A/N: I wrote this when it came to mind while suffering some writer's block. Still seeing where it will go. Let me know what you think. Please read and review.
Disclaimer: Don't own anyone or anything you recognize.
Sitting on the train heading to the childcare center to drop off her daughter on her way to her first day at her new workplace, Olivia wet a pink and clear pacifier and slipped it into the four month old's mouth to soothe her soft cries.
"There you go, sweetie," she cooed and rubbed the infant's chubby belly over the pink fabric of her little dress.
The train stopped at a station and Olivia looked up. Her eyes met with with a pair of beautiful cerulean blue eyes. She looked up and down. He was incredibly sexy.
He walked over to her with a smile and mentioned to the empty seat beside her. "Hi, is it alright if I sit here?" he asked kindly.
Olivia's knees felt weak at the sound of his voice, luckily she was sitting down. His voice was deep and completely sexy. "Sure," she replied nervously.
The man sat down and looked at the baby in the stroller with a smile. "How old is she?" he asked.
"Huh?" Olivia asked confused. She'd been in her own little world, actually perving on him.
"What's the little cutie's name?" he asked again.
"Oh," she blushed. "This is Indiana-Rose. She's four months old."
"She's so beautiful. She looks just like you... My name's Elliot," he said and reached out with an open hand.
With a flirtatious smile, Olivia shook the offered hand. "Nice to meet you, Elliot. I'm Olivia."
"Nice to meet you too, Olivia. Where are you headed today?" he asked, making friendly conversation.
"Heading to the childcare center to drop off this little one and then to my first day at a new work place," she replied. The man made her feel completely comfortable, it was just something about him.
Indiana-Rose squealed happily and kicked at her dangling toys, trying to get some attention. In response, Elliot smiled and waved at her before turning back to Olivia.
"Oh, yeah. What do you do?"
"I'm a Special Victims Detective."
"So am I. I work at the sixteenth precinct."
Olivia grinned. "That's where I'm starting today."
"Really?" Elliot asked intrigued. "Olivia Benson?"
"Yes, I am." She was a little surprised that he knew her name.
"Nice to meet you, partner," Elliot said with a shit eating grin and a wink.
"P-partner? You... You're going to be my partner?"
"Yes," Elliot said, nodding. "Captain Cragen told me last night. I'm Elliot Stabler."
"Well hello, fancy that meeting on the train, huh?" she said and got up, unlocking the stroller brakes as Elliot stood as well.
The train was reaching their station. It slowed and stopped at the platform before the doors slid open.
Elliot walked out first and helped Olivia with the stroller, making sure they safely made it on the platform before they walked out side by side. "So where is this daycare center?"
"The one two blocks from the precinct," Olivia replied as they walked toward it.
"Okay, let's go," Elliot said and walked Olivia and Indiana-Rose to the center.
They walked in and Olivia signed Indiana-Rose in before heading into the baby room and greeted the workers.
"Hi, Leah. Indi was a little grumpy this morning but she seems fine now," she informed the worker and picked the infant up from the stroller. "But if you need me give me a call."
"Sure, Olivia. No problem," Leah replied.
"See you soon, baby girl. Mommy loves you," Olivia said, giving the baby a hug and a kiss on the forehead before passing her to Leah. "I'll be here at five to collect her," she informed her and grabbed her handbag from over the stroller handle.
"See you then, Olivia. Hi, Indi. Ready to play with Hannah or Georgia?" Leah cooed to Indiana-Rose.
Olivia slowly walked out and found Elliot standing out the front of the building, waiting for her. "Hey, you didn't have to wait for me. We only just met."
"We're going to be partners, Olivia. We need to have each other's back," he said as they started to walk side by side toward the precinct.
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Walking side by side into the precinct, Elliot couldn't help but smile at Olivia. She was so beautiful. Her eyes were an alluring chocolate brown. Her smile was absolutely addicting and it made him weak in the knees.
Olivia caught his eye and she smiled back. "Hey," she whispered seductively as they walked into the elevator. Their hands brushed as they walked in and both their smiles grew bigger.
Olivia even blushed, no man had ever made her blush before, not even her daughter's biological father, more like sperm donor.
"Hey," Elliot whispered back. The elevator doors slid open and they smiled at each other once more. "Cragen's office is at the back of the squad room," he informed her.
