Devil Ride 58/58 Complete
Title: Devil Ride
Author: xenalvr
Fandom: Guiding Light
Pairing: Olivia/Natalia
Rating: NC-17
Warnings and Disclaimer: CBS, P&G, Telenext et. al. own these characters, not me.
This story is set in an alternate universe, where Natalia Rivera's history and timeline are greatly altered. Most of Olivia Spencer's history remain intact. It contains adult themes and language, and deals with the sex industry, which might not be to everyone's taste, so please do NOT proceed if you are not of age or if any of that might offend you.
I've decided not to worry too much about pre-Otalia plotline discrepancy as this is an AU after all.
A/N: I've made changes to the chaptering, such that the end of Chapter 57 is actually the beginning of Chapter 58. I've edited it out of Chapter 57 and have added more to it. Apologies for that!
58
Natalia asked for the bill when Olivia and Emma left the table to use the restroom. Towers wasn't a cheap establishment, but Natalia didn't mind forking out for pricey meals when it came to Olivia and Emma, despite Olivia's mild protests. While it was true that she wouldn't have chosen to eat at somewhere like Towers if she were on her own, she wouldn't be living rent-free in a high-end hotel suite and driving around in luxurious sedan either. It was futile to try and match what Olivia had given her, but she could at least contribute in the ways that she could.
As she dug around her jacket pockets for her wallet, Natalia was suddenly reminded of the items Russell from the reception desk had handed her earlier. She took them all out of her pockets and left her jacket slung over her lap. After paying the bill, Natalia looked in the direction of the restrooms. Catching no sight of Olivia and Emma, she returned her attention to the two items in her hands, hefting the small package lightly while running her eyes over the envelope.
Apart from her name and the Beacon's address, it only had the words 'Private and Confidential' printed on the top left corner. Natalia frowned; she didn't know how anyone had known where to locate her to send her anything. She placed the envelope on her lap so that she could open the package first, and her eyes bugged out at its contents.
Two thick bundles of money.
Before she could look further to see if there was any indication of who it was from, Emma bounded up to the table and she hurriedly stashed the package and the envelope back into her pocket as she stood up. Her thoughts were everywhere.
"We're ready now, Natalia!" Emma announced brightly. Natalia's lips curved up easily at that. She blinked her questions away and rested a hand on Emma's slender shoulder.
"We're ready now, Natalia," Olivia echoed her daughter as she slid an arm around Natalia's waist, but in a low, scratchy voice beside her ear, sending a small shiver through her body. She met Olivia's eyes and briefly cupped her cheek before they made their way out of Towers.
They were almost at the entrance when Emma saw one of her classmates and looked up at Olivia. "Mommy, can I go say hi to Tara?"
Olivia nodded. Emma sprinted over to where Tara and her parents were seated, and Olivia lagged behind, looping her arm through Natalia's, smiling when their eyes met. "Did you have a good time tonight?"
Despite being in possession of a mysterious package of money and not knowing what the official looking envelope contained, Natalia couldn't help responding to Olivia's happy grin and slight wrinkling of nose with a faint, indulgent smile of her own. "Mm hm." It was crazy how being with Olivia made everything else fade in comparison.
"When you smile like that, you make me want to kiss you," Olivia murmured softly, peering down at Natalia through her lashes.
Natalia rolled her eyes self-deprecatingly, but her dimples deepened alongside her smile and Olivia dipped her head for a light kiss. Natalia slid her hand up Olivia's arm in a familiar fashion and sighed softly. She couldn't wait to be back at the Beacon suite, curled up beside Olivia, discussing where the money might have come from and finding out what the other envelope contained. "I love you," she said in a barely audible whisper, but she knew Olivia had heard her because she was treated to a full-fledged smile. "I can't wait to be alone with you," she added, and smirked when Olivia's brows rose. The sensual curve of her lips made Natalia sigh inwardly.
"Did you wanna go grab the car while I pry Emma away from her friend?" Olivia asked, already digging into her purse for the car key.
Natalia grinned and tilted her head slightly. "Sure. I'll be out front," she said, taking the key from Olivia. She let her hand linger against Olivia's; that Olivia still trusted her without a second thought after what had happened made her chest swell briefly with emotion. She knew in that moment that she would try her best to not let Olivia down again.
