Elliot heard the gun shots from the street. He had waited behind in the court house to make sure the restraining order had gone through. What he really wanted to do was assign a protective detail to Alex, a peice of paper wasn't going to keep this maniac from her door; sadly he feared he may have been right.

He couldn't wait around for the elevator and took the stairs two at a time. By the Time he reached Liv's floor he had his gun out. There had been no more shots since the four he heard from the street. But he wasn't taking any chances.

The corridor was quiet as he passed the elevator. He strained to hear any sound of footsteps. Finally he heard a commotion, sounded like hushed voices and movement. He rounded the corner to Liv's apartment to be confronted with an empty corridor. There was evidence of the shots he heard from the street, he counted two bullet holes in the wall farthest from Liv's door. He made his way cautiously towards the door, it was open. He paused just outside when he saw a puddle of blood and some footprints.

The commotion was coming from inside the apartment and he followed the bloody footsteps inside...

(Five minutes earlier)

Alex opened the door quickly, immediately she was confronted with a disorientated George who barged her into the apartment and fell, landing on top of her.

He was bearly conscious, Olivia must have shot him. George was groaning and she felt a wetness spread over her which she assumed was his blood. Olivia appeared a second later and heaved him off her. Alex stood quickly and examined Olivia for bullet holes.

"Are you okay? Did he get you?" Alex fussed over Olivia for a few moments before she was held by the shoulders.

"I'm fine, he was a lousy shot. Are you okay?", Alex was so relieved.

"Yeah I'm fine. One of you nearly shot me though", Alex gestured towards the door and the bullet hole it now featured.

"Oh my god I think that was me. I could have killed you!", Olivia held her hand over her mouth in shock.

" hey no harm no foul", Alex made light of the situation and then turned her attention to George who was still lying on the floor groaning. "We should call an ambulance", reluctantly Alex knelt Down and began putting pressure on the gunshot wound to his abdomen. Olivia retrieved her mobile and quickly called for a bus.

Alex was getting on top of the bleeding as Olivia found something to put on the wound. She left the room for a minute leaving Alex alone with George.

"Why did you have to do it George? You may be a psychopath but I didn't want you to get shot", Alex thought he was concious until he opened his eyes and stared at her and began struggling to speak.

"I did it for you Alex. I've loved you since I first saw you in that bar", she smiled slightly trying to comfort him. "I'm not done fighting for you yet", he wasn't talking sense but he began trying to move. Alex was just about to tell him to keep still when she saw something in his hand...

Olivia couldn't find anything she could use to stop the bleeding. She didn't have a first aid kit. In the end, after looking around for a few minutes, she grabbed a dishcloth and headed back in.

However, on returning to the living room she found Alex sitting back from George whilst he waved something around in his hand whilst trying to stand. Alex looked at her and signalled for her to back off. George finally stood and leant heavy against the wall.

He caught sight of Olivia and tried to raise the gun to aim. Olivia went straight to her hip before quickly realising she had left her gun in the kitchen. She focused on him weighing up her options. She wasn't going to leave Alex with him to try and get it but there was no way she could disarm him from here. She wasn't paying attention to Alex who stood and was getting ready to make her move. She did however catch sight of Elliot as he came bounding in.

As he entered and demanded George to drop his gun, Alex slipped in between her and George using herself as a human shield.

"Drop it Stewart", Elliot was more than ready to shoot him. Olivia took a step closer to Alex whilst George was distracted. She could Alex was also in the way of Elliot, who didn't have a clean shot; he would have taken it by now.

"Alex, get out of the way", Olivia was confused; why had Alex put herself in between them all? He could shoot her just as easily as Olivia.

"If I stay here he wont shoot you", George listened to their exchange clearly panicking.

"Shut up", George bellowed; he realised he had no control over this situation.

"What's up George? Too scared to go through with it? I always knew you were weak", Alex had started at a whisper facing away from Olivia. Why was she goading him? "Go on pull the trigger. The only way you're getting to her is through me. I would die for her. I've always loved her even when I was with you", George was going a deeper shade of red with anger at her words.

"Shut up!", Olivia didn't like how this was going. George wasn't exactly stable.

"No George you should hear this. That's why I could never sleep with you. You're nothing compared to her. You are pathetic", he was shaking now and Olivia just wanted Alex to shut up. Elliot was quiet in the corner, he also seemed at a loss with Alex's tactics.

" I am not pathetic, I'm a real man. You need a real man", George sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than them. He was gesturing with the gun as he spoke, this made Olivia nervous.

She looked over at Elliot who gestured for her to get Alex out of the way so he could shoot, it was a good job George was now focused on Alex instead of them.

"A real man doesn't terrorise women to make himself feel good. You are nothing but a bully. I could never love you like I love her", Olivia saw him react differently now. He held the gun in a more solid stance like he was preparing to shoot. Alex must have noticed too, " go on George don't be a coward for once and finish this". It was now or never.

Olivia moved quickly, she knew Elliot would cover her. She collided with Alex and they both tumbled hard onto the floor. Olivia was sure she felt a bullet from George's gun whizz past her head.

As soon as she and Alex were clear Elliot fired, hitting George twice in the chest. She watched him slide down the wall, leaving a bloody trail. George was finally dead.

Olivia held Alex close for a few minutes as they caught their breath. She watched Elliot over Alex's shoulder, he disarmed George's dead hand and checked his pulse offering Olivia a shake of of the head to confirm her suspicions. Finally this was all over.

Alex sat up slightly, pushing herself off Olivia's chest to look in her eyes.

"That was terrifying", Olivia could see the fear that still remained in Alex's eyes.

"That was crazy. Why did you antagonise him like that?", it was a clever tactic but if she hadnt acted fast they would probably both have been dead by now.

"I was just trying to make him focus on me until you and Elliot came up with a plan", Alex smiled uneasily.

"Bit of a risky plan. Don't do anything like that again", Olivia held her close again before helping them both up. Elliot smiled at them, especially when he noticed their closeness and enclosed hands.

"I've called for back up. We are all going to have to make statement", Elliot didn't seem particularly enthusiastic about the last part.

"I'll tell you what, tell cragan we will be in his office tomorrow to make our statements but right now I'm getting her out of here", Olivia wrapped her arm around Alex pulling her close. Elliot simply nodded and they went to walk out. Before they left, Alex turned back towards him.

"Thank you for being here Elliot, thank you for everything", he smiled warmly and then carried on about his business.

They left and quickly caught a cab, Olivia realised the funny looks they both got was due to the fact Alex was covered in blood.

"So you got your way after all", Olivia made light conversation.

"How's that?", Alex quizzed her.

"You get to take me back to your place", Olivia winked causing Alex to burst out laughing.

"It was my plan all along", Alex leant in for a quick kiss before she nestled into Olivia's side. Even after everything that had happened, she couldn't help but be blissfully happy in this moment.

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