A/N I want to wish everyone who is reading this story a very merry Christmas, for my Spanish readers, Feliz Navidad.
Cabson.
This chapter is gonna be kind of emotional for Alex and Olivia, and probably for you all and me too. Enjoy reading and keep R+R. As always I really appreciate them all.
Chapter 26
The last part makes everyone laughing out loud including Alex and Olivia.
Oh yes, Olivia is right about two things. What Cabot wants Cabot gets and the Detective is certainly whipped by the beautiful blonde. One look in those incredibly beautiful cerulean eyes and Olivia Benson is toast.
A couple of minutes later all the women except for Olivia had pain in their stomach and cheeks from laughing. Olivia couldn't laugh like that yet. Due to her injuries and the up coming headache. While the others were laughing Olivia pressed the call button. She didn't told them, they would find it out soon enough and there was no need to keep them for having fun for a couple of minutes. There was knock on the door and Professor Cavanaugh comes inside.
"You're ready for the results, Detective?" Cavanaugh asks.
Olivia glances around her and then back to the Professor.
"Uhm, Angie, that is not why I called, actually. I'm getting a headache again. Not like the first but worse then the last. I think you know what I mean." Olivia answers softly, blushing a bit.
"Ah yes. I understand. I will be right back, Detective." Cavanaugh answers.
Turning around she walks out of Olivia's room leaving the door open this time. Alex and Casey are looking worried at Olivia. How much did the Detective kept behind in front of Liz and Abby? As for the last two, they look at Olivia and then at Alex and Casey. Seeing the worried looks on the two ADA's faces they both know that something is very wrong, awfully wrong they think.
"Alright Detective, what are you not telling us?" Liz asks.
"Not now Liz. It can wait and need to wait. What I do need is for you to marry us. So we can sign the papers." Olivia answers.
"Don't you want the guys here for your wedding ceremony?" Abby asks surprised.
"No, they have more important things to do right now. I will tell them when they are coming back here to update us and then I tell them what happened or is wrong. Like I will tell you two." Olivia answers.
Professor Cavanaugh comes back in the room with an injection.
"Alright Detective, same as before. 10 minutes, call me if it get worse before that. I think it will be better if there aren't this many persons inside your room. Of course Alex and Casey are allowed to stay but it would be better if your other visitors leave now." Cavanaugh says.
"Sorry Angie, but they are gonna stay for now. Ms. Donnelly and Ms. Carmichael are here for very important reasons. First of all Ms. Donnelly is gonna marry Alex and I now and Ms. Carmichael is our witness. Second Ms. Donnelly is here for lawsuit as well. And Ms. Carmichael needs to get heads up since she is gonna be our new ADA and we are leaving this hospital tomorrow, no matter what the outcome of the scans is. Now give me that injection please, Angie." Olivia says.
"Wow, you don't do anything the half way do you, Detective? Congratulations. You to Alex. Well of course this changes everything. Alright, but you stay in your bed Detective, getting married or not that doesn't change a thing right now. I will give you that injection now and hope it will help. When do you want to discus the results of the scans, Detective?" Cavanaugh asks.
" After we are married. We need to talk about something else too then. But I want to get married first. I've waited a very long time for Alex to be mine and now that things are difficult and it's better for her to be wife for the obvious reasons, the main and most important reason is because I want her to be my wife." Olivia answers.
"If it's to personal feel free to don't answer it, but how long is very long?" Cavanaugh asks ,while giving the injection in Olivia's IV.
Casey, Abby and Liz are laughing at that question.
"Forgive them, Angie. They are just annoying us now. But to answer your question, For over a decade. Probably closer to 11 and a half year. Something like that. For me that is. Although I doubt Alex answer won't be that different." Olivia answers, smiling sheepishly.
"You mean 12 years closer to 13, Benson. Cuz that's how long ago Alex was assigned to SVU for the first time." Abby snickers.
"Bite me, Carmichael. Just don't do it like Alex did it when I said it. That really hurt." Olivia answers.
Four pairs of surprised eyes are looking at Alex. Who blushes from her collarbone up to her hairline and buries her face into Olivia's neck.
