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Chapter 10

Elliot raised himself up and looked down at Olivia sleeping. He ran a finger over her cheek and kissed her lips. He heard her mumble as she kissed him back in her sleep. He kissed her again a little harder and slipped his hand between her legs.

"Hmmm El," she murmured as she opened her legs a little wider.

"Yeah," he answered her.

"Feels good," she sighed her hand going to the back of his neck and pulling him down to her and kissing him hard. "So …so good."

"Just wait, I will be waking you up with something more than my fingers, just give me time to get stronger."

"I will hold you to that," she smiled at him. "Oooooh god baby, that feel so good," she said closing her eyes.

"No Liv open your eyes I want you to look me in the eyes. " She opened her eyes and looked into his as he continued with his fingers. "Just let go Liv….. I love you…so much."

"Oh God!" she screamed.

"My god you are so beautiful," he told her. She smiled up at him and he slowly removed his fingers from her, and held her tight.

"We should move," he told her. "We have a busy day today."

"Okay I will grab a quick shower and start the coffee….. Unless you want to shower together, to save time." Elliot looked away from her and pushed himself up on the bed so he was sitting up. "El what's wrong?" she asked him.

"Liv I gotta use a special chair in the shower," he said not looking at her. He felt her move next to him and felt her leg come over his as she straddled him.

"And…." She said lifting up his head so she could look at him. "I've seen the chair and I don't care, this is all part of you and we just need to get on with things and work around them. You said yourself you won't be in that chair for ever and I believe you, but while you are, we will figure a way around things…..okay."

Elliot nodded "Okay….your amazing do you know that."

"Oh I have been told a few times," she said climbing off him. "I will meet you in there, do you want the other chair brought out here for you?"

"Nah I will switch over in there its easier." He watched as she walked around the bed, he never thought he would ever see the day when he would see Olivia Benson naked in his bedroom, and it's something he will never tire of. He heard her start the shower and climbed into his chair and pushed himself into the shower room.

The shower room was a large wet room to make it easier for his chair. Olivia smiled at him as he lifted himself into the smaller plastic chair he used for the shower and wheeled himself over to her and under the large spray. Olivia rinsed the shampoo out of her hair then stood behind Elliot and squirted some onto his head and began to massage it in.

"That feels so good," he told her as she let the water rinse it off. She got the shower gel and began to wash his back and chest her hands sliding over his hard chest as she continued to stand behind him. She moved herself around to the front of him and knelt down. She squirted the gel into her hands and began to wash his legs sliding her hands up to his groin and taking hold of him, already. She let the water wash off the soap then lent forward and kissed the tip of him and felt him twitch at the touch of his lips.

"Liv, you don't have to…." He said his voice husky as he watched her kneeling on the floor in front of him.

"Oh I know I don't need to, but trust me I want to," she said looking up at him her eyes heavy with lust. "I want to see how good you taste." She reached past him and turned off the water. Just as she leant over him there was a loud knock on the door. She looked up at him "Ignore it," she smirked her mouth covering him again as the banging on the door got louder and more impatient.

"Jesus Liv, " he panted. "That was …" her fingers went to his mouth silencing him.

"Ssshh Baby you can thank me later, right now I best get the door," she said as the banging continued. She stood up and grabbed a towel throwing one to Elliot. She quickly dried on her way into the bedroom and picked up one of his shirts and pulled it on. The shirt hung just on thighs. She grabbed a pair of panties as the knocking got louder.

"You get dressed I will get the door," she said running out the room. She reached the door just as the knocking started again, and flung it open.

Munch was stood there with a huge grin on his face. He looked Olivia up and down and whistled, as he walked past her. She shook her head smiling and closed the door.

"Not interrupting anything am I ?" he smirked.

"Not now you're not… what you doin here?" she asked him heading into the kitchen as he followed her, she started to make a pot of coffee.

"Cragen asked me to swing by and pick you both up before we head up to Elliot's moms place."

"You're coming as well," she said turning to face him.

"Yeah, I figured I could keep Elliot Company when your with Kathy and the kids. Then once their told I can drive him over."

Olivia nodded glad Elliot would have Munch waiting with him as they told the kids. She opened the fridge and bent down to grab some milk and heard a moan from Munch. She grinned to herself when she realised the shirt she was wearing must of crept up a bit.

"Seriously Liv, are you trying to give an old man a heart attack." She smiled as she turned around and reached up kissing his cheek.

"I will just go and get dressed and check on Elliot." Munch shook his head as he watched her go. It was the first time since Elliot left he had ever seen her so happy.

An hour and a half earlier they were all in the car after picking up Cragen from his place, and heading towards Elliot's moms. Olivia had called Kathy to check everything was still on. Kathy had told her the kids would all be there for lunch. All they knew was Olivia and Don were coming for a visit before they headed back to Florida.

