FIC: Bad Things 29/?
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.
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Natalia's reflection stared back at her as she reapplied her lip gloss. The door to the ladies swung open and Natalia's eyes shifted reflexively in the mirror. She gave Doris Wolfe a half smile when their reflections made eye contact. To be honest, Natalia still did not quite know how to take the mayor. She was grateful that Doris managed to get Rafe a hearing, and the mayor was a lot less hostile since their impromptu drink session but... the bond that had seemingly sprung up out of nowhere between Olivia and Doris irked her.
Was this what jealousy felt like?
Natalia balked at the thought and exited the ladies. Jealousy was not an emotion that she was familiar with. When she had seen Gus with Harley, she had felt sad; when Olivia and she were vying for Gus' attention and affection, she had alternated between anger and fear. In fact, she couldn't recall ever feeling this way, and for no valid reason too. It was a little disconcerting.
Natalia glanced at her watch, mindful of the time; Jane was expecting them back at the farmhouse at eleven and she didn't want to be late. When she looked up, she saw that Olivia wasn't alone at their table. Natalia felt her own lips curve up when she heard Olivia's laugh, but her smile quickly faded when she saw Olivia lean in to stroke a stubbled cheek with her hand in a more than friendly manner.
Olivia smiled at Josh Lewis fondly. He was probably her favourite ex-husband and they still got along rather well. He had spied her sitting alone at the table and had come over for a bit of a chat.
"That's what friends do for each other. So if you ever need a hand with anything--and I do mean anything--you know who to call, right?" he asked teasingly, offering his handy "clock making" skills to help Olivia fill up her time.
"You're a sweet man," Olivia murmured, peering at him through her dark lashes with a smile still playing on her lips. "But I'm good for the moment."
"Just sayin'," Josh said, grinning. There was definitely still a spark between them. And while Olivia was and would never be Reva, he had and still loved her in his own way. His eyes followed the trek of Olivia's hand as it brought her glass of wine to her lips. Before she could set it back on the table, he reached for it, brushing his fingers lightly against hers. "Offering my services to a beautiful woman's gotten me all thirsty," he said with a wink. But before he could touch his lips to the wine glass, it was abruptly ripped out of his hand. "Hey -"
"Sorry, that's mine," Natalia said, standing in the space between their seats.
Josh looked up, slightly confused. "Oh, sorry Natalia. I thought... Olivia drank from it, so..."
"Oh, this does belong to Olivia," Natalia said, raising the glass with a pointed look at Olivia, who was looking a little apprehensive. Josh looked from Olivia to Natalia, not quite following the conversation. Natalia finished the wine in two sips and set the empty glass on the table. "Nice to see you, Josh," Natalia said, sparing Josh a quick glance before she walked away, much to Olivia's surprise.
"Nata -" Olivia got up from her seat and caught up with Natalia. "Where are you going? Josh and I were just talking."
Natalia shrugged Olivia's hand off. "It's close to the time to go anyway. I'll relieve Jane from her duties so you can take as long as you want." Olivia scanned Natalia's face for any telltale emotion but Natalia seemed calm--nonchalant, even.
"We could go together," Olivia said, throwing a look at their table to see if Doris was back from the ladies. By the time she looked back at Natalia, she realised that the woman was no longer there. Cursing under her breath, Olivia made her way back to their table.
"Is everything okay?" Josh asked, looking a little worried. Doris sat there with a smirk on her face. Obviously, she had managed to witness the entire episode. The woman seemed to have a radar for such things.
Olivia flapped around for a moment then sat back down. "Yeah, Natalia's just gone home to relieve Jane's babysitting duties," she said with a small frown.
"What was all that about with the wine glass?" Josh asked, still confused about what had transpired. "I hope I didn't offend her or anything."
"It's... Everything's fine, Josh. Don't worry about it," Olivia said at last. She picked up Natalia's glass of wine and took a sip from it; her mind was still trying to process what had just happened. "Would you like to join us?"
Josh shook his head regretfully. "I was just on my way out actually. Well ladies, you have a good night." Josh gave Doris a smile as he got up from his seat. "Olivia," he said with a nod and a wink before he left.
"Why are you still sitting here?" Doris piped up the moment Josh left the table.
"What do you mean? I'm finishing my... I mean, Natalia's drink," Olivia said sullenly.
