Olivia sat nervously across her new Captain as he talked to her. It was mostly about responsibility and her new position. She heard it before.
"Now Benson you're sure you can handle these types of cases? You don't get to choose the victim."
Olivia nodded. "Yes sir."
"Any particular reason you wanted to join?"
The young detective shifted in her seat a little bit. She hardly talked about this. No one at work even knew she was a product of a Rape. Only her husband did. "My mother was raped…I'm the product of that rape." She answered. She felt she could trust her boss.
Captain Cragen nodded. "If you ever need to talk, my door is always open."
"Thank you."
Cragen nodded and got up. He opened his door. "Stabler get in here." A couple seconds later a man came through the door. He was very buff and had ice blue eyes. "Meet your new partner."
Olivia got off her seat and shook hands with the man. "Olivia Benson. Nice to meet you."
"Elliot Stabler. You too." Elliot shook her hand. "I'll show you to your desk."
Olivia nodded and followed him outside the office. They went over to an empty desk. Olivia sat down and opened some drawers.
Elliot sat across her. "You have a locker right there and one up there in the cribs. I'm sure the captain will give you the numbers."
Olivia nodded. "Sounds good. How long you been doing this?"
"Almost a year now." He answered. "You actually signed up for this?"
"Yeah." She nodded. "Always wanted to work special victims."
"Any reason?"
Before Olivia could answer two men interrupted them.
"Well look what we got here, Stabler's new partner." The older man said as he walked past Olivia. He put his hand out. "The finest of the finest, John Munch."
Olivia smirked and shook his hand. "Olivia Benson."
The younger one came to his partner's side. "Nice to meet you." He put his hand out. "Detective Brian Cassidy."
"She knows you're a detective Sherlock, she's a detective also." John told him. "Sorry about him, he is a little boy."
Olivia smirked and nodded as she shook Brian's hand. "Nice to meet you both."
"It was our pleasure." John answered and placed his hand on his partner's shoulder. "Let's go partner." He led him back to his desk as Brian kept his gaze on Olivia.
Olivia slightly blushed and looked over at her partner who was rather amused by the two men.
Cragen came out of his office. "Benson, Stabler. DOA at 54th and Franklin."
Both of them got up and left the precinct.
They got out into the parking lot. Elliot instantly noticed the new car he didn't see before. "Wow. A classic Charger. Haven't seen one of these in a long time. Yours?"
Olivia smirked a little. "Well not officially. It's my husbands."
"How long you been married?"
"Four years." She answered with a small smile as she followed him to the squad car. "You married?"
"Yea. Four kids. Got any?"
"Not yet." She answered as she went in.
Elliot let out a small laugh. "I think that Charger is your husband's baby."
"It is. I'm sure he loves it more than me." Olivia grinned and got in the car. Elliot laughed and followed her in.
Flashback
Olivia stared out the window at the pouring rain. She was supposed to have her first date with the writer she met but she was sure he wasn't coming out in this thunderstorm. She jumped away from the window as lighting struck across the city.
She sat down at her couch and looked at the clock. He was twenty minutes late. She was sure he wasn't going to show up. She treated him like crap the first time they met, there was no reason he would go out of his way to pick her up for their date.
She turned on the TV and hugged her pillow sadly. She actually read his whole book. She was extremely excited for this date. She watched TV for a couple seconds when there was a loud thunder and all the lights in her apartment went off. "Oh god." She searched for her phone and opened it to see something at least.
She heard a loud noise outside her door and cursing. She got up and found her flashlight. She opened the door and spotted Marcus on the ground rubbing his knee. "Hi."
He looked up. He was completely soaked. "Hi." He got off the floor instantly "Glad I took the stairs. I would be stuck in the elevator." He smiled a little.
Olivia nodded with a smirk. "You're late."
"Yeah I know sorry. My car broke down a block over so I had to walk over here. I wouldn't have been late if it didn't break down. I'm very punctual."
Olivia smiled at his soaked hair and his dripping clothes. "You're forgiven."
"Thanks." He smiled and awkwardly pulled out a rose from the inside of his jacket. "I got you this…but…well it kind of died cause of all the water. It was pretty though."
Olivia took the rose. "That's sweet. Thank you." They heard another thunder. "I don't think we can go anywhere, I think the whole area is out of power."
"Oh." He nodded. "That's ok. We can go on a date another time. Hopefully when I look less like a wet dog."
Olivia laughed a little and moved out of the doorway. "You can come in."
"Sure?"
"Yeah. I got some food in here, you should dry off also." She nodded.
He came into the apartment. "Thanks." He slowly took his jacket off as it dripped everywhere. "Sorry about that."
