So sorry it's taking me forever and a day to update everything. I have been so busy with school; college is kind of kicking my ass right now. My dad and my close friend were both in the hospital, and I am so uninspired to write now...I have no clue why :( Plus I had finals and had to check out, which was a hassel :/ So honestly, I'm so so so sorry for the huge delay. If you're reading any of my other stories, you'll probably get this little shpeal as well.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LAW AND ORDER: SVU; DICK WOLF DOES

Monday morning rolled around, and Olivia made sure she was up and ready bright and early. She made sure she had Alex dressed and ready for his first day at his new school, before getting dressed for her first day at her new precinct. "Alex, you ready to go?" she asked, finishing her make-up.

"Yes Mommy," he yelled from the living room, before walking into her bedroom.

Olivia took one look at her son and smiled. He looked incredibly handsome in his new school uniform, and she knew that it was only a matter of time before she was going to be chasing the girls away. "Let's go," she said as the two of them walked out the front door and down the hall.

"You got everything?" Olivia asked, as she crouched down to her son's level.

Alex looked in his backpack, before nodding. "Yep, I'm all set."

Olivia pulled her son into a hug. "I love you," she said, placing a kiss on the crown of his head.

"I love you too Mommy," he said, before Olivia fixed his tie. "Can I go now?"

Olivia nodded, before releasing her son. "Be good," she said, as she watched him run into the school. Lucky for the two of them, they had been given a tour of the school after Olivia had registered Alex on the previous Friday, so he knew where everything was, including his classroom. Olivia watched as Alex ran into his classroom, excited to start his first day.

"First day?"

Olivia turned around to face a middle aged woman. "Is it that obvious?" Olivia asked with a small chuckle.

The woman let out a small laugh. "Kind of. Don't worry, your son will be fine. Besides, he's a handsome little fellow, I'm pretty sure all the girls will be willing to help him out."

Olivia looked at the woman and smirked. "That's what I'm afraid of," she said, walking back to the car and getting in, driving off to the 1-6.

Olivia walked into the squadroom, carefully observing her future co-workers. She had only spent a few seconds in the room, but she could already tell how much she was going to enjoy it more than her old job. There was definitely going to be more work, this was apparent by the many officers rushing to and fro, but she hated when she didn't have anything to do.

"Can I help you?"

Olivia turned to face the gentleman who was speaking to her. "Uh, yeah." She pulled out a folded piece of paper from her slack's front pocket. "I'm looking for a Captain Cragen," she said, looking at the man in front of her.

The man nodded his head, before flashing a smile. "He's right behind you," he said, pointing at the man talking to another man in a suit. The two watched as the younger man nodded, before walking away, before the man in front of Olivia called out to the captain. "Yo, Cap! There's someone here who needs to talk to you."

Cragen looked their way, and nodded, before walking over to the two. "Can I help you?" he asked, looking at Olivia.

"Uh, yeah. I'm Olivia Benson," she said, holding her hand out for a handshake.

Cragen's eyes widened as realization hit him. "The new lead sent from Queens? I'm Captain Cragen," he said, grabbing her hand and shaking it. "I see you've already met Detective Tutuola," he said, placing a hand on Fin's shoulder.

"It's nice to meet you," Olivia said, shaking his hand.

Fin nodded as he grabbed her hand. "Odafin Tutuola, but everyone just calls me Fin."

Olivia nodded, before looking back at Cragen. "Detective Benson, will you please come into my office, there's a few things I need to discuss with you," Cragen said, as he stepped toward his office door.

"Oh no, make a run for it. He's going to give you the first day lecture," Fin whispered, before winking at Olivia, a smile on his face.

Olivia smiled at Fin's comment, letting out a small chuckle. "Thanks for the heads up, but I think I'll take my chances," she replied with a wink of her own, before stepping into Cragen's office, shutting the door behind her.

"Olivia, please have a seat," Cragen said, motioning to the chair in front of his desk.

