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Thanks for all the great reviews guys, keep it up. A bit of smut in this chapter and some drama. Don't kill me yet OK.

"Tate come try this?"

Tate looked over and saw that Sofia had put together her secret recipe to make the world's best chicken parmigiana. She had just completed the tomato sauce for on top. Tate made her way over, her mouth watering at the delicious smell.

Honestly she surprised herself with how much she seemed to be enjoying cooking side by side with the little Italian. She had been a real God send when Tate had discovered she didn't have enough bottles of the sauce to feed everyone tonight. For a usual night yes but add to that the builders rebuilding the outdoor kitchen and the arson team and detectives that had rocked up due to yesterdays fire and she was a few jars short.

Of course Sofia had been scandalised that she cooked from a bottle and not from scratch. Then of course she had refused to tell Tate the secret family recipe as Tate wasn't family. Tate had sighed, resigned to the help and given Sofia free reign to her pantry for her ingredients.

Now she paused near Sofia and bent down to taste the sauce that Sofia offered on a tea spoon. Her eyes flew open wide as the tasted the thick spicy sauce

"Wow"

"Thank you, from you I'll take that as a compliment"

"Take what as a compliment?" Alex asked coming to see what Sofia was making that smelt so lovely.

"Babe you gotta try this" Tate told her, opening a drawer and pulling out a fresh spoon before pausing to ask Sofia's permission. Sofia smiled and nodded and Tate took a tiny scoop and offered it to Alex.

The moment Alex closed her lips warily around the spoon and explosion of flavour occurred in her mouth and she moaned.

"That's good" she shot the sauce a look as her stomach grumbled "You know Tate you should serve your stuffed potatoes with that, add a garden salad and it would be a meal fit for a king."

"I have no large potatoes" Tate advised disappointed, it would have made a nice meal indeed.

"Then grab the largest of what you do have and use those" Alex told her

"I can make some cheesy garlic bread to add to it" Sofia advised "That should keep everyone happy"

"I can't keep taking up your time like this" Tate sighed and Sofia looked slightly disappointed at this making Tate feel like a heel "Ok, If you're sure"

"Absolutely, let's do this" Sofia clapped her hands in excitement and hurried off. Tate shared an amused look with Alex.

"How come I think journalism is just a job with her and cooking is her passion" Tate asked quietly

"How do you feel about a sou's chef?" Alex asked in return and Tate realised she could get used to it, as long as she was head chef.

"Reckon I could convince Judy and Hank?" she surprise Alex with her comeback and Alex had to chuckle

"I think your combined cooking will do that" Alex patted her lover's arse making her jump "I'll help by postponing the interviews regularly. I do have a tonne of paperwork to catch up on"

"Not to mention a tonne of babysitting" Tate chuckled as Rafe made a noise from his pram and Alex hurried off to make sure he was ok. Shaking her head she turned back to her tasks.

Later that night after a very successful dinner, which everyone raved about and a few commented that Sofia should stick around with Tate as they made a great combination, Tate and Alex finally headed to bed.

Tate utilised the bathroom first while Alex spent time giving Buster a bit of attention, which the dog lapped up, before Alex played tag and swept into the bathroom while Tate started a fire to take the chill off the cabin and with a quick pat to Buster headed upstairs.

Tate sighed gratefully as she slid into bed after turning off the main light and setting the alarm for 5.30. She couldn't believe Sofia was actually going to get up and help her cook pancakes for breakfast. Although she said Rafe would probably have her up anyway, but still, sleep while you can was always her motto.

Light footsteps alerted her to Alex's presence and if Tate hadn't have been lying down she would have fallen over. OMG, Alex stood there in some sort of see through light blue lace and satin nightgown. For the life of her she couldn't get a sound out, couldn't move a muscle, good lord she could barely remember her name.

Alex smiled seeing her lover's reaction, she took it as gospel that Tate approved of her attire and smiled seductively as she sashayed forward. She watched as Tate gulped, her eyes falling south of her own and Alex swallowed a chuckle when she realised Tate was fixating on her aroused nipples.

