Ch 3
See notes in Ch 1
"Liv, I don't know how to tell you this, so I'm just going to tell
you. I'm leaving SVU. I will probably get a job doing security or something like that.
You know I love working SVU, but I refuse to lose my kids over it. I think it will help my custody case.," Elliot said. He hated having to leave his job. He loved his work, but he also
loved his family.
"Elliot, as far as the custody thing goes you know judges rarely give full custody to the
parent who had an affair. I'm sure Casey can set you up with a great
lawyer. I'm sorry, I shouldn't be sitting here trying to make you stay if you fell you shouldn't." Olivia said. She couldn't believe her best friend would be gone. She felt tears burning her
eyes. "Elliot you know custody battles can get messy, but she cheated for a year.
She messed up the family. The judge will see through her facade. Anybody who knows you knows how much yor kids mean to you."
Elliot was putting his coat on to leave.
"Elliot, wait, don't go. We still need to talk" She couldn't let Elliot go. She wanted to spend as much time as possible with him.
"Liv, I love working with you, Fin, John and Cragen. I love the fact
that I help make the city safer for people. I think I might talk to
Casey and see if she knows any really good family court attorneys."
Elliot told her. He knew it was impossible to choose between SVU and
his kids. He hoped Casey could help him. Although if it came to it
he knew he would choose his kids over his job.
"Elliot, I'm sorry for pushing you to stay. If you think it will make
it easier to get your kids and will make you happy you should do it. I
was just being selfish asking you to stay." Olivia told him.
"Liv, I'm not going to leave SVU. I was thinking
I would talk to Casey about a family court attorney. If the lawyer thinks
I should leave though I have to. We will still be friends though. You mean a lot to me Liv."
Elliot answered her.
"Elliot, I want you to be happy no matter what it takes. You mean a
lot to me and so do your kids and I think they will be better off with
you than Kathy." Olivia hated having to tell him she would be okay if
he left.
"Maureen stopped by to see me today. Kathy told the kids about the
divorce and custody today. She knew I wanted to be there to make sure
she didn't poison their minds against me. I didn't give Maureen a
chance to tell me what happened. I got so angry when she told me Kathy
did that. I told I had things to do. I wouldn't even talk to my
daughter, Liv.I can't believe I blew her off. This is between me and
Kathy and I took it out on my daughter. What the hell is wrong with me?
Am I turing out to be as bad as Kathy? Elliot asked.
"Well, Elliot you love them, you didn't cheat on their mother, oh
and did I mention you are a great father?" Olivia pulled him into a
hug as she said this.
"Liv you are wonderful. You managed to make me happy even though I was
ready to just die. Before I came here tonight I was a mess. I think I
dented about five of the lockers at the station. Every time I looked
at the pictures of the kids on my desk I hit a locker. Kathy has
destroyed the family." Elliot said thinking about how lucky he was to
have a friend like Olivia. She was the only thing he could count on
right now. He then realized that he was still holding her in his arms.
He glanced behind her and saw the clock.
"Liv it's 1:30 in the morning. I should go. Fin is gonna kill me for
waking him up." Elliot told her. He didn't want to leave her ,but he
knew how Fin got.
"Elliot, stay here. There is a spare room. You don't have to wake up
Fin." Olivia offered.
"Thanks Liv. You sure it's not a problem?" He asked not wanting to impose.
'I'm sure." she answered
"Well good night Liv."
"G'night El."
Olivia woke up at six 'o clock the next morning and found a note on the table.
Liv,
Thanks for letting me stay and thanks even more for the talk. Sorry to
have left so early, but I needed to change. I didn't want to wake
you. See you in a few hours.
Love,
Elliot
Her heart skipped a beat when she read the word love coming from
Elliot. She couldn't believe he had used the word love. She had a
feeling things would not be the same for her and Elliot. She knew they needed
to talk about this. She hoped they could do it soon.
