Ok, I'm extremely sorry for taking soo long to post a new chapter. I currently have to worry about school, and all this other stuff, plus we just did a show, so I had to stay at school for about 18 hours straight every day of this week. On top of that, I have writer's block :(

Anyway, on with the chapter :)

AUGUST 4th

"Olivia. Liv?" Olivia heard her partner's voice calling her name, but she refused to open her eyes. She knew once she did, she had no chance of falling back to sleep, and would probably have to endure hours more of intense investigating before she would get the luxury of sleep again. She simply layed there and wondered what time it was. "Olivia" she heard again. This time she felt Elliot shake her shoulder slightly trying to wake her. At this point she was severly annoyed. His persistancy proved too much at times, and unfortunately for Olivia, this was one of those times. He would pay for this, she was sure of it. She didn't care how, or when, but she knew he wouuld pay.

Olivia turned in the bed, keeping her eyes shut, making sure Elliot took the hint. She was so tired, her body literally ached. 'Why was he up' she thought, 'shouldn't he be asleep too, after all, he needed it more than I did.' Elliot, fully aware she was awake, grinned as he leaned over her. He pulled his face so cose to hers, he could smell her lavender body soap. Olivia could smell his cologne, and to be honest, she didn't mind at all. She loved the way he smelled, a smell that could only be described simply as Elliot. "Liv" he whispered as he pulled a piece of hair out of her face and placed it behind her ear. She tensed up when she felt him reach over her body. 'What is he up to' she thought, as she waited in anticipation. She got her answer, and to be honest, was not the least bit surprised, when she felt him yank the blanket off her body. He had done this many times before, petty attempts to wake her, and most of the time it worked, but not today. She was focused and just as stubborn as him. She merely curled her body up, and continually kept her eyes closed. "Jerk" she heard him whisper under his breath. Finally he had had enough. He was determined to get her out of bed, and his last attempt was fool proof. Elliot moved his face close to hers, yet again, and for a moment thought about his next move. Olivia's breath hitched in her throat when she felt his hot breath on her face. His face was inches away from hers, and he knew she felt uncomfortable. He stayed there for a moment, but still got nothing. Damn she was good! Elliot waited until it was completely quiet before he made his final move.

"OLIVIA!" he screamed, still only a few inches from her face. Olivia, startled and scared half to death, opened her eyes and sat up quickly. Her arms swung to the side, slapping Elliot in the face. Payback had been established, and sooner than she thought. She sat up and blinked a few times, adjusting her eyes to the light that filled the room. "You ass" she said when she saw Elliot rubbing his face, "serves you right!" Elliot looked up and grinned. He stared at her as she rubbed her eyes a few times and attempted to fix her clothes, which were showing a little more skin thatn she thought appropriate. Olivia glanced over at her partner and caught him staring at her. She grabbed the pillow off the bed she was sitting on, and threw it at him, hitting him in the face. "Pervert" she said, as she fixed her shirt again. "Can you blame me" he said playfully. Elliot smiled as he watche Olivia try to fix her hair. Truth was, he thought she was beautiful, no matter what she wore, or how messed up her hair was. Elliot grabbed the pillow she had thrown at him, and threw it back at her, hitting her smack in the face. Olivia looked at him with a cold glare, warning him to stop. He merely sat on the bed across from her, smiling, testing her.

Olivia grabbed the pillow and jumped off the bed, and onto his. "I'm going to hurt you!" she said, as she placed the pillow on top of his face. She could hear him laughing, so she applied more weight, leaning her whole body onto the pillow. "Liv, I can't breath" he said. His voice was muffled bye the pillow, and Olivia knew that was about as quiet as he was going to get. "You wouldn't be talking if you couldn't breath." She heard him laugh again. Elliot pushed Olivia off of him, making her land on the edge of her bed with a slight thud. He quickly threw the pillow on the floor, getting it out of the way before she could use it again. Olivia, after seeing him toss the pillow, wasn't going to let that stop her. She tried to smake him, just to remind him she was serious, but when she struck, he grabbed her wrist and held it firmly. When she lifted the other hand, he grabbed that wrist as well, and pulled her clost to him, to prevent her from hurting herself during their little struggle. Olivia started laughing, when she realized how lame they were, fighting over such a random thing. She looked down at Elliot, who was also laughing. She smiled. It had been a while since she heard him laugh. Not one of those fake chuckles he gave when Fin or Cragen told a cheesy joke, but a full out, happy laugh. Her laugh soon faded when she saw his face suddenly become serious. It was awkward at first, but neither of them wanted to move. Olivia stared into her partner's eyes, and her face became just as serious. His eyes were back to the beautiful blue she loved. His face was happy, for the first time in months, and she knew she was showing the same look on her own face. Elliot layed still, staring into her chocolate brown eyes, wishing this moment would last forever. The silence created such tension, and neither of them felt it would be right to break it. That, however, didn't stop anyone else from doing so.

