When Olivia woke up her stomach was full of butterflies... she had actually managed some sleep but the feelings going round her mind were... overwhelming...
Peter had a long hot shower before work... his heart racing... he would talk with Olivia after their shifts and hopefully start something together... later... today... god he was feeling nervous... he hadn't 'started a relationship' in so long... decades... what he had had with Sarah wasn't a 'relationship' in the normal sense of the word... it was passion... sex... physical intimacy but not being someone's partner day to day... he was terrified but needed to allow himself to explore these feelings with Olivia.
Olivia got to work and stopped via the caffe... she really needed a large double shot latte today... her nerves were already buzzing but it did help her to feel 'more normal' and awake... too little sleep this week due to a certain Mr Stone...
She opened the office door and turned her computer on sitting down and clearing the paperwork to the side of her desk... Amanda came in to see her to update her on one or two bits and she tried her best to relax a bit more... the nerves were too much...
Peter who was working at SVU again today was running slightly late... no time for a coffee this morning.. he arrived at the preceint looking slightly harrassed. "Good morning..." Olivia was smiling at him as she looked up from her computer. "Hi... sorry i'm a bit late... traffic..." Peter put his briefcase hurriedly on Liv's desk and turned his laptop on.
Olivia looked at Peter and Peter looked at Olivia, they both smiled shyly and Peter asked where she would like to go after work...
Olivia smiled and asked him if he would like to go to her place they would have some privacy to talk... "You are welcome to have something to eat with me... you know.. if you would like to...?" Olivia stuttered and Peter smiled at her nodding... "That would be lovely... thank you...".
They settled into doing their work... Peter finishing off some notes from the day before and then going out to speak with Sonny where he could feel Olivia's eyes on him.
Olivia tried to concentrate and found she was struggling... focusing on work was proving so difficult... Peter was coming round to her place later and she had offered to cook for him... well nothing elaborate... it was last minute after all but they would be alone... that scared her but she felt too excited to let that feeling take her over...
Peter brought her a sandwich and some fruit for her lunch... Olivia thought this was lovely and thanked him... Peter blushed and settled to eat his own lunch Liv's desk...
"So... what are we eating for dinner...?" he tried to ask Olivia casually and Olivia said she had a chicken dish in that she was going to do for herself but she had plenty and would that be ok... Peter nodded and smiled... "Thank you... looking forward to it". They both blushed and carried on with their work... not sure what to say to each other...
The afternoon passed quite quickly... Olivia was doing interviews with victims and suspects and Peter was keeping a check on them. When his shift had ended he waited for Olivia and felt his nerves growing... butterflies... oh god... this was too much... he made himself sit there and wait... patiently... trying to relax.
Olivia breezed into the office having completed a successful booking of a suspect ... she smiled at Peter as she sorted out her bag and got her coat... "Ready...?" Peter smiled back... "Ready..."
They both arrived at Olivia's in separate cars and Peter parked outside the apartment building. He felt his stomach flip and made himself take some deep breaths and calm himself down... Olivia needed him to be calm and relaxed about this as he knew Olivia would be so apprehensive inside...
Olivia welcomed him in and took Peter's coat... "Go through to the lounge and relax... i'll put dinner in the oven... would you like a drink...?" Peter looked through to where Olivia was pointing and nodded... "Yes please... whatever you are having... wine?" Olivia nodded smiling.
Peter took in the beautiful decor of Olivia's home... it was gorgeous... elegant... but cosy at the same time. He put his bag down by the side of the large sofa in the corner and sat down... butterflies... he actually felt like he was slightly shaking and made himself remember to breathe...
Olivia came back in with two glasses of Shiraz and sat down... "Dinner will be about 30 minutes... are you ok?" Peter shrugged... "Nervous..."
Olivia smiled... "I'm terrified..." Peter turned to face her and reached for her hand... "Is this ok... to hold your hand...?" Olivia nodded and sat back on the sofa still looking at Peter shyly.
"So... tell me how you are feeling... Olivia... how you are really feeling..." Peter was stroking Olivia's hand and looking at her intensely...
"Ok... well.. I feel... I don't really know how to say it..." Olivia was stuttering and Peter thought she was adorable. He moved a bit closer... "Do you like me Olivia...?"
Olivia blushed and nodded still looking at him... "Ok... that's amazing... you do mean like me as in attracted to me...?" Olivia kept nodding taking a sip of her wine.
Olivia carried on now... "I do really like you... I would like for us to start... something...". Peter nodded... "Me too..." he grinned and squeezed Olivia's hand.
"I want you to be sure what you're saying here... you would like us to be more than friends..." Olivia nodded. Peter carried on even though he was so nervous himself... "You liked us kissing... before..." Olivia nodded and moved a bit closer to Peter looking at him. Peter thought his heart might burst the way Olivia was looking at him...
He really wanted to just kiss her but held back for a moment... "Olivia... you would be ok with us starting a relationship... just to be clear..." Olivia nodded and squeezed Peter's hand. Peter relaxed a bit more now... "And... being intimate... that is something you would like to try...?"
Olivia grinned... "Yes... very much..." Peter grinned back and moved his face next to Olivia's... their noses slightly touching before Peter leant to kiss Olivia and Olivia melted into Peter's arms allowing herself to be kissed so passionately...
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