Okay, I'm really scared about this! I've never written any SVU fiction before and I haven't been watching the show very long. Baring that in mind, I apologise for any mistakes with info (especially regarding Elliot's kids) and and OOCness. I would really appreciate some feedback on this, because I'm so insure about it. I've written two more chapters of this story and I'd like to know if you guys think it's worth posting them.

Thanks a lot for reading and please review. On with the EO love!!

Dedicated, as always, to Vikki, for introducing me to the wonderful world of SVU (and just about everything else I watch!). I couldn't wish for a more totally awesome CSI Buddy! XD (And because I promised her this in return for an update of her NCIS fic:P )

Elliot Stabler dashed out of his car, hurriedly locking the doors behind him, and ran up the stairs into the building. His partner, Olivia Benson, was in court today and he needed to catch her before she left. Soon he reached the bullpen he shared with his SVU colleagues and spotted his partner at her desk. His heart did that strange leaping thing that it did whenever he was around her. He kept telling himself that it was a coincidence it only happened around her; he wasn't quite ready to admit his true feelings yet, even to himself.

When he realised that she wasn't in a hurry to leave, he slowed his running to a walk and made his way to his desk opposite hers. He sat down and looked at her properly for the first time that day. His breath caught in his throat. It never failed to surprise him just how beautiful she was. She was wearing a smart trouser suit for court and she had left her hair down. The rich brown curls tumbled to just below her shoulders.

"Morning Liv." He smiled warmly.

"Hey Elliot, you're in early this morning." Liv returned the smile.

"Uh, yeah, about that." Elliot started tentatively.

"Uh oh, I've got a feeling I'm not gonna like this." She joked good-naturedly. Elliot chuckled.

"Just hear me out okay?" Olivia nodded. "There's this funfair in the park near my house tomorrow, just your average summer fair; rides, games, and ice cream. The kids really wanted to go. I bought the tickets yesterday, but I screwed up and got one too many."

"I think I see where this is going." Olivia smiled.

"Liv, I know you're not too keen on fairs but when I told the kids I had an extra ticket, they insisted I invited you. I told them you probably wouldn't want to go, but you know how persistent my kids can be." Elliot laughed. Olivia nodded in agreement; since Kathy had left, she had spent quite a lot of time with the Stabler kids and gotten to know them pretty well.

"Of course I'll come El; I wouldn't let the kids down like that." She smiled, as she glanced at her watch. "Right, I've gotta go to court, I'll see you later; tomorrow?"

"Yeah; my house at 12. Thanks a lot Liv, you're a saint!" Elliot joked as he got up from his desk and planted a kiss on her cheek.

"Yeah, I know." Olivia said with a roll of her eyes. She grabbed her coat and purse from the back of her chair and turned to leave. Elliot watched her go with a wistful smile on his face.

He had been looking forward to the fair so that he could spend some quality time with his kids, but now that Olivia was coming he couldn't wait to spend time with her outside of work. Since Kathy had left without a trace, it'd been great having Liv around more often while she helped out with the kids. Their partnership, and more importantly to him their friendship, was stronger than ever.

The next day, Elliot was awoken early from his slumber by the shrieking of excited voices. Opening his eyes slowly, he saw his youngest kids, twins Lizzie and Dickie, jumping up and down at the foot of his bed. It had been Lizzie and Dickie going on about the fair all week. His elder daughters, Kathleen and Maureen, weren't quite so enthusiastic.

"Daddy, Daddy! Time to get up!" Lizzie yelled at the top her voice.

"Yeah Dad, it's the fair today!" Dickie chimed in.

"I know, I know. Guys Liv isn't getting here till 12; we've got ages yet. Go in the kitchen and I'll be out in a minute to make breakfast." Elliot said sleepily. He stumbled out of bed and pulled a pair of black shorts on over his boxers and a NYPD t-shirt over his head.

