It wasn't that she wasn't tired, she was exhausted, but Olivia just couldn't sleep. Her mind was to busy churning with thoughts and reliving memories. Life had become so different for her; it had taken a path she'd never imagined it would take. She almost had Alex, then lost her, then had her back for a flicker of a moment, and then lost her again. When Alex had come back to testify against her shooter and then was whisked away again, Olivia thought she was going to break, and very nearly did. She promised herself that first night they were together in Alex's house in the desert that she'd never let Alex go again, and so far she'd kept her promise. She had Alex, and now they had Allie. Olivia had something she never thought she'd ever have; a family. But there was still something missing, something that had been on her mind but she hadn't had the chance to get to yet. Being at the memorial had reminded her that time was a very fickle thing and you never really knew how long you had.
Running her hand over Alex's bare skin, Olivia smiled to herself. Alex was so soft, her skin warm and perfect, and she knew just where to touch her lover to get a response. Just as her hand began to cup Alex's bare breast she rolled so she was laying over half of the blonde's sleeping form. "Alex," She whispered.
"Mmmmm," Alex's reply was sleepy, but still managed to sound breathy and sexy.
"Alex," Olivia said a little louder as she moved her hand up to trace her lover's lips. "I've been thinking."
"Good for you," Alex replied, her voice still think with sleep, the beginning of arousal, and a little annoyance. "I've been sleeping."
Olivia smiled a smile that made her dark eyes light up. "Alex, baby marry me?"
That caused the half asleep blonde A.D.A to jolt wide awake. "What?"
"Marry me," Olivia repeated. "Allie has a three day weekend coming up and Boston's really beautiful in the fall."
Alex looked up into those chocolate brown pools she adored so much for several seconds before finally blinking, "You're serious?"
Olivia nodded, "As a bullet through the heart."
Shock and surprised ripped through Alex as her brain tried to process what was happening. Olivia had just asked her to marry her out of the blue, and now she was laying there staring at her, waiting for an answer. What came to mind first however was another question, why hadn't they done this sooner? Legally they were as covered as they could get in New York as a same sex couple, they were legally domestic partners and had all the rights that came with that. Alex had wanted more, but knowing how Olivia felt about religion and faith she hadn't even considered the other woman would want to go through a wedding ceremony. "What brought this up so suddenly?"
The dark haired detective smiled and shrugged one shoulder, "Not so sudden." Rolling away from Alex she turned and reached for the top drawer of her nightstand. Pulling out a little box she opened it and removed the object inside.
When Olivia rolled back over and Alex saw the sapphire and diamond ring she was holding between her forefinger and thumb, tears welled in her eyes.
"Closest blue I could find that matched your eye color." Olivia said with a sheepish grin.
"When?" Alex asked simply.
Olivia blushed. "After we moved in here. Things got a little nuts, and we've been pretty busy getting settled in with Allie, but in a way that's just made me think about it more and more. We have a life together, Alex. We have a home, a child, and a future. This is really just icing, but I want to tell people that Alexandria Cabot is my wife, I want them to see the rings and the pictures on the wall. I want everyone we love and whatever powers are in the cosmos to see us cement our family."
There was a sappy smile on Alex's face as tears streamed down her cheeks. "Yes."
Her train of thought just derailed and Olivia's mouth moved for several more seconds without a single word passing her lips. Finally she managed a half croaked, "What?"
Alex laughed. "Yes, Olivia. I will marry you."
Olivia half squealed, half yelled her happiness before leaning down and kissing Alex deeply and with a fevered passion that took her breath away and blew her mind.
With her witch clad teddy bear firmly clutched in her grip Allie padded down the hall to her mothers' room. It was very rare for her to be awake first. Normally at least one of her mothers was already up and started on the day long before Allie rolled out of bed. Stepping up to the door she knocked softly before calling out, "Mama? Mommy? It's morning."
Olivia moaned softly as she tightened her hold on Alex in her sleep. Alex, who'd been awake for awhile marveling over the last few hours, tried not to laugh. "I'll be out in a moment baby girl."
Allie nodded as she rubbed her eyes. "Ok," The little girl replied. "Is Mommy home?"
"Yes, she's just waking up." Alex answered as she began to tickle Olivia.
"Ok," Allie replied again and then padded down the hall. As she passed the couch in the living room she tossed Elphie onto it and then went into the kitchen. Using a chair that she pulled over to the counter she got down two bowls and the box of Cap'n Crunch. She was only allowed to have sugar cereals on Saturday mornings, and Cap'n Crunch was her and her mommy's favorite. After taking the bowls, spoons, and cereal to the living room she got the milk, which she sat on the coffee table with the other stuff. Then she climbed onto the couch, made room for Max and Arthur, then clicked on the TV so she could watch Legion of Super Heroes while she waited for her mothers. It was a ritual with her and mommy that every Saturday they cuddled on the couch with kiddy cereal and watched cartoons while her mama did enough work to free her up the rest of the weekend.
She couldn't help but smile at the scene on the couch and for once in her life Alex wasn't waiting for the other shoe to drop. With Olivia's hand in her own she lead them over to where their daughter was, shooed away the pets, then picked Allie up with ease as she sat beside Olivia. She wrapped her arms around the girl and cuddled her as she kissed her temple. "Good morning."
Allie giggled. "Morning Mama," Then she smiled at her mommy as she laid her head on her mama's shoulder. "Mommy, you look sleepy."
Olivia laughed, "I didn't get much sleep." She gave Alex a wicked look before reaching out and tickling their daughter. "Mama and I were up late talking."
"About what?" Allie asked as she batted at her mommy's hand.
Alex hugged the girl tight as she showed her the new ring she was wearing. "Mommy and I have been together a long time and we have all the legal papers that say we're partners, but we decided that we want to be married too."
Allie's reply was so innocent and sweet that the moment she said it, "It's about time." Both Alex and Olivia laughed.