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Chapter 14

NYPD Special Victims Unit - Manhattan, New York

Squad Room

Amanda had walked into the squad room, unbeknownst to most everyone in the room with sunglasses on and a hoodie over her head. She knew she would get busted for being so late this morning. After the other night, and yesterday with Nick giving her a hard time, she didn't want to show herself let alone her face at the moment. She hoped she would get to do some paperwork without being interrupted.

She pulled out her pencil and prayed that no one will notice her with a black eye and some other bruises that have formed on her upper arms and legs from fighting with the attacker that somehow got into her apartment the other night. She lets out a long tired sigh and acts as if she's busy.

Just then, out of nowhere. "ROLLINS!" Cragen shouted out.

Amanda practically jumped out of her chair as her pencil flew out of her hand clear across the room hearing the roar of her name being called out. The pain she already had in her body heightened as she stood up. She turned around to see Cragen and walked over to him. "What's up Cap?" She finally said.

"In my office now!" Cragen said sharply.

Amanda scooted by him and walked into his office.

Cragen's Office

Cragen followed and shut his door and walked around to his chair and sat down and let out a frustrated sigh. "Rollins, I have to say whatever is going on at home, seems to be following you into work."

Amanda continues to hide behind her sunglasses and hoodie over her head. "Cap, it's just…" Amanda started to speak.

"It's just nothing! And take off those sunglasses you are inside this building, as well as that damn hoodie! You look like the Unabomber! Now!" Cragen blurted out.

Amanda was reluctant, but she took her right hand and pulled off the hoodie, and with the left hand she took her sunglasses off revealing her black and purple bruise on one eye. She squinted at the bright light in Cragen's office.

Cragen took one look at her, and his jaw dropped as he stood there for a moment. Then he walked over to her. "What in the hell? What happened to you?" Cragen said as he took hold of her arm to swing her around.

"Owwww! Sir…please let me explain." Amanda cried from the pain in her arm from the hold her attacker had on her the other night.

Cragen took his hand off her arm. "Amanda, what is going on, were you in an accident?"

Amanda shook her head no. "No sir, I wasn't in an accident. Don't worry about me okay? I just have a few bumps and bruises, and it's my fault. Please don't say anything to anyone. It's nothing I can't handle okay?"

"Amanda, just tell me one thing. Is Luke okay?"

Amanda looked up at him quickly and said: "Yes, nothing has happened to him, this is all on me, please don't say anything, especially to Nick. I don't want him to get all worked up about something that was my fault, okay?"

Cragen looked at Amanda with a worried look on his face but then took a deep breath. "Get back to work Rollins. I will be watching you."

Amanda sighed and looked at Cragen. "Yes, sir."

He looked down for a moment, then looked back up to her. "I am going to let you come in a little bit later, but I mean when I say this, no later than 10 am do you hear me?"

Amanda had to check to see if she heard that right. "Cap? What did you say?"

"You heard me, Rollins, now get your ass back to work now!"

She smiled slightly. "Yes Cap, getting my ass back to work, thank you, sir."

Cragen blew out a long breath of air then sat back down into his chair, and continued to work on some paperwork.

Amanda then turned around, opened the door, and walked out of Cragen's office.

Squad Room

Amanda walked back into the squad room. She went back to her desk and slowly sat down to finish her paperwork.

Meanwhile, Brian was at his desk, who happened to be writing up his DD5s for the search he did on Tommy Jackson's bedroom.

Just then Brian's oldest son Danny (from a previous marriage) walked into the station. He has a backpack over his shoulder and holding a big duffle bag. He was a tall strapping good looking 18-year-old, with a full mustache and beard on his young looking face. He was all smiles when he saw his dad. He walked over to him to surprise him. "Hey, dad! What's up?" Danny said with a smile on his face.

Brian quickly turned around upon hearing his traveling older son's voice. He had a big smile on his face, as he stood up, "Hey! Dan, the man, is back!" He gave him a manly hug.

"Yes! I'm back for good, dad. I thought it was time to come home. Traveling was fun, but now it feels good to be back home, and I needed some friendly faces to see again." Danny said.

