I bought Olivia a green tea and ordered myself a coffee. We found two comfortable looking black leather chairs. There was a fireplace nearby and Olivia seemed content to be warming herself by the fire. Her cheeks were still rosy, but to me it made her look even more beautiful than ever before.<\/p>\n
I put a couple of sugars in my coffee, put lids on our drinks and added the sleeves. I brought both drinks to the small seating area at the back of the restaurant. I carefully surrendered Olivia\u2019s tea to her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you. You didn\u2019t have to do that.\u201d She smiled up at me.<\/p>\n
I dropped into the chair across from her.<\/p>\n
Olivia had removed her coat and scarf, revealing a pretty floral print top. She cupped her tea in both hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I didn\u2019t have to. I wanted to. You came all this way to visit me, the least I could do is buy you a tea.\u201d I smiled.<\/p>\n
Olivia laughed softly. \u201cYou\u2019re such a romantic.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI try.\u201d I shrugged lightly.<\/p>\n
Olivia smiled, taking a small sip of her tea.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo tell me about your meeting the other day? How did that go?\u201d Olivia said suddenly. \u201cYou said you would tell me later\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled lightly. \u201cWell, I talked to my PO and did the usual drug test and he said that since I\u2019ve been clean and my marks are good and I\u2019m following all of the terms and conditions of my parole and everything\u2026 he thinks I might be able to get my record expunged. That means that in the future if I apply for a job or at a college or something, they wouldn\u2019t be able to tell that I had something in my record. Especially because I was under the age of eighteen and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, Ike that\u2019s amazing!\u201d She beamed hugely. \u201cOh, that\u2019s great news!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve worked very hard for that, you definitely deserve it. Can I do anything to help?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I might need letters from friends and family to help my case a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll definitely do that.\u201d She smiled. \u201cI could talk to my dad if you want\u2026 he might be able to help. I\u2019m sure he\u2019d work for free too if I talk to him.\u201d She offered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would be awesome. My parents are paying for my lawyer\u2019s fees, though. So I\u2019ll have to talk to them. I\u2019m sure it would be a lot easier. They might hate me a little less.\u201d I chuckled.<\/p>\n
Olivia frowned. \u201cWhat? I\u2019m sure they don\u2019t hate you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I shrugged. \u201cMy family is like the Bunch. My parents are too wholesome for their own good. My brother Taylor? He would definitely be Marcia Brady.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia laughed softly. \u201cI\u2019d love to meet them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will. My mom is dying to meet you. She keeps asking questions about you\u2026 I told her you like to cook and she\u2019s floored about it. She wants to swap recipes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia beamed happily. \u201cSounds like fun. Your mom is the exact opposite of mine. My mom can\u2019t even boil water.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smirked. \u201cWell, maybe we can do dinner at my house tomorrow night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia nodded. \u201cSounds like a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there anything else you want to do while you\u2019re in town?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Olivia shrugged. \u201cI\u2019m happy to do anything as long as it\u2019s with you.\u201d She laughed softly. \u201cThat\u2019s incredibly lame, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot at all.\u201d I smiled. \u201cI feel the same way. It sucked when I couldn\u2019t see you every day. Besides, if you\u2019re lame, I\u2019m lame too.\u201d I shrugged lightly. \u201cAnd I\u2019m perfectly alright with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia laughed, a sweet musical sound. It was a laugh I\u2019d missed terribly. When I laid awake at night I wished I could only hear her sweet laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I do have some Christmas shopping I still need to do\u2026 if that\u2019s okay\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure. Why don\u2019t we do that tomorrow and then we can just go straight to your parents afterward.\u201d Olivia offered. \u201cAnd actually that works out perfectly for me because my dad has absolutely no food at all in the house. I mean nothing. He doesn\u2019t even have any milk. I swear my dad has to be the unhealthiest person in the world.\u201d She sighed, shaking her head lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, that makes sense.\u201d I agreed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what are we doing tonight, then?\u201d She asked with a smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, we could go out to dinner and maybe a movie or something.\u201d I shrugged lightly. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of lame, but for our first official date maybe going clich\u00e9 is the best way to go.\u201d I smiled crookedly at her.<\/p>\n
