A/N: Before you start reading this chapter let me warn you I am the world's worse with math and time which is why I wear a uniform and badge. We don't have to deal with a lot of math. I know Madison will seem more mature than her age but I based her off my daughter who is highly intelligent and very mature for her age.
Olivia paced back and forth in front of Alex's door for close to ten minutes she had never dated a woman with a child before but she knew that if the child didn't like you then you were out. She tried to remember the last time she was this nervous and the closest she could remember was when she received her acceptance letter from NYPD. Hell she was nervous the night she dropped to one knee and asked Alex to marry her but nothing like she was now. Mentally preparing herself and chiding her self for being scared of an nine year old since she dealt with violent criminals she took a deep breath and knocked on Alex's door.
"Hey you." Alex said with a smile that seemed to light up the whole room when she opened the door. "Why don't you come in?"
"Thank you" Olivia choked out as she stepped past Alex and into her apartment smiling when her eyes fell on Madison.
"Are you ok baby?" Alex asked as she pulled Olivia too her and laid a gentle kiss on her temple laughing to herself when she felt her jump away "I told her so please relax."
"Alex are you sure I mean I know you wanted to wait which I was fine with. You didn't feel like I rushed you did you? I didn't want you to feel like that and and I'm sorry if I did."
"You tend to ramble like my mom does when she's nervous" Madison said stepping up and extending her hand "Hi I'm Madison Renee Cabot-Green."
"Nice to meet you I'm Olivia Benson." Olivia said shaking the young girl's hand and chancing a look at Alex. "How are you?"
"I'm doing good." Madison answered as she looked Olivia up and down. "So mom tells me that you're the reason for the divorce between my parents."
"MADISON." Alex scolded as she mouthed I'm sorry to Olivia who just winked at her.
"Look I promise you that I had nothing to do with it." Olivia said as she lowered herself so that she was on Madison's level "I didn't know your parents were even divorced till I ran into your mom here a couple of months ago."
"That's momma." Madison said "Mom is Christine and Alex is momma."
"Understood" Olivia said as she nodded in agreement chancing another quick look at Alex and seeing the anger flash in her eyes. She wondered what else had she told the young woman standing before her and what she believed as well.
"Momma says that you two used to be married a while back but you got divorced."
"That's correct both me and your momma worked at the same place and started dating. After a while we got married and sometimes life gets in the way and we ended up divorced." Olivia answered feeling as if she was on the witness stand. She knew without a doubt that Alex was the one she had spent the majority of her time with.
"But you always loved her?" Madison asked looking between the two women.
"I did and I do." Olivia said looking over Madison's head locking eyes with Alex.
"You're a detective for the, what did you call it momma?" Madison asked turning to look at her mother.
"It's called the Special Victims Unit honey." Alex said as she lowered herself next to Olivia "I believe that's enough questions for now."
"Let her ask what she wants." Olivia said placing a hand on Alex's knee and giving it a squeeze. "I am a detective for what we call SVU and I have been for fourteen years now. For about six years your mother was our ADA and after she left she came back from time to time to prosecute crimes for us."
"So you had several chances to tell my momma that you loved her before she met my mom." Madison pointed out.
"I did if I didn't run like a chicken" Olivia said quickly as she squeezed Alex's knees to quiet her again "Whenever I knew that your momma was coming to our precinct to work with us I would always find a way to avoid seeing her. Most of the time I would go undercover for a federal agency."
"Why not just stay and see her?" Madison asked truly confused why two people who apparently loved each other would work so hard to avoid each other.
"Because the last thing I wanted was for her to see me and know I was alone while she was out there finding the love of her life. Had I stayed we may have avoid quite a few years separated and been back together years ago but if that was the case I wouldn't be sitting here talking to a beautiful young woman that means the world to Alex."
"Momma said the same thing." Madison said blushing as she looked away.
"Believe me it's the truth." Olivia said as she stood up and flexed cramping muscles "What I would like to know now is would it be ok with you if I took you and your mother out for lunch?"
"If I say no?" Madison asked despite the look she got from her mother.
"Madison we discussed this" Alex scolded.
"It's ok honey." Olivia said swallowing. She has had better success at getting rapist to confess than sitting through this questioning. "I will say it was a pleasure to meet you. Thank you so much for allowing me this time, I would like to get to know you better in the future and make my way out."
"You won't make me go or force your way in with me and momma."
"No I will not. If you don't want me here I will leave. Madison you will always come first no matter what." Olivia said understanding the fear the little girl was feeling.
"Oh" Madison mumbled as she stared at the floor. She knew why she was sent to her momma's was because mom had a date. She had already been tossed to the side by one parent why not the second one. It would just fall in line with how her day was going.
"Madison do you mind if I stayed and spent time with the two of us or would you be more comfortable if I left now?" Olivia asked as she looked at Alex with a concern look on her face. There was more to this questioning she just endured than what the little girl was letting on to. Years of questioning victims told her that.
"Where are you taking us for lunch?" Madison asked finally looking up at her momma and seeing a smile on her face. She couldn't remember the last time she saw her that happy.
"Where would you like to go?" Olivia asked as she pulled Alex against her sighing when Alex rested her head on her shoulder.
"Can we go to the pizza place that has an arcade built into it? I want to play some games." Madison asked.
"We can go where ever you like as long as your momma approves of it." Olivia informed Madison who quickly turned to look at her momma and give her a set of the cutest puppy dog eyes she had ever seen.
"That's fine honey, go and use the restroom and grab your coat ok."
"Yes ma'am." Madison said as she turned on her heels and headed down the hall.
"I'm so sorry I tried to tell her everything before you came over to spare you this." Alex whispered as she wrapped her hands around Olivia's neck and pulled her to her.
"Please who are we kidding that little one there is nothing but a miniature version of you." Olivia said laughing as she placed a kiss on Alex's nose "Thank you for telling her we're a couple but I hope you know that I was more than willing to be a friend till you were ready."
"I know Liv but I didn't want to lie to her and I certainly didn't want to lie about us. I'm sorry my plans for today got tossed to the side."
"I'm not." Olivia said as she raised Alex's head so she could look into those crystal blue eyes "I get to spend the day with not one but two very beautiful women which is always a great day in my book."
"I love you." Alex breathed as she closed the gap and kissed
