A/N: I don't own any of the characters except my own.

Old Partners

Olivia was finally happy. She had Noah and she was in a relationship with Hank. For the first time, she felt that they were on the same page concerning their relationship and they had recently become engaged. It was Friday and she was looking forward to this weekend because she and Noah were going to Chicago for a few days. She knew Fin, Rollins and Carisi could handle things while she was gone. The door to her office was closed and she had seen someone come into the Squad Room. Someone she hadn't seen in years. What was he doing there and today of all days? Olivia got up and walked to her door. She opened it and walked out of her office.

"There she is."

"What are you doing here?"

"Nice to see you too, Liv."

"Cut the crap, Stabler."

"I thought you'd be happy to see me."

"Really? You leave without saying anything and expect me to be glad to see you?"

"I guess I deserved that after the way I left things. Can we at least talk about everything?"

"This isn't a good time. I have to go pick up my son and head to the airport."

"Since when do you have a kid?"

"It's been a few years. He's adopted."

"I'd love to meet him sometime. Maybe we can get together when you get back."

"I'll have to see."

Olivia's cell rang, so she answered it. It was the school telling her that Noah was sick.

"I guess I have to change my plans. Noah is sick."

"Can we have that talk then?"

"It's still not a good time."

"Call me when you want to talk. My number is still the same."

"Yeah. I need to go. Sergeant, call me if and only if you need me."

"Got it, Lieutenant."

Olivia went to get her stuff and headed out.

"Let me walk you out."

"Fine."

Elliot walked Olivia out and then she headed to the school. She picked Noah up and went home. When they got home, she got Noah settled and went to call Hank.

"Hey."

"Hey. I hate to do this. I have to cancel this weekend. Noah got sick. I am so sorry."

"It's ok. We'll just reschedule it for another time."

"Thank you for being so understanding. I love you."

"I love you too."

She and Hank talked for a while and then they hung up. Olivia changed into sweatpants and a sweatshirt, put her hair up and decided to see what was on TV. She couldn't believe that Elliot was trying to weasel his way back into her life. She knew that's what his intentions were without even talking to him. She texted him and asked if he wanted to talk. He texted her back and said he did. She gave him her address and he said he'd be there soon. She couldn't believe she was doing this. When he arrived, he knocked on the door, so she went to answer it.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Come on in."

"Thanks for changing your mind."

"This is probably against my better judgment. Before you start, I'm in a serious relationship and I'm happy."

"And I'm happy for you. That's not why I'm here. Sure, I cared about you when we were partners and I still do but I know there could never be anything between us. I had a hard time dealing with what happened with Jenna Fox in the Squad Room. I didn't want her to do something to you and then I would have that hanging over my head for the rest of my life. We were partners and best friends and I didn't want to lose you. I know that's not an excuse for staying away from you for all this time and not saying anything to you or even Fin for however many years it's been. I wanted to apologize for that."

"Thank you for explaining that. I wasn't sure how I'd react to ever seeing you again. I guess we have a lot we need to talk about."

"Fin told me about what you went through a few years ago. I am so sorry you had to go through all that."

"It hasn't been easy."

"I'm sure it hasn't."

"How's your family?"

"Great. Believe it or not, Kathy and I are still together. After what happened with Jenna, she and I worked everything out. Most of it was because she was jealous of you."

"Me? Why?"

"Well, we did spend a lot of time together for 12 years."

"Yeah, we did."

Elliot pulled up a picture on his phone.

"This is the whole Stabler clan and it just keeps getting bigger."

"Wow!"

"The only one not married is of course Eli, since he's obviously not old enough."

"You still have a great looking family, El."

"Thanks. The only thing is that they're all over the country but we see them as much as possible."

"That's great. Does Kathy know you're here?"

"Yeah. This was actually her idea."

"That's interesting."

"Yeah. She says hi."

"Well, tell her I said hi back."

"I will."

Noah came out of his room.

"Mommy."

"What are you doing out of bed?"

"I'm thirsty."