Olivia smiled. \u201cWell, I think that sounds like a perfect first official date.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too.\u201d I answered, taking a long drink from my coffee.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny idea where we\u2019re going for dinner?\u201d Olivia asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. We could maybe find a place to park the car and wander around downtown until we find a place to eat.\u201d I offered.<\/p>\n
Olivia nodded. \u201cWell, my dad doesn\u2019t live too far from here. We could just park the car in the underground parking there.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded. \u201cSure\u2026 where does your dad live again? Did you tell me? I think I forgot\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I told you. He lives in the Philtower. It\u2019s a really cool art-deco building-\u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I know where it is. It\u2019s ridiculously expensive there, isn\u2019t it? I mean you could sell my house and everything in it and only get enough for one month\u2019s rent!\u201d I paused, and pointed an accusing finger at her. \u201cHoly crap! You really are a spoiled rich kid!\u201d I teased.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not!\u201d She protested. \u201cBesides, my parents have the money, not me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that was a total spoiled rich kid thing to say!\u201d I pointed out.<\/p>\n
Olivia shook her head and sighed. \u201cWhatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smirked.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo how was your flight?\u201d I asked curiously.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was okay. It was delayed by half an hour, of course, so I hung out in the terminal and did some homework. And once I finally got on the plane, I did all of my reading for English class. So I guess that\u2019s one less thing I have to do during these two weeks.\u201d She shrugged lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell that\u2019s good. I finished my homework already. I had nothing else to do, and no one to hang out with so I did it at home in my spare time. This reminds me that I need to hit a bookstore sometime and get something decent to read.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia smiled. \u201cI think I need to do that too. I don\u2019t remember my dad\u2019s apartment being so\u2026 vacant.\u201d She sighed. \u201cHe didn\u2019t even pick me up from the airport today, do you believe that? He\u2019s going to be working most of the time I\u2019m here and he sends the stupid work car to come and get me.\u201d Olivia shook her head.<\/p>\n
I frowned. \u201cIf I\u2019d known I could have picked you up. My parents offered to drive us around\u2026 but I thought that would be really lame to have my parents following us around everywhere.\u201d I shrugged lightly.<\/p>\n
Olivia laughed softly. \u201cYes, I can definitely see that as being inconvenient.\u201d She mused with a small smile. She sighed and stood up suddenly, crossing the tiny area between our chairs and sliding carefully into my lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere.\u201d She said. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\n
I chuckled softly. \u201cI agree.\u201d I moved my arm around her, balancing my coffee on her knee. She seemed to fit perfectly there, and I felt complete again. Like a small part of me that had been missing had been returned. Olivia slid one arm around my shoulders and balanced her tea in her lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat movie are we seeing tonight?\u201d She asked. With the arm she had around my shoulders, she toyed with the few curls that hung down past the collar of my shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you getting used to the haircut now?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Olivia smiled. \u201cDefinitely. I think I like it. But I\u2019m going to miss the long hair too.\u201d She pushed out her bottom lip slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt takes some getting used to. But I kind of wanted a change. Considering I\u2019m starting over and everything. And it\u2019s a lot easier to maintain and stuff. It dries so much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia smiled. \u201cI definitely like these little curls. Very sexy.\u201d She leaned toward me and kissed me softly.<\/p>\n
I immediately pulled her closer and deepened the kisses. Olivia\u2019s fingers tangled in my hair and she leaned toward me. I could feel that she was loosing herself in the moment. She stopped breathing entirely and leaned toward me.<\/p>\n
It took all the strength I had to break the kiss. All I wanted to do was throw her on the nearest table and give everyone there a show with their coffee.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should stop.\u201d She moistened her lips. \u201cBefore we can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded, watching her lips. \u201cThere\u2019s a bathroom here\u2026 we could sneak in there\u2026\u201d I offered.<\/p>\n
Olivia laughed softly. \u201cI think we should have some control here\u2026\u201d She mused. She slipped from my lap and I reluctantly let her go.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should park the car back at the garage and we should start thinking about dinner.\u201d Olivia mused.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d I nodded.\u00a0 I stood up and held open Olivia\u2019s coat for her to slip her arms into. I carefully helped her shift her silky curls out of the way. While she was tying a complicated knot in her scarf, I drained the rest of my coffee and yanked on my own coat.<\/p>\n
Once Olivia had her jacket done up and put on her adorable mittens, I took her free hand. She still had her paper cup of tea and I led her out onto the snowy sidewalk.<\/p>\n