A/N I'm sorry that this is another short chapter. But at this point I guess it's better to update a chapter that's short than no chapter at all.

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Chapter 25

"Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do." - David Wilkerson.

Kathy's jaw hit the floor. Did she hear this right? Oliver wanted to let her, soon to be ex-wife of his former partner, whom had hit him, causing him to go to hospital, move into his apartment. He wanted to help her and the kids? Kathy was sure she didn't hear that right. It couldn't be that the Detective was that selfless and caring person. The smaller blonde knew that her friend, yes she could still call him that, was generous and giving. But she never thought that he would do this for her, to help her.

"You want me and the kids to move into your apartment?" Kathy asks shocked.

"Yes. You all need a safe place in a good neighborhood and I offer you an opportunity to do that. Now what do you say? Are you gonna take it or not?" Oliver asks.

"Oliver, I'm sure I can't afford to buy it on my salary." Kathy says.

"And I'm sure you can. Look Kathy, I bought that apartment from the landlord with the money I got from my mother's house. Without going into details, thanks to Alex I got a great deal in a lawsuit recently. I have more money now than I know what to do with. And I'm sure that Abby will try to get the best deal for me in the case from the undercover op. So really I'm not going to ask you to pay more than you can afford. I'm sure we can work something out. Make up your mind woman. You know it's suitable for all of you. You've been there more than enough times to know it. Now are you gonna take it or not?" Oliver asks.

"Yes! Yes of course. Oliver, I can't thank you enough and I don't know how I could thank you enough for doing this." Kathy answers emotionally.

"You don't have to thank me, Kathy. Just do me one favor, alright?" Oliver asks.

"Anything you want." Kathy answers.

"Make it a real home for you and the kids. I never have been there enough to make it feel like home. I always liked Alex's apartment more than my own. You have a chance to start over again, do it right. That's all I'm asking for." Oliver says.

"I will. I promise." Kathy says.

Kathy stands up and walks to Oliver's bed and hugs him. She hugs him carefully but not careful enough. Oliver flinches at the for him sudden contact, briefly, but Kathy notices it. She doesn't say something about it. Knowing that the tough Detective doesn't want to talk about what ever caused him to flinch. But after shaking it off a bit Oliver returns the hug and put his good arm around the blonde.

"You're still family Kathy, and family takes care of each other." Oliver says softly.

After they let go, Oliver turns to open a drawer on his nightstand. He takes something out of it and closes the drawer again.

"Here are the keys to the apartment, Kathy. You can make a deal about the price with Alex. She will rent a storage box today for my stuff and tomorrow or the day after my stuff will be taken away and you can move in. If there's anything you want to keep, tell Alex and she'll make sure it stays there." Oliver instructs while handing over the keys.

"Are you sure you can arrange it that fast?" Kathy asks.

"Yes I do. There are a lot of people who owe me a favor or favors, so don't worry about that." Oliver answers.

"Thank you so much, Oliver. Alex, you do know you're lucky with your fiancé, don't you?" Kathy asks.

Alex looks at Oliver while answering the question.

"Oh I do. He's the most selfless and caring person I know or will ever know." Alex answers softly.

"Yeah. Yeah. No need to get mussy. I'm not that great. And it is so not Badass. Now go and make your kids happy, Kathy." Oliver says, brushing it off.

"Sorry for mentioning what a good person you are, Detective Badass Benson. Alright I'll get out of your hair and go pack our things at my parent's house." Kathy says.

"Let me walk you out, Kathy. We can make a deal while we walk." Alex says.

Kathy walks to Oliver and slowly leans forward, so that he knows what she wants to do, and hugs him goodbye. Alex stands up and kisses Oliver on his forehead before she walks out his room with Kathy.

"Alright now that Kathy is out of the room, how are you really doing Oli?" Cragen asks gently.

"Not that well. I have nightmares when I fall asleep. Not one but multiple per night. It helps a bit if Alex holds me or I'm holding her when we go to sleep but I still get them. After giving my statement to Abby, I had a flashback and I hit Abby on her nose when she tried to get me out of it, before she went to get Alex. To be honest, the only thing I'm sure of right now is marrying Alex and get the surgery when I recovered at least a bit. Being attacked by Elliot certainly doesn't help to deal with it. I knew he would react badly, but truthfully I never thought he would physically attack me. If Fin and Nick wouldn't have pulled him away he would have beaten the crap out of me, wouldn't he?" Oliver asks softly.

"Yes, I think he would have. I never thought he would do this either. You've been assaulted twice in a couple of weeks. And even though Elliot hit you once before he was pulled away, the fact that it was someone you trusted your life to and with doesn't make it less bad than what happened in Rikers. It's equally traumatic I think. I know you want to recover from this by yourself. But promise me that if it doesn't work and gets worse you will seek for help." Cragen answers.

"I promise. I have a fiancé I need to think about and take care of. I don't want her to suffer because of me, more than she already does. I know she still blames herself for what happened in Rikers. A little less than before maybe, but she still blames herself. She doesn't say it or talk about it but I know her, I know how she feels about it. And would it have been her, I would have done the same. Hell, I still blame myself for her being shot. And nobody can make me think otherwise. We both have to deal with this, her being shot and me being... raped. And now being assaulted by Elliot too I guess." Oliver says.

Oliver and Cragen talked a bit more before they switched to lighter subjects. They talked until Alex came back. The three of them talked for a couple of minutes before Cragen left and returned to the precinct and they were with the two of them again. Oliver is tired and went to take a nap when Alex's phone rings. Alex walks out of the room and talked for couple of minutes before ending the call and walks back into the room. She sits down on Oliver's bed.

"That was Abby. Barbara won't take a deal. He wants a trial. And that asshole Langan is defending him. He filled a motion for a speedy trial this morning. Judge Hagen accepted the motion. I'm sorry Liv, the trial starts Monday." Alex says.

"What? NO. No, no, no,no,no. This is not happening. Oh God, I can't breathe. Alex, I can't breathe." Oliver chokes out.