Still sadly I own nothing, but if I did...

Having forgotten about her cell, and all else Olivia stood frozen in place as she watched her love shut, and lock the door before moving to sit on the couch. Alex had wanted nothing more than to just throw her arms around her love and kiss her sweet brown eyed one, but she instead placed her phone in her pocket and sat down. Alex sat half scared of being told she was no longer welcomed, and half not really knowing what to do as it seamed her once vibrant love was immobile. "Liv, are you ok?" she had to ask again.

Olivia finally shook her head, wrapping her arms across her self running her hands over them, "yeah, umm fine." she said as she sat down next to her love, she still felt as if she may find this all had been a bad dream and Alex wasn't really here.

After some time Alex was the first to speak, "Livvy," she said with such tenderness, "It's ok they got him, I'm back and I'm never going to leave you again." she reached out to stroke her loves cheek.

Olivia pulled away her breath catching in her throat as she recoiled from the simple tender actions of her once girl friend. She pulled her legs up and wrapped her arms around herself and took her several moments before she could talk, "no don't." was all she got out.

Alex had pulled her hand back as if it had been touched by fire, she had no idea why her Liv was pulling back from a simple gesture, figuring it was just to soon and her Liv would have to adjust to her being back. "Shh it's ok Liv, you don't want me to I won't."

Olivia nodded and taking a few deep breaths as she collected herself finally let her self look at her love, all the memories of what they once shared came back, the love, the hope, the dreams they once had, but for her it was all tarnished like silver that had not been cleaned since who knew when. forcing her self to speak up and back to Alex, "When did you get back?"

Alex smiled as she saw her love look at her, finally she thought at least she's talking to me. "I just got into town, they took them down and told it was all over, I was safe. I came here as soon as I made it."

Blinking she thought, Alex just got back and came here first? Her eyes widened with surprise, "Really, I was your first stop?"

Alex nodded again, "Yeah babe really, honest, came right here." Alex started to reach out and try to rub her Livvy's arm, but stopped her self as she thought she saw fear in her eyes when she did. She would have to work out later why Liv seamed so jumpy and frightened.

Olivia moved back slightly as Alex's hand had tried to reach out again towards her, why couldn't Alex just leave it be? Had she not sat just said 'Liv, you don't want me to I won't.'? Sighing before finally allowing herself to smile, she stood up and as she walked towards the kitchen asked, "Hey want something to drink?"

Alex had a huge smile on her face as she saw her Liv smile and get up. Adjusting herself on the couch, "sure babe tea would be great."

Olivia nodded as she grabbed two mugs and two tea bags setting them down, then placing the tea in the mugs. She reached on the stove and grabbed her tea pot filling it with water before setting it to boil. Five minutes later she walked out with two steaming mugs of tea, "Peppermint, your favorite." She said as she set them on the table in front of them.

They sat quietly for what felt like ages drinking the tea in silence. Alex couldn't believe she had remembered her favorite tea. Finally she was brimming with curiosity, she had to know what was wrong, why her love looked so sad, her chocolate eyes so big, sad, full of emptiness and pain. The sadness she could see told of hurt beyond anything she had ever seen in her, a look she had only seen in the victims she used to work with. Was it her? Was the fact that she was back done this, or maybe it was something more, she had told no one of her return and had come here first thing. "Liv, baby," she started out, she hopped it wasn't her, she felt this urge to just wrap her up in her arms and never let her go. "What's wrong love, is it me? Have I hurt you in coming back?" Maybe this had been a bad idea, maybe she should have stayed gone.

Olivia only sat there, quietly drinking her tea not paying much attention, her mind had started to drift off again, the look her eyes was sad and distant. it took a long time as they sat there before she spoke up, "Oh no, no, it's not you, not at all." She knew she couldn't tell her, couldn't say she had gone undercover at Sealview, about Ashely, her mom, or him, she just couldn't. Sighing audibly as she sat there.

Alex looked at her with even more concern and love, if it wasn't her what was it? what could make her this sad, this broken? "Hey baby," she spoke up again. "Whatever it is, I'm here, I won't leave you again. You can tell me anything, please baby tell me."

Olivia shook her head, "it's nothing." she looked towards the TV set as if she could will it to turn on, "Hey, movie?" she was hopping Alex would want to and they wouldn't have to talk for some time.

Alex sighed relenting knowing how strong Liv was, and knew she wouldn't get whatever was bothering her out, she would have to wait. "Sure sounds good." she said as she picked up the remote and found them a movie, Jerry McGuire. It was her favorite, she was a hopeless romantic at heart and loved romantic comedies.

After about thirty minutes, Olivia moved closer and laid her head down next to Alex, feeling a lot safer, and more relaxed for the first time in ages, She absent mindlessly reached for Alex's hand and held it as her other hand rested still protectively over her stomach.

Alex held her hand tightly, and when the movie was finally over she ordered them some dinner knowing Olivia loved Chinese she ordered several things from her favorite take out place. Knowing whatever it was Olivia didn't seam to have the energy to even get the door, she got up after flipping more channels when the buzzer went off. Taking the food, she placed it on the table as Liv sat up and they ate dinner, as Alex told her some of the funnier stuff that happened the last few weeks, hopping to make Liv laugh. they finally fell asleep watching an old black and white she found on TMC. Liv's eyes closed to tired to stay awake.

Please as Always R/R and I hope it's getting better, as well and not being to dragged out... all helpful advice and criticism is welcomed