A/N: heyyyyy iiii'mm baaacckkk! hehe here's chapter 2 of forever and always.
disclaimer: by now you'd think that ONE of us owned it but sadly...i don't think anyone does :( i wonder if dick wolf reads these and laughs.
"That was really nice of Maureen to babysit tonight. I'm surprised that she had nothing else to do tonight," Olivia said as she took a sip of her wine.
Elliot nodded. "Even if she did have something going on tonight, she'd probably cancel it. She loves the twins too much," he said to her.
Olivia smiled and thought about it. Maureen did love them. Olivia didn't doubt that she would give up a party to be with them. The twins loved her too. She was their step-sister. Of course they loved her. After a little bit, Olivia's smile disapeared. She stared at Elliot for a minute. Elliot didn't notice. He was too busy eating his food. After a while, he looked up.
"What?" he asked, swallowing his food and wiping his mouth.
Olivia opened her mouth to say something, but then shut it. "Nothing. Nevermind," she replied.
"Okay, you can't just do that Liv. Now you have to tell me," Elliot said, smiling.
Olivia returned the smile, then it faded. "El, the twins are so old. It seems like yesterday they were born." Her eyes were tearing up but she didn't care. "I wish i could go back in time, El. I want those times back. Soon, we'll be dealing with high school, Elliot...high school!"
Elliot stood up and crossed to the other side of the table. He put his chair by Olivia's. "Olivia, they're only seven. They have six years left. We have plenty of time." He pulled her into a hug. "Plus, if you went back in time to when they were born, you wouldn't have me as your husband. And you wouldn't want to happen, now would you?" he asked with a smirk.
Olivia smiled. "No, definetly not." She leaned over and kissed him. "I'd also have to go through eveything that happened with Maddy again, and Jenny, and...all that hell," she said after she pulled back.
Elliot noticed the faded look in her eyes when she said that. He pulled her into another hug. "Liv, that's all the past. Maddy's gone. Jenny's safe. You're safe. It's all okay," he whispered into her ear.
Olivia nodded sullenly. "I know. Thank you."
Elliot frowned. "For what?"
"For being here Elliot. For me. For the twins. I don't know how many times of said that, but if it wasn't for you, well, im not sure what i would've done," she replied.
Elliot smiled. "Liv, i love you. I'd do anything for you, and you know that. I'm so happy that i have you. I'm always gonna be here for you, okay?"
Olivia nodded and wiped a tear from her eyes. Then, all of a sudden, her eyes widened. "Elliot," she said slowly. "What if the same thing happens to Alexis? What if...what if she gets...raped? Oh my god Elliot." She started crying again.
Elliot frowned. "Liv, it's okay. We'll keep her safe. I'll keep her safe. Nothing will happen to her. Don't worry." Olivia nodded but wouldn't stop crying. People in the resturaunt who were sitting next to them stopped their conversations and stared at Olivia. Elliot smiled at them like nothing was happening. Then he looked back down at Olivia.
"Liv," he whispered, pulling her back so he could see her face, "are you okay?"
Olivia looked up at him and frowned. "Yeah, El. I'm fine. Can we go home?"
Elliot stared at her with a puzzled face "Olivia, we haven't even gotten our food yet."
Olivia stood up, attracting the attention of everyone around them. "God El, i don't care. I don't even wanna eat anymore! Is it too much to ask for you to take me home? God." She threw her napkin on the table, grabbed her purse, and stomped out of the resturaunt, leaving Elliot sitting there in his chair, watching her go with a confused expression on his face.
He knew he should chase after her, but decided to just let her cool down. He asked for the check and paid the bill. Then he stood up, ignoring the stares he was still gettng from the other customers at the resturaunt, and followed her out the door.
He didn't see her at first, but then saw someone standing by his car. He walked over and found her leaning against the hood of the car, crying.
Elliot slowly approached her and grabbed her into a hug. Olivia sank into his embrace, sobbing even harder.
"I...I'm so sorry El," she said in between sobs. "I d...don't know what's c...come over m...me."
Elliot's arms tightened around her and for the first time in a long time, she felt safe. He pulled away and put his finger on her chin, tilting it up so he could see her eyes. "Liv, it's okay. I'm not mad. I'm not sure if you noticed this or not, but i could never stay mad at you." His lips met hers for a few seconds. After he pulled away, he helped her into the car and they started their way home.
About half way home, Olivia looked at Elliot. "Hey El," she said innocently.
Elliot looked at her. "Yeah babe."
"I'm really hungry."
Elliot frowned. "Liv, in the resturaunt you told me you weren't hungry."
