A/N It may take a little while before I post a new chapter after this one. I need to write a chapter for another story first before I can continue with this story and focus only at this story because that's what y'all deserve. That's what this story deserves. I try to update it ASAP though.
Enjoy reading this chapter.
Chapter 39
"Now I've had the time of my life. No I never felt like this before. Yes I swear, it's the truth and I own all to you." - Bill Medley.
"Oh and Dinand, don't expect my donation of a 150.000 dollars, you receive twice a year, next month. It's nothing personal just business policy. My foundation doesn't donate to facilities that don't act in their patients' best interests." Alex says coldly.
Alex turns around and walks in the direction of Oliver's room.
The moment Alex turns around Dinand Mastdi knows he pushed it too far.
"Alex?" Dr. Mastdi pleads.
Alex turns around just in front of Oliver's room.
"You can't change my mind Dinand. All things I did voluntarily for this center ends now. No more legal advice, no more talking with patients. You'll receive my letter before the end of the week. You're lucky that I won't do anything else. I'm sure you know what I mean. Now I believe you have a meeting in 8 minutes. We'll be out of here between half an hour and an hour." Alex answers with her courtroom voice.
Alex turns around and walks into Oliver's room closing the door behind her. Dinand shakes his head defeated. He knows it will be a cold day in hell before he can make the blonde ADA change her mind. After Alex closed the door Dinand walks away knowing there is nothing he can do and he does have a meeting in 8 minutes. Dr. Olsen and Alicia are just standing there both are shocked to hear how much Alex donated to their rehab and the things she did for their rehab. Dr. Olsen didn't even know that the blonde had talked with patients. Although it was against their policy and their earlier opinion was negatively, both the psychologist and physical therapist are thinking now that their Director should have made an exception. While Alicia walks away too, Dr. Olsen thinks for a moment and then walks to Oliver's room, knocks on the door and opens it.
"Ms. Cabot, I know I was rather hostile a few minutes ago and that you probably don't want to talk to me but I have proposition for the both of you. Could I have a moment of your time, please?" Dr. Olsen asks.
Alex turns around to tell the Doctor to get out of Oliver's room but she sees that Dr. Olsen is serious about this. Alex looks at Oliver and he nods at his fiancé.
"Alright, you have 3 minutes Dr. Olsen." Alex answers.
"Thank you, Ms. Cabot and Detective Benson. I'd like to help the both of you with your recovery Detective Benson and have sessions with you on the same basis you would have had here, in my own time at your own place. And if necessary with you Ms. Cabot or the both of you. I could visit you after my day here has ended. I think that after what happened you don't want to go to another facility and want Detective Benson to recover at a familiar place. If I'm wrong and you do want to search for another facility I'd like to offer my help until you find another place and start there. I understand it if you reject my proposition and you don't have to answer immediately of course." Dr. Olsen says.
Both Alex and Oliver are surprised by the offer from Dr. Olsen. But they see that the blonde Doctor means what she offers. Alex is also surprised that Dr. Olsen seems to read them well because the blonde ADA indeed doesn't want Oliver to go to another facility.
"It's Oliver's decision to make. But let me ask you something first. Why the offer? What made you change your mind?" Alex asks.
"You reminded me of myself. I have been in a similar situation with my wife and I did the same thing you are doing now, taking her home. That's why I made the offer and changed my mind. When you walked away I thought about it. That I did the same thing I mean." Dr. Olsen answers.
"This could get you in trouble here at the rehab. I don't think your wife will be pleased with that." Oliver says.
"My wife would have kicked my ass if I didn't offer it, like you would have done if the roles would be turned around, Detective. As for getting in trouble with my job here, I wouldn't worry about that. I have been thinking of having a private practice for a while, now is as good as another time. You see Ms. Cabot your letter isn't the only letter Dr. Mastdi will receive on his desk this week. He will have my resignation letter on his desk too before the end of the week. This is not your fault if you might think that. You actually did me a favor and remind me of my own values. The things that are important in my own eyes." Dr. Olsen says.
