Decisions

NOTE: NOT A DICK WOLF STORY! NO AFFILIATION WITH DICK WOLF OR NBC IN ANY WAY!

Chapter 2

Elliot explains that Kathy is upset and she knows that He always runs to Olivia with his problems. He leaves the apartment quickly, headed back home. Olivia is confused about why Kathy would be jealous of her. She is just a friend and Elliot's partner. She heads to bed but can't sleep.

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The next morning Olivia walks into the precinct yawning. As she turns the corner she sees that Elliot is already there, his trusty cup of coffee sitting on his desk and him flipping through files. Olivia startles him as she speaks.

Olivia: "You're here awfully early."

Elliot: "Yea, I brought you some coffee, Figured you might need it since I was there so late. Sorry about that. Did you get any rest?"

Olivia: "My normal 4 hours I guess, anything happening this morning?"

Elliot: (laughing) "Here or at home?"

Olivia: (Smirks at him) "Here…I figure you'll fill me in about home later."

Cragen: (Yelling from the office) "Benson, Stabler?"

Olivia and Elliot go to Cragen's office. He informs them that something is going on with Jake and his wife. He told them to go to the house.

The two arrive to find that no one comes to the door. The enter to find Jake gone and Leah dead. They call it in and head back once help is on the scene. They find that Jake had dropped Tommy off at the precinct and head to the suspected lake house to find him before he does any thing stupid. Elliot forgot Kathy's appointment. Olivia offers to take her and goes to pick her up.

Olivia and Kathy are in a devastating accident on the way to the doctor. Kathy is cut out of the vehicle and Elliot is air lifted to meet them at the hospital. Olivia is devastated.

Kathy delivers a healthy baby boy and Elliot acts as if he is happy about it, but if the truth were known about his feelings for Olivia the it would all come tumbling down. He visits the baby and Kathy. Kathy tries to make Elliot believe the baby is his and convinces him to name the baby Elliot after him. He agrees.

As he leaves the room, he is confronted by Olivia. They exchange a few words and he begins to walk away. He suddenly turns around and grabs her in his arms and hugs her. She is relieved and hopeful all in one emotion it seems. They exchange confused glances and Olivia breaks the silence.

Olivia: "Pick a name?"

Elliot: "Kathy wants to name him after me."

Olivia: "Just what the world needs, another Elliot Stabler."

They head back to the precinct to tie up loose ends. Nothing is said in the car on the way. Elliot heads in first but Olivia goes across the street for some coffee. She buys two and goes back to the precinct to find Elliot sitting with his face in his hands.

Olivia: "Y'ok?"

Elliot: "I dunno?"

Olivia hands him the coffee. Elliot takes a drink and just looks at her rumble through her desk.

Elliot: "I am going to hit the showers."

Olivia: "ok."

Elliot heads off to the shower. While in the precinct's locker room, Elliot just sits on the bench with his face in his hands. Mulling over what is going to happen now. He knows that his feelings for Olivia are not just going to go away, and neither are his doubts about the baby being his.

He gets up, pulls himself together and goes to the shower. Olivia comes in to find his locker standing open and sneaks a peek. What she finds is shocking. She shuts the locker, walks around to the opposite side and sits down. Elliot can't see her from his locker or entering the locker room from the shower.

Elliot opens his locker to find it a little shuffled. He sticks his head out into the office and there is no sign of Olivia. Little does he know, she is in the locker room as well?

Olivia: "Feeling better?"

Elliot: (startled) "Uh…Yea."

Olivia: "Something wrong?"

Elliot: "No, just thought I left my locker open."

Olivia: "I shut it."

Elliot: "Oh, see anyone messing in it before?"

Olivia: "Nope."

Olivia walks toward the door to leave, Elliot grabs her arm and turns her toward him.

Elliot: "Were you snooping in my locker."

Olivia: "Actually, I was looking for your trusty stash of candies."

Elliot: "Liv, you know I keep them in the desk. Find anything…interesting…you might want to talk about. You seem a little upset?"

Olivia: "Nope, just looked at the pictures of the kids…and of me?"

Elliot: "Oh, does it bother you that I have pictures of you in my locker?"

Olivia: "Well, I don't know, you have pictures of me, but not Kathy?"

Elliot turns back toward his locker, feeling very strange about the whole situation. He slips his shirt on and sits down.

Olivia: "So, tell me Elliot…"

Munch: "Liv, El, Captain needs us in his office."

Interrupted mid conversation, Olivia turns her back to him and just walks out of the locker room. Elliot watches as she leaves. Wondering what he is going to tell her when they are alone again is really beginning to take a toll on him.