"Well, I'm glad you are home Danny. Your mom will be happy to see you again, too. I have a surprise for you. Mom has a surprise for you too - actually two surprises," Brian told him.

"Really? Cool! I don't suppose you could just say what they are?" Danny said with a laugh.

"Well, I guess I could tell you. But, you have to promise me not to tell your mom, okay?" Brian said this with a smile on his face.

"You know I am good at keeping surprises from people. I have one for you too, Dad," Danny said as he took off his backpack, and put down his duffle bag, and sat down in the chair next to the desk.

Brian looked at Danny with a raised eyebrow. "I hope you don't give me a heart attack or anything with this surprise! Okay. Tell me your surprise first. That way, I can worry right away!" Brian chuckled.

"I recently met someone. Well, re-met I should say!" Danny grinned.

"Re-met? You mean you saw a friend of yours?" Brian wondered.

"Yes, you can say that. Do you remember that girl I was crushing on when I was a sophomore in high school?" Danny asked.

Brian thought for a moment. Then he remembered who he was talking about and looked at him with a slight smile. "You mean Rebecca Anderson?"

"Yes! That's her! We are back together now. I bumped into her." Danny told his dad but paused for effect. "Literally."

"What do you mean literally?" Brian asked.

"Don't get angry dad, but I accidentally bumped into her with the car. She's okay and everything. It was just a minor fender bender."

Brian looked at him somewhat shocked at first. "You what!? How big is this fender bender, Danny?"

"It's no big deal." Danny pulled out the bill for the fender bender and handed it to him. "Dad it may not look all that bad. However, I can't afford the estimate. I do not have a steady job yet. I don't have that kind of money left in my savings. I was hoping you could help me out."

Brian looked at the bill and was shocked by the cost of the repair. "Danny! Are you kidding me!? $5200! You know if you weren't 18 right now I would put you over my knee for this! You, young man, will pay me back for this."

"Glad to know I am too old for your knee! I sure know what that felt like!" He cringed remembering what it felt like when he was younger. "I'm so sorry dad. I am." Danny apologized. "I have a picture of the accident if you promise not to go ballistic on me. It was just an accident." Danny handed the picture over to his dad.

Brian took the picture and was afraid to look at it, but does. "Oh...my...god Danny! Are you serious? Not that I'm going to go ballistic, but seriously Danny? The front of the car is totaled! This has to cost more than $5200. Dan, you are so grounded. I am taking your car away from you. Oh, wait a second! It can't be driven, yet!" Brian sighed.

"Dad, come on, are you serious?"

"Stand up and turn around Danny!"

"Why?!"

"Just do it!"

Danny sighed and stood up. He started to turn around and cringed not knowing what is about to happen. "Dad come on really? We're in a police station for crying out loud!"

"Shut up and let me do this Danny. I can't spank you, so I'm doing it another way!" Brian stood up and gave his son a good swift hard kick on his ass.

Danny was jerked forward from Brian's foot on his ass. "OWW! Oh, my god! Dad! Come on! You didn't have to do that!" Danny said rubbing himself from the hard kick his dad just gave him.

"Now, I guess I should say welcome home, Danny! You son are going to get a decent job, and you're going to be mowing lawns for a long time and doing more help around the house for your mother. You better believe it." Brian said firmly and sighed. He couldn't believe the amount of the repair bill. He figured it should be more like $8,000.

Danny was glad his dad didn't have a heart attack over the car. He flashed back to the last time he did get his butt belted from his dad when he was 12-years-old. He will never forget that day.

~Flashback~

Danny was 12-years-old, and he was so excited about wanting to drive. Danny decided it was the day he wanted to take the car out for a joyride around the block. Danny had driven out on the main street in the thick of traffic. (He remembered what his dad had said later.) When his dad discovered the car gone, he went looking for him. His dad followed him when he finally happened to spot him in traffic by chance. When they returned home and drove in the driveway, Danny felt he was so impressed with himself! He did so well driving! He got out of the car and casually walked back into the house.

When his dad came to the house behind him, he was seething. Danny will never forget the look on his dad's face. Danny was terrified when he saw his dad take off his belt. Danny remembered how his dad took him by the arm roughly and bent him over his knee, and gave him a spanking. Danny bawled so hard it took him most of the night to finally calm down, although he could not sit at all well for the next couple of days.

