Olivia felt small kisses on her neck as she woke up. She let out a small giggle. "Marcus."

"Good morning." He moved closer and gave her a kiss on the lips. "Sleep well?"

"Yeah." She answered and opened her eyes. "You got a boner or something? That's why you're all over me?"

"No. No morning wood" He admitted and lifted the bed sheet up to prove it. "Nothing."

"Oh. Well this is a nice surprise." She smiled and turned to face him.

"I love you." He told her with a smile.

"What did you do?" She questioned.

"Nothing." He answered. "I just love you."

"Oh. I love you too." She gave him a kiss.

He reached over to his nightstand and got a box that was wrapped. "This is for you." He handed her the gift.

Olivia looked weirdly at him and opened the box. She instantly grinned at the DVD's of her favorite show she wasn't able to watch because she worked late. "Aww baby. Thanks"

"You're welcome." He gave her a kiss on the lips and sat up. "Ok where's mine?" He asked excitedly.

Olivia stared at him for a second. She wasn't sure what was going on until she saw what date it was. It was their anniversary. "Oh…yeah…um…I'm giving you yours tonight."

"What?" he asked. "C'mon give me my present." He pleaded. "We always trade in the morning."

"I know." She nodded not believing she forgot. "But I want to surprise you tonight."

He stared at her confusingly and then nodded. "You forgot."

Olivia closed her eyes. "I'm so sorry."

Marcus's smile faded. "It's ok."

"Baby." She touched his chest. "I didn't mean to forget. It's just that with the job I don't really have time to even look at the calendar. I'm so sorry."

Marcus leaned on the headboard. "It's fine Olivia. I had a feeling you were going to forget."

"What?" She questioned.

He shook his head. "Nothing. You have the day off today?"

She nodded a little. "Unless I get called in yeah."

"So we have to stay close to the city today huh?"

"No. Look I'll ask John to fill in for me if we get called in. It's not a big deal." She pleaded.

"It's fine." He answered. "You have to work. I understand." He answered and got out of bed. "Enjoy your gift." He went into the bathroom and closed the door behind him.

Olivia sat on the bed and stared at her gift. She pulled her knees to her chest. She was screwing up in her marriage lately. She hated herself for that. She always asked for a day off on their anniversary.

Marcus came out of the bathroom and started to get dressed.

"Marcus." She whispered. "I'm sorry."

"For what?" he asked as he pulled on jeans.

"Forgetting our anniversary."

"It's fine. People forget." He answered. "Not a big deal."

She felt that it was a big deal. "I feel horrible about it."

"Don't." he took his shirt off and put another one on. "Do you like your gift?"

"Yeah." She answered. "Exactly what I wanted. Thanks."

He nodded. "You're welcome."

"Want me to make breakfast?"

"Already did it." He answered and sat down by his computer.

Olivia looked confused but got out of bed and went to the kitchen. She spotted the table already set up with food. She spotted a small brochure by her plate where she usually ate. She picked it up and looked through it. Her mouth dropped seeing he rented a cabin upstate for them for the day.

She went back to the room seeing he was working on something. "This for us?"

"Yeah." He answered.

"Are we going?"

He shrugged a little. "It will take too long for you to drive back to the city if you're called in. We can save it for another day."

"But today is our anniversary." She stated. "I'll call John so he can fill in for me."

"Don't." he shook his head. "I have to go see my editor anyway." He printed some papers out.

He tried to walk out but Olivia stood in his way. "What's wrong? Talk to me." She whispered. "Please."

"Nothing's wrong." He answered and tried to walk past her. She once again got in front of him. "Olivia c'mon don't do this."

"Talk to me."

"No." he answered sternly. "I'm not fighting with you. Especially not today."

"Why would we fight?" She asked. "Just talk to me. We used to be able to talk Marcus."

"Used to. Yeah." He nodded. "The only times we ever talk now is fighting. I'm not doing this on our anniversary." He answered and walked past her.

She grabbed his arm to pull him back. He pulled his arm out of her grasp. He said nothing and left the apartment.

Olivia stood there not sure what to do or how to react.

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Marcus sat in his lawyer's office not believing what he was doing.

His friend looked up at him. "Are you serious about this?"

"Jerry can you just do the paper work?" Marcus asked. "I'm sure about this."

Jerry shook his head. "Alright. But damn…filing for divorce on your anniversary? That's cold."

Marcus just sat there. He nodded. "It's not working anymore that's all."

Jerry nodded. "Sign pre nups?"

"No."

His attorney glanced at the papers. "She's getting some of your money. You make more than her."

"I know. It's fine." Marcus answered with a nod.

"Joint bank accounts?"

"No."

"The apartment. It's in both of your names."

"It stays to her."

"Marcus this apartment is worth a lot-"

"It stays for her." Marcus repeated.

Jerry nodded and wrote another thing down. "No kids?"

Marcus stared at the ground. He wanted kids with her more than anything else. After her job she didn't even have time to talk about it. "No kids."

