SVU - elliot/katie - the morning after last night - PG
title: The Morning After Last Night
fandom: Law & Order SVU
pairing: elliot/katie (ofc)
letter: c for chicken-hearted - table # 11 for a_to_z_prompts
summary: Ben comes home.
rating: PG
word count: 814
warnings/spoilers: none really ;)
a/n: Katie Summers is an original character of mine who I'm pairing with Detective Elliot Stabler for my fic's in this challenge. You'll get to know more about her as you read :) SVU timeline wise is set during the time Elliot is separated from his wife.
disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Law and Order SVU. This is purely written for entertainment only.
The Morning After Last Night
It was late morning after the night with Elliot that Katie woke up, not feeling guilty, but peaceful. The sun was shining across her face, keeping her warm even though her back was bared to the ceiling. Her blankets were tucked just above her hips and she was lying on her stomach, a pillow snuggled under her head. She knew Elliot wouldn’t be beside her when she turned over; but she didn’t mind. Stretching out across her bed, she smiled to herself, feeling a lovely, exciting shiver run across her skin as she exposed herself to the morning air. Her hand rested on the pillow beside her and something crumpled underneath her fingers. Another letter; but this one from Elliot:
Hated to leave, big case, everyone called in.
See you at work?
Elliot.
Quickly, she grinned and folded it up, tucking it into a book at her bedside. Sitting up; her eyes fell on a picture beside the bed, a lovely picture taken at central park of herself and Ben, cuddling on a bench. They were both beaming, exuding content happiness. Suddenly worried, Katie took Elliot’s note from her book and tore it to shreds, then slipped on her robe and took it to the garbage bin, putting it inside an old milk carton and then smashing it to the bottom of the bin.
Crap. She’d just cheated on Ben.
The reality of it hit her like crazy. She loved Ben, he was a complete sweetheart. And she’d just cheated on him, with Elliot, no less. Ben knew Elliot; he’d come to the precinct to take her to lunch, or come to take her home. They weren’t ‘friends’, but they were friendly. The same with Katie and Elliot’s wife, Kathy. She’d met her a few times; she was classically beautiful, but often looked quite tired and rundown the times Katie had seen her; but she had four kids under one roof, often on her own with the hours Elliot worked. His job was one of the reasons they’d separated.
Thinking of Kathy and those kids now made Katie feel like utter shit. She despised women like this; she cursed them when she saw them on talk shows, swore she would never stand for it if she was the one to be cheated on, and now she’d gone and done it; hurt Ben without him even realizing it.
While she showered and got dressed to go and see Bonnie, she tried to rationalize what had happened the night before. She had been emotionally exhausted with everything that had happened to her sister, and Elliot had been stressed to the max ever since Kathy had kicked him out. They were both lonely souls who had always liked each other; the stars had just aligned that night and they’d succumbed to their desires. Thinking of it that way made Katie feel less guilty. That was until she exited the bathroom in her cotton robe and saw Ben standing in the kitchen with a huge bouquet of white roses in his hands.
“Omigod!” Katie yelped, genuinely startled to see him. He wasn’t due back until tomorrow evening.
“I knew I’d surprise you, our presentation was a hit, we didn’t even need to see them a second time.” Ben grinned, setting the roses on the countertop and wrapping her up in a huge bear hug.
Katie automatically squeezed him back. He was a big guy, tall and stocky, he’d used to be a linebacker in college football, but he was just so lovable she felt like she could cuddle him all day long, and that’s all she wanted to do. “I missed you.” She said honestly, kissing his cheek.
“I missed you,” He said, setting her down and holding her face in his hands. His smile faded and his chocolate brown eyes narrowed. “What’s wrong? You look exhausted.”
“It’s, ah... it’s Bonnie.” She said in a shaky voice.
Ben grew more concerned. “What happened?”
Katie just burst into tears again, crying more for the fact that she had literally been a few hours away from breaking Ben’s heart if he’d seen her with Elliot, but she was still shocked from Bonnie’s attack. It was hard for her to explain it all to Ben; but she did. And he listened, in the beautiful, calm, attentive way that he always did. He held her hands, wiped the tears from her eyes and then hugged her when she’d finished explaining everything. Then, he took charge, told her to get dressed and he’d drive her to the hospital to visit her sister.
