A/N: I think the only word I can think of describe how I feel is amazed. I am amazed at how many people are following, favorite, and reading this story. Amazed that you have allowed me to take our two favorite women in a direction that no one ever saw coming and many probably disagreed with. I am amazed that we are on chapter 98 with so, so, so many more chapters to come. I honestly don't see this story ending anytime soon. Thank you guys thank you so much.

"You are not walking out on me." Alex said as she grabbed Olivia and pulled at her in an attempt to stop Olivia from leaving.

"It's for your own protection Alex" Olivia said as she jerked free from Alex's hold. "I almost attacked you."

"I've already lived with one abusive woman, I can handle living with another one." Alex said with a slight smirk on her face knowing those were the words that would force Olivia to face her and to stop leaving.

"I am leaving now so I won't become another abusive woman for you to live with." Olivia said through clenched teeth as she spun on her heels and stormed back up to Alex. "You deserve someone who can protect you, someone who will always keep you safe."

"I have that" Alex whispered as she reached up and gently wiped the tears that had fallen from her eyes. "I have that with you."

"Alex I lost it today, to the point that I was going to strike you."

"I know."

"For the first time ever your touch was unable to calm me."

"I know."

"For the last week my temper has been getting worse and worse."

"I know."

"Is that all you have to say?"

"What do you want me to say Olivia?"

"Something other than I know that's for damn sur."

"Ok then." Alex said taking Olivia by the hand and leading her to the couch and forcing her to sit down. She knew that the further she had her from the door the easier it would be to keep her from leaving. "For the past week you have been through what most people would have collapsed under but didn't. You have had to sit by and hear day after day the abuse that I have endured. You have had to deal with me pushing you away in an attempt to protect you and then today. Today you had to sit by and listen to the very woman who had abuse me for years put the blame on me. You were already high strung and close to breaking before we left for the trial. I should have listened to you this morning and stayed home like you wanted to but instead I had to prove something to myself and sit there while she testified."

"You were taking the first step needed to recover." Olivia stated as she stared at the ground "You asked me to stay home and rest but I refused. I had to try to be some type of hero."

"You are a hero" Alex answered as she sat in Olivia's lap sighing with relief when she wrapped her arms around her waist. "You are my hero because every day I wake up I am reminded that you almost gave your life for me not once but twice. You have suffered odds that no one should have to suffer because I was too scared to come forward and ask for help. That my love makes you a hero, my hero.

"I wasn't your hero a few minutes ago." Olivia said as she sighed and gently lift Alex off her "Alex it is best if I leave until I have my anger under control. I have to protect you at all costs."

"You're right you do have to protect me and the only way you can do that is to stay here." Alex pointed out as she reached out for Olivia once again and motioned to Elliot to make himself scarce before Olivia realized she had just bared her soul in front of him.

"Tell me something Alex" Olivia said turning to face Alex "Can you stand there and tell me that you feel safe with me staying here after what just happened?"

"I do." Alex whispered as she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around her neck "We have been down this road before Olivia and the only difference this time is that you turned on me. That doesn't mean you get to leave because of that. That means that we call your therapist and have her come here in the morning for a special session. It doesn't mean that you get to leave me."

"If I stay I need you to do something for me."

"There is no if Olivia you will be staying here tonight and every night after if, not if, when I have my way."

"Alex…"

"Shh" Alex said as she placed a finger on Olivia's lips to silence her. "Tell me what it is you need from me to stay tonight, because I will do whatever it is you need."

"Please lock yourself in your room tonight."

"Anything but that."

"Alex you have to I have to know you will be safe tonight."

"I will be safe tonight just like I have been safe every night in the past and will be every night in the future, wrapped in your arms."

"I can't" Olivia said shaking her head the very thought that she had come close to hurting Alex was still making her wanting to kill herself. "I came so close..I couldn't…What if…."

"Enough." Alex said sternly "Yes you came close to hurting me for the first time ever. Yes, you couldn't live with yourself if you truly did hurt me. Lastly, there is no what if it happens again because I know it won't."

"You don't deserve this after everything you have been through with Jess and now me. You deserve to have some who can love you and protect you and most importantly will never hurt you."

"That someone is you. With her I never felt that way, every minute I was with her, I feared my for my life and safety, but with you it's different."

"It's not different Alex. Deep down I am the same monster that she is."

"No you're not because unlike her you love me, truly love me. It shows in everything you do and say. When you grabbed me earlier and jerked me to you I felt you relax your grip so it wasn't choking me. If you hadn't subconsciously loosened your grip I would have never been able to push you away, you know it and I know it."

"I'll stay but, I want you to keep my service weapon with you and if I make a move at you empty the clip in me please." Olivia pleaded.

"I will." Alex said knowing that was the only way to end this discussion and have Olivia stay with her.

"Thank you." Olivia mumbled as she removed her gun from her side and placed it in Alex's hands before falling back into the chair and immediately asleep exhausted from the past week's events.

For those that are following my other stories I have not forgotten them or given up on them. It's just that right now Revelations is what is running through my mind. I'm sorry but that happens sometimes when I have multiple stories going.