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A/N: Without further ado, I give you chapter 6. Enjoy!


Nick took in a deep breath as he lowered his gun, keeping his focus on Elliot. "So you're the famous Elliot Stabler." He chuckled. "I heard about you."

"Yeah… I wish I could say the same. Liv didn't mention anything about a new partner." Elliot replied as he walked into the apartment. Nick followed him in, closing the door behind him.

"Speaking of Liv, where is she?" Nick asked taking a seat on the sofa.

"She should be at work. Why? What's wrong?" Elliot quickly asked. His body started to tense up.

"She left her file on a case we're working on at the station. I saw it on her desk this morning when I got in. She was suppose to fill out the paperwork for today, so I wanted to get them to her before she freaked out."

"I see. Well, she didn't come back here so she has to be somewhere around the precinct." Elliot walked into the kitchen grabbed a cup, pouring coffee into it. "Anything else, Amaro?"

"You know," Nick began as he rose up from the sofa. "It's actually funny to see you in person."

"Oh yeah, how so?"

"I mean… I didn't think I would have the chance to meet the one and only Elliot Stabler, seeing how you just disappeared into thin air for nine months."

"What's it to you?" Elliot asked. He walked into the living room so he was now standing next to the sofa, only a few feet away from Nick.

"I don't know how Olivia put up with you. I heard some stories from Munch and Fin, how your anger would get to the best of you sometimes. The bullshit you would get away with. The way you would sometimes treat Olivia and the victims."

"Listen here rookie, you don't see me questioning you and your job performance so don't you dare talk about my job performance. You don't know me." Elliot could feel the blood boil inside.

"I know enough to say that you're nothing but a jackass for the way that you left the unit." Nick said forcefully. "You left Liv in a bad place. She tries to stay strong to show everyone that she is okay, but even I know that she feels like shit on the inside. You can see the pain in her eyes."

"Oh so just because your Liv's new partner, you know everything about her now?" Elliot asked. He moved closer to Nick so he was now face to face. "Spare me the extra shit, Amaro. I know what I did and I'm not proud with how I handled it. All that matters now is I'm back in her life and we're going to work through it."

"You better, Stabler. Otherwise I'll have to take care of you myself." He responded with a smirk.

Elliot gave him that famous Stabler smile while his eyes filled up with anger. "Are you threatening me, detective?"

"You bet I am."

The tension grew stronger between the two males. They stared each other down, not making a move.

"Nick? What are you doing here?" Olivia asked as she walked in. She eyed the two men standing in her living room, lost for words. She was confused.

"Just came to drop off this file. Casey needs this for the trial." He answered. He grabbed the file off the sofa and handed it to Olivia.

"Thanks, but you didn't have to come all the way here to drop it off. I would have taken care of it."

"I had to check to see if you were okay. You seemed a little off last night at the bar."

Elliot shot Olivia a cautious look. She shook her head and smiled at Nick. "I'm fine, Nick."

Nick glanced over towards Elliot, then back to Olivia. "I'll see you later, Liv."

Once Nick left, Olivia quickly made his way to the bedroom with Elliot trailing behind. "What was wrong with you last night?"

"Nothing, El." She replied. She sat down on the bed and tossed her shoes off.

"Well something had to happen if you're back so soon."

"Nothing bad happened, El. I promise you that. You can ask Fin or John yourself."

"I think I'll pass on that right now." Elliot sat on the bed and turned to face Olivia. "So why are you back so early?"

"Cragen saw us last night." She responded.

"What? How?"

"He saw us. He heard us talking." Olivia got up and walked to the kitchen.

"I had no idea he was even there! His office was dark when I got there."

"I know. He said he was in his office sleeping and woke up when he heard us. He stayed late to do paperwork." Olivia opened the refrigerator and grabbed an apple from the bottom drawer. She walked over to the island counter and sat down on the stool.

"So why did he send you back?"

"Wanted us to get reacquainted." She said biting into her apple.

"Well we already started that process." Elliot chuckled. "So he knows that I'm back, besides your new partner."

"Why the emphasis on 'new', El?"

"I don't like him, Liv."

"Of course you don't." Olivia laughed. "He's a lot like you, you know."