He made scrambled egg on toast for Dickie and Lizzie and set them up in front of the television. A couple of hours later Maureen and Kathleen emerged from their bedrooms. They mumbled 'good morning's to their father and fetched themselves breakfast.

When the doorbell rang at quarter to twelve, everyone had just finished getting ready. Lizzie ran to answer the door.

"Aunt Livvie!" she shouted as she launched herself into Olivia's arms.

"Hey Lizzie." Olivia smiled at the young girl's enthusiasm.

Elliot came to the door just as Olivia set Lizzie's feet on the floor. He loved how much his kids liked Olivia.

"Morning Liv," he said as Lizzie ran past him and he gave a Liv a quick peck on the cheek, "sorry about her, she's a bit over-excited today." He whispered.

"It's fine Elliot." Olivia smiled genuinely. It was a hot summer's day and Olivia was dressed appropriately; she wore a tight fitting vest top and a pair of very short shorts. Elliot was practically drooling. To add to his torture she had left her hair down.

"I love it when you wear your hair down." He blurted out. 'Shit!' he thought to himself. To his great relief Olivia just smiled and mumbled a thank you. For a moment he thought she might have blushed, but he soon dismissed the idea as totally ridiculous; Olivia Benson didn't blush.

She continued into the Stabler house and said hi to Dickie and Kathleen who were sitting on the couch watching television. At the sound of Olivia's voice, Maureen entered the lounge.

"Hey Aunt Liv." She smiled as she gave Olivia a hug.

"Right then," Elliot said, taking charge, "are we going to this fair or what?"

The two youngest Stabler kids cheered and ran towards the door, followed by their older sisters. Elliot and Olivia grinned at each other and followed them, Elliot with his hand on the small of Olivia's back as he guided her out of the door.

Once they arrived at the park, the kids starting shouting about what they wanted to do.

"Woah guys! Calm down a minute!" Elliot yelled to be heard over them. The shouting ceased immediately.

"Right, you guys can go off and do what you want as long as you promise to stay in the park and you stay in twos, okay?" The Stabler kids nodded. "And we meet up at the Big Wheel at 2 30." More nods.

Then, Dickie and Lizzie ran in one direction and Kathleen and Maureen started walking in the other.

"Looks like it's just me and you Benson." Elliot joked. Olivia laughed and linked her arm with Elliot's.

"Where to first then Stabler?" She asked playfully. Elliot looked around before suddenly declaring "That way!" and pulling Olivia along with him.

Elliot stopped a little way back from a huge spinning ride. People were strapped, standing, to the inside of a big circle. The circle span really fast and then tilted onto its side, spinning the riders upside down. Elliot and Olivia could hear the adrenalin-filled screams of the people on the ride.

"Come on then." Elliot said, trying to pull Liv along with him.

"I don't know El, that doesn't look so safe." She said nervously. Elliot was momentarily distracted by Olivia biting her lip; something he had realised she did when she was worried. Her front tooth sunk gently into her soft pink lip and when she removed it her tongue darted out to soothe her lip. Elliot fought the overwhelming urge to kiss her right then.

Olivia noticed that Elliot hadn't answered her yet and then realised that he was staring at her lips. She struggled not to laugh.

"Elliot?" She asked, clearing her throat loudly.

"Huh? What? Oh, right, yeah." Elliot dragged his thought away from his partner's very kissable lips. "Livvie, you chase down violent psychopaths for a living and this scares you?" He teased.

Olivia's heart leapt when he called her 'Livvie'. He very rarely did it; only when he was in a really playful mood, and never at work. She found it impossibly endearing.

"I never said I was scared Stabler." She exclaimed with a grin. She took a step towards the ride, and then turned back to Elliot.

"Race you!" She whispered huskily. Olivia gained a huge head start when Elliot was too turned on by her sexy voice to follow, but he soon pulled himself together and ran after her. If he thought Liv in those shorts earlier that morning was Heaven, then her running in them was something else entirely.

