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A/N: Sorry for the long wait everyone! This week has been crazy with all the school work I had. No worries though... here is the next chapter! Sorry if it's too short. Couldn't exactly figure out what to write... don't worry, I'll have this weekend to come up with something good for the next chapter. Enjoy!

Buzz,buzz,buzz… the alarm clock that sat on the nightstand next to the bed began its daily wake-up call.

Olivia grunted as she swung her arm over to the nightstand. Her hand struggled for the clock, but found the snooze button seconds later. She pushed the button and swung her arm to face the floor. She slowly opened one eye and glanced at the clock. 6:15 am. It was time to wake up for work.

She turned around so she was now lying on her back. The sunlight is beaming through the blinds on her window, giving her body warmth. Olivia turned to lie on her side to cuddle with the muscular man she spent the night with. She patted the bed to look for him, but felt nothing. Her eyes shot open to see the once occupied space empty. She sat up and looked around for him, but he was nowhere in sight.

"What the hell…" she got out of bed and grabbed her clothes from the floor. She tossed them into the clothes hamper and threw on a robe. She opened the bedroom door and the smell of bacon and coffee flooded her nostrils. She took in the scent and smiled. She walked down the hall and into the kitchen. The small table was set for two with pancakes and eggs on both plates. There were two cups of coffee sitting on the island counter. She walked over, grabbed a cup of coffee, and walked over to the muscular man that stood in front of the stove. She wrapped her free arm around his bare chest and kissed the back of his neck.

"Good morning."

"Morning. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, for the first time in months. I'm still a little exhausted though." Olivia said with a smile.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe I should take care of that, huh?" Elliot spun around to place a kiss on her lips.

"I wouldn't worry too much. I don't mind it." She gave him a seductive wink and took a seat at the table. "Now if I wake up the next morning not being able to walk, then there will be some problems."

"I think we can arrange that." He turned the stove off and placed the bacon strips on a plate. He walked over to the table and sat the plate down.

Olivia a sip of her coffee and a grin instantly appeared. "This is so good. I missed your coffee. You always knew how to make good coffee." She sat her cup on the table and picked up her fork, taking some eggs.

"It's nice to see you eat. Your fridge was completely empty so I went out and got you some groceries." Elliot sat in his chair and stared at Olivia. "You probably haven't eaten much, right?"

Olivia sat her fork down and stared back at him. "I haven't been doing much at all lately…" She studied his face and there was one question that she was dying to ask.

"What is it, Liv? Penny for your thoughts?"

"I… it's just…" she hesitated. She sighed deeply and started again. "What exactly happened with you and Kathy?"

"Like I said before, we were fighting a lot more and things just got complicated after I left the unit."

"You said you're still living at home though? I thought you guys were over? Are you still married?"

"Yes, I'm still living at home. I stayed for Eli. With Maureen and Kathleen doing their own thing and the twins getting ready to finish high school, I figured I would stay and try not to miss out on everything with Eli. I still spend time with the twins and I see the girls now and then. I've been staying in Maureen's old room."

"What about the marriage?"

Elliot drank some of his coffee, and then continued to answer the question. "I told you I took of my wedding ring seven months ago. Kathy and I decided to separate again and that's when she wanted to try and work things out by seeing a therapist. Yes, we were still fighting, and yes, there were times that everything seemed okay. Honestly, we're better off being friends. It's the healthiest decision to make and it's better for us. Two weeks after we legally became separated, she gave me the divorce papers and I signed them."

"So… is it completely over?"

"As far as I know, yes. We're still waiting for the divorce to be finalized, which should be any day now. We still have to figure out a custody agreement for Eli since the other kids are old enough to do whatever. But as for Kathy and I, we are completely 100% done. You're the only person I want to be with now, Olivia."

Elliot stretched over the table to grab Olivia's hands, giving her a small smile. "Well that's good to know then. That clears up one problem."

Elliot's eyebrow rose as he gave her a confusing look. "There's another problem?"

"Well, yeah, El." She said as she grabbed her fork and ate some more eggs. "What are you going to do about the living situation? You obviously can't stay there anymore. I know you want to be there for Eli, but you can't possibly think that living there with your soon-to-be ex-wife is healthy?"

Elliot couldn't help but laugh. "It's okay, Liv. I started looking for an apartment last month. Can't exactly find one that I can afford right now, but I'll get one soon."

"So… why don't you live here until you find a place?" Olivia suggested.

"You sure, Liv?" Elliot studied his partner. He could tell that she was very nervous about something.

"Yes, I'm positive. I wouldn't mind. I mean it would be nice to just reacquainted with each other again. After all, it's been nine months since we last saw each other. You know, go back to how things used to be. "

"You do realize that will be an issue right?"

"What do you mean?"