Olivia nodded, before taking a seat. She looked around the office, placing her hands in her lap, trying her hardest not to be nervous. "So, I heard you're a great detective, one of the best actually. What made you leave Queens SVU?" he asked, as he leaned back in his chair.

Olivia began to spin the ring on her left middle finger around, a nervous habit. "Well," she began, taking a deep breath. She hated the fact that she was going to have to spill her life story to someone she had only met a few minutes ago, but he was her boss after all. "I thought it was best if my son and I moved out of Queens. We both needed a new start in life, and I thought moving here would help."

Cragen nodded, before looking through a file on his desk. "You requested this unit, am I right?" Olivia nodded, before taking another deep breath. "Any reason in particular?"

There it was. The question everyone wanted to know. Olivia took another deep breath. She knew Cragen had a right to know, but she hated the idea of revealing both her mother's, and her own, past with him. "My, uh, my mother was raped. She became pregnant with me. My mother's rapist was never caught. I joined the unit so other women wouldn't have to go through what my mother did."

Cragen sat up straight in his chair, before looking down at Olivia. He had to admit, she was brave for explaining her mother's history with him, especially when she didn't even know him. "Well, if you're anything like Captain Ferris said, you're going to do great here. Welcome toSVU," he said, standing up and holding out his hand.

Olivia stood and shook his hand, before offering Cragen a smile. "Thank you Sir."

Cragen nodded, before dropping his hand back to his side. "Detective Tutuola can show you to your desk and show you around until your partner returns." Olivia nodded, before turning and taking a step toward the door. "Olivia," Cragen called out, stopping her. She turned around, her eyebrow raised in question. "A few more things. Just remember, we don't pick the vic, although I'm sure you've been told this before." Olivia nodded, proving Cragen's theory correct. "And about your partner. I'm just warning you know, he's a little, well, he's a little hard headed. Good luck dealing with him."

Olivia smiled. "I think he's the one who's going to need the luck," she said with a chuckle, before walking out of the office and over to Fin.

"So, how'd it go?" Fin asked, placing the file in his hands on his desk.

Olivia shrugged. "Eh, same old thing. So, which desk is mine?"

Fin smiled, before walking over to two desk. "This one," he said, pointing to the empty desk across from, what she assumed, was her partner's. "This one here is your partner," he said, handing her a framed photo. Olivia took the picture, smiling when she saw the young man with a small girl on his shoulder smiling like they hadn't a care in the world. "That's Elliot and his daughter. I'm pretty sure he'll tell you about her in time."

Olivia put the picture back in its place, before lookin up, surprised to see another man had joined the two of them. He was much older than Fin, as his hair was beginning to grey. His eyes were hidden behind glasses, and his hands were shoved into his pockets. "Now, who might this be?" he asked, one eye peering over his shades.

"Hey man, this is Detective Olivia Benson," Fin introduced.

"Ah, Stabler's partner huh? Good luck," he said with a smirk.

Olivia smirked herself. "So I've been told. And you are?"

"Baby-girl, this is my partner, Sergeant John Munch."

Olivia raised an eyebrow. "What did you just call me?" she asked, as she leaned against her desk, her arms crossing over her chest.

"Sorry Baby-girl, but you're part of the gang now, and let's face it. You're the only girl, so of course you're going to have three men making fun of you. Think of it as your initiation into the unit."

Olivia rolled her eyes. She opened her mouth to object, but before she could speak, she heard the all too familiar voice behind her. "Well well Benson, nice of you to finally join the team."

Olivia looked over her shoulder and laughed. "Shut up Cabot." With that she got off the desk and gave her friend a hug, happy to see at least one familiar face.

"Yo Cabot, what are you doing here?"

Alex looked at Fin and smiled. "Just making sure my best friend is getting situated on her first day at work," she said with a wink, as she wrapped her arm around Olivia's waist.

"My God, are they going to kiss?" Munch asked aloud, as both he and Fin continued to stare at the two women.

