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I will warn you that what happens in this chapter is so UNREALISTIC but a reminder that this is FICTION which means it's a FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION. Thank you! :D
Chapter Three
When Olivia woke the next morning she took a moment to remember whose arms were wrapped around her. Her movements woke Dean up and he smiled at her before leaning in for a gentle morning kiss.
They hadn't planned on waking up together, they had spoken into the early hours of the morning and Olivia decided she wanted to fall asleep in his arms, they were moving quickly but she didn't care and neither did he.
"Good morning." He smiled.
"It is." She smiled back leaning over him and kissing him again.
"Wow I could get used to this." Dean beamed before kissing her again.
"I hope you can." She laughed gently before kissing him deeper this time.
They spent a few minutes sharing light kisses and then Olivia lay her head on his bare chest. He stroked his finger gently across her arm as she drew patterns on his muscular chest.
"I'm so glad you're here." Olivia whispered gently.
"I'm glad I'm here too." Dean replied.
She snuggled her cheek into his chest and listened to his heart beating under her head.
"I really did miss you." She said.
"I missed you too." He replied wrapping his arms around her.
She relaxed into his embrace enjoying the comfort he was bringing her.
"Let me take you to dinner tonight." He said after a few minutes silence.
"You want to go to dinner?" She asked turning to look at him, leaning with her arms crossed on his chest.
"Yeah, I want to take you out to a five star restaurant and treat you the way you deserve to be treated." He smiled.
"Ok." She smiled. "I'd like that."
"I'll pick you up at eight?" He asked.
"Sure, but right now we have to get ready for work." She laughed gently.
He gave her a little squeeze before releasing her so she could climb out of bed. He sat up and watched her, admiring her ever curve, her ample breasts, and long legs. She saw him watching and flashed a smile at him before disappearing into the bathroom.
As he pulled his shirt from the hanger Olivia had hung it on the night before his mind was with the woman behind the closed door. He'd dreamt of coming back and telling her what she meant to him but finally doing so and hearing that she wanted him just as much wasn't the way his dreams had ended as they'd always turned into a nightmare where she either told him to leave or shot him either way they were scary outcomes. All he could do now was treat her the way she deserved to be treated like the woman he loved and hope that she genuinely did love her as much as he did.
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Dean dropped Olivia off at the precinct before heading to work himself, he was in a very good mood, he had convinced himself that Olivia would turn him away and tell him to go to hell and now he had slept in her bed and held her as she slept. He couldn't believe his luck, he did love her thought of that he was sure. He was smiling happily as he turned into the car park and was even more happy when he found out he would have to go to the one six at some point in the day.
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Olivia sat at her desk blowing on her coffee but her mind was elsewhere, she was slowly planning what she was going to wear for her date with Dean that evening when Cragen called her into the office. Sighing, she placed her coffee down and went to see what he could possibly want from her.
"Take a seat Olivia." He smiled gently.
Olivia nodded and took one of the empty seats in front of the desk. She patiently waited for him to say something as he was currently looking over Olivia's face.
"Did you have a good evening?" He asked her making her withdraw in surprise.
"Uh, I did. Thanks." She replied unsure what he was going with.
"Good, I'm glad. The reason I wanted to see you was well I'm sure Dean has told you he's going to be working with SVU."
"Yeah of course." Olivia replied. "Why is that going to be a problem Captain?"
"Well not if you and Dean can behave yourselves no. The reason I wanted to talk with you was because Federal Plaza has requested you to be partnered with Dean, don't worry though I didn't disclose the nature of your relationship." Cragen explained.
"What you want me to be partnered with Dean?" Olivia asked thinking it would be nice to work with him.
"I don't. I'd prefer you stick with Nick but the Feds have requested you with One PP and they told me that I didn't have an option." Cragen replied honestly.
"Ok, I've worked with Dean before and we work well together." Olivia told him remembering back to the first case that she'd ever worked with Dean where they were partners, in sync with each other every step of the way, where she had shown him exactly that detective she was, the moments she started to fall in love with him.
"There's more." Cragen began and Olivia was pulled from her train of thought and her eyes latched on to Cragen's waiting for him to tell her. "You're ... Olivia you're getting a promotion."
Olivia's mouth fell wide open, she'd never expected to be more than a senior detective and hearing that she was being promoted not only excited her but scared her too, with promotion came more responsibility.