Doris rolled her eyes. "She obviously wants you to go after her."
Olivia shrugged before finishing the wine in Natalia's glass. "She just left. It's not like I didn't offer to go with her. Maybe she's just tired."
Doris rounded her eyes. "You sound like a man! Have you been with so many men that you're actually beginning to think and sound like one?" Olivia frowned and was about to open her mouth to say something when Doris cut her short. "Can you imagine walking back from the ladies to see Natalia flirting with, say, Frank Cooper?"
Olivia gave Doris a distasteful look. "Ew. Josh is not even remotely like Frank!" Then she added, "And I wasn't flirting..." At Doris' lifted brow, Olivia bit her lower lip. "...was I?" At the look on Doris' face, Olivia groaned. "This is just way too hard. Why didn't she just say that she wasn't happy with the way I was acting with Josh instead of just taking off?"
"Oh, because you so would have gone up to Frank and punched him in the face if the roles were reversed," Doris said dryly. Olivia pinched the bridge of her nose. "So...? What are you still sitting here for?"
"Well, I -" Olivia sputtered. "You and I can still have a few drinks before I have to go. Natalia said I can take my time now that she's going home..." At the exasperated look on Doris' face, Olivia's face fell. "I'm doing this wrong, aren't I?" Doris nodded. "I guess I better get going then..." Olivia trailed off, not really looking forward to it.
"You know, I heard that make up sex is pretty hot," Doris quipped, smirking at the blush that began to show on Olivia's cheeks. "Not that you would consider having sex with Natalia or anything... you probably wouldn't know what to do without a man! Maybe you should take Josh up on his friendly offer to... help you and Natalia out."
Olivia's eyes narrowed at Doris, feeling genuinely affronted. Olivia Spencer, not knowing what to do in bed? "Not in this lifetime."
"Well then, what are you still sitting around here for? Go get your girl!" Doris urged, shaking her head at Olivia.
That rocked Olivia into action. "I'll, uh. Thanks for dinner," Olivia said, looking around for her purse. "I'll give you a call soon?" she asked distractedly.
Doris smiled. "That or I'll drop in uninvited as usual. And you're welcome."
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.
1&2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27&28
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Natalia's reflection stared back at her as she reapplied her lip gloss. The door to the ladies swung open and Natalia's eyes shifted reflexively in the mirror. She gave Doris Wolfe a half smile when their reflections made eye contact. To be honest, Natalia still did not quite know how to take the mayor. She was grateful that Doris managed to get Rafe a hearing, and the mayor was a lot less hostile since their impromptu drink session but... the bond that had seemingly sprung up out of nowhere between Olivia and Doris irked her.
Was this what jealousy felt like?
Natalia balked at the thought and exited the ladies. Jealousy was not an emotion that she was familiar with. When she had seen Gus with Harley, she had felt sad; when Olivia and she were vying for Gus' attention and affection, she had alternated between anger and fear. In fact, she couldn't recall ever feeling this way, and for no valid reason too. It was a little disconcerting.
Natalia glanced at her watch, mindful of the time; Jane was expecting them back at the farmhouse at eleven and she didn't want to be late. When she looked up, she saw that Olivia wasn't alone at their table. Natalia felt her own lips curve up when she heard Olivia's laugh, but her smile quickly faded when she saw Olivia lean in to stroke a stubbled cheek with her hand in a more than friendly manner.
Olivia smiled at Josh Lewis fondly. He was probably her favourite ex-husband and they still got along rather well. He had spied her sitting alone at the table and had come over for a bit of a chat.
"That's what friends do for each other. So if you ever need a hand with anything--and I do mean anything--you know who to call, right?" he asked teasingly, offering his handy "clock making" skills to help Olivia fill up her time.
"You're a sweet man," Olivia murmured, peering at him through her dark lashes with a smile still playing on her lips. "But I'm good for the moment."
"Just sayin'," Josh said, grinning. There was definitely still a spark between them. And while Olivia was and would never be Reva, he had and still loved her in his own way. His eyes followed the trek of Olivia's hand as it brought her glass of wine to her lips. Before she could set it back on the table, he reached for it, brushing his fingers lightly against hers. "Offering my services to a beautiful woman's gotten me all thirsty," he said with a wink. But before he could touch his lips to the wine glass, it was abruptly ripped out of his hand. "Hey -"
"Sorry, that's mine," Natalia said, standing in the space between their seats.
