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When Olivia was done with her IAB interview and done talking to Captain Harris she pulled out her phone. She saw all the notifications from Alex and her heart sank at the distress Alex must be feeling. Olivia held her breath dialing Alex's number. Alex answered on the first ring.
"Liv?" Alex's anxious voice came through the phone.
"Hey sweetheart, it's me. I'm fine. I wasn't the one shot. It was Cassidy, they have him in surgery. I just got through with my IAB interview." Olivia quickly told her.
"Oh thank god" Alex says, gasping a sigh of relief.
Then much more quietly asked
"How is he?"
"He flatlined in the ambulance and he's in surgery. I don't know how he's going to be but for now he's hanging on" Olivia said, sighing deeply leaning on the wall behind her.
"We can only hope he's going to pull through Liv. I'm just very thankful it wasn't you" Alex tells her emotions pouring over into her voice.
"Me too Lex, me too" Olivia assures her.
Olivia looks up to see Harris off his call tipping his head towards her.
"I'll be home soon, I promise, I love you" Olivia says trying to convey her love to her.
"Okay. I love you too" Alex quietly tells her back.
Olivia hangs up the phone and walks towards Harris.
"I just talked to Fin, he's going to go down to the jail and talk to our carjacking suspect" Harris tells her.
Olivia nods in understanding.
"Listen, there's nothing more we can do tonight." Harris says.
"I know, I'm going to go check on Cassidy then head home" Olivia says back the fight more out of her then a few minutes prior.
"Okay" Harris says, letting her go.
Olivia leaves the precinct. Once she checks on his condition on him being sedated after surgery she goes home. Olivia unlocks the first door and shuts it behind her seeing the kitchen lights on and Alex at the table waiting on her. Alex follows her with her eyes across the room until Olivia sits down next to her at the table.
"Alex, I'm so sorry you had to worry about me tonight." Olivia spoke softly to her, taking both of her hands cupping Alex's tear stained cheeks.
Alex let a couple silent tears fall with Olivia's soft touch. Alex put her hands on Olivia's, holding them in place. Alex took a deep breath.
"I want to be your emergency contact. I knew what I was getting into with being in a relationship with you. I worry everyday you walk out that door, but Olivia my heart stopped seeing the news tonight and when you didn't answer, when your team didn't answer I was so scared it was you. We have nothing that says the other has to be informed and tonight made me realize that I want to be the first call if something happens to you." Alex explained to her explicitly and quietly keeping eye contact with her.
"Of course Alex. I want that too. Okay? Everything's going to be okay" Olivia tells her pulling her on her lap hugging her hard.
They stay like that for a few minutes until they both feel okay enough to let go. Olivia takes a shower to wash off the night. When she's showered and changed for bed she cuddles up close to Alex. Alex turns around giving her a slow and gentle kiss then lays her head on Olivia's chest cuddling further into Olivia's embrace.
Olivia wakes up with Alex still cuddled into her. She smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head. Olivia kept her arms around Alex laying there in silence. There was a knock on their door a few minutes later. Olivia told him to come in. Calvin opened the door a little bit and put his head through.
"Hey, good morning guys" Calvin says, opening the door further.
"Hey bud, come here" Olivia says, patting the bed.
He comes in sitting on the edge of the bed by their feet. At this point Alex ruses awake wiping at her face. Alex blinks and sees Calvin at the end of the bed.
"Hi sweetheart, everything okay?" Alex asked him, starting to sit up.
"Yea, I was just wondering if we could have pancakes for breakfast" Calvin asked with his puppy dog stare.
"Sure, that sounds nice" Olivia agrees readily and they both look at Alex.
Alex playfully rolls her eyes.
"Yes. But only if it's banana pancakes and bacon" Alex counters.
Olivia and Calvin nod, smiling at her. Olivia kisses her cheek and Alex grins back happily in this moment with her family.
After breakfast was over and dishes were put away in the dishwasher they all started getting ready for the day. Olivia's phone rang, when she saw it was Fin she answered.
