"It's cold out here," Olivia said, sipping the hot coffee in her hands.
"Yep," replied John. He was trying to figure how to tell her about the picture. He had volunteered himself and Olivia for the stake-out so that he could explain himself. She didn't seem angry and he took that as her being fine with his boldness. "Liv...I...I volunteered us for the stake-out because I wanted to tell you about the picture. I..."
"You volunteered us?" Olivia asked, not too mad. She had wanted John to talk to her, but would have prefered not to have to sit in the cold to do it.
"Yeah. I've got...ah...connections. My people gave me this information..."
"Your people?" Olivia asked skeptically.
"Yeah, now listen. This information is cofindential. We're not even supposed to know about it."
"John...where are you going with this?"
"Liv...Elliot...Elliot's not dead."
"...What?"
"He's not dead."
"How..." John held up his hand, indicating he wanted to finish.
"He got into something or the other and IAB was all over his ass. Then he slept with you and..."
"...how'd did you..."
"It was pretty obvious, especially after you blew up at him. Anyway, IAB was after him, so he transfered to the California SVU. Once he got there, he went on a bust. The guy got off, but he wasn't too happy with Elliot's brash attitude. The guy lost his wife and children because of the arrest. He got fired and had a 'sexual predetor' tacked to his name. He had a real ego issue cause he put a hit out on Elliot. They had to put him the Witness Protection Program."
"So, how'd you get the picture?"
"Well, the guy finally caught up with Elliot..."
"...so, he..."
"...and the end of Elliot's gun." John smiled smugly. He could just imagine Elliot's grin as he caught the bastard.
"...so..."
"So, I don't know if he'll be back or not. My sorces tell me he's happy there."
"Oh." Olivia wondered what this could mean. A million things ran through her mind as the brown of her coffee blurred...
FLASHBACK
The screech of the phone jarred Olivia from her deep slumber. She groggily picked up the alarm clock. The red digits read 4:15 AM. She had gotten home three hours ago and had gotten to sleep an hour and a half ago. She knew it wouldn't be Cragen; he was the one who forced her to finally go home, mostly because she sounded like she was coming down with something. He had given the next two days off.
"Benson, and this had better be damned good," she mumbled, not bothering to mask her annoyance. There was only hard breathing on the other end.
"Look, this isn't funny. Is anyone there?" Olivia was mad now because she was awake and slightly worried.
"Hello?" she tried again. Whomever was on the other end lost their nerve and hung up. Sighing, Olivia cut the connection. This wasn't the first time this had happened. In fact, it had been happening once or twice a week for the past three weeks. She, at first, shook it off. But when it kept happening, she began to get worried. The phone rang again, shattering her thoughts.
"Benson?"
"...Liv?" The person gasped and hung up. Olivia sat, holding the phone. After a few long minute, she turned off the phone. Shocked and dazed, she could have swore that voice belonged to Elliot.
FLASHBACK ENDS
"How long has it been? Since he shot the guy?" Olivia broke the two-hour silence.
"About a month..." John replied.
"John? Liv?" Fin's voice camed crackled through the radio.
"Yeah?" John answered.
"This guy isn't gonna show. Captain just called. Said they found him in some abandoned warehouse. OD'ed on somethin'"
"Alright, thanks Fin," John replied, already turning the ignition of the car. As they pulled over to the alley Fin had been hiding in, Olivia's phone went off. She looked down to see the display read the same number that had been calling her late at night. Shakily, she flipped open the phone.
"Benson?"
TBC
A/N: Whoops, almost fell off the cliffhanger I left. Thanks, again, for all the reviews! I lied when I said it wasn't completely about Elliot and Olivia, but hey, I'm entitled to change my storyline. And I lied whenI said there would be more chapters. Now, I'm thinking there will only be one more chapter, unless I get a lot of suggestions. There might be a sequel, I don'y know yet. Read and Review, let me know what ya think!