This Kiss

Chapter 138

Just as Olivia was ready to leave her office and meet Natalia and the rest of their family so they could head to the airport, her office door swung open and none other than her best friend stepped through.

"Knock much." Olivia sated sarcastically.

"Not my style Spencer."

"I'm aware. What can I do for you Doris, I need to meet up with Natalia so we can get to the airport."

"That's why I'm here."

"Excuse me?"

"I've decided that I will take you up on that offer to join you this weekend."

"I thought you had some big plans this weekend since you would be Emma free in the evenings."

"Well, you know me, always putting the kids first."

Olivia knew her friend was avoiding something but decided to play along. "Doris, Emma will be fine. We've talked about weaning her away from sleeping with you a little more. I think this weekend will be a good start."

"Yeah, I know." She looked down at her hands twisting in her lap. "I'd just like to be close in case she needs me. She can still stay in your room and everything, but if she wakes up, like she did with Beth, I'll be there."

"Alright Wolfe, what's really going on?"

"Nothing. I just want to be there for Emma."

"Doris, last night you were pretty excited to have a weekend that didn't include my nine-year-old. What changed?"

"Okay, fine. Blake wanted to spend the weekend together and I'm not sure I'm ready to take that step. I mean, she's not even gay Olivia."

"I thought you two were getting along. I thought you were hoping for it to go in this direction."

"I was, I mean I am, it's just...what if she decides she doesn't want to do this? Be gay. Or not gay with me anyway."

Olivia walked around her desk and knelt before her friend, taking both of her hands. "Doris come on. Blake is crazy about you. She can't take her eyes off you when you two are in the same room and she's always touching you. Even more then me and Natalia before we admitted our feelings. She's obviously into you. What's the problem?"

"There isn't one really. I'm just,...scared. I really like her, and I mean really like her, but it's crazy. We haven't even kissed yet and I can already see a future with her. That's insane Olivia."

"Oh yes because falling in love with the woman whose husband I tried to steel and who's heart I now have was completely sane. Doris, we can't help who we fall in love with, and if I'm seeing things correctly, you are well on your way to the L word with Blake."

Doris scoffed and waved her hand at that. "I am not falling in love with her, I just like her...a lot."

"Yes and I'm the pope. You are so falling head over heels for that woman."

"Can it Spencer."

"Fine! Alright, here's what we're going to do. You are going to call Blake and tell her she has exactly thirty minutes to get packed and be at the airport by Josh's plane or we're leaving without her. I am going to take your bags, meet my family, and call a favor into Buzz so work isn't an excuse for Blake not to come. You go pick up your girl and we'll all enjoy a weekend away. Mind you, Natalia and I will need to be working most of the time, as well as Ashley and Isabel, but Ava and Rafe won't be working the majority of the time and Emma will be there. As well as Natalia's mom. You and Blake can test the waters out. The hotel is pretty much complete so Josh said there's no reason we can't stay there, we just won't have anyone working, so we'll have to make our own beds and clean up after ourselves, plus, no room service. We are staying in the penthouse suit, Isabel and Clara are using one of the two room suits on the floor below us. You and Blake can stay in one of those as well. You'll each have your own room if you need, but, something tells me you won't. I'll put Ashley in with Ava and Rafe in their room in our suit and Emma will stay in her room."