Short Chapter. My apologies.

For disclaimer, see chapter 1.

"What do you mean anthrax?" Olivia asked the doctor for what felt like the tenth time. "It was touch and go for a while since the chemical was able to spread throughout her body so quickly. We were able to conclude that she swallowed the substance, causing her to have the reaction that she did. It's very strange as to why she swallowed anthrax but we haven't come up with a plausible hypothesis. She's very weak at the moment, but both of you can go see her if you'd like. Just try not to keep her talking if she's even awake."

"Doctor you say that she swallowed it?" Serena asked. The doctor nodded. "So are you saying that she was poisoned?" the doctor nodded again. "Yes ma'am, it looks that way. The only reason I personally believe for someone to swallow such a deadly substance would be they were blind to the fact that they were doing so." He dropped his voice down to a whisper. "It seems that someone was trying to kill your friend…Good day ladies." And with that he spun on his heel and disappeared down the hall.

Olivia sighed in irritation as Serena glared at the tiles on the floor. She was sick of her friends and family being attacked. She turned to Olivia who was already thinking the same thing. "We should go see her." the blonde said breaking the silence. The detective nodded and followed her to Casey's room.

Upon entering the room, the first thing they noticed was how fragile Casey looked in the hospital bed. She looked as if she had lost twenty pounds, and she had seemed to pale even more than she already was. "We have to find Alex." Serena muttered as Olivia was absentmindedly stroking the redhead's hand. She was about to say something else when her phone rang. "I have to take this. Excuse me."

Olivia turned back to the unconscious attorney. "I'm so sorry this happened to you Case. I know I promised that I would protect you. Heh, I'm not doing a very good job of that am I? You should have told me you weren't feeling well. This may seem a little strange but I think I'm starting to fall for you. You're an amazing person, not to mention you're exceptionally beautiful. I promise that I won't let anything or anyone hurt you." and slowly, she leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on the redhead's lips.

Serena entered the hospital room long enough to hear the detective's speech and see her kiss Casey. She sighed. "Liv, I think…Come here." she then dragged Olivia out of the room by her jacket and into the hall.

"You can't do that to her Olivia."

"Do what?"

"You can't mess with her feelings like that. You can't lead her on. Because you and I both know that if Alex comes back, you're just going to go running back to her. Where would that leave Casey? You're going to break her heart Olivia. Please don't do this. Alex is my best friend, but Casey is my friend to, and I refuse to sit here and watch and wait for you to hurt her."

Olivia understood where Serena was coming from. She knew how she must of looked, but she couldn't help it. She knew a part of her stilled loved Alex, but she also knew that she was falling for Casey, and she was falling hard and fast.

"Serena I…I know okay? But I can't help how I'm starting to feel. And I promised her that I would protect her, and you better believe that I'm going to do that." Olivia concluded.

Serena nodded, "You better not hurt her. I have to go back to work. If you need anything please call me." and with that, she left leaving no room for comment.

Olivia was about to call after her when her phone rang.

"Benson"

'Olivia, there has been an order issued to all officers of all squads of the NYPD and you're not gonna like it.'

"What is it Captain?"

"….All of us have been ordered that if we even see or hear from Alex, we have to find her and arrest her."

Alex sat in her car and stared at her cell phone. She really wanted to call Olivia. She NEEDED to call Olivia. She hadn't seen her in what felt like forever. She began to wonder if the detective had just gone on with her life, and forgotten all about their relationship. She decided to take a chance, and dialed Olivia's number.

The phone rang several times, and just when Alex was about to hang up, the other line picked up.

'H-hello?'

"Hey…I haven't talked to you in a while…I miss you."

'I miss you too. Why can't you just come home?'

"Liv, you know why I can't do that…I really need to see you though…are you busy?"

'No…I'm not busy. Where are you?'

"How about the Starbucks we would always go to whenever we were just out side of Manhattan?"

'Great…I'll be there in fifteen.'

Alex smiled. She was hoping that seeing Olivia would put her mind at ease. She just needed to feel loved again, and she knew Olivia could do just that.

Fifteen minutes later, Olivia sighed as she recognized the blonde figure standing out side of the coffee shop waiting for her. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She couldn't express how much she hated her job at the moment.

"Hey" she said offering a smile. Alex immediately threw her arms around the detective, smothering her in a tight embrace. "Oh my god Liv, you have know idea how much I've missed you."

Olivia returned the hug only pulling away slightly. "I've missed you too. How are you?" she asked already knowing the answer. Alex sighed, "My life is hell. Everyone hates me, I lost my job, and I can't really contact anyone but maybe a handful of people."

Olivia nodded, knowing that she couldn't delay the inevitable any longer. She just wanted to get it over with before she changed her mind. She pulled Alex in for a kiss, which the blonde happily obliged to.

They deepened the kiss as Olivia stealthily slid her handcuffs off her belt. And with that same stealth, and still engaged in their lip lock she slowly pinned Alex's hands behind her back. As she slid on the first cuff she felt Alex pull away. "Olivia….what are you doing?" she asked, hurt evident in her eyes. "I'm so sorry." she whispered, sliding the other handcuff around the blonde's other wrist and began leading her towards the car. "Alexandra Cabot, you're under arrest for the murder of Kim Greyleck, and the attempted murder of Abbie Carmichael. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one, one will be appointed to you…"

A/N: sorry for the before authors note. I should read more carefully. Heh, please review?