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Olivia looked up at Cragen as he walked out of his office, praying that he wasn't bringing out a new case. She was catching, and if it was a new case she and Katherine would be there most of the night. "Olivia, I need to speak with you," he said. She sighed, standing up and walking into the captain's office. "Shut the door." She obliged. "How is O'Kelley doing?"
"She's good. I think she's going to stick it out for a long time. It certainly doesn't scare her," Olivia said. Cragen nodded.
"Good. Melendez just resigned. He couldn't take it, says we're too cold," Cragen told her. "I should have switched things around more, not put him with Elliot. He can be a little intimidating some times."
"I don't mean to be rude, but what is this about?" she asked. Cragen sighed.
"I'm putting you and Elliot back together. They're not sending us anyone else, so until they do, I have no partner for O'Kelley. No one else wants to be in this unit," he told her.
"How are you going to tell her?"
"I don't know. It's rare to get a detective who can handle our cases, and now I have one, but I can't put her on the streets without a partner." He looked down at his hands. "I know you and Brian Cassidy didn't get along very well, which is what I wanted to talk to you about. He's offered to come back temporarily, just until we can find someone to replace Melendez. Do you think you can work with him?" Olivia nodded.
"Yeah, we can work it out," she said. Cragen smiled.
"Good. Can you tell O'Kelley I need to see her?" he asked. Olivia nodded and stood up. She opened the door and walked out.
"You aren't in trouble, are you?" O'Kelley asked.
"No, but he wants to see you," she said. Katherine looked at her, eyes wide. "Don't worry, Kat. You aren't, either," she said, smiling.
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Elliot opened the door and let Olivia in. "Melendez quit on me," he said.
"I heard. I also heard who your new partner is going to be," she said, smiling as she kissed him.
"Who?"
"Me." Elliot smiled and kissed her back. "But you know we'll have to keep this quiet."
"I know. And I'm okay with that. You're worth it," he said, kissing her again. "I'd better get back to our dinner before it burns," he said, pulling away from her. "Make yourself at home." He returned to the kitchen and Liv sat down on the couch, watching the TV that was already on. A few minutes later, she heard a knock on the door. "Could you get that?"
"Sure El," she said, getting up from his couch. She unlocked the door and opened it, only to find Kathy standing there. "Kathy, hi."
"I should have known you'd be here," the blonde haired woman spat. She shoved a box into Olivia's arms. "Tell Elliot that I hope he's happy." Kathy walked away, leaving Olivia shocked, still standing in the door. She finally managed to compose herself enough to close the door.
"Who was that?" Elliot asked as she walked into the kitchen, still holding the box.
"Kathy. She left this," Olivia told him, thinking it best not to pass on Kathy's message. Elliot looked down into the box.
"Did she say anything to you?"
"Just that she should have known I would be here. And to tell you she hopes you're happy," Olivia said. Something told her it wasn't a good idea to lie to him.
"Were the kids with her?"
"No, I didn't see them."
"Shit," he said, throwing down the fork he'd been holding. Olivia just stood there, shocked at his outburst. "I'm sorry. It's not you, Liv. Kathy's just so damn set on pissing me off right now," he started. Olivia nodded.
"It's okay. Just calm down, El." Elliot turned to her.
"She's been doing this ever since we got separated. She'll just show up at random times, like she wants to find me with you. Just so that she can justify the divorce. I just don't want to know what's going to happen now that she has," Elliot said.
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Olivia walked down the aisle, looking for bread. She wasn't used to this supermarket; she'd only stopped because it was on the way from Elliot's. If it wasn't for the fact that her kitchen was completely empty of food, she wouldn't have stopped at all.
"What the hell are you doing here?" she heard. Olivia looked up to see Kathy and Maureen walking towards her. The comment had obviously come from Kathy.
"I'm shopping."
"You slut," Kathy said, lunging at her. Olivia didn't have time to react and was pushed into the shelf she was standing next to. She winced as her head hit the edge of a shelf, but forced her arms up in an attempt to protect herself. She could hear Maureen screaming at her mother to stop, but Kathy was pissed and she wasn't about to get off. Two bag boys had to pry the woman away.
A/n: Uh-oh! Hmm, I wonder what'll happen next? Review and you'll find out!