AN: Here we go the sequel to Caper: The beginning. I know the editing is probably horrible, but I've had a busy week compared to my normal week. I promise the next one will be better.
"I'm back"
Prue stood shocked staring at the person that was now standing at Elliott's desk. "You're the one in the pictures. I thought you were dead." Prue stated looking at Olivia for help.
Olivia didn't even know where to start she was just glad Eri was asleep. Alex walked over to Prue. "I'm sure you've heard of Witnesses Protection?"
Prue nodded the current events making a lot more sense. "Yes I have."
"About two years ago a guy shot me and to protect my friends I had to make everyone think I was dead." Alex explained only stopping when Olivia walked up behind her.
"Wait if he's still out there then why are you here?" Olivia asked knowing that she would know if they got the guy.
"I told the agents not to tell you. I wasn't sure if I wanted to come back at first." Alex said.
Olivia was taken back. "Why wouldn't you want to come back?"
"I begged the agents to give me updates on you to make sure you were okay. A few months ago one brought me a picture of you in the park with the girls. I thought maybe you'd found someone else." Alex explained.
Olivia took a step closer to her. "I could never replace you."
"I know. I just thought that maybe you got tired of waiting for me to come back." Olivia wiped a stray tear from Alex's cheek before engulfing her in a hug.
Prue stood feeling awkward at invading on their touching reunion. She'd heard a few stories about the mysterious Alex and seeing her in the flesh was a little odd. Olivia wiped her own tears holding her arm out for Prue to step closer. "As you already know this is a friend of mine."
Prue nodded. "Alex, right?"
"Yea, Alex I would like for you to officially meet my oldest daughter, Prue." Olivia said a smiling appearing on her lips. She'd never thought she would get to see the day her daughters would meet her one true love.
"Nice to finally meet you Prue. You'll have to tell me later if Munch's coffee is any better." Alex said also with a small smile.
Prue scrunched up her nose. "It might be worse, but coffee is coffee."
"Its also unhealthy for young girls." Alex said glancing at Olivia.
Olivia put up her hands in surrender. "You try keeping her from drinking coffee. Its like telling Eri not to do gymnastics in the house."
Alex looked where Eri was curled up sound asleep. "That's Eri?" Alex asked with a soft tone.
"Yea, my other little trouble maker." Olivia said.
"Mommy?" Eri asked yawning as she rubbed her eyes. "Can we go home now?"
"Before we do I want you to meet someone." Olivia said. "Eri this is my friend Alex."
Eri's facial expressions went from shocked, confused, excited, to confused again. "But?"
"I promise I'll explain it all in the morning." Olivia said grabbing her things. "It's been a long day whatever Cragen wanted can wait."
Alex grinned. "I asked him to make sure you stayed late so I could see you."
"I'll have to thank him later," Olivia stated grabbing what she needed off her desk.
Alex smiled when she woke up next to Olivia. She knew they couldn't pick up right where they left off because of the girls, but at least things were pretty normal. It was then she realized something had woke her up.
Alex quietly got out off the bed careful not to wake Olivia up. She walked into the kitchen to find Prue cooking while Eri sat at the counter. "Good morning girls."
"Morning," Prue replied placing a cup of coffee in front of Alex.
"Thank you," Alex said taking a sip of the coffee.
Eri sat quietly eating her breakfast while studying Alex. "Prue explained the witnesse protection thing sort'ave."
"If you have any other questions I'm willing to answer them," Alex told her.
Prue caught the mischievous look on her sister's face, but didn't say anything about it. Eri turned to Alex with an innocent, almost cartoon like, look. "Do you like mommy like Aunt Lizzie likes Aunt Casey?"
Alex was slightly puzzled and didn't know how to answer. "Yes she does except she's admitted it," Olivia said joining them in the kitchen.
"If you don't mind me asking who are Lizzie and Casey?"Alex asked.
