"Benson"

Olivia looked up and saw her captain at his office looking less then pleased. She got up from her desk and went into his office.

"Close the door." Cragen ordered as he sat down in his seat.

Olivia did as told and stayed standing. "What's going on?"

"Your husband made a complaint about his father this morning?"

Olivia nodded. "Yes. Troy came to our house last night and assaulted Marcus."

"Olivia we don't play Jerry Springer. If your husband has a family problem, he needs to deal with it. We can't just arrest anyone."

Olivia sat down across him. "I know that captain, and that's not what I'm trying to do. Troy Nichols has a new daughter. Marcus's little sister. Troy abused Marcus; we need to save that girl before something bad happens to her."

Cragen looked at her for a while. "Did you say Troy Nichols? Former U.S. Coast Guard?"

"Yes. He retired after he got the Purple Heart. Why?"

Cragen gulped a little. "Marcus used to be Nichols? Not Montagu?"

Olivia nodded. "Yeah. He changed his name to his mother's maiden name when he joined the marines. Why?"

Cragen nodded. "I'm the reason Troy stayed out of jail for abusing Marcus."

"What?"

"Marcus came down to a precinct when he was only a teenager. I was barely a detective for a year. He told me everything but it was a loose case."

"You're the detective that didn't believe him?"

He nodded. "We all make mistakes. Marcus was in trouble with the law before. Troy was an upstanding member of the community." He got up. "C'mon, let's go arrest the bastard."

Olivia said nothing and got up. "I know it's hardly a misdemeanor but we need to do something at least."

Cragen nodded. "I know." He gently rubbed her back. "Sorry about the Jerry Springer sarcasm."

Olivia smiled a little and followed her captain out.

--

Olivia knocked on the door where Troy lived with his new family. She could hear a baby cry from inside. The door opened and a woman was standing there with a baby in her arms. "How can I help you?"

Olivia put up her badge. "Troy Nichols here?"

"What do you want?"

"Is he here?" Olivia asked roughly this time. She glanced down at the baby. She had pouty lips like Marcus.

The woman raised an eyebrow at her. "Troy, you got company." She walked away from the door.

Troy came over with a beer in hand. He instantly smiled at Olivia. "Oh well if it isn't my daughter in-law, what do you want? Money?"

"No. Just your freedom." Olivia grabbed the bottle from his hands. "You're under arrest"

Troy grabbed her wrist. Cragen instantly took a step forward. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." The captain warned. He grabbed Troy by the collar and pulled him outside.

Olivia put the handcuffs on him. "You're under arrest for the assault of Marcus Montagu and trespassing, you have the right to remain silent." She pulled him down the hall as she finished reading him his rights.

--

Marcus came into the precinct holding Jaime's hand. "Hey Elliot, can you watch him?"

Elliot glanced up. "John, watch the kid." He told the other detective.

John got up. "Why do I always get the babysitting jobs?" He kneeled down by Jaime. "Hey, what's your name?"

"Jaime." Jaime hid his face in Marcus's shirt.

Marcus kneeled down. "Hey, stay here with John ok? I have to talk to Olivia." He kissed him on the head. "Be good."

Jaime nodded and let John take him to the kid's interrogation room to play with the toys.

Elliot got up. "Cute kid. That Jaime, the one you guys are adopting?"

Marcus nodded. "Yeah. Where's Olivia?"

Elliot motioned for him to follow. "We can't hold your dad for long. 24 hours and then he gets probation."

Marcus nodded. "I know. That's fine. I'm filing with ACS about keeping him away from my little sister. I just needed him to have history with the law."

"Smart" Elliot commented and went over to the interrogation room where Olivia and Cragen were standing outside of.

"Hey" Olivia spoke up. "Who did you leave Jaime with?"

"John's watching him." Marcus answered and looked over at his father. "Can I talk to him?"

"Sure. You want us to handcuff him first?" Cragen asked.

Marcus shook his head. "No." He walked past him and went into the interrogation room. Olivia and Elliot followed him.

"There's my little girl." Troy smiled. "Can't even be in a fight without taking it like a man?"

Marcus sat across him. Olivia stood on one side of the room and Elliot stood behind Troy. "What's her name?" Marcus questioned.

"Whose?"

"The poor little girl that has to go on her whole life with your last name."

"Why do you care?"

"She's my little sister. I want to know."

"Mary."

Marcus stared him. "You named her after mom you sick son of a bitch?"

"No. After Virgin Mary, you know the Catholic-"

"I'm not stupid. I know."

"You had me fooled." Troy smiled. "What is this Marcus? You dragged me down here for what? So you could feel like a man in front of your whore?" He glanced at Olivia.

Olivia said nothing. She glanced at Marcus. She knew he was extremely patient and he didn't let rage overtake him.

"No. I dragged you down here so I could take Mary away from you." Marcus answered. "You don't deserve to be a father. And I'm going to make sure you never see her again."

"I cleaned up."

"You are a fucking liar. I can smell booze off you."

