"Hey Liv. Go home. Make some rainbow cookies for Santa." The older man said with a wide grin, it was a playful jab at the detective's sexuality. She just half nodded and didn't return the grin as she looked out the window, watching the snowfall. She'd been standing there for what felt like years but was hours. Her legs where immobile, she'd kept thinking of how nice sitting in a chair would feel but she was stuck.
Mainly stuck on the case. Detective Olivia Dawn Benson had been stuck up on the case they'd had for weeks and finally went to court on earlier in the day. A young teenage lesbian had been raped and reported it, working closely with Olivia and trusting her rather then the other detectives. Olivia had adored the sixteen year old, with the oddest name- Archer, and had taken care of her. She'd promised the girl a really cool Christmas gift the day before but she was found murdered in her bedroom that night and the mother's latest boyfriend had been arrested and convicted for the rape and then murder of Archer Westwood.
She blinked for the millionth time and heard a sigh behind her "I knew you'd be here." She heard the soft voice say, it was nice to hear the attorney's voice. She turned around, amazed she finally moved, and remembered that she was in the Squad Room which was fully decked out for Christmas with light carols playing, a bunch of fake fire screen savers, a tree with presents under it.
"Alex? What's up?" She asked and arched an eyebrow before moving to finally pour herself some coffee and hold out an empty cup to Alex who declined. Olivia ran her hand through her short choppy brown hair and moved to sit down behind her desk while Alex opted to sit on top of the detective's desk. "Why are you here? Christmas is in a few days. No shopping to do?" She asked softly and Olivia finally could see what Alex wore, a red v-neck shirt, a comfy jacket over top of that, and dark black jeans, with boots. She looked like a sexier Mrs. Claus.
"Yeah, I have to buy for our Units secret Santa. Who did you draw Alex?" She asked but the fair-haired woman smiled, shook her head, and shrugged.
"Not going to tell?"'
"Nope. I want the Unit to be surprised."
It was odd but Olivia smiled at the special twinkle in the royal blue eyes that Alex had. God, she loved those eyes. So different from her own plain brown. Her eyes looked like mud but Alex's… They where ever changing. Some days they where a fierce blue, some days a calm sweet ocean blue, other days a blue that spoke of her richer Cabot roots and was a royal shade.
"Olivia? Did you hear me?" She had the voice, and then a soft hand on her shoulder, cut through her musings over Alex's eyes and she shivered softly at the touch before smiling "Sorry, got caught up in the song. I like Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas is you." She said, it was true but not what she'd been caught up in.
"Go home, Olivia, please? Go home and shop for someone." She said and grinned before taking off the red scarf she'd worn that day and placing it on the detective's neck "I noticed you forgot how cold it was out and just have that little jacket." She explained and pulled out matching mitten's and a beanie. "Stay warm, Detective." Alex said and smiled before, mustering up all of her courage, placing a kiss to Olivia's cheek and starting off without another word.
Olivia's eyes where wide and she looked around for mistletoe but found none. "What was that about?" She questioned the Squad Room before going home. She had a certain Attorney to think about. And she had to get her SS gift.