Chapter 4 Revelations part 1.
After Olivia and Alex were back in the blonde's apartment Alex had asked Olivia if she could get them a drink while she quickly would changed her clothes. Olivia had agreed and Alex went upstairs to change her clothes. Olivia walked to the kitchen and got them both a bottle of beer. They only had one drink at the bar so she thought she could have another one with Alex. Olivia is sitting on the couch for about 2 minutes when Alex comes back into the living room and walks to the couch taking a seat next to the Detective. The sat on the couch drinking their beers and having small talk for about half an hour when Alex decides to ask Olivia what she wanted to talk about when she mentioned earlier that they needed to talk.
"Olivia, you said that you thought we needed to talk about something earlier, what is it that we need to talk about?" Alex asks.
Olivia takes a swig of her beer before she puts it on the table and turns back to Alex.
"Yes I did. I seemed like a good idea when I said it. Now I'm not so sure it is." Olivia answers.
"Right. Can you tell me what the subject is or why it doesn't seem such a good idea now?" Alex asks.
"Because I don't think I'm ready. I don't think I can handle it. The outcome of that conversation I mean." Olivia answers.
Alex thinks about it for a few moments.
"How about we talk about what I think we need to talk about? We can stop talking about it when either of us wants it, no questions asked." Alex asks.
"Alright deal." Olivia says.
The Detective is relieved that Alex let it go without pressing it. What they don't know is that they wanted to talk about the same thing.
"I have the feeling that something has changed between us last night. I just don't know what it is. I don't feel like it's a bad thing though. Is it just me or do you think the same?" Alex asks.
Olivia had just picked up her beer bottle and almost drops it when Alex says what she had been thinking about. Shaking herself internally the Detective puts the bottle back on the table.
"No it isn't just you. This is exactly what I was thinking about. I have the same feeling. I also don't know what it is. Just that it's not a bad thing too. How about we both try to figure it out for ourselves and when we both are ready to talk about it we'll talk?" Olivia asks softly.
"Wow, I didn't see this coming. Alright, I think that's a good idea. We just let it rest and when we both feel comfortable enough we talk about it. I'm glad that we have the same feeling and think the same about." Alex answers.
"Yeah me too." Olivia answers.
They are both silent for a moment.
"Well they do say that great minds think alike. So apparently we have great minds." Olivia jokes.
"Speak for yourself Detective, I already knew that I have a great mind." Alex jokes back.
"And a big ego too, watch it Counselor or you won't fit through the door opening anymore. Doesn't matter which one." Olivia teases.
"Who's cocky here now, Detective?" Alex teases back.
"You think you know the answer to everything don't ya, ADA Cabot?" Olivia counters.
"Well not everything but yes, pretty much." Alex smiles.
Olivia knows that the younger blonde is ticklish and decides to use that as her advantage now. To get rid of the nervousness, they both seemed to have earlier, completely.
"Well see if you can answer to this." Olivia says, launching herself at Alex.
Before the blonde knows what happens Olivia has her on her back on the couch and sits on top of her tickling the attorney. Alex tries to worm herself away from the Detective but Olivia is way to strong for the ADA. Using her full body to keep the younger woman just where she wants her to be.
"Stop it...Liv... please... stop." Alex says laughing.
Olivia holds still for a moment but doesn't let go of Alex.
"Not until you admit that you don't know everything or pretty much everything." Olivia smiles.
"Nuh uh. Not gonna... happen." Alex says.
Alex didn't even finish that sentence before Olivia starts tickling her again. Having absolutely no mercy with the blonde. Olivia isn't ticklish and no matter what Alex tries she is not getting away.
"Alright...alright... I don't now everything... now stop it...please." Alex finally says.
As soon as Alex admits it Olivia stops and looks down at the blonde. Both women trying to get their breath. While she's looking down it hits Olivia again how beautiful the blonde is. She quickly gets off the blonde and picks up her bottle. Downing what's left in it at once.
"I'm gonna grab my last beer for this night. Do you want another one too?" Olivia asks, needing to get away from Alex for a moment.
"Yeah sure. It's gonna be my last one too." Alex answers.
Olivia walks quickly to the kitchen leaving a confused Alex behind her. Alex knows Olivia uses this as an excuse to get away for a moment although she has no clue what the reason behind it is. She just lets it go thinking that the Detective is just a little edgy due to all the talking about feelings tonight.
The next 6 weeks were going well between the two women. They got closer to each other, more touchy when they were at one of their apartments. And spend more time together then they had done before. Neither of them spoke about it though. They did talk about what their separations had meant for both of them. How it had effected them both. Two weeks ago Alex had told Olivia that she was having 10 days off in two weeks and that she was going to the family's vacation house in the Hampton's for a week and asked Olivia if she wanted to come with her. Saying that the Detective had more days saved up then she could use and that she deserved a week off. To Alex surprise Olivia accepted the invitation and said that she needed to ask the Captain if she could get a week off on such short notice. Of course Cragen had given her the week of and added a few extra days. He was more than happy to give her the time off. She had told him that she was going to Alex's family vacation house for about a week. On Olivia's request he didn't mention to the rest of the squad that she had some time off. And he had a feeling that if Rollins would know what Olivia was going to do sooner than the Detective would leave, it could lead to trouble and possibly would get them back to square one if not worse, should they get into a fight again. The two women worked together when needed and slowly they came on better terms with each other. However, nobody knew what their fight was about. Neither of them had talked about with someone else. Except for what Olivia had told Alex on the night they went to dinner together at that special place. Other than that she even hadn't talked with Alex about it.
