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She stood there, not moving, not speaking. She just stared at him, hoping she heard him right.

"I am nothing without you. If I have to wait 10 years for you to trust me again, I'll wait. If you want to work to rebuild our friendship first I'll do it. I have tried to live without you and I failed ... miserably, so whatever I need to do to have you in my life at all, if even just as friends I'll do it. I need you in my life."

Olivia took a shaky breath. Elliot had said everything she's ever wanted to hear him say, but it wasn't as simple now as it would have been back then. She moved her hands to cup his face "Elliot, I want you back in my life ... I need you back, but I'm not the same person I used to be. A lot has changed."

He reached for her hand, entwining his with hers, and looked into her deep, brown eyes, "I'm not the same person I was back then either, but I will do whatever I have to do in order to have you back in my life."

"Okay."

He was slightly confused that she had just agreed "Okay?"

She moved her hand up and caressed his cheek, her lips slightly turned up at the corners, forming a small smile "Yes, okay. I want you back, Elliot."

His face mirrored hers, thankful she in fact wanted him back just as much as he wanted her "Okay then."

She looked back up at him "Can you do something for me?" After a brief moment he nodded like she knew he would and she continued "It's been three long years without you, can you just hold me? I need to make sure that this actually happened: That you're actually standing here, in my apartment."

Elliot pulled her towards him, wrapping his arms around her, he buried his face in the crook of her neck "I have one more thing I need to say ... You might not be ready to hear all of this but I need to say it ... In the end all I want is to be with you. I want to build a life with you. Whether that be in months or years, that's what I want. I'm not trying to rush you at all, but life's too short and I need you to know ..." he took a deep breath "... I love you, Liv, with all of who I am."

After absorbing everything he had said, she realized he did want all of the things she did, and that he loved her, just like she loved him. Olivia stood up on her tip toes to reach his ear "I love you, too. For as long as I can remember."

Elliot pulled back to look into her eyes, trying to find the slightest hint of deception, but all he saw was love. He was stunned that the woman he loved, actually loved him back. "Wait... what did you just say?"

She used the pad of her thumb to caress the side of his cheek and gave a slight smile "I love you Elliot. I have known that for years, the only thing the last three years did was prove that to me. I have waited so long to hear you say that, that I just thought you didn't feel that way."

Moisture began pooling in his eyes as he confessed what he had been feeling for more than a decade "I have been falling in love with you since the day we met 16 long years ago." Elliot moved his hand to the side of her face, running his thumb across her lips. He moved closer to her and brought his head down, their faces only inches apart.

Olivia could feel his breath on her face, the rough pad of his thumb gliding across her lips "El..."

He moved in closer, their lips almost touching "I want to kiss you."

Her breathing hitched "Yeah," she replied as she moved in closer to him and allowed her lips to graze his ever so gently.

At first he was stunned, not sure what to do, she had kissed him. Olivia, the woman he's loved for years had kissed him. Soon the shock disappeared and he moved his hand to cup her cheek, pulling her closer, deepening the kiss.

Olivia was pretty sure her heart had stopped, she never wanted this moment to end. She brought her hands up to the back of his neck, stopping to caress the scruff on the back of his neck as she pulled back, desperately needing air.

Elliot wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her flush against him, resting his forehead against hers "I love you."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and looked into his eyes "I love you too, El."

He bent his head down, leaving open mouthed kisses along the side of her neck. Finding her pulse, he sucked, knowing there would be a mark tomorrow.

"Oh El," she cooed as she tilted her head back, giving him more access.

He breathed her in, sucking on her skin, moving down towards her chest "I've waited a long time to taste you Liv... way too long."

Olivia moved her hand to the back of his head, lightly tugging on his cropped hair, breathing heavily "Oh, you have no idea." She ducked her head down, guiding his lips back to hers.

Their lips met again, this time the kiss was more needy, aggressive, 16 years of built up sexual attention surrounding this moment. He sucked on her bottom lip, gently coaxing her mouth open. She granted him entrance and he instantly deepened the kiss, exploring every inch of her. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

She mumbled through the kiss "Bedroom, now."

He pulled away and looked into her eyes "Are sure Liv? I don't want you to regret this ... to regret me. I wouldn't be able to survive that."

She moved one hand to the side of his face, rubbing her thumb along his lips, still glistening and swollen from their kiss "I will never regret you Elliot, never. That's one promise I will be able to keep."

"Okay," he breathed out, kissing her again as he carried her back to the bedroom. Closing the door behind them he laid her back on the bed and moved between her legs. He bent down, and kissed her neck again, moving down the sweater that covered her shoulder, exposing more of her skin to him.

Olivia moved her hands towards the hem of his shirt, un-tucking it from his dress pants. Her hands finally touched skin, sending chills through her body. After such a long time of only being able to look but not touch, it was overwhelming. His body was still in the best shape it ever was. She ran her hands up across his abs and over his chest "Oh God, El. You're body ... "

Elliot ran his hands up along the sides of her body, memorizing every curve as she arched up against him "You're one to talk. You're gorgeous, Liv," He said moving back to stare into her eyes "Every inch of your body is incredible. The way your hips move when you walk, the curve of the small of your back, your lips ... " he trailed off kissing her again, lightly parting her lips, he ran his tongue along her bottom lip, pulling it into his mouth and lightly biting "I could kiss them all day long."

