TWENTY CHAPTERS! We did it, readers! We got to twenty chapters! I couldn't have done this without my loyal readers like you! I couldn't have gotten here without my incredible beta, Liv Cassidy, and I couldn't have done it without my girls! Thank you all so much! And I promise this won't be the end!
Here we go...
Elliot Stabler sat in his usual bar after a late night at work. He still went to cop bars, even though he wasn't a cop anymore. He sat at the bar and saw Joe Dumas, "Doom," from narcotics. Doom sat down next to him and smiled. "So, Liv and Brian, huh?"
"Doom, have you been dipping into evidence? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Your former and my brother."
"Okay, what about them?"
"They've been together for over a year. They're getting married."
Elliot grabbed him by the shirt and growled. "Don't fucking talk about her. She wouldn't be with a low life like Cassidy."
Doom hit him and got in his face. "Cassidy is my brother. Watch your fucking tongue, man. You don't believe me ask Olivia yourself. I'm shocked you didn't get a save the date in the mail. They sent them out weeks ago."
Elliot pushed him away and grabbed his coat. He stormed out of the bar and caught a cab to the sixteenth precinct. He stormed in and saw a blonde woman sitting at a desk that he thought was Olivia's. "Where's Benson?" He growled.
"She's in interrogation right now. I'm Detective Rollins, something I can help you with?"
He punched the lockers and looked at her. "Get her out here, now."
"Look, I don't know who you think you are, but I'm not going to go in there and pull her out because you tell me to."
He walked over to her, nose to nose, and laughed. "You have no idea who I am, do you?"
"No, but it doesn't matter. Unless you tell me you're Bloomberg I'm not moving."
"She doesn't talk about me anymore. Of course she doesn't. I'm—"
He was cut off when Olivia came walking out. "Finally cracked—Elliot?"
He turned and looked at her. Her hair was shorter but not much else had changed. "Liv, you look great." He moved towards her to give her a hug.
She moved away and took a deep breath. "Stop."
"Liv, it's me. What's going on?"
"What's going on?" She scoffed. "You're a fucking idiot, if you don't know."
He put a hand on her shoulder only to have her shrug it off. "Well, I guess there's no small talk today. We'll get right to the nitty gritty."
"El, save it. You're too late. It's been three and a half months; I don't want your pity."
"Pity? Okay now I'm really confused."
"Now you're going to tell me you had no idea I was held hostage for four days, raped and tortured? Bullshit. It was all over the news. They still want me to do a press tour."
"My God, Liv are you alright?"
"Yeah, no thanks to you."
"Look I know I screwed up here."
"Save it, Elliot. Leave."
"No. Not until you tell me to my face that you're marrying a low life like Cassidy."
Olivia closed her locker and smiled. "You have some nerve calling him a low life. He's the one who's been here for me for the past year and a half. He's the one that's gotten me through the aftermath of my assault. You're the one who left, three years ago. I never heard a word from you. All I got was that stupid medal."
"The stupid medal that's still on the butt of your gun?"
She shook her head. "Brian and I are in love. We've adopted Calvin and I'm pregnant with his child. We're getting married next May. And no, you're not invited. I don't even know how you found out."
"Doom opened his big mouth and told me."
She shook her head. "Whatever, Elliot. Do what you do best and leave." She took her gun out of her holster and took the 'Semper Fi' medal off the butt of it and put it in his hand. "I thought I needed this with me. I thought I still needed a part of you to keep me going, to get me through, but it turns out I was wrong. I don't need you anymore. Get out of here and have a nice life."
Brian walked in, long enough to hear the last bit of her speech to Elliot. "Liv, Pancakes, what's going on?"
"Pancakes? He's too dumb to make up a decent pet name for you."
Olivia clenched her fists. "At least he's decent enough to tell me how he feels about me and be honest, and to not take it back."
"No, no, but you did after the one night stand you had with him fourteen years ago."
"At least I didn't cheat on my spouse with my partner." Her anger growing substantially.
"No, but you screwed a married guy once or twice, oh no, it was six times."
"If you have something to say, Stabler, say it. Be a man for once in your life."
"You're nothing but a whore, one of his whores, actually, because we all know how Cassidy likes to screw prostitutes."
"You son of a bitch!" She swung her fist and clocked him in the jaw. The next thing she knew he was on the floor and Brian and Amanda were holding her back. She was struggling against them. "Let me go."
Brian held her closer. "Baby, calm down, breathe," he whispered in her ear.
She took a deep breath and broke free from their grasp and ran upstairs to the cribs. She sat on a bed and put her head in her hands and sobbed.
Brian looked at Amanda. "I'll go get her. If he wakes up, keep him from going upstairs. Tell him Liv isn't here anymore."
Amanda nodded. "You got it."