She looked over to Elliot, he was staring out the window as the car made its way through the city. She reached over and took his hand squeezing it lightly. He had been quiet ever since they left his place, she knew he was scared and worried. He felt her squeeze his hand and turned his head to look at her, it was then she saw the tears on his cheeks. She moved over towards him and pulled him to her his head resting on her chest, and she held him tight.

"It's okay Baby," she whispered as he held him. "It's gonna be okay."

Cragen turned his head and looked into the back. "Is he okay," he mouthed. Olivia nodded and pulled him closer to her as he cried quietly. Before he had went away she had never seen him cry, he always kept his feelings hid away, but since he came home it was like he never stopped. He would be okay one minute and the next there would be tears. She couldn't blame him all the emotions he must be going through, plus coming home from Afghan and his injury, it must be overwhelming. She hoped after today and the kids knew, there wouldn't be as many. She felt his head move and he raised his head to look at her.

"I love you," he whispered to her.

"I love y…" he words were lost as his lips found hers. He cupped her face with his hand and pulled her down to him, the kiss was soft and slow, at times their lips hardly even touching. She didn't care her Boss and Munch were in the front seats, all she cared about was Elliot and what he needed. She wasn't sure how long they were kissing for before they pulled apart and he looked up at her.

"Don't ever leave me Liv….please," he said to her.

"Never El, partners for ever remember," she smiled at him. "Your never getting rid of me."

They looked around as the car stopped. "This is us," said Munch looking in the back, before him and Cragen got out. Munch grabbed Elliot's chair from the back and put it up ready for him.

"Call me as soon as you can," he told her. "And no matter what make sure their okay." She nodded and climbed out the car and walked round to his side as he climbed into his chair. She bent down and kissed him.

"Don't let Munch drive you mad," she said. "And try not to worry." She watched Munch get the overnight bags out the car. They had decided to book into a hotel just in case things didn't go okay at his Mom's house, and they needed somewhere to sleep. This is where Elliot and Munch would either wait for their call or wait for them to come back to. She gave him one more kiss and climbed in the car with Cragen giving a small wave as they drove off.

"Come on," said Munch patting Elliot's shoulder. "Let's go check in and get a coffee.

Olivia and Cragen pulled up to the house and Olivia took a deep breath.

"You ready?" he asked her.

"Yeah as I will ever be. I don't know why I'm so nervous, I mean it's good news were telling them …. Right?" she said trying to smile.

"Yeah, it is," he said patting her knee. "So let's go and tell them their dad is still here with us after all this time."

They climbed out the car and walked up to the door and knocked. It opened almost straight away and Kathy smiled at them.

"Hey," she said hugging them both. "Come on in, everyone is in the kitchen," she said. Lowering her voice to almost a whisper she asked them, "How's Elliot, I don't know how me and Bernie kept it to ourselves this morning. It was okay last night, by the time we got home the kids were in bed."

"He's fine. He got a bit upset this morning. He is worried the kids are going to take it bad and hate him."

Kathy smiled at her "I'm sure they will be fine, they may flip out at first, but I'm sure when they came down everything will be fine."

They headed to the kitchen and Olivia could hear the kids talking and laughing with Bernie as they entered.

"Hey Livvy," said Kat coming over and hugging her.

"Hey Kat….guys, you all have a good time at New Year?"

"Yeah was cool," said Dickie. "Fireworks on the beach at midnight and all that."

"Sounds good," she said giving a small smile.

Maureen looked at Olivia and Don, and watched as Olivia looked at Kathy. "Is something going on?" she asked. All three of them just looked at her.

"What do you mean dear?" asked Bernie.

"I just have a feeling," she said. "Don't take this the wrong way guys it's great to see you, but we only seen you Christmas and normally we always meet up before we fly back to the Florida in the city. You have never come out here like this… especially you Don, we always see you in the city."

Olivia looked at Kathy "Kathy?" she said. Kathy nodded.

"Okay guys Liv and Don are here for a reason. Let's all take a seat at the table." She said to them. They all sat at the table in silence and looked at each other, Olivia could see the worry on their faces.

"Is one of you ill?" asked Lizzy. "Is that why you're here?"

"No Honey no one is ill," said Kathy smiling at her. "I promise you, there is nothing to worry about." She looked over at Olivia and Don, Don nodded and began to talk.

"Okay guys we have something to tell you, we met with your Mom and Bernie yesterday and told them and they thought it would be best if me and Olivia came to tell you what's happened," he said to them. "Its ….. It's about your Dads accident."

All four kids looked at each puzzled. "Is there some new evidence as to how he crashed?" asked Dickie.

