Olivia looked down at the sleeping child in her arms. She was finally what she wanted to be her entire life, a mother.
"I won't let anything happen to you, ever, little one. You are with me. I love you so much. God, you're incredible.", Olivia said, and let out the tears that had been threatening to fall. She kissed him and held him close. Then, she heard movement and saw that her boyfriend had come through the bedroom and into the living room.
"Honey, he's sleeping. Come on to bed. We've got a temporary crib that the foster care people gave us. He can be with us in the room. You know you're tired and he's tired too. Please.", he came over and rubbed her shoulders.
"I can't believe he's mine, El. I wished for this for so long, waiting to have someone to love and cherish and then have kids. Now I have both, and honestly, I am a little scared.", Olivia said, putting her head down, so he wouldn't see her tears. He moved to the front of the sofa and knelt down by her. She was looking down, and crying and rubbing Noah's head.
"Liv, let's put this little man in his crib and then we can go talk in the room?", El suggested and Liv nodded. She moved with Noah to the room, realizing that he is already wrapping his arms around her and put him down. He continued sleeping, and Liv just stood there, watching him for a few moments while Elliot fixed the bed. Then, he pulled Olivia down and laid with her.
"Honey, now, tell me what's wrong? What's going on in that head of yours?", El said, kissing her head.
"I don't want to disappoint him as a mother, because of my job. Know Monday will come and we both will have to go to work, and there's going to be someone that we can hire, or drop him off at a day care, but I don't want that el. I don't want him liking the day care person more than me. It's just not right. I want to spend some time with my son. I know, I'm being silly, but this is what I've always dreamed about.", Liv said, and looked away. She teared up and began crying. Elliot pulled her closer to him and held her close.
"Honey, you are not a bad mother. I've seen plenty of mothers working and that's what you are doing. Maybe we cans see if someone on the upper side will give you a little bit of leave, but I really don't think that he will think of you as a bad mother. You're going to be the best mother to him, way better than what he had before and things are going to be great. Liv, I believe in you. I believe in us, and now that Us includes Noah and he is now part of our little "family.". He's going to be fine.", Elliot said.
"You always did know the perfect thing to say to me to make me feel more beautiful and wanted. Thank you. El, do you think the kids will like Noah?", she asked.
"Definitely, they are going to be ecstatic. We did good baby. Don't worry, everything will be just the way that it's supposed to be. The kids are coming by tomorrow, in fact, in the afternoon, after their class schedules and they will be able to meet Noah. They will love Noah, Liv. Things are going to be fine.", Elliot stated and kissed her head. Then, he knew exactly who to call. He called his sitter, Lucy, who babysat Eli Jr. from time to time and she was great. Lucy was delighted and came over to help with the transition.
Saying goodbye to Noah and letting Lucy know what his needs are was really tough for Olivia. Elliot and Lucy just watched as she held Noah tightly and walked around with him. Finally, she looked at El, and nodded, knowing that they needed to go. Liv kissed his head, and handed him off to Lucy. She walked out of the house, with tears in her eyes, and Elliot knew exactly what she was feeling.
"Liv, you are a fantastic mother to him Just this weekend, you've shown how much you cared for him nd how much you love him. Trust me, he knows. Let's go to work, and begin working towards the new cases. Then, we can come home to him, and hold him close.", Elliot said, and Liv nodded.
When they got to work, they had seen that they already had a new case. A young girl, named Ellie Porter, was raped and burned and had been "working" for a man named Tino. Liv went to investigate and spoke to the friends. Before they did, they met and discussed what would happen.
"So, we need to find out everything. So we know Elie was a pimped out working girl and had a baby. We don't know who the father is and we know that there was a guy named Tino. Maybe we can get the girl to get us the information that we need because what we have right now, he' already going to be imprisoned for the rest of his life. He was trafficking girls. Let's find this guy, and find any other girls, who might have known Ellie.", Liv said, and everyone agreed. El walked up to Liv and held her.
"Nice job Sergeant. You are what we needed for this.", El said, smiling.
"I know, I'm just giving these new muscles a workout.", Liv said, and rubbed her neck.
"Maybe later, we can massage these new muscles.", Elliot said, giving her just a taste of what they can be. Liv sat down and closed her eyes.
Just then, one of the girls came in with Amanda. She was found with a john.
"That feels amazing, but right now we've got a case. Come on, we don't want the others to see that I'm giving you uh the special treatment.", Liv winked and walked out her office. Elliot smiled and followed suit. She asked Amanda what she had and she said that Nick had seen her doing this guy in the car, and arrested them. Then, the john said something about Tino and Amanda knew that the girl knew something and that's why she was brought in. Liv nodded and went in to talk with the girl.
"So, what can you tell us about Ellie Porter?", Liv said.