Both detectives looked toward the door when they heard someone clear their throat. There, stood Avery, coffee cup in each hand, along with Fin, who was leaning against the door frame, arms crossed. Olivia saw the two staring at her and suddenly realized the awkward position she and Eliot were still in. She was laying on top of him, her hands on his chest and her face inches away from his. His hands were still wrapped around her wrists, keeping her close to him. He let her wrists go, and she quickly got off of him, using his chest to push off of. "Did we interupt anything Baby-girl?" Fin asked, a huge grin plastered on his face. Olivia turned, trying to hid her now blushing face. "No, nothing at all" Elliot said with a smile, as he got off the bed and went to stand by Fin. Once she composed herself, Olivia turend and walked to the three. Avery handed her one of the cups she had in her and gaver her a small smile. Olivia smiled back, and toop the cup, drinking the coffee inside. "Sure didn't look like nothing" Avery muttered before taking a sip out of her own cup.

Olivia coughed, choking on the coffee she was drinking, surprised with Avery's comment. She took a deep breath and exhaled. "Where were you?" she asked, taking another drink from her cup. "Detective Stabler came in to wake you and saw that I was awake. He let me hang with Fin until he got you up." "Yeah and it took longer than expected, so we decided to check it out." Fin looked over at Elliot who was smiling at his partner. "Good thing too" he said, implying something Avery did not want to hear. "Not exactly what I wanted to hear this morning." Avery said as she took another sip. Olivia let out a small laugh and rolled her eyes. "Let's get you home" she said, brushing past Elliot and Fin without a word, Avery following close behind.

"You seem....happy. That's....different" Olivia said, looking into the rearview mirror at Avery. "Huh?" she asked, rubbing her face. "In all my years, I've never seen omeone who was sexually assaulted seem so....happy, especially the morning after." Avery thought for a moment. She thought that if she pretended everything was alright, it really would be. "I just can't let this ruin my life. I've accepted it, and I need to move on." Olivia turned in her seat and looked inbetween her and and Elliot's seat, staring at Avery sitting in the back. She really was a strong girl. It had taken Olivia months to fully accept what had happened and she was still learning to move on.

Elliot pulled up to an apartment building and turned off the car. Both he and Olivia got out, Avery not too far behind. They went in and took the elevator to the third floor. "It'll be okay Avery" Olivia said, placing a hand on the girl's shoulder. Avery nodded as they arrived in front of one of the dozen doors lining the hallway. Elliot knocked on the door and the three waited for someone to answer.

A minute later, the door opened, and a woman appeared in the doorway. She had auburn hair that flowed down to her mid back. Her hazel eyes focused first on the two detectives, then on Avery, as her face became angry. "Where the hell have you been!" she asked rushing up to her daughter. "Miss Taylor, I'm Detective Stabler, this is my partner Detective Benson. Avery stayed at the police station last night with Detective Benson." Olivia looked at Avery's mom, who was gripping her daughter's arm, tight. "What did you do?" Miss Taylor asked, turning to her daughter. Avery flinched when her mother squeezed her arm, and looked to the floor, not wanting the detectives to see her reaction. "Could we step inside Miss Ta-" "My name's Sara" she said, blocking the door. Elliot stepped back, not wanting to invade her space. "Sara," Olivia began in a calm tone, "we're a part of Special Victims Unit. Avery was sexually assaulted last night. She was with us giving her statement, and must've forgotten to call you-" Sara scoffed and pulled her daughter. "Is that what she told you?!? She was sexually assaulted huh? Anything to have attention!" She gave Olivia a cold looked then looked at Avery. "Who were you sleeping with last night?" Avery looked up at Sara then looked up at Olivia, who was shocked that her other would treat her this in front of the cops. Sara pulled Avery into the apartment and quickly turned to the detectives. "You two stay the hell away from Avery. She's nothing but trouble and only wasting your time." She quickly stepped into the apartment, slamming the door in the faces of two very shocked cops. Elliot looked over at Olivia who looked angry. "What the hell was that about" he asked, starting toward the elevator. Elliot, who was a few steps behind her, only sighed. "Probably surprised to see her daughter bring escorted home by cops. I konw if this happened to one of my kids, I'd be a little upset." Olivia looked over at Elliiot and chuckled to herself, not wanting to respond to what he had just said.