"Oh really?" Elliot asked. He stood on the opposite side of the island counter and placed his elbows on top and head sitting in his hands. "Why don't you enlighten me?"

"Well," Olivia began as she took another bite. "He's married."

"What does his wife do?"

"She's in the army. She's over in Afghanistan right now."

"I see. Well, go on."

"He has a daughter. He's not that bad of a detective. I'll give the guy credit. He knows what he's doing and adapting well to the unit. I just haven't told him that yet. Still getting used to—"

"Me not being there…" Elliot interjected.

"Yeah…" Olivia said quietly. "Oh, he's definitely the protective type. Reminds me of someone I know actually."

"Ha, you got that right… his crap story about coming over here to drop off a file. I saw right through him."

"There was a case we had a couple of weeks back where the new female detective Amanda Rollins went undercover and the perp we were tracking down almost got her in Central Park. Nick nearly beat the shit out of him."

"I bet he can't hit as hard as me." Elliot laughed.

"Oh I don't know, El. He can throw a mean punch." Olivia teased. "I'll tell you this though, the way he was all protective of her and how she defended herself and yelled at him definitely reminded me of us."

"That's just what Don needs, another Benson and Stabler in the unit." The two laughed at the thought of Cragen going crazy with a mini-me Benson and Stabler.

"Tucker wouldn't know what to do with himself." Olivia laughed.

"Yeah. That'll be a great thing to see. I'd love to see the look on Tucker's face."

Olivia tossed her apple aside and noticed the stack of boxes by the door. "So, everything with Kathy go okay?"

"I guess. It's still kind of weird, but we'll get through it. Oh, the divorce was finalized a couple of days ago. I just got the papers today."

"That's good, right? I'm guessing that's why Kathy called last night?" Elliot nodded his head and sighed.

"Everything will be okay, Elliot." Olivia reassured.

"I know. I just have to sit down and actually talk to Kathy. Get everything straightened out with Eli and the rest of the kids, with us. I do still love her."

"I know you do. She's the mother of your kids and you've been married for so long."

"Yeah…" he mumbled.

"And as for us, El," Olivia said as she got up. She walked around the counter stood in front of Elliot. "I think we should take things slow. I don't want to rush anything. I'm still getting used to the idea of actually seeing you again."

"I understand, Liv. Don't want to chase you away or anything."

"Let's just take it one day at a time. Get back to how we were before. I don't exactly mean just being friends, but something like that. I'm still very hurt from what happened and I think if we kind of start from where we left off, it will be better for me. Mentally and emotionally."

"I'll do whatever you want, Liv. After all, you're letting me stay here until I find a new place."

"I'm glad you're here, El. I really am." Olivia smiled. She leaned towards Elliot and placed a soft kiss on his lips. "Now, let's get you unpacked." She walked over to the door and picked up two boxes.

"Sounds good to me. What do you want to eat for lunch?" Elliot said grabbing two more boxes.

"I say Chinese." She said leading him to the bedroom.

"Of course." Elliot smiled.


Special Victims Unit
Squad Room

Nick walked into the bullpen and threw his jacket on his chair. Amanda looked up from her paperwork and saw how aggravated he looked.

"Are you okay, Amaro?" she asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine. We get anything new?" he asked taking a seat at his desk.

"We did, but Cragen sent Fin and Munch to handle it." Amanda responded. She refocused her attention to the pile of paperwork on her desk and continued her work.

"Amaro, Rollins…" Cragen shouted from his office. The detectives looked at each other and got up, heading straight for his office.

"What's up, Cap?" Amanda asked as she and Nick walked in.

"We have a vic down at Mercy. She was sexually assaulted and seemed to put up a nasty fight."

"Why do you say that?" Nick asked.

"She beat the shit out of the guy. He's there too. Head down there and talk to them both. I'll have the other two meet you there."

The detectives nodded and made their way out the door. Cragen slouched back into his chair and sighed deeply.

"This won't go so well…" he said softly.


Mercy General Hospital
Emergency Room
365 West 32nd Street

Nick and Amanda walked through the emergency room entrance and head straight for the front desk.

