A/N I'm sorry it took me so long to write this chapter. After writing the previous chapter in one night, I thought I was done with my writer's block. Apparently I was wrong! I apologize for this and for the short length of this chapter. I hope that its contents are making it up with y'all.
My mind and thoughts are with Stephanie March and this chapter's love quote is chosen with her in my mind.
I dedicate this chapter to Stephanie March, a wonderful, intelligent, warm and beautiful woman. A caring angel, for who we should thank God, every single day, for bringing her on this planet...
Chapter 51
"Right from the start you were a thief, you stole my heart. And I, your willing victim." - Pink.
~~~ O O O ~~~
Oliver and Kim were just finished with their session when Jane came into to the living room and said that she had received a photo from Alex and as it was relatively quickly, they needed to leave soon themselves. Kim got her things together and when she was ready to leave she asked Oliver to walk her out. Once they were at the door the blonde Doctor turned around and looked into Oliver's eyes.
"If you need to, call me in the next two weeks, no matter what time it is. You're doing great Oliver, and I really want the most beautiful and happy wedding for the both of you. So don't hesitate when it's in the middle of the night, the two upcoming weeks you are allowed to call me day and night," Kim said.
Keeping his motions in check after their difficult session, Oliver nodded at Kim.
"Alright, I promise if I really need it, I will call. Only if it's really necessary and when I don't have any other options left, I'll call you in the middle of the night. Now leave, I need to get a wedding suit," Oliver smiled widely, while he laughed at the same time at the end.
Felicia's store Oliver and Jane.
As soon as Oliver and Jane entered Felicia's store they were greeted by Alex's sister.
"There's my favorite brother-in-law," Felicia joked as she carefully pulled Oliver in a hug.
Stepping back Oliver responded, "I'm your only brother-in-law, Felicia," Oliver said dryly.
"That may be, but your still my favorite one," Felicia said.
After Jane was introduced as Oliver's best man to Felicia and the blonde as Alex's sister to the Italian Detective, they walked toward the back of the room where the dressing rooms and the catwalk were just like in the other store. Oliver was 'pushed' into a chair where usually the guests were waiting but since Jane needed to show Alex's dress at her sister without Oliver seeing it this was the easiest way to do that. So the lanky Detective and Alex's sister were standing a couple of feet away from Oliver and with their backs towards the older brunette.
When Felicia saw the dress Alex had chosen, she got a big smile on her face. The dress fitted the blonde ADA perfectly and her sister looked stunningly beautiful in it. The older blonde leaned closer to Jane and spoke softly in her ear.
"Oliver is gonna be toast and most certainly breathless when he sees Alex in this dress," Felicia softly said.
"Tell me something I don't know. With the dress she has chosen for the ceremony, I'm afraid we need to put Oli on oxygen when he sees Alex walking towards him on the isle," Jane chuckled.
Felicia smiled mischievously at Jane while she waggled her eyebrows.
"We can make my baby sister needing that same oxygen too, with Oliver's suit for the ceremony," Felicia answered back softly.
"You're as bad as your sister is. Poor Oli, what is he getting himself into now that is getting into the Cabot clan?" Jane joked.
"Ha, as if. I know all about Abby and Oliver, thanks to my sister. Besides, Oliver can handle himself perfectly. If you can handle my sister, the Ice queen, and our mom together in a fight, and dad told me he handled that situation in the hospital very good, you can handle pretty much everything else with that crazy clan we call family," Felicia countered.
Jane shook her head at Felicia.
"If I were you, I wouldn't call Alex that nearby Oli," Jane warned, and then she walked back to Oliver.
Felicia frowned at Jane's comment but didn't saw the comment as the warning she should have seen it. The blonde walked toward the two brunette Detectives and made a mistake she wouldn't make again.
"Why not? She is the Ice Queen..." Felicia started, but didn't even get the chance to finish her sentence.
Within two seconds Oliver, who was already standing up, was in Felicia's face.
"Don't you never, and I do mean never, call Alex an Ice Queen again! She's not an Ice Queen, you bitch! She's the warmest and most caring person I know. Next time you call my wife an Ice Queen again, I'll kick your ass! I don't give a damn that you're her sister, for all I care you could have been the President, I'd still kick your ass. Nobody and I do mean nobody calls my wife an Ice Queen! Got it blondie?!" Oliver growled at Felicia, as he glared at the blonde, too.
Instinctively Felicia took a step backwards, she was used to her younger sister's death glares but this was something entirely different. Never had she seen a glare so cold, and at the same time so full of fire, in someone's eyes. The only thing she could do was nod at her soon to be brother-in-law. She didn't even think about correcting Oliver, afraid that the strong Detective indeed would kick her ass that very same moment.
Oliver turned and walked away while he spoke to Jane.
"Call Abby and tell her we're switching stores. I need to get out of here before I do something stupid," Oliver said, as he walked out of the store.
~~~ A A A ~~~
Felecia's other store Alex and Abby.
Alex and Abby were waiting for Ana to put the other dresses Alex had tried away and to get the new collection of dresses for the ceremony. The two ADA's were sitting in a corner with a cup of coffee.
"Do you think those two are behaving themselves?" Abby asked.
"Well, I haven't had a call from Felicia yet, so I think they are, at least so far," Alex answered.
"True. Let's hope it stays that way..." Abby said, as she got interrupted by her cellphone.
Abby looked down at the display and saw it Jane calling in.
