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Cries Of The Heart

By

Eyes Only Angel


She could hear a baby crying somewhere down the hall. She ran down it trying every door, some would open with nothing to be found behind them, others were locked.

"It's ok I'm coming baby, don't be scared where are you sweetie" She called out in a loving calming tone, straining hard to hid the panic in her voice.

At the final door it wouldn't open no matter how hard she tried. The cries of the baby could clearly be heard coming from the other side, finally it gave way. Instead of finding a baby in a crib she found a headstone and heard the cries of a baby coming from within the ground.

At that point Olivia woke up with a jolt, a cold sweat lay across her forehead. She checked her clock and saw that she had at least two hours to go before she had to get ready for work. Liv shock her head and got up knowing that she couldn't go back to sleep after a dream like that, she never could.


Elliot was there sitting at the desk that they shared working on his computer, Olivia paused briefly unsure if she wanted a watered down coffee yet or to work on her report a little first, walked over to her desk choosing the latter.

~~i~~

"You don't look so good." Elliot remarks, looking up at Olivia as she took her jacket off and hung it over her chair then sat down, noticing the tired look on her face.

"I didn't sleep well last night." Olivia replied glumly about to get up again to get a coffee that she desperately needed right now.

"Here maybe this will help." Elliot says passing her a takeaway coffee.

"Thanks I was just about to go get one." Liv smiled graciously accepting the cup then took a sip "Mmm... My favorite"

"Only the best for you Liv, So do you want to go out for drinks tonight?" El asked glad that she likes the coffee.

~~i~~

Olivia look at Elliot and smiled they had been dating for a few weeks now and things seemed to be going so well with them. Ever since Elliot had divorce Kathy three months ago, Liv couldn't believe it when he had asked her out.

Olivia had always had feeling towards him, but would never do anything. As he had been a married man and was her partner and best friend, she would never do anything to risk that.

At first Olivia told him no, she was taken back when he asked as she had no idea that he had those feeling for her too. However she thought it was too soon for him to be asking her this. Also she didn't want to become his rebound girl. Saying yes would risk all that they had together.

Elliot sensed that and assured her that, it had taken all his strength not to ask her out as soon as his divorce had been finalized. Knowing that she would think, that she would be a rebound thing so he waited this long to ask her.

Olivia still wasn't sure so had said no, Elliot had expected this and had told her "I know that it is too much to expect you to say yes, as I haven't given you a reason to. So I will wait until you are ready to decide."

After that Elliot never pressured her about it, instead showed her that he was there for her, it took her a few days later to finally except a date with Elliot.

~~i~~

"Hmm... that would be nice but ask me again after work. I have a feeling that today's going to be a long one." Liv smiled feeling more awake now as the coffee did its' magic.

Elliot smile back. "Ok so..."

The ringing of Elliot's desk phone rang interrupted their conversation. "Detective Stabler speaking... Yes we well be there right away."

Olivia waited for El's call to end knowing that their day had begun.

"There's a suspected child abuse case in mercy hospital." Elliot informed Liv as he hung up the phone.

Wordlessly they got up from their desks then headed out to the first call of the day.


The day had been a long and strenuous one. They had to deal with three cases of child abuse and neglect, these cases with children, always seemed to affect Olivia more whenever she had those dreams. She was glad that the day had finally come to an end.

~~i~~

"So do you still feel like a drink tonight?" Elliot asked bringing Liv out of her thoughts.

"How about a night in?" Olivia suggests not in the mood to go out tonight as the day had taken its toll on her.

"I'll bring the beer, so your place or mine? Elliot agrees preferring it, as he straightens up his desk.

"Well since I'm the one who wants to stay in, I'm thinking my place." Liv says with a smirking as she gets up and puts her jacket on.

"That's what I figured." Elliot nodding as the two walk out of the squad room looking forward to spending a relaxing evening with his girlfriend.