Hey guys, I tried to put some Elliot into this chapter, As I feel like we need something else exciting. Let me know how you feel but I'm thinking of having him be in more often. Hope you guys enjoy.
Liv woke up to a pounding headache. She rubbed her temples as she slowly, as the light pierced her eyes. She let out a groan as she sat up. She walked over and closed her blinds, tired of being blinded. As she sat back down her phone rang. "Hello?" A familiar voice made her smile. "Good morning!" Elliot yelled, knowing she would have just gotten up. "Morning El, what's up?" "well, I'm going to be coming into to town for a few days, and was wondering if you'd want to get together." "Elliot, of course I would. What are you in town for?" "well, I've been missing it so much, you know? And I just realized that it's not like I have Kathy anymore to yell at me for going, or anybody to tell me I can't, so why not go?" "oh, well, instead of paying for a hotel why don't you just come stay with me? Noah would love to see you again!" They had texted everyday and facetimed often, so he was familiar with Noah. He had seen him when he was a baby when he stopped in on a business trip. "Oh sweetie, I can't do that to ya" "no, really. Just stay here, It would be nice to spend some time with you, let's see how long it takes you to annoy me" They both laughed. "Alright, I guess i'm staying with you" Noah came running in, having woken up. "Mommy come turn on the tv for me!" He pulled on her arm. "Ok El, I'll talk to you later I have to go be a mom" "alright, see ya Liv."
Liv walked in the doors to work, seeing everybody almost waiting for her. "What's going on guys?" All of a sudden everybody was popping streamers and everybody yelled. "Happy 20 years!" Liv had completely forgotton, it was the 20th anniversary of her first day on the job. "Oh my gosh you guys" she said with a smile. Cragen walked over to her and put a hand on her back. "I'm really proud of you Liv" "Thank you captain" "hey look, we got you a cake. Red velvet, your favorite.!" Rollins said, feeling like a child surprising a parent. "Wow, thank you so much you guys" After eating their cake and enjoying a few seconds of stress free life, the phone began to ring. "Benson. Oh my god, okay. Yes. I'll be right there." The worried looks on their faces said it all. "Liv is everything okay?" She tried not to cry. "No, some kids just tried to 'beat up' Noah" "oh my god" Fin said. She raced out to the car and got to the school as quick as she could. He sat in the nurses office, bloddy nose, crying. "Oh honey are you okay?" he nodded. " ?" The principal said kindly. "Yes, that is me" "come on in, let's talk" She kissed his head carefully before walking in. "mam, what happened?" The woman sighed. "Well, I guess Noah did a presentation in class about adoption, it was a homework assignment to inform other students about something that has impacted your life. I guess some of the kids decided that because he was adopted that meant that he wasn't wanted by his biological parents. They decided that they would show him that he 'still wasn't wanted' as they said by doing this. They confessed to hitting him, pushing his face into the concrete, and name-calling." "oh my god" "I would like you to know that every child involved is being suspended, as we absolutely do not permit that kind of behaviour, and that Noah's teacher will be explaining adoption more in depth, to help other kids. I would also like to personally apologize, as we would usually have a teacher on that corner of the playground, but somebody decided not to show up to their duty today. It is our fault that it went so far, and i'm so so sorry. Noah is an amazing kid and we love having him here" Liv took in all that he said. "Ok, just thank you for calling me right away. I almost had a heart attack." Liv got up and took her jacket. "Thank you" She said as she walked out. "Alright, come on honey. Let's go home" She took Noah's hand and led him out of the building. In the car she called Cragen to let him know she was taking the rest of the day off. "Hey what's going on is everything ok?" "yes, Noah is fine. I'll talk to you about it later sir. I am going to be taking the rest of the day off if that is ok." "of course Liv, of course. Please let me know if you need anything."
Back at the house Liv sat Noah down on the couch, turning on his favorite show. Her head was still killing her, but she brushed it off, even though she knew it was from the stress. She sat down next to her son, pulling him close. After a few minutes he quietly said to her "mommy, why don't I have any brothers or sisters?" It was a question Liv wasn't really sure how to answer. "Well, first you need to have a daddy." The boy looked confused. "But why didn't you before me?" This, she was not prepared for. "I just was waiting for the right kid, and boy did I choose wisely." The boy laughed, and let the subject go. After a bit her phone rang. "Hello?" "Hey Liv, it's Elliot. I'm getting on the plane in about an hour, when should I be at the house?" "Umm, whenever you land, I'm at home" "why are you at home on a weekday?" "Something happened with Noah, it's fine i'll explain when you get here." "ok, thanks" She set the phone down and decided to get some rest. She laid her head back and closed her eyes.
"Mommmmy!" She woke up to Noah saying. "What honey? What is it?" "can you make something for dinner? I'm hungry" She smiled at him. Ok, I'll make some Mac and cheese,Ok?"
She got up to make his meal. A while later he sat eating, as she poured herself some wine. It was a wine kind of night. Noah fell asleep around 9, watching his show. She picked him up and pulled him into his bed. She kissed his cheek and walked out, hearing a knock on the door. "Hey El!" she said. He walked in, pulling her close. "I've missed you so much" he said. "I'm really glad you're back" she said, reminding of her of the time he had come around hallway corner at just the right time, hugging her and saying the same thing. She couldn't make it those few days, she couldn't believe she had made it this long.
