"Can I buy you breakfast detective?" Alex asked as she watched the doors close behind Olivia and the nurse that was taking her to her testing.
"I think my orders were to take you to breakfast." Elliot said with a smile on his face "Is everything ok?"
"It is. She has started seeing double and is afraid of what that will result in. She's so sure she's not going to be able to work again and end up leaching off me as she put it."
"Alex you need to understand" Elliot said as he stepped back to allow her to step on the elevator "Olivia has always been on her own. Yes she had a mother but well you know how that went. She prides herself on being able to rely strictly on herself. The simple thought of you paying her bills for her is tearing her up.
"I'm not doing it to be little her though. I only want to help."
"I know that, you know that, and deep down Liv knows that but its hard for her."
"Do I need to stop?" Alex asked as she walked into the cafeteria. "I just want her to be able to fully recover and not have to worry about anything. El you have got to believe me the last thing I would ever want to do is take her freedom from her."
"I do Alex I do. I know you are only doing this for her well being which is why I'm not saying anything. I would rather have my partner back hundred percent and pissed that someone paid her bills for her than to never have her."
"I know. I want you to know from me that I ordered my accountant to draw up a repayment plan as well."
"You what?" Elliot said looking at her shocked as he poured them a cup of coffee.
"It was only to satisfy her." Alex said with a smile "The only way she would accept my help was to have him draw up a payment plan. So he did and she signed it."
"But you have no plans on accepting any money from her do you?" Elliot asked as he pulled a seat out for Alex.
"Not at all.'
"How do you plan to bypass that one issued when the time comes?"
"I have ordered my accountant to open a new account and invest with the money he is given by Olivia in Olivia's name. He's a smart man and Olivia will never know until the time comes but she will be worth thousands possibly millions if he does as good with her as he has done with my family."
"That will truly throw her for a loop."
"I know." Alex said as she leaned back in her seat "What's going on with Jess?"
"She pulled through the night and came to about an hour ago. Huang is still with her. She has been advised what she is being charged with and she told Huang point blank that she will not accept a plea so be prepared for a trial."
"I was afraid of that. What is she being charged with?" Alex asked
"At the moment on the federal level violation of federal wiretapping laws, false imprisonment of an Assistant District Attorney, two counts of Attempted murder of an Officer."
"On the state level?"
"We are looking at Burglary, possession of a weapon in the commission of a felony, two counts of aggravated assault, impersonating an officer, felony obstruction, and battery of a court official."
"You do realize that the federal will trump the state charges."
"Yes and no." Elliot said sitting his fork down and leaned back in the chair "The federal prosecutor should be arriving either later today or early tomorrow to formal indict Jess on the charges. Meanwhile until then our ADA is going before the grand jury as we speak for an indictment against Jess on the charges on a state level. That will be enough to hold her until the Feds and get their grimy little paws on her."
"I'm your assigned ADA so who is prosecuting my case."
"That would be a Casey Novak." Elliot said pulling a card out of his pocket and reading the name off it "She works in white collar and was assigned this case. Apparently she has an outstanding record only rivaled by yours."
"She is also the same person that Ramirez met on the date where Jess showed up." Alex pointed out
"But I promise you she cleared every back ground check imaginable and even one from the Feds. She actually has a level five clearance with the government."
"How the hell did she get that?"
"Apparently her father was a black hawk pilot and she received that clearance when she applied for a special liaison position between the state department and some civilian position she was applying for out of college."
"Wow I'd have to say that is very impressive." Alex said laughing "Now who is the federal attorney of record for the case."
"She's a real pit bull and not one to go up against. Actually I would love to see you two go head to head. Honestly I'm not sure who I would bet money on her or you. It is actually a tie for me."
"You guys will bet on anything won't you?"
"Mine as well we gamble with our lives every day." Elliot said laughing.
"Don't remind me." Alex sighed ready but not read for what the life as an officer's girlfriend or spouse entailed "Now who is it?"
"The one the only Abbey Carmichael." Elliot said as he threw his hands up as a magician would do in an act
"You have got to be kidding me." Alex said with a grin on her face.
"Not at all, apparently when she heard that the case involved one detective Benson and ADA Cabot she begged for the job. Of course she would always jump at a case to be with Olivia."
"You mean to tell me her and Liv?"
"I think that is something that you should ask LIv." Elliot stated realizing that other than Stacia Olivia had not shared who some of her past lovers were. Hell to tell the truth if it wasn't for the fact that Olivia had shown up at a crime scene wearing one of Abby's shirts he would have never known. To be honest to the best of his knowledge only the three of them knew of the brief affair.
"Oh you best believe I will the first chance I get."
"I have no doubt in my mind over that counselor but please remember that she has almost given her life for you twice now." Elliot said as he stood and motioned that it was time to head back upstairs "So please go easy on her."
"El trust me I will never forget that she almost died for me twice and we both have a past. It's helped formed who we are now. I hope in time she will disclose everything to me until then I just have to piece it together as we go."
"So no third degree?" Elliot asked as he stepped back on the elevator
"No matter how bad I want to know no." Alex said leaning against the wall and closing her eyes "She has done everything she could to give me all the privacy in the world concerning my sessions with Huang and I will extend the same to her. If there's one thing I've learned from Jess is that if there is no trust there is no relationship. I don't want that with Liv."
"That's good to hear." Elliot said as the elevator dinged their destination "Now let's go see about the outcome of her tests.