Alex would be the first to admit she was horny, she had missed the physical side of her relationship over the past couple of days, her need for Tate had her physically shaking most of the evening. Nothing felt more right to her than Tate's naked skin against her own, Tate's hands on her, Tate's mouth on her. She shivered in anticipation as she finally reached the bed.

Tate realised she was about to hyperventilate as Alex gave her a saucy smile

"I've missed you lover" Alex purred and Tate whimpered as Alex swept the sheets aside to reveal her very unromantic singlet and boxers "I hope you're hungry Tate"

"Wha...what?" Tate was confused, what did food have to do with anything, her jaw dropped open as Alex pulled her nightgown up to reveal she wasn't wearing any underwear and her brain finally clicked into gear. "Fuck me" she whispered and Alex smiled.

"Eventually love" she assured climbing daintily onto her lover's chest and sliding upwards, aware of Tate's hungry gaze on her swollen wet centre "First I think you need to be served some entre"

Tate didn't hesitate, she gripped Alex's hips tight and pulled her forward to her waiting mouth.

Olivia muffled her cries with her bandaged hand while her good hand grappled for purchase on the bed head trying to keep her grounded.

Tyler had been very receptive to her favourite toy just minutes earlier taking it into the bathroom with her before stepping out 5 minutes later wearing just the strap on and her cowboy hat. Olivia had immediately flooded her underwear.

She had been surprised though when Tyler had approached her slowly, crawling onto the bed and sprawling above her, covering her body with her larger leaner one. Tyler had taken her time to kiss her, building up her passion further, undressing her with care and barely restrained passion if her shaking hands were any indication.

Tyler had continued to go slow much to her consternation, letting her hands and mouth wander all over her body while she begged and pleaded and even threatened. She was brought to the edge of climax and held there so many times before Tyler finally brought her to release with a devilish tongue and masterful fingers.

She hadn't stopped, not even when Olivia had climbed for a second time and crashed over, or the third. She hadn't even used the toy yet and Olivia had thought she'd expire if she did. As she came down from her third earth shattering climax, she had asked Tyler what that had been all about.

Tyler had answered with a blunt command

"Turn over Liv"

"What?" she'd asked confused

"Turn over" Tyler growled. There had been something in Tyler's voice, something dangerous. It had scared and excited her at the same time and knowing Tyler wouldn't hurt her she rolled over. The second she did her hips were clasped in strong sturdy hands and she was jerked onto all fours. "That was me proving that you don't need some toy to get you off lover, all you need is me"

"Tyler?" Olivia had been slightly distressed but the anger and hurt she'd heard in her lovers voice and tried to turn around. Tyler's hands had held her firm and she felt the dildo slide against her wet folds, she had whimpered unbelievably turned on by the thick length of it.

"Does it turn you on Liv?" Tyler growled and Olivia had bit her lip as the blunt tip had entered her core "Does having a dick turn you on more?" and Olivia's eyes had flown wide at the implication and she went to protest but Tyler had thrust carefully but firmly inside until she was seated deep. Still sensitive from her last climax she'd given a cry of pleasure, her body responding and over ruling her brain.

Tyler had continued to thrust into her, never hard enough to hurt her but firm enough that Olivia knew who was boss. Olivia's body betrayed her mind as she felt herself climbing for the peak. She took little pleasure in the knowledge that by the sounds Tyler was making she too was nearing the edge.

Olivia bit her arm hard enough to cause pain, determined to keep all sounds from being omitted. She gripped the headboard hard to stop Tyler's firm thrusts from pushing her head into the headboard as she lost control in her own passion.

They cried out simultaneously and it was a climax like they had never experienced before. Olivia's brain short circuited and she slumped onto the bed drained, barely aware when Tyler disengaged.