~End of Flashback~

Danny shuddered as he had remembered that day. He could still feel his butt burning even now. He was glad that it was the one and only time he ever got his butt whooped by his dad's belt.

O'Connell Home - New York City, New York

Front Door

Elliot and Nick arrived at the house of Louie O'Connell and rang the doorbell.

The door opened, and a woman was standing in the doorway. "Hello, can I help you?"

"Yes, I am Detective Stabler, and this is my partner Detective Nick Amaro." They show their badges. "We have a search warrant for your son Louie's bedroom. Is your son home right now?" Elliot handed her the search warrant document.

"Oh. Okay. Well, yes, he is home and in his bedroom. I am his mother, Vicki O'Connell. Is this about my son beating up another boy?" she asked.

"Yes. We need to search his bedroom. Will you make sure he stays with you until we are finished, please? Which is his room?" Nick asked.

"Yes. Of course. Come in detectives." Vicki calls out to her son, "Louie! Get your butt in the family room right now."

Family Room

Louie heard his mom and rushed into the family room. When he saw the two cops in his house he asks, "What's going on? What did I do now?"

"You haven't done a thing unless there is something you have not told us about?" Elliot said matter-of-factually.

Louie gulped hard, and just shook his head quickly, as he sat down on the couch.

"Stay put until we come back out. We have a search warrant which allows us to search your bedroom," Nick told him. "Which is his bedroom ma'am?"

"It's down the hall. Third door on the right." Mrs. O'Connell tells him. She looked at her son with a glare he knows all too well. She whispered to him. "So help me Louie if they find anything, you are grounded for two months!"

Louie sighed heavily and just rolled his eyes at his mother. "Mom you wouldn't be able to ground me. I would be in jail!"

Louie's Bedroom

Elliot and Nick walk into Louie's bedroom. When they walk in, they are stunned by the electronics stuff that is in his room. "Wow! This kid has everything in here! Plasma TV, DVR, DVD, and Blu-Ray player, a huge decked out stereo system, with huge speakers, and an expensive cell phone."

Nick gave a shocked look at Elliot. "Well, he won't be using these anytime soon. I suspect his mother will send everything back to the store!"

"Yep! We'll look through everything carefully. We don't want to miss anything." Elliot told Nick. Elliot started with the closet. He opened it and took a double take. "Oh my gosh! Look at these clothes! Five hundred dollar jeans! Are you kidding me? Even my daughters don't buy clothes that expensive. They shop at Target!"

Nick searched the desk. He opened a couple of drawers. When he got to the third drawer of the desk, he saw a paper bag folded up with something in it. "Hey Elliot, I think I've got something here. I'm pretty sure I know what it might be…" He picked up the brown paper bag, which had a rubber band around it. He carefully unfolds it and looked inside. He knew it! There was a lot of money and lots of it! In twenty dollar bills! "Well, someone appears to be rich!" Nick said seeing another piece of paper folded up.

"That must be the money that was given to him by Harris," Elliot said.

"There is something else, too." Nick took it out of the bag and unfolded it. "Interesting - it shows where Jake hangs out with his girlfriend, Heather. Look where one of those places is! Exactly where Jake was beaten up," Nick pointed to the words 'Central Park'. "We gotcha Louie!"

Elliot was about finished looking through the closet when he noticed a box up on the top shelf in a corner by itself. He took it down. When he opened it, he discovered a 45 caliber gun. "What in the hell? This minor has a firearm! I sure haven't seen any permit for it anywhere. This kid is going to do jail for a long time - longer than his buddies, now." Elliot used his pen and lifted the gun out of the box placing it in an evidence bag. "I think we're finished now. Let's take Louie to his new room - Rikers!"

Elliot and Nick walked back down the hallway with several evidence bags in hand. They saw Louie sitting comfortably on the couch. "Louie O'Connell, you are coming with us." He looked to Mrs. O'Connell. "Ma'am. Did you know your son had a firearm in his bedroom? He also had a whole lot of cash in his desk drawer. It looks to be at least …five thousand. Wouldn't you say, Louie? Oh wait, probably less now with all those electronic gizmos you have up there." Elliot stated.

