"Pick me up at Broadway and 79th." Melissa replied.

"I'll be there in 20 minutes," Olivia said.

Melissa hung up the call, and turned to Alex. "I'm sorry Alex, I have to go," Alex stood up and walked towards Melissa.

"Melissa, are you in l…"

Melissa cut her off. "Alex, I have to go."

Alex should have second guessed her thoughts about how Melissa felt about Olivia.

Melissa quickly changed clothes and packed her bag, and slung it over her shoulder. "Alex, I owe you big time for getting me out of jail, if that's what it even was."

"You don't owe me, if anything, we are even. Remember you helped me win that case. Don't even worry about it." Alex walked Melissa to the door. "Call me if you ever need anything," Alex opened the door, Melissa hugged Alex, Alex longed for the embrace but was saddened, she knew it was the one and only.

"Thanks Alex, I'll see you around." Melissa walked out and headed for the elevator.

Once outside, Melissa headed down Broadway. It was extremely cold and she walked fast. She took a shortcut through an alley off Broadway, just as she ducked through, Olivia drove by. Olivia pulled up to Alex's condo knowing she had been there. She wanted to pick her up instead of making her walk 7 blocks.

She turned a 20 minute drive into a 10 minute speeding ticket waiting to happen. Olivia leaned over to the passenger side to see if Melissa was coming out the front. She dialed Melissa's cell but it went to voicemail, it must have died. Olivia got out of the car and ran upstairs to Alex's condo - a trip she hadn't made in a long time.

The knock at the door startled Alex. When she opened the door, the last person she expected was Olivia. Olivia skipped the formalities, "Is she here?"

"No, she just left." Alex said.

"Thanks," Olivia turned to walk away as abruptly as possible.

"Liv," Alex called.

"Yeah?" Olivia turned to Alex hesitantly.

"She ran out of here as fast as you are doing, so I hope you make things right with her." Alex said.

Olivia said nothing and tuned back to leave. Olivia had nothing to say to her. She couldn't waste the energy on confronting Alex now. Olivia jumped into her car and sped down Amsterdam and crossed 81st back to Broadway. She looked down Broadway back to 79th – the streets were empty – no sign of Melissa.

Olivia decided to head down Broadway to 85th. Olivia saw Melissa ahead and sped up -she parked the car half crooked and jumped out. Melissa stopped dead in her tracks. 7 hours had passed since Olivia was pinning Melissa against the wall outside McSorley's.

"I thought you were going to meet me at 79th?" Olivia asked somewhat confused.

"I'm not sure where I'm going." Melissa responded with her arms crossed.

Olivia saw anger expressed on Melissa's brow. "I'm not going to let you just roam around in the cold, get in." Olivia motioned to the car.

"Just forget it, Olivia." Melissa said.

Melissa started to walk past Olivia but Olivia grabbed her by the right bicep and stopped her - she pulled Melissa up against her. In order to stop herself from falling, Melissa propped herself up by placing her left arm up against Olivia's right shoulder. Olivia looked down to Melissa and exhaled deeply – her breath visible in the cold night air.

Olivia balanced thinly between anger and desperation. "Melissa…I'm sorry..." Melissa's brow loosened. "I want you with me tonight and every night." Olivia practically whispered. Melissa's knees weakened. Olivia loosened her hold on Melissa's bicep. "I know you're saving to get you own place, but, I wouldn't want that to happen."

Olivia placed her hand on Melissa's shoulders. Melissa shifted slightly from the scrape. "Why is it when you manhandle me, you seem to open up?" Melissa quipped back.

"I'm sorry I did that to you." Olivia rubbed Melissa's upper arms.

"That scar will have your name on it, Liv." Melissa smiled slightly.

Olivia timidly chuckled.

"Can we get out of the cold now?" Melissa asked.