Olivia sat in her captain's office angrily. "Captain c'mon." She complained at the demand.
"No arguments. You're getting a detail." Cragen ordered. "He already tried to attack you; he threatened you in open court. I don't feel safe with that guy out on the street."
"Then just get his bail revoked." She pleaded.
"The judge won't do it. I'm getting you a bodyguard."
"I can take care of myself." She argued.
"That's why it's only one bodyguard." The older man answered.
"Some uniform can protect me better than I can protect myself?"
"It's not a uniform. A personal Bodyguard." He answered. "Ex-Marine. William Grant. I have known him for awhile. Good man."
"This is stupid."
"Then it will be stupid until the trial ends."
Olivia rolled her eyes. "Fine. Where do I meet this Ex-Marine?"
Cragen pointed outside the office. "He is already here to take you home."
Olivia turned around and spotted a man in a black suit, a white shirt and black tie with sunglasses on standing by the squad room doors. "Robocop?"
Cragen smiled and got up. "C'mon." He went out of the office. Olivia got up and followed. "William."
The man took off his sunglasses and shook hands with the older man. "Good Evening sir."
"This is Olivia Benson. The favor I needed." He explained. "Your boss gave you the details?"
"Yes sir." He answered in his deep voice. He had strong cheek bones, fairly short hair that was combed nicely. He glanced at Olivia. "Nice to meet you ma'm."
Olivia rolled her eyes and grabbed her jacket. She left the squad room.
William looked over at Cragen. "Tough job huh sir?" Cragen nodded with a smile. He nodded and turned on his heel. He left the precinct and spotted Olivia standing by the doors waiting. "I was advised to escort you to your home ma'm."
"Stop the ma'm crap, do I look like I'm 50 years old?" She snapped. She could already tell he was very military trained. He hardly smiled and was neat down to his belt being in-line with his tie and zipper.
He stood still with his hands folded in front of his body. "No ma'm." He looked straight ahead.
Olivia stared at him. "Are you taking me home?"
"Yes ma'm." he answered and walked to a black Lincoln Town car. He opened the back door for her.
She rolled her eyes and went in. "Thank you." She answered. He didn't respond and went to the driver's side. Olivia just stared at him. "Do you need my address?"
"Your captain already informed me of it." He answered as he began to drive. He kept quiet again.
Olivia looked around the nice car. "Is this yours or the company's?"
"The firms." He answered.
"So how do you know Cragen?" She asked. She could tell he didn't like to talk so she was trying to annoy the hell out of him just because he called her m'am.
"Long story ma'm."
"I have time. I live like half an hour away." She smiled and moved closer. She rested her head on the passenger seat to look at him. "I'm a good listener."
"I would advise you to sit back ma'm."
"I'm fine like this."
"For risk reasons ma'm."
"You can call me Olivia. Even Benson would do." She smiled more at him.
"Please sit back in your seat Ms. Benson." He ordered. She didn't listen. "May you please sit back in your seat?" She once again didn't listen. He suddenly pulled the car over. He turned to the side to look at her. "Listen princess, I'm not here to babysit you or hold up a conversation. When I say to do something you do it, I don't order you to do something unless it's security reasons."
"Oh look, he is human." Olivia smiled.
He didn't smile. "You have to trust me so I can do my job. This is the main reason I refuse to serve anyone that holds any kind of law enforcement. You people think rules don't apply to you. I'm only doing this because Don asked me to. I have rules and you have to follow them."
"Rules are meant to be broken." She winked.
"Not mine." He answered and started the car again. He began driving and ignored her.
She sat back in her seat and kept quiet for a while.
He looked at her in the rearview mirror. "Put on your seatbelt."
"I hope you never have any children Will." She put on her seatbelt. "Poor kids."
"It's William." He answered. "Not Will. Not Bill."
"Ok Billy." She smiled at him.
"It is William. My name is William."
"My name is Olivia but apparently that stick in your ass only knows Ma'm." He didn't say a word. "So you never answered me. How do you know Cragen?"
"Relatives."
