A/N at the end.

Chapter 48

"You can't stop loving or wanting to love because when its right it's the best thing in the world. When you're in a relationship and its good, even when nothing else in your life is right, you feel like your whole world is complete." - Keith Sweat.

It's a couple of hours later since Abby and Jane had arrived, and the four of them are having a good time and are eating dinner together. Alex had been teased mercilessly about her comment of Abby and Jane having a lousy timing, the brunette Detective and ADA heard Oliver laughter as soon as they got inside the house. Although not liking she was teased for so long, Alex on the other hand didn't mind. Oliver was making progress and the kiss he gave her, had made her legs going weak and curled her toes. So if this was the result, the blonde ADA would gladly accept it every time it happened.

"Hey guys, shall we play a game tonight?" Abby asked.

"NO WAY. Nuh uh. Not gonna happen, Carmichael. I know you. Every time people plays a game with you, someone always gets hurt. Caroline is gonna kill you, I'm gonna kill you, if someone gets hurt so soon for our wedding," Oliver said.

"Oh c'mon Oli. We can play a card game, nobody gets hurts with that," Abby whined.

"Yes we will. Remember" Oliver started, as his voice squeaked.

The Detective cleared his throat, which sounded weird too, and started over again.

"Remember the game with Helen, she.." Oliver stopped again.

Oliver took a couple of sips of his orange juice and once more the Detective cleared his throat. But he still sounded like a little girl. All three women started to laugh. Oliver tried again but the same awkward sound came out his mouth. The Detective decided to give up trying and just hoped his voice would sound normal soon again.

All night long Oliver's voice kept squeaking. His throat became sore and the four of them thought that maybe Oliver was getting sick. They didn't have another explanation. After Oliver told Alex and Jane about the time with Helen and the three of them playing poker Alex and Jane immediately said they were not going to play any game at all. Neither of them wanted to face Caroline's wrath and with Oliver and Abby being together the odds were likely that was going to happen. Instead the four had made themselves comfortable on the sofa and chairs and talked about all kind of things. Of course Abby and Jane had to feel Oliver's skin after he and Alex told them about his facial hair. Both brunettes were really happy for Oliver and teased Alex with being rubbed by sand paper when Oliver was too lazy to shave himself.

The next morning Alex woke up being spooned from behind by Oliver. The attorney's legs were laying between the Detective's legs and his arm protectively around her waist with his hand resting on her stomach. Alex felt a smile coming up around her lips. She wanted to wake up like this, safely in her lover's arms, every morning. Alex was enjoying how it felt lying like this when Oliver started to wake up.

"Good morning, Detective," Alex said softly,

as she placed her hand on top of Oliver's hand on her stomach and laced their fingers together.

"Mmmm. Good morning, Counselor," Oliver said with a low voice,

as he pulled Alex more into his body and laid his face against the blonde's neck, clearly not awake completely.

Alex heard Oliver's voice and noticed immediately that is was lower and sounded differently. This was not how he normally sounded when he woke up.

"Oliver, your voice is lower," Alex softly said, smiling.

"What?" Oliver mumbled.

"Your voice, it's lower, Detective. It's different too," Alex answered.

This got Oliver's attention and he thought about it and was suddenly wide awake. Alex was right, his voice didn't sound like it normally did.

"Yes it is, Alex," Oliver said.

Hearing his own voice, it finally penetrated into Oliver's mind what Alex said. Oliver lifted his head and untangled their legs, making it possible for Alex to turn over on her other side to face the Detective.

"Your right, Lex. It's lower. It doesn't sound like me. How the hell did that happen?" Oliver asked surprised.

"I don't know. Yesterday you sounded like a little girl, all night. Maybe you weren't getting sick, but your voice changed, like in puberty only in one night instead of how long it normally takes," Alex answered.

"Sound like you're right, Counselor. I like this voice though," Oliver said as his listened to the sound of his own voice.

"I like it too. It sounds sexy when you wake up, Detective," Alex said, waggling her eyebrows.

"Says the woman who's voice always sounds sexy," Oliver replied dryly.

Alex softly swatted Oliver's leg.

"I may joked about it, but I did mean it," Alex said.

"As did I, Counselor. Really, your voice is always sexy and the sexiest I've ever heard," Oliver answered.

"Charmer," Alex said as she got out of bed.

Abby and Jane would get up in an hour and as the perfect hostess she was, Alex wanted breakfast to be ready before they came downstairs.

"Yeah, but you do like it, Counselor," Oliver quipped.

"That I do, Detective. Now what do you want to wear today?" Alex asked.

"I thought of a pair of jeans, with an undershirt and a button up shirt," Oliver answered.

"Alright, any preferences for your shirt or should I pick out something?" Alex asked.

"Why don't you choose, you have an excellent taste," Oliver answered.

