When they landed, their first stop was to drop off the ADAs. Serena, Alex, and Olivia got out in front of the DA's office.
"I've never been here at five in the morning," Serena looked up at the darkened building.
"Be careful," Olivia kissed Alex, "Call me if you need anything."
Alex smiled, "Okay. I'll see you later."
Serena and Alex walked up the steps and through the doors of the DA's office. After making sure they were inside, the detective drove off.
"I think this has been your longest relationship since I've known you, Liv," Elliot chuckled.
Olivia threw a wadded piece of paper across the desk as him, "It's sad, but you're right."
"Does this mean you'll be easier to work with?" Fin smiled.
Olivia rolled her eyes, "Ha ha."
"Have you two been on an actual date yet?" Elliot asked.
She leaned back in her chair, "Not yet. I mean Coney Island was the perfect date except for we weren't technically together then. And we also went to the movies. And she's cooked for me a few times, but I'm pretty sure that didn't count."
"Cabot can cook?" Munch raised an eyebrow.
"Very well," Olivia smiled, "I guess I should take her out on a real date huh?"
Elliot nodded, "It usually helps."
"But I don't know where to take her," Olivia shrugged, "I mean, she's Alexandra Cabot. She's eaten the best foods, she drinks the best wines," Olivia furrowed her eyebrows. It never crossed her mind before. Alex can do anything, have anything, see anything. This was going to make if difficult to take her on a date that would blow her away.
She tapped her pen on the desk, while she thought.
"What's up Liv?" Elliot asked.
"I think I'm going to need help with the first date," Olivia looked around the room. She looked at Munch, "Somehow you got a handful of women to marry you, what's your secret?"
Munch smirked, "So now we're looking at marriage?"
Olivia blushed.
Elliot smiled, "Okay guys, let's focus on the first date. We'll plan the wedding later."
"Alex," Serena called from the doorway of Alex's office, "What are you doing?"
"I'm writing my opening arguments," Alex looked up from her legal pad.
"Lucky for me I don't have to do that," Serena smirked, "I'm probably the only secretary in New York who graduated first in her class from NYU Law."
Alex smiled, "Someday Jack is going to become DA and you'll have your own bureau. And then I'll be DA and you'll be my deputy."
Serena laughed, "Anyway, I came in here to ask if you could help me find the paper clips in the supply closet."
Alex rose from her chair and followed Serena to the supply closet. They searched the closet before Alex found a giant box of paper clips on the top shelf. As she reached up to get it, a phone rang.
"I'll get it," Serena trotted off to the phone while Alex was stuck with the box halfway off the shelf. It was five forty-five in the morning and she had a good idea of who was calling Alex.
"Serena!" Alex called.
Serena picked up the phone on Alex's desk, "You've reached Alex Cabot's desk, this is Serena her personal assistant."
Olivia laughed on the other end of the line, "You were actually the one I was calling to talk to."
"Oh really?" Serena asked, "May I ask why detective?"
"After work today, do you think you could call me?" Olivia asked, "I'm planning a date for Alex and I have some questions."
"No problem," Serena smiled and jotted down Olivia's number, "I'll call you."
"Thanks Serena," Olivia replied, "Bye."
"Bye," Serena hung up the phone as Alex walked in.
"Who was it?" Alex asked.
Serena picked up Olivia's number, "That was tall, dark, and sexy. You are one very lucky lady."
"What's going on?" Alex raised an eyebrow.
"That is for me to know and you to find out," Serena smiled.
Everyone else that worked in the office started showing up around seven and Alex decided it was time to put on the spare suit she kept in her office. After she changed, she checked her clock and gathered her things to leave for court.
She spent two hour tip-toeing around Petrovsky, sensing the judge's irritated attitude. When she finally got to leave, she checked her messages while walking down the steps of the courthouse.
She hailed a cab and gave the driver the address of the 1-6. One of the messages was from Cragen, requesting her presence.
Alex walked into the precinct like she always did. She walked in like she owned the place. Pushing opening the squad room door, she scanned the room and saw the tail end of Elliot walking into Cragen's office.
"Hey Counselor," Cragen greeted Alex. He was looking through the one way glass. Alex followed his gaze to see Elliot in the interrogation room with a perp.