"He has no family. He only had a wife but she passed away."
William glanced at her in the mirror and looked back at the road.
A smirk appeared on Olivia's face. "Are you his step-son?"
"Yes." He answered.
She excitedly moved closer to him. "How long have you known him for?"
He let out a deep breath. "Are you always this annoying?"
"Yeah. You should see me in bed." She laughed a little. She spotted him smirk a little but it quickly went away. "Hey you have a cute smile."
His face instantly hardened again. "Thank you."
"Wow you're nothing like Cragen." She nodded. He didn't say anything. "Did you grow up with him?"
"Not entirely."
"What does that mean? Did you know him as a kid? Or as an adult?"
"Both."
"Meaning? You really suck at sharing feelings William."
He rolled his eyes. "I knew him until I was a teenager. Then I got sent to boot camp. After boot camp I went into the Marines, I came out when my mother died. I keep in touch with him since then. Done digging through my life ma'm?"
"For now." She smiled at him finding his properness and neatness very cute in a weird way.
He kept quiet until they got to her apartment. He parked the car and got out. He opened the door for her.
"Am I allowed to go to my apartment by myself?" She smirked. He didn't respond and stood by the building door. "Guess that's a no." She unlocked the door with her key. She went inside and he followed. "You're like a stalker, you know that right?"
"Yes ma'm." He answered and followed her up the stairs. He went in front of her and looked around each hallway before letting her come up.
He looked around her door and stood by the side as she unlocked it. She shook her head as he went in first and checked every room. "I hope you don't do this for your girlfriend each time you're about to have sex. She will think you're a paranoid weirdo."
He didn't respond and opened her closet. He pulled out his small flashlight and looked around it. "Do you have a balcony?"
"Yeah, it overlooks my Mercedes." She smirked. "C'mon, I'm not rich. I'm a cop."
He closed the closet and put the flashlight back into the inside pocket of his blazer. He went around her windows and looked at the different views. "I'm going to be outside from the front entrance. I'll check the back every half hour." He wrote down a number. "If you need anything, call me. I can climb five flights of stairs in 8.2 seconds."
She took the card. "Anything?"
"Anything at all." He nodded. "Coffee and food not included."
She rolled her eyes. "Never mind then."
He nodded. "Goodnight."
"So wait." She spoke up. "You're just going to sit in your car all night?"
"Yes. I will be here to take you wherever you need in the morning."
"I'm just going to work."
"According to your captain you're not." He handed her a note. "My orders are to keep you away from the courthouse and the 1-6th precinct."
Olivia raised an eyebrow. "What the hell?" She read the note. "Oh great, I'm on temporarily leave until further notice."
He shrugged. "Goodnight ma'm."
"Goodnight." She waved and closed the door after him. She changed into her pajamas and sat down to watch TV. She sat there until eleven. She got up to close the curtains and spotted William checking the back of the building before returning to his car.
She looked at the number he gave her. She felt horrible if he sat in his car all night. It was already freezing anyway. She dialed the number. It rang twice. On the third ring, she heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and spotted him standing there. "Wow. You weren't kidding about those 8 seconds." She hung up.
"What's wrong?" He questioned.
"Oh. Nothing. Thought you might want some food or coffee. I can't sleep anyway." She smiled a little and moved out of the doorway.
"No, I'm fine. Thank you." He nodded and started to go down the hall again.
"Wait." She spoke up. "I think my TV is a bomb." She teased with a smile. "Check it out."
He turned around and shook his head as he went inside the apartment. Olivia closed the door. He looked at the TV. "No bomb. Just in serious need of dusting."
"Ok good." She nodded and went to the kitchen. "Do you want coffee?"
"No ma'm."
"Food? I have chips and…um…leftovers?"
"No thank you."
"Ok." She nodded. "Want to watch TV?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Are you hitting on me?"
She thought about it. "It's been so long that I'm not sure either." She smiled. "Look, I don't feel right that you have to sit in the cold out there because of me. Let me at least give you a cup of coffee or something."
He shook his head. "It's my job."
