Title: Not Just Partners

Chapter 14?

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. Also sorry it's short. I've been crazy busy but I'll update soon. I promise.


Elliot and Olivia arrived at Cragen's to pick up the kids at a quarter 'til twelve. They had barely had a chance to shut their car doors when Lizzie and Dickie came running out of the house. Kathleen and Cragen were behind them. Lizzie threw her arms around Olivia to give her a hug.

"Lizzie be careful. Olivia's shoulder is hurt," Elliot said.

"Sorry Olivia," Lizzie said sheepishly.

"It's okay sweetie," Olivia assured her.

"It's my turn to hug Olivia," Dickie told his sister.

"Hey what about me?" Elliot asked jokingly.

Lizzie let go of Olivia and went to hug her father. After Dickie hugged Olivia , Kathleen approached her.

Once she was close enough for only Olivia to hear, she whispered , "Mom did this, didn't she?"

Olivia replied with the only answer she knew how to, "We'll talk at home."

Kathleen seemed satisfied with the reply and went to greet her dad.

"It's good to see you out of the hospital Olivia," Cragen said. "You gave us all quite a scare."

"Hey I'm fine. The doctor said I can come back to work in a few weeks. No work in the field for awhile though," Olivia told him.

"Take as much time as you need," Cragen told her. "That goes for you too Elliot."

Olivia tried to stifle a yawn, but Elliot saw it. "Well Cap. I guess it's time for us to go. Olivia needs her rest. Olivia started to protest but Cragen held up a hand interrupting her and agreed with Elliot.

The kids all headed for Elliot's car. "Bye Uncle Don," they chorused.

"Bye guys," Cragen replied.

"Cap. I'll come in Monday to get some backed up paperwork," Elliot said.

"Don't worry about it," Cragen said.

"Okay well we'll see you soon Cap," Elliot said.

"Bye Cap," Olivia said as she and Elliot turned and headed toward the car.

"Bye Elliot. Get some rest Olivia," Cragen said.

The kids were waiting in the car, when Elliot and Olivia got in they were arguing over the radio station. Lizzie wanted to listen to Hilary Duff, Kathleen wanted Green Day, and Dickie wanted Eminem.

"I'm oldest I get to pick the music," Kathleen said to her younger siblings.

"We're going to listen to what I want to listen to," Elliot said. The children groaned and muttered complaints.

They were interrupted by a cell phone ringing. Olivia, Elliot, and Kathleen all looked at their phones. "It's me!" Kathleen exclaimed. "Hi Maur," she said when she answered the phone. She and her sister chatted for a few minutes when Elliot heard her say, "Hold on. I'll ask them."

"Ask who? What?" Elliot questioned.

"Maureen wants to know if we can all go out to dinner tomorrow night?" Kathleen answered.

"Well who is 'we all'?" he asked.

"Me, you, Olivia, and Maur, since the twins have that birthday party," Kathleen replied.

Elliot looked at Olivia. "What do you think? Are you up for it?"

"Yeah sure it sounds great," Olivia answered.

Kathleen relayed Elliot and Olivia's response to Maureen and hung up the phone.

"Maur said she'd call you later dad," Kathleen said.

Olivia wondered why the twins hadn't insisted that they be allowed to go out to dinner and she saw that they were both fast asleep They looked so peaceful she hated the thought of waking them when they arrived home. She turned back around in the seat and laid her head back. Within a few minutes she felt the sleep overcoming her. She could feel her eyelids getting heavy. She must have been more tired than she had thought because the next thing she knew Elliot was carrying her into her bedroom.

"You could've woke me up," she said. She noticed that Elliot had jumped at the sound of her voice, apparently he hadn't noticed her waking up.

"You looked so peaceful. I didn't want to disturb you. Plus it gave me an excuse to hold you," he told knowing he was heading into dangerous territory. It was hard to get Liv to react on how she feels.

"Where are the kids?" she asked purposely avoiding his last comment.

"The twin are sleeping and Kathleen is in the shower. You can't keep avoiding how you feel Olivia," he told her.

"Elliot there are a lot of things that need to be talked about, but I am really to tired to get into it right now. I promise after I wake up we can talk. Deal?" she said.

"Do I really have a choice?" he asked.

"No," she replied simply.

"Fine," he said, laying her down on the bed. "I'll be waiting." He kissed her on the forehead and walked out of the room.