AN: Hello everyone! I have been in love with the idea of this story for a very long time. I have always felt that Liv should have been a mother much earlier in the series, so I decided to give myself that satisfaction. This story takes place right after Elliot tells Liv that he'll support her in anyway that she wants a child, which I believe is season nine. It's not all happiness and fun times in the first few chapters, but I can promise you two things. Number one: There will be a lot of EO/Bensler stuff in here. Number two: There will be plenty of struggles.

I hope you enjoy! If you feel like dropping a review I guess I could live with that ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own law and order svu or it's characters.

"I'll support you, no matter what".

In the moment, his words seemed to tease her more than comfort her. Of course he would never do that to her intentionally. He meant well. However, the fact that a man that was blessed with four children and a baby on the way offered his support while she struggled to become a mother annoyed her. He didn't understand her desire to start a family because he already had one. His promise of support was meaningless...Until now.

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His smile was enough to warm the heart that criminals and players froze long ago. His eyes were capable of mesmerizing her with their beauty and intensity. When he giggled...all of her strength became meaningless. It was impossible not to laugh along with him. She couldn't ask for a more perfect child. There was only one problem… He wasn't hers.

She sighed at the realization. Life could be so cruel. The newborn snuggled further into her chest as he peacefully slept. Elliot told her that his name was Hudson. They had found him crying in his crib at a crime scene earlier that morning.

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Earlier that morning

"She's gone" Elliot informed his partner who was checking the man's pulse. There was so much blood. The woman, Kate Riggins, had been brutally raped and beaten to death. By the looks of it, her now deceased husband, Matthew Riggins, had tried to fight the perp. Sadly, the rapist had a gun on him and shot Matthew in the head. The perp forced his way in through the front door, but other than that, no damage had been done to the house.

Olivia felt awful. This woman was so young. According to her license, she was only twenty-four.

"Warner said that she'll be here in ten minutes" Elliot called out from the living room.

Suddenly a shrill cry echoed through the house.

"Did you hear that?" Liv asked.

"It sounded like it came from upstairs".

They hadn't done a full sweep yet. There was a chance that someone was still in the house.

Olivia ran upstairs with her gun drawn, ready to take on whoever it was. She noticed the open door at the end of the hallway. She carefully crept down the hall and peaked into the room. What she saw surprised her.

The sound had come from a beautiful baby boy. His face was red as a tomato and his cheeks were soaked in tears. God only knows how long he had been up there. She put her gun back in its holster and picked up the little guy. As soon as he was settled in her arms, his crying ceased.

"El!" She yelled.

"They had a baby".

1 Hour Later

Olivia had tried passing the baby to one of the medics so that they could check him over, but he adamantly refused. He'd wail as soon as her hands left him. Olivia blushed fiercely the first time and decided to try it again, but he still wouldn't have it.

"He must like you" the medic said with a warm smile.

Olivia couldn't help but smile at the newborn. Much to her joy, he gave her a gummy smile back.

"His name is Hudson Riggins" Elliot told her. He held up the birth certificate that he had found and showed it to her.

"Hudson…" She repeated. She loved the sound of his name. Hudson. It was unique, but not too out there.

"Well Hudson, I'm Olivia".

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She had been up in the cribs with him for over an hour and nothing had made her happier. His little fingers formed a fists around her finger. The strength of his grip was quite impressive for a one month old baby.

A soft knock on the door earned her attention. Elliot peaked his head in before fully committing to entering the room. Realizing it was only her partner, Olivia's eyes returned to the little one in her arms.

"He's so precious" She whispered more to herself than to Elliot.

For a moment, Elliot was thankful that she was so taken by the baby. He could let the sad smile form on his face without having to worry about her seeing it. Unfortunately, he had to give her some bad news, but he wanted her to enjoy herself for a while longer. She proceeded to play with and talk to the baby as if Elliot wasn't even there.

"Liv, you know we have to take him the shelter" He said after a while. He didn't want to see her upset, but they had to. Hudson was in the state's hands now.

Olivia sighed. She knew that this moment was coming. She had prepared herself for it, but how could she not be torn apart when he had such beautiful eyes?

"Did you find any relatives?"

Elliot shook his head. His mother was an only child and the father's only sibling had passed years ago. Neither of their parents were alive either. The poor guy had no family left.

"El, I don't want to take him to a shelter".

"You know we have to".

She pondered the statement for a moment.

"Not if I foster him".

He had thought about that possibility. He had thought about that a lot. She had been denied for adoption a couple of months ago because of her job, but he knew someone that could help her out…

"Look Liv-"

"No, Elliot" She cut him off. "You said that you'd support me. You said that you'd be there for me, however I chose to have a child. Are you going back on your word?"

She had him there. He wanted to support her, but she was likely to get hurt. On the other hand, it might work, but they wouldn't know until they tried.

"You know me, I never make a promise that I don't intend to keep. This fostering thing might work out, but we still have to take him to the shelter tonight. There's nothing we can do at the moment because his information still needs to be put into the system".

She nodded in understanding. She would do anything in the world to get this baby boy. There was something special about him-a spark of some sorts. It could be that his eyes remained her of Elliot's, a pale blue with little flecks of darker shades of blue. Or it could be that his nose looked exactly like hers. Maybe it was his chubby cheeks. She had no clue what it was, but there was something different about this little boy.

"You promise that you'll help me with this?" She asked with a bit of a pouty face.

How was he supposed to resist that?

"I swear".

They both took a moment to watch the now sleeping Hudson. He looked so peaceful. Luckily he had no clue how much loss he had suffered in such a short amount of time.

Elliot regretfully glanced down at his watch. It was getting late, which meant they had to take him soon.

"Liv" He said softly. She could hear the remorse in his voice.

"I know" Was all she had to say.

"Do you want me to take him?" He offered, knowing that making her do it herself was borderline cruelty.

"Yeah".

"We'll work this out".

AN: Sooooooooo? I also forgot to mention in the first note that Elliot is actually still with Kathy in this one and that Eli is on the way, just like in the series. Don't worry, I've got a plan for that.