A/N: Thanks guys… you've all been great… NEXT chappie!
The next time Elliot and Olivia had a moment alone, it was awkward. Neither had mentioned anything about her staying, and Elliot hadn't told her that Kathy had left him because she knew how he was feeling towards his partner. The tension in the room seemed to heighten as they sat across from each other at their desks in the precinct. Everyone else had left for home. Olivia had to finish her paperwork regarding the latest case, and Elliot didn't want to go home to an empty house. It was too lonely, and all he did was think about Olivia… he figured he might as well be thinking about her, in front of her, rather than behind closed doors.
"Want me to make a pot of coffee?" he offered.
Olivia shrugged seemingly indifferent.
He stood and waltzed over to the coffee machine, and poured himself a cup of coffee and Olivia a cup of tea. He sat back down at his desk a few minutes later, after handing her the drink.
"So…' he started.
She looked up with quizzical eyes.
"Kathy left."
It took a moment to respond.
"Left where?" he noticed that she looked nervous.
He smiled. Did he make her nervous? She shifted her eyes from him, staring at a blank spot on the wall. Yeah, he made her nervous.
"She saw through me…" he explained subtly.
She shot him a smile of sympathy. "That can't be good…"
"Nuh, she…" he hesitated. "She knew what it was I wanted."
"What did you want?" she asked in a whisper, despite the absence of another being in the precinct.
There was a long pause.
"You…" he answered.
The silence was deafening.
I know its SUPER short… but the next chapter is the last… happy ending? YES! Me too… :D