"Wow." She managed to say. "Ok."
"Well it's a complex promotion but there is a pay rise." Cragen smiled a little and Olivia frowned at her superior unsure where he was going with this.
"Well?" She asked wanting mainly to know what she was being promoted too.
"You're being promoted to the FBI." He explained Olivia's mouth fell wide open.
"What?" She gasped.
"Sort of, it's complicated, you'll still be with the NYPD but you are being asked to go on a course and have some special agent training and you'll be able to work outside the state should a case take you there and you won't be Detective Benson any more you'll be Special Agent Benson." He explained having barely grasped the complicated nature of the promotion.
"I'm confused will I be working for the feds?" She asked.
"Yes and no, you'll still be working for the NYPD but the Feds will be paying a percentage of your wage packet." He replied but the picture on Olivia's face told him she was none the wiser. "You're going to be doing the same job as Dean Porter, working sex crimes with SVU but you'll be on par with Dean, you'll both have the same title, same shield, same job expectations." He explained.
"Why?" Olivia asked the news not sinking in yet.
"The feds don't think you and Dean could work with each other unless you're equals and apparently it seems they're on to a big case that's going to involve Manhattan SVU that is going to involve a lot of work over in New Jersey and surrounding states, you're going to be spending a lot of time out on the road." He tried to explain further but it looked like it was going in one of Olivia's ears and straight out of the other.
"But what if I don't want to?" She whispered her eyes darting to the floor.
"What do you mean?" He frowned barely hearing her and definitely not understanding her.
"What if I want to stay here and be Detective Benson? I've never had any aspirations of going Federal." She explained knowing he was confused by her statement.
"It's not really an option Olivia." He whispered back.
"What?" She asked in shock.
"Brass says if you don't take it there's no place here for you." He explained regaining some of his voice.
"Oh, oh ok so what now?" She asked knowing there was no way she was leaving the squad.
"You need to go over to Federal Plaza, you'll be given a new gun and shield, Federal issues of course and then they'll tell you everything from there." He shrugged.
"I'm lost, when do I need to go to Federal Plaza?" She asked feeling more confused now than she did earlier.
"You're meeting the director at ten." He explained. "On your return I'll need your gun and shield." He sighed heavily.
"Oh ok." She nodded unable to hide the emotion in her voice, her NYPD gun and Shield had been her life, a part of her for so long departing with them was going to be difficult.
"You should get going, you don't want to be late." He replied nodding his head towards the clock behind her.
"Yeah. I'll see you when I get back." She smiled getting to her feet and quickly heading to the door.
"Olivia ..." He stopped her and slowly she turned to look at him. "Congratulations." He smiled.
"Thank you Captain." She nodded before rushing out, only one person in mind that she wanted to tell who probably already knew.
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Olivia had tried in vain to call Dean, she knew he was probably busy and three messages and ten missed calls was enough of a hint that she wanted to speak with him. As she pulled up outside Federal Plaza she wondered how this meeting was going to go as well as the hundred other questions that circulated her mind mainly why on earth she was being promoted and who had demanded for it in such a manner she'd been told if she didn't take it she'd have to leave SVU. Nervously she exited the car and made her way to the front desk.
"Detective Olivia Benson, Manhattan Special Victims Unit, I'm here to see the Director and my appointment's at ten." She explained and she noticed as she reeled off the details a smile formulated on the receptionists face.
"I was told to send you up to Special Agent Porter's office." She replied smiling brightly at Olivia.
"Where is that?" Olivia replied wondering who had requested her to Dean's office first.
"Third floor, second door on your right." She explained nodding her head towards the elevators.
"Thank you." She replied giving a polite smile before nervously heading off.
Once the elevator doors were closed she tapped her foot nervously with so many thoughts rushing through her mind. The most important one being a hope that she could embrace and kiss Dean and speak with him briefly before speaking with the director.
When the elevator pinged and the door opened she nervously ran her hand down the front of her navy blue sweater before stepping out into the wide sunlit corridor. She walked down and found the door to Dean's office, his name emblazoned on a gold plaque.
Special Agent D. Porter Sex Crimes
She smiled when she read it, taking a moment to be impressed before realising she had to knock on the door. Her trembling hand racked lightly and she heard Dean's familiar voice beckon her inside.
