A/N: Hard to find time to write right now, but I'm working on it. Thanks for reading, even when I can't update as often as I used to.

BAD FEELING

"Liv! Where have you been?"

Olivia returned to the waiting room at the hospital over an hour after storming off. She hadn't answered any calls or texts from Alex, although she monitored to them in case something had changed with Rebecca's status.

"I went for a walk and made some calls," Olivia said. "I want to make sure we catch the son of a -"

Olivia paused, realizing Alex's parents were sitting there.

"It's okay, Olivia," John Cabot said. "We do, too."

"Where is Adam?" Olivia asked, noticing he was gone.

"I don't know," Alex said. "He ran out right after you did. He never even told me what you two were arguing about."

Olivia clenched her teeth. She was still furious with Adam but wasn't about to say anything in front of Caroline and John.

"Just...same ol' stuff," Olivia lied. She knew she would tell Alex later and the look in her eyes conveyed that message to Alex.

"Why don't you go get the kids and take them home," Alex said. "I can stay the weekend here with mom and dad."

"No," Olivia said firmly. She was fearful to leave Alex alone in case Rebecca's attackers realized they got the wrong sister.

Alex eyed Olivia closely, trying to figure out her tone and what was going on.

"Why don't Olivia and I go out and get some food for everyone since we'll be here for a while," John offered.

Olivia and John left the hospital, getting in John's car as they drove to a nearby pub to order some food. When the arrived, he suggested they go in and have a beer while they waited for their food to be ready.

"I talked to Adam while you were gone," John said.

Olivia sipped her beer and took a deep breath, unsure what she was allowed to say and not say about his son.

"You have every right to be angry," John said. "Hell, I'm angry. I wanted to punch him like you punched Bill."

Olivia chuckled a little, thinking back to Adam's old campaign manager. She briefly wondered what happened to him.

"But..." John started.

This was it, Olivia thought. This was where John stepped in and defended his son, told her to calm down, told her to not tear Alex's family apart.

"... he told me the reason for the attacks," John said. "I mean, the reason was because of the threats and all, but the reason he was receiving threats is because he's co-sponsoring a gay rights bill."

"I'm sorry, what?" Olivia said, putting her beer down and staring wide-eyed at John.

"I guess he's softened his views but wasn't ready to make it public," John said. "He's in the early stages and only a handful of people know about it."

"So someone found out and decided to retaliate against him ..." Olivia started.

"...unless he withdrew his support and stopped working on the bill," John said.

"Wow," Olivia said, taking another gulp. "I don't know what to say. He still should have told us about the threats."

"I'm just as surprised as you are," John said. "And you're right; he shouldn't have kept that information. I think he just didn't realize how deep the hate went."

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Two days later, the Benson-Cabot clan arrived home, kids in two. It had been a long couple of days, and everyone wanted nothing more than to sleep, even Noah and Addison.

Olivia put the kids to bed while Alex changed and got their bed ready.

"I am exhausted," Olivia said when she returned to the bedroom. "I'm so relieved Becca is going to be okay, though. It could have been so much worse, Alex."

Alex nodded and rubbed the bridge of her nose as she sat in bed with a legal pad. She patted the bed for Olivia to sit next to her. Olivia quickly pulled her pajama pants on and climbed into bed next to Alex.

"I knew about the bill Adam was working on," Alex blurted out.

"What?"

"I knew about the bill," Alex said, then saw the look in Olivia's eyes that was turning to confusion. "Wait, I didn't know about the threats. I would have said something, Liv."

"Okay," Olivia said, releasing a breath that had been building. "You didn't mention the bill to me?"

"You've been so busy lately, and honestly, I figured at some point he would back out," Alex said. "I didn't want you to think he had changed and then him end up being the same ol' Adam."

Olivia shrugged. She still wasn't convinced he wasn't the same ol' Adam.

"I wrote a lot of it, actually," Alex said. "Or at least the last draft I saw."

"Did anyone else know you were helping him?" Olivia asked.

"I don't know," Alex said. "I mean, me helping him wasn't exactly a secret, he just didn't want it getting out yet that he was co-sponsoring it."

Olivia nodded, still trying to process everything that had happened over the weekend.

"I never in a million years thought something like this would happen," Alex said. "And like I said, I had no idea he was getting threats. It makes me so angry that he didn't tell us."

"Have you heard from him?" Olivia said.

"Not since he left the hospital after your fight the other night," Alex said.

Alex reached over and flipped the light out, putting her legal pad and glasses aside. Olivia snuggled closer and wrapped her arm around the blonde's waist.

"I love you, Alexandra," Olivia said. "I hate this happened to Rebecca, but I also don't know what I would do without you."

"I know, babe," Alex said, leaning in to kiss Olivia.

"I'm going to do everything I can to make sure whoever did this pays for it," Olivia said.

"I know," Alex said. "And I love you for that. But please be careful."

"Always," Olivia said, giving Alex one last kiss before they settled in for sleep.

Olivia turned on her back and stared at the ceiling as she listened to Alex falling asleep next to her. She wasn't sure why, but she had a bad feeling in her stomach telling her this wasn't over, yet. She rolled over and picked up her phone, sending a text message.

We need to talk. -Olivia

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