"Fin, what's up?" Olivia answered.
Olivia listened for a minute before responding.
"Yea, I'll meet you guys there" Olivia says back.
Fin agrees and they hang up.
Olivia looks over at Alex who just finished getting dressed.
"Hey, I have to go meet the team for a debrief" Olivia says to her.
Alex nods, not directly looking at Olivia.
Olivia sighed quietly making her way over to Alex.
"Sweetheart" Olivia says, trying to catch Alex's eye.
Alex's blue stormy eyes bore into Olivia's. Alex no longer looks scared, just exhausted.
"I know Liv, go talk to your team, go catch the bad guys, just as long as you come home to us" Alex whispers to her, holding onto Olivia's cheeks leaning in to give her a quick kiss.
Olivia gives her a watery smile and nods leaning back in for one more kiss.
When Alex hears the door to the apartment close behind Olivia she sits down on her bed letting out a deep breath. Calvin was in his room playing his game. Alex took that opportunity to decompress about all the emotions she has been feeling since the moment she saw the news broadcast. Alex knew she felt scared thinking it was Olivia that had shot but she also knows how hard it must have been for Olivia having to see someone she once called a friend to flatline in front of her. Alex shook her head not wanting to go down that train of thought.
Alex spent the day at the kitchen table buried in paperwork for her unit. There's nothing like working on a weekend.
A little while later Calvin came out of his room to make a sandwich and have some chips. Calvin saw Alex was working so he went back to his room and started drawing from the new art kit they had gotten him for his birthday a few months back. He didn't have any homework to do so he was able to enjoy his Sunday.
Olivia spent her day talking to her team and DA Foster about the new evidence they had against Ganzel. Foster wanted Olivia to talk to Cassidy to see if he would be able to ID the dirty cop working for Ganzel. Olivia went to the hospital to talk to him. After he ID'd the cop Olivia told him it was Ganzel who set him up and he should have told Foster so he could be pulled after he thought he was made from the bugs Ganzel found.
"I'm like you liv, this job is all I got" Cassidy says looking up into her face from the hospital bed.
Olivia slightly shakes her head.
"I'm not who I used to be" Olivia says back softly
Cassidy gave her a doubtful look.
"Sure you are" he says in response.
Olivia gives a half chuckle
"No, I'm not. I have a son, I'm in a relationship with someone whom I love. There's more to life than just this job Cassidy, you just have to find it." Olivia tells him, smiling down at him, thinking of Alex and Calvin at home.
"You really have changed" Cassidy says surprised, blinking back at her like he was seeing her in a new light.
"I have" Olivia whispers back a grin not leaving her back.
"Get some rest, heal up soon" Olivia says to him, patting his hand and standing up.
Olivia leaves the hospital and calls Foster to let her know Cassidy ID'd the sergeant. Fin and Amanda are sent to go and arrest Ganzel.
Olivia heads home for the night knowing there was nothing more for her to do. On her way home Olivia calls Alex.
"Hey babe" Alex answers lightly
"Hey, so I'm finally on my way home for the night and I was thinking I could stop and pick up pizza for dinner. What do you think?" Olivia asks sweetly.
Alex smiles into the phone.
"Well I think that's a great idea. I'll order it from the place we like on the corner and you can pick it up" Alex says back.
"Sounds good babe" Olivia says, chuckling back.
Olivia stops at the store to get Alex flowers before picking up the pizza.
Olivia unlocks the door and walks in.
Alex is grabbing plates from the cabinets and Calvin is nowhere to be seen.
"Hello sweetheart" Olivia calls out to her.
"Hi Detective " Alex says cheekily coming over to her.
Olivia hands her the flowers, smiling wide.
"These are for you, I love you now and always" Olivia tells her quietly, kissing her cheek.
Alex's face is a light pink as she grins at Olivia and puts her face in the flowers to smell them.
"I love you too baby" Alex says back.
