Nick is the first one in the squad room and he is waiting for Olivia, she is normally the first one there but today is different. He knows something is wrong with her, she is more out of it than usual and he is worried about her. He wants to help but he also doesn't want to push too hard because he knows it will only push her away. He is sitting there watching the door and watching everyone enters but Liv. Now she is late and be is worried.

Liv stopped at the pharmacy to pick up a few things and she is running late because of the traffic in Queens. She is in Queens because her pharmacy relocated there. She has not been in Queens in a long time. She walks into the pharmacy and gets everything she needs and after she is done paying she turns to walk out. She is walking toward the door when she sees a person whom she hasn't seen in about a year and a half. Could it be, the first time she is in Queens in a year and she runs into him? They catch each other's eye.

"Hey Liv, it's been a while."

Liv is standing there looking at him, Elliot Stabler, the man whom she used to be partners with, the man who just walked out of her life a year and a half ago without even a glance back.

"Elliot, Hey." She says with a little bit of strain in her voice. She is nervous.

"How have you been?"

"Amazing, how about you?" She can't believe it it's been a year and a half since they have seen each other and he is trying to make small talk.

"Hell I have been horrible!" he sounds sad now.

"What?" She is intrigued in a way.

"I have been so depressed since I left the precinct."

"Oh you miss the job?" she now has this sadness in her voice that is not the answer she was hoping for.

"Yes but that's not why I have been depressed."

"What is then?" she is really intrigued now.

"Well it's that I..." he is interrupted by a phone ringing. It's Olivia's.

"Hold on it's my new partner." she picks up the phone and nick tells hers they have a case and she needs to meet them right away. And she hangs up.

"Is every ok?" Elliot asks with a curious tone.

"There's a case, I have to go."

"Oh well don't let me keep you" he sounds disappointed, he wanted to keep talking to her.

"Well it was great seeing you; we should get together some time."

"Yes definitely, call me sometime."


They hug and for a second Olivia feels safe like she used to when he was around, but she knows that the feeling is going to end. And sure enough they let go and Olivia walks out of the store. Elliot watches her walk out and thinks to himself how he hopes she takes him up on the offer to call him.

Olivia gets to the precinct and sees Nick waiting for her.

"Where have you been?" he has a curious face on.

"I had to go to Queens to get some things from the pharmacy and I ran into an old friend."

"Oh okay, so everything's alright?"

"Yes Nick, everything is fine."

Olivia and Nick leave for the crime scene. Olivia however is noticeably distracted but Nick minds his own business. He doesn't want to overstep his boundaries.


That night Olivia is sitting at home watching TV and all that keeps running through her mind is the encounter between her and Elliot.

"What was the real reason he was so depressed if it wasn't that he missed work" she thought to herself. She knew what she wanted it to be but she wasn't sure if that's what it was. Just as she began to dose off again someone knocked at the door. She puts on her slippers and walks over to the door. She opens it and to her surprise it's exactly who she wants it to be.

Elliot.

"Elliot, what are you doing here?" she is confused.

"I…..um….I needed to see you again." he smiles a half smile.

"Oh well come on in." as he walks in she has a faint smile on her face.

Is this real or is it a dream? She thinks to herself.

"So nice place." he says trying to make small talk.

"Thank you, it hasn't changed that much since last time you were here."

"No not at all." he is stumbling over his words, he doesn't really know what to say.

"Yeah so what made you come here?" she says curiously.

"Well after seeing you today I couldn't stop thinking about you and well I needed to see you again because we never finished our conversation. Well actually I never stop thinking about you. You are all I think about EVER."

"Elliot I…uh" she is cut off

"Olivia I made a mistake a year and a half ago, I should have never left."

"The job?"

"No, YOU." there is a desperate tone in his voice.

"Elliot you left me and never looked back, I don't think I can just get over that. I don't think I can forgive you for that." she regrets saying as soon as the words leave her mouth.

"Oh well I just needed to say that, I guess I'll just go."

He walks out the door and Olivia doesn't stop him. He shuts the door and leans back against it with his eyes to the sky and slides down the door. What had just happened? He thinks that he had just lost her for good. He gets up to walk away.

He is walking toward his car when he hears the door open, he turns around and see's Olivia. She runs over to him jumps in his arms and kisses him passionately. He holds her in his arms and kisses her back. He puts her down and she pulls away.

"Elliot this isn't going to be fixed over night, there is a lot we need to work through." she says with strong emotion.

"I know but I just don't want you to give up on me." he says with hope.

"I won't just don't walk away again."

"Trust me I will never walk away from you again. I am going to go home now but tomorrow we can talk about us."

"Okay."

He leaves and she walks inside. She doesn't know if it will work between them, there is a lot of water under the bridge but she is willing to take the chance, its Elliot after all, the man she loves.