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Marcus got home around noon. He couldn't believe he finally did that. He thought about it a couple times but her forgetting such an important thing in their marriage was the last straw. She was hurting him too much.

Olivia came out of the bedroom being happy he was finally home. "Hey."

"Hey." He nodded and closed the door behind him.

She grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bedroom. "I got you a gift." She opened the closet and took out a box. "I would have wrapped it but it's big."

Marcus smirked a little and kneeled down seeing she bought him a new computer. "Wow. Nice."

"I would have set it up also but I seriously don't know how." She admitted. "You're the computer guy. Like it?"

He nodded. "Yeah. It's great. Thanks."

Olivia noticed he was somewhat down. "You ok?"

He looked up at her. He got up and took a deep breath. "I love the gift. It's exactly what I wanted."

"But?"

"We have to talk." He whispered.

"About what?" She looked concerned. "You feel ok?"

"I'm fine." He answered and took her hand to lead her to the couch. Both sat down. "I love you. You know that right?"

"Yeah." She smirked a little. "What's going on?"

He didn't know how to tell her this. "It's not working out anymore."

"What? What isn't?"

"Us." He whispered. "I can't do this anymore."

Olivia stared at him in shock and confusion. "What are you talking about? Are you kidding with me? Because this isn't funny."

He nodded. "I know it's not. I just can't do this anymore."

"Is there someone else? If there is just tell me." She whispered with tears already forming.

"No." he quickly shook his head. "There is no one else."

"Then what? Why are you doing this?"

He hated seeing her hurt. He hated to be the one hurting her. "I just can't put myself through this over and over again. You're never home. All we do is fight. You're changing. It's not working out anymore. This marriage isn't what it used to be."

Olivia shook her head. "I'll be home more. I will. We just have to get used to this."

"Olivia I don't want to get used to something I don't like." He whispered. "I tried getting used to it but never seeing you is not something I want."

Olivia wiped her eyes. "I can't believe you're doing this. I don't want this."

"I filed for divorce." He wiped her tear away.

She pushed him away. "Don't. Don't act like this isn't a big deal. You're ending our marriage. It is a big deal."

"I know it is." He nodded. "I don't want to do this. But it's the only way. I haven't truly smiled for a month Olivia. I'm not happy."

Olivia shook her head. "What do you mean you're not happy? You were happy this morning. Is it because I forgot? I'm sorry I forgot Marcus. I'm so sorry."

"No. It's not just that. I need my wife. You're not home enough for me to call you my wife." He whispered. "I'm sorry."

Olivia nodded. "That's fair."

He kissed her gently on the forehead. "I'm moving out." He whispered and got up. "I still love you Olivia." He told her and went to the bedroom to get some stuff.

Olivia pulled her knees up the chest and let her tears cover her face. She couldn't believe she let her marriage fail. How could she screw this up?

Marcus came out a couple minutes later with a messenger bag on his hip. He had some clothes with him and his laptop. He spotted Olivia still crying and not looking at him at all. "I'm going."

Olivia nodded against her knees. "Bye."

He wasn't sure what to say to make her feel better. He wished he could make her feel better. "If you need anything call me."

"You don't want to offer what I want." She whispered.

"What do you want?"

"You." She answered with more tears running down her face.

He choose not to make things harder on her when he was just going to leave in the end. "I'll see you around Liv." He whispered and left the apartment.

The second the door closed she broke into crying. How could she let it get this bad? How could she let her marriage end on the same day it started?

She cried for about an hour when she was too tired to even do anything. She cried herself to sleep.

Around five in the afternoon she woke up to her phone ringing. She picked up sleepily. "Benson." She listened for a while to her captain. "I'll be right there."

She got up and went to get her gun and badge. Maybe Marcus had a right to leave her. She was never home. Even on their anniversary she was going to work.

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Olivia parked her car at the crime scene. She got out and went over to her partner.

"Hey." Elliot nodded. "We got a DOA vic. Brutally beaten and raped."

Olivia nodded and followed him.

Elliot glanced over at her. It wasn't like her to be quiet. "You ok?"

Olivia nodded. "Yeah." She kneeled down by the body. "How long?"

"I'd say last night." The ME answered. "She has semen on her thigh. We got evidence."

Olivia nodded and got up. Her partner looked at her once again. She met his eyes. "What?"

Elliot shook his head. "Nothing. Let's go back to the ME's. They are running the sample now."

Olivia followed and once again was quiet. Normally she cursed the perp out being mad. She was too numb right now to think of anything but Marcus.

"You sure you're ok?"

"I'm fine Elliot." She answered and got in her car.

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Olivia got home around midnight. She took her badge and gun off. It was the first time she came home to an empty apartment. She didn't like this feeling.

She got changed and went to bed. She hadn't slept in an empty bed in almost four years. Even when Marcus was up late writing, he was always in bed with her. She felt lonely without him there. She guessed this was how he felt on the nights she didn't come home because of work.

She started crying and once again cried herself to sleep.