Turf, Chapter 11 Finally!
Here is Chapter 11 of Turf, finally!!! Sorry about the delay once again, but i bribe with a chapter twice as long as normal.
Disclaimer: Still don't own them.
AN: Ironically I finished this while playing hooky from my creative writing class
Chapter 11
Harm sat in his office after Olivia left just sitting staring at his hands. He left and wandered towards the break room. As he passed he glanced into Mac's office and saw her laughing with ADA Cabot, case files spread on the desk between them. He heard more laughing as he neared the break room and looked up to see The Admiral and Olivia enjoying coffee and a conversation on baseball. He just shook his head and smiled, that woman could charm anyone.
"Ah, Commander, why didn't you tell me these young ladies from New York were so delightful?" The Admiral turned as his subordinate entered the room.
"I guess I just thought they could speak for themselves Sir."
"Well in any case, it has been a delight talking to you Detective, and I will see you and Ms. Cabot tonight?"
"Yes Sir, you will." Olivia smiled at the older man as she wondered if all JAG lawyers were this charming.
"I believe I told you to call me AJ."
"Only if you call me Olivia, Sir."
Harm watched as the two interacted. If he didn't know better he would have thought they were flirting. As AJ left the break room, the detective just quirked an eyebrow at him as she sipped at her coffee cup.
"What's tonight?"
"The Admiral just invited Alex and me to dinner at his home. I believe you, Colonel Mackenzie, Commander Roberts and a few others will be receiving invitations soon with the strict instruction to leave all work at the door. Apparently it doesn't matter that the trial starts tomorrow."
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Olivia used her hands to slick back her hair once more as she limped up the drive next to her partner. She was nervous for some reason, so far she had gotten along with the JAG staff famously but apparently the stress of seeing them in a strictly social setting was getting to her. Alex caught the action out of the corner of her eye and let her hand brush up against the other woman's taking to into her own. She wasn't used to seeing Olivia this nervous either, the other woman looked as if she was planning to enter the lion's den with a t-bone strapped to her neck.
"What's wrong? Is your leg bothering you? I can go back to the car to get your crutches."
Olivia shrugged, never breaking her gaze from the house in front of her.
"Its not like they are going to throw us out on our asses." Alex looked over and still saw the nervous expression on her lover's face before saying softly, "we don't have to let anyone know if you don’t want too…"
Olivia's head whipped around, she wanted to feel Alex next to her tonight; that was what had been bothering her. Her mind was still reeling over the fact that Alex didn't seem to mind coming out this time…it was something that rarely happened.
The stood at the door, Alex's arm wrapped around Olivia's waist, hand cupping her hip. As the door opened the hand did not move causing Olivia to let a small smile slip out, she loved the times Alex was not shy in public.
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Tiner opened the door expecting to find their out-of-town guests but was surprised to find them pressed against each other, the ADA's arm wrapped around the Detective's waist, but watching Detective Benson limp in he thought he found the reason why.
"Good evening Jason," Olivia said as they took off their coats.
"Good evening Ma'am," He replied. Turning to Alex he nodded his head, "Ma'am."
Tiner watched as the women went further into the room and turned back in time to see that he was about to close the door in Commander Rabb's face.
"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I didn't even see you there."
"I guess you were just enjoying the view Petty Officer." Harm smiled at the young man as she shrugged off his coat, and turning was surprised by the vision of Alex's arm wrapped around her partner, the couple standing across the room talking with Mac and Harriet.
"I guess Miss Cabot is just helping out the detective since she does not have her crutches this evening," Tiner stated formally as the two of them stood watching the couple.
Harm chuckled and patted Tiner on the chest, "Something like that."
Dinner went by pretty quickly, there had been some sideways glances from some of the military personnel, since Olivia and Alex stayed by each other the whole time, keeping in physical contact whenever possible. There had been some sideways glances from some of the military personnel, but if the Admiral had noticed or cared, he had not shown it. It was nice but Olivia was starting to wonder what was going on with her girl, she was never this clingy.
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Harriet had been talking with Mac when Alex and Olivia entered the house, and had been shocked when she saw their proximity to each other. This was unexpected. As the night wore on she watched the two women closely. This was the most intriguing thing she had seen in a while; she noticed that the men in the room, other than the Admiral, seemed intrigued as well. But she had to admit the women were very charming, and considering this was the first time she had been in contact with openly gay women for an extended period of time, this was sending her head spinning. It wasn't helping matters that both were drop dead gorgeous either.
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Olivia stepped out onto the porch to see Harm leaning against the railing, staring out into the night.
"Nice night."
"You come to lecture me some more?"
"No, I'm just out here to think, didn't know where you had snuck off to either."
"What do you have to think about?"
"Alex has been acting weird all night. She's normally so private, but tonight she wasn't afraid to tell everyone she is a lesbian."
"Why don’t you just ask her?"
Olivia let out a soft snort, "Good advice, you planning to do the same?"
Harm turned back to his original position and let a small smirk onto his face. "Touche."
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As Olivia made her way back into the warmth of the house, she scanned the room watching Bud Robert and his wife talking with another couple in the corner. As her gaze made her way around she noticed Alex and Colonel Mackenzie talking near the fireplace and she caught her breath as she saw her girlfriend lay her hand on the other woman's arm laughing.
