A/N: I don't own any of the characters.

Olivia had really been looking forward to starting college and getting away from her physically and emotionally abusive mother. She had gotten her dorm assignment and had already met with her roommate, Alexandra Cabot. They seemed to get along pretty well and were looking forward to getting through the first year together. She was a Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement major and Alex, as she liked to be called, was pre Law. Olivia's on again/off again boyfriend, Trevor Langan, was attending Yale and was pre Law. Right now, she and Trevor had broken things off, so she was free to see other people as was he. If he hadn't started dating someone prior to going home for Thanksgiving or Christmas, she would consider introducing him to Alex. She never had much in common with Trevor. He was both smart and extremely handsome, which wasn't easy to come by. He had been the Valedictorian of their senior class. Olivia had always felt that she was out of Trevor's league but they had known each other since birth and he was always there for her no matter what she needed. She just felt he could do better than her. They dated on and off through high school and attended their Senior Prom together but they had never gone to the next step in their relationship.

By the time school had started, Olivia had gone to classes in the morning. They weather had been particularly nice, so she had decided to go study outside. A few guys were throwing a football around. At first, she just thought they were showing off but to be honest, none of them looked like they were very athletic. They all appeared to be friends. One of them threw the ball and it nearly hit her. The other 3 gave the one that threw the ball a funny look. The best looking one of the group came over to her.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Sorry about that."

"That's ok."

"He didn't hit you did he?"

"Oh, no. I'm fine. Really."

"Good. I'm Hank Voight, by the way."

"I'm Olivia Benson."

The other 3 joined them.

"This is Olivia Benson. Olivia, this is Alvin Olinsky, Fin Tutuola and Ed Tucker."

"Nice to meet you."

"You too."

"Ed's the one that threw the ball."

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"No problem. I wasn't hurt. Do you want to sit for a few minutes?"

"Yeah, sure."

The 4 of them sat down.

"By the looks of your books, you're a freshman."

"Yep."

"What's you're major?"

"Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement."

"Us too. We're juniors. What made you want to be a cop?"

"Well, it's a long and complicated story. My mom was raped and that resulted in me. I'm not sure why she even had me in the first place. She blames me for everything that has gone wrong in her life. Nothing I ever do is good enough for her and on top of that, she's an alcoholic. I want to be able to put Rapists away, so I want to eventually go into that."

"Good for you. If you need help or want to study with someone, give me a call."

Hank took her notebook and wrote his number on it.

"Here's my number. Call me anytime."

"I'm doing all my Gen Ed courses right now but thanks for the offer though."

"No problem."

"It was nice meeting all of you."

"You too."

The guys left and then Olivia laughed to herself as Alex walked up to her.

"What?"

"I think that guy just asked me out. He's also a Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement major but he's a junior. He said if I needed help or wanted to study with someone to call him."

"Which one?"

"Hank, the one looking over here."

"He's not bad looking."

"He's no Trevor though."

"Did you and Trevor do anything at all?"

"We kissed a lot but we never had sex."

"Do you love him?"

"I don't know."

"And does he love you?"

"I don't know that either."

"Then give this Hank guy a chance. What's the worst that could happen, Trevor realizes he is totally in love with you and you make him jealous by seeing someone else? I thought you two decided you wanted to date other people."

"We did."

"Then what's the problem? It's not like you two are going steady or anything, right?"

"Right."

"What does this Trevor guy look like anyway?"

Olivia pulled his picture out of her purse and showed it to Alex.

"Oh, shit, he's hot!"

"I know, right? I'll probably never hear from him anyway."

"That's the spirit! I have to get to my next class. I'll see you back at the room later."

"Ok. Bye."

Alex left and went to her next class. Olivia decided to grab something to eat before her next class. As she was walking, Hank came up to her.

"You have a boyfriend, don't you?"

"We've dated on and off through high school. He's at Yale and he's pre Law."

"So, in other words, I have no chance."

"We're off right now. We're both free to see other people. You're not a bad looking guy. I'm surprised you don't have a girlfriend."

"I had one but it didn't last. All she wanted out of it was sex. That's not me. I want a relationship where we both want the same things."

"I hear you. Trevor and I never when to the next step in our relationship but it was something we both agreed on. If we decide we only want to be with each other, then we'll go to that next step. If not, that next step will eventually be with other people. We're giving it until we graduate and before he starts Law School."

"Law School, huh? Does he go here?"

"No. He's at Yale. I kind of always felt like I was out of his league though."

"Can I walk you to your next class?"

"I was going to grab a bite to eat first."

"No problem."

They walked to the cafeteria to get something to eat and then Hank walked her to her next class. He then went to his. Olivia went back to her room and sat on her bed. She had just met Hank but he seemed to be occupying her thoughts more than she realized. Was she already falling for him? Only time would tell. She noticed there was a message on the door for her. Trevor had called and wanted her to call him as soon as she could. What did he want?

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