A/N: My apoligies for taking so long on posting this chapter. I have been working a lot of hours again. This is more of a filler chapter than anything. The next chapter will be Olivia's graduation.

Olivia couldn't help but notice the extra bounce in her step. It had been almost three weeks since she had seen Alex. Three weeks since the discussion that revealed everything about her painful past. It wasn't that she was trying to avoid Alex but the academy had kept her pretty busy. She had EVOC one weekend and firearms for the other two weekends. They had a few quick conversations on the phone, Olivia telling Alex that she'd never pass and Alex assuring her that she was a natural at it. That was all they had talked about since that fateful day.

Olivia took a deep breath and knocked on Alex's door. It was truth time. History had taught her that even when they say they could careless that half your genes is that of a rapist they were lying. Olivia looked around and knocked again. Leaning forward she listened intently for the sounds on the other side of the door. She was met with total silence. After waiting a few more minutes Olivia decided to go to the café. Maybe Alex had gone down there and was side tracked.

Olivia opened the door and looked around. The café was packed and had people waiting to be seated. Using her shoulder and years of experience in making her way through a crowd Olivia quickly made her way to the front. There was no need to scan the café. Once she was in the front because her eyes instantly fell upon Alex.

Olivia couldn't help but smile at the sight before her. Alex was wearing a short, but not too short, black skirt and a sleeveless sequenced top. What really set the outfit apart were the high heels she was wearing.

Alex looked up from the order she was taking and locked eyes with Olivia. She silently pleaded with Olivia for forgiveness. This would have been the first time they would have been able to go out and here she was working. The smile Olivia gave her told her everything was ok and she exhaled the breath she had been holding.

"Good evening Mrs. Cabot" Olivia said when she finally made her way to the counter.

"Hey Olivia how are you?" Crystal asked.

"I'm good. It looks like you got slammed tonight."

"We did. Our waitress called out and for some reason we are unusually busy tonight. Thank god Alex had come down when she did. As soon as she saw how busy we were she grabbed a pad and went to work."

Olivia smiled and nodded slightly her eyes never leaving Alex.

Crystal took a second to look from Olivia to Alex and then back to Olivia. That was when she noticed how they both were dressed.

"oh no Olivia I'm so sorry you and Alex had plans. If you will give me just a minute I'll take over for Alex and you two can go and enjoy your evening."

Olivia reached forward and placed a hand on Crystal's arm stopping her.

"Don't Mrs. Cabot." Olivia said as she removed her jacket "Show me where I can hang this up and hand me a pad. I'll help the best I can but let me warn you I've never waitressed before."

"Olivia that is kind of you and I thank you but I know that you two haven't seen each other for a few weeks. There's no way I can let you do that."

"In that case I insist. I know there's no way Alex would leave you right now. Besides I wouldn't feel right if we left as busy as you are and as short handed at the moment."

"There's no way I can change your mind is there?"

"No ma'am"

"In that case" Crystal said as she motioned for Olivia to follow her "come with me and I will get you set up"

Alex placed a ticket on the rack and spun it around for her father and then began to search the café for Olivia. There was no way to explain the range of emotions when she saw Olivia with her mom helping them out. One thing was for sure was that if she wasn't already in love with the brown hair beauty, she definitely would be now.

"if you ask me she's a keeper, princess" Robert said pulling Alex from her thoughts.

"She is dad and I love her. No one has ever made me feel the way she does." Alex said as she turned and gave her father the first genuine smile since that day he pulled his stunt.

"I'm glad."

Two hours later Olivia collapsed onto a seat at the counter. She had no clue how Alex did it day in and day out. Thanks to helping the Cabot's Olivia had learned one thing today. If her career in law enforcement didn't work out waitressing was not an option.

"I didn't mean to mess up our plans for tonight" Alex said as she took the seat next to Olivia "But there was no way I could have abandoned my parents as busy as they were."

"I would never expect you to" Olivia said as she pulled Alex closer to her.

Alex instantly laid her head on Olivia's shoulder and closed her eyes. She could feel all the tension and stress from the last few weeks leave her body.

"Thank you for understanding" Alex whispered so low that Olivia almost didn't hear her.

"Ladies I hate to interrupt you" Robert said as he walked up "but I was wondering what you would like for dinner?"

"I'll have my usual dad." Alex said without ever removing her head from Olivia's shoulder.

"Can I get the Philly cheese steak with fries?"

Robert smiled and quickly walked away from the scene in front of him. Watching Alex with Olivia almost brought tears to his eyes.

"You ok, Robert?" Crystal asked when she saw the expression on his face.

"Yeah it's just that my little girl is growing up." Robert said his voice full of emotions.

"She will always be your princess."

"I know" Robert said as he watched Alex with Olivia through the small window. He had never seen her glow as she did when she was around Olivia. There was always a small smile that graced her lips whenever Olivia was in the room. "Something tells me that she will soon be Olivia's princess."