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'Damn it,' Olivia thought. 'Why does everything have to be so damn difficult?' She closed the door and walked back down the steps to the agent. "Okay," She checked her watch. "…it's almost midnight and I haven't slept in the past two days, so can you please just cut the bullshit and tell me where she is?"

She had dealt with this agent before. Agent Steven McClain was not one to just answer a simple question. He wasn't a man who was talked to by many, so anytime he was spoken to, he tried to draw out the conversation as much as possible.

Olivia could visibly see him processing her request. She felt for the agent, she really did, but Mackenzie was far more important. "Please." She pleaded. As a single father, she hoped that he would sympathize with her.

He sighed. "She came back here a couple of nights ago after she spent the day with Ms. Southerlyn and ADA Novak. They figured that you were still resting, so they took her back to Ms. Southerlyn's apartment. She said that Mackenzie could stay there as long as you needed her too."

Apartment of Serena Southerlyn

Olivia hastily knocked on the door. She only hoped that agent McClain was telling the truth and Mackenzie was really here. It wasn't his fault that she didn't trust the feds, but the fact was that she didn't.

For a minute, she thought that they could be sleeping, but the laughing coming from inside the apartment made her think otherwise. So she knocked again, figuring that they hadn't heard her the first time. Since Olivia and Serena were friends, the doorman knew Olivia and so she didn't need to be buzzed or called up. One of the disadvantages to a twenty-four doorman who knows you was just that fact. Without being buzzed or called up, Serena wasn't expecting anyone to come knocking on her door.

The door opened and a laughing Casey emerged. At first, Olivia was a bit shocked, but that passed once she remembered Casey and Serena's budding relationship.

"Hey Olivia, come on in."

"Hey Olivia." Serena greeted from her spot on the couch in the living room.

"You guys I am so sorry." Olivia began. "There's just been so much going on and I forgot that about Sophia, so I assumed that she'd be there with Mackenzie and it wasn't until today that –"

Casey stopped her with a reassuring hand. "Slow down detective."

"Olivia we've been fine." Serena said as she turned off the television and made room for Casey.

"Yeah." Casey added. "It's been fun."

Olivia was about to speak, but Casey went on. "When Cragen told me that you'd asked for some time off, we figured that you just needed some alone time."

"And Mackenzie is the sweetest kid. It's been fun having her around. I hope that you let us borrow her once in a while."

Olivia sat across from them. "That's the problem. There's not going to be a once in a while…She's leaving in two weeks…That's why I asked Cragen for the time off."

"Why?" Asked a small voice from the hallway.

"Oh Mackenzie." Olivia sighed. This was not how she's imagined telling her. She hadn't exactly planned how she was going to tell the teen, but she was pretty sure that this wasn't it. She shook her head and looked straight up into the eyes of her daughter. She wasn't ready for what she saw. 'Damn it.' She thought. 'Why can't I catch a break?'

Cabot Estate

"You sure these dogs have been fed?" Olivia asked as she escaped the rush of dogs to the kitchen.

Mackenzie closed the kitchen doors. "Yeah, the maid's been feeding all the animals for the past few days." Without another word, she went up the stairs and into her bedroom.

"Mackenzie!" Olivia yelled up the winding staircase, but she was only met by the sound of a slamming door.