"Ah Detective Benson!" He stood from the large oval table and realised he wasn't the only person in the room.
"Agent Porter." She nodded her head in greeting.
"Detective I'd like to introduce you to Co-Directors Frazer and Cook." He explained as she walked towards them.
"Lovely to meet you." Frazer smiled as she shook his hand and took a moment to take in his rectangular physique, grey military hair cut and pin stripe Armani suit.
"Welcome Detective." Collins nodded as she took his hand in her own trying to hide how much she was trembling as she tried to make something of the short rounding man with brown but greying number three shaved hair cut and Dolce and Gabbana navy suit.
"Detective please take a seat." Dean smiled his hand signalling the chair opposite the three men which she rushed to nervously realising that it was straight into business.
"Ok Detective, I believe your Captain filled you in on the nature of our meeting." Dean smirked knowing his superiors couldn't see him.
She just nodded, her throat felt scratchy and dry and she was so nervous she was convinced her voice would fail her.
"Good. Then I believe we should get started ..."
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Olivia and Dean walked into the one six side by side their steps in complete sync as they laughed about the morning's events, she could sense the detectives around her staring but she didn't acknowledge them as she walked to the Captain's office and knocking lightly on the door.
"Come in!" Cragen called from his position behind his desk where he'd spent the morning filling in paperwork. "Ah Olivia ... Dean." His enthusiasm vanished when he saw Olivia coming to see him with Dean Porter, he wanted to share this moment with her without the intrusion.
"Hey." She smiled coming over and laying her gun and shield down on the desk.
"Well?" He asked and she pulled the gun from her hip as well as the new Federal Shield and handed them over to her Captain.
"Wow Olivia, this is quite something." He smiled before returning the items. "I see that you'll still have the same shield number." He explained knowing his detectives shield numbers by heart.
"Yeah, I wonder how they knew?" She asked raising her eyebrows towards Dean.
"Happy coincidence." He joked knowing that she knew he had a hand in it as he had the whole promotion.
"Well Special Agent Benson, congratulations." He smiled. "What do you have to do now?"
"I have to go on some lame course ..." She winked at Dean who chuckled a little from his position leaning against the window. "I also need to take some personal belongings to my second office." She smiled, that had been the best surprise of all.
"Second office?" Cragen asked realising he wasn't going to be seeing as much of Olivia anymore, as much as she would be working SVU cases, she wasn't his detective anymore, she was a federal agent now.
"Yeah, because of the secrecy surrounding some of the cases we'll be working, and they'll be need to know I have an office down at Federal Plaza, it will mainly be to do and file paperwork though." Olivia replied more hoping that was all it was going to be more than knowing.
"Oh right." Don Cragen replied the disappointment he was feeling hidden well in both voice and face.
"The cases we'll be working will be need to know only Don, you'll know the ins and outs as will I and Olivia but the Detectives will know what they need to know only." Porter explained knowing that both Olivia and Cragen were starting to realise the true extent of what they would be doing.
"Sure." Cragen replied.
"Dean can you give us a moment?" She asked knowing she needed time alone with her Captain, the man she trusted more than any other man in the world, the only man who'd ever kept his promise that he would never let anything happen to her and that he'd always be there for her.
"Sure." Dean replied and he walked to her and dropped a light kiss on her temple before walking out into the bullpen.
"Cap..." She whispered sitting down in one of the empty chairs opposite the desk. "You're not ok with this are you?"
"I would be lying if I said I was." He replied honestly. "Are you ok with it?"
"I don't know, I don't really understand what's going on and why the whole bother but I'll let you know once I've worked a case as Special Agent Benson." Her voice was dripping with sarcasm when she recalled her full title and Cragen smirked.
"Not a fan of the title then?" He chuckled.
"Nope, I'll always be Detective." She explained sighing.
"You'll get used to it." Cragen replied. "I remember when I first became Captain ... it took a while but now it's like a second name."
"Really?" Olivia asked unsure whether he was being honest with her or if she was just saying it to make her feel better.
"Yup, people would shout 'Captain' and I'd ignore them if they shouted 'Captain Cragen' I'd answer because they used my surname too." Cragen explained.
"So if people call me Special Agent Benson or Agent Benson then I'll probably reply because they say Benson?" Olivia frowned but Cragen nodded with a gentle smile.
"Oh ok." She replied.
