DISCLAIMER: I don't own SVU/L&O or any of its storylines or characters, I do however own this plot, and its original characters.

A/N: On with the show...

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Once again Olivia was sat at breakfast with Connor when Rebecca came over to the table.

"Morning." She smiled to the two most unlikely friends.

"Morning." They both mumbled unsure what she was doing coming over to them, she was never around during meal times.

"Olivia when you're done you have a visitor." Rebecca explained.

"Wow he wasted no time." Olivia laughed softly.

"Visitor during the day?" Connor questioned.

"George Huang." Olivia said. "He was the shrink who told Elliot to go to court to get me to come back from Long Beach." She explained further.

"Oh." Connor replied, he knew Olivia had cut off contact with many people from her life while she was there and she had told him about the shrink who had evaluated him when he'd been caught after raping women.

"Yeah, I should go and see him." Olivia got to her feet and took her plate away before hurrying off with Rebecca.

"You can use my office." Rebecca explained as they passed the visiting room.

"Ok." Olivia replied.

"Just stay calm ok Liv?" Rebecca said softly.

"I'll try." Olivia replied. "I can't promise you any more than that."

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Olivia gave Rebecca a calm nod as she opened the door and Rebecca walked off to go and finish sorting the meds leaving the two to talk.

Once inside Olivia avoided eye contact and took the couch grabbing pillows to prop up her bump like she did with Rebecca before saying anything.

"Thank you for coming." She said sheepishly.

"I've been waiting to come Liv." George said and Olivia nodded.

"You hurt me George, it was going to take time before I could get my head around it all enough to talk to you." Olivia explained and George nodded softly, he knew that.

"Can I explain myself to you?" He asked and Olivia sighed and nodded. "Ok, when I told Elliot to go to court I didn't think they'd put an arrest warrant out on you, if I did I would never have and I mean never have recommended him to. I only did it because I was scared Olivia, I'm a shrink who has witnessed what people can do in psychosis and I couldn't get … couldn't get the image of you in four point restraints out of my head. I am sorry, really sorry for the pain and anguish that I caused you by telling Elliot to go to court."

Olivia smiled softly, he'd obviously been rehearsing that speech for a while and she thought it was sweet that he was so nervous to say it to her.

"I'm sorry too George." She said and he snapped his head up to meet her unsure what it was she was apologising for. "I guess… with everything, my head hasn't been in the right place and I blamed you for my own problems and behaviour and I shouldn't have done that but it was easier blaming you and Don and Fin than it was accepting that the fault was my own."

For a moment the two were silent, processing what the other had said.

"So how are you?" George asked and Olivia smiled. "What?" He asked.

"Always the shrink!" She teased.

"Hey I won't shrink you, I'll leave that to Rebecca, the last thing you need is me trying to analyse you but I do genuinely want to know how you are." George replied with a smile.

"I'm doing well George, I'm much better than when I came here." Olivia replied with her own smile. "I'm not there yet but I will be, I'm slowly getting there."

"That's great Liv, and you look great too." He said as she stroked her bump subconsciously.

"Thanks, the only thing I think I need to do now is face Elliot, but I'm not ready yet, maybe in a week or two and I know it's unfair on him but… but I need to wait just a little longer." Olivia explained.

"I think he's going to be just happy that you're considering seeing him again Olivia, he's been so broken but he also understands and he no longer blames you." George reassured her.

"I guess I'm just scared George, it's similar to the fear I have about leaving this place, I know I'm nearly there, nearly ready to go back out into the real world and live my life but … but I'm terrified." Olivia shrugged.

"When people commit themselves or are ordered to by a court, leaving is always hard, that's why so many people reoffend when they leave prison, they can't cope with the outside world but you Olivia, have so many loved ones to care for you when you leave here, many who want to help and support you." George reassured and Olivia smiled at him, he was right, in that area she had nothing to worry about.

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Next chapter – Olivia allows Elliot to visit.