A/N: After the last chapter, I felt I had to make it up to you guys with something sweet.

Nervous

Olivia sat at her desk staring a hole into the well worn wood in front of her. Her heart had decided it couldn't keep a normal cadence, and small beads of perspiration began to dot her forehead. Her normally olive complexion was several shades lighter than normal.

Elliot walked into the bullpen with a cup of coffee in each hand. He was smiling, but when seeing the state Olivia was in it disappeared.

"Liv? Are you okay?"

Olivia shook her head.

"What's wrong?"

Olivia didn't raise her eyes. Instead she held out her arm. Something was in her hand that she obviously wanted to hand to her partner.

Elliot placed the coffees on her desk and accepted the item into his out stretched hand.

It was a small velvet box.

Elliot's brow scrunched together. He opened the small container.

Inside was a very beautiful engagement ring. He let out a low whistle.

"Did...did Alex ask you…?"

"No. I am going to ask her."

'No wonder she looks like hell,' Elliot thought. He had felt and looked similar when he was getting ready to ask Kathy to marry him.

"That's great! Congratulations!"

Olivia flicked her eyes to his face, offering him a very week smile. "She hasn't accepted yet."

"But she will!!!"

Just at that moment, Munch walked in to see Elliot holding the ring and speaking to Olivia.

"Well, Mazal tov. It's about time, you two."

Elliot was still too surprised to say anything. Olivia gave John a dirty look.

"Munch, I will handcuff you to your desk. Again."

John laughed, but slid his chair away from his desk just in case.

El eventually found his voice. "What got you to the point where you were going to ask her?"

Liv took the ring back from her partner and put it in her pocket. Talking about it didn't make her feel any easier.

Alexandra Cabot made her way to the 1-6 Precinct. Her pace was slower than usual though, and she appeared to be having a conversation with herself.

She stopped outside the building she knew so well and looked up at up. It was as if she was staring at the gates of hell. It was suddenly very imposing.

Alex eventually walked in, looking at all her detectives. Especially at the one who had heart heart.

They had all instantly shut up when she had entered the doorway.

"Hi everyone. Liv? Can I borrow you for a minute?"

Olivia looked at Elliot and then back to Alex. His eyebrows had made their way to the top of his forehead. She took a very deep breath and walked across the bullpen.

As they left out, Alex placed a hand on the small of the brunette's back. Her other hand was behind her own back.

Elliot spied a small velvet box contained within the Counselor's lithe fingers.