Rebel (SVU Fanfic)

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"Hi," Olivia said to who she assumed was Captain Cragen. "I'm Olivia Benson."

"Oh, Olivia! Nice to meet you! I'm Don," he greeted her, reaching his hand out for a handshake.

"You too," she replied quietly.

"Let's introduce you," he said, then turned to the squad. "Everyone, this is Olivia Benson, our SVU transfer from Jersey."

"Uh oh," the older detective, sitting at his desk said jokingly. "They are...quite a handful."

"It's to keep you Manhattan natives in line," she retorted with the same semi-seriousness, feeling a little more comfortable.

Cragen pointed to all the detectives, saying their names. Then he said, "Now since Cassidy is gone and Munch, you need a partner, I have to reassign. Amaro, you're with Munch now. Rollins and Fin, you can stay together, if that's fine and Olivia, you'll be with Elliot."

All of the detectives nodded and Nick Amaro started putting his things in a box. Olivia felt awkward, having making the man do so, but he honestly did not mind. The members of the squad were all friends and worked well together.

When Olivia got her desk, she sat down and pulled her things from the box of her old desk and organized. The picture of her kids went up first, her papers and files went in her bottom drawer. Her little things like pens and markers went in the lap drawer and everything else in the top drawer.

The squad had a slow day full of paperwork, so everyone was doing that. Olivia didn't have anything to do at the moment, so she sat back and looked at the picture of 12 year old Nicole holding a newborn baby Paige with a 6 year old Zach. They were so happy. Well, Zach was now the middle kid and didn't get all the attention anymore...but other than that it was all good. It was...perfect. She smiled, though heat behind her eyes told her to do otherwise. She pushed away the threats of tears when she heard Elliot speak up.

"So you're from Jersey?" Elliot asked.

"I was born here. Lived here my whole life, but moved to Jersey for work. My daughter must've been...just a baby at that point, actually. Maybe 2 at the oldest," Olivia said, shocked by how long it's been since she's been here.

"Have any other kids?"

"I have three in total. Nicole, Zach, and Paige."

"Married? Not?" Elliot asked casually, not really paying attention.

"Not anymore," she said. "Haven't been for a good...18 months now."

"What did he do?" This question was definitely not meant to be taken seriously, obviously, since Elliot implied it was her ex's fault. Little did he know...

"It just...didn't work, I guess," Olivia replied. "I was always working."

"Must be hard," Elliot analyzed.

"It is. Nicole helps me out a lot though."

"How old are they?"

"Nicole is 15, Zach is 9, and Paige is 3. You have any kids?"

"Set of twins. Lizzie and Dickie. They're almost 13."

Olivia nodded and smiled, though she didn't ask if he was married or not. She didn't see a ring on his finger, so she didn't have to.

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It was almost 3 o'clock and Nicole was walking home. Everyone gave her looks, all differing, but she didn't care. She already belonged to a clique because of her transformation and that was all she cared about today.