"Now is there anything else?" he asked her.
"Yeah could you tell everyone else, I mean, I'll be there but I don't think I could tell them." She explained her hand waving towards the window where the SVU Detectives were working."
"Of course I can, if Dean hasn't told them already that is." He smiled coming round to the desk signalling to her it was now that they had to be told.
"I warned him to keep his mouth shut." Olivia smirked before walking out into the squad room closely followed by Captain Cragen.
Dean came over to her and nodded and she smiled at him nervous about the announcement that Cragen was going to make. All the detectives had already paid attention to their superior walking in and Fin and Nick paid particular attention to Olivia fumbling with the sleeve of her sweater one of many nervous ticks they'd picked up on.
"Right well you've all seen Special Agent Dean Porter around and he's coming from the FBI to work with us, FBI are clamping down on sex crimes and special agents have been dispatched to work with every Special Victims Unit. He is going to be partnered with Special Agent Olivia Benson..."
Every other word that came out of Don's Cragen mouth wasn't heard by anyone. Fin was staring in shock, Munch was frowning, Nick was smiling and Rollins looked confused. Olivia registered each reaction, trying frantically to figure each one out for herself before speaking to them.
Amanda Rollins was obvious, she was genuinely confused which just made Olivia happy because she wasn't a fan of the second female detective on the squad. Fin's reaction was also obvious but Olivia would have preferred to be able to tell if it was good shock or bad shock. Olivia knew Munch was thinking up some crazy conspiracy and that's why he was frowning and she was sure that Nick's smile was genuine that he was happy for her.
"So if you want to get aquatinted with our agents I'll leave you to it." Olivia caught the last of Cragen's words and watched as he gave her a reassuring smile before returning to his office.
Dean slipped his arm around Olivia's shoulders as Nick Amaro came over to her, she slipped from him as she knew Nick was going to embrace her which she accepted, taking in the comfort that he was congratulating her.
"Special Agent Benson ... wow you work for the feds now!" He smiled.
"Sort of, but I'm still on NYPD's pay roll ... well sort of." She shrugged not wanting to explain everything she had learnt in the past few hours.
Fin was the next to step up now smiling having recovered a little from the shock.
"Special Agent baby girl? Wow you're moving on up!" He laughed before pulling her into a tight embrace giving Dean the once over while his head nestled against hers.
"Yeah." She shrugged not sure what else to say.
"So do you get new badge new gun?" He asked and she pulled them from her belt and showed them to him and he took them into his own hands admiring them.
"Forty calibre ten millimetres." He smiled giving the gun a once over before handing it back. He then looked at her shield, a clear indicator that she was no property of the federal bureau and not a part of the NYPD.
"So you like it?" She asked trying to break the awkward silence.
"Yeah!" He smiled handing it back to her trying to hide the contempt in his voice. "So is this a permanent move?" He asked looking at Dean.
"If Livia wants it to be." Dean replied smiling. "If she decides six months down the line she doesn't want it then I'll be ok with that." He explained his hand coming to a rest on her shoulder and giving it a reassuring squeeze.
"Good." Fin smiled as Munch came forward.
"You don't hate me no?" She asked her eyes scanning his face trying to get a read.
"Of course not." He smiled pulling her into his arms and giving her a comforting squeeze.
"Good." She said but no one heard as her face was muffled into his chest.
"Just remember you're an NYPD girl at heart." He whispered low enough that only she could hear.
"Always, I'd never betray you." She replied the pang of pain from what Dean had done to her awakening in her mind.
"I know." He replied before dropping a tender kiss to her temple before letting her go so Amanda Rollins could shake her hand.
"Congrats Benson." She smiled before slumming away, she didn't know Olivia well enough to say much else and Olivia was content with her congratulations.
She turned to Dean and smiled, she was at ease now that everyone knew.
"Ready to go to the office?" He asked knowing they had a briefing for a case.
"What time's the briefing?" She asked him looking down at her watch.
"Not till eighteen hundred why?" He replied knowing she had a reason for asking him.
"Let me grab some stuff from my desk and then I need to go shopping." She smirked.
"What? Why?" he asked thinking now wasn't the right time to go on a shopping spree.
"If you think I'm spending my first day as Special Agent Benson dress like a Detective when all of you are parading around in Armani suits you have another thing coming." She replied with a giggle.
