The detectives of the 16 walked off the elevator with the first smile on their face in almost a month. About thirty minutes before they had received the call they prayed for daily, Olivia was awake. Cragen and Elliot had informed them to notify Cabot immediately. The nurse had informed them that there was already a blonde hair woman in the room with Ms. Benson. Not considering that Stacia would be there they had informed her that that was Cabot.

Elliot stopped in his tracks seeing Stacia walking out of Alex's room and toward them.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He growled as he quickly approached her.

"I was visiting Olivia." She answered.

"You're not welcomed here." He stated not bothering to hide his contempt for the woman. "So leave now."

"Stabler stop" Cragen ordered stepping forward and placing a hand on Elliot's shoulder "Alex was able to confirm that she is Liv's girlfriend and had her put on the list. You know that now stop it."

"Doesn't mean I have to like it Captain."

'No but you do need to honor Alex's wishes and your partner's wishes as well." Cragen said before turning to the woman "I'm sorry we haven't exactly been formally introduced but I am Captain Donald Cragen and these are the detectives that Benson works with. This is John Munch, Odafin Tutuola, and you know Elliot Stabler.'

"It is a pleasure to meet everyone I do wish it was under better circumstances" Stacia said shaking every detectives hand but Elliot's "I would like to clarify one thing though. There seems to be a miscommunication partly on my part and part on some misconstrued evidence. I am not Liv's girlfriend and I have not been for a little over six months now."

"Excuse me." Cragen stated standing a little straighter and starting to get pissed at the woman before him.

"I know I stated I was her girlfriend when we first met but I did that because I believed that was the only way to see her. Before you ask Alex does know everything. We just came back from coffee and me explaining everything."

"Then you should be leaving." Elliot said stepping to the side so she could pass.

"Actually Elliot' Stacia said taking a stand against the detective "Alex asked if I would wait. Apparently she is telling Olivia something that she is sure will have her shoved out of the room and her life."

"Let me by" Fin said walking past everyone and quietly slipping into Olivia's room.

Stacia looked between the detectives and Fin who had disappeared into Olivia's room with almost lightening like speed.

"Does anyone want to tell me what is going on?"

"It is pertaining to an ongoing investigation and we are not at liberty to discuss the details of the case at the moment." Munch said guiding her into the waiting room "But if Ms. Cabot would like you to wait then I suggest you do as she says. I can vouch for her not being one to piss off."

Stacia allowed herself to be guided into the waiting room and into a chair. After a few minutes of receiving some death glares from Elliot she decided it would be best to tell them the whole story from the beginning. She had just finished her story and believed that she had finally earned some respect from the detectives when Fin walked back into the room.

"How's it looking?" Cragen asked looking at his detective.

"Like she is going to come clean." He answered with a smile as he sat down.

"Really that easily?" Stabler asked knowing the hell they had gone through to gain some information from the attorney.

'Well she had a slight flashback with Olivia and shocking surprise she was able to bring her out a lot quicker than any of us ever had. I think she was planning of backing out when I told her it was time to level with Liv.'

"Do you think she will?"

"I stood outside her door and listened for a few minutes. When I walked away she was starting to tell Olivia everything.'

"Thank god." Cragen said leaning back. They had discovered over the course of their investigation that Olivia only knew she was being abused but Alex had refused help from her. They were hoping that Alex would level with Olivia herself to avoid them having to read her in. They could only imagine the amount of anger that would come from her once she found out.

They had just started to relax and thinking that for once Alex wasn't going to run when they heard the familiar sound of heels clicking down the hall at an alarming rate. Fin and Elliot looked at each other and shook their heads. Elliot had started to stand when Fin stopped him.

"Let me" Fin said standing and taking off after Alex.

"Alex wait." Fin said as he darted on the elevator with her "Why are we running this time?"

"I told her everything Fin just like you wanted. She knows all about how I let myself be abused and raped on a regular basis. How it was my fault she was shot. I called her name and distracted her. Therefore being my fault that she is in the hospital almost lost her life. How she has some brain damage and we don't know the full extent. When you wrap it all up in one neat little package my weakness has possibly cost her her career."

"Alex" Fin said reaching for her.

"NO detective." Alex stated firmly taking a step back. "I don't want her pity no more than I want yours. Please inform Captain Cragen that I want the protective detail stopped immediately."

"We will not stop the details Alex you can forget it."

"Yes you will and it will happen at this very moment. Place the officers you would have on me on her. If she comes and gets me so be it. At the very least when that happens I will know that Olivia will forever be safe. I will have it set up with my accountant that if anything is to ever happen to me that Olivia and her medical bills will be taken care of."

Fin who had finally had enough snapped and grabbed Alex by the arms and forced her to look at him. It killed him inside to see the look of fear in her eyes and know he was the cause of it at that moment.

"Damn it Alex I have had enough." Fin almost growled through clenched teeth "You're not getting her pity and you sure the hell aren't getting mine at the moment. IF anything I have had it with you and your attitude or whatever you want to call it. Let's start with you didn't allow yourself to be beaten and raped on a regular basis. It is not your fault she was shot whether you distracted her or not. It is Jessica Johnson's fault she was shot. She is the cold hearted bitch that tried to kill an officer not you. You may be a lot of things Ms. Cabot but weak is not one of them. Survivors of abuse and rape are some of the strongest people I have ever met."

"Fin…"

"Don't Fin me and fucking listen for once. Your detail is not being removed from you. If you no longer want the uniformed officers on, so be it. I will have Captain Cragen cancel them but you better prepare for me to move in and once Olivia is cleared for her to move in. You will not make a move without someone with you until she is caught and put away for life."

"NO Fin she blames me." Alex stated as she broke free of his grasp and turned to leave. "Leave it alone. It's best this way."

"Really, is it? Did she say that she blamed you?" He shouted from where he stood "Did she say it was your fault? That she couldn't stand the sight of you?"

"No"

"Then get off your high horse get on that damn elevator and get back up there to where you need to be."

"Why? Why should I?" Alex asked walking back with tears in her eyes

"Because she needs something to fight for, that's why. Because she has fought to stay alive for almost a month now, for you. If you walk away now you will only show that it was all for nothing. Was it for nothing?"

"NO"

"Then get on the elevator."

Between the look in his eyes and the tone of her voice she decided the best thing she could do was follow him back on the elevator. She dreaded what Olivia had to say to her and hoped that once Fin heard it he would honor her wishes and cancel the protective detail and let her get what she deserved.

A/N: I received a review wanting to know why didn't Alex leave since she had money. Abuse is about control. No matter how much money a person has. The abuser breaks them down till they feel as if they could not make it without them. Often leaving them to believe that they are nothing and no one would ever waste time on them. That they need to be thankful that they wasted their time on them. Abuse in same sex relationships are twice as hard. Not only do you have society looking down up on you for your lifestyle but now having to deal with the abuse as well. Because of this the reports of abuse in same sex couples are drastically lower than what it actually is. Anyways thank you guys so much for the reviews. I have said it before and will continue to say it you really know how to boost a girls ego. Thank you so much.