A/N: Okie dokie here is the next chapter.... hope you enjoy!

Chapter 4

Moving In

"Oh God," Alex cried nearly collapsing except for her friend's arms that kept her from hitting the hardwood floor.

"Alex, Alex," Serena tried to keep her friend from going into shock, "Alex you have to listen to me, we have to stay calm, we need to stay calm for Olivia."

The name of her lover seemed to penetrate Alex's fleeting conscious

"ok, your right," she said shakily after a minute

"That's my girl," Serena smiled, "We aren't going to let anything happen to her."

Alex watched as each of her friends nodded their head in agreement. Her pride and appreciation swelled for the girls in front of her. They barely knew Olivia but were willing to do whatever it took to make sure she was ok.

"Tick tock Counselor, I have all day but Detective Benson here does not," Carson called bringing the gun across Olivia's face.

Alex cringed and grasped Abbie's hand tighter.

Olivia tried to regain her composure forcing herself from keeping to look towards the cabin.

She needed to stay focused on Carson and do whatever it took to keep him outside, and if that meant he would take it out on her, so be it.

Struggling to stand, Olivia sent spit directly into Carson's face.

Carson chuckled before turning serious and bringing their heads together in a cracking head-butt that sent Olivia crashing back to the ground. He continued his assault, landing kick after kick against the detective's side and head.

She felt each boot leaving its mark on her body, but wasn't about to give the bastard the satisfaction of her begging him to stop.

Although Carson could feel his patience growing short, the torture he knew the ADA inside was going through kept his game going.

He paused before landing a final kick to the back of the Olivia's skull, rendering her unconscious.

"Come Counselor, I am growing impatient, and well I can only assume Detective Benson would prefer you open the door as well."

Alex, Serena, Abby and Casey watched as Carson motioned for one of his goons to bring him something. They could look on helplessly as a buck of water was poured over Olivia's motionless body.

Coughing and grimacing, Olivia felt her mind cruelly pull back to reality.

Carson knelt down in front of her.

"Wouldn't want you miss out on any of the fun Detective," he grinned before backhanding her.

"You won't get away with this," she told him firmly.

He let out a loud laugh, "I don't intend to get away with it Detective," he leaned down again, his hot breath whispering across her ear, "But I do intend on making you suffer while your pretty girlfriend watches, just like I watched as my brother was taken from me."

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Inside the house…

Alex turned away as Carson backhanded Olivia. She felt Abbie's hand tighten around hers.

Pull yourself together Cabot. You are not this weakling he is trying to turn you into. Be strong or no one is making it out of this, not you, not Serena, not Abs or Casey, and especially not Olvia. Get your head on straight and be the Ice Queen you know you are.

With the pep talk to herself over, she turned sharply to her friends.

"Case, Serena go to the office upstairs and grab whatever guns are in the case, the key is in the top drawer of the desk along with extra shells," her tone left no room for argument or hesitation.

The two nodded before darting up the stairs.

"There's the Blondie I know and love," Abbie smirked, "What is going on in that little head of yours?"

Alex didn't seem to hear her though as she surveyed the room making sure her plan had some hope of working

Abbie was about to ask again but before she could, Casey and Serena re-joined them, arms loaded with rifles, a few handguns, and ammo.

"Jeeze Cabot, your dad has a small arsenal." Serena said out of breath.

"They're not his" she said seriously, taking the 9 mm and checking it to make sure the clip was fully loaded.

"Your telling me that these are all yours?!" Casey questioned, eyes wide with disbelief.

"Yep," she said checking the next hand gun and the two rifles, "Witness Protection left me with some extra time on my hands, and I was tired of feeling powerless."

"God Blondie if you weren't already taken, I would scoop you up in a heartbeat," Abbie tried to infuse some humor.

Alex gave her a small grin before heading back to the window.

Olivia still knelt on the ground in the middle of the drive, her hands tied behind her back and her head lolling forward.

As if sensing Alex's eyes on her, Olivia glanced up to the window and gave her girl the best trademark, lop-sided grin she could manage, as if to say 'everything's going to be ok'

Hold on baby, I'm coming, Alex pleaded silently smiling back at Olivia.

