I apologize for the long delay, please accept my humble apology and I hope this chapter makes up for it.

R&R

-Ali

Olivia was fast a sleep when he got back. She looked like some one out of a dream as she laid there her hair was messy yet it was the sexiest thing he'd ever seen. "El" She said softly struggling to get up.
"Yea it's me, go back to rest I'll go wash the car."
"I can't sleep anymore. Can we go get the thing for Maureen, all this rest is making me weak."
"Liv rest doesn't make some-one weak it's supposed to make them stronger." Elliot responded.
"El come on I'm not tired I can't sleep, can we just get a move on, maybe we can watch a movie later."
"Liv you can't run from it for ever" Elliot said and walked out of the room.
Olivia looked into space long after he had disappeared, wondering what the heck he meant.

Olivia was laughing uncontrollably it had been a long time since she had enjoyed this much shopping.
"Elliot come on you and I know that they are getting married so they are going to have sex, so I want to get her this lingerie."
"Why can't we get her a blender?" Elliot asked looking at the skimpy garment like it was a curse it self."
"Because you bought her a blender for her last birthday Elliot"
"Ok alright can't we get her a swifter wet jet?"
"Alright you get her the broom and I will her this" Olivia said holding up the garment.
"Nope! Not a chance alright let me see a kitchen set"
"You got her that for her 20th birthday"
"Okay fine that thing it is then."
"And this Olivia said holding up box with a chandelier"
"Okay, why can't we just get her that?" Elliot asked looking at the lingerie again.
"Elliot she is a grown woman and sex is only natural"
"Try telling yourself that in fifteen years when you have a child of your own" Elliot said still looking at the garment. The comment had touched a nerve, and Elliot realized immediately.
"Gosh Liv, I'm sorry I didn't mean that." She offered him a smile and gave him a peck on the check.
"It's okay I know you mean no harm, but she's still getting the lingerie, and this plus the weekend for two in Jamaica"
"Ok fine you win woman" Elliot said and brought the things to the cashier.

The movie was in full swing and Olivia yarned.
"Are you ready to sleep?" Elliot asked.
"No" Olivia lied looking at the couple kissing on the screen.
"Liv, you have to talk about it sometime."
"Talk about what?" Olivia asked confused.
"Liv I know about your feelings"
Olivia turned scarlet red and her eyes immediately found his 'Did he know?'

"Why didn't you tell me Liv?" he asked, her eyes were now boring holes into the carpet. She was a beautiful woman, why on earth didn't I see this before? "Liv, come on talk to me" Elliot said, wanting to be the friend yet a part of him didn't want to hear it.

"I didn't want to make you uncomfortable, I know how you felt about Kathy and I didn't want to-" Elliot cut her off, was this the reason she never spoke of him, because she was babysitting my ego? And funny enough it didn't bother him too much.

"You thought it was too soon?" he asked gently and she looked up at him, she eyes were misty like she was about to cry. And he reached for her and cradled her against his chest. "Liv, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." He whispered in her hair and he felt her shudder.
"El you could never hurt me, I should have told you, I was just scared I'd embarrass you and make an impossible situation" she said pulling out of his embrace to look him in his eyes. "So how do you feel about it?" she asked shyly.

"Liv, I'm happy" he said as a ache so deep began to spread through him, he was by no means happy, he was miserable!

Olivia smiled her entire face taking on a glow, 'did she really love this idiot? And why on earth does that make me so upset.' Elliot wondered as she hugged him tightly and he felt breast beaded against his chest. "Are you cold?" Elliot asked trying to clear the confusion in his mind. She shook her head and released. "So tell me about" Elliot said. He watched as the smile slip from her face to be replaced by sadness. Elliot groaned! This wasn't supposed to happen.

Why was life this confusing, you finally discover that have feeling for your best friend and she is in love with some low life! Why am I always so late? Why doesn't anything go the way I want it to go?

"He's your age, same height and built he is funny, charming and he also has kids, and they are adorable." Her face lit up as she spoke, breaking all that was felt of him. Elliot saw through a haze a pain and hurt and reached to touch her face, and she stopped talking looking at him, holding his gaze. Was this a dream or was it reality? He didn't know and he was beyond caring. He caressed her face, so beautiful and fragile. He was in a fantasy, one in which she didn't laugh at his advances one in which she welcomed them and he kissed her softly, slowly, gently, praying that she wouldn't pull away. She didn't.

She returned his kisses, slowly, letting him lead following him. Their tongues played a sweet game as they caressed each other, building a passion that either of them ever knew, taking them to unreachable heights. He pulled back her eyes were closed and she looked like a mystical creature calling him, pulling him, and he went willingly. He feasted at her neck and whimpered and that did things to him that he couldn't understand, nor could he control the urgent need to have her as his own to make love to her, to eliminate all former lover and those who were to come making him the only one. Was that wrong? If it was he didn't care, he just wanted her. No he needed her.

His hands roamed over her body, causing her to moan, begging him to continue, and he did. Removing the pant pajama she wore to expose beautiful skin, and curves. Elliot looked at her from the gentle swell of her breast to the very slender waistline, and then to spread out at her hips, she was gorgeous.

Her eyes were opened and she smiled at him shyly, nervously as he traced the length of her body, ad it felt right to hold her like this, and touch her in places he had only dreamed. She was responsive and that was his undoing. And he striped himself off and entered her. She was small and she fitted him perfectly and matched him thrust for thrust till finally she pushed him to the edge causing him to fall; yes fall madly in love with her!

Elliot relaxed, thinking for the first time in four years he hadn't felt guilty like he was cheating his dead wife and in the darkened living room he whispered her name letting her go!