Olivia guided Alex through the crowd in search of her mother. She wanted to find her mother for two reasons. One to introduce her to the woman she loved and the other was to make sure she wasn't getting to drunk.

"Where are we going?" Alex asked.

"I'm going to introduce you to my mother and hopefully she hasn't emptied to many vodka bottles yet."

"Liv its your night I'm sure your mother will refrain for one night."

"You don't know my mother." Olivia said as she caught sight of her other by the bar. She could tell by the way she was standing she already had too many.

"Mom I would like to introduce you to Alex." Olivia said approaching her mother.

"It's nice to met you." Serena slurred out.

"It's a pleasure meeting you to Ms. Benson." Alex said as she darted her eyes to Olivia.

"Did you go through the academy with Olivia?"

"No mom." Olivia said already starting to get frustrated with her mom "Alex is the woman I have been seeing for the last five month. She's going to Hudson Law school to be a lawyer."

"Seeing?" Serena said a little louder than she needed "AS in dating?"

"Yes"

"So it wasn't bad enough that you decided at sixteen you were going to marry one of my fellow professors now you are a LESIBAN."

"Mom lower your voice people are starting to stare."

"Honey they're not staring at me they are staring at you two."

Olivia pulled Alex to her and stepped in front of her as if to shield her.

Serena tripped around Olivia to get to Alex.

"She doesn't love you. She's using you like she does everyone else. Just like her father did. She's incapable of love."

Olivia felt tears start to fill her eyes. She knew where this was leading and so no way to stop it. Just as she opened her mouth Alex spoke up in a voice she had never heard before. When she glanced at Alex she saw a coldness in them she had never seen before.

"Ms. Benson your daughter is the kindest person I have ever met. She gives and gives but never takes. I hope that one day I can be half the woman she is now."

"I hate to tell you but she's a taker. She took my life from me just to walk out on me a few years ago when she got all she could from me."

"No she walked out on you when she had enough of your drinking and abuse."

Serena raised her hand back as if she was going to hit Alex. The second Olivia realized what was going on she pulled Alex out of the way and stepped forward. Before she could dodge this hit like all the others Serena connected with the left side of Olivia's face.

"YOU'RE GOING TO BE A RAPIST LIKE YOUR FATHER." Serena screamed.

What few people wasn't already watching the scene unfold quickly moved in to get a better look.

"I AM NOTHING LIKE HIM AND WILL NEVER BE." Olivia screamed back as she grabbed serena's wrist before she was able to connect a second time. "NOW LEAVE."

"What exactly is happening here?" Robert asked as he pushed through the crowd. "Alex are you ok?"

"I'm fine dad."

"Who is Olivia fighting with?"

"Her mother."

"Just who are you?" Serena asked when she eyed Robert talking to Alex.

"I'm Robert Cabot."

"Do you know what she is?"

"I do."

"I don't think you do. Take a good look everyone" Serena said as she pointed at Olivia "This is what a rapist looks like. She's incapable of love."

Olivia finally having enough and feeling her temper about to break grabbed her mothers hand and twisted it slightly. Pulling her mother to her she growled through her tightly clenched teeth.

"Get your coat and we are leaving now."

Alex felt her heart break when Olivia turned to face her. The amount of pain and unshed tears she saw in her lover's eyes was unbearable.

"I'm so sorry to have ruined tonight. I hope everyone will someday forgive me. "

"Olivia it's not your fault." Alex choked out trying her best to hold her tears at bay but losing the battle.

"It is Alex. I was born. You don't deserve this or anything that has happened tonight. You deserve better. I hope you find it someday and forgive me for ruining this night."

Olivia turned from Alex unable to stand the pain she saw in her eyes and guided her mother to the door. AS she opened the door she was thankful there was a taxi sitting there.

"Olivia wait." Robert called after her as he reached the door.

"Mr. Cabot, thank you for tonight and for everything else. I'm sorry it was ruined. I promise you I will never come near Alex again you don't have to worry about that."

Olivia slid in the cab and slammed the door as she gave the cabbie her mothers address.

"You couldn't stand to see me happy could you? Had to go and ruin the greatest thing that will ever happen to me."

"How many times do I have to tell you? Someone with your background doesn't deserve to be happy. You must pay for your father's sins."

"I know mom. I know." Olivia muttered as she watched the house that held the one true love of her life fade away.

A/N: Had to leave a small cliff hanger.