Both detectives had to be fast for their job; chasing down suspects wasn't uncommon, and so Olivia managed to keep the distance between her and Elliot as she sprinted towards the ride. Elliot really wanted to catch her, so he used every ounce of energy in him and soon he was catching her up.

Olivia hadn't looked back since she set off running so she had no idea how close Elliot was to her. When he grabbed her around the waist she yelped in surprise. They fell to the ground together, landing on the soft grass, with Elliot on top of Olivia. Her surprise turned to laughter as she realised how childish they were being chasing each other; she loved it, it wasn't often she got to forget the troubles of the world and have some fun. Elliot laughed along with her for a moment before his expression became more serious.

Her laughter stopped when she realised how intensely Elliot was looking at her. Their faces were mere centimetres apart. She couldn't escape his eyes and when she looked into them, she saw things she had never seen before. She was used to the passion, the intensity and the courage. But the longing, the admiration, and the… love? They were new to her.

Elliot looked straight back at her, deep into her beautiful eyes, and thought that he had never before felt what he felt now. Not even when he had been married. His feelings had never been this overwhelming or this consuming. He could hear his heart pounding in his chest and he was sure he could hear hers too. Both of their breaths deepened as their heads inched closer to each other.

Elliot placed his lips tentatively on Olivia's, but then pulled back. This was a huge step for them and there would be so many consequences. He needed to know this was what she wanted. Olivia knew exactly what he was thinking, and at that moment in time, she couldn't care less about the damn consequences. She smiled softly at him and closed the distance between them again.

The kiss was more intense this time. There was a sense of need and urgency about it, both of them wanting to have the thing they had refused themselves for so long. Elliot's lips slanted over Olivia's and she thought she was in Heaven. He ran his tongue quickly over her bottom lip, almost begging for entrance. Just as Olivia parted her lips, something hit Elliot in the head.

He jerked back from Olivia and cursed under his breath. A young boy stood a few paces from him, holding a football. The boy looked scared and his hands trembled.

"I'm really sorry Sir, it was an accident." The little boy said nervously to Elliot, his voiced sounding high and strained.

Even though he had disturbed the best moment of her life, Olivia felt instantly sorry for the boy and hoped Elliot wouldn't be harsh on him.

Elliot stood up and gave Olivia his hand to help her up from the ground. He kept held of it even once she was standing and Olivia allowed herself a small grin. Elliot walked closer to the boy and try as he might to be mad at him for interrupting his Heaven, he just couldn't. He placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and he still looked scared.

"Don't worry about it buddy. I'll be fine." Elliot smiled warmly down at the little boy.

"Really?" The boy said, his voice even higher now. He looked shocked Elliot wasn't angry with him.

"Yeah, really. You run along and play football." The boy grinned at Elliot and Olivia and ran off.

They started towards the ride again, still holding hands.

"You were very nice to him. I thought you might've been a bit angry." Olivia said.

"How could I possibly be angry right now? It's a sunny summer's day and I'm at a funfair with the most beautiful woman in the world." Elliot grinned, swinging the hand holding Olivia's back and forth playfully. Olivia's heart leapt at the compliment and she grinned back.

"No, you're right; you don't have much to be angry about." She smirked.

"Oh, don't worry about returning the compliment or anything." Elliot said sarcastically, pouting at Olivia.

"Honey, don't pout, you know there's no place I'd rather be." She said as she kissed that pout right off his face. She let go of his hand and placed hers around his neck. This time there were no flying footballs to stop them and the kiss deepened quickly. When it was necessary to come up for air, they pulled away and smiled at each other.

"I can think of somewhere I'd rather be." Elliot said, as he ran his hands down Olivia's back and rested them on her ass, winking suggestively at her.

Olivia moved his hands off of her, despite the spark they sent through her body. "Public place, El." She reminded him, laughing. Elliot rolled his eyes at her. "Later…" she whispered in that same husky voice. Then she pulled back and resumed her normal tone;

"So, we going on this ride or not?"

Thanks again for reading, please review.

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