A/N so this is a stupid fluffy fun story about the crew going to the lake and having fun. I'm sick of all the anxiety stuff on here and decided to have some fun with this. It will get better this is just trying to get the setting down please review!

After Elliot left, I was a wreck. I didn't know how to handle myself in the field, the only people who could work with me were Munch and Fin but even they didn't cut it. I was really starting to question my work when just as suddenly as he left, he was back.

I startle from my nap on my couch as I hear a sound I haven't heard for almost a year, Elliot Stabler's ringer on my phone. I contemplate answering and letting him catch my machine instead.

"Hello?"

"Liv," He replies with a weak, hoarse voice.

"What do you want Elliot?" I know I should be rejoicing in the sound of his voice, but I can't help myself but be pissed. A year and no phone call, no text, not even an email?

"Liv..." there's a long pause, and a long sigh with a slight hiccup at the end, "I miss you."

Those three words caused the fake Elliot-less world I'd tricked myself into believing crumbled around me with three words. I didn't realize I had sobbed out loud until I heard Elliot's comforting words. "Shh Liv, don't cry, I'm so sorry I caused all of this. I just couldn't face you after Jenna… but I've come to realize that you're the only one I can face anymore. Liv, you're my best friend and I can't do this alone anymore."

And after that, we were inseparable. We fell back into our old groove, but this time it wasn't at work. He didn't come back to SVU, but we were together nearly every other second of the day.

My daydreaming was interrupted by my Elliot ringtone yet again.

"Hey El," I answer chipperly.

"Hey Livvy, what are our plans for this weekend?" I loved how we now were together without the complications of work. We had yet to break the barrier that caused my constant dreams of him, of more, but this complex friendship would do for now.

"Hmm who said it had anything to do with you?"

"I did. Now what's the plan?"

"Ha. Ha. Very funny, but seriously I was thinking maybe we could get everybody together and go to the lake for a long weekend."

"Liv, what lake? And since when do you even know where a lake is?"

"Oh shut up, I used to go all the time when I was younger. My mom left me the houseboat, the speedboat, and the wave runner. They're in Cumberland where we had our house at one time… it's a bit of a drive but I think everyone could use some time off, what do you say?"

"When do we leave?"

A week later Elliot finished packing his Jeep with all the essentials for a now weeklong trip with all of our old friends. Munch, Fin, Casey and Alex were driving together the next morning and taking the water taxi to the cove we'd decided on previously. Elliot and I were in charge of getting all the boats to the cove the day before our week began.

"You ready Liv?" El shouted from the back as he finished up and closed the trunk with a slam.

"Yea, I think we have everything right?"

"Everything but the kitchen sink!" he hopped in the driver's side and backed out of the visitors spot at my condo.

The car ride was left in a comfortable silence. Since we were out of the city and bored I turned on the radio and began humming along to the song that came on. I saw out of the corner of my eye I saw Elliot look over and smile; which, like usual makes me smile also. We both start giggling like schoolgirls; these are the moments I love that I'm with Elliot. Wait, did I just say love?

"El, we need to pull off as soon as possible."

"Huh? Why?"

"I have to pee El!" I playfully smack him as we continue down the road.

The 14 hour drive was… long… we didn't stop to get a hotel since we left at 3 in the morning we finally arrived at 5 PM and both of us were too tired to do more than get our bags and take the long treck to the slip where the boat I hadn't seen since I was 13 was.

Elliot was carrying the majority of our bags since 'the man is supposed to do all the work'. Well he said that until he picked up my bag. Little did he know most of the weight was not from jeans and sweatshirts but from very revealing swimsuits and lingerie in hopes of a steamy future.

"Damn Liv do you even know where we're going?"

"It's the third to last El, it takes a while! At least I'm not making you go out and tie up tonight!"

We finally reached our slip and I was surprised to find that the boats were even better than I remembered. My mother had always loved them and always took pride in showing off that we had some money and could spend money on things like nice boats and equipment.

"Jesus Liv! This is amazing!" He said as he threw down our bags and the coolers. We walked inside happy to find the cleaning people had in fact cleaned.

Elliot flopped down on the couch to watch ESPN on satellite as I explored to get reacquainted with the vessel. As I walked through the kitchen with all the appliances and a nice little island in the middle, I made a mental note as to where everything should be. I slipped down the narrow hallway and noted each bedroom. First on the right was a two-step down to a full mattress with shelving on each side, and then another down was a three step up to a full mattress with its own conjoining bathroom. Next were laundry rooms, which was more of a closet, then a step down to two twin mattresses, and finally the largest room with a queen bed and a conjoining bathroom. Each had there own flat screens I asked to be installed before we arrived.

I suddenly remembered sleeping arrangements needed to be made. I knew I wanted to sleep with Elliot but I couldn't make it obvious.

"Elliot, where do you want to sleep?" He looked up from where he was watching the television and smiled.

"Where ever you're sleeping." I almost choked when I heard his bluntness with his words. "I mean I'm not sleeping with Munch or Fin and I don't want to sleep with either of the girls, well except for you." He winked and it almost brought me to my knees. And now, God I can't wait till bedtime.

A/N okay so it's gonna get better this was just the opening chapter and I had to get all the stupid shit out haha lemme know what you think! Thanks!