Aftermath (An SVU Fanfiction) *EDITING*

Hangover

Another wave of vomit pours from her stomach as she hovers over the toilet. Much to her surprise, Elliot had come home. It's a little earlier than expected, but she doesn't mind. What she does mind is that she didn't notice him come in. The only reason Olivia knew was when he started rubbing her back and held her hair.

"Rough night?"

"That's not funny, Elliot. Don't touch me," she tells him angrily, even thought she doesn't want him to stop.

"Woah, what's wrong? What happened while I was gone?"

"Screw y-" Her stomach couldn't hold the amount of liquor her body absorbed the night before.

"Alright.." Elliot helped her stand when she was finished. He got some mouth wash so she could get rid of the taste and then helped her back to bed. He then brought her a wet washcloth and some aspirin.

"You know how much I hate you right now?"

"You always hate me when you're hungover," he tells her. "and I hate you, too." Elliot smiles and kissed her forehead. "Get some rest. I'll let Fin know he needs to take over for the day."

"..'Kay.." She was going to object, but she hasn't gotten this shit faced in a while and desperately needed the rest.

••••••

Being that it's a school day, the house was pretty quiet..that is until Elliot asked Olivia about how things went while he was gone. She freaked out on him.

"Are you gonna tell me why you're so mad at me?" Elliot asks. "Or am I gonna have to figure it out?"

"You know, while you were gone, Dylan..she..she cut her wrists, Elliot. She cut herself and you weren't here!"

"What? You're kidding-"

"Why would I be kidding about something like that?!" she yells, not because she's angry at him, he's just angry that this all happened when he wasn't here to help her. She's angry because it all happened in the first place.

"Why?"

"Why do you think?! She gets raped, thinks she liked it because of her condition, finds out she was a product of rape, and then gets called a whore a school!"

"Okay, Liv..breathe. I'm here now. I'm here and nothing bad will happen. I won't let it."

"The last time you said that, I found out my rapist got me pregnant. The last time you said that, I found out you cheated on me-"

"Olivia, that's not fair and you know it! You cheated on me, too!"

"The last time you told me everything would be okay was when Dylan got a fork stuck in her abdomen! The last time you told me everything would be okay was when Kathy died! The last time you told me-"

"Calm. Down!" he demands. "I understand that you're upset, even more so since you're hungover, but you can't blame me!"

"I'm not blaming you!" she cries.

"Then what're you doing, Liv?"

"I don't know!" Elliot pulls her into a hug and she cries into his chest. "I don't know anymore, El. I just-I don't know!"

It's been awhile since Olivia's been cry-your-eyes-out drunk/hungover. Elliot stood there and held her in his arms. "Baby, I won't let anything bad happen ever again, okay? How about this," he starts. "I can-i'll stay at home from now on. I'm supposed to retire in almost  year anyways."

"Elliot, shut up, that isn't funny."

"I was being serious. I'll put in my vacation time until it's time, and everything will be okay. I won't let you or the kids feel unsafe or scared, okay?"

"I feel so old!" she chuckles, wiping away her tears. "I figured we had awhile before retirement!"

"Well, you've still got a few years before mandatory. You could even retire now if really wanted to."

"You're insane."

"I'm not. You can, you should."

"I should?" she asks, pulling away from him. "Special Victims is my life. Besides you and the kids, that's my everything."

"Liv, I was just suggesting-"

"You're asking me to give up something I love so you won't feel guilty!" Olivia yells. She rubs her temples as her headache is returning. "If you wanna quit your job, so be it, but don't ever ask me to quit mine!" Olivia stormed back to the bedroom and went back to bed where she tried going back to sleep, but was kept awake by her own thoughts. She was kept awake by old demons that are beginning to surface.

A/n: I know it's short, but I have a TON of messages from you guys and one of you even commented on the last post asking when I would update again. I said by the end of the week, but I feel so bad for not updating sooner. I typed this up a few days ago, and it honestly looks like it'll be a pretty good cliffhanger, so why add anything? 😊