"Hey whoa there hot rod," Serena grabbed Alex's arm as she walked right past her in the hallway, "I would hate to be on the receiving end of the lecture your fixing to give."
"What makes you think there's a lecture?" Alex sighed.
"Fifteen years of friendship," Serena replied, crossing her arms, "What's up Alex?"
Alex look at her best friend and read her like a book, "You already know, don't you?"
"I pumped Novak for information when I saw you're homicidal rage face," Serena stated.
"Then why are you asking?" Alex started walking again.
Serena caught up to Alex and walked next to her, "Because you're my best friend and I love you and I want to know what the hell is going on in that head of yours."
Alex unlocked her car and opened the door, "As soon as I find out, you'll be the first to know." She threw her attaché in and sunk into the seat.
"She's dead," Serena muttered.
Alex barely caught what Serena said and looked back at Serena, "No. You are going to do nothing about his. I can handle it."
Serena shifted her weight from one foot to the other. She just looked at Alex without saying anything.
"Serena, promise." Alex stated in a stern voice.
"Fine," Serena huffed.
Alex closed her door, started her car, and drove off.
When Alex walked in, Olivia was sitting on the couch and sprang to her feet when Alex stepped foot across the threshold.
"Alex," Olivia started, but Alex held her hand up. Olivia stopped dead in her tracks and her heart sank about ten stories.
Alex set her keys on the end table before looking up at Olivia, "I am going to go take a shower."
Olivia opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it. She didn't want to make things worse for either of them.
Alex disappeared into the bedroom and when she heard the shower running, Olivia sat back on the couch.
Olivia checked her watch again. She'd been sitting on the couch, tapping her foot, and waiting for Alex to finish her shower for nearly half an hour. Just then she heard the shower cut off. A few minutes later Alex called out, "Liv."
Olivia stood up and walked toward the voice, thinking that Alex couldn't be all that mad since she was using a nickname.
When Olivia walked into the bedroom, she found Alex sitting on the bed in her underwear putting lotion on her legs. Olivia stopped at the door and stood in awe of the beauty before her. It didn't matter how many times she'd taken a shower with Alex, or had made love to her, she was always amazed by Alex's natural beauty.
"C'mere," Alex commanded, not looking up from her legs.
Olivia moved to the bed and sat down next to Alex. "Alex, I…"
"Liv," Alex cut her off, making eye contact, "I know you didn't sleep with that man. I know you would never deliberately do anything to hurt me. I know you're not the cheating type."
Olivia let a relieved smile wash over her face, "Well, that was my whole speech."
Alex smiled and handed the lotion bottle to Olivia then turned her back to Olivia. Olivia put the lotion on her hands and started rubbing it into Alex's back.
"Why did you leave the courthouse like that?" Olivia asked, carefully. She didn't want to make Alex mad, but she wanted to know what was going on in Alex's pretty little head.
Olivia felt Alex's shoulders rise and fall with a deep breath, "I realized that my world would be shattered into a million pieces if something did happen…like that." Alex paused, "I realized that…I love you so much, I'd be crushed if you decided to leave me. No one has ever had that kind of power over me." Alex added a last bit, barely audible, "It scared me."
Olivia was stunned for a moment. She felt her chest tighten. "You're scared of me?"
Alex quickly turned around, "No, no, no. That's not what I mean." Alex brought her hand up to her face and mumbled into them, "I know this was going to come out wrong. I shouldn't have said anything."
Olivia took Alex's hands away from her face, "Don't say that. You can tell me anything, anytime, anywhere."
Alex looked up at Olivia, "I'm sorry. I get all neurotic sometimes. Now happens to be one of those times."
Her trademark, lopsided smile graced her face and Olivia touched Alex's cheek, "Well, I love you. Always. Neurosis and all."
They sat there for a few minutes, just looking at each other. Then Olivia spoke again, "Today when Fin mentioned the DA's chair, you tensed up. Kinda like you're doing now."
Alex knew she could never lie to Olivia, but she was an attorney and a talented one at that. Talking around the truth was her specialty. However, finding a way out of this one would be a challenge.
