Two days later, Valentine's Day had arrived.

Maureen was babysitting the twins for the evening. Elliot had expected her to watch her siblings, but by the time he mentioned it to her, she told him that "I already agreed to babysit for Olivia and Alex, and you did say to always keep your commitments." She also wanted the money they would pay her. Elliot knew Kathleen could watch her siblings just fine, but it was the principle of the matter.

"How could they pinch our daughter for babysitting?"

Kathy wasn't really paying attention to his complaints. "What do you think of this dress?" She was wearing a midnight blue number.

"It's lovely," he told her, and it was. She was also showing some leg. Well, at least I'll get laid tonight.

When Maureen got to the Cabots' apartment, she whistled when she saw Alex's little red dress.

"Someone's going all out tonight."

"I wanted to make tonight extra special," Olivia had case after case lately. Her woman needed a break.

Olivia came out wearing a longer black dress, but it was backless and showed off her curves nicely.

"Thank you for doing this," Olivia said to her.

"The twins are way better behaved than my siblings, and you pay me."

"Be good for Maureen," Alex told the twins before they left.

"Momo!" Ollie called out. That's what the twins called her.

"I think that's an agreement," Alex laughed as she kissed his forehead.

Elsa spent her night working in the hospital. She had no significant others, so she switched shifts so another nurse could go out with her boyfriend.

She hadn't admitted it anyone, but she had a crush, one she could not shake. Normally, she would try to get him to ask her out, but she couldn't. He was in a coma.

From the moment she first saw Trevor, his strong jaw made her pulse quicken. He was tall, had been fit before he became comatose, and he had beautiful eyes.

She had never spoken to him, but she learned a lot about him from Alex, and he seems like someone she would have really liked.

His prognosis had been more hopeful at first, but it was over a year later and he had still not woken up. He's not vegetative. They know that, but he isn't coming to either.

She ran her fingers through his hair, "what is it that you need?"

Twenty minutes after leaving their apartment, Alex and Olivia were at Del Campo and it was packed. There were couples all around the dining room and waiting for tables.

"Cabot for 2," she said to the maître d.

"Of course, come with me." Cabots never have to wait for tables, especially not when Alex slipped the woman a twenty.

"Have you dined with us before?"

"This is our first time." Alex winked at Olivia.

Olivia blushed when Alex said that.

"Flip the card to green when you're ready for meat and flip it to red when you need a break. Emilio will be your waiter tonight. He will take care of your drink orders and any special requests and the salad bar is to your right."

Olivia's eyes grew wide when she saw the tall men with huge skewers of meat.

"You can get whatever you want," Alex told her. "They have all different cuts of steak, chicken wrapped in bacon, salmon. It's all for you."

"You do love me," Olivia said with a smile.

"Oh yeah."

Alex kissed her wife. They shared several kisses and hand touches throughout their dinner.

"I'm just so fucking happy right now," Olivia said with a grin as they got to dessert, which was a chocolate soufflé.

"I'm surprised you have any room (for dessert)." Alex had seen Olivia eat what may have been her own bodyweight in steak.

"I always have room for dessert."

"Do you have room for me," Alex husked into her ear.

Olivia raised a brow. "You know I do."

After they finished their meal, they were about to pay the bill when the server told them it had already been paid for.

"How?" Olivia questioned.

"An older lady came in and gave us money to cover the dinner of the couple that appeared to be the most in love. Our servers unanimously picked you two, so dinner is on the house."

Olivia blushed and Alex was beaming from ear to ear. "Thank you, and if our benefactor returns, thank her for us."

They shared a passionate kiss outside the restaurant before returning home.

"I spend most of my time dealing with people who suck," Olivia said. "To think how nice people can be when we're not looking."

"I know. We should pay it forward."

Olivia kissed her again. "Let's get home, so I can get you to bed."

Alex gave Maureen an extra $20, since she didn't have to pay for dinner.

"If you two wanted to go out for President's Day or …"

"We'll be in touch."

Maureen went home, and the twins were asleep for the night.

Olivia took a moment to put on some music. She decided on Portishead and hit play before pulling Alex on top of her.

"I love it when you are above me," she whispered between kisses as she covered her wife's jaw and neck. "You're so beautiful, and to be able to see all of you is amazing."

Alex's legs slid around her wife's hips and she rolled her hips along her wife. "You're so sexy. Just the thought of you gets me wet." She gave her wife a deep kiss before saying softly against her ear, Shakespeare Sonnet 129

The expense of spirit in a waste of shame

Is lust in action; and till action, lust

Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame,

Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust;

Enjoyed no sooner but despised straight;

Past reason hunted and no sooner had,

Past reason hated as a swallowed bait

Laid on purpose to make the taker mad:

Mad in pursuit, and in possession so;

Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;

A bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe;

Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.

...All this the world well knows; yet none knows well

...To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.

Olivia reached into Alex's dress while the blonde was reciting The Expense of Spirit into her ear. She yanked off her lover's black thong and as soon as Alex was done, Olivia slipped two fingers into her lover's wetness.

"FUCK!" Alex rocked her hips back and forth, riding her wife's fingers as they writhed on the couch.

"I want to see you lose control," Olivia hissed.

"So close!" Alex gasped. She was feeling dizzy with lust. How did Olivia make her go from 0 to 100 so fast?

"Just come for me," Olivia breathed against her.

"AW FUCK!" Alex shrilled as she let go.

The brawny detective hoisted Alex over her shoulder and carried her to bed. They had all night.

In fairy tales, the princess wakes up after a kiss from her true love. Clearly, those writers had no medical knowledge when it came to the comatose.

Elsa was about to finish her shift for the night. She stopped by Trevor's room one more time and wished him a Happy Valentine's Day. After leaving a peck on his unfeeling lips, she left to continue her lonely life. Having fallen for a man who can't know how she feels, how silly can she be.

She didn't see it, but his foot twitched. Maybe those writers know more than it appears.

It was two days later when Alex made her visit to the hospital. She had planned on going yesterday, but Olivia had other ideas for how they should spend their morning, and in the afternoon, they had a whole different reason to celebrate.

Lorelei and Ollie both took their first steps, and they got them on camera. Alex had thought that it would be soon. They had been trying for weeks now, and she had just turned on her camera when Lorelei pushed her walker out of the way and did it on her own.

Ollie was right behind her and they had two walking twins. They didn't walk very far before they fell on their cute little butts, but it was a heartwarming sight, and Alex thought Trevor should know about it.

"The twins took their first steps yesterday," she told him as she sat in the chair next to him.

"They're not even 10 months old and they're already walking and talking. By the time they're two, they might be ready for litigation."

She thought she heard him sigh, but it might have been her imagination.

"I hope that you wake up soon and get to experience being a father from the beginning. I can't speak to fatherhood but being a mother is the most amazing thing in the world.

If you're looking to settle down, might I suggest Elsa. She's easy on the eyes and she is quite fond of you."

She heard the sigh again.

"I think my ears are playing tricks on me because it sounds like you're ready to wake up."

She took his hand and held it. "Squeeze it if you can hear me."

Her heart jumped out of her chest when he squeezed.

"Squeeze again if you think you're ready to wake up."

He squeezed her hand again.

She called out for Elsa and the doctor and when they came back, he opened his eyes.

The End

A/N: There is a sequel on it's way.