Disclaimer: Still don't own them.
AN: Ironically I finished this while playing hooky from my creative writing class
Chapter 11
Harm sat in his office after Olivia left just sitting staring at his hands. He left and wandered towards the break room. As he passed he glanced into Mac's office and saw her laughing with ADA Cabot, case files spread on the desk between them. He heard more laughing as he neared the break room and looked up to see The Admiral and Olivia enjoying coffee and a conversation on baseball. He just shook his head and smiled, that woman could charm anyone.
"Ah, Commander, why didn't you tell me these young ladies from New York were so delightful?" The Admiral turned as his subordinate entered the room.
"I guess I just thought they could speak for themselves Sir."
"Well in any case, it has been a delight talking to you Detective, and I will see you and Ms. Cabot tonight?"
"Yes Sir, you will." Olivia smiled at the older man as she wondered if all JAG lawyers were this charming.
"I believe I told you to call me AJ."
"Only if you call me Olivia, Sir."
Harm watched as the two interacted. If he didn't know better he would have thought they were flirting. As AJ left the break room, the detective just quirked an eyebrow at him as she sipped at her coffee cup.
"What's tonight?"
"The Admiral just invited Alex and me to dinner at his home. I believe you, Colonel Mackenzie, Commander Roberts and a few others will be receiving invitations soon with the strict instruction to leave all work at the door. Apparently it doesn't matter that the trial starts tomorrow."
-----
Olivia used her hands to slick back her hair once more as she limped up the drive next to her partner. She was nervous for some reason, so far she had gotten along with the JAG staff famously but apparently the stress of seeing them in a strictly social setting was getting to her. Alex caught the action out of the corner of her eye and let her hand brush up against the other woman's taking to into her own. She wasn't used to seeing Olivia this nervous either, the other woman looked as if she was planning to enter the lion's den with a t-bone strapped to her neck.
"What's wrong? Is your leg bothering you? I can go back to the car to get your crutches."
Olivia shrugged, never breaking her gaze from the house in front of her.
"Its not like they are going to throw us out on our asses." Alex looked over and still saw the nervous expression on her lover's face before saying softly, "we don't have to let anyone know if you don’t want too…"
Olivia's head whipped around, she wanted to feel Alex next to her tonight; that was what had been bothering her. Her mind was still reeling over the fact that Alex didn't seem to mind coming out this time…it was something that rarely happened.
The stood at the door, Alex's arm wrapped around Olivia's waist, hand cupping her hip. As the door opened the hand did not move causing Olivia to let a small smile slip out, she loved the times Alex was not shy in public.
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Tiner opened the door expecting to find their out-of-town guests but was surprised to find them pressed against each other, the ADA's arm wrapped around the Detective's waist, but watching Detective Benson limp in he thought he found the reason why.
"Good evening Jason," Olivia said as they took off their coats.
"Good evening Ma'am," He replied. Turning to Alex he nodded his head, "Ma'am."
Tiner watched as the women went further into the room and turned back in time to see that he was about to close the door in Commander Rabb's face.
"Oh, I'm sorry sir. I didn't even see you there."
"I guess you were just enjoying the view Petty Officer." Harm smiled at the young man as she shrugged off his coat, and turning was surprised by the vision of Alex's arm wrapped around her partner, the couple standing across the room talking with Mac and Harriet.
"I guess Miss Cabot is just helping out the detective since she does not have her crutches this evening," Tiner stated formally as the two of them stood watching the couple.
Harm chuckled and patted Tiner on the chest, "Something like that."
Dinner went by pretty quickly, there had been some sideways glances from some of the military personnel, since Olivia and Alex stayed by each other the whole time, keeping in physical contact whenever possible. There had been some sideways glances from some of the military personnel, but if the Admiral had noticed or cared, he had not shown it. It was nice but Olivia was starting to wonder what was going on with her girl, she was never this clingy.
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Harriet had been talking with Mac when Alex and Olivia entered the house, and had been shocked when she saw their proximity to each other. This was unexpected. As the night wore on she watched the two women closely. This was the most intriguing thing she had seen in a while; she noticed that the men in the room, other than the Admiral, seemed intrigued as well. But she had to admit the women were very charming, and considering this was the first time she had been in contact with openly gay women for an extended period of time, this was sending her head spinning. It wasn't helping matters that both were drop dead gorgeous either.
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Olivia stepped out onto the porch to see Harm leaning against the railing, staring out into the night.
"Nice night."
"You come to lecture me some more?"
"No, I'm just out here to think, didn't know where you had snuck off to either."
"What do you have to think about?"
"Alex has been acting weird all night. She's normally so private, but tonight she wasn't afraid to tell everyone she is a lesbian."
"Why don’t you just ask her?"
Olivia let out a soft snort, "Good advice, you planning to do the same?"
Harm turned back to his original position and let a small smirk onto his face. "Touche."
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As Olivia made her way back into the warmth of the house, she scanned the room watching Bud Robert and his wife talking with another couple in the corner. As her gaze made her way around she noticed Alex and Colonel Mackenzie talking near the fireplace and she caught her breath as she saw her girlfriend lay her hand on the other woman's arm laughing.