A/N: See Chapter 1 for disclaimer. Thanks for your reviews! I really appreciate it. Don't be mad, that they were disturbed in the last chapter. I know Elliot could have picked a better time. But, well, we'll see what the two are doing about that.
Hope you have a nice time reading this part. It is something else, but I liked the texting thing and couldn't get it out of my head!
Part 6
Olivia opened the door to the squad room and let Alex lead the way. They stopped at Olivia's desk, where Stabler and Munch were already waiting.
"Good afternoon, Counselor." Elliot greeted Alex and then shifted his gaze to his partner. "Did you run into her on your way back?"
Alex assessed the situation quickly and jumped in.
"So to speak. I was just heading out for lunch as Olivia came back and told me about the breakthrough."
"Okay then, let's start and see, if he is going to confess."
Elliot stood up and was on his way to the interrogation room. Munch right behind.
"Thanks, Alex." Olivia looked her right in the eyes. "But it would've been okay to tell him. I'm going to do that anyway. I only wanted to sort things out with you before."
Alex nodded. "Let's go. We don't want to let them wait any longer."
As Olivia stepped into the observation room, Alex hesitated.
"Go ahead, Liv. I only now remembered, that I have to make a call. It shouldn't take too long." Alex's smile was reassuring, as Olivia looked at her questioningly.
The second Olivia closed the door behind her, Alex called Danielle. It didn't take her long to answer her phone.
"Hey Alex, I hope everything went well."
"It did, until her cellphone rang." Alex sighed.
"Listen, Danny. I don't have long. We are at the precinct now. They have a suspect and I'm here to listen to their interrogation. Are you and Lena free for dinner?"
"Sure, why? What do you have planned in that beautiful head of yours?"
Alex laughed softly. She knew Danny would see through her question.
"I want to ask her out to dinner..."
"And if we join you and she has to leave, you're not on your own. Got it. Text me where and when. We'll standby." Danny grinned excited.
"Thanks, you're the best. See you later." Alex hung up and entered the observation room, somewhat relieved. Olivia looked at her and shot her a shy half smile.
"How is it going?" She stood beside Olivia and gazed through the one way window at Elliot, who was questioning their suspect. It didn't look as if he would confess anytime soon.
"He doesn't say anything. Won't be easy, but we had worse. You okay?"
"Yes, actually... I wanted to ask you something."
"Shoot." Olivia raised her left brow questioningly.
"I have dinner with a couple friends tonight. Care to join us?"
Olivia took a few seconds to think about it, before agreeing.
Alex released a breath, she didn't know she was holding.
"Great." She smiled broadly. "I'll let you know when. Now, I'm heading back to my office. Call me, if you need anything." She gestured to the scene behind the window, then laid her hand on Olivia's shoulder, squeezing it lightly. "I look forward to dinner."
"Me too." Olivia let her brown eyes lock onto twinkling blue ones for a moment. Then Alex turned, left the room and Olivia concentrated on her work once again.
A few hours later Olivia sat at her desk and let her thoughts drift for the first time since arriving with Alex. So she will be having dinner with Alex. And the blonde wanted to introduce her to her friends. Olivia was getting nervous again. Wasn't it a little early to meet with her friends? They didn't even had a chance to discuss, what they thought of and felt for each other. That brought her back to Alex's question earlier that day. Wanted Olivia to be with her? She didn't have to give it many thoughts. She already knew the answer to that. There was not much she wanted more. Honestly, there was not anything she wanted more than to be with Alexandra Cabot. So it came only naturally, that she took her cellphone out of her pocket and sent Alex an one word text. 'Yes.'
Olivia didn't have to wait long. Alex answered immediately. 'Yes, what, Liv?'
'Yes, is the answer to your question.'
Olivia leaned back and smiled. It felt good to tease the blonde a bit. And she was wondering how long it would take the counselor to figure out, what she meant.
'Do I have to know, what you are talking about? I am in the middle of a meeting with Branch and Donnelly.'
Olivia shook her head. If she wrote Alex now, which question she was referring to, the blonde could easily feel embarrassed.
'How can you text, when in a meeting? You should pay attention. Tell you tonight, what I meant.'
"Liv, what are you doing? Don't you have enough work?" Munch leaned at Elliot's desk and looked curiously at her.
"I am done with everything for today. And now I have plenty of time to text before the end of my shift." Her phone rang again.
'No way, Benson. You can't let me wait that long. It's like forever. As for the meeting. They are so engrossed in each other, I don't think they are aware, I am still here.'
Now Olivia laughed out loud and quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Everyone in the room looked at her and she felt the blush spreading over her neck until it covered her face. As her look met that of her partner, she shrugged helplessly.
'Must be boring. But still, I don't tell you. Don't want to embarrass you. See you later.'
Olivia got up to refill her coffee mug. As she returned, she had another text message.
'God, Liv! What did I ask you? I can't remember being inappropriate. Tell me, I did not ask anything appalling.'
'You didn't, Alex. Calm down. But don't you remember, what you asked me only moments before my cellphone started ringing?'
Olivia checked her wristwatch and saw that there were only 30 more minutes before she could head home and find a nice outfit for the evening. Mentally checking her wardrobe, she automatically opened the new text.
'I only remember asking you, if you want to be with me. Is that it? You really want to be with me?'
Grinning broadly Olivia got back to her first answer and typed: 'Yes!'
Alexandra Cabot sat at a conference table with Liz Donnelly and Arthur Branch. Until now she didn't have a clue, why she had to be there. No one noticed her. So, it was a good thing, that Olivia had time to text with her. Even if it was annoying, because she couldn't figure out, what Olivia was texting about. Alex tried to remember, what she asked Olivia over lunch. She came up blank. The worst was the detective refused to tell her, but as she finally gave Alex a hint. It hit her, hard. The only question had been, if Olivia would want to be with her. Could it really be that simple? She wrote a last text back and waited excited for the answer.
'Yes!'
"Yes." Alex whispered. "Yes!" She said it again, louder this time. A sparkling smile plastered on her face, she realized that both, Branch and Donnelly, looked at her, startled.
"Was there something, you wanted to say, Alexandra?" Branch watched her cryptically.
"No, Arthur, I am sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you." Alex blushed hard. Now at least she knew, what Olivia had meant by 'it could be embarrassing'. Not the question or answer, but her reaction.
As she left the meeting ten minutes later, she sent another text. 'I am glad we are in agreement. 7.00pm at the Italian restaurant. Be punctual.'
A/N 2: So, now they have to be punctual and make it through a hole dinner without any calls. Hope that will happen. But maybe it is fate, that they don't make it?
Let's see where the muse is leading me today with the next chapter. Any suggestions? I would like to hear them. See ya!