a/n: all i can say is that i'm so so sorry that it has taken me so long to update this! My muse was busy with other stuff...but she came back ---just like she always does! lol. Omg did anyone see the previews for next week??? AHHHH!!! (and what a let down to last weeks show---i was hoping for way more EONESS!...i have my fingers crossed for next weeks)

Chapter 8

"Elliot, my office." Cragen said motioning for Elliot to come. He looked at Olivia who looked horrified, and then he looked at Kathy who had a smug look on her face as she past him and walked out without even a word.

He took a deep breath and got up from his chair. He walked into Cragen's office, shut the door and took a seat.

Cragen glanced out his window for a minute or two before taking a seat at his desk, "So you want to tell me what is going on?"

Elliot cleared his throat and itched his nose, "I'm sorry, what?"

"You wife…your very pregnant wife just came in here and asked if I could transfer you to another branch."

"She what!?" Elliot exclaimed, anger defiant in his voice, "Why would she do that?"

"Well, it seems she wants you home with her, for the baby; and let's face it, with the work that we do in this unit---well it's not family friendly."

"I'm not leaving, Don."

"I'm only going to ask you this once and I want the truth, if you lie to me I will have your badge and gun, and I will make sure you never work under my watch again, you got it?"

Holy Fuck.

Elliot nodded, "Got it."

"Do I need to separate you and Benson?"

"What? Why?" Elliot didn't know if the panic running through his body showed in the tone of his voice, but boy was he scared, "No you don't need to separate us!"

"So you can't think of any reason, ANY reason, of why you two might need to be separated?" Don asked his tone clear, and his eyes looking directly into Elliot's.

He thought about it for a minute, but he couldn't admit to anything, especially with out talking to Olivia first, and even though Don was scaring the shit out of him, and he knew that every thing Don said he would do, he still wasn't going to admit a thing to him, "No, Sir."

Don looked at Elliot for a minute and tried to get a read on him, "I'll give you till tomorrow to rethink your answer, Elliot."

Elliot was pissed, "It's not going to change. There is no reason why Olivia and I shouldn't be partners. Just because my crazy hormonal,EX-wife came in here and ran her mouth probably trying to convey a pretty picture that Olivia and I were sleeping together, is no reason to think that we shouldn't be partners."

"So you know that she thinks you guys are having an affair?" Cragen asked baffled, it hadn't occurred to him that Elliot knew that information.

Elliot sighed, "She's been accusing me the moment she met Olivia. I've been a faithful husband, Don."

"Alright, Elliot. Get out of here. But what I said still stands, if I find out anything about you two--you're done here."

Elliot stood up and walked out of Cragen's office. He walked over towards Olivia who stared at him the entire walk. He knew she was dying to figure out what Kathy had said, "Come on, andlet's do lunch." He said with a wink and she smiled.

EOEOEOEOEO

"We're going to have to be really careful, Elliot. I mean really careful." Olivia said as she rolled over and started to get out of the bed.

Only Elliot had a different idea and pulled her back into the bed her naked body falling onto his, "Just five more minutes…" he said kissing her along her neck.

"Elliot, I want to stay here just as much as you do, believe me," she said as she felt his warms lips against her neck and she couldn't help but smile, "but,"

"Alright, alright," He said pulling her off of him and he jumped out of bed, "But after work--" he started to say, but Olivia's lips forced themselves on his, her hands cupping his jaw.

"Definitely." She said placing small chaste kisses on his lips, "We need to hurry, El. We can't be late." She said as she gathered their scattered clothing.

They got ready quickly and headed out the door and into the car, "So, lets say hypothetically that we are not sleeping together," Olivia said and looked over at their intertwined hands, "Would you tell me what Cragen said?"

Elliot thought about it for a minute, "Yeah probably."

"Right, that's what I was thinking. We are going to have to play this off really well, El. I mean this is your ass on the line. You know I would understand if you didn't---"

"Stop, just stop right there," Elliot said knowing what Olivia was trying to get at, "You mean more to me than the job, Liv. And if one day Cragen finds out, I don't think that would be the worst thing. Now, losing you on the other hand, I don't think I would survive." He said as he quickly took his eyes off the road to look into her deep mocha ones.

"You're just saying that," She said while playfully hitting him in the chest.

"No, I'm not." He said in the most serious voice Olivia had ever heard. She squeezed his hand and looked out at the road in front of them.

EOEOEOEOEO

"How was lunch?" Munch asked when they returned.

"Satisfying," Olivia said.

"Tasty," Elliot said, and they both looked at each other and tried to hide their smiles.

Munch looked at them suspiciously, but didn't say anything. His mind however came up with about 100 different conspiracies as to why Kathy was in the office earlier, why Elliot and Olivia were acting so weird, and why the Captain had been snooping through their desks while they were at lunch...

EOEOEOEOEO

From: WTF

I was thinking that since you came into my place of work and ran your little mouth, that maybe I should do the same. But then I realized I'm better then that. So now I'm thinking that maybe I will just ask for a paternity test instead.

You think I'm an idiot Kathy? You think I don't know what you did…or make that WHO you did? And thanks for bringing Olivia into this as well. You're lucky she actually has a heart and can forgive, because screwing with my career is one thing, but screwing with my partners is another! Especially when she was the innocent victim in all of this.

EOEOEOEOEOEO

Cragen read over the email again. He felt like such an ass, number one for the email surveillance, and number two because he actually believed Kathy. He had no idea what Elliot was going through; he didn't mean to kick him when he was already down. Wow, Kathy might not be pregnant with Elliot's child.

EOEOEOEOEOEO

From: Dinner

Hey Liv, I was just wondering if you wanted to get dinner tonight? I know you have a big date with what's his face; but I asked Kathy for a paternity test, I could sort of use a friend right now.

From: Re: Dinner

OMG Elliot, of course I will be there for you. Tell me the time and place and I'll be there. And don't worry about Daniel (not 'what's his face') I'm sure he is getting used to this canceling shit by now.

I'm really sorry, Elliot.

Liv

Cragen read the emails feeling like an even bigger jackass. Clearly they were not sleeping together. He called the IT department and had them take off the email surveillance.

EOEOEO

"That was genius, Liv." Elliot said as they lay in bed cuddled up to each other, "I mean how did you even know that Cragen would be reading our emails?"

Olivia gave him a half smile and turned over, "A girl has to have some secrets." She said and kissed him passionately on the lips.

She was going to have to seduce him so that he didn't ask anymore questions. Because what she didn't want was to tell him that Morales called her and told her what Cragen asked. Now why would Morales care so much to save her ass? That was the questions that Olivia was afraid Elliot would ask.