A/N: Here is the next chapter…. Really short I know but writers block sucks. I started writing another ff by hand and when I get around to typing that up I will post that too. … As always, I own nothing except what you don't recognize. Beta'd by bookworm264816

She felt his muscles ripple as he shifted to pick her up. He carried her back to his bedroom. He took her clothes back with them and he dressed his partner while gently whispering to her that everything would be okay. Once he had her dressed he rocked her to and fro like he did his niece from his older brother Joseph. When Olivia stopped crying he took her into the bathroom and sitting her on the bench beside the hand basin he grabbed a face washer out and warming it up with luke warm water and gently washed her face, wiping away the tear stains from her skin.

"S-sorry El for being so much trouble and crying all the time," Olivia said as she smiled up at him, sadness obvious in her eyes.
"Olivia, you are never any trouble. ... Well except for when there is chocolate around but I might just let that slid this once!" Elliot teased, a grin splitting across his face as he gazed down at his partner.

Olivia laughed at Elliot's joke, her despair edging off ever so slightly.

"Come on let's go get something to eat, 'Liv." Elliot said lifting her off the counter and standing her on her feet.

"El? C-can Fin come too? And Chester? And Alex?" Olivia asked looking up at him with her chocolate brown eyes.

"If they want then they will. You go hop in the car and call Alex. I'll stay here and ring up Fin and Chester." Elliot said smiling, the grin never wavering as he watched his traumatic partner nod her head and move to do as he said.