"12 years? What took you so long Detective? You don't seem the type to not going after what you want." Cavanaugh asks, to change the subject quickly and take away the attention of the blonde ADA.
"Hey, it's not my fault only, it's Alex's one just as much. Anyway. The first few months we fought like cats and dogs. Not that we didn't fight after that. But.." Olivia says.
"The first few months? Really Detective? Every time you fought or fight about case you fight like cats and dogs. The only difference now is that afterwards we don't have to walk on egg shells for days around the two of you. Because even though you made it up pretty soon, you two were still like dynamite. Very explosive. Now you have other options to make that go away and it will be a lot easier for us." Liz interrupts.
"Well don't worry about that Liz. It's gonna be while before that will happen again. Fighting over cases I mean. I'm sure the two of us can come up with something else to fight over like cat and dogs in the mean time. But to go further before I got interrupted, after those first months be slowly become friends, best friends actually. We both didn't knew that the other felt the same, even though apparently everyone else around us saw it. I was gonna ask her out one night but something really bad happened that night and I didn't had the chance to ask her afterwards. For years. Lon story short. The bomb in my apartment and everything around that case made us confess to each other what we really felt and feel. And my headache doesn't get better." Olivia says.
Professor Cavanaugh looks down at her watch and then back to Olivia.
"Does it stay the same or does it get worse?" Cavanaugh asks.
"Worse." Olivia whispers, not wanting to admit it.
"I thought it would. I give you an other injection but you know the drill if it doesn't work." Cavanaugh says.
"Yes I do. Now you understand why I need to get married right now?" Olivia asks.
"Yes, unfortunately I do. Alright, make you a deal. I will stay here during the ceremony. If it is possible shorten it. Same goes now. 10 minutes. You know what we need to do if that doesn't help. And if it doesn't help we need to talk about the results first thing after the ceremony, understood Detective?" Cavanaugh asks.
"Yes, Angie." Olivia answers.
"Ms. Cabot? I mean Alex. You too? What will your name be by the way?" Cavanaugh asks.
"Yes I understand it too. It will be Detective Benson and Mrs. Benson-Cabot." Alex answers softly.
"Ms. Donnelly is it possible to shorten the ceremony and still being legal?" Cavanaugh asks.
"Yes, Professor. It is. But what's going on?" Liz asks.
"If Detective Benson or Alex didn't give you that information, you have to ask them. It's not my place to tell. In fact they could sue me too if I do tell you this without their permission." Cavanaugh answers.
"I won't sue you Angie, but I already told them we would tell them what's going on after the wedding ceremony and when the guys are back here. If Alex or I aren't able to do it then Casey will tell them. Now give me that injection and Liz, stop stalling and marry us." Olivia answers.
Alex and Casey are now really worried. They both know that Olivia's headache is a lot worse then she is saying out loud. And that the only thing they can do is hoping that the second injection will help. Otherwise Olivia will be brought back into a coma. And they have to hope that Cavanaugh has enough time to tell them what the scans showed. The professor gives the second injection and then tell Liz to start the ceremony.
"Since we are shorten the ceremony I will keep it short and purely business. I understand that it is urgent for Alexandra and Olivia to be legally wed as soon as possible." Liz says.
All four women nod at Liz.
"Olivia, are you able to give vows? Do you think you can handle it? If you do, you give your vows first then Alex will follow you." Liz says, taking the papers out of her briefcase.
"Yes, I can." Olivia answers.
Olivia turns her head so she can look to Alex's eyes and takes Alex's hand in her own.
