Fic: Bad Things 15/?
Title: Bad Things
Author: xenalvr
Fandom: Guiding Light
Pairing: Olivia/Natalia
Rating: NC-17 eventually
Disclaimer: CBS, P&G, Telenext et. al. own these characters, not me.
Summary: Canon up till the scene after the kiss, which is reenacted in this fic. Natalia tries to figure out her feelings for Olivia.
1&2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
15
Natalia heaved a sigh of relief when Frank finally left. He had insisted on following her back to the Beacon in his car when she said she had to go back to the hotel to do some work in a bid to end the date right after the movie.
She had spent the second half of the movie dodging his hand, making it next to impossible for her to concentrate on the film. In fact, she was still feeling tensed and was considering getting a drink before heading back to the farmhouse.
Natalia glanced at the time and was surprised to see how early it still was, considering she had already watched a movie after a day at work. She stopped by the office to look through some files; she didn't think she'd retained much information that day. Perhaps Olivia was right. She might be falling sick.
Olivia's office was still lit. Natalia frowned. Surely Olivia wasn't still at work? The woman must have missed dinner again! Sometimes Natalia wasn't sure how Olivia survived this long before she came along, making her eat and doing her laundry. Her laundry bill over the years could probably pay for the farmhouse mortgage. Emma must be with Jane or at a friend's for Olivia to still be here.
The door to Olivia's office was half open; Natalia tapped on it lightly and, upon getting no response, pushed the door fully open. The office was unoccupied. Natalia quickly saw that Olivia's belongings were still there. Perhaps she got hungry enough to leave the office for some food. Natalia's stomach rumbled and she backed out of the office after flicking the light switch off. Knowing that Olivia was still around put a bounce in Natalia's step.
The Beacon bar and restaurant was bustling with activity. Natalia scanned the place for Olivia. She chewed on her lower lip as she made her way further into the restaurant when she did not see Olivia at the bar. She was about to give up when a familiar laugh wended its way through to her. Natalia whipped her head around and finally spotted Olivia in a far corner of the restaurant, looking like she had way too much to drink and was having way too much fun with one Doris Wolfe.
Natalia's eyes widened when Doris leaned in close to Olivia. She could see that the mayor's lips were moving but it would be equally easy for Doris to lean in just a bit more and... Natalia could not finish her thought, which rocked her into action. She made her way to the two women with a stern expression on her face. What was Olivia thinking, drinking this much anyway?
Neither woman took any notice of her when she stood over them with her arms crossed in front of her chest. Natalia frowned when Doris, thinking that she was there to take their orders, raised a hand to wave her away. She could not believe that she had hugged this woman just this afternoon. Or tended to her scraped knee the other morning. Maybe her knee would get infected and she would have to go to the hospital and leave Olivia alone.
Natalia sucked in a panicked breath at the thought. Had the mayor hit on Olivia too and was actually succeeding? Dark eyes narrowed.
Olivia and Doris finally looked up. "Natalia!" Olivia said, trying to fix her unfocussed eyes on her assistant, friend, housemate, woman. Her evident happiness at seeing her tugged at Natalia's lips. She looked so much like Emma in that moment. Then Doris said something and Natalia's frown returned.
"Where's Frankie?" Olivia asked, looking past Natalia. "Good old boring Frankie," Olivia added, sending Doris and herself into a fit of laughter.
Natalia's eyes rounded and looked around hastily, hoping that no one had heard Olivia. "Olivia!" she hissed, then went over to Olivia's side when it looked as though Olivia was about to keel over.
"Natalia," Olivia said when she felt Natalia's hands on her arm and back. Their eyes met and Olivia grinned. "What are you doing here?"
"I... came to take you home," Natalia said. "It's late. We should go. I bet you haven't had dinner yet, right? And where's Emma? Is she with Jane?"
Olivia clutched at her head. "Wait, wait, you're going too fast." Doris began giggling, which started Olivia giggling; their sudden camaraderie annoyed Natalia to no end.
"Olivia, where's Emma? Do we have to pick her up from anywhere?"
"Sorry," Olivia said after she caught her breath. "She's staying over at Jodie's. What are you doing here?"
It looked like Olivia wasn't going to budge from her seat anytime soon. Natalia quickly made a decision and sat herself down besaide Olivia. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em. "Getting a drink." She waved someone over. "Can I have two shots of tequila and a rum and coke chaser, please?" she asked with a dimpled smile.
Olivia and Doris exchanged skeptical looks. "Are you sure you can..."
Natalia leaned back and met both their eyes with her own. She crossed her arms in front of her again, looking for all the world like a defiant teen. "Oh, I can," she said, drawing the words out.
"But you -" Olivia started to say when Natalia's drinks arrived. She watched in wide eyed fascination when Natalia brought the first shot glass to her lips, tilted her head back and slammed it down. Then she watched Natalia repeat her movements with the other shot of liquor.
"Hot," Doris commented, blinking her eyes several times.
"I didn't know you..." Olivia trailed off, gesticulating with her hand.
Natalia leaned back in her seat again, feeling rather pleased with herself. "Oh, there're a few things about me you don't know, Olivia."
Olivia lifted a brow, impressed. "I think I'm starting to find that out."
