I decided to ressurect this story. This just came to me so I decided to run with it.
Alex had just walked into her office from court. She tiredly dropped her attaché on the top of her desk and sunk into her chair. Glancing at a picture of the reason she was tired, Alex smiled. The picture taken on Ally's first birthday, was Alex's favorite because both of her girls were smiling at her from the frame. Although there was nothing genetically linking them, Alex swore up and down that sometimes Ally looked like Olivia.
A knock on her door interrupted her thoughts. "C'min," Alex called.
The door opened and her deputy stepped in, "Just get back from the Anderson case?"
Alex nodded, "Convicted. Ten to fifteen."
"Nice," Serena sat in the chair across the desk from Alex, "I moved the four o'clock bureau meeting to three thirty because Jack wants to see you at five."
The taller blonde sighed, "Any idea what he wants?"
Serena shrugged, "No idea. I had lunch with him last week and he didn't even mention you."
"What did he want from you?" Alex shuffled some files around.
"He didn't say directly," the shorter blonde ran a hand through her hair, "But he asked if I wanted more responsibility in the bureau and about his plans to run for New York State Senate."
"Odd," Alex yawned and picked up her phone, "I need to call mom."
"I already took care of it," Serena smiled, "While you're in your meeting, Ally's two favorite aunts are picking her up.
"Thanks," the bureau chief checked her watch, "Let's get this meeting started so I can get to Jack's office on time."
Serena nodded and followed Alex out of her office and into the conference room where all the ADAs were already gathered. "Good afternoon," Alex took command of the people in her office, "Let's go over our open cases…"
An hour and fifteen minutes later, Alex ended the meeting and waited for everyone else to leave before she went to her office, grabbed her attaché and got on the elevator, starting her journey to Jack McCoy's office.
Jack's secretary told Alex to go right in, but Alex knocked as a warning before opening the door.
He smiled when she walked in , "Hi Alex. How are you?"
"I'm okay," she answered and sat in the chair across his massive expanse of a desk from the District Attorney.
"How's the bureau running?" he asked, leaning forward.
"Flawlessly," Alex replied, not liking that he was beating around the bush.
Jack paused, "As you probably know, I am not going to run for re-election next year as I am going to pursue a seat in the New York State Senate."
She nodded, wishing he'd get to the point faster. She was tired and hungry from forgetting lunch.
"Some of my more powerful constituents have asked me to find a replacement that they would back in this coming election," Jack explained carefully, "And after meeting with them many times and going through a list of candidates, we've decided that you would be the best person to run this office. From a prosecution and electability standpoint."
Alex was stunned for a moment. So stunned that her thoughts didn't come out in a complete sentence, "Me?….electable?"
Jack smiled gently, "For years you and your wife have been a shining example of what the justice system strives for. You've helped everyone you could regardless of political status and don't think they forgotten. Your marriage to Olivia may be more beneficial to you political career than if you have married a high powered corporate attorney."
Alex opened her mouth, but no sound came out so she closed it again. Her brain was in overdrive and her vocal cords couldn't quite catch up.
"If you decide to run for election, there is a group of people who would like to meet with you on Saturday," Jack kept talking because Alex wasn't, "They're ready to form the Citizens for Alexandra Cabot or Alexandra Cabot for District Attorney or whatever you'd like the committee to be named." When he saw Alex was still processing he added, "You have until Friday to decide so why don't you go think on it for a while."
"I think I will," Alex slowly stood. She paused and looked at him directly in the eyes, "Thank you Jack."
"You deserve it," he smiled and nodded.
She nodded back and walked out. All they way to her car, all the way to the elevator, and all they way to her front door she dwelled on the opportunity that had just opened up in front of her, practically falling into her lap and the implications, the consequences, and the effect this could have on her family.
Alex was surprised that no one was in her apartment. She guessed that her daughter was with her aunts in the park which was a favorite hang out of the trio and her wife was still at work.
She decided to take a bath before Serena and Casey brought Ally home. The bath felt great and Alex got out right before the was about to fall asleep.
Just as she walked into the living room to start reading over some motions, there was a knock on the front door. She smiled and walked to the door, knowing that her baby was home.
When the door opened, Ally giggled and squealed, "Mama!"
"Ally!" Alex beamed and took her baby girl from Casey. After a quick kiss, on the toddlers head, Alex looked to the two women. "Do you two wanna come in? It's just me and Ally for a while."
"No," Serena smiled and shook her head, "We have a date that we've been putting off for weeks."
