Me, Eden and Emily (a Bensler fanfic)

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Olivia finally made it to the Manhattan Bridge and began driving over as the scenery became more and more familiar. She knew she needed to find a motel to stay at for now until she could lock down a place to live so she parked in front of a cheap motel and gently got out her sleeping toddlers and carried them in. She noticed a police car park near by but didn't think it was for the motel until she walked in and bumped right in to a uniformed officer "oh um...I'm sorry excus...." she froze as she looked up at a face she hadn't seen since high school.

A familiar voice said "olivia benson?"

She fumbled with her words a moment before finally saying "hi Elliot."

"I had no idea you were back in New York." He said in complete shock to see his childhood best friend.

"I um...I just got in tonight actually" she said hopeing the makeup she had put on several hours ago was still covering her still healing bruises on her face.

Elliott noticed the slightly covered bruises and was going to say something when he also just noticed the two sleeping little girls she was holding. "Who are they?" He asked instead.

"Um...these are my twin girls Emily and Eden." She said as she swallowed hard "um...I'm sorry I should get a room and get these two to bed." She went to walk past him but he gently stopped her "listen I have some free time tomorrow around noon how about I take you and your girls out to lunch? We could catch up." He continued as the feelings he once had slowly began to resurface.

Olivia hesitated but she found herself nodding and saying "i..I'd like that."

"Ok I'll pick you up here about noon then?" He asked gently.

"Um...yeah ok." She finished and rushed away with her girls.

She got the cheapest room she could with a large bed that would fit her and her two girls on it and she lay them on it as they were still fast asleep and then she went to take a shower and couldn't help thinking about Elliott, the boy who had almost stolen her heart so many years ago.

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Olivia walked in to her new middle school. Her mother had been transfered to a new college so they had had to move again for the hundredth time. Her mother kept getting kicked to another college because she kept showing up to work drunk. She walked to the office of the school to meet with a student who was supposed to show her around as she entered she seen a boy with brown hair and the brightest blue eyes as the woman behind the desk said "Olivia this is elliot stabler he will be showing you around so you can get used to your classes today. Be nice elliot." Ms. Brandy said.

Elliot smiled and laughed "nice to meet you liv." He said and lead her out.

"Its olivia not liv" she said rolling her eyes.

"Jeez your just a bundle of laughs aren't you" He joked.

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Their friendship didn't start great but elliot won olivia over and made her feel protected. He was one if the first people she opened up to about the things her mother had done to her over the years. Now they were back in the same city and had run in to each other again.

Finally she emerged from the shower and got in to sweats before laying beside her two beautiful little girls and whispered "I will do everything to keep you safe" she kissed thier dark blonde curls.