Chapter 13

It's an hour later and there sitting three women in the living room still shocked and with buzzing heads. They're doing the best the can to hide from the teenager that's in the living room too now. Chris was sitting in the office after he offered to Debby to switch their shifts. He could tell that what ever it was that happened in the panic room shocked the Agent deeply. Alex and Olivia are in the panic room just the two of them. Needing some time for themselves. Olivia had switched off the camera in the panic room. So that they would have some privacy. But she still could see what happened in the living room from there.

"How much longer do you think they will stay in the panic room?" Debby asks.

Everyone looks up and at the Agent. Abby and Casey look at each other deciding which one of them is gonna try to answer the question when Dakota answers it for them.

"As long as they need to. And we are not going to interrupt them. Or do you think it was easy for them? I know what you did in there. I know that Olivia showed you the scars she has and told about how she got some of them. Do you think it was easy for her to show them to Alex? Or for Alex to see and hear about them? I can tell that it's not. And in the time that they are there you all need to get yourself together and act like nothing happened when they come back here. Because the last thing I want for them is to feel uncomfortable around you guys. I don't know where Olivia got the strength from to show her scars but it takes a lot of courage to do it. So I don't care how you are gonna do it but you better find a way because they both deserve to be treated with respect. And you're not doing that by not being able to look at them normally." Dakota says.

The three women look shocked at Dakota. They just got their ass' kicked by a teenager acting like an adult.

"How did you know what we were doing there? I'm sure that Alex didn't tell you it." Casey asks.

"I can see it on your faces. I wasn't born yesterday you know. I know how people look when they see the scars you have on your body. Or hear the story behind them. I've been there myself as the two of you perfectly know. Alex and Olivia are the only people that know everything and don't act like I'm broken or damaged. Alex and Olivia are the only ones that don't flinch when they see a scar. They don't treat you differently. They simply are there when you need them. And act normal. That's exactly what they need from you all. That's what Olivia needs from you. She isn't broken or damaged even though she doesn't believe it herself. Just like I don't believe it. But we both are working on that. And the best thing you can do to help us is to act normal around us. Be there when we need you and let us when we need it. And Alex knows when we need either of it. She is the only one that can help Olivia heal, like Olivia is the one that can me help to heal with the support of Alex. And I hope that we have your support to get there." Dakota answers.

"Talking about a wake up call, gal. You've got mine." Abby says.

When Casey and Debby want to answer Alex and Olivia walk into the living room. Dakota looks at Casey and Debby and they both give a slight nod.

"I see that you didn't break down the house, Tex." Olivia jokes.

"There ain't fun in doing it without ya." Abby smiles.

"Hey! I'm not that bad." Olivia pouts.

"Yes ya are, you ain't got the nickname 'Badass Benson' for nothing ya know. You're quite scary if ya want to. Especially when it's about Blondie here." Abby smirks.

"What ever Abs. You're just jealous that I have a woman so intelligent and beautiful as Alex wanting me." Olivia smirks back.

"Nope not jealous at ya. Ya know blonds ain't my type, that's your department Benson. If I would be jealous, which I'm not, it's your gal I would be jealous of. And ya know that." Abby smiles.

"Yeah I know. You prefer brunettes or redheads. What's the name again of that beat cop that couldn't stop drooling over you when you were our ADA?" Olivia teases.

"I don't remember, I just called her Candy Stick. I couldn't get her of my ass. She was to be busy drooling over me that she didn't see I was drooling over someone else. I got over that real quick though." Abby answers with a smile.

Alex and Casey raises their eyebrows at the playful banter between the two brunettes. They know there is more than the brunettes are telling them. Olivia knows what the Texan mean and can't let this opportunity pass.

"I know. You couldn't handle that much woman and she was too intelligent for you. That's why you got over it." Olivia teases.

"That's not what stopped me. You're not that smart, Liv. So get of that high horse of ya." Abby counters.

3 pairs of eyebrows raises at Abby's last comment. They didn't know that Abby had the hots for Olivia back then.

"Oh please it's a fact that I'm smarter than you are and you know it. I've got a dual degree before I finished the Academy as the best of my year. What do you have besides your law degree?" Olivia asks.

Alex and Casey are shocked at this revelation. They knew that the Detective was more intelligent than she shows but they didn't know she had two degrees and was the best at the Academy.

"You've got a dual degree and was the best at the Academy?" Casey asks surprised.

"I know ya have a dual degree, probably in something like history and English seeing your mother was an English Prof. but that's not why I let it go." Abby snickers.

"You're insulting me, Counselor. It wasn't history and English. I graduated summa cum laude on Criminal Justice and Psychology. Tell me what was it that you stopped? Why did you never try beside the facts that we were friends and you didn't know I was gay?" Olivia asks.

"Alex did. One night I was back in NY and we went to get a drink with the squad and Alex, it was about 2 months after she started as SVU's ADA. We were already there and Alex was late. When she came inside for a moment you had this look in your eyes, the she-is-the-one look. It was just a moment and I never saw it again. You're right I didn't know you were gay but at that moment I knew that if you would be gay or interested in men and women, I never stood a chance. I got over it and let it go." Abby answers.

"Besides it's obvious who she's drooling over." Abby smirks.

"Yeah and you'll find someone else to drool over." Olivia says with a shit eating grin on her face.

Abby blushes the Texan knows with Olivia saying this that the Detective knows who she'd set her eyes on.

"Who?" Alex and Casey ask in canon.

Abby keeps her mouth shut and Olivia is saved by her cellphone that's going off.

"Saved by the phone." Olivia says walking away and picking up her cellphone.

Shortly after the Detective walked away Chris walks into the living room and four women look at him questioningly.

"She kicked me out of the office and I know better than going against her. She would have kicked my ass in a second if I didn't leave." Chris answers smiling.

Everyone laughs at Chris' answers.

"Oww, the tough Agent is afraid of the big bad Detective." Abby laughs.

"You would have done the same thing Counselor." Chris says smiling.

"No I wouldn't. She wouldn't do that to me." Abby says.

"Yes she would Abs and you know it." Casey says.

Half an hour after she left Olivia walks back into the living room.

"That was Hammond. This is what we are going to do." Olivia says looking around before she sits down next to Alex.

A/N Short chapter I know. Our girls needed a bit of relaxation before the next phase starts don't ya think?