A/N This chapter has been read by my beta reader however it's written on my smartphone again so any mistakes are my fault cuz I can't use the programs I normally use.

Chapter 24

"Love is a single soul inhabiting twobody's." - Aristotle.

Oliver needed to stay a day or 3 at least in the hospital even after waking up immediately. Of course he didn't agree with it and was a royal pain in the ass to the Dr's and nurses.

It's three days after Oliver went into the hospital again and to his and Alex's surprise Cragen had called an hour ago and asked if they would be alright with Kathy coming with him to visit Oliver and Alex in Oliver's room. They had briefly talked about it with the two of them and called the Captain back that I it was alright for him to bring Kathy with him. Now they are waiting for the both of them to arrive.

"I wonder what Kathy wants, what she wants to talk about. I don't think the Cap. would ask if it was alright if it's something bad but I still wonder." Oliver says.

"I agree. Although I don't know it either. Maybe she wants to apologize or something." Alex suggests.

"Yeah maybe, but it's not her who needs to apologize for whst he did. She didn't do it. He did." Oliver says.

"I know. We could speculate about it, but until she tells us why she came or why she's coming with him we won't know it for sure." Alex says.

5 minutes later there's a knock on the door and Cragen walks inside after Oliver said to come inside. Kathy follows behind the Captain.

"Hey Oliver, Alex. How are you doing besides being a pain in the ass to all the medical staff?" Cragen asks.

"I'm not so bad, I'm fine." Oliver answers.

"Hi." Kathy says nervously.

"Hey Kathy." Oliver says.

"Hello Kathy." Alex says.

"Spit it out, Kathy. I won't bite your head off." Oliver says.

"I want to say that I'm sorry what Elliot did to you. I know I'm not the one who did it but still I'm sorry for what he did. And I want you to know, both of you, that I don't think the same about it as him. We know each other for a long time. And all I want for you is to be happy. And if this makes you that then I stand behind you 100%." Kathy says.

"First, thank you Kathy. It means a lot to me. To us. Second, you don't have to apologize for what he did. Like you said you didn't do it, he did. I don't blame you and I'm sure neither does Alex." Oliver says.

"Oliver is right. It means a lot to me too. And I don't blame you for what happened." Alex says.

"Thank you. Oliver sounds nice. Is that your only name or did you chose a middle name too?" Kathy asks.

"No it's not my only name. My full name is Oliver Alexander Benson." Oliver answers. The Detective looked briefly at Alex before looking back at Kathy.

"Alexander huh? Does that mean that the both of you finally got your heads out of your assess?" Kathy smiles.

Alex and Oliver look at each other and smile.

"Yes you're right. We did." Oliver smiles.

"He's gonna make an honest woman of me too. He asked me to marry him." Alex answers smiling widely.

"Wow. You didn't beat around the bush, Benson. Well congratulations to you both." Kathy says sincerely.

"Thank you." Alex and Oliver say in canon.

"What's gonna happen next?" Kathy asks.

"With him or us?" Oliver asks.

"Both I think. I mean I know Elliot has been arrested and for what. But that's all I know. When I heard what happened the first thing I wanted to know was how you are. I'll explain it later why that was the first thing on my mind." Kathy answers.

Oliver looks at Alex and Cragen. Both nod at the Detective to take the lead.

"Well Elliot is gonna be charged with at least assaulting an officer of the law. But that probably won't be the only thing. Abby is gonna take the case and with everything he said, I won't be surprised if she adds harassment and discrimination to the charges. I think that IAB probably wants to fire him and they have a good case. No matter what the outcome of the case against him will be in court. As for Alex and I; we're gonna be busy in the courtroom and with my recovery, I'm looking at three cases in court now. We also need to plan a wedding and change my name officially first.

You can always talk with me if you want to. No matter what happens in court or afterwards. For me it won't change how I look at you. Is there something wrong Kathy?" Oliver asks softly.

Kathy looks a bit shocked at hearing that Oliver faces three cases. On the other hand it means a lot to her that Oliver doesn't hold her responsible for her soon to be ex-husband. That was going to happen already and hitting Oliver didn't cause it.

"Three cases?" Kathy asks surprised.

"Yes. Two for the undercover op a couple of weeks ago and one against Elliot. But you look more surprised than I think you should be. Wanna tell me what's going on?" Oliver asks.

Kathy takes a deep breath and replies to Oliver's question.