"Then let me show you where agents shop Livia, my treat." He smiled reaching for her hand.
She didn't hesitate or second guess herself as she reached to him, and that was the first time all day that she hadn't.
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When Olivia and Dean walked into Federal Plaza at ten to six Olivia looked like a new woman. She'd not only allowed Dean to go all out on buying her comfortable yet feminine business suits and boots he'd taken her to the salon as she'd spent the whole time in the boutique complaining about her dead ends and needing a fresh start. Her hair now rested on her shoulders, layered beautifully and she'd also had her bangs cut back in, she hadn't had bangs cut since Oregon and she thought bringing back those memories was just what they needed, a time when they'd shared an understanding and a mutual trusting relationship even if he'd been her contact while she was working undercover.
"You look amazing." Dean smiled as she adjusted her suit jacket once again.
"Thank you, I feel it, I'm just nervous." She replied honestly and he reached for her hand and pressed it lovingly to his lips.
When they arrived the top floor they met Don Cragen, who would also be attending the briefing. He stared at Olivia, as first he didn't recognise her but when she flashed him a wide grin there was no mistaking that she was Olivia, his Detective – a pang of fear hit him when he realised his mistake, his ex-detective he had to correct himself mentally before returning her smile.
"Wow Agent Benson you look fantastic!" He smiled.
"Oh please enough with the Agent!" She laughed not wanting him to think she was ditching the squad for the feds, if she had this job offer and it didn't involve working with SVU she would have never taken it.
"I'm sorry but wow you look amazing Olivia you really do." Cragen gushed, he couldn't help but be proud of the woman he loved as if she was a child of his own.
"Well I don't think they would have kept me if I kept turning up here in my slacks and sweaters!" She laughed. "I needed the change and with the promotion a new hairstyle and wardrobe was just what I needed." She smiled.
There were many more reasons why Olivia had needed a change and Don Cragen knew it too, changing everything about her was her letting go of the past, letting go of everything that was and embracing everything that was coming with wide open arms. He was proud of her, and pleased to see her smiling for the first time since he'd told her Elliot had turned in his papers and that was the one thing he was grateful to Dean Porter for, even if he's hurt her before, he'd come back and then it hit him that he was also hanging on to the hope that Elliot would come back.
"Well the look works, with the new title and stuff, wow Olivia, you really do look well." He smiled trying to hide the element of emotion that was behind his reply.
"Thanks." She smiled as the door opened.
"Ah Captain Cragen, Agent Benson, Agent Porter why don't we get started?" Director Frazer smiled opening the door wider for them all to enter.
Olivia gave one last nervous look at Dean before following Cragen into the large empty board room.
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They took the seats that had files in front of them while Director Frazer stood in front of a SMART board ready to present the case to them. Olivia opened the jacket as did Dean and Cragen and just a quick scan of it said how big a case this was going to be.
"Ok so this case is a sex trafficking ring, all the girls are believed to be between the ages of ten and fifteen. We have yet to infiltrate this group and have no idea what they're about, how they get the girls into the US and where they go from there all we know is that these girls are now ending up in New York and we are talking the state and not the city here. We need SVU to begin tracking down the girls while you Agent Porter and Agent Benson track the perps, the truth is we know nothing as of yet except the information in those files and so we have to leave this in your capable hands. Benson and Porter talk with the girls, find out what you can about the perps, where they came from, where they went and who got them there, then while you search for the perps I want Detectives Rollins, Armano, Munch and Tutuola finding the rest of the girls, as simple as it sounds it isn't." Frazer explained fully. "Any questions?"
Olivia waited for Dean or Cragen to ask questions, Don went first being the man leading the squad who was going to lead this case.
"Yeah uh – what am I supposed to tell my squad and what am I not to tell them?" Cragen asked, the last thing he needed now was to be head to head with the feds about leaking confidential information.
"Your four main detectives need to be told that any information about our perps is to be passed on to the agents or yourself and under no circumstances are they to follow leads, they go after the girls while the agents follow the perps." Frazer replied.
"I've got question..." Olivia chirped surprised at how strong her voice was. "Uh were exactly do you want us to begin if you have no information for us?" Olivia asked.
"Ah well that's where it get's interesting..."
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Ok So I've already written the chapter where Elliot returns ... I think it's perfect ... you're all going to hate me though because it's going to take a while to get there!