A/N - Thought I do a Barba/OC fanfiction for my first Law & Order fanfic just thought it would be cool since he's my favorite character. Feels kinda empty when he isn't on an episode to me. But anyway, I hope to at least get one review, favs, follows or something but if not I will just keep writing until I do. Here's chapter one, leave a review telling me what you think!
Disclaimer - I do NOT own anything from Law & Order. Only my OC and some of my own story lines I will put into the mix.
Pairings - Barba/OC, Olivia/Tucker, and Carisi/OC
Chapter 1. Lacey Vaughn
Lacey stretched as she got up from the bed, she looked at the time and ran a hand through her brown hair that was messy due to sleep. She got up, dragging herself to the bathroom, and turned on the shower.
Letting out a yawn, she sighed as she was tired but enjoyed her Sunday off.
Lacey was a Detective at SVU and has been for four years now, she had to admit the place changed a lot. Elliot was gone, Munch had retired and so did the Captain. The others had went their way and Casey was now gone to, her and Casey didn't care for each other as much but there was a respect there.
Once the old family left, a new one appeared nut she was glad that Olivia and Fin was still there with her. Olivia was definitely like an older sister figure to her and was the one that trained her when she had first came to SVU. Lacey use to be in Boston and then went to Chicago where Hank Voight had took her under his wing for a bit. After that, she headed to New York and it became her permanent home.
Lacey had grown to love the new team at SVU and just like the old one, there was never a dull moment around. Amanda and her had got along great and even Nick who was mostly like an annoying brother. Him and her had clashed a bit when they first met but the bond and respect grew over time, as he always looked out for Lacey.
The new guy Carisi had just joined but he was growing on her, she didn't know why but she had a feeling they were gonna grow close. But the last person who was considered a member of the team was Rafael Barba, the two of them had a real confusing relationship that only they got. Lacey and Rafael had dated back in college, from their freshman year to their senior year so there was a lot of history there. Some of it was good but the rest of it, Lacey chose not to talk to anybody about it.
The only people that knew of their relationship was Olivia and Amanda. The rest of the team was pretty clueless but still noticed the two of them have small moments together. Not to mention when they bickered or threw small snarky remarks at each other, the team came to the conclusion that if they didn't do it they were upset.
Lacey had got out the shower and started getting ready. Since the weather was getting colder, she thought she wrap up today.
She wore a white v neck long sleeve shirt with the sleeves pulled up to her elbows, and a black blazer with the sleeves rolled up. A pair of blue jeans, and shoes, she hooked her locket her sister left her around her neck before fixing her hair. All she did was simply brush and curled it, it dropped to the center of her back as she pushed some to the front.
After that, she got her bags ready, she hooked her badge on her waist while putting her gun in it's holster. She put her button down, knee length coat that tied in the front on with her black scarf and gloves.
Grabbing her keys; she left out her apartment and said bye to the woman at the front desk. She got in the car and made her way to the station, she was still feeling sleepy but Olivia said it was important.
Lacey got off the elevator and went into the squad room, she hung up her coat and everything. She put her stuff down on her desk with everything else, she fixed her blazer as she walked over to the gray table in front of the TV.
"So how was everybody's Sunday?" Carisi asked joining everybody at the table.
"Great." Lacey sat down with a sigh next to Amanda. "I just wish there was two Sundays in one week so I can sleep another day, wait a second where's Nick?" She asked noticing someone was missing.
"Still out." Amanda answered. "But he should be back some time this week."
"I guess I'm picking with you until then Carisi." Lacey says looking over at him.
Carisi shrugged. "Gotta get used to it at some point."
"That's the spirit." Lacey pointed with a smile as he chuckled.
"Well Nick's the lucky one." Fin said as they all agreed.
Olivia walked out of her office and over to them. "Great, your all are here." She came to a stop at the table.
"Olivia is this really that important that none of us couldn't afford to be late for work today." Lacey asked leaning back. "Me included although I think I get here early every day."