She walked back to the center of the living room where Abby was trying to give Serena and Casey a sparknotes version of how to shoot a gun.

"You guys think you got it?" Alex asked

"Yeah point and shoot, pretty simple," Serena tried to sound confident.

"Good," Alex said turning to survey the room once again, "now hide them."

"What?!" the three cried in unison

"Hide them!" Alex told them again, "someplace you can reach them but not insight."

"Care to explain why we are hiding our only means of defense?" Abbie asked cocking an eyebrow

"We are going to let them in," Alex replied seriously

"Thats funny…," Casey laughed nervously, "I could have sworn I just heard you say we are going to let them into the cabin."

"I did and we are." Alex was undeniably serious.

"Right, that was my thought all along," Serena tried to hold back her panic, "we let the bad guys in here WITH US!" her last words coming as a shriek.

"Look," said in fully Ice Queen mode, "either we let them in here or we let them kill Olivia right in front of us."

Serena grew silent and nodded

Alex let out a heavy sigh

"We can't leave her out there," her eyes meeting each one of her friends, "They will kill her."

"We aren't going to let that happen," Abbie said firmly taking Alex's hand once again and nodding for her to continue with her explanation.

"We hide the guns so when it comes time we can get to them quickly and hopefully with some element of surprise. I don't know how this is all going to play out, but to me it makes the most sense, that at least we might have something to fall back on."

"It's a good idea Alex," Casey said reassuringly, "better than anything else we've got. Its not like the four of us could hold them off anyway, not when they have Olivia."

Alex knew that Casey was telling her she would do the same thing if it was Serena out there.

A few minutes later a rifle was behind the clock, the other was stuck under the table in the dining room, one 9mm was in a couch cushion, and the other remained hidden in the large vase that held umbrellas by the front door.

As the group re-gathered by the front door, Abbie suggested a final group hug.

They stood there for a good moment gathering the strength they knew they were soon going to need.

Suddenly a gun shot rang out, followed by a cry of pain.

Alex ripped open the door and found exactly what she dreaded – Olivia clutching her hand as a steady flow of red dripped down her arm and sprinkled the ground.

Carson whipped his head to the door of the cabin and smiled at seeing Alex standing in the doorway.

"Well, Counselor it is about time you joined us, Detective Benson and I were growing tired of playing by ourselves,"

"No more games Carson,"

"Ah Counselor the games are just beginning," Carson nodded for his men to pick up the detective and move her inside.

Through the bouts of pain and nausea that swept over her body, Olivia could hear Alex talking to Carson…what is she doing?

Her thoughts were cut short, however, as she felt two hands lifting her under the arms and dragging her roughly forward.

Not having enough time to gather her strength to fight back, she allowed herself to be hauled through the door and deposited harshly on the cool hardwood floor.

"Liv," she heard Alex's voice growing closer and closer in the fog of her mind, "baby, can you hear me?"

"Alex," Olivia said opening her eyes to find the beautiful blonde huddling over her.

Alex smiled, "yeah baby I'm right here." She brushed the hair away from Olivia's face and tried to wipe some of the watery blood that had seeped close to her eye.

"Ah isn't that nice," Carson said from where he sat in the leather armchair.

Alex ignored him as she asked Abbie to help her move Olivia to the couch.

Carefully the pair eased Olivia onto the soft cushions. Casey who had ran to the kitchen to grab a washcloth returned and handed the warmed materiel to Alex.

"Liv I'm going to wash your face ok," Alex told her softly

God that feels good. Olivia thought as Alex gently washed away the dirt and blood from her battered face. She lifted her eyes until Alex met her gaze.

"What?" Alex smiled rubbing a hand down Olivia's cheek.

"You're so beautiful," Olivia said reaching up to cup Alex's face

Alex blushed before gently but passionately kissing her detective.

"Move in with me?" Olivia whispered

Taken back a little, Alex momentarily was rendered speechless.

"It's what I wanted to ask you last night," Olivia confessed, "I don't want to wake up another day without you in my arms."

Alex couldn't stop the tears that trickled down her face.

"There's no place I would rather be" she whispered

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