"Have fun," Alex replied, "Oh and is there a time I could talk to both of you tomorrow?"
Serena shrugged, "You're my boss. I'm free to talk to you any time."
The redhead thought for a moment, "I have to be in court at one, but before that is good."
"How about we go to lunch?" Alex offered, "It's sort of important."
The shorter blonde eyed her best friend suspiciously, "What's going on?"
"It's a long story," Alex assured her, "I'll tell you tomorrow."
"Okay," Serena stepped into the apartment to hug Alex and kiss Ally. Casey followed suit and after a round of goodbyes they were gone.
Alex sat on the couch with her daughter on her lap playing and cooing with her. "What do you think?" Alex asked Ally, "Should mama run for district attorney?"
Ally smiled and gave Alex and gave her a slobbery kiss.
"Is that a yes?" the eldest woman smiled.
Ally replied by laying down on her mom and closing her eyes. "I love you sweetheart," Alex stroked her daughters dark brown hair.
Apparently Casey and Serena tired Ally out because she fell asleep within a few minutes, leaving Alex alone again.
Olivia walked in about half an hour later with a pizza in her hand. She saw Alex sitting on the couch by herself with a book in her hand. She smiled and kissed Alex before falling on the couch next to her, "Where's Ally?"
"She's asleep," Alex answered, "Casey and Serena wore her out."
"Good," Olivia opened the box, "How was your day?"
"Interesting," the blonde replied. She paused and decided that just straight up tell Olivia, "Jack wants me to run for DA."
Olivia paused mid-bite and put the pizza down, "That's great baby."
"Really?" Alex asked, "I man, if I did run, it wouldn't affect just me. I'm worried about you and Ally."
"I will be fine," Olivia answered leaning into Alex and wrapping her arms around the blonde's waist, "And Ally has many, many wonderful people around her, ready to protect her at all costs. If you want to do this, then we're behind you one hundred percent."
Alex expelled a breath, "Jack said that most of the people that backed his campaign would back mine and they want to meet with me Saturday."
"I'm proud of you," Olivia grinned.
"I don't know if I'm going to do it," Alex looked at her wife.
Olivia kissed Alex, "I know, but I'm proud that you've made it this far. Most people say on the bottom rungs of the DA's office."
Alex laid her head on the detective's shoulder, "Jack said marrying you may help my campaign. We're a shining example of what the justice system strives for."
"He said that?"
"Yup," the blonde sighed.
"Go me," Olivia chuckled, causing Alex to laugh.
After a few minutes, the Bureau Chief picked up a slice of pizza, "I'm having lunch with Serena and Casey tomorrow. If you can make it I'd love for you to be there and any SVU detectives I can get and Don."
"Your pre-campaign committee?" Olivia picked up another piece of pizza.
Alex nodded, "I have until Friday. Jack seems to think I can pull it off."
"I believe that you can," Olivia replied.
"You know that if voters start looking at me hard they're going to be looking at you hard too," Alex raised an eyebrow at her wife.
Olivia smirked, "Are you insinuating something?"
"I'm just asking if your jacket is clean," the blonde leaned back into the couch, "In a roundabout way."
"It's as clean as yours," Olivia answered, turning sideways to that she could lay her head on the armrest and put her legs over Alex's.
Alex laughed, "Then I'm screwed."
"You only have that one indiscretion," Olivia ran a hand through Alex's hair, "And it just shows that you stand up for what you believe in."
"It's not officially in my jacket, but if someone wanted to know, they'd know that I got held in contempt for standing up for what I believe in," Alex sighed.
"McCoy thinks you can do it," Olivia reassured her, "I'm sure other DA's have worse offenses. It's all politics and you have all the right backers."
"I hope so," Alex sighed and turned so she could lay with Olivia. She rested her head on the brunettes shoulder. "I think I can do some good."
"I know you can," Olivia kissed Alex's forehead.
"Well, we should go to bed while Ally still asleep," Alex closed her eyes, "Because she's going to wake up at four a.m."
"Yeah," Olivia rubbed Alex's side and started to move.
Alex grabbed onto Olivia's shirt, "I didn't mean right now. This is the most relaxed I've been all day. Moving might ruin it."
"We wouldn't want that," the detective chuckled.
It wasn't long before Alex was asleep. Olivia just laid and watched Alex sleep until she heard Ally start fussing in her room. She slid out from under Alex and kissed her cheek before going to get her daughter.