"And I'll try to be quick," Olivia murmured laughingly as she threw a glance at Emma, who was chatting animatedly away, gesturing wildly with her hands.
Natalia smiled fondly at Emma before walking in the direction of the elevators that would take her to the undercover parking lot. She could feel the bulk of the money pressing against her hip. Curious to know what the other envelope contained and if it was linked to the mysterious package, she pulled it out and ripped it open.
It was a lawyer's letter requesting her to attend the will reading of her recently deceased father.
Momentarily stunned, Natalia blinked several times before she knew to exit the elevator. She didn't know what to think, if she felt, whether she cared. She quickly located Olivia's car and unlocked it, tossing her jacket and its contents in the backseat. Then she decided that Olivia would help her make sense of it, one way or the other. In any case, she just wanted to go home with Olivia and Emma. Everything else could wait.
Just as she was about to climb into the car, someone called out her name, causing her to look up in surprise.
"We need to talk."
*
"Mommy, I'm cold," Emma complained. "Where's Natalia?"
Olivia frowned as she pulled Emma against her tightly. "I'm not sure, 'Bean. She might have forgotten where we parked the car," she said with a smile as she looked out for the familiar sight of her white sedan. "I'll call her. Silly Natalia must be wandering the parking lot, trying to find the car."
Emma giggled and snuggled closer against her as she reached for her cell to dial Natalia's number. The call went straight to voice mail. Slightly annoyed, Olivia pursed her lips, then sighed. There must not be any reception in the parking lot. "We'll wait for another two minutes and if she still isn't here, we'll go look for her, okay?" Olivia smiled when Emma nodded while stifling a yawn. "You were so awesome today, 'Bean. Natalia and I really enjoyed your performance."
Emma immediately perked up with the praise. "I was a little bit nervous. But I remembered all my lines!"
"You sure did! I'm so proud of you," Olivia murmured as she leaned down to press a kiss onto Emma's crown. "Okay, it is getting cold and Natalia is taking way too long. What do you say, shall we go rescue her?"
Emma snickered and nodded. Then, as they made their way to the elevators, she said, "Mommy, Tara asked if Natalia was your best friend and I said she's your girlfriend, and Tara didn't understand what that means. So I said you and Natalia are together... like Jodi's mom and her boyfriend are together... Is that correct?"
Olivia depressed the door close button in the elevator while she thought about what she was going to say. Then she turned to Emma. "That's correct. Do you... have many of your friends asked you about Natalia and I?" she asked hesitantly.
Emma shook her head no.
"You... do like Natalia, right 'Bean?" Olivia asked, feeling insecure all of a sudden. Even though she was fairly certain that Emma adored Natalia, she needed to hear her daughter say the words.
Emma nodded. "I like her. She's nice and fun and pretty," she stated matter-of-factly.
Relieved, Olivia smiled as they stepped out of the elevator. "I'm glad, Emma. Not everyone embraces diversity... that is, things that are different... so you might have some classmates asking or even teasing you about Natalia and I," Olivia said haltingly. "Maybe it won't happen, but if it does, I want you to talk to Mommy about it, okay 'Bean? I don't want you to ever feel like you can't tell me anything."
Even though Emma nodded, Olivia still couldn't fully rid herself of the worry that her daughter might have a hard time in school because of her relationship with Natalia. However, there was nothing she could do to prevent people from talking if they had a mind to; they would just have to cross that bridge if and when they got to it.
Emma quickly spotted their car. She turned to Olivia with an odd smile and asked if Natalia was playing a game with them. "I bet she's waiting to scare us," Emma said before jogging towards the vehicle.
A feeling of unrest sprung up within Olivia and quickly escalated in proportion to each passing second of not sighting Natalia. Even though Natalia had expressed her regret for causing her to worry when she had left her without a word, the incident was still too fresh in Olivia's memory for her to not jump to the immediate and rather irrational conclusion that Natalia had left her again. The breath she didn't realise she was holding was forcefully expelled when Emma opened the car door and poked her head in as she giggled to herself.
