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Part 4

Danielle opened the door to her apartment and was surprised to see Alexandra Cabot.

"Good evening Alex." She smiled.

"Evening Danny."

"Come in." Danielle made a step back into the hallway to let her friend in.

"Thanks." Alex smiled grateful.

"To what do I owe the honor?" She led her guest into to the living room.

"Can a friend not visit you, without an ulterior motive?" Alexandra sat down on the black leather couch and looked innocently at Danielle.

"Naturally. But you don't visit anyone without a reason. You're an ADA. So spill it, Cabot. Does it have anything to do with a certain brown eyed detective?" Danielle stretched out on the armchair to Alex's left.

Alex let her gaze wander. Danielle's apartment had changed. Where it was spare furnished and practical before, it now looked homey and well decorated. Must be Lena's influence.

She moved her attention back to her college friend.

"You are right. I need someone to speak about it. I don't know what is going on. Since last Thursday everything's going wrong. Every time we want to meet, something comes up and we have to reschedule."

"Sounds weird. Is she so busy?"

"It's not only she being busy. Our schedules don't align. When she is free, I am in court and the other way around. That never happened before. Since I was assigned to SVU, we met almost everyday. Even if it was only for a few minutes. Now we don't even talk on the phone anymore." Alex huffed disappointed.

"Why don't you call each other?"

"I don't know, Danny. I want to, but as soon as I have my cell in my hand it seems not enough. I want to see her, when we talk. I need to be close to her. Oh god, I sound like a lovesick teenager."

Alex buried her face in her hands.

"That's one way to put it. I would say you are falling hard for her. But that is okay, isn't it? You are sure, she feels the same.?

"Yeah, I am sure." Alex stood up and started pacing through the living room.

"That is good, darling. Do you know where she is now?" Danielle watched her friend hopeful.

"No. Well, she is somewhere with her partner, following some lead in one of their current cases. She's probably out there the whole night."

"Does her partner know anything about her feelings?" Danielle tried figure out, if there would be a chance to get the two lovebirds together tonight.

"I don't think so. Olivia is not an easy person. And does not usually speak about her feelings."

"This is too bad." Danielle brushed through her hair. She desperatedly wanted to help her friend.

"What did you have in mind? Me showing up on scene and declare my undying love?" Alex laughed exasperated.

"Something along that line." Danny stood up and made her way to the kitchen, where she retrieved two beer and returned to a shocked Alex. "What?"

"You don't mean that. It took you almost a year to tell Lena about your feelings."

"I didn't say, you should go down on your knee and ask her to marry you." Danny rubbed her forehead to erase that image. "Whereas it would be nice to see."

As Alex took a deep breath and shot her an enraged look. Danny made a step back.

"Calm down. All I wanted to know was, if there would be the possibility for you to see her tonight. You are so distraught, I don't know, if I just want you to head home. Now, come on, Alex. Sit down, drink this beer and try to relax. If it helps tell me about her. Your work together or some other significant moments you shared with that woman. Because, if she is able to shake your demeanor, she has to be pretty special."

With that Danielle leaned back on the couch.

Alex sat down beside her. Leaning her head on her friend's shoulder, a thoughtful expression on her face.

It was almost midnight as Elliot stopped the car in front of Olivia's apartment building.

"And you are sure, you are okay?" Elliot looked quizzically at his partner.

"Yeah. I just need some sleep. Get home, El. You need the rest as much as I do." Olivia opened the car door. "Have a good night and say "hi" to Kathy. 'Til tomorrow." Olivia closed the door and entered her building. She took the steps and came to a halt in front of her door. She took a deep breath and let it slowly out.

She didn't bother turning on the light in the hallway. Just locked the door behind her. On her way to the bathroom she lost most of her clothes. She turned the shower on and stepped under the flow of hot water. The effect was immediate. Her tensed muscles relaxed slightly and she let her mind wander. There was only one line of thought she forbid herself tonight. It wouldn't help her to relax, if she thought about a certain blonde ADA.

After a long shower Olivia entered her dark bedroom. She crawled under the sheets and grabbed automatically for the second pillow. She buried her head in it and sighed heavily.

How nice would it be to have Alex here. Just to inhale her scent and cuddle with her. It would be heaven on earth to suddenly have someone special to come home to.

Olivia sighed again. She closed her eyes and sent a silent prayer, that her lunch plans for the next day won't disappear.

Olivia didn't know that across town a beautiful young ADA had nearly the same thoughts. Alexandra Cabot was alone in her four poster bed and thought of the one detective in New York, who was able to throw her off balance. She really hoped she could meet Olivia Benson for lunch tomorrow. To be near her once again and maybe finally acknowledge their mutual attraction. Perhaps they were even comfortable enough to discuss what would happen next. For Alex one thing was clear. She would rather sleep in Olivia's arms.