Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own them, Dick Wolf does!
A/N: The Song is Here, There, and Everywhere by The Beatles
Here, There, and Everywhere
Elliot's POV
I knew something like this would happen when I first saw her. Of course, I never thought that it would be this big a problem. Working countless hours a week, I hardly ever see my wife Kathy and when my new partner became a woman, I had a feeling that eventually I would find myself attracted to her. And Why not? She is drop dead gorgeous.
Only I went too far! I fell in love with her.
I'm keeping my feeling under wraps. I won't rip my family apart for something that, as much as I pray will go away, I hope doesn't leave me. Olivia can't find out. She'd beat the crap out of me for putting her in a bad situation and we'd need new partners.
I can't have a new partner, I need to be with Olivia!
To lead a better life I need my love to be here...
"Dad?" If anyone could ever pick up on the very unprofessional feelings I have for my partner, it would be my eldest daughter Maureen.
I turn in my chair to give my baby girl my full attention.
"Hey Maureen, what's wrong?"
She gives me a small smile and blushes softly. Her thumb is holding her place in a giant psychology book.
"How do you know when you're in love with someone?" Damn, I'm so not ready to have this conversation with her! "My book says something about Here, There and Everywhere but I don't understand that!" she twists a lock of blonde hair around her fingers.
I motion to the chair across of me and watch her daintily sit down, placing her book on the table.
"When you're in love with someone you want them here, with you at all times." I swallow and it occurs to me that Maureen probably assumes that I'm talking about her mother and me. I'm not. I'm talking about Liv. "Seeing them, or spending time with them can turn the worst day into a good one, or make a good day the best you've ever had. Every little thing they do when they are with you changes something about you personally. I don't think anyone would disagree with me on that point."
Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there
My daughter nods slightly and relaxes in the chair,
"Okay," her voice is quiet and I wonder why she wants to know all this.
"What about There?"
I chuckle.
"It's kind of the same thing Maur. When they aren't with you, you want to be there with them. Touching their arm, playing with their hair, thinking of everything good that can come out of you two together."
She nods again. I continue.
"You're so engrossed in each other that someone could call your name for hours and you would never hear them."
Like the time I was staring at the sun playing in Olivia's hair, and Cragen called my name for five minutes before Olivia told me I was needed in court.
"If you feel all that does that mean you are in love?"
"No honey, I'm just explaining your book. There are tons of ways to be in love. Eventually you'll realize if you are or not."
There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speaking but she doesn't know he's there
"I understand so far, but what about Everywhere? You've already covered everything!"
"It means where ever you are, you want them beside you. If they are with you everywhere, you don't need to care about anything because they have your back." I stop, I know I just revealed to much about the real person I'm talking about.
Maureen's eyes widen a tiny bit but I tell myself she is simply processing my words about her book. Not the hint about Olivia Benson. I launch back into my explanation.
"When you're with someone you love, its comfortable, you can do anything you want and they won't mind. When you are with someone you are in love with, you go out of your way to make them happy, or to make them laugh. You want them to share everything about themselves, and then you share your love with them."
I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
"Anything else?" She's a little more into the conversation now, leaning forward in her chair to get closer.
"You both believe that you'll need to be around each other for ever. That nothing will change the love you two share. You can see yourself in their eyes and you want to stay there forever."
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
"I think I get it dad." Maureen stands and walks around the table until she is standing behind my chair. Leaning over, she wraps her arms around my shoulders and gives me a hug.
"That's good baby," I'm kind of surprised by the hug, she hasn't let me hug her, lift her up, ruffle her hair, you name it, since she turned a teenager.
"Can I introduce you to someone on Sunday? You, me and my guest can go out for dinner or something. It's your day off right?"
I'm immediately nervous. Is my baby girl in love? She is 21.
I want her everywhere and if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
"His name is Jamie. He's 22 and he graduated last year."
I know I'm nodding out of habit.
"We've been seeing each other for two months and we've been friends since my freshman year."
"Do you love him?" I feel like myself, when I asked my heart if I was in love with Liv. Nervous, Anxious, Dreading the answer, yet needing to know with every fiber of my being.
My daughter pauses for a moment, before slowly nodding.
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
"Congrats, honey!" I ruffle her straightened hair under my fingers.
"Thanks Dad!" She starts to leave the kitchen, only pausing to grab her book.
I'm about to go back to my thoughts about my perfect partner, when Maureen pauses at the door of the kitchen.
"Hey Daddy?" I glance up at her and she gives me a knowing smile. "You should tell Liv how you feel!" I freeze but she smiles again. "There's nothing wrong with being in love with her, especially since she loves you back!
To be there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere
The End…
