After Olivia had walked out of the house Elliot turned to go up to his room and get ready for the night ahead of him. When he turned, Lizzie was standing there leaning against the wall, with a small grin on her face.

"Good for you dad!" she exclaimed.

"Did you just see all of that?"

"Yupp! And I'm glad that I did. It was nice to see you so happy for once.," she said with a giggle.

"Well since you know that I will be going out tonight, I need you to watch Eli for me."

"No problem!"

"I'm going to get ready for tonight." He said to her as he walked away, trying to hold in his excitement.

*Back at the station*

Olivia walked into the station with a big, uncontrollable smile on her face. When she walked in she headed straight to the captain's office. On her way there Fin said, "Looks like someone's happy." She gave him a smile and continued walking.

When she sat down with the captain, she asked him if she could go home around 5. Understandably, he asked her the reason why she wanted to leave so early.

"I just need some time for myself." she lied, "I need to clear my head."

"Olivia, you don't have to lie to me about your plans. I know when you are lying to me."

"Fine. I am going out on a date tonight and I really want it to be special." She gave him a small smile.

"Alright, that sounds fine. Have fun later."

When she walked back to her desk, Fin asked her, "So where have you been?"

"I went to a friend's house."

"I'm sure that it was 'just a friend,'" he said giggling. And he walked away

Olivia spent the rest of the day thinking about the night ahead of her. She realized how nervous she was after giving it some thought. She couldn't decide what restaurant to take him to, or what she would wear. But mist of all she didn't want to mess up this 'date' with Elliot. She knew that if something bad happened between them, there would be no fixing it.

When it was around 4:45, she got the captain's permission to leave and raced home. As soon as she got there, she jumped into the shower.

*Elliot's House*

As 7 o'clock came much sooner than he had expected, he jumped in his car and drove to Olivia's apartment. Even though he got there 15 minutes early, he didn't mind waiting for her.

While he sat in his car in the parking lot, he kept thinking about what Olivia probably thought of him. He thought that she must've hated him for not returning any of her messages, but then he remembered what she had said to him earlier. It made him less nervous.

When it was finally 7, he got out of his car and walked up to Olivia's apartment. He knocked, and she opened the door. He was mesmerized by the amazing blue dress that she was wearing. She looked so beautiful to him, and he was so excited that he finally would get to go out with her.

"Hey," she said. "Come inside. I just need to go grab my purse. Give me one second."

When she went into her bedroom to get her bag, Elliot walked into her little apartment. He had missed it so much. He had missed her so much.

She came out and walked over to him.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked.

"Let's go!"

They walked outside to Elliot's car and got in. The drive to the restaurant was mostly silent, except for some small talk here and there. This made Olivia nervous about how the rest of the night would go.

"So where are we going?" she broke the silence.

"Where ever you want. Its up to you."

"Can we go to that new sushi restaurant that's around the corner from here?"

"Absolutely!

After they had arrived at the restaurant and were seated, he was the first to speak.

"Liv, I know that I haven't seen you in a while, but I just want to let you know that since the moment I first laid eyes on you, I always thought of us as something more than just partners or even best friends. Or at least I always wanted us to be more than that. The only things that were standing in my way from making that a reality were Kathy and the job, but since I don't have either of those anymore, I was wondering if you'd want to give us a chance."

"You know Elliot, I've been waiting for you to tell me that for 14 years."

She moved her chair over to where he was sitting and kissed him. She was so glad to have him back. She knew that he is what she really needed to make her happy again.

For the rest of their dinner, they talked about Elliot's kids and how big they were getting. Eli was already 6 years old and he had just started elementary school a year ago. Maureen had finished college and moved in with her boyfriend.

Olivia told Elliot about everyone at work and how much they all miss him. She also talked about some of the cases that she was working on.

They talked and laughed throughout the whole dinner. When they finished, Elliot paid the bill and they left the restaurant.

On the way back to Olivia's apartment, Elliot noticed that her hand was resting facing up on the center console. Even though she was looking out the window, he took it as a sign and grabbed her hand. He held it until they had gotten to her apartment.

When Elliot began to say goodbye to her, she asked him if he wanted to come upstairs and watch a movie or something. He agreed and they walked up to her apartment together, hand in hand.