Decisions

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

Chapter 4

Olivia arrives home after finding out that she is going to be undercover with Elliot. She is at odds about the assignment but would never let Elliot know how she feels. The intimacy that they may have to share is really troubling her.

Olivia grabs her phone and flips it open to call Casey. She shuts it quickly because she knows that if she tells Casey how she is feeling that she will remove her from the case. Olivia is not about to let them bring someone else in like Dani Beck to fill her spot again. Hell no, Elliot is HER partner and no one else's. That is final.

Olivia goes into her bedroom and flops onto the bed. Her mind wanders as she closes her eyes. She still had her keys in her pocket which were jabbing into her side. She jerks them out and laughs at the little monkey key ring that Elliot had given her, then throws them on the night stand. She pushes her shoes off without moving from her lying position. She closes her eyes again.

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Doorbell ringing

Olivia jumps to her feet, stumbling over her shoes. She glances at the clock and it is six o'clock in the morning. Grumbling to herself "Who the hell is that at this time of morning?"

Olivia yanks the door open and the chain catches it to make a loud slam. Her eyes nearly shut because of the lights in the hallway, she peers out into the hallway to see Elliot standing there.

Olivia: "El…gah…" She sighs. "just a minute."

Elliot just laughs quietly as she shuts the door in his face, removes the chain, and opens it once more. She doesn't realize that she is still wearing the same clothes she had on yesterday, even her jacket.

Elliot: "Geez, Liv, sleep in your clothes?"

Olivia looked down and realized she actually had. She was exhausted when she got home. Her cell was in her pocket but it was dead. She plugs it in the charger and turns to look at Elliot.

Olivia: "What the hell are you doing here at six in the morning?"

Elliot: "We are supposed to take our things over to the house this morning before daylight. I knew you may need some help. Cragen called and said he had been trying to reach you but you had your phone off."

Olivia: (snaps) "It wasn't off…it's dead thank you."

Elliot: "Are you alright?"

Olivia: (grins) "Yea…I just need some coffee!"

Elliot: "Thought so. Here."

Elliot hands her a cup of coffee. She hadn't even noticed that he was holding a cup let alone two. She was not with it at all this morning. She flips the lamp on and sits on the chair, takes a big gulp of the coffee and sighs.

Olivia: "You gonna just stand there, sit down."

Elliot: (sits) "Alright! I guess you need some help packing a few things for our stay at 'our new place' huh?"

Olivia: "Yea I guess." She snickers at what he said. "I am gonna go take a shower, go grab me some clothes and things from the bedroom, if ya want."

Elliot: "Okay."

Olivia goes into the bathroom and takes a shower. Elliot goes into her bedroom and grabs some jeans and t-shirts for home life. He ventures over to the dresser but hesitates to get her underwear. He does however sneak a peak into her panty drawer.

Elliot is shocked at the large variety of sexy in her drawers. He is a little put back by the assortment of colors. Never did he imagine Olivia to be a lacey silky kind of woman 'underneath'. He hears the shower cut off and closes the drawer quietly.

Elliot: "Where is your bag?" (yells from the bedroom)

Olivia: "The one's we have to use are in the front closet."

Elliot goes to get the bag to pack Olivia's clothes. Olivia peeps out and tip toes to the bedroom. She grabs a T-shirt and puts it on, then slides her panties on. Elliot walks in just to catch the bottom portion of her butt.

Olivia: "EL?"

Elliot: "Shit! Sorry! I thought you were still in the bathroom."

Olivia: (putting the towel back around her) "Uh…s'ok, Turn around!"

Elliot: "Sorry!" (starts to laugh)

Olivia gets some jeans out of the closet and slides them on. Se gets her bra out of the drawer and goes back to the bathroom, passing Elliot on her way.

Elliot: "A little chilly in here, huh?" (laughs loudly)

Olivia jets around to look at him with a mean glare. She, then, turns and goes into the bathroom.

