Chapter 1 – What You Want vs. What You Have

Olivia's P.O.V.

Why are life and love so complicated?

I saw a side of Elliot today I have never seen before. It was during the debrief for a case, a nasty one too. He seemed flighty and tense at a time when he's usually relaxed. Come to think of it, I can't blame him for being tense. The case was a bit close to home, especially for Elliot. A mother and her three children, all murdered by the children's father. Elliot took it hard; it reminded of his family, his life, his love. He has all those things: a family, a life, a love. He doesn't want anything else.

Me, what do I have? I thought to myself

Me, my tiny apartment and not much else

And what do I want?

Elliot, purely and simply, Elliot.