This Kiss

Chapter 57

After the party for Rafe on Friday, Olivia had asked Natalia to please let her take this slow, at her own pace. Reluctantly Natalia agreed. She was afraid to give Olivia too much space. She is all too aware of how too much time alone would often send Olivia spiraling off a cliff of doubt and self-destruction. She would sit and think too much. Ponder whether or not she deserved this love, this happiness. Natalia had seen her do it more than once. Try to throw away the gifts she had been given in this life.

By Monday, after not seeing Olivia the rest of the weekend and only a few short phone calls, Natalia decided it was time for her to take action, again. Remind Olivia that this love, this life that they have together, was more than worth the risk. She quickly dressed in a tight jean skirt and low-cut blouse. Taking one last glance in the mirror, she headed straight to Olivia's office.

Knocking on the open door, she poked her head in, making sure Olivia wasn't with someone, before completely entering the room, shutting the door behind her.

Olivia snapped her head up, taking an appreciative glance from head to toe. "Hey you."

"Hi." Natalia smiled. A mischievous glint in her eyes. She placed her hands on the front of Olivia's desk and leaned forward. Giving Olivia a nice view of her cleavage. She knew she had achieved the desired effect when Olivia's eyes darkened and her breathing hitched.

Standing up straight, Natalia sauntered to the other side of Olivia's desk, leaning against it beside Olivia's chair, she crossed her arms as she gazed at her love. "How busy are you this afternoon?"

Olivia starred back at her. "I have a meeting with a potential new employee in about ten minutes. And then, I have a mountain of paperwork I need to get through."

Natalia slid over so she was right in front of Olivia. "How about..." She pulled Olivia's chair closer so she was all but straddling her, her hands laying on both arm rest, bringing her just inches from Olivia. "After your meeting, you come spend the afternoon with me, and tomorrow, I will help you with that mountain of paperwork."

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why?"

"Because I wanna do this with you, but I need to move slowly."

Natalia reached out and took one of her hands, toying with her fingers. "Since when do you move slowly? You don't, you jump in with both feet."

"Last time I did that, you broke my heart."

"Last time you did that, we both ended up with something we've never had before." She smiled, leaning in to place a chaste kiss to Olivia's waiting lips. Olivia kissed her back for a moment before pulling back.

Olivia looked into her eyes. "I love you, and me showing up at Rafe's party, that was me saying that I want back in, I wanna be with you. I just, you are so much further down the road then I am, I'm gonna have to catch up."

"Okay. It's fine, I get that, just, don't take too long. We both know life's too short." Natalia smiled at her. "Okay. So, I have to go meet with Frank at Company, I want to talk with him about Rafe now that he's staying." She leaned in and kissed Olivia one last time before straightening and heading for the door. Just before she opened it, she turned back to face Olivia. "I love you Olivia, and I'm here, when you're ready." Without another glace back, she opened the door and strolled out of the office.

Within minutes of Natalia's departure, Rafe arrived. Not bothering to knock before he entered and took one of the seats across from Olivia. "So, you talk to my mother?"

The smile that had been in place since Natalia walked in disappeared in an instant. "Rafe, you saw me Friday, you know I did."

"No, I know you showed up at that dinner. I also know you haven't seen her since then. We had a deal Olivia..."