Disclaimer: I do not own Law & Order SVU or any of its characters. Dick Wolf does. This story is solely for fun, practice, and hopefully someone's entertainment. I only own this story and any characters I create.
In the light of day…
Chapter 7
"Lizzie?" Olivia repeated. "What's wrong?"
"Can you please just come and get me." Lizzie implored.
"Of course." Olivia answered feeling the bed shifting as Elliot sat up next to her.
Olivia listened carefully as Lizzie gave her the address. "Okay, I will be there in twenty." Olivia hung up the phone and shoved off the covers. She walked over to her dresser pulling out her underwear and a tee shirt.
"What's going on?" Elliot asked standing up beside the bed as he grabbed his boxers.
"I don't know." Olivia replied her voice muffled as she pulled her shirt over our head.
"She didn't say?" Elliot asked worried concern laced his voice.
"No. She sounded upset but not distraught." Olivia said wanting to give Elliot some reassurance as she pulled her jeans over her hips.
"I am going with you." Elliot said his voice leaving no room for argument.
Olivia nodded never expecting anything different as she sat down on the bed tying her sneakers. She glanced over at Elliot who was already dressed. "She is going to know we were together." Olivia said as she ran her fingers through her hair.
"I know." Elliot said.
Their eyes met in silent communication that they both knew this moment would inevitably come to fruition the moment his kids would know that they were indeed together. Olivia felt a strange sense of calm as Elliot laced his fingers with hers as he grabbed his keys with his other hand. She felt the gentle squeeze of his fingers and smiled.
The ride to the address Lizzie had given them was quiet. Olivia knew Elliot was contemplating the extent of what might be going on with his youngest daughter. When they pulled up to the address of the house Lizzie had given them, it was evident a party was in full swing. "Park here, Elliot." Olivia instructed.
Elliot parked across the street from the house turning off the engine and reaching for the door handle. Olivia's hand stopped him.
"El," Olivia said. "Let me go alone, okay."
Elliot hesitated. "Liv-"
"Trust me, El." Olivia said quietly.
Elliot narrowed his eyes slightly before relaxing back into the seat placing both his hands on the steering wheel.
Olivia slipped from the passenger seat opening the door and walking across the street. She walked up the walk way noting the beer cans and the teenagers littering the lawn. She saw Lizzie standing alone leaning against the porch railing arms crossed over her chest. "Lizzie?"
Lizzie Stabler looked up relief coloring her features when she saw Olivia. She quickly stepped off the porch meeting Olivia. Lizzie nodded at her and proceeded down the walk way when they were in the street she looked up at Olivia. "Thank you."
Olivia nodded. "Anytime." Olivia gestured to the car across the street.
Lizzie noticed her father sitting behind the wheel staring at them. She looked at Olivia and then back at her dad before proceeding to the car slipping into the backseat quietly.
Elliot turned around a multitude of questions on his mind ready to spill forth when once again Olivia's hand on his arm stopped him. Her eyes told him not now. Elliot sighed and started the car grumbling under his breath that he should call the police on the party.
Lizzie stared out the car window her arms crossed over her chest. Her forehead pressed against the glass.
"You hungry?" Olivia asked.
Lizzie shrugged.
"How about if we stop at that diner on 8th?" Olivia asked.
Elliot nodded turning in the right direction heading for the diner. Silence hung over the car like a cloud on an otherwise sunny day. Elliot pulled into a parking spot close to the front. "What do you guys want?" Elliot asked.
Olivia smiled softly at him. "Why don't you surprise us and Lizzie and I will grab a seat."
Elliot nodded looking at his silent and sullen teenager.
Olivia placed her hand gently on Lizzie's back steering her to a booth in the back.
Lizzie sighed sliding inside. "You do realize you let my dad order for us. The man who thinks meat is the only food group."
Olivia smiled. "Cute. Yeah, I know I have been eating lunch with your dad for over twelve years now. I hardly ever let him choose the menu he may be up there awhile."
Lizzie fought the smile pulling at her lips.
"You want to tell me what happened?" Olivia asked softly.
"It's not a big deal." Lizzie said tugging and twirling a long strand of blonde hair.
"But a big enough deal to call me?" Olivia asked gently.
"I needed a ride home. Dickie left with his girlfriend and all his friends." Lizzie replied grumpily.
"Why didn't you go with them?" Olivia asked.
"Because they are popular, Dickie is popular. I am not. I wasn't invited to leave with them." Lizzie looked up at Olivia tears threatening to spill from her big blue eyes.
Olivia nodded.
"They all hate me." Lizzie whispered a tear sliding down her cheek. "I didn't even want to go to the stupid party. I would rather stay home and read. But mom said go, go Lizzie try to make some friends be like your sisters." Lizzie looked at Olivia tears slipping easily from her eyes. "I am not Maureen or Katie or even Dickie!"
Olivia slipped out of the booth sliding into Lizzie's side slipping her arm around her shoulder.
"I wish I was!" Lizzie sobbed.
Olivia handed her a napkin as she waited for Lizzie's sobs to slow. "Elizabeth Stabler, you are special. You. I could tell you all those things people tell kids about how this won't mean anything and these people won't mean anything but I know that is not going to make you feel any better right now." Olivia hugged her. "I can tell you that you are a beautiful, special, bright girl with a bright future. And thank god everybody isn't popular isn't the same because that would be so boring. I can tell you that I had no friends in school. The kids in school didn't like me, didn't like that I loved to study and read, didn't like that I was poor, and most certainly didn't like my mom."
"High school sucks." Lizzie said hiccupping. "I can't wait for college."
Olivia smiled at her. "Yeah, sometimes it does suck but those moments where it doesn't are worth every sucky one every time. And you don't get them back, sweetie so don't rush them."
Lizzie wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. "I guess all of them haven't sucked. I really like English."
Olivia laughed softly.
"Liv?" Lizzie asked softly.
"Yeah?" Olivia replied studying the teenager's face.
"You were with my dad, are you two-" Lizzie paused. "Are you sleeping with my father?"
Olivia opened and shut her mouth attempting to answer Lizzie. "Lizzie-" Olivia started only to be interrupted as Elliot placed a tray with three loaded hamburgers on the table.
"So what are guys talking so intently?" Elliot asked innocently.
A/N: I wanted to update some of my older stories but I am not sure if I liked this chapter. I don't know, anyway the next chapter will be filled with a lot more reality in the light of day as more and more people find out Olivia and Elliot's relationship. Let me know what you guys think? Also, let me know if you would like to see any of my other older stories updated like Fate, SVU, and Monster as well. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it!
