Made for each other

Chapter 4

I was sitting on the sofa watching a movie when I heard a knock on the door. I look at the clock and see that it's almost 1am and I open the door thinking that it could be this time of night. When I open the door, I see a familiar woman with a child in her arms and then I look into her beautiful brown eyes and remember who she is, Olivia Benson. She was the woman I couldn't stop thinking about even after six years of not seeing her, the girl he loved most in his life, his lover and best friend from high school.

***

I was there with Emma in my arms waiting for someone to open the door, when I hear the door handle jiggle I look up and see a face very similar to someone in my head, but I couldn't think who it was, I was lost in those piercing blue eyes and then I regain my senses when Emma starts to wake up.
"Livvie, where are we?" she asks, lifting her head from my shoulder
"Liv?" says the man and then I realize who it was, Elliot Stabler, the person I gave my heart to and never gave it back.
As the man speaks, Emma wakes up and jumps into his arms, shouting "Elliotttt".

"Hello, sweet pie" he says
"Hi, Livvie, what are we doing here?" she asks.
"You're going to sleep at your brothers's ," I say, looking away from him and at the girl in front of me.
"Hi Liv, how are you? What are you doing here, it's been a long time," I say smiling.
"Hello Elliot, I'm Emma's babysitter, yes it's been a long time too, I'm fine and you?" he says.
"I can't complain, this sack of potatoes keeps me on track", mentioning Emma, she laughs and says
"I'm not a sack of potatoes, I'm Emma," she says and that makes me smile.
"So I've got to get going. Bye, Emma, I'll pick you up tomorrow," I said, handing Elliot Emma's bag.
"Bye Livvie, sleep well," she said, jumping into my arms and giving me a hug.
"Sleep well too," I smile and give her a kiss.
"Bye Elliot," I say, looking deep into his eyes.
"Bye Liv, it's good to see you" he smiles
"You too," I say, smiling, and they leave.

When I got home I couldn't get Elliot out of my head, even after all these years he still gave me butterflies in my stomach. I take a shower, set the alarm and go to sleep with Elliot still on my mind.

***

The next day, Olivia wakes up early because she has to pick Emma up from Elliot's house and take her to school. Suddenly, she remembers that she's going to see Elliot when she picks Emma up and immediately starts feeling butterflies, applies a little make-up and checks herself at least four times before leaving the house.

***

Elliot is sleeping peacefully when Emma enters his room and starts jumping on the bed to wake him up

"Elliot, Elliot, wake up," she shouts.
"I'm waking up, I'm waking up," I mutter
"I need to get ready for school, can you make me your chocolate chip pancakes, please?
"Okay, go get ready," I smile
"Yay" she smiles and gives me a hug.

Later, when Emma is ready, I call her for breakfast and she runs into the living room "Chocolate chip pancakes" she shouts and I smile, just as I'm about to sit down I hear a knock on the door and I go to answer it.

"Hi Liv" I smile
"Hi Elliot, good morning" she smiles back
"It's certainly is a good morning ," I flirt and she rolls her eyes and blushes.
"I'm here to pick up Emma and take her to school," she says.
"Oh yes, of course, come in, she's having breakfast," I say

When Olivia enters, she sits down next to Emma, who says

"Livvie," she shouts
"Hello sweetie" I smile and give her a hug
"Look, I'm eating the pancakes Elliot made me, would you like one?" she offers.
"No, thank you and I can see. Are they yummy" I ask and she smiles and nods. I kiss her head and tell her that today, when she gets out of school, we can go for ice cream and she gets super excited, when I look over and Elliot is smiling at us, making me smile, when our eyes meet it's like fireworks going off, the spark in our eyes, the love is something I've never experienced in my life, his eyes are as blue as the ocean and they meet my chocolate-colored eyes, at that moment I just want to kiss him, but I can't, even after everything we can't.

***

As I stand there looking at the two most important girls in my life, I wonder what it would be like if we had stayed together, if I could kiss her whenever I wanted, hug her when I felt down, look into those beautiful eyes and see the love we both had for each other and when I realize that she is looking at me with those eyes that held me the moment I looked into them.