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Chapter 7- What is in the box?

When Elliot told Olivia about the dinner he made for her at the apartment, she decided to call Casey and buy some appropriate attire for the evening... consisting of a dress and then lingerie. They were in one of many lingerie stores in New York City when Olivia found the perfect dress for her. She knew Elliot would melt.

Casey smiled at her best friend's bright smile that was filled with love and passion. She laughed and looked at the panties, bras and thongs she had picked for herself and looked back at Olivia. "So this guy must really be the real thing, Olivia."

Olivia smiled and picked a couple more sexy pieces for future nights with Detective Stabler. "Yeah, Casey. He's perfect."

Completely oblivious to the man Olivia was head over heels for, she smirked saying, "So this guy really helped you get over him, hasn't he?"

"Who?" Olivia asked taking a drink of her water while staring at an appealing corset. She knew she would love to see Elliot rip that off her body.

"Elliot." Olivia spewed her water and coughed into her napkin. Casey rushed to her side and looked at her worriedly. "Liv, you okay? What was that?"

"Casey, you haven't figured it out?" She asked regaining her composure.

"What?"

Olivia smiled and stared at Casey with laughing eyes. "This man is Elliot, Case."

"What!" she harped in the store. This time the store owner gave them a glare of seriousness and disappointment.

"Yeah, we've been together for about a month and a half now, but you cannot say anything, Case. No one knows!"

Completely speechless, Casey stood out her pinky finger and choked on her words. "I swear."

"Thanks," Olivia said with a smile. She paid for her clothing and looked back at a still stunned Casey. "Let's go get a quick lunch. El is making me dinner tonight."

"Liv, wait up!" Casey said running after her with her back in tow.

While Olivia was gone, Elliot decided to finish his paper work so he could try to leave early. When he finished his pile, he made his way up to the roof. There he always seemed to sort out his emotions and thoughts. When he first met Olivia, he was here. When he found out he and Kathy were going to be separated, he went here. When he first learned he had Leukemia, he came here. When he first realized he loved his partner, Olivia Benson, he was here. After all the important events that happened in the past twelve years, Elliot found himself on this roof top, reflecting on his choices and his life.

He took out his wallet and found the pictures of his four beautiful children. They were all so different with wonderful mind-blowing personalities. Each one held a key to his heart. It broke him knowing he was going to leave them. Any of them. He was never going to have the opportunity to walk his daughters down the aisle or look at his grandchildren the day they were born. That thought alone made him weep.

He continued to looked at the pictures and remembered his conversation with Maureen earlier that day. She had turned out to be so much like him. It scared him. He was defensive and bottled everything inside until it exploded. He didn't want that for her. She still had her mother's ability to create facades, but he saw beneath and saw her soul in their matching blue eyes. He would pray that she would break. He would pray that the right man would step into his life and release her from her repressed hurt and anger. He knew that he had found that someone in his life and was thankful to God every day that she was there.

He turned to the last photo in his wallet and found the picture of Olivia. He highly doubted that Olivia knew her picture was in there, but he always kept it in there. She was always his balance. His counter part. His perfect match. He was ashamed that she hadn't known that until recently but was blessed that he could be with her now. Even if it was only a matter of months.

... Only up to nine months... That wasn't enough time, he thought to himself angrily. He needed to be there for her. He wanted to see if they would create life together and he wanted to watch it grow and be born. He wanted to see Olivia's face when she saw their child go to school or even when he or she got married. He wanted to see Olivia in rocking chairs at an old beach house outside the city and enjoy seeing their grandchildren running around their yard with their dogs. He knew that would never happen for them and it crushed him.

He had started writing a long time ago. One case he work at in the early years of his career showed him the importance to document every moment or every thing you want to say. He found it easier to write his emotions down instead of saying them. He stayed up at the roof and wrote until he noticed two hours had passed.

He went down to the squad room and saw Cragen meeting him at the bottom of the stairs. "Stabler, you have the rest of the evening off. I know Im going to need you in the morning."

Elliot smiled at his boss's form of discretion and shook his hand. "Thank you, sir."

As he was about to leave the precinct, Munch and Fin stopped him. Munch smiled and shook his hand. "Thank you Stabler for making me a richer man."

"What are you talking about, now guys?"

"We saw you with your tongue down Benson's throat this morning in your car. Because of that little incident, it won me four hundred bucks." Elliot froze and looked back at his coworkers who were smirking at him. "Don't worry about it. Your secret is safe with us. We are glad it happened."

Relief was washed over Elliot and he smiled at them a true Stabler grin. "Thanks guys."

"Just treat her good, Elliot. She's been hurt before. We don't want to see her hurt again." John said smiling.

"Take good care of her of her, man," Fin said as the elevator doors separated them.

Elliot took a deep breath and leaned his head against the elevator walls. "Sorry to disappoint you both," he said sadly as the elevator reached the bottom floor.

