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Back at the precinct Olivia felt overwhelmed at the prospect of facing whatever the Captain had lined up. Her stomach seemed to knot in anticipation. He opened the door for her and gestured for her to step inside, she did so, and her hand went straight to her pounding heart as she saw the familiar face standing beside her.

He was standing there. REALLY standing there. It wasn't some image she had concocted in her head, it wasn't another dream she had envisioned while she slept, or a piece of her mind playing cruel tricks. No this was him. Elliot Stabler. The man who had been missing in action!

She couldn't even manage a smile, it almost ended as a grimace she could imagine her attempt to smile made her look hideous but for once she didn't care. This time she had no illusions about impressing him, he was just here and for now, so was she, breathing the same air, invading the same space… for as long as it took him to run again.

"Are you going to say anything?" Elliot directed at Olivia when she remained mute after passing moments.

She struggled to stand on her feet, her knees knocking together as she trembled before him, words hadn't crossed her lips yet, they'd only flashed momentarily across her mind.

A deep breath gave her a clear head.

"Why are you here?" she asked bluntly. There had been no friendly hello, or kind gesture, no greeting in a warm embraced hug, just a question that had been wearing on her lips since he'd been gone.

Elliot stood back, stunned by her new-found attitude. She was bitter, and it did not go unnoticed.

"I'm just visiting," he replied.

Olivia shrugged. "Good for you."

"Liv…" he sighed.

She shook her head. "Don't."

Cragen's hand rested on her shoulder.

"Why are you so cold?" he asked bluntly, he never was one for keeping his opinion to himself.

"Because you're an ass!" she snapped bitterly. She turned to the Captain. "Am I done here?"

Cragen looked at Elliot and back to Olivia. "Yeah, Liv… you're done here."

She took that as her cue to leave, slamming the office door behind her for empasis.

Trembling outside the door, she felt herself begin to falter, but she made her exit determined to get away from here before Elliot saw the devastation he had left in his wake. She still had her pride, even if he had taken everything else with him. She was holding on tight to it…

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