"What clock are you reading?" Fin raised a brow, Lacey smirked with a shrugged.
"Good morning to you to Lacey and yes there." Olivia picked up the remote turning it to LMZ. "Watch for yourselves." She says as everybody else looked over at the flatscreen, she placed the remote back on the table.
Everybody listened as Skip Peterson, was talking about a girl name Jane. She had claimed to have been gang raped by four frat boys at Hudson University.
( Voice on TV ) 'But for Jane, her ordeal had only just begun more from this...'
Lacey picked up the remote and had muted the TV with a groan. She looked over at Olivia with a 'Really?' look as she shrugged. "So, this is what you do with your Sundays off?" Lacey asked, she let the remote drop slightly on the table.
Olivia nodded. "Me and Gracie Mansion apparently. And now, 1pp is pissed because they got caught flat-footed on national TV."
"America's Worst Crimes has a huge following, this is gonna go viral." Fin said.
Carisi hummed in agreement, he rested his hands on the back of Lacey's chair. "Yeah, I looked into it the report says the attack happened in December. But NYPD's got no record of a complaint from the vic or Hudson U."
"She did say that Hudson university ignored her and God knows we've been down that road before." Olivia says with a sigh while rolling her eyes as she had remembered last time.
"I know that the tail wags the dog but these TV shows are in it for the ratings." Amanda said.
Lacey folded her arms across her chest. "Exactly, we don't even know that any of this happened."
Carisi nodded. "Yeah I'm all for overtime, but don't we have enough work to do?"
"Twenty four seven." Lacey replied with a nod.
Olivia sighed. "Guys this isn't LMZ, it is a legitimate national news magazine. They interviewed her, she disclosed and I got a call from Dodds. Who got a call from the mayor, so we are going to investigate." She said backing up and beginning to walk away.
"We don't even know who this girl is." Lacey called out.
"America's Worst Crimes does." Olivia called back.
"Don't make me talk to reporters." Fin sighed getting a giggle from Lacey.
Lacey got out of the car. She met up with Carisi as the two of them walked through Hudson with their coats on.
"So you guys got the name of Jane?" Lacey asked shoving her hands in her coat pockets.
Carisi shook his head. "Not exactly, she only agreed to do the story if they kept her name a secret. So we couldn't get that but they gave us the name to her rape advocate."
Lacey brows furrowed. "Rape advocate?"
"Right, the same look I had." Carisi said agreeing.
They walked over to a classroom where people were leaving out. A woman was at the door handing out papers to them as they did. "Really insightful work Emma." She said with a smile.
"Professor Dillon?" Carisi questioned as the woman looked up confirming that was her.
"Hey, Detectives Vaughn and Carisi. We're from SVU." Lacey said as they showed both their badges to her.
She smiled nodding. "How can I help you two?"
"We just, um we wanted to talk to you for a minute about the AWC segment last night." Lacey asked.
"Sure." Professor Dillon says as they slowly started walking forward. "I thought it was important, what they did. I'm glad they started the dialogue."
"Listen, we were hoping that you could get us in touch with with Jane." Lacey stopped walking. "The reporter said you introduced them."
"Yeah, I thought it was crucial her story be heard. But Jane already tried to disclose once to the school." She scoffed shaking her head. "You heard how that turned out."
Carisi nodded. "Look, whatever happened between the victim-"
"Survivor." Professor Dillon said cutting Carisi off with a smile.
Carisi looked at Lacey who just shrugged, he looked back to the Professor with a scoff. "Okay, the survivor. But the University, that's got nothing to do with us."
"You have to understand, this woman is still extremely fragile. To subject her to harsh scrutiny the legal system-"
"All due respect Professor." Carisi said as he was the one cutting Professor Dillon off this time. "Obviously we'd like to go through you. But if you're just gonna get in the way, we'll go over or around you."
