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Chapter 34

Alex walked down the hall of the Manhattan DA's office. She was meeting Casey for lunch; it was also a nice distraction from the trial that was currently going on. It had been three months since Serena had been attacked and they had finally taken her case to trial. Alex hated that her daughter was going through something like she was at such a young age but at the same time she couldn't be more proud of her daughter. Luckily the trial didn't begin until after school was out but that didn't mean that it was easy for any of the three Cabot children who were still in school. Of course many of the girls' friends stood by them but there were a few who knew Luke and tried to blame her. The defense tried to make it out to be a he said/she said case; that was until the ADA introduced the video and the boy who pulled him off Serena stepped forward to tell what he saw.

They had also been worried that Luke's parents would press charges against Jase for beating their son after he found the video but luckily they hadn't. Many had given him a hard time, saying his sister was trying to take Luke down because he was so popular but like he always did Jase stood by his sister. Most of his teammates on the football team had turned against him, Alex knew it killed her son but he never wavered in his support of his little sister. After David, the boy who had stopped the attack and was a fellow teammate, stepped forward a few did begin to come around and apologize. While Jase accepted their apology forgiveness was something he didn't hand out easily. He eventually forgave a few of them but he did inform them he'd never forget. It shocked them all at graduation when Jase and David received a standing ovation from many of their classmates, there were a few boos mostly from friends of Luke. However when Luke crossed the stage a large number of the students looked down and didn't acknowledge him.

Alex was so lost in her thoughts that she jumped when she heard her name being called. She looked up with surprise when she saw who was standing in front of her "Trevor!"

"Alex, how are you?" Trevor Langan asked as he gave Alex a light hug.

"I'm good, and you?" while they may have been on opposing sides of the aisle, she had known Trevor since law school and considered him a friend.

"I'm good." He paused for a moment "How's the family? I heard about your daughter."

Alex sighed "We're doing okay. I mean we all have our days, Serena especially but she amazes me every day with how strong she is." She wiped a few stray tears from her eyes.

Trevor smiled "Well with parents like you and Olivia I wouldn't expect any less of her."

Alex chuckled "I'm surprised you're not representing him, he's the kind of low life you tend to represent." To many it would seem like an insult, and maybe on some level it was, but they had been friends for so long it was more of a joke between them.

"His father asked me to represent him but I refused." Alex looked at him wide eyed with surprise "When I found out it was your daughter I just couldn't do it. While I don't know her I do know you and Olivia and I know she wouldn't make an accusation like that if it wasn't true." He smiled "Besides I knew if I took that case you and Olivia would kill me."

Alex laughed as she hugged him one more time "You got that right."

She continued down the hall to the bureau chief's office "Ready to go to lunch?" she asked as she walked in.

Casey stood "I'm more than ready to get out of this office."

They were sitting in one of Alex's favorite restaurants just down the street from the DA's office. "So how is Serena doing?" Casey asked.

Alex stared at her plate for a second "She's okay. Wednesday night was rough after her testimony. We couldn't get her to eat dinner and she spent most of the evening in her room. She only allowed me to come in a few times; Halyn has been the only one she's really let in. I think once everything is over with is when she'll really start to heal."

"Well baring some major comeback during closing arguments Monday I feel certain it'll be a guilty verdict."

This made Alex smile "I hope. I've been out of the loop for a while, what's the sentencing recommendation if he's guilty? The ADA told us, and she's great by the way, but I want your opinion."

Casey grinned "Of course she's great I trained her." Both ladies laughed before Casey continued "It is his first offense but since he's being tried as an adult he's facing at least six months on the attempted rape and one and a quarter to three on the sexual assault of a minor. My guess would be he'll be sentenced to a year and a half to two and probably serve half of it. Of course he'll have to register as a sex offender once he's out."

Alex looked a little disappointed. She knew on a first offence he probably wouldn't be sentenced to anything major but at the same time he hurt her baby and if it were up to her he would get the death penalty.

Casey could see the disappointment on her friend's face "I know you're disappointed but Sara's a good ADA and I know she's going to push for the max." she gave her a sympathetic smile "I know if anyone hurt Kelli I'd want to be the one to strap them to table and give them the lethal injection myself."

It was a long weekend, everyone knew closing arguments were on Monday and they knew the trial would soon be over. Serena was becoming more nervous, so were Alex and Olivia but they were trying not to let it show. The kids promised to be there for their sister as well. All through the trial they were there for her. Serena had said she didn't want them in the courtroom; she was embarrassed for them, especially her brothers, to hear what happened. They respected her wishes but showed their support by sitting outside the courtroom every day of the trial. It warmed their parents' heart to know they raised such caring children.

Alex and Olivia were lying on the couch discussing how they thought things would go the next day when they heard Henry come in from work. Right after high school he had began working at a local bookstore but in the past year he had taken a job as a waiter at one of the finer restaurants near where they live. "Hey how was work tonight?"

