Black eyes, Blue tears

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That night after olivia put Evelyn to bed she cameout and made 2 glasses of wine and handed one to elliot as they sat apart on the couch. "Thank you for sticking around for her." She said.

"Your welcome but I don't just do it for her. I was telling you the truth liv. I love being around both of you." He admitted.

"I'm not that interesting Elliott really." She said looking down at the glass in her hand as she swirled it a bit.

"Yes you are. Weather you believe it or not you are beautiful, smart and so caring even after all you've been through you do everything not to show it to that little girl." He said touching her knee.

She shook her head "she doesn't deserve to be punished for my mistakes...or the ones I was forced to make." She continued.

"Olivia what I'm trying to say is...I love you" He finally blurted out to her.

Olivia froze "wh...what?"

"I love you olivia benson. I have since that first day we met. I wanted to protect you from everything and now that I can I want to." He continued as his feelings were just flowing out of him now.

She shook her head and stood "Elliot you don't want this. I...I'm broken and though I may act better and feel a little better I'm still broken. You should love a woman who can adore and admire you and not drag you down with the trauma of her past." She continued.

He stood in front of her and took her hands in his. "I want a woman who needs me and loves me for all my flaws and I want to love a woman who doesn't pretend she's perfect cause I want to love every scar and Crack in her past." He pleaded. "Please let's just give this a chance. If it doesn't work out then we will go back to being great friends." He finished.

"El...i...I just...I don't know." She said visibly shaken by all the emotions swirling inside herself.

He stepped forward  and kissed her softly and before she could think she found herself returning the kiss passionately and wrapping her arms around his neck as he sat and gently tugged her in to his lap. He then cupped her face in his hands and thumbed away the tears of hers that were falling "a chance is all I ask." He whispered.

She hesitated slightly  but nodded. "Alright....a chance." She replied softly as she kissed him once again. Deep down she felt it wouldn't last but for now it was just nice to feel loved.