"I don't know her. If I talk, I die.", the young girl said, and Liv looked shocked.
"We can protect you. What do you know about this young woman?", Liv said.
"Tino said she had a baby, and that she wasn't going to be enough for the master. So, I watched as Tino burned her, with the gasoline because of what had happened.", the girl told Olivia. Olivia was furious because some baby was out there now, without a mother, and probably wondering what's going on.
"Do you know who the father of the baby was?", Olivia asked.
"Tino said that she had already been broken in and the boss breaks them in and then sends them to him, when the boss thinks that they are ready.", the girl said.
"Wow, whose the boss then? Is he the same person that ordered Ellie killed?", Elliot asked. Liv was relieved because she was already having emotional feelings about this case. She was relieved that her boyfriend had come in and was there helping her.
"Dunno his name. Tino said that we couldn't know.", the girl said. Just then, Amanda came and said that she needed both of them. She said that she had a location on Tino.
"Let's go. Everyone now, alert the crew, bring everyone that we have. This guy isn't going down with out a fight.", Liv commanded and everyone went with jackets on. When they got there, the guy tried to escape while the girls were there and were released. The girls knew that they were in trouble now. The guy, who tried to escape, using Nick as his focal point, didn't get farther and Fin arrested him.
At the jail cell, where they took Tino, Liv and El were waiting. Amanda and Fin had checked up in a lead when they found out what car service, from the john that they had seen, that these pimps and girls had used. Everything was falling into place. Amanda notified Liv, and when Little Tino, came out, she wanted to find out the truth. Elliot said that Barba was coming and met them there.
"We got news Tino. We got the car service, some of the girls, and now we want the big man in charge. Who ordered Ellie killed?", Liv asked.
"If I talk, that's it, I'm dead.", Tino said.
"I can offer witness protection for you.", Barba said.
"But if I talk, that's it. Everyone will know that it's from me.", Tino stated.
"No way, you see we havegirls, and we have one of your men in custody for trying to take out one of the girls. You are the last thing that they are thinking about.", Elliot said.
"None of those witnesses are talking to you. Doesn't that tell you something?",Tino said.
"Who ordered Ellie killed?", Olivia asked indignantly.
"Why you care about that dead whore. You did pretty good coming out of it. Didn't you?", Tino said.
"What?", Barba said.
"Escuse me?", Liv asked at the same time.
"I heard you got a baby out of it.", Tino said. Elliot stood next to Olivia and put his hand on her shoulder He could feel the energy coming from her and was there to protect her in case Tino decided to go any further.
"Where did you hear that?", Barba asked.
"It's around, mijo. Now, you care about that little boy, you'll forget this ever happened. You better protect him.", Tino said.
"What?", Liv asked.
"Are you stupid enough to threaten a sergant's family in front of a DA whose offering you a deal?", Barca asked.
"Leave this alone, and forget about it. If you don't. We know you, and we will attack.", Tino said, and then left. Olivia was shaking and Elliot held her close.
"Noah, oh God.", Liv said, and went to call Lucy.
"Liv, he's bluffing. He's got to be that stupid. But we'll keep watch on him and everyone we have in custody.", Barba said. Lv nodded and went to call Lucy
"Lucy, hey, is Noah okay?", Liv asked. Elliot are over and held on to her.
"Liv, he's fine. He just woke up from a little nap and now that he's up he wants to eat and then we are thinking of going to the park.", Lucy said.
"Listen, just don't let anyone in, okay. I am going to the precinct and coming home. I'll be home shortly.", Liv said, and El nodded.
St the precicnt, Liv and the team were trying to figure out from the johns and the girls what was going on. Just then, one of the jobs got hit, and then another got hit when he was with a girl. Tino in prison got hit. Liv gave out orders to go places and she and Elliot went home to check on Noah. Noah wasn't there. They were at the park.
"Lucy, we are on the way now. Do not let anyone in.", Liv said.
"We are not there. We are at the park. He's been cooped up inside all day and we thought he needed some fresh air.", Lucy said. Just then gun shots fired from a van that was passing through. Lucy dropped the phone and protected Noah.
"Lucy? Lucy what's going on?", Liv was breathing heavily. Then, the line went dead, and Liv began to panic.
"El, we have to go now.", Liv said, while she called it in.
"This is Detective Benson SVU, shots fired at Manhattan Park playground. EMS needed.", she said, and hung up.
"What happened baby?", Elliot asked, and Liv was panicking.
"The playground was hit. They are looking for Noah. El, oh God, what if he…", Liv trailed off. She was crying.
"Honey, he's okay. He's fine.", El said, and they took off in the car. Liv and El drove to the park and once they got there, they saw the damage. No one was dead, so Liv was able to breathe a little deeper, but when she saw the baby stroller down, she panicked.
