Give a Little Bit Chapter 9, a law and order: svu fanfic

A/N: This is a lot of fun for me to write. I hope you are enjoying it! Its a little slow coming. Writer's block, insomnia, Elton John Concert, and a bug I picked up from said Concert.

SVU

"Dad!" Kathleen called, waving her father over. "Their flight should be here any minute."

"Hey, sweetie. How you been?"

"Great," she said, smiling as she hugged her dad. She'd not seen him since they brought Lizzie and Rick to the air port to fly off to a summer camp in Montana. Lizzie picked it; it was a ranch with horses, and camp outs. George Huang suggested a few camps for kids who needed time away from thier parents where they could gain self-worth and responsibility beyond home and school. A summer camp on a ranch was perfect for the city kids who'd never really been camping. Lizzie and her twin both thought it would be fun.

"So, you gonna come by for dinner any time soon?"

"Sorry, got a date, Dad."

"Bring her by. We'd love to meet her."

"Her?" Kathleen's face lost all color. "You know?"

"Relax, sweetie. I've known for a long time. I was going to wait for you to come to me with this, but I figured, a little push couldn't hurt. So, what's her name? What's she like? How'd you meet?"

"Her name is Rose, she's my age, 3 inches taller, big green eyes that make everyone die for her, and she's incredibly sweet. We met at a coffee shop near school about 6 months ago. We started dating 2 months ago." Kathleen was blushing, but Elliot just listened intently, struggling to accept this. "How long have you known?"

"You were 16."

"Bull-shit. I didn't even know until about 2 years ago, and even then I couldn't really force myself to accept it." Elliot took his daughter's hand.

"You can come to me with anything, sweetie. Does she treat you well?" Kathleen nodded. "Does she make you laugh?" Kathleen smiled, looked at her coffee cup and nodded again. "Do you love her?" Her blue eyes met his intently.

"I don't know yet."

"Yeah, you do. You'll know if you love her." Kathleen took a deep breath and thought for a moment.

"I love this girl, Dad."

"Great." An announcement came over the airport alerting them that Rick and Lizzie's plane had landed. "Come on. Let's get the kids and get home. Olivia's cooking. Call Rose?" He held out his cell phone to the girl.

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"Hi," Olivia said, opening the door. "Come on in, girls!"

"Hey Mom," Kathleen said, hugging Olivia. "This is Rose."

"Pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Stabler." Olivia shook the young woman's hand, and pulled her into a quick hug.

"Where's Dad?"

"Getting Allie ready."

"Allie's your baby sister, right?" Rose asked. Kathleen nodded. "Kat tells me you're a detective in computer crimes?" Olivia nodded as she set the table. "Sounds pretty cool. I'm studying to be a programmer. I'm hoping to end up in Seattle working for Microsoft."

"I hear they're the best." Olivia's cell rang. "Benson," she said into it, going into the kitchen.

"She's cool."

"The best. Hey, Dad?" Elliot came bouncing down the hall, complete with one-year-old on shoulders. "Dad, meet Rose. Rose, this is my Dad."

"Call me Elliot," he said, shaking her hand. "This is Allie. Kathleen, I need to help your Mom. Can you take her?"

"Is she walking yet?" she asked her father. He frowned and shook his head. "They're starting to worry. She's 16 months old now, and not a single step."

"My nephew was like that. Watch this. Give me her ducky there." Kathleen handed Rose the duck. "Stand her up." Rose held the duck eye level, and just out of reach. Allie, still holding on to Kathleen's hands walked towards the duck.

"Mom, Dad, come here!" Liv and Elliot peeked out.

"Let her let go." Kathleen let go of her sister's tiny hands and the baby continued to walk towards the duck she was being teased with.

"Elliot, get the camera!" Olivia hurried in to be with the baby for her first steps. "Allie, baby, come see Mama." The baby walked past the duck towards her mother and fell into Olivia's waiting arms just after Elliot snapped a picture.

