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Why do they always have to run! 'There's no where to run Micky!' Olivia Benson ran after a scrawny looking drug addict that they had been looking for on the suspicion of raping his girlfriend.

Micky on the other had no plans on stopping. No he had plans of running as fast and as far away as his legs would carry him. We was rounding yet another corner when his world suddenly went black.

'Where were you?' Olivia asked in between taking deep breaths of oxygen. 'I thought I was going to have to run a Marathon after the weasel.'

Elliot Stabler grinned. 'Hey I'm here aren't I?'

'Yea, yea, you're here.' Olivia couldn't quite get the sadness out of her voice.

Elliot hauled the suspect to his feet once he was semi conscious. 'I'm sorry Liv, it's just time for me.' He dragged Micky over to a squad car. 'You have the right to remain silent...'

Olivia tuned him out. Elliot was leaving SVU, she knew that she had known for a while. But she simply didn't believe it until today. Today was his last day and then she would be without a partner or worse she would have to break in a new partner. I just can't believe it. He's really leaving.

Elliot glanced across the desk at Olivia. She hadn't said much. Hell she had ignored him going away the last couple of months, but at least he thought she would have some sort of reaction. But in typical Olivia style, there was nothing. 'Are we really not going to talk about it?'

'Talk about what?' Olivia looked up from her paperwork. Her theory still held, if she ignored the matter it would just go away.

'Fine, be like that.' Elliot got up and headed to the Captains office to finalize things.

Olivia stared after him nearly jumping out of her own skin when her phone rang. 'Benson!'

'You know you really should learn some phone etiquette, or someday someone might take offence.'

'Well counsellor if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.' Olivia snapped, she really didn't feel up to exchanging barbs with Alex.

Alexandra Cabot sighed internally, Elliot really could have chosen a better time to quit. But you'll be there to pick her up and dust her of. 'You do know that makes no sense, right? Anyway Liv go home and put on those hideous Cowboy boots my 'better' part insisted on buying you for Christmas and then you get your but over to our place. We're taking you out tonight.'

'No.'

Alex ignored Olivia as she usually did, getting Olivia to go out with them was usually like pulling teeth and today would be even worse. But out of experience if you simply ignored Olivia she would feel obligated to come because you expected her to. It was mean and manipulating, but it was what was best for her. 'So we'll see you at six. Then head out after dinner. Abey will be very happy to see you again.'

Olivia grumbled, she knew that she would have to go. Or she would never hear the end of it. 'She's in town?'

'Yea, she is.' Alex's voice was soft almost dreamlike. It always got like that when she was talking about Abey. 'I missed her, I always do.'

Olivia knew that it was hard for the two other women. Living so far apart. 'How are you guys doing?'

'We're good, she's thinking of taking a job here.'

'Oh Alex that's great!'

'I don't know Liv, I can't get her to talk to me about it. I don't want her to take a job because of me and then hate me for it.'

'Hey Alex she loves you, she'll talk to you when she's figured it out.' Olivia sat back and sighed loudly. 'We'll talk more tonight key?'

'Ok, see you then.'

'Bey Alex.' Olivia hung up and tipped her head back and closed her eyes. I hate change, I really, really do.

Olivia looked out over the dance floor, Abey was making her way back while Alex had obviously decided to dance a while more. Dinner had been good, as always. When will they learn to be less obvious. So Abey wants to talk.

Abey put down another beer for Olivia and sipped her own Gin and Tonic. 'She told you about the job huh?'

Olivia arched an eyebrow.

'Oh don't you do that little eyebrow thing, it's sexy and all, but it doesn't work on me Liv.' Abey snorted.

'Fine, she told me. She also told me that you won't talk to her about it.'

'She told me the same thing about you.'

Olivia's eyes narrowed angrily. 'I don't have anything to talk about.'

'Neither do I then.' Abey sipped again. 'I will talk to her when I'm ready. You should do the same Liv. She's worried about you.'

'And you?'

Abey sighed, her relationship with Olivia was complicated. Relationships with exes usually were. 'Liv you know I'll always worry about you. But I also know you don't ever talk to me about things that matter. You never did.'

'But I do with Alex. That always hurt you, that I couldn't talk to you. I am sorry.'

'Hey that's water under the bridge.' Abey slapped her lightly on the shoulder. 'And Alex never lets either of us get away with it.'

Olivia laughed a little. After another little while she turned to Abey. 'I do wish things had gone different with us. I never meant to hurt you.'

'It wasn't just you're fault Liv. We were too young and to dumb to see that we were killing each other.'

'But did you have to go and move to D.C.?' Olivia admonished jokingly.

'I think at the time it was best for both of us. We would have never stopped if I had stayed. We would have destroyed each other.'

'I guess sometimes love is really not enough.'

'No, unfortunately not Liv. But we got threw it and now we are friends. You are my best friend Liv.'

Olivia smiled. 'Ok, ok talk.'

'I'm moving back, but I don't want to move in with Alex of the bat. I want to do this right.' Abey bit her lip. 'But I don't know how to tell Alex that, because I know that it will hurt her.'

'Why do you think that you moving in with her would be the wrong thing?' Olivia looked at the expression on Abey's face. 'Ah it's because of us.'

'I just don't want to rush things.'

'Because the second we moved in together it all started to fall apart.' Olivia looked at Abey, really looked at her. She looked miserable. 'Abey you and Alex have been seeing each other for nearly two years. You moving in with her now is not rushing things. And Alex would never let you fall apart.'

'I'm terrified that it won't work.' Abey admitted.

Olivia sighed. Boy you sure did a number on her Liv. 'Abey if you ignore everything I ever say from this moment forward just hear me now. Go talk to Alex. Abey you need to talk to Alex.'

Abey nodded. That's what she needed, someone to tell her to go talk to Alex. 'Thanks.'

'No problem, now go dance with your woman before someone steals her from you.'

Abey leaned in and kissed Olivia on the cheek. 'It wasn't your fault Liv.'

Olivia looked as Abey walked away. 'But it was.' You walked away and now I've done it again. Elliot is walking away just like you did.

Keen blue eyes followed Olivia walk towards the rest room. She looked defeated, sad and lonely. Whatever the other brunette had told her had obviously hurt her badly. Sound familiar? So she got up and walked to the rest room. Maybe she could help, if only for a little while.

Olivia leaned her forehead against the bathroom mirror.

'When you hit rock bottom, there is no other way to go other than up.'

Olivia whirled around looking at one of the most stunning women she had ever seen. 'Excuse me?'

'You looked down. And I just wanted to let you know that they get better. They eventually get better.'

Olivia frowned, who the hell was this woman. She was about to say something when she felt a finger silencing her.

The woman leaned in and kissed Olivia passionately. Leaving Olivia breathless. 'It gets better.'

When Olivia came to her senses the woman had already walked out.