"Ok. I'll get you something. This is Elliot. He and I used to work together. Elliot, this is my son, Noah."

"Hi Noah. It's nice to meet you."

"You too. Mommy, I miss Hank."

"I know, Baby. I do too. Excuse me."

"Sure."

Olivia took Noah back to his room and then she got him some orange juice. She came back and got herself and Elliot some coffee.

"Thanks."

"Sure. Sorry about that."

"No problem. I take it Hank is your boyfriend?"

"Actually, he's my fiancé. We recently got engaged."

"When's the wedding?"

"We're not sure yet. He lives in Chicago, so we have to deal with the long distance thing and what we're planning to do once we do get married. Am I moving there or is he moving here? I do love Chicago though."

"What does he do?"

"He's also a cop. He's a Sergeant with the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department. We worked on a couple cases together and the feelings started but the distance thing has always been an issue."

"What's he like?"

"Well, the first time we met, we didn't start out on the right foot. We had someone in the Interrogation Room and he barged in and tried to 'help' by getting physical with him. I told him I had a partner like that and then I threatened to arrest him if he ever tried to pull that here again."

"You actually compared him to me?"

"Yep. I did but he respects me for it. He really is amazing and he loves Noah so much."

"That's great. How long have you two been together?"

"Not quite a year. I dated someone else for like a year."

"Anyone I know?"

"Yeah, actually, you know him."

"So who?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Try me."

"Ed Tucker."

"As in the Rat Squad?"

"The same one."

"Why?"

"He's changed, El. He's not the same person he once was."

"Wasn't he investigated for something over a year ago?"

"Yeah."

"Wasn't it in conjunction with an SVU case?"

"Yes, it was. I neglected to disclose the relationship, so I was temporarily transferred out of SVU while the investigation was ongoing. I didn't want him to go through it on his own. I grew to care for him but I didn't see myself spending the rest of my life with him. We're still friends though and he and Hank get along pretty well considering."

"Is Tucker still with IAB?"

"No. He gave it up and went into Hostage Negotiation and then after a few months, he went to the DA's office and was with Conviction Integrity before he retired. When he told me he wanted to retire, he wanted me to consider it too but I wasn't ready. We were never on the same page and I was lying to myself when I said I was happy. In truth, I was more in love with Hank than I wanted to admit."

Olivia finished telling Elliot everything about what she had been through in the last several years. Before they knew it, a few hours had passed. Hank decided to spend the weekend in New York, so he had just arrived and went to get his luggage. He got a cab and went to Olivia's apartment. He went up and knocked on the door. Olivia got up and went to answer it.

"Hey, you."

"Hey, yourself. How's Noah?"

"He's sleeping right now."

"Good."

Hank kissed Olivia and walked in. He saw Elliot sitting on the sofa right away.

"Hank, this is my former partner, Elliot Stabler. El, this is my fiancé, Hank Voight."

"Nice to meet you. Liv has been telling me all about you."

"You must be the one she compared me to the first time we met."

"Yes, he's the one I compared you to. We were just catching up. I'm glad you're here though."

"I figured that since you couldn't come to Chicago, I'd come here."

"I appreciate that and Noah will too."

Elliot looked at his watch.

"Actually, I need to get going. I need to get Eli at school."

"Ok. It was great to see you and maybe we'll have to get together again."

"That sounds great. Maybe we'll have to when your fiancé is around and we can include Kathy, Eli and Noah too. Kathy would love to see you."

"That sounds great. I'd love to see her and Eli as well."

Elliot got up, gave Olivia a hug and shook Hank's hand before he left.

"That was interesting."

"I'm sure it was."

"Have I mentioned how glad I am that you're here?"

"Yes, you have but I always like hearing it."

"I am so glad you're here."

They started kissing and headed to the bedroom to make love before falling asleep in each other's arms for a little while. They thought about what they were doing for dinner. Noah ate a little bit for dinner but was happy that Hank was there. Even though Noah was still sick, the 3 of them made the most of their weekend together.

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