Olivia just laid there speechless, loving him even more with each passing moment.

He moved his hand to the bottom of her sweater, she lifted up, and allowed him to pull it over her head. He was now met with a lace camisole that immediately followed the path of her sweater. "Finally," he groaned as he got his first glimpse of the olive skin of her chest, adorned with a white lace bra "We need to have a discussion about how many layers you wear," he chuckled as he lowered further down her body.

She chuckled in response, then felt him as he moved further down her body "El ... "

"Shhh ... " he whispered as he started unbuckling her jeans, pulling them down her legs. He began kissing from her feet all the way up her right leg, then doing the same to the other "These legs, Liv ... You have no idea how many hours I have wasted just staring at your amazing body." Elliot made his way back up her body, reaching her chest, he stared down at her. He inhaled sharply, noticing for the first time the scars that were left over from her time with Lewis.

Olivia noticed the halt in his movement and she brought her arms down in front of her, trying her best to cover up "No El, don't look at them. They're ugly," her voice quivered slightly.

Elliot shook his head and grabbed her arms gently, moving them away from her chest "No Liv, let me see them. I want to see every part of you."

Her eyes started to fill with tears, and her breathing began to come in short, ragged breaths "Please don't make me Elliot, you won't think of me the same way after you see them. They will haunt your memory forever."

He let go of her arms and took her face in his hands "Olivia Benson, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. Every time I see you, you take my breath away. I would never think any differently because of your scars ... I think they're beautiful."

All she could do was stare at him as the tears started streaking down her face. He is the love of her life, and in this moment, she has never loved him more, but she wouldn't be Olivia if she didn't question him "What do you mean? How can these hideous things be beautiful to you?" she asked him, barely above a whisper.

Elliot stroked her cheek and ran his fingers through her hair "Because Olivia: They prove that you survived. Every time I see them they will remind me that you are the strongest, bravest, most resilient woman I know." He started kissing down her neck, leaving feather light kissing on the tiny scars that mark her chest and the parts of her breasts exposed to him. He kissed half way across her chest and looked up at her "They're beautiful because they are a part of you and because if I think about the other possible outcome of those days, the one where you don't have these scars, it means you aren't here ... with me" he choked out as his own tears became visible.

She saw the pain and desperation in his eyes, knowing she too has thought the same things. She couldn't handle watching him fall apart in front of her eyes, the strongest man she's ever known, just crumbling above her. The only thing she could do for him was make it real, prove to him she was really here "Oh baby, come here," she cooed, pulling him down to fully rest on top of her.

He rested his head on her chest, as his tears continued to drop onto her skin. He could hear her heart beating, and it was the most glorious sound he thinks he's ever heard.

Olivia stroked his head and back gently, leaving kisses along the top of his head and face "I am right here ... feel me," she said as she wrapped her body tighter around his. "Hear my heart beating ... the rise and fall of my chest ... " she intertwined the fingers of her hand with his and brought them to rest on top of her heart. She kissed the top of his head "I am right here, baby, and I'm not going anywhere."

They laid like that for a while before Elliot turned his head and looked up at her "I'm sorry about that ... it's just that when I think of all that could have..."

Olivia put a finger to his lips, efficiently silencing him "We can't think of all that could have happened, it will only drive you more crazy. It did for me." She moved away her finger, and replaced it with her lips. "All you need to think about is that I'm here and I love you, very much."

He smiled up at her, he was never going to get tired of hearing her say that "I love you too Liv, even the parts you'd rather forget," he echoed back to her a line from a conversation they had years ago.

She took his face in her hands and brought him closer. She kissed him passionately and looked into his eyes "Make love to me, Elliot."

That was all the encouragement he needed as he started kissing down her neck, all the way down to her abdomen. It wasn't long before both were completely naked and entwined in each other's arms, both swept away in the moment.

This wasn't just sex and the physical attraction they had towards one another, it was so much more. This was two people acknowledging over a decade of unrequited love. Giving yourself wholly to someone and never being able to get it back. Trusting someone, not only with your body, but with your heart. Allowing someone to see you entirely, which was not something either of them have truly ever done.

The passion between them was stronger than with anyone else and after they were done Elliot pulled the cover up over both of them and pulled Olivia into his chest. He wrapped his arms tightly around her naked, sweat covered body, and kissed the back of her head "That was ... incredible."

Olivia turned her head back capturing his lips once more and let out a contented sigh "Yeah it was. We really shouldn't have waited this long to do that," she chuckled.

He also chuckled and kissed her neck "Well, at least we won't have to wait that long to do it again. I don't plan on wasting any more of our time together."

She rolled him over onto his back, taking him by surprise, and pinned his arms above his head "But this time, I'm in charge," she told him as she kissed her way down his chest.