"It's time you told her everything" Fin said from where he was leaned against the wall just inside the door. He had watched the events unfold for the last few minutes not wanting to leave in case he needed to step in and pull Alex from her nightmare. Something he had managed to become extremely good at over the past month.

Both women jumped and Olivia cussed him for it. She reached for the first thing she could find and hurled it at him. He was able to duck it easily especially since it fell at least a good three feet short of its intended target.

"Fin" Alex said turning to look at him unsure if she should and wondering why he was there so early.

"We were told someone was awake and wanted to come see them." He said pushing himself from the wall. "Took you long enough there Benson."

"I'm sorry I didn't call you" Alex said realizing that she had never notified them of Olivia being awake. This meant Stacia had probably done so.

"The nurse did." Fin said as he smiled at Olivia "When she said there was a blonde in here with her we thought the best thing we could do is give you some privacy."

"I'm sure Stacia appreciated it." Alex answered with a smile "She was here I wasn't. I guess they didn't realize the need to contact me."

"I will make sure that is taken care of." Fin said turning to leave "Meanwhile tell her. I'm going to relieve your detail. I'll be waiting in the waiting room when and if you are ready to go home."

Olivia waited until the door was shut behind Fin before turning her attention back to Alex.

"I want to know who he is and why you have a detail." Olivia stated leaving no room for negotiations. This was one of the reasons that Olivia was a top detective and interrogator.

"I will I promise but let me go and let Stacia know that you haven't shoved me out the door yet."

"I think she can tell that since you haven't ran out there and told her to come in here. Stacia may be a lot of things but stupid is certainly not at the top of the list. Now tell me." Olivia said keeping her anger in check the best she could.

Alex stood and began pacing back and forth in the room. She had had this conversation in her head at least a million times. Of course each with the same outcome. Olivia standing and pulling her too her whispering everything would be ok and declaring her undying love for her. Hey a girl can dream right and truthfully she blamed Hollywood for the last part of her dream. If it wasn't for them she wouldn't still believe in happy endings.

Olivia followed Alex with her eyes silently willing her to confess everything to her. She not only needed but had to know who was hurting her. She may have been laid up in the hospital but she had plenty of brother and sisters in blue that would help her out. Hell she still kept in touch with some officers from her old precinct she worked at before becoming a detective. The amount of favors they owed her was beyond anyone's imagination. Simply telling them the man hurting her was the one that put her in here would be enough for them to seek blood and revenge. But first she needed a name to give them.

"Alex his name please." Olivia almost pleaded.

"You know court ran over today." Alex said as she ran her hands through her hair "That's why I was late getting here. Why I wasn't the one here when you came too."

"I understand about court. How many times have I've been there for what was supposed to be an hour or two and it ends up all day." Olivia said going with the flow. She had learned over the years that to get a victim to talk was much like getting a suspect to confess. If they started to ramble or talk about something insignificant let them and join the conversation where you could. Eventually they would feel comfortable enough to tell you everything you needed and wanted to know.

"Damn Langen decided at the last minute to throw a motion to suppress some evidence that he's known about since the charges were brought against his client."

"What evidence?"

"His DNA. The one thing that seals his fate. He's saying it was obtained illegally and therefore fruit of the poisonous tree."

"Was it?"

"What" Alex asked as she stopped pacing and stared at Olivia.

"I asked was it?"

"You tell me you collected the evidence did you obtain it illegally?"

"What case?"

"The Phillips case."

"NO I did not. I asked if he would submit to a DNA test he stated he would love to because it would prove his innocence. I guess it didn't work out in his favor."

"No it didn't and now that worthless lying backstabbing Langen is trying to toss it because he realizes it's the only way to get his client off."

"Hey you were the one who had a dinner date with him." Olivia said trying to turn the conversation personal in hopes of getting the information she wanted and needed.

"A BUSINESS DINNER" Alex ground out as she stopped pacing and glared at Olivia from the foot of the bed "What you saw that night was a business dinner. He asked me to dinner to invite me to his law firm. The same as he does every year and will probably continue to do so until he catches the hint or I kill him. I'm not sure which one will come first but hopefully one or the other."

"A business dinner?"

"Yes Olivia it was a business dinner and nothing more. The same thing it is at least three other times during the year, a business dinner."

Olivia somewhat smiled as she discovered this information. So the infamous dinner that sealed her fate of asking Alex out was a business dinner. If she dressed like that for a business dinner she could only imagine how hot she would look for a date. Olivia had to bite the inside of her mouth to keep from groaning out loud.

"Alex please tell me his name." Olivia said hoping that she wasn't misreading the signals and not jumping the gun. "I swear to you he will never hurt you again."

"I can't" Alex answered as she walked around the bed and sat by Olivia while staring at the floor "I can't tell you his name because it isn't a man but I can tell you her name."

A/N: Slowly ever so slowly we are getting there. You have to work a victim much the same way you have to a perp. Let them hit that comfort level and then they will tell you everything. Its a slow process. I hope everyone has enjoyed this chapter and as always reviews are welcomed.