"Lucy!", she called and the young woman came out, and Elliot and Liv ran over.
"Is he okay?", Liv panicked.
"He's okay, we think they were just trying to scare people.", Lucy said.
Liv picked up Noah and held him close. "You're okay. You're okay. Let's get you inside my love.", Liv said, walking off. Lucy and Elliot followed them home and they knew that they had to return to work, however, after this, Liv didn't want to. She held on to Noah close.
"If anything were to happen to you, Momma would just not be able to handle it, little man. I love you so much.", Liv said.
"Honey, I called for protection. No one will be allowed in here. Please, we need to investigate this.", Elliot said, and Liv nodded, knowing that he was right. She kissed Noah and told him that she would be home later. Then, they left, and Liv was hell-bent on finding who ordered all of these killings and then the killing of Ellie Porter.
"So, Tino shanked in prison is dead, the pimp and his girl are dead and the other guy that we caught is still in surgery. Do we know anything from the girls?", Liv asked.
"No, but don't forget Noah and Lucy, gunmen came and shot fires in the park.", Amanda said, filling Barba in. Liv looked away and at Elliot.
"You okay, Liv? We should get them out of the city.", Barba said.
"I am fine. We have details on them right now. But we need to know who did this.", Liv said, and they all went to work finding out.
"What about that guy that Nick "befriended"? to get info?", Elliot suggested.
"Nick can you set up a meeting? Maybe we can wire something and have info come to us.", Liv said, and Nick nodded. He called Joaquin and made an appointment to see him, telling him that there was something that he needed to get off his chest. Joaquin met him and threatened his job. Amanda backed Nick off, and Joaquin finally gave up. He told them there was a woman who broke the girls in. Her name was Selena. Then, things started to fall into place. They knew that they had to trap Selena, so they sent Nick as a "pimp" and he met with a girl. Then, Selena came in because the girl called her and she was arrested.
In the precinct, Nick told Liv to go home that they can question them, but for Liv, this wasn't just about Ellie anymore. This was about the shooting at the park. This was about Noah. Elliot even tried togged her to go home, but she shook her head no, and was determined to get the guy who ordered Ellie killed and the shooting. Then, Elliot said that he would go and relieve Lucy. Liv looked down and nodded. She pulled him to the side and thanked him. She told him that she was happy that he was there because she needed him to lean on.
"I am so happy you're here, but you're right, Noah needs us. So, why don't you go home, and do his dinner, and I'll try and get home as soon as I can. I love you.", Liv said.
"Hey, we don't always have to use Lucy. We can use my kids. They will love Noah. They are coming over tomorrow. We'll be fine.", he said, and kissed her.
"Go, go see Noah and give him a kiss for me.", Liv said, and El nodded.
They talked to the girls and the girl that they had from earlier told them all about Selena and how she hired them. Then they researched the area. In jail, Liv and Amanda went to talk to Selena, and she said that she had a son at Angel's place. Liv said that she knew and that there had been a task force there and took a photo. They showed a phone of him and she knew that they wanted her to talk.
"You want me to talk.", Selena said, and they nodded.
"Fine, where do I start?", Selena asked.
"You start with her.", Liv said, and held a picture of Ellie.
"Ellie. She was a smart girl, had spirit. Now she's dead.", Selena said.
"Did Angel order her dead?", Amanda asked. Selena nodded.
"He told me that anyone could do what they wanted with her. So, apparently they did. Now is this what is going to happen to me?", Selena asked.
"We can protect you.", Liv said. Then, she nodded and they left. Then, they went to arrest Angel at his house. Angel tried to threaten Liv with the talk about Noah and then he was shot by Fin when his "wife" had screamed. Liv was thrown off guard and when the gun shot rang, she was back on her feet and she was ordering the cops to get them out of there. She texted Elliot and told him that she was coming hime
When she got home, she held Noah close. Elliot smiled and said that he missed his mother. Liv kissed him and then said that he was safe with her.
"No one is going to come and hurt you again. I promise. I won't let anything or anyone hurt you. I love you.", Liv said, and then repositioned him and held him close. She kissed his head and held him close, and got him ready for bed. When he was ready, Liv read a story to him and then told him how much she loves him.
"You know I love you, Noah. I love you too much. I am going to be here for you forever.", Olivia said, and Elliot came behind her.
"Daddy loves you to Noah. We both do, let's some sleep. Sweet dreams baby boy.", he said, and kissed Noah's head. Liv was shocked and surprised.
"Is that what you want? You want to be his daddy?", Liv said.
"Yes, is that okay? I want a life with you and Noah.", Elliot said, pulling her close.
"That's perfect.", Olivia said. Then, they went into their room and slept peacefully.
