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Chapter 1

Detective Olivia Benson rolled over to see her clock read 7:15. Work started in 15 minutes.

"Shit, I'm going to be late again." She muttered, getting out of bed and pulling the first turtleneck and pair of jeans she saw on.

Her cell phone rang.

"Benson." Olivia yawned.

"Liv. It's Elliot."

Liv was Elliot's special nickname for her. No one else called her that.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Where are you?"

"Home. I just got up. I overslept again."

"I'm on my way to work, so I'll swing by and pick you up, okay?"

Before she could answer he said, "Great" and hung up. A few minutes later the door bell rang and footsteps approached. She recognized them before he even knocked, but he did anyway.

"The doors open!" She yelled.

Her door swung open. Olivia turned around to see Elliot standing there, grinning.

"What are you so happy about?" She asked, following him out the door and locking it. They made their way down the steps of her building and outside to his black Ford Malibu.

"Just seeing you makes my day." He replied, opening his car door.

"Hmm.."

It was 7:25 and it takes more then 5 minutes to get to the precinct from 120th and Madison Avenue.

Traffic face them dead on. Grid locked again between lights.

"Just when you're going to be late, you get stuck in the shit load of traffic" Olivia muttered.

"Tell me about it because, I'M at work EARLY, before traffic hits."

She punched his arm. "Cold. That's cold, even for you."

"Jeez, cant you take a joke?"

"No."

"I guess I'll have to train you too, as soon as we."

"We what? Elliot? Tell me."

"I said to much, you'll have to wait and see." Elliot said mysteriously.

"Ri-i-i-ight."

They got to the precinct at 29th and F at 7:45. Captain Cragen stopped them on the way in.

"Elliot, I'm surprised to see you're late too."

Olivia rolled her eyes.

"Olivia was running late so I picked her up at 7:25 then we got stuck in traffic for 20 minutes." Elliot explained.

"Just don't let it happen again." Cragen warned, going into his office.

"Geez, what a stiff" Elliot muttered.

"Yeah.. So, what were you saying before?"

"Which part?"

"And I quote, 'I guess I'll have to train you too, as soon as we.'"

"Oh that?" He chuckled nervously.

She gave him a pleading look.

"Fine, I crack. What I was saying was."

Munch and Tutula approached.

"What were you saying?" Fin Tutula asked.

"Um.I was TALKING to Olivia." Elliot replied.

"Anything you say to her you can say to us."

"No. Its between Olivia and me. Not Olivia, me and the rest of the precinct."

"Fine. I'm going. Come on Munch." Tutula said winking at Elliot. He winked back, without Olivia noticing. After a few minutes Fin was able to drag Munch away.

"So, what were you about to say?"