"Thanks, Elliot," Olivia said.
They walked into the squad room and Elliot sat at his desk as Olivia headed to Captain Cragen's office. She knocked on the closed door and waited for a positive answer before opening the door and walking in.
"Hello, can I help you, ma'am?" the balding man asked from behind his desk.
"Detective Olivia Benson, sir," Olivia replied nervously.
"Ah, yes. Welcome Detective Benson, I'm Captain Donald Cragen," he said and stood up to shake her hand. He then opened his drawer and pulled out a gun and gold shield. "Here is your badge and gun," he said, passing them to her and walked to the door. "Everyone meet Detective Olivia Benson."
Some people muttered a few 'Hi's' and others just continued on with their work.
She followed the captain up to Elliot's desk, there was an empty one opposite him.
"Detective Elliot Stabler, this is your new partner Detective Olivia Benson. Olivia, this is Elliot."
Olivia smiled. "We met on the train this morning, on the way here."
"Well good," Cragen said and pulled a folded up piece of paper out of his pant pocket. "We have a rape/ attempted murder in Chelsea," he said and passed the note with the address on it to Olivia. "But the victim is in Mercy Hospital. Go to the crime scene. Munch and Fin go see the victim."
"Let's go, partner. Let's see what you can do," Elliot said with a wink, getting up and grabbing his coat off the back off the chair.
Driving to Chelsea, Elliot decided that he wanted to learn more about his partner.
"So, partner, want to tell me about yourself?" he asked, turning off the radio.
"Well what would you like to know, Elliot?" Olivia asked, looking at him through her sunglasses.
"You married to Indiana-Rose's father?"
Olivia scoffed and shook her head. "I'm a single mother. I haven't seen him since I went into labor. He took me to the hospital and waited till I was admitted, then right in the middle of a contraction he told me he wasn't ready to be a father and he took off. So, screw him. He doesn't know the smart, little cutie that he's missing out on. I'm on a mission to find Indiana-Rose a father that's going to love her like his own. She's my world and I only want the best for her," she said and smiled.
Elliot smiled back and turned his attention back to the road ahead.
"So what about you? Married? Children?"
"Not married. Single father to twins though. Lizzie and Dickie. They're three. It didn't work out with their mother," he replied.
Olivia nodded. "How often do you see them?"
"I get them on school holidays and every second weekend," he explained and turned down another busy street.
"I bet they're gorgeous."
"Oh, they are," Elliot agreed with fatherly pride. "I'd love for you to meet them one day."
"I would too," Olivia said and yawned.
"Baby keeping you up?"
"Not really. She just likes to be fed at two in the morning."
"Do you nurse? If you don't mind me asking."
"I tried but I couldn't. I wasn't producing enough milk, so I have to feed her formula. It's not what I wanted to do but I can't do anything about it," she replied.
"That's okay. The formula is pretty good these days. Indiana-Rose seems very healthy," he observed.
Olivia grinned with motherly pride. "Oh, yeah, she's very healthy. She weighed eight pounds and fourteen and a half ounces at birth and she was only three days late."
"You must've been huge," Elliot joked.
"Oh, I felt like I was but the doctor said I wasn't. That I was actually a little under weight for her size inside of me because my belly was all baby. The last six weeks were terribly uncomfortable but it was worth it."
"Oh, I bet it was. I'd do anything for my kids."
"Yeah, I'd do anything for Indiana too," Olivia agreed before they're conversation was cut short.
"Is this the right address?" Elliot asked as he pulled up at a townhouse.
Olivia looked at the address written on the piece of paper and at the number on the house. "Yep, this is it."
"Okay, where is everyone then?" Elliot asked confused, looking around.
Olivia shrugged her shoulders. "You should call Cragen and see if he knows what's going on."
Nodding, Elliot grabbed his cell phone and called their superior officer. "Cap, it's Elliot... Oh really. You're joking. Okay, we're on our way back," he said and hung up."
"What's wrong?"
"This was all a set up. There was also supposed to have been a dead body in the house. The perps attacked Melinda and the techs. The unis stopped them and brought them to the station," he explained and started the car again. "We need to interrogate them."
"Well this was a wasted trip then," Olivia whined and stretched in the seat.
"Not entirely. We learned things about each other," Elliot replied, smiling.
Olivia nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you're right and I hope to find out more about you."
"Me too."