Professor Dillon gave him a look. "Interesting phallocentric choice of language Detective."
Lacey decided to step in, she took her hand and pushed Carisi back slightly. "Sorry, my partner is still a work in progress." Carisi shot her a look for saying this. "Listen, we all know that something terrible happened to Jane. We just don't want these guys to get away with it."
"I hear you I do but I just don't think that Jane wants to deal with any of this. But I'll give her a call." Professor Dillon said giving in.
"I see, thank you very much." Lacey smiled before leaving with Carisi. "Handled that real well new guy." She says to him as they walked down the steps.
"I'm sensing sarcasm in that tone there." Carisi says holding the door open, Lacey smirked as she walked out.
Later; they had got back to the station to wait for a call and to go over what they did have so far.
Lacey was at her desk going over old work. Amanda was across from her on the phone and Carisi was sitting on the opposite side of Lacey.
Amanda sighed hanging up the phone, making both of them look over at her. "That was Professor Dillon. Jane says she's not going to talk to us and that she'll come forward when and where she wants."
"What does that mean?" Carisi asked.
"She's scared to make an official complaint." Amanda said. "And knowing what we know I can't blame her."
"So that leaves us where?" Carisi looked to them.
"Back at square one." Lacey said twirling her pen, her eyes went back to her papers. "Dillon's no help."
"Hey speaking of which, what was that crack about me still being a work in progress?" Carisi questioned her actions from earlier. Amanda snickered holding back her laugh.
Lacey twirled around in her chair as she dropped her feet from her desk. "Oh, come on Carisi." She sat her folder down with her pen. "The lady's a rape advocate, she's got a chip about male Detectives. So I figured I could earn her trust if I align myself with her."
"Hmm, a rape advocate? I don't even get what that is. I mean there's no burglary advocate, there's no carjacking advocates." He says as both women looked at him amused. "When's the last time a carjacking victim got asked, 'Are you sure you didn't want your car to get stolen?' Hmm?"
"Okay, I get that." Lacey agreed before her phone went off, she read the message and palmed her forehead. "Crap, forgot I have to go meet up with Liv and Barba." Lacey said as she got up and put her coat on. "Keep me updated, I'll be back later."
"Okay but that Professor, she's just getting in our way." Carisi said.
Lacey sighed with a shrug. "Yeah, well that's SVU. Get used to it." She said before leaving out.
Lacey walked over to where she saw Barba drinking a coffee.
He looked over when he seen her coming. "Look who finally showed up, took you long enough."
"Rafael." Lacey smirked coming to a stop. "Those suspenders are still just as tight as your ego I see."
He scoffed. "Still the same Lacey."
"Expected me to change over a Sunday night?" Her brow raised.
"Nope not really." Barba said plainly with a shake or his head, she rolled her eyes as he smirked at her reaction. "Coffee?"
Lacey looked at him a bit wide eyed. "Rafael Barba offering coffee? Shocker."
"Not mine, I was just gonna get you one." He said.
"Yeah I guess I'll take one or maybe just a tea-" She noticed Barba walked back over to the cart. "And he just walked away while I was talking." Lacey threw a hand up. He walked back over after a minute, he handed her a cup as she nodded taking it. "Thanks, look there's Liv." She nodded her head over to her, taking a sip of her coffee, they walked over meeting up with her.
Olivia had a coffee herself as they were walking toward the courthouse. She nodded 'Hey' to them since she was on the phone.
Olivia was speaking a bit of Italian making them look on. Barba understood somewhat but Lacey knew it very well as it was her second fluent language. Lacey's mother was Italian and her father was Caucasion.
"No comment, yes. Okay good, grazie, ciao." Olivia hung up the phone.
"No comment to the Italian press?" Lacey questioned walking on the other side of Barba. "They're on this already?"
"I got to tell you, bad news in New York travels fast." Olivia said with a sigh. "I mean, there are already Twitter campaigns, calls for campus rallies and revoking the frat's charter.
