Chapter 1: 'It's Out Of the Question'

Olivia rushed in the door and threw her coat and keys to the floor. She had left work early so she had time to clean, her husband Grant Jacobs would be home soon. He never liked to come home to a dirty house. She looked around as she vacuumed the floors. You'd think she'd have no troubles in the world. She had a perfect home, 2 beautiful kids, a wealthy husband, and her career was right on track. She looked at the crystal vase that held a dozen roses and sat in the middle of her granted island counter. As she finished the dishes her phone begins to ring. She smiled at the name that was on her screen.

"Jacobs." She answered.

"Hey. It's me El." He said in a raspy voice.

"You sound sick. You okay?" She asked.

"Uh, I just got a little cold. I was just calling to make sure you were okay. You rushed out of the station pretty quickly today."

She smiled it was sweet how he always seemed to be worried about it. He was very protective even at work. She wished Grant was like that, he could care less about her. She bit the inside of her lip and sighed. She tried really hard to keep her personal life away from Elliot. He seemed to hate Grant the more Olivia talked about him.

"Oh yeah, I just had to go to a…" She paused as she heard a car door slam outside. "An appointment, listen Elliot I have to go. Uh call me later." She said and quickly hung up.

"Who were you talking to?" Grant asked.

Olivia turned around and looked at him.

"Oh uh Elliot, he needed to know about a case we are working on." She lied.

He raised an eyebrow and walked over to her kissing her forehead. She smiled. It's not that she didn't love him because she did. It was just she felt like she didn't know him anymore. He never talked to her and he was never home. She didn't really mind him not talking that much because she wasn't really a talkative person either. It was just the thought. She worked on that though, she tried. But eventually she grew tired of being the only person trying. So she stopped and now it was like roommates that sleep in the same bed and house, most of the time they barely shared more than 3 words to each other. A few weeks ago they talked about divorce. Well, she talked and he yelled. He told her that it was out of the question, but unfortunately for him she still kept it in the back of her mind.

"How was your trip?" She asked quietly as she turned her back to him and faced the kitchen window.

"Oh you know, boring, useless and pretty much pointless. I swear they get more stupid each time." He sighed.

He wrapped his arms around her and placed his head on her shoulder.

"I love you Olivia." He said.

"I know Grant, I know." She sighed.

She turned to face him. She looked in his bright green eyes.

"I have to head back to work unless you need me." She said quickly.

"Oh no you head back. I got the kids. I'll go get them from my mothers." He kissed her lips softly.

She smiled and walked away. She picked her coat and keys up and quickly left. She drove to Elliot's knowing she needed to get away from Grant already and he'd only been home for 5 minutes. She called him as she sat outside his apartment.

"Hey. I'm outside buzz me in?"

"Okay." He didn't bother to ask her why she was her.

She walked into his living room. She didn't bother knocking. They had been friends for a long time and they've gotten super close in the last 7 years. She sat beside him on the couch and ran a hand through her blonde hair. She looked at him and sighed.

"I can't do it anymore Elliot." She placed her hands on her knees.

"Do what Olivia?" He questioned.

"I can't stay married to him. I don't trust him anymore. I can't stand him. I can barely kiss him without wanting to throw up all over him. He physically disgusts me…But divorce is not in the question." She mocked what he had said weeks ago. "We aren't done with our story yet." She mocked him yet again. "I can't stand him." She put her hands to her head and rubbed her temples.

He breathed out heavily. He wasn't sure what to say to her. He already hated Grant and thought there was something wrong with him. He just put up with him because he loved Olivia and she was his partner and best friend.

"I'm sorry Liv." It was the only thing he knew to say. He couldn't do anything. He couldn't kiss her and hold her and tell her everything would be okay like he wanted to.

She sighed again. "Me too." She looked at her watch and stood. "I should go. He'll start to wonder and then I'll be in a never ending fight. Even though I'm sure that's how my night will end anyways." She smiled and ran a hand through her hair again.

"I'll see you tomorrow at work. If you need me call me." He said as he walked her to the door.

She leaned in and hugged him tightly.

"You're a great friend Elliot. If I didn't have you I don't know if I'd still be here." She pulled away and walked down the stairs to her car.

She walked into her house and heard one of the kids whining.

She walked out to the kitchen and hugged them.

"Kaden Elliot William Jacobs stop whining." She scolds him.

She looked at Vera and smiled at the 2 year old in her booster sitting there, eating her chicken nuggets.

Kaden was only 4 and he was needier than any other child Olivia had seen. Vera was a little more in depended.

Grant looked at her and nodded to meet him in the other room. She followed.

"You went to see Elliot didn't you?" He asked.

"No. I was at work." She lied.

"Are you screwing your partner?"

"No! Seriously Grant we are going that low." Olivia yelled.

She normally never raised her voice.

"I can't trust you anymore Olivia."

She turned too walked away and he grabbed her and ripped her around slapping her in her face.

She just stood there holding her face unable to move…