Chapter 35

About 30 minutes later they were at the precinct, knocking on the captain's door. The conversation was longer and way more complicated than they expected it to be. The way he looked at them, Liv couldn't really say if he was happy for them or if he was disappointed. It was more than weird. He told them that they will have to talk to a psychologist, who will decide if they can still work together.

"A psychologist?" Elliot said.

"What does a psychologist know about us? How can someone who has never even seen us before, decide if we still can be partners?"

"Relax. It'll be fine." Liv said comfortingly. "We did this before, she will see that we are meant to be partners." she whispered.

"Alright, I will talk to 1PP and until Dr. Holland evaluates your partnership, you get new partners."

The two looked at each other and Elliot started to say, "Captain, we still can.."

He was interrupted by the captain, "You can leave now."

Elliot let out an unnerved sigh and they left the captain's office.

"I don't want a new partner!" Elliot said defiantly when they sat down at their desks. Liv smiled at him. "I know me neither but we knew this could happen and we still have a chance of working together. We just have to make Dr. Holland understand that we are great partners even though we are together now." she smiled at him encouragingly.

Suddenly the captain came into the squad room, "Listen everybody. Daniels, you work with Stabler until further notice and Ferguson your new partner is Benson."

He walked over to Olivia and Elliot and gave them a note. "Your appointments at Dr. Hollands practice."

He then turned around and disappeared into his office again.

"What the heck was that?" Ferguson asked while coming over to Liv's desk followed closely by Daniels.

"It's our fault, guys." Liv said.

"We told him that we are together and until we are cleared by the psychologist we have to change partners. I just hope it's not permanent." Ferguson grinned.

"So you two finally admit that you are a thing. Such a bummer. I've still hoped someday you will see that I am your perfect fit." he said playfully.

"Seems like I am off the market, sorry. But although I am awfully attracted to you, I have to tell you that I don't go for married men." she said grinning. Ferguson started to laugh.

"I am happy for you guys." he said before hugging her.

"Can you handle my sexyness or is it too much?" he asked with a roguish smile. Now it was Liv's turn to laugh.

"It's hard but I think I can control myself."

Elliot watched them, not sure how to feel about their bantering. Ferguson saw his face and said, "Don't worry pal, she is all yours. I don't know how you did it but you are one lucky fella." Elliot smiled, looked at Olivia and then back at Ferguson.

"I know, man, I know." he said.

Liv blushed slightly and thought to herself, that she was the lucky one.

"So we are partners now?" Daniels said suddenly. Elliot turned towards her and said, "I guess so."

She smiled at him like a highschool cheerleader smiles at the captain of the football team. Liv watched her and smiled to herself. She can smile at him like that for as long as she wants, he was hers, all hers.

After a long day at work Liv decided to pick up some chinese food on her way to Elliot's apartment. She put the food in the kitchen and went to the bathroom to wash off this very long day of hers.

Suddenly the bathroom door opened and Elliot stood behind her smiling.

"Damn, I hoped you would still be in there." he said pointing at the shower.

She smiled back at him. "Well, you're a bit too late."

"But you're still naked so you could join me again." he said with a wink. She started to laugh and left the bathroom.

Elliot turned around to watch her leave with a disappointed look on his face. She turned around to look at him and started to smile. "These puppy eyes won't get me back in the shower either."

"Fine. I guess I'll be quick then." he said turning around again and Liv started to laugh.

About 15 minutes later they were sitting at the kitchen table eating their food while talking about the first day with their new partners.

"You know that Detective Daniels has a major crush on you, right?" Liv said suddenly. Elliot looked at her surprised.

"You jealous, Benson?" he said grinning at her cockily.

"Of course not. Get over yourself.

I just saw how happy she was when she realized that you are her new partner."

Elliot looked at her kinda disappointedly and she touched his arm gently.

"I am not jealous because I know you love me. But if it makes you happy, I don't like that she is this happy about being your partner and that she acts like that even after she found out we are together."

He looked a little bit happier now.

The next two days were as exhausting as the first day with her new partner. She liked Ferguson and thought he was a great cop but she was so used to Elliot as her partner, that it was really exhausting with a new one. He didn't know what she thought or what she was going to do next.

Elliot and Daniels seemed to get along pretty well. Liv wasn't really jealous but she also didn't like Daniels.

A woman who acts like that towards a man who is in a relationship, in a relationship with one of her colleagues, wasn't the kind of woman she respected.

Friday was the day of their evaluations. Liv's appointment was at 9am and Elliot's an hour later.

She wasn't really nervous because she was sure they were great partners but there was still this tiny little voice inside her head, that said, 'What if' and she started to worry a bit.

After Dr. Holland was finished with the questioning she said that she would call their captain to tell him what she thinks about their partnership.

Liv and El weren't able to think straight. Both of them had moments in their session with the doc, of which they thought she would suggest to seperate them as partners and these moments freaked them out right now.

"I said things, I shouldn't have said." El mumbled.

"No, stop. I am sure we'll stay together. We just have to." Liv said. "Do you think she is going to call the captain today?"

