Johnny's POV
I had been burying myself away from everyone and everything, I hadn't been out of my apartment in weeks...I drew a blanket up around me, staring at the turned off television. I ignored every call and text from Olivia, I couldn't let her see me like this. Never like this. I didn't want anyone to see this side of me, it was something I preferred to keep hidden away. The door opened I had assumed it was Ethan coming inside but, that was squashed when I heard high heels clicking across the floor. Great, it was Olivia.
"I know you don't think you're going to ignore me." Olivia crossed her arms, standing in front of him.
"Can we not do this?" I heaved a sigh, I wasn't mad at Olivia I was just severely depressed.
"How about you take a shower because I know you haven't had one in weeks and...I clean this place up, fix a lasagna and we can just relax. I'm not going to force you to talk about anything you don't want to talk about, baby." Olivia moved to sit on the couch, stroking his cheek.
"That...does sound nice." Johnny couldn't deny that he had missed Olivia, they'd barely spoken since Michael's trial which was his fault.
"Of course it does, now scoot. That shower isn't going to take itself."
Olivia's POV
Once I heard the shower start I let go of a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding, as I made my way to the kitchen. I washed the dishes and wiped down the counters before I started preparing the Lasagna and Garlic bread. A few moments later I heard the bathroom door open to see Johnny towel drying his curly hair, Olivia made a mental note that she needed to do his laundry.
"Feeling better?" Olivia made eye contact with her boyfriend.
"A little." Johnny obliged walking towards her and placing a hungry kiss on her lips. Olivia returned the kiss wrapping her arms around his neck, as Johnny lifted her up against the counter. Olivia instinctively wrapped her legs around him, it had been too long since they had been together. Johnny quickly unzipped his jeans and let them pool around his ankles and pulled his boxers down, yanking her dress up and moving her panties to the side before thrusting into her.
"Oh John, I've missed you so much." Olivia loved the feeling of him inside of her, she let out a loud moan as his motions continued to grow faster. Olivia felt her release sooner than she would have liked, she moaned into his shoulder as he continued to slam into her until they both came with a cry.
"I've missed you too, Liv. I've missed you so much, I shouldn't have pushed you away. I'm not...good at this." Johnny sighed pulling out of her, grabbing a paper towel and cleaning both of them up and getting dressed again.
"Baby, you can't shut me out. I can't help you if I don't know what's going on." Olivia pressed another kiss to his lips, checking on the lasagna.
"I don't think I've eaten much in weeks." Johnny noted that he was starving.
"I can only imagine." Olivia muses.
"I know that you didn't exactly get a long with Claudia. Hell, Claudia didn't get a long with anyone for too long but...she was still my sister. I still loved her and I miss her. It kills me to think of that kid in a prison cell, Claudia wouldn't have wanted that. I... don't blame Dante for it anymore, I know that he thought he was helping. I was just blinded by grief, I really didn't mean anything I said to him after the trial." Johnny had been doing a lot of thinking, good and bad.
"Honey, it doesn't matter what anyone thought of her...she didn't deserve what happened to her, nobody does. You have every right to grieve as much as you want. She was your sister. If there's anything I do know it's that Claudia loved you. I'm sure Dante doesn't hold it against you, apart from me and Lulu that's all anyone's been telling him." Olivia frowned.
"Is he doing okay? I know it can't be easy. We may not see eye to eye but, Dante's a good person." Johnny had clearly been doing a lot of soul searching these past few weeks.
"It's not but, he's stronger than he looks. I thank God he has Lulu by his side, they both lean on each other for support and love each other when things get rough. A mother will always worry about her baby but, I know he's in good hands." Lulu really was like the daughter she had never had.
"Lulu's a good woman, it tears me up that I broke her heart. I had no right to kiss her best friend while we were in a relationship than lie about it, making her insecure. For months. I don't like that version of myself. Dante and Lulu were pretty much made for each other, I am definitely surprised that she even still speaks to me." It wasn't often that Johnny spoke about his past at all but, he regretted what he put Lulu through.
"You weren't mature but, that doesn't mean you didn't love her. You two were on different paths, Lulu doesn't hold anything against you. She's a lot better than me, because I would have kicked your ass. Dante and Lulu are good together, they are exactly what each other needs. Dinner's ready." Olivia took the lasagna and garlic bread out of the oven, setting them in the stove. Olivia spooned some lasagna onto two plates and handed one to Johnny, they took their plates to the couch and relaxed for the rest of the night.