Alex walked to the closet and selected a pair of jeans, an undershirt and her favorite button up shirt, the black one Oliver often wears. The attorney helped her fiancé get dressed before she got dressed herself and then left to kitchen to prepare breakfast for the four of them, while Oliver did the exercises he had to do for PT.

An hour later Oliver walked into the kitchen, when he saw Abby standing in the kitchen with Alex. The brunette stood with her back towards the door opening and neither women heard Oliver walking into the kitchen even though he walked with a cane. However, Alex felt that the Detective had entered the kitchen. She just knew when her Detective was close to her and looked up, wanting to say something but kept her mouth shot when she saw Oliver putting his finger on his lips. The attorney turned back her head and smiled inside herself, knowing that Oliver was going to do something.

Oliver sneaked up behind Abby, and stood still three feet behind the brunette ADA to be safe. It was brilliant in Oliver's mind, because the moment he wanted to speak up Abby leaned into Alex.

"Ms. Carmichael, what do you think you are doing with my daughter?" Oliver asked, lowering his voice a little more.

Abby stepped aside like she burned herself and jumped 3 feet into the air before she turned around to explain that what ever, she thought was Alexander, was thinking wasn't right. But to the brunette's surprise it wasn't Alexander standing behind her but Oliver.

"Oliver Benson, that was not funny," Abby said.

Oliver laughed loud and shook his head up and down, the Detective thought it was hilarious.

"Oh yes, it was. You should haven seen your own reaction, Carmichael," Oliver snickered.

"Alright Benson, you had your fun, you can act normal again," Abby grumbled,

the brunette didn't had her second cup of coffee and was not amused.

Before Oliver could answer, Jane walked into the kitchen.

"What did he do now?" Jane asked.

"Scaring Abby and made her jump 3 feet," Alex snickered.

"How did you that?" Jane asked, holding back a smile.

The brunette Detective knew that it would bite her back in the ass if she laughed or smiled herself, judging by the look on her girlfriend's face.

"He pretended to be Alexander and asked me what I was doing with his daughter, just when I leaned into Alex. And then he kept going with the low-voice-act," Abby answered before Oliver could.

"It was hilarious, Jane. Abby stepped away from Alex so fast, before she jumped. And the look on her face when she thought it was my future father in law and saw it was me, priceless," Oliver said, with a big smile on his face.

"See, he still keeps doing it," Abby whined.

"No I'm not. Ask Alex if you don't believe me," Oliver said.

Both Abby and Jane turned to look at Alex.

"He isn't fooling around. When we woke up this morning his voice was like this," Alex answered, smiling widely at Oliver.

"Wow, that's fast. I'm so happy for you Oli," Abby said, as she hugged the Detective.

"I know. Normally it takes longer, but since when do I things normal, never. So I guess this is me doing it my way too," Oliver said.

"Amen to that. He finally figured it out," Jane laughed.

"You have no right to mock me, Rizzoli. You're just the same," Oliver countered with a smile.

"Ouch, touché, " Alex said.

Jane hugged Oliver briefly while she whispered in the Detective's ear,

"Keep your game face on, or we will be teased mercilessly. I have to admit Oli, your voice sounds damn sexy," Jane whispered.

Oliver managed to keep his game face on after Jane warned him. After the brief hug the two Detectives let go of each other, and Oliver nodded at Jane as an answer. Then the lanky Detective stepped back.

"Well I don't know about y'all but I'm starving," Abby announced.

Abby walked out the kitchen into the dinner room and Jane followed suit after rolling her eyes behind her girlfriend's back. Leaving Alex and Oliver in the kitchen. As soon as the brunette's left the kitchen Alex turned to Oliver and raised one eyebrow at the Detective. Not knowing that in the dinner room a certain brunette ADA did the same thing to the other Detective.

"What did Jane say to you?" Alex asked.

"That's something between her and me, you know us Detectives," Oliver answered.

Alex pouted and gave her best puppy dog eyes at Oliver.

"Now normally that would have helped you, but not this time, Lex. You're not getting it out of me, Counselor," Oliver replied.

"We'll see about that later today, Detective!" Alex husked seductively,

as she gave a heated look at Oliver before the blonde walked out of the kitchen with a basket of fresh baked bread.

Oliver swallowed hard and instantly knew that he probably was screwed somewhere later today.

A/N Some of you ask me when I update again. I know there are major gaps between the chapters. It's not that I don't want to update often it's that I'm not able to update more often now. I have a writer's block to deal with on top of the many issues I have to deal with. Like probably getting homeless. So I do the best I can, I can't do more than that. At least I manage to get chapters written, which is a miracle on itself right now.

This chapter isn't beta read by my usual beta reader agapeandzoe, but by Tummer 22, so all mistakes that are there are entirely our fault..

I hope y'all liked the chapter. It's short I know, but the reason why I explained above. I personally am very happy with Oliver's developments regarding to his transition.. And what has Alex in mind?

I'll try to update as soon as possible.