"Well in that case, if Alex is alright with it I'd like to take your offer. I'm a cop, I don't like psychologists but I have a good feeling with you Dr. Olsen." Oliver answers.
"Don't you all. There are two things all cops hate no matter what rank they have. Psychologists and shrinks, as you call them, and lawyers. My wife married a psychologist and you're marrying a lawyer. I don't think I need to say more." Dr. Olsen smiles.
Alex and Oliver both smile too. They have feeling they'll getting along with the Doctor, now knowing the things they have in common.
"I already said it would be Oliver's choice so I'm fine with it. Now if you would excuse us, I have arrangements I need to make." Alex says.
"Of course, I can visit the both of after my day is finished to discus things further." Dr. Olsen says.
"That's alright." Alex says.
The blonde writes down their address and hands it over at Dr. Olsen.
"At what time can we expect a visit from you Dr. Olsen?" Alex asks.
Dr. Olsen looks down on the paper with Alex's address.
"Is 5.30 pm alright?" Dr. Olsen asks.
Alex looks at Oliver before answering.
"Yes that's fine. See you then Dr. Olsen." Alex answers.
"Alright, I'll be there. Good bye Detective Benson, Ms. Cabot." Dr. Olsen says.
They both greet the Doctor and then Dr. Olsen leaves Oliver's room. After the Doctor left Alex immediately calls Cragen and asks if he could miss Jane for an hour or two, to get Oliver home. She tells what happened without going into details and Cragen says it's alright and that Jane will be on her way in a couple of minutes. While they wait for Jane to arrive, Alex calls Liz to tell her they're going home and explains what happened. Liz is angry of course and tells her she'll visit them later or tomorrow. Just when Alex hangs up there's a knock on the door and Jane walks inside.
"Are you alright, Oli?" Jane asks.
"Hello and good morning to you too, Jane. And yes I'm alright thanks to the Ice Queen." Oliver answers.
The Detective squeezes the blonde ADA's hand to let her know he's joking. He never did and never will call her Ice Queen and mean it. Jane frowns her eyebrows, for some unknown reason they never told her that it's one of Alex's less flattering nicknames.
"Good morning The Ice Queen? Who is that?" Jane asks.
"I am. It's what they call me behind my back, most of the times. Sometimes it's Ice Princess. Liv was joking now. He would never call me that seriously. As far as I know he never did call me it not even once. In fact I can tell ya a few stories about some beat cops that did call me that and were so stupid to do it in Oliver's presence. I can assure you they probably never did it again. And no I won't tell about it now." Alex answers.
"You guys never told me that and I haven't heard it at the precinct neither. What is it with ADA's and nicknames in this city. Yours is the Ice Queen or Ice Princess, Abs is called the Pit bull. What's Casey's nickname?" Jane asks.
"She hasn't one 'officially' but Texas Oil call her The Hitman. I think she earned that name in the time she played softball." Alex smiles.
"Before you ask who that is, that are Abby and I. Abs came up with it as a joke but it seems like it sticks." Oliver says.
"Alright enough talking about nicknames. How about we go home? Jane did you get the key of my car at the reception desk and which one is it?" Alex asks.
"Yes your Highness." Jane jokes taking a bow.
"It's the Volvo." Jane says.
Oliver snickers when Jane makes the joke, Alex just rolls her eyes.
"Oh nice, I can lay down in the back seat." Oliver reacts.
"I'm glad Abs took this car too. Well, let's get you in the wheelchair and get out of here." Alex answers.
