Chapter 2

Olivia was beyond angry when she came into the squad room on Tuesday morning, her Memorial Day weekend didn't go like she wanted it to, nothing had gone right for the Detective in the romance department since Alex broke up with her, for her part, Alex had returned to being the happy, active person she'd been before she and Olivia started dating.

Alex had even gotten back into tennis again.

Karen Olsen, a forty year-old Mother of two adopted children was placing the last of her grocery bags into the trunk of her car. Karen had no idea that she was being watched by a Private Investigator who worked for her Ex-Husband, Sean Cole.

Later that day, two women who had been walking through Central Park made a horrific discovery, the dead, naked body of Karen Olsen.

Alex had just gotten back from her physical therapy session, her Physical Therapist, Natalya Rivers tells the blonde that she was doing exceptionally well and would only have one more session to attend.

Meanwhile...

Olivia gets herself in hot water with Arthur Branch and Cragen when she makes a pass at Kimberly Patterson, the ADA assigned to SVU. Not wanting to further damage the relationship between the DA's Office and the Police, Cragen takes Olivia off the Karen Olsen case.

Alex was at the tennis courts at the Gym that she was a member of, at the stage of recovery she was at now the blonde could play a fairly intense game of tennis if she desired,

Alex's opponent was Marlene Dawson, a Prosecutor from White Collar Crimes, she had long, wavy platinum blonde hair and a pair of stunning hazel eyes, Alex had often considered asking Marlene out, but the blonde's cold and heartless attitude towards other people had changed Alex's mind about that.

Half an hour later, Marlene stormed off the court angrily after braking her racquet after losing to Alex in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-3.

"Wow, I knew that Marlene was a sore loser, but jeez," Alex heard a woman's voice say.
Turning around Alex comes face to face with the most beautiful set of green eyes she'd ever seen, they belonged to Casey Novak, an ADA who had just transferred to SVU, Alex had been hoping to meet the redhead.

"Mineral water?" the redhead asks, offering a bottle to Alex, which the blonde gratefully accepts,

"Thanks." Alex says before opening the bottle and taking a drink.

Casey and Alex walk over to a nearby bench and sit down side by side,

"I'm sorry Alex." Casey suddenly says, catching the blonde totally off guard.

"Why?" Alex replied.

"I-I saw what happened to you in Aruba on the news, and I...I." Casey said but couldn't finish her sentence.

"Oh, I see," Alex says before getting up to leave.

"Alex, please don't go," Casey says softly before reaching up gently grab the blonde's right arm.

"I didn't mean to upset you, Alex, I meant that if I had been there with you, I would've never left your side like Benson did." Casey said.

"Casey."

"I know that you're way out of my league, Alex but I have been crushing on you for quite a while. I just thought you should know how I feel about you even if you didn't feel the same way about me." the redhead said in a dejected tone.

Alex returns to Casey's side on the bench, blue eyes lock with green in a gentle, caring gaze.

"Casey, you should never think of someone like me as out of your league or unattainable, because I am not either of those things." Alex says as she gently strokes Casey's right arm, raising goosebumps on Casey's bare arm.

Casey shuddered at the blonde goddess' subtle touch and sucked in a sharp breath,

"Alex?" Casey said.

"Yeah?" the blonde answered without stopping her caressing of Casey's arm.

"I-I just was thinking that I would really like to kiss you, Alex. I mean, if that's all right with you of course." Casey says shyly.

"I was wondering when you'd ask me that, Casey." Alex said with a wicked grin.

It was at that moment that Casey leaned over and kissed Alex, the kiss was gentle and sweet. It was memorable like first kisses ought to be. Alex was surprised at the lingering taste of mint in Casey's mouth.

She wondered when Casey had slipped a mint into her mouth.

"How was that, Alex?" Casey asked after she slowly pulled away from the blonde.

"It was perfect." Alex declared happily.

Casey's heart swelled with joy when she heard Alex's words, the two women exchanged numbers and began calling each other every two or three nights after that.

Meanwhile, Olivia was still fuming because her suspension hadn't been lifted yet and she was still stuck riding her desk, Elliot, Munch, and Fin are busy chasing down leads that right now are going nowhere, that is until they come across Ivory Kelso, a thirty year-old local marathon runner who says she saw a man who was around 6'3" and weighing close to 200 pounds following Karen, the three Detectives found out that the man's name was Dexter Mason and he'd been arrested before for first degree menacing and domestic battery against his ex-girlfriend, Tess Ayers.

Tess was extremely difficult to track down, so Elliot, unaware of the tension between Olivia and Alex went to his partner and asked the brunette to ask Alex for a warrant for Tess's arrest on the grounds that she's a person of interest in this case.

Alex and Casey have showered at the Gym before returning to the precinct, they head to the elevator together and take it up to Branch's office, upon arriving at Arthur Branch's office Alex and Casey see Olivia standing outside in the hallway, Alex did her best to avoid her former lover.

"Detective Benson, do you need something?" Casey asked as she and Alex approached the brunette.

"A warrant to pick up a Person Of Interest in the Karen Olsen case." Liv said as she settled her piercing gaze on Alex,

Olivia explained what evidence they had, to both Casey and Alex it wasn't enough physical evidence to get a Judge to sign a warrant to bring Tess Ayers in for questioning.

"What? Come on Alex, you've gotten warrants before with less evidence and you know it!" Olivia yelled before storming off in a frustrated huff.