Alright guys, this chapter is kind of an interesting one. I went for some more case stuff than in other chapters, just to switch it up a bit. Please enjoy!

Liv woke up, trying to think of the events of last night. She gasped suddenly, had they…? She went to the bathroom remembering it all. It was amazing, finally being able to go past that zone they had always stayed clear of. It was something previously so off limits, it made her feel like a badass. But she knew it was also a really big step for them, they were no longer in that awkward in between stage.

As she turned on the hot water she was joined by another hand, on her shoulder. Elliot climbed in with her and they showered together, enjoying the new intimacy. Liv had never felt so close to anyone, ever. She knew it had something to do with the fact that the had been partners for so many years, and were so close. She still never thought they would be this close.

As Liv walked out of the bedroom she saw Noah zip down the hall, clad in his favorite pajamas with the little cape on them. "Woosh!" he yelled, running around. Liv laughed. "What are you doing sweet boy?" He ran past her legs, nearly toppling her over. "Hey! Calm down a bit, it's only 8:00 in the morning!" She said with a laugh. He finally sat down at the counter, clearly waiting for breakfast. "What do you want me to make you little man?" Elliot asked him. He thought for a moment. "How about waffles?" Elliot laughed. "You really like waffles, don't you?" He nodded as he zipped off again.

After they ate their breakfast, Liv washed the dishes and cleaned off the counter. As she wiped it off, Elliot came behind her, wrapping his hands over her stomach. "What are you doing?" Liv said, noting Noah was still in the room. "Nothing, just enjoying my morning" He said with a smile. Liv smiled too as she placed her hand on his arm, embracing him. He kissed her cheek, trying to show that extra bit of affection before she headed off. "Alright, Noah are you going to be good today?" The boy nodded, hugging his mom goodbye. "Bye sweet boy, I love you" "Love you too mommy" He said. She walked out the door, waving to elliot.

When she got to work there was an obvious rush to get something done. The place was a mess and there were people running around, phone's ringing. "Hey hey hey, what's going on guys?" She questioned. "That case that was on the news, about the baseball girl?" Fin said, asking if she knew it. "I didn't see it" she said. He pulled the story up on his computer and motioned her over. She watched as the reporter said "Natalie, age 7 was molested by her baseball coach after practice one evening, her mother waiting outside. The coach was going under a fake name, and has been suspected to be a con-man, with many aliases and people on his side. If you see anything at all, please call thi-" "ok, I got it" Liv said, clearly disrupted by the whole situation. "Okay, so what do we have so far?" Rollins stood up from her chair and walked over the the board. "Well, We have the house he lived in, but rented under an alias. Neighbors say they haven't seen him in weeks. No sign of him there, or anybody for that matter. Other parents of players said that he seemed a little weird at times, but since he wasn't usually alone with the kids they brushed it off. One parent said their child claimed he slapped his butt, they took it to the station and it was never investigated. The only proof or evidence we have right now is her rape kit." Liv thought a moment. "Okay, let's get looking on anybody who might have known him"

Around lunchtime a lead popped up from an anonymous phone number saying they had seen him at a local gas station. They drove down there sirens and all and ran in. They checked the store, not seeing him in there, but looked in the restroom and found him in one of the stalls.

'Alright, so why did you do it?" Liv asked him in the interrogation room. "I didn't do shit! Okay!" He yelled back at her. "Are you sure? Because we have a rape kit that shows otherwise." He bit his lip. "No you don't, you're just saying that to get me to say something." Liv laughed, "Oh you don't think we did a rape kit on the 7 year old girl that you raped? Because we did, and it has you written all over it" He was clearly mad. "I want a lawyer"

Back at the house Elliot and Noah were playing with his action figures, as he raced around with spiderman in one hand and an old captain planet in the other. "I will get him!" He said, shooting fake lasers at Elliot's batman. "Pew pew pew" He said. "No! Never!" Elliot yelled back, as Noah laughed. "HaHaHa! I've got you now!" He said as shot one last laser at him. Elliot's action figure toppled to the table and elliot screamed "I'll get you for this" As he ran over to catch the running boy and tickled him as he laughed. "I got you!'"he yelled through the two's laughter."Alright buddy, time for some lunch, i'll get the sandwich stuff out" He ran over and sat at the counter, awaiting his lunch.

