Wars Will Rage (SVU Fanfic)

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Olivia and Elliot got home, expecting to not hear much noise. The younger kids were in bed, asleep, and that was all they wanted to make sure happened. Both were exhausted, and didn't bother checking in on the older children. Asleep in minutes, wrapped in each other's arms, is how the night ended.

~•~

The loud ringing on Olivia's cell brought them from their sleep. Olivia untangled herself from Elliot and quickly grabbed her phone from where it sat on her bedside table.

"Benson."

"Hey, Olivia," Don Cragen returned, "we have a vic up at Mercy and she won't talk. We need you."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

"Tell Elliot to get up too. We need help on Harper Kindell's case."

"Will do. Thanks Cap." Olivia hung up and rolled back towards Elliot.

"What did Cragen want?"

"For you to get back to the station and me to get to Mercy. New vic."

"Okay."

The two quickly got ready, knowing none of the children would be up for some time. Olivia sent a text to Nicole telling her they had a case and to have Lizzie help get the kids up.

Unbeknown to them, Nicole would never get that text message.

~•~

"Oh yeah, guys, my family cannot know I'm with you guys. My mom said if I see you or have you over to Rick's, fine, but I'm supposed to be staying with him."

All the teens nodded and continued to catch up.

The day was great for Nicole, but hell for Olivia. This victim would not talk for anything, called her terrible names, and when they had a lead on her attacker, she freaked out to the point of needing a sedative. They had no trails to follow because of her uncooperative nature, and Cragen finally sent Olivia home for some rest.

Olivia called Nicole's cell before she headed home, only to be left with her daughter's voicemail.

Why she wasn't answering left Olivia irritated instead of worried. She called Lizzie instead, who answered in two rings.

"Hey, Liv," Lizzie answered casually. Olivia could hear Paige in the background, which made her smile.

"Hey, where is Nicole? I tried calling her but she didn't answer."

"Therapy?"

"Oh, that's right, I forgot." Olivia calmed down, realizing what day it was. "Okay, well I was just calling to let you know I'm on my way home. Your father is still working and probably will for a while."

"Okay, so I don't need to make dinner?"

"If you want to, go ahead, but no. Can you take the chicken out, though and defrost it?"

"Okay, doing it now. See you in a bit."

"By, Liz."

Lizzie hung up the call and grabbed Paige as she rushed up the stairs. Lizzie did what she was told, took the chicken from the freezer and put it in the microwave, letting Paige hit the defrost button. Olivia came home and made the kids dinner, and Elliot had made an appearance just as she was finishing cooking.

"Home already?" Olivia asked him as he came up behind her and hugged her torso.

"Yeah, Cragen sent us home." Elliot kissed Olivia's head and watched her finish stirring the vegetables on the stove.