Olivia: "Shut up Stabler!" (slamming the bathroom door)

Olivia comes out a few minutes later. Elliot is sitting on her bed, like he lived there himself. Olivia grabs her bag from the bed and begins to shove clothes and under garments into it trying to shield Elliot from seeing them. She grabs an old pair of pajamas from the floor and shoves them in the bag.

Elliot: "Hmm…we are supposed to be married how long?"

Olivia: "Less than six months right?"

Elliot: "That is what I thought…you would be wearing those to bed?"

Olivia: "Umm…well, they are comfortable?"

Elliot: "I thought women in love and attracted to their husband wore sexy stuff to bed…hell or nothing at all."

Olivia: "Elliot Stabler!" She pauses, "Fine, Let's see."

Olivia walks over to the dresser again. She opens the second drawer down in the middle. She grabs two things and spins around to face Elliot very seriously.

Olivia holds up a black lacy short gown that is almost completely see through with a pair of black lace panties in one hand. In the other, she held a red satin short gown with fur on the top and around the bottom, with red see through panties and sheer red hose.

Olivia: "Tell me…the black….or the red…Honey?"

Elliot, completely shocked and speechless for a moment sits on the bed with his mouth open. His eyes widened and finally began to mutter a sound.

Elliot: "Uhhh…ok…um….Both!"

Olivia: "Great!" (shoving them into the bag.)

She storms off to the living room with her bag packed. Elliot's cell phone rings and he grabs it.

Elliot: "Stabler!" He pauses to listen to Captain Cragen, "I will see, if not we can get some from the office."

Elliot hangs up the phone.

Olivia: "We can get what from the office?"

Elliot: "Captain said we each needed pictures together for our wallets."

Olivia: "I have a few that we have taken at the different events we have been to."

Elliot: "I have some in my locker too."

Olivia turned a bright shade of red. Dreading the conversation, she goes rummaging through her albums. She finds several good pictures for the house, and a few for their wallets.

Elliot: "And you thought it was odd that I had three pictures of you in my locker."

Olivia: "Shut up. We gotta go. Here!"

Elliot: "Liv, we can't do this once we are at the house, Captain's orders, NO fighting, remember?"

Olivia: "I know, let's just go."

Olivia and Elliot left the apartment and went to their undercover home. The keys were in the mail box by the front door. Elliot flashed back to when he left the divorce papers at the house for Kathy.

Elliot: "Shit!"

Olivia: "What is it?"

Elliot: "Kathy!"

Olivia cringed at her name.

Olivia: "What about her?"

Elliot: "I have to call and check on her and the baby."

Elliot went back to the car for this. Olivia took the keys and open the door. The house was beautiful! Just what she imagined she would have when she was married. She walked through examining every molding and every cabinet in the kitchen. Everything was fully stocked. Except the picture frames were empty. She dug the pictures out of her purse and placed them in the frames. Just as she sat the pictured frame on the mantle of the fireplace, Elliot walked in and Olivia did not even notice. She ran her finger over the glass where Elliot's face lay beneath. Elliot stood in the doorway watching.

Elliot: (clearing his throat) "Liv?"

Olivia: (startled) "uh…What?"

Elliot: "They are both fine, but I don't think Kathy is too thrilled with this situation."

Just then, Elliot pointed to the camera corner of the room within the ventilation duct.

Olivia: "Wonder where the others are?"

Elliot: "Munch said they were in every room and hardly detectable to the eye."

Olivia went to the bedroom and Elliot followed. She flipped the light on and looked around the room. There were no signs of cameras in the bedroom. She was sure there were several as there was probably several in every room.

Elliot: "So, here is where we will be sleeping together?"

Olivia: "Yes, I guess so. WAIT? Sleeping together?"

Elliot: "Uh, yea, sleeping…together… in the same bed, like married couples do?"

Olivia: "Ok…"

Elliot: "Want to try it out?"

Olivia felt flushed. Was he asking her to go to bed with him? What was he implying? Her thoughts raced as she stood there alone, face to face with him.

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