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Olivia stirred in her drunken sleep when she felt soft caresses on her cheek. She didn't open her eyes, she simply reached up and grabbed the hand on her face bringing it to her lips and kissing it softly. Before she could register what was happening she was hauled up into the strong pair of arms. Her eyes snapped open, and to her horror it wasn't Elliot who was holding her, but his brother Dan. She opened her mouth to scream but was cut off by his mouth capturing her own.
Within an instant Dan was on the ground clutching his aching crotch and Olivia was standing over him in shock. But it was too late, Lisa who had witnessed the kiss was already running towards the living room where Elliot and the rest of her family resided.
Olivia glared down at Dan in utter rage, "What the fuck do you think you're doing?!?"
"I was… I just…I-" he was slowly rising from the floor and the pained expression on his face made it clear to Olivia that her aim was still as accurate as ever. He approached her in an attempt to apologize but she wasn't having it.
"Get out!" she screamed. "How could you do this to your brother?!? Just go!" and with that he cowered out of the bedroom.
Back in the living room the family was catching up when Amy asked about Olivia, "Is she okay?" she sincerely.
"Yeah she'll be fine."
"How many glasses of wine did she have?" Bernie asked.
"I don't know Mom, why don't you ask Lisa." he accused, glaring at his sister who had just entered the room.
All eyes turned towards her and she scoffed innocently. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that Olivia is not a big drinker, and she never would have had that many glasses of wine without some kind of motivation, and you were the one that made sure her glass was never empty."
"Elliot, maybe you just don't know her as well as you think you do."
"Shut up Lisa!" Lisa's snide remarks were getting on Elliot's last nerve, but her suggesting that he didn't know Olivia was one thing that he wouldn't take, because if he knew anything in this world it was Olivia.
"Well she did have an awful lot to drink Elliot, did you ever consider that maybe she has a drinking problem?" his mother added.
"Are you fucking kidding me?!?"
"Elliot watch your language!"
"No Mom! I'm sick of all of you treating Olivia like shit! She's tried so hard to make you all like her, and you aren't even giving her a chance!"
"What about Kathy-" Bernie began.
"What about Kathy?!? The only thing Kathy and I share anymore is our children! I don't love Kathy, I love Olivia; and you know what? I've realized that I was never truly in love with Kathy, I loved her but I wasn't in love with her. I used to think that I was until I met Olivia, and I found out what it really felt like to be in love."
"She doesn't love you Elliot!!" Lisa's sudden outburst was enough to cover the room in a thick blanket of silence.
"You have no idea what you're-" Elliot was seething when she cut him off.
"I went upstairs to get something fro my room, and when I looked in on Olivia she was in there with Dan! They were kissing!"
No one spoke for what seemed like an eternity. They all just sat there staring at Elliot expectantly, he hadn't blinked yet; he just stood there mouth agape staring at Lisa. It wasn't until Dan entered the room that anyone dared to even move. Their heads turned towards him and his disheveled clothing.
"Daniel, where have you been?" Bernie asked with great caution.
"Upstairs. What's the matter with all of you?" he asked innocently. Elliot's head slowly turned towards him and Dan didn't know what to think. "Hey man, what's wrong?" he could see something in his brother that he'd never seen before. Elliot's fists were clenched at his sides and the vein in his neck was pulsing at an ungodly rate. His red face shone with a glimmer of sweat.
Amy stood up slowly as to not set him off and cautiously put a hand on Elliot's shoulder. "Elliot, why don't you go outside and cool down." she suggested softly, but he didn't move. He just stood there with his eyes deadpanned on Dan.
It was Mark's turn to move now, and he did so with equal caution. He stepped towards Dan and began to lead him away from what was sure to be his murder scene. "Dan, come on man let's go take a walk."
Dan resisted, "What the hell is going on?"
"Lisa said she saw you and Olivia kissing in her bedroom." Kate added gently. Dan's eyes widened with realization and fear of what Elliot may do to him.
"Uh…listen, El it's not what you think-" he began.
"Not what I think?" he was a ticking time bomb. He began to approach Dan at a dangerously slow pace signifying that he was ready to snap at any moment and beat the daylights out of him.
"Elliot calm down." Dan pleaded, and that's when Elliot lost it. He lunged towards Dan, and just as he was about to throw his first punch her voice cut through his anger just like it always did.
"Elliot!" her tone was strong and commanding but her features were delicate and vulnerable. The sleep and heaviness of the situation sobered her completely, and her eyes were puffy from the tears that she had cried. Elliot froze and turned to look at her. Part of him wanted to go to her and pull her into his arms to make all of her hurt vanish, but a bigger part of him wanted to find out what happened.
"Did you kiss him?" he seethed.
"Elliot please-" her tears were threatening to spill once again, and the shakiness in her voice gave it away.
"Answer me Olivia! Did you kiss him?"
"No, it's not what-"
"You lying little slut!" Lisa had sprung from her seat and was now standing before Olivia. Elliot's anger was washed away by an overwhelming sense of hurt and regret. Olivia couldn't stand how broken he looked, because she knew it meant that he didn't believe her. She couldn't hold the tears back any longer.
"Elliot…" she whispered in desperation, but he wouldn't look at her. Amy felt sorry for Olivia, she really did but she felt more sorry for her younger brother. She walked over to Olivia's crying form and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Maybe you should go now." she suggested as gently as she could manage. Olivia just stood there with a blank expression and tears polluting her cheeks, so like a zombie Amy turned her around and led her silently to her room.
They reached the bedroom and Amy sat Olivia gently down on the bed, before she left she gave her a sympathetic look and whispered, "I'm sorry."
As soon as Amy closed the door behind her Olivia collapsed to the bed in sobs. She knew it was a bad idea coming here, and now all she could think about was how it wasn't only her true love, partner, and best friend that she'd lost… it was everything. When she finally contained her hysterics into sobs she stood up and packed her things.
It was then that she realized that they'd drove Elliot's car, so she called a cab that was set to arrive fifteen minutes later. Fifteen minutes, it would only be fifteen minutes until she climbed into a cab and drove away from everything that was good in her life… forever.
Downstairs Elliot wasn't in any better shape. He sat there with his siblings and parents surrounding him while he cried openly. He never cried, especially in front of people, but at that point he'd lost too much already to care. They heard a honk outside and Elliot's father went to the window.
"It's a cab." he announced. Olivia passed through the family room on the way to the door and as she did so she failed at her attempts to keep her tears at bay.
"Goodbye everyone." she didn't look at them as she spoke, she simply kept her eyes glued to the floor until she was out the door. The door closed behind her and Elliot felt as though he'd been hit by a two by four. She was really gone.
They were all silent. No one dared to speak in fear that Elliot would collapse like a house of cards.
"Elliot…" Lisa's voice was strained as if she were wondering whether or not she should speak. His eyes remained glued to the floor.
"She didn't do it." Lisa hadn't meant to cause the trouble that she did. Truthfully she thought that Olivia was a rebound after Kathy and that they didn't really love each other, but seeing her normally strong and resilient brother in so much pain told her that she was wrong, and more importantly that she'd really screwed up.
"What?" his voice harbored a certain desperation that made her heart lurch with guilt.
"Dan kissed her, but she stopped him as soon as it happened."
Elliot didn't say anything he simply got up and ran out the door. He had to find Olivia.
A/N: Okay, so I know all of these chapters have been kind of sad and dramatic so far, but I promise things are going to get better very soon. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and don't forget to review!! xox Sam