A/N: thanks for the suggestions I'll keep them in mind for this chapter!
Elliot's Point of View
"Elliot we need to talk."
I should've known from the way she said it what was coming but I was too caught up in work. I should've realized a lot of things, but now it's too late. I told her that we'd talk later but she wouldn't take no for an answer. That is when I realized that it was different this time. All the other times I said that I had to go and that it would have to wait and she'd say fine. I'd give her a quick kiss and be on my way to work. It was a routine we had perfected. But no, this time was different.
When she said I was in love with Liv I gave her the same line I had been feeding to myself for years, that she was just my partner. I don't even think I realized I was fooling myself until Kathy pointed it out. I sat there trying to think of something to say when my phone rang…again. This time it was Liv.
"Stabler"
"Hey there partner! You gonna leave me to figure this one out or do you plan on showing your face around here?"
"Yeah I got a little held up but I'll be right there"
I closed the phone and felt guilty for leaving, and a little wary about seeing Liv, now that I let myself believe I loved her how was I supposed to hide it when she could read me so well? Kathy told me it was ok to leave so I did. I walked right out of 20 years of marriage….and into an emotional mess which would last only God knows how long.