Chapter 12-Cap's outta the bag

Elliot closed the passenger side door and walked around to the driver side to get it.

"So, where to now handsome?" She asked her adorable partner.

"Hmmm," He said looking over to her and bringing his head closer to hers, "I was thinking maybe," He said as he was kissing her neck, "we go back to my place and..." he whispered something very naughty into her ear.

She let out a very loud chuckle and kissed him very seductively on the lips, "Sounds like a plan, let's move it!" She said motioning to Elliot to put the car in drive.

"Oh I should call Maureen and tell her how cute Jeter looked!" She said digging out her cell from her purse.

Elliot looked at her and said under his breath, "He didn't look that cute."

She laughed out loud at him and rolled her eyes.

"Hey Jen!"

"Hey Maureen! No, it's Olivia!"

"I know!" Maureen laughed.

Olivia shook her head not understanding kids these days, "I was just calling to brag that I saw Jeter today, and he looked amazing! I could actually see the sweat on his forehead" She said laughing.

"I know actually. I was there…."

"You know I was there? You were there? Who'd you go with?"

Maureen let out a nervous chuckle, "My Uncle Don took me…"

"oooooh shit!" Liv said looking at Elliot.

He mouthed, 'what?' to her.

"Maureen, did he see us?" Liv asked nervously.

"No, not that I know of."

"Are you with him right now?"

"Yeah,"

"So you can't talk to me right now…hence you calling me Jen and not Olivia."

"Yeah."

"Gotcha." Liv said finally understanding Maureen's strange behavior."

"Well listen Jen my Uncle is taking me out to dinner right now, but when I get back, I'll give you a call, ok?"

"K." Liv said and hung up the phone.

"What was that?" Elliot asked Liv.

"Funny story. Maureen was at the game tonight, she saw us there." Liv began to say.

"What? She saw us at the game and didn't come over to say 'hello'? That's not like Maureen." Elliot confused and upset with his daughters behavior.

"She was with Cragen."

"WHAT?! Oh My God! Did he see us?" Elliot asked in complete disarray.

"She didn't think so. She couldn't talk because she was still with Cragen. She said she would call me later."

"We have to be more careful Liv." Elliot said looking at her while they were stopped at a red light.

"Yeah I know," She said meeting his gaze, "We are going to have to be a lot more…secretive." She said with her devilish look and tone.

He knew that look. He loved that look. "So…What do you want to do now?" He asked raising his one brow.

"I was thinking you could just drop me off at my place. I'm pretty tired, a nap sounds perfect right now." She said knowing she was teasing him.

"A nap huh?"

She smiled unable to hide it, "Yeah hitting the mattress seems like a great idea to me." She laughed.

"I love you. You know that right?" He said to her gazing into her honey brown eyes.

"I know." She said batting her eyelashes.

Eoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeo

At dinner Don decided to interrogate Maureen about her Dad. Maybe she did know something.

"So Maureen, your Dad has been seemed really…um…hmmm"

"Happy?" Maureen filled in for him.

"Yeah actually." He smiled at her.

"And you think it is weird because of my Gram's death and all right?"

"You sure have your Dad's detectives skills." He chuckled. "So what is making him so happy during this sad time?"

Shit, Maureen thought, "I guess he just learned how short life is, you know? Not to put things off anymore, no longer hiding behind his doubts, wondering what could have been. He's changed, for the better. I like him happy. You know Uncle Don, I have never seen my Dad as happy as he is when he's with Li----" FUCK! She thought and gave a nervous laugh, "What I meant is that I have never seen my Dad so happy, not even when he was with my mom." She then took a huge bite out of her roll, in hopes to keep her mouth shut!

Don looked at her. She knew. She was also right. Today at the game he had never seen either of his Detectives that happy, ever.

"Well, I'm happy for him." He said putting the conversation to rest.

eoeoeoeoeoeoe

Once Don dropped Maureen off at her apartment he decided to take a little ride. First he went to Elliot's. No one was home. So he headed in the direction of Olivia's.

He wondered what he was going to say to them. What was he going to say to them? That he saw them making out at the Yankee's game? How the hell to you even start out a conversation like that?

He was confused as to what he was going to do. Was he going to have to separate them? They would no longer be partners. He couldn't do that. They were his best detectives. They worked very well together. There track record was outstanding. Best he had ever seen.

So here he was in front of Olivia's apartment, parked right behind Elliot's car. He couldn't do it. He would just have to keep it a secret. He couldn't let them know that he knew.