Olivia arrived at the Precinct at around noon. She had asked Elliot to drop her off for a quick shower and change of clothes. When she got there, she sat at her desk, but was soon greeted by the ADA. "Benson!" Olivia turned to see Alex walking toward her, her face serious. "Alex, how was the arraignment?" "It went well, but Avery's going to have to testify at the trial" she answered as Elliot walked to his desk, followed by Fin, Munch, and Cragen. "Do you think she'll be able to stand it" Cragen asked looking at Olivia. Olivia shrugged. "I don't know Captain. She's strong, but I honestly don't know." "Plus, her crazy mother doesn't want us talking to her." Elliot added with a sigh. Cragen rubbed his forehead as he thought. "Any particular reason" Munch asked. "No" Elliot responded, "just hinks her daughter's a bad kid."
Cragen sighed. "Fin, Munch, You two call Mr. Ramirez's wife, tell her what happened." He turned to Elliot, who was sitting on Olivia's desk. "You two go pay a visit to Avery's principal. See if she really is a bad kid."

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Olivia knocked on the front door of a small house. She and her partner, Elliot Stabler, waited a few seconds for someone to answer. A woman in her late forties answered the door. Her blonde hair was pulled up in a neat bun and her blue eyes hid behind large rimmed glasses. "Hello?" she answered, confused as to why the cops were on her doorstep. "Hi, Mrs. McCoy." Olivia said showing her badge. "I'm Detective Benson, this is my partner Detective Stabler. We need to ask you a few questions about Avery Taylor." Mrs. McCoy gasped and stepped out the door. "Is she alright? Has something happened?" Olivia looked at Elliot, then back at Mrs. McCoy. "She was sexually assaulted last night." "Oh my God!" She put her hand over her mouth, shocked. "Please, come in." She opened the door, allowing the two to enter the house. She led them to the family room and sat in a chair. "Please sit" she said, pointing to the couch. The detectives thanked her with a smile and sat down. "Was she-" "raped" Elliot finished for her, "no". Mrs. McCoy let out a sigh of relief. "Mrs. McCoy, some people believe Avery was.....Was she ever a problem at school?" The older woman looked up at Olivia and shook her head. "No, goodness no! She's an A average student. Drama club. Musically talented. Everyone loves her." Elliot was about to speak when they heard another voice. "Erin! Do you know where-" the man stopped when he walked in the room and sw the detectives.

"Detectives, this is my husband Richard" she said, pointing to the man. Erin then turned to her husband and explained, "Honey, they're here about Avery." Richard sat on the arm of the chair his wife occupied, looking worried. "Is she alright?" Elliot looked at Olivia before continuing. "She was assaulted last night. Are you guys close with her?" Mr. McCoy nodded. "She's my daughter, Jenna's, best friend. She's over here so often, she's practically her sister." "Can we speak with Jenna?" Olivia asked, hoping to get some questions answered that only a best friend would know. "She's at my mother's house in Florida for the summer. She wanted some time with her family before she got busy with senior year" Erin said. Elliot sighed. "Mrs. McCoy is there any reason Avery's mother wouldn't believe what happened to her daughter. Perhaps she was with a lot of boys, her mom thought it was a false report?" Erin looked up, angry at the mention of Avery's mom. "That woman doesn't give a damn about Avery. She's never there for her, what would she know. If Avery said she was assaulted, then she was." Both Elliot and Olivia stayed quiet. They knew the truth, she was assaulted, they saw it with their own eyes, but they couldn't risk hurting their investigation. "Avery is constantly trying to get away from her mother, which is why we let her stay her at times." "Are there any other adults she confides in nat school, or that you know of?" Erin looked up at Olivia. "Mr. Showder, the drama coach. He was like a father to her." "Do you know where we can talk to him?" Erin looked at her husband, then back at Olivia. "He died, last semester. He had a heartattack afte Drama rehearsal." "How did Avery take that?" Elliot looked up at Erin, who sighed, remembering what had happened. "She took the news the worst. I had to call in a counselor for her, but after a while, she was back to her happy self. Mr. Showder even gave her a fund for college. Four thousand dollars." "That seems like a lot of money for a teacher to give one of his students." "He never had any children, Avery was the closest thing to a family he had, and he knew her mother would never help financially." Elliot looked at Olivia, who looked as if she was going to start crying. Avery's situation was similar to her own, but at least Avery had people willing to help her through it. "I think that's all we need. Thanks for everything" Elliot said as he and Olivia stood up from the couch. Mrs. McCoy followed them to the door and opened it. "Detectives" she said, making the two turn to face her. "Avery's a good kid, despite her mother's poor job at raising her." With that she closed the door.

Elliot looked over at his partner as he walked to the car. "You ok?" Olivia looked up at him and took a deep breath. "I'm fine" was all she said as she got in the car and drove off.

O.O it seems Olivia is getting a little too involved, yes? Why does Avery's mom hate her so much? What happens when Olivia starts acting weird around Elliot? All will be revealed...but it could be sooner, if you review ;)