"Something like that," said Liv leaning forward onto the table, she took a deep breath before she carried on. "Okay ….. The accident wasn't an accident…."

"I knew it," said Kat. "I always said Dad was a good driver…"

"Kat," said Kathy. "Just listen to Liv okay, let her finish." Kat nodded and looked back at Olivia.

"It seems a guy who your Dad put away took out a hit on him whilst he was in prison. He wanted your Dad dead, so he organised for someone to kill him."

"Dad was murdered…." Said Maureen looking at Olivia. "Is that what you have come to tell us….someone killed him."

Olivia shook her head, she knew it was going to be hard to explain. "The FBI found out about the hit, they had someone undercover in the prison who got word out to them about a hit being taken out, the FBI warned your Dad. They told him even though the hit was on him apparently the guy who took it out said if they couldn't get your Dad they were to go for the ones he loved…."

"They were coming after us," said Lizzy. Olivia nodded.

"So are they still after us now, is that why your both here, to tell us we are in danger?" asked Kat.

"No….god no, your all safe, I promise you," said Olivia seeing the panic and worry in all their faces. "Your dad made sure he kept you all safe."

"What do you mean?" asked Maureen. "How did he keep us safe?"

Dickie pushed his chair back and slowly stood up shaking his head. "No…..No,No,No…." he said as he moved away from the table.

"Dickie what's wrong," asked Lizzy as they all looked at their brother, his face was white. Kathy put her hand over her mouth to hold back the sob as she watched her son.

"We weren't allowed an open coffin," he said out loud but to himself. "Dad was identified by his badge…"

"Dickie what you on about," asked Lizzy.

"Nobody seen his body," he said looking directly at Olivia and seeing the tears on her cheeks. "There was no body was there?"

Olivia looked at him unable to speak as all eyes turned to her.

"Was there!" he yelled making everyone jump.

"Mom, Livvy what's he on about?" asked Kat.

"Did you know?" he asked Olivia directly walking round the table so he was stood in front or her. "Did you know he was alive all this time, and not tell us."

"Dickie stop it!" yelled Maureen. "Mom what the hell is he going on about, Dads dead, we buried him."

"Well Detective Benson, you gonna just sit there or answer the question…..Did. You. Know?"

Don stood up and put his hand on Dickies shoulder "look Son why don't you take a seat and we will explain everything."

"Go to hell," said Dickie pushing Don out the way and running from the room.

"Should I ….." said Don pointing to the door Dickie had gone through.

Kathy shook her head "No give him some time, he is like his Dad hot headed and stubborn, he needs time alone," she said.

Olivia looked round the room and saw all eyes on her. Kathy came and sat down beside her.

"Girls…. Your Dad…..he…. he is still alive," she said to them. They all just sat in silence looking across the table at their Mom and Olivia.

"I will make some tea," said Bernie needing something to do.

"He's alive," said Maureen as tears ran down her face. "But how, we buried him?"

Olivia wiped her eyes "The FBI had to fake his death and put him into protection."

"He's alive?...He isn't dead," said Kat a small smile appearing on her face.

"Yes Honey, he's alive," said Kathy smiling back at her.

"Have you seen him?" asked Lizzy wiping her eyes.

"Yes me and your Grandma seen him last night."

"What you mean he is in New York, has he been here all this time and never got in touch?" asked Maureen slight anger in her voice.

"No he has only just got back, the FBI had to send him away," said Don helping explain. "After your Dad found out they were going to go after you kids and anyone else he loved if they couldn't kill him, he knew he had to protect you, and the only way to do that was to let them think they had succeeded. After they faked his death he had to leave, change his name and never see you or contact you all again."

"So how come he is back home now?" asked Lizzy still crying.

"Because the FBI screwed up, the hit on your dad was removed and they didn't know, he never had to leave in the first place." Said Olivia.

"Is he okay though?" asked Maureen. "We can see him can't we?"

"Yeah I want to see him," grinned Kat. "I can't believe he is alive, all those nights of praying to god that I wanted him back." She looked at her sisters and slowly they all smiled.

"Oh my God!" yelled Maureen as all three girls hugged and started talking all at once. Kathy looked at Olivia and wiped her eyes as they both smiled.

"Kathy you need to tell them, the rest. If you don't mind I will go and find Dickie and tell him."

"No its fine Liv, you go find him," Kathy knew the bond Dickie and Liv had since the funeral. "I will explain everything else to the girls."

Olivia stood up and walked out the room followed by Don. "You okay Olivia?" he asked her.

"Yeah…. I will be, once I talk to Dickie."

"You need me to come with you?" he asked.

She shook her head "No, you stay here and answer the questions from the girls believe me there are gonna be a few."

