3 weeks later:
Olivia fumbled with her key, trying to get her door open before the phone stopped ringing. As soon as she had turned the key in the lock the phone stopped ringing and the message on her answering machine filled the air.
"Hey, I'm not here now--"
She picked up the phone, cutting off the message. "Hello?" She said, exasperated.
"Hey, I thought I missed ya." Elliot said.
She sighed, and walked towards the door to close it, and pick up the bags of groceries she's left by it in order to get to the phone. She cradled the phone between her shoulder and ear, and picked up the bags, closing the door with her foot. "You almost did. I just got home. Was there something that you needed?"
"Maureen's going to be here this weekend, she wanted to see if you wanted to come out with us."
"Where too?"
"I'm not sure, it's her turn to pick where we go, probably ice-skating. You any good?"
"A bit. What night?"
"Saturday."
"Oh, Saturday? I can't."
"Why? Gotta hot date."
She paused, "uh, actually…"
"Oh," Elliot's voiced turned awkward. "If your busy…"
"It's nothing like that. It's just, an old friend is going to be in town, tell Maureen I'm really sorry, if she wants, I'm free on Sunday."
"Ok." He said in a disappointed voice, "I'll let her know. I'd better let you go."
"Alright. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, right. Bye." He hung up.
She set her bags back down and sunk into the couch. Things had been going so well, with Elliot. They weren't dating, or anything like that, she admitted. But, they had become a bit closer, and not in a friend-like manor, she cursed herself, she could have canceled with her friend. He surely wouldn't have minded, it's not like he expected it to be a date. She made sure that he knew it wouldn't, even thought about inviting Alex along, she and Daniel would probably hit it off.
Maybe that was still an option, she could call Alex, see if she was busy on Saturday. Daniel wasn't bad looking, quite the contrary, Olivia had had a crush on him when they had first met, she was still in college then. He was a interesting enough guy, was in the Air Force, a Major, he was certainly not boring.
She decided to call her. She dialed the familiar number, and Alex picked up on the 3rd ring.
"Hello?"
"Alex, it's Olivia. I have a huge favor."
~**~**~**~
Alex listened to her friends proposition, trying to contain her laughter. When Olivia finished her rant about this guy-friend she wanted Alex to meet, she laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"Is there some reason that your pushing this guy on me?"
Olivia was silent.
"It's Elliot, isn't it?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Because, I've noticed a change in yours and his relationship, since the divorce. Nothing too noticeable, unless your looking for it. You seem more comfortable around each other, if that's even possible, and sometimes, you'll steal a glance at him, or he'll gaze at you, when he thinks nobody's looking--"
"He gazes at me?" She said, her voice hopeful.
"Don't interrupt me." Alex scolded, "Did he find out that you and this mystery guy were going out? Or what?"
Olivia sighed, "Alright, Elliot called. Maureen's coming home for a few days, and wanted me to go out with her, Elliot, and her brother and sisters. I told Elliot I couldn't, he asked 'Why? Gotta hot date?' and when I told him that I was meeting with a friend, I think he got the wrong idea. To be truthful, I was thinking about inviting you along with Daniel and I before this, but, if you and he go alone, then I can go with Elliot and the kids." She paused, waiting for Alex's reaction.
Alex sighed, "Ok, alright. Damn me and my romantic side, I'll go. But, I expect something out of this, not for me, for you and Elliot. You got that?"
"Yeah, sure. Something out of it. Now, Elliot gazes at me?"
Alex just rolled her eyes.
~**~**~**~
Elliot wasn't too happy when he hung up with Olivia, actually he found himself feeling oddly depressed. He'd thought things between him and Olivia were progressing, they hadn't been on a date, or even discussed anything along those lines, but, things had certainly changed. But, she had a date on Saturday, and it wasn't with him. He fell onto his sofa, and turned on the TV.
Stargate SG-1 was on the Sci-Fi channel, he smiled, remembering she had been watching the show when he had come over after what happened with Kathy. It was a rerun, one of the earlier episodes, where Carter was a Captain, instead of a Major.
15 minutes after he started to watch the show his telephone rang, he ignored it, not feeling up to talking with anybody. If it was really important, they could leave a message.
After the 5th ring, his answering machine picked up. Olivia's voice filled the air, peeking his interest.
"Hey, El. I guess I missed you. Uh, looks like I'm free for Saturday night--"
He didn't get the rest, he picked the phone up. "Liv?"
"Oh, hey. You're there?"
"Yeah, I was busy." He lied, "So, what's this about being free for Saturday?"
"Oh, well. I was planning on inviting Alex with us, see if her and Daniel hit it off. But, I decided that I'd let them go alone, play matchmaker."
"Ah, I see. You tell Alex about this?"
"Yeah, I owe her, but she's going to go."
He smiled, "Right. Ok, well, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright, El. Bye."
"Bye."
He hung up the phone, a huge smile on his face. So, she canceled her plans, to go out with him? Maybe things were picking up speed.
He hoped.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ok, so. Not sure how good the ending of that chapter was! I'm thinking, maybe 2 or 3 more chapters. Not sure yet. Anywho, please review! Tell me how it's going.