"Where's everyone else?" Alex asked. By everyone else, she meant Olivia, but she wasn't sure what Olivia wanted to do about telling Cragen about them.
"They're on their way with the other perp," Cragen told her.
"This is the rapist or the accomplice?" Alex asked, looking at the scared man sitting across from an intimidating Elliot.
"Does it matter?" Cragen asked.
Alex shrugged, "It might later."
There was a commotion outside the office and Cragen and Alex peeked out to see a man flailing around while Munch and Fin tried to restrain him. With Olivia's help, they got him into the holding cell.
"He ripped your shirt," Fin pointed out to Olivia.
She looked down and saw a tear in her shirt a couple of inches from the bottom, "Shit. This is my extra shirt."
Alex and Cragen walked out of his office.
"Are you guys okay?" Cragen asked.
They all nodded. Munch, Fin, and Cragen walked into Cragen's office to watch Elliot.
Alex walked over to the holding cell and studied the man. He had a savage look in his eyes, "What's his story?"
"He broke into seven women's apartments at night and raped them," Olivia explained.
Alex took one last look at the despicable man in front of her before walking over to Olivia. Her eyes fell to the hole in Olivia's shirt.
"I have to be in court in thirty minutes," Olivia added.
"Who's the judge?" Alex asked looking down at Olivia's pants.
"Parsons," Olivia replied.
"Good," Alex set her briefcase down and took off her jacket, "Judge Parsons doesn't like to stay in session past three which gives me time to get my jacket back from you on my way back to court."
"Thanks Alex," Olivia took the jacket and put it on, "But I still have to interview some witnesses afterwards and I can't do that with a hole in my shirt."
Alex looked at her watch, "I'll take my lunch break and run to your place to get you a new shirt."
Olivia smiled. She opened the drawer of her desk and pulled out a single key. She handed it to Alex who smiled back.
"I'll see you at the courthouse around three," Alex added before picking up her briefcase.
"See ya," Olivia leaned on her desk and watched Alex walk out. Alex never ceased to amaze her.
It was all Alex could do not to jump up and down, laughing. She had the spare key to Olivia's apartment. At least for a few hours.
She took a cab to her apartment to get her car. She figured she'd be at work late tonight and she wasn't really comfortable alone in a cab after dark.
After getting her car, she drove to Olivia's apartment. She smiled all the way up in the elevator and as she opened Olivia's door.
She always loved coming to Olivia's apartment. The reason she used to have was trial prep or asking for Olivia's opinion on a case. Now she didn't really need those reasons anymore.
She'd never been past Olivia's living room so she walked down a promising looking hallway in search of the bedroom.
She found it with relative ease and walked over to the closet. Her phone rang while she was looking through shirts. She answered, "Cabot."
"Hey Lexi," Serena's voice came over the line, "What are you up to?"
"I'm in Olivia's apartment getting a new shirt for her," Alex answered, resuming her search.
Serena laughed, "Wow, you ripped her shirt off already?"
"No," Alex chuckled, "What's up?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to meet for lunch?" Serena asked.
Alex checked her watch, "Sure. I'll meet you at the deli down from the courthouse in fifteen."
"It's a deal," Serena replied, "Bye Lex."
"Bye," Alex hung up. She smiled when she saw her favorite shirt of Olivia's, a deep, burgundy button down.
After a fun lunch with Serena, Alex headed to the courthouse. She'd be early, but she didn't have time to run to her office and back to the courthouse.
Her phone rang as she parked near the courthouse. "Cabot."
"Hey," Olivia was on the other line, "The defense asked for a recess."
"Oh," Alex smiled, "Well I'm outside, parked across the street."
Olivia looked around and spotted Alex's car, "I'll be right there."
Alex continued reading until her passenger door opened and Olivia slid in. She put the file down and retrieved Olivia's shirt from the backseat.
Olivia smiled and took it, "You're a lifesaver."
"In more ways than one," Alex smirked.
Olivia hands Alex her jacket before taking off the torn shirt. Olivia looked around for somewhere to put it and Alex held out her hand. When Olivia gave it to her, she threw it in the backseat.
