CHAPTER: Love bites

Having resolved the situation, the last thing Olivia expected to find when she got home was another package. She thought she worked it out with Clayton but he obviously couldn't take her easy let down. She took the package inside and opened it. It contained red roses. She held them in her hand and looked at them. She didn't know what to do with it so she put it back down.

By the time she got to her bedroom she began to feel like something was running up her arms. Then she felt something sting her skin. She took off her jacket quickly and looked at her arms. About a dozen ants were running up her arm. She tried to dust them off but the bits just kept coming. She ran into bathroom and dowsed her hand in water. They died immediately but left marks.

" Where the hell did those ants come from," she asked herself. Then it hit her. They had to have come form the package. She went back to it and saw the box was covered with ants that were now leaving the box. When she looked inside the box under the flowers a slice of what looked like wedding cake was covered with them.

She went back to her bedroom and took up some clothes from her closet and left the apartment. She couldn't believe that he did that. She was pissed.

***

Later that night Olivia was in Elliot's new apartment complaining about the red marks that were on her hand.

" To think I was even nice to creep. My apartment is going to be crawling with ants by tomorrow. I will have to pay to get an exterminator. I might I well get that ring to pawn shop."

He himself didn't see it coming. He didn't think Clayton was capable of that. " So what are we going to do?"

She shook her head. " I don't know about you but I'm goanna charge the bastard with harassment."

" Right now?"

" I'm tired and my hand is itching like hell, I'll deal with that in the morning. Speaking 'bout that, can I crash on your couch."

" Sure, take the bed if you want, I had plans for tonight."

" What plans?"

" A new John Grisham sitting in my room."

She really thought he needed sleep but didn't want to argue with him. " I'm actually find couches more comfortable, if that makes any sense."

" Okay, have it your way, we'll see if we could get something for those bites in the morning."

***

" You're both five minuets late. You might be taking this partner thing too far," munch pointed out.

" Yeah well she takes forever to get ready," Elliot explained sitting at his desk.

The look of interest that passed between Fin and Munch didn't go unnoticed by Olivia. " I spent the night at his apartment because my apartment was being overrun by ants."

" Nice excuse," Fin said almost laughing.

" She's not kidding. Her fiancé left a box filled with roses, cake and ants at her apartment." He explained.

" I thought you were her fiancé." Something about the situation was just slightly funny.

" I'm happy you can find humor in this while I sit her with some awful smelling cream on my arms to treat bits that I got for being too nice to someone."

" The guy's in a wheel chair, I'm sure he'll be easy to find," Munch pointed out.

" That's assuming that the chair was real. For all I know that could have been a gimmick for sympathy." She knew she wasn't over reacting about it.

Somewhere during their conversation Elliot had managed to fall asleep in his chair. Fin pointed out to Munch, who took a piece of paper and threw it at him. He jumped up immediately. They laughed at him. " Really mature guys," he said then got up and went into Cregan's office.

" What's up with him?" Munch always knew Stabler as a guy who could take a joke.

" I don't think he slept last night." Olivia was really getting worried about him; he just seemed to be getting worse.

The same look that passed between Fin and Munch before passed once more.

Olivia rolled her eyes. " I'm going to talk to the insect freak. I'll be back in a few."

" You don't want to go get your partner?"

" No just tell him where I am. It won't take long. I'll give him a warning and hopefully he'll get the picture."

****

Elliot was mad. He couldn't believe she went to the hospital with out him. She didn't even know what kind of freak she was dealing with but she went off to see him alone. She was not the kind of person to accept help when her personal life was involved but this was different. She was in a danger. He had go there.

He got to the room as fast as he could. When he got there she was still talking to him. He had an urge to punch the guys face in. " You couldn't tell me you were going?"

She turned around and looked at him. He was angry, about what, she wasn't quite sure. " Well you looked tired," she explained. She noticed that he now had his attention Clayton who looked clueless about the situation. " Elliot, walk with me for a second."

They walked outside of the private room and into the hallway. " He didn't send it," she said immediately.

" What do you mean?"

" His nurse said he didn't send me any thing. Everything he does, she had to do it for him. Besides if he had anyone to be angry with, it would be you."

" So if it's not him, then who is it?"

NOTE: Next chapter is coming real soon.