How One Became Three [A SVU Fanfiction] ON HOLD

Twelve

Olivia looked at her friends, before turning around slowly and looking back at the door. She didn't know why Leo was there, or why he would even want anything to do with her after not knowing her for the first sixteen years of her life.

"Olivia, please open up the door." Leo spoke, and Olivia gnawed on her bottom lip as she opened the door slowly. She leaned against it as she eyed her father.

"What are you doing here?" Olivia asked nervously.

"I went over to your mother's house, but she said that you weren't welcomed there anymore. That you hadn't come home, and she didn't want you back." Leo frowned..

"Oh, yeah. After I came and saw you, I moved out. She told me that you could have me... but then you didn't want me either." Olivia breathed.

"I never said that, Olivia. You are too young to be out on your own. And your friends shouldn't be on their own either. So can I come in and we can all talk?"

"Olivia, just let him in. He's your Dad." Alex spoke from where she and Casey sat together on the double bed that two of them shared while the other slept on a cot.

Olivia opened the door wider and let her father in, before closing it behind them.

"Uh, Leo... these are my best friends. Casey is the redhead and Alex is the one with glasses and the messy blonde hair." Olivia spoke, and Alex groaned as she stood before moving and grabbing her brush.

"It's nice to meet you both. Are you three doing okay? Eating enough?"

"We are making do... so can we just jump to the point?" Olivia sighed, as she sank down onto the edge of the cot and rubbed her arm.

"Girls, like I said you are too young to be on your own. And I don't want any of you to forget about school just because you need money. So I'm going to make you three an offer." Leo spoke, as he raked his fingers through his hair.

"Ask away." Alex spoke, once she joined them again. Casey just kept her head down because she didn't really know how to feel about yet another big change.

"I want you three to come live with me. I have plenty of space, and you each have your own rooms. Then you guys won't have to worry about getting jobs and can focus on finishing school."

"Leo, you have never raised a child in your life. How do you think that you'll be able to take in three teenage girls and keep them in line?" Olivia mused.

"I'll figure it out. I just hated to think that you were fending for yourselves."

"Leo-" Olivia started again, but her father cut her off.

"Either accept this offer or I'm going take you three back to Serena's and force her to keep you three. It's your choice."

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It was an easy choice. The girls packed up and followed Leo back to his house. He helped them unpack their bags, before taking them upstairs to the three empty rooms that they could decide from.

"We could all just share one room." Olivia spoke, as she eyed the large room. She had did some research on her father and found out that he ran a very successful franchise of bistros throughout the whole east coast. She wasn't as surprised about the size of his house once she found out.

"Is that what you did at Serena's house?" Leo mused.

"Until Casey left. Uh, but don't you have plans for the other rooms? Like-"

"Olivia, please. Just take the space I'm offering. You all may be best friends, but you need your own space."

"Are you sure you want us too?" Alex asked, as she walked over to the bed and ran her fingers over the comforter.