Disclaimer: I do not own Law & Order SVU or any of its characters. Dick Wolf does. I only own this story and any characters I create.

This is my personal response to Dick Wolf and NBC. At first, I was not going to update my stories let alone write a new one but I didn't want to disappoint or leave any readers in a lurch that would make me just as bad as Wolf & company so I decided to write a story that will be a proposal for season 14 if readers like it. I will also be updating my other stories too any suggestions on what to update first would be greatly appreciated!

Season 14 The Comeback…

Summary: Benson and Stabler will once again become partners as the whole SVU team reunites to save one of their own leading a new SVU team of detectives Rebecca O'Rourke a naïve rookie from the Midwest and her new partner Bronx born and raised Cole Creed.

Olivia Benson yawned as she stretched to turn over in bed she reached for the alarm clock button hitting it without even looking. She sighed staring up at the ceiling above her bed. She rubbed her eyes and groaned pushing the bed spread up and off as she sat at the edge of her bed. The sun beamed in from her window lighting a path across the floor. Olivia stood up and walked to her bathroom. She looked at her face briefly in the mirror frowning before grabbing her tooth brush and brushing her teeth. It took her all of fifteen minutes to get into her Saturday morning running gear. When she stepped out of her apartment building in Manhattan she was hit with the hot humidity that hung in the air in New York City in August. She turned on her iPod and started running.

Olivia ran for over an hour before returning to her apartment. She kicked on her sneakers in the hall entrance way dropping her keys on the table heading for the shower. She stopped when she heard the phone ringing. She jogged to the kitchen picking up the extension. "Hello?" Olivia said somewhat breathlessly.

"Hello, Olivia."

Olivia heart jumped at the familiar voice on the line though she had not heard it in well over a year. "Hi."

"How are you?"

"Fine. How are you? How are the kids?" Olivia asked dancing around the question she really wanted to ask as she leaned against her door frame.

"Good." The answer came slow the cautious undertone belying the word choice. "Can you meet me for lunch?"

Olivia fingers tightened around the phone's receiver. Yes, something was definitely wrong. "Okay, where?"

"That diner on 8th?"

Olivia brushed her sweaty stuck bangs off her forehead. "When?"

"Is twelve, okay?"

"Yes, twelve is okay." Olivia answered quickly not sure how she was going to wait that long.

"Okay, see you then Olivia."

"Bye, Kathy." Olivia said quietly as she heard the phone click. God, please let him be okay. Olivia closed her eyes trying to regulate her breathing. She hadn't spoken to her partner in over a year actually 390 days and fourteen some odd hours. She hadn't spoken to him since that day since Jenna. Olivia opened her eyes staring blankly at the refrigerator in front of her wondering why on earth Kathy Stabler was calling her now.

Olivia nervously played with the straw wrapper in between flipping her wrist over and staring at her watch. It was 11:58. Olivia unwrapped and rewrapped the straw paper her eyes fixed on the door. She almost jumped when she saw Kathy Stabler walk through it. Kathy smiled seeing Olivia. It was a genuine and sincere smile from the blonde as she made her way to Olivia's booth. Olivia watched Kathy's face the detective in her looking for any signs good or bad. Kathy looked relaxed, happy. She smiled when she reached the table extending her arms to give Olivia a quick hug. "You look great as always." Kathy said surprising herself at the sincerity and lack of jealously in her own words.

"Thank you, so do you." Olivia said sitting down in the booth again. "You look happy."

Kathy smiled. "Actually, I am."

Olivia smiled relaxing a little Kathy would not be happy if something had happened to Elliot.

Kathy looked up at the waitress interrupting them. She ordered a glass of ice tea and a salad before turning back to Olivia. "I am going back to school."

"Really?" Olivia smiled. "That's great."

"It is a little nerve wracking." Kathy laughed. "It has been a while but a friend encouraged me and I have always wanted to be a nurse practioner. It is easier now with all the kids out of the house and Eli in school."

"Wow, Eli in school." Olivia said softly flashing back to the day he was born.

"Yeah, he is getting so big." Kathy said. "He has started to lose that little boy look. Now, he looks like a little man. I really hate that part."

Olivia nodded even though with no kids of her own she could hardly relate.

"I guess you're wondering why I called you." Kathy said softly.

Olivia nodded.

"It is about, Elliot." Kathy said.

Olivia nodded again.

"Olivia-" Kathy started. "Elliot and I are divorced. It became official a month ago."

Olivia's hand froze on the straw wrapper.

"Elliot is not okay." Kathy said bluntly. "He has been a mess since the day he left the unit. He has shut everyone out including the kids. I don't even know him, anymore."

"That is not like him. He loves those kids. He loves you." Olivia said.

Kathy shook her head softly. "He loves his kids, yes I know that but he can't seem to get out of this hole of self-pity he has buried himself into. I know he cut you out, too but I know you are the only one who can help him Olivia. I can't anymore. We haven't been able to help each other in a really long time. But, you are different."

Olivia sighed biting her lower lip. "Kathy, he never called me back. I left messages for months. Elliot doesn't want to talk to me."

"Yeah, he does. He always does. You are the only person who has ever been able to pull him back from this dark side he has. Do you have any idea how hard that is for me his wife to admit? It has always been you to keep him sane. Please, Olivia I need you to try for Elliot's kids." Kathy pleaded.

Olivia looked over at her. "How bad is he?"

Kathy shook her head. "Angry, morose, drinking."

Olivia swallowed harder. "Drinking?"

Kathy nodded sadly. "I am afraid it is a real problem. It started a couple of days after he quit the force and it has only gotten worse."

Olivia stared at the Formica table top. Could she do this? Could she help her partner? Could she help him in a way that she could not help her own mother? Could she help him even after he had abandoned her without as much as a goodbye? Twelve plus years and no goodbye had left Olivia with her own set of unresolved baggage. "I'll try Kathy." Olivia said after several minutes of silence.

"Thank you, Olivia." Kathy reached across the table squeezing her hand. "Thank you." Kathy slipped her hand back reaching into her purse she pulled out a small piece of white paper. "His new address, he is living in the city."

Olivia's fingers pressed down on the small slip of paper sliding as Kathy slid it over toward her. She stared at the little piece of paper under her fingertips her heart beating faster.

A/N: If you would like it in the next chapter, we learn about Olivia's promotion, meet her old partner Rebecca, and Rebecca's new partner Cole. These two share a lot of similarities with our dynamic duo. More importantly after over a year of no contact, Olivia goes to see Elliot.