Not Alone .
Disclaimer: I still don't own them.
Things at precinct were … tense to say the least, this last case had all of the detectives on the watch, This was the 5th day on a row, that they had no sleep, everyone was upset, and by an unfortunate twist Much was the one making coffee this day. Elliot walks into the bullpen, he's angry fixes himself a cup of coffee and tastes it, makes a grin and shouts:
Elliot: Damn it John! This coffee tastes like …
Olivia: Like Crap, we all know it, now stop bitching Elliot-
Liv yells walking in, with coffee for everybody, hands out Elliot his and goes sit in her desk, he sits in his, Cragen steps out of his office
Cragen: Good morning everyone
Everybody looks up from their desks and rolled their eyes at that statement, but Fin is the only one who responds to that
Fin: What's good about it? The only good thing that's happened all day is the coffee fix that baby girl, over here, brought us. Thank you sincerely, I needed this.
Cragen: Just trying to be nice …
Munch: You know what would be nice? Closing this case and celebrate it with drinks, I mean c'mon its Friday.
Elliot: Well for a start we should, I don't know close this case first?
Olivia: We get it Stabler, enough with the whines.
The whole day, it was tense, and then almost at the end of the day, they got the perp, because Fin and Much were the ones who find a connection, Cragen thought that they should be the one who pick the perp up. With them gone, and Cragen in the DA's office, Elliot and Olivia, got started with the paperwork and the other reports that Alex needed for the trial, it was a big amount of work to do, and they were both tired, Elliot went to the vender machine to get some snack, in his way back to their desk he bumps into Olivia causing her to fall, and all manila folders with some of her report to sprawl around the floor. She looks up and he can see the frustration is those chocolate eyes, she is angry. And starts to yell
Olivia: Jesus Elliot! Can't you just look your way! Now I have to start all over again.
He is under pressure, tired, his head aches, and he wasn't taking crap from anybody, so he snaps
Elliot: Gosh! Olivia it was an accident, what do you think? That I go around all day making up new ways to annoy you ? Guess what ? I don't have time, I got better things to do ,like my work….
Olivia: Hey! Don't get all cocky on me! I'm just saying that you could look your way, 'cuz I also got work to do, I can't be wasting time starting all over every time.
They got back to work and everything was calm until Liv hears Elliot mumble something
Elliot: "Wasting my time" who does she think that she is?
Olivia: What's that Stabler?
Elliot: I'm just thinking, why do you care so much aboutwasting time? It's not like you got somewhere else to go.
That was just it, she had enough, she was so sick of all of this, she loved the man, of course, but she couldn't take anymore so she let it out.
Olivia: That's enough! Don't come here judging me for having or not having a home life, don't you of all people dare to judge me Elliot Stabler! 'Cuz you and I both know since you and Kathy divorced, and your kids grown up, you go to an empty apartment. I at least deal with it and own it! Unlike you who's still at denial!
Elliot: Oh please don't come here acting all independent, not with me , you not fool me, I know you the best, I know that you're just jealous because when you go home there's nobody to go to, while I at least had the experience to have a family! I have one, the fact that I don't get to see them everyday doesn't mean anything, while you, you are all by yourself…
He knew by the time that word came out of his mouth that he really screwed everything up He didn't mean anything of that is just the frustration and pain that got into him. Liv runs out the door into the cold night, gets in her car and drives to her apartment in tears.
He really had hurt her this time, he went too far, he knew that was a sensible spot, he of all the people, the person who means the world to her had hurt her where it hurt her more. The ache in her chest wasn't bearable, she gets home and drop hey keys at her coffee table, there is where she finds a picture… of them, at the station Christmas Party. Touching it makes it ache more. She goes to bed, she changes her work attire into sweats and stays in bed for the rest of the day and cries.
He's really gone too far…