Alex quickly packs the few things she had unpacked earlier and then she and Jane help Oliver in the wheelchair and leave his room. At the reception desk are the resigning papers for Oliver and after signing them the three are ready to go. When they arrive at Alex's car they position the wheelchair so that Oliver can get easier in the car with some help from Jane. In the mean time Alex brings back the wheelchair inside. She ordered one at their apartment two days ago and Abby stayed there yesterday for the delivery. When the blonde attorney comes back at the Volvo Oliver and Jane are already in the car, Alex gets into the driver's seat and starts the car. She drives home slower and more careful then normal since Oliver is lying down on the backseat. Half an hour after they left the rehab center, Alex pushes Oliver in the wheelchair into the foyer of the apartment building, where Oliver is greeted by Jake and Hector, the doorman and security guard.
"Good morning Detective Benson, Ms. Cabot. Detective, it's good to see you again." Jake says.
"Good morning and thank you Jake." Oliver answers.
"Good morning Jake." Alex says.
When they get to the elevator, Hector gets from behind his desk and walks to Oliver and gives the Detective a hand.
"Good morning, Detective. It's nice to have you back here. I hope you're recover soon. Good morning Ms. Cabot." Hector says.
"Good morning, Hector. It's nice to be back. And that makes two of us." Oliver answers.
"Good morning, Hector." Alex smiles.
Hector turns to Jane and nods at the Italian Detective.
"Good morning Detective Rizzoli." Hector says.
"Good morning, Hector." Jane says.
Alex and Oliver raise an eyebrow but they didn't say something. Hector walks back to his desk and Alex, Oliver and Jane are getting into the elevator and to the top floor of the building where the couples apartment is. After the two women settled down Oliver in the bedroom Jane goes back to the precinct. Abby and she would visit Alex and Oliver after the Detective's shift was over and she picked up Abby. When Oliver finally falls asleep, exhausted due to this morning events, Alex tip toes out of the guest room, leaving the door open so she can hear Oliver and walks from the hallway into the living room. They had decided to stay downstairs in guest room there as long as Oliver wasn't able to walk upstairs to the master bedroom. She sits down on the couch and looks on her watch and decides to call her parents at their home. Alexander and Caroline are furious when they hear what happened. And Alexander asks if she is going to sue them. Alex says to him that she isn't going to sue them and explains what she did do and what they are going to do for Oliver's recovery. After Alex talked with her parents she calls the trauma psychologist and Dr. Bouchon. The psychologist wasn't available but she would call back as soon as she could. Alex explained to Dr. Bouchon what happened at the rehab and why she brought Oliver home. Dr. Bouchon promised he would made an appointment for tomorrow morning at the hospital for a swallow test and that he would personally look at the test and would reserve some time in his schedule for the afternoon to remove the tube should the test go right. He also gave Alex a number for a private nurse that the blonde ADA could call. He would call back when he had arranged things.
Later that afternoon Alex and Oliver talked with Dr. Olsen, who was half an hour to early at their apartment, about what they are going to do. Oliver was lying on Alex's lap with his head and with his body on the couch. It turned out that the Doctor lives closer to the vacation house of Alex's parents in the Hampton's then to their apartment so Alex quickly and shortly called her father and asked if Oliver and she could stay at the house during Oliver's recovery. Of course Alexander said it was alright. Dr. Olsen, Alex and Oliver agreed that they would go to the house the day after tomorrow should everything go right tomorrow. The trauma psychologist had agreed to visit them there once a week until Oliver would be ready to travel more and then they would visit her office and go back to the Hampton's. She would come to Oliver on Friday this week and they would make a new appointment then for the next week. They also found a good PT therapist that would come there every day and a private nurse that was willing to stay at the house in the Hampton's as long as it was necessary. Dr. Olsen stayed for 20 minutes and they had made a plan for Oliver's recovery. She would come tomorrow afternoon for a first and short session with Oliver, either at their apartment or the hospital depending on where Oliver would be. And from Thursday she would visit the Detective in the Hampton's and they would start with a full session. Now Alex and Oliver are waiting for Jane and Abby to arrive. Oliver is lying on Alex's lap with his head as they are on the couch.
