Law and Order: SVU

Summary: When Olivia receives some upsetting news, who knew that happiness would be round the corner? And will a certain blue-eyed Detective help her out? Elliot and Kathy got divorced so set in Series 8 after Olivia came back from undercover.

Disclaimer: I don't own Law and Order.

Best Friends or a family?

She grabbed the documents before going back to the hallway to Elliot and Ronnie.

"I'll take her now; can you make the arrangements? It's suicide"

"Course; what's that?" he asked, noticing the documents in her hand as she held Ronnie.

"Adoption papers and a suicide note; she's left Ronnie to me"

"Oh right; I'll get this sorted and then I'll come in and we can talk"

She nodded and led her adoptive daughter into her apartment and lay her on the sofa with her head resting on Olivia's lap; she stroked her hair as the little girl started to twist and turn until she woke up screaming.

"Ronnie, sweetie, it's okay; Livvie's here"

"I want my mommy" she wept.

"Sweetie, do you know what it means when someone dies?" she asked, holding her close but so her face was facing her.

"They sleep and no wake up?"

"Yeah, they do; I have something to tell you something and it's going to be really scary but you have to listen, okay?"

Ronnie nodded.

"Okay, sweetie, mommy wasn't sleeping; she died"

"She…no wake up?"

"I'm sorry sweetie"

"Who look after me?"

"I will…if you want me to?"

"I want my mommy"

Olivia held her close as they both cried; eventually, Ronnie's sobs subsided and she had settled back into sleep; watching the little girl, Olivia slowly dozed off also until she heard the faint noise of snoring.