The night before

When Serena arrived at her favorite Italian restaurant, Casey was waiting for her. They had been dating about six weeks, and Serena was hoping that they would take things to the next level tonight.

When she got to the table, however, she could see this pensive look on the redhead's face.

"Case?"

"Oh hey, Serena," the redhead needed to work up the courage to say what she wanted to say.

The waitress came to bring them the wine list.

Serena ordered a glass of Pinot Grigio. Casey preferred red, well she really preferred beer, but she got a glass of Sangiovese.

When the wine arrived, Casey took a good swig. " I have to tell you something."

Serena feared for the worst. Sorry Serena, I'm getting back with Alex. Sorry Serena, I'm straight. Sorry Serena, I'm moving to Japan.

The poor blonde started to hyperventilate. She missed what Casey had said to her.

"Serena! SERENA!" Casey finally kissed the blonde to get her out of her shock.

Why is she kissing me if she's leaving me? "You're not dumping me?"

"No Silly!" Casey shook her head. "I'm not dumping you but … I'm not sleeping with you until you tell Alex we're dating."

"What? Why!"

"Because she's one of our best friends and if we are doing nothing wrong, which we're not, then there's no reason to hide from her."

"I'm not hiding," Serena lied, poorly.

"Then why do you leave the room when she calls?" Why can't we hold hands in the office? Why do you always check to see if she's around before you kiss me?

Serena felt guilty. "I know I should tell her, but I didn't know how."

"Well," Casey dragged her hand along the blonde's arm. "Let me give you some incentive." She gave her (soon to be) girlfriend a steamy kiss and the pulled away.

Serena was panting. "I'll tell her tomorrow."

Now

Here's tomorrow. Serena and Casey had accidentally switched phones the night before. "Hey Alex. It's Serena, I had to borrow Casey's phone. Are you free right now?"

I'd rather be asleep than go out. "Yeah, what's going on?"

"I wanted to talk. Are you at home?"

"Yeah, I just got back from brunch."

Without me! Well, I have been keeping secrets. "See you in 10."

Alex had almost fallen asleep when she heard her buzzer. She yawned before getting up to answer the door. "What's going on Rena?"

With her shawl sweater off, the hickeys on Alex's neck were apparent.

"I wanted to talk to you about Casey."

Alex frowned. "Is she in trouble?" She used to run around with this hooligan Charlie. Alex hoped the redhead hadn't gone back to her.

"Oh no," Serena realized she sounded too ominous. "She's great, really great."

Alex raised a brow. "What am I missing?"

Serena took a deep breath. "Casey and I are dating."

"Huh!" Alex didn't quite hear her; she blurted whatever she said out really fast. "Could you say that slower?"

"Casey and I are … well I don't know if we're a couple yet, but we're almost there."

"That's great!"

Serena's face twisted. "You're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad?" She and Casey weren't right for each other that is why Alex let her go.

"Because I liked Casey … when you were still with her."

Serena had been smitten with the redhead when they first met at Harvard Law, just her luck that Alex met her the same week and asked her out first.

Alex wasn't surprised. "I know."

"You … what do you mean you know?"

Alex shrugged. "It was kind of obvious you had a crush on her," hanging on her every word, always giving her candy or offering to get her a cupcake. "I figured it was just a crush. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to embarrass you. In hindsight, I guess I should have. Serena, you and Casey are both my friends and if you're happy together then … it's one less wedding present I have to buy."

Serena rolled her eyes. "Jerk!"

Alex shrugged. "I knew I'd get you to smile."

Serena had to know, "so who put those hickeys on your neck?"

Alex may as well tell her. Rafi will tell everyone by Monday. "Olivia came over last night."

Serena gasped. "I knew it! And how long have you been hiding this?"

"I didn't hide anything. We only started well … you know, last night."

"Damn, Rafi won the bet."

"And why did everyone bet on us?"

Serena laughed. "It was too obvious. You'd always complain about her just like a five year old who has her first crush."

Alex couldn't really argue that point. "I guess we were the last to know."

Serena had to know. "How did you two finally?"

Alex turned beet red. "I can't tell you."

"What! Come on!"

"I really can't."

"Why not?"

"Well for one it's embarrassing, and two, you might get mad."

"Now why would I get mad?"

Alex nervously laughed.

Serena, of course, refused to leave until she got a story. "I have all day."

"You sent her a booty text!"

Alex shrugged. "I was horny. Get off my back."

"How did you know she'd say yes?" Miss I didn't know I liked her.

"Well … I accidentally texted the wrong woman."

"Who did you mean to text?"

When Alex didn't answer, Serena knew. "Casey!" Serena hit her with a pillow.

"I didn't know you two were dating, and well after we broke up, she'd come over a few times."

Serena shook her head. "You're such a tramp."

"Can you blame me? She's got a great tongue."

Serena made a face. "Never talk about her tongue again."

"Oh are you the jealous girlfriend? I can see it in your eyes, totally jelly!"

"Shut up! She wouldn't have sex with me until I told you about us."

Alex started cracking up. "Aw, poor Serena!"

"You're an ass!"

"She has you so whipped!" Alex made a whipping motion.

