Disclaimer: I dont own SVU or its characters.
Authors Note: This is what i think will happen at the end of Surrending Noah; the first chapter is really short. Let me know if you would like more though or whether inshould leave it as a one shot.
Today was the day. Noah Porter would finally become Noah Benson.
Exactly a year since Judge Linden had proposed that Sergeant Olivia Benson take the young child into her custody, the paperwork was officially stamped and processed.
When Judge Linden had declared Noah was officially her son, Olivia had headed straight to the court playroom where her babysitter, Lucy, was keeping an eye on Noah and lifted him into her arms.
"You're coming home with mommy Noah; i'm never letting you go"
As Noah cuddled into her, Lucy gathered his jacket and her belongings with the pushchair so they could head out the door; outside, they were met by Barba, and the rest of the squad bt also another special person in Olivia's life: Ex-Captain of SVU Don Cragen.
"Capt..." she whispered.
"Congratulations Liv; you deserve it" he said, taking a step forward and placing a kiss on her cheek before turning his attention to little Noah. "So this is Noah?"
"Yeah, this is Noah, my son" she grinned. "Noah, this is your grandpa"
"Pa" Noah declared, showing him his two front teeth as he showed him the shark bear in his hand.
"Hi Noah, it's very nice to meet you"
"Congratulations Liv" the rest of the squad said.
After a short discussion, they had decided they would all head back to Olivia's apartment and order takeaway so she could keep Noah in his normal routine; an hour later, Noah was sat on Olivia's lap as he ate his dinner that Olivia had put in a little bowl whilst they all ate their chinese. They were just finishing up when there was a knock at the door; not wanting to disturb a now sleeping Noah, she asked Don to answer it and was shocked when Brian Cassidy and John Munch walked in behind the ex-captain; carefully, she stood up and placed Noah in his crib in his room with the monitor on before standing in front of John and Brian.
"What are you guys doing here?" She asked hugging John but not sure whether or not to hug Brian.
"Heard there was .abit of a celebration going on over here and we decided to gatecrash" John answered. "It's great to see you Liv"
"You too John; help yourself to some chinese food"
As Munch heading for the sofa, Olivia and Brian headed into the hallway leading to the bedrooms.
"I..."
"Liv..."
"Sorry, go on" she offered.
"I'm sorry for how we ended things" he said, sincerely.
"It's in the past"
"I shouldn't have let you give up on me so easily; i didnt explain things properly when you asked me if i saw myself growing old and having kids with you"
"What's to explain; i wanted kids you didnt"
"That's not true, i just didnt think it was gonna happen and to be honest, what kid would want me to be their dad?"
"Noah would've"
"What about now? Any chance we can try again? See if we cna make this whole family thing work?" He suggested.
"And if you decide you cant do it? It's not just my heart you'd be breaking, it would be that little boy's lying in that room" she questioned pointing to Noah's room.
"I know...but can we try?"
Olivia sighed and stared at him before finally giving him an answer.
"Okay, i guess we can try again" she said, finally allowing her to settle in his embrace.