"Which explains why the mayor and the D.A. are all over this and me." Barba pointed out before looking over at Lacey. "Have you managed to ID Jane yet?"
"Ehh well." Lacey scratched the back of her head.
"That answer is very reassuring Lacey." Barba nodded, she rolled her eyes.
Olivia sighed. "Look, Carisi is still trying but the closest he and Lacey have gotten is Jane's self-proclaimed advocate Professor Dillon."
"She's going to produce Jane?" Barba asked.
Lacey scoffed. "Yeah, when hell freezes over she will."
"No." Olivia answered. "Look, Jane is scared of fraternity retribution if she goes public."
"And she doesn't trust the police." Lacey added in.
"So she's not going to talk?" He asked, both women shook their heads no. "I could subpoena the show or this Professor."
"There's got to be an easier way." Olivia said as they came to a stop, she started thinking to herself.
Lacey snapped her fingers when she remembered something. "Jane said on the AWC piece that she disclosed to the University but they didn't specify to whom."
Olivia nodded. "So let's go to the top and find out."
"Okay." Lacey nodded.
"You want me to come with?" Barba asked.
Olivia and Lacey shared a look as Lacey shook her head. "Not necessary, trust me."
"President Roberts and the two of us have history." Olivia said.
Lacey hit her with a quick 'Yeah right' look. "History yeah...that's it Liv."
Olivia shook her head giving her a slight smirk. "I'm gonna go get the car Lacey." She patted her shoulder as she headed off.
Lacey nodded before turning back to Barba. " I been meaning to ask, how's your grandmother?"
"Better." He nodded. "I need to talk to my mother about getting her out of that run down apartment. I've been looking up some great well suited retirement homes for her to be in."
Lacey sipped her drink, she lowered the cup with a raised brow. "Sure that would be a good idea Rafael?"
"I'm positive, she will be safer." He said taking a sip of his coffee. "Sometimes taking charge gives you better results."
Lacey shook her head. "That didn't sound right when we were dating and it still doesn't to this day." She says.
"That's funny, a lot of this things you said didn't sound right when were dating. But who was listening right?" He raised an amused brow, she shot him a side glare. "Haven't got that look in a while."
"Yeah, well you get it the most because you seem to be the only guy that can piss me off in two seconds flat." Lacey rolled her eyes.
"And here I thought it was three seconds." Barba says as he bit back a chuckle from the look she gave him.
"Don't you have a courtroom to show your ego off to?" Lacey brow raised as it was his turn to give her a look, she watched as Olivia pulled up. "I'll see you later Counselor." She headed for the steps.
"So you admit you will find some way to see me later?" Barba questioned as he turned around.
"Not really no. I was trying to be nice but rude at the same time because I know I really don't want to see you later." Lacey walked down the steps, and headed to the car.
Barba smirked as he shook his head, he looked back up to watch her leave.
After senior year in college, they went there own ways because both had different dreams that they wanted to purse. Not to mention Lacey wanted full commitment and that was something he couldn't do at that time. Lacey somehow did make all his past relationships look like nothing, he could pass all his exes without even a glance but not her. His and Lacey relationship and bond went deeper than people really thought, she was a real challenge for him to be with. She had calmed down a bit but before Lacey was a spitfire that like doing things her way or no way at all which made them bump heads.
Rafael knew she wouldn't wanna hear it from him probably ever in her life again but he still did love her. Just like when they were in college he had a certain feel to always look after Lacey no matter what argument they got into.
He shook away the memories as he snapped out of it, getting himself together he had headed inside the courthouse.
Lacey and Olivia took the drive back to Hudson University.
They walked inside President Roberts office, both women had a seat in the two chairs in front of her desk. "I'm assuming this is about that broadcast?" She asked having a seat behind her desk.
"It is." Lacey nodded.
Olivia sat up. "So the victim said that she was shut down by the University, do you know who she spoke to?"