Olivia smirked. "I know you haven't been gone that long. Liz Donnelly and Casey is an ada."
"Donnelly is dating an ada?!" Alex asked shocked thankful she hadn't took a sip of coffee.
Olivia shook her head. "No, but even Reid knows they like each other."
"Who's Reid?" Alex asked. She was starting to realize how much she had missed while she was gone.
Olivia turned to Eri, "Eri please go get your photo book."
Eri jumped of the stool and ran to her room.
"No running in the house!" Olivia called after her. Olivia then turned back to Alex, "Eri and Kristin have been working on a photo album. It'll probably be easier for you to get caught up by looking at a bunch of the pictures."
Eri returned minutes later carrying a thick black book with 'Family' written in white cursive on the front. "Set it on the coffee table," Olivia instructed.
Once they had finished breakfast they all moved to the living room. Olivia turned to the first two pages of the book. Kristin had used a tree background that covered the two pages with everyone's picture and name on a leaf. "This is Casey, her daughter Billy, and her other daughter Alexa," Olivia said pointing to their pictures.
"Who's that?" Alex asked pointing to a picture close to Alexa's.
Prue beat Olivia to an answer. "Kristin, she's a good friend of Alexa's."
"She also helped Eri put this book together," Olivia added. She then pointed out Reid's picture. "And that's Liz's daughter Reid."
"When did Judge Donnelly get a kid?" Alex asked surprised.
Once again Prue answered first. "All of us were held captive for a few years and when we escaped Liz's house was the first one that we went to. For some reason we were ment to go there first because now we're all happy and have loving family's."
Olivia and Alex both smiled. Olivia then turned the page which held pictures from the first day of school. "This was from when they first started school."
"Does Alexa dress like that all the time?" Alex asked curiously.
Oliva shook her head, "She use to, not much anymore. The color scheme is the same though."
"Kristin wears darker colors so they balance each other out." Eri said moving to seat in the middle of the couch. She then flipped a few pages so she could show Alex her favorite pages.
"This was from when we went to Aunt Lizzie's cabin."
Alex looked at the twenty something pictures on the page. There were a few of the greenery and the lake. There was one of Kristin on Alexa's back and visa versa. A picture of the girls standing in front of a waterfall with their hair damp and wrapped in towels. Though she had to say the funniest one had to be a picture of Liz pushing Casey back into the water. That said her favorite had to be a picture of the girls plus Liz sitting in front of a fireplace with the moonlight falling across the wood floor. "Why aren't you in any of the pictures Liv?"
"I had work, but we're planning to go to the beach this summer."
Eri nodded happily turning the page and telling Alex about the random pictures. One of them had Billy and Terry on stage at the showcase. "That's Terry, he's Billy's boyfriend."
"He is not her boyfriend, yet," Prue corrected emphasizing the yet. "First he has to pass the best judge, a.d.a, and detectives in New York."
Alex laughed, "With us as your family you won't ever date anyone."
Eri spoke before Prue could stop her. "Yes we will. Alexa is dating someone."
Prue hoped it stayed at that since after everything with Katie Alexa didn't like people knowing and being the over protective sister roll she played she wanted to keep it like that. Even though Alex was basically family she still felt Alexa should decide if she knew or not.
Alex nodded pointing to another picture. "Is that her boyfriend?"
Even though she wanted the subject dropped Prue giggled when Alex pointed to a picture of Alexa standing between Kristin and Frankie. "No that would never happen."
Alex nodded. Eri flipped to the back of the book," Most of these are from before we were adopted."
Alex stopped Eri's movement to get a better look at one of the pictures. "I remember this."
Olivia looked at the picture and smiled. "The first Christmas you and I spent together," She stated, "Where did you find this picture Eri?"
"I knew you had one on your dresser, but I found this one with a few pictures from the prescient," Eri explained.
Just then the phone start ringing. Olivia got up to answer it as everyone else turned back to the scrapbook.