A/N : Thanks to all the reviews I got. :)

I'm really sorry if I took a long time to update. After I posted the first chapter. I tried to login the next day to post chapter 2 but I couldn't because "Unauthorized to Process Authentification" shit kept popping up. This is the first time I encountered that in Fanfiction. I google it and I found out that others were also having this same problem and that it has also happened before. It really pissed me off.

But here we go. Enjoy the story.:)

Cop Bar, 8:30 PM

Elliot sat alone on a stool at the bar nursing his third beer. He thought about the events that took place earlier that day. He thought about what Olivia said to him. "No Elliot, you know what you don't have to always look over your shoulder making sure I'm okay" .He frowned upon that thought. He wishes that he had never blamed that little boy's death on her. Elliot regrets every single word he had said to her after Ryan's death.

He's been thinking about talking to her about what happened during the Gitano case and also why she left to go undercover in Oregon without saying anything. He thought about going to her apartment and maybe talk things out with her. He thought to himself "Maybe I should" "Yeah I'm going to have a hard and long talk with Olivia". He order himself another beer and took a few swigs chugged it down. He sighed, got up, payed his bill and hailed a cab to Liv's.

Anyways he didn't want to go home to an empty house. Kathy wanted a divorce and Elliot just didn't want to sign the papers, but this time he did. Kathy took the kids to her mother's and has been living there.

Outside Liv's Apartment, 9:00 PM

Elliot stood there in front of her door deciding wether to knock or not. He didn't go straight home, he went by to a cop bar and had a few drinks and was slightly drunk. He was thinking of an excuse to what he was doing there.

He knocked on her door nervously.

Inside Liv's Apartment

Olivia was sitting on her couch with a glass of wine and a folder in her hand which contains her new profile. Her new shoulder lenghth hair hovering over it and she was still getting used to her new bangs. But still she couldn't concentrate because the things that happened earlier today at the precinct was circling through her mind, especially her outburst at Elliot.

She thought to herself with her hands on her head staring at her floor "God why did I do that, why did I yell that at him. I'm such an idiot. He's going to be so angry at me. I just hope this undercover job will be over already"" I can't let this ruin our friendship".

She heard a knock on the door. Liv walked over to her door and looked through the peep hole. She saw Elliot leaning over her door with his right hand on the door frame with head hung low looking at the threshold of her door.

She unlocked and opened her door. She looked at him nervously.

" Elliot, are you okay ?" "What are you doing here?" she asked concerned

Elliot head shot up straight. He looked deeply into her eyes "Hey, I was thinking maybe we could talk about our new profiles " he breathed. "Can I come in?"

Liv noticed that he had been drinking but it wasn't that obvious.

While he was waiting for response. He just looked at her with her hair out of a ponytail and down with her bangs. And those big brown eyes staring into his eyes. In his mind he just thought"She looks so beautiful, even when she's just wearing fleece pants and a tank top".

.

"Um, sure " she gave him a small smile. "Come in".

He walked in. She closed the door. "Want something too drink?"

"Sure, a beer" as plopped down on her couch.

Liv raised an eyebrow. She sighed "Elliot don't you think you've had enough already?"

He turned around looked at her "No" he answered flatly.

Olivia grabbed a beer out of the over to Elliot gave it to him. And sat down next to him.

He took a swig and out the beer on the coffee table.

"So you've gone over your new profile?" she asked him.

He looks at her. "Yeah" he breathed. "You?"

she looked at the files on the coffee table "Um yeah, I was just going through the file"

They sat there in silence. Olivia decided to take advantage of it and take about the Gitano case.

"So uhm... El" first time Liv used his nickname since Liv came back from Oregon.

" If you wanna talk about what happen during and after the Gitano case ?" "We can work things out now~

Elliot started to feel uncomfortable. He knew they were gonna talk about it sooner or later. Especially about Liv wanting a new partner, Oregon and Dani Beck. The conversation they had in the hospital after they saved that little girl.

Flashback

" If that sniper hadn't beaten you to it... I know you would have taken the shot, Olivia."

