A/N: I just finished this chapter. Hope you like it. I aim to please.
"Ah! Damn it!" Olivia yelled after accidentally forgetting to save. "Now I have to do the whole thing over again. Why didn't I save?"
"Because you're SpazzmicMcTarded." Elliot said, not even looking up from his paper work.
"Is that even a word?"
"Probably not, but it doesn't change the facts." Olivia laughed.
Insults. Playful, fun, but still insults. That's how they got along. She supposed most people would think they hate each other, or they were insane. Either way. Everyone at the 1-6 knew it was just Elliot and Olivia being Elliot and Olivia. Best friends can do that sort of thing.
Olivia finished faster this time, since she had already done it once before.
"Let's have a mad love affair."
Elliot's head snapped up, stunned. "I'm flattered, really, but I'm a little bit married. I'm sure John has an opening in his love life." He said pointing in Munch's direction.
"No, don't flatter yourself. I mean as Ellie and Oliver. They're probably not allowed to date people within the group or something. It'll be funny. They'll be so mad." Olivia elaborated.
"Why do you like pissing people off so much? Is that your personal goal in life? Piss off as many people as you can?"
"No, but sometimes it just good fun." She replied with a bright smile.
"Don't be cute, Liv. It'll get you nowhere with me."
"Is that so?"
"That is so." Elliot confirmed.
"Fine, but I'm your best friend. Which means you're supposed to do stuff just to make me happy." Olivia pouted.
"Yeah, alright. If they kick us out of the group and we get in trouble with Cragen...It's all your fault."
"Whatever." Olivia rolled her eyes at him. This should be fun.
"How is everyone doing today?" The same woman from the last meeting asked. Lisa, they now knew her name to be.
"Good." Everyone replied in unison.
"What did you guys do last night?" She asked the group.
"I sat home with my wife and tried to have a nice time. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." One man said.
"I went out with my friends. We saw a movie together and did some shopping." A young woman from two seats over said.
"Good, good. Anyone else want to share?" Lisa asked, looking around the circle.
Olivia raised her hand. Elliot knew what was coming. He just didn't think they'd start this "mad love affair" so soon. Lisa pointed to Olivia.
"I hung out with Oliver, here." She gestured towards Elliot. "We had a great time."
"Really? That's interesting..." Lisa commented.
"Yeah, it was really fun." Elliot added, after being elbowed by Olivia.
"I'm glad you had fun then." Lisa said, not looking so glad, despite what she had just said.
She made a mental note to talk to the two later. "Anyone else?" she asked.
Everyone was silent. She took that as her cue to start the meeting. Lisa asked everyone to share the thing they liked most in the whole world. Elliot kept looking at Briggs out of the corner of his eye as everyone named what they held dearest in their lives.
"My cats. They keep me company a lot."
"My boyfriend. He's been really supportive."
"My kids. I don't know what I'd do without them." Oddly enough that one wasn't Elliot.
"Um, sex? still. Oliver is great too. Oliver and sex." Olivia said joyfully.
Elliot almost laughed. She was trying so hard to make Lisa angry. By the looks of it, it was working.
"My family. Ellie's kinda great too." Elliot while glancing at Olivia.
"Ok..." Lisa really didn't seem pleased.
"Inflicting pain on other people. It makes me feel better."
Olivia and Elliot were no longer amused with themselves.
"Maybe he wants to be caught. He's making it way too easy." Olivia told Elliot as they climbed out of the SUV and began walking towards the precinct.
"Sick fuck. We'll talk to the captain, see what he wants us to do from here." Elliot said.
They both went straight to the captains office and told him everything.
"I'd say that's enough for a warrant. I'll call Casey. Bring him in." Cragen ordered.
Munch and Fin were the ones to pick up William and question him, just in case they didn't get anything. They didn't want to blow Elliot and Olivia's cover. Meanwhile, Elliot and Olivia went to Brigg's apartment.
After half an hour in the interrogation room, William Briggs confessed.
"I guess he really did want to be caught. Didn't put up much of a fight." Elliot said.
"Lets go have a drink and forget about it. Just be glad it's over." Olivia said as she stepped up onto the sidewalk.
Elliot moved ahead to open the door for her. "I still think it's stupid. Why commit a crime if you want to be caught?" He asked.
"Some people just want fame. That's the easiest way to get it. Commit a crime worth the media's attention and everyone knows your name." She explained to him as they took a seat and ordered drinks.
