A/N: Wow! Thank you very much for your support! But I gotta tell you, this will remain a two-shot for now. I go back to college on Wednesday and I already have two stories in progress. I'm really sorry if this upsets any of you. I also would like to say that, when I watched El and Dani kissing I felt like puking, so I get how you all feel.
As for the guest that said that kissing is not that special of an act, I say that I believe that when shared with the one we love, everything is special, even if it's something people take for granted like a kiss. Just my opinion.
I do not own Law & Order SVU or its characters.

Olivia is back.

Olivia is back.

Olivia is back.

Olivia is back.

Olivia is back.

Cragen's answer made his mind go wild. Why isn't she here already? I missed her. How long has she been back? Is she okay? Is she hurt? Why didn't she come to me? I missed her. It felt like hell ever since she left, doesn't she know that? Doesn't she feel the same?

No, apparently she doesn't. When Cragen left that night, Elliot sneaked into his office and looked through Olivia's file. There it was: "Undercover operation against eco-terrorism with the FBI in Oregon", that he already knew. What surprised him was the timeline: September, 2006 until November, 2006. She had been in New York for one month and a half now and he just found out today. And he was about to know why.

Elliot parked his car in front of Olivia's building and, not wanting to take the risk of her not letting him in, he used his key instead of buzzing. He walked upstairs to the 4th floor, and he was satisfied when he saw light through the hole between the door and the floor. Also, he was able to hear the TV. That meant that not only she was home, she was also awake and in the living room. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door. The TV was immediately shut down, and there were footsteps behind the door, which remained locked.

- Liv – Elliot whispered. – It's me. I know you're there. Please let me in. I want to talk to you.

Silence.

- Please – he put his right hand on the door.

Silence.

- I missed you – his voice got lower.

Olivia unlocked and opened the door. Elliot felt relieved staring at those big brown eyes again. His breath hitched and he realized he was almost crying, so he stepped forward and hugged her tightly, as if she would disappear when he let go.

- I thought I had lost you – he said, letting the tears fall. – I was afraid I would never see you again.

Olivia laughed lightly.

- No, no, Oregon really isn't my kind of place – "you weren't there", she thought. – I was supposed to be back a lot earlier, Porter kept me there in a wild goose chase and when I found out about it I had a sex crime in my hands. I couldn't just leave, no matter how bad I wanted to.

She motioned to move away from him but he didn't let go. In fact, his hug got even tighter. Never one to complain about Elliot's arms around her, Olivia remained silent and enjoyed it, the feeling of safety, completeness and love. She was no longer torn in half, not now that Elliot was with her again. She felt like the huge hole in her chest that had been formed about four months ago had finally disappeared. Olivia closed her eyes and sighed, relaxing into him.

Elliot felt the shift on her position and walked inside, kicking the door closed behind him. With his arms still around his partner, he somehow managed to walk to the couch and sit down. Olivia sat on his lap and let go of him a little bit, just enough for her to press their foreheads against each other's.

- During one protest, I was hit on the head and ended up at the hospital. I was so scared... I wanted to come home. All I could think was, 'what if this never ends?', 'what if I never get to go home and FBI has me stuck in here forever?', 'what if I get hit on the head again and lose my memory?' – Her eyes were filled with tears now. – What if I never saw you again? What if I came home too late and you moved on? I was terrified. When I came back, I went to the precinct... – she started crying. – And there was someone already sitting across from you.

"I knew it. I knew it was her", Elliot thought. His heart was broken as he watched her break apart.

- Oh, Liv...

- I was sure it was temporary, but I couldn't help it... I felt lost. You were, you are, my north and someone had taken you away from me. You weren't hers to take and she extended her hand and took you anyway.

Elliot's heart stopped for a second when he heard her confession. What was she saying?

- Liv...

- I could take losing my job, but you? Losing you was not an option... Never.

- God, Liv, I'm so sorry. Oh, my love, please forgive me – he started crying too.

It was Olivia's heart's turn to stop. My love? Did it mean...?

- I'm so sorry I hurt you baby, I'm so sorry I pushed you away... I was afraid that your death might make me weak but I pushed you away the same way... And it made me twice as weak. I never meant to hurt you... I had a gun pointed to the back of my head and I didn't care if I died as long as you weren't hurt... I never had the opportunity to say this before you got so hurt... I never meant anything I said at that warehouse or at the hospital, but I was so selfish in my fear of losing you that I didn't realize I broke your heart too. Please, I just... I love you.

- I forgave you a long time ago, El – she whispered gingerly.

- Thank you, my love – he gave a huge smile.

- And El?

- Yes, my Liv?

- I love you, too. I never want to live without you.

Their hearts finally in peace, they kissed.

A/N: Fluffy and romantic, just the way I like it! I hope everyone likes it as well =]