A/N: Here you are, your next chapter. I hope it's to your liking. Enjoy!

Olivia put her hands in her hoodie and sat down on the seat of the small swing set in the Stabler's back yard, she lightly gave herself a push lifting her feet and let herself swing slowly back and forth. Elliot watched as she closed her eyes as she moved in the still of the early morning.

"I always wanted to have my own swing set when I was a kid" she said wistfully gripping the chains in her hands and turning to face Elliot who was sitting in the swing next to her.

"Yeah...They are fun" he answered her softly as she pushed off much more harder working her legs to gain more speed.

"It's like flying when you're swinging. And if you're flying no one can touch you"

Elliot twisted the chains of his own swing so that he was now facing her so he could watch her.

"I forgot how much you like the night" he said softly causing her to whip her head around and face him. She couldn't believe he remembered. She had told him in their first year as partners one night on a stakeout how she felt about the night time. Olivia was somewhat in love with the night. Any night, she didn't care. There was something about being outside in the night that she just adored. It was like everything changed; no matter how something looked during the day at night in had a completely different feel.

"Hmmm...I can't believe you remember I said that," she let out a small chuckle, "I would have been a great vampire" she mused.

Elliot let out a loud deep laugh. It was the first good laugh he had in over a month. He had forgotten how good it was to laugh with her and just be with her.

"I don't know Liv. I didn't have you pegged for a biter" he joked

"Oh, I'm a biter all right" She leered at him. The moment the words left her mouth she cringed. For a moment she had forgotten what she had told herself about pulling away from him and also where she was.

"Sorry. I shouldn't have said that" she said turning her gaze away from him and looking up at the stars that were being threatened by the approaching dawn.

"Liv, there are things I need to tell you. Things I need to say" Elliot started still facing her.

"Don't Elliot. You made the right decision by choosing your marriage. It's what's best for you" she said sadly her voice wavering.



"Liv, you gotta just let me talk, ok? Don't interrupt me," he got a nod from her and continued, "Kathy and I are divorced. It was finalised yesterday. I wanted to tell you what was going on, but Liv, you wouldn't even look at me. I mean what the Hell was that?"

"Self preservation" she muttered.

"What?"

"I had to close you out Elliot. It was the only way I was going to get over this. And what the fuck do you mean you're divorced?"

"Divorced Liv. You know that ruling that means I'm not legally bound to Kathy anymore."

"I...What...What's this mean?" she asked stopping her swing and turning to face Elliot.

"Liv I think...No, I know I'm in love with you" Elliot said reaching over to her swing to grab the chains and pull her swing over to him so there knees were touching. Olivia felt her heart stop. Elliot was in love with her. Her. Olivia Benson. The woman who had never mastered the art of holding down a successful relationship. Her brain was racing. She had too many thoughts going on. She wanted this, she had always hoped that this would happen but now that it was here ready for her to take it all seemed too much. She was a fuck up in relationships. The last thing she wanted was to hurt her best friend. She was truly afraid she wouldn't be able to do it right.

"El...I don't know what to say. I...you know...I ah," she let go of the chains to wipe her sweaty palms on her thighs. She looked into his eyes her heart pumping with the thought that he could be hers for the taking if she could just reach out and take what he was offering, "I don't want to hurt you El. You're everything to me. You're my family. What if I hurt you?"

Elliot spread his legs to pull her in closer so that her knees where nestled softly against his crotch and his thighs rubbed against hers. He leaned in close to her his mouth just a fraction from her own. "You could never hurt me Liv" he whispered his breath tickling her lips. She licked her bottom lip her eyes falling onto his mouth. If she just leaned in, just a little bit, her mouth would be on his. She felt dizzy over their close proximity and how much her body was screaming for her to take what it so desperately wanted. She slid her hands that were still on her thighs over onto his and gave them a small squeeze. Elliot let out a moan at her ministrations and fought the urge to bring his mouth crashing down onto hers. He wanted this, he had made it clear. If she wanted what he was offering she was going to have to make the first move.

"I hurt everyone El"

"Have you ever been in love before?" he asked watching her hands as they still worked his thighs. Olivia thought for a moment. There had been times when she was younger that she thought she had been in love but none of that compared to how she felt about Elliot. She shook her head 'no'.

"Then that's how I know you would never hurt me. You love me too much. Just like I love you too much to hurt you. You have to trust me Liv. You trust me with everything else in your life. Please trust me with your heart."



All his sweet takings were starting to take effect on her body. She could feel the flutter of arousal that started in her lower stomach and settle between her legs. She squeezed her thighs together and suppressed a moan that was trying to escape from her lips. Elliot saw her subtle move and smirked.

"Promise me you won't regret this" she said resting her forehead against his.

"I could never regret you" his aroused voice floated around them just as the first rays of the new day broke over the horizon. Olivia lifted on hand to his cheek and caressed it slowly loving the feel of his skin. He was going to be hers. He was letting her take him. She slowly moved her mouth onto his sucking gently on his lower lip happy to draw out the moment. Elliot let her tenderly take his lower lip into her mouth enjoying how her hot tongue slid over it. Olivia let out a moan of satisfaction at the soft lip in between her own. She opened her mouth wider to cover his and ran her tongue along the seam of his mouth prodding at him to open up to her. Elliot opened his mouth and welcomed her tongue in as it quickly found his own running underneath it sending a shiver through him. He had never been kissed like this before. It was truly like she was making love to him with her mouth. She knew all the right things to do from sucking on his lips and tongue to little nibbles on his lips. He was in heaven.

Olivia pulled away taking in a deep shaky breath. Elliot also took in a deep breath a look of lust in his eyes. "Promise me something" he said placing his hand under her chin to keep their eye contact.

"Anything" she said huskily leaning into nip at his lips followed by a small gentle kiss.

"Promise me you will kiss me like that everyday" he whispered pulling her from her swing and onto his lap. She smiled and nuzzled her face into his neck loving the feel of finally being in his arms.

"Kissing like that leads to sex. You telling me you want sex every day?" she chuckled making her jiggle in his lap causing his cock to harden.

"With you, yes" he said placing his mouth on her neck to place hot wet kisses on her. Olivia whimpered when he hit a particular sensitive point on her neck the noise hitting Elliot straight in the groin. Olivia smiled to herself as she felt his hardness pressing into her backside. She wiggled a little smiling with satisfaction at the gasp followed by a moan that escaped his mouth.

"This must be hurting you. Me sitting like this" she whispered into his ear taking his lobe into her mouth and sucking gently. Elliot was having a hard time concentrating on her words with the way she was assaulting him with her tongue as she moved her mouth from his ear down to his neck.

"No. What's hurting me... is not... being able to... do anything about it." He panted out as her hands slid down her chest feeling every muscle underneath his shirt. "Fuck Liv. I want you so bad."

Olivia threw her head back and laughed at how easily she got him revved up. She got off his lap pulling him with her. "I want you to. But I'm not about to fuck you in the back yard of your ex-wife's home. Not the first time anyway" she winked. Elliot laughed and pulled her in for a hug loving that he was now free to do that.



"Come on Stabler, you owe me a coffee" she said pulling him back towards the house. He laced his fingers with hers glancing back at the swing set knowing he would never look at a swing the same again.

A/N: should I leave it there? Or do we need smut? Let me know, it's up to you guys, I could go either way at the moment. Cheers :)