Family Matters

"Come on kids it's time for school!" Olivia shouted up the stairs.

It was like things where going well, in the day she was a wife a mother and a cop, but when night fell all she was Elliot's lover.

"Liv, I'll be late this evening I got the interview with the College." Maureen told her while putting on her lip-gloss.

"Okay, did you mention it to you dad?"

"Yea"

"Mommy, remember tomorrow is the parents talent show and I want you to come please" Lizzie asked while giving her the most adorable smile, her heart expanded, how could she deny such a request?

"Okay sweetie, but I don't have a talent" she said her mind buzzing with what to do.

"I'm sure you will, or you can read a bed time story I love when you read" she looked up at her with hope full eyes.

"I can't read a story, it's not kindergarten" she replied with a smile.

"But what are you going to do?"

"I don't know but I will figure it out"

Work today was just an ordinary day no new rapes nothing all they did was paper work.

"Maureen, what's the matter?" Olivia asked as she saw the eldest daughter wiping tears from her eyes.

"Nothing, it nothing!" she yelled this puzzled Olivia and something made her feel like it was nothing but a big something.

"Maureen come on just tell me why you are crying and after that I will leave it alone if it needs to be"

"I said it is nothing, just leave me alone!" now she was shouting on the top of her lungs and Olivia was most positive something bad happened today.

"Okay fine I will leave it alone but you know where to find me if you want to talk"

Olivia walked into the house and was greeted by smiles and hugs from the younger kids 'oh how I love them' she thought as she placed the bags down in the bedroom she shared with Elliot and headed for the kitchen.

"Liv, Mommy Help somebody help" Kathleen scream from upstairs causing Olivia to drop everything and run up the stairs.

"What's wrong?" she asked as she looked into the frightened eyes of Kathleen Stabler, she moved and exposed a unconscious Maureen on the floor.

"Liv what happened?" Elliot asked as he rushed into the Emergency Room.

"I don't know Kathleen found her unconscious upstairs in the bathroom" she said and burrowed her face in Elliot's shirt.

"Mrs. Stabler, can we speak in private?" the Doctor asked

"But I'm here father" Elliot interrupted

"Then both of you follow me into my office"

"I don't know how to say this to you, but here goes, Maureen was raped, we found scars down in her perineal area, and we think that why she tried to commit suicide." the doctor sighed and got up.

The word hung in the air, as they exchanged worried glance.

The doctor then escorted them to the room Maureen would be staying in for a little while.

Olivia stood there looking at an unconscious Maureen as the tears welled up in her eyes. 'Why hadn't she come to her and tell her? How could she not know that I would be there for her?'

"Liv it's not your fault" Elliot said wrapping his arms around her.

"Why didn't she tell me?"

"I don't know honey but I know it isn't your fault"

"Elliot look at her, I saw her crying when I got in I should have pressed her for an answer" she replied while the sobs overtook her body.

"Dad" Maureen voiced called interrupting them

"Hey honey how are you feeling?" Elliot answered letting Olivia go to get to her side.

"I feel like I've been hit by a truck" she said drifting off to sleep once more.

"I love you my baby" Elliot said resting a hand on her forehead that contained little droplets of sweat.

Two weeks later.

"Kathleen, I can't not right now I'm tired ask your mom" Elliot said while getting comfortable on the sofa in the living room.

"Dad please, it will just take a minute" Kathleen pleaded all she wanted was help with her math homework.

"I said I'm tired now go ask..."

"She not my mom my mother is dead dad and how dare you believe that that woman can ever replace my mom!" Kathleen lashed out and stormed off to her room will passing Olivia who was gasping for breath.

Olivia couldn't believe what she was hearing how had every thing gotten so out of hand? The whole family seems to be against her and this was not what she had signed up for! She didn't deserve this

"Elliot we need to talk"

"What can it wait?" he replied getting caught up in his football game.

"No damn it! It can't wait" she yelled knowing that her hormones were partially responsible for it but she felt terrible.

"Ok what is the matter?" Elliot said turning away from the television.

"I am not sure..."

"Ohhh sweet goal" Elliot exclaimed smiling at the television.

That was it Olivia thought as she headed up to the balcony to vent her anger.

"Casey, I can't do this any more" Olivia said holding back thee tears that were threatening to fall

"Liv come on it can't be that bad" she tired to comfort but knew it was as she saw the sparkling of tears in her eyes.

"Yes it is! Since that day at the hospital Elliot and I hadn't had a civil conversation, and Kathleen hates me, everything is going wrong, how am I going to tell him that I am pregnant?"

Casey mouthed opened wide and formed into a smile.

"You are pregnant!" Casey exclaimed as everyone in the precinct turned to stare at them. Elliot shot her a look and got up and motioned her to follow him outside.

"Thanks a lot Casey!" she whispered knowing that she was going to have to fight with Elliot.

"Olivia what is the meaning of this?"

"Elliot not right now" she said and headed for the parking lot.