Still sniffling, Katie retreated into her bedroom and selected an outfit to wear. Now she did feel guilty. Ben was wonderful; Ben was marriage material; he was the man most women wished they could meet. Sweet, funny, caring, hilarious... he was perfect. And in a moment of weakness, she’d betrayed him.
xxx
fandom: Law & Order SVU
pairing: elliot/katie (ofc)
letter: c for chicken-hearted - table # 11 for a_to_z_prompts
summary: Ben comes home.
rating: PG
word count: 814
warnings/spoilers: none really ;)
a/n: Katie Summers is an original character of mine who I'm pairing with Detective Elliot Stabler for my fic's in this challenge. You'll get to know more about her as you read :) SVU timeline wise is set during the time Elliot is separated from his wife.
disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Law and Order SVU. This is purely written for entertainment only.
The Morning After Last Night
It was late morning after the night with Elliot that Katie woke up, not feeling guilty, but peaceful. The sun was shining across her face, keeping her warm even though her back was bared to the ceiling. Her blankets were tucked just above her hips and she was lying on her stomach, a pillow snuggled under her head. She knew Elliot wouldn’t be beside her when she turned over; but she didn’t mind. Stretching out across her bed, she smiled to herself, feeling a lovely, exciting shiver run across her skin as she exposed herself to the morning air. Her hand rested on the pillow beside her and something crumpled underneath her fingers. Another letter; but this one from Elliot:
Hated to leave, big case, everyone called in.
See you at work?
Elliot.
Quickly, she grinned and folded it up, tucking it into a book at her bedside. Sitting up; her eyes fell on a picture beside the bed, a lovely picture taken at central park of herself and Ben, cuddling on a bench. They were both beaming, exuding content happiness. Suddenly worried, Katie took Elliot’s note from her book and tore it to shreds, then slipped on her robe and took it to the garbage bin, putting it inside an old milk carton and then smashing it to the bottom of the bin.
Crap. She’d just cheated on Ben.
The reality of it hit her like crazy. She loved Ben, he was a complete sweetheart. And she’d just cheated on him, with Elliot, no less. Ben knew Elliot; he’d come to the precinct to take her to lunch, or come to take her home. They weren’t ‘friends’, but they were friendly. The same with Katie and Elliot’s wife, Kathy. She’d met her a few times; she was classically beautiful, but often looked quite tired and rundown the times Katie had seen her; but she had four kids under one roof, often on her own with the hours Elliot worked. His job was one of the reasons they’d separated.
Thinking of Kathy and those kids now made Katie feel like utter shit. She despised women like this; she cursed them when she saw them on talk shows, swore she would never stand for it if she was the one to be cheated on, and now she’d gone and done it; hurt Ben without him even realizing it.
While she showered and got dressed to go and see Bonnie, she tried to rationalize what had happened the night before. She had been emotionally exhausted with everything that had happened to her sister, and Elliot had been stressed to the max ever since Kathy had kicked him out. They were both lonely souls who had always liked each other; the stars had just aligned that night and they’d succumbed to their desires. Thinking of it that way made Katie feel less guilty. That was until she exited the bathroom in her cotton robe and saw Ben standing in the kitchen with a huge bouquet of white roses in his hands.
“Omigod!” Katie yelped, genuinely startled to see him. He wasn’t due back until tomorrow evening.
“I knew I’d surprise you, our presentation was a hit, we didn’t even need to see them a second time.” Ben grinned, setting the roses on the countertop and wrapping her up in a huge bear hug.
Katie automatically squeezed him back. He was a big guy, tall and stocky, he’d used to be a linebacker in college football, but he was just so lovable she felt like she could cuddle him all day long, and that’s all she wanted to do. “I missed you.” She said honestly, kissing his cheek.
“I missed you,” He said, setting her down and holding her face in his hands. His smile faded and his chocolate brown eyes narrowed. “What’s wrong? You look exhausted.”
“It’s, ah... it’s Bonnie.” She said in a shaky voice.
Ben grew more concerned. “What happened?”
Katie just burst into tears again, crying more for the fact that she had literally been a few hours away from breaking Ben’s heart if he’d seen her with Elliot, but she was still shocked from Bonnie’s attack. It was hard for her to explain it all to Ben; but she did. And he listened, in the beautiful, calm, attentive way that he always did. He held her hands, wiped the tears from her eyes and then hugged her when she’d finished explaining everything. Then, he took charge, told her to get dressed and he’d drive her to the hospital to visit her sister.
Still sniffling, Katie retreated into her bedroom and selected an outfit to wear. Now she did feel guilty. Ben was wonderful; Ben was marriage material; he was the man most women wished they could meet. Sweet, funny, caring, hilarious... he was perfect. And in a moment of weakness, she’d betrayed him.
xxx