Brian went up to the cribs and knocked gently on the door. "Liv, baby, it's me." He heard her sobbing and he opened the door and rushed to her, holding her in his arms. "I'm right here. It's okay." He rubbed her back.
"I'm humiliated. I didn't want anyone to know about what happened between Elliot and I. God, I was so stupid! He's right. I'm nothing but a whore." She continued to cry, turning her face away from him.
"Olivia Benson, you are not a whore." He turned his face so she was looking in his eyes. "Don't ever think that, baby, you're a classy woman."
"So I'm a call girl."
"Liv, stop that. Listen to me. You had sex with him; you have a sex life… Liv that makes you a woman, an adult, that doesn't make you a whore."
She took a deep breath. "He came in trying to act like he cared. Then he had the balls to call you a low life. He made me so mad, I just lost it."
He wiped her eyes and smiled gently. "You've got a hell of a right hook, baby."
She smiled and laughed a little. She rested her head on his shoulder and sniffled. "I don't know why I ever loved that man."
He kissed the top of her head. "You loved the idea of Elliot Stabler. You loved that he was a family man, dedicated to his work."
She looked up at him. "And I fell in love with a man who was that and more." She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him gently. "And the man I fell in love with is also the best lover I've ever had."
"You best be talking about me or I'm going to have to beat someone up," he whispered against her lips.
She giggled and kissed him again. "Of course I'm talking about you." She rested her forehead against his. "Come on, let's go home."
He smiled and stood up and took her hand and walked back downstairs, seeing Elliot sitting on the edge of a desk, an ice pack to his face. He squeezed Olivia's hand and she looked at him and smiled. "You okay?" He whispered softly.
She nodded. "Yeah." They started to walk out of the precinct and she turned around and smiled. "Oh and, Elliot, just thought you should know… Brian's dick is bigger than yours." She turned back around and looked up at Brian. "Come on, baby. Let's go home." She kissed him passionately, feeling his hand on her low back.
She faintly heard Elliot. "Get a fucking room!"
She flipped him off before breaking the kiss, taking Brian's hand and walking out hand in hand with Brian, leaving Elliot behind at the precinct to ice his face.
Amanda looked at him and crossed her arms. "You have no idea what you did to her, do you?"
Elliot glared at her. "What are you talking about?"
"You broke her, Stabler. She wasn't herself for a long time. Not until David Haden came along and made her realize that there were other guys out there. Guys that wouldn't hurt her."
"Yeah? Then why isn't she still with him? Why is she with Cassidy?"
"Because he got a promotion, and they never disclosed. He told her he wasn't going anywhere, but when she heard about his promotion she told him to take it. She realized that she couldn't be the reason he was miserable. That's not what relationships are about."
"So she ran into Cassidy's arms?"
"Well, they've officially been together for a little over a year now, but I think deep down, they've loved each other for a long time." She smiled and tilted her head. "You know, you'd think if you cared one iota about her at all… if she was more to you than a piece of ass, that you'd be happy for her. You'd be happy that she finally found a man who knows how to treat her, and that truly isn't going anywhere."
"He'll leave eventually. They all do, either they leave or Olivia pushes them away."
"You're so cocky you can't see it, can you? They've been together for a while now. They've stuck it out through thick and thin. Olivia told me that there were a few times she thought he was going to leave, but he didn't. He told her he never would. You need to open your eyes and see that their relationship isn't going away. You had your chance with her. You could have picked up the phone and called her, and you could have been in his shoes. You blew it, Stabler. It's over. You need to come to terms with that and move on. She has."
He let out a breath and shook his head. "I remember fourteen years ago, the morning after their one night stand, she was freaking out because he wanted to see her again. Now they're getting married? It doesn't make sense."
"People change, Elliot. They changed into the perfect person for each other. And you know… Liv has told me a lot about you. Told me how none of the dates she had never lived up to you. You leaving was the best thing that could have happened to her. She finally got to be free. As much as she wanted you to leave your wife and run into her arms and stay there, she finally realized that it wasn't ever going to happen the day Cragen told her that you put your papers in, and when she didn't hear a damned word from you."
"Hey, it wasn't that simple."
"Yeah, Elliot. It was. See, it's been three years. You never called or texted, hell, you didn't even have the courtesy to email her even though she almost killed herself trying to get in contact with you. Now you're mad because she's moved on and happy? I think SVU got to you a little too much, you became the monster you were trying to fight."
"I never raped anyone. And I've never hit a woman."
"No, but you're still an abusive son of a bitch. I think your jaw is fine now, get out of here before I dislocate your damn jaw."
Elliot went to say something but he saw her fist clench and he took the icepack off his cheek and walked out, going home to his wife and kids.
