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Olivia laid in bed perplexed.
The day was coming and she really didn't know what to do. She felt her heart scream at her to speak the truth tell him how she felt yet somehow she couldn't.
Her eyes where closing now, and sleep was come to her rescue. But not for long!
Elliot was confused lately he couldn't stop thinking of Olivia. But couldn't that be explained as he spent every waking moment with her, or the fact that she was a mother to his children and also his bestfriend. Victoria was sleeping and he looked over at her perfect beauty, she was everything he wanted in a woman, but for some reason his children didn'twarm up to her and with two months before the wedding he hardly believed they were going to change their minds soon and it laid heavily on his mind. The phone was ringing and as he reached for it, the ringing stopped.
Olivia listened quietly as the Kathleen spoke about her new boyfriend.
"Liv he is so cute, today he bought lunch and he kissed me in the corridor at school" KAthleen squealed.
"That's great Kath," Olivia replied rubbing sleepy eyes.
"So what have you and Dad been up to?" Olivia sat up straight, yawn yet she missed it the constant chatter with the girl and playing with the boys.
"Nothing much" Olivia paused when she thought about the situation and she realized that whether or not she accepted it she was losing her best friend.
"Mom you don't have to lose him" Kathleen said speaking to Olivia's very heart. Olivia swallowed hard and closed her eyes who knew that she could love this family so much and so deeply.
"What do you mean?" Olivia asked hoping that Kathleen would leave the argument alone.
"Come on you know what I mean. Anyway I have to go Maureen wants to say hello.
"Okay put her on." Olivia sighed relief when Kathleen over the phone but that didn't last long her words played in her mind over and over.
"Hey Liv, how's the boy doing?" Maureen asked in a casual tone.
"He's fast asleep, how is you and yours?" Olivia asked knowing that her voice would go all sweet and happy.
"I don't know Liv, the wedding is next month and I'm scared what if something happens I don't want to be like Dad pinning over lost love, what if he has no one to carry him like Dad has you and it scares me" Maureen answered her voice sad like Olivia hasn't heard it in a long while.
"Sweet-heart it just natural that you feel this way all you have to do is live for today and tomorrow will work itself out." Olivia replied
"I don't know but I'm missing you, when are you coming again?" Maureen said her voice lighter.
"That would be Friday and toady is Tuesday so do the math" Olivia said with laughter in her voice.
"Two long days!" Maureen laughed.
"I miss you too now can I get some sleep?" Olivia asked her voice rich with laughter and the earlier sadness disappeared.
"Nope Lizzie has homework, history" Maureen said.
Olivia groaned and laughed in one as they placed the youngest sister on the phone. "Mommy guess what I got a A on my science project and I'm going to the museum tomorrow with Bryan" Elizabeth said.
"Which Bryan? Your best friend who you've been totally crushing on?" Olivia asked laughing she missed them all.
"Yes Mom, he asked me to go with him and Kelli." Lizzie said her voice falling of the earlier happiness.
"Baby I'm sorry," Olivia replied feeling terrible knowing how much she like Bryan.
"It's okay, all good things come to those who wait"
All good things come to those who wait
The words replayed themselves over and over in Olivia head untill finally she drifted off the sleep.
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Elliot was awake he couldn't quite shake the feeling that maybe his kids were right maybe he was rushing things with Victoria, God know he still missed Kathy, Elliot looked over at the sleeping form she was a pretty woman but something was missing and he couldn't quite put his finger on it. His mind wondered then to Olivia she was the greatest woman he had ever met, she was like a sister he told himself. But something in him told him that it was all lie.
Elliot groaned and turned onto his side trying to get some sleep when the phone rang. He picked it up careful not to wake any one.
"Hello"
"Hey can I speak Liv?" it was a Muareen.
"Maureen what's up?" Elliot asked wonderring why no-one wanted to talk with him.
"Nothing, could you get Liv please it's kind of urgent" Maureen replied not sparing her father a second thought. Slowly Elliot walked to Olivia's room to find it empty, smiling he knew where she was he knocked softly but no answer came he pushed the door in and there she was sleeping her hair was all over the place and he knew he never saw a more beautiful sight.
"Liv," he called and rocked her gently and her eyes fluttered open.
"Hmm?" she answered running a hand through her hair.
"It Maureen said she wanted to talk to you" Elliot said and handed her the phone and walked out the room straightening his robe.
"I can't believe it!" Elliot heard a shriek, and lfted his head to see Victoria standing beofore him with her hand over he chest and eyes that seemed to water.
"What are you talking about?" Elliot asked
"You and her, how long has it been going on?" she demanded. Elliot stood still somehow he couldn't quite grasp what she was saying. And he said so only to have her fly in a wild rage and storming back to the room Elliot didn't know why but somehow he didn't want to starighten things between them maybe this was the way it should be, He thought as she returned with her things packed and the ring he hand given her landed in his face.
"Victoria," he started but she was out the door slamming it so that the room shook.
"What's going on?" Olivia asked coming out to see Elliot sitting in the couch. He smiled at her at her and patted the seat next to him and she sat down.
"Victoria has left the building," he said with a smile that caused her to melt.
Why? Olivia wondered and as if reading her thought he gave her the reason. "She thought you and I were having an affair." Olivia was in shock she face scarlet red at the thought.
"have you set her straight?" Olivia asked jumping to her feet. Elliot picked up the ring and place it on his index finger
"No and I don't want to Liv, maybe the kids are right maybe I did rush into things. 'Maybe' Olivia thought but was careful to to voice her thought on that subject.
"Why didn't you go after her?" Olivia asked
"I guess deep down I knew I didn't love her just like her, but how could I the kids wouldn't even give her a chance, did you know the second time she came to dinner Kathleen asked "What's she doing her again?" I told them to help them and me and to be a mother to Eli and here's Lizzie answer "We've got one here name it OLIVIA BENSON" Liv those kids love you so much at times it's like to them you are their mom and not just a friend." Elliot said watching Olivia's face and while he said the last bit he noticed how her eyes became clouded and expressionless
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