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Music to My Ears
Olivia spent the day in the little house looking at things and making it her own. She could see herself living here. Forget the fact that there was no running water, no bathroom and no furniture. She didn't care. It was safe and that was all that mattered to her. She wondered what she'd do about the trial and she made a mental note to ask Alex about her new lawyer, Lauren Copperstone, was it?
It was early evening when Olivia heard the leaves crunching outside. She was sweating to death and dying for some food. She looked out the little window to see Alex and Elliot trudging over the hill with bags in tow. She ran out to meet them, running to Alex's small frame first, freeing her hands of the backpack that hung heavily on her shoulder. Olivia tried to make eye contact with the blonde but Alex wouldn't allow it.
"Interesting new place Olivia," Elliot half smiled. "Needs a little work."
"I think it has character, don't you?" They all smiled, dragging bags and a cooler to the vacant living room. Alex and Elliot dropped to the floor exhausted.
"Okay Liv," Elliot said yawning, "your mother, I'm pretty sure... Has disowned you... Again." Olivia laughed at the awkward look on Elliot's face.
"Oh please, she's only disowned me three times this week. That's hardly close to my record of like 50 times," Olivia said snooping into the cooler. "So what's going to happen?"
"Well for starters," Alex said almost shyly. "My father has become involved. We've gotten a lawyer for ourselves because I told them I was attacked."
"Did you tell them what kind of attack?" Olivia asked popping a soda can open.
"An attack is an attack, what does it matter? I just don't want you guys to get in trouble and with no legal document saying I was attacked. Then no one can say you were defending anything at all," Alex replied simply.
"You know the legal system?" Elliot curiously asked.
"We're no strangers to it. My family's been sued before," Alex shrugged. Elliot figured it was over money and obviously, Alex's family didn't loose.
"So, anyways..." Olivia said, bored by the conversation. "If you go to the station and report an attack, what happens to me?"
"You still hit someone with a pipe," Alex said bluntly.
"I was only trying to help," Olivia said almost shrugging. Elliot laughed and shook his head at her. "What?"
"I just beat the crap out of a kid with some metal... Look at me batting my pretty little eyes. Do I have to go to jail?" Elliot teased in his best girl voice.
"Shut up," Olivia threw the, now, empty can at Elliot's head.
"I hate legal battles," Alex pipped up mindlessly, as if only meaning to say the words to herself.
"They're never a good thing, Olivia turned to blonde's blank expression.
"They can be... If they are prosecuted correctly. The cases I've seen just aren't about people trying to bring justice, they're all about money."
"And you're not?" Elliot raised an eyebrow at her.
"Just because we have it, doesn't mean I like it. I bleed too you know," Alex answered in her defense. "I guess if I was a lawyer, it would be to bring people like Matthew to justice. I mean, a legal battle can be good in that way. Our legal battle right now is all wrong though. They're looking at the wrong people as criminals and that's why I've gotten my family involved and I'm planning to come forward with my statement.
"That's really cool of you," Olivia said, in all seriousness. "I know this could be really uncomfortable for you to talk about but you're doing it anyhow."
Alex simply nodded and looked out the broken window at the sun that was slowly dropping in the sky. She hoped everything was going to work out for the three of them. She liked these new friends... Especially Olivia. The scene of their subtle little kiss replayed in her head over and over. She couldn't believe she had done that. She didn't even know if Olivia was gay but by now, she could only assume that she was. The brunette was being totally normal with her, so she figured she hadn't offended her in anyway. However, one question still lingered sadly in her mind. Why didn't Olivia kiss me back?
Alex was a little more secure in her sexuality than Olivia was, although she didn't know it at the time. She had dated boys and girls and seeing as the girls were funner, she assumed that she was bisexual with heavy lesbian undertones. Still, at this young age, she couldn't be completely sure. Even though her sexuality was still in question, one thing wasn't. She kissed a girl today. She kissed a girl she had feelings for... When she was still dating Jared.