"Is Natalia in there, 'Bean?" Olivia called out. She forced herself to continue her trek towards the car at a leisurely pace. It seemed unlikely that Natalia would play such a prank on them but in the event that she did, Olivia didn't want Natalia to think that she mistrusted her.
"No," Emma replied, and Olivia's stomach lurched nastily. "But her jacket is here."
Olivia frowned as she picked up Natalia's jacket. She looked around, half expecting Natalia to rush up behind them, but the parking lot was silent. "Get in the car, 'Bean," Olivia instructed nervously. She found the car key on the driver seat and blood rushed from her face. She did not know what to make of the situation; insane scenarios jumped into her mind, none of them good.
"Natalia!" Olivia suddenly shouted as she swivelled around to scan the parking lot, hoping against hope that Natalia was around somewhere. "Natalia?" She would not allow herself to panic or give in to hysteria. She would remain calm and collected. "Natalia!" At her third cry, tears suddenly pressed against the back of her eyes, and her voice broke slightly. She wrapped a hand around the base of her throat, telling herself to think.
"Mommy, where's Natalia?" Emma asked in a small voice from the back of the car.
"I don't know, Emma," Olivia said in a hushed, distracted voice. She pulled out her cell, saw that there was no reception, and took a deep breath. She would first make sure that Natalia was not in the parking lot, then she would drive out so that she could try Natalia's cell. "I'm going to see if Natalia's around, okay? You stay in the car and Mommy will be back in a minute."
"But I don't wanna be in the car alone..." Emma mumbled, sounding like she was on the verge of tears herself.
If someone had attacked Natalia--Olivia squeezed her eyes shut briefly at the thought and quickly admonished herself for thinking the worst--then the last thing she wanted was for Emma to be exposed to that kind of danger. "Okay, I won't leave you alone. We'll drive around to see if we can see Natalia, okay? Come on up in the front. Mommy will need your help to spot Natalia," Olivia said with a forced smile.
"Is Natalia okay?" Emma asked as she scrambled to the front of the car.
"I'm sure she's just waiting for us to find her," Olivia said, trying to sound as flippant as she could. "And when we do, we'll tickle her for hiding from us, okay?"
Emma nodded mutely but the worried look left her face as she reached for the seatbelt. Olivia drove around the lot slowly but Natalia was nowhere to be seen. Vexed and thrumming with fear and unrest, Olivia sped out of the undercover parking lot.
"Where's Natalia, Mommy?" Emma asked, sounding as small and afraid as Olivia felt.
"Maybe she went back to the Beacon without us," Olivia said, glancing at Emma with what she hoped was a reassuring smile. "Here, how about you try giving Natalia a call with Mommy's cell?" she said, reaching for her cell. It beeped right then and Olivia's heart skipped a beat. "See, Natalia must have left us a message while we were looking for her in the parking lot!" she said loudly, wishing for it to be true.
Olivia pulled the car over and looked at her cell to see that she had a voicemail. She sighed in relief when she heard Natalia's voice. She hadn't disappeared. There was some sort of explanation for this. Then Olivia frowned when she realised that she was actually listening in to a muffled conversation. Olivia hit the repeat button and concentrated on the voicemail after hushing Emma and promising to tell her what Natalia said after she listened to it.
Olivia lowered her head as she pressed her cell tighter against her ear. "... you taking us?" The recording had started in the middle of the conversation.
"Just shut up and drive," came the response. Olivia's brows furrowed as she tried to make out who the other person was.
"I really don't know where Mallet is, Marina." Natalia's voice came through loud and clear. Olivia's head snapped up the same time Marina screamed, "Don't you dare say his name!"
The line went dead and the recording ended.
The End
A/N Yes, it really is the end. Suffice to say, there will be a sequel. I'm mean to end it here but I'm not cruel enough to just leave it here. However, this is a devil ride, and it just wouldn't feel right to have a happy ever after ending.
