Six Months Later...
Alex walked across the green grass, her eyes wandering around, taking in the dozens of bunches of flowers surrounding her. She continued walking on before she stopped in front the marble tombstone. Hesitantly, she kneeled down in front of it, resting the bouquet of flowers in her hand in front of it.
She looked over the familiar name, blinking back her tears as she sat down against her heels and bowed her head. She thought back on her life over the past year, dozens of happy and sad memories flooding her mind. She sighed as she finally opened up her eyes, focusing on the tombstone.
"Hi," She whispered, not really sure how this was supposed to go. She reached down for the flowers, tracing her fingers over the petals. "I'm sorry I haven't visited you since…" She let her words trail off, ducking her head in shame. "When you left me, I was angry," She whispered as she closed her eyes again and willed back her tears. "It wasn't fair. You died and he lived."
She tipped her head back and took a deep breath, taking in the scent of spring that filled her nostrils. She slowly let it out as she looked around her up at the flowering trees, a few leaves fluttering out of them. She followed one in particular, as the wind caught it, swooping it into a circle before slowly fluttering down. She watched the wind catch it once more, blowing it toward her before settling down next to her. She smiled as she reached out, tracing the leaf before pulling back.
"It's been tough ever since you left me," She murmured as she looked over at the tombstone once more. "I struggled a lot at first. I had no one to turn to; no one to comfort me." She paused again as she rubbed beneath her eyes, swiping away an invisible tear. "Things got worse before they got better, but they did eventually get better." She blinked a couple of times before taking a deep breath. "I wanted you to know," She whispers as she subconsciously ran her hand over the healed gunshot wound on her lower abdomen. "Since you left me, I fell in love," She whispered as her eyes teared up slightly, a small smile appearing on her lips.
Two strong but gentle hands settled on her shoulders and she leaned back into the touch. "We never really talked about it but I can't help but wonder if you'd approve of her," Alex stated more confidently now as she reached up, placing one hand on top of the one on her shoulder. "All I know is that I love her, Mom," Alex whispered as she finally turned her head to look up at Olivia who gave her shoulders a reassuring squeeze.
She turned her attention back to the tombstone, reading over her mother's name, Caroline Cabot. "I wish you could've met her," She whispered. "But she came into my life after you passed." She stood up again, wrapping her arms around Olivia's waist as the detective wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Actually, saying came into my life doesn't do her justice. She forced her way into my life," Alex chuckled as she carried on, "and protected your little girl."
She glanced up at Olivia as she pressed her lips against the detective's cheek, giving her a small kiss. "And she continued to do so for months to come," She stated as she turned back to look at her mother's grave. "You always wanted me to be happy, Mom. So I want you to know that I finally am. She makes me happier than I've ever been before. I don't want to ever have to imagine a day without her by my side."
Olivia gave Alex a reassuring squeeze as she pressed a kiss to her temple. "So I'm not going to," Alex explained as she removed her left hand from around Olivia's waist, holding it out in front of her. "I guess that's why I'm really here, Mom. I wanted you to be the first to know." She watched as the sun light glistened against the ring on her finger, catching the stone perfectly as it sent a pyramid of lights across the grass. "Your little girl is getting married."
Olivia pulled the blonde closer and kissed her lips softly before they both turned around and walked across the green grass. "Do you feel better?" Olivia asked as she dropped down her hand, weaving her fingers with Alex's.
"Better than I have in a long time," The blonde admitted as she continued walking with the detective. After a few steps, she stopped short of the concrete sidewalk. "Are you sure you can live with what I've done?" She asked hesitantly, looking up into warm brown eyes.
"You kept my secret, Alex."
The blonde ducked her head, avoiding Olivia's gaze. "But that doesn't make it okay."
"No," Olivia replied as she stepped closer to Alex, wrapping her arm around her back. "What makes it okay is that he had a gun behind his back and he would've killed given the chance. It was justified."
"But I didn't know that he had a—" Olivia cut her off by kissing the blonde, a bit more forcefully than usual. Alex's arms instinctively rose up, wrapping in the detective's hair as she deepened the kiss. When they pulled apart, Alex grinned as she bit her bottom lip, tasting Olivia on her. "I really like it when you do that," Alex whispered as she finally stepped onto the concrete, grabbing onto Olivia's had once more.
"I'm glad. I'll be doing it for a lifetime."
A/N: I'm done with this story. Sorry if you didn't like it but thanks to those of you who stuck through with it to the end. I really lost my inspiration for this story which is probably why a lot of you stopped liking it and I don't blame you because I stopped liking it as well. I may or may not come back and fill in the blanks of the six months explaining how everything happened but for now this will be it.
