"Wow." Elliot thought when he saw his partner walked through the door.
(They were meeting at O'Malleys with Munch, Fin, and Capt. Cragen
celebrating a case they had just cracked wide open.) Olivia always looked
amazing no matter what she was wearing, but this time it was different.
She wore a fire-engine red, low-cut dress that went down to her ankles with
one long slit up the back, and the way the light hit her made it almost
impossible for any man to look at her, let alone talk to her without going
weak in the knees.
"How does she do it." He caught himself saying it out loud and soon came back to reality as she approached him.
"Hello gorgeous," she teased him sitting down at the table and ordering a drink. She always knew the perfect things to say to get him smiling (not that he wasn't already.) "How've you been?"
"I'm great now that you're here." He said teasing her back. It was like they totally forgot there were other people at the table.
"Down boy, you're still married remember?" she looked at him, smiling.
Elliot loved her eyes, they were so dark and he often got lost in them, wanting so much to touch her face and tell her how he felt about her. And her snile. He had only seen her smile once or twice, and wished she would do it more. Elliot's thoughts were soon interrupted by a familiar old voice, Det. Munch.
"Alright lovebirds, do you think you could tear away from each other long enough to hold a conversation with the rest of us?"
"Munch knock it off, you know I'm very much in love with my wife, Kathy." Elliot knew what he said, but still questioned whether or not it was true.
"Whatever you say Elliot." Said captain Cragen as he ordered another round of drinks,(soda for him) and as Elliot opened his mouth to protest, he decided to change the subject. "So I hear that Jennifer Fulton was reunited with her first daughter huh?"
"Yeah" Olivia answered. "They talked for a while and I think Lily is starting to feel more comfortable with her." She started to get a little teary-eyed "Man, I wish all cases had a happy ending like that."
"Then it wouldn't be called a job, it'd be called a dream." Fin added. They all sort of chuckled at the statement and Elliot glanced at his watch. The digital numbers said 12:30 am.
"Wow it's late, I have to get home to Kathy and the kids."
"Me too, I should get a decent nights sleep before work tomorrow." Olivia's announcement was followed by a sleepy yawn.
"Do you need a lift?" Elliot asked, smiling.
"How could I ever resist those baby blues of yours?" Olivia giggled.
They all said their goodbyes and off they went to Olivia's apartment. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The car ride was mostly silent, but Olivia didn't mind. Silence between them was never akward, it was almost like they knew what the other was thinking, and no words had to be said. Olivia smiled and started to laugh, which caught Elliot a little off-guard.
"What?" He asked, trying to keep his eyes on the road.
"I was just thinking about that stupid grin on your face when I walked into the bar tonight." Olivia knew she was a knock-out, no one needed to tell her that, and enjoyed when other men looked at her. Especially Elliot.
"Well, its not everyday I get the chance to see you 'dolled-up' like that."
"Be nice to me and maybe you'll see a little more." She said.
"Uh huh." Elliot's mind was somewhere else at that point. He was thinking about what he had said about still being in love with Kathy, and it was in fact, very much a lie. Of course he still loved her, he'd always love her, but he realized that she wasn't the person that he'd been looking for his whole life. After all, he only married her because she was pregnant and he thought it was the best thing to do at the time. They stopped at a red light and his mind shifted back to Olivia. He turned to look at her.
She had her elbow propped-up on the window, and she was running her fingers through her short, light brown hair. He was trying extra hard to keep his mind out of the gutter, and then it hit him. Kathy wasn't the perfect person for him, Olivia was. Nobody understood him or knew him better than she did, and she was always there for him when he needed someone to talk to.
"Elliot" she said.
"Yeah?" he answered, getting his head out of the clouds.
"The light's green." Olivia thought he was acting kind of weird. "Are you ok?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine." He said, refusing to look at her.
'Something's up" she thought. "Did you have a fight with Kathy or something?" She was starting to worry. They pulled up to her apartment building, and he walked her to the door.
"No really, I'm fine." He replied "I'm just tired, that's all." Olivia decided to let it go. She had to get to bed and rest before another long day at work tomorrow.
"Alright Stabler, I'll let it slide for now." She smiled at him.
"Good night" He said as he watched her dissapear into the apartment builiding. "Tomorrow's going to be a long day." He thought and drove home to his quiet house. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~* Kathy was awake, sitting on the couch when he walked in. The kids were alseep and it was pitch-black. He knew something was wrong.
