaction her beloved was experiencing from her dedicated actions.

Alexandra desperately wanted to watch Olivia bring her to orgasm, however her eyes flickered closed of their own accord. The only senses her body would allow her to focus on was touch and sound. She wanted to articulate to Olivia precisely what she was experiencing, except all that came out was a jumbled mess of garbled words and sounds.

"Yea... ...oh go-... ...right th-there... ...Liv... ...mmmmmm... ...please... ...Liv plea... ...gonna... ... I'm gon-..."

Unable to hold off any longer, the blonde's hips bowed up off the bed as the waves of orgasmic pleasure rippled through her body. The hazy fog of bliss still clouded her ability to string any words together when Alexandra finally opened her eyes and saw brown ones looking down at her as Olivia settled on top of her again. Alexandra's only way to convey what she wanted to tell Olivia right then and there - how much she loved the brunette and how loved she felt - was to kiss her best friend and beloved soundly.

End Note: Next chapter will have a little time jump. Something about our Maedels and Jungs getting fake ID's? ;-)