Olivia fumbled with her key, trying to get her door open before the phone stopped ringing. As soon as she had turned the key in the lock the phone stopped ringing and the message on her answering machine filled the air.
"Hey, I'm not here now--"
She picked up the phone, cutting off the message. "Hello?" She said, exasperated.
"Hey, I thought I missed ya." Elliot said.
She sighed, and walked towards the door to close it, and pick up the bags of groceries she's left by it in order to get to the phone. She cradled the phone between her shoulder and ear, and picked up the bags, closing the door with her foot. "You almost did. I just got home. Was there something that you needed?"
"Maureen's going to be here this weekend, she wanted to see if you wanted to come out with us."
"Where too?"
"I'm not sure, it's her turn to pick where we go, probably ice-skating. You any good?"
"A bit. What night?"
"Saturday."
"Oh, Saturday? I can't."
"Why? Gotta hot date."
She paused, "uh, actually…"
"Oh," Elliot's voiced turned awkward. "If your busy…"
"It's nothing like that. It's just, an old friend is going to be in town, tell Maureen I'm really sorry, if she wants, I'm free on Sunday."
"Ok." He said in a disappointed voice, "I'll let her know. I'd better let you go."
"Alright. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, right. Bye." He hung up.
She set her bags back down and sunk into the couch. Things had been going so well, with Elliot. They weren't dating, or anything like that, she admitted. But, they had become a bit closer, and not in a friend-like manor, she cursed herself, she could have canceled with her friend. He surely wouldn't have minded, it's not like he expected it to be a date. She made sure that he knew it wouldn't, even thought about inviting Alex along, she and Daniel would probably hit it off.
Maybe that was still an option, she could call Alex, see if she was busy on Saturday. Daniel wasn't bad looking, quite the contrary, Olivia had had a crush on him when they had first met, she was still in college then. He was a interesting enough guy, was in the Air Force, a Major, he was certainly not boring.
She decided to call her. She dialed the familiar number, and Alex picked up on the 3rd ring.
"Hello?"
"Alex, it's Olivia. I have a huge favor."
~**~**~**~
Alex listened to her friends proposition, trying to contain her laughter. When Olivia finished her rant about this guy-friend she wanted Alex to meet, she laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"Is there some reason that your pushing this guy on me?"
Olivia was silent.
"It's Elliot, isn't it?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Because, I've noticed a change in yours and his relationship, since the divorce. Nothing too noticeable, unless your looking for it. You seem more comfortable around each other, if that's even possible, and sometimes, you'll steal a glance at him, or he'll gaze at you, when he thinks nobody's looking--"
"He gazes at me?" She said, her voice hopeful.
"Don't interrupt me." Alex scolded, "Did he find out that you and this mystery guy were going out? Or what?"
Olivia sighed, "Alright, Elliot called. Maureen's coming home for a few days, and wanted me to go out with her, Elliot, and her brother and sisters. I told Elliot I couldn't, he asked 'Why? Gotta hot date?' and when I told him that I was meeting with a friend, I think he got the wrong idea. To be truthful, I was thinking about inviting you along with Daniel and I before this, but, if you and he go alone, then I can go with Elliot and the kids." She paused, waiting for Alex's reaction.
Alex sighed, "Ok, alright. Damn me and my romantic side, I'll go. But, I expect something out of this, not for me, for you and Elliot. You got that?"
"Yeah, sure. Something out of it. Now, Elliot gazes at me?"
Alex just rolled her eyes.
~**~**~**~
Elliot wasn't too happy when he hung up with Olivia, actually he found himself feeling oddly depressed. He'd thought things between him and Olivia were progressing, they hadn't been on a date, or even discussed anything along those lines, but, things had certainly changed. But, she had a date on Saturday, and it wasn't with him. He fell onto his sofa, and turned on the TV.
Stargate SG-1 was on the Sci-Fi channel, he smiled, remembering she had been watching the show when he had come over after what happened with Kathy. It was a rerun, one of the earlier episodes, where Carter was a Captain, instead of a Major.
15 minutes after he started to watch the show his telephone rang, he ignored it, not feeling up to talking with anybody. If it was really important, they could leave a message.
After the 5th ring, his answering machine picked up. Olivia's voice filled the air, peeking his interest.
"Hey, El. I guess I missed you. Uh, looks like I'm free for Saturday night--"
He didn't get the rest, he picked the phone up. "Liv?"
"Oh, hey. You're there?"
"Yeah, I was busy." He lied, "So, what's this about being free for Saturday?"
"Oh, well. I was planning on inviting Alex with us, see if her and Daniel hit it off. But, I decided that I'd let them go alone, play matchmaker."
"Ah, I see. You tell Alex about this?"
"Yeah, I owe her, but she's going to go."
He smiled, "Right. Ok, well, I'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright, El. Bye."
"Bye."
He hung up the phone, a huge smile on his face. So, she canceled her plans, to go out with him? Maybe things were picking up speed.
He hoped.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ok, so. Not sure how good the ending of that chapter was! I'm thinking, maybe 2 or 3 more chapters. Not sure yet. Anywho, please review! Tell me how it's going.