Olivia couldn't shake the feeling that something big was about to happen. She had recieved a phone call earlier that day during a stakeout. What came out of that phone call changed her life, confirmed her suspicions, and squashed her doubts.
FLASHBACK 3:08 PM after the stake-out
"Benson?"
"...Liv?...Olivia?"
"Ye...yea?"
"...It's so good to hear your voice."
":quiet sniffling:"
"...are you crying?"
":sniff: No."
"...so..."
"...It's been a while..."
"Since what?"
"Since ya called me...that was you, wasn't it?"
"...:sigh: guilty."
"...I knew it was...deep down, I knew..."
"...yea...ya know, we've got some catching up to do..."
"...does this mean...does this mean what I think it means?"
":sigh:...Liv, I...I can't...I...just..."
"I get it..."
"I wanna see you. I really do."
"But..."
"But...I don't know...I can't make...I can't do it..."
":voice cracks: I've gotta go...maybe I'll see you around..."
"yea...maybe you will..."
connection breaks
FLASHBACK ENDS
Olivia sat in the darkness of her bedroom. She was so certain that he'd come back. She could understand his fear, but didn't he realize how much she needed him? He ought to know by now how much she wanted him. He should have gotten by now how much she craved him.
Sighing at the rain rolling down her window, she sipped at the sparkling cider she was nursing. She made a vow not to drink alcohol again, but could fool herself when she felt especially low with anything so long as it was in a wine glass. She watched as a streak of lighting lit up the night-time sky and felt the rumble of its thundery aftershock. So preoccupied with the weather, she didn't noticed the car pull in front of her building until she heard the knock on the door. Starting slightly, she set down the glass and slowly walked toward the door. She figured it was probably Casey, coming to make sure she hadn't drunk herself into a coma. Not bothering with the peephole, she threw open the door. She started to say something about Casey being paranoid, but what stood before her took those words and many more away from her mouth. After a few minutes, she found her voice.
"Welcome home, Elliot."
The End
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