What the hell just happened? Alex had taken one look at Olivia and now she was practically running from the building. The way Olivia had looked at her made her feel awful and guilty, it was the way She used to look at her before everything happened. Her mind was racing, why had she come back now? Alex had started to get everything back to normal in her life.
She knew she shouldn't have left but she was not in the mood to have any kind of conversation with Olivia. Even if Olivia wanted to talk to her, it should be on Alex's terms.
By the time she got home, calm had nearly been restored in her mind. Luckily she had a few hours before she was meant to be meeting George. She thought maybe work would take her mind off things.
An hour later, her phone rang and for some reason she forgot to check the caller ID assuming it was George.
"Hello?", Alex froze when she realised it certainly wasn't George.
"Alex? If its you I would like to talk. I know I shouldn't have left. I have some explaining to do and if you're willing to listen please give me a chance", Olivia sounded sincere and a little emotional. Alex had no idea what to say. She had spent the last four months trying to keep her thoughts away from this woman now she was suddenly back and up for talking. Why could she not have done this two months ago before George came onto the scene. Alex was angry at her, maybe too angry but she was not going to say anything she regretted.
"Olivia I can't talk to you. I'm busy with work and... Stuff", she decided now wasn't the time to tell Olivia she was with someone.
"Okay well maybe ill see you at work, ill be back on Monday. Elliot is sick of working with a different partner each case. You know how much of a nightmare John can be", Olivia was clearly nervous but Alex found herself unaffected by this. She wanted to get off the phone this conversation was too awkward.
"I have to go Olivia", she waited for a few moments hearing Olivia audibly sigh.
"Okay, have a nice night", Alex hung up and went about getting ready. At least she had the weekend to prepare herself for her next encounter with Olivia.
The phone call had gone exactly how Olivia had expected. She didn't think it was going to be easy to walk back into Alex's life. She did have certain expectations, she was hoping Alex could forgive her but Olivia had been gone for four months. Towards the end of her leave she started to feel incredibly nervous about coming back. Of course she was more scared about seeing Alex again.
For some reason after the phone call she felt more motivated to patch things up with Alex. Within five minutes she was in a cab heading across town. She had no idea what she was going to say when she got there but she wasn't about to give up trying.
Within half an hour she had parked up and paid the driver. When she was finally alone and stood opposite Alex's building she finally realised this was a stupid idea. She shouldn't push Alex like this it was wrong of her.
Twenty minutes passed and Olivia couldn't bring herself to move. She was willing herself to take a step but simply couldn't. Suddenly someone caught her eye, a man was leaving Alex's building. She observed him casually, he looked quite arrogant in her opinion as he paused to speak to the doorman and hold the door for whoever was accompanying him. His companion joined him and Olivia was shocked to see Alex. Olivia moved back from the kerb as not to reveal her presence. She observed the pair desperately looking for signs of the nature of their relationship. She got her answer quickly when he leaned in for a kiss. She felt like shouting for him to stop. Alex didn't seem overly enthusiastic about it but that might of been the fact Olivia had pissed her off.
He flagged down a cab and climbed in, Alex went to follow but looked over in Olivia's direction for some reason. Their eyes met briefly and Olivia could see a sadness appear in Alex's eyes. She didn't linger long before climbing in. Olivia watched the cab leave before heading for the subway. This was going to be more difficult than she thought. She felt betrayed but quickly realised she had no right to be. She was the one that had shut Alex out and left without a word for months. Alex heard the woman on the phone and what was she meant to think? Olivia realised the gravity of the situation, she was a fool to think Alex might wait for her.
Olivia returned home and was just about to open her usual bottle of wine when she paused. Things had to change, she was tired of being this person. She missed the old Olivia. If she had any hope of winning Alex over she definitely had to show she was better.
Leaning back on the sofa she thought about the week ahead. It was certainly going to be interesting.
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