i feel like im going a litte OOC with this story. tell me what you think. thanks, -VJ


Munch was on his way out of the lodge and was starting to head back to the car, when he ran into his ex-wife again.

"Sorry" he said, noticing Benson was near, and tried to keep his head down.

"Hey, I was looking for you. Why don't you eat dinner with us tonight?" She offered.

"Uh—" Munch didn't know what to say. He would love to, but he didn't want Benson to see him.

"Good! Come on" she said as she put her arm around one of his and pulled him away. He glanced back at the car, knowing Stable was watching through the binoculars. He shrugged his shoulders and Stabler got wide-eyed.

"What the hell is he doing!" Stabler quickly threw the door open.

"What are you doing!" Fin shouted getting out of the car quickly.

"Stay here" Stabler told Fin before he started to walk off. Fin shook his head and followed him. They walked around the long way, the back way, and were surprised to see a barn back there. They heard people walking their way and slipped into the barn, hiding in the shadows. It was Benson and she was alone. Stabler thought it was his chance, knew it was his chance, but didn't do any thing. She walked by and after a minute the two men came out of the barn.

"She's not safe" Stabler said as Fin started to turn around. He was smacked in the face by a fist and fell to the floor hard. Stabler stood in front of him, facing John.

"You" Stabler said as Fin got up.

"Hello Detective Stabler" John smirked.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"What are you doing here?" Stabler asked him.

"Look, Detective, Liv and me, were together now. And you cant come between us." He told Stabler.

"Like hell I can't" Stabler told him.

"Well, let's look at the situation. You could tell her that im a bad bad man, and she would wonder why you were here. And then she would get mad at you for spying on her, and soon after be asked to switch partners. Then you couldn't do a thing. Or, you could call her and tell her you needed her back at the station, but she wouldn't go- not for you" John continued, Stabler not even realizing he didn't think of that option himself.

"You see Detective, you can't mess with me" John grew serious and hit Stabler's shoulder a little.

"And if you do, I'll take you down, along with her" He told him before he threw his fist into Stabler's stomach. Stabler hunched over when they heard Benson call out for John.

"Over here!" he called back.

"You leave now, I won't say a word- if you don't, I can't promise that she'll live" John smirked as Fin helped Stabler into the barn again. They watched as Benson came up to John and hugged him.

"What are you doing out here?" She smirked as he put his hands on her waist.

"Waiting for you" He smiled as he leaned in and kissed her gently. She couldn't help but smile. She felt so good around him, like she was…

"Can I ask you a question?" John asked still holding her close.

"Yeah" she said interrupting her own thoughts.

"I really like Liv" he started as he looked down at the ground- she watched him as he blushed.

"I really feel close to you- like I can tell you anything" he told her looking back up in her eyes.

"You know I do things for you- in your best interest" he looked away again.

"What are you trying to say?" She wondered.

"…I think I'm in love with you." He told her looking her straight in the eyes. She tilted her head and started to smile.

"What?" he smiled back.

"I was just thinking the same thing" she told him before she leaned in again. Stabler rolled his eyes.

"This isn't happening" he told Fin.

"I thought she would see the truth by now" he spoke quietly as they backed away from the entrance, so they wouldn't be heard.

"I got your back the whole way." Fin told him, just in case he had any ideas.

"I'm glad you said that" He smirked. Fin got wide-eyed.

"Why?" he asked.

"You'll see. Come on" he told Fin as he ran off toward the back of the barn.