Elliot parked his car and sat back in his seat, staring at the apartment he'd been to countless times. He shrugged off the jacket of his black suit, setting it aside on the passenger seat. He then took of his blue tie, smiling that he wore it because it was her favorite color. Slowly his smiled faded away as he remembered the events of the past week, leading up to today.

He hated himself for what had happen, and he wished everything could be different. He wished he had said everything he felt and stopped her from what he knew was going to happen. Everything would change now; things were never going to be the same with him.

He looked back up to his partner's window, waiting for the lights to flicker so he knew she was ok. It had become a normal routine in the first year of their partnership after Olivia had been involved with a rough case; giving him comfort she cared enough to reassure him of her safety.

But he knew the lights would never come on. His partner was never coming home.

Two Months Ago

Olivia sat at her desk, trying to listen to the new case Cragen was discussing. She was on her fifth cup of coffee and it still hadn't hit her yet. It was almost midnight, and she was beyond ready to go home. Resting her head on her propped hand, she caught her partner staring at her across the room. She winked at him before yawning, letting him know she was exhausted from the night before. He raised his eyebrows at her and pointed at Cragen, silently telling her to listen.

"Detective Stabler, would you like to inform everyone what you and Benson are making gestures across the room about?" Cragen yelled.

"Uh, no sir." Elliot mumbled, trying not to laugh.

"Well then as I was saying, this case involves a trafficking ring outside of Manhattan. One PP has assigned us to the case and we need to start digging into this today. Homicide is bringing us what they have found on it, but right now it's up to us to solve this."

"Why was Homicide assigned to it?" Fin asked.

"They had no reason to believe it was a trafficking ring until now. That's why it's being handed to us. Why don't you and Munch go talk to the detectives that were on the case before? Liv and Elliot, I want you two in my office now. "

Olivia looked at Elliot, noticing he had a puzzled look too. They both followed him into his office, taking a seat across for his desk. Cragen handed them both a file, waiting for them to read them over.

"Wow, he has killed over 20 women and sold close to 200." Olivia noted, still reading the file.

"Joe Patterson. Says he is known for abducting woman who are long dark headed, fit, and between the ages of 20-50. Most of the women are sold to places in Europe, but some in the U.S. He drugs them weeks before so they have no strength or fight to escape." Cragen said.

"How is he abducting these women?" Olivia asked.

"Hotels, street corners, or women traveling alone. He lures the women in somehow and chokes them till their unconscious."

"Why is he just now being investigated? Looks like to me he has been doing this for years." Elliot asked.

"We believe he has just relocated to New York. Homicide talked to FBI about him and they had nothing. Somehow he has managed to say off the map until now."

"Maybe he started getting sloppy? Is it possible that he had moved over from some country to get women from here?" Olivia suggested.

"Homicide already looked into that. They check everywhere for his name and they came up with nothing. This guy doesn't even have a record." Cragen huffed.

"How did they get all this information then?" Elliot asked.

"They had an undercover go in as a client a couple months ago. When they found out everything, One PP thought it would be best if we handled this."

"So what do you need us for?" Olivia asked.

"Because I want you, Olivia, to go undercover. I think you would be best for it, and I think you can do it without being made. After we have full details on everything, I want to send you in." Cragen informed them.

"I don't think that is a good idea Cap. This guy is dangerous and we have no idea what we could be sending her into. What if she is made while there?" Elliot yelled.

"If Detective Benson says no, then were going to have to approach this case a different way. But I, as well as One PP, think this is the best way to handle this. It's up to her Elliot."

"I need time to think about it. Just give me a couple days." Olivia mumbled.

"Ok, well you two can brief everyone on what we discussed and get started in the morning. Munch and Fin can work on this tonight when they get back. I want you two to go home and get rest before starting this case," Cragen said, pointing to the door.

Olivia and Elliot stood up at the same time, heading to their desk to grab their stuff to go home. She slid on her jacket before grabbing her purse and heading towards the door. He was only a few steps behind her as they made it to the outside steps, gently resting his hand on the small of her back.

"My place or yours?" Elliot asked, opening her door.

"Doesn't matter to me as long as were sleeping tonight." Olivia yawned.

"I'm probably not going to be able to have any of my kids this weekend now that were on a new case. Kathy is going to be pissed I'm blowing them off another weekend." Elliot said, starting the car and pulling away.

"I'm sorry babe, I know you miss your kids."

Olivia scooted to the edge of her seat, leaning over to rest her head on Elliot's shoulder. He lifted his arm and wrapped it around her, gently kissing her temple. It was silent for a few moments, letting the events of the day setting in.

"Are we gonna talk about it Liv?" Elliot asked.

"I wanna do it El. There are so many women that I could help if I did this."

"Is your life worth it? You could really be getting yourself into a dangerous situation."

"They wouldn't send me in if they thought I could be hurt."

Elliot pulled the car next to the curb and sat silently, unsure of what to say. He knew trying to convince Olivia otherwise was next to impossible. He was just scared to lose her and trying to explain that to her was hard for him.

Their relationship was new, neither really expecting it when it did happen. After Elliot had left Kathy, everything had fallen apart for him. He hadn't realized that it was exactly what had made everything fall together with Olivia until months later. It just happened. He sure as hell didn't regret anything. But he knew she was everything he had now and Elliot didn't want to risk losing that.

"I just…I don't think it's a safe idea. But it's up to you in the end. I can't stop you from what you think you should do." Elliot said, opening his car door.

"I don't know Elliot, I really don't." Olivia mumbled, following him up the stairs.

"What happens when I'm not there to protect you? I could never forgive myself if something happened to you Olivia."

"I doubt they will send you in with me Elliot. Cragen doesn't even know about us and I would like to keep it that way."

Elliot opened the door to the apartment, throwing his keys onto the kitchen counter. He slammed his hands onto the table, making Olivia jump. She watched his sit down on the couch, drawing his hands to his face. Knowing he did this when he was mad, she sat down next to him on the sofa.

"I know I can't change your mind about this. I'm scared to do this because I know you won't be there to protect me like you always do. But all I can think about are those women who need help and how I could end all that. What if that was me out there or one of your kids?"

"But it's not you and it's not my kids. You can say no and let someone else do this."

"I'm gonna do this Elliot. These women deserve justice and I can be the one to give it to them. Just trust me and understand I don't wanna hurt you. It's just something I have to do."

"Do one thing for me then?" Elliot asked, placing his hands on her cheeks.

"Anything." Olivia whispered, leaning her forehead against his.

"Marry me before you do this."

Well this is my new story. It's going to be an E/O tragedy kinda thing. I really have a lot of ideas for this story! The beginning was like NOW and switched to the past. The story will end back in the NOW time. It is going to be a love story, but it will be emotional.

Think of it as a Nicholas Sparks book. Good but tragic somehow. Should I continue? Leave LOTS of reviews.