All I Ask [A Bensler Fan Fic]

Chapter Eight

Once the elevator doors opened, Elliot stepped out onto Olivia's floor and shook the keys in his hands. Tomorrow he was heading back to work, so he checked in on Olivia to see how she was doing. They had made a choice to not discuss what had happened, but after finding out she had quit, he knew he couldn't stay away for long.

"Liv?" Elliot asked, confused, as he pushed open the door with the toe of his dress shoe.

"Who's there?" A man's voice asked as Elliot moved deeper into the apartment.

"Uh, I'm Elliot Stabler. Where's the woman that lives here?" Elliot mused, his voice shaking a bit.

"Olivia? Hell, she moved out last week."

"M-moved out?" Elliot breathed.

"Yeah, she packed up and left last week. Didn't tell me why, just turned in her keys." The landlord replied, as he leaned a broom against the wall.

"Did she give you an address to send mail to or anything?" Elliot asked rapidly, as fear made his chest feel tight.

"Nope, she just said that she'll file a forwarding address with the post office and to drop off any mail there instead." He sighed. Elliot nodded weakly as a tear slipped down his cheek.

"Thanks." Elliot mumbled.

He turned and walked out of the apartment before pulling his phone out. He dialed Casey's number, but Olivia's best friend didn't answer the call.

"Casey, it's Elliot. I know you are pissed off at me, but I need your help. Olivia moved out of her apartment and I don't know where she went... She's pregnant and scared, and I'm worried about her. Please, just help me find her."

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"You could have answered that." Olivia spoke as she and Casey ate lunch at a restaurant in Sedona, Arizona. When they left, Casey and Olivia decided to go somewhere warm and random. They didn't want anyone to find them, especially since everyone in New York seemed to be against Olivia.

"Why would I answer a call from Elliot?" Casey replied. Olivia froze mid bite and eyed her friend.

"That was Elliot?" Olivia asked nervously.

"Yeah, I was going to block his number, but I wanted one of us to be able to contact him." Casey explained. Olivia nodded weakly before sitting her fork down.

"Are you almost done? I want to look at houses." Olivia spoke.

"Yup, if you wanna meet me at the car, I'll be there soon." Casey smiled. Olivia stood slowly and went inside to pay as Casey quickly played Elliot's message.

Casey returned Elliot's call as she anxiously bounced her leg. She felt like Olivia would walk out at any moment and catch her, and then she'd also be the enemy.

"Casey! Why didn't you pick up my call?" Elliot demanded once he answered the call.

"I'm eating lunch, Elliot. I will not be disrespectful and take a call. So what do you want?" Casey sighed as she looked around the patio.

"Olivia moved. She packed up everything and just left. She didn't tell her landlord why she left, and I'm scared that she ran off. Casey, she's pregnant with my kid." Elliot replied quickly.

"I know that she's pregnant with your kid. She's my friend, so of course she told me."

"Did she tell you where she was going? I need to get in contact with her and talk about everything happening."

"Now you want to talk? What happened to pretending that nothing happened?"

"Casey-"

"I will not listen to you, Elliot. You made your choices, and Liv is gone now because of you. Goodbye."

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Casey and Olivia went to different open houses, and neither talked about Elliot's call or what he wanted. 

"We don't need anything huge, Casey." Olivia spoke, as they walked around a house that was too big for them.

"Yeah, but don't you want something nice? We can share an office, and this one has a pool." Casey smiled as they stepped into the master bedroom.

"We need three rooms and that is it. If you want an office, then the baby could sleep in my room." Olivia sighed as she started to feel overwhelmed.

At this point in her life, Olivia thought she'd be married and already in a house. She always imagined that she'd have two or three kids and be settled down, but she's standing in a house that is several states away from her home state,and looking for a house that she was going to be sharing with her friend and not the father of her unborn baby.

"Hey, if this isn't what you want right now, then we can wait. The hotel is working for the moment, and we can start searching for a smaller house in a few weeks." Casey spoke softly, as she reached out and gently touched Olivia's back.

"What did Elliot want?" Olivia breathed.

"Liv-"

"No, tell me. He called you for a reason, and I need to know that reason."

Casey let out a sigh as she moved away from Olivia and opened the large closet.

"Elliot called because he noticed that you moved."

"How did he find out? I didn't tell him, and you-"

"I didn't tell him, Liv! When we decided to move, we chose to not tell anyone. You aren't in contact with your mother, and I never talk to my family, so it was easy. But he went to your apartment and your landlord told him you left. That you didn't give a reason. Elliot said he wanted to talk about things and that I had to help find you."

"You didn't tell him we are here together, right? Or even where we are?" Olivia asked nervously.

"No, I didn't. I would never hurt you like that." Casey replied, as she walked back to Olivia. Olivia was in tears at this point.

"He just wanted to pretend that this baby didn't exist, and that we hadn't fallen for each other. I know that his family has to come first, but when did I lose my title as a family member? Doesn't this baby qualify as family too?" Olivia whimpered.

"Maybe you don't want to be a part of that family, Liv. This baby is going to be so lucky with just us."

"But I love him." Olivia whimpered.