"Lex, the very first moment I looked in your eyes, I was a goner. I was drowning without anything to hold on to. Your eyes are the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen or will see. Every time I look in them I fall in love with you again. I was attracted to you the first time I saw you. I fell in love with you a few months later. Of course I denied it to myself let alone to anyone else who might even suggest something like that. We become very close and I wouldn't jeopardize that by telling you what I really felt. You meant to much to me by then. When I finally worked up the courage to ask you out, Velez and Zapata happened. And you were whisked away from me twice. That was without a doubt the most difficult and hard time of my life. I was broken and devastated, so badly. I never have been like that after that. Not when I was in Sealview, not when Elliot left without a word. But you came back to SVU and back to me. We started to rebuild our friendship. And got even closer then we were ever before. Standing on that bomb was somehow the best thing that happened to me, because it gave me you. I love you more then life itself. You truly are the most intelligent, smart, strong, devoted, caring and certainly the most stunningly beautiful woman I have ever met. I promise you that I will protect you always with everything I can and have, I will always love you, I will always be faithful to you for the rest of my life, there won't be anyone else for me the rest of my life. I will always try to treat you like the queen you are to me and how you deserve to be treated, I will stay at your side and catch you when you fall as long as I live. And last, I will always be yours completely and only yours for the rest of my life, Alexandra Maria Cabot." Olivia says, looking in stormy blue eyes with all the love she feels for the blonde ADA.
Tears are rolling down Alex's cheeks. And the four other women can't keep their eyes dry too. Liz composes herself a bit.
"Alexandra, will you give your vows now, please?" Liz asks emotionally.
Alex looks at Liz and nods before looking back at the love of her life.
"Liv, we took quite a while to get together. Years. But the moment I saw you I was drawn to you. And it didn't take long before I fell in love with you, fast and hard. I never had seen someone so complete as you. Everything I wanted in a woman, everything I looked for in a woman, I found it in you and more. But like you, I didn't wanted to jeopardize everything we already had. And made the biggest mistake of my life, because I almost lost my life and lost you at the same time. You were the one that saved my life. You were the one that kept me alive. And you are the one that helped me through those lonely and hard years away. Even though you were not there physically, in my head you always were with me somehow. Then when that nightmare was over I lost myself, yes I was free, yes I could pick up my life again. But I found out that it wasn't that simple. I did not have a life anymore, I did not even know who I was anymore. I couldn't come back and say hey I'm back, because I wasn't. It took me three years to find myself back and fight back to be able to come back to SVU and you. And I found out that even with everything that happened my feelings for you hadn't changed, in fact the had grown stronger then they had ever been and I couldn't handle it. Thinking that you didn't feel the same for me as I felt for you. I needed to do something else for a job because I didn't felt the same satisfaction I felt before. Nardalee's case came and I took the opportunity to do something else. But at the same time I walked away from my feelings for you and from you again. And even though I loved the work I did over there, I made the second biggest mistake of my life. I left you without letting you know what I felt. When I came back, you were still there, waiting for me to come back. Yes I needed to get your trust back. But at the same time you were there for me when I needed you. I will always be grateful for that. You, Olivia Carmen Benson, are the strongest, smartest, most caring, devoted and intelligent woman I've ever met. You also are the most beautiful woman walking on this planet, physically and mentally. There isn't a woman more beautiful then you are. I promise you to always love you, to always be there for you, to protect you the best I can. Although that is more your department then mine. I promise you that you are never gonna be alone again, that I will catch you when you fall. I promise you that I will love you for the rest of my life, that you are the only one for me and that I will be faithful to you for the rest of my life. And I promise to be yours and only yours for the rest of my life. I'm yours, Olivia Carmen Benson, for as long as we both shall live and after that. I'm yours for ever." Alex says.
Both Alex and Olivia were crying now. Holding on each other. This moment was so fucked up. They both were as happy as they could ever be and at the same time so much was hanging above their heads. Liz let them for a minute before she continues.
"Olivia Carmen Benson do you take Alexandra Maria Cabot as your lawfully wedded wife and promise to always protect, honor and respect her? To always be faithful to her and stay with her. In good and in bad times. In sickness and in health. Till death do you part? What is your answer?" Liz asks.
"I do." Olivia says firmly yet lovingly.
"Alexandra Maria Cabot do you take Olivia Carmen Benson as your lawfully wedded wife and promise to always protect, honor and respect her? To always be faithful to her and stay with her. In good and in bad times. In sickness and in health. Till death do you part? What is your answer?" Liz asks.
"I do." Alex says softly and with love.
"With the power invested to me by the state of New York, I now pronounce you wife and wife. Benson you may kiss your bride." Liz smiles.
Olivia leans into Alex and softly captures her lips in a soul searing kiss. Casey and Abby whistles on their fingers. After a minute Olivia slowly pulls back. And they look each other in the eyes before they turn back to Liz.
