4 months later

Olivia and Elliot sat cuddled on the couch of Elliot's new apartment. They had found it together. It was closer to Olivia's apartment than his old one in Queens which made them both very happy. They saw each every single day.

It was 2 in the morning but they had only been home for about an hour. They were stuck at the precinct working on an extremely hard case. They closed the case and went to celebrate with Fin, Munch, Casey, and the Captain at the bar.

Neither Olivia nor Elliot talked to one another that night. Not because they had a fight, but because they were both in deep thought about what the captain said to them tonight.

"Do me a favor; try to be a little bit more secretive around the precinct. IAB will kick your asses."

They hadn't told the Captain about their relationship, they knew it wasn't allowed. But I guess now he knows. But wait, does that mean Munch and Fin know? What about Casey? Will they lose their jobs over this? Were we really that obvious? We are in love, I can't help but stare into those beautiful eyes all the time. I can't help sneaking quick kisses in what I thought, was private. Those same questions flooded both of their heads.

"Elliot, what are we going to do?"

"We have to talk to the Captain."

"Do you think he'll let us keep our partnership?"

"I think he'll want us to keep our partnership forever." With that, Olivia smiled.

They fell asleep in each other's arms shortly after their conversation. It was easy for both of them to fall asleep when they were cradled affectionately by the person they loved.

The alarm clock went off at 7 am. Elliot laughed when he glanced at Olivia and she was still asleep. He thought it was adorable how Olivia could sleep through anything. He gently shook her to wake her up.

"5 more minutes!" she groaned, her eyes still shut tightly.

"I'll take a shower and I'll wake you up when I get out, okay?"

"Mmhmm…"

10 minutes later Elliot gently shook Olivia again. This time she actually got up. He could tell she hadn't gone back to sleep, but was thinking about something.

"We shouldn't walk in together." She said quietly, still thinking.

"What? Why not?" He loved walking to the 1-6 with her and holding her hand.

"That's probably how they all figured it out."

"Okay, fine. But—I'm walking with you there, and you can go in 10 minutes before me."

"El, it's 30 degrees outside! You're going to sit there for 10 minutes while I'm inside?"

"I'd wait outside forever if I get to hold your hand the way there." He said this with a smile, and Olivia knew he really meant this.

"Okay then."

They both got ready, and they left together at 7:45. They walked hand in hand in a very comfortable silence. They were both thinking what they would say to their co-workers and what their co-workers would say to them. When they reached to the block before the precinct Olivia said his name questioningly.

"What is it?" a concerned Elliot asked.

"We'll tell him that we will have more control, and that we are responsible enough to keep it professional in the precinct."

"What if I don't want to keep it professional?" Elliot asked playfully while leaning down to kiss her on the lips. When Olivia pulled back she was mere inches away from his face. With a smile, she replied, "You're an amazing cop, and I'm lucky to have you as my partner. I would certainly like to keep it like that."

"Fine," Elliot said this in his mock-angry voice. Olivia just smiled and hit him playfully on his chest. They continued walking towards the precinct, Olivia's soft delicate hands resting in his big strong ones. They were so preoccupied with what might happen that day that they both completely forgot what they were doing. They walked into the precinct, still hand in hand. Everyone was already there, and they all just looked at Olivia and Elliot like they were insane. It was then when Olivia realized that they were still hand in hand and smiling up at each other lovingly. She froze.

"Did I miss something?" Casey thought out loud.

"Nope. I don't know what's going on either." Fin replied.

"Oh come on guys! You didn't figure it out?" Munch said with a smile. "You owe me 20 bucks, Fin!"

"What?" Olivia said, shocked.

"Wait, how long has it been? If it's over a month then I get 50 from the Captain!"

"Oh my god…" Elliot said, also shocked. He shouldn't be shocked though, the 1-6 was notorious for betting. It was then that Elliot realized that they were still holding hands. He quickly stepped away from Olivia whose cheeks had now managed to become a deep shade of pink.

"Benson, Stabler. In my office, now."