A/N: Stepping back to Season 8 in this series. Hope you enjoy!
Hunger
By
18lzytwner
Chapter 1
"I signed the divorce papers," Elliot said. Olivia practically spit out her cup of coffee all over her desk. The two partners were alone in the squad room, another late night of filling out their fives.
"Oh," she managed after swallowing the hot liquid. She could feel it burn all the way down her throat.
"I don't want it to end up like our last case. I love my kids too much for that," he admitted. Their last case had been brutal. The Sennet's were in the middle of an ugly divorce and the conflict rose to levels they never thought possible leaving Valerie dead and Miles in jail with their daughter Tessa now at the mercy of Children's Services.
"You and Kathy may no longer see things eye to eye but I can't imagine her going that far," Olivia tried to reassure him. She quickly switched topics.
"So where are you going to be living?"
"I'm still in that little place I got when we first separated," Elliot made no elaboration. Olivia only nodded, not sure what else to say. She felt awful as the shock of his announcement had now worn off and it was replaced by that inner voice who was incredibly excited that Elliot was now back on the market. Shaking her head, she tried to focus on her paperwork. Looking at the clock, it was now past midnight. It looked like she'd be showering and changing in the cribs again before her new shift started at seven.
"I can't focus," Elliot kept blinking. His partner was about to say something when her phone rang. She picked it up without looking. No one called her at this hour except for her partner or her Captain.
"Benson,"
"We caught a case. Did you and Elliot ever leave?" It was Captain Cragen. Elliot got up and headed for the locker room.
"No, we're still here. What's the address?" Olivia wanted to know.
"It's not far from Times Square," Cragen explained and then quickly gave her the remainder of the details. She told him that they were on their way. When she got off the phone, Elliot was coming back in and he grabbed her coat and his. It was another cold night as they worked their way toward spring.
"What have we got?" He asked.
"Victim was assaulted and then killed near Times Square. One PP is going to have their panties in a bunch seeing as it's near a big tourist attraction," Olivia said.
"Oh joy," Elliot frowned as they made their way to the elevator.
"Munch and Fin are meeting us there. The Captain is bringing the brass up to speed," she told him.
"Good. Hopefully we can wrap up enough of the story before the press catches wind of it," he said.
"Oh somehow I doubt that," Olivia heaved a sigh as her phone rang again. This time it was Munch saying he was picking up Fin and they'd be there in twenty minutes. She thanked him as she and Elliot got off the elevator and headed for their standard issue sedan. Once inside, Elliot punched it into gear and got the lights and sirens going.
To Be Continued...
