Title: Heartbeats Chapter 14
Author's Note: For disclaimer, see chapter one.
Author's Note 2: Warning: Mention of rape.
Chapter 14: It Doesn't Change Anything
"Holy sh-"
"Liv!"
"Sorry. This is an apartment?"
"It's a penthouse. A gift from my parents when I graduated from law school and moved here."
"A gift?"
"Yes. My parents are the Boston Cabots."
"That explains a lot actually. I mean, I knew you were rich, but I didn't know you were this rich."
"Does knowing change anything?"
"Should it?"
"No, but it has before."
"It doesn't change anything, Lex."
"You're sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, Alex."
"Liv?"
"Yeah?"
"Why don't you ever talk about your family?"
"There's not much to talk about."
"Why not?"
"Trust me when I tell you if you knew my background, you wouldn't want to be around me. It's dark, Alex."
"Olivia Benson, you look at me right now. Nothing you tell me will make me abandon you. You are an amazing and compassionate person. Even if your background is dark, that doesn't change who you are today."
"Do you really want to know?"
"Only if you want to tell me."
"I do. I want to get this out in the open so you can decide if it's worth pursuing this relationship."
"Only if you're sure."
"I am. Okay. My mother was a drunk. She fell down a flight of stairs and died last year. My father…my father was a rapist. He raped my mother and got her pregnant with me."
"Oh my…Olivia, I'm so sor-"
"I don't want your sympathy, Alex. I'm over it. Go take your shower. We have plans for today."
"Okay. The other bathroom is down the hall, last door on the left. And Liv?"
"Yeah?"
"It doesn't change anything."