In this story, Elliot is divorced, and Eli doesn't exist.

"Ugh" Olivia exclaimed as she plopped into her chair. "I'm about two seconds away from passing out on my desk".

"Huh?" Elliot grunted, picking his head up from the mess of empty coffee cups on his desk.

The squad had just pulled an all-nighter in efforts to track down a little girl who had been kidnapped by her mother's crazy ex-boyfriend. Their sleepless night proved to be worth it, as they had been able to bring the girl home safely. That night had marked the end of an exhausting and emotionally draining week for the members of the Special Victims Unit. The caseload had been relentless, and all the detectives were all incredibly close to their breaking points.

Casey Novak walked into the precinct balancing two trays of coffees. "I come bearing gifts" the ADA announced, placing the trays down onto Olivia's desk.

Munch and Fin joined Elliot, Olivia and Casey and graciously accepting their morning doses of caffeine.

Casey sat on the corner of Olivia's desk. "Well, this week sucked", Casey stated bluntly.

"You can say that again" mumbled Munch as he sipped his coffee.

"That's why I'm leaving. I need a break" said Casey.

"WHAT!?" exclaimed Olivia. "No, Casey, you can't leave!" Olivia's eyes widened at the thought of her best friend leaving SVU.

"Oh my God Liv, no! I'm not leaving SVU, it's called taking a vacation! You should try it sometime" Casey said jokingly.

"After this week, we all need a vacation" said Elliot.

"So take one" said Casey with a shrug. "I'm heading to my parent's beach house in the Hamptons, and there's plenty of room for all of you, you guys should all come!"

"Damn Novak, the Hamptons?" said Fin, clearly impressed.

Casey grinned sheepishly. "It's been in my family for a while. But you guys totally need to come! It's right on the beach, and the liquor store is only like five minutes down the road".

"Case, that would be amazing, but there's no way in hell that Cragen would let me, El, Munch, and Fin all go on vacation for a week" said Olivia, not realizing that the Captain had come out of his office, and was approaching the group.

"Actually" said the Captain, "I was going to suggest something like that. You people have had an incredibly stressful week. You all deserve a break, and you all have a lot of vacation time saved up. I'm sure I could get some detectives to cover you for a week. Go".

"Seriously Cap?" said Elliot, clearly surprised.

"Listen," started the Captain. "Don't think I'm doing this all for you. If I have to listen to another conspiracy theory from this one" he said, motioning towards Munch, "I think I might explode. And we all know how, erm, grouchy, Liv can get if she's sleep deprived for too long. I need a break from you all as well".

"You don't need to convince me to take a vacation. I'm in!" said Munch.

"Ah, what the hell. I'm in" said Fin.

Elliot grinned to himself. A chance to see his partner in a bikini wasn't something he could easily turn down. "I'm in".

Olivia looked around at all her friends. A weekend in the Hamptons with the people she cared most about was exactly what she needed at that moment. "So, when do we leave?"