Alex found herself with her head on Olivia's chest when she woke up. The detective had slid down onto the couch in a laying position next to Alex and in the night the blonde had put her head on Olivia's chest and a their legs had tangled together.
She closed her eyes to make this moment last a little bit longer. She knew that when Olivia woke up, the comforting touch would be gone. However after a while, Alex started to get restless so she carefully got up as to not wake Olivia. She got some coffee started and retrieved the paper from outside her door.
Her usual morning ritual had begun. After she made her coffee, she went to the armchair by the window, next to the couch and curled up in it with the crossword puzzle from the paper. She'd sip her coffee and play the word game while psyching herself up for a day of the worst criminals in the city.
Olivia woke up slowly and rolled onto her side. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Alex in the armchair with her glasses on and paper in hand. She had the end of her pen between her teeth as she thought before writing the word down in the blank squares.
The detective smiled. Alex got more adorable by the minute.
Olivia just watched Alex until the blonde's eyes flickered over for a second before returning when she realized that Olivia was awake.
"Good morning Liv," Alex smiled.
Olivia smiled back, "Good morning." She stretched and yawned, mumbling something incomprehensible through it.
"What?" The blonde asked, getting up and walking to the kitchen, returning with a cup of coffee.
"You owe me something," Olivia grinned, sitting up and taking a sip of her coffee.
Alex sat on the coffee table facing Olivia. "Oh really?"
The detective's lungs started to seize up because of Alex's proximity. She was a foot away, but Olivia could smell the perfume wafting around her. She took another sip of her coffee to buy some time before answering, "You told me last night you were going to dance for me."
A slow smile spread across Alex's face, "Well, although I was slightly drunk when I promised that, I will follow through. Do you mind if it's tonight? I don't have long before I have to get ready for work."
"You're really going to do it?" Olivia asked, surprised.
"I said I would," Alex nodded and stood, "Come over after work and you'll have your show. But be prepared, if you think it's awkward now it'll be ten times as awkward afterward."
Olivia wasn't really sure what to say after that. Luckily, Alex had already walked into the kitchen.
With some small talk and two showers later, they went on their separate ways to work.
Alex tapped her fingers on her desk, her mind not really on the motion she was reading. She had stopped herself six or seven times from calling Olivia to invite her to lunch. She really needed to get some work done having lost two days already. Plus she didn't want it to seem like she wanted to be around Olivia all the time, although she did.
Olivia tapped her pen on the table. Her dream the night before had been running through her head all day. She had been alone in the strip club and Alex was the only dancer up on the stage. Once she had rid herself of her clothes, Alex had walked to Olivia and kissed her. The rest was unfinished due to waking up, but Olivia knew how it would have ended.
Now her problem was how she was going to handle the dance tonight. Part of her doubted it was even going to happen and part of her knew Alex would go through with it. If it did happen, Olivia wasn't sure she'd be able to control herself and keep her hands in check.
"You okay?" Elliot asked, "You've been quiet all day."
Olivia looked up at him as he refreshed her coffee. "Thanks El. Yeah I'm okay. Just…tired."
Elliot nodded and replaced the coffee pot, "How's your mom?"
"Great," Olivia sipped her coffee, "I think she has a girl crush on Alex though."
The other detective chuckled, "Really?"
"Yeah. They keep going to lunch or dinner or something," Olivia shrugged, setting her coffee down.
"Lucky that cab hit Alex that night huh?" Elliot leaned back in his chair and quirked an eyebrow.
"Cab?" Olivia asked, momentarily forgetting the fib that Alex fed Elliot, "Oh yeah. I guess so."
Elliot was about to add something when Munch walked in, "Has anyone seen Cabot?"
"No today," Elliot answered, "Why?"
"She has an arrest warrant I need," Munch went to his desk and sat in his chair, "Fin's sitting on the guy, but I don't know how long that'll work out. The guy's slippery."
"I don't suppose this is what you're looking for?" Alex asked from the doorway. She waved a blue piece of paper in the air.
Munch stood back up and walked over to her, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Alex smirked and watched Munch walk out.
Alex looked at the two detectives that were left in the room, both trying to avoid looking at her. She smirked and strode over to their desks. She perched herself on the desks across from theirs and said, "Good morning detectives."
"Morning," Elliot said, looking hard at his desk.
"Are you two doing anything important?" she asked, slyly.
Olivia answered, "Just catching up on paperwork."
"How about we go get some lunch?" Alex ran a hand through her hair, "I'm buying."
Elliot looked over at his partner who looked back. She slightly nodded and he nodded back. "Sure. We'd love to."
Once they were seated in the café down the street and took a drink of her water, adding, "You two can't avoid looking at me forever."
Elliot forced himself to look at Alex's face, "I'm sorry. It's just been a little…different you know?"
Alex nodded, understandingly, "I know. I just want to get this awkwardness dealt with so that when I'm questioning you on the stand you look at me and don't cause the jury to think you don't trust me or something."
He smiled, "I think I can handle that."
She smiled back, "Good." Then the blonde looked at Olivia, "Are you okay? You've been quiet."
Olivia chuckled, "Elliot asked me that half an hour ago. I'm okay. I'm just a little tired."
"Well, maybe you should go to sleep early tonight," Alex teased.
The detective smiled, "I don't think so. I have something to look forward to after I get off of work."
"Oh really?" Alex raised an eyebrow.
"Of course," Olivia grinned.
Elliot finally interjected, "What are you doing after work?"
The detective tried to think of a tactful way to put it without implicating Alex in the least, "I'm going to a show."
A knowing smile spread across Alex's face that she tried to cover up with a sip of her drink. At least Olivia was thinking about it as much as she was.