Olivia grabbed her coat and Dickie's and headed out onto the beach. She saw Dickie sat on the sand and walked up behind him. His arms were wrapped around his knees and he was shivering, tear marks on his cheeks. She wrapped his coat around his shoulders and sat down beside him. They both sat in silence for a while.

"How could you keep that from us?" he asked her.

"I didn't know, not until a few days ago."

"You were his partner, you knew everything about him, more than we did. Are you telling me he never told you?"

"He never told me. The day Don told me about the crash I … I, it killed me inside, I thought I was going to die. None of us knew. He couldn't tell anyone not if he wanted to keep us all safe. He couldn't risk it. He couldn't risk any of us getting hurt, because of him."

"He just left us Liv, how did that not hurt us. How could he just leave his family like that. No goodbye, no nothing. He was there one day and the next he was fucking gone…. That's not love, if he loved us he would never have left….I hate him."

"Don't say that Dickie, Your dad loves you more than you will ever know. He gave up everything to keep you all safe. He had to leave knowing he would never see any of us again, and he did it to make sure nothing would happen to you. Yes you lost you dad but you still had your sisters, your Mom, Me, your dad had nothing, except memories." She saw Dickie wipe his eyes as more tears came, and he looked at her for the first time since she sat down next to him.

"Tell me everything," he said. "Don't leave anything out, I want to know exactly why we were left to think my dad was dead for the last two and a half years,"

Olivia nodded and put her arm around his shoulders. "Okay, on one condition."

Dickie looked at her, "I never want to hear you say you hate your dad again, ever," she told him. "Because he doesn't deserve that."

Dickie looked at her and nodded and sniffed, then smiled a small smile. "I don't hate him Livvy, I was just angry, but I do need to know everything."

"Okay," she said and started to tell him what happened from the very beginning.

Dickie looked up at Olivia "He can't walk," his face had gone white and his body had began to shake as Olivia told him about Afghanistan and being shot.

"No he can't but hopefully after his physio he will get almost full movement back."

"Did the little girl live, did he save her?"

"Yeah she did, she visited him in the hospital before he flew back home and sent him a thank you letter, which he got just before Christmas."

"That's good," he smiled. "Have you seen him yet?"

"Yeah I have."

"How did you feel when you first seen him again?" he asked her.

"What do you mean?"

"I…. I'm a little scared of what to say to him, or how I'm going to react."

"Hey there's nothing wrong with that, he feels exactly the same way, and if it makes you feel any better I kinda lost it a bit when I first seen him."

"You did?"

"Yeah. You see I knew Fin and Munch were up to something so I followed them. I barged right into the house and saw your dad just sat there eating Chinese. I kind of freaked out at first, thought I was seeing things. Then I passed out, then I shouted and got angry, then I threw a lamp at him….."

"You threw a lamp at him?" said Dickie raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, then I really lost it and smashed up his headstone."

"Wow," he said. "At least we have been told first and not just walked in on him sitting there. That must of really freaked you out?"

"It did, but after I calmed down and listened to Don, I realised he done everything to save us, he loved us all so much he gave up everything….. Not many people would do that."

"Yeah your right…..I'm sorry for the way I acted and stormed out."

"It's okay, at least you didn't throw anything or smash anything up," she smiled at him. He looked up at her and smiled back.

"Do you think when I first see him I could do it alone, just him and me."

"I'm sure that can be arranged," she said shivering. Dickie stood up and reached his hand out to her to help her up.

"Come on, we best get back in, Dad will kill me if I keep you out any longer and make you ill."

She took his hand and stood up, looking at him. "God your so much like your Dad," she told him, cupping his cheek in her hand. He smiled and put his arms around her waist and hugged her.

"I love you Livvy," he said holding her tight.

"I love you to sweetheart," she told him kissing the top of his head. "Come on let's get inside."

As they walked into the warm kitchen, the three girls looked up and Kathy came over hugging him tight to her.

"You okay?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I'm good….sorry for storming out and losing my temper." He said to everyone. Lizzy came over and wrapped her arms around her twin, and the two just stood holding each other.

"We have been talking," she said "While you were with Liv. As much as we can't wait to see Dad, we thought it would be best if you went with Liv to collect him and bring him here."

"You… you do." He said looking at his other two sisters. They both nodded. "Okay, if you're sure?"

"We are," said Maureen and Kat together.

"Just don't keep him to yourself for too long," smiled Lizzy.

Dickie turned to Olivia "When can we go?" he asked her.

"Whenever you're ready?"

"Okay lets go," he said heading to the door.

As they climbed in the car Dickie looked over to her. "Liv I want to see him alone, with no one else there at all."

"That's okay I will get Munch out the room."

He nodded and turned to the window watching everything go by as they drove to the hotel in silence.

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