The days and weeks flew by rather fast and Olivia found herself missing the family she had grown accustomed to, though there were blood she could love them no more. The past weeks had been tiresome everyday she was taking Eli to the doctor to ensure that when it was time for surgery it would go easily and incident free. Pulling into the parking lot of the hospital she reached down and unbuckled Eli belt, the medication had him sleeping. Smiling she lifted him into her arms and walked into the hospital.

Elliot packed his suit-case with a smile on his lips looking at the clock he noticed Victoria was running late. At the thought of her a smile popped into his head, she was an amazing woman: A widow who had lost her husband to cancer. She understood Elliot, the loss, the lonliness, the guilt and the need to have some-one care. The ringing of his phone brought Elliot out of his trance. Looking at the ID it read Vicky.
"Hey" he answered stuffing Eli favorite teddy bear into the case.
"Hey you, I'm going to take a shower now. Are you sure I won't be inpossing on your friend?" she asked. Tough her relationship with Elliot was going beautiful, the picture of the brunette with big blue eyes haunted her. She'd met Olivia and she was a great friend but couldn't help wonder how far her loyalty stretched, the look she had seen in her eyes unsettled her.
"Come on Liv is my best-friend, she will be glad I finally started dating again. I want this to be a surprise quit worrying" Elliot said but even as he said it he wondered how Olivia would feel. Would she be happy? Why wouldn't she? his brain asked. But his heart asked another question: How would you feel if Olivia started dating? Of course he would be cool with it he answered the question himself.
"Elliot you there?" Victoria asked, when he was quiet for too long.
"Yes," he smiled snapping out of the thoughts that held him captive. "Sorry I was just thinking about something" he finished, closing the case he drew the shirt over his head and walked to the shower.

Olivia sat in the waiting room looking at the clock in the next hour she would be picking up Elliot from the airport. The doctor emerged from behind the double glass doors with Eli holding onto his hand and a lolipop in his free hand and a wide smile on his face. "Mommy!" he screamed as he saw. Getting up immediately she ran to him and scooped him into his arms.
"Yes baby. I missed you" she confessed and dropped a kiss to his temple. A fright-ful thought ran cross her mind. She knew she wouldn't survive if she wasn't able to this baby everyday, she wouldn't if she could she the Stabler's they where her family her everything.
"Mommy, you look sad" Eli said as they walked to the rental car.
"Mommy just missed you that's all" she said knowing Elliot was the person she was missing more than ever.
"I miss Daddy, mommy don't you miss daddy?" he asked
"Why do you ask?" Olivia asked.
"Cause I miss him, don't you mommy?" he asked his little eyes getting sleepy but he held her gaze.
"Yes" more than you can imagine she thought and turned the car unto the highway.

Olivia didn't know what it was but she knew something wasn't right, something had changed. When she could take waiting no more she walked to the pay phone to call home. And once again there was no response.
Sitting on the chair in the cold room wasn't particularly fun as Olivia felt her joints she to ache and go numb. "Mommy why are you so sad?" Eli asked when he noticed her unsmiling face.
"Mommy isn't sad baby, I'm just tired." she said and ran a hand through his silky hair.
Eli began rubbing his nose and Olivia noticed the mucus was red, blood. "Sweety, are you feeling okay?" she asked wiping his little nose.
"Yea, my head feel funny." he said and gave a laugh. Olivia watched him intently and he crawled in her lap and rested his head against her breast. Eli was falling asleep when he jumped up rushed out of her arms and ran throwing his hands in the air calling "Daddy!"

Elliot scooped him into his arms and placed a kiss to his hair. "Hey Champ, how are you doing?" Elliot asked and walked over to where Olivia was now standing.
"I'm okay, I beat Mommy at hide and seek, and we went to the park and, and, daddy I missed you." he said in a soft tone breaking Elliot's heart.
"Oh Champ, I missed you too."
"Really?" he asked his eyes trapping Elliot as he sought to be loved.
"Yes really, I love you son." Elliot responded and threw him as far as he could in the air. Eli giggled and wrapped his arms around his father's neck.
"Mommy missed you too," Eli whispered in his ears. And for the first time since he got off the plane he really looked at her. Her hair was in a ponytail and he wore a soft pink lipstick, the pants clung to her like it was glued and the top showed a little too much cleavage...
"She did?" Elliot said rubbing his tummy and Eli laughed some more.
"Yes, mommy said she missed you and she was sad too daddy." Eli said looking back at Olivia who was trying desperately to block out the pain in her leg.
"So no hug?" Elliot teased and pulled her into his arms just in time as her right knee buckled he caught her.
"Liv you okay." he asked and brought her to a seat nearby.
"Not really, I'm in pain" she winced as a pain sliced threw her leg and held her head back to conceal the tears.
"Mommy where does it hurt, I'll kiss it to make it better." Eli said his blue green eyes filled with concern.
"Oh baby, I'll be-"
"Elliot!" the sound of a woman calling his cut off Olivia sentence as she turned to view the source and there she stood. Victoria!
Elliot met her halfway, and Eli looked at him confused as they both walked over he was hiding behind Olivia, meeting people wasn't his specialty.
"Dad, you aren't supposed to talk to strangers." Eli said as they stood before him and Elliot flushed with embarrassment and so did the woman at his side.
"Son she isn't a stranger." Elliot knelt down and started to explain.
"Then who is she?" he asked making a face and holding tightly to Olivia wrist. "Mommy can we go home now." he asked not waiting for his father's response, he had a feeling she was trouble. Olivia wondered on Eli question, who is she?