Mr and Mrs

Chapter Six

Liv awoke to the smell of coffee. She slightly opened one eye, catching a glimpse of Elliot smiling down at her.
"Rise and shine sleepyhead"
"You know exactly how to wake me up" She smiled, sitting up before she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Elliot grabbed her coffee cup and handed it to her, earning a grateful smile in response.
"I am taking you out today"
"You are?" He nodded.
"And I promise to have you back in time for Noah"
"Okay" She smiled sipping her coffee. 
"I'm going to take a shower, don't eat breakfast, that's our first stop" He ordered as he headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind him as he entered. Liv sat against the headboard, sipping her coffee until Elliot left the bathroom fully clothed and ready for the day. 
"Any tips on what I should wear?" Liv asked as she moved over to her closet. 
"Comfy shoes and jeans. Probably a coat too, its going to be chilly today" Liv nodded and grabbed a pair of jeans and a loose fitting knitted sweater before she grabbed some underwear and headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Elliot sat against the headboard reading, listening to the sounds of the shower running in the other room and shortly after it shut off Liv opened the bathroom door so that he could watch her finish getting ready. After the first few days Liv started doing it without Elliot reminding her, like it was second nature she didn't even think about doing it she just did it. She blow dried her hair and brushed it before she examined the soft waves around her face, she gathered her hair and held it on top of her head before she dropped it, deciding what to do with it. She turned, looking to Elliot. 
"What do you-" 
"Leave it down" She smiled, turning back to the mirror to do her makeup. Elliot couldn't help but let his eyes wander over her and the slight extra curvature of her ass- no. He couldn't get caught staring at her ass, no matter how tempting it looked- no. He crossed the room, stopping in the bathroom doorway so that he could watch her instead of her ass. 
"No makeup" He ordered gently. 
"Fine, just mascara and lipstick though" 
"Mascara?" She laughed lightly, the sound echoing off the tile. 
"It goes on your eyelashes" He nodded, watching as she carefully applied it to both sets of eyelashes before she grabbed her pink tinted lipstick and applied that. 
"Ready?" He asked as she turned to him. 
"Just got to grab my shoes" He nodded, following behind her as she grabbed her sneakers and sat on the edge of the bed to pull them on Elliot did the same with his own before the pair moved to the front door and pulled on their coats. 
"Ready?" She smiled up at him, noticing the lazy smile that lay across his lips. 
"Can I..." 
"El-"
"Forget I asked" 
"El no, I was going to say that you don't have to ask. I think I can live with you not asking before you kiss me" She smiled, earning one in return before he dropped his lips down against hers only briefly, not allowing himself to pull her closer or to thread his fingers through her hair. He opened the front door and let her exit first before he followed behind her, letting her lock the door before they headed towards the elevator. He felt Liv's warm hand beside his before she slipped her hand into his, he held her hand just as tightly as she was holding his. Today was going to be a good day. 

Liv and El had sat in a booth near the back and began studying the menus. 
"What are you going to have?" El asked, breaking the comfortable silence between them. 
"French toast sound good" She told him as she refolded her menu. 
"I'm going to have the works" He refolded his menu and placed it on top of hers at the end of the table. 
"You're hungry today" 
"We have a busy day, we need to fuel up" He smiled as the waitress approached the table. 
"What can I get you both?" She smiled as she prepared her pen and pad. 
"One plate of French toast and the works, two coffee's as well please" Elliot smiled at the young girl as she jotted it down and skurried off to the kitchen. 
"She seems sweet"
"Do you remember being that sweet?" Liv scoffed. 
"I was never that sweet" 
"Did you ever see him again? Twenty one and sixteen?" Liv paused for a moment, pondering if that counted as him asking about what he had missed. 
"He did" She began slowly as the girl brought them both a cup of coffee before she skurried off again "He came back just before you did actually. He was working on freeing a wrongfully committed man. And we..."
"Connected?" 
"I screwed him. I should say he screwed me. The day after we had an outcry victim, so we looked into him. He raped twenty seven women, all of them described the blue couch in his office and what his weight felt like on top of them" She shook her head "He got sober and asked me to meet him. He wanted my forgiveness but" She shook her head again "I couldn't forgive him"
"I'm so sorry Liv" She shrugged. 
"You were right about him, I couldn't see it but now I do" She offered a small smile but it didn't ease his frown. He reached across the table and placed his hand over hers. 
"I'm still sorry" He smiled gently as the waitress brought over their food.
"Let me know if I can get you anything else" She smiled at the both before she hurried off again. They both dug into their food, a happy smile appearing on Liv's face.
"Good?" She nodded happily, slicing off some of her toast before she held her fork out to him, he gladly tasted what she had offered.
"Nice" He muttered as he ate. He sliced some bacon and offered it to her off his own fork which she gladly took.
"Yum" She smiled earning one in return from Elliot.
"Eat up. We have a big day ahead"