Olivia shrugged. "I've changed my mind."
Elliot sighed. "Alright. What do you want?"
Olivia thought for a moment. "Um...could you go by a place that has tuna sandwiches. That sounds really good. Oh and can you get it with extra mustard?"
Elliot looked at her with his mouth hanging open. "Liv, i'm not sure if you forgot this or not, but you hate tuna... and mustard."
Olivia shrugged. "Well, maybe i've changed. Can't you understand that?" She started tearing up again.
"Liv, Liv calm down. I'll get you your tuna sandwich. Please don't cry."
She stopped and nodded. "I'm sorry," she whispered.
Elliot shook his head and pulled into the parking-lot of a resturaunt. After getting Olivia what she wanted, they made their way back home.
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"27...28...29...30! Ready or not, here i come!" Maureen called. She uncovered her eyes and stood up, looking around the living room. She heard a noise coming from the kitchen and slowly crept towards it. She got to the kitchen and heard the noise again. It sounded like whispering and it was coming from the pantry. She slowly walked over to it, making sure her footsteps weren't heard. She slowly grabbed the pantry doorknob and counted to three inwardly in her head. Then, she yanked open the door.
"Gotcha!" she yelled, grabbing the twins. Alexis and Mack fell to the floor, giggling uncontrollably. Maureen laughed and fell on the floor next to them. After a few minutes, when their stomachs ached from all the laughing, Mack sat up and looked at his older step-sister.
"Okay, now it's your turn to hide," he said, wiping the tears from his eyes. Just as Maureen stood up and nodded, she heard the front door open.
The twins looked at her with confused faces. "Who is it?" Alexis asked, walking towards the door.
"We're home!" Maureen heard Elliot say from the front door. She walked over to greet them, followed by Mack and Alexis.
"Hey guys. I thought you weren't coming home 'til later," Maureen said. She then noticed Olivia's blood-shot eyes and frowned. "What happ-", but Elliot cut her off.
"We decided to come home earlier than we thought we were," he said. The look in his eyes told Maureen not to ask anymore questions. Maureen nodded.
"How were the two trouble-makers?" Olivia asked, smiling.
"We were really good. Maureen brought us huge lollipops and we played hide-and-seek," Alexis said.
Olivia laughed. "Sounds like you guys had fun." Then, she looked at the time. "Woah, it's almost 10:00. Maureen let you guys stay up late. It's time for bed. Say good-bye."
Mack and Alexis said good-bye to Maureen and galloped upstairs.
"I'm gonna go put them to bed then i'm gonna go to bed. I'm really tired for some reason. Can you pay Maur for me? I'm out of cash," Olivia said.
Elliot nodded. Yeah, sure. Maur follow me to the kitchen."
Maureen waved good-bye to Olivia and followed her dad to the kitchen, where he shut the doors.
Maureen leaned against the counter. "Okay dad, what happened to Liv. Her eyes are all blood-shot. Has she been crying?"
Elliot nodded as he pulled two twenties out of his wallet, handing them to her. "Yeah. She had this...breakdown at the resturaunt. Then another as we were driving home. I don't know what's gotten into her. It's wierd."
Maureen frowned and took the money. "Is everything okay? Here, i mean."
Elliot nodded. "Yeah. Nothing's happened lately that would cause this. I'm not sure what's wrong with her. She never acts like this."
Maureen grabbed her purse and shrugged. "Maybe you should ask her."
"I tried to at the resturaunt. She said she wasn't sure."
Maureen pursed her lips. "Well, maybe you should tell someone. It may help."
Elliot frowned. "How would that help?" he asked bewilderly.
"I don't know! I'm just trying to give you some advice! Take it or leave it dad...take it or leave it," Maureen said, walking towards the front door.
Elliot smiled back and followed her. "Well thanks for trying Maur."
She shook her head. "Yeah, you're welcome. Well, i'm gonna go now. i'm tired. See you later. And if you ever need a babysitter..."
"Call you. I got it," Elliot said, opening the front door for her.
She stepped outside and turned around. "Bye dad. Love you."
"Love you too sweetie," Elliot replied. She waved good-bye and Elliot watched her drive away.
After he couldn't see her car anymore, he turned around and walked back iniside. He sat down on the living room couch and he turned on the TV. However, he found himslef thinking instead of actucally watching the TV.
He thought about what Maureen said. About talking to someone else about it. After a while, he turned the TV off and went upstairs. He found Olivia sitting in her room, reading. She looked up when he walked into the room.
"Hey babe," he said when he caught her eyes.
She smiled. "Hey. You comin' to bed?"