The detective laughed as she put her new shirt on. "Thanks Alex."
"No problem," Alex smiled.
"Are you working late tonight?" Olivia asked, buttoning up her shirt.
Alex nodded, "And you have a phone date with Serena."
Olivia smirked, "That I do."
"I'll see you when I see you then," Alex smiled.
"I guess this will have to hold me off til them," Olivia leaned over and captured Alex's lips in a tender kiss.
"Mmm," Alex grinned, "That only made me want more."
Olivia smirked, "I gotta go. I love you."
"I love you too," Alex added, watching Olivia get out and walked down the street.
Closing arguments went on for what seemed like days. Langon talked and talked and talked and Alex was pretty sure he started the same speech over a few times.
Alex already said her closing arguments, so all she was waiting for was Langon to shut up.
"Thank you," Langon nodded to the jury and walked back to his seat.
Petrovsky looked as bored as Alex felt. "The jury will deliberate now."
The jury filed out and Alex stood up, packing her things.
"So, Alex," Langon walked over to her, "Do you wanna go for drinks after work?"
Alex shook her head, "No thank you Trevor. I'm working late tonight."
"You wouldn't be working nearly as much if you joined my firm," Langon followed Alex out of the courtroom.
"I actually like having a soul thank you," Alex kept walking.
"What about dinner tomorrow night?" he asked.
Alex was getting angry, "Does no mean anything to you?"
"I don't hear it often," Langon smirked.
"I've been telling you no since the day we met," Alex walked down the courtroom steps, "Leave me alone Trevor."
He stopped at the bottom step, "Call me!"
Alex rolled her eyes. That man is a pig. A soulless pig.
There was a knock on Alex's door a few hours later. She looked up to see Serena, "Hey."
"Hey Serena," Alex smiled, "Need some help in the supply closet?"
Serena shook her head, "I'm gonna call a cab. Do you want to split it?"
"I got my car before lunch today," Alex checked the clock, "I'll take you home if you give me a few minutes."
Serena nodded, "Okay. I'm gonna go get my stuff. You can come get me when you're ready."
Alex nodded. When Serena left, she finished her last piece of catch-up work from her three day vacation and the one day adventure.
She leaned back in her chair and sighed. It had been a really long day. A fourteen hour day to be exact.
Alex changed back into the clothes showed up at work in and hung up her back-up suit. It looked cold outside, so she pulled on her college hoodie with the bullet holes in it.
"You ready?" Alex looked at her best friend who was staring at a computer screen.
Serena turned off the monitor and nodded. She followed Alex out to her car.
Both women were exhausted so there was little conversation had in the car. Alex pulled to a stop outside Serena's apartment building. Serena looked over at Alex and smiled, "Be careful."
Alex nodded, "I will."
Serena looked at her watch and chuckled, "I better hurry and call your girlfriend before she goes to sleep."
"Yeah," Alex laid her head back on the seat, "Try not to embarrass me, okay?"
Serena opened her door and smiled, slyly, "I cannot promise anything."
"I can't wait for you to date someone so I can do the same thing to you," Alex smiled back.
"More incentive for me not to date anyone you know," Serena got out, "I can just tell them you're my crazy cousin that broke out of the mental institution."
Alex laughed, "Bye Serena."
"Bye Lexi," Serena smiled and walked inside her building.
When Alex finally got to her apartment, she was sure the second she laid down, she'd be asleep. She walked to the front door and Sam opened it for her, "Hello Miss Cabot."
"Hi Sam," Alex tiredly smiled.
"Where's Miss Benson?" David asked, "We haven't seen her in a while."
Alex walked over to the elevators and turned to David while she was waiting. "She's probably at her apartment right now," Alex beamed, "I'll invite her to come over tomorrow so you can see her." She playfully wagged her finger at David, "But don't you go trying to steal my girlfriend."
David laughed, "I wouldn't dream of it Miss Cabot."
The elevator doors opened. "Goodnight David, goodnight Sam." Alex stepped into the elevator.
"Goodnight Miss Cabot," they said in unison as the doors to the elevator closed.
Alex changed and set her alarm. Then just as she predicted, the second she laid down on her bed, Alex was asleep, dreaming of her favorite detective.