"It is a honor and privilege to present you for the very first time, Detective and Mrs Benson." Liz says proudly.
Olivia pulls Alex into her for an other kiss before the two women are hugged and congratulated by Abby, Casey, Liz and Professor Cavanaugh. Liz lays out the papers and shows them where to sign. 5 minutes later it is officially. Alex and Olivia are finally married. Everyone sit down again except for Alex and Olivia of course who are already sitting on the bed. Although Olivia has a small smile on her face she is getting whiter. She knows what's gonna happen, she can feel it coming. The injections didn't worked. She lays her head on Alex shoulder.
"Lex, can you ask Liz and Abby to leave the room, please?" Olivia whispers.
"Yes, baby. Of course. That bad huh?" Alex whispers back.
"Yes." Olivia whispers.
Alex looks up and looks at Abby and Liz.
"Abs, Liz, can you leave the room please? Casey will explain it to you later, but I, no we, need you to go right now." Alex says, her voice soft but with an undertone in it.
One look at Olivia and both women know that now is not the time to ask questions or disagree. They both stand up and carefully hugs both women and leave the room. Just when they had left the room, the first flash of torturing pain goes through Olivia's head. And she grasp her head and screams out of pain. A few moments later the first flash drifts away a bit.
"Lex, my head hurts, so much again." Olivia whispers.
"I know, honey. I know. You know what this means, don't you?" Alex asks softly.
"Yes, I know. I'm so sorry. Ask Casey to tell Angie what Brown did and let her tell Abby and Liz. No one else." Olivia whispers.
Cavanaugh had looked at the Detective carefully and knows what is happening when the Detective screams out of pain for the first time. She walks to the Detective's bed.
"Detective, we all know what I need to do. Clearly the injections didn't work. I will keep it short but I need to tell you the results of the scans ok? After that and you and Mrs. Benson tell me what you want to do and then I will bring you in a drug induced coma." Cavanaugh says.
"Ok." Olivia whispers.
"Alright, I have good and bad news. The bad news is that you have cancer, the tumor is bad. The good news is that both the oncologist and I think that it is treatable. You have a stage 2 tumor. With surgery and the right treatments we think that you will have a chance of survival. But we do think we need to transport you to Houston first thing in the morning. I already send them everything I have and they will answer me soon. But I think that they will decide the same and to do the surgery there as well other treatments. The have the most advanced treatments and equipments. Although the tumor is in place were operation is possible I'm not sure if they will be able to remove it completely. That's why further treatments are necessary. But again. In Houston they know the best what to do and what is possible. How ever since I will bring you in a drug induced coma I don't know if they will give the green light for transportation. A transport this long. So maybe we will need to transfer you to an other hospital first. But that is not a decision made only by them. What you want is equally important. I'm sorry I don't have better news for you both." Cavanaugh says.
A second flash is cursing through Olivia's head. Again the brunette screams out of pain. This one takes a bit longer then the first flash before it slows down. When the pain is kinda bearable again Olivia pulls her head up and looks at Alex.
"What do you want Lex?" Olivia asks softly.
"I want you in Houston, yesterday. I trust Angie, but I to know what they can do. What they think is possible. And you need that surgery quick. I don't want you with this excruciating pain. I want you healthy. And I want to know how high or low the chances are of surviving this exactly. I want the best treatments possible with you having the chance to go back to your job if possible. So basically I think you should be, let me rephrase that, I want you to be transferred to Houston tomorrow morning." Alex says.
"You know I will fight against this. I won't give up. We will fight against this together. I want to go to Houston too tomorrow morning, conscious or not. I want that house with the fence and kids and dogs with you, Benson-Cabot. And I think the best thing to do to get that is to go to Houston." Olivia says.
"I want that too, Liv. I want that too. I don't want to lose you already. I want a long live with you." Alex whispers.
"Then Houston it will be. But they need to know... that maybe... you know what I mean." Olivia says.
Olivia lays down her head on Alex's shoulder again and turns it a bit so she can look at Professor Cavanaugh.
