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| �Alex, as much as I love having you spoil me, you don�t have to buy me presents all the time�, Olivia said, sitting at the breakfast table completing the crossword with her girlfriend and the personalized Mont Blanc Alex had given her the day before. Alex stopped chewing her toast, swallowed and look at Olivia for a moment. * Maybe I shouldn�t have said anything, I hope I didn�t offend her* Olivia thought.
Alex cast her eyes downward and pursed her lips the way she often did when she was considering her response. She reached up to play with the hair at the back of Olivia�s neck as she responded. �I just want to make you happy, Liv� �I am happy Lexi, I�ve got you� she replied. Olivia couldn�t help but feel that Alex felt she needed to buy her love. As a child, Alex�s father had hardly ever been home and had a tendency to call her and say �Sorry I missed your birthday/piano recital, but�� and proceed to tell her how she could gain access to her latest guilt gift. It�s not that Olivia didn�t appreciate what Alex gave her- she loved that leather jacket when she saw it in the store, but there�s no way she would have been able to afford it on a cops� salary, so when it arrived by courier- and by surprise, two days later, having been tailor made to her measurements, she was more than grateful. Alex just had to learn that an expensive gift once a fortnight, or sometimes once a week, wasn�t what she needed to keep Olivia in her life. �You�re not upset with me for saying that, are you?� Olivia looked into the blonde�s sparkling blue eyes. �No, of course not,� she replied, but Olivia wasn�t entirely convinced. �All I�m saying is, that I love the things you buy me, but I love you more. I wanted to make sure you know that.� �I do,� Alex said, working up a small smile. �Mmm� jam� Olivia spied a spot on her lover�s mouth and put her hand out, wiping it off with the tip of her finger then slowly sucking the digit clean. �It�s good,� she said, leaning forward to nibble softly on Alex�s lower lip, eliciting a soft moan from the ADA as she slowly opened her mouth for a gently kiss. After a moment Olivia pulled back. �Lex, I have to go. I�ll see you at lunch?� Olivia queried as she gather her phone, wallet and keys and headed for the coat rack next to the door. �Sure,� Alex answered. Olivia shrugged the jacket on and put her hand on the doorknob, turning it and opening the door. �Great,� she said, offering a wink. �Liv, be safe today. I love you� Alex said as Olivia stepped through the door. �I know� she replied and shut the door behind her. The morning passed quickly for both women and Olivia had barely noticed how late it was when Alex called her shortly before lunch. �Benson�, she flipped her phone open and issued her standard greeting. �Hi Liv, it�s me. I�m sorry to cancel at such late notice, but I can�t make lunch today. I have to pick something up downtown.� The blonde informed her. �Oh� That�s OK. I�ll see you tonight, then?� Olivia said, barely containing the disappointment in her voice. Lunches with Alex were the best part of Olivia�s working day. They gave her the opportunity to forget about the perps and victims and just be Olivia, even if it was only for an hour. �Actually, I�ll have to stay at my place tonight, I�ve got something to work on. If you can make it over tomorrow night I�d love to see you�, Alex said. *Tomorrow* Olivia thought. *Saturday*. She knew they both had all day Saturday off, and wondered why Alex wouldn�t spend the day with her like she normally did. In fact, it didn�t sit well with Olivia that Alex was canceling lunch and dinner plans in the same conversation. �Seven o�clock?� Olivia asked, thinking better of expressing her concern- there was already a slight tension between them after the morning�s discussion. �Seven�s fine,� Alex said on the other end of the line. �I�ll see you then. I�ve gotta go. Bye�. She hung up before Olivia had a chance to say anything further. Olivia spent Saturday cleaning her apartment and doing her laundry. She didn�t hear from Alex all day, but assumed that meant they were still on for dinner. Working under this assumption Olivia arrived at Alex�s that night, a bottle of her girlfriend�s favorite wine in one hand and Chinese take away in the other. She put the piping hot food on the ground just outside Alex�s door and knocked, picking the bag up as Alex answered the