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Cragen almost thought that she had fallen asleep because of how quiet she had gotten. She just stared at him, not one trace of emotion swirling in her eyes, as if he had just told her that he was her real father and she had 10 new brothers and sisters.
"Liv? Olivia?" Cragen spoke. He walked over to the other side of his desk to kneel down in front of her. Even though Olivia's eyes followed his movements, she was still unresponsive. "Is there anything I could help you with? Do you wanna talk maybe?"
Olivia's eyes flickered with something he couldn't recognize. Hurt? Anger? Or maybe it was relief? Cragen moved to sit beside her and that's when he heard her respond.
"When?" Olivia asked gravelly. Nothing behind it, just a simple question.
"W-what do you mean 'when?'" Cragen asked nervously, afraid of what her next words and/or actions may be.
"When?" She asked again with a bit more force. She got up and turned sharply towards Cragen, her piercing eyes burning into his. "When did you decide this? When is he coming? I just want to know when!"
Even she herself couldn't figure out what kind of emotions she was feeling at that moment. It honestly felt as if someone just ripped out her heart, threw it in the dirt and starting stomping all over it. She couldn't stand it anymore, she had to get out of there, out of that building. Olivia bolted towards the door, opened it and turned to give Cragen one last glare before slamming the door shut behind her.
She moved swiftly towards her desk without a sound and quickly gathered her things before practically running out into the foyer in the direction of the elevator. She didn't even hear Cragen and her fellow co-workers trying to call after her.
She didn't even bother waiting for the elevator, all that mattered was moving and getting out of there as fast as she possibly could. Olivia trotted down the stairs and out the front doors of the precinct. She started to walk, not caring where she was going.
"Whoa, Cap. What was that all about?" asked Fin. He never liked seeing Olivia like this, it hurt him just as much as whatever had happened hurt her.
"Nothing, just, uh, just get back to work," Cragen sighed and rubbed a hand down his face. He was wondering if his decision to bring back the only other person Olivia Benson had a perfect connection with was a good one or not. He couldn't risk loosing the only other person he thought of as his own child.
"Is this about you bringing El back?" Munch asked, already knowing what the answer would be. Cragen just looked around the room, not making eye contact and not making a sound. He huffed and walked back into his office, shutting the door calmly, even though he was far from it.
"Damn, I thought Liv would be all excited and happy about it. I mean, the rest of us are happy that he's coming back, right?" Munch piped in again. He was right, they all were excited, but when one of them was hurt, they all became hurt.
No one decided to make a sound after Munch's comment, instead they just ignored one another and tried to focus on their paperwork. That was soon interrupted when the main cause of the silence walked in the doors.
"Hey guys," he called out, "Did ya miss me?"
She didn't know when the tears started coming, all she knew was the reason behind them. God she hated how this was just thrust upon her, absolutely no warning at all. She didn't even have any information on the recent case they just got. It really felt as if everyone had something to hide and she couldn't trust anyone anymore.
Olivia found herself walking back towards the precinct. She felt like she needed to get some more information and reasoning behind the sudden decision. She walked up the stairs and into the open doors. The elevator ride up to her floor was quick, maybe a little too quick, because when she walked into the bullpen, she was greeted with a sight she hadn't prepared herself for.
Olivia walked slowly and shakily towards the man in front of the room, the man that could change a life in a matter of seconds. She wasn't aware that she had still been crying until the man in front of her reached out and swiped his thumb under her eye.
"Hey Liv," Elliot whispered, right as he pulled her into one of the most intimate hugs she's ever received.
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