Ok, so I've explained this in my other recent updates, my family vacation was alright, but they would hardly let me write anything, so that's my excuse for the long wait. ;)

Anyway, let's see what happens when Avery meets some of the Stablers :)

I DO NOT OWN LAW AND ORDER:SVU, OR IT'S CHARACTERS. DICK WOLF DOES. I DO, HOWEVER, OWN AVERY ;)

Avery sat in Judge Donnelly's office, sitting in one of the most uncomfortable chairs she'd ever sat in. To the right of her, was someone from social services. She was watching Avery, documenting every answer she gave. Next to her was Alex Cabot, who was there to make sure things went smoothly.

Avery felt a little uncomfortable, being the center of attention, but she knew soon she'd be outside the office, waiting, while her mother was being questioned. "Avery, how much time would you say you spent with Miss Benson?"

Avery rolled her eyes. She, as well as Alex and Donnelly, were tired of the social worker's, who was introduced as Audrey Hamilton, lack of acknowledging that Olivia was, in fact, Avery's mother. "I spend enough time with my mother." Avery hated being rude to people, but Mrs. Hamilton was working her last nerve.

She watched as Mrs. Hamilton scratched down her response in a notepad, before continuing. "Do you ever find yourself, feeling lonely, due to your mother's schedule?"

"I know how demanding her job is, but I'm not completely hopeless without her. I know how to take care of myself, and I'm always welcomed at the precinct."

"Do you ever feel like you're neglecting your daughter?"

Olivia looked at Mrs. Hamilton and rubbed her forehead. This woman was giving her a headache, she wondered if this was how Avery felt during her time. "No. I mean, sure, I work a lot, but we spend as much time together as we possibly can. My boss allows her to be here, especially when I have to work a long case."

Mrs. Hamilton wrote Olivia's response down, before looking up, reading for another question. "How would you say Avery fits into your life?"

Olivia looked at Alex, before raising an eyebrow. Alex only let out a small laugh, due to her friend's confusion. "I don't understand the question."

"Let me rephrase it. Do you think having a child fits into your lifestyle?"

Olivia nodded. "Of course."

"How have your co-workers responded to you being a mother?"

"My co-workers have accepted her, more than I ever thought possible. She's part of the family. They love when she comes to the precinct, and they know that my life revolves around her now."

Mrs. Hamilton nodded. "Detective Benson. your job causes a lot of stress, am I right?" Olivia nodded. "Have you ever outleashed that stress on Avery?"

"No." Olivia fixed her jacket, pulling down the sleeves, trying to make herself more comfortable. She shifted, slightly, in her chair, waiting for Mrs. Hamilton to question her response.

"Have you and your daughter ever gotten into a fight?"

Olivia paused. "Once" she said, letting out a sigh.

Mrs. Hamilton looked up from her notepad, and glared at Olivia from over her glasses. "Elaborate on that please."

"It was a misunderstanding" Avery explained, shifting in her chair, hoping to get somewhat comfortable.

"What do you mean?"

Avery bit her bottom lip, remembering the first time she had yelled at Olivia. "I came home late. She started to freak out, and started to interrogate me about where I was, who I was with, and why I didn't call. I had forgotten to tell her I had drama rehearsal, and I thought she wouldn't be home. I guess she was just looking out for me."

Mrs. Hamilton nodded, before putting down her pen down. "What happened after?"

"I apologized for yelling at her, and she apologized for not calling. It's in the past. I can't say that's going to be the last fight we have, after all, everyone has their share of fights, but we know how to communicate with each other."

Mrs. Hamilton looked at Olivia once more, before turning to Alex. "I think we can bring Avery back in here." Alex nodded, before opening the door, and calling Avery in. She quickly sat next to Olivia, who greeted her with a small smile. "Okay, so I can see that you two love each other. That's good." Avery scoffed. She knew that anyone who watched the two of them interact knew they loved each other. It was obvious. "So, Avery, you're a senior am I right?" Avery nodded. "What are your plans after you graduate?"

Avery smiled. She and Olivia had talked about this a few days ago, and she was glad they had. "I'll be going to NYU. That way I'm not too far away, yet, I still get the feeling of independence."

Mrs. Hamilton nodded. She continued to ask questions, regarding plans for both Avery's and Olivia's future, each time writing their responses down.

An hour later, Avery, Olivia, and Alex walked out of Judge Donnelly's office. "That. Was. Brutal" Avery said with a laugh.

Both Olivia and Alex nodded in agreement. The three walked into the squadroom, and were greeted, well Avery was, by Fin. "Yo Avy!" Avery smiled, as Fin gave her a hug. "How are you?"

