AN: Okay, guys, so I know that this chapter is super, super short, but it is the ending chapter...I mean, I'm sorry, but I have to wrap it up! I'm ready to write something new!

Inside the apartment, Olivia set down her things and began to pace. Elliot thought she looked nervous. Nervous? This was so not Olivia. He sat down on the couch, watching her pace. She had taken off her shoes and so her tan feet were mushing into the carpet with each step that she took.

She ran a hand through her hair.

"You wanted to talk, right?" Olivia said.

"Yeah, definitely. I want to know about...I want to know if you meant anything when you kissed me the other night or if that was just for undercover business," Elliot wondered aloud.

Olivia stopped pacing and sat down beside him.

"Elliot, if it was for undercover business, why would I kiss you when nobody was even around? Nobody was watching us."

Elliot stayed quiet, running a hand down his neck.

"I...made a mistake," Olivia said.

Elliot looked forward, trying not to let the horrible disappointment that hit him show. Those words coming from her mouth ripped his heart in half. She'd made a mistake? A mistake? No! She hadn't made a mistake! He searched his heart for the right words to say to her to get his point across.

"Really? I didn't think it was a mistake."

"I didn't make a mistake by kissing you. I made a mistake by falling in love with you," Olivia said, shaking her head and looking down at her leg on the couch.

"In love with me?" Elliot repeated her words, his heart beating quickly and happily. He tried really hard not to let it show. Somehow, he managed to conceal his excitement. But he was so happy, it was almost surreal.

"Don't make me say it again. I'm not proud of it. It just happened. It was kind of hard to ignore, you know? You're always there, you always care about me when nobody else gives a shit. How am I supposed to not fall in love with you? It's almost impossible. You're just...it's like you're perfect for me. I don't understand how you don't see it. Now I just feel stupid," Olivia confessed. She did feel very stupid. But she also felt incredibly relieved to get it out.

Elliot was silent, processing everything she'd said. She wouldn't make eye contact with him, because she was obviously embarrassed. He finally spoke, laying his hand on her arm. "Don't feel stupid. I do see it. I fell for you just as hard, if not harder," he admitted.

Olivia was silent a minute, and then she chuckled a little, finally looking up at him. She looked kind of like she was going to cry, because her eyes were glassy, but she definitely wasn't. She was way too tough for that.

"But you know what sucks? We can't do anything with this, Elliot. We'll lose our jobs," Olivia reminded him.

"No we won't. If we tell everybody at work, we can just get new partners. But we'll still be in the same unit. You can have Fin, I'll take Munch. They don't get along all that great anyway. Besides, we'd obviously still see each other all the time, I mean, if I came home to you every night..." Elliot said, his voice trailing off.

"We'd live together?"

Elliot stared at her. "You don't honestly think we should do the whole dating thing, right? I mean, I've only known you for twelve years."

Olivia laughed. "I guess you're right. So...we're...together?"

Elliot leaned in and kissed her passionately. It was a kiss that had been waiting for twelve very long, very stressful years. He pulled back slowly.

"Forever."

AN: So, watcha think? I know that it's not exactly the usual I-love-you-Olivia-Benson-more-than-anything-in-the-world thing, but I thought it would sound a lot more realistic if I put it this way. I'm pretty happy with how I left the characters on this one, so unless I just get a ton of reviews saying that I shouldn't end it, then I'm almost certain that I'm going to change the story status to 'complete'. Thanks for reading! Please please please review and tell me if you like this ending! (: