A/N: This is the last chapter for the story. Half the story is done in Jeff's POV because I thought to make it interesting. Please leave reviews! Enjoy!
Olivia woke up at 9. Neither Jeff nor Haley were next to her. She could hear Haley's laugh from the kitchen and she smiled hearing it cause she was glad she laughed after everything that happened.
She got out of bed and took off her pajamas and pulled on her jeans and her t-shirt and went out of Jeff's room. Haley was sitting on the counter top smiling and Jeff was by the stove making breakfast. Neither facing the door and didn't see Olivia come out. Olivia just stood by the bathroom and watched them.
"And that's how you flip a pancake, you understand munchkin?" Jeff asked smiling.
"Elliot doesn't do it the same way," Haley said smiling.
"Well your dad does it a different way, you want chocolate in your pancakes?"
"Yup" Haley said nodding. Olivia just smiled and watched them since she never spent mornings with them. "Daddy?"
"Yea baby?" Jeff asked as he took a sip of the juice he had by him.
"How come you and mommy are divorced?" Haley asked. Jeff started coughing over the juice he had in his mouth. Olivia moved inside the bathroom so in case he turned around he wouldn't see her, she wanted to know if he would tell Haley that her mother cheated on him.
"What was that sweetheart?" Jeff asked staring at the pancakes he was making.
"Why did you and mommy separate?" Haley asked looking at him.
"Um…sometimes adults get along better if their just friends" Jeff answered as he took the pancakes off the pan and put them on the plate.
"Do you love Ms. K?" Haley asked.
"Yes I do" Jeff answered.
"Do you still love mommy?" Haley asked. Olivia's heart skipped a beat. Jeff's heart sank.
"Haley sweetheart," Jeff said as he turned around and picked up Haley and put her on the ground and kneeled down next to her. "Mommy and Daddy will always love each other because of you" Jeff said not knowing what to say at all since she caught him off guard.
"So if I wasn't here then you wouldn't love mommy?" Haley asked. Olivia listened more intensely. Jeff never thought his own daughter would make him feel like the perp and make him feel like he was in the interrogation room. He wished she had read him his rights so he didn't have to talk.
"Haley you should eat your breakfast before it gets cold," Jeff said standing up and taking the plate.
"Daddy answer me, would you love mommy if I wasn't around?" Haley asked. Jeff wanted to throw himself off a bridge why Haley got Olivia's enthusiasm when she asked questions.
"Yes baby I would love mommy even if you weren't around, I will always love mommy" Jeff answered quietly. Even if he said it quietly Olivia heard every word. She just stared at the mirror in the bathroom. She just looked at herself and repeated her ex-husbands words allover in her head. She wanted to do something so they would stop that conversation but she couldn't come out of the bathroom cause then Jeff would know she heard everything.
"Do you love her more then Ms. K?" Haley asked looking at her father.
Jeff let out a deep and scratched his head. "We knew each other longer so yes I love her more" Olivia heard parts of it but couldn't get the whole sentence.
"Then why did you separate if you love her?" Haley asked. Jeff just thought because she loves someone else and not me
"Because sweetheart…because mommy and daddy get along better when we are just friends"
"Did you two fight with each other?"
"No" Jeff answered quickly not wanting Haley to think her parents fought.
"Then how are you better apart?"
"Baby just eat your breakfast" Jeff said picking her up and putting her on one of the chairs and putting the plate of pancakes in front of her.
"What don't you want me to know?" Haley questioned. Jeff just kneeled down by her.
"Sweetheart…when your older…mommy will explain everything to you…your too young for me to explain ok?" Jeff said stroking her hair.
"Ok daddy" Haley agreed and ate her breakfast. Olivia realized it was the perfect time to come out and pretend she didn't hear the conversation. Pretend she didn't hear him say he still loved her.
"Morning guys" Olivia said coming into the living room.
"Hey, you get enough sleep?" Jeff asked standing up and going to the kitchen.
"Yea, what are you guys doing?" Olivia asked as she went over and gave a kiss to Haley.
"Eating breakfast, what does it look like I'm doing" Haley answered rolling her eyes. Olivia rolled her eyes and gave her a kiss on the head.
"Pancakes?" Jeff asked from the stove.
"Sure" Olivia answered as she sat down next to Haley. Jeff brought her pancakes and a cup of coffee. There was a knock on the door.
"Excuse me" Jeff said as he placed the food in front of Olivia and went to the door.
"Hey you" Jeff said smiling when he saw Sarah on the other side.
"Hi" Sarah said smiling as she gave him a hug.
"Jeez you hug me like I'm a teddy bear" Jeff teased as he let go of her. Olivia smiled looking at her food since she knew his way of flirting was to make fun of you. With her he always teased her that she was a detective and she could kick his ass, she wondered how he teased Sarah since she was a teacher. She quickly shook the thought out of her head since it was none of her business how he flirted with his girlfriend.
"Good morning Ms. K" Haley said smiling looking up from her breakfast.
"Good morning Haley, how are you feeling?" Sarah asked smiling as she walked over to her. Jeff closed the door and followed. Olivia smirked seeing him check her out, Jeff saw Olivia look and he quickly looked away. Olivia just smiled and ate her breakfast.
"Better, you?" Haley asked.
"I'm good, thank you for asking" Sarah said smiling at the 5 year-old. "How are you Olivia?" Sarah asked looking at Olivia.
"I'm good now, are you ok after everything?" Olivia asked smirking at the gorgeous woman with piercing blue eyes.
"I'm fine, just a small cut not a big deal, I just came by to get something from Jeff and see how Haley was doing" Sarah said smiling. Olivia thought she had the most gorgeous smile ever.
"I just spent the night cause Haley asked me to," Olivia said smiling. Jeff felt extremely uncomfortable watching his ex-wife and his girlfriend and both of their gorgeous smiles.
"Honey what did you need to get?" Jeff asked as his heart skipped a beat hoping Olivia wouldn't mention them sleeping in the same bed cause that's all he needed now in a new relationship. Even though they dated for 6 months he thought it was better to leave out the detail of sleeping in the same bed with his ex-wife.
"Just a DVD, my sister wants it back and I remembered I left it here." Sarah answered looking over at him.
"Ok, its in mine bedroom c'mon" Jeff said and headed toward his bedroom. Sarah nodded and followed.
"Mom?" Haley asked looking up at Olivia.
"Yea sweetie?" Olivia asked looking at her.
"Do you still love Daddy?" Haley asked. Olivia just looked at her and ran her fingers through her hair not knowing what to say.
"Um…Haley honey Daddy and I will always love each other because we have you" Olivia answered.
"Would you love him if I wasn't around?" Haley asked.
"Um…baby your breakfast will get cold" Olivia said smiling at her daughter.
"Cause daddy said he loves you more then Ms. K" Haley said as she put a fork in her pancakes. She said it rather loudly and Sarah and Jeff came out of the room and heard her. Olivia's mouth dropped and kept looking Haley hoping Sarah didn't hear what she said since she didn't want to ruin Jeff's relationship.
Jeff's mouth just dropped and he looked at his daughter and felt so stupid for telling 5 year-old that he still loved Olivia.
Sarah just looked him angrily and crossed her arms on her chest waiting for an explanation.
Olivia looked up and saw Sarah staring at Jeff and him feeling extremely nervous. She felt extremely bad for him and the situation he was in.
Jeff opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out.
"Forget it Jeff" Sarah said quietly and went to the door.
"No Sarah, wait" Jeff said and followed her.
"I'm not talking about this in front of your daughter and your ex-wife" Sarah said as she opened the door. Olivia just watched not knowing what to do or if she should do anything at all.
"C'mon Sarah, let me talk to you, I love you" Jeff pleaded in a low voice.
"More then Olivia?" Sarah asked in a low voice.
"C'mon she's the mother of my kid," Jeff answered in a low voice looking at her. Even though they talked in a low voice Olivia could hear everything. "I knew her longer…" Jeff said but Sarah slapping him cut him off. Olivia's eyes just got wide when she saw Jeff's head get swung to the side.
"Goodbye Jeff" Sarah said angrily and went down the steps. Jeff just closed his eyes and rested his forehead on the door as he slowly closed it.
"Daddy?" Haley asked looking at him.
"Yea baby?" Jeff asked still staring at the ground and not turning around.
"Are you ok?" Haley asked.
"I'm fine" Jeff answered and walked away from the door and went to the bathroom. Olivia could notice he had a red mark on his face from Sarah's slap.
"Honey, mommy will be right back ok?" Olivia said as she got off her chair. Haley just nodded as Olivia pulled on her shoes and grabbed her jacket and went out of the apartment.
"Sarah, wait up" Olivia called as she ran down the street to catch up with Sarah. Sarah stopped but didn't turn around.
"What?" Sarah asked as Olivia went in front of her. Olivia could tell she had tears in her eyes.
"Look Jeff is a good guy and family means a lot to him, that's why he still loves me because we have a daughter together, and if we didn't have Haley then we probably wouldn't even talk to each other after the divorce." Olivia said trying her best to fix Jeff's problem since she was glad to see him happy finally.
"Olivia he loves you with Haley or without Haley. He loved you when he saw you kissing Elliot, he loved you when he asked for a divorce, and he loved you when you got a divorce. He still loves you and he always will, no matter what," Sarah said as she wiped her eyes.
"Sarah he also loves you, when he is with you I see how happy he is. He hasn't been happier since we broke up"
"That's where you're wrong, every time he sees you he lights up. Because he sees you he becomes happy. Even if you are with another man he will love you, do you know what its like to see your boyfriend become happier when he sees his ex-wife then when he sees you?" Sarah asked as her eyes got watery again.
Olivia opened her mouth to say something but couldn't find any words.
"You don't Olivia. Because Elliot wanted to be without his wife and be with you so you will never see any regret in his eyes, but Jeff doesn't want to be without you he loves you and I see the regret in his eyes every time he sees you with Elliot. He regrets asking for a divorce and he sure as hell regrets not having you around. He regrets not trying to fix your problems but he gave up on your marriage because he saw that you were happier without him. He did it for you." Sarah said wiping her eyes. Olivia felt a tear roll down her cheek hearing these words.
"He is happy with you no matter what" Olivia said wiping her tear away.
"But he was happier with you, I'm sorry to say this Olivia especially with what just happened but you ruined his life." Sarah said and turned around and walked down the street.
Olivia just took a deep breath and ran her hands through her hair. Her cellphone rang.
"Benson" She answered.
"Hey its me"
"Oh hey El" Olivia said smiling as she heard Elliot's voice.
"What you doing?"
"Trying to fix a fight between Jeff and Sarah," Olivia answered honestly as she started walking back to Jeff's place.
"What happened? Why they fight?"
"Nothing big" Olivia lied not wanting to tell Elliot that Jeff still had feelings for her.
"Oh ok, when are you coming home?"
"Not sure. Did you find anything on the case?" Olivia asked as she went inside the building and just stood in the hallway.
"You know I'm not telling you, since we agreed you would be off this case"
"Yea I know, but are you at least close to catching the guy?"
"Yea, look I have to go I have Kathy's on the other line, she wants to talk about the kids or something, I'll talk to you later?"
"Of course, bye" Olivia said smiling.
"Bye" Both of them closed their phones. Olivia walked up the stairs and repeated Sarah's words in her head. Did Jeff really regret everything?
She came into the apartment and Haley and Jeff were sitting and watching cartoons on the sofa. Haley leaning on him and his arm around her.
"Where did you go?" Jeff asked looking up. His face still red from Sarah's slap.
"Nowhere" Olivia answered as she sat down next to them. Jeff said nothing and kept watching the cartoon Haley was watching.
Jeff's phone rang. He pulled it out from his pocket and flipped it open.
"Michaels…Yea I'll be right there" He closed his phone and got off the couch. "I have to go to work, liv if you want you and Haley can hang out here and let yourself out," Jeff offered.
"No its fine, were going to get going" Olivia said as she got off the couch. Jeff nodded and took off his shirt and went to his bedroom. Olivia quickly looked up from his bare chest since he still had a lot of muscles.
Jeff came back dressed in a suit and had his tie just hanging around his neck.
"Here's your stuff" Jeff said handing her the bag of clothes that she brought with her for the night.
"Thanks" Olivia said taking the bag.
"Bye daddy" Haley said holding out her arms for a hug. Jeff kneeled down and hugged her.
"I'll see you later kiddo, if you need anything just tell mommy and she can easily call me ok?" Jeff said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Ok, be careful at work, I love you daddy" Haley said as she squeezed him more.
"I love you too baby," Jeff said kissing her on the cheek and let Olivia take her hand.
"Bye" Olivia said as they walked to the door.
"Hey liv?" Jeff called after her.
"Yea?" Olivia asked turning around.
"Thanks for talking to Sarah for me" Jeff said nodding. Olivia just smiled and nodded and went out of the apartment.
She got to home and Elliot was lying on the couch staring up at the ceiling.
"Hey I thought you were at work?" Olivia said as she closed the door and let go of Haley's hand.
"I was just about to get going. How you feeling Haley?" Elliot asked as he sat up on the couch.
"Better. Daddy made me chocolate chip pancakes which are my favorite so I'm way better now" Haley answered smiling as she tried to get on the couch but was too short. Elliot smiled and picked her up and sat her on the couch.
"Better?" He asked smiling.
"Yup, thank you" Haley said smiling as she took the remote "Cartoons" she said handing it to Elliot. Elliot turned on cartoons for her and got off the couch and went by Olivia.
"How come your not at work?" Olivia asked in a low voice.
"Kathy called" Elliot said scratching his head and leading her into their bedroom.
"Are the kids ok?" Olivia asked quickly.
"Yea they're fine. Um…Kathy wants sole custody of the kids" Elliot said leaning on the wall.
"Oh El" Olivia said as she took him in a hug. "What are you going to do?"
"I have no idea,"
"Did she give you a reason?" Olivia asked resting her head on his shoulder.
"Cause of our situation, she said that it was better for the kids not to be around me cause of I cheated"
"That's bull"
"I know that. She's trying to get back at me for what happened almost 5 years ago" Elliot said as he held her.
"Are you going to talk to her?"
"I tried but she said she is going to start filling out papers tomorrow"
"I got an idea" Olivia said as she stopped hugging him and took out her cell phone.
"Who are you calling?" Elliot asked watching her dial a number.
"The only person Kathy might listen to" Olivia answered as she held the phone up to her ear. "Hey it's me…She's fine…I need a favor…" Olivia talked and went into Haley's room to talk as Elliot just looked confused and kept standing in their room.
She came out a couple of minutes later.
"Who did you call?" Elliot asked confused.
"Jeff" Olivia answered.
"Jeff?" Elliot asked loudly as his eyes got wider. "Why? Why him?"
"Because Kathy was in the same place as he was and he is quiet convincing, trust me"
"He will make it worse, he hates me"
"He will do it for me, trust me sweetie" Olivia said as she placed her hands on his chest. Elliot said nothing and just nodded.
Jeff's POVI rode my motorcycle and dodged traffic as I headed to Queens. I had to talk to Kathy and convince her not to try and get sole custody. I was doing it for Elliot and for Olivia. I did it for Elliot since I couldn't imagine if someone tried to take Haley away from me. I did it for Olivia since she loved Elliot and seeing her happy made me happy.
I showed up to Kathy's house and was hoping she didn't slap him cause I had enough slapping from women that morning. Why is it always the slapping? Couldn't they just yell?
I took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. Dickie answered the door.
"Hey Dickie, is your mom home?" I asked with a warm smile.
"Just a second Mr. Michaels" Dickie said as he went away from the door. I just let out a deep breath and really wasn't in the mood to confront an angry woman at that point. Especially Kathy since I wasn't the biggest fan of her since she never got over the whole cheating thing. I mean seriously get over yourself, it happened 5 years ago. I wasn't the happiest one when it happened but I wasn't still holding a grudge against them.
Maybe I'm an ass for still having feelings for liv but at least I don't go and try to get Haley taken away. I was really hoping that Kathy was a bigger jerk by wanting sole custody then I am by having feelings for my ex-wife.
Who else then PMS lady shows up when I'm cursing her in my mind. Yea I call her PMS lady since she's always so damn bitchy. No wonder Elliot stole my wife, fuck I would do the same so I wouldn't have to come home to Kathy each night.
"What do you want Jeff?" Kathy asks me as she crosses her arms on her chest. She really thinks she intimidates me? I deal with national criminals everyday and I was married to a cop for almost three years. No way this chick intimidates me.
"I want to talk," I say hoping I wasn't going to get an infamous Kathy slap that hurt like hell. Shit I still remember that slap I got when I tried to screw over Elliot by saying I lied about the kissing. Fuck, fuck, please don't slap me. I already got dumped and slapped by my girlfriend I don't need your crazy ass slapping me.
"About what? Did your ex-wife call you and try to ask you for help?" She asks me and stares at me like she wants to burn right threw me. Jeez lady, relax. What's with the ex thing, I do have feelings you know?
"Look, Elliot is a good guy, and I don't care why you want sole custody, even though I can probably guess but he is a good father and you shouldn't punish your kids for what he and Olivia did five years ago" I say and on purpose emphasize the five so this crazy bitch would get over herself.
"Well too bad, he should have thought about that earlier" PMS lady says smugly and tries to close the door. I put my foot in and stop the door. There was no way I drove all the way to Queens to get a fucking door slammed in my face. I have no girlfriend, I have no wife, I have a daughter and I sure as hell would never put her through what Kathy is putting her kids through.
"Kathy…Elliot is a good father and as much as I hate to admit it, he is a good man. You and I are in the same situation, I lost a wife and you lost a husband. All I have is my daughter and you have your kids, I would never make my daughter choose between Olivia and me, and I know you don't want to make your kids face the reality of a divorce," I say as I slowly open the door again.
She stares at me for a while which kind of creeps me out but as long as her hand isn't swinging at my face I'm good. Jeez I wonder if she likes rough sex when her slap is that hard. Maybe that's another reason Elliot divorced her. Wow dude stop thinking like that, pay attention to what you came to do and stop making jokes in your head.
"Why are you so concerned with this?" She asks me. Cause I'm not a mean bitch like you. Maybe loving your ex is better then holding a grudge for five fucking years against them. Yea I think I'm less of an ass for still loving Olivia.
"Because I couldn't imagine if Olivia tried to take Haley away from me. Elliot is a good father and he is a good man, he is good to Haley and wonderful to his own kids. I really hope you can change your mind and not file for sole custody," I say looking at her and doing my best 'please listen' face even if I want to tell her to drop dead.
"Are you doing this for Olivia?" She asks me. Hell yes, I'm certainly not talking to you because I want someone to talk to. Hell my daughter is more fun to talk to then you. I only wish I had enough balls to tell a woman this to her face.
"Yes" I say honestly "Elliot makes her happy and if he didn't have his kids around he wont be happy and I want her to be happy" I tell her. I want to yell and tell her to stop busting my balls and just call Elliot and tell him she won't file for sole custody.
"You still love her?" She asks me. Jeez what is it with this chick, stop asking so many goddamn questions. Probably another reason why Elliot stole my wife. He probably felt like he was in interrogation when they had sex. Elliot why this? Elliot why that? Jeez lady stop being a freaking detective. I wanted to laugh at my joke but quickly stopped myself so I wouldn't upset Ms. Curios over here.
"Look Kathy I'm not here to discuss my feelings for Olivia…" I say and mentally smack myself in the head for saying it. Jeez Jeff you call yourself a federal agent?
"So you do still love her?" Kathy asks me with a smirk. We still with the freaking questions? Yes you psycho, I still love the woman who is the mother of my child. God I really want to tell her to fuck off right now.
"Kathy please just call Elliot and tell him you won't file for sole custody?" I ask doing my best pleading look. Goddamn this woman gets on my nerves easily. I can't blame Elliot for getting rid of her. I wonder why he married her in the first place…oh yea he knocked her up, poor guy.
"You have a phone?" She asks me. I want to laugh cause she asks questions even when she doesn't want to. I take out my cell phone and hand it to her. I watch her dial a number that I recognize as Elliot's.
She puts the phone to her ear "Hi Elliot it's Kathy…your little messenger boy worked…" Wow. Messenger boy? Hello crazy lady, I'm right here! I'm not the one that stuck my penis where it didn't belong, give me a break you crazy premenstrual bitch.
"…I won't file for sole custody…Goodbye" She says and closes my phone and hands it to me. Damn I'm good at convincing people of things. If only I was that good in keeping my wife and my girlfriend. You're a dickhead Jeff.
"Thank you" I say trying to sound sincere.
"Whatever, goodbye" Kathy says and closes the door. At least I didn't get slapped. I head back to my motorcycle another good thing in my life except for my daughter. I get on my bike and take a deep breath. My phone starts ringing. I take it out of my pocket and open it.
"Michaels"
"Hey its me" I hear Olivia's voice. She was one of the best things in my life but I didn't have her no more so Haley is my best friend right now. Jeez Jeff your pathetic, your best friend is a 5 year-old girl. But she was a cool kid, i mean c'mon she has Michaels and Benson genes. Damn I'm such an idiot.
"Hey"
"Kathy called Elliot and she wont file for sole custody, I just wanted to let you know and thank you and Elliot said thank you as well"
"Yea sure, no problem. How's Haley?" I ask hearing a smile in Olivia's voice, which made me happy.
"She's good, watching cartoons like usual and eating Lucky charms for lunch"
"Tell her to save some for me. Liv I have to go cause I need to get back to work" I say even though it killed me to finish my conversation with the woman I still loved.
"Ok, bye, thanks again"
"Sure, bye" I say and close my phone and put it back in my pocket. I bury my face in my hands as I sit on my bike. She was happy that Elliot was happy. Maybe that wasn't just an affair. Maybe it was more then love. The love you don't have words to describe. The type of love where just looking at each other you knew that there it was uncontrollable love there. I was loving her by letting her go. As long as she was happy I was happy. It was defiantly an affair of love.
The End
A/N: I hope you like my idea of the POV! I might write a sequel in the future but not sure. Please leave reviews!