Olivia trudged through her living room, ready to snap at the person knocking at her door. She looked through the peep hole, but saw no one there. This immediately set alarms off for her. Ever since what happened with Lewis she had been on alert.
She opened the door and saw the flowers that found their way to doorstep. She looked around quickly to see if anyone was out there. She saw a small not on the flower and was curious to whatit said but still cautious.
Bending down slowly she picked up the small note and read it the small print.
When she finished, she dropped it and let out a small gasp.
Semper Fi Liv,
El
She shook her head 'It couldn't be him, could it?' She thought to herself. Just then she heard someone walking down the hall.
She quickly tried to get the flowers and get back in the house but it was too late. Her breath hitched when a pair of shoes stopped right in front of her. She kept looking down too scared to look up, until the unknown person said her name. Her head snapped up at the sound of his voice.
"El- Elliot?" was all she could get out at the moment. "Can I come in Liv?" Unable to say anything, she nodded her head and let him through, picking up the flowers and walking in behind him, closing the door.
Elliot waited for Olivia to tell him what to do because he didn't want to upset her anymore than he already did. She set the flowers down on the table and took a deep breath. Elliot rocked on his heels patiently.
What he did not expect was for Olivia run up to him and punch him squarely in the jaw.
He groaned and rubbed his cheek. "Damn it Liv." She chuckled and shook her hand, feeling the pain in her knuckles. "Well, you deserved it, you son of a bitch." He laughed. "Yeah I guess I did, but next time warn me, would you?" She walked into the kitchen to get an ice pack for his cheek and one for her hand.
She threw it and he barely caught it. "Sit down and we'll start talking. Do you want anything to drink?" She grabbing a bottle of water. "Yeah I'll take some water." She tossed him a bottle and sat on the other side of the couch away from him.
"You want to talk, so talk." She said simply, waiting for him to start. He sighed, trying to figure out when to begin. "First off, I wanna start off by saying I'm sorry." She didn't say anything but she just let him talk.
"I knew I should've contacted you when you called but that would've made it even harder." She looked at him curiously. "Made it harder to do what?" She asked softly.
He looked into her eyes and quietly said, "To say goodbye to you." She shook her head, as if she was trying to say something. He kept talking when she didn't speak. "I couldn't say goodbye to you. Not after everything we've been through. We were partners and best friends for 12 years Olivia. I couldn't say goodbye to that."
"But why didn't you answer my calls? Or my emails? I thought it was something I did to you." She whispered the last part.
"No Liv. It was never you. Kathy had made me choose between my job or Eli. I couldn't choose my job over my family again. I wanted to see him grow up. I didn't mean to hurt you Olivia."
"But you did hurt me Elliot. You were the longest relationship I've ever had with a man and you just left me without a word. How did you think that made me feel?" She asked a tear slipping down her cheek.
He moved closer to her and wiped her cheek. "Liv, baby, I'm so sorry for what I did and I'll make it up to you any way that I can."
"How can you do that if have to take care of Eli?" She asked. He was quiet for a moment before he spoke. "Eli isn't mines, Liv." He told her. "What? What do you mean he isn't yours?"
"When we're separated, Kathy slept with someone else and told me I was the father." Olivia took in all the info before she asked him another question.
"How did you find out?" She asked him. "The older Eli got, the less he started looking like me. So I got some swabs and ran our DNA together. When it didn't match, I confronted Kathy,ms he broke down saying the father of the baby couldn't provide and she knew I would take care of my kids."
"What did you do after that?" She asked, not believing Kathy could do something like that.
"Well first I asked for a divorce and I told her if she didn't agree, I'll take her to court and sue for full custody. She agreed and I left after telling her that I'll be back for my stuff." He explained to her.
"When did all happen Elliot?" She asked still processing everything. "It happened within the last couple months. The divorce was finalized this morning."
"Why did you come back then?" She asked gettin annoyed again. He looked at her dumbfounded for a moment. "What? Liv I missed you so much that's why." She scoffed at his response. "Yeah you'll miss me until you leave again." She mumbled.
"Is that what you think I'll do? Leave again?" He asked quietly. "Why wouldn't you? Everyone else has left me. Except Fin." She whispered. "I know Liv, but I'm here now and I'm gonna be here for you."
She smiled and pulled him in for a hug. "I know you will and grateful for that El." She pulled away. "And I'm grateful that you let me back into your life Liv." He smiled back at her. She leaned her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her.
After a few mintues of silence, Elliot asked the question that Olivia dreaded and made her blood run cold.
"Are you gonna tell me what happened with Lewis."
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