Elliot shook his eyes. "Nah. Not yet. Actually, i think i'm gonna head to the precinct, if you don't mind. I need to talk to someone."
Olivia frowned but nodded. "Sure. Do you know what time you'll be home?"
"Not sure. Probably before twelve, but im not sure. Do you want me to pick up anything on the way home?"
Olivia thought for a moment. "Actually, yeah. I've been feeling really hungry lately. Could you maybe pick up some Chinese. I've been craving it like, all day."
Elliot nodded. "Sure babe. I'll see ya."
Olivia nodded and looked back down at her book. Elliot walked back downstairs, grabbed his coat and keys, and left.
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(at the precinct)
"So how are you enjoying the retired life?" Fin asked as he finished his paperwork.
Elliot sat at his old desk, which was still vacant, and threw a tennis ball into the air, catching it and repreating the cycle.
"Ehh, it's okay. I miss the SVU," he replied. "How bout you guys? You miss me?" He smirked.
Fin looked up. "Actually, Cragen's been having a hard time replacing you...and Maddy."
Elliot cringed when Fin said Maddy. "Oh really?" he asked, still throwing the ball in the air.
Fin nodded. "Yep. It's been hard. Now, it's only me and Munch. And that's hell."
Munch walked in right when he said that. "I heard my name and 'hell' in the same sentence. Should i be concerned?"
Fin rolled his eyes. "Shut up John."
Munch sat down and noticed Elliot. "Hey El. How's it goin?"
Elliot stopped throwing the tennis ball and set in down on his desk. "Actually, that's kinda why i came here at-" he looked at the clock on the wall, "10:30."
"What's up? Is everything okay at home?" Fin asked.
Elliot shrugged. "I don't know."
"What do you mean 'you don't know'?" Munch questioned.
"Well, Olivia's been acting...weird...lately."
"What do you mean 'weird'?"
Elliot thought for a moment. "She's been really...emotional and stuff."
Fin looked at him. "How emotional?"
"Well, for example, i took her out tonight. We went to this nice resturaunt and while we were waiting for our food, she just started having this fit, saying that the twins had grown up so fast and she wanted them to be young again. Then she started sobbing because she thought of Alexis getting raped. After that, she asked me if we could go home. When i told her that we haven't even gotten out food yet, she got mad at me and started yelling at me. Then, she jus...stomped outa the resturaunt. When i followed her out to the car, she got all emotional again and apologized. I'm just not sure."
Fin and Munch's eyes were wide with curiosity by the time Elliot finished.
"Has anything else happened lately?" Fin asked.
Elliot nodded. "Yeah, she's also had these weird...cravings. like, after the resturaunt, she wanted a tuna sandwich with extra mustard. she hates tuna and mustard. Then, when i told her that, she had another break down. I don't know guys. It's weird."
Munch stood up and sat on Elliot's desk. "Is everything at home okay? Like with the kids?"
Elliot nodded. "Yeah, everything's fine."
"What about your guys' life. Like, possibly your...sex life?"
Elliot scowled. "Really Munch?"
Munch nodded. "Sometimes if you have a bad sex life, it ruins your relationship."
Elliot shook his head. "It's not that. Ours is fine."
Munch stared at him like he didn't believe it.
Elliot sighed. "Munch, we had sex last night."
Fin scrunched his eyebrows. "Man, i don't wanna hear anything else. Can we change the subject?"
"Yes, please," Elliot said.
Munch shrugged. "Just trying to figure out what's wrong is all."
"Yeah, well you're not helping!" Fin replied. Munch frowned at him.
"You guys are so immature," Elliot said, smiling. Then he looked at the time.
"Crap, it's almost 11:30. I have to go. Olivia asked me to get her Chinese and i wanna get home before midnight." He put on his coat and started out the door.
"Hey El," Fin yelled as Elliot stepped out the door. Elliot turned around. "Good luck with Liv."
Elliot smiled. "Thanks," he said, before turning around and walkng out of the precinct doors.
A/N: does anyone know what's wrong with Liv? wanna take a guess? remember you guys, reviews make an author's life...okay well reviews make my life :) so please review. the more reviews, the faster the update. yeahh let's go with that. haha oh and who saw last night's SVU? when Olivia told that one couple at the swing set that "she and Elliot had been into each other for a long time", i was like yeahh, you just spoke your heart. haha. annyyyyywayyy im gonna stop talking now so you can go review. review for EOness. review for mankind. REVIEW FOR YOUR DESTINY! okay maybe i went too far there :) luv ya XOXOXO
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p.s. im really sorry if there are any spelling mistakes in this chapter. i did it really fast.