BRRRRRRING!!! BRRRRRRRRRING!! Olivia stirred. She felt Elliot's hands still around her. So it wasn't a dream, she thought. The warmth of Elliot's body next to her made her feel so safe. BRRRRRRRRING!BRIIIIINGGGGGGG! The phone was still ringing. Elliot woke up, rolled over and answered his cell phone.

"Stabler, oh Hi Cap. Yes everything is going fine." He looked over at Olivia, he became very nervous, so that really did happen last night, he thought.

"What? No I'm here, I just, um, yeah ok. I call you later. Bye Cap." He hung up the phone and called for Olivia who just walked into the bathroom.

"That was the Cap, just checking in." He told her.

"Oh ok, I'm just going to hop in the shower, we have big day." She hollered back.

Elliot lay back down in the bed, his hand rubbed over the spot where Olivia was just lying so peacefully in his arms just minutes ago. He smelled her pillow. It was the best smell in the world.

After what seemed like hours Olivia finally came out of the bathroom. She was wearing a dark purple sweater with a longer white tank underneath. She was wearing a fitting pair of jeans that made her ass look out of this world. Her hair was down and styled nicely around her face. He was definitely starring; he had to say something to ease the sexual tension he was definitely feeling.

"Any hot water left?" he joked.

"If you're lucky" she responded.

After 20 minutes Elliot came out. "So..." He said, "What is on the itinerary for today?"

"Well, first we have to go counseling…"

"What?!" Elliot exclaimed.

"You know the thing were you talk, then I talk, then the shrink tells us why our fake marriage is failing."

"Thanks, what I mean is, do we really have to do that? I mean can't we get out of it?"

"I asked the same thing, Cap says we have to... And do everything on that is on this itinerary." Olivia said looking over the itinerary. Elliot it stole it from her hands.

"Well if that's the case we need to add a few things to this." He said with guilty look of pleasure on his face.

"Elliot!" Olivia said in her you better watch yourself tone.

"What! I'm kidding! C'mon lets go get counseled"

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"So you guys have been married 8 years now?" The counselor said.

"That's right, 8 of the best and worst years of my life" Olivia said looking over at Elliot and smiling.

"Well I observed you guys last night and the meet and greet, and your body language today makes me think that my first instinct was right." she said

"What does that mean?" Elliot asked intrigued as to what this lady could possibly think about him and Liv.

"Well you guys love each other very much. I think that is obvious by just watching the two of you together. I think that most of your problems are coming from your lack of communication with each other. The fact that you guys signed up for this let me know that you are serious about having a healthy relationship. Your body language tells me that you guys hold back. You don't let the other person know how you care for one another. It's like you are both scared that the other may not love you the same way."

Olivia and Elliot both took a deep breath. Damn this lady was right on target. They both thought.

"So what you guys have to work on is communicating with one another. Elliot what do you love about Olivia?"

Elliot and Olivia both looked at each other fear in their eyes.

Elliot took a deep breath, he didn't know what to say, but all of a sudden his lips were moving, "What do I love about Olivia? Hmmm well, I love that fact the she knows exactly what I'm thinking even before I do. I love the fact that she knows when I'm being jerk and isn't afraid to tell me."

Elliot wasn't playing undercover cop. He was telling the truth. This is how he really felt about his partner. He wondered if Olivia knew this. He picked up her hand and put it in his, and looked into her eyes,

"I love the fact that she looks gorgeous in the morning after a long night of drinking. I love the fact that she is so smart and caring, and passionate about her work. Her heart is huge, and warm. You should see her with kids….she's so good with children. She works with children who have been abused; she's amazing to watch in action. Sometimes I just sit back and think, wow, how does she do that? How does she get these kids, these traumatized children to smile? To laugh even. My heart melts every time, every single time."

This was too much, Olivia's eyes swarmed with tears. She couldn't, she wouldn't let herself drop one of those tears. This is for show she thought. These nice things he's saying---he's pretending. But what about last night she pleaded with herself…She couldn't hold them any longer, tears were falling down her cheeks.

"That's good, Elliot. Real good." The counselor beamed at him.

Elliot pulled a tissue off the table and dabbed it on Olivia's cheeks.

She opened her mouth to thank him, but she was so choked up she couldn't get the words out.

"Olivia, it's ok. That must have been nice to hear. A long time coming I bet." said the woman

"You have no idea," Olivia managed to spit out.

"Olivia, tell Elliot how you feel."

"I…I.. Can't" She was too choked up. All these emotions were going through her. She didn't know fact from fiction. Did Elliot really love her like she loved him? Was he just acting? Of course he loved her. They were best friends. That doesn't mean that he loved her, loved her. Not like she loved him. Did he?

"Olivia, you have to tell him. This is what is breaking up your marriage. He's not a mind reader. He needs to hear how you feel. Come on, you can do it, now tell him how you feel."

Olivia felt Elliot's hand squeeze her.

"It's ok Olivia, you can be honest. No one is here. It's just you and me. Olivia and Elliot, talk to me Liv. I need to know." He gazed into her huge brown eyes, still filled with tears.

"Olivia I need to know that you feel the same way I do. I know you do; I can feel it, tell me Liv."

"I'm sorry, I can't..." She got up and ran out the door.

Elliot drew a deep breath. He put his hands over his face. Sighed and stood up.

"Wait-" The counselor spoke, "Elliot--she's scared, I don't know why, but for some reason she is scared of her feelings for you. I don't understand it, if you guys have been married for 8 years why is she so scared to tell you she loves you?"

"You really think she loves me?" Elliot said, his face lightened up, and his notorious smile appeared.

"Elliot-she loves you more then she knows, more then she'd like to admit to you, herself, or anyone for that matter. I just don't understand why she feels like she has to hide it? Why does she feel that she can't let anyone know how she's feels about you?"

"Women!" Elliot said with smirk, "I'll never understand 'em, if you don't mind; I need to get back to my wife." And with that he left the room.

Olivia couldn't get herself together. She was so confused, she was so happy. She walked towards the elevator. She wondered what Elliot was thinking. God, I just made an ass out of myself. I was supposed to act like a professional; instead I acted like a fool, worse then a fool, like a teenager in love. Get a hold of yourself Olivia! She warned herself as she opened the door the hotel room.