A parallel universe

Chapter Two

"Thomas Dwight's crew" Anaya told them as Liv read over the file that she had given her.
"He looks delightful" Churlish joked.
"He's got a record as long as your arm for drugs or smuggling or possession"
"So El went undercover to help catch him?" Liv asked.
"Yeah. His cover is Ellison Romero" Liv cocked an eyebrow "I thought it would be best to have a name close to his own" Liv nodded "He's posing as a buyer and potential business partner"
"Dwight's crew frequents a bar, so we'll have you go there tonight and hopefully Stabler won't be too surprised and blow both your covers"
"What could possibly go wrong?" Liv replied jokingly with a half smile.
"Your identity is Grace Madison, long term girlfriend of Ellison and his partner"
"The partner part is easy" Liv joked, earning a smile from Fin.
"We'll get you a new phone, a car and a bag of things you'll need" Liv nodded.
"I'll have to talk to Noah" Anaya nodded.
"Take all the time you need Liv. This is a big ask and we're all thankful for it, truly"
"It's for my partner. How could I say no?" Liv smiled gently, slipping her phone out of her pocket she headed into her office.

Olivia spoke to Noah on facetime and explained what would be happening over the next few days and he seemed okay with it which made Olivia feel better about leaving him with Fin.
After Anaya went through Liv's cover with her until she could recite it she changed into the black dress that she had picked out for her. It was shorter than what she'd usually wear and it showed off more clevage than she was used to displaying.
"Damn Captain" Bruno spoke up, turning every head in the room to her as she left her office.
"I'm not used to wearing something like this" she admitted, running a hand down her dress, straightening it.
"You still okay with this?" Anaya asked, sensing fear under her strong composure.
"Yeah" Liv nodded, despite her fear.
"Okay then, let's get you into your new car"
After Anaya showed Liv her undercover car she started driving to the bar downtown where hopefully Elliot would be. But with each breath, each block she drove, the ache in her chest grew.
Would he blow their cover? Will this push them too far? Would this make or break them?
As she reached the bar Liv took a calming breath before she pulled into a spot and climbed out of the car. By the time she reached the door her heel clad feet were already hurting but she ignored the pain and went inside. She caught a glimpse of El to her left as she entered but she didn't look directly at him, instead she moved over to the bar.
"Bourbon, neat" she told the bartender who nodded and poured her a glass. As Olivia sipped her drink she could hear the chatter from Elliot's table.

