Olivia's pen was tapping irritatingly against her desk as she glanced out of her office. Charlotte- the new addition had arrived and she was spending far too much time in cosying up to Peter for Livs liking. She was everything Liv wasn't. Blonde, confident, tall and beautiful. Olivia's eyes were drawn to him like a magnet and knew that Charlotte had absolutely no reason to be that close to him for this long. She could see Peter's face and could see he was smiling at Charlotte. In a smile that was usually reserved for her.

She was startled out of her reverie by Sonny putting his hand on top of hers. She looked at him wondering why, when he spoke. "You are tapping that pen mercilessly and the noise is driving me insane," Sonny said with a smile.

"Sorry," Liv said putting the pen on her desk. Sonny wondered if he should mention anything about Peter but decided that he didn't dare. Ten minutes later Charlotte went and sat down behind her desk. She had a smug smile on her face because the blonde thought that every male in the squad was watching her as she sat down wearing the shortest skirt that she possibly could get away with without it becoming totally indecent.

Olivia looked down at her computer screen and saw that it was six minutes past five in the afternoon. She could legitimately go home without a problem. Normally she'd tell Peter if she was leaving earlier than normal but she wasn't in the mood to be alone in a confined space with him. She told Sonny she was leaving and he nodded in a way that showed more sympathy than she'd like. He knew what was bothering her but she trusted him enough to know he wouldn't say anything too embarrassing. Liv left her office and the squad room and hurried home to nurse a glass of wine and her wounded pride before Peter turned up as he surely would soon.

An hour or so later Sonny had finished his work for the day and went to speak to Peter. "I'm off," Sonny said.

"Fine shouldn't you be telling Liv," Peter said. He peered through the window wondering where Liv had got to. As if reading his mind Sonny sighed and carried on speaking.

"She's not here," Sonny said. "She went home a while ago."

"Why?" Peter asked confused. It had been months and months since she had gone home without saying goodbye to him. Ever since their relationship had become more serious she had always given him a quick kiss if they happened to be in the same building. While he was mulling this over Sonny sighed.

"Look, Peter if you can't figure out why she's upset you're more of an idiot than I thought," he said simply. He left the squad room quickly, not wanting to stay in the room with a Liv-less Peter for longer than necessary. Peter watched the quickly emptying room and felt a horrible sense of loss without Liv there. He closed his eyes briefly wondering what was bothering Liv. And then it hit him. But no. Liv wasn't the type of woman to get jealous over something so innocent it hardly qualified as an event. He had to get home and talk to her.

Olivia had closed her eyes, curled up on the sofa after Noah was fast asleep in bed with a glass of red wine as she waited for Peter to come home. She knew it wouldn't be long because her absence would be noticed fairly quickly by him. She took satisfaction in the fact that she still had the ability for Peter to notice her, even if she felt she was losing him to the new girl on the team.

Quickly she heard the door unlocking and knew that he was home and she felt the usual butterflies in her stomach. She always did whenever he walked into a room, even after all this time.

"Hi," Peter said quietly, kissing the top of her head before sitting next to her. Liv didn't reply. She didn't have to. "You didn't say goodbye before you left."

"I know," Liv said quietly. She didn't want to look at him because if she did, she felt like she'd drown in those eyes of his.

"Please will you tell me what's wrong," he said slowly and calmly, reaching out for her hand which she took gently.

"I'm worried," she said slowly. "I know its stupid and I know its illogical but I can't help it. It's partly my own insecurities, but I worry."

"Are you jealous of Charlotte?" Peter asked quietly, not sure if he should push her or not.

"That's partly it," she said being brutally honest. "But I'm worried because of other reasons too. We met through work and there always was something between us. I don't want to lose you. I just… I worry."

"You don't need to," Peter said

"Okay, Liv said, nodding quietly.

"I love you," he said making her look at him with a hand under her chin. "I love you so much that I'd hate you to think I'd do anything that would hurt you." She could see the sincerity in his eyes and knew he was telling the truth.

"I love you too," Liv said quietly, before he leant in to kiss her. To show her just how much he couldn't live without her.

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