"Busy." the young man said as he collapsed in the chair, he looked over at them and grinned "But I made over two hundred dollars in tips."

"Not bad." Olivia said from her spot lying with her head on Alex's lap. She noticed something had been bothering her son but she chalked it up to what his sister was going through. All three sat quietly watching the news for a bit "Are you okay?" Olivia tilted her head to look at her son.

"Yeah." He said while never taking his eyes from the screen.

"Are you sure?" Alex asked.

"I'm fine Mama." He said with a sigh.

"Okay." Alex knew better, she had always been able to read her son like a book but she decided to let it go for the time being.

That night as they lay in bed, Alex curled up behind her wife and gently ran her finger tips along Olivia's arms "I'm dreading tomorrow. I'm terrified they'll come back with a not guilty."

"I know, I'm afraid of the same thing but I don't see how especially after the video was introduced." She couldn't see how he could get off but years of experience with the judicial system told her it was possible. She had seen defendants all but admit to their crime and still get a not guilty verdict. She sighed as she took Alex's arm and pulled it tighter around her "What do you think is going on with Henry?"

Alex snuggled closer and buried her head in Olivia's neck "I don't know but it's bothering me. I know he's been worried about Serena but I think it's something else. I don't want to push him but at the same time I just want to make sure he's okay." She could feel Olivia falling asleep in her arms. She placed a kiss to her neck "I love you."

"Mmm, love you too." Olivia whispered as she fell asleep.

Monday afternoon Alex and Olivia were sitting on the front row behind the prosecution's table. Closing arguments had been that morning and even they were surprised when the jury came back after an hour of deliberation. They sat with Serena between them both of them holding her hand in theirs.

"In the case of the state of New York vs. Luke Weston how does the jury find?"

"We find the defendant guilty."

Alex and Olivia both let out a sigh of relief as their tears began to fall. They both wrapped their arms around their daughter as she began crying as well. They were brought back to reality when the judge banged her gavel closing the trial. They walked from the courtroom and were greeted by their other three children just like they had for the past week. They knew they still had to go through the sentencing phase but they felt certain their daughter would now be able to really begin to heal.

That night Alex was curled up on the couch reading a book while Olivia slept in the chair. She looked up when she heard Henry head up the stairs. She went to the kitchen to heat up the plate she had saved him, it reminded her of the days before Olivia had retired and she would do the same for her. She sat and talked to him while he ate, Alex asking about his evening and Henry asking how Serena was. Later after she had woken Olivia and the brunette had gone to bed Alex walked down the hall and knocked on her son's door. He was lying in bed studying but sat up when Alex entered the room. Alex walked over and took a seat on the edge of the bed "I'm worried about you."

He gave her a forced smile "I'm fine Mama."

"And I could always tell when you were lying." She smiled at him. He looked down, taking some time before looking back up. The look in his eyes broke Alex's heart and she could swear he had tears in his eyes.

"We need to talk." Alex nodded encouraging him to continue "I wanted to talk to you before now but with everything that's been going on I didn't want you to worry about me as well."

Alex wrapped her arm around his shoulder and pulled him in for a sideways hug "You're my baby I'll never stop worrying about you. You could've came to me, just because things were stressful here didn't mean you couldn't talk to me or your Mom." She pulled back to look at him "Do you want me to get her too?"

"No. I mean I know I should probably talk to both of you but I'd rather talk to just you for now."

"Okay." If Alex didn't know better she'd swear he was about to cry.

He stared at the floor, unable to meet his mother's gaze "Maddie's pregnant."

Alex felt like her stomach had just dropped to the floor "Uh…oh…oh…um…okay." She finally stammered out.

He looked up and dissolved into tears "I'm sorry Mama."

Alex pulled him to her "It's okay baby, it's going to be okay." She was certain she was having a heart attack at that moment but her son was the most important thing at that moment.

"I'm scared! What am I going to do?" he sobbed into her shoulder.

"What do you want to do?"

He pulled back slightly but still unable to look at her "It's my baby I want to be there for both of them."

"Okay. How does Maddie feel about it?"

"How would you feel if you were twenty and found out you were pregnant?" Alex nodded slightly. If she had found out at twenty that she was pregnant she would've freaked out. "She's terrified."

"Does she want to keep the baby?"

"Yeah and so do I. I know it's not the most ideal situation but it's my baby and I want to be a father to it."

"How far along is she?"

"We're guessing about eight weeks. She just took the test the other day; actually she's taken four over the past week. Is it possible it's wrong?"

Alex gave him a sad smile "No, four tests can't be wrong. Is she going to the doctor?"

"Yeah she's made an appointment for tomorrow. I'm going to go with her."

"That's good. Is this why you've been taking the extra shifts?"

"No, I was saving money to buy her an engagement ring. I want to ask her to marry me." he noted the look on the blonde's face "I was planning this before she told me she was pregnant. I know you're going to say we're too young but I love her so much and I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her. You and Mom always said you regretted the time you'd had apart and that you wished you had told each other sooner how you felt. I just didn't see the point in waiting if I knew she was the one."

