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Olivia made her way up the stairs and in to brennas room and slowly walked over sitting on the bed edge. Brenna was laying in bed facing the wall as she felt her mothers hand lay softly on her shoulder. "Brenna sweetie please talk to me. Something happened this afternoon what was it?" She asked.

Brenna shook her head "i..I can't tell mama." She said wiping a stray tear from her tear stained cheek.

"Baby girl you can tell me anything you know that. I will always keep you safe." Olivia replied gently as she slowly helped her daughter sit up on the bed.

Brenna looked down at her hands and twiddled her fingers nervously. She hesitated unsure if telling her mother was the right thing. She finally decided she would and spoke "while we were eating Sadie, Hannah, Jenna and the moms went to go play the arcade games together....I was gonna join them but when I stood up I spilled my soda on my pants and a couple boys near by started laughing and making fun of me but Jenna's dad made them stop and then he said Jenna had extra clothes in his car....and that since me and Jenna wear the same size that I could barrow them. He took me to his van and showed me the clothes and said I should change in the van...I thought...I thought it would be ok so I got in but then..." she had tears welling in her eyes once again "but then..." she was struggling to find the words.

Olivia had a sinking feeling that she knew what happened but she knew Brenna had to tell her or she couldn't do anything. "Its ok sweetie I'm not mad I promise and whatever happened wasn't your fault but you got to tell me hunny."

"But then he got...he got in with me and said he needed to help me. I told him I could do it but he yelled at me and said he needed to. He took my pants off and ....and then my panties and he...he touched me down there...like Mr. Kris used to. I told him to stop mama I did but he...he wouldn't listen and when I tried to push his hand away....he slapped my leg really hard."

Olivia bit her lip hard but hugged her daughter tight. "Oh sweetheart why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"He said if I told that...that he'd kill you and my sisters. Mama he had a gun in the center cubby of his front seat." She admitted. "I don't want him to kill you or my sisters."

Olivia shook her head still holding her daughter "that's not going to happen. I promise. I'm gonna take you to see aunt amanda and uncle fin at the station and you have to tell them what you told me ok?"

"But mama...." she started but olivia held her daughters face and looked her in the eye "you trust me right?"

Brenna nodded slightly.

"Then trust that I'll never let our family get killed I swear it." She said and kissed her forhead and took her daughters hand as they went down stairs together.

Olivia went to tell elliot what was going on while Brenna got her jacket on. Elliot was furious but olivia calmed him down and told him to stay with the twins and she left with Brenna to go to svu.