"Don't talk to me like that Marcus. I'm your father."

Marcus got up. "You have not earned to be called a father. You are not special Troy." He leaned down. "You are the same decomposing piece of crap as the rest of the world you stupid little fuck."

Troy instantly jumped. He stared down at Marcus. "Fancy words. Want to know something else that you can put in your stories?" Marcus didn't say a word. "Your mother was a whore. She was a strip dancer."

Marcus suddenly felt rage built up. He loved his mother more than anything in the world. He hated her for leaving but he knew if she didn't, she would be dead. "Shut up."

"You going to cry? She earned her living getting naked for creeps and perverts? All those beatings she got from me, she deserved them."

Marcus shook his head. "I'm not going to hit you. I know that's what you want. I won't do it."

"You scared? That's why you came in here with two cops? One of them your dyke wife that has more balls then you."

Marcus shook his head. "I'm not fighting you Troy." He turned to leave then stopped. He wanted Troy to hit him. It would make his ACS case much better. He turned around. "Hey Troy? I wish you were dead."

Troy instantly jumped over the table and punched Marcus in the face. He grabbed his head and slammed it into the mirror. The mirror shattered and made Marcus's head bleed.

Elliot quickly ran over and pulled Troy off. He quickly handcuffed him.

Olivia quickly noticed that Marcus purposefully kept his hands behind his back so he wouldn't punch back. He was getting his ass kicked to save his little sister.

Troy tried to go after Marcus again as Elliot held him. This time, Olivia couldn't hold herself back. She slugged Troy across the face that made his nose bleed.

"You fucking bitch!" Troy yelled. "Look what you did you piece of crap!" He yelled at Marcus.

A small smile appeared on Marcus's face. "Bye dad." He wiped his bloody lip and left the room.

Olivia quickly ran after him. "Baby you ok?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "It was worth it."

"C'mon" Olivia led him to her chair. She got a first aid kit and put gauze on the back of his cut head. "We should really get this checked out."

"I'm fine" He answered.

"No you're not. Your shirt is all bloody and your bleeding on my chair, get up. We're going to the hospital." She told him.

He got up. "It's not that bad."

John came in with Jaime to his side. "Damn Liv, what you do to him?"

Jaime ran over. "Is that blood? Cool!"

"Blood isn't cool." Marcus picked him up.

Jaime stared at Marcus's cut. "Can I touch it?"

"No." Olivia ordered. She took more gauze and placed it on his cut. "Here, hold this on dad's cut. Gently."

Jaime placed his small hand on the gauze. "Daddy are you going to die? Did a vampire do this? In the movies, when the vampire bites you, you die."

"No. A vampire didn't do this. But now I know not to get bitten by a vampire." Marcus smiled a little.

"Dracula!" Jaime yelled and looked at Olivia. "That's the bad one mommy!"

"I know baby." Olivia answered and grabbed her jacket. "Hey John, I'm going to take him to the hospital." John just nodded and waved. "C'mon boys." Olivia led the two out.

--

Marcus sat on the table as the doctor got ready to put stitches on his head. Jaime was standing on the table staring at the cut again. "Mommy, it stopped bleeding."

Olivia looked over. "I know honey, that's because the doctor put something on it to help the bleeding stop."

Jaime looked at her and then at Marcus. "She knows a lot doesn't she? Every time I say something, she knows."

Marcus smirked a little and nodded. "It happens a lot when you get older. You learn that women know everything."

"Well that sucks." Jaime gave Olivia a mean look. Olivia gave him the same look back. "I bet you didn't know that Spiderman is a hero! Not just a man that is a spider!"

Olivia gave him a shocked look. "Really? You're so smart. I don't know what we are going to do with him Marcus. He is too smart for me." Marcus just smiled a little.

Jaime giggled a little. "I knew it!" He leaned down to look at the cut. "It's bleeding. Mommy tell that man to hurry and fix it."

The doctor came over. "I know. I'm hurrying up buddy."

Jaime gave him a mean look. "Daddy, I think he is girl also. He knows everything too."

Marcus couldn't help but laugh. "Go sit over there with Mom."

"But I want to watch." Jaime pouted. "It looks fun."

"It's going to be gross Jaime." Marcus warned him. He felt the doctor start putting in stitches.

Jaime was still amazed by it. He leaned down further to get a good look. The doctor stopped when Jaime was practically on Marcus's shoulder trying to see what the doctor was doing. "Detective."

Olivia got up. "Enough junior doctor." She picked up Jaime. "How about we get some juice while daddy gets better huh?"

"If we must." Jaime rolled his eyes. "Bye doctor." He waved as Olivia carried him out.

As they walked, Jaime grabbed every pamphlet available to his reach with how Olivia was carrying him.

"Apple or orange juice?" Olivia questioned as she put him down.

"Apple." He answered and looked around. "Mommy get that." He pointed up. "I can't reach."

Olivia took the pamphlet and saw it was on STD's. "This one isn't fun baby. I'll get you one on blood."

