Baby Blue Eyes

It was 10:17 when Olivia was driving home from work, she thought about the long day she had had, She thought for a while and then hoped that when she got home everything would be calm and she could relax for a little while, but as she pulled into the drive way she saw that the lights were still on.

Olivia sighed. The lights being on meant her husband had stayed awake to remind her about how late she was. She turned off the engine and sat in the car for a few minute's and then decided to go in. She braced her self for the long lecture she had waiting for her on the other side of the door. She opened the door praying that her husband- Michael had fallen asleep watching tv, but her prayers werent answerd.

"Where have you been?" Boomed Michael as Olivia walked through the door.

"Shhhh! Dont yell, You'll wake Matthew." Olivia said refering to her 2 year old son.

"Dont tell me what I can and cannot do!" "It is almost 10:30 and you are just now getting home!"

"You know I can't control my work hours Michael." Olivia said sternly.

Olivia started to walk down the hall to check on her son when her husband yanked her arm and started to yell.

"Dont walk away from me when I'm talking to you!"

"Ouuuch!" Olivia yelped as he gripped on to her arm. "You're hurting me!"

"Yeah well you're work is hurting this family!"

She pulled her arm out of his grasp and he reacted by slapping her across the face, Olivia's hand automatically put her hand on the cheek he had slapped.

She looked at him, terrified and with tears in her eyes. She couldnt believe her own husband, the man she had loved would hit her.
She walked down the hallway and into her sons bedroom, she packed a bag with some pajama's, clothes for a few days and some diapers and other infant necessities. She than quickly went and got some things of her own and went back to get Matthew. She bundled the sleeping boy up in her arms and walked towards the front door with their belongings.

"Where do you think you are going?"

"Out" Is all she replied before slamming the front door closed.

She was infact going out but she was going out to her partner, her best friend Elliot's apartment.

It was 11:13 when she pulled up to her partners apartment. She felt bad about not calling first but she had left her cell phone in her room before she left her house and she knew her he would'nt mind.

She pulled up to El's place but sat in the car for a few momments. She applied some make up to cover her already forming bruise from where Michael had hit her and then got out.

She buzzed his apartment and waited to be let it.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzz! ... Bzzzzzz!

"Yeaaahh" Elliot said tiredly.

"El, it's me"

Elliot automatically recocnized her voice and buzzed her in.

Within a minute she was at his door. He opened it before she could even knock. He looked at her, he could tell that she had been crying even though she had tried really hard to hide it. He let her in and the sat down on his couch. His apartment was relativly quiet because Kathy had the kids this week so it was just him.

"Liv.." Elliot broke the silence. You could go put Matthew down in the guest bed if you'd like. And then we could talk?"

"Thanks El, that'd be great." She walked down the hallway, into the bedroom and layed her sleepy son down on the bed and kissed his little forehead.

She made her way back to the living room and saw Elliot sitting on the couch waiting for her. She knew what he was going to ask, she just didnt want him to ask it.

"Liv..."

She didnt answer, she just sat there on the couch still shocked at what had happened earlier.

"Liv." He said again, but this time he got up and sat on the couch next to her.

She looked up at him and tried to give a small smile. He wrapped his arms around her and they sat there for a few momments.

They finally broke apart, but still remained somewhat close.

"Ready to talk?"

She took one glance into those baby blue eyes and gave in.

"Alright."

"Olivia..what happened tonight?"

"Its a long story... Well not really. I came home late, as usual and he was up, waiting for me to get home. I walked in the door and he asked me where I had been, I told him Cragen made us work late again. He got angry. I wasnt about to get into a yelling match so I went to go and check on Matthew, but as I was walking away he grabbed me by my arm and pulled me back. I yanked my arm out of his grasp and he..he uh, he hit me.." She finished with tears forming in her eyes. "I..I never thought that he would ever hit me, I knew I should have just listened to him, I shouldnt have walked away!" She said as her tears finally fell from her eyes.

"Olivia, sweetie, this was not your fault." You tell the same things to women everyday, Dont you even think about blaming yourself." He said as he wiped her tears away.

"I know, I know."

She knew that since he had wiped her tears her makeup washed away as well. She sort of flinched when he wiped over her bruise.

She sniffled and he sensed that she was upset with herself so the only thing he could think of to do was to hug her. They stayed like that for a while. Just holding each other. She finally realized how long it had been and pulled away. He looked at her and felt her getting uncomfortable.

"Liv, you should rest, go take my bed, I'll sleep out here."

"No, Elliot, its enough that I came without calling and kept you up with all my problems, I am not kicking you out of your own bed too."

"Well I will not let you sleep on this couch, its as hard as the ground."

"I'll go in the guest bedroom with Matthew, I really just want to be with him"

"Alright, sounds good"

They walked down the hall and said there goodnights. Elliot fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. But Olivia, Olivia thought. She thought about Michael, Matthew, about how he slapped her, she thought about Elliot, and how she was so thankful she had him in her life. She eventually drifted off to sleep.