Chapter 1
"Hello?" Olivia questioned as she slowly opened her front door. She peaked her head out and saw her tall, dark haired partner and best friend, Elliot Stabler.
He looked at his partner's bruised face. "Hi." she opened the door wider so he could enter. Elliot stepped in and asked "did I wake you?"
"No," Olivia said as she walked over to her obviously worn in couch.
"How could I sleep after what happened?" She sighed, sat on the couch and pulled her knees up to her chest.
Elliot walked over to the couch and sat close to her. "Are you ok? Because I'm not." she gave him a questioning look and he continued "What if I lost you today? What if I didn't find you in time? What if..."
She cut him off. "But you did, I'm fine." She refused to let her tears fall again that night. "Its that why you couldn't sleep?"
"Not just that, but yeah." Olivia put her head down on her knees and pulled her knees closer to her chest when Elliot said that.
"What are the other things?" She mumbled into her knees.
"I couldn't stop worrying about you. You haven't returned any of my calls or texts, and I got worried. That's all I could think about." He moved closer to Olivia and moved her hands and knees and lifted her chin to see her face. Elliot cupped her face then the brushed the tears that have fallen with pad of his thumb. Elliot pulled her into an embrace. She laid her head down on his chest and cried silently.
