Disclaimer: Elliot and Olivia aren't mine. They belong to Dick Wolf.

Oneshot post-Fault. Completely E/O. Hope you enjoy and please review!

The moment I met you, I felt myself falling head over heels.

I've never believed in soul mates; I'm too practical for that. I believe that love, just like everything else, is up to people rather than some divine intervention. But the moment Captain Cragen said, "This is your partner, Elliot Stabler," I knew you were the one. All rational thought escaped me and all I could see was you, you and your stunning blue eyes.

But even then, I knew it could never be. You were married; you had kids. We could never be together. But I loved you from that moment on and I still do.

Back when I was a rookie, we clicked immediately. You were always so sweet, standing up for me even when I didn't need it. Remember when John make some wisecrack about my not having a father and you took such offense on my behalf, and you talked to him and told him to leave me alone, and you always wanted to protect me even though I could take care of myself. No, you wanted to take care of me. Remember when some stupid suspect called me "sweetheart", which I just thought was funny, but you beat the crap out of him anyway. You were always there for me.

But now you're telling me that we can't go on like this. That the job has to come first, before each other. That we have to say goodbye.

I don't want to, but I know in my heart that you're right. A little boy was killed and it was all my fault. When protecting you comes before protecting civilians – and when you protecting me comes before protecting civilians – it's time to find a new partner. We've worked together for seven years, longer than any of the other detectives. Maybe it's time. Like you said, it's not fair for you to always have to be looking over your shoulder, making sure I'm okay, coming to rescue me. I need to be able to do my job and you need to be able to do yours. And if you aren't part of my picture and I'm not part of yours, then we need to accept that and move on.

But then I look at you, the man I love. I wish things were different. I wish there was no job, no Kathy, nothing to separate us. Then it could be just me and you. But I know it can never be.

Throw me a lifeline, because I'm sinking in the ocean of your bottomless blue eyes.

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