Laguardia Airport
Olivia and Elliot waited anxiously in the airport, searching for any sign of their blonde ADA. Elliot noticed Olivia wringing her hands nervously, and had to literally tear them apart.
"Don't worry, she'll be here. Nothing's going to happen."
Olivia calmed down slightly, but Elliot could still see her eyes darting back and forth, watching every person as they walked by.
"Attention please. Flight 36 has been delayed due to foggy take of conditions. Flight 36 has been delayed. Thank you."
Olivia looked over at Elliot, giving him the iciest glare she could muster.
"Ok, ok, so the plane is late. She's fine. Plane is still on its way. She's fine."
On a plane over Kansas
Alex was staring at the clouds outside her window. She was still absorbing the fact that she was actually going home after a long 14 months in witness protection. For all that time she had been homesick, for her old job, her old apartment, her old friends. Everything she looked at somehow reminded her of home. And now she didn't have to pretend that she was home anymore in her little shack in California, with her lousy secretary job and "boyfriend" that didn't actually exist. She was actually going home.
"Excuse me Miss, would you like a beverage or snack?"
Alex jolted out of her daydream long enough to send the flight attendant on a search for bottled water, since apparently that was the one drink she had run out of on her cart. She thought about meeting Olivia and Elliot at the airport, walking into the precinct and seeing the look on Munch's and Fin's faces, greeting the captain, meeting the new ADA. She had heard about her replacement from white collar, how she had saved the day her first day on the job. That was the one thing she had asked Agent Hammond to let her know, who was filling in for her. He hadn't liked the idea, but she had insisted, and she was quite persuasive. She wasn't bitter that someone else had her job, quite the opposite actually. She hoped that Arthur would rehire her of course, but SVU was a big squad… it could use two ADA's.
"Please fasten your seatbelts and prepare to land in a few minutes."
Alex looked around in search of the flight attendant and the drink she had never received. Giving up, she buckled up and leaned back in her seat, closing her eyes. She felt the wheels touch the runway, and the bumps as the plane slowly rolled to a stop.
"Thank you for riding American Airlines. We hope you enjoyed your flight. Have a nice day!"
Alex slowly opened her eyes and undid her seatbelt. After a minute of mental preparation, she made her way down the stairs and into the crowded airport, smiling. She was finally back where she belonged.