TBC
Author: xenalvr
Fandom: Guiding Light
Pairing: Olivia/Natalia
Rating: NC-17 eventually
Disclaimer: CBS, P&G, Telenext et. al. own these characters, not me.
Summary: Canon up till the scene after the kiss, which is reenacted in this fic. Natalia tries to figure out her feelings for Olivia.
1&2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
15
Natalia heaved a sigh of relief when Frank finally left. He had insisted on following her back to the Beacon in his car when she said she had to go back to the hotel to do some work in a bid to end the date right after the movie.
She had spent the second half of the movie dodging his hand, making it next to impossible for her to concentrate on the film. In fact, she was still feeling tensed and was considering getting a drink before heading back to the farmhouse.
Natalia glanced at the time and was surprised to see how early it still was, considering she had already watched a movie after a day at work. She stopped by the office to look through some files; she didn't think she'd retained much information that day. Perhaps Olivia was right. She might be falling sick.
Olivia's office was still lit. Natalia frowned. Surely Olivia wasn't still at work? The woman must have missed dinner again! Sometimes Natalia wasn't sure how Olivia survived this long before she came along, making her eat and doing her laundry. Her laundry bill over the years could probably pay for the farmhouse mortgage. Emma must be with Jane or at a friend's for Olivia to still be here.
The door to Olivia's office was half open; Natalia tapped on it lightly and, upon getting no response, pushed the door fully open. The office was unoccupied. Natalia quickly saw that Olivia's belongings were still there. Perhaps she got hungry enough to leave the office for some food. Natalia's stomach rumbled and she backed out of the office after flicking the light switch off. Knowing that Olivia was still around put a bounce in Natalia's step.
The Beacon bar and restaurant was bustling with activity. Natalia scanned the place for Olivia. She chewed on her lower lip as she made her way further into the restaurant when she did not see Olivia at the bar. She was about to give up when a familiar laugh wended its way through to her. Natalia whipped her head around and finally spotted Olivia in a far corner of the restaurant, looking like she had way too much to drink and was having way too much fun with one Doris Wolfe.
Natalia's eyes widened when Doris leaned in close to Olivia. She could see that the mayor's lips were moving but it would be equally easy for Doris to lean in just a bit more and... Natalia could not finish her thought, which rocked her into action. She made her way to the two women with a stern expression on her face. What was Olivia thinking, drinking this much anyway?
Neither woman took any notice of her when she stood over them with her arms crossed in front of her chest. Natalia frowned when Doris, thinking that she was there to take their orders, raised a hand to wave her away. She could not believe that she had hugged this woman just this afternoon. Or tended to her scraped knee the other morning. Maybe her knee would get infected and she would have to go to the hospital and leave Olivia alone.
Natalia sucked in a panicked breath at the thought. Had the mayor hit on Olivia too and was actually succeeding? Dark eyes narrowed.
Olivia and Doris finally looked up. "Natalia!" Olivia said, trying to fix her unfocussed eyes on her assistant, friend, housemate, woman. Her evident happiness at seeing her tugged at Natalia's lips. She looked so much like Emma in that moment. Then Doris said something and Natalia's frown returned.
"Where's Frankie?" Olivia asked, looking past Natalia. "Good old boring Frankie," Olivia added, sending Doris and herself into a fit of laughter.
Natalia's eyes rounded and looked around hastily, hoping that no one had heard Olivia. "Olivia!" she hissed, then went over to Olivia's side when it looked as though Olivia was about to keel over.
"Natalia," Olivia said when she felt Natalia's hands on her arm and back. Their eyes met and Olivia grinned. "What are you doing here?"
"I... came to take you home," Natalia said. "It's late. We should go. I bet you haven't had dinner yet, right? And where's Emma? Is she with Jane?"
Olivia clutched at her head. "Wait, wait, you're going too fast." Doris began giggling, which started Olivia giggling; their sudden camaraderie annoyed Natalia to no end.
"Olivia, where's Emma? Do we have to pick her up from anywhere?"
"Sorry," Olivia said after she caught her breath. "She's staying over at Jodie's. What are you doing here?"
It looked like Olivia wasn't going to budge from her seat anytime soon. Natalia quickly made a decision and sat herself down besaide Olivia. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em. "Getting a drink." She waved someone over. "Can I have two shots of tequila and a rum and coke chaser, please?" she asked with a dimpled smile.
Olivia and Doris exchanged skeptical looks. "Are you sure you can..."
Natalia leaned back and met both their eyes with her own. She crossed her arms in front of her again, looking for all the world like a defiant teen. "Oh, I can," she said, drawing the words out.
"But you -" Olivia started to say when Natalia's drinks arrived. She watched in wide eyed fascination when Natalia brought the first shot glass to her lips, tilted her head back and slammed it down. Then she watched Natalia repeat her movements with the other shot of liquor.
"Hot," Doris commented, blinking her eyes several times.
"I didn't know you..." Olivia trailed off, gesticulating with her hand.
Natalia leaned back in her seat again, feeling rather pleased with herself. "Oh, there're a few things about me you don't know, Olivia."
Olivia lifted a brow, impressed. "I think I'm starting to find that out."
TBC