"Well so far the good news I'm afraid, it's Jane," Abby said before she answered her phone.
"Don't tell me you have been arrested and the two of you need the two of us to pay your bail, Detective," Abby said.
"Hello to you too, Counselor. And no we haven't been arrested. But it could have come close," Jane replied.
Abby shook her head.
"What did you two do this time?" Abby asked, as she looked at Alex.
The blonde raised one eyebrow questioningly at the brunette but stayed quiet.
"Hey, why is always that we would do something?! Anyway, I don't have time for this now. Oli and I are on our way to your store, Alex and you need to come to Felicia and choose her other dress here. Felecia said something incredibly stupid to Oli..." Jane started to answer.
"Oh shit! What happened?" Abby asked, as she interrupted her girlfriend.
"Felicia called Alex 'the Ice Queen' in front of Oli, after I warned her not to do that. Needless to say Oli went into full guard dog mode. He chewed her ass off in a few seconds and walked out the store. Saying he needed to leave before he did something stupid and for me to call you girls," Jane explained.
"Did she have a death wish or something like that? Don't answer that. Alright, we're on our way in about five minutes. We talk about this later, if we need to. Try to calm him down, honey. See ya later," Abby said and ended the call.
"Care to tell me what happened?" Alex asked, a bit worried.
"Get dressed while I go to Ana. Our big bad Detectives are coming to this store and we go to Felicia. Your sister pissed off Oli, I'll explain everything in the car," Abby answered.
Knowing she wouldn't get more out of the brunette ADA right now and the fact that her fiancé was on his way to where she was now, Alex walked into the dressing room to change back into her regular clothes.
In the mean time Abby talked with Ana and explained to her what was going on. For as far as the Latina needed to know about it.
A couple of minutes later Alex and Abby were on their way to her sister and the lanky brunette had explained shortly what happened. Alex, of course, was furious at her sister for being stupid enough to piss off her Detective like this. Abby tried to calm the blonde ADA down, she told her that this should be a joyful day and that there was no point in letting this ruin it. Sure, Alex could give Felicia a piece of her mind, but leave it with that and move on for the moment. Alex agreed with her friend and forced herself to calm down and pointed out that 'Badass' Benson probably scared the hell out of her sister already anyway. She also agreed that this wasn't worth it to let her day be ruined, not a day as important as this one was. By the time they were almost at their new destination both ADA's laughed when they thought about how Alex's sister would have looked when Oliver went all protective about Alex against her. Both women were ready when they stepped out of the car and walked to Felicia's store.
"Felicia Elisabeth Cabot, get your ass over here!" Alex called out,
after she opened the door to the store and walked inside.
Felicia came quickly, almost ran, from the backside of the store and walked to where Alex was standing. Before the older blonde could say one word, the younger blonde opened her mouth and gave her a piece of her mind.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Jane warned you not to call me the Ice Queen, in front of my fiancé. Did you listen to her? No, of course you didn't listen. You were lucky Oliver left the store so quickly and pray that your little stunt won't cause any trouble. Because knowing Oliver, he won't let this go easily," Alex said with her prosecutor voice.
"Yeah, I got that when he chewed my ass off. I'm sorry Alex, I really didn't mean for this to happen. Not now, not ever, but especially not on this day. I will apologize to Oliver when I get the chance. But for now I'd like to stay away from him as far as I possibly can. I thought your glare was the most impressive and scary. Boy, was I wrong about that. I've never seen a glare so cold and at the same time so full of fire as I saw in Oliver's eyes. Never mind the anger that radiated of his body and was in his voice when he growled at me. To be honest, I can't recall a time I was more scared than I was at that moment," Felicia answered.
The blonde ADA softened after hearing her sister's words. Alex saw and knew how Oliver had gotten to her.
"I know Oliver how is when he's defending my honor or protecting me. He's quite scary then.
Besides the fact that Oliver probably did a good job chewing your ass off, this is a joyful day so I won't do it, too," Alex said.
"Scary is not the right description, Alex. Terrifying is more appropriately, I think," Felicia said.
"Welcome to the club of people who faced the wrath of Detective Badass Benson. After insulting Alex, I should add," Abby snickered.
"Really Abs, you couldn't help yourself, could you?" Alex asked, as she shook her head.
"What? Ya know it's true, Alex. Your sister ain't the first one who did it and certainly won't be the last one. Of all the people we know, I can't come up with one person who didn't face his wrath after insulting you," Abby countered.
Alex thought about it for a few moments.
"You have a point there. Although, I think that surely there are a few persons who didn't face it," Alex answered.
Abby shook her head.
"Nope, you're wrong, blondie. Even Liz got it coming. I think, it was somewhere during the Grinder case. You did an impressive job with that one, I have to admit it, but it ain't the reason for the temporarily change in her behavior. It was because she screwed it up with Oli, if you ask me," Abby said.
"You know Carmichael, now that we're talking about it, I think you might be right. I remember Liv being really angry about something but he wouldn't say about what and Liz was acting weird around him for a couple of weeks back then. But, enough about all of this," Alex said.
Felicia's eyebrows went up into her hairline after hearing this.
"Wait, Liz as in our Liz?" Felicia asked shocked.
"Yup, the one and only," Abby grinned.
"Dear God help me, help us all," Felicia mumbled.
Alex playfully glared at Abby, but with a smile around her lips.
"Alright, enough shop talking, I have a wedding dress to find for my wedding," Alex said, smiling widely.
