Over There
Summary: El and Liv have been married 2yrs. Both of their lives will be turned upside down when 1 of them is drafted into the U.S. Army. How will their relationship survive with one overseas. R&R.
It was early on a Friday morning as Elliot, Olivia, Munch, Fin, Cragen, Casey, and Haung sat around in the precinct.
"Wow! The usual pedophiles must be taking an early weekend for a change." Casey said.
"Don't jinx it, Case" Cragen said.
Out of the corner of his eye, Fin say a man in Army Class-A's. The mint green dress shirt seemed light against the forest green jacket and dress slacks. All of the medals and patches placed precisely on the heavy material. He wore dress boots which looked like they had been shined for over an hour. His close cropped hair was covered by a green Barret.
"Can we help you?" Fin asked loudly.
"Um, Yes, I hope you can. I am looking for some one." The soldier replied.
"Well who are you looking for?" Haung asked.
"I'm looking for an Olivia Benson, is she here?"
"Yeah, I'm Olivia Benson" Liv answered.
He handed her a folded up piece of paper that appeared to be a sobenea. After handing it to her, he walked away.
Slowly Olivia began to open the papers with her shaking hands. Finally managing to get it open. She read the letter. After reading the first paragraph, she dropped the letter, sat on down in her chair, and began to cry.
"Liv; honey what's wrong." Elliot asked quickly.
In response, Liv pointed at shaking arm at the letter, which she had dropped on Munch's desk. He walked over and picked it up. He read it aloud.
"Miss Olivia Benson,
As you know 4 years ago you signed up for the army reserve artillery division. As of today you are now a member of the U.S. Army. You will report to JFK international Airport at noon tomorrow. You will take a flight to Georgia and take a connecting flight to a military base in Jackson, Florida. You have already been to boot camp there, and then you will be deployed to Baghdad. Please report to the recruiters office and confirm your deployment. Thank you for enlisting in the U.S. Military."
Elliot set the letter down, turned to look at Olivia. She still had tears in streaming down her face.
"Olivia, what the hell is your problem. Why did you sign up for the god-damned army. Are you on crack or some thing. Do you want to get yourself killed. Damn it Liv I Love You too much to lose you!" He yelled at her.
Liv quickly stopped crying and yelled right back. "I made this decision before we were together and It's my choice to make, not yours, MINE! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and pack."