"Ok then sit here and watch TV that will be protecting me also."
He stared at her for a second. "I'm not allowed to spend nights at client's houses."
"C'mon, throw the rule book out for one night. It will make me feel safer if you're in here." She pleaded. "Just watch TV and relax. I know you're strict and proper but I'm sure you're capable of relaxing."
He nodded a little. "Yes ma'm."
She turned on the TV. "Sit. Chill." She gave him the remote. "Make yourself at home."
He nodded a little. "Thank you ma'm."
"Stop calling me ma'm or I will call you Willy Wonka." She ordered. He hid his smile and nodded as he sat down. "If you want food, feel free to look through the kitchen."
He nodded again. "Yes…" He bite his lip. "Ms. Benson."
"Olivia."
He nodded. "Olivia."
She smiled. "Finally. Goodnight." She went to her bedroom and closed the door.
He took off his blazer and shoes. He took off his holster and pulled his tie down.
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Olivia woke up in the middle of the night to get water. She rubbed her eyes and saw William asleep on the couch. His blazer was neatly placed over the headrest along with his tie and his dress shoes were neatly aligned with the couch.
She put a blanket over him gently so she didn't wake him up. She got a water bottle from the fridge and went back to her bedroom.
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William started waking up smelling coffee. He opened his eyes and saw he wasn't in his own apartment. He instantly sat up and spotted Olivia in the kitchen.
"Hey you're up." Olivia nodded.
He nodded and pulled on his shoes. "Sorry. I just passed out by accident."
"Don't worry about it." She told him.
He grabbed his blazer, tie and holster. "Um…you mind if I use your bathroom?"
She raised an eyebrow at his weird question. "Yes I do mind."
He nodded. "Ok. Sorry."
She laughed. "I'm kidding. Go ahead. First door to the left."
"Thank you." He went to the bathroom.
Olivia shook her head. She wasn't used to having someone so proper around. She mostly spent her time with Elliot and he never followed rules. William followed each rule by the smallest point.
He came out a couple minutes later. He had his tie and blazer on neatly. His hair was a little wet from him fixing it. He looked around for a bit. "Um…do you need to go anywhere?"
"Not now." She answered and poured coffee. "Want some coffee?"
"No thank you."
"Sure? Coffee is awesome." She smiled. "It's like a legal drug."
"I don't drink coffee."
"What?" She asked in shock. "You have to. How do you not like coffee?"
"I never had it before."
She stared at him. "That's it. You're trying coffee." She handed him the cup. "Drink."
He raised an eyebrow. "Um…I'm fine. Thank you." He put the cup down.
"Drink the coffee Willy Wonka." She ordered.
He took deep breath. "That annoyingness again." He mumbled and took the cup again. He took a sip of it. Olivia waited in anticipation. "It's ok." He answered and put the cup down.
"Do you drink tea?"
"No ma'm"
"Alcohol?"
"No ma'm."
"What do you drink then?"
"Water. And on occasion orange juice."
"Wow. You're weirder then I thought." She stated and sat down on the bar stool to look at him. She patted the one across her. "Sit."
"I'm fine. Thank you." He answered and remained standing.
"Do I have to ask you everything twice? Just sit down." She ordered. He sat down by her. "So what do you eat? Do you eat junk food?"
"No."
"What is your favorite fast food place?"
"I don't go to fast food restaurants." He answered.
"How do you survive man? You don't drink coffee and you don't eat junk food. That's just not manly."
He blushed a little. "I make my own food."
"You cook?" She raised an eyebrow. "That's cool."
He shrugged a little. "I can make you breakfast if you'd like."
She raised an eyebrow. "Are you hitting on me?" She teased.
He blushed even more. "No ma'm."
She smiled. "Yes you can make me breakfast."
He got up and looked around her kitchen. He opened the fridge and looked around. "Um…you have nothing except cereal and milk."
She smirked and got up. "Time to go shopping." She grabbed her jacket. "Let's go William."
"Yes ma'm." He followed her out of the apartment.
A/N: Continue? It will be a short story.