"No, I wouldn't have. Did you really expect me to? Did you really expect me to cause your death, Elliot? What about your kids?"

"I don't know. I just couldn't get that boy out of my head."

[Both of them are silent for a moment]

"What about me?"

"We both chose each other over the job. We can never let that happen again or else we can't be partners.

"Can't believe your saying that"

"You and this job are about the only things that I got anymore"." I don't wanna wreck that".

He stood up "Can't take it".

Olivia walks into Cragen's office

He looks up " Olivia what's up?"

"I want a new partner"

End of Flashback

He cut her off "So what's going on with you and Porter?." Elliot asked quickly

Olivia silently stared at the folder for a while. She looked up at him.

"What ?" She spat at him with her eyes squinting and eyebrows furrowed.

"Well Liv it's obvious that he's no stranger to you" raising an eyebrow.

He scoffed with slight grin shaking his head "I mean come on who smiles at a person like that if they didn't have something between them right" shrugging his shoulders.

Olivia stood up "So me and Dean have something between us now?" With her eyebrws furrowed as she folded her arms.

Elliot stood up too. Amused "So it's Dean now?" He scoffed.

He looked at her in a serious manner "But Liv come on, What is it with you two?" "Earlier today it's like you were flirting with each other in front of the whole squad room and didn't give a shit." throwing his hands up and shrugging his shoulders."

"Are you serious right now Stabler or is it the alcohol talking" with her arms folded and her head tilted sideways nodding, mocking him.

"What the hell does that have to do about what were talking about right now?" He yelled at her. Outraged at what she had just said.

"I don't know Elliot" she said looking up. "Maybe it because since Kathy left you acting like an asshole to everybody." "Don't wanna go home to an empty house do you ?, but instead you go drink you sorrows away and come here to my apartment and accuse me of having some sort of relationship with someone."

Elliot just stood there dismayed at what she had just said to him. His mouth slightly open. He looked away from her and put his hands on his waist. Shaking his head "Don't bring Kathy into this Liv".

"Are you sure about that Elliot. You know I came by to the precinct a few days after my undercover op with the Feds. I saw Dani sitting at my desk. I was looking for you that day. I just told Cragen that I wasn't ready to come back yet."

Liv came closer to Elliot, she looked into those deep blue eyes and said in a whisper "You know Elliot when someone kisses you in a parking lot, it also means they have something between them too".

Elliot was stunned at her comment. He thought to himself "How the hell does she know about that?"

He just looked at her in shocked. It seemed like she was about to cry.

" In case your wondering how I know Casey saw you two after she left and told me"

Olivia swallowed "I think you should go now, we have a big day tomorrow".

"Yeah, I should go" he said flatly. He went to her door and locked it then closed it silently.

After Elliot left. She sat down on her couch and sighed heavily.

She put her hands on her head. "Oh God, what did I just do?". Shaking her head.

Olivia looked at the clock and realized it was getting late already. So she went to bed but still she couldn't sleep, thoughts wondered through her head about the dramatic day she just had. But then she finally dozed off.

Meanwhile Elliot with his arms folded was leaning against the elevator walls while going down from Olivia's apartment.

He walked out her building and hailed himself a cab. The whole ride, thought just kept circling his mind.

Once he got to his empty house. He sat down on his couch and thought about everything that went through this day. He was just wearing his slacks and a wife beater.

He thought to himself. "Jesus Christ, what the hell is happening to my life?" He ran his hands through his hair. "First I lose Kathy and my kids, then Olivia. God it seems like everybody around me is leaving me". He frowned upon that thought.

Elliot went to the bedroom. Sat on the right side of bed and laid down. He looked to his left. He thought silently "This is where Kathy used to sleep next to me" "Even though most of the time I wished it was Olivia".He also missed the sound of kis kids voice, the house felt so empty. It's been a long time since he'd been in a bed alone, after twenty of marriage.

Elliot dozed off and went to sleep.

A/N : By the way their is a possible E/O here. and maybe a little Liv and Dean.