Alex, wanting to have some fun and freak out her co-workers, pulled Olivia close. "I've missed you," she said, burying her face into Olivia's neck.

Olivia laughed, before pushing Alex away from her. "Down girl, we're at work." She winked at Alex, causing both men to groan.

Alex started to laugh. Seeing the reaction they were getting from the two, only amused her. "Fin, close your mouth, and Munch, come on, really."

"That's not funny. You can't mess with a man like that," Munch whined as he fixed his glasses.

"Shut yo ass up man," Fin said, obviously a little annoyed that he had been played with. "Man, I'll give you props Benson. If we ever need someone to go undercover, I'm nominating you!"

Olivia gave a slight nod, before turning her attention back to Alex. "So, what's up?"

Alex joined Olivia on the desk. "Just wanted to see how you were doing. You meet your new partner yet?"

Olivia shook her head. "No. Cragen said he should be back soon."

"Oh, he? Who do you have?" she asked, her eyes growing wide with curiosity.

"Elliot Stabler," she said, checking the time on her phone, not bothering to look up.

"Elliot? Oh, uh, good luck," Alex said, pushing herself off the desk.

Olivia put her phone back in her pocket, before looking at Alex. "Really? What's so bad about him?"

Alex looked at both Munch and Fin, who both shrugged and backed away, not wanting to get drawn into this conversation. "He's just, well, he's a- what?" she asked, noticing Fin and Munch trying to get her attention.

"Who are we talking about?"

Both Alex and Olivia turned around, only to be greeted by the same young man in a suit Olivia had seen earlier. She could tell he was angry, and she knew then that he wasn't going to be easy to work with. Maybe she was going to need luck.

Before anyone could say anything, Cragen came out of his office and rushed up to the two. "Ah, Elliot you're back. Before you start throwing a fit, meet your new partner." He placed his hand on Olivia's shoulder, before turning to face Elliot. "Elliot Stabler, meet your partner, Olivia Benson."

Elliot looked at Olivia, and it was as if he wasn't angry anymore. The woman standing in front of him was beautiful, and not what he was expecting at all. The way her dark hair fell perfectly to her shoulders only magnified her perfect features. His eyes scanned her body, before resting on her face, taking it all in. He found himself staring into her big brown eyes, practically melting at the sight of them.

Olivia continued to stare at Elliot, and smiled. It was as if she was looking at him for the first time. That picture on his desk didn't do him justice. He was tall, and she could tell, even through his shirt, how muscular he was. Her eyes locked on his piercing blues, completely intrigued with their beauty, just as he was with her own chocolate brown eyes.

He was the first to speak, remembering they were surrounded by their co-workers and boss. "Hi, uh, I'm Detective Stabler. It's nice to meet you," he said, holding out his hand.

"Likewise," Olivia said, taking his hand and shaking it.

Cragen looked at the greetings being exchanged, before he cleared his throat, causing the two detectives to look at him. "Well, it's nice that you're getting to know each other, but it's time to get to work. We have a victim at Mercy Hospital," he said, holding out a small piece of paper.

"Let's get to work," Elliot said, picking up his jacket and putting it on.

"Yeah," Olivia said in agreement, as she snatched the paper out of Cragen's hands and walked out of the squadroom, forcing Elliot to run to the elevator to catch up.

When the two were gone Cragen turned to the two detectives and the ADA. "Well, this is going to be interesting," he said, placing his hands in his pocket.

"Agreed," both Alex and Fin said simultaniously.

"Let's hope he doesn't chase this one away," Munch said, before walking back to his desk. Everyone nodded in agreement, before heading off to do their own work. They all knew something would eventually happen between Olivia and Elliot, the question was, whether it would be something good, or bad.

Dun Dun...

Okay, so sorry again for the long delay. I'm suffering writers block, and life...

Please Review, I want to know how you all are liking it. Reviews make my day, and they somewhat motivate me.

Anyway, the next chapter is going to be purely focused on the children, little Alex and Sam. So Review if you want it :)