I don't think I could do an epilogue with an ending like this... but maybe. I'll go mull over it for a bit. But regardless, I'd really like to thank everyone who have commented, lurked, PMed me, and joined me on this ride. I hope this ending is one befitting of the journey you've taken with me. X
Author: xenalvr
Fandom: Guiding Light
Pairing: Olivia/Natalia
Rating: NC-17
Warnings and Disclaimer: CBS, P&G, Telenext et. al. own these characters, not me.
This story is set in an alternate universe, where Natalia Rivera's history and timeline are greatly altered. Most of Olivia Spencer's history remain intact. It contains adult themes and language, and deals with the sex industry, which might not be to everyone's taste, so please do NOT proceed if you are not of age or if any of that might offend you.
I've decided not to worry too much about pre-Otalia plotline discrepancy as this is an AU after all.
A/N: I've made changes to the chaptering, such that the end of Chapter 57 is actually the beginning of Chapter 58. I've edited it out of Chapter 57 and have added more to it. Apologies for that!
58
Natalia asked for the bill when Olivia and Emma left the table to use the restroom. Towers wasn't a cheap establishment, but Natalia didn't mind forking out for pricey meals when it came to Olivia and Emma, despite Olivia's mild protests. While it was true that she wouldn't have chosen to eat at somewhere like Towers if she were on her own, she wouldn't be living rent-free in a high-end hotel suite and driving around in luxurious sedan either. It was futile to try and match what Olivia had given her, but she could at least contribute in the ways that she could.
As she dug around her jacket pockets for her wallet, Natalia was suddenly reminded of the items Russell from the reception desk had handed her earlier. She took them all out of her pockets and left her jacket slung over her lap. After paying the bill, Natalia looked in the direction of the restrooms. Catching no sight of Olivia and Emma, she returned her attention to the two items in her hands, hefting the small package lightly while running her eyes over the envelope.
Apart from her name and the Beacon's address, it only had the words 'Private and Confidential' printed on the top left corner. Natalia frowned; she didn't know how anyone had known where to locate her to send her anything. She placed the envelope on her lap so that she could open the package first, and her eyes bugged out at its contents.
Two thick bundles of money.
Before she could look further to see if there was any indication of who it was from, Emma bounded up to the table and she hurriedly stashed the package and the envelope back into her pocket as she stood up. Her thoughts were everywhere.
"We're ready now, Natalia!" Emma announced brightly. Natalia's lips curved up easily at that. She blinked her questions away and rested a hand on Emma's slender shoulder.
"We're ready now, Natalia," Olivia echoed her daughter as she slid an arm around Natalia's waist, but in a low, scratchy voice beside her ear, sending a small shiver through her body. She met Olivia's eyes and briefly cupped her cheek before they made their way out of Towers.
They were almost at the entrance when Emma saw one of her classmates and looked up at Olivia. "Mommy, can I go say hi to Tara?"
Olivia nodded. Emma sprinted over to where Tara and her parents were seated, and Olivia lagged behind, looping her arm through Natalia's, smiling when their eyes met. "Did you have a good time tonight?"
Despite being in possession of a mysterious package of money and not knowing what the official looking envelope contained, Natalia couldn't help responding to Olivia's happy grin and slight wrinkling of nose with a faint, indulgent smile of her own. "Mm hm." It was crazy how being with Olivia made everything else fade in comparison.
"When you smile like that, you make me want to kiss you," Olivia murmured softly, peering down at Natalia through her lashes.
Natalia rolled her eyes self-deprecatingly, but her dimples deepened alongside her smile and Olivia dipped her head for a light kiss. Natalia slid her hand up Olivia's arm in a familiar fashion and sighed softly. She couldn't wait to be back at the Beacon suite, curled up beside Olivia, discussing where the money might have come from and finding out what the other envelope contained. "I love you," she said in a barely audible whisper, but she knew Olivia had heard her because she was treated to a full-fledged smile. "I can't wait to be alone with you," she added, and smirked when Olivia's brows rose. The sensual curve of her lips made Natalia sigh inwardly.
"Did you wanna go grab the car while I pry Emma away from her friend?" Olivia asked, already digging into her purse for the car key.
Natalia grinned and tilted her head slightly. "Sure. I'll be out front," she said, taking the key from Olivia. She let her hand linger against Olivia's; that Olivia still trusted her without a second thought after what had happened made her chest swell briefly with emotion. She knew in that moment that she would try her best to not let Olivia down again.