Jaime grinned. "Ok."

She got his juice and took his hand. "Why do you have so many pamphlets?"

"What?" He questioned being by her wording.

"Papers. Why do you have so many?"

"So daddy can read to me. You don't have fun books in your house."

Olivia kneeled down in front of him. "Jaime, we can buy you kid books."

He shrugged. "I know. I just don't like asking for things."

She gave him a kiss. "Well you let us know what you need. Books aren't a problem."

He nodded and handed Olivia the pamphlets. "I still want to look at those. Keep them safe."

Olivia smiled. "I will." She got up and led him down the hall.

--

Later that night, Jaime was sitting on the kitchen counter top as Olivia was making dinner. "And did you know that there are different bloods?" Jaime asked. "Daddy what was it called?"

"Blood types." Marcus answered as he sat on the floor and cut out pictures in the pamphlets that weren't appropriate for Jaime's age.

"Yeah that." Jaime nodded. "Did you know that mommy?"

Olivia nodded. "Yup."

"Ok. Did you know that superman wears glasses?"

"No." Olivia teased. "Did you know that my favorite color is purple?"

Jaime burst into giggles. "You're cheating!"

"How do you know all these big words?" Olivia questioned. "You're five, not fifteen."

"I like to read."

"You can't read." Marcus reminded him.

"Ok, I like to listen to people reading." He answered.

Olivia nodded. "Fair enough. Want to help me set up the table my little fifteen year old?"

Jaime shook his head. "No. I can't reach the table."

"That's no excuse." Olivia picked him up and carried him over. She placed him on a chair. "Now you can reach."

Jaime smiled. "Daddy, mommy is smart."

"I know." Marcus answered as he kept cutting out pictures.

Olivia gave him three plates to put down on the table. He put the plates down as she put the forks down. "Marcus, you want to help?"

"No. I can't reach the table."

Jaime laughed. "That's not an excuse." He looked up at Olivia. "What does excuse mean?"

"A reason not to do something." She gave him a kiss and brought over the food. "Let's go Marc."

Marcus got up and went over to sit down. They all sat down. Marcus was about to start eating. "Wait." Jaime spoke up. Marcus and Olivia stopped what they were doing. "You have to say prayer. I always say prayer before I eat. My other daddy said I had to."

Marcus and Olivia exchanged looks. Neither one of them were that religious. They didn't want Jaime to be completely new to everything. Marcus nodded. "Ok. How do you say prayer Jaime?"

"You just put your head down and thank God for your meal. That's it." Jaime answered.

Marcus and Olivia both nodded and put their heads down. Jaime did it quickly and looked up.

Marcus and Olivia looked up next. "Done baby?" Olivia questioned.

Jaime nodded. "Yup."

"Good God let's eat." Marcus smirked. Olivia instantly kicked his leg knowing Marcus was much more cynical about the religious thing. He was trying his best to accompany Jaime's religious upbringing.

--

The next day, Marcus was sitting on the ground in the library with Jaime in the children section.

Jaime was sitting in the little chairs and Marcus was on the ground by him. "Daddy how come these books only have pictures in them?"

"Because they are for little squirts like you." Marcus teased.

"But there are no words to read in here."

"Well what do you want? A novel?"

"I don't know what that is." Jaime answered. "Can we go see mommy?"

"No. Mommy is working."

"Can we go eat and then bring her some?"

Marcus looked up at him. "You know what? Yeah. Let's go." He got off the ground and took Jaime's hand.

--

Olivia came in from interviewing a witness. She spotted a pizza box on her desk. "What's this?" She asked John.

"Marcus and Jaime left it. Jaime said it was your lunch." John answered. Olivia smiled a little and sat down. She opened the box and found a half eaten pizza in there. She looked up at John. "And my lunch."

Olivia shook her head. "Thanks John." She took a pizza slice and took a bite.

--

Olivia came into the apartment and closed the door behind her. Marcus and Jaime were at the kitchen table playing cards. "Hey kids."

"Hey" Marcus nodded and kept looking at his cards. "Go fish."

Jaime picked up a card. "Hey! I have all four! I win!"

"You don't win yet Jaime." Marcus explained.

"Yes I do."

"Why do you win?"

"Because I do."

"Oh well, can't beat that strategy." Marcus shook his head and turned to look at Olivia. "Had a nice lunch?"

"Yes." She took her jacket off. "Thank you boys."

"You're welcome." Jaime answered with a smile. "Daddy can I have all the cards? I want to build a castle."

Marcus handed him the rest of the cards. He got up and went over to Olivia. He hugged her from the back. "Hi." He whispered.

She instantly smiled. "Hi." She whispered back.

"I was thinking we have dinner, watch a movie with Jaime." He whispered in her ear. "Then we have adult time later."

"Mm I like your thinking." She looked up and kissed his lips. "Defiantly adult time later." She walked away from him and kissed Jaime on the head then went to the kitchen to make dinner.