A/N: Okay, so I keep hearing this Tracy Lawrence song called "Is That A Tear?" and I keep thinking what if Elliot comes home after kissing Dani in Underbelly to find a message from Liv on his machine? The girl in the song leaves because she finds "Mr. Right," so just ignore that part. R&R! XO, Kinsey
Disclaimer: Only my overactive imagination is mine.
I think God was trying to tell me something tonight by having Cragen call and interrupt me kissing Dani.
Don't kiss Dani, idiot.
Why not?
You're in love with Olivia, stupid.
Don't you think I know that? But she's gone! What the fuck am I supposed to do?
Watch your language for one.
Sorry.
I sigh and scrub my hands over my face as I reach into the fridge for a beer. As if I need another one. I see the red light blinking on the answering machine on my way to the couch so I hit the play button.
"You have one unheard message…"
Elliot. It's me.
I nearly choke on my beer.
I… um… I'm sorry… Sorry I missed you… I … I just wanted to tell you… I'm okay… I don't even know if you're worried… but if you are… don't be… I'm fine… I… um… I miss you. My number in Oregon… if you want… you can call. You don't have to… It's um… 555-798-3672. I have to go. Bye.
The dial tone bounces off the walls of my apartment. Holy shit.
Last
thing I expected Said she said she's
sorry that she missed me
Was to get her call tonight
Cause the last
thing that I heard from her
She found "Mr. Right"
But
when I came home this evening
There it was on my machine
And
I'm just wondering what the hell it means
And she's been doing fine
I'd run it
back and heard her say
Those words a hundred times
Something
makes me wonder
Is she happy with her choice
Or is that a tear
I hear in her voice
I flop down on the couch and flip on the TV. Taking a long pull from my beer, I ponder the situation. I want to be furious with her for disturbing my getting over her. And I am for awhile. But as mad as I get at her sometimes… as crazy as she makes me… I love her. I can't stay mad. I reach behind me and hit the play button again to listen to her voice. I listen carefully and laugh at myself. I'm sure I look just like one of my girls when they're tearing apart a message some boy left on one of their cell phones. I hear something and rewind the message a little. Was she crying?
Why in the hell did I kiss Dani? I just miss Olivia so much… Cragen told me she was undercover. It was a big risk for her to call me. The least I could do is call her back.
First time that I
listened Am I just
wishful thinking Said she said she's sorry that
she missed me
I thought boy she's got some nerve
But the second
time I heard it
I heard more then just her words
Or did her voice really crack
I'll never know
If I don't call her back
And she's been doing fine
I'd run it back and
heard her say
Those words a hundred times
Something makes me
wonder
Is she happy with her choice
Or is that a tear I hear in
her voice
It's ringing. "Hello?" I missed her sweet voice.
"Hi," I say. "It's me."
Oh is that a
tear
Lord is that a tear I hear in her voice
A/N: I KNOW! It was super short! Get over it: ) Sometimes these can be short and good! Hee! R&R – no flames, obviously I don't handle criticism well. : ) XO, KJ