Josh looked up, slightly confused. "Oh, sorry Natalia. I thought... Olivia drank from it, so..."
"Oh, this does belong to Olivia," Natalia said, raising the glass with a pointed look at Olivia, who was looking a little apprehensive. Josh looked from Olivia to Natalia, not quite following the conversation. Natalia finished the wine in two sips and set the empty glass on the table. "Nice to see you, Josh," Natalia said, sparing Josh a quick glance before she walked away, much to Olivia's surprise.
"Nata -" Olivia got up from her seat and caught up with Natalia. "Where are you going? Josh and I were just talking."
Natalia shrugged Olivia's hand off. "It's close to the time to go anyway. I'll relieve Jane from her duties so you can take as long as you want." Olivia scanned Natalia's face for any telltale emotion but Natalia seemed calm--nonchalant, even.
"We could go together," Olivia said, throwing a look at their table to see if Doris was back from the ladies. By the time she looked back at Natalia, she realised that the woman was no longer there. Cursing under her breath, Olivia made her way back to their table.
"Is everything okay?" Josh asked, looking a little worried. Doris sat there with a smirk on her face. Obviously, she had managed to witness the entire episode. The woman seemed to have a radar for such things.
Olivia flapped around for a moment then sat back down. "Yeah, Natalia's just gone home to relieve Jane's babysitting duties," she said with a small frown.
"What was all that about with the wine glass?" Josh asked, still confused about what had transpired. "I hope I didn't offend her or anything."
"It's... Everything's fine, Josh. Don't worry about it," Olivia said at last. She picked up Natalia's glass of wine and took a sip from it; her mind was still trying to process what had just happened. "Would you like to join us?"
Josh shook his head regretfully. "I was just on my way out actually. Well ladies, you have a good night." Josh gave Doris a smile as he got up from his seat. "Olivia," he said with a nod and a wink before he left.
"Why are you still sitting here?" Doris piped up the moment Josh left the table.
"What do you mean? I'm finishing my... I mean, Natalia's drink," Olivia said sullenly.
Doris rolled her eyes. "She obviously wants you to go after her."
Olivia shrugged before finishing the wine in Natalia's glass. "She just left. It's not like I didn't offer to go with her. Maybe she's just tired."
Doris rounded her eyes. "You sound like a man! Have you been with so many men that you're actually beginning to think and sound like one?" Olivia frowned and was about to open her mouth to say something when Doris cut her short. "Can you imagine walking back from the ladies to see Natalia flirting with, say, Frank Cooper?"
Olivia gave Doris a distasteful look. "Ew. Josh is not even remotely like Frank!" Then she added, "And I wasn't flirting..." At Doris' lifted brow, Olivia bit her lower lip. "...was I?" At the look on Doris' face, Olivia groaned. "This is just way too hard. Why didn't she just say that she wasn't happy with the way I was acting with Josh instead of just taking off?"
"Oh, because you so would have gone up to Frank and punched him in the face if the roles were reversed," Doris said dryly. Olivia pinched the bridge of her nose. "So...? What are you still sitting here for?"
"Well, I -" Olivia sputtered. "You and I can still have a few drinks before I have to go. Natalia said I can take my time now that she's going home..." At the exasperated look on Doris' face, Olivia's face fell. "I'm doing this wrong, aren't I?" Doris nodded. "I guess I better get going then..." Olivia trailed off, not really looking forward to it.
"You know, I heard that make up sex is pretty hot," Doris quipped, smirking at the blush that began to show on Olivia's cheeks. "Not that you would consider having sex with Natalia or anything... you probably wouldn't know what to do without a man! Maybe you should take Josh up on his friendly offer to... help you and Natalia out."
Olivia's eyes narrowed at Doris, feeling genuinely affronted. Olivia Spencer, not knowing what to do in bed? "Not in this lifetime."
"Well then, what are you still sitting around here for? Go get your girl!" Doris urged, shaking her head at Olivia.
That rocked Olivia into action. "I'll, uh. Thanks for dinner," Olivia said, looking around for her purse. "I'll give you a call soon?" she asked distractedly.
Doris smiled. "That or I'll drop in uninvited as usual. And you're welcome."
TBC