AN: Hey there! A story idea popped into my head while I was at work today, so I wrote this down during my break. I apologize for the intro being so short, but this was the best place to cut it off. If you like the idea and think I should continue, let me know. Love y'all! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Law and Order SVU or the characters.
"El, man, what are you doing tomorrow night?" Fin asked while he caught up to his coworker. Elliot tried not to scoff. Fin chose to ask him while he was struggling to carry three boxes full of files down the hall and into the squadroom.
"Can't you see that I'm a little busy at the moment?"
Fin rolled his eyes but took the top box into his arms regardless. "Well I may be wrong, but I thought you might be interested in a single, smart, and smoking hot lady friend of mine".
Elliot stopped in his tracks, almost causing Fin to trip over him. What straight man wouldn't be interested in that?
"I suppose I could spare a moment". Both men set down their boxes, sighing at the slight relief their muscles felt.
"I have an old friend that asked me to help her out. She said that she sucked at finding good guys, so she asked me to set her up with someone. You've been divorced for six months and haven't gone out on a single date. You need to get yourself out there, man. Go have a nice night with some lady company".
Elliot simply shrugged. "I haven't found anyone that caught my eye" He explained.
Fin nodded, but didn't really care. "So, tomorrow night at eight?"
"Do I get to know anything about her?" Elliot asked instead of answering.
"All you need to know is that she's a friend of mine, and if you hurt her, I'll end you".
Elliot swallowed the small lump that had formed in his throat. If Fin was that protective over her, she had to be important.
"Got it".
"Cool. I'll text you tonight with where she picked for dinner". Fin picked up his box once more. "Oh, and wear a red tie. She'll have a white flower in her hair".
On the outside, Elliot was calm, cool, and collected. On the inside though...he was a nervous wreck. He hadn't been on a date in years. The last time he had been on a first date was when he was seventeen. This would be his first blind date ever. His history with women didn't give him very much confidence either. Kathy had been his very first girlfriend and the only reason they got married was that Maureen was on the way. Just like most marriages that were performed under obligation, theirs failed miserably. They suffered through the last several years with no communication, no sex, and no interest. They had become unhappy roommates. Then there was Olivia…
It still hurt to think about her, and it always would. She was his partner and best friend in the whole world for seven and a half years. She's the reason that he would drag himself out of bed in the mornings. He knew that he'd get to see the love of his life every single day at work. They were getting closer and closer, and he was ready to tell her how he felt. That is, until he ruined everything by questioning their partnership, the very thing they spent seven years building. He still remembered the hurt and tears in her eyes when he said that they couldn't be partners anymore. If he could go back and do it all again, he'd take back every single word and replace them with I love you, never leave me. That was eight months ago. After she had been gone for a week, Elliot knew that she wasn't coming back to him. She was gone.
Maybe Fin was right. It was time to get out there, explore his other options. He knew that he'd never find someone that could come close to being Olivia, but that didn't mean that he had to be alone for the rest of his life either. She had left him. Sure, it was his fault that she had gotten upset, but she had given up on them completely before anything ever happened. Elliot sighed, but a smile quickly formed on his face.
He was a man, and he had needs. He needed to forget the past and move forward, have fun with his life! Most of all, he needed to go out and buy a red tie, because he had a date tomorrow.