"What? A gun! Louie Jerome O'Connell! Where on God's green earth did you get that nasty gun for!?" Mrs. O'Connell asked her son.

Louie just sighed, "Can't say, mom."

"Well, you're going to tell us when we get you down to the station. Let's go…." Elliot grabbed the kid by the arm and turned him around. He forced his hands behind him and put him in handcuffs. "Say goodbye to mommy for about 7 to 8 years at Rikers!"

Vicki watched her son get handcuffed and taken away. Hearing how long he might have to serve she says, "Louie I'm so disappointed in you! Maybe this will wake you up!"

Elliot and Nick walked Louie outside and to the car. Elliot put him in the backseat. Once they're all buckled up, they drove off to the station.

Mercy General Hospital - New York City, New York

Outside

Olivia was sitting on the bench still in disbelief, with Angela sitting next to her. "Liv, I don't know what to say to you right now. If it weren't for my stupidity and using a dating site to find a man, you wouldn't have known about Robert Harris. Or that his brother was Lowell Harris. I am sorry! Please forgive me!" Angela said looking at Olivia.

"Angela, it's not about forgiveness. Things happen, unfortunately. We can't change things when we don't know what's coming. You had no idea this was going to happen. Now I am going to have to face him again. At least, I will be safe when I talk to him. Right now, though, we have to find Heather," Olivia put her arm around her sister and gave her a hug, "Heather comes first right now. Do you know where she goes when she's upset about anything?"

Angela tried to think, but the distraction she had right now is of her sister's troubles. She held her head in her hands, and she just couldn't think of any place at the moment. She shook her head. "Liv, I don't know. Do you think she will be all right? I mean alone like this?"

"I think she can. She has a lot of willpower, and she's very stubborn. Guess it runs in the family!" Olivia said trying to smile. "She will be okay. She's tough! You saw her in the exam room and heard her. She is very tough. She can stand up for herself. That is a good trait. Just like her mom!"

"Well, I certainly hope so. I just hope she doesn't do anything stupid. If she is not home by dinner, I am going to be calling you! I am still worried, Liv. So be prepared for a phone call just in case." Angela told her.

Just then, Olivia's cell phone rang once again. She answered it. "Benson."

"Hey Liv, it's Brian. Can you come back to the station? We have some work to do. That's if you are finished with whatever you are doing."

"Yeah I will be there right away. I have some news to tell you. I can't do it over the phone." Olivia said.

Brian heard in Olivia's voice that something was wrong. "Liv? Everything okay?"

"Not really Bri, I'll tell you when I get there. See you soon babe. Love you." Olivia said with a small smile.

"Love you, too," Brian answered back.

Angela smiled at the way Olivia and Brian are so in love with each other. They call each other nicknames. She hopes to have someone like that, someday. "Okay, Liv, I should get home, in case, Heather comes back. You need to get back to your life for a while. I feel sorry that I've taken some of that away from you."

"Don't say that! Things happen for a reason. At least one good thing came out of all this. I have a sister and a niece in my life," Olivia smiled and gave her another hug.

Angela hugged her sister back. "Yes. That is a good thing. I hope Jake can get through this too. He did love Heather. Now that he knows she's his cousin, I hope he can remain friends with her. On the other hand, Heather has been hurt so much for a long time now. She's heartbroken that she can't have Jake as a boyfriend. Then she finds out that the man that raped me also raped her! I don't know how to get her through that part. Then, the fact that she is carrying his child! I'm just glad Robert is dead."

"As a family, we can help her get through it. She is acting out of anger and fear. These events and emotions are so new to her. We will just have to be patient with her. I know she will not want to keep the baby. When the time comes, we'll help her put the baby up for adoption. This family can't have a reminder of what Robert did to our family." Olivia stood up and gave Angela another hug. "Give me a call when Heather is home safe and sound, okay? Love you!"

Angela smiled. "I don't know what I would do if I did not have you in my life! Love you too, Liv." Angela hailed a cab. "Call me," she shouted. She got into the cab and told the cabbie her address as the taxi drove off.