Olivia spent the day in the little house looking at things and making it her own. She could see herself living here. Forget the fact that there was no running water, no bathroom and no furniture. She didn't care. It was safe and that was all that mattered to her. She wondered what she'd do about the trial and she made a mental note to ask Alex about her new lawyer, Lauren Copperstone, was it?
It was early evening when Olivia heard the leaves crunching outside. She was sweating to death and dying for some food. She looked out the little window to see Alex and Elliot trudging over the hill with bags in tow. She ran out to meet them, running to Alex's small frame first, freeing her hands of the backpack that hung heavily on her shoulder. Olivia tried to make eye contact with the blonde but Alex wouldn't allow it.
"Interesting new place Olivia," Elliot half smiled. "Needs a little work."
"I think it has character, don't you?" They all smiled, dragging bags and a cooler to the vacant living room. Alex and Elliot dropped to the floor exhausted.
"Okay Liv," Elliot said yawning, "your mother, I'm pretty sure... Has disowned you... Again." Olivia laughed at the awkward look on Elliot's face.
"Oh please, she's only disowned me three times this week. That's hardly close to my record of like 50 times," Olivia said snooping into the cooler. "So what's going to happen?"
"Well for starters," Alex said almost shyly. "My father has become involved. We've gotten a lawyer for ourselves because I told them I was attacked."
"Did you tell them what kind of attack?" Olivia asked popping a soda can open.
"An attack is an attack, what does it matter? I just don't want you guys to get in trouble and with no legal document saying I was attacked. Then no one can say you were defending anything at all," Alex replied simply.
"You know the legal system?" Elliot curiously asked.
"We're no strangers to it. My family's been sued before," Alex shrugged. Elliot figured it was over money and obviously, Alex's family didn't loose.
"So, anyways..." Olivia said, bored by the conversation. "If you go to the station and report an attack, what happens to me?"
"You still hit someone with a pipe," Alex said bluntly.
"I was only trying to help," Olivia said almost shrugging. Elliot laughed and shook his head at her. "What?"
"I just beat the crap out of a kid with some metal... Look at me batting my pretty little eyes. Do I have to go to jail?" Elliot teased in his best girl voice.
"Shut up," Olivia threw the, now, empty can at Elliot's head.
"I hate legal battles," Alex pipped up mindlessly, as if only meaning to say the words to herself.
"They're never a good thing, Olivia turned to blonde's blank expression.
"They can be... If they are prosecuted correctly. The cases I've seen just aren't about people trying to bring justice, they're all about money."
"And you're not?" Elliot raised an eyebrow at her.
"Just because we have it, doesn't mean I like it. I bleed too you know," Alex answered in her defense. "I guess if I was a lawyer, it would be to bring people like Matthew to justice. I mean, a legal battle can be good in that way. Our legal battle right now is all wrong though. They're looking at the wrong people as criminals and that's why I've gotten my family involved and I'm planning to come forward with my statement.
"That's really cool of you," Olivia said, in all seriousness. "I know this could be really uncomfortable for you to talk about but you're doing it anyhow."
Alex simply nodded and looked out the broken window at the sun that was slowly dropping in the sky. She hoped everything was going to work out for the three of them. She liked these new friends... Especially Olivia. The scene of their subtle little kiss replayed in her head over and over. She couldn't believe she had done that. She didn't even know if Olivia was gay but by now, she could only assume that she was. The brunette was being totally normal with her, so she figured she hadn't offended her in anyway. However, one question still lingered sadly in her mind. Why didn't Olivia kiss me back?
Alex was a little more secure in her sexuality than Olivia was, although she didn't know it at the time. She had dated boys and girls and seeing as the girls were funner, she assumed that she was bisexual with heavy lesbian undertones. Still, at this young age, she couldn't be completely sure. Even though her sexuality was still in question, one thing wasn't. She kissed a girl today. She kissed a girl she had feelings for... When she was still dating Jared.