A/N: Just as promised. (Trust me, this one's better.)

The next morning, Brian led Olivia out to His car, which was still parked in the parking lot. Nick had gone back to the precinct to help the others deal with the situation.

"I can't wait to see Noah." Olivia said as she slid into the passenger seat of his car.

Brian got in opposite of her and started the car. "He misses his mom."

Olivia smiled. "Did the others give you any word?"

"Elliot was booked, his arraignment is later in the afternoon." Brian glanced at her. "Stil gonna drop the charges?" He asked.

"Only if he agrees to get help." Olivia planned to talk with Elliot later today. She had to get some sense into him. His drinking has already gone too far.

About ten minutes later they were walking into the front door of their apartment. When they walked in Lucy was holding Noah, who was fussing.

"Noah, look who's home." Lucy turned so that Noah could see the two of them. His face lit up as soon as he made eye contact. "Someone misses his parents." She said to them.

Brian walked over to Lucy and took him out of her arms. "Hey big guy." He said as he walkee him back over to Olivia.

Olivia smiled at the baby, but turned to Lucy first. "Thank you."

Lucy smiled. "It's no problem. I hope you get better soon." Lucy noticed it was almost nine o'clock. "I've got to get going. Bye Noah." She said to him.

Noah's tiny hand waved as she exited the room, out the front door.

Brian looked at Olivia. "Think you can hold him?"

"Considering the fact you have to go to work in a half an hour, I'm up for the challenge." She laughed a little, but regretted it, well her ribs regretted it more. "Here, let me see him."

Brian carefully handed her Noah, and she took him with ease- surprisingly.

"See, told you I could handle this." Olivia said, kidding the fact that the weight against her ribs had increased the pain, but it was bearable and she hid it well.

"I'm going to grab a shower before ai leave, you got him?" Brian asked.

Olivia nodded. He turned towards the bathroom and she went and sat on the couch with Noah. The pain decreased when his weight on her decreased.

Her doctor had said to take a week off work. She needed it, but she really wanted to get back to normal. Everyone who knew her knew she wouldn't stay away for more than a day, tops.

"Hey, buddy." The little boy smiled when he heard her voice. "Later, what do you say we take a trip down the the station? We can see everybody, and you can hang out with them too. Doesn't it sound like fun?"

Noah only gave her a slight giggle. She had no clue of he could understand them when they talked, even a little. "I'll take that as a yes."

Nick and Fin had Elliot in an interrogation room, since he still had a couple hours left until his arraignment.

"I still don't know what the hell happened last night." Elliot said, mid a major hangover.

"So you don't remember anything from last night?" Nick asked, annoyed,

Elliot was annoyed as well, he had no idea why he was under arrest. "Nothing."

"You don't remember coming into the precinct, drunk off your ass?" Fin was clearly pissed.

Nick opened up a laptop that had been sitting on the table, and pulled up the security footage from last night. He sped it up to where Elliot had walked in and turned it around so Elliot could see it.

"What the hell's this?" Elliot asked.

Nick clicked the play button. "The missing link from your little blackout."

Ellit watched the screen. He watched what had happens in the five minutes he had been there. No of this even rang a bell in his mind.

Fin slammed the computer shut. "You telling me that's not you!"

Elliot shook his head. "I don't believe it, that can't be me, I would never do this!" He was clearly getting upset. "Where the hell is my damn lawyer?"

Fin and Nick left the interrogation room, laptop in hand.

Barba and Amanda had been watching this.

"He clearly doesn't remember anythig that happened last night." Amanda said.

Barba glanced at his watch. "I've got to go prep for arraignment." He left them three alone.

They walked back into the bull pen, just as Olivia entered with Noah.

"Liv, what are you doing here?" Fin asked, as if they didn't know the answer already.

"I need to see him." Olivia said. "Is Barba here?"

"He literally just left." Amanda said.

"I need to talk with him." Olivia put Nown down in the chair beside her.

Nick started to leave. "I'll go get him." He briskly walked off to get him.

"How you feeling?" Fin asked her.

"As best as I can be." Olivia said. "They told me to stay away from work for a week, that obviously didn't happen."

Nick came back with Barba as quickly as he left.

"You wanted to talk Olivia?" Barba asked.

Olivia nodded. "Do you guys mind watching Noah?"

They all shook their heads.

"Not at all." Amanda said and smiled at the little boy.

Olivia walked Barba into her office, which had been cleared from bing a crime scene, and closed the door.

"Make this quick, I have to get to arraignment." Barba said.

"I want you to plead him out."

Barba gave her a confused look. "Are you serious? After all that happened last night?"

Olovia shook her head. "He doesn't neEd jail time, he needs help. I want him to go to rehab."

"And you want me to do what?" Barba asked.

"Get a court order that forces him to, or I will press charges and he will do time."

"First you have to get him to agree."

"That's why I'm here." Olivia said. "Can you make it happen?"

Barab nodded. "I'll bring it up at arraignment, see if the judge allows it."

"Thanks, I'm going to talk to him." She said, getting ready to leave.

"He's in ingerrogetion 5." Barba told her.

She nodded and left her office, towards the interrogation rooms. When she arrived, she saw Elliot had his head in his hands, on the table. She was hoping this would make him come to his senses. She opened the door and he looked up. He froze on the spot whe he saw her. It started to sink in that what the others had told him was true. He saw the light bruises formed on her face, a big lump,formed in his throat.

"Elliot." She said, sitting opposite of him. It was clear to her he had a major hangover and knew he didn't remener anything.

Elliot unfroze. "Liv... oh my God. Did I really do this?" He sounded frantic.

Olivia nodded. "Yes." Her tone changed quickly. "El, what the hell happened? You were doing great now this had to happen. You need help."

He shook his head, angry at himself. "No. I did this, it's my fault. I deserve to pay for it."

"Elliot, I can get Barba to drop the charges, if you agree to go to rehab and seriously commit to it. I want you to do this."

He saw the look she was giving him. It was a "are you seriously goung to trash your life" expression, which he had received many times before. He never thlught he'd stoop this low ever in his life. As much as he didn't want to, he knew she was right.

Elliot looked directly at her. "Okay, I'll do it, I'll commit to rehab."

Olivia gave him a solemn look. "You had better be serious about this."

He knew how hurt she was. "I'm sorry." He said it really low, but it was audible to her.

She stood up to leave, and her engagement ring rpshined off the sunlight comit through the window.

"Last night was really unacceptable. My memory is starting to come back to me, I remember what started it. Just so you know, I am very happy for you. Congratulations Liv, I really mean it."

Olivia glanced back at him from the door. "I know."

A/N: Finally, some common sense from Elliot. Please review, Imhope the next chapter is up sooner.