A/N: This one's longer. And there's EOness at the end!! woo woo!! Anyways, reviews would be great!!


(Past Tense, No POV)

Olivia pushed herself up from her desk and walked towards her boss's office. She knocked twice, waiting for some kind of acknowledgement, and then entered.

"Can I help you, Detective?" the captain asked, concentrating on his paperwork. He didn't even look up at her.

"I'm gonna need some time off. Maybe like a week as soon as possible," she answered. She voice was a little shaky which caused Cragen to be concerned.

"Sure, take as much time as you need. You can go now if you want. Is everything okay, Olivia?" She simply nodded, thanked him and left the office.

Elliot watched Olivia exit the office and make her way to her desk. She rummaged with some files, then picked up her coat.

"You leaving already?" She just nodded and left. He wasn't going to take that for an answer. He chased her out of the squadroom, towards the elevators. "What's going on? Where are you going?"

"Wisconsin," she simply answered. He smiled.

"You found something?" She nodded. "You're not going alone. I'm coming with you." She was about to protest, but Elliot was already hurrying back into the squad room to tell Captain Cragen and get his stuff. She would have just left without him, but she didn't want to be that mean. And she would have been bored on the plane…

A few hours later…

"Got 'em," Elliot said, closing his laptop. "We leave tomorrow morning at eight." He had a satisfying look on his face like he was proud of himself. Olivia laughed as he sat next to her on the couch. He was staying over at her apartment so they could get an early start to the airport. "New York traffic is a bitch," he said when he had proposed the idea earlier.

"I'm glad you wanted to come with," she said after a few moments of silence. "I would have been extremely bored." Elliot smiled.

"Yeah, well, I don't want you to be bored," he joked. "I needed a vacation anyway. Even if it is to Wisconsin." Olivia laughed once again, but then they went into another silence. "I miss this, us just joking and laughing and talking. It's been so tense around the precinct lately."

"I miss it too," she said, but then paused. "Remember when we got drunk after the Timmons' case and you spent the night over here?" Elliot laughed in embarrassment. Yes, he remembered. "In the middle of the night, you left the apartment naked and asked my neighbor for a cup of sugar."

"That was so embarrassing. I can't believe you just sat there and watched me. It's your fault." Olivia covered her mouth as she laughed even harder.

"That lady won't even make eye contact with me anymore. The poor old woman is afraid I'll pull off all my clothes and ask for sugar."

The two friends talked, laughed and joked for a couple more hours until Olivia started getting tired. Elliot noticed her string of yawns.

"You look tired. Maybe you should get some sleep," he suggested. "We have to get up early." She nodded, agreeing with him.

"Yeah, you know where the blankets and pillows are, right?" she asked. He used to be here a lot so he knows his way around.

"Of course I do." Olivia stood up and stretched for a moment before started to leave the room. "Liv, wait. I've been meaning to ask you something. Are you okay with all this? You know, getting closer to finding your dad and everything?" Olivia thought for a moment. It all still seemed kind of surreal. She's been waiting for this for years now.

"It's kinda weird, but yeah, I'm okay with it. Thanks for asking, though."

"No problem." And with that, she turned and headed into her bedroom.

The next day…

"Come on, Olivia! Let's go," Elliot pressured her. She was all packed, but now was checking if she had every last thing. What is it with women these days, Elliot thought to himself. She emerged from her bedroom with two full duffel bags. "Pack enough?"

"Girls need their essentials," she said, walking past him. He followed her and started towards the elevator as she locked her door.

"Here, give me your bags." She would have said no, but she was too tired to argue with him. She handed them over. Elliot had no problem carrying them with his one bag.

The drive was quick and easy and surprisingly, security at the airport wasn't a total pain in the ass. Before they knew it, they were on a plane to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

"So, where are we staying?" Olivia asked, flipping though the latest People magazine. Elliot tore his eyes from his issue of Sports Illustrated and looked at her.

"Downtown at the Holiday Inn," he answered as he continued looking through his magazine. After a few more minutes, Olivia dropped her magazine on her lap and flung her head back. She stayed silent for awhile.

"Elliot," she finally said. "I'm started to get nervous. This woman I'm gonna go meet knew my father, the man who raped my mom. She was with him the day it happened. What should I say to her?"

"Calm down, Liv. Just ask her if she remembers the day and if she remembers being with him. You've done stuff like this before."

"It didn't hit so close to home." She closed her eyes and held back the tears. She felt Elliot's hand on her forearm.

"It'll be okay, Liv. Just be strong, okay? You can do this."

Hours later…

"I'm so tired," Olivia complained as she flopped down on the bed at the hotel. "Traveling is so tiring."

"Tell me about it," Elliot said, agreeing with her. "It's still pretty early but maybe we should turn it." He wasn't extremely tired, but if Olivia wanted to sleep, then he would too.

"I don't want to yet. Let's talk," she sat up with crossed legs and patted the spot next to her. "Come here." He sat next to her.

"What do you wanna talk about?" he inquired. Olivia shrugged.

"Anything. So, how are things going?" They haven't really talked in the past week or so. She didn't know what was going on in his life. He waited.

"The divorce is final," was the first thing he said.

"How do you feel about this? Like are you happy that she's happy? Or are you still pretty broken up about it?" He thought about it for a few seconds.

"I guess I'm happy about it, for the most part at least. It's still kinda weird to go home to an empty apartment."

"Elliot, what happened to us?" she asked, completely changing the subject which caught Elliot slightly off guard.

"Um, I'm not sure. I guess our lives were just getting complicated and we needed to sort some things out. I think we should be okay now though, right?"

"Yeah, we're fine now. But before…," she trailed off.

"… was my fault," he continued for her. "I pushed you away. I'm sorry for that. I have a hard time accepting people's sympathy."

"Yeah, I know," she joked. "You are the most stubborn man I know, Elliot Stabler."

"Oh yeah? Well, you, Olivia Benson…," he paused. He couldn't think of anything wrong with her. What's not to like about her? Then he continued slowly, "… are the most beautiful woman I know."

That completely shocked Olivia. Did he just say what I think he just said? she asked herself. Before she could react, he was moving forward and their lips crashed together. Olivia pulled away quickly.

"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have," Elliot apologized. Olivia was silent.

"Yes, you should have," was all she said before she pulled him closer again.

A/N: oooh, that's hot… I guess. Um, review and tell me if I did the kiss and stuff leading up to it well. I'm a little nervous about what you guys will think. And, does it seem like im going fast or slow or just right? or something...