Chapter 4
Elliot showered, changed, and straightened the apartment. He still felt awful for grabbing Olivia's wrists. Since the incident they haven't talked and the guilt continues to increase. Carefully he fastens his tie, pulls on his jacket, and his phone decides to ring. He checks the number before he answers, "Yes Cap.?"
Olivia walks into the precinct smiling for once. She was able to catch the perpetrator because for once he forgot to use a condom. It felt sweet to go in and catch him before he went out and struck again.
Olivia stares across her desk at Elliot and then drops her bag in her chair. Elliot looks up at Olivia, "Hey".
"Hey yourself", she says as her smile diminishes after every second. Elliot gets up not caring that even if everyone in the unit was acting like they were working; they were actually listening.
"Liv can I please talk to you for once and you listen?" She points up to the crib and Elliot follows as she begins to walk up there. She opens the door and sits on one of the beds, "All right shoot". Elliot walks into the room and closes the door, "First I want to...", he pauses and rubs his face, "First I wanted to apologize. Grabbing at you was uncalled for. I'm not going to excuse myself saying that I was drunk it was something that never should of happened".
Olivia inclined her head, "Maybe that the reason Cragen had you on extended leave". Elliot reined in his anger, "You know that's not true". Olivia got up and into Elliot's face, "No! In fact it could have been because of that reporter... or--", She stopped and started to laugh. Elliot looked sheepishly at Olivia and smiled lightly, "He had it coming".
Olivia sat down and took a breath, "I forgive you". Elliot pauses, "Really?"
"Yeah if I didn't I;d have to get a new partner and one that doesn't break noses or hit reporters", she says laughing again.