For Disclaimer see chapter one

Several Nights Later

Addy scowled as she watched the blonde helped the crutch bound brunette into the restaurant. How it sickened her that the Texan had lived. She couldn't even put words to the hatred she was beginning the feel for these lawyers. And to think when she was younger she had wished to become one of them.

She saw the redhead and the detective arrive a few minutes before assuming the four of them were having dinner. Addy chuckled to herself, "A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead all walked into a bar….and they all died." she laughed at her own morbid twisted since of humor as she thought of their names again. The blonde, the redhead, the Texan, and the detective

Addy knew that Abbie and Serena were a couple. She had witnessed countless make out session that proved so, but what of Olivia and Casey? The detective and the redhead? She felt she was lacking in her surveillance of the two. She grunted in disgust as she made her way around behind the restaurant.

"Yeah, I know right? No way! She did not say that! That is too funny!" Addy heard the voice of a squeaky girl on the phone, obviously having a cigarette as well judging by the smell. She peaked around the corner of the building to find a young blonde on the phone in fact smoking a cigarette. She had the words "Manager" etched in to the name plate on her shirt.

Addy smirked before coming up with her plan. Slowly she walked around the corner looking as if she were in distress catching the blonde's attention. "Hold on Crystal…Can I help you lady?" she asked Addy. "Yes please. My car broke down, and I heard someone back here, I was wondering if you had a phone you could let me borrow?" she asked kindly. The girl nodded before ending her call and handing the taller blonde her cell phone.

"Thank you so much. I just don't know what I would have done if I hadn't found a phone." Addy said as she watched the manager absentmindedly continued smoking her cigarette. She pretended to make a call to a tow service. Smiling seductively she handed the manager back her phone. "Once again, thank you." she said letting her hand brush against the other woman's arm clearly flustering her. "Uh yeah, n-no problem…" The younger blonde stammered putting out her cigarette.

Addy etched her way behind the manager leaning in to her closely. The manager could feel the warmth of Addy's breath tickling the shell of her ear. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Addy whispered gently rubbing her hands up the woman's sides. "Um…I-I don't know…I mean…" the manager stuttered as she felt Addy's hands exploring her.

Slowly Addy brought her hands up to the manager's shoulders. "Well I can think of something." She whispered seductively. Quickly, she wrapped her arm around the woman's neck and began executing as much pressure as possible. She felt the manager start to struggle but it wasn't a match for her own strength.

After a few minutes, Addy felt the manager go limp in her arms. And after a few more, she dropped her to the ground. "Alexandra you are quite the seductress." She said proudly to herself. She then knelt down and began undressing the deceased manager.

"Who are you?" an employee asked as she walked past then newly dressed Addy. "I'm Melanie, new manager to run the night shift." She stated proudly. "Marissa went home. They hired me last week. Didn't she tell any of you?" she asked innocently. The other employee simply nodded in understanding and proceeded back to her work.

Addy scanned the restaurant until her eyes found the three attorneys and the detective laughing about something. She felt a deep growl within her throat as she laid eyes upon the brunette attorney. God how she hated that Texan. She couldn't express enough how much she loathed that accent alone. She wished she had waited until Abbie was IN the car before blowing it up.

She watched as the blonde and the redhead asked for refills on their drinks. Addy made quick a mental note as to who was drinking what. As the waitress made her way to the back, Addy stopped her. "Here, let me refill those, I'll let you take them back." The waitress stared at her for a moment before nodding handing her the two glasses.

Addy disappeared into the kitchen and refilled the two drinks before pulling a vile that contained white powder out of her pocket. She smiled as she emptied the white powder in to Casey's drink and stirred it so it would dissolve. Casually she stuffed the vile back into her pocket and handed the drinks back to the waitress waiting outside of the kitchen. She watched as the waitress made her way back to the table and gave the ladies their drinks. Smiling, she leaned against the counter and watched.

"Thank you." Casey thanked the waitress for her refill and took a deep sip of her iced tea. "So Abbie, have you and Serena ever thought about marriage?" the redhead asked smirking. Abbie immediately choked on her water and Serena blushed deeply while Olivia sat trying to retain fits of laughter. "I mean what, you've been together for how many years?"