"I do." President Roberts nodded. "She spoke to me."
"Oh." Olivia said, her and Lacey shared shocked looks.
"I followed the department of education sexual assault protocols to the letter." She said folding her hands in her lap.
"And yet here we are investigating an unreported gang rape that occurred on your watch." Lacey said giving her a look.
President Roberts gave her a confused look. "The first I heard of any gang was on that show. When she came to me, she mentioned only one individual."
Lacey nodded moving her hand in a 'Go on' motion. "And who was that?"
"I'm not at liberty to say." She said plainly, Lacey smirked leaning back knowing that she should have expected that answer from her. "These reports are confidential, it's University policy."
"That anonymity ceases to exist when a crime has been committed, what exactly did she say?" Olivia asked.
"What she described was regrettable drunken sex, not rape." President Roberts answered.
Lacey brow raised. "With four men holding her down? Really?"
President Roberts looked over at her. "She mentioned one student only, she admitted she was intoxicated and that she went willingly back to the fraternity with her date. I asked her whether she was sure the sex wasn't consensual, she proceeded to become defensive and then she left my office."
"I would to." Lacey mumbled under her breath.
Olivia kicked her calf slightly, Lacey shot her a glare. "And you didn't bother to talk to her, date?" Olivia asked.
"Actually, I did and he said the sex was consensual. He seemed credible, he's well regarded and has no prior complaints so that was that. The next I heard of this was last night when we were blindsided on national television." President Roberts said.
Olivia looked to Lacey who gave her a defeated look, she sighed looking back to her. "Well, now that these allegations have been made we will need her name and the name of the student that she claims attacked her."
( Protesters Outside ) 'We are all Jane! We are all Jane! We are all Jane!'
President Roberts looked from the window before back over to them. "So she hasn't come to you, which means..."
"Here it comes." Lacey grumbled.
"Whatever happened, she hasn't filed a criminal complaint which means my responsibility remains protecting the confidentiality of both students." President Roberts said before standing up as the protesters voices grew louder. "Excuse me, I have a firestorm on my hands."
"I'm sure you do, thanks for your time." Lacey said standing up, both her and Olivia left out the University.
They decided to take the block where the protest was being held, Olivia put her hat on as they walked down the street.
"That woman kills me sometimes." Lacey sighed.
Olivia shook her head. "Tell me about it."
"Sarge, Lacey." Carisi called out jogging over, he caught up and was now walking at their pace.
"Hey, how's getting more information going for you?" Lacey asked.
He shook his head. "So far on campus nobody's been any help, get anywhere with president Roberts?"
Lacey scoffed. "That would be the day." She says rolling her eyes.
Olivia shrugged. "You know, it's the usual. First she blames the victim a little bit and then she hides behind the cloak of protecting the student's confidentiality."
"So we still don't even know who the girl is?" Carisi asked.
Lacey shook her head. "No idea what so ever."
They came to a stop a little bit behind the protesters listening as some girls took the mic sharing their stories. The crowd cheered when one girl finished, Professor Dillon had walked up smiling as she took the mic.
"If it isn't the rape advocate herself." Carisi said, he scoffed to himself. "Rape advocate."
Lacey smirked. "Let it go Carisi."
"Thank you, all your stories have been so powerful and there is one last survivor who wants to share her story. She's someone you already know." Dillon introduced as another girl walked up looking shy but took the mic.
"Hi, um my name is Heather Manning. I-I am the real Jane." Saying this, she shocked the crowd. Olivia, Carisi, and Lacey looked on shocked as well from not expecting this. "I want to tell you my story..."
"So much for anonymity." Carisi said.
Both woman scoffed with a nod.
"Yeah, so much for that." Lacey said lowly, she kept her eyes ahead on the girl.
That was chapter one, leave me a review of what you think of Lacey and everything! These episodes take place in season 16 if people are wondering.