Elliot got up and walked around the table, wrapping his arms around Olivia. She placed her hands on his muscular arms, moving them up and down. "How do you expect me to go back to what we used to be after what we did last night? That's kind of hard to do, Liv."

"Elliot!" she laughed as he began to nibble on her ear. She stood up and gave him a sweet kiss.

"You and me both know that we can't go back to being just friends."

"I know. Maybe I don't want that."

"That's good to know." He growled into her ear. She let out a soft moan and before he could make another move, she shook her head and sat back down.

"I want to finish eating my breakfast, Stabler. I can't mess around with you right now." Olivia exclaimed. She picked up the syrup bottle and drenched her pancakes until they became soggy.

"Aw, come on, Livvy. I want to play!" Elliot said with a pout on his face. Olivia burst out laughing at how ridiculous he looked.

"I promise we can play later, El. Seriously though, I need to finish eating and head to work."

"I'm taking your word for it, Benson."

Elliot sat down and ate the rest of his breakfast with Olivia. Once they finished eating, Elliot cleaned up the dishes and kitchen while Olivia took a shower. Twenty minutes later, Olivia walked out of her bedroom fully dressed and ready to go.

"You look gorgeous."

"Why thank you. You should probably think about cleaning up yourself." Olivia joked. Elliot took her into his arms and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. Elliot's hands traveled from her waist to her ass, gently cupping. He gave it a small squeeze. Olivia could feel his "friend" grow big as she started to play with his tongue. She bit his lip as a way to end the kiss and then backed up.

"Well, it's time for me to go to work. Mind dropping me off?" she asked as she walked over to the sofa. She picked up her purse, badge, gun, and keys from the coffee table. She turned back around to see a very frustrated Elliot Stabler standing in the same place she left him.

"Come on, El. I have to go."

"You're really going to leave me in this state of mind? What the fuck, Olivia?" he said as he walked up to her.

"I promise you that if you wait till later, I'll make it worth your while, Stabler." She purred into his ear. She stepped back giving him a huge grin. She opened up the door and walked out into the hallway, on her way to the elevator.

"Oh, you're definitely making it up to me, Benson." He said closing the door behind him.

Elliot and Olivia pulled up to the precinct fifteen minutes later. People were walking in and out of the building. Elliot put the car into park and took Olivia's hand into his.

"I'm going to go back home and start packing my stuff. I'll start moving in while you're here."

"Sounds good to me. You still have the extra key I gave you?"

"Of course I do. I'll see you later then." He reached over the seat to give Olivia a kiss. She cupped his face into her hands and brought his lips to hers quickly. A couple of seconds later, she pulled away slowly and gave him a small smile.

"I'll give you a call when I can." Olivia opened the door and got out. Her eyes met with Elliot's as she stood outside the car. He gave her a smile. She closed the door and turned to go into the police station.

Elliot saw in the driver's seat, watching her walk inside. He then looked up at the building, at the windows where the SVU squad room is located. "Not yet…"

He put the car into drive and drove off, making his way back to Queens.

In the squad room, things were a little busier this morning than normally. Officers were running around with paperwork. Olivia walked into the bullpen and went straight to her desk.

"Mornin', baby girl." Fin greeted as he walked in.

"Hi Fin."

"How you doin'? Feelin' a little better?" he asked.

"Yeah, a lot better actually." She said gripping her new necklace.

"Olivia, can I see you in my office?" Cragen shouted from his doorway.

"Yeah, sure." Olivia got up from her desk and walked into the captain's office.

"What's up, Captain?" she asked.

"Casey needs to see you around eight to go over your testimony for court on the Vera case. She wants to make sure that we have our evidence set in stone."

"Yeah, no problem." She turned around to leave the office, but was stopped by Cragen.

"Are you okay, Liv?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I?"

"I know he was here last night."

Olivia looked at her captain. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. She processed her thoughts as she sat down in a chair. "How—how did you know?"

"I was actually here. I stayed to get some paperwork done. I decided to take a quick nap, but I heard you two talking. I got up and peaked through the blinds to see who was there talking to you."

"Oh…" was all Olivia could say.

"Do you need some time off?"

"No, no that's fine. We're still… trying to figure out some things right now. But we're fine, I'm fine, Cap."

"How about this… after you meet with Casey head home and take the rest of the day off."

"Are you sure?" Olivia stood up from the chair.

"I have the other four take care of everything today. Don't worry about it."

"Well, thanks Cap." With that being said, Olivia walked out the office and grabbed her coat.

"Where you goin', Liv?" Fin asked. He was talking to Nick and Munch about a case.

"Heading to the DA's office. I'll see you guys later."

A/N: Liv meets with Casey, Elliot deals with Kathy, and someone gets to finally meet the famous Elliot Stabler... stay tuned!