Young love is found by tragedy

Don't Go

A/N: The photo above is just to give you readers an idea of what Olivia looks like in this story and her outfit. In the next chapter I'll try and attach an image of Elliot for description. Remember vote comment share and leave your thoughts below!!

Next Morning
Olivia's POV
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I woke up to it being morning. Me and Elliot slept through the whole afternoon. I checked the time and realized school started in 15 minutes. Crap! I said in my head. I watched as Elliot laid peacefully. I didn't want to wake him and he shouldn't have to be up for school after what happened. I stood up from the bed and started gathering some fresh clothes I decided to wear what I wore last week my black marines shirt mom jeans. As I sat on the bed and threw on my clothes I felt Elliot grip my wrist. I turned to him and he said "Don't go." I knew what he meant immediately and I was just about to put on my shoes. He squeezed my hand again and said "please don't go." I put down my shoes but left my clothes on, I laid back in bed next to him and he cuddled me tight. He whispered "thank you." I say lowly  "Don't thank me it's a gift to be able to lay with you." He moves closer to me and says "Liv, what if I get sent away? I don't want to leave here. I don't want to leave you. I could get moved to another state another school. We just wouldn't work and I don't want to be without you. What will we do?" His words broke my heart and I didn't know what to say. The immediate thought was to ask mom to adopt him but that is so stupid, mom would go for it maybe but then we'd be siblings and that just wouldn't be right. I just couldn't imagine Elliot being gone. I say "You aren't going to be taken away okay? No matter what I'll fight for you and us. Whether you are states away or whatever I'll love you you Okay?" In response he said "I love you." I say "Ditto."

