a/n: hi nem :) that was actually Liv asking Elliot if she passed inspection. i'll fix it as soon as i am less all over the place, but until then :)
a/n: and i'm glad you like it, littlesweetcupcake :)

"Are you sure it's her? I mean, Andrea called her 'Ryn.'" Elliot asked Liv. They were on their way to the newest scene.

"I know it's her, I knew as soon as I saw her. But I made some phone calls anyway to check."

"That's what all that swearing was about?"

"Haha, no. That was a perp's mother being a pain. No, I called her sorority house and got her full name. It is Katherine Parsons, but that's not an uncommon name. And they didn't know her middle name."

"Why does her full name matter?"

"Because that was my one request to her parents, that her middle name be…be Olivia." They were both silent for a while. Then Elliot couldn't take waiting any longer.

"It is." She said quietly. She watched out the window for a while. "So I called her mother…"

"You're still in touch with her mother?"

"Yeah. She could see how much I loved her daughter…and wanted me to be a part of her life. It was me…I took myself out of the picture." Olivia sounded like she was on the verge of tears. Elliot didn't want to push her, even though he was bursting with questions. He settled for resting a hand on her knee. "I just knew that I wouldn't be able to handle it."

The rest of the ride was silent.

Olivia was chewing the hell out of the end of a pencil. Almost a week had gone by, and Olivia had quietly buttoned up about her daughter. Then her phone rang.

"Benson."

"Can I meet you?" She knew instantly who it was.

"I would love that. When?"

"How about now?" And Ryn stepped around the corner.

"Where's Liv?" Fin asked

"Lunch." Elliot answered simply. Fin started to pull out his phone. "Don't call her."

"Why not?"

"Just don't."

"Does this have something to do with that woman who came in? Long dark hair, great legs?" Elliot glared at him; 'Olivia's going to kill you if she hears you talking like that.'he thought, but Liv hadn't given him permission to talk about Ryn to anyone, so he stayed silent. Fin shrugged and went to find his own partner.

Elliot heard her come in, "how was lunch?" he asked, turning. They were both there, smiling, walking over to him.

"Elliot, this is Kate. Kate, this is my partner Elliot." Lunch had evidently gone well.

Earlier:

They entered the deli down the street.

"So, Ryn-"

"Kate."

"What?"

"Call me Kate."

"And Ryn…?"

"Just Andrea's name for me. She declared she had too many Katie/Kate/Kath/Kathys in her life, and I needed a new name." She gave Liv a wry smile. "Fortunately it didn't catch on."

"So, Kate, how did you find me?"

"My Mom. She knew where you were." Olivia was smiling, shaking her head. "You don't seem surprised."

"Your Mom," Olivia looked a little pained saying that, "she's a wonderful person. She kept me up to date on you. Sent me photos; let me know where you were going to school. Told me about the sports competitions you'd be at." Kate was touched. It made her feel safe that someone had been looking out for her, even if she hadn't known she was there.

"Did you go?"

"To as many as I could. Even saw you win the pennant last year." They both had tears in their eyes.

"How come Mom never mentioned you?"

"She was honouring my request." At Kate's confused look she continued, "I didn't want to be in the way. I gave you away to have a better life. I was not going to mess it up for you. I told myself that you would find me when you were ready."

"Oh." They were silent for a few moments. Then Kate smiled "Well, you seem to have turned out all right."

"Hey, I think that's my line."

Lunch flew by while they caught up with each other.