Olivia and Brian made dinner together for their family. Olivia was starting to show, and she had a doctor's appointment with her OB/GYN the next morning. It was getting close to the time when she would have to tell Cragen that she was pregnant. She couldn't hide it anymore, and she couldn't risk her baby's life anymore. They all sat down to eat and made small talk over dinner. Olivia asked Calvin about his day at school.
"I have to write a paper on someone I look up to," Calvin said gently.
"Any idea on who you want to write about?" Brian asked with a smile, taking another bite of his food.
"I'm not sure. There are so many people who I look up to; so many people that have made a difference in my life. I don't know how I'm going to pick just one."
"You'll figure it out, sweetie. Don't worry." Olivia smiled and kissed his head. She heard her phone ring and she furrowed her brow. She picked it up. "Benson." She took a deep breath and smiled. "Yes, yes, it's me." She nodded and let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Thank you so much. Yes, we'll see you tomorrow. Bye." She hung up and smiled. "That was the realtor. Finally, after all that paperwork, and all that time… We got the house!" She squealed and saw Brian get up and throw his arms around both of them. She kissed Calvin's head and turned and kissed Brian's lips.
Brian smiled and broke the kiss. "We can officially let our landlords know we're breaking our leases," he whispered.
She giggled and nodded. "I know!" She looked at Calvin then at Brian. "We have to head out there tomorrow anyway; we can bring Calvin with us so he can see his room, get some ideas about how he wants his room decorated."
"Make it a family day, sounds perfect." Brian smiled and kissed Calvin's head.
They all sat on the couch after dinner and watched a couple TV shows. Olivia smiled. "Well, I'm pretty tired. I think I'm going to head to bed." She smiled and kissed Calvin on the cheek. "Night, sweetheart."
"Night, Mom. Love you."
She smiled and hugged him. "Love you too, kiddo."
She stood up and walked into the bedroom, changing out of her work clothes and into one of Brian's shirts. She climbed under the covers, laying there, trying to get the day's events out of her head. The first time her boyfriend heard that she and her former partner had sex was while he was using it against her in a fight.
There was a time when Elliot had been her best friend in the entire world, and would have given anything if he would just be with her. Then he broke her. He used her for sex, and then he left, never saying a word, but leaving her that damned medal. She felt the tears start to stream down her face and she buried her head in her pillow. She hated how badly he hurt her, and that she was still in love with him for so long after he left. She wasn't sure anything else was nearly as painful as Elliot treating her the way he did. She always thought that he wasn't one of those Good Ole' Boy detectives that would go to a bar and talk about the woman they had sex with, but she was wrong. They agreed never to speak of it, and he not only brought up their affair, but he brought it up in front of her squad and her boyfriend. She wasn't sure she'd be able to look anyone in that squad room in the eye ever again.
She saw Brian come in not too long after she had and she smiled sadly. "Hey."
He walked over to her hand kissed her forehead. "Hey. You okay?"
She nodded and looked up at him. "I'm okay. Just a little hurt. Elliot today just…"
He slid into bed behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "Screw him."
"Already did," she joked dryly. "That's the problem." She closed her eyes, feeling his chest pressed against her back. "How could I have been so blind? How could I believe he really wanted to be with me? He just saw me as a sex toy."
"He's an asshole Liv. He did it on purpose. He manipulated you. He never should have done that, and he never should have brought it up today."
She turned in his arms and looked into his eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Elliot and I. I don't like talking about it. Reminds me of what my mom used to tell me all the time. That no one would ever love me. All I was good for was sex."
He gently caressed her face. "It's okay. Who you slept with is your business. I don't need to know everyone you've ever had sex with. Just like I'm sure you don't want to know about all the women I've slept with."
A small smile graced her face and she rested her hand on his cheek. "Have I mentioned how much I love you, recently?"
He smiled. "Yeah, you have, but I love hearing those words on your lips."
She grinned and kissed him passionately. She giggled, feeling him roll on top of her. "Naughty," she whispered.
"Punish me," he challenged.
"You really want me to, don't you?"
He smirked. "Liv, you would be the sexiest dominatrix in the entire world."
"We might be able to work something out." She smiled and ran her hands over his back. "But I think we're going to have to wait until tomorrow," she whispered.
"And why's that?" He asked in a whisper.
"Because I'm so tired I'd cuff you to the bed and fall asleep." She giggled.
He laughed and kissed her gently, rolling off of her and holding her close. "We can postpone."
She smiled and looked into his eyes. "Good night, my love."
"Good night, Pancakes," he whispered, placing a gentle kiss on her lips and rubbed her back, both of them drifting off into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: Thanks for reading! I'm already prepared for the flames from the EO shippers. Here's your closure. Amanda said it all. Accept it and move on, because Olivia has! Anyway, please review! Here or on Twitter UnbrokenBarista! Twenty One will be coming up soon! It's going to be exciting!