Olivia and Elliot walked up to the front door, and Elliot knocked loudly, before wrapping both of his arms around Olivia, getting a start on the comforting that he knew she would need before this conversation was over.

It didn't take long before the door swung open, revealing Cragen, looking slightly disheveled. He sighed as he saw who was on his door step, knowing that they would be paying him a visit, but not expecting it to be this soon,"What's up guys?" he asked casually.

"What's up guys?" Olivia repeated, confused at the casualty of his greeting.

Cragen sighed,"Come in," he said, stepping aside to let his former detectives enter the house.

"Why?" Olivia asked simply, sitting down on her former captain's couch.

Cragen cleared his throat,"To protect you," he said simply.

"Cap," Elliot started, taking a seat next to Olivia and discreetly wrapping, his arm and her waist,"We'd rather you be there, and us have to work with different people, than you have to retire," he said.

Cragen shook his head,"You two need to work with each other, to protect each other, and I know that. Now you guys don't have to worry about being split up, because if Tucker even thinks about it, he loses his job and I will be back," he replied.

Olivia shook her head,"What if they stick us with some incompetent asshole?" she asked.

Cragen chuckled,"They probably will, but I have confidence in my detectives. You guys know what your doing," he said.

Elliot shook his head,"We're so sorry, Cap," he said sadly, squeezing Olivia closer to him.

Cragen waved his hand dismissively,"I was thinking about retiring soon anyway, guys, don't worry about it," he assured them,"Just, um, tell me. How serious is this thing?" he asked, gesturing to the two of them.

Elliot nodded, grabbing one of Olivia's hands with the one of his that wasn't wrapped around her waist and caressing the side of her hand lightly with his thumb,"It's serious. We're very serious," he said.

Olivia nodded in agreement, adding,"It's relatively new, but you know how impatient Stabler is," she said, nudging Elliot with her elbow and chuckling.

Cragen chuckled as he watched the two share a sweet kiss, and he cleared his throat,"Well, that's all I needed to know. You two should probably get back to work, right?" he asked.

Elliot shrugged,"I think they have it covered, but we do need to get home to the kids," he said, looking down at his watch.

Olivia nodded, standing up,"Thank you, Don. For everything," she said, hugging the older man tightly, before leading the way to the door, not looking back, knowing that Elliot was right behind her.

Elliot waited until they got in the car, before asking,"You ok, baby?"

Olivia sighed,"Yeah, I'm fine. I just want to go home," she said.

Elliot smiled, taking her hand in his,"Ok, honey," he said, kissing each of her knuckles, before putting the car in drive.

When they walked in the front door, having called Munch on the way back to the house to let him know that they hadn't gotten any valuable information from Cragen and being given the rest of the night off, they were met with a sight that warmed both of their hearts. Eli was in a playpen in the living room, watching TV, while Kathleen, Lizzie, and Dickie were in the kitchen, beginning to cook dinner.

"What are you guys up to?" Olivia asked, smiling as she led the way into the kitchen.

Kathleen turned around from the stove where she had just set a frying pan out, looking like a deer caught in headlights,"What are you guys doing home so early?" she asked.

Elliot and Olivia both chuckled,"We got the night off," Elliot said,"Are you guys cooking dinner?" he continued.

Lizzie looked at Kathleen and Dickie, who had both obviously nominated her to be the speaker for the three of them,"Yeah, we know things have been kind of rough for you guys lately, and we just thought that we would make dinner tonight and you guys could relax," she explained.

Elliot smiled from his place behind Olivia, resting his chin on her shoulder,"That's very sweet of you guys, but you don't have to do that. We can cook dinner," he assured the kids.

Lizzie shook her head,"No, really, we want to. Please, just go sit down and watch some TV or something."

Elliot sighed,"Ok, but let us know if you need anything," he said, taking Olivia's hand and pulling her out of the kitchen, towards their bedroom, hearing Kathleen yelling after them that they could handle dinner, and that they weren't kids anymore.

"I need to call my landlord," Olivia said, closing the door behind him and making her way to the one of the dresser drawers that she had taken over to grab a pair sweatpants and a t-shirt.

Elliot nodded,"We can go get your stuff on Sunday. We can bring all of your clothes and small stuff here, but we'll probably have to get a storage unit for your furniture, unless you want to sell it," he said, shedding his dress shirt and pulling a t-shirt on.

Olivia shrugged,"We can just sell it," she decided, slipping her work pants off and sliding on a pair of sweatpants.

Elliot nodded, hopping into his sweatpants before walking over to her, kissing her forehead, both of her cheeks, and finally her lips,"Are you sure? I mean, if we break up and you have to move out you won't have any furniture," he said with a smirk.

Olivia rolled her eyes,"Well, I'm not very worried about that. You can't live without me and you know it," she said playfully, smiling as she kissed him again.

"I do know it," Elliot said, deepening the kiss, turning the mood from playful to serious. They broke apart, though, when they heard Eli whining from the living room.

Back at the precinct, Fin had just instructed an officer to bring the man who had just confessed to rape to booking as Tucker walked in. "Where's Benson and Stabler?" Tucker asked, not really directing the question towards anyone.

"I gave them the rest of the night off," Munch said, coming out of his office,"Why?" he asked.

Tucker shook his head,"I need you to call them back here, I need to talk to them," he said.
"About what?" Munch asked.

"Their relationship. Just get them down here," Tucker said impatiently.

Munch glanced at Fin, before shaking his head cautiously,"They will be back in tomorrow," he said simply, turning and walking into his office, shutting the door behind him. He had a hunch on what Tucker was going to say to them, and he had a phone call to make.