Chapter 3

As Olivia was growing up her life was misery, although her mum was around she felt as though there was no one to love her, no one to care for her, no one to be there for her. But now she found Elliot, the perfect person to love her, care for her and be there for her. Finding that was such an intense feeling. There were no words to describe. She would go nights without sleeping, she told everyone that it was because of the case they were working, but the truth was she couldn't sleep all she could do was think of Elliot. And now, looking up into his eyes, admitting what she felt so suddenly so unlike how she planned. It was a relief. She felt like she didn't have to hide it. She didn't have to hide what her heart told her to do inside. But now, now things were beginning to look too late. Now her surroundings were slowly starting to dissipate. She couldn't leave him now, not without looking Elliot in the eye and telling him her feelings, and when Elliot had said the few words "I love you too" her heart skipped a beat it took her a moment to process that his feelings were the same, it took her a moment to process that this was true love.

Although Olivia had never believed in the old fairy tales she had seen on TV. Of princesses finding a prince, and characters finding true love, she couldn't help but feel she was in one of those fairy tales. But that like many, she was under a spell. She was losing her life, she had to fight for what she knew and who she loved. Elliot couldn't lose her now. He would die for her any day- but he couldn't watch her life slip away in front of him. She loved that their chemistry was palpable and that everyone felt it. It was a gift. And it had been that way since the day they met. They'd always had the same sense of humor. The minute they had met, they clicked.

The boy still watched the two. The gun slowly started to drop out of his hand. His laughter was gone, he started to look worried. He began to feel a pull of energy. Like he had done something so wrong, something so wrong that a right came out of it. A right that might just change the two adult's lives forever, a right that might just make two people happier then they had ever been before, if Olivia lived.

"Liv," Elliot whispered, he didn't really know why he had said her name.

"El" Olivia whispered back, Elliot couldn't think of anything to say, all he could think of was his time he had spent with her. Elliot knew his kids loved Olivia, Elliot knew that his eldest Maureen had suspicions of their relationship. There was a time where Maureen had sat her father down and asked him "daddy, are you having an affair with Olivia?" He always denied his feeling, but every time he saw her his body would jerk and he would automatically smile, he smiled at the sound of her voice and the mention of her name.

There was only one time where the two detectives were closer then they had been before. It was on a case they were working on, where the going got tough and Olivia and Elliot stayed over at the station. It was only that one time, where Elliot lay next to her on the small mattress, that he felt he could tell her how he felt inside. And it was the one time Olivia felt safe as she drifted to sleep. Now, drifting to sleep once again, both scared she wouldn't wake up. Elliot couldn't help himself, as he witnessed his partner drifting off into blackness. He leaned in and softly planted his lips on hers. It was gentle and refined. His touch gave her a small burst of life, and she opened her eyes caressing him back. Even though Olivia was weak and still lay limp on the ground, she kissed him back her gentle brown eyes looking into his, the young boy shuddered as the two adults embraced into a long and meaningful kiss. A kiss long awaited. Olivia felt the joy of life rush back into her body, was it the kiss that finally let all her bottled up feelings out, was it the shot, or was it just Elliot Stabler? Elliot wondered this too, he wondered why he hadn't kissed her sooner, why she hadn't kissed him sooner, why all this time that they had spent together and they hadn't let all their feelings out, why?

The boy continued to watch as Elliot placed his hand lightly on her chin, pulling her closer to him. He wrapped his other arm around her tighter, and although it hurt Olivia, the pain of losing him now hurt more. She wrapped one of her arms around his neck and kissed him more passionately. Why was this all happening now? When her life was finishing, when things made most sense. Was the fact that she was going to lose her life what brought them together? Was time the only thing that could tell what the future would bring? But did Olivia have a future? Or did it all end now? The boy started to think "Why are they doing this?" all he had done was shoot her, shoot her with his gun.

As her and Elliot kissed Olivia's pain slowly drifted away the pain turned to joy, joy of having taken her and Elliot's relationship to the next level. Elliot's lips against hers was enough to bring anyone back to nearly full strength, but what was about to happen was enough to kill someone...Kathy walked around the corner

Elliot could tell that someone was watching them. He felt more then just his son's eyes on them. But he didn't stop. He couldn't. The water that had been shot onto Olivia's body by Dickie's water gun had long dissipated but the imagination of losing one another continued to live on. Elliot pulled her closer. She couldn't get close enough. Olivia wrapped both arms around him now. Everything turned to slow motion. Kathy started to walk over to the two like in a movie. Slowly but surely. Olivia could feel it too, like they were being watched, but she had waited for this for so long now she wasn't going to stop for some pervert who was watching. Olivia still lay on the ground in the middle of the sidewalk with Elliot's arms wrapped around her. Olivia usually wasn't one to do such a thing with someone in public but now she didn't care. Now nothing mattered. Now she just lay in his arms. She smiled at him warmly as he pulled away to gaze into her soft eyes. He couldn't help but smile back. He rubbed his thumb against her cheek softly. She smiled but her smile was broken by a cold harsh voice

"Elliot!" Kathy screamed! Elliot quickly pulled away from Olivia and stood up, Olivia just sat there frozen.

"Kathy"

"What's going on here?" Kathy scowled

"Kathy..." was all Elliot could say. Olivia didn't know what to think. She was a little out of breath, and she inhaled then exhaled loudly. Kathy frowned at her.

"I can't believe this" Kathy sighed as she turned around. She looked to see her son Dickie watching as well and quickly turned him around.

"Go inside" she said as she pushed him off. All Kathy could do was shake her head. But as she turned around to see Elliot helping Olivia off the sidewalk she started to blow her top.

"Elliot you bastard! I knew it all along! You always said it was the victims that kept you in SVU, that you wanted to help people! But all you wanted to do was be with her" Kathy said disgustingly.

"Yeah- but…" Olivia started to say but was cut off by Kathy.

"Oh shut up you little slut" Kathy snapped her voice cold.

"Kathy, we can sort this out in a civil manner" Elliot assured.

"Only if it involves you leaving".

"Kathy..." Elliot was trying to come up with something to say.

"Elliot, just tell me… did it mean something?" Kathy asked taking a step closer to him. Elliot stared into her eyes for a moment. But the longer he stared the more he saw Olivia. He looked away and Kathy nodded understanding the hint.

"Get the hell out of my life Elliot" Kathy turned around and slammed the front door. Olivia felt horrible she had just broken up their family, the family that Elliot had done so much for, Olivia could see the hurt in his eyes. The pain of loosing his family, Olivia couldn't help but feel it was all her fault.

"Oh I'm so so sorry Elliot"