A/N: I had a new idea so I thought I would try a new story and see how you like it. Please read and review.
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After her undercover gig and vacation, it had been a year since Detective Olivia Benson has stepped foot in the 16th Precinct's Special Victims Unit squad room. She was dressed in dark blue jeans which flared out at the bottom, a long red ¾ sleeved top and her favourite pair of black boots. Her hair was longer with blonde highlights and was tied up in a high ponytail.
Elliot looked up from his paperwork to see his partner walked in. Olivia was expecting at least a smile from him but all she did receive was a muttered, unfriendly hello so Olivia didn't even bother to reply; she just put her purse in her locker before she placed her long black coat on the back of her black leather seat and sat down.
As Olivia tried to remember her password to log on to the computer, she noticed Elliot stealing quick, occasional glances at her.
"What?" She asked, looking at him.
"Nothing." Elliot muttered with a shrug and went back to his paperwork.
"Well quit looking at me." She muttered back, getting frustrated at her computer.
"You don't tell me what to do, Olivia." He spoke angrily, raising his voice at her.
She has only just come back and he was already picking a fight with her.
Olivia stood up and walked over to the side of his desk. She was going to stand her ground and not put up with his shit.
"What the hell is your problem?!" She asked in pure anger, leaning in close to his face.
By now the entire squad had stopped working and were watching the argument unfold before their eyes.
"You. You're my freakin' problem! You left me and now you're back, you expect me to pretend nothing happened; that everything has been normal the past year. Well screw you!"
"No! Screw you! You don't know what I've been through this past year!" She yelled back.
Captain Cragen had had enough of listening to his two best detectives arguing, especially when one had just returned after a year away.
"That's enough the pair of you! Benson, go up to the rooftop and get some fresh air. Stabler, go talk to your kids." Cragen said and pointed to Elliot's four children standing in the doorway to the squad room.
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Olivia stood on the rooftop, leaning on the edge looking down at the busy city life below. She'd had a rough year and was expecting a better welcome back then that from her best friend/partner.
After ten minutes of silence Olivia heard the door open and footsteps getting louder as the person appoarched her. At first she thought it was Elliot and she was planning on ignoring him.
"Hey girl, you alright?" The voice asked softly, which Olivia instantly identified as Fin so she turned around to face him.
Olivia sighed and nodded so Fin walked up and stood beside her, leaning against the wall as well.
"I'm guessing you had a rough year while you were gone." Fin spoke gently and wrapped his left arm around her shoulders in an attempt to comfort her.
Olivia nodded and looked around as she felt ashamed for her behaviour in the squad room. "Yeah." Was her simple answer.
"Wanna talk about it, baby girl?"
Olivia looked at him. "Nope not really but thanks for the offer."
Fin nodded in understanding and rubbed her shoulder. "Well there's a new case. A four year old boy being abused. His auntie called it in. You wanna come with me?"
Olivia nodded and slightly smiled. "Sure."
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Olivia walked in to the little boy's room that he slept in at his auntie's house. She found him cowering in the corner.
"Hi sweetie, I'm Olivia. What's your name?" Olivia asked the small child in a soft, gentle voice as she sat down on the dark grey carpeted floor beside the boy.
The little blonde haired boy looked up. "Cameron."
"That's a nice name. Can you tell me what happened, Cameron?"
Cameron instantly felt comfortable around this strange woman. He pointed to her police badge.
Olivia smiled and gave it to him. "Yes, I'm a police officer, sweetie. Can you tell me what happened?"
Cameron nodded and gave her badge back. "My daddy hits me and calls me bad names."
Olivia nodded sadly. "Where's your Mommy?"
"Mommy is up in heaven." He said sadly as he pointed up.
Olivia sighed. "Ok, honey."
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"So he hasn't got any other family to stay with? What about his auntie?" Cragen asked.
"Because Madeline has breast cancer. I want to take him in."
"Olivia, you can't."
"Why the hell not?" Olivia asked angrily.
"'Cos you're single and you work way too many hours."
Olivia sighed and stood up angrily, grabbing her coat off the back of her seat. "I'm going home. See you tomorrow."
Cragen sighed as he watched her leave. He the saw Elliot enter the squad room through the other doors.
"Elliot?"
"Yes, Captain?" Elliot asked as he placed a file on his desk.
"You need to talk to your partner."
Elliot was worried about her even though they had a huge argument that morning.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"She needs a friend right now. I don't know what happened while she was on vacation but it's eating her up inside."
Elliot nodded before grabbing his keys and coat. "I'll go see her right now."
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Elliot pressed the buzzer and waited for Olivia to answer.
"Hello?" A soft depressed voice answered.
"Liv, let me up."
"Elliot, go home. I'm fine." She insisted.
"'Livia, please just let me up. We need to talk."
Olivia sighed and buzzed him up before sitting back down on the couch.
Two minutes later, Elliot knocked on the door.
"It's unlocked, Elliot." She called from the couch.
Elliot opened the door and walked in, closing the door behind him.
"What the hell do you want to talk about?" She asked as he sat down on the couch beside her.
She was sitting, curled up in a deep purple mink blanket and had the TV on with the volume on low.
"What's troubling you, Liv?" He asked softly looking in to her chocolate brown orbs. "What happened while you were gone?"