"Alright, Angie, Houston tomorrow morning, please. Do or let them do what ever it takes to safe me. And what Alex wants them to do, if I'm unconscious." Olivia says softly.
"Alright, Detective. I make sure that what ever is needed it will be done. And arrange transportation for tomorrow morning. I will make sure that they will do what Alex wants if you are not able to tell them. I will take care of you and make sure that Alex's wishes are being honored. What is it that we or they need to know Detective?" Cavanaugh says.
"Casey will tell you that later. She will tell you it in time I promise you. I just can't handle it right now." Olivia answers.
"Alright. I'm going to get the injection to sedate you now. I know and I can see that it is worse then the first time you had these attacks. Hang on for a few more minutes Detective, then this is over for you for now." Cavanaugh says.
"Thank you Angie." Olivia says.
The Professor nods and stands up and walks out of the room closing the door behind her. Olivia looks at Casey.
"Case, take care of Lex. And make sure that she is safe. Just because Atkins is dead and Brown is locked up for now doesn't mean that we are safe. There are more crazy family members probably. If something happens to Lex, you know what I will do. I just want her safe and you too, since you are staying with us." Olivia says.
"I will, I promise, Liv." Casey says.
"Thank you, Casey. Now turn around please. Angie will be back soon. And even though this pain is killing me I want to kiss my wife properly before I get knocked out." Olivia says.
Casey has a small smile around her mouth and turns around.
"Lex, I love you. I won't leave you alone. I made a promise to you. I never broke a promise to you and I certainly don't want to start with that now. I know you are scared, I am too. But I have you, the most wonderful woman on this planet. So I don't give up. I have everything to fight for or to lose. I meant it, I want a long life with you." Olivia whispers.
"I know Liv. I know you won't give up. Neither will I. What ever it is that we will face, we will fight it together. And if there is a chance to be cured, this tumor has chosen the wrong body to get into. Because it don't know how stubborn you and I can be. Or how strong you are. I love you too, so very much. And in you I have everything to fight for, to don't give up hope, or stop fighting." Alex whispers.
"Now I know I will be in a drug induced coma soon, but don't think I won't come out it. Because I will. I'll try to stay in it longer this time, but I don't promise it. Now bow that beautiful face of yours and kiss me Mrs Benson." Olivia says softly, smiling a bit.
Alex lowers her head, while Olivia raises hers. They meet in the middle and lips are melting together. Lips desperate to connect. Alex softly captures Olivia's lips. Kissing her with all the love she has and feels for her Olivia. The Detective wants more and asks permission to enter Alex's mouth by running the tip of tongue against the soft lips of the younger blonde. Alex granted her access immediately and let Olivia lead the dance for a moment. As soon as Olivia tastes her wife she softly moans. She will never get enough of her of this. Sucking Alex's tongue with her mouth she makes the blonde moaning. They are connected with their souls while their tongues are dancing. For a moment nothing else exists. Just Alex and Olivia and only them. They are interrupted by Cavanaugh who walks back inside. But she makes them clear to go on for a moment by walking to Casey and turning around too. Olivia pulls back when she feels an other flash coming up. Alex knows what happens and put her arms around her Detective while the brunette let out an other scream of pain. Casey and Prof. Cavanaugh both turn back and the Professor walks to the side of Olivia's bed where the IV is. And inject the sedation in the Detective's IV.
"Just a minute or two more, Detective. Then it's finally over for now." Cavanaugh says, squeezing her shoulder affectionately.
"Thank you. Take care of my wife, please. She is the most precious I have in my life." Olivia says.
"I will do the best I can, Detective. I promise you." Cavanaugh answers.
Olivia turns her head for the last time, to kiss Alex with all she feel for the blonde attorney.
"I love you, Alexandra Benson-Cabot, don't you forget that. And I will come back to you." Olivia whispers before she loses conscious.
"I love you too, Olivia Benson. And I know you will come back." Alex whispers back.
A/N 2 It's gonna be a hard time for our ladies. But I am a sucker for happy endings so no matter what happens I can promise you that is what will happen eventually.
A/N 3 Will Olivia stay in her drug induced coma this time...? Or is she gonna do the same thing twice and come out it before they can bring her out of it...?