Olivia sets the pizza down on the table and pulls Alex close to her body. Olivia puts her face in between Alex's shoulder and neck breathing in Alex's perfume. Alex wrapped her arms around Olivia sighing deeply. Alex kissed the side of Olivia's hair. They stayed like that for a few minutes just holding each other close. They hear Calvin's door swing open and him stomping down the hall. They step back. Olivia cleared her throat back from the emotions and Alex wiped away a single tear. Olivia opened the pizza and put a couple pieces on while Alex made herself busy sitting down at the table. Calvin came into the room not noticing how heavy it felt.
"This smells great!" Calvin says, sitting down taking a bite of his pizza.
"It does" Alex says, grinning at him.
"Hey bud, I'm sorry I missed your game tonight" Olivia tells him.
"It's okay, you'll be at the next one" Calvin shrugs it off stating in confidence.
"Absolutely!" Olivia agrees, smiling.
They eat their pizza.
"Have you started packing for the trip yet?" Olivia asked them while eating.
Calvin smiled wide.
"I'm already done except for my stuff I use everyday!" Calvin says excitedly.
Olivia's eyes sparkled at his excitement. She looked over to Alex.
"And you? Are you packed?" Olivia asked her.
"Not yet, but I still have a week to get everything done" Alex defended.
"I haven't started either. So I understand sweetheart" Olivia comments back catching Alex's outstretched hand that was waving when she was talking.
Alex and Olivia share a look of love while Calvin pretends to gage.
Alex rolled her eyes playfully at him. Olivia grinned at them both.
"What do you say, We put up this food and watch TV" Olivia suggested.
"I actually wanted to play the game with my friends until bed" Calvin tells them.
"Oh, well don't be on it all night" Olivia says solemnly.
Calvin nods and goes back to his room shutting the door.
Alex gives Olivia a look of sympathy when his door shuts.
"It's okay Liv, he's a kid" Alex tells her.
"I know, it doesn't mean we can't be sad about it" Olivia says back pouting.
Alex nods.
"I'll clean this up, how about you go to the bedroom and I'll meet you there" Olivia says standing up grabbing the pizza box.
"I thought you wanted to watch something on TV?" Alex questioned, confused.
"I think I'd rather have a quiet watching TV in bed cuddling with my favorite girl" Olivia says, smirking at her.
"Mmm, cuddling with you does sound nice" Alex grins playfully at her.
Over the next few days Olivia got her case wrapped up that ended with a lot of high officials getting arrested and Cragen cleared of his charges. Haden stepped down from his position due to the corruption happening in his subordinates. Harris saw Olivia with a cup of coffee in her hand watching Amaro leave for the night.
"Everything alright?" Harris asked her.
"Yea" Olivia responded sitting down at her desk.
"You're worried about Foster's daughter" He stated.
Olivia didn't say anything, just made an agreeing face.
"You did what you had to do." Harris tells her.
"I know" Olivia agrees.
"Go home detective" Harris tells her.
"I will" Olivia tells him.
He walks out. Olivia sits at her desk for a moment.
Olivia hears voices in the distance.
Alex and Calvin step out of the elevator where Harris stops them from continuing to walk down the hall asking if they need any help. Alex gave him a surprised look but shook her head in a no.
"No, we're here to see Liv" Alex tells him.
He gave her one nod, stepping aside.
"Maybe you guys can get her to go home, we had a win but she's taking it hard" Harris tells them.
"That's what makes her a good detective, Captain." Alex tells him.
He nods, pressing the button for the elevator.
Calvin and Alex walk down the hallway and into the squad room. Olivia lifts her head at the noise.
"Hey guys, I thought I heard someone. What are you guys doing here?" Olivia asked them getting up to hug them.
They hug her back and Calvin sits in her seat while Alex keeps an arm around Olivia's waist.
"We know it's a school night but we were wondering if you'd want to get some late night ice cream" Alex says looking between Calvin and Olivia.
Olivia looked over at Calvin who was nodding his head at her.
"Why not" Olivia replied back gently, smiling at her two favorite people.
Olivia puts up her paperwork, grabs her things, and Alex and Olivia walk out hand in hand with Calvin next to them.