"And I'll try to be quick," Olivia murmured laughingly as she threw a glance at Emma, who was chatting animatedly away, gesturing wildly with her hands.
Natalia smiled fondly at Emma before walking in the direction of the elevators that would take her to the undercover parking lot. She could feel the bulk of the money pressing against her hip. Curious to know what the other envelope contained and if it was linked to the mysterious package, she pulled it out and ripped it open.
It was a lawyer's letter requesting her to attend the will reading of her recently deceased father.
Momentarily stunned, Natalia blinked several times before she knew to exit the elevator. She didn't know what to think, if she felt, whether she cared. She quickly located Olivia's car and unlocked it, tossing her jacket and its contents in the backseat. Then she decided that Olivia would help her make sense of it, one way or the other. In any case, she just wanted to go home with Olivia and Emma. Everything else could wait.
Just as she was about to climb into the car, someone called out her name, causing her to look up in surprise.
"We need to talk."
*
"Mommy, I'm cold," Emma complained. "Where's Natalia?"
Olivia frowned as she pulled Emma against her tightly. "I'm not sure, 'Bean. She might have forgotten where we parked the car," she said with a smile as she looked out for the familiar sight of her white sedan. "I'll call her. Silly Natalia must be wandering the parking lot, trying to find the car."
Emma giggled and snuggled closer against her as she reached for her cell to dial Natalia's number. The call went straight to voice mail. Slightly annoyed, Olivia pursed her lips, then sighed. There must not be any reception in the parking lot. "We'll wait for another two minutes and if she still isn't here, we'll go look for her, okay?" Olivia smiled when Emma nodded while stifling a yawn. "You were so awesome today, 'Bean. Natalia and I really enjoyed your performance."
Emma immediately perked up with the praise. "I was a little bit nervous. But I remembered all my lines!"
"You sure did! I'm so proud of you," Olivia murmured as she leaned down to press a kiss onto Emma's crown. "Okay, it is getting cold and Natalia is taking way too long. What do you say, shall we go rescue her?"
Emma snickered and nodded. Then, as they made their way to the elevators, she said, "Mommy, Tara asked if Natalia was your best friend and I said she's your girlfriend, and Tara didn't understand what that means. So I said you and Natalia are together... like Jodi's mom and her boyfriend are together... Is that correct?"
Olivia depressed the door close button in the elevator while she thought about what she was going to say. Then she turned to Emma. "That's correct. Do you... have many of your friends asked you about Natalia and I?" she asked hesitantly.
Emma shook her head no.
"You... do like Natalia, right 'Bean?" Olivia asked, feeling insecure all of a sudden. Even though she was fairly certain that Emma adored Natalia, she needed to hear her daughter say the words.
Emma nodded. "I like her. She's nice and fun and pretty," she stated matter-of-factly.
Relieved, Olivia smiled as they stepped out of the elevator. "I'm glad, Emma. Not everyone embraces diversity... that is, things that are different... so you might have some classmates asking or even teasing you about Natalia and I," Olivia said haltingly. "Maybe it won't happen, but if it does, I want you to talk to Mommy about it, okay 'Bean? I don't want you to ever feel like you can't tell me anything."
Even though Emma nodded, Olivia still couldn't fully rid herself of the worry that her daughter might have a hard time in school because of her relationship with Natalia. However, there was nothing she could do to prevent people from talking if they had a mind to; they would just have to cross that bridge if and when they got to it.
Emma quickly spotted their car. She turned to Olivia with an odd smile and asked if Natalia was playing a game with them. "I bet she's waiting to scare us," Emma said before jogging towards the vehicle.
A feeling of unrest sprung up within Olivia and quickly escalated in proportion to each passing second of not sighting Natalia. Even though Natalia had expressed her regret for causing her to worry when she had left her without a word, the incident was still too fresh in Olivia's memory for her to not jump to the immediate and rather irrational conclusion that Natalia had left her again. The breath she didn't realise she was holding was forcefully expelled when Emma opened the car door and poked her head in as she giggled to herself.