"Here ya go," Olivia said, handing the baby to Elliot. "I need to finish with the taco salad. Kathleen said you were a vegetarian, so I fixed something where beef is optional." Rose nodded, making Olivia smile.

"You're family is really...cute, Kattie."

"Dad!" Lizzie yelled running from her room. "Dad, I got in!"

"In to what?"

"Millerville! I got in to Millerville Academy!" Elliot looked at the paper she thrust at him. "Kathy sent out an application last summer, and I got in on full scholership for music."

"Liz, this is a boarding school in Princeton."

"Its a really good school. I would come home on the weekends, and they accepted Rick, too. They say we're both good enough." Elliot flopped onto the couch and read the paper work. "I asked to go there when you only had us on the weekends, Dad," she said very softly, almost as an apology.

"Oh, sweetie, I know. Its just...you want to live in New Jersey?"

"Dinner's ready," Olivia called from the kitchen. People gathered from all directions. Rose was slightly overwhelmed. Maureen and Kathleen set an extra chair, and slid in next to Rose. The twins chattered about school, the possibility of going to Princeton for private school for the next 3 years.

"So, you're Kathleen's girl-friend?" Maureen said, smiling at the younger woman.

"Whoa, girl friend? You're gay?" Liz asked. Silence fell over the table. "What? Is it wrong to ask? Jesus!"

"Yeah, I am."

"Oh. Cool. Pass the beans," she said. "So, Dad, they have this really great soccer team. They make it to nationals every year."

"And the music program is freakin sweet. I'll need to bring my own guitar. They provide the big stuff. Its so cool."

"Why didn't I know you guys applied to boarding school?" Elliot asked softly.

"Kathy didn't tell you because she thought you wouldn't let us go," Rick said. "Anyway, we got in to the high school, and as long as we keep our grades above a B average, we get full scholersihp." Olivia's eyebrows shot up.

"Millerville Academy? That's in Princeton, isn't it?"

"You've heard of it?"

"I tried for 3 years to get in, but I wasn't good enough on the piano for scholership; Elliot, I've played since I was 3. This school is really good!" Olivia was proud that they got in. "The dorms are set up for 4 girls per room, private line to call home any time, the teachers are, if I remember correctly, awsome, and-"

"Mom, slow down." Olivia blushed lightly. "Can we just check it out? They need an answer in 2 weeks, at a parents' visit gala." Elliot nodded.

"We'll check it out. Dickie-"

"Rick."

"Sorry. Rick, do you want to go?"

"Yeah, Dad. The graduates from there usually are shoe-ins for Juliard."

"We'll talk more later. So, anyone else have anything interesting happen today?"

"I met a guy," Maureen said. "He knows you and Dad."

"Name?"

"Brian Cassidy-" Olivia sprayed the drink she'd just sipped and Elliot gagged on his bite of food.

"No!" Olivia and Elliot said in unison.

"What? Why-"

"I dated him," Olivia said, blushing. Maureen thought for a moment.

"Oh...OH EWWW! I can't...uuugghhh. I kissed a man who's banged my mother." Maureen pushed her plate away. Kathleen stiffled a laugh.

"I'll kill him."

"Elliot..."

"I'll kill that little-"

"It was a long time ago-"

"I knew about you and him. I told him when Maureen was 17, if he ever, ever considered dating her, he'd end up like Tansik." Olivia started to laugh. "I'm not kidding, Liv."

"You are full of it, El."

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Elliot lifted the bags from the trunk of the car. After a 6 hour tour of the incredible school, he and Olivia decided that, Yes, the twins would be in fine hands. Allie was walking well that weekend, and held Lizzie's hand as she toddled through the grassy area infront of Lizzie's dorm. Rick's dorm was across the path, and they'd be very close if one needed the other. Elliot hated leaving his children, but they would be home in a few short days. They'd left the kids at the school for lunch while they had the last bit of paper work signed by James. Now they were back for good-byes.

