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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Beautiful Mistake

Chapter 11

Assert Yourself

Elliot paced outside the bathroom door. There was a substantial debate going on in his head. It had been completely noiseless for a couple of minutes. Part of him knew she wasn't in there, but he was in denial. His heart clinging to the hope that she would be in there. That she wouldn't skip on him like that.

He made his way to the door and to his surprise the door opened. Olivia stood there, in a sexy little corset. Elliot shook his head in disbelief. It couldn't be her…she was in a corset. He pulled her into a strong embrace.

"You scared me." he noted while his eyes looked down at her.

Olivia felt warm and loved in his embrace. "I should dress up like this more often."

Elliot rested his forehead on Olivia's, "I love you."

She immediately pulled away putting a good five feet between the two of them. She looked at him like it was the most ludicrous statement she had ever heard. "I'm sorry. I just…I don't feel the same way. I will never feel the same way."

Elliot felt the ground sweep out from beneath him. He suddenly felt the odd sensation of falling.

That was when he shot up in a bunk bed in the crib of the squad room. He wasn't at home, although the squad room had been as good as home ever since he found out Olivia was missing. He couldn't stand being in the place Olivia had left him in, it was too painful. CSU were the last people to be in the apartment.

As he searched for the time he pulled the blanket off and stood up. He found a digital clock on the east wall blinking a red 6:36. This meant that he had only been asleep for thirty minutes. This also made Elliot conclude that Olivia had been missing for twenty hours and thirty minutes.

He knew the chances of them finding her not a victim of rape were slim. That made him want to shed tears but he knew he had to be strong…for her.

Elliot made his way downstairs to his cluttered desk, remembering something that Lobb had said while he and Olivia had interrogated him.

Olivia had leaned in real close. She could smell his Pier 5 cologne wafting up her nose. It made her want to throw up. "So where do you take them…huh?"

Huang had told her to flirt, that that was the only way the psycho was going to give up any information.

"Unbutton your blouse a little I might tell you."

Olivia stood up and walked off to the corner a little disgusted. She heard Elliot pull the table out from under Lobb. The guilty man was cuffed to the table so he went with it and landed on the floor.

"Elliot!" Olivia warned

Lobb stood up glaring at Elliot with a manacle smile. "Oh Detective Stabler…you should be so obvious."

There was a moment of awkward silence. "Obvious?" Olivia asked

"Well it's obvious you love her." Lobb pointed out.

Olivia came to a realization of the hand she had placed on her stomach. She dropped it quickly, she glanced at Lobb to see if he had caught that. He had his eyes trained on her stomach. Olivia was amazed that for the first time that night he had taken his eyes off her breasts.

"God damn it!" He yelled loudly standing up, yanking the table towards him for emphasis, "Did you fuck my girl?"

Cragen looked to Munch out in the hall. "I really wish people would stop bring that up."

"She's not yours," Elliot made it obvious and loud, "And it would never fuck her."

"It's a stomach ache Lobb, quit being so dramatic. I would never sleep with Elliot. He's just a friend."

The words stung as they spun around in Elliot's head. Lobb's face softened quickly, as he sat down slowly and quietly.

"Let's make a deal," Lobb offered licking his lips.

Elliot stiffened and stepped forward defensively standing in front of Olivia, "You're not kissing her! I won't allow it." His voice was hard and un-wavering.

Lobb smiled uncontrollably again, "I'm not kissing her…well not yet any ways, you are."

Elliot tilted his head and stifled a smile. Olivia shifted in mild discomfort. Elliot glanced to the window wondering if that was legal. He shrugged, well if it saved lives then…who cares?

"There is a catch though…" Lobb added.

Elliot gritted his teeth. He knew their had to be one. "I want you slap her afterwards." Elliot rapidly wanted to bash the culprit's face in. Olivia wondered if Elliot could do it. She had never seen Elliot slap any woman, she simply couldn't imagine it. "I want you to slap her hard," He added.

"No!" Elliot stated his defiance loudly and noticeably.

"Life at risk El." Olivia stated clearly.

Elliot almost walked over to kiss her in that moment but was stopped by an idea.

"How do I know for sure that you're going to tell us?" Elliot asked.

"Well you never know until you try." Lobb countered.

Elliot closed the space between him and his lover. He pressed his lips to her passionately swirling his tongue gracefully around in her mouth trying (and failing) to make up for the hurtful thing that he was about to do.

They broke apart both out of breath. Elliot stepped about two feet back. Thoughts were funning through his head sluggishly, stalling him.

"I can't," He whispered.

"You have to," Olivia argued, "I understand."

Elliot placed his teeth together and flexed his jaw. He pressed his lips together trying to formulate the strength to slap her, to slap her hard.

"I love you," Elliot whispered through clenched teeth.

Cragen stood outside and muttered, "I didn't see that."

Olivia nodded, "I love you too," She whispered back.

Cragen groaned, "Or hear that."

Elliot took all of his will and used it to slap Olivia as soft and painlessly as possible. He hoped it looked convincing. Olivia's hand went to her cheek as it stung. She didn't know why she was surprised, she had been anticipating it. Elliot pulled Olivia to his chest quickly as achievable, he glared at Lobb.

"Tell me," He uttered the words coldly.

Cragen walked in, "Elliot, Olivia. Leave!" Cragen barked his orders demandingly.

Olivia walked out slightly embarrassed. Elliot had said I love you and kissed her, was Cragen pissed because of that???

The three detectives watched as Cragen calmly asked where he had taken his victims.

"Somewhere special to them," He said, "Their boyfriend's apartment, on their beds. Their workplace or where they used to live."

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