The next day, Liv was up early, prepping things because she knew that Elliot's kids were coming over in the afternoon. She fed Noah and changed him and then cleaned her apartment. When Elliot woke up, he reached for her and found an open bed. He sighed and got up, and she was busy in the living room cleaning.
"Liv, what are you doing? The kids won't care.", Elliot said.
"I am actually quite nervous on meeting your kids today, so I want to make sure that things are perfect. I want to make sure that they like me and Noah and know that I didn't steal you away from their mother.", Liv said.
Elliot stopped her movement and pulled her into a hug. "Honey, they are not going to blame you for breaking up the family. If anything, they are going to realize how perfect you really are for me. Liv they know that Kathy and I didn't work out, and when we divorced, I remember Katie even saying that she wished that I would contact you again because of how close we were. I never really thought about that until now, but things seem to be falling in place for us, and them and it's going to be fine. They will love you. They will love Noah. It'll be perfect.", Elliot said, and they kissed.
A few hours later, the kids came over to Liv's apartment and when Elliot opened the door, they hugged him and walked in. Noah had just woken up from a nap, so Olivia was holding him close.
"Hey Liv, How have you been? We haven't seen you in there years.", Katie said.
"I've been good, Kathleen. Better now that I have this little one.", she said, and looked at Noah. She smoothed his hair out of his face, and kissed him. Noah put his hand on hers, and the girls awed.
"He's cute, Liv, so adorable. What' his name?", Maureen said.
"This is Noah.", Liv said, and the kids came closer. Then, she let Elliot hold him and pulled Maureen and Kathleen into the kitchen.
"Girls, it has been a few years. How have you been really?", Olivia asked.
"We've been great. We see dad weekly, and we think he's doing better than ever. Liv, we know that you didn't split mom and dad up, things just happened. We want you to know that we don't blame you. We want to be there for you. We love what you have done for dad, and we love you as a family member.", Maureen said.
"Yes, Maureen's right. Dad really has turned a new leaf and things are actually on the upside. I am so excited that he has you. He told us that you were the one that he had thought about a lot and now that you are together, things couldn't be better. Also, he told us about Noah, and we couldn't wait to meet him. He's so adorable.", Kathleen said.
"Thanks girls, I got really lucky with him. You sure that you are okay with your dad and I dating?", Olivia said.
"Yes, we want the both of you to be happy.", Maureen said.
"Thank you.", Olivia said, and hugged them. Then, she called Lizzie and Dickie and they came over. Maureen and Kathleen moved to play with Noah.
"Nannas", Noah said. Liv smiled, and tossed a bag of bananas to Elliot.
"Here ya go, Little Man.", Elliot said, and fed Noah the bananas. He looked up and saw his twin together talking to Liv and knew things might get intense.
"So, Liv, what did you want to talk to us about?", Dickie stated.
"You know, Dickie, I wanted to talk to you about this whole situation. I wanted to get your opinion on what you think about me and your dad, about Noah, about everything.", Liv said.
"Liv, we love Noah. He's adorable and he is going to be a good little boy. Dad told us that you had nothing to do with my mom and my dad getting divorced and things were just intense. He told us how he wanted to talk to you, and now that he has you, things are great with him. He's not drinking, and he's better. You changed his life, and for that we are grateful. Thank you.", Lizzie said. She hugged Liv, and knew that Dickie wanted to speak wit Liv one on one.
"What about you, Dickie? What do you think?", Liv stated, taking a deep breath, trying to keep her emotions at bay.
"Honestly, Liv, I am pretty shocked because Dad loved Mom, but things got hazy and razyand things just started unfolding. I know that when you were together, you never did anything and that's what Dad told us. I thought he was just placating me, however, I was wrong. I knew deep down that there never was anything that you guys ever did. I am grateful that you found each other because we all wanted him happy and he found that with you. Noah's great, and I care for him already. We're okay, Liv, we're good.", Dickie said. Liv teared up and held Dickie close. Elliot looked up and saw her crying and Dickie shook his head and said she's fine.
"Thank you Dickie, for what you said. It means a lot coming from you.", Olivia said, and they moved back to the living room.
"How are you, baby?", Elliot asked.
"Great, my new role as a mom is wonderful, and your kids love me and Noah, and I have you. I am great.", Olivia said. Elliot kissed her and they spent the day playing with Noah.
Author's note: Well, what did you think? I hope this chapter was good and you will keep reading. Please read and review. Up next, there will be more time with the kids and of course with Noah. I am going to be moving around the show, and hopefully you are okay but that. The next episode will show what can happen when a power hungry CSU tech wants to control everything. You guessed it, it's Zebras. Let's hope that someone can stop him and I hope you like my twist on things. EO forever.