A/N: I'm in an updating type of mood, and hopefully you are in a reviewing mood because I am ending this here in another chapter because I can't think of anything else to write for it.

Disclaimer: Don't look at me!!! I don't own 'em!!

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One week later

Squadroom 6pm

Elliot confronted Maureen about her pregnancy and to Maureen's surprise, he wasn't as angry as she had expected. In fact, had he been close enough to a left over piece of chicken, he could've flash frozen it. Elliot made sure she understood that she had his full support no matter what her decision was about the baby and that he would help anyway he could. On the other hand, Olivia was given desk duty due to the fact that Munch and Fin found out about Olivia's rape, and they were given strict orders that they were not to let Elliot know about the case. Olivia told them that she didn't want to see the raging side of Elliot till she was ready too, but that once she told him, they could do whatever.

I wonder what's so important to Maureen that she wants me to take her to dinner tonight at Olive Garden at 7:30pm? She knows that I'm going to try my best to control my temper around her, so why would she want to butter me up? What is she hiding, that's so terrible, from me? Elliot thought curiously.

I wonder who this mystery guy is that Maureen is hooking me up with? My God! What if it's one of her professors?! That would be rather awkward to say the least. And I wonder who Elliot is going out with tonight? He turned Munch and Fin down for an afterwork drink, so he must have some kind of date considering he doesn't see the kids till next week... I had better get going, Maureen said that it is set up for 7:45pm and it's a little after 6 now. Olivia thought.

"I'm heading out early, but give me a call if anything exciting happens." Olivia said as she stretched out of her chair and into her coat.

"Hot date tonight?" Elliot asked genuinely curious. I didn't think Olivia was seeing anybody. Damn.

"Might turn out that way," At Elliot's curious glance she added, "It seems that M... I mean Casey thinks that I need a date, and so she set me up on a... slightly blind date." If Elliot finds out it was Maur, he will more than likely try to disuade me from going. I normally don't do blind dates, but I've gotta admit, I am starting to feel a little less feminine, and a date of any kind would defintely hit the spot.

"Well, I hope you have fun on your slightly blind date then... If you decide on a second date, will you still bring him by here?" No matter how much things have changed between us, I will always be here to scare away the bad ones. The first time I did that, she had had her date pick her up here at the precinct, and I shared my concerns that he wasn't a good one. She told me that I could threaten him till I was satisfied, but if she didn't get to go on a date I owed her a pizza and a few Bud Lights. Every time one of her boyfriends didn't pass my "test" we would do the same thing.

"Depends, but I do promise you one thing; if he really deserves it, I would even be willing to drive him to your appartment afterward. That is if you don't mind." Olivia asked him.

"Of course, and it would be my pleasure to help myself to any of your leftovers while I'm at it." Elliot joked with his trademarked shit-eating grin in place.

"You assuming there's gonna be any after I missed both breakfast AND lunch thanks to a perp who couldn't hide to save his sorry ass?" Olivia bantered back. It's almost as if his old self is back to stay.

"Never mind, then. Besides, I've gotta date of my own to get to. M-" He was cut off by his phone ringing and scaring them both shitless.

"Stabler?" Elliot answered. Olivia mouthed her good bye as Elliot became engrossed in a phone call about a case that everyone had assumed was close to going cold.