Olivia smiled a little. "Don't worry about it." She took the jacket. "I'll get you some towels. I'll put this in the dryer."
Marcus nodded a little.
Olivia went to her bathroom and came out a couple minutes later. She gave him a few towels. "Get comfortable. I don't think the storm will pass anytime soon."
He nodded and wiped his hair with the towel. "Sorry. I know this isn't probably the ideal date you were hoping for."
"It's not your fault cause of the storm." She smiled and lit a couple candles so they could see.
He nodded. "Yeah but still. Me in your living room dripping wet kind of is."
Olivia smiled and gently bit her lip at his soaked dress shirt. "Do you need me to put your shirt in the dryer also? Might get cold with it."
"Uh…yeah. Sure." He took his shirt off but left his white t-shirt under.
Olivia took his dress shirt. "What about that one? I can tell you got a tank top under."
"Oh no. It's fine."
Olivia smiled. "What you got a bunch of tattoos you don't want me to see?"
He smiled but blushed. "No. I just don't like taking my t-shirts off that's all."
Olivia nodded with a small smile. "Ok, as long as you're comfortable."
"Thanks." He wiped his body with the towel.
Olivia put his shirt in the dryer also and came back with a hoodie. "It's my old boyfriends. If you want."
He smiled and took the hoodie. "Great. I'll smell like him now."
Olivia let out a small chuckle. "Nah, you'll smell like me, I wear that hoodie most times because it's comfortable."
He smelled the hoodie. "You smell good." He pulled the hoodie on. "Oh and it is comfortable."
"Told you." She smiled and went to the couch. "We can hang out here until it the power comes back on."
He went to sit next to her on the couch. "Sounds good to me."
End Flashback
Olivia came into the apartment and spotted Marcus sitting in the living room playing video games. "Since when do you play video games?"
"Since my character does." He answered and pressed the buttons extremely fast. "Oh c'mon."
Olivia went over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Aren't you going to ask me how my first day was?"
"Yeah." He answered and focused on the video game. "Kill anybody?"
"No." She answered and rolled her eyes.
"It's all right; it's still early in the night." He answered. "You'll find someone's right to trample on."
"Very funny." She went to sit on the couch by him. "And it's almost midnight."
He paused the game and looked at his watch. "Damn. I have been at this for almost four hours." He answered and kissed her on the lips. "How was your day?"
"Good. We already have a case." She answered and placed her feet on his lap. "Give me a massage."
"No." He answered and played his game again. "I'm tired. I have been trying to beat this level for two hours."
Olivia rolled her eyes and grabbed the remote control from him. "You suck at this." She played for a couple minutes and instantly beat the level. She gave him the controller back.
He just stared at her. "Why do you have to steal my thunder like that? I was doing just fine."
"Yeah." She nodded and rubbed her feet on his chest. "Massage. Please."
He let out a deep breath and massaged her feet. "I finished a chapter. Want to read? I need some feedback."
Olivia shifted a little to get comfortable. "Not now baby. I'm tired."
"But Olivia I have to give my editor the chapter tomorrow. I have to edit it by tomorrow morning."
She closed her eyes. "I'll read it tomorrow morning then. I'm really tired now."
He let out a deep breath and took her socks off. "Fine."
She opened her eyes. "You mad?"
"No." He answered quietly. He took her other foot to massage.
"You want me to read the chapter now?"
"No."
She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "C'mon I'll read it now."
"No." He answered. "You're just going to say it's good so you can go to sleep sooner. I rather you read it tomorrow so I can get an honest opinion."
She stroked the back of his hair. "I wouldn't lie to you. I promise."
He stared at her for a second. "You sure you want to read it?"
"I'm positive." She answered with a smile as she gave him a kiss. "Get your laptop."
He smiled and got off the couch to get his writing. He came back a couple minutes later with the laptop. "You read and I'm going to take a shower."
She looked up at him. "Not inviting me?"
"No." he answered simply and gave her a kiss. "I'll be back."
Olivia nodded knowing he liked to take showers alone because of his scars. He was too insecure about them. She took the laptop and began reading.
Marcus came out fifteen minutes later in boxers and t-shirt. "Hey Olivia do you want some food-" he stopped talking seeing she fell asleep. He let out a deep breath and took the laptop off her lap. He looked at it and saw she was still on page one. Normally in fifteen minutes she read 3 pages.
He closed the laptop and gently picked her up. Olivia shifted a little and wrapped her arms around his neck as she slept on his chest.
He placed her down on the bed and took her jeans off. Olivia shifted again but let him pull the pants off. He tossed them to the side and gently unhooked her bra under her shirt to get her comfortable.
Olivia suddenly gripped his shirt tightly. "No." She mumbled in her nightmare.