It wasn't until she felt the bed shift and heard the straps of the toy being undone that everything came rushing back and she turned over to find a furious Tyler standing their holding the strap on at arm's length.

"If you're not satisfied with our sex life Olivia then tell me, if you want dick, go find a man." She threw the toy on the bed in disgust "Don't you ever bring a toy into this bedroom again"

To say Olivia was stunned was putting it mildly. WTF? Then anger took over as fury whipped through her blood as Tyler turned to go to the bathroom.

"Don't you dare walk away from me Tyler Gates. How dare you say that to me? I love you, I don't want a man or anyone else." She slid off the bed and reached for her dressing gown "All you had to do was say no Tyler instead you acted like you were eager to use it yourself, you brought me to 3 incredible climaxes and then used my sensitivity against me to degrade me. How could you do that Tyler, I thought you loved me" she finished quietly her anger draining out of her. Refusing to look into her lover's face she murmured sadly "I'll go sleep in my old room"

She walked off, thinking that Tyler would stop her, call her back anything but all she heard of was the angry slam of the bathroom door. Smothering a sob of anguish she hurried back to grab her phone then quickly left the room.

Alex was sucking in much needed air after her latest mind bending orgasm, Tate slumped drained half on her half on the bed when her phone rang. Any other time she would have ignored it but she was truly confused to hear Olivia's ringtone at this time of night when she expected her friend to be doing her own horizontal tango.

Groaning she reached for it and swiped her finger across the touch screen to answer it.

"Liv?" she asked and then her heart broke as she heart the gut wrenching sobs. She was halfway out of bed before she knew it, all manner of catastrophe's running through her mind. One look at her face had Tate in action too.

"Alex, I need you" came the sobbing voice

"Sweetie what's wrong?" she asked as she searched her drawers frantically for clothe

"T..T..Tyler"

"What about Tyler?" Alex asked pausing in her task and looking at Tate

"We had a fight, Alex. I don't know what to do" her friend sobbed sounding heartbroken and Alex knew this was no ordinary fight.

"I'll be there in 5 sweetie, where are you?"

"In my old room" Olivia sniffed

"Ok, I'm coming Liv. I'll be there soon" she assured and quickly hung up and turned to hurriedly dressing.

As soon as Alex stepped into Olivia's room she was body checked by her friend. Instinctively wrapping her arms around her she held Olivia who thankfully was no longer crying. Alex had never seen or heard Olivia so distraught before and wondered what the hell was going on.

For long moments she stood there, Tate standing silently behind her watching over them and trying to hold her anger in check. What she really wanted to do was go rip her friend a new one for doing this to her lover's friend.

Long minutes later and Alex led Olivia over to the bed sitting her gently down before kneeling down in front of her. She sighed as she saw the obvious signs that Olivia had gone into her shell.

"Olivia Benson, don't you dare withdraw on me" she declared "You called me here to help, I can't unless you tell me what happened"

Olivia flinched as if she had been slapped and Alex rose a surprised brow, that was a strong reaction.

"Olivia Honey did Tyler hurt you?" she asked, seriously concerned she had misjudged her friends lover.

"No" Olivia assured "At least not physically"

Alex gently took Olivia's hands in hers and waited patiently for Olivia to tell her story. With a deep sigh, a halting voice and an embarrassed flush Olivia did.

2 minutes later Alex was flying for the door, murder on her mind. She was shocked and surprised when Tate caught her.

"Let me go Tate" she growled at her lover.

"No" Tate was firm as she held her lover tight and barricaded the door. She was so going to kill Tyler for this "I think I know the reason behind Tyler's action. Although it doesn't condone what she did it does give some insight. You see 6 years ago Tyler returned home when her girlfriend of 4 years revealed she was pregnant and leaving her for a man" she revealed the bombshell.

"Oh" Alex stopped fighting

"Crap" Olivia murmured as silence filled the room.

CLIFFY. Haven't done one for a while so thought it was time. Besides I need to get to bed. stay tuned and remember reviews feed the muse.