"They're idiots." Elliot grumbled.
"Are you going to be a shit head all night?"
"Olivia Benson, I've never known a lady to use such foul language." Elliot said in a tone of mock shock.
"Who said I was a lady?" She teased, taking her drink from a tall man.
"No one, I suppose. But I've never known a female of any kind to use the words that come out of your mouth." He took a sip of his beer.
"Who said I was a female?"
Elliot spit his drink all over the table. "Excuse me?" He asked.
Olivia only giggled. It was so much fun fucking with him. There was a short silence.
"How are the kids?" She asked him, in way of making conversation.
"They're good. Lizzie got almost all A's on her report card. One B. No big deal. Dickie is looking into trying out for baseball, Kathleen spends most of her time in her room, and Maureen comes to visit on the weekends sometimes. She says college is harder than she expected, but she's doing good."
Olivia took a swig of her drink. "Sounds great. How's Kathy?"
"Pissed off. All the time." That's all he had to say on that subject.
"What'd you do?" Olivia asked.
"What'd I do? I didn't do anything. She's just..always down my throat." Elliot said before taking another drink.
"Let's blow this joint, my place is just down the block. We'll watch a movie." Olivia said as she rose from her seat.
Elliot seemed to be thinking this over. "Alright, but I have to leave right after. I don't want another argument with Kathy."
Olivia nodded and moved to exit the bar with Elliot in tow.
Once inside her apartment, Olivia went straight to the kitchen.
"Popcorn?" She yelled.
"Sure, why not?" He answered as he turned the corner to join her in the kitchen.
She had just punched in the time on the microwave and walked over to the fridge. She reached in for a carton of orange juice and took a huge gulp.
"Liv! I can't believe you! You should know better than to drink out of the carton." He scolded her in a teasing voice.
"I live alone, it's my apartment, and what the hell do you care anyway? You're a man. So...Man-up Stabler." She looked at him like he had two heads.
"I'm not allowed too. I have to drink out of a glass. I got yelled at last night." Olivia laughed at him. He looks so macho and he still quakes with fear at his wife.
"Well, Kathy isn't here..." Olivia said as she held the carton out to him.
Elliot eyed her skeptically. "Is this one of those things where you say I can, but really you mean I can't?" He asked.
"That's a wife thing, Elliot. When I say you can I mean it." She tilted the carton back and forth, as if teasing him. "I know you want it. You know you want it. Take it."
Elliot took the carton and took a huge swallow. It felt good. "I'm living here now." He announced.
"Yeah, I'd like to see you tell Kathy that. 'Oh, I'll just be staying with Olivia now...What's that? I'm not allowed?.. Ok. I'll be home soon.' You're pathetic." She mocked him.
"Shut up. You try telling her to calm down, when she's upset."
"Couldn't be that bad. Besides, I can kick her ass any day." Olivia told him. She lifted her chin a little to show how proud she was of herself. She had a giant grin on her face.
"That's...probably true." Elliot said as he put the orange juice back in the fridge and made his way to her living room. Olivia followed closely behind.
Elliot arrived home that night to find that his family was already asleep. 'At least there won't be any arguing.' he thought. He quickly made his way up the stairs and to the bedroom he shared with his wife. Elliot changed his clothes and got ready for bed.
The clock read 11:13 when he climbed into bed. He was exhausted and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.
"Hey, Elliot." He heard Olivia call him. Elliot opened his eyes to see her standing in his bedroom, wearing nothing but a short silk robe.
"Liv?" He asked, confusion written all over his face.
Olivia began to untie her robe. "Yeah, it's me, El."
"What's going on?" He began looking around for answers.
She giggled a little. "Don't play dumb with me, Elliot. I know you want it. You know you want it. Take it." Olivia told him as she moved to sit on his bed.
Her robe hung open and he was definitely getting an eye full. Elliot scooted away a little, still confused. Where had Kathy gone?
Olivia just scooted closer to him and turned so she was straddling his lower thighs. He froze, not being able to look away from her mouth. She leaned in, ready to kiss him...
Just then Elliot bolted up in bed. Kathy felt the movement and turned so she could face him.
"Elliot? You ok?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." He turned over and tried to get back to sleep, but his mind was racing.
'Jesus Christ, that dream seemed so real.' He thought to himself. 'Had to be the orange juice.'
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