This is my version on how I see Olivia and Elliot picking up from the "I love you" scene. Please be gentle, this is my first time...

Disclaimer: Dick Wolf owns Law & Order SVU and Organized Crime as well as all the characters.

Chapter One

Olivia woke up with a groan. Her head was pounding. She reached over to the nightstand and unlocked her phone, turning the "do not disturb" off.

10 missed calls Stabler

7 new voicemails

This time she groaned loudly. After the fifth call last night she finally turned "do not disturb" on so she could attempt to get some sleep. She only managed a couple hours, after tossing and turning. She couldn't seem to turn her brain off after all that happened.

"I love you."

She closed her eyes and ran her hand down her face. What was he thinking?

With a sigh she got up and walked down the hallways to wake Noah up for school. Once she got him up and in the bathroom she headed to her room to get ready as well.

She looked around her closet for something causal to wear since she didn't have to go to work today. Most of her clothes, she noticed, were darker colors and muted fabrics. When did that happen? She pushed through her work clothes to the back sides of her closet and found a bright blue relaxed t-shirt. She also grabbed a pair of fitted jeans and paired it with a pair of old converse.

She walked into her bathroom to jump in the shower before she needed to drop Noah off at school. She had plans today, starting with Mr. 'I love you' himself.

While washing her hair she started wondering how they got here. Not even a month ago, she was convinced that Elliot Stabler was only ever going to be just a memory, now she found herself falling back into her same old habits. He occupied her thoughts, more often than she would like to admit. She was trying to remain level headed. He is on a path of self destruction, she remembers being there herself. She has Noah now to think of, she can not get her entire world wrapped up in Elliot Stabler again.

By the time she got out of the shower, dried off and wrapped her hair up in a drying towel, she knew exactly what she was going to say to him when she saw him today. She quickly got dressed and went to check to make sure Noah was ready for school.

"Whoa, mom!" Noah's jaw literally dropped as he stared at how mother.

"What?" Olivia looked down at her outfit. The shirt was loose and the jeans tighter than she remembered but not uncomfortably so. She felt normal, it was a nice feeling.

"I don't remember the last time I saw you like that." He pointed at her with his spoon that he was eating cereal with.

Suddenly she felt self conscious as she looked down at her outfit again. Looking back at her son she said, "like what?"

"I don't know, normal mom like, not cop mom like. You look nice." The curly haired boy shrugged and went back to eating his cereal.

Olivia stared at him. He seemed completely unaware of how his comment affected her. She really didn't know how to feel. She cleared her throat, "OK. Be ready in 10 please." She was halfway back down the hallway as she said it. She walked back into her bathroom and put some moisturizer on her face and minimal make up. She took her hair down and quickly rain the blow dryer. She didn't have the patience to fool with it today so she just left it slightly damp and down, the waves would come as it dried.

She headed back down the hallway, "All ready?"

Noah was putting his bowl in the sink and nodded at her.

She grabbed her keys and followed him out the door, locking up as she went.

Taking is slow for the first chapter. Let me know what you think!