Knowing

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Knowing

Amaro and Fin walked into the hospital room not long after Olivia finished taking Jo's statement. What this man did to her was beyond words, and Olivia wanted to find this bastard and make sure he got fifteen to life in prison like he deserved. It was a miracle that Jo was conscious, not to mention alive. The perp bashed her head into the wall, raped her, cut her body with a knife, and kept her clothes. The poor girl was left broken, bleeding, and naked in an alley, with no cell phone. Luckily a passerby saw her and called for help.

Olivia looked behind her and saw both Fin and Amaro and she furrowed her brow. "Cragen sent both of you?"

Fin shook his head and pulled her aside. "Go home Liv. You've been working for three days straight, you need a good night's sleep."

Olivia shook her head. "No, I want to find this guy and make sure he gets the max."

Fin took a deep breath. "I know Liv, but you can do that a lot better with fresh eyes."

Olivia looked up at him. "At least let me stay for the kit. Two men sitting by her side as the nurse does the kit? Talk about uncomfortable."

Fin sighed. "Fine, but then you need to go home and sleep."

Olivia nodded. "Deal."

Olivia kept her word and stayed with Jo as the nurse did a rape kit. Once the kit was finished Amaro and Fin decided to let Jo go home with Amanda, figuring she'd been through enough, and they wanted her to feel safe. Olivia went home. Realizing it was still relatively early, she decided to call David. While she was tired, there was no way she could go home and go to bed by herself. Not after what she saw that night.

She climbed into a cab and gave them her address. She picked up the phone and called David. She smiled when she heard his voice.

"Olivia."

"Hey. I just left the hospital. Turns out the vic was one of our detective's sisters. I'm on my way to my place and I really, really would love it if you could be there. I need someone tonight."

She could hear his smile through the phone. "I'll be there as soon as I can."

Olivia let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you David." Her voice was soft, breathy, almost like a whisper.

"Anytime Liv."

They hung up after that, and it wasn't long before the cab arrived at her apartment building. She paid him money, giving him a little extra for a tip, and she got out and went up to her apartment. Once she was inside she kicked off her shoes and slipped off her coat. She hung it up on her coat rack and heard a knock at the door. She looked through the peep hole and smiled.

"David." She said as the door opened. She threw her arms around him, the emotions of that night finally hitting her, but she didn't want to totally break down. She smiled softly and pulled away from him, letting him come inside. "Thank you, so much for coming over." She felt the tears in her eyes, but she was determined to fight them.

David saw the tears too, and he pulled her into a hug. "Liv, you don't need to be strong for me." He whispered, kissing the top of her head. "It's okay to cry."

And with that, Olivia let go. And David did something no man had ever done for her before. He picked her up, and carried her to the couch, her head buried in his shoulder, her body shaking with sobs. He sat down and held her close, gently rocking her, rubbing her back. "It'll be okay, honey. Let it out."

Olivia heard him say honey and her stomach did flips. Just being in his arms was helping. She loved how safe she felt in David's arms. Within a few minutes her sobbing had stopped. She looked up at him, her eyes puffy and red, her face tear stained. "Thank you." She whispered. "I probably look a hot mess right now."

David brushed a strand of hair from her eyes. "You look beautiful."

Olivia smiled and rested her forehead on his and closed her eyes. "Has anyone ever told you how truly amazing you are?"

David smiled. "I think you've mentioned it a few times." He kissed her forehead and smiled, content holding her.

This is what Olivia loved, that he didn't constantly want sex, nor did he expect it. Any other man she would call this late at night would come over expecting her to want to jump into bed. But not David, he was happy to come over to help her forget a rough day, a rough case. Not that Olivia would try to kid anyone, yes, they had sex, and yes it was amazing. But there were days she just wasn't in the mood, like tonight. She had been earlier, but seeing Jo in the hospital, listening to what happened, it crushed that mood.

David smiled at her. "What's going through that beautiful head of yours?"

Olivia smiled. "You." She said softly, a blush rising on her face. "And how much it means to me that you came over tonight, and how much it means to me that you're holding me right now, not trying anything."

He smiled. "If I were to try something, then I would have gone back on my word to you. I told you, when we first started this, that I know this would be hard for you, but I would be here for you, and I would wait, and we would take things at your pace."

Olivia smiled. "I knew I could trust you." She whispered. She snuggled up against him and let out a small, content sigh.