I say feeling this may be the time to mention it "I broke up with Jake." He looked at me and sat up a bit he said "Are you okay? I hope you didn't do this just because I yelled but I hope you did it cause you wanted to and you felt it was right." I was shocked by his response but it made sense. He didn't want to feel like this was only because of him and he forced me. I say "I did do it for you but I also did it for us. I've been hurting you for so long and I didn't even know it. I want it to be me and you." He smiled for the first time in a while which made me smile. I say "So what did you want to do today?" He says "I want to just lay here with you and I want to hold you." He warmed my heart and I was happy I could be here for him in this time. I say "Okay so that's what we will do but first you have to eat something because you haven't eaten in a while. Egg sandwich?" He shook his head yes. He said "What do I do if your mom comes home?" It was a possibility, she sometimes came home in the middle of the day but I wasn't nervous or scared on what would happen so I said "What I will do is tell her everything and we'll be fine. My mom has never had a problem with you and she has a lot of things going on right now so I wouldn't stress it." As I got up to make the eggs he pulled me down into a deep thorough kiss. I embraced it and he pulled away, he said "My mom is gone and my dad is gone so liv that means I can't lose you because you're my hope my only person left. You have to promise you won't leave me okay?" I kissed him gently and said "I promise you that I will never leave you. I make a pact saying it's me and you against the world for ever." A tear rolled down his face I gently brushed it away and went to make the eggs.
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Olivia's POV
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Me and Elliot have been laying in bed pretty much most of the day. I decided to call my mom to see if she'd be home because Elliot seemed pretty worried even though I assured him everything would be okay. I call her and she answers "Hi livvy what's going I can't talk much because I'm working?" She called me livvy which usually meant she was in a good mood. I say "Yea sorry to bother you mom but I wanted to know if you'd be home anytime soon?" She says "Probably not I have a lot of paperwork then me and some friends have decided to get something to drink afterwards." I question "Friends?" She laughs and says "Yea I've made a couple friends here and a guy friend so I probably won't be home. Is everything alright though? Do you need something?" I reply "No mom I'm all good the only wanted to know is if it's okay that Elliot stays here for a bit?" "Well uh of course Elliot seems like a good guy and I trust him with you so yes. Alright I got to go livvy and liv?" I say "Yea mom?" "I love you and I'm sorry for all the distance I'm just trying to bring myself back together. I love you." My heartaches at her words mom hasn't said that in so long. I say "I love you too mom and don't ever apologize for helping yourself have a good rest of the day." "Thank you liv I couldn't ask for a better kid alright bye I have to go." She hung up and I was so shocked at our conversation. Mom rarely says more than 2 words and I've never judged her for it because I understood Everything with her situation. I snap out of my own thoughts and say to El "Like I said it would be it's completely okay for you to stay here mom says she trust you so just relax and I'm here if you need anything." He gave me a small smile and said "It's good that you too are saying I love you and stuff. Looks like some real progress has been made. I wish I could have that." I didn't know what to say but before I could say anything there was a knock on the door. Me and Elliot looked at each other and both headed down stairs.
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Elliot's POV
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We get to the door Olivia opens it and it's Cragen. He's the last person I wanted to see he just reminded me of everything wrong right now not that I could ever forget. Olivia invited him in and he says "I figured you'd be here seeing how I checked the school first and you both are marked absent." Olivia's face turned a bit red out of nervousness. He said "Don't worry about it you're not in trouble but I came here to share some news so maybe we should have a seat."
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Donald's POV
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  I thought about this all night long. I couldn't let joe's kid end up in foster care or a group home. Joe would hate me. I didn't know how if I should really do this or how ready I'd be for this but I knew I couldn't let Elliot wind up alone. It would haunt me every day. We walked over to the couch and sat. Elliot looked drained his eyes bloodshot and his face sunken. Olivia looked a little worked over. I thought it was so amazing that she was taking care of him. Joe would've loved her for him. As we sat on the couch Olivia said "So what did you want to tell us?" I looked at Elliot who seemed disassociated. I said "Well now that both of Elliot's parents have passed away may their soul Rest In Peace, Elliot doesn't have a legal guardian which means since he's under eighteen that he could be placed in a foster family." Olivia nodded her head letting me know she was listening even though Elliot just diverted his eyes away from me, I continued "There's one way I could stop this from happening-" Olivia cut me off by saying excitedly "What? What can you do?" I say "I could uh I could adopt Elliot myself. I spent all night researching and seeing how this could work and it could work but only with Elliots permission. It's his decision." Olivia was in complete shock by what I suggested and she turned to him trying to find an answer within his face. For the first time during the whole afternoon Elliots head shot up, he looked at me with sad hurt eyes and said "You don't have to do this Cragen. You don't have to turn your life upside down for me." I looked at him and touched his hand "I want to Elliot, I've known you since you were a little boy and I wouldn't be able to sleep at night not knowing if you were safe and I know Joe would be looking down right at me." A tear rolled down his face and he pulled me into a hug. Leaving me astonished and warm hearted. We pulled out the hug and I said "So Elliot can I formally adopt you?" This is the first time he showed any real emotion beside heartbreak. He said kind heartedly "Yes." He turned to Olivia and pulled her into a tight hug. I heard him whisper in her ears "Now I at least know I'll have you for forever." She whispered back "You and me forever." I announced that I had to go but before I left I explained how this would all work out. I say "I'll be back within the next couple of days and since I work for the precinct and know people this should move Along quickly. You'll have to sign some papers and you will probably have to move in soon to show them how serious we are about this. Okay?" He stood up as I did and said "Okay." He walked me to the front door and again he hugged me. He said "Thank you and I don't know how I'll ever repay you." I say back "Don't ever thank me for this you mean the most to me as of right now Elliot. You are now my son as joe would want it to be." He shook my hand and the last thing before I left which I had forgotten to do yesterday was give him the note his mom left. I say "Elliot I uh I forgot to give this to you yesterday but here's the note your mother left for you. I didn't read it but I know it is for you." He took the note cautiously. His face filled with sadness shock and nervousness. With that I left waiting for everything to play out kindly.