"Hey you" Olivia said as she leaned against the doorway of Alex's bedroom.

"Hey yourself" Alex said looking up from the brief she was reading over. Her breath caught in her throat when she looked at Olivia. She was wearing a pair of black jeans that hugged her just right and a charcoal grey turtle neck that appeared to fit her like a second skin. What really set the whole scene off was what had become known as her trademark leather coat she was holding over her shoulder with one finger. Everything about her at that moment screamed heartbreak and danger yet at the same time Alex had never felt safer.

"Are you ok?" Olivia asked when Alex never said anything else.

"Yeah sorry my mind was still revolving around the brief I was working on." Alex said and how to undress you at the moment she added to herself.

"That good?"

"That important" Alex said placing the paperwork on the unoccupied side of the bed. "How was the range?"

"We didn't go to the range." Olivia answered as she pushed off the door way and walked into the bedroom taking a seat on the foot of the bed.

"Olivia I really didn't expect either you or Elliot to listen to me when I said absolutely no range."

"Well apparently you have Elliot terrified of you." Olivia said with a genuine smile crossing her face "What exactly happened while I was out?"

"Nothing once you left I talked with Ramirez for a few and then came up here to prepare for trial tomorrow."

"No' Olivia said laughing "I meant when I was out in the hospital. Elliot made the comment to me that there was nothing you wouldn't do for me."

"Olivia I only wanted you to have the best and with Stephanie's help you have the best" Alex answered as if she was ordering dinner "Now stop changing the subject and tell me if you didn't go to the range what did you two do and how much trouble did you two get into."

"For once we behaved and we played laser tag."

"Laser tag?" Alex asked as she tried to picture two grown adults who were cops playing laser tag.

"Yes laser tag. Like I said you have Elliot terrified of you and he refused to take me to the range stating he loved his life and would like to live. Then I remembered where he held the twin's birthday party. It had laser tag and to me that is similar to clearing a house."

"How did you do?"

"Died a few times but that can happen in real life when clearing a house, for the most part my shots were on point. We did discover that when I begin to get tired I tend to have some issues."

"Like?"

"That is when I start to feel my anger rising and I have trouble focusing. There were a few times that it would have been a bad shoot but most of the time I would have been cleared by IA."

"So we need to slowly work you up to where you need to be. Do you think that playing laser tag on a regular basis would do that for you?"

"Maybe I don't know to be honest." Olivia said shrugging her shoulders "Elliot is going to bring Dickie's Play Station II over tomorrow. He has some shooting games and a controller in the shape of a gun. We're going to see if that will help some as well."

"If that works let me know and we will go and purchase a system for you and as many shooting games as you want or think you need."

"That's what I told him you would do." Olivia said standing folding her coat over her arm "Listen Alex you have gone above and beyond the call of duty for me. You will never know how thankful I am for everything, but Alex…"

"There are no buts here detective we have gone over that" Alex stated interrupting Olivia "If a gaming system helps you then we will get you a gaming system."

"I was going to say if but Alex if you keep it up you're going to spoil me and I might not want to leave."

"Olivia you work harder than anyone I have ever met and have overcome more than what anyone should ever have too. If there's one person on this earth that deserves to be spoiled it is you." And if getting you a gaming systems gets you to stay I'll by one every week Alex silently added.

"Thank you." Olivia mumbled as she looked away embarrassed.

"You are more than welcomed."

"Great, yeah well," Olivia said as she headed toward the door "I'm exhausted so I am going to take a shower and hit the sack."

"I will be doing the same once I finish with this." Alex responded as she picked up the brief she was reading.

Olivia reached the door and glanced back at Alex. Noticing she had picked the brief up and began reading through it again. Her glasses was slightly crooked on her face and she was chewing on the end of the pen that she held in her left hand. There was a fire in her eyes that was unmistakable and caused Olivia's breath to catch in her throat. She realized she wanted Alex to look at her with that fire in her eyes.

"Hey Alex?" Olivia asked getting her attention.

"Yeah" Alex said looking up from her brief and straightening her glasses. She had never been one for glasses before but there was something about seeing Alex wearing them that did something to her.

"I was wondering if you would like to go out Friday?"

"Sure Liv. I can only imagine how you feel being trapped in my apartment on a daily basis."

"No Alex" Olivia said taking a deep breath and praying that what everyone had been telling her was the truth otherwise she was about to make the biggest fool of herself since her freshman year of college "I meant would you like to go out on Friday as a date."

Alex smiled as she sat the brief down in her lap and took her glasses off. She studied Olivia for a few seconds. It wasn't to make her nervous or scared that she would refuse but simply because she enjoyed seeing the vulnerable side of Olivia. It showed a softer more caring side of her that she only witnessed with victims.

"Oh ok" Olivia mumbled as she looked away feeling like the biggest fool there was and wanting nothing more than to deliver a few well delivered punches into the punching bag.

"Olivia" Alex called out stopping her realizing how Olivia was interpreting the silence "Please turn around?'

"No Alex it's ok" Olivia said trying to keep her breathing even not bothering to turn around "I just misread everything its called transference and common with injuries like this. Let's just pretend I never said anything because I'm really enjoying this friendship we have developed."

"Turn around" Alex ordered as she placed a hand on Olivia's shoulder, having silently made it across her bedroom to the door, and could feel the tension vibrating through her body.

"Alex" Olivia said shakily

"Face me."

Olivia closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she slowly turned around.

"I'm sorry if you misread my delay in answering."

"NO NO NO" Olivia said as she attempted to pull away, having stopped listening at hearing the word misread, but discovered the blonde bombshell had more strength than she let on "Its my fault."

"Jesus woman you don't make anything easy do you?" Alex almost growled out, realizing in typical Olivia fashion she had stopped listening about three words in. She made sure she had Olivia's attention before continuing "I would love nothing more than to go out with you on Friday."

A/N: Finally our two favorite women are getting to where they need to be. I am so sorry about the delay in updating the story. I hope this chapter more than makes up for it.