"Sit down, Elliot" she said. Her voice sounded more worried then mad. "I have something to tell you."
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"How does she do it." He caught himself saying it out loud and soon came back to reality as she approached him.
"Hello gorgeous," she teased him sitting down at the table and ordering a drink. She always knew the perfect things to say to get him smiling (not that he wasn't already.) "How've you been?"
"I'm great now that you're here." He said teasing her back. It was like they totally forgot there were other people at the table.
"Down boy, you're still married remember?" she looked at him, smiling.
Elliot loved her eyes, they were so dark and he often got lost in them, wanting so much to touch her face and tell her how he felt about her. And her snile. He had only seen her smile once or twice, and wished she would do it more. Elliot's thoughts were soon interrupted by a familiar old voice, Det. Munch.
"Alright lovebirds, do you think you could tear away from each other long enough to hold a conversation with the rest of us?"
"Munch knock it off, you know I'm very much in love with my wife, Kathy." Elliot knew what he said, but still questioned whether or not it was true.
"Whatever you say Elliot." Said captain Cragen as he ordered another round of drinks,(soda for him) and as Elliot opened his mouth to protest, he decided to change the subject. "So I hear that Jennifer Fulton was reunited with her first daughter huh?"
"Yeah" Olivia answered. "They talked for a while and I think Lily is starting to feel more comfortable with her." She started to get a little teary-eyed "Man, I wish all cases had a happy ending like that."
"Then it wouldn't be called a job, it'd be called a dream." Fin added. They all sort of chuckled at the statement and Elliot glanced at his watch. The digital numbers said 12:30 am.
"Wow it's late, I have to get home to Kathy and the kids."
"Me too, I should get a decent nights sleep before work tomorrow." Olivia's announcement was followed by a sleepy yawn.
"Do you need a lift?" Elliot asked, smiling.
"How could I ever resist those baby blues of yours?" Olivia giggled.
They all said their goodbyes and off they went to Olivia's apartment. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The car ride was mostly silent, but Olivia didn't mind. Silence between them was never akward, it was almost like they knew what the other was thinking, and no words had to be said. Olivia smiled and started to laugh, which caught Elliot a little off-guard.
"What?" He asked, trying to keep his eyes on the road.
"I was just thinking about that stupid grin on your face when I walked into the bar tonight." Olivia knew she was a knock-out, no one needed to tell her that, and enjoyed when other men looked at her. Especially Elliot.
"Well, its not everyday I get the chance to see you 'dolled-up' like that."
"Be nice to me and maybe you'll see a little more." She said.
"Uh huh." Elliot's mind was somewhere else at that point. He was thinking about what he had said about still being in love with Kathy, and it was in fact, very much a lie. Of course he still loved her, he'd always love her, but he realized that she wasn't the person that he'd been looking for his whole life. After all, he only married her because she was pregnant and he thought it was the best thing to do at the time. They stopped at a red light and his mind shifted back to Olivia. He turned to look at her.
She had her elbow propped-up on the window, and she was running her fingers through her short, light brown hair. He was trying extra hard to keep his mind out of the gutter, and then it hit him. Kathy wasn't the perfect person for him, Olivia was. Nobody understood him or knew him better than she did, and she was always there for him when he needed someone to talk to.
"Elliot" she said.
"Yeah?" he answered, getting his head out of the clouds.
"The light's green." Olivia thought he was acting kind of weird. "Are you ok?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine." He said, refusing to look at her.
'Something's up" she thought. "Did you have a fight with Kathy or something?" She was starting to worry. They pulled up to her apartment building, and he walked her to the door.
"No really, I'm fine." He replied "I'm just tired, that's all." Olivia decided to let it go. She had to get to bed and rest before another long day at work tomorrow.
"Alright Stabler, I'll let it slide for now." She smiled at him.
"Good night" He said as he watched her dissapear into the apartment builiding. "Tomorrow's going to be a long day." He thought and drove home to his quiet house. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~* Kathy was awake, sitting on the couch when he walked in. The kids were alseep and it was pitch-black. He knew something was wrong.
"Sit down, Elliot" she said. Her voice sounded more worried then mad. "I have something to tell you."
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