Chapter 7

Elliot sat in the back of the car whilst Olivia drove with Haung sat in the front with her. Elliot had gone in the back saying he was tired and was going to get some sleep. It had been quite a day so far. After breakfast Haung had gone home to pack while Olivia and Elliot went to hers first so she could pack a few things.

"I think this will be good for you Elliot" she said to him as she folded some clothes into a suitcase.

"Yeah" he mumbled from the other room.

He hadn't seemed too happy at first when haung had suggested getting away for a while, but agreed knowing he didn't really have a choice. Olivia walked through the door and stood leaning against the frame.

"What's wrong?" she asked him.

He shrugged his shoulders "I don't get why we have to leave the city, I can go to therapy here can't I, why go to the middle of fucking nowhere what's that going to achieve?"

"Because Elliot you wouldn't" he looked over to her. "You wouldn't go to therapy, you wouldn't relax and you wouldn't be honest with yourself or anyone else. Getting away you won't have a choice you will have nowhere to hide" she smiled turning back into the room and finished packing.

He was quite on his way to his place, Olivia knew he was sulking; he was like a big kid when things were taken out of his control.

"Excuse the mess" he said turning the key to his apartment. The living area was trashed, in fact it looked like someone had broke in. Smashed glass all over, the TV lay on the floor the screen shattered, and empty bourbon bottles scattered over the floor. "I'm going to pack" he said walking into the other room.

Olivia walked around the room kicking bottles out the way. She picked up a photo frame that was on the floor, it was a picture of Elliot and his kids taken in the park, she smiled thinking how happy they were. She picked up some pieces of a photo that had been ripped up and threw on the floor it was a picture of her and Elliot taken a few years ago at a police ball, Elliot had torn it down the middle separating them in them.

"Let's go" his voice said behind her making her jump. She dropped the pieces of the photo to the floor and hid the photo of Elliot and his kids in her jacket.

They drove and picked up Haung, it was then Elliot said he was tired and jumped into the back seat.

They had been driving for just over an hour, Haung looked into the back.

"Is he sleeping?" asked Olivia.

"Yeah…It's been a tough morning" Hung replied.

"Yeah it has….Doc he is going to be okay isn't he"

"I think if I can get him talking and open up then yes. He has a lot of hidden demons and we just need to help release them, I'm not saying it's goin to be easy for either of you"

"What do you mean either of us, I'm fine"

"No Olivia you're not, you think you are because you haven't shown your emotions like Elliot. But you had hid your feelings from the shooting and especially your feelings for Elliot"

"What do you mean my feelings for Elliot" she snapped "He is my partner I care for him that's as far as it goes, he has a family"

"And you say you don't have any hidden demons" he smiled at her.

Olivia glared at him and then straight ahead. Shit she thought, she was here for Elliot not to have him in her head as well. Elliot was right this trip was fucked up.

Elliot kept his eyes closed in the back listening to the conversation and smiled to himself, if the doc was gonna make Liv open up as well then this trip might have just got a bit better.

Two and half hours later they turned off the highway onto a single track through the trees they passed a few holiday cabins as they drove on, After 20 minutes on the track Elliot finally spoke,

"Where the hell is this place?"

"Cragen said it was secluded" laughed Olivia.

"There is secluded and then there is secluded, Jesus this is like the beginning of a horror movie" he moaned.

Olivia chuckled to herself remembering the movie nights they used to have when she picked horror movies, despite acting all tough she had felt him jump a few times and seen him closing his eyes, she used to love teasing him about it.

15 minutes later they pulled up to the cabin. It was set back in the trees a lake about 100 yards down the slight bank.

"Wow" said Liv climbing out the car and stretching "It's beautiful"

Elliot got out and looked around, she's right it was." How long has Cragen had this place and how come he kept it quiet?"

"He bought it for his wife when she got ill; she always wanted a log cabin by the lake so he bought one for her. He used to bring her up here as many times as he could before she got too ill to travel. He came here after she died and now He comes up here when he needs to get away. We are the first people apart from the two of them he has let stay here." Haung said looking around. "He always wanted it to be his and hers place and nobody else's"

"So why let us come here?" asked Elliot.

"Because he cares. I guess he is hoping if it helped him heal then it will help you"

Haung walked up the steps on the veranda and opened the door and they all walked in. It had a large opening living space, living room and kitchen combined, with big comfy couches and a large open fire; there were photos of Cragen and his wife on the walls.

"Ok there are 4 bedrooms" Haung announced "so find one and settle in."

The next half hour was spent unloading the car of all their luggage and supplies and unpacking and looking around.

Elliot walked outside and leaned on the railing looking down to the lake as the sun started to set. It was so calm and peaceful the air still warm from the sun. He could see why Cragen bought this place; maybe coming here wasn't such a bad idea. He took a deep breath and turned and around Olivia was stood in the door.

"Hey, you ok?"

"Yeah I guess" he smiled. "This place is pretty amazing"

Olivia nodded, noticing the difference in him already compared to a couple of days okay.

"What's my babysitter doing?"

"He's cooking" she laughed "Homemade Chinese"

"He knows us so well" He looked at and smiled "Do you fancy a short walk?" he asked her.

"Sure" she said walking down the steps ahead of him. He caught up to here and they walked down towards the Lake. They walked along the lakes side in silence glancing at each other now and then as they walked, before stopping at a large log and sat down facing the lake. Elliot finally broke the silence.

"Thank you" he said picking a stone up and throwing it in the water.

"What for?"

"Not hating me for the way I've gone on"

"Elliot I could never hate you, I might get pissed off and go in a mood but I could never hate you"

"I would understand if you did" he said leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees. "I hate me"

"El" she said resting her hand on his arm "Don't say that"

"It's true Liv, I hate myself so much for the what I've done and the way I've treat people that I tried to….I…."

"El doesn't please" she didn't want to hear what he had to say not yet not when it was just them with Haung.

He looked up at her face and seen he upset he had caused. "I'm sorry" he said trying to smile "first night here and I'm being a prick upsetting you"

"No I'm sorry El; I'm just not ready to hear everything straight away"

He stood up putting his hand out to help her stand. "We best head back, before we get grounded for being late for supper. They walked back to the cabin approaching it from the rear, as they got close they both stopped and stared.

"Is that what I think it is?"

"Hell yes" said Elliot with a big grin on his face.

Sitting under a canopy out the back of a cabin was a large hot tub which was hidden from view when you looked at the house.

Elliot looked at Olivia "I Think therapy just got a hell of lot better" he laughed.

OOH YES LOG FIRES AND HOT TUB, SECLUDED LAKE IM GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH IN LATER CHAPTERS. JUST NEED THE REVIEWS FOLKS A GOOD REVIEW ALWAYS MAKES ME WANT TO WRITE MORE.