"I know I will curse her and be a pain in her ass but I don't know what it is that makes me thrust her." Oliver says.
"I'm sure you will be. I would be surprised if you wouldn't be a pain in her ass and make it hard for her to work with you at times. It's a good thing that you thrust her though. And I trust her too. She seems to know what she's doing and there are a few things we have in common. Maybe that is what makes you thrust her." Alex says.
"At least she knows what it is she gets herself in to, as she's married to a cop. Although she'll find out soon enough that I'm probably the most stubborn person she ever met." Oliver smirks.
"Oliver Benson, I know it's hard but behave yourself. You don't have to push her to her limits. I'm sure she can handle a lot but I doubt she'll have the same influence on you as I have. Not to mention that I'm probably one of the few if not the only that can win an argument from you. I know she'll piss you off at times but it would be nice if you don't make her run." Alex answers.
"Something else. We still need to choose a date for our wedding day. Now that I'm going to get therapy I hope it won't be too long from now until I can walk and stand on my own feet without support." Oliver says, changing the subject.
"We're not, let me rephrase that. You're not going to rush things and push yourself to hard. But you're right. We need to pick a date. Did you have something in mind?" Alex asks smiling down at Oliver.
"How fast can your mom prepare a wedding?" Oliver asks.
"Well if we want her to be reasonable and listening to our wishes I'd say the minimum is about 6 to 8 weeks." Alex answers.
"I have a date in mind but it's under 8 weeks from now." Oliver says.
"I know you didn't pick that day, whenever it is, without a reason. Wanna tell why or what for?" Alex asks.
Oliver smiles while he looks up into the most beautiful blue eyes he has ever seen.
"Lex, do you remember the first time we did something together, just the two of us?" Oliver asks.
"Yes I do. We went for a drink after the Cleary case." Alex answers.
"That's right. I already had fallen in love with you by then and to me it was the first date we went on, I know it wasn't a date but to me it felt like it was. It was Friday November the 3rd." Oliver says softly.
"To me it was a date too, Liv. I was head over heels in love with you. The reason why we went to get a drink was horrible but I still enjoyed it because I was alone with you at last." Alex smiles.
"I was happy that I could ask you for a drink without anyone around us when I asked you. So to me that date is very special. For a good reason, like you said the reason why we went for a drink wasn't but the time we spent together was that's why it's a good reason and why it's special to me." Oliver smiles shyly.
"It is special to me too. It's the perfect date to get married, Liv." Alex answers and leans down to briefly kiss her fiancé.
After Alex pulled back Oliver takes her hand and intertwined their fingers.
"So Alexandra Laura Cabot, will you marry me a little under 7 weeks from now on the 3rd of November?" Oliver asks.
"Yes Oliver Alexander Benson. I will marry you on the 3rd of November and become Mrs. Benson." Alex answers softly.
Just when Alex leans down to kiss Oliver again there's a knock on the front door.
"Sorry babe, that kiss needs to wait." Alex says, while she carefully lift Oliver a bit so she can get up.
"It's alright. We have enough time for that later, Counselor." Oliver says, smiling at Alex.
Alex quickly takes a thick pillow and lays it under Oliver's head against the arm of the couch. Then the blonde walks to the door and looks through the spy hole. She knows who are there but still she does it to be sure and because she knows Oliver wants her to do it. After looking through the spy hole she opens the door.
"Abs, Jane come in." Alex says, and steps aside.
Jane steps inside, Abby stays on the doorstep.
"Jane and I have a surprise for you. We found someone and brought them with us." Abby smiles.
Alex had walked back into the living room to let Jane and Abby walk inside, so the blonde ADA couldn't see who was coming form around the corner. Of course Oliver couldn't see it too from the couch in the living room. However, the Detective hears a pair of heels clicking. He would recognizes this sound and rhythm anywhere just like he would with Alex. He knows exactly who walks into their apartment.