New Year's Day [A Bensler Fan Fic]

[Two]

The kids all went back to school the second week of January. They weren't excited about having their break being over with, but they had something to look forward too. 

"Nora is off today," Olivia spoke, as she bounced her baby higher onto her hip. Elliot was sitting at the kitchen counter, his laptop out in front of him and his glasses on. Olivia couldn't help but laugh when her husband had gotten glasses because she got to tease him about being old.

"Sure," Elliot spoke, and Olivia eyed him for a moment as she swayed to get Nora to stop whining.

"I didn't ask you a question, Elliot. I told you that our baby seemed off." Olivia spoke, and Elliot just nodded. She walked around and stood behind him before looking at his screen. He was busy emailing their lawyer, and she saw that several times he talked about not wanting a fight but just to look at the custody agreement again. He didn't want to fight with Kathy, but he still wanted to approach something different.

"El," Olivia spoke, as she moved her hand to her husband's shoulder. Elliot jumped before looking over his shoulder.

"Did you say something?" He asked.

"I think that Nora can sense something is off because she's fussy today. So, is it because her Daddy is upset too?" Olivia questioned. Elliot sighed before dropping his head. He slipped his glasses off before squeezing the bridge of his nose.

"I've just been busy all day and I haven't gotten to our usual Daddy and Daughter stuff. I usually take her outside and I go for a jog with her... but not today." Elliot frowned. He folded his glasses up before sitting them to the side. He stood before taking Nora from his wife.

"You don't need to go for the jog now. She needs to head to bed soon." Olivia spoke.

"I need to clear my mind. Will you be fine here without us?" Elliot asked, before placing a kiss to Nora's curls.

"Of course I'll be fine. Just be safe."

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The next morning, Elliot went to work and Olivia stayed home with Nora. She had quit her job because she realized that being a mother was more important to her. She didn't want to be away from Nora, and she loved being a stay-at-home mom more than anything else she had been before.

She had just come downstairs with Nora after giving her a bath when her front door opened. Olivia looked at it before seeing Kathy.

"Hey, Kath... what are you doing here?" Olivia questioned.

"Elliot called me. He told me that he wants to discuss getting more custody of the kids." Kathy spoke, as tears ran down her cheeks. Olivia frowned as she moved over and sat Nora on the floor.

"I know... and I'm so sorry." Olivia breathed.

"You knew? You were the one good thing that truly happened because of the divorce." Kathy sniffled.

"We were talking about it, but then Elliot just took it and ran with it. I didn't know until last night that he was talking to his lawyer about it. I can show you the emails. He doesn't want to fight. He just wants more time with the kids." Olivia spoke, as she walked towards Kathy, but Kathy put her hands out and Olivia stood back.

"You knew, Olivia. You are my only friend... and you betrayed me." Kathy sobbed. Olivia sank down onto the couch before running her hands over her legs.

"Kath, I didn't mean to betray you. I swear... and it wasn't Elliot's idea."

"It was yours?!" Kathy sobbed.

"No! The kids want it!"

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Kathy was sobbing when she ran from the house and Olivia went running after her but Nora started to cry. She went and grabbed her daughter before moving to leave the house, but Kathy was gone.

Olivia felt horrible for hurting Kathy. All she wanted was to soothe the pain of finding out she may not see her kids as often. But she just ended up making her feel like a bad mother instead.

"What did you do?!" Elliot yelled once he got home that night. Olivia was sitting on the couch with her latest craving, and she eyed her husband quietly.

"Answer me!" Elliot spat, and Olivia rolled her eyes as she closed the bag of bagel chips.

"You don't get the right to demand anything from me. You are an ass, and I wasn't the one who called Kathy and told her you wanted the kids!" Olivia yelled.

"You told her that the kids didn't want anything to do with her! Are you dumb or something?" Elliot yelled, and Olivia closed her eyes tightly.

"I'm. Not. Dumb." She whimpered. She had been in abusive relationships on many turns of the year, and they all said she was dumb. Now her husband was saying the same thing.

"Actually, you are freaking stupid! You decided to ruin this case completely just because you couldn't keep your big ass mouth closed!" Elliot spat. Olivia shook her head as tears ran down her cheeks. She moved into the kitchen and Elliot followed her as he yelled. Olivia turned around from putting the chips away before slamming her hands against the counter.

"Stop being a jackass to me! Stop insulting me! Just stop blaming this all on me! The kids don't want to be with Kathy anymore, and she'd find it out one way or another. And guess what?! I don't want to be with you right now! Not after you called me dumb and stupid. And I think a few times you brought up my bad choices in the past! So fuck off and stop blaming something you wanted and the kids wanted on me!"

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They didn't really fight that often, but this was a big one. The biggest fight they had ever had, and they shouldn't have been the two fighting. It should have been Kathy and Elliot instead.

"Unlock the door," Elliot spoke, as he rested his hands against the bedroom door. Olivia was inside as she cuddled up with Nora as she tried to sleep. She had been crying for the last hour, and she had finally stopped. But when she stopped, she had to hear her husband's voice from the other side of the door.

"You can sleep on the couch. Your pillow is on the floor by the bathroom hall's door." Olivia whispered.

"Babe-"

"You hurt my feelings, Elliot. I don't want to see you for a while... so figure out what to wear tomorrow from whatever is in the laundry room."

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