Peace(.To Stacey.yes it was suppose to be Jeff in the first chapter.not
Jeremy( thanks for the correction!
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"What the hell was that all about?" asked Olivia as she drug Elliot out of the Plaza, "Were you just about to take a swing at Jeff?"
Olivia and Elliot had left Juan Robertson's room, leaving Jeff and the other officer's behind to search it for evidence.
"Don't worry about it Liv," replied Elliot rubbing his face, "I've just had a really stressful, long day and he was pushing my buttons."
The crisp December air was kicking up in New York, and the two walked down the street bundled up, just watching their breath in front of them.
"So let's have it." said Olivia finally turning to her partner.
"Have what?" asked Elliot stopping next to her.
"What's your deal today? First you come into work with that wrinkle in your forehead when I KNOW something is wrong, and then you almost punch a fellow detective."
The two had now made their way into a park where they were cutting through for a shorter route to their destination.
"Kathy." said Elliot sitting down on a bench.
"Oh no, Elliot what happened?" asked Olivia joining him and putting her hand on his leg.
"It's just done."
Olivia knew not to push it, Elliot would tell her about it when he was ready.
"I'm sorry Elliot.if I can do anything."
"I know."
The two just sat there for a minute, and then Elliot interrupted the silence. "Why did you and Jeff call off your engagement?"
Olivia looked at him surprised that he had just asked her that, it wasn't really like Elliot to delve that far into her personal life.
"Our relationship was never good, and I didn't trust him as much as I should have. Why do you ask?
"I just guess I want to know why other couples can't make it work."
"Elliot, I'm sure you tried everything to make your marriage work," said Olivia turning to him and grabbing his hand.
Elliot looked down at her hand that was in his. It felt so good to have her there with him.
"Besides," Olivia sighed, "Jeff cheated on me, you would never cheat on your wife."
"He cheated on you??" asked Elliot a shock ran through his voice, "bastard."
"Yeah well, once a cheater always a cheater right?" questioned Olivia as she took her hand back and ran her hand through her hair.
"He'd cheated on you before?" asked Elliot, suddenly wising he'd punched this guy. How could anyone cheat on Olivia, she was perfect.
"Not exactly," said Olivia standing up, "let's head back, we have a lot of work.."
Elliot stood up and grabbed her arm, she turned into him and he wrapped his arms around her in a hug."you can tell me you know."
"I know," mumbled Olivia into his shoulder. She felt safe and not worried about her problems for the first time in a very long time. "I was the other woman."
"What???" asked Elliot pulling away, "I can hardly believe that."
"It's true," sighed Olivia as she began walking on the path ahead. "When I first met Jeff he was married, I didn't know he was married, but that doesn't change the facts."
"Wow," Elliot sucked in his breath. No wonder Olivia had always been so defensive over the years when people questioned their relationship.she didn't want to be the other woman again.
"Yeah well...it was a long time ago, Jeff means nothing to me anymore," Olivia continued, "so you don't need to bash his face in."
Elliot let out a laugh and Olivia smiled. "Well I still might bash his face in just for fun."
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"Listen here you little piece of dirt," said Jeff pulling Juan into a room off of his main hotel room. "If you pull anything like that I swear to god I will have you put away for the rest of your life."
"Calm down detective Smith," drolled Robertson in his thick accent, "they know nothing."
"Yeah well it was pretty damn close, the last thing we need is those two sticking their nose in this case any further," continued Jeff pacing the floor.
"So they don't know that you already knew me and my wife?" asked Juan.
"Of course not you bastard," said Jeff glaring in the direction of Juan, "and they aren't about to either."
"So who's the girl?" asked Juan, handing Jeff a picture of him and Olivia. It had to have been taken yesterday as they were leaving Sheila's apartment.
"You are following me?" asked Jeff.
"Just keeping tabs on you Detective Smith," said Juan, "Now who is the girl?"
"She's a detective," said Jeff, "you know that she introduced herself to you."
"Yes, but that doesn't explain why the Detective Stabler was about to punch you over her."
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"So are we ANYWHERE on this Robertson case?" asked Cragen as he walked among the desks of his detectives. Munch and Fin were staring at the green ceiling, and Olivia and Elliot had just walked in and were sifting through papers.
"Nowhere," said Fin finally, "this women was raped, killed, dumped and not one damn person seems to know anything about it."
"What did you guys get from the husband?" asked Cragen turning his attention to Elliot and Olivia. Olivia had moved to Elliot's side and was sitting on his desk.
"Nothing," said Elliot, "he's in town to collect his wife, that's about it."
"He didn't seem to broken up over it however," added Olivia.
"So is he a suspect?" questioned Munch.
"I don't think so," said Elliot, "I think his marriage was over a long time ago, and he was just hanging on for some unknown reason."
Everyone turned and started at Elliot, Olivia looked down. "No," she said clearing the air, "I'd say he wasn't a suspect." ************************************************************************
Olivia curled up on her couch and picked up a copy of Newsweek that was sitting on her table. She was about to start reading it when there was a knock at her door. She glanced at the clock that read 11:20pm.
Olivia got up and went to the peep hole, which revealed Jeff standing on the other side. Slowly she opened the door, "what are you doing here?" she asked.
"Can I come in?" was his response.
"Yes of course," she said ushering him in, "but really Jeff, it's almost midnight, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you about this afternoon," said Jeff making his way into her living room.
"Yes, sorry about that, my partner tends to be a little overprotective..have a seat."
"Yeah not about that, it's about Juan Robertson," said Jeff
"Did you get something on him?" asked Olivia, joining him on the couch.
"No, but I want to tell you to stay away from this case Olivia."
"Why?" asked Olivia looking at Jeff.
