Alex hailed a cab and crawled into the relative safety of the back seat.
"Orlando Conference Center, please." the blonde panted fearfully.
"You got it." the driver nodded. If he noticed Alex's distress, he didn't say anything about it.
"...so anyway, it turned out the boyfriend killed her and we found the murder weapon shoved up his-"
"Hey, I'm eating, here!" Olivia scolded in the middle of Fin's story.
"Sorry. Hey, Liv, your girl's here." Fin motioned behind Olivia.
Olivia turned around and grew concerned when she saw Alex looking frightened. She put her fork down and got up from the table.
"Hey, angel, what are you doing here? How did you get here?" Olivia took Alex into her arms, noting with loving concern that Alex was visibly shaking.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am, I know you're busy and I shouldn't be here. I just needed you to hold me." Alex whimpered, clinging to Olivia as Olivia led her out of the dining area and into the lounge area.
"I'm never too busy for you, little one, you know that. Come here and talk to me."
Olivia sat down on a loveseat in the lounge area and settled Alex on her lap to cuddle her, rocking the submissive blonde in her arms while she listened to Alex explain everything that had happened.
"Oh, honey, I'm so sorry you got scared, but I am so proud of you; you did everything exactly right." Olivia praised, extremely proud of the way Alex had handled herself.
"I did?" Alex looked up in surprise.
"Yes, you did. As soon as you felt unsafe you protected yourself and left the situation you were in, and when you felt like you needed me you came and found me. That was exactly the right thing to do. You were a very good girl today."
"I had a donut with my breakfast." Alex admitted with a light blush, and Olivia couldn't help but laugh at such a random confession.
"I see. Well, since we're on vacation I think I can let it slide this one time. You were still a good girl today." Olivia smiled.
"Liv, the next session is starting." Amanda called out. Olivia nodded at her then turned back and lovingly kissed Alex's forehead.
"Okay, you've had a good cuddle now, I'll cuddle you up more later tonight. Do you think you can make it back to the hotel on your own?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex replied honestly, feeling significantly calmer.
"That's my good girl. No more exploring for you today, I want you to stay in the hotel. As I said this morning, you don't have to stay in our room, you can use the pool or the gym if you want to, but I don't want you leaving the hotel again today. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Ma'am."
"And no more donuts today, either. Naughty girl." Olivia scolded teasingly, giving Alex's bottom a playful spank and making Alex giggle.
A little after eight o' clock that evening, Olivia came back to the hotel room and smiled a tired smile when she found Alex curled up on the bed, sound asleep in her pajamas with the TV on. The brunette detective sat down next to Alex and reached underneath Alex's pajama top to gently rub her belly to rouse her.
"Alex. I'm back, sweetheart. Let me see those pretty eyes, baby girl."
"Feels good." Alex mumbled in her sleep, referring to Olivia's gentle hand on her belly.
"Alex. Come on, baby, wake up now." Olivia coaxed.
Alex's baby blue eyes slowly fluttered open and she offered her beloved Mistress a sleepy smile as Olivia continued to rub her belly to keep her calm as she became more alert.
"There's my sweet girl. You need to wake up now or you won't want to sleep later."
"Yes, Ma'am. What time is it?" Alex inquired as Olivia gently guided her to sit up and slid behind her to cuddle her.
"It's just about eight fifteen, it's not really that late. Did you eat dinner?" Olivia said as Alex happily snuggled into her arms.
"Yes, Ma'am. No donuts." Alex smiled.
"Good girl." Olivia chuckled.
"I got something for you while I was out today." Alex crawled out of Olivia's arms, retrieved a small package, and knelt at Olivia's feet holding out the small bundle.
"Thank you, baby, these are beautiful. I can wear them tomorrow." Olivia smiled, marveling at the pair of heels Alex had given her.
The next morning, Olivia once again had to get up early to get ready for another day packed with meetings and while she was getting dressed she once again reminded Alex of her rules.
"I'll be good, Ma'am, I promise." Alex said, earning a kiss to her forehead, nose, and lips.
"I know you will, baby. You are always my good girl." Olivia praised, slipping into the pair of heels Alex had given her.
"Did you ever find out what was wrong with Elliot yesterday?" Alex asked.
"No, whatever it was, he didn't want to talk about it. And I don't want you calling Kathy to fish for information, either. We mind our business." Olivia chided gently.
"Yes, Ma'am."
Olivia once again walked into the conference center and looked around until she found her detectives. She rolled her eyes when she noticed Kat and Munch in some kind of heated discussion.
"You two, get a room already. Where's Elliot?" Olivia looked around, not seeing Elliot with the group.
"I'm right here, Captain." Elliot walked up to their table looking like he hadn't slept all night.
"Ah, nice of you to join us. Come with me for a second, the rest of you get settled, we start in five minutes."
Elliot followed Olivia around the corner out of sight where Olivia poured a cup of coffee and handed it to him.
"You're drunk." Olivia stated. Elliot laughed.
"Well, thank you, Captain Obvious." Elliot slurred.
"McGrath is going to have my ass if you go in there smelling like a brewery. Take the coffee and go back to the hotel, sleep it off. I'll make an excuse for you and fill you in on the meetings later."
"Kathy left me." Elliot took a sip of coffee.
"What?!" Olivia asked in shock.
"Kathy. She left me. Gave me back her collar and took the kids to stay with her mother."
"Well, losing your job for being drunk at a conference isn't going to win her back. Come on, I'll get you a cab back to the hotel."
"Liv, you're a good person. You treat Alex like a queen, Kathy says I'm emotionally unavailable." Elliot slurred as Olivia led him outside.