"They'll bring the busses here, right?" Olivia asked.

"No, They'll bring them to the bus station, and a teacher will escort them as far as the proper platform. But 70 of the kids are from Princeton, the other 30 are from New York, so they'll be bussing together." They watched as Rick, in his brand new uniform, introduced himself to a group of boys, while Lizzie played with Allie and other girls who gathered. "I don't wanna do it," Elliot said quickly.

"I know. They'll be fine. They've already added our home, cells, and office numbers into the accepted call list, and you can call later on."

"So that's it? Fourteen and we're leaving them."

"I'll miss them, too, sweetie." Lizzie came over, Allie perched protectively on her hip. "Hey, girls." Olivia took the baby.

"Well, I'm going to head in to the first class. Starts in 10. Bye Mom," she said, hugging Olivia. "I'll call you tonight."

"Have fun, sweetie." Olivia sniffled and hugged the girl tightly. "Love you."

"You, too." Lizzie felt her father's arms tight around her. "I Love you, Daddy."

"I love you, Elizabeth," he choked out. "Be good, sweet heart." Rick ran over. "Bye, son."

"Bye, Dad," he said, hugging his father. Lizzie and Rick wandered off in separate directions, leaving the three standing in the middle of the school grounds, like many other parents there, alone, crying silently.

"Ready to go?" Elliot asked as Olivia buckled Allie into the car seat.

"No. But, we should. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow."

"Oh?"

"Dr. Joan," she said, smiling softly.

"Really? You're late?" Olivia nodded, smiling. Elliot gasped for air as he hugged her tightly. "Oh, God, wow! Livvie, that is just...wow, Babe!"

"Very articulate."

"Oh, God, Liv. I don't think you've ever looked so beautiful, you know that?"

"Down, boy. Teenagers watching."

"I love you," he whispered, kissing her gently.

"I love you, too."

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"Well?"

"Its official," Olivia said, walking through the SVU squadroom. "Ten weeks."

"Yes!"

"Score one for Elliot," Munch said. "Now what are we talking about?"

"Jesus, Munch."

"Seriously, what's ten weeks?" Cragen asked. "You don't work here, oh daughter of mine."

"Thought you guys should be the first to know, Cap. Olivia is giving you another grand child." Cragen's eyes popped open wide. "Congrats, Granddad."

"Oh, Olivia, that's fantastic! If you were in my squad, you'd be parked at a desk." Olivia rolled her eyes. "Thank God Computers is already a desk job. Who's catching?"

"I am," Elliot said, pulling his chair out for Liv. "What we got?"

"Someone just reported 5 dead hookers in a motel room. Looks like they were having too much fun. They were a ll strangled." Elliot shuddered and took the file.

"I'm on it."

"Don't be too late, El. I'll keep dinner warm," she said, heading off to her own department.

"One helluva wife you got there, Elliot."

"I like to think so."

"Kathy ever keep dinner warm for you?" Elliot shot Munch a dirty look. "No, she didn't. Here's why."

"Another theory?"

"You'll agree with this one. Kathy never understood your job. If she'd spent one day working here, she'd be sick for a month. She couldn't have handled it, and she shut out of her brain the work you do because it was too difficult for her to think about. Kathy made herself believe you were in a 9-5 career so she wouldn't have to cope with the sick nature of the city." Munch sipped his coffee. "Olivia, on the other hand, did your job as well as, if not better than, you most of the time. Oh, there were cases she didn't do so hot on, but she still did her job. Olivia knows that you work for this city 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without consideration of your own personal life. And now for the first time, you actually have a personal life, you work even harder at your job."

And that's why my first wife left? Because she was afraid of my job?"

"Yes."

"I like that theory. Means I wasn't the dip-shit she made me out to be." Elliot tossed the file to Fin. "You're with me. Let's roll."

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