Today it's Friday and the last day that Olivia is working before leaving for the Hampton's with Alex tonight. Olivia worked with Fin today and had mentioned that she had taken some vacation days but when Fin wanted to ask about it the phone on his desk went off and they hadn't talked about anymore. At 3:50 pm Cragen had told everyone to finish things up and then leave for the weekend. Munch and Amanda were on the call but since they didn't have an urgent case currently he had sent them home too. Told them that they could come back the next morning if they didn't get a call tonight. Cragen said he has meeting in the commissioner's office in 10 minutes and that when he comes back he wanted to see all the desks empty. It's almost 5 pm and all the Detectives are finishing up. Olivia kept looking at the clock about every ten minutes for the last hour. They had packed Alex's car last night so that they could leave as soon as they were free. She wants to be ready for Alex, who would come and pick her up to leave at 5 pm. Fin saw Olivia looking at the clock for the third time when he decided to tease Olivia with it.
"Getting eager to leave now that you have a few days off, huh Liv? You know if you want to go get groceries so badly and stock your fridge for the next days, you can do mine too if ya want. I don't have no problems with that at all." Fin jokes.
"Fat chance that's gonna happen, Tutuola. Besides, I'm not going to get groceries. What's the point of getting groceries when you're not there." Olivia laughs.
"Wait a second, Benson. How many days off do you have?" Fin asks.
"10 days. Why?" Olivia asks.
"What exactly is it that you are going to do and with whom? I think that's a good question since I happen to know that our esteemed ADA has the exact same days off too." Fin asks a little surprised.
And unfortunately a little too loud to. Munch and Amanda are looking up hearing that the Detective has 10 days off, which is extremely rare, and that Alex has the same days off too.
"That's something I would like to know too, Benson." Munch answers waggling his eyebrows.
Amanda who putted one and one together looks at Olivia, actually more like glares at the older Detective. Olivia feels Amanda glaring at her and turns around to the blonde Detective.
"Don't tell us that you are..." Amanda starts.
"If I were you I wouldn't start again and finish that sentence, Rollins." Olivia interrupts sternly.
"Oh really because I don't think I was finished yet." Amanda counters back.
"You want to go another round? Fine, you and me in there. NOW!" Olivia spats, pointing at interrogation room 1.
Amanda walks to the interrogation room in a straight line not looking back if Olivia is following her, knowing that she will and with that makes a mistake she doesn't know about. Olivia picks up her leather jacket and walks behind Amanda but just before she enters the room she points at the on-button for the interrogation room and looks back at Fin for a second. That's enough Fin understands immediately what Olivia means. He nods back and Olivia walks inside the room and closes the door behind her. Fin and Munch are starting to walk to the space between interrogation room 1 and Cragen's office when they hear Alex's heels on the floor. They turn around and wait for Alex. Before the blonde ADA can say anything Fin opens his mouth.
"Bad timing Alex, follow us to interrogation room 1 and we will explain it to you." Fin says, turning around again.
Of course Alex is surprised but she doesn't see Olivia so she assumes, correctly, that the strong Detective is in the interrogation room. She follows Fin and Munch whom are walking again to listen what's going on in said room. Because they had waited for Alex, the trio had missed the first part when they start listening. Fin quickly and softly tells Alex what happened in two sentences before they are silent and Fin pushes the on-button.
"Even if I was, you're not half the woman she is! Do I need to repeat everything I said last time again? And this is definitely not the way to try change my mind, not that you can change it." Olivia says sternly.
When Amanda takes a step to Olivia and leans forwards the older Detective steps aside.
"And I wouldn't try that again if I were you!" Olivia says with an ice cold voice.
"Oh and what would ya do about it, nothing but threats like the last time? Nobody heard or saw us and they only came inside because they heard the damn chair after I jumped up!" Amanda spats.
"Try again and I will report your sorry ass to the rat squad for sexual harassment! Do you really think I would that stupid and put myself in the same situation again without any witnesses? I don't think so! For a Detective you didn't act so smart. I know they will keep their mouth shut against the rat squad if I ask them. So if I were you I wouldn't make a third strike." Olivia answers.
Amanda certainly has a strange way to show that she's got a crush on Olivia and when she hears that Olivia had set her up, sort of, she barely can control her anger and starts walking to Olivia again. Only this time not to kiss her.
"Try that and I will report it to Cragen, if you're lucky when I come back. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going on a vacation. I'm sure that Alex is here now." Olivia says as she puts on her jacket.
Olivia opens the door, walks outside and slams the door behind. The Detective sees that not only Fin and Munch are standing there but Alex too.
"You two will do nothing until I say so." Olivia says, pointing at Fin and Munch and turns to Alex.
"C'mon let's go, Lex. We are going on our vacation." Olivia says as she walks away.
Alex just follows Olivia out of the squad room stunned by the Detective's actions.