Elliot opened the door to the apartment and smiled when he saw a trail of red rose petals and a beautiful Olivia in his entry way to their bedroom, dressed in a tight black dress. She talked in a frantic tone which seemed almost nervous and innocent. "Okay, I haven't even stepped into the kitchen, because I know you want to do something romantic and sweet and stuff, so I have just been decorating and setting up for tonight."

He smiled at her behavior and walked up to her and took her in his arms. He kissed her passionately and it knocked the wind out of both of them. "Wow," was all she could say as she stared into his perfect blue orbs. She smiled and attacked his face again. She trailed kissed from his lips to his jaw and playfully bit his neck. He moaned at her movements and stopped her.

"Liv, let me check the dinner and then we can get back to this, okay?"

"Sure," she said taking a deep breath. He smiled at her now playful nature and kissed her lightly on the lips as he made his way to the kitchen.

When he returned, he was met with two glasses of wine and a kiss. He deepened it and set the glasses on the coffee table. "It seems," he said between a kiss, "that dinner isn't close to being done."

"So," Olivia said kissing his neck, "what do you suppose we do, Detective?"

"I believe dessert before dinner is always a good idea," he said seductively in her ear.

She smiled brightly at him and kissed him hard. She pulled him into the bedroom and set him on the edge of their bed. "Wait here," she said kissing him quickly. "I need to get dressed."

He laughed at her statement and watched her lock herself in the bathroom. He looked around the room and saw the lit candles and rose petals. He knew she deserved the best. He undressed and slid into a pair of black silk boxers and a matching silk robe. He let it hang so his body was shown through. He ran into the living room and snatched the box Maureen had given him that morning. He strutted back into the room and left it in the night stand drawer.

He made his way back at the edge of the bed with their wine glasses when Olivia entered from the bathroom. She took his breath away. She was in a short blue silk dress that had a corset lining. Her legs were slick with recently applied lotion and her lips were glossed with a darker tone. She was his beauty forever.

When she saw him, she almost lost control at one sight. His attire complimented every feature that she loved about him. Even the black. Though blue would always and forever be her favorite color on him, the black silk made her growl. They stared at each other in complete silence for moment until Elliot spoke up. "Hi."

"Hi."

He placed the wine glasses on the stand he then stood in front of her. He leaned down and kissed her lips with a silent hunger and need. She moaned into his mouth as his tongue darted into her and plunged into her depths. Her arms made it around his neck and they rested on his strong shoulders. Their kiss separated due to their need for oxygen and he picked her up in his arms and gently laid her onto the bed.

Her hands roamed his body and she moaned from the strength that she discovered. She slowly removed his robe and kissed every inch of skin that she uncovered. She moaned from sheer ecstasy when their lips met again and their tongues dueled.

He came and flipped her over so she was on top of him. He quickly untied the strings that tied her corset gown and he slipped it off her body. He then flipped her underneath him and he studied her naked glory. Their eyes met and they communicated through rough and passionate breaths and gazes filled with desire. "You're beautiful," he said as he pushed himself on top of her and kissed her senseless.

She screamed his name from sheer excitement and anticipation. "I need you inside me," she said as she kissed his lips. "I've needed you forever."

He smiled at her and let her remove his boxers. She gazed at his shaft and licked her lips with approval. Her lick was intercepted by his own tongue as their tongues dueled once more. "Now, Elliot. Now," she whispered deeply into his ear.

With those words, he plunged into her and they both grunted from the feelings of completion and love they felt in one movement. As they stayed together in that moment, they began their dance. Each moving in time with one another. "Don't stop. Don't ever stop," she continued to whisper as her hands and mouth explored his body. She felt herself losing control and kissed Elliot deeply.

Elliot felt her anxiousness and pulled her up to him in a sitting position. He looked into her eyes and said, "I love you," as he thrust into her one last time. This through both of them over the edge as they screamed in passion and release. Her fingernails clawed the skin of his back and biting his shoulder as he roughly kissed and nipped at her collar bone and neck. They rolled together on the bed until they couldn't find the energy to do so anymore.

When they both came down from their high, he looked down at her before he pulled out of her. "I love you," she said kissing him softly on the mouth. He smiled and pulled out of her and gather her into his arms. She turned so their legs were tangled together and her head was upon his chest.

He looked down at her and thought this was the perfect moment at the perfect time. "Marry me, Olivia."

She looked up at him with shocked eyes only to find sincerity and love in the others. She traced his face and chest with her sweat and saliva covered fingers and felt her way down his body. She smiled at him and put her head back down on his chest.

"Im serious, Liv." He turned and got the box from his drawer and pulled out the ring. It was platinum and had had three diamonds, the largest in the middle. The inside had the word Forever engraved on the inside. Olivia was speechless and looked back at her lover with tear filled eyes. "Olivia, I am asking you now and for forever, will you be my bride?"

She smiled and kissed him passionately. "Yes," she said kissing him again. "Now and forever, my love. Now and forever."