Title: Reassurance
Disclaimer: I do not own SVU or these characters (darn it!) nor am I making any money off them (darn it!). No infringement intended.
Fandom: Law and Order: SVU
Pairing: Alex/Olivia
Rating: T+
Summary: Alex is self-conscious; Olivia tries to put those insecurities at ease.
Notes: This is pretty much just a drive by; written quickly in reply to a prompt from another site (Prompt: Alex/Olivia: gun shy). Also, since my aim was to write it quick and mostly to fit into a small space, it's *short*.

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Reassurance

"You're self-conscious."

"You would be, too," Alex still attempted to cover or at least hide herself from the detective's gaze, bringing her arms up in front of her and bringing their bodies closer together.

Olivia kissed the blonde sweetly on the lips, not at all understanding why but nevertheless recognizing that Alex wasn't just putting her on; that this really was hard for the attorney. "I would be, too, if what?" she asked quietly.

Alex buried her face in the crook of Olivia's neck, "Do we have to talk right now? Can't we just turn out the lights and fuck?"

Olivia chuckled at the unexpected crass language from the normally proper attorney, but pulled Alex into a tight hug, simply holding her for several seconds before placing a kiss on the side of her head and whispering, "Tell me what you're self-conscious about."

Alex was silent for a bit but with Olivia's arms around her, with Olivia's hand rubbing comfortingly over her bare back, and with the desire for that hand to be rubbing somewhere else, she finally was able to answer, though barely audibly, "They're so small."

Olivia halted rubbing Alex's back so she could pull back just enough to be able to look Alex in the eyes. Alex had expected to find amusement or skepticism or for Olivia to scoff or make a joke or something. But all she saw was quiet seriousness, Olivia's penetrating gaze holding her own captive.

And that gaze continued to hold Alex's full attention as Olivia placed a hand on each of Alex's shoulders and pushed the two women slightly apart. Her eyes still never wandering from Alex's she trailed both hands down the length of Alex's arms to her elbows where she gently, slowly, forced Alex's to straighten her arms, bringing them down from her chest, exposing the attorney should Olivia care to look.

Olivia could see the fear and uncertainty in Alex's eyes, but Olivia's gaze continued to hold steady, never once wandering down, never once even sneaking a peek as her hands came back up Alex's arms, back up over her shoulders, then splayed across Alex's upper chest, pausing momentarily, silently seeking permission to continue.

And that permission was granted as Alex's eyelids drooped minutely and her lips parted just slightly. And then a small sigh escaped them when Olivia's hands went lower, over the mounds of flesh in question, and turned over so each could cup a delicate breast. Holding them in each hand, a thumb playing over each of Alex's nipples, Olivia's eyes still hadn't left Alex's.

Her hands then tightened slightly, gently gripping the flesh in each, kneading, and this time drawing a gasp. It was then that she finally turned her eyes and her head down to the supple flesh in her hands, to see for the first time the breasts of her soon-to-be lover and this time it was her lips that parted slightly at the sight and her mouth watered. She ran her thumb over each nipple one more time, watching them further tighten and harden under her touch, before her eyes came back up to Alex's. "They're perfect."

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