Disclaimer: I don't own Benson, Stabler, Law and Order:SVU and so forth. They belong to Dick Wolf
A/n: If I make it an EO (and I haven't quite decided), it won't be mushy happily ever after stuff. Maybe one of them wants it and one of them doesn't, I still don't know. But I like reviews, so keep them coming!
"Erin?" The girl opened her large brown eyes. Olivia sucked in her breath. That's when she knew why this case would be different. She had always hoped that she would never have to meet her under these circumstances. Why did this horrible thing have to happen to her? Olivia felt immense guilt.
"You're Olivia Benson. It's very nice to meet you."
Olivia's mind was racing. How in the world did this girl know who she was? It was a closed adoption. Olivia had never wanted to meet her unless the girl was an adult who seeked her out. Now, here she was, raped because of the family Olivia gave her to. She wanted to sink into the floor.
"H-h-how do you know?"
"My mother told me. I had questions and she went ahead and answered. I always knew I was adopted, but I wasn't going to seek you out until later. But one time, I saw you on the news and I was excited. My biological mother was a hero, not some strung out bum. I'm proud to have your genes."
Olivia was speechless. She stared in awe for a second before her eyes refocused on the girl's face. Then she jumped into police mode.
"Tell me what happened. Tell me everything you can remember."
She tried to hide her horror as Erin described the lifetime of abuse she'd grown up with. Olivia felt that by giving her daughter up that she would be giving her a better life, and here, she felt that she had just made it worse. Finally, Erin finished her story.
"My father was angry because I had my first boyfriend. He doesn't feel like anyone else should have me. I hope he gets arrested. I don't need him in my life anymore."
Olivia nodded and stood up. Erin grabbed her hand.
"Olivia, please don't blame yourself for any of this. I don't know all the details of why you gave me away, but I'm sure it was for good reasons. How were you to know exactly what these people were like? Would it be okay if I called you sometime?"
She nodded and handed Erin her business card.
"I will try to help you in anyway I can. I know you'll be in a foster home and I'll help you find counseling, but Erin, I don't know if I can..." her voice trailed off.
"Olivia, I'm not asking for a relationship. I'm just asking for details so I can fill in my past."
She nodded. She knew how frustrating it was not to know all of the details of your past. Then, she turned out walked out.
Elliot stood when he saw Olivia come to retrieve him. Liv looked visibly shaken. He knew instantly that the case had gotten to her, and not many of them did. He hated seeing her hurting, just as she hated to see him hurting. As much as he cared for her, the relationship envelope wasn't one he was sure he wanted to push, at least not at this point in his life.
"Is the father arrested yet?" she asked him as they walked to the car.
"Yea, Cap called. He's waiting for us in the interrogation room."
"Can you handle the questioning on your own? I'm not sure I can do this one. I don't trust myself from losing control."
"Sure, Liv. Are you alright?"
Just as she slid into the car, Olivia burst into tears.
More to come, let me know!