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To Call Her Own

SVU: 9 am

"Good morning ladies"

"John, it's to damn early to be so perky", replied a very grumpy and annoyed Elliot.

"Well, well, well, what's got boy wonder all tied in knots?" John shot back. Elliot was saved from replying when Olivia stepped in between the two.

"Rape victim. 9 year old little girl. Looks like she was beaten with an inch of her life then raped. Son of bitch left her in an alley." Olivia said the last sentence quietly but with enough venom in her that had the men stepping back.

"Liv…"

"I'm fine El. Really." Dropping the file on her desk, she grabbed her jacket and was about to head out the door when Elliot's voice stopped her, "What should I tell the Captain?" Without turning she took a deep breath and exhaled slowly,

"I don't know." And with that, she quietly left the squad room.

"That's the third time in 2 weeks. What's going on?" John asked. Over the course of 8 years, the SVU squad has become the closest thing he had to a family, Olivia being the 'kid sister' in the group. John felt the need to protect her.

"I don't know. She won't talk to George, the Captain. She won't even talk to me. I'm her partner, damn it! We've had some serious cases. Probably worst than this…but…," Elliot who was at a loss for words just shrugged. With that, John gave a nod and went to his desk and sat down. He picked up a folder and opened it and pretended to read it, while worrying about Olivia. God, I hope she isn't burnt out thought John.

Two hours later Fin and the Captain walk in, "Ok boys and girls. M.E. says that there was an unknown piece of hair found on the victim's teddy bear. It's a match…" Just realizing Olivia wasn't with the rest of the group, he turned to Elliot, who just shrugged,

"She had some bad sushi last night, Cap."

"Right," unconvinced, the Captain began barking orders to the other detectives, "Fin, fill in Munch. Use some discretion please. Stabler, my office. NOW!" Without waiting for a reply from Elliot, Cragen marched to his office.

"Sushi?"

"Ah, yes. You know they don't cook half the stuff that's in those things?"

"Awwww man, it's too early to start your conspiracy theory crap," moaned Fin.

"Now, now, my young friend. I was just merely pointing out a little fact. But now that you've mentioned it…"

"Awwww man…"

In Creagen's office, the Captain was giving Elliot his best disappointed look, "What the hell is going on? Third time in two weeks. She promised me she was gong to talk to someone. Has she mentioned anything to you?"

Shaking his head Elliot replied, "No. Look Captain, she's under a lot of stress at the moment…," Elliot said with a shrug.

Creagen just stared at Elliot then sighed. He grabbed a piece licorice from the canister on his desk and stuck it in his mouth while he thought.

"What is it Cap?"

"Has Olivia ever mentioned siblings, cousins? Anyone from her family?"

Elliot sat and thought for a second then shaking his head, "No, The only person was her mother. Why?"

Cragen inhaled slowly. "The M.E. found a hair on the vic's toy bear. When she ran it in the system, there was a hit."

"And?"

Cragen took the folder that the M.E. had given him and gave it to Elliot. Looking at the Capitan, Elliot opened the folder and read its contents. A minute later, Elliot's head snapped up,

"You can't be serious?"

"Warner checked it three times. It's a perfect match El," the Capitan said calmly.

Shooting out from his chair, Elliot replied, "I gotta get to her Cap. She needs to know."

Nodding in agreement, Creagen replied, "Let me know if you need anything."

And with that, Elliot ran out of the office and out of the squad room.

Olivia's Apartment – 1 pm

Is this what burning out feels like? Olivia thought. She was sitting on the couch with the TV on but wasn't really watching. She stood up and began to pace the room. She stopped in front of the window and stared outside. On the street below, she noticed two little girls skipping along and their mother keeping a close eye on them as they went. An emptiness entered her soul, a feeling that she was all too familiar with these past few weeks. Closing her eyes to the images of the little girls, she turned and walked back to the couch and began flipping the channels.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

Olivia sighed. She knew the guys wouldn't let this morning's incident go. Taking a deep breath, she braced herself for the lecture she was about to receive. What greeted her on the other side of the door nearly made her laugh.

"ELLIOT!!"

Breathing hard was a rumpled looking Elliot. "Oh my god! What did you do? Run all the way from the station," still breathing hard, Elliot managed a nod.

"WHAT?! Are you insane? What the hell was so damn important," Olivia nearly screamed.

"Inside," was all Elliot could manage. As if remembering her manners, Olivia stepped aside.

"Sit. Talk"

Elliot glanced at his partner and tried to hide the small smile that was appearing.

"What?" Irritated, Olivia managed not to bite off Elliot's head.

Elliot now glanced at his partner with an unreadable expression. Elliot began to wonder how he would tell his partner the news. Olivia, by now, was growing more and more impatient.

"What the hell is it?" Demanded Olivia.

Not knowing what else to do, Elliot handed her the manila folder. "I think you need to take a look at this. Warner found an unknown hair on the bear that the victim had."

"Uh…El, if this is what you came to tell me, you could…,"

"Just read the file, Liv," the tone of his voice meant it was too important to dismiss.

Sitting down on the couch, Olivia opened the file and began to read. Her eyes darted to Elliot's, who sat on the coffee table in front of her.

"Elliot," she whispered.

"I know Liv. Cragen had the M.E. run it three times. It's defiantly, positively a match."

"Elliot, I never had…my mom never…she couldn't…," Olivia couldn't finish. She was beyond shocked to speak anymore.

"I think you need to talk to George," mentioning SUV's psychologist, Olivia jumped up from the couch, "No. Who else knows about this?" demanded Olivia

"Well, Cragen of course. Fin, Munch and Warner."

"Shit"

"Liv, we're all here for you."

"Thanks El. I really do appreciate you coming by, but you can leave now. I'm not in the mood to play hostess."

"Liv…,"

"Elliot, I need you to leave, "Olivia said in a tone that left no room for argument.

"Alright. But if you need anything, I'll be here. We all are." Elliot said as he got up and headed for the door. Olivia just nodded, not really hearing him. Sighing, Elliot opened the door. Giving one last look at his partner he said, "Lock your door Liv." With that, he turned and left her apartment.

Olivia didn't know how long she had been sitting there staring at the folder. Shaking her head, she got up and locked her door. She headed for her room, and then stopped. She stood there and thought about what this meant. She turned back towards the couch and picked up the folder and just started at it for a long time. All of a sudden, a tear fell from her eyes, then another, then another until she wept quietly. After a moment, Olivia gained her composure and wiped the rest of her tears away. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and headed for her room with the folder clutched in her hand. She placed the precious item on the nightstand by her mother's photograph. She stared at her mother's picture for a moment.

Oh mom…what am I going to do? Pulling the covers off her bed, she climbed in. Sleep was fast approaching. Olivia decided to talk to Warner tomorrow and try and piece together this puzzle. As she fell deeper into sleep, she had one last lingering thought…

I have a sister….

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