"Elliot and I are going to get divorced. I asked for it about 3 weeks ago. So what happened a few days ago isn't the reason. I feel bad for the kids that their dad is going to be in jail probably. But it won't change my mind on getting divorced. I left our house 4 weeks ago with the kids. We're staying at my parent's house till I find a new place to live with them. He did tell me that you guys would have an undercover op but not what it was about or any other information. So that's why I'm surprised. You don't have to tell what it is but did something go wrong? Since there are two cases and not one." Kathy asks after explaining things.

Oliver looks at Alex after Kathy asked what went wrong with the op. He knows he can trust Kathy but he's not sure if he wants her to know what happened to him in Rikers.

"It's your choice, Liv. Tell as much as you want or tell as little as you want. And remember I won't think any less of you if you don't want to talk. And that I'm here with you." Alex says softly.

Oliver nods and kisses Alex's hand. Which he was holding in his own hand for a while now.

"You're right something went wrong. Badly actually. But I'm not ready to talk about it with you. It's not personal, I'm not talking about it with Lex or Abby neither. Apart from giving my testimony and telling Alex what happened. I hope you can understand this." Oliver says.

"Yes of course. If you want to talk about it with me you'll find me. I have a question. Does everyone still calls you Liv?" Kathy asks friendly.

"No. That privilege is only given to Alex. She's the only one that is allowed to call me Liv. Abby calls me Oli now. So you can either call me Oli too or find a new nickname yourself. Kathy, Cap. could you wait outside for a couple of minutes? There is something I would like to discuss with Alex before talking about it with you, Kathy. Don't worry it's nothing bad." Oliver asks, looking at Kathy and Cragen.

All three other occupants are surprised at Oliver's request. Kathy and Cragen look at Alex but the blonde ADA shrugs her shoulders saying that she doesn't know it either. Kathy and Cragen stand up and leave Oliver's room closing the door behind them. Alex looks at Oliver with one eyebrow raised questionably.

"Alright Detective, what is it that you want to talk about? You make me curious." Alex asks.

"I was thinking. Kathy and the kids are staying at her parent's place. That's not ideally to put it mildly. You and I are staying at your cabin for a while. We're going to get married somewhere between, what, now and a year? We both have our apartments for now. And if I know you, you want us to live together when we're coming back to NY and look for a new place to live together. I agree with you. Now my place is big enough for them to live in. So what do you think of asking Kathy if she wants to move to my apartment and when we come back I'll moving into yours till we find a new place for us? I bought my apartment with the money I got from my mom's house so she doesn't need to pay the full price. She has always been there for me and now I can do something back and help her. What do you think of it?" Oliver asks.

Alex is touched by Oliver's idea. Once again it hits her how selfless and caring her fiancé is. Here he is in the hospital due to her ex partner and apparently soon ex husband friend and still wants to help her like this.

"I think that this is one of the reasons I fell in love with you, fall in love with you even more and why I said yes to marrying you. I know you want to help Kathy and this is a amazing idea of you. I agree with it. With all of it to be exact. You're right you know me, very well I might add. I would love nothing more than to live together with you when we come back to NY and look for a new place for us. So I say let's ask Kathy if she wants to move into your apartment. I love you Oliver Benson. More than you'll ever know. " Alex answers.

"Oh I know. I love you as much as you love me Alexandra Cabot. Alright, let's do this. Let's ask Kathy. Would you go and ask them to come back inside?" Oliver asks.

"Yes of course." Alex answers, standing up and walking towards the door.

Cragen and Kathy walk back inside and sit down in the same chairs they were sitting in earlier. Alex walked back to Oliver snd sits down next to him again. Taking his hand in her own. Olivia smiles at Alex and then looks at Cragen and Kathy.

"You probably wonder why I asked you to leave the room. I'll tell you it now. I needed to talk with Alex and ask her what she thought about the proposal I have. Kathy, you have always been there for me. And now finally I can do something back for you. As you know Alex and I are gonna get married. Not immediately but somewhere between now and a year. Right now we are staying at Alex's cabin and we'll go back to it when they finally release me from this damn hospital again. I'll be moving in with Alex till we find a new place for us. You're staying with the kids at your parent's place and it's great that they do that for you guys but it isn't exactly the best solution. I know how hard it can be to find a proper place to live with all of you together. I might have a permanent solution for your problem. So what I want to ask you is this. What would you think of moving into my apartment?" Oliver asks, smiling.