A/N: Wow, thanks for the feedback on the status and reviews. I will continue with this. I have some places in mind to take it, and for the most part, keep it light and funny.

CHAPTER 10

Alex jolted awake to the sound of screaming. She reached for Olivia.

"Liv?"

"Shh, Alex. It's okay," Olivia said as she was moving from the bed. "It's just Noah. I'll be back in a bit." Olivia smiled at Alex and placed a kiss on her head before going to calm her son.

Alex laid in bed, still startled. She had forgotten completely about Noah. Olivia had the ability to make her forget anything and anyone else. A few moments later, though, she could hear sounds from the baby monitor near the bed.

"Shhh, Noah. It's okay. Mamma is here. I got you."

Alex smiled at how gentle Olivia was. She remembered the times Olivia had comforted from bad dreams after the Velez case, especially when she came home to testify at the Connors trial.

Over several minutes, the crying stopped, and Alex waited for Olivia to return to bed.

"I'm sorry, Alex," Olivia said.

"Sorry? Don't be sorry. He's your son. What were you going to do, let him cry?" Alex said. "I love you, and that includes Noah."

"I love you, too, Alex. But we better get back to sleep fast because who knows how long he'll stay asleep."

Noah did wake up; three more times to be exact. Each time, Olivia reminding Alex it was just Noah, before going to calm him.

"How did you sleep?" Olivia asked Alex the next morning.

"With you, I always sleep wonderfully," Alex smiled. She was lying. She knew it, and Olivia knew it but didn't say anything. Olivia knew Alex wasn't used to the sounds of babies waking up at night, but she appreciated Alex trying anyway.

Olivia smirked and raised her eyebrows to Alex, before kissing her on the head and getting out of bed. "I'll get the coffee on."

"Thanks, Liv. I need to go home after that to shower and change. Ugh, I completely forgot we have to finish this trial, too," Alex said.

Olivia nodded. "Well, Barba and Casey did text about potentially working out a deal on the two sides. Hopefully, that happens sooner rather than later."

"God, if they could do that, I would even think about forgiving them for yesterday," Alex quipped.

"Even Casey?" Olivia smirked.

"Well, Casey did sleep with my girlfriend, so she may need to do a little more work," Alex teased.

Olivia moved in and kissed Alex, before going to make the coffee.

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At the courthouse later that morning, Olivia scanned the hall to find Barba.

"Please tell me you worked out a deal?" Olivia said as she walked up to them.

"We were just able to finalize it when everyone gets here. We'll meet in conference room #1 in 10 minutes," Barba said. "So, what about you? How did the rest of your night go? Did you and Alex work out a deal?"

Olivia rolled her eyes at Barba's lame attempt at a joke. She just smirked at him.

"I'll take that as a yes," Barba teased. "It's too bad we're working out a deal since I guess Judge Cabot may have actually been in a good mood today."

"Stop it. You're terrible," Olivia said. "There's Casey. Let's go finish this case out."

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"And all parties have agreed to this?" Alex asked in her chambers. Barba and Casey nodded in agreement.

"Okay, well, I guess we're done," Alex replied. "Except you, Casey."

"Uh oh, Red. I'm out of here," Barba said.

"No, stay, Barba. I want you to hear this too, just in case," Alex said.

Barba and Casey took a deep breath.

"I hopefully won't be trying SVU cases much longer, but I could see some of your clients, Casey. That said, if either of you ever uses mine or Olivia's personal life against me in court again, I will hold you in contempt without warning, and I will put you in jail. Understood?" Alex was serious, and they knew both knew it.

Casey and Barba just nodded.

"You're excused now," Alex said.

Casey and Barba got up to leave and headed to the door.

"Oh, and Casey," Alex said as Casey was about to exit. "Thank you,"

Both women gave a knowing smile. Alex knew Casey had gotten under her skin on purpose, and she knew why. It didn't make it okay, but Alex would be lying if she didn't admit she was grateful for the outcome of yesterday.

"Everything go okay in there?" Olivia asked when Barba came out.

"Yeah, except I have a feeling your girlfriend be a judge is going to make you even more obnoxious," he laughed and walked off.

Olivia was confused but figured Alex must have said something to them about her. She smiled.

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Staying at Olivia's quickly became a habit for Alex. They both knew they were new in the relationship again, but they had wasted so much time that neither of them ever wanted to be apart again. They couldn't stay at Alex's because of Noah, and Alex was okay with that. She liked Olivia's apartment, and she liked spending time with Noah as well.

"Can you believe this, Liv? I mean, we're finally together, and it doesn't matter who knows," Alex said as they went to bed.

"I know," she placed a light kiss on Alex's head. "And, neither of us had to sacrifice too much, aside from you hearing SVU cases."

"Mmmmhmmm," Alex nodded. She was nuzzled to Olivia's neck and attempting to kiss it, but Olivia knew Alex was about to fall asleep.

"Alex, it's okay. Just get some sleep tonight. I know you haven't been sleeping much," Olivia said. Before she could finish, Alex was already asleep. Olivia got up and moved the baby monitor closer to her, turning down the volume to just loud enough that she would be able to hear of Noah cried, but hopefully not so loud it would wake Alex again.

After the third time Noah woke up that night, Olivia found Alex on the couch reading a book.

"Alex, what are you doing?"

"It's okay. I couldn't go back to sleep, and we have to be up in a couple of hours. I decided to take advantage of the time," Alex replied.

"You know, I wouldn't be offended if wanted to stay at your place some of the time. I know you're exhausted Alex, and I know it's because of Noah," Olivia said. She felt bad because she knew Alex wasn't used to this still.

"Liv, I said I wanted you, and that includes Noah. And yes, I am exhausted, but I'll get used to it."

"Suit yourself, Alex, but don't think I didn't hear about you nodding off in court the other day," Olivia teased, although the story was true.

"You did not hear about that?!"

"I did, Alex. Listen, go home tonight. Get a good night's sleep, and we'll figure this out, I promise," Olivia said.