A/N: Sorry, guys. I know i haven't updated in forever, but i have a perfectly good explenation for that...
school.
haha oh and i had a chapter mishap a little bit ago so if you read the chapter i posted before this one about ten minutes ago, im sorry.
disclaimer: I dont own SVU.
Chapter 7
Rachel's eyes widened as she stared at the man standing in front of her. He smiled at her reaction as he outstretched his hand towards her. "Nice to meet you," he said casually.
Rachel nodded, shaking his hand. "So you're Elliot Stabler," she stated unbelievably.
Elliot laughed. "Yep. That's me." He looked at Olivia. "Why does she seem so shocked to meet me?"
Olivia shrugged. "I…might've told her about you…a couple times…"
Rachel chuckled. "Um, no," she interrupted. She looked at Elliot. "You were the main idea of our conversations most of the time. I mean, it was 'Elliot this' and 'Elliot that'. She practically-"
Before Rachel could say anything else, Olivia reached behind Rachel and hit her in the head. Rachel's mouth fell open and she looked at Olivia. "Hey! What'd I-" but she was cut off by Olivia's glare. She got the hint and immediately shut up.
Olivia looked back at Elliot, a blush finding its way to her cheeks. "Sorry 'bout that," she said, hoping Elliot didn't notice her cheeks changing color.
Elliot raised his eyebrows. "For what?"
"Nothing," Olivia replied, almost too quickly. "Never mind."
Elliot nodded his head, and no one said anything for a few seconds. Rachel looked from Elliot to Olivia, realizing that the only thing they were looking at was each other. She sighed.
"So, Elliot," she said, breaking the silence between the three.
Elliot's eyes tore away from Olivia's and he looked at Rachel. "Yeah?"
"Liv and I were about to go through a nice walk through Central Park," she started.
Olivia frowned at her. "We were?"
"Yes, Olivia. We were." Rachel rolled her eyes. "Anyway, maybe you'd wanna go with us. Seems like you two may have a lot of catching up to do…" She let the rest of her sentence trail off.
Elliot looked at Olivia, wondering what she thought of the idea. Her facial expression didn't seem like she thought it was a bad idea. He looked back at Rachel.
"Sure," he replied, casually shrugging. Then he looked at Olivia. "If that's okay with you, Liv."
Rachel answered before Olivia had time to. "She'd love it," she blurted out. "And besides, we could use a little extra company."
Elliot chuckled, never taking his eyes away from Olivia. "Alright, sure."
They grew quiet once again and Rachel rolled her eyes. "Alright then. Let's go," she said, grabbing Olivia's hand and attempting to pull her along. Elliot quickly followed.
"So, Elliot," Rachel began, trying to get him to talk. Ever since they had arrived in the park, Elliot and Olivia's eyes had been locked onto each other's. And neither had been making a sound. "Tell me about yourself."
Elliot tore his eyes away from Olivia's and looked at Rachel. "Well, what do you wanna know?"
Rachel shrugged. "Olivia told me you were a Marine. How long has that been going on?"
"Since I was seventeen," Elliot replied. "Did Olivia tell you why I became a Marine?"
Rachel shook her head. "If she did, I don't remember."
"It's not a big deal," Elliot said, shrugging. "I just…didn't get along with my dad too well."
Rachel nodded. She knew exactly what he meant. "Yeah, I understand." She could tell that Elliot wanted to change the subject, and Olivia still wasn't saying anything, so she did it herself. "So, where were you stationed before you came here."
"Iraq," Elliot answered, kicking a pinecone across the sidewalk. "Don't ask me why. It's a long story."
Rachel stopped dead in her tracks. "Wait," she replied, her eyes widening. "Iraq?"
Elliot stopped in front of her, as did Olivia. "Yeah," he answered, confused with Rachel's facial expression. "Why?"
"Do you happen to know John McCormack?" Rachel asked.
Elliot nodded, a smile appearing on his face. "Yeah, yeah John and I are good buddies. Actually, we're best friends. We were two of the smartest Marines in our class. He's hilarious." He cocked his head. "How do you know him?"
A smile suddenly appeared on Rachel's face, and she started laughing. "What a small world."
Elliot and Olivia frowned. "What do you mean?" asked Olivia.
"Wow, you're talking again," Rachel joked.
Olivia narrowed her eyes. "Shut up. Now tell me, why is it such a small world?"
"Because," Rachel continued, "your little friend here," she gestured towards Elliot, "happens to be best friends with my older brother."
A/N: I know, you can kill me if you want. It's incredibly short. But the next one is gonna make up for this one...i promise. Thanks for reviewing!
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