Hey Guys! I'm liking this story and have a lot of ideas for it, but I know that it needs something to keep it interesting instead of just everyday life. Let me know if you have any ideas, but I have some of my own and i'm hoping to introduce something to this story. Please enjoy!
"Again! Again!" Noah yelled as Elliot spun him around. "No more buddy, you're going to get sick! Besides we have to bring Aria back and get some lunch" The little boy pouted a bit but said "okay!" They began their walk home, Aria clearly getting tired. The skies were a bit darker, and it looked like it was going to rain at some point. "We better hurry up"
As Elliot opened the door and Noah ran in under his arm, Aria went running for the couch. "Alright, what do you want for lunch? We've got Mac'&Cheese, leftover spaghetti, and stuff for sandwiches." Noah thought, "well, let's do macaroni and cheese and save mom the leftovers." Elliot smiled at his thoughtfulness. As he set the noodles to be boiled, he pulled out his phone and saw that he had a message from Liv. Liv: Hey, tomorrow night do you want to leave Noah with my sitter and go get some dinner? It would be nice to have some time, just you and me. Elliot smiled. El: sure! Noah and I are just making lunch, then we will come stop by.
"Careful, it's hot" Elliot said, watching Noah ignore him and put the bite in his mouth. "Ahh" he said, spitting it out. Elliot laughed. "I told you it was hot" Noah laughed at him, drinking his water. "Did you have fun so far today?" " yes, lot's of fun!" "good, i'm really trying" Noah laughed, "trust me, you're doing great" Elliot laughed at his professionalism. After they finished, Noah got washed up and they put their shoes on.
They walked into the rain, heading to the car. As they got in they both looked at each other and laughed at the fact that they had done their hair, even with the rain. As they arrived at the station, elliot felt nervous. He hadn't been there in years, and it was a weird feeling to be back. They walked in, Elliot feeling the butterflies in his stomach. As they made their way into the desk area, everyone rose from their seats to greet them, mostly Elliot. "Hey! Look who decided to show up!" Cragen yelled, giving him a hug. Fin walked over, giving him a silent look of "i missed you" Elliot wrapped him in a quick hug too. "How you doin' man? It's been forever!" "pretty good, but it's nice to be here" "I gotta tell you, it was weird not hearing sarcasm everyday, but we got used to it somehow" Fin said. Rollins walked over, shaking Elliots hand. "So you are the one Liv and Cragen are always talking about" "I guess I am" he said with a smile. "Amanda Rollins" She said. "Oh yes, i've heard about you. You and Barba, and Carisi. Don't worry, all good things" They all laughed. "Where's Liv?" Elliot asked, looking at her old desk. "In her office" He had completely forgotten that given her status she was now in an office. "Ah yes, of course" He walked over and knocked on the door, seeing her look up from her work. She stood up as she took her glasses off, walking over to them. "Hey! How was your day?" She said to the two of them. "Awesome!" Noah said, enveloping her in a hug. She laughed. "Haha, hi sweet boy" "did you already say hi to everyone?" "yep, they were all excited to see me aparantly" She laughed as they walked out of the room. Everybody looked at them and smiled, as if they were all thinking the same thing. 'Look at that cute little family' although none of them said it, they all thought of how much they looked like a family. "So El, how long are you here?" Cragen asked. "I think a few weeks, we will see" He said, hinting that he might stay a bit longer. "Well, we should all get together for lunch sometime, it would be nice to sit down and talk when we aren't working" Elliot smiled. "It certainly would be" They all talked for a few minutes, while Liv grabbed her things. "Well, it was nice seeing everybody, we'll have to schedule that lunch" He smiled and waved as they walked out. They went shopping for a bit, until around 7. "So, what do you want to do for dinner?" Elliot asked, driving down the highway. "Could we just pick up something from like Mcdonalds? I'm pretty tired and don't feel like cooking" "sure" He said. With his hand sitting in the middle console by the gear shift, Liv ever so slightly set her hand next to his. Realizing yet again that she had no reason to question herself, she entwined their hands, feeling instantly relieved. Something about it just felt right. Liv couldn't explain it, but it was so different now. It was as if his time away showed her how much she needed him, and how important he really was to her. She tried to hide it to her friends, and didn't talk much about him, but she missed him. Elliot felt it too. He had always loved Liv, and vowed to always be there for her whenever she needed him. They had had their moments, both good and bad, but at the end of the day they were always close. Neither of them could figure out what had changed to make them feel this way.
Once they got home with their McDonalds, they all shared a sigh of relief. It was late, they had had long days, and were all tired. Liv pulled a stool and sat at the kitchen counter, opening her bag. "Here Noah, come get your chicken nuggets" She handed them to him as he happily opened his meal. After their meal, Liv joined Elliot on the couch, watching TV. "so what did you guys do today?" She asked, laying down and laying her head on his knee. "Not much, walked Aria, went to the park" He said, stroking her hair. If someone didn't know better they'd think these two were a married couple. They always had that click, but had never done anything about it. But now, they wanted to. "Noah's asleep, do you want to go watch a movie?" "sure." "ok, but the netflix is only in my room." Liv said, a little obvious about the room part. "Okay, slumber party!" Elliot said in a childish voice. That was one of the things Liv loved about him, he always knew how to make a situation fun, instead of awkward. They went in and got under the covers, as Liv clicked through the movies. "Ooh, we could watch bridesmaids" Liv said, laughing at the look Elliot gave her at this suggestion. "Okay, then what do you want?" Elliot clicked onto grown ups, "this" she laughed at his enthusiasm. "Okay, but only because i'm too tired to fight" she said. He leaned back against the bedframe as Liv laid her head on his chest. " how old is this movie now, anyway?" "I have no idea, it's a funny movie, who cares?"
About an hour into the movie Elliot looked down to find Liv asleep on his chest. He took a second to take in the moment. Looking at her beautiful eyes, delicately closed, and her long brown hair hiding behind her ear. He loved her, something he had always known, but never this way. He smiled as he felt her breathe, in and out. He knew what was different now, they weren't the same kind of partners as before...