"What?" he questioned. Normally she didn't mind when he undressed her for bed. He gently loosened her grip from his shirt. "It's me baby." He whispered. "Don't worry."
Olivia moved again and this time grabbed his wrist tightly as he tried to take her bra off. "No. Don't. Please."
He stared at her in confusion. "It's me." He whispered. "Your husband. Wake up." He stroked her hair with his other hand. "Wake up. Olivia wake up."
She stirred from her sleep and opened her eyes. "Marcus."
"Hey" he whispered. "Bad dream?"
She nodded and sat up a little. "Yeah I had this dream where-" She noticed was down to her panties and she was in between Marcus's legs. "I was…" She looked at his hand she was gripping. "What are you doing?"
"I was trying to get you comfortable." He answered and let go of her bra.
"Well don't." She told him strictly.
He raised an eyebrow. "What?"
She sat and pushed his hand away. "Don't."
"Ok." He answered even more confused and got off her.
She sat up on the bed and pressed her knees to her chest. She sat there quietly.
Marcus got under the blankets and glanced over at her. "You going to turn off the light on your nightstand?"
"Yeah." She answered quietly.
Marcus just stared at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She answered. "It's nothing."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"No." She answered and turned off the light. She got under the blankets and placed her head on his chest. "I'm sorry."
He stroked her hair gently. "It's ok. Tell me what's wrong though."
She pulled him closer so she could feel safer. "I had this nightmare."
"What was it about?"
"The job."
"You dreamed you got fired?" he teased.
She smiled. "No. That I was being raped."
He pulled her closer. "Baby that's not going to happen. I would never let that happen." He whispered. "I know I'm just some scrawny writer and I don't believe in being violent or cruel and probably don't know how to fight but if someone tried to hurt you, I would gladly get my ass kicked for you."
Olivia laughed a little. "Shut up. You're not scrawny."
"Oh but you agree with the rest huh?"
"Well you're not violent and I could kick your ass if I tried. That's what happens when you're a republican baby." She smiled and gave him a kiss. "Thank you for making me feel better."
"You're welcome." He whispered and returned the kiss.
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The next morning Olivia sat at the table and ate her breakfast. Marcus already left to see his editor.
The door opened and he came in. He slammed it shut. Olivia instantly jumped and turned around. "Jesus Christ, what the door do to you?" She shook her head and went back to her breakfast.
"Don't start with me." He warned angrily and opened the fridge angrily. "Where's the orange juice?"
Olivia held up her glass. "There was little left."
"Big surprise." He sat down on the chair and tapped his foot rapidly on the floor. "You couldn't save me any? You know I like orange juice."
Olivia rolled her eyes and gave him the glass. "Here you go. Stop picking a fight."
"I'm not picking a fight." He answered and gave her the juice back. "I don't want your juice."
"Want to tell me what's wrong then?"
"No." He answered and took the juice again. "I changed my mind. I want the juice."
"Then have the juice." She shrugged. "What's wrong though?"
"I don't want to talk about it." He answered.
"Fine, we'll talk when I get home then."
"What if I don't want to talk about it all? Why do we always have to do what you want?"
Olivia looked at him confusingly. "Fine. We won't talk about it."
"See, again. You always get to call the shots don't you?"
Olivia threw her hands in the air. "You are unbelievable. Are you mad at me or your editor?"
"Both." He answered.
Olivia raised an eyebrow. "What did I do to you?"
He let out a deep breath. "Forget it."
"Because I stole your juice?"
"No." he answered and rolled his eyes. "You fell asleep when you were supposed to do me a small favor."
"The reading thing? I'm sorry. I'll read it now."
"It's too late." He answered and crossed his arms on his chest.
"What? You turned it in already?"
"Yes." He answered. "And they didn't like it. They pulled the contract for the book."
"What?" Olivia questioned. "What does that mean?"
"That means they won't publish my book." He answered disappointedly.
"Baby" She got off her seat and hugged him from the back. "I'm sorry. Is it my fault?"
"No. I just suck."
"No you don't." She kissed his cheek. "I'm sure there are other publishing agency's that will want you."
He let out a deep breath. "I worked hard on that book."
"I know you did." She whispered. "It will be ok I promise." She gave him another kiss. "I have to go to work though."
He rolled his eyes. "Fine."
"I love you." She whispered.
"You too." He returned the kiss. "Thanks."
"Always." She nodded and grabbed her holster. "Bye." She waved and left the apartment.
Marcus sat there quietly wondering if he would have still had the job if Olivia did help him with his chapter like she always did. He shook the thought out of his mind knowing he couldn't blame her for it. She had too much on her mind with her own job anyway.
