A/N: Hey guys, sorry I haven't written anything in such a long time ... I've been really busy !

Disclaimer: not mine.

Elliot and Olivia were the last two in the precinct. It was a Wednesday night and neither of them had any plans and a shit load of paperwork left to do. Olivia was dating Dean Porter. She was hoping to keep things quiet and keep it out of the work place but Dean had a different plan. He knew all about Olivia and Elliot's sexual tension by the people who worked with them. The day after their fifth date he had come into the precinct with flowers and her favorite chocolates.

Flashback ...

"Oliviaaa ..." he called in a singsong voice. Olivia turned to find Dean standing in the doorway of the precinct that was crowded with people.

Her thoughts immediately turned to Elliot and how he would react. She tried to sneak a glance at him without making it noticeable. Everyone was staring at her but she couldn't move her legs. Dean started walking towards her smiling at her obvious loss for words.

"I just thought I should surprise my girlfriend with her favorite chocolates and flowers." he said loud enough so that everyone could hear. This broke her trance. She looked around in time to find everyone turn their attention to Elliot, who was pretending to be consumed in a paper on his desk. Sensing the eyes on him, he looked up questioningly.

"What?" he asked as everyone looked at him with a shocked and scared expression.

Fin reacted quickly, "Well man, if you weren't so consumed with that paper in front of you, you would've heard me ask you to come with me to get some lunch."

Elliot knew Fin was lying because he heard everything that was going on, but was grateful for it and graciously accepted his offer. He turned around just in time to see Dean capture Olivia in an intense kiss. He felt his jaw tighten and his fists balled up. Nothing would be the same.

End flashback ...

In fact, nothing was the same after that day. Elliot and Olivia mainly talked about work related topics. Elliot no longer went out for drinks after a long day because he didn't want to have to watch Dean groping Olivia every chance he could get. The only thing that was keeping Elliot quiet was Olivia's happiness. Her happiness was one of the most important things to him and he wouldn't do anything to jeopardize it.

In reality, Olivia wasn't happy with Dean. She always pretended like she was, hoping that it would stick one day. She didn't want to be thinking about Elliot whenever she was out with Dean or whenever she was having sex with Dean. She didn't want to be wishing it was him she was with instead of Dean.

Elliot's voice cut through the thick silence of the precinct. "No hot date tonight, Liv?"

Olivia smiled at him. "Nope, I'm all alone tonight. How about you?"

Elliot looked at her questioningly. "Yeah, right." The truth was, Elliot hadn't been on a date since his divorce. He couldn't bear the thought of being with anyone except Olivia. His nights were spent trying to pinpoint the time when he fell completely in love with his partner. Before Olivia started dating Dean, he was trying to find the balls to ask her out. Now the only thing stopping him was the fact that she seemed happy and he didn't want to take that away from her.

"Are you ok, El?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, it's just that you've been staring at me for the past couple of minutes and I can't figure out why. Do I have something on my face or something?" she asked as she rubbed her hands over her face.

Elliot smiled at her and looked down at his paperwork and half whispered, "No, Liv. You're perfect."

He could feel her eyes on him, but he didn't dare look up. He was afraid of what he might see. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and looked up to find her staring at him with a questioning look on her face. "Is there something you're not telling me, El?" she said jokingly looking at him.

Elliot forced a laugh and squirmed slightly in his chair, hoping she didn't notice. But she did. She sat up taller in her chair and leaned her elbows on the desk. "So, how's divorced life?"

Elliot looked up and was glad to see that she hadn't noticed his squirming, or so he thought. "It's ok. It gets lonely sometimes though, you know? But I have my kids with me a lot."

"That's good, El. So, no one special keeping you company on these cold nights?" she asked as she smiled at his expression and watched him squirm more.

"No, no one special, Liv. Why do you ask?"

Shit, shit. Why did I ask? Why did I ask? She thought. She racked her brain for a reason. "Oh, I was just wondering."

She silently cursed herself at not being able to come up with something better. "Oh, ok. So, how are things with Dean?"

Olivia looked up into his eyes, she wanted to tell him the truth. She wanted to tell him that she wanted him and that she wishes Dean was him on an hourly basis. She hated lying to him, but it was the best thing for everybody right now. "It's ok."

She didn't want to say it was good because it wasn't. Her and Dean were getting into fights all the time lately. They were always over something pointless that escalated into something bigger. "Just ok?" Olivia nodded and looked down at her paperwork.

An hour had gone by and neither Olivia or Elliot were getting any work done. "I'm gonna take off. This is pointless, I can't get any work done." Elliot said as he stood to get his coat.

"Yeah, me too. It's like my mind's blocked with something but I can't figure out what it is." said Olivia as she went to follow him. The truth was that she really did know what was blocking her mind - Elliot.

"Here, let me." Elliot said as he took her coat from her and held it out so she could slip her arms into it. Olivia looked into his eyes and smiled sweetly. She loved it when he did little things like that, he hadn't done them in a while though. She assumed it was because of her relationship with Dean.

"Thanks, it's nice to get special treatment every once and a while." she said laughing as they walked to the elevators.

"Oh come on, Liv. I bet Dean gives you special treatment all the time." he said as he stepped aside to let her get into the elevator first.

"Yeah, I wish." Olivia said sadly. Dean never did sweet things for Olivia. The only time he makes sweet gestures are when there are other people around. She always admired the fact that Elliot did things regardless of whether people saw him or not.

Elliot looked at her for a while, not sure of what to say. The elevator dinged and he made a movement with his arms to tell Olivia to go first. "I'm sure things will get better for you, Liv. You definitely deserve it."

Olivia smiled at the sincerity that she heard in his voice. They said their good byes and walked their separate ways. Olivia got in her car and cursed herself for not asking him to come over. She drove to her apartment thinking about him squirming in his chair. She couldn't help but wonder if there really was something that he wasn't telling her. Olivia got into her apartment and turned on the tv. After a few minutes, she realized that she wasn't even watching it and went to take a shower, hoping her thoughts of Elliot would go away.

Once she was in the shower, all she could think about was if Elliot was in the shower with her. His hands running all over her body and his lips trailing kisses all over her. The cold water pulsating on her pulled her out of her thoughts. "Shit, how long have I been in here?"

She got out of the shower and looked at the time. It was close to one in the morning. She wanted to call Elliot but didn't want to wake him. She got dressed in an NYPD shirt she took from Elliot one night a couple of years back that had "Stabler" on the back and navy blue boy shorts. Olivia sat on the couch with her cell phone in her hand. She kept opening it and closing it, mentally debating whether or not to call him. She finally decided on a text. She stared at her cell phone screen trying to figure out what to write. She finally decided just to keep it simple.

Hey El, if you're not too tired come to my place. -Liv

Before she could give the message a second thought she hit send.

Elliot lay awake in his bed when he got the text. He looked at it and he felt his heart jump to his throat. After months of not talking about anything except work, he was about to go to his partner's house at one in the morning. He didn't know what to expect so he took a quick shower and threw on some clothes that he knew Olivia liked. He drove madly to her apartment trying to think of all the things that could happen.
Olivia sat in her apartment pacing. She couldn't believe she actually sent the message. She would feel completely stupid if he didn't show. She finally decided that there was nothing she could do about it, and sat down on the couch waiting for the buzzer to ring.

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