Elliot walked into work weary, knowing that today he would be meeting his new partner. He only knew that it was a girl, named Benson. He didn't even know her first name. He knew she was a rookie and that annoyed him. He had enough problems already. He saw a woman talking to Cragen in his office, but he did not for a moment think she was his partner. She was too pretty. She had naturally tanned skin and dark brown hair, straight with a hint of wave. Her eyes were big and brown and drew him in. She wasn't a cop, no cop looked like that. But Cargen pointed to him and gestured for him to come into his office.
"This is your new partner Olivia Benson" he said. "She's new, so please be patient and teach her what she needs to know." His expression was pleading. Elliot was not good at getting along with his partners. Hopefully, Olivia would change that. She had graduated top of her class at the academy, and she would obviously do well with the victims. Elliot needed someone to calm his rage. "Take her with you to 5th street. We got a call about a rape there."
At first the ride to the scene was silent. Neither of them tried to start a conversation. At one point, Olivia got tired of it. "Tell me about you" she said. "I want to know the man I have to work with every day."
Elliot leaned back, taking one hand off the wheel and started talking. "I have a wife named Kathy, and 4 kids named Maureen, Kathleen, Dickie and Lizzie."
"Dickie?" Olivia questioned a smile on her face. "It's a nickname" Elliot replied, not offering any more information. "He and Lizzie are twins. How about you? Are you married?
"No" Olivia answered, surprising Elliot. He assumed someone as pretty as her would be wed. He hoped Kathy would not get mad that his new partner was so beautiful. He was having enough problems with her as it was. "I was engaged when I was 19. Trust me that did not work out." It surprised her that she told this to a man she had just met. But for some reason she felt that she trusted him. She had a feeling that this partner thing would work out.
Elliot liked his new partner so far. He hoped she would hold up when they got to the rape scene. "Here we are" he said as they pulled up at 5th.
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