"Is Natalia in there, 'Bean?" Olivia called out. She forced herself to continue her trek towards the car at a leisurely pace. It seemed unlikely that Natalia would play such a prank on them but in the event that she did, Olivia didn't want Natalia to think that she mistrusted her.
"No," Emma replied, and Olivia's stomach lurched nastily. "But her jacket is here."
Olivia frowned as she picked up Natalia's jacket. She looked around, half expecting Natalia to rush up behind them, but the parking lot was silent. "Get in the car, 'Bean," Olivia instructed nervously. She found the car key on the driver seat and blood rushed from her face. She did not know what to make of the situation; insane scenarios jumped into her mind, none of them good.
"Natalia!" Olivia suddenly shouted as she swivelled around to scan the parking lot, hoping against hope that Natalia was around somewhere. "Natalia?" She would not allow herself to panic or give in to hysteria. She would remain calm and collected. "Natalia!" At her third cry, tears suddenly pressed against the back of her eyes, and her voice broke slightly. She wrapped a hand around the base of her throat, telling herself to think.
"Mommy, where's Natalia?" Emma asked in a small voice from the back of the car.
"I don't know, Emma," Olivia said in a hushed, distracted voice. She pulled out her cell, saw that there was no reception, and took a deep breath. She would first make sure that Natalia was not in the parking lot, then she would drive out so that she could try Natalia's cell. "I'm going to see if Natalia's around, okay? You stay in the car and Mommy will be back in a minute."
"But I don't wanna be in the car alone..." Emma mumbled, sounding like she was on the verge of tears herself.
If someone had attacked Natalia--Olivia squeezed her eyes shut briefly at the thought and quickly admonished herself for thinking the worst--then the last thing she wanted was for Emma to be exposed to that kind of danger. "Okay, I won't leave you alone. We'll drive around to see if we can see Natalia, okay? Come on up in the front. Mommy will need your help to spot Natalia," Olivia said with a forced smile.
"Is Natalia okay?" Emma asked as she scrambled to the front of the car.
"I'm sure she's just waiting for us to find her," Olivia said, trying to sound as flippant as she could. "And when we do, we'll tickle her for hiding from us, okay?"
Emma nodded mutely but the worried look left her face as she reached for the seatbelt. Olivia drove around the lot slowly but Natalia was nowhere to be seen. Vexed and thrumming with fear and unrest, Olivia sped out of the undercover parking lot.
"Where's Natalia, Mommy?" Emma asked, sounding as small and afraid as Olivia felt.
"Maybe she went back to the Beacon without us," Olivia said, glancing at Emma with what she hoped was a reassuring smile. "Here, how about you try giving Natalia a call with Mommy's cell?" she said, reaching for her cell. It beeped right then and Olivia's heart skipped a beat. "See, Natalia must have left us a message while we were looking for her in the parking lot!" she said loudly, wishing for it to be true.
Olivia pulled the car over and looked at her cell to see that she had a voicemail. She sighed in relief when she heard Natalia's voice. She hadn't disappeared. There was some sort of explanation for this. Then Olivia frowned when she realised that she was actually listening in to a muffled conversation. Olivia hit the repeat button and concentrated on the voicemail after hushing Emma and promising to tell her what Natalia said after she listened to it.
Olivia lowered her head as she pressed her cell tighter against her ear. "... you taking us?" The recording had started in the middle of the conversation.
"Just shut up and drive," came the response. Olivia's brows furrowed as she tried to make out who the other person was.
"I really don't know where Mallet is, Marina." Natalia's voice came through loud and clear. Olivia's head snapped up the same time Marina screamed, "Don't you dare say his name!"
The line went dead and the recording ended.
The End
A/N Yes, it really is the end. Suffice to say, there will be a sequel. I'm mean to end it here but I'm not cruel enough to just leave it here. However, this is a devil ride, and it just wouldn't feel right to have a happy ever after ending.
I don't think I could do an epilogue with an ending like this... but maybe. I'll go mull over it for a bit. But regardless, I'd really like to thank everyone who have commented, lurked, PMed me, and joined me on this ride. I hope this ending is one befitting of the journey you've taken with me. X