Post Season 9 Signature. I only own the story. The show and it's characters all belong to Dick Wolf.

Elliot looked out the window to see morning has broken. He had been up for over half an hour and thought he would watch the sunrise while he waited for his partner to awake. He insisted on staying the night after Olivia had told him about Lauren Cooper's suicide and he wanted to make sure she was okay. He knew she wasn't. She had witnessed a federal agent killed herself right in front of her and another detective and that was an image she will never truly get over. Lake had filled Elliot on everything that had happened once he returned from his trip and when he mentioned Olivia had broke down following Lauren's death, he wasted no time in making his way to her apartment building. He entered the apartment with his spare key and when he found Olivia sat on the sofa with tear stains on her face, all he had to say was her name and her tear filled eyes showed him just how much today had damaged her. There he took her in his arms, one hand rubbed her back while the other held her head as she cried against him, whispering a gentle shush now and again that would soon send her to sleep.

Elliot watched the sunlight slowly peek it's way over the city before turing to look at the sleeping form next to him. He smiled, gazing lovingly at her. Olivia had shifted during the night. Her cheek resting against his shoulder and her head had moved into an upward position so when she would wake up the first thing she would see was her partner.

Elliot caught a glimpse of the beaming light of the rising sun and smiled to himself. He had to admit it was a beautiful view, especially from a tiny window. He remembers a time when Kathleen was only an infant; She had been up all night because she wasn't well and Elliot that morning got to watch the sunrise with his daughter sound asleep in his arms.

Elliot was lost in his admiration for the beauty of the morning sunrise that he wasn't aware Olivia slowly fluttered her eyes open to see him staring out the window. ''Beautiful, isn't it?'' She asked. ''Yeah.'' Elliot exhaled, turning around to look at his partner. ''You okay?''

''I'm fine.'' She said quietly, giving him a reassuring smile, which he returned. ''Yeah sure?'' Elliot reached out and gently tucked some hair behind her ear, his fingers tracing her jawline. ''Yeah. I'm fine, El. Really. I'm fine.'' Olivia assured, searching his eyes. ''Good.'' Elliot smiled. He lightly pressed his lips to her forehead and Olivia closed her eyes as he left a delicate kiss to her skin, savouring his touch.