I assume everyone liked the last chap? ;)
thanks to whoever is still adding the story/me to your faves list :D i appreciate it so much!
and i would be very intimidated if they ever took a chap from my story brokenangelx1 lol! i would be flattered tho :D

so i think this will be the last chap just because there is nowhere else to take the storyline. i dont wanna do a wedding and all that because they all end like that! lol

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The alarm was their enemy that morning.

They had only slept maybe 2 hours. He woke up, he hit the alarm quickly. He was wrapped around her, and it felt perfect. Their bodies entangled, they were a perfect fit in every aspect of their relationship. He was still inside of her, and after a long night, he had uncuffed her. He could see the faint bruises from where she had struggled against them. Elliot just watched her as she slept. She started stirring and moaning a bit as she opened her eyes.

"Morning," he whispered.

"Morning." She smiled at him. God she missed him. She missed waking up to him, and now he was finally all hers again. This is how it should be, and how it should have been. She fought it for to long.

Olivia didn't even know how she had the strength to do it as long as she had.

"Ya know, we have to move sometime today El," she said, realizing it was already 5:45.

"Yeah, unfortunately," he chuckled and kissed her as if it were the first time.

"I love you so much Liv." He looked into her chocolate orbs as he had been doing since they were kids.
"I love you, too El." They shared another kiss. Long, languid, passionate.

They moved out of bed into the shower, she moaned as he removed himself from within her.

They moved with each other, all morning, no matter what they did. They left the apartment at 6 30, a bit late.

"Elliot, I thought I told you to take more time off," Cragen said as they walked into the precinct.
"I thought I could be on desk duty, if that's okay," he asked, because it meant he could be with Olivia most of the day at least.

Cragen sighed. "I guess, that's fine. If you need anything let me know." He walked back into his office.

"Glad to see our rookie back. It's still a conspiracy though," Munch said.
"Thanks Munch," Elliot said sarcastically in return.

"Welcome back man. Yo babygirl you look different," Fin said out of nowhere.
"Uhm maybe its the clothes?," Olivia said, looking at her clothes then sitting at her desk.

"Nah, I can't put my finger on it. It's a good look whatever it is. Oh well," he said as he returned to his paperwork.

Elliot looked at her slyly. He knew why she looked different. She was happy for the first time in a while, and so was he. Their colleagues didn't need to know that, though.

All day, they shared looks with each other. Fin and Munch noticed, but didn't say anything. Olivia got called out a few times and he was left to do paperwork at his desk. Once Olivia was gone, Munch and Fin took the oppertunity to confront him.

"Yo man, why didn't you tell us you two were together?," Fin said quietly to him with a smile on his face.

Elliot was shocked, but then he played stupid to the remark. "No we're not. We're just really close."
"We have eyes you know," Munch said leaning in closer, peering over his glasses looking at him so no one could hear the conversation.

"I have no idea what you guys are talkin about." He figured playing stupid might get them off the subject. It didn't work.
"Whatever, you two have been givin each other the look all day," Fin said returning to his desk.

"What look is that?," Elliot asked sarcastically.

Fin and Munch then sat at their desks and acted like Olivia and Elliot had been acting, giving each other 'dreamy eyes.' Elliot started laughing.
"That is not how we look at each other!," Elliot yelled, laughing.

"Yes it is. We know man, but we'll keep it between us," Fin said.
Elliot gave his thanks for that. That's the last thing him and Olivia needed after everything was IAB Cragen's and their asses with it.

Olivia returned a short while later with a new case in hand. Elliot informed her.
"They know," he said looking over at Munch and Fin. Her eyes widened. "What the- How?"
"They saw us looking at each other earlier. Apparently we give very googly, 'dreamy eyes," he said laughing with air quotes. "Their keepin it secret though."

She gave them thanks.

So for now, their secret was safe. How would they explain that to Cragen? It would sound crazy if she ever say, 'Yeah we knew each other since we were kids. We had a place together in high school, he went to the Marines, then I got a job here, then a month later he got a job just to try to get me back. He loves the job though.'

She shook the thought as she went through the years of her life, how it went from complete hell, to paradise when they got together, then back to complete hell again when he left. Now it was full circle and everything was in place, back in paradise, without the beach.

They couldn't turn back in time, all they could do was look forward to the future. He regretted leaving, and she knew how deeply it hurt both of them for him to leave her the way he did. He was going to make it up to her, by being with her as much as he could. He was never leaving her again.

He made his greatest mistake by leaving. He came back, and took his greatest risk with her. They were together, and now they were going to live the greatest life possible.

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as much as i wanted to continue the story it felt right to leave it there. to anyone interested in knowing that didnt know, i have another story! its called Rookie, and its not like this one! lol. i will start another story shortly hopefully.

thanks for reading again and happy holidays all! :)