Olivia heard what her sister just said and smiled a little smile, then took a deep breath and walked to her car in the parking garage. Once in she heaves a big sigh and drove back to the station.

NYPD Special Victim's Unit - Manhattan, New York

Squad Room

Thirty Minutes Later...

Olivia walked into the squad room with a lot on her mind. She is thinking about her sister, her niece, and her son. She's so distracted she doesn't see where she's going and bumps right into Danny. At first, she didn't even realize who it was. "Oh excuse me, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you." She walked right by him and to her desk and sat down. She put her purse in the bottom drawer of her desk as she always does.

"It's not a problem, are you okay?" Danny asked.

"Yes. I am fine." She said when she was not fine. "Is there something I can help you with?" Olivia asked as she looked up at the man, but still doesn't recognize him, yet.

"Hey! It's me, mom. Danny!" he said with his arms out waiting for a hug.

Olivia did a double take and looked at him with widened eyes. "Oh my, Danny! Oh, geez! I didn't even recognize you! You look all grown up!" She stood back up and put her arms around him, hugging him tightly.

Danny laughed hugging her back. "Okay mom, let me breathe!" he smiled at her.

"Oh my god Danny! I can't say that enough. You have grown two feet since the last time I saw you, which has been what now - two years!?" After saying that Olivia then whacked him on his rear-end in a loving motherly kind of way.

"Hey! Ow! What was that for?" Danny chuckled a little rubbing himself from the earlier butt kicking he got from his dad.

"That was for not calling sooner to let your old mom know you were coming home, young man!" She gave him a small glare but smiled at him. "Are you home for good now?" She touched his face. "Look at that scruffy beard of yours! Danny! You look like you are about 30-years-old! Although, you are just as handsome as your daddy!"

"Well thanks, I think! I am only 18. Is that a good thing?" Danny chuckled.

Olivia then realized Brian was not around. "Where's that father of yours? Have you seen him yet? He called me to ask me to back here. He said he had some news?"

"Dad had to do something really quick. He said he would be back soon." Danny looked at his mom concerned. "Are you okay? You bumped into me when you came in. Is something wrong?"

Olivia looked at him as the initial happiness at seeing Danny after such a long time dims a little. "Well, there has been a lot going on in our lives recently. Actually during the last month or so now. Maybe now is not the right time to tell you. Are you coming home with us later? You'd have to take the couch again since Jake has his room in the apartment. We can tell you then if that is okay with you. I just need to wind down right now," Olivia said to him.

"Yes, I guess I am coming home with you. I don't mind the couch; I slept on a lot of couches while I was traveling. Dad did say that he has a surprise for you and me. So, I guess we'll have to be patient and wait," Danny said smiling.

"Surprises by your father are never small. So now, I am wondering what he's up to," Olivia was sure he had something up his sleeve.

Fifteen Minutes Later...

Brian had come walking back into the squad room. He wanted to make sure Olivia was here. He saw Danny with her. At the same moment, Danny saw his dad. But, Brian put a finger to his mouth signaling for Danny to stay quiet. He wanted to sneak in to surprise Olivia.

Danny saw his dad and turned his back on him while Olivia began looking at some paperwork that needed to be done.

Brian then started to walk into the squad room with his "surprise" behind him. Then he quietly comes up behind Olivia and tackles her with tickles on her sides.

"AHHHH!" Olivia is startled with the tickling. She turns around and sees Brian. "Oh, my god, Brian! I almost peed myself!" She slaps him on his chest and chuckles a little.

Brian snickered. "I'm back, did you miss me?"

Danny laughed. "Of course, dad! We all missed you!" Danny said as he stood next to him helping to hide his surprise.

Olivia sat back down at her desk and composed herself. She was really into her paperwork. However, she hasn't looked up, but says, "Honey. You know we all missed you. But, I want to know what this big 'surprise' is that Danny told me about."

Just then, a little girl's voice is heard. "Olivia? Guess who?" The voice came from behind Brian. Whoever it was, now was giggling and trying to cover her mouth.

When Olivia heard this familiar voice, she turned her chair around and got to her feet just in time to feel Maria's arms wrap around her. "Maria! Hey, baby!" She smiled and wrapped her arms around her.

