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Stabler Residence

June 10th

Her eyes filled with tears as she saw the man she once loved standing before her. He wore the same expensive suit he always used to wear. He had same sandy blonde hair he always used to have, cut the same way he always had. "What are you doing here?" she asked, her voice coming out softly.

"What do you mean what am I doing here? I came to see you." He walked in and hugged her and she couldn't help but hug him back, but then all the pain that she thought had gone away came flooding back and she pushed him away. "Liv?"

"Mommy? Who dat?" Nicky asked.

"Is that him?" Nick asked as tears of happiness filled his eyes. He walked over and scooped up his son and held him close.

"Mommy," Nicky cried.

"Stop it." Olivia said prying Nicky from Nick's arms. "You're scaring him." She walked into the living room and took a seat on the couch, her arms still clinging to her son as she placed him in her lap.

Nick walked over, noticing the small subtle changes in the place where he had once called home, and took a seat beside her. "Where are all our pictures?"

"I put them away. I couldn't look at them after you di-. Nick what happened to you? You- you died. I was at your funeral." It was then she remembered it being a closed casket service. "You weren't even in there."

It was then that he decided to come clean. "I've been in the witness protection program. I got involved in some things I wasn't supposed to and ended up there. So what's his name?"

"Nicky."

"Nicky huh? That wasn't one of the names we discussed. I'm surprised you named him after me." He smiled.

"I couldn't really think of anything else at the time. What are you doing here?"

"I had to testify in court this week. The trial's over so I came to see you.

Just then they heard the key in the door and Elliot stepped into the condo. "Daddy!" Nicky squealed as he sprung from his mother's arms and headed straight for Elliot.

"Hey buddy." Elliot said as he bent down to receive his son. He smiled as Nicky ran straight into his arms and Elliot picked him up and headed for the living room. He froze in the doorway when he saw Nick sitting on the couch.

Nick sprung from the couch, anger flashing in his eyes. "What the hell is this?! Why is my son calling him Daddy?" He looked over at the mantle and it was then that he saw the wedding photo.

"Don't. I think you should go."

"What?"

"I said you should go. Leave! Now!"

"Wait. Livia. Meet with me tomorrow for coffee. We can talk. At our old spot, Please?"

"I don't know. Just go. Now, please."

Nick reluctantly began walking toward the door. "I'll be there, if you decide to come."

Once he left Elliot turned back to Olivia. "What's going on?"

She shook her head. "I don't know."

"Well are you going to go and see him tomorrow?"

"I don't know."

Lisa's Coffee Shoppe

Manhattan, NY

June 11th

Olivia stepped into the quaint coffee shop and glanced around in search of the man she had come to see. Nick spotted her first and waved her over. She treaded over on reluctant feet, and took her seat quietly across form him.

"I'm so glad you came." She nodded. "Can I order you something? Latte? Right?"

"Nick, I didn't come over here to sit and have coffee with you."

"I know, but this is awkward enough. Just let me get you a coffee. "

She nodded and waited while he ordered her coffee. The waitress returned fairly quickly and deposited Olivia's coffee before heading off on her way. She doctored her coffee in silence then took a few sips. "So…"

"So I bet you want to know what happened." Olivia didn't respond. "I walked in on something I shouldn't have. A murder at my office. They told me to keep my mouth shut or else they would kill me too. I did as they said. Couple weeks later I woke up in a hospital room and they told me I was dead."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you were pregnant! And a cop. Do you know how easily they could have gotten to you? And you refused to work at a desk like I begged you to. I had to do what I could do to protect you and Nicky."

"You still should have told me. Why didn't you at least contact me?"

"I tried."

"You should have tried harder!"

"Livia."

"No, don't Livia me! Do you know what I've been through without you? I almost lost him mourning your death. Your mother tried to take him from me. If it wasn't for Elliot, I don't know where I would be now."

"I know, and believe me, when she told me I was not happy, but there wasn't anything I could do."

She sighed and nodded, taking a sip of her coffee. "So why are you here?"

"I want to get to know my son."

"I won't stop you from seeing him."

"Yea, but… They want to put me back in witness protection, just to be safe. And I want you and Nicky to come with me."

"No."

"Livia please. He's my son I want to get to know him. I want to be in his life."

"Nick do you understand what you're saying? I married now. You want me to up and leave my husband and my life. I can't. I can't do that to him, besides that he loves Nicky, and Nicky loves him. "

"Look. I walked in on something I shouldn't have. And since then my whole world has been turned upside down. I lost you. I missed the birth of my son. Do you know how long I was waiting for that? I was counting down the fucking days for goodness sake!" His eyes filled with tears. "Nicky means the world to me. All I'm asking for is for another chance." He reached over and took her hand in his. "Please."

Stabler Residence

Olivia quietly crept into the condo that she and Elliot shared. She had spent the whole day with Nick. He kept trying to convince her to come with him, continually turned down his offer. She walked into her bedroom and went over to Elliot's side of the bed. She kissed his lips sweetly then turned around and went into Nicky's room. She packed a small bag for him then went over to his crib and carefully lifted him out of it. She put his coat on over his full-bodied pajamas. Then carried him with her out of his room and ran head on into Elliot.

"What's going on, Liv?" Her eyes filled with tears as her lower lip trembled and she looked down at the floor. "You're leaving me aren't you?"

"I'm sorry."

"You're leaving me." He shook his head in disbelief. "You're leaving me. I can't believe you! After every fucking thing we've been through you're just gonna up and leave me? Fuck you!!"

She jumped a bit at his raised voice. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice coming out on a soft whisper.

"Why? Why Liv?" his voice cracked. "I loved you. I thought you loved me too."

"I do."

"Then how can you be leaving me?"

"You don't understand."

"Then tell me."

"I can't. They're waiting for me. Waiting for us."

He shook his head and stepped out her way. He watched her retreating back, carrying his son with her. She opened the door and stepped through and looked back to see the tears that were falling from his sad blue eyes glisten in the moonlight. "I love you," she whispered.

He watched the door close behind them before he whispered back. "I love you too, Liv."

I know. I know. What the f-. Yes that's the end. The end to the whole story. Yes, I'm F-ing serious. No I'm not joking. No it's not a dream. BUT!!!!! I have a way to fix it. You know what to do to find out how.