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Chapter 2

"That's why I called Warner. When Sasha got here she brought a bunch of files that belonged to her father a Dr. Kenneth , that Alex saw twice in Law school. Anyways long story short the kid had the crap kicked out of her for the information that is in those folders and I only looked at the first, if their true then the kid is Alex's." Olivia explained quickly.

"Where's Alex now?" Cragen asked, having been the first to shake off his surprise.

"In the interview room with Sasha reading the files for herself." Olivia replied, turning her head back the interview room. "So I'm going to get back in there, could you send Melinda in when she gets here?" without waiting for a reply since she already knew the answer she walked back into the interview room. Just like she knew that the four men would be on the other side of the one way. "How are things in here?" Olivia asked cautiously.

"A little weird." Sasha and Alex both answered.

"I'll bet. Listen Melinda will be here soon and then we can get that out of the way." Olivia said, hoping to break the ice, since she knew that they both were going to have questions not only for her but for each other. "Sasha

who's Dylan?"

"He's my best friend; he lives a few houses down from where my dad lived. We've known each other forever." Sasha explained.

"How old are you?" asked Alex, looking up from the files.

"I turn 11 next month."

"You said that Dylan just got home from the hospital, what happened?" asked Olivia.

"He had his appendix taken out."

"Honey, I need you to tell me about your uncle Charlie." Said Olivia, softly knowing this would be hard on the young girl.

"He was my dad's business partner, and best friend."

"What kind of business partner?" Olivia asked, knowing that 'business partner' had all kinds of definitions.

"I don't know, I just thought that it was weird. Dad was a baby doctor and uncle Charlie is a dentist." Sasha explained, looking at Olivia as if she thought that the detective would be able to explain it for her.

"What's Charlie's last name?" asked Olivia.

"Ashford."

Before Olivia could ask another question there was a knock on the door, before Melinda entered the room. "Once I take the swabs I should have the results in a couple of hours." Melinda explained as she set down the case and unclasped the locks. Once she had the swabs she waited to be told who she was swabbing.

"Alex and Sasha." Olivia said, to the unasked question.

Melinda hid her surprise as she walked over to Sasha and swabbed her check before repeating the process with Alex. "I'll have the results for you in a few hours." Melinda said as she packed the swabs back in the case before leaving the three of them alone again.

"What did your father tell you about your mother?" asked Alex, as she allowed herself the think that the girl in front of her might be her daughter.

"He told me that she left right after I was born, because her career was more important to her. He also told me that he name me after her." Sasha answered, looking at Alex as she spoke.

Alex caught what Sasha meant but Olivia missed it. "I don't understand."

"Sasha is the Russian pet name for Alexandra." Alex explained, as she noticed the change in Sasha's eyes.

"Okay then, well we're waiting for the DNA test result I think that we should go and get Sasha to a hospital." When she noticed Sasha's panicked look she continued, "Just from the way that you're holding yourself I can tell that you have at least one broken rib."

Not knowing if it was her maternal instinct kicking in early because of her pregnancy or if it was from her gut telling her that Sasha was her daughter, Alex quickly agreed with Olivia. "I agree and I'm sure that they will be able to give you something for the pain as well. Don't worry, you're uncle won't know that you're there. And both Olivia and I will be there the whole time." Alex finished, after noticing that Olivia's words had not gotten rid of Sasha's panicked look.

Apparently that was the right thing to say as it relaxed Sasha. Slowly the three of them left the interview room. After a quick stop at Olivia's desk to retrieve their coats, they left the precinct. None of them spoke as Olivia drove them to the hospital.

When they got they were seen rather quickly given that Alex had an Uncle on the hospital board. True to Olivia's assumption Sasha had four broken ribs, concussion and a broken eye socket. By the time that the doctor was done it was lunchtime.

"What do you say to grabbing something to eat on the way to the precinct and when we get there we can claim the lounge upstairs and talk some more?" suggested Olivia, knowing that Sasha probably didn't eat before coming to the station and that Alex needed to eat because of the twins. When Sasha just nodded in response she turned to Alex in question, silently asking what she was craving this time.

"Pizza." Replied Alex, as she pulled her phone out to call ahead so that they wouldn't have to wait that long. She figured that pizza was pretty safe since she didn't know what Sasha liked and didn't like and it would fit with her current Italian craving. "Any requests?"

"Pepperoni and mushroom please?" asked Sasha, looking at Alex quickly before returning her attention out the window.

Alex couldn't help the smile that appeared on her face at Sasha's request since it was her favourite as well. So with Olivia's shrug she placed the order quickly and then hung up. Before turning to Olivia and waiting for her to look at her.

Seconds later Olivia look over and saw the silent question on Alex's face. "Soon." With that Alex nodded as she turned her attention back to the road.

Fifteen minutes later they walked into the precinct to find that Melinda was there waiting for Olivia. As Olivia stopped to talk to the medical examiner, Alex continued to lead Sasha up to the lounge. Once they were out of earshot, Olivia asked the question that was killing her. "Is she Alex's daughter?"

"Without a doubt." Answered Melinda, watching Olivia concerned about how her friend would react to the news that her wife had a daughter.

"Wow, I was expecting that but to actually hear it is something else." Replied Olivia, as she turned slightly to watch Alex and Sasha sitting on the couch talking as they ate their lunch. "Thanks Melinda. Excuse me I have to go and tell my family."

When Olivia was on her way up the stairs Melinda turned to Elliot, "She took that better than most people would have."

"That's Olivia though she's one of a kind. And she loves Alex so much that that girl is just as much her daughter now, especially with Alex being pregnant." Replied Elliot, as they both turned to watch the new family as Alex and Sasha clung to each other after Olivia told them the results.

"It's not going to be easy for them." Melinda stated, as she finally tore her eyes away from them.

"Since when is anything that Alex or Olivia have done?" asked Elliot, he knew that this was going to be hard on all three of them and silently vowed that he would be there for his partner and her family just like she had been there for his family throughout their partnership.

"Good point. Let me know it there is anything more that I can do." Said Melinda as she turned to leave, but Elliot quickly stopped her.

"Can you do a kinship analysis and see if her father is in the system?" asked Elliot, quietly so that they wouldn't be overheard.

"I run it as soon as I get back to the lab. Do you want me to call Liv with the results or you?" asked Melinda, knowing that Elliot would want to help Olivia protect her family.

"Call me with it. Liv has enough to deal with, without having to hear that her step-daughter's father is in the system. And if he is, I'll find a way to break it to her." Elliot said as he ran a hand down his face. This was going to get messy before it got better. And right now wasn't a good time for that to happen, especially with Alex being pregnant and then finding a daughter that you thought was lost forever. The stress was going to be bad and hopefully it wouldn't put her and the twins at risk.