She was sinking like a stone. Bobby did all he could to cut the weight, hurling everything in his arsenal in the hope that she would realise he wasn't worth the struggle. She was drowning. Still, Alex Eames held on. They were tethered together. It was too late to cut herself loose now—not that she was inclined to. Alex would let Bobby carry her down with him to the sediment itself.

Alex, Bobby, a one-night stand, a separation, and the aftermath one year later. BA

She turned in her badge and said goodbye to her partner... No one's heard from her since. Post-Loyalty that fills in the gap up to Rispetto.

Like whisky, Robert Goren was an acquired taste. He knew it. She knew it. But Alexandra Eames liked whisky. Goren/Eames Covers the events of the series and beyond with one major change. Eames's pregnancy in S3 wasn't a surrogacy for her sister. Instead, she chooses to have a child. Bobby reflects on a burning question—is it too late? Longfic. Slowburn.

Eames finds Goren in a park after Goren found out about Jo in "Frame." They discuss Mark Ford Brady and how Declan knows what he had to know to frame Goren the way he did. Goren is sad. Eames is comforting. No B/A, just two friends and police partners. TW: Discussion of Goren's torture in "Untethered" and some language is used that wouldn't fly on an NBC police procedural.

Robert Goren had survived 8 years of self-imposed exile to allow Alexandra Eames freedom to achieve her life goals. Nine years later a stroke of luck had brought Alex back to him and every facet he had ever wanted in his future was complete, but when he turned on the news that morning, the lead story suggested that luck was about to turn against him. 35th IN THE MILBURY SERIES.

Another holiday season, another tradition tackled as only Bobby Goren and Alex Eames can!

Eames brings her partner home for the first time. Eames's family dynamics. Is Goren trying hard to make a good impression?

Goren and Eames deal with the fallout of an investigation into the death of a young protestor after claims of excessive force was used.

Randall Shaw's first Thanksgiving with the Goren family proves to be memorable in more ways than one. 34th IN THE MILBURY SERIES.

Logan discovers a daughter he never knew he had. Graphic sexual violence starts at Chapter 15. Recent chapter: Harvest and Mike face her rapist in court for the last time. Bobby Goren makes an appearance

Just before Halloween, Alexandra Eames is unexpectedly tormented by dreams of her long-ago kidnapping by Jo Gage. 33rd IN THE MILBURY SERIES.

If Randall Shaw is to stay permanently with Robert Goren, Alexandra Eames, and their adopted daughter Olivia, they must have permission from his incarcerated father. The decision, however, will provide revelations of a different sort. 32nd IN THE MILBURY SERIES. (Some strong language.)

A request for help from a friend marks a new direction in the lives of Robert Goren, Alexandra Eames, and their adopted daughter Olivia. 31st IN THE MILBURY SERIES. Technically not a crossover, but Olivia Benson appears in this story, and Noah Porter-Benson, Sonny Carisi, Fin Tutuola, and Elliot Stabler are mentioned.

Alexandra Eames tries to keep her partner on an even keel after the death of his brother, but the funeral of Frank Goren brings surprising news to Robert Goren.

Written after watching episode 6X17. A story of how things might have continued between Logan and Wheeler.

It's Goren's birthday, and Eames has a very special gift for him...

During a trial in which Goren testifies, the lawyer brings out one of Goren's darkest secrets... He has an eight-year-old daughter.

When, after eleven years of partnership, Goren has to announce something to Eames, something that Eames is unlikely to like and, above all, something that will hurt her...

As family and friends gather, moving house isn't the only change in the air. Summer fluff and a little bit of fun... 30th IN THE MILBURY SERIES.

With Alexandra Eames in the city at a police convention, Robert Goren and their adopted daughter Olivia anticipate a week of bookish adventures. Instead an unexpected event forces the family to face the loss of one of their own-and the repercussions. 29th IN THE MILBURY SERIES

A family of cops in trouble. This case hits close to home for Alex, and she's feeling the pressure. Can our fearless detectives solve it before more people are hurt? And how does Alex handle all these emotions in the context of her brand new relationship with Bobby, and in her own mind?

Robert Goren is a detective who has just passed his fiftieth birthday. He works as a detective in the criminal investigation department. Every day, he has to face the reprimands of his former partner Alexandra Eames, who is none other than his captain. He's not very good at romance, and prefers to devote his days to his work. Until the day Eames makes her declaration!

Post finale! The writers just left us there! With knowing looks and smiles. I couldn't pass this up. What's in store for our detectives as they keep their partnership and just maybe...a little more.

Goren and Eames disappeared then magically reappeared. What happened in the year they were gone? Just a couple of chapters of what might have been.