NOTE: AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS ARE IN BOLD

DRAFT 1

Olivia Benson woke up, and groggily eyed the clock next to her bed. 6.03am.

"Crap," she thought to herself, "Why can't I ever sleep in on my day off?"

She started to close her eyes again, to try for a few more hours, when she suddenly became aware of a warm, naked body pressed against her back.

Her eyes flew open in shock. "What the….". Olivia froze. What the hell had happened last night? Slowly, she turned her head to look at her bed partner…right into the open blue eyes of… ALEX CABOT!

Olivia's eyes widened further "Alex, what the hell are you doing in bed with me? Naked! And out of Witness Protection?" Olivia screeched as she quickly pulled the sheet up over her own naked body and scrambled to the edge of the bed.

"Calm down Liv" replied Alex "it's only a fanfic"

Olivia looked at Alex in confusion. "A WHAT?"

Alex sat up in the bed too and looked at Olivia patiently, "A fanfic"

"What the fick is a funfac…er .. a finfuc…er a fanfic," Olivia choked out, a little hysterically.

"A fanfic." She said slowly "you know, a story that fans of the show write about what they want to see?"

Olivia shook her head in confusion, "And they want to see us together. Like this," Olivia waved her hand about, indicating the bed.

"Sure," Alex replied, "This is only one of hundreds of stories like this"

Olivia rubbed a hand through her hair, "But WHY?" she asked in confusion.

"Well" said Alex, a wrinkle furrowing her brow, "Let's see. We're single…oh and we're both attractive."

Olivia looked at her, hard, "AND?" she asked

"Oh!" exclaimed Alex excitedly, "We sat next to each other on a bench once, and I called you Liv." She crossed her arms in front of her, a little triumphantly (As if that explained it all),

"But-" Olivia started. The sound of the bathroom door opening stopped her.

Olivia and Alex turned towards the sound. There stood Casey Novak, dressed in a green and yellow striped jacket, purple shirt and orange mini-skirt and pink knee-high boots. And that annoying loose curl that sat haphazardly upon her freakishly large head.

"Casey!" yelped Olivia. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, Olivia," Casey soothed. "Don't panic. You and I are lovers too."

Olivia looked at her in shock, "You and.. and…me?" she squeaked.

"Yeah, sure. After Alex went into Witness Protection, you and I got it on," Casey explained.

"Well, if that's true," smirked Olivia, "What are you doing in this scene? With me AND Alex?"

"Oh, that's a good point," Casey said looking bemused, "I'm not sure"

"Could be a writer error," Alex offered.

The three women sat in contemplative silence for a moment.

"Oh, oh, oh!" yelled Casey. "I know! I'm here as a kind of fall guy or some sort of plot contrivance."

Olivia and Alex exchanged a look, and Liv rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about, Casey?"

"Well, the writer either wants to set up a gag or a situation, and she, or he, needs me to do it," Casey explained smugly.

Olivia gave her a dirty look, and then turned to Alex again, "Oh my God, can you imagine people wanting her and me together. Ugh," Liv shuddered. "I mean, Alex, you and me I can understand, but HER!" Liv shuddered again.

Alex looked at Liv in surprise, "Really, Liv? You mean it?"

Olivia smiled, "Well, sure Alex. You're beautiful, smart, witty and you are so classy."

Alex's eyes welled, "Oh my God, Liv." Her hand fluttered over her heart, "I'm so touched. Thank you."

The two women embraced…. "Well, sure Alex. You're my friend, and I've missed you." They drew away from each other. "And if I was gonna be gay, you'd be my first choice."

"Awwwwww thanks Sweetie. I've missed you too." They hugged again.

"Ah HA!" Shouted Casey, "There, right there, that's the scene I helped set up!"

Alex glared at her, pulled away from Liv and asked, "How on earth do you put up with her?"

"Tell me about it," said Liv gritting her teeth, "And Oh my God, have you seen the way she dresses?"

Alex laughed, "I know. I was watching the other night, and she had this awful pin-striped jacket on, with these huge lapels."

Olivia chuckled, "Yeah, I know that one. What about the dark one with the white stitching all over it?"

"And that horrible green one!"

The two women roared with laughter, wiping tears from their eyes.

"Excuse me!" Said a rather miffed Casey, "I am still here you know!"

The two women looked at her and started laughing again.

Finally, they calmed down.

"Ok," said Liv, her voice still trembling, "well, how do we fix this, 'cos no offence Alex, but I'd rather a guy."

"Oh none taken!" Alex waved her hand. "But, if you want to change things, I suppose you could ask for a rewrite."

Olivia looked around the room. "Excuse me, um…writer! Do you think you could change the storyline, please?"

You want a rewrite? Sigh. Ok, I'll give it another shot.