Home, I'm coming home.
Another one-shot for you! I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I loved writing it!
-Olivia gets an early morning phone call."
Declaimer – I don't own anything.
Olivia Benson slammed her hand down on her nightstand as she tried to stop whatever noise was waking her. After a few minutes of slamming her hand down aimlessly, she admitted defeat, sitting up to see what it was.
As she squinted at her phone she tried to make out who was calling her at three minutes past two.
"Alex." She whispered as she willed her eyes to focus on the light before picking up it, answering it as quickly as she could.
"Olivia?" Olivia had to take a minute before answering, wondering if she was dreaming.
"Alex."
"Olivia, are you okay, you sound…"
"I'm fine, Alex, it's two in the morning…" She heard Alex sigh on the other end as tried to wake herself up a little more, now certain it wasn't a dream.
"Liv, oh gosh. I am so sorry, I forgot about the time difference." Olivia chuckled slightly, having no clue why Alex would be calling her from the Congo.
"It's fine. Are you okay, I thought we would stick to emails?" Olivia questioned, debating if or not to turn on her bedside lamp as she wondered if she'd missed some big occasion or if something was actually wrong with the blonde.
"I'm as well as can be expected in the heat. It's seven in the morning and already too hot for my liking." Liv waiting for a moment before she replied. She could hear talking in the background and what sounded like singing, and then the thought of why Alex was up so early anyway, she'd never been a morning person and was the only person Olivia knew who could get up at 8:00am and be ready for a court appearance at 9:00am.
"Is there any reason you called?"
"Yes." Liv raised her eyebrow but then smiled to herself, remembering Alex couldn't see her.
"Olivia, I'm coming home." Liv instantly had tears in her eyes as she tried her hardest to get her words out.
"Okay, when?"
"Tomorrow, I am on an early flight, I should be home early evening."
"Home, you're coming home." Olivia felt the tears spill over as she grinned like an idiot in her dark bedroom, the thought of Alex's body next to hers tomorrow night making her feel all warm inside.
"I'm coming home, Liv." Liv was speechless.
"Olivia, are you still there?"
"I'm still here, Alex. When do you get home, when do you land?" Olivia had questions, but the most important one was still unspoken.
"I am not sure, I will find out and let you know." Alex spoke quietly.
"You're coming home, Alex…" Olivia couldn't help but say it again. It had been far too long since she'd had Alex by her side and the thought of her being home in less than forty-eight hours made her heart skip a beat.
"I will get you from the airport, I will come and pick you up." Alex chuckled lightly before thanking her.
"Olivia…"
"Yes?"
"I love you." Olivia smiled, again knowing Alex couldn't see her, but it was the only way she could hold in the tears.
"I love you too, Alex."
"I'll see you when I get home." Alex replied waiting for hers before she hung up.
"I'll see you when you get home." There was a moment for goodbyes before the two hung up. Before Olivia answered the phone she had every intention of going back to sleep but she knew she couldn't.
Alex was coming home after being away for far too and that in itself would keep her awake, just knowing that she wasn't dreaming, being able to go to work knowing her lover would be home soon.
She may be sleep deprived and a little overworked, but tomorrow she would see Alex and that made it all better.
Alex was coming back; she was coming home.
Thank you for reading, please leave a review and let me know what you thought! I hope you enjoyed!
Bethany.