"I'm good." Avery extended her arms, as she stretched, still tired from being up so early, but quickly shook it off. "How's the case?" she asked, walking toward their murder board.

Olivia looked at Alex, wondering if she should let Avery look at everything they had. Before she could say anything, she saw Elliot come into the squadroom, followed by three out of five Stabler children. "Liv!" Lizzie exclaimed, running up and hugging the detective.

"Hi Lizzie" she said, patting the teenager's back. "Hi Dickie, hi Eli."

Dickie waved at Olivia, while the toddler in his arms waved back, enthusiastically. Elliot looked over at Avery, who was still staring at the murder board. "Avery, come here."

Avery looked over, seeing Elliot and smiled. She walked over to him, giving him a quick hug, before turning to face the two teenagers and toddler in Dickie's arms. Olivia placed her hands on Avery's shoulders, before speaking. "Avery, this is Elizabeth, Richard, and Eli. Guys, this is Avery, my daughter."

Everyone was silent. Avery didn't know how to react, so she settled for a small wave. Lizzie was the first one to speak. "Liv, you have a kid!" Lizzie wrapped her arms around Avery, shocking her. "Hi Avery! I'm Lizzie, that's Dickie, my twin brother. It's so nice to meet you."

Avery laughed. It was great to feel accepted from at least one of the Stabler children. "Nice to meet you too Lizzie."

Lizzie pulled Avery over to her brother so that the three could talk away from everyone. They watched as Elliot walked up to Liv, putting his hand on her shoulder, giving it a slight squeeze. "Guess what."

Olivia shrugged. "What?"

Elliot's smile grew bigger. "Divorce was finalized last night. I am now officially a single man."

Olivia laughed and shook her head. "Is that supposed to make me weak at the knees, and make me want to make you mine?" she asked sarcastically.

The three teenagers quickly turned to face the two adults. "Yes" they all said, simultaneously, before looking at each other and laughing.

Olivia looked at Elliot, before joining in in the laughter. Elliot shook his head. "Anyway, I want to take you guys out to dinner. You and Avery, me and the twins. That way they get to know each other more."

"Are you sure it's not an excuse for you two to flirt?" Avery said, now holding a laughing Eli.

Dickie looked over at Avery, shaking his head. "You sound like Kathleen."

There was a silence that filled the room. "Kathleen?" Avery asked, switching Eli to her other side.

Lizzie nodded. "Our sister. It's best if we don't get into that."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Elliot looked at Olivia, still waiting for a response. "Okay, fine."

Elliot smiled. "Good. I'll meet you later."

"So, Elliot's single again. Eh, eh," Avery said, wiggling her eyebrows.

Olivia looked at her daughter and laughed. "Shut up" she said, shoving her away playfully. "This is just a dinner between friends."

Avery looked at her mother, doubtful, and smiled. "Oh come on. You're trying to make me and his kids friends. Isn't that like, the first sign?"

"No. He's my best friend. It would be great if our kids got along, don't you think" Olivia explained, brushing her hair. "Now, go get dressed."

Avery winked, before walking out of her mother's room, and into her own. She quickly got dressed, brushed her hair, and went out and sat on the couch to wait for her mother. "Ready to go?"

Avery nodded, standing from the couch. When she saw what her mother was wearing, she gasped. "You are sexy, Mom" she said with another wink. Avery eyed her mother. She looked beautiful, in her black dress, and silver heels. Her hair was straight, falling just below her shoulders, and she had little make-up on.

Olivia blushed. Taking a look at her daughter's attire, she laughed, knowing there was no way she would get Avery in a dress. She looked at Avery, who was dressed in a pair of dark jeans, a blue blouse, and a black leather jacket. Her hair, like Olivia's, was straight, but it was shorter, falling just abover her shoulders. "Let's go" Olivia said, grabbing her purse, opening the door, and walking out of the apartment, Avery close behind.

"Liv, you look gorgeous" Lizzie said, when she noticed the two brunettes walking to their table. Dickie nodded in agreement, before winking at Avery, who only smiled. She took in what the two were wearing, jeans, like herself, and a blouse for Lizzie, while Dickie wore a dress shirt with a tie.

Elliot stood, when he saw his partner walk up, and gasped. His daughter was right, Olivia looked beautiful. He was wearing a suit, as usual, but something about the way she was dressed, made him feel like things were a bit more formal than he originally thought. "You look beautiful Liv" Elliot whispered, once his partner took a seat next to him at the table.