"Hi, detective Nick Amaro and my partner Amanda Rollins from special victims. We got a call about a sexual assault?" Nick said as he and Amanda showed their badges to the doctor at the desk.

"Yes I called. Dr. Ron Lennon." He greeted. "Follow me."

"So what happened?" Amanda asked. She took out her small notepad and pen from her jacket.

"She was found curled up in a corner outside the girls locker room in the recreation center at Hudson University. There were signs of penetration in the vaginal area and her clothes were ripped. Luckily for her though, a friend walked in and found them. She and the friend fought back and did some damage. However, he fought back pretty hard and got his hand on the victim and knocked her out cold. He didn't get a chance to rape her. We don't know what he did with her friend though."

"Anything else?" Fin asked as he and Munch appeared. "Detective Odafin Tutuola and Sergeant John Munch." He introduced.

"We had to sedate the victim's friend. She was very out of control and we just found out that she is bipolar. We'll be moving her and the victim into a room shortly so you'll be able to see them soon."

"What are their names, Dr. Lennon?" Nick asked.

"The victim is Michelle Cameron. Her friend is Kathleen Stabler."

Fin and Munch quickly looked at each other and became worried. Nick and Amanda noticed the sudden mood shift and became uncomfortable as well.

"Thank you, doctor. Let us know when we can see them." Munch said. The doctor gave him a small nod and left the group.

"What is it? What's wrong with you two?" Nick asked.

"The victim's friend is Elliot Stabler's daughter." Fin responded.

"So what do we do then? Hasn't he been gone for nine months?" Amanda asked.

"Yeah. How the hell do we go about findin' him?" Fin asked.

"Well he should be at home so we'll call there now." Munch said as he took his cell phone out.

"Or you can just call Liv." Nick chimed in.

The other three detectives looked at Nick with confusion. "Why would we call Olivia?" Amanda asked.

"Elliot is with her now. I was just at her apartment and he's there." Nick answered.

"You've got to be kiddin' me, Amaro." Fin said.

"He's there. I met him myself."

Fin took out his cell phone and started to dial Cragen's number. "I'm gonna call the captain and let him know what's goin' on. Munch, give Liv a call."

Fin walked outside to make his phone call while Munch stood with Nick and Amanda to call Olivia. Nick and Amanda both felt a rush of uneasiness take over their bodies as they waited for Olivia to answer her phone.


Benson Residence
203 W. 89th Street Apt 4D

Olivia and Elliot were almost finished unpacking his belongings as they ate some popcorn. Elliot walked out of the bedroom to grab the last two boxes from the living room. As Olivia continued folding his t-shirts, her cell phone began buzzing on her dresser. She walked over and picked it up.

"Benson." She answered.

"Liv, we have an issue." Munch said on the other line.

"What is it, John? Everything okay?"

"No, not exactly. We have a vic here at Mercy, sexually assaulted."

"Okay. So what's the issue if you and Fin are there?"

"The vic had a friend that showed up during the act and she helped the vic beat the shit out of the perp. The vic is Elliot's daughter, Kathleen."

"Oh God…" Olivia said quietly. She rushed to the door to see Elliot still occupied with whatever he was doing in the living room. "Is she okay?"

"As we know is that she was sedated. And she possibly hasn't been taking her medication. Either way, she could be facing some charges. I think you should bring Elliot down here to make sure she is okay."

"Yeah, I'll let him know. We'll be there soon." Olivia said. She hung up the call and stared at the door. "Elliot?"

"Yeah, Liv?" he said walking into the door. He noticed the worried expression on her face. He sat the boxes down on the bed and walked over to her. "What's wrong? You got called in?"

"Actually, you did." She replied.

"Huh?" Elliot was now more confused than ever.

"Munch just called me saying Kathleen is at Mercy and they need you to go there."

Without hesitation, Elliot grabbed his car keys and was out the door. Olivia ran out following behind him. She grabbed her house keys and coat, then followed Elliot to the car.


Aha! Didn't see that coming, did you? Or maybe you did... eh. This chapter kinda just wrote itself... I was stuck at a dead end and here's what came out of it. Let me know what you think. I could also use some suggestions... just a little stuck with what to do next ;)