Sorry this took so long. It's short, but it has a KE official breakup, and some of the real Olivia we all know and love comes back! Disclaimer: I tried to kidnap Dick Wolf and tell him the only way for survival is to give me SVU, but he called the po-po on me!

The gentle kiss lasted for three seconds. The best three seconds of either Elliot or Olivia's life. They slowly pulled away. Olivia opened her eyes, which had been closed in the wonderful three seconds. Elliot saw tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Liv," Elliot whispered. Had he made her feel insecure with the lip kiss?

"No," Olivia mumbled. "I liked it. Don't be sorry."

Elliot's arms were still around Olivia, and she was so close to him. He ran his hands through her hair gently. "I liked it too," he admitted.

"I-I want more, El," Olivia whispered. "I just don't think I'm ready for a relationship."

Elliot cupped Olivia's face in his hands. "Liv, you can have all the time you need."

"Thank you," Olivia choked. She tried to stifle a yawn, unsuccessfully.

"Olivia, you can sleep," Elliot murmured. Something scared him now. If Olivia had another panic attack, or worse, he didn't know what he would do. He wrapped his arms around Olivia and she snuggled into him, her head on his chest.

"Thank you," Olivia whispered before falling asleep. And for once, she didn't have a nightmare. Elliot's arms were locked around her, securing her and protecting her.

"You're welcome, honey," Elliot whispered. He leaned his temple against the top of Olivia's head. She snuggled into the crook of his neck as she slept. With Elliot's arms around her, she felt so much safer.

Elliot looked at Olivia as she lay in that hospital bed. He glanced at the clock. 10:15 PM. Olivia tensed up slightly. Elliot instantly turned his attention to her. She relaxed once his arms were wrapped more securely around her once more.

"Sorry," Elliot murmured. He kissed the top of her head and tenderly stroked her hair. "I'm here for you. I won't go anywhere."

The following day, Olivia was discharged and they returned to the hotel. Olivia had made plans for an abortion, and it had been one of the hardest tasks she had been faced with. She had choked up during the phone call, and Elliot had had to take over.

The ride to the abortion center was quiet. Olivia gazed out the window, the heavy feeling of guilt weighing her down. It grew even harder to deal with as they pulled into the parking lot.

"This is is," she whispered. "I don't know if I'll be able to deal with this, El." Elliot put his arm around her shoulders.

"Liv, it's your decision," he said. "If you don't want to do it, you can cancel."

"I know," Olivia admitted. "But I don't think I could handle a baby right now. It would just remind me of it every day! And I know I'd be like my mother."

"Olivia, I know you. You would never be cruel to a child, no matter how it happened," Elliot said gently.

Once inside the clinic, they took their seats and waited for the doctor to call Olivia's name. Olivia was biting her lip, trying not to cry.

"Olivia Benson?" a woman called. Elliot offered his hand to Olivia and helped her up, and they were led into a small room. Everything about it seemed cold and dark. The tiles were pale gray, to coordinate the gray tile walls.

The nurse pulled out a needle. It seemed scary and sinister. Olivia closed her eyes tightly and rolled up her shirt. She winced as the needle pierced her skin. Not so much from the pain, but the thought that a baby was dying because of it.

In the waiting room, they found a surprise. Elliot was shocked to see Kathy in one of the chairs, flipping through one of the magazines. Elliot shook his head and he and Olivia attempted to leave, but at that moment, Kathy looked up. Her eyes widened.

"Elliot?" she gasped. "What the hell are you doing here?" She glared at Olivia.

"Nothing, Kathy," Elliot said.

"Nothing? Then why are you you in abortion clinic?" Kathy argued.

"None of your business," Elliot spat.

"Like hell it's not!" Kathy yelled. "I deserve to know why my husband is in an abortion center with his partner!"

"Ex-husband," Elliot corrected flatly. "And why are you here?" He smirked as Kathy looked shocked.

"You don't need to know!" she protested,

"Exactly," Elliot said, "Come on, Liv."

"I knew it!" Kathy shouted, completely oblivious to the staring people. "I knew you were sleeping with her! You go and have sex with her before the papers are signed!"

"We aren't sleeping together, Kathy, and anyway, where are the papers?" Elliot asked. Kathy unzipped her purse and pulled out a stack of papers. Elliot took them and grabbed a pen from the desk, and scribbled his name on them. He handed them back to Kathy.

"Happy?" he asked.

"You're sure about this?" Kathy said, changing her attitude and faking hurt.

"Hey, you're the one that walked out on me," Elliot snapped. "You wanted this, don't try to get out of it."

"Fine," Kathy grumbled. "Just go sleep with that whore." She stormed out, and Elliot watched as Olivia let the tears she had been holding in slowly fall. He wrapped his arm around her and led her out, leaving the other people in the clinic stunned.

"Don't listen to her, Olivia," Elliot whispered. "She's just pissed. Pissed and jealous."

"You sure?" Olivia whimpered. "You're sure that this wasn't my fault?"

"I'm sure, honey," Elliot promised. "Kathy's just going to have to deal with the fact that I'm not getting back with her."

"Okay," was all Olivia found herself able to say. "She called me a whore, Elliot," she added, crying gently.

"You aren't one," Elliot said firmly. "And if Kathy was a man, I would have throttled her right then and there." He chuckled slightly. "I bet that crowd thought we were a scene. Kathy seemed to forget there were people watching us."

Olivia smiled lightly. "Yeah," she said quietly. "They witnessed a divorce and yelling match in an abortion clinic." Some of her stronger personality was coming back through the broken one. Her sense of humor was making it's way back into her.

Elliot leaned in to kiss her, but his phone rudely rang, and he answered it. "Stabler."

"Elliot-" Kathy began.

"Now what?" Elliot spat.

"Maureen's been attacked!"