Please review! I can't wait to go see Cher! Every time I hear one of her songs I'm just like "JUNE!"
Olivia closed another file before rubbing her forehead, looking at her computer. She looked at the clock in the bottom right corner and noticed that it was almost twelve. Elliot would be there soon to pick her up. "Hey Liv?" She heard Nick call as he walked over to her. "Do you want to get some lunch with Fin and I?"
"Uh, I would love to, but I have plans. Sorry." Olivia apologized, feeling only slightly bad that she was turning Nick down again. "I've got a date actually."
"Don't tell me Cassidy is back." Nick nearly groaned, his shoulders slumping.
Olivia laughed. "No, you never have to worry about Brian ever again." She shook her head, smiling as she did. "I actually want you to meet him because I've told you about him."
Nick furrowed his eyebrows, taken aback. "Really?"
"Yes." Olivia chuckled before looking towards the hallway when she saw a glimpse of Elliot. She smiled when he grinned at her. He was wearing jeans, a old t-shirt, and a leather jacket. She mentally prepared herself not to jump him in the middle of the squad room. "Hey El." She greeted, standing up to hug him.
Elliot kissed her cheek. "Hey." He pecked her lips before slipping his arm around her waist.
"Wow, actual affection from Benson?" Nick chuckled.
"Shut up!" Olivia laughed before hitting his arm lightly. "Nick, this is Elliot Stabler. Elliot, this is Nick. You guys actually already have something in common. You both were my old partner."
"So, you're the famous Elliot Stabler?" Nick grinned, shaking Elliot's hand.
Elliot smirked and watched as Olivia rolled her eyes. "I guess I am. I'm sorry, but I have never heard of you."
Olivia chuckled. "You are so polite. I am going to use the restroom before we go." She informed him before walking towards the back hallway.
"I heard you and Olivia were partners for a while." Nick mentioned, tapping his hand with the case file in his other hand.
"Twelve years, yeah. We went through a lot." Elliot smiled lightly, remembering the times they went undercover.
Nick nodded and smiled lightly. "When I was first partnered with her, I read some of your guys' case files. She didn't exactly like me at first."
Elliot grinned. "Yeah, she can be like that sometimes. I didn't exactly help your case by leaving without a trace or word to her."
"Did she like you in the beginning?" Nick asked, a small smile playing on his lips.
"I guess she did. We were just so in sync from the beginning. It was hard to tell if she like me or not. I acted like a real asshole to her sometimes." Elliot sighed, scratching his jaw. "I put her through a lot of shit. Most of the time, her job was on the line because of me."
Fin chuckled walking over. "I still remember that story you and Olivia told about your undercover op. 'A guy's gotta eat.' You couldn't think of anything else to say." He started laughing harder, wheezing when oxygen wasn't getting into his lungs fast enough.
"Stop laughing, Fin. That night scared the living crap out of me." Olivia scolded Fin before leaning closer to him. "But, I thought what he said was hilarious also." She kissed Elliot's shoulder and slipped her hand into his. "Now, I don't have to worry about you getting shot while chasing down a perp.
Elliot squeezed her hand lightly. "I still have to worry about you, Ms. Benson."
Olivia smiled. "I got shot far less times than you did." She pulled on his hand, waving at Nick and Fin. "Bye guys!"
"Okay, but Dana shot me a couple of times. You can't count those." Elliot reasoned.
Olivia chuckled. "Yes, I can. I don't care if somebody shot your piggy toe. It was still a bullet in you that didn't need to be." She grinned when he kissed her head as they entered the elevator. "So, where are we going?"
"Well, how about a date at our old diner?" Elliot asked with a smirk. Olivia smiled as the elevator doors closed.
After driving through the city, they walked into the small familiar diner that they had come to love over the years. They sat down at the same booth they always did and smiled at each other seeing that the place hadn't changed much. "It's nice to come back to something familiar after being gone for so long." Olivia commented.
Elliot smiled and took her hand, rubbing his thumb over her knuckles. "I know it is." He grabbed the menu with his other hand and smirked. "Do you want your usual?"
"Yes, please." Olivia giggled. Her usual was eating half of Elliot's meal. "If you want more fries, tell the waitress you want more."
"Yes, ma'am." Elliot saluted, making Olivia laugh. He grinned hearing her laugh so freely with him. He could only remember a handful of times where they were completely open with each other so carelessly. He looked at her and thought of something. "Why don't you join me on this side of the booth?"
Olivia raised an eyebrow with a smile and moved over to his side, realizing why when he wrapped his arm around her. "I'm glad I joined you. I like being tucked under your arm. I feel safe."
Elliot kissed the top of her head. "Good, I want you to feel safe with me always." He rubbed her arm and exhaled slowly. "Did you catch any cases this morning?"
"No, actually. I just worked on some paperwork." Olivia sighed contently, snuggling further into his arms. "It sucked, but I can never leave until I finish it."
"We never got done with paperwork. If we did, we'd get a case right away." Elliot smiled.
Olivia chuckled. "I know. You were so superstitious the last time. You were acting like a guy who just walked into a lion's cave."
Elliot laughed and pulled her closer to him, letting his lips come closer to her ear. "Paperwork is much worse."
"Oh really?" Olivia giggled, leaning closer to him. His breath was hot against her cheek, running down her neck.
"Yeah, we could have a python in the precinct and paperwork is still ten times worse." Elliot said, using the first example in his head.
Olivia giggled again. "So, you would rather me go to work with a possibly poisonous snake slithering around my office than do paperwork?"
"No, I'd rather hold you in our bed than you do paperwork." Elliot smiled, resting his chin on her forehead.
Olivia furrowed her eyebrows with a smile. "Our bed?"
Elliot smirked. "I guess my mind is going faster than reality." Olivia smiled and kissed his chest. "You're not scared of that, are you?"
"Actually," Olivia smiled and tiled her head back to look at him. "No, I'm not."
Please review! Love you guys! So happy Liv isn't pregnant with Brian's baby, but I feel bad because she has wanted a baby for so long! So TORN!
