Chapter 5

Elliot woke up at 7:30 the next morning, excited for no obvious reason. He felt like a high school boy about to go on his first date, but he averted his mind from that thought because he began to remember his first date and the pain that went along with it. It did not end with a kiss it, but instead with a slap in the face. That morning, before he went to pick up Olivia, he would need to stop at the station and pick up some cases then he wanted to work on and ask Cragen if he could get the week off to be with Olivia. He wanted to take her out and make her feel special because he knew she had not had the special attention she deserved in quite a while.

Olivia had just come out the shower and she went over to the bag Alex dropped off the night before. The bag contained a light blue V-neck sweater and a pair of black slacks as well as her boots. She put the clothes on and sat in the sat in the chair next to the window. She still could not get her mind off of Elliot, she was convinced she was in love with him and was not sure what to do about it. After deliberating for a while, she made her decision; she was going to tell Elliot when he came to pick her up.

*S.V.U Squad room*

8:16

Elliot walked through the squad room doors dressed casually. Fin and Munch looked at him oddly as he approached Cragen's door and went into the office.

Five minutes later, Elliot emerged from the office with a smile on his face and went to his desk. He picked up some files as Fin and Munch came over to him and asked, "What's going on?"

"I am going to take care of Olivia for the week. Just had to clear it with the Cap first, though…and pick up some stuff to keep us busy."

They gave him a sly grin. Fin then said, "Whatever man, have a good time."

Munch walked back to his desk shaking his head. Elliot finished picking up the files and left the building. By the time Elliot reached the hospital it was 9:00 and Olivia was more than happy to see him. She felt like a kid in a candy store; she already chose what she wanted and now all she had to do now was bag it. She gave Elliot a hug as he returned. He got a whiff of her hair and realized how good it smelled and smiled. They pulled away and Elliot said, "I've got a surprise for you."

"Well, what is it?" She asked, obviously very interested.

"It won't be a surprise any more if I told you," he said as he pulled a blindfold from his pocket and put it over her eyes. "Just wait to see what I got in store for you."