Chapter Title: Never Ending

The next morning, Olivia went to the district and sat quickly at her desk. She didn't' want someone to ask her about the shadows under her eyes. She said a quick hello to everyone before going back to her work.

"Liv," said Elliot. "Liv?" She still didn't' answer. "Olivia!" He began to get frustrated and shook her should. She jumped from her chair and looked at Elliot.

"Damn, Elliot; don't do that again. You nearly gave me a heart attack!" She sighed. "What's your problem?"

"Are you kidding me, Olivia? I tried to get your attention for five minutes and I have a problem?" He started at Olivia and sat down on the edge of her desk.

"I'm sorry, Elliot; I didn't sleep well last night."

"Or the last few nights, right, Olivia? C'mon, Liv,; something is wrong." Elliot looked at her concernedly. Tears filled her eyes and she ran to the bathroom.

Alex walked in shortly after Olivia had left.

"Hey, Alex," Elliot greeted her.

Alex frowned. "Where's Liv?"

"In the bathroom," Elliot answered.

Alex nodded vaguely and left. She knocked on the door and entered the bathroom. What she saw was an Olivia she didn't recognize.

"Hey, Liv," she said slowly, walking over.

"What do you want, Alex?" Her voice was brittle.

Alex went closer to Olivia and took her face into her hands. She pulled her closer and kissed Olivia on the cheek. Her kisses moved slowly towards Olivia's mouth and Olivia didn't resist as Alex deepened the kiss. The kiss intensified and they didn't want to stop. Olivia felt helpless, betrayed by her body. Olivia set her hands on Alex's waist.

"Al…" she tried to get Alex's attention. "Alex…please…"

"I can't do this." Tears ran down Olivia's cheeks.

With a final kiss on Olivia's mouth, Alex turned away.

"I'll wait for you outside." She left.

Olivia looked again at her mirror and left the bathroom. Elliot and Alex were waiting at her desk. "You okay, Liv?" asked Elliot anxiously.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She sank onto her chair.

"Is there anything new in the Shalev case?" asked Alex.

"No; we have DNA, but nothing to compare it to. We have suspects, but Shirin won't say the name of the father," said Elliot.

Alex nodded. "Okay, if there is nothing else, I will go to my office. But call me when you find something." She took her bag and left the precinct.

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"Hello, Mr. Shalev. Could we speak with Shirin again?" Olivia asked.

"Sure; come in," said Mr. Shalev.

"Thanks."

"Shirin, can you come here?"

Shirin came from her room in the living room where Olivia and Elliot waited. She stopped when she saw hem.

"Hello, Detectives," she said, unable to hide the fear in her voice.

"Hey, Shirin. Can we talk for a few minutes?" asked Olivia carefully.

"Sure. What can I do for you?"

"We want to know who the father is. IS he the one who raped you?"

"Shirin," her father pleaded. "Come on, tell the detective who the father is."

"Lo aba. Bevakasha…Zeh lo chashuv." She began to cry.

"No, Shirin. It is important. Please tell the detectives who the father is." Her father's tone was serious. "Bevaska…Shirin."

"He didn't rape me. Please tell them to leave him alone."

"Tell us the name, Shirin."

"It's a boy form my school – a junior." She stopped a dn took a breath. She shuddered. "His name is…please leave him alone. He doesn't know that I'm pregnant," she begged.

"C'mon, Shirin," her father murmured.

"It's Isaiah York," Shirin whispered. Olivia wrote the name in her notepad.

"Thank you, Shirin." She gave Shirin's hand a squeeze.

"He would never do such a thing. Please don't tell him that I'm pregnant."

Olivia gave a guilty smile. "I can't promise anything."

They stood up and went to the door. As they went outside, Elliot looked at Olivia and said. "How long?"

Olivia was confused. "How long, what, Elliot?"

"How long did you sleep with her?" Elliot was smiling.

"With whom?"

"You know 'with whom,'"

"Six months," she muttered and walked quickly to the car.

"What happened?" asked Elliot, interested.

"Nothing, Elliot. Leave it," she said firmly.

"But…" he began. He stopped; Elliot sighed and opened the car door.

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Alex heard a knock on her door. She looked up. "Come in," she said. It was Elliot. "What can I do for you, Detective?"

"Hm…I don't know, but I know what you can do for Olivia." He smiled and waited for a reaction from Alex.

She couldn't' believe what Elliot had said. She stared at him, lost for words. "Detective, I think that's none of your business," she answered, her voice like a prosecutor.

"You're so wrong, Counselor. I've worked with Olivia for seven years. She is like family and I will not let you hurt her. Your hear me, Alex?" he said angrily. "Why did you break up with her?" He sat down on a chair, unrelenting.

Alex sighed. "I can't do this. My career is the most important thing in my life. I can't risk it." She looked down; she couldn't' bear the way Elliot looked at her.

"That is really unfortunate, Alex. I really though you would be more intelligent." He walked to the door and stopped.

"Olivia deserved something better."