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“Mmm,” she sighed turning her face into his hand in her sleep.
“Livy…time to wake up sweetie,” he said softly. Her eyes fluttered open, and he smiled seeing the way they focused on him.
“Will…did I fall asleep?” she asked sitting up taking the mug with a soft sigh.
“You did, sweetie. You should have stayed inside though. It’s still too cool out here to nap Livy.”
“It’s fine. The fire’s nice and toasty. Maybe if you relaxed a bit you’d be able to see that too,” she stated setting the mug onto the table beside her as she moved over in the chair, pulling him up towards her.
“I need to relax huh?” he questioned lifting her onto his lap wrapping the blanket back around her as he held her.
“Mhmm…” she hummed resting her head on his chest. “Just close your eyes and let the fire soothe you, the way you’ve soothed me the last couple months.”
“I’ve soothed you huh?” he asked giving her a light kiss.
“You have. I don’t see him anymore. When I close my eyes I don’t think of him…just you.”
“You shouldn’t say things like that to me Livy not when I’m already trying not to kiss you, sweetie.”
“Maybe you should stop resisting,” she said looking up at him with the slightest challenge.
“I don’t want to scare you…or upset you.”
“You’ve never scared me Will. He did but he’s gone, we won, I can’t let him keep me from life anymore.”
“Ah Livy,” he groaned before slipping a hand behind her head and kissing her, still holding a bit back to not let go of his control.
Olivia let herself get lost in the kiss feeling herself react in a way she hadn’t in years. It caused her to lose her breath and she felt Will pull back as he cupped her face.
“Are you okay…did I do something?” he asked caressing her cheek.
“No, I just…”
“What sweetie? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing’s wrong,” she said kissing the palm of his hand.
“You froze for a moment there.”
“I know but it’s nothing bad,” she promised kissing him lightly. “I…I want you.”
“What?” he breathed in deeply.
“I haven’t wanted someone, anything for years, and it surprised me,” she admitted watching his reaction to her words.
“I won’t rush you.”
“I know, Will. You need to know something too though. Scott wasn’t the only person I was ever with physically. I know there’s a huge difference between what it’s supposed to be like and what he turned it into, and I wanted the sweetness of what it’s supposed to be like back. I wanted to find it again, especially with you. I just wasn’t expecting to feel myself actually respond so easily. I didn’t think I ever could after everything that happened.”
“Livy, come here sweetie,” he said holding her against him. “It’s alright to be scared of this, I get it.”
“I’m not scared of you, more of myself really.”
“Why?”
“Because I don’t want to disappoint anyone…including me. This right here feels so right but there was a time when I thought it was right with him too and look how wrong I was about that one.”
“Livy I’d never…”