"Guess what!" Maria said smiling up at Olivia.

"Um, I don't know. I'm not a good guesser," Olivia said winking at her.

Brian is so happy to see Olivia finally smiling as if there was nothing wrong happening in her life right now.

Olivia looked up at Brian with a big smile on her face at him. She then glanced back down to Maria. She's so glad to see her again. It's been so long since she rescued Maria. She had tears of joy running down her face.

"You are my mom now! And Brian is my daddy!" Maria said smiling, as Olivia hugged her so tightly around her waist.

Olivia again looked at her and realized that she totally had forgotten that Elliot and Brian found her during their undercover job. "I guess you are ours now!" She said wiping happy tears from her eyes.

"Why are you crying?" Maria asked.

"I'm crying because I am so happy Maria!" she smiled as she continued to hug her.

"Good! Because I know I'm safe with both of you," Maria chirped.

"Well, did you know you came into an awesome family Maria? You have two big brothers, and several cousins, an Aunt, and an Uncle. How do you like that?" Olivia smiled getting to her feet.

"Yay!" she beamed.

"Hi there Maria. I am one of your older brothers. My name is Danny," He said putting his hand out for her to shake.

"Hi, Danny!" Maria smiled again as she shook his hand.

Olivia looked at Brian smiling. She wanted to thank him right then and there, but waited for later tonight, for what he has given her. Maria was someone that she has always wanted for so long. She mouthed the words to Brian, 'I love you' and winked at him.

Brian winked back at Olivia and blew a secret kiss towards her. He knows that he will be getting a special 'thank you' later tonight. "Hey baby, I have one more surprise for you, Maria, Danny, and Jake. That surprise has to come tomorrow. Therefore, you have to wait a little longer for that. I just have to take care of the final details of it first," Brian said to her.

"How is my little brother, Jake doing? I haven't seen him yet." Danny said.

"Well, after everything he's been through in the last month, I think he's doing okay right now. I believe that it might take a little longer for him to get over the shock of everything," Olivia told Danny.

Just then, Elliot and Nick come walking into the squad room. Nick pulled in Louie. He was handcuffed and making a big fuss.

"Get these handcuffs off me, dude! They are digging into my wrists!" Louie yelled and struggled against them.

Elliot comes in and saw Olivia, Brian, and Danny standing by the desk. He then saw Maria next to Olivia. "Nick, take Louie to the cage. Maria might get afraid of him." Elliot said this as he looked at Olivia. "Hey, Liv! So is it official now? Did the hearing go smoothly?"

Nick pulled Louie over to the cage and pushed him in roughly. After he had slammed the cage door, he went back to his desk and sat down. He started to write up his DD5.

"POLICE BRUTALITY!" Louie shouted out.

"Oh shut up Louie! You were just shoved you piece of…." Nick was about to say something but realized there's a little girl in the room. "…garbage!" He said and smiled at seeing Maria.

Maria was standing next to Olivia hearing the shouting as she had covered her ears. Then she looked up at Olivia and Brian. "Is it always this loud in here and scary?"

"Don't worry baby, Brian here has a surprise for us, so we'll be out of here soon, okay?" Olivia smiled running her hand down her hair as she looked back at Elliot. "Well Elliot, you'd have to ask Brian. He is the one that took care of everything court-wise that is." Olivia smiled.

"Yes, Elliot. Everything went smoothly. It was a private hearing. Olivia and I are the proud new parents of 12-year-old Maria Recinos. Maria has another surprise for you, Olivia." Brian smiled as he stood next to Olivia and Maria.

Olivia knelt down next to Maria and looked at her and says, "Wow! I'm getting surprises all over the place today! You all have put me in an excellent mood. So what is the surprise, baby?" Olivia asked her.

Maria looked at Brian smiling and then back to Olivia. "I asked the lady judge if it was okay if I changed my name."

"Oh, Maria! Why? You have a beautiful name why would you change it?" Olivia asked wondering.

"Well. Because. Now that you are my new mom and Brian is my new daddy. I want to be called, Maria Benson Cassidy!" She smiled widely at Olivia then hugged her tightly.

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