Serena sighed. "Yeah she does."

"Take good care of her, Rena."

"I will."

Twenty minutes later, Serena showed up at Casey's apartment. The redhead lived in Tribeca.

"What brings you here?" she asked coyly.

"Well … I told her."

"And?"

"And … she took the news just fine. Okay, you were right."

Casey shrugged, but she had a smile on her face. "Why don't you come in?"

Serena went inside and shut the door, a deal is a deal right?

Monday

Olivia woke up with a crick in her neck. "Damn pillow!" Her pillows were all flat, unlike the nice fluffy ones at Alex's apartment. The brunette hummed at the memory.

She never did get to the grocery store. "I guess I'll have to buy breakfast."

Olivia was on her way to her favorite bagel shop when she got a call.

"We got a case!"

"Isn't it Munch and Fin's turn to catch?"

"It is, and they caught a case at 4AM."

Olivia groaned. "Where's the crime scene.

"Not much to see at the crime scene. Come straight to the precinct."

When Olivia got there, she saw a boy in front of Dr. Wong. He had his arms folded and seemed irritated to be here.

"What's going on?"

"Someone tried to abduct Corey Mattson this morning." He had been leaving his graveyard shift at 7-11 when a man asked him what time it was.

"He looked down to check his watch and the man punched him in the face and tried to wrestle the teen into his car."

Lucky for Corey, he had been a wrestler in high school and was able to throw the guy down and run. By the time the cops arrived, the perp was long gone.

"Why does he look so mad?"

"He keeps getting asked the same questions by different people and he's probably dead tired." Elliot used to work the graveyard shift, shit sucks!

Olivia offered to get him some breakfast.

"Something with bacon," he begged.

Olivia knew the guys would converge when they saw food, so she got ½ a dozen bagels, two with bacon and egg, two with cream cheese, and two buttered with sausage.

Breakfast wound up being the only meal Olivia had that day. Once word got out about the attempted abduction, the media was on the prowl, there were dozens of calls about possible sightings of their suspect, and they had so much information, that it was impossible to process any of it.

After 12 hours, Cragen told everyone to go home. "That includes you Benson!"

"Yes Captain."

Of course, she planned on working until she got a text.

You hungry?

It was from her favorite ADA. Depends, what's on the menu?

Shepherd's Pie … and me.

Olivia started to salivate. When and where?

Twenty five minutes later, Olivia knocked on the door to Alex's apartment.

The blonde grinned before she opened it only to find herself pulled into a tender embrace.

"Someone's happy to see me," Alex laughed

"Someone promised me dinner … and dessert."

"Well, one course at a time."

The air smelled amazing. Alex had made her grandmother's shepherd's pie recipe. The secret was a little sharp cheddar in with the potatoes.

Olivia was a meat and potatoes kind of girl, and she had both, on one big plate. She took a bite and was amazed. "What all is in this?"

"Minced lamb, carrots, peas, corn, onion, garlic and topped with a crispy mash."

It was delicious and probably had more vitamins in it than Olivia got in three days. "It's too tasty to have vegetables in it."

"Let me guess, you usually just eat meat and starches."

"You know it. I usually just get pizza for dinner, pepperoni and capers"

"You don't cook?"

Olivia laughed. "I'd burn down my kitchen. Nope … the only thing I ever make is pasta and that's when I'm desperate."

"Well I guess I'll have to give you a reason to keep coming over." Alex bit her lip.

What a fucking tease.

As it turned out, Alex had a real dessert, well almost. She handed Olivia a bottle of dark chocolate syrup and a bottle of whipped cream.

"Got any ice cream."

Alas, Rafi ate it all. "I have me."

Olivia hoisted Alex on the counter. "Let's get started."

She stripped the blonde in record time, letting her clothes fall onto the kitchen floor before she poured a good amount of whipped cream over her breasts. Olivia then added chocolate syrup and it flowed down her body like a river.

A low grunt left the detective's mouth before she sucked a chocolate nipple into it.

"Oh!" Alex leaned back, arching her body and opening her legs as her lover made her way over each breast and down to her hipbone.

"So delicious." She bit Alex's thigh and started teasing her blonde curls.

The ADA's hands gently guided Olivia's head right where she wanted it.

Olivia gave her a tentative lick. She was so sweet.

"OH LIV!"

Hearing her beg was such a turn on. Olivia's hands moved up Alex's body and started to knead her supple breasts while devouring her wetness.

"OH GOD! LIV! OH! OH! FUCK!"

A string of barely intelligible curse words left her mouth as she writhed on the counter.

Strong arms wrapped around Alex's legs, holding her still as the brunette feasted on her. Olivia had to hold her down; else the blonde might break her nose with her bucking.

She was close, dangerously close and Olivia knew just what she needed. The detective slipped three fingers into the blonde's silky heat.

Alex clamped down on them, letting out a ferocious cry before she threw her head back and came all over the counter.

Once the ADA recovered, she was eager to return the favor. "How about we take a bath together?" she suggested. "I have some settings that I think you'll like."

Olivia raised a brow. "What does that mean?"

Alex only smiled and led Olivia into the bathroom. Let me show you how dirty a bath can be.