When Alex was silent, looking as if she was deep in thought, Olivia spoke again, "You're thinking too much."
Alex let out a small smile. It amazed her how well Olivia knew her. "When I took the job as SVU ADA, it was with the ambition of working my way up a high as I could and then running for DA."
"And being with me may cost you the big chair," Olivia sighed. She looked down at Alex's legs and trying to get lost in the flawless, soft skin.
Alex lifted Olivia's chin with a finger. "No," Alex said sternly, "Don't even go there. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. No one has ever made me feel the way you make me feel. I would give up anything to keep you."
"But you shouldn't have to," Olivia bit her lip.
"Hey," Alex smiled slightly, "If I chose who I wanted to be with based on if they'd get me elected, I'd be with Trevor Langon. His family has enough sway to get Tommy Chong elected."
Olivia pretended to shutter. "You and Langon is not a mental image I needed." Olivia smiled at Alex.
Alex chuckled. "Are we okay?"
Olivia places a chaste kiss on Alex's lips, "We're great."
"Mmm," Alex smiled, "Good to hear. Cause you missed a spot." Alex turned back around.
Olivia giggled, "Since when am I your slave."
"Since you enjoy putting lotion on me as much as I enjoy you doing it," Alex smirked.
Olivia ran her hands up and down Alex's back. Alex was right. She did enjoy the feel of the blonde's skin under her fingers.
Alex turned around and offered Olivia her arm. Olivia exaggeratedly rolled her eyes and started to rub lotion down the slender limbs. Alex leaned back on the headboard and closed her eyes, enjoying the detective's gentle massage.
Olivia was studying Alex's arm as she hand her hands up and down it. A low moan coming from the blonde beauty made her look up at Alex's face. She was peeking out of one eye and quickly closed it when Olivia looked at her.
Olivia laughed, "You're less than subtle."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Alex smirked and lifted her leg for Olivia to moisturize. Olivia repositioned herself between Alex's legs and warmed the lotion up in her hands before touching it to the skin on Alex's shin. Olivia used long slow strokes up and down the legs slowly going higher each time.
Olivia smirked when she saw Alex start to squirm. Olivia let go of Alex's leg and moved to the other one.
Alex sighed, "You are terrible."
"I can stop if you want me to," Olivia smirked, massaging the lotion into Alex's other leg.
"If you do, you will be in big trouble," Alex replied, keeping her eyes closed.
Olivia let go of Alex's leg and leaned over Alex, putting one hand on each side of the blonde's shoulders. She held herself over Alex so that their bodies weren't touching. She leaned down to Alex's ear. "What are you going to do to me?"
Alex slowly opened her eyes and brought her hands up to the buttons on Olivia's shirt. When she undid the top one a mischievous smile appeared on her face, "You can forget breakfast in the morning."
Olivia leaned down and almost kissed Alex, but pulled away before she did, "There's vending machines at the precinct."
Alex unbuttoned another button, delightfully surprised to find that Olivia decided to forgo an undershirt. "You'll have to find someone else to do your laundry."
Olivia raised an eyebrow, "You do my laundry?"
"It doesn't do itself," Alex smirked.
Olivia bent down to Alex's neck and barely grazed her lips against the sensitive skin, "I've done my own laundry for twenty years."
"You'll need someone else to wake you up in the morning," Alex couldn't resist and unbuttoned the rest of the button's hiding Olivia's upper body. She tried to push it off of the detective's shoulders, but Olivia wouldn't move her arms so that Alex could.
"Alarm clock," Olivia smirked, dipping her head so that her lips were almost touching Alex's. When Olivia went for Alex's lips, Alex turned her head to at Olivia got her cheek.
Alex smirked. Without looking her hands found their way to Olivia's stomach. Olivia was momentarily stunned giving Alex the chance to lean up and kiss around Olivia's collarbone. Her fingers found their way to the clasp on Olivia's bra.
Olivia finally gave in and let Alex slide her shirt off before she started kissing and stroking Alex in all the places she knew Alex's loved her to touch.
Alex smiled inwardly. Sure she was less that subtle, but she's good at this game and she always gets what she wants.