FF: Broken and Wounded
This something NEW that pop-up in my mind and just had to write it.
It was a hot summer afternoon when Alex hit the city grounds of New York. She has been in Africa working for the International Criminal Court in area of conflict. She did all she could in a year and six months she was there, but she needed to come back home now, she was home sick and she missed Olivia terribly and she had to admit to herself the she was Olivia sick more than home sick. She didn't announced her arrival and thought she would surprise Olivia, so that is the first place she will go, it was a Sunday so Olivia should be home if she hasn't been called in.
Alex hail a cab and the cabbie loaded her luggage in the back trunk. Giving the address to the cabbie they went on there way throw the hustle and bustle the was New York City.
20 minutes and they were there. Alex looked out and saw Olivia near the entrance of her building but she wasn't alone there was a woman she never seen before talking in very close quarters with Olivia. She remain in the cab and observed them her heart beating Million beat per second.
Olivia came back from a run to the bakery in the corner got some fresh bread to accompany with a simple dinner for one she was going to prepare for herself.
As she approach the entrance of her building she heard her name called.
"Detective Benson!" she look up to see her latest Special Victim. Smiling Olivia greeted the woman. She is a stunning Honey blonde hair and tall with clear skin tone. "Vanessa how are you?" Olivia greeted emphatically.
" I am better taking one day at the time." answered Vanessa
" Good, you looking much better." Olivia observed.
" Thanks to you and all the support you gave me, actually that's why i'm here. I want to thank you personally ." The woman said shyly.
" You don't have to thank me it's my job." Olivia answered with a smile.
" And you do it well, but it's got to be hard to do it everyday."
" it is but someone has to do it." Olivia finished fishing out here keys from her pocket.
"Well thanks God for people like you," The woman step forward and hugged Olivia and give her a kiss on the cheek." Thank You!" Olivia was taken by surprise but she returned the hug and smiled at the woman. Vanessa took a step back and wave goodbye and walked in the opposite direction. Unknowing to anyone but the cab drive of the woman watching from the cab across the streets.
Alex watch with a breaking heart as the woman embraced Olivia and kissed her in the cheek. She was too late Olivia has moved on. But what did she really expect she has been in and out Olivia life several time and has been lucky to reconnect with her on those times she made a choice to go to Africa cause she felt is was something she needed to do, she thought Olivia understood that. But how much understanding can a person give? Alex resign herself to the lose and licking her wounds she asked the cab driver to take to the nearest Hotel.
Alex checked into her room and the bell boy deposited her luggage in the room and left. Alex world crumble in a mater of second. She flip on the hotel bed with a plop and and cried for her lose. What she have lost was not just the love of her life but the will, the will that Olivia provided in her, the will to do more, the will to find justice for victims even the will to keep on living when she thought she didn't have any left. What would she do now the it's all gone?
Hour and hour of flight had exhausted the ADA and she had a bad case of jet lag so she cried herself to sleep, her dream filled with images of a woman she will love forever.
TBC...