door. �Hey� she said tentatively. �Hi�, Alex said, taking the bag and heading into the kitchen for chopsticks and wine glasses. She could sense Olivia wasn�t happy, and she was pretty sure she knew why. With their work schedule�s being so busy, whatever free time Olivia had she liked to spend with her lover, and in Olivia�s opinion, Alex had wasted a whole day. Dinner passed with the two women making small talk and not really connecting like they normally did. After dinner Olivia said to Alex �Do you want to watch a movie? I think �To Kill A Mockingbird� is on�. Olivia it was Alex�s favorite book, and assumed she�d enjoy the film just as much. �Not yet. I�ve got something for you first�. �Alex�� Olivia began. �Do you trust me?� Alex cut her off. �Yes� Olivia replied and let the blonde lead her to the piano, sitting her down on the stool and taking a seat next to her. Olivia looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Alex just smiled and began to play. The sounds of Savage Garden�s �Truly, Madly, Deeply� began to rise up from the piano, soon accompanied by Alex�s soft singing voice. �I�ll be your dream I�ll be your wish I�ll be your fantasy I�ll be your hope I�ll be your love Be everything that you need I�ll love you more with every breath Truly, madly, deeply do I will be strong I will be faithful �cause I�m counting on A new beginning A reason for living A deeper meaning, yeah I want to stand with you on a mountain I want to bathe with you in the sea I want to lay like this forever Until the sky falls down on me And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky, I�ll make a wish send it to heaven Then make you want to cry The tears of joy for all the pleasure in the certainty That we�re surrounded by the comfort and protection of The highest powers In lonely hours The tears devour you I want to stand with you on a mountain I want to bathe with you in the sea I want to lay like this forever Until the sky falls down on me Oh can you see it baby? You don�t have to close your eyes �Cause it�s standing right before you All that you need will surely come I�ll be your dream I�ll be your wish I�ll be your fantasy I�ll be your hope I�ll be your love Be everything that you need I�ll love you more with every breath Truly, madly, deeply do I want to stand with you on a mountain I want to bathe with you in the sea I want to lay like this forever Until the sky falls down on me I want to stand with you on a mountain I want to bathe with you in the sea I want to live like this forever Until the sky falls down on me� As the song came to an end, Alex slowly turned to look at Olivia, who stared at her with tears in her eyes. After a long silence, Alex went pink and said �Aren�t you going to say anything?� �I don�t know what to say� �Say you liked it.� �I did. It�s the nicest thing anyone�s ever done for me.� She leaned forward to hug Alex tightly before eventually easing off enough to capture her lips in a soft, slow kiss. �I thought about what you said,� Alex started �and you�re right. I shouldn�t buy you things all the time to make sure you love me and you know I love you.� Olivia loosened her grip, eager to hear what Alex would say next. �So yesterday, I went downtown at lunch time to pick up the sheet music I spent last night and this morning practicing- it�s been a while since I played or sung and I�m a bit rusty� she looked down, suddenly feeling slightly awkward. Olivia took Alex�s face in her hands and gently forced her girlfriend to look her in the eye. �You didn�t sound rusty to me,� she assured Alex �You sounded beautiful. You are beautiful�. Alex smiled, genuinely this time, happy to see she�d let Liv know exactly how she felt. Olivia stood, linking her fingers with Alex�s. �Let�s got to bed, Lexi�, and slowly made her way into the bedroom and under the covers, closing the door and turning off the light on the way. I'm always adding new stuff. Check back soon for more or join the mailing list. To submit your work click the Email link below. Email A/O MAIN HOME SVU MAIN JOIN THE YAHOO GROUP |
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| Author: Em Davis Disclaimer: Alex and Olivia belong to Dick Wolf and each other, not me. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" lyrics belong to Savage Garden. FOR AVA, WHOSE BIRTHDAY COINCIDED WITH THE DATE I PUBLISHED THIS- MY FIRST FIC. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! |