Chapter 9
They arrived outside a little restaurant Italian restaurant. "We are here!" Elliot said as he ushered Olivia into the restaurant The hosted greeted them and asked how many are in his party, "two, and can we have a table near the back please." Elliot replied to the kind lady.
The hosts brought them to the back and to a small table, "will this due sir?" She asked Elliot.
"Yes thank you."
"The waiter will be over with the menus in a minute, but I could hang your coats up for you if you wouldn't mind." Elliot and Olivia took off their coats and handed them to the ladies awaiting hands. She placed them on the coat rack next to their table and hurried off to help the next costumer
Shortly after she left and man dressed in a waiters uniform came to their table and handed them two menus and asked "do you now what you would like to have to drink tonight?"Elliot looked at Olivia, and Olivia chose a glass of red wine, Elliot got the same thing. The waiter hurried off to get the wine and when he came back he asked "have you decide what you would like for dinner tonight?"
"Yes, I would like to have the spaghetti please and thank you." Olivia said.
"I will also have that. Elliot said making Olivia laugh.. The waiter rushed off to the next costumer leaving them alone to talk.
"What happened to you in the last five years? We never talked and you know what happened to me, so its only fair you share too."
Elliot looked at Olivia and contemplated his answer, then answered "well, we had Kathy's funareal, it was nice. The kids hated me and everyone. I resented you. After a couple months I got a job at Queens homicide and the kids started living again. I dated a couple of women, but nothing worked out. And last year Eli asked why he didn't have a mommy, that was a hard conversation to have with your kids, let alone your 4 year old. He understood, for the most part, such as that she was dead. Near the holidays or Kathy's birthday, Lizzie insites that we set a spot for Kathy. Thats about it."
"Thats sweet. That means she is not forgotten. I have one question, when did you stop resenting me and why didn't you try to contact me?" Olivia said.
"After about two years I realized that it wasn't your fault, it was the drivers and I thought you would hate me for what I said top you. I thought we were better of apart." He looked down as he said the last bit.
Olivia took his hand a brought it to her lips and placed a gentle kiss on his knuckles and said "I could never hate you, I can only love you."