"That's because you're a stubborn son of a bitch who works insane hours and when you are home you'd rather shut down than talk about your feelings." Olivia pointed out.
With Elliot safely in a cab on his way back to the hotel, Olivia hurried back inside the conference center.
"Captain, where's your second in command?" McGrath asked, walking up to their table.
"Heading back to the hotel with a migraine." Olivia said casually as she sat down in her seat.
McGrath seemed to sense that he was being lied to, but he let the matter drop as everyone turned their attention to the front of the room and the meeting began.
Early on Friday morning, everyone got on a plane to fly back to New York except for Olivia and Alex who would be staying for the weekend and flying back on Monday the way Olivia had promised.
"Well, my love, my work here is done and the weekend is completely yours. What would you like to do today?" Olivia rolled over in bed and cuddled Alex close to her heart, gently rubbing Alex's pajama-clad bottom.
"Can we go to Disney World?" Alex asked hopefully.
"That can definitely be arranged since you were such a good girl while I was working. I'm so proud of you, baby. You're my good girl." Olivia praised, gently kissing Alex's forehead.
"A hairbrush spanking in an airport bathroom will do that to a person." Alex grinned. It was true, she hadn't gotten into any trouble since they'd been in Florida.
"Sassy. Come on, up and at 'em, we're wasting sunshine." Olivia gave Alex's bottom a playful spank.
"Ouch!" Alex giggled, obediently getting up.
"Hold it, little one. No shower for you this morning. This morning you're taking a bath." Olivia said when Alex began to undress and head toward the shower. Since Olivia had been working so much, Alex hadn't been subjected to the level of control she was used to, so Olivia was going to assert her dominance now to remind Alex that although she was in control of what they did for entertainment over the weekend, ultimately, Olivia was always the one in control.
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex happily stood still and let Olivia undress her.
Olivia guided her naked submissive into the bathroom where she drew a bath and guided Alex into the warm, soothing water.
"Who does this beautiful body belong to, baby girl?" Olivia inquired as she carefully bathed Alex's body and hair.
"It's yours, Ma'am." Alex replied, relaxing into Olivia's gentle hands and sounding completely sure of herself.
"Give me your bottom now, baby. Good girl."
Alex obediently got up on all fours in the tub and Olivia gently washed her bottom. When Alex was clean, Olivia guided Alex out of the tub and wrapped her in a towel. Alex reached for the hairdryer so that she could comb and dry her hair, but Olivia lightly smacked her hand. Alex immediately withdrew her hand as Olivia picked up the comb and hairdryer to comb and dry her hair for her and then guided Alex out of the bathroom and into their hotel room to dress her. Alex sat cross-legged on the bed to wait while Olivia took her own shower and dressed, then the blonde submissive moved to Olivia's right side without being told and the two women went in search of breakfast.
A few hours later, Alex held on tightly to her Mistress's hand, holding cotton candy in the other, as they walked through the large theme park, weaving their way through the huge crowd of people. Olivia became concerned that Alex was going to fuse her knuckles together and gently pulled the blonde into an empty corner behind a ride that was closed for construction. Olivia saw the fear in Alex's baby blue eyes and gently stroked the side of her face to soothe her.
"Breathe with me, baby. Deep breath in; one, two, three, four. Hold it; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. And let it out; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. One more time, deep breath in; one, two, three, four. Hold it; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. And let it out; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. That's my good girl. Remember what I said, baby. You get to be in charge of what we do this weekend, if you decide you don't want to be here and you want to go find something else to do, then that's what we'll do. If you decide you want to stay for another hour or another five hours, then that's what we'll do. You get to tell me what you want. Whatever you decide will be okay with me, and whatever decisions you make today, I will be right here to hold your hand, I won't leave you alone for even a moment. You're being very brave and I'm so proud of you."
"Can we go find a bench to sit on and just people-watch for a while?" Alex asked.
"If that's what you want, that's what we'll do." Olivia agreed.
They found a comfortable bench with just the right balance of sun and shade and sat down. Alex finished her cotton candy and then Olivia pulled out her cell phone and gathered Alex into her arms to take a selfie, lightly tickling Alex's side to make her smile.
"Now, who is that pretty girl in my arms?" Olivia smiled, showing Alex the picture they had just taken.
"I love you, Ma'am." Alex smiled.
"I love you too, my angel. Now and forever." Olivia gently kissed Alex's forehead.
After a while, Alex decided to brave the crowd once again and they went on a lot of rides over the next few hours, including an unexpectedly wild rollercoaster, and when they got off Olivia held Alex's hair and rubbed her back while she threw up in a trash can.
"Feeling better, baby?" Olivia asked with loving concern as she handed Alex a bottle of water.
"Yes, Ma'am. I just wasn't expecting to be flipped upside down like that." Alex panted with a chuckle, taking slow sips of the water.
"You and me both, I'm pretty sure I saw my mom back there." Olivia took a sip of her own water.
"It's getting kind of hot out here. Can we go back to the hotel and swim in the pool?"
"Of course we can." Olivia agreed.
Since they had just spent several hours surrounded by screaming children, Olivia and Alex were pleased to have the hotel pool all to themselves. Olivia lowered herself into the water and then turned and guided Alex in. They laughed and swam in the water until Olivia heard Alex's belly call for attention.
"Sounds like my girl is hungry."
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex smiled, letting Olivia guide her out of the pool and wrap her in a towel.
With a satisfied belly, Alex let out a content sigh as she snuggled into Olivia's arms to be cuddled after dinner.
"Ma'am?" Alex asked after a while, her voice piercing the peaceful silence.
"Hmm?" Olivia hummed, gently rubbing Alex's belly as they lounged on the bed.
"Can I have a bedtime spanking tonight?"