"Because if not you're in danger, and you are going to be the next one to get hurt."
"What the hell was that all about?" asked Olivia as she drug Elliot out of the Plaza, "Were you just about to take a swing at Jeff?"
Olivia and Elliot had left Juan Robertson's room, leaving Jeff and the other officer's behind to search it for evidence.
"Don't worry about it Liv," replied Elliot rubbing his face, "I've just had a really stressful, long day and he was pushing my buttons."
The crisp December air was kicking up in New York, and the two walked down the street bundled up, just watching their breath in front of them.
"So let's have it." said Olivia finally turning to her partner.
"Have what?" asked Elliot stopping next to her.
"What's your deal today? First you come into work with that wrinkle in your forehead when I KNOW something is wrong, and then you almost punch a fellow detective."
The two had now made their way into a park where they were cutting through for a shorter route to their destination.
"Kathy." said Elliot sitting down on a bench.
"Oh no, Elliot what happened?" asked Olivia joining him and putting her hand on his leg.
"It's just done."
Olivia knew not to push it, Elliot would tell her about it when he was ready.
"I'm sorry Elliot.if I can do anything."
"I know."
The two just sat there for a minute, and then Elliot interrupted the silence. "Why did you and Jeff call off your engagement?"
Olivia looked at him surprised that he had just asked her that, it wasn't really like Elliot to delve that far into her personal life.
"Our relationship was never good, and I didn't trust him as much as I should have. Why do you ask?
"I just guess I want to know why other couples can't make it work."
"Elliot, I'm sure you tried everything to make your marriage work," said Olivia turning to him and grabbing his hand.
Elliot looked down at her hand that was in his. It felt so good to have her there with him.
"Besides," Olivia sighed, "Jeff cheated on me, you would never cheat on your wife."
"He cheated on you??" asked Elliot a shock ran through his voice, "bastard."
"Yeah well, once a cheater always a cheater right?" questioned Olivia as she took her hand back and ran her hand through her hair.
"He'd cheated on you before?" asked Elliot, suddenly wising he'd punched this guy. How could anyone cheat on Olivia, she was perfect.
"Not exactly," said Olivia standing up, "let's head back, we have a lot of work.."
Elliot stood up and grabbed her arm, she turned into him and he wrapped his arms around her in a hug."you can tell me you know."
"I know," mumbled Olivia into his shoulder. She felt safe and not worried about her problems for the first time in a very long time. "I was the other woman."
"What???" asked Elliot pulling away, "I can hardly believe that."
"It's true," sighed Olivia as she began walking on the path ahead. "When I first met Jeff he was married, I didn't know he was married, but that doesn't change the facts."
"Wow," Elliot sucked in his breath. No wonder Olivia had always been so defensive over the years when people questioned their relationship.she didn't want to be the other woman again.
"Yeah well...it was a long time ago, Jeff means nothing to me anymore," Olivia continued, "so you don't need to bash his face in."
Elliot let out a laugh and Olivia smiled. "Well I still might bash his face in just for fun."
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"Listen here you little piece of dirt," said Jeff pulling Juan into a room off of his main hotel room. "If you pull anything like that I swear to god I will have you put away for the rest of your life."
"Calm down detective Smith," drolled Robertson in his thick accent, "they know nothing."
"Yeah well it was pretty damn close, the last thing we need is those two sticking their nose in this case any further," continued Jeff pacing the floor.
"So they don't know that you already knew me and my wife?" asked Juan.
"Of course not you bastard," said Jeff glaring in the direction of Juan, "and they aren't about to either."
"So who's the girl?" asked Juan, handing Jeff a picture of him and Olivia. It had to have been taken yesterday as they were leaving Sheila's apartment.
"You are following me?" asked Jeff.
"Just keeping tabs on you Detective Smith," said Juan, "Now who is the girl?"
"She's a detective," said Jeff, "you know that she introduced herself to you."
"Yes, but that doesn't explain why the Detective Stabler was about to punch you over her."
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"So are we ANYWHERE on this Robertson case?" asked Cragen as he walked among the desks of his detectives. Munch and Fin were staring at the green ceiling, and Olivia and Elliot had just walked in and were sifting through papers.
"Nowhere," said Fin finally, "this women was raped, killed, dumped and not one damn person seems to know anything about it."
"What did you guys get from the husband?" asked Cragen turning his attention to Elliot and Olivia. Olivia had moved to Elliot's side and was sitting on his desk.
"Nothing," said Elliot, "he's in town to collect his wife, that's about it."
"He didn't seem to broken up over it however," added Olivia.
"So is he a suspect?" questioned Munch.
"I don't think so," said Elliot, "I think his marriage was over a long time ago, and he was just hanging on for some unknown reason."
Everyone turned and started at Elliot, Olivia looked down. "No," she said clearing the air, "I'd say he wasn't a suspect." ************************************************************************
Olivia curled up on her couch and picked up a copy of Newsweek that was sitting on her table. She was about to start reading it when there was a knock at her door. She glanced at the clock that read 11:20pm.
Olivia got up and went to the peep hole, which revealed Jeff standing on the other side. Slowly she opened the door, "what are you doing here?" she asked.
"Can I come in?" was his response.
"Yes of course," she said ushering him in, "but really Jeff, it's almost midnight, what are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you about this afternoon," said Jeff making his way into her living room.
"Yes, sorry about that, my partner tends to be a little overprotective..have a seat."
"Yeah not about that, it's about Juan Robertson," said Jeff
"Did you get something on him?" asked Olivia, joining him on the couch.
"No, but I want to tell you to stay away from this case Olivia."
"Why?" asked Olivia looking at Jeff.
"Because if not you're in danger, and you are going to be the next one to get hurt."