"I don't know about this" Barba said, as they walked into the courthouse. "What do you mean you don't know?" Liv asked. "Well, it's just odd to me that somebody would adamantly say no when we have so much evidence against him." Liv thought for a second. "I know, I thought that too. I mean I get that you're not just going to say fine i did it, but you'd think after a while he'd break down or slip up, but his story has remained consistent." "yeah, there's something off about this guy"

" , who do you call to the stand?" "I would like to call Kathleen Meyer to the stand, a parent of one of the players on Natalie's team." "so , did coach Johnson ever do anything that seemed off to you?" She thought a moment. "Yes, there were a few times that he would get really aggressive with the kids after a mistake, or get a liitle too close with them." "alright, what do you mean by too close?" "well, umm… My son for instance, he was slapped by Coach Johnson on the bottom after a game one day." "Okay, and what did you do about it?" "Well, I came and told the police, and I took him off the team." "okay, and was anything done about it?" "no, the police said they would look into it, but never did" "okay, and was your son the only person you saw receiving this type of treatment?" "no, there was another boy on the team and a girl who I saw him repeatedly 'accidentally' bump on their butts, or other inappropriate places. I talked with the two parents and one of them took her son off the team right away, the other continued to play" "okay, and can you tell me, who was that young girl?" "Natalie" She said, as Barba stopped pacing the floor. "No further questions, your honor"

"Alright people of the jury, I'd like you to see something that was written in another 7 year old players diary 3 weeks ago, after a game. "Today was a weird day, after I got my first home run, Coach seemed really happy with me. After the game he brought me into the locker room and said that I had done a really good job, and that I deserved what I was going to get. He was kind of weird though, he put his hand on my butt and said nice job, and squeezed it when I walked out. He also kissed my cheek, which I didn't like. But I got the home run, and mom and dad were really proud of me!" Barba read aloud. "This girls mother decided to look into her diary after she had started saying weird things about her coach. She was horrified to learn that this had happened, and brought this to the station 3 weeks ago for further investigation. We looked into it and after talking to other teammates it is evident that she had said things to them about this, and that it was true. We can't allow this to happen to innocent children just trying to have fun. Not to mention that these are only the cases of it that we know of, there could be many more."

The jurer stood, holding the piece of paper. "Have you reached a verdict?" The judge asked. "Yes." "How do you find the defendant?" "we find the defendant guilty" she said. Barba looked back at Olivia in the stands, both giving a sigh of relief. She had watched hundreds of trials and seen hundreds of cases over her years, but every one still was just as special as the next to her. You could never be sure how the jury will find, considering that even some cases where everything was there, they still went the other way. The relief of winning your side would never get old to her or Barba. They walked out of the court room in the large mass of people. "We did it" Barba said, looking over at her. "What do you mean we? You did all the court work" He smiled. "Yes, but you did all of the case work, and helped me win this case" They walked out the doors to their cars, heading back to the station.

Liv collected her things as Cragen walked in the door. "Hey Captain, what can I do for you?" He walked in. "well, I was just going to tell you that you've been doing an excellent job lately. I mean you always do great, but I was scared that having Elliot back and wanting to spend more time with Noah since it's summer, that maybe you'd get distracted. But you haven't, in fact you're working harder than i've ever seen you work before." Liv smiled, taking in all that he had said. "Thank you Captain, i've really been trying to balance both work and life." He smiled at her. "Alright, I have to head out, having dinner with my brother. Have a good night Liv" he said with a smile. "Night Captain"