Title: An Unexpected Comrade

Author: Sweet-4-Stabler

Fandom: Law and Order: SVU / OZ crossover

Rating: T - ?

Pairing: EO, Beecher/Stabler Friendship

Disclaimer: I rubbed my magic lamp and the genie wouldn't come out, so I guess I don't own either show yet. But maybe one day . . .

Summary: Elliot and Brian are undercover in OZ. . .Everyone at the squad is worried. . .EO

A/N: This is my second story involving OZ, but it is my first LO:SVU related story. I am in love with LO:SVU and I have seen all of them! One day Christopher Meloni will be MINE!

Lunch in the Park

October had been a particularly slow month for sex crimes in Manhattan, and it looked as if November was going to be just as slow. There hasn't been a new case in so long that even Elliot has finished his paperwork backlog.

Instead of pretending to be working, Elliot was just staring at his lovely partner, who just happened to be his girlfriend of eight months. Every time Olivia would catch him, he would just smirk and tell her 'I love you' through his eyes. She would just return his smile and give him the same look.

At around noon, Elliot's stomach started doing flips. This was only partially due to the fact that he hadn't eaten breakfast this morning and partially due to the nervousness of taking Olivia to lunch. Normally he wouldn't be nervous, but today was different. Today he is planning on proposing to her under their favorite tree in Central Park. He starts to mess with the ring in his pocket, mustering up the courage to ask her to lunch.

"Hey Liv" he called over their conjoined desks.

"Yeah" she said, finally looking up from a novel she had cleverly concealed under a few reports.

"Wanna grab some lunch? They just opened this new sushi place two blocks down. I thought maybe we could get take-out and picnic in Central Park."

"Sure, that sounds great!" she answered with a smile that melts Elliot heart every time.

They grabbed their coats and walked down the stairs in front of the 1-6. Once out of sight of the building, Elliot slipped his arm around Olivia's waist and Olivia leaned into Elliot's touch. They walk a few blocks in a peaceful silence, smiling at each other every few minutes. They were almost to the Sushi place when Elliot stopped suddenly. He turned her around and kissed her on the lips. Olivia was shocked at first then parted her lips to deepen the kiss. He then drew back, put his arm back around her waist, and continued down the street as if nothing had happened.

"What was that for? Not that I'm complaining or anything." Olivia asked

"Do I need a reason to kiss the woman I love? Can't I just kiss her whenever I want? But if you have to know, I have wanted to do that all day. I missed you this morning."

She chuckled slightly and tightened her grip on his waist, "I missed you too, but you know that I can't stay the night at your apartment when your kids are coming over. And to answer your question, no, you can kiss me whenever you feel the need too."

"Well that is nice to know. I still don't understand why you wont stay when the kids are over. They know about us."

"Yes, they do know, but have you told Kathy? I know that it isn't important to you if she knows or not, but I think that if you don't tell her and then all of a sudden she walks in with the kids and finds us making out like teenagers on the couch, you may not like the repercussions."

"You're right. How do you always have the right answer?"

"I don't know, maybe it is just a gift."

They walked into the sushi restaurant, ordered their lunch, Elliot paid and they headed towards Central Park. As they walked toward 'their tree,' they were wrapped in each other's arms. Once they found the tree, Elliot sat down with his back against the trunk and motioned for Olivia to sit between his legs and lean against him. She settled comfortably in his lap and broke out the sushi.

After all the food was gone, they continued to sit there and relax in each other's company. As they were sitting there, Elliot bent his head down and started to kiss Olivia behind her ear and down her throat, finally ending up on her lips. As they deepened the kiss, Olivia turned around and straddled Elliot's legs. She put her arms around his neck and played with the hairs at his nape. He looped his arms around her waist and started to run one hand up and down her back and played with her hair with the other.

They parted and Elliot rested his forehead on Olivia's. After he caught his breath, he decided that now was as good a time as ever to go for it. He reached into his pocket and got the ring and held it in the palm of his hand. He looked Olivia in the eye and tried to convey all his love without saying a word.

"What?" she asked after he just looked at her and smiled.

"Liv, I need to talk to you and I really don't know how to say this, so will you just listen and not say anything until I am done?"

"Okay, but your kind of scaring me."

"Don't worry, it isn't bad. Just listen."

She just nodded.

"Liv, you are my best friend and have been with me through the good times and the bad. You've helped me though IAB and Morris Commission hearings, you have stood by me with Cragen, and were there when I really needed someone to talk to when Kathy left me." He paused for a second trying to think about how to continue. "These last eight months have been the best months of my life. I have never been so in love. My love for you knows no limit and I can honestly say that I have never felt this way about anyone." He paused again and audibly swallowed. "Olivia, I love you with all my heart and I want to spend my life with you. Olivia Benson, will you complete my soul and marry me?"

Olivia was shocked. She hadn't seen this coming. She just sat there and stared into his eyes and couldn't talk. Finally, she realized that she hadn't said anything and knew that he was waiting. Her eyes began to water and tears started to flow down her cheeks. All she could do was shake her head. She grabbed his head and brought her lips to meet his. Almost immediately the kiss deepened. When he pulled away, he was still waiting for a vocalized answer.

"So…is that a yes?" he asked with a slight smile.

"Yes that is a YES!" she affirmed and kissed him again.

He just smiled and kissed her back. He then pulled out the ring and slid it on her left ring finger. The ring was just a plain platinum band with an inscription on the inside that said 'Love Always - Liv & El.' She looked at the ring and all she could do was smile.

"Liv, I know that there isn't a diamond one it and that it is just a plain band, but I didn't think you would want a huge ring and since we haven't officially told everyone at work yet, it wouldn't be as obvious."

"El, I love it. I don't care about diamonds and huge rings. All I care about is how this ring symbolizes our love and devotion to one another and how we are going to spend the rest of our lives together." She leaned in and kissed him with all the passion and love that she could find in her soul.

He smiled into the kiss and just let it deepen at its own pace. When they finally pulled away due to lack of oxygen, Elliot smiled and said "Not that I am not enjoying this, but maybe we should get back to the squad before they send a search party and we get caught in a compromising position."

"Good idea." With that, she gave him one last kiss and stood up. She helped him up and they started to walk back to the precinct. Elliot wrapped his are around his new fiancé, he just loved the way that sounded, and Olivia leaned into his shoulder and tried to embrace the contact as much as she could. Once the 1-6 was in sight Elliot took his arm from around her, grabbed her hand and kissed it before releasing it and walking toward the doors.