"Seven…" Serena mumbled as Abbie's glare shifted between her, Casey, and a snickering Olivia. "And it's going to stay that way." She mumbled back at Serena. The blonde quickly looked back at her, "What is so fucking terrible about marrying me that you have to do this EVERY time?" she spat forgetting immediately about Casey and Olivia.

Abbie clenched her jaw not backing down from the brewing argument. "And what was my answer every time we talked about this? Neither of us are ready for that commitment!"

'Neither of us are ready? Or YOU aren't ready? It's been seven years Abigail! Two thousand-five hundred fifty five days! How long do you expect me to wait?" Serena shouted back.

"Ladies calm down; I didn't mean to strike a nerve I was only joking. I apologize." Casey said trying to calm down her friends. "No, you didn't strike a nerve." Serena said softly not wanting to fight Abbie anymore. Abbie, however, was having none of it. "You damn well did strike a nerve. Learn to mine your own business Novak." Abbie said darkly almost threateningly, her Texan accent getting heaver as her anger grew.

"Abbie calm down…" Olivia stepped in hoping to end this anger fest. She had seen Abbie at her maximum rage limit, and she felt they were all heading dangerously down that road. "Don't you dare tell me to calm down Benson. After your little bitch tried to kill me, you have no right to tell me anything got it?"

Olivia tensed and clenched her jaw. "Don't talk about her like that." she stated immediately defending Alex. At this Abbie laughed bitterly. She was so far past done retaining her opinion. "Oh cut the crap. She's a killer. She has no remorse. Why can't you see that? She killed Connie, she tried to kill me, Kim Greyleck, who was supposed to replace Connie was found in Casey's fucking car! What's to stop her from killing Serena next? Or killing Casey? Or even you yourself detective? Why are you so set that she's innocent? Do you know something that we don't detective? Are you hiding something for her? Is the brave and noble Detective Olivia Benson breaking the very laws she has swore to uphold?"

Following Abbie's darkly spoken words was a deadly silence amongst them. Olivia was glaring hard at the attorney on the verge of throttling her not because of what she had said, but she knew Abbie was right. Olivia was having constant internal battles whether or not Alex was innocent and her hopes that she was had all but deceased. It was just by habit that she defended her girlfriend, or ex girlfriend. She still wasn't sure where she and Alex stood seeing as she hadn't come into contact with her for a few weeks

"We should get going." Casey spoke up knowing Olivia wanted to leave. The detective quickly slid out of the booth and exited the restaurant without any sort of goodbyes. Casey gathered her own belongings before standing. "I'm so sorry." Serena whispered to her. Casey nodded and glanced at Abbie who was staring off into nothing. "It's okay…I think the thing that gets us all the most is that Abbie is right. I've never officially met Alex but I can see how this is affecting the rest of you. Take care Serena." She smiled before exiting the restaurant.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Casey asked once they were inside Olivia's apartment. The car ride had been silent, but Casey felt like the detective needed to talk. Said detective however stood rooted to the floor staring hard at the wall.

After a long silence she finally spoke. "She's right." She said in a hoarse whisper that Casey barely heard. "She doesn't have to be." Casey replied hoping to soothe her. But Olivia simply shook her head, "But she is. Abbie is right on all accounts. I was having trouble accepting it. But now I have and it's there and I don't want it to be. I don't want to think that way about Alex." She concluded.

Casey hesitantly walked over to Olivia and wrapped her arms around the detective. She felt Olivia slightly relax into her embrace. They stood like that for a moment before Olivia turned around in Casey's arms staring deeply into green orbs. She then noticed how Casey's gaze had shifted to her lips.

Olivia wasn't sure who did what and when but she soon felt the warmth of the attorney's lips against her own. It was a hesitant kiss, like that of two scared teenagers. After what only seemed like a brush of the lips Olivia pulled back but only slightly. "I can't…" she whispered against Casey's lips, hating that it felt so wrong but all the same so right.

"Yes, you can." Casey whispered back putting a stray hair behind the detective's ear and placing a hand behind her head pulling her back into a deeper kiss. This time Olivia responded by wrapping her arms around the attorney's waist pulling her close while Casey casually slipped her arms around her neck. Neither woman could fight the attraction any longer. And at the moment, neither woman wanted to.

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