March 27, Friday 2:49 PM

Olivia sits down in her office with a pounding headache that she just can't seem to shake off. At least they had wrapped up their recent case that she had the squad working on for but now for the unfortunate mountains of paperwork that she needs to catch up on that she clearly shouldn't have rejected. After last nights visitor she couldn't focus, she needed just a second to breathe.

Olivia held her head in both her hands waiting for the aspirin to kick in but then her thoughts start to betray her and wander off for about the fifth time that day.

"Why did he have to stop by last night and stir up all of these feelings? Things were going so good, but I guess that's Cassidy for you. I still love him and if I didn't have Noah I would have taken him back in a heartbeat ...at least I think I would have. I don't want men in and out of Noah's life. If I take him back it can't be like the last time. We have so much things to work on, so many things I want to tell him but just can't. Will he be able to understand that I'll open up to him in my own time? I feel like I trust him, it's just..I don't know. I honestly don't know what to do."

Her thoughts are then interrupted bringing her back to the present world.

" Liv you ok? I called your name like three times. You didn't even hear me knock on the door."

She looks up and sees Amaro making his way over to her.

" Nick, I'm fine, I'm fine. Sorry. What do you need?" She lets out a sigh

"Some delivery man just brought these for you." Nick is holding a bouquet of beautiful flowers and wearing a smirk. He puts it on her desk.

She looks up at him "Oh God, hand me the card please." She gets up and comes around to the front of her desk.

Liv I'm sorry for just showing up last night like that. I want to be with you and I'll wait until whenever you're ready. I'm here for you always in whatever way you will have me. I'll love you always sunshine.

-Bryan

Nick looks at her expecting her to relay whatever was transcribed on the card.

She rolls her eyes trying her best not to make eye contact with him."Anything else you need Nick? She says

"Not particularly, but do you need anything? You look tired, you doing alright?"he looks over at her wearing a concerned look.

"I'm fineeeeee. What is with everyone?!" Nick then gets wide eyed and he puts his hands up in a surrendering position. "Sorry, I'm just worried, when I came in here you were just in another world, and then these flowers came and you just seemed to-

She looked over to him daring him to finish his sentence.

"Seemed to what?"

"Nothing, never mind that, so How's Noah doing?"

"He is doing much better. There is so much that I want to protect him from that I know that I can't. That little boy is the best thing that has ever happened to me." There goes that smile that Amaro was waiting for. Just the mention of Noah brightens up her day.

"I can see that Liv." He returns the smile. "Why don't you just go on home? They don't stay this young forever, don't worry I'll hold the fort. Plus I know that whoever sent you these flowers probably has a lot of apologizing to do. I could tell by the way you crumpled up that card." There goes that smirk again.

She looks down noticing all the creases she made to the card. " Ha ha Nick." She says then lets out a real laugh.

"Nice try Amaro, how about instead of trying to use your detective skills on me, you go and fill out some of that paperwork that's waiting on your desk for you." she walks back over to behind her desk and looks down at the untouched pile of work ahead of her.

"You know what? I going to take you up on your offer and head out early." She slips on her coat and picks up her purse and shoves the crinkled card in before zipping it up.

She walks over to Nick and breathes in the scent of flowers that he is still holding. She looks up at him saying " Make sure this place doesn't burn down while I'm gone. If you need me don't hesitate to call."

He lets out a laugh, "Copy that Sergeant, enjoy the rest of your day." He then leans a little closer and with a more serious tone says "Don't let anybody give you a hard time alright, and if they do just send them my way."

Laughing she says " Thanks but I got it under control Nick." She pats him on the back and heads out of office for the day heading home.

Later that day, 4:15 PM

Olivia arrives at home sets her things down and slides off her coat. She realizes that Noah and Lucy aren't there mentally kicks herself for let letting her mind slip and forgetting that tonight was the night that Lucy offered to give her some time to herself and have the night off, Lord knows she needed it.

She figures that there is no better time like the present and to just rip off the band aid and deal with this Bryan thing sooner rather than later, so she decides to send him a text. She kicks her shoes off and lays back on the couch and after all her mind wandering and thinking she figures that she was pretty harsh to him last night and thinks that she'll take a different approach with him, after all she really did miss him.

[ Thank you for the flowers Bryan but you didn't have to send them.]

[ You're welcome Liv, and yes I did. I just wanted to apologize for last night. I guess I didn't think it through. I should have called first. ]

[ yea , you should have, but I I'm sorry if I was a little frazzled I'm just dealing with a lot right now]

[No need to apologize, I get it. I really do]

[ I do think we should really talk. Are you free later? ]

[ Yea I'm off for the week, I'm at home.]

[ Wanna swing by so we can finish our convo? I'll be nicer this time I promise.]

[ lol for my sake I hope so. What time is good?]

[Is around 9:30 fine?]

[Yea perfect see you then]

She gives a sigh of relief. Thinking that that was easier than she thought it would be Now that that is out of the way she starts clearly up the apartment and gives Lucy a call.

"Hi Lucy, just wanted to see how my little bugger is doing?"

" Noah is doing good, I was just about to feed him Do you wanna talk to him?"

"Yes I would love to."

Lucy puts the phone on speaker ,"Mama is on the phone Noah, say hi to Mama." She says in a baby voice.

Olivia hears babbling that doesn't make much sense but her heart leaps with joy as she hears her sons voice.

" Hi Noah, Mama loves you. You be good for Lucy and have a good dinner. Don't make too much trouble."

Noah babbles some more and it melts Olivia's heart. Lucy takes the phone off speaker.

"You enjoy the night Liv, I'll get in touch with you around bedtime."

" I don't know what I would do without you, thanks for this. I'll talk to you later alright."

" I offered Liv, it's no problem. Stop worrying" Lucy laughs.

" Ok, ok, ok" Olivia returns the laugh "Bye Lucy."

" Bye Liv."

She then lays on the couch and takes some deep breaths feeling the exhaustion from the last couple of days and how much it really is taking a toll on her.

Knowing that Bryan is coming over later she sets her alarm and decides to sleep off her headache and catch up on some well deserved rest

Olivia falls asleep in no time and sleep then becomes her sweet escape.

Too bad sleeping doesn't fix everything.