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Here's yet another A/O oneshot. Enjoy!

Sometimes I got home from work and all Olivia wanted to do was hold me. It was funny how that worked sometimes, because I would have thought that when she had a particularly bad day at work, all she would want was for me to hold her. But, no. She explained it to me once, that it was because she wanted to make sure I was still there, that I was okay, that after everything she'd seen that day, there was still some good left in the world. I was happy to be able to do that for her.

Today was one of those days. I found her sitting on the couch, staring mutely at the television screen, but she wasn't watching anything. The screen was blank and she was just staring at it.

She looked up when she saw me with such an expression of sadness that it just about broke my heart. I didn't ask about her day because I knew she didn't want to talk. If she wanted to, she would tell me herself. She pulled me onto her lap and wrapped her arms around me, gently massaging my stomach. She rested her cheek on the crown of my head and sighed deeply.

I closed my eyes and tried not to worry. I was in her arms and it felt good, but it was also unnerving, because this was how Olivia relieved some of her own anxiety, and I knew she wasn't going to tell me what she was anxious about. And I couldn't help her if she didn't want to talk. But then, I probably wouldn't be able to help her even if she did tell me, which is probably why she didn't.

I didn't know how long we stayed like that for, but finally she pressed a kiss to the crown of my head and murmured, "I love you, princess."

I suppressed a sigh of relief, glad that she'd said something. "I love you, too, Liv."

She pulled me back against her and held me tightly, still not saying anything. She ran her hand gently through my hair and I relaxed in her embrace, knowing that she needed this now. She needed the physical closeness of another person, and I was just glad enough that she loved me enough to let me be that person.

Finally, I ventured a question. "Do you want to talk about it?"

She shook her head, planting another soft kiss on my forehead. "I just want to be with you, Alex," she whispered, her voice barely audible. She gently stroked my sides, then hugged me tighter. "That's all."

"Is there anythingelse I can do?"

Again, she shook her head. "Just – stay here. Please. With me."

Oh, Liv. I rested my head on her shoulder. "I'm not going anywhere, Liv. Never."

She offered me a watery smile and kissed my hair again. "Thanks, baby."

My heart shattered into a million pieces. "I love you, Olivia," I repeated. "Always. You know that, right?"

I felt a teardrop land on the crown of my head. "I know," she said softly, giving me another kiss. "I know."

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