Olivia watched as Avery sat inbetween Dickie and Lizzie, before leaning over and whispering, "You don't look too bad yourself Stabler." She winked, before giving him a small smile. "Where's Eli?" she asked, taking notice of the three year old.

"Maureen's watching him. She wanted us to say hi" Lizzie said, taking out her phone. She quickly took a picture of Avery, before typing on her phone. "Maureen wanted to know what Olivia's daughter looked like" she explained, showing Avery the text.

Avery laughed, shaking her head. The waitress came, and took their orders, leaving them to make small talk while they waited for their food. "They seem to be getting along" Elliot whispered, placing his hand on his partner's thigh.

Olivia looked up, taking notice of the three teens talking and laughing, and nodded. "Told you they would" she whispered back. She looked into his eyes, and for a split second, she thought about leaning in to kiss him. She had waited for years to have Elliot, but she didn't want to ruin what they had, especially now.

Avery looked up, and caught the two adults staring at each other. She smiled, before turning to Lizzie. "So, you do theatre too?"

Lizzie nodded, her face lighting up when the thought of having another theatre friend popped into her mind. "Yeah, you?"

"Four years" Avery answered, taking a sip of her sprite. Lizzie smiled, being able to find another thing she had in common with Avery.

"Hey, what about me!" Dickie said, trying to get attention from Avery.

"You don't do theatre" Lizzie said, folding her arms across her chest.

Dickie copied his sister's actions. "Yeah, but I do other things" he said, smirking.

Avery turned to face Dickie and chuckled. "I don't think playing video games counts" she said, squeezing his cheeks together. Both Avery and Lizzie laughed. Dickie rolled his eyes once, before joining in.

"I'm serious. That's what she said" Avery exclaimed. They had all finished their dinner and were now taking time to get to know each other. Avery had been talking about something that had happened at school, and had everyone at the table laughing.

Lizzie placed her hand on Avery's shoulder, trying to calm down her laughter. "Wow, your english teacher is definitely, something."

"Oh, she's something alright" Dickie said, earning another laugh from the three.

Avery looked up, and noticed, for the fifth time that night, that Olivia and Elliot seemed to be in their own little world.

Olivia was listening, intently, to something Elliot was saying, all the while, playing with her hair, twirling it in her fingers.

Avery quickly grabbed her phone off the table, and began to text something to both twins. Both phones beeped at the same time. Lizzie was the first to read the message, laughing as she typed her response. Dickie quickly opened his phone, and read the message. Am I the only one who thinks this is a little bit awkward, watching the two of them in their own world? He quickly looked up at his father and Olivia, and smiled, before responding to Avery's message.

Avery looked at her phone, and opened the messages, reading Lizzie's response first. Yeah, it's a little awkward, but well overdue. She looked at Lizzie and nodded, before opening Dickie's response. Awkward, yes. Surprise, no.

At that time, all three teens looked up, and stared at the two adults. The saw Elliot say something, which was conviently drowned out by the music playing in the restaurant. Olivia laughed, before taking some of the whipped cream off her dessert, and placing it on Elliot's nose.

The three watched as the two laughed, completely unaware that they were being watched. Avery noticed that the two were sitting, a little closer than necessary, and Elliot had his arm on the back of Olivia's chair, abling him to lean in closer.

Feeling the three pair of eyes on them, Olivia and Elliot turned to the three smiling teenagers. "What?" Olivia asked, scooting away from Elliot a little.

"Nothing" Avery said with a shrug. Lizzie and Dickie smiled, and grabbed their phones, while Elliot wiped his nose clean of the cream with a napkin.

Before another word could be said, Elliot's phone began to ring. "Stabler" he answered. He stood up, and grabbed his wallet from his back pocket. "Yes, we'll be right there." He quickly hung up the phone, and looked over at Olivia. "Another victim."

Olivia nodded, as she, and the three teenagers, rose from their seats. Elliot quickly went to pay the bill, and headed outside. "I'll meet you at the precinct" Olivia said, getting into her car with Avery, while the twins got in Elliot's car with him.

The two drove to the precinct, and quickly went into the squadroom, dragging the teenagers in with them. "Okay, go into the cribs until we come back."

Dickie groaned. "What? That place is so boring."

Lizzie and Avery laughed, before shaking their heads, and heading up the stairs. Olivia watched as Dickie followed to the two girls, before turning back to Elliot. "Let's go" she said, rushing out of the bullpen, not bothering to change her clothes. They had a new case, and something told them, it would only make things more complicated.

So, what did you think? I'm not sure how I feel about this one.

Tell me what you think.

Next chapter, we learn something about the man who caused the bus accident, and a sudden 'twist' of events.

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