Alex held her son against her and allowed him to cry. He was an adult but the thought came to her that she was watching him make the transition from a boy to a man. Her baby was having a baby. When his tears began to subside she pulled back to look at him. Instead of seeing the face of the handsome young man he had become all Alex could see was the chubby faced infant who had stolen her heart all those years ago. She kissed his forehead before wiping his tears and then her own "Okay."

"Okay what?" he asked cautiously.

"I'm saying I'm okay. While I agree with you that this may not be the most ideal situation I want you to know that I don't love you any less than I did five minutes ago and your Mom and I will support you." she sighed "While part of me does think that it's a little too soon for you two to get married I agree that if you know you shouldn't waste time being together. I always think back on all the times I could've told Olivia that I was in love with her and didn't. We lost two years of our lives together but at the same time if things had been different who's to say we would've had you?"

Henry breathed a sigh of relief "Thank you Mama. I know I've disappointed you, both of you, but I promise to be the best parent I can. If I can be half the parent you and Mom have been I'll be happy."

Alex began to cry again "You haven't disappointed me. Yes I wish you two had waited but the fact that you are stepping up and being willing to take care of your child shows me that we raised you right and that you are a good person." She hugged him again "You're going to make a wonderful father." They sat quietly for a bit as Alex absorbed everything she'd just been told "What about law school?"

"I'm still going, and I still plan on going to Harvard."

Alex smiled, at least he wasn't ready to give up on his dream "And what about Maddie? What does she think about that?"

"She told me she'd kill me if I didn't go." This made them both laugh which eased some of the tension that had been in the room. Alex was grateful her son had someone like Maddie, the two had been best friends for the majority of their lives and weren't afraid to go toe to toe when necessary. In ways they reminded her of her and Olivia, never afraid to call one another out and always completely honest with one another. "She'll have graduated by then and she said when I go to Harvard she and the baby will go along with me. I know it'll be tough but we're willing to make it work."

They talked a while longer about everything he needed to expect. When they were done Alex stood and pulled him to her for a hug. She kissed him goodnight before heading down the hall to her room. She quietly slipped into bed trying, unsuccessfully, to not wake her wife. She had just settled down when Olivia rolled over "What took you so long?"

"I was talking to Henry."

"Is he okay? Did he finally tell you what was bothering him?" Olivia asked as she turned the lamp on to see Alex better.

"Yeah he told me."

"And?"

Alex took a deep breath "Maddie's pregnant."

Olivia's eyes went wide, her mouth opening and closing several times before she finally found her voice "Pregnant?" Alex nodded. "As in having a baby?"

Alex grinned slightly; flustered Olivia was so cute "How many other kinds of pregnant are there Liv? She's having a baby. Our baby is having a baby."

Olivia lay back and stared at the ceiling for a minute before turning back to face the younger woman "I thought they used protection? He told me that she was on the pill and that he always used a condom."

"Well we know they're not one hundred percent effective. I asked him about that and I swear if it wasn't for the fact I can always tell when he is lying I would've swore he was lying." Olivia raised an eyebrow "He's pretty sure they know when it happened; he used a condom, it broke." She noticed the look on Olivia's face "I know what you're thinking and I hope it was just defective because I don't even want to entertain the thought of them being so energetic that they broke it."

They lay quietly, neither able to fall asleep after the news they'd just found out. "So what are they going to do?"

"They're going to have the baby. He's also going to ask her to marry him."

"They're so young Alex."

"I know but he told me he was planning on asking her before this. That's why he's been working extra shifts; he's been saving up to buy a ring."

"What about Harvard?"

"He's still going, and Maddie and the baby will go with him. He said they've already discussed it and she told him she'd kill him if he didn't go." She sighed heavily "I know this isn't the way we'd hoped his life would go and I'm sure they didn't plan it this way either but I think he's going to be okay."

Olivia turned the light out and rolled back so they were facing one another. She kissed Alex goodnight before settling down. She wasn't sure she'd be getting any sleep that night because her mind was filled with a million thoughts. Like Alex had said, her baby was having a baby. As worried as she was about the young couple she couldn't help the slight spark of excitement she felt "We're going to be grandmothers." She whispered.

Alex chuckled, that same thought had been racing through her mind as well "Grandmothers, we're too young to be grandmothers."

"Speak for yourself." Olivia laughed. She snuggled closer to Alex "All I know is I'm married to the hottest grandma on the planet."

"Well in that case I'm married to the sexiest grandma on the planet." Both began laughing harder and rolling their eyes at one another. Once they calmed down a little Alex leaned down for a loving goodnight kiss "I love you."

"I love you too."

Alex waited till Olivia was drifting off before leaning down to whisper in her ear "Goodnight sexy grandma." Olivia simply rolled her eyes as she drifted off to sleep.