Part 77

( Part 77 )

Part 76

“So where do you want to go to celebrate?”

Alex looked up from her desk and the papers scattered there to see Olivia standing just inside her office, leaning against the doorframe. Since she had left the courthouse earlier in the day, her afternoon had been no less busy even though her workload was technically one case lighter. She’d been ( Read more... )

Part 75

The morning alarm on Olivia’s cell phone sounded far too early, or so it seemed, as the prior night’s events had only allowed for a few hours of sleep. Despite the harsh jolt to suddenly being awake, Olivia had never been happier. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw laying next to her the woman who had stolen her heart, and though she ( Read more... )

Part 74

Alex fidgeted nervously in the elevator as she waited to reach Olivia’s floor. She really had no idea what she was going to do or say to her, or even how to behave, and it was really quite unsettling. She wasn’t used to not having a plan of action. With her job, she had always walked into a courtroom knowing exactly what she was going to ( Read more... )

Part 72

Alex took off her coat and hung it up by the door as she hurried into the kitchen to pour herself a drink. She usually didn’t drink at night unless it was a nice glass of wine with dinner, but tonight she knew she needed something strong to calm her down or distract her or both. Grabbing the bottle of scotch from on top of the fridge, she ( Read more... )

Part 70

“Alex, I can’t go through this again,” Olivia said with the threat of tears in her eyes. “I can’t go through this back and forth business with you anymore. It’s just too much. I mean, what’s changed?” she asked, wanting to know why Alex was so resolute all of a sudden.

“When you left the courtroom today, I really wanted to talk to you, but ( Read more... )

Part 69

As Olivia walked back to the courthouse where she was supposed to meet Alex, a part of her was annoyed with the ADA for interrupting her lunch, but another part of her couldn’t help but feel somewhat eager to see her. With everything that Madison had said to her, Olivia felt a new sense of invigoration to try to make things work with Alex ( Read more... )

Part 68

“Your witness, Mr. Lewis,” Petrovsky said as Olivia shifted in her seat, preparing for round two.

Richard stood up and smirked at Alex as she sat down. He walked smoothly over to the witness stand with his hands in his pockets and just stared at Olivia before he began his line of questioning.

“Detective, you said that you found blood on Mr ( Read more... )

Part 66

“We need to talk,” Alex said as she took a cautious step forward into the apartment.

“I didn’t expect to see you back here tonight.”

“I know, but I want to deal with this now,” Alex said firmly as she looked earnestly at the detective.

“I guess you didn’t get my note,” Olivia said snidely.

“No, I got it. I just chose to ignore it,” Alex ( Read more... )

Part 64

Olivia walked slowly down the hallway leading to her front door. Her feet dragged with every step, and her shoulders drooped lower and lower the further she walked. She actually dreaded
coming home tonight simply because her apartment was now a reminder of Alex and her betrayal, if it could even be called that. That was the strangest part ( Read more... )