"I don't know. But I won't survive this weekend if she doesn't." El answered.

But they didn't have the time to worry about it any longer, because Liv and Ferguson had to go back to talk to the victim again and Elliot and Daniels had to check the main suspects' alibi.

When they came back, the captain wanted to see them both in his office. Being nervous wouldn't describe their emotional state the slightest bit.

"So, Dr. Holland called me while you were gone. What she told me sounded familiar, it was pretty similar to the things Dr. Hendrix told me back then. You two are too close but separating you, would mean losing my two best detectives. I am not sure if I will regret this but you can stay partners if you don't bring your personal problems to the job. As long as you two act professional and don't mess up, you can stay partners."

They smiled like idiots.

"Thank you, sir." Liv said happily.

The captain started to soften up a bit.

"I am sorry for my reaction to this a few days ago, but I was really worried about having to split you up. If you two are happy, I am happy too but if you mess this up, I'll be more than mad."

"Thanks captain." they said.

"Get out of here." he said with a small smile. They smiled too and walked back to their desks.

"I still can't believe it. We did it! We really did it." Elliot said.

"I know. We are partners again." Liv said happily.

When they were finally home a few hours later, Elliot was relaxing on the sofa, while Liv was doing whatever in the bedroom.

At first he thought she went to take a shower but he never heard the water, so he shouted, "Babe, whatcha doing?"

"I'll be there in a sec." she shouted back and after about a minute she stood in the bedroom door and Elliot thought he was dreaming.

She was standing there wearing the hottest lingerie he has ever seen and she looked freaking hot in it. Like really hot. He looked at her wide eyed and with an open mouth.

"Damn Liv! You look amazing." he said breathlessly.

Liv smirked at him seductively and bit her lower lip. A cocky smirk spread on Elliot's face and he walked towards her with this predatory look in his eyes, like a lion looked at his prey.

Liv's heart skipped a beat. She was freaking excited and she could see, he was at least as ready as she was.

When he stood in front of her she could see that his eyes were almost black now because his pupils were dilated in arousal.

"God, you are beautiful and smoking hot, like really hot. I am so freaking lucky." he said while eyeing her up and down.

He looked her deep in the eyes and moved in to kiss her. The kiss grew steamy and passionate in seconds and before she realized it, he had pushed her against the wall, kissing her eagerly. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he carried her to the bedroom. He sat down on the edge of the bed with her sitting in his lap.

"You look so fucking hot." he said breathlessly. Liv grinned at him.

"Thank you." she said, pushing him down gently.

They lay next to each other, breathing heavily. After a while Elliot turned towards her,

"I know I say this everytime after we have sex but damn, this was fucking unbelievable. You kill me and I couldn't enjoy it more." Liv looked at him with a huge grin on her face.

"It really was incredible. But I am dead now." she said exhausted.

His grin grew wider and there was this cocky look on his face again. She knew he was going to say something about him being an amazing lover or something like that.

"No wonder you are exhausted, you had like 5 orgasms. Well, in other words- I made you cum five times." She smiled to herself, she knew him too damn good.

"I knew you would say that. But I have to be fair, you really killed it today.

As soon as I thought I was coming down from one of them, the next hit me." she crawled closer to him and kissed him gently. "Thanks for that." she whispered grinning. He started to grin too. He knew she wanted to tease him and that's what he did too, so he just said, "You are so very welcome, babe."

Olivia shook her head at his cockiness and snuggled up against his chest, until her stomach started to growl.

"You hungry?" Elliot asked.

"Starving, actually." Liv said.

"Let me order something. What do you want? Pizza, chinese,..?"

"Pizza sounds amazing."

About 30 minutes later, the doorbell rang and Elliot got up to get their food."

Liv picked up her panties and El's shirt and put it on. Just as she wanted to walk to the dining room, Elliot reappeared in the door.

"What are you doing? And why are you dressed?" he asked accusingly.

Liv started to laugh. He was incorrigible, he always got "mad" when she got dressed.

"I wanted to meet you in the dining room." she said, still grinning.

"No, we are going to eat in bed. It's so cozy in there and I thought you would be, well, you would wear less." Liv stopped grinning and looked him straight in the eyes, while starting to pull the shirt back over her head. Now she was sitting on his bed in nothing but her panties.

"Happy?" she said with a smile. He started to grin widely and nodded like crazy. She felt a little bit weird getting undressed for eating pizza but after her first bite she forgot about it. All she could think about was, how good it tasted and how hungry she was.

"Oh my god. That's so good." she said looking happily at him.

He couldn't stop looking at her. He was the happiest man on earth, sitting in bed with the love of his life next to him, eating pizza after having mind blowing sex.

After a while, Liv started to shiver slightly, so he threw his shirt at her and she put it on with a grin.

"Better?" he asked caringly. She smiled and nodded, "Better."

They felt tiredness overpower them which wasn't really surprising after everything that had happened today. So they lay down, Liv with her head on his chest and her arm around his torso. It didn't take them long to fall asleep.