somewhere only we know ══════emily prentiss

03. emily

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  4 days . it was 4 days after this realization that had been eating away at olivia's mind and heart that she did the only thing she could think of .

"ava i'm in love"

  okay so maybe calling her sister to declare her love for a girl she didn't quite know was a bit much, but it's the only thing she could think of doing.

"what? since when? since when do you have a girlfriend? i know we don't talk as much as we used to but you should of told me!"

  olivia sighed, picking at the lose threads of her couch pillow "okay, i'm not sure if i'm in love or not. i don't have a girlfriend, and since about 3 weeks ago. i think."

"you think?"

"here's the thing.. i just met her 3 weeks ago and i don't know her name b-"

"don't even continue. you're telling me you think that you're in love with a girl who you don't know anything about, don't know the name of, and met three weeks ago. olivia" the older girl sighed, knowing her sister was always one to give her all as soon as she felt a connection.

"don't "olivia" me" she grumbled, already knowing she sounded ridiculous as she laid down on her couch "she moved into my complex like 3 weeks ago. she rides the elevator with me sometimes. vivi.... i know i sound stupid but i'm being serious. she makes me nervous but in a good way."

  ava laughed, feeling almost sorry for her sister "nervous? oli, how can you love someone without even knowing their name? i love how much of a hopeless romantic you are and don't get me wrong, i'm all for love at first sight but you need to at least talk to her before making any assumptions"

"vivi please don't laugh at me. i hate when you do that.". she knew her sister wasn't laughing specifically at her and was just trying to be a good big sister but it still stung. "i'll try to talk to her, okay? i will... how's my little man?" she asked, straying away from her hopeless love life and onto her nephew

"you mean your mini monster in the making? as wild as usual" ava sighed, grabbing her wine glass as she made her way to her living room "he's recently discovered that if he pretends to be asleep long enough he can sneak back into living room and watch tv. i'm starting to think he's gonna give me as much trouble as you gave mami and papí" she chuckled softly, a small smile forming at the memories that flooded her mind.

  olivia smiled a bit and nodded even though ava couldn't see, "i think mom would probably agree with you.... dad would just laugh and say he's just smarter than the average kid". olivia missed her parents, but she knew her sister did more. it wasn't that she didn't loved them as much as her sister did, she just wasn't old enough to remember them as well. ava would always have a better memory of them, all olivia had was a few fleeting images and the lingering sound of her mothers laugh "i think they are watching over us"

"i think they are too, and i think they'd want you talk to that girl because i can't be only one married" she laughed, trying to lighten up the mood.

"well you're the only one giving them grandkids so i'm sure they won't mind me waiting a bit longer"she chuckled "its late, i'll call you when i talk to her. okay?"

"deal. i love you oli"

"i love you too vivi, goodnight"

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  "lucy" Olivia sung out, setting their lunch down her desk as per usual, taking her place next to the elderly women.

"darling" mrs.smith sung back, chuckling softly as she placed her hand over the younger girl she grown to see as her own, squeezing it lightly before opening her food.

"how was your vacation? i missed you this passed weekend".

"oh it was great!" she replied, excitingly tapping her feet as she set her fork down to begin her story.  "harry and i ended up losing our tickets so the cruise line bumped them up and we got a balcony! harry eve-"

olivia ate as she listened to lucy go on and on, a smile forming as she watched how happy she was talking about her and her husbands adventure. something in her questioned how lucy had lasted so long without him, she was convinced they both had just stayed in a cocoon until they met like some love struck butterflies.

"lucy i need your help"

"an- oh! um, with what?" lucy asked, her lips twitching in a attempt to keep her grin at bay

"well.... there's a new resident here... a girl"

"oh my god you've met her haven't you? i was hoping you would"

"wait what?" olivia scoffed, a bit taken back"how do you know who i'm talking about?"

"i guess it's just the wisdom that comes with old age" she spoke up, smiling softly as she turned to face her "but i know exactly who you're speaking of, the women with the short black hair that rides the elevator with you. she moved from virginia! she told me when we chatted before i left for holiday"

"you've spoken to her? are you cheating on me and our standing lunch dates with the new girl?" she laughed, nudging her shoulder lightly "how much has she told you?"

"oh yes absolutely" lucy giggled " we've only had a few chats every now and then since she's gotten here... why? is my sweet oli falling for a stranger?"

olivia was pretty sure you could see steam coming off of her ears in this very moment, her cheeks and ears burning up at the comment "n-no... i just... okay yes. lucy i've shared so many rides with her and we still haven't spoken. am i crazy? ava thinks i am.."

"absolutely not! the moment i saw harry i knew he was the one, although i do find it crazy that you haven't spoken seeing how much you like talking" she pointed out "you need to talk to her. soon, trust me"

"okay first off, mean. second off, what if we are reading this all wrong and she doesn't even know that i exist? what if she hasn't even given that much thought into me!  we don't even know if she's into girls. i should just focus on being her friend first, that way i don't get my hopes up. i mean really it's kind of selfish for me to go straight into wanti-"

"emily."

"to a.. what?"

"her name is emily."

suddenly emily was prettiest name in the world.

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AN:/

i hope you all are enjoying the story!

drink water and sleep well <3