"Hey, check out the fox that just walked in" Kurt leered, his eyes glued to the woman in a black dress at the bar. Elliot studied her himself, something about her seemed so familiar and yet, so different.
"I might try my luck" Sam smirked, taking a shot for good luck. That's when the woman flicked her hair back over her shoulder, realisation hit Elliot like a ton of bricks.
"No, I think this one's all mine" Elliot got up from the table, watching as the other men smirked at him, he crossed the room and leant against the bar next to her.
"What is a woman like you doing in a place like this?" He teased with a smirk. The woman flicked her hair over her shoulder again and met his eyes.
"Looking for my boyfriend Ellison, you wouldn't know him do you?"
"Maybe. Maybe not" he teased back before he moved to stand behind her, his hand reaching either side of her to hold the bar "What are you doing here Olivia?"
"Not Olivia. Grace. Grace Madison, long term girlfriend of Ellison Romero and she's pissed that her boyfriend ran off in the middle of the night, leaving her all alone"
"What are you doing here Liv? This could get dangerous"
"Anaya sent me to help. All you have to do is get me in"
"You should leave, go home to Noah"
"I'm here and I'm not leaving. I can do this, El. I want to help, let me" The pair fell silent until Elliot's voice spread across her neck, creating goosebumps.
"Okay, but we need some ground rules"
"Okay. The only rule I have is, no matter what happens, we don't talk about it. We do what needs to be done to protect our cover. Agreed?"
"Agreed" he nodded. 
"Good, now turn me around and beg for forgiveness" he couldn't help the smirk that spread across his lips.
"For what?"
"For being gone so long. For leaving your girlfriend behind"
"How real are we going Liv?"
"Gracie" she reminded him "Do what'll convince them" she told him. Elliot dropped his lips right to her ear.
"When I kiss you for real, it'll be so much better" he muttered before she felt his hands at her hips turning her in his arms.
"Baby please" he begged right before Liv slapped him across the cheek.
"You left! You screwed me over to make a deal with someone else? Who does that to the woman they love?" She rolled her eyes and turned back to her drink, sipping it slowly. Then she felt his hands running down her arms.
"Baby, please. I thought it would be better to leave you out of this deal, give you some time off like we always talked about" he brushed her hair away from her neck and placed a kiss there "Forgive me" he turned her in his arms once again, this time slower "Forgive me" he murmured closing whatever space was left between their bodies.
"You're forgiven" he smiled down at her before he brought his lips against hers. Olivia froze as his lips moved against hers, he sensed that she was in shock and gripped her side hard enough for her to wake up and kiss him back, but seconds after she did he pulled away again and slipped his hand in hers.
"Come meet the others" he tugged her gently in the direction of his table and she followed after him, not dropping her hand from his.
"Who is this sexy thing?" Joe smirked up at her.
"Grace Madison meet Kurt, Sam and Joe" Elliot introduced them before he released her hand and wrapped his arm around her waist instead "Gracie is all mine" Something in his tone, made the hairs on the back of her neck stand up.
"Do you share her?" Joe smirked as his eyes raked over Olivia's body.
"He doesn't like to share what's his" Olivia shot back as Elliot fell into his chair, he pulled Liv onto his thigh and wrapped a protective arm around her, hoping that it would keep the others away from her.
"Why have you been keeping such a gorgeous thing from us, Ellison?" Kurt smiled as Liv wrapped an arm around Elliot's shoulders, he dropped his hand to her thigh before he answered.
"My girl wanted us to have a real life, one last job before we retire from all that. When I heard about Dwight I thought that it could be our chance to start over but-"
"But, you left me sleeping in our bed while you ran off in the middle of the night" Liv finished for him.
"At least I said goodbye this time" he smiled up at her before he gently squeezed her thigh.
"The boss will want a piece of her" Sam told Elliot across the table. Olivia felt his arm tighten around her shoulders and his hand on her thigh moved up slightly nearing the hem of her dress.
"I don't share" Elliot bit back and Liv ran a soothing thumb over the bed of his neck, reminding him to stay calm.
"Not even for business?" Kurt asked.
"I don't share. Especially not Gracie"
"You must be a good piece of ass for him to be like this" Sam laughed.
"It's not my ass he's interested in" Liv shot back with a smirk, the other men laughed.
"What good stuff have you got?" Kurt smirked, leaning on the table so that he could get closer to her. Elliot's hand moved further up her thigh, the movement catching Kurt's eyes. Olivia felt her heart speed up, not only from the heat of his hand on her body but also, knowing that his hand was getting close to one of her scars.
"That's none of your business" Elliot shot back, his thumb rubbing back and forth on her thigh, he swiped part of her scar. Olivia felt heat wash over her and her heart stop as she waited for Elliot to react.
"Looks like your girl wants you all to herself" Kurt smirked, his eyes landing on Olivia's thigh where Elliot's hand was "She's blushing" he teased "He fuck you right princess?"
"He fucks me better than you would" she shot back, the men around the table laughed as she felt Elliot squeeze her thigh at her cursing "With him, I'm guaranteed to finish, which I think can't be said for any of the woman you fuck" Elliot smirked against her shoulder.
"You might want to take her home and fuck that smart mouth of hers" Kurt shot back.
"I like hearing her scream more" Elliot shot back, feeling Liv go tense in his arms.
"That a promise?" Liv asked, hoping he would take the hint and take her back to his motel room and get away from the other men.
"You heard her. I'll see you all tomorrow" Liv rose to her feet, pulling the hem of her dress down to cover herself, she unknowingly gave Elliot a good look at her clevage. Then when she was stood up straight, he stood and downed the rest of his drink.
"Goodnight gentlemen" Elliot slipped his hand into hers and let her lead him towards the door, but when he saw Kurt's eyes on her ass he snapped. He wound his hand around her stomach and pulled her back against him before he dropped her hand from his and moved it to her jaw. Olivia's back arched off his chest as Elliot leaned over her and connected their lips. This kiss was different from their first, it was more demanding, more forceful. This kiss said 'hands off what's mine' and Olivia couldn't care less that it was just for show. She wanted to drown in him.
Then he released her lips from his and her jaw from his hand.
"Let's go Gracie" Liv nodded, still consumed by him, she managed to get her feet to comply and carry her outside, the heat from Elliot's hands still burned into her skin as they walked to the car hand in hand.