After an extremely long day of vain detective work, Elliot and Olivia found themselves at the all-too-familiar bar.
"I don't know, Elliot," Olivia said, "I don't think I can believe her." Elliot rolled his eyes. He knew that she was talking about the woman who called in the crime. They had been over this a thousand times.
"The fact that the witness and victim are enemies is just a coincidence. She had nothing to do with it!" He was tired of this argument.
"There's just something about her…I don't trust her."
"She has an alibi for the time of death. It checked out! What more do you want?" The two debated about this for almost an hour. By the end of their conversation, the realization that they had not accomplished what they came here to do struck Elliot.
He had stopped listening to Olivia's rant about the witness about 5 minutes earlier, so he interrupted her by saying, "We aren't having fun."
"Wow. Very perceptive." Olivia grinned. "I guess you're right. Maybe we'll just finish this conversation later…" She threatened him teasingly; she knew he did not want to hear more about the case now.
"Thank God!" Elliot said jokingly. Olivia and Elliot looked at each other for a moment while laughing. They both loved to simply be in the other's company.
"I think I want to go home." Olivia said softly.
"Why? Is everything okay, Liv?"
"Yeah, just tired." Again, her voice was so soft. 'My girlfriend in high school used to talk like that when she was nervous about something'…Elliot thought to himself and smiled. "Maybe…" Olivia continued, "Maybe you can stay the night?"
Elliot couldn't help but smile. Sure, they had fallen asleep together. But never had it been in a bed, and never had it been through the entire night. "You mean…together?"
"Yeah…" she answered skeptically. Through the whole night she had been thinking about this. 'Should I do this? Should I really ask him? Would he say yes? What would happen if he did sleep in the bed with me? Sex? Wow. Even if that did happen, we are two mature, consenting adults and we are in love. We have been dating for 4 months now!' She decided to do it in the end. She loved him, and she wanted this to happen. 'Taking it slow' has come to an end.
Elliot smiled. He knew what would happen if he said yes, and that just made him want to say yes even more.
"I love you, Liv."
"Is that a yes?" To answer her question, Elliot simply put his lips on to hers and held them there. When he pulled back, she smiled and blushed like a teenager.
"I guess it is then…"