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This is my first FanFiction and the first time anything I tried to write has been seen by people other than a couple of close friends. I'm very much a beginner, so please be nice, but do let me know what you think and particularly what needs improving.

I do have a rough plan of how I want things to go, but nothing is set in concrete, so please give me your suggestions. I've been on the site for just under a week, but I've read lots of wonderful stories (lots & lots while I've been in bed ill) so I know there are some very talented people around. Please review, review, review.

I hope you like it :)

Prologue

It had been a tough couple of weeks, but finally it was over. We'd just put away a guy who had kidnapped and raped several children all under 8. He got life with no hope of parole, but even still it had been a hard week, especially for Olivia.

Olivia had dealt with all the victims and their families. She was still breaking in the newbies, Nick and Amanda, and didn't want to take any chances. Fin and Munch had been chasing down leads and working with Huang to draw up a profile, but in the end it was Olivia's work that enabled them to catch him. Despite all the good work she had done she was blaming herself for the harm to those kids, especially the last one. The boy had been missing 5 days when Liv found him, but when she broke down that door she was horrified by what she saw.

The perp James Miller had obviously heard the police getting nearer and decided he would have a little more "fun". Fin told me that when they entered the room, a second behind Olivia, Miller was in the process of raping the boy. He just looked up at them and smiled, sick bastard!

Olivia went with the boy to the hospital and wouldn't leave his side for hours, until he felt safe with just his parents there. They were so grateful to her!

She hasn't spoken about to anyone and Cragen's worried. She's been having a hard time since Elliot left SVU. He's the closest thing to family she has, although we all love her. I've wondered for a while now though if one of our friends loves her in a less platonic way and maybe this is what Olivia needs – to feel loved, special, needed. I have a plan, but only time will tell if it works.