David smiled, holding Olivia in his arms, gently stroking her hair. This made him happy. He didn't need sex, or to make out like teenagers all the time. This was nice. This was all he needed, this was all he wanted. He looked at the time and kissed her forehead. "It's getting late babe."

Olivia's heart fluttered, her stomach did flips again. She smiled brightly, but didn't speak. "Mmm."

"You need to get some sleep. You have work tomorrow."

Olivia smirked. "So do you."

"Touché." He said back.

"I need a shower."

David smiled. "I have a better idea." He whispered. "Bubble bath. You and me, a couple glasses of wine."

Olivia looked at him. "No sex?"

David smiled. "I won't try anything. I'll just hold you, help you wash your hair and your back to relax you, and maybe steal a few kisses."

Olivia smiled. "You can't steal what I give away freely."

David rested his forehead against hers and looked deep into her eyes. Olivia brought their lips together; a small smile graced them as they kissed. David held her closer, held her tighter. Olivia's hand moved from his chest, up to his cheek. After a few minutes they pulled away, their foreheads still pressed together, their eyes still closed. Olivia spoke first. "Kissing you makes all the bad parts of the day wash away." She whispered.

David smiled. "Same here honey, same here."

Olivia pulled away a little to look at him, a big smile on her face.

"What?" He asked, frightened he'd done something wrong.

"That's the third time tonight that you've called me a pet name tonight. I like it." She smiled

He raised an eyebrow. "Well, I'm glad you do, and I fully intend on calling you babe, honey, sweetie, and a ton of other pet names from now on. Unless we're working."

Olivia kissed him again quickly. "Get used to them yourself, babe."

He smiled. "Come on, let's take that bubble bath."

Olivia smiled. "You just want to see me naked." She said, playing with him.

David smirked. "That is one of the plusses." He kissed her cheek and smiled. "But I could argue the same with you."

"Guilty." Olivia said and giggled. "Do you want to get the wine while I draw the bath?" She asked gently.

"Sounds perfect, angel."

Olivia smiled and got up, helping David up off the couch and walked to her bedroom. She stopped and turned and looked back at David. "Don't keep me waiting too long." She winked and walked through her bedroom to the master bath and started running the bath, putting in the lavender vanilla bubble bath and letting the tub fill up. A few minutes later David came walking in with two glasses of red wine. She smiled at him and took a glass of wine and raised it a little. "Cheers."

David did the same. "Cheers." They clinked glasses and took a sip. Olivia put the wine glasses down and wrapped her arms around him.

"I think we need to take our clothes off." She whispered.

David smiled and kissed her softly. "I think you're right." He whispered.

Olivia kissed him back and broke the kiss gently. "Help me?"

David smiled. "Only if you help me."

"Gladly." She smirked and ran her hands down his chest. She took off his t-shirt he was wearing, lifting it over his head. He did the same. They got each other's pants off, leaving them in their underwear.

David pulled Olivia close and kissed her gently, unhooking her bra, sliding it off her shoulders. She smiled against his lips, sliding her hands down his sides, taking his boxers with her hands, feeling David slide his hands down her back, and the lace of her panties fall down her legs to the floor. She stepped out of them and pulled back from the kiss. David looked her up and down and smiled. "God, Olivia Benson you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." He whispered, caressing her face.

Olivia smiled. "You're the most handsome man on Earth, David Haden." She said and took his hand in her own. "Come, sit with me." She whispered.

The climbed in the bath, Olivia sat between David's legs, resting against him. She closed her eyes and smiled. "Mmm. Is this heaven?" She asked softly.

David smiled. "If it's not, it's the closest thing to it."

Olivia smiled and took a sip of her wine, and craned her neck back to look at him. He smiled and leaned down and kissed her. She moved her hand back, resting it behind his head as she kissed him back, letting out a soft moan against his lips.

This was perfect, right here, sitting in a bubble bath, kissing the man that she had deep feelings for. She didn't want to say the "L" word yet, it was still too soon, but she could see herself getting there with David. She broke the kiss softly and smiled. "Thank you, for comforting me tonight." She whispered softly.

He smiled and kissed her shoulder softly. "Any time, Angel, any time."

Olivia smiled and leaned back against him, closing her eyes. This was bliss.

A/N: Okay, a little bit of lovin' for Olivia. Not a whole lot. Fear not, this will turn into an E/O romance at some point. But I'm having a little fun with our friend David Haden for right now! :) Please R&R, here or on Twitter. SVUConnoisseur :)