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"David, where are you taking me?" Olivia asked as she held on to David's hand tightly. He was guiding her to their special evening that he had planned all by himself. He wanted them to have a very good start to their vacation.

"You better not be peaking Olivia Benson," David warned her. He had both of his hands on Olivia's shoulders, guiding her to the surprise spot.

"I'm not!"

"Okay, you can open them now."

Olivia opened her eyes and took in the view of the blanket lying on a spot on the sand near the waves of the beach but out of the reach of the water. There was a bottle of red wine sitting in a bucket of ice and two wine glasses waiting.

"What's this?" Olivia asked with a smile across her face.

"This is that nightcap I never gave you," he answered while getting comfortable on the blanket. It was almost time for the sun to be going down and Olivia thought the weather outside was just gorgeous. The breeze was blowing just the right amount and the sound of the waves made her feel very relaxed.

Olivia sat down next to David on the blanket and held her wineglass while David poured. "Cheers," he said clanging his glass against hers.

"This is really beautiful," Olivia said taking her first sip and staring off into the waves that were lightly crashing into the sand.

"I think you're really beautiful," David added. He stared into her sparkling eyes as she began blushing. She was sure she had just turned three shades of red.

"Thanks," she said quietly before taking another sip.

"I figured we could come out here and just have a relaxing time together. Watch the sunset and go for a small walk in the moonlight. I've always wanted to do that," David discussed.

"It sounds perfect," Olivia agreed.

They finished their glasses of wine and then they cuddled up close to each other to watch the sun set below the ocean. Their hands were intertwined and Olivia was resting her head in his lap as he sat with his legs crossed near his ankles.

"The sky is so pretty," Olivia said taking a good look at it. It was just like a precious painting. So serene and so real. The purple blended in with the light blues and oranges and it just took your breath away.

David looked down to see Olivia's face and he got a little worried when he saw her eyes turn glassy, "What's the matter?"

"Nothing," she whispered, "It's just so breath taking."

"So much for all those rumors about Badass Benson," David said laughing at his own joke.

Olivia hit him playfully in the ribs, "You tell anybody about this and I will kill you," she said in all silliness, "I can get away with it."

"Okay, okay," David said putting his hands up in a defensive position.

"Only kidding," Olivia laughed, "How about that walk now?"

David stood up and wiped the sand off of his butt with his hand. He also helped Olivia make sure the back of her dress was sand free.

"Watch it buddy," she warned him when he went to far.

The moon was hanging full in the sky now and the waves were a little bit stronger. Olivia slipped off her flip flops and joined David along the side of the beach. They were holding hands and walking close enough to where the water just hit their feet when the tide rolled in. Olivia's red dress swayed with the cool breeze and there was no sound besides nature. No cars around to honk their horns or mad drivers to yell in traffic.

"I had a really good day today," Olivia said as they continued to walk down the coast.

"That's kinda what I was hoping for," David said.

"I never thought I would be able to have a real relationship," Olivia said quietly after a few minutes.

David stopped and turned toward her, "You deserve to be loved."

Olivia was at a loss for words. How did he know that she had longed for someone to say those words to her? For someone to truly love her and to say she is deserving of something. She opened her mouth to say something but now words came out.

"You don't have to say anything," David said seeing her expression, "You just have to believe that."

They stood there in the moonlight gazing into each other's eyes for a moment until Olivia turned and started running back to where they came from. "If you love me, come get me!"

David stood there for a moment contemplating what to do. He didn't need to think about it too long because Olivia was sprinting fairly quickly back down the ocean line. David caught up to her though and when he did he swooped her up in his arms and carried her over his shoulder. He spun her around as she giggled and flailed for him to put her down.

"I think I'm good," he laughed carrying her back toward the house, "I have a nice view," he said referring to her butt that was sticking in his face.

"In that case…" Olivia reached her arm down and gave David a smack on the ass causing him to jump a little.

"Hey!" he said watching her run toward the house.

"You lost!"

David shook his head and then took off running after her again. They ended up falling onto the couch with David tickling Olivia until she could barely breathe. When he finally let up she sighed a happy sigh, "I don't think I've ever laughed this much," she admitted to him.

David just stared at her. He longed to know about her past and why she said some of the things she did. That was one of the reasons he was taking her on vacation, he wanted to know more. It's like he was falling in love with someone without knowing anything about them.

"Why do you say things like that?" he asked getting her attention.

"What do you mean?"

"You just… I don't know."

Olivia placed her hand on his knee and took a deep breath before speaking, "My father was a rapist," she said very quietly, almost inaudible but, David had heard, "He raped my mother and that's how I was made. She kept me and I was a constant reminder to her about her attack."

David didn't know what to say. He saw that she was plainly upset talking about it, but he wanted to know. "Liv I-"

"She became an alcoholic," Olivia continued to say, "She died awhile ago. She was drunk and fell down the stairs."
"I'm sorry," David said placing his hand on top of hers on his knee, "I'm real sorry." He used his thumb to rub her hand trying to soothe her, "Thank you for telling me though."

She offered a sad smile, "It's just not something I talk about if I can help it."

"We don't have to," David assured, "I just want to know things about you Liv. I love you and I feel like I know nothing about you."
"Well now you do," she said, "It just takes awhile for me to open up I guess."
"It's alright," he said, "As long as you plan on telling me at some point."

"I do," she smiled, "It's getting late," she added after looking toward the big clock that hung on the wall in the kitchen, "We should get to bed."

"Go ahead," David told her, "I'll be in there in just a second."

Olivia got up to go in the bedroom after giving David a goodnight kiss. She slipped on a long t-shirt and pair of shorts and crawled under the covers to the side closest to the wall. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

David sighed in the living room by his self and got up to turn the light off. He flipped the light switch down and took a good look outside at the ocean again before walking away. He felt something inside of him change. He felt like he was doing the right thing and he didn't want it to stop. He shut the blinds on the sliding glass window over the balcony and then headed to the bedroom to crawl in bed with Olivia, his favorite place to be.