Charlie walked through the dark courtyard towards her dorm building. The night had gone from bad to worse. Her date with her boyfriend of seven months, Mason, had been terrible. They had been fighting a lot lately and decided to take some time apart .Then, she received a phone call from her dad saying that her parents were getting a divorce. All she could think about was curling up in bed and forgetting the world.
She shivered against the October breeze and pulled her jacket tighter around her. There was rustling in the bushes next to her dorm building and she stopped. Charlie looked around then frowned. 'Stop being so paranoid, Charlie.' She thought to herself and opened her purse to get her card to get into the building.
"Hello Catherine," a voice called a few feet away. Charlie looked up to see a man walking towards her.
"People usually call me Charlie, not Catherine. Can I help you?" She frowned and looked into the man's blue eyes.
"Well, I think you can, Catherine," the man smiled brightly, making a shiver go down her spine. He took a step towards her and she took a step back.
"I'm looking for my girlfriend, Scarlet. Have you seen her?" he frowned and looked around, "She never told me what dorm building she was in. Do you know which building is the sophomore building?"
Charlie breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head, "I'm not exactly sure what building that is," she turned her head and looked around, "I think it's the middle building down that way. But I'm sure if you find campus security they will be able to help you." She turned back towards the man and almost screamed.
He stood in front of her; their bodies were almost touching each other. He smiled down at her.
"Oh sweetheart. Not even campus security can help you now."
Before Charlie could react, she felt a sharp object hit her head. She felt herself falling as strong arms wrapped around her. Her world faded black.
"Detective Benson. Or should I say Sergeant Benson?" William Lewis sneered down at her. She coughed and turned her head to the side, not wanting to look at him.
"NO!" He yelled and slapped her across the face, "I want you to look me in the eyes when we make love."
She winced and turned her face back to him. Her wrists moved, causing them to bleed under the rope. She cringed and stared at him. He smiled and ran his hand down her side.
"I'm going to make this a night you'll never forget, baby. It's just you and me," he kissed her forcefully, biting her lip in the process. She screamed against his lips, making him smile.
"And to think you will forever have these scars as a remembrance of our love," He ran his hand down to her side and pressed his fingers in a freshly made burn. She cried out in pain as heat traveled down her body.
"I love to hear you scream. Get ready for me," he reached down and undid his pants, "You'll be screaming my name in no time." He reached down and undid her jean zipper. She thrashed, causing her wrists to burn under the rope. He reached down and slowly slid off her-
Olivia sat up in bed in a cold sweat. Brian was sitting next to her, his hand on her shoulder. She breathed heavily and ran a shaky hand through her hair which was matted with sweat to her forehead. She looked over at him and registered what he was saying.
"I woke up to you screaming and I thought you were hurt then I saw you were asleep and I couldn't wake you and you looked like you were in pain and I couldn't help you and I –"
"I'm fine, Brian," She sighed and ran a hand through her hair again, "It was just a bad dream."
"Liv..." Brian frowned and rubbed her back softly, "You're still shaking."
"I said I'm fine, Bri." She frowned and pulled away from him. She got out of bed and walked toward the bathroom and shut the door. Brian had started spending the night ever since her incident with Lewis and she hadn't had a bad dream ever since. This was the first time.
She walked over to the sink and ran the cold water. Olivia understood that Brian just wanted to protect her and care for her but she had been taking care of herself long before they started seeing each other.
Olivia splashed the cold water over her face and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She had bags under her eyes. Her hair was still pushed back and her forehead was still covered in sweat. She frowned and opened the door and walked back into the bedroom. Brian looked up from his hands and looked at her worried.
"You okay, Brian?" she tried to change the subject. He sighed and shook his head. She frowned and walked over to her side of the bed and picked up her phone. One missed call from Fin.
"Was the dream about Lewis?" Brian asked quietly. Olivia texted Fin.
Liv: Everything okay?
"Olivia!" Brian called. She looked up from her phone confused, "Yeah?"
"Was the dream about Lewis?" He asked again, more stern this time. She shook her head and looked back at her phone.
"You know. I don't even remember what the dream was about." She replied quietly.
"Don't hand me the bullshit, Liv! " Brian practically yelled then took a deep breath, "You have to realize that once you start dating someone for a few months, you get to know them. That also means I know when you're bullshitting me, Olivia."
Fin: Needed down at Mercy Hospital. Rape vic. Barely alive.
Olivia rushed over to the dresser and started to get ready for work. She looked at the time and sighed. Five am.
"You know you have to talk about Lewis sometime, Liv. It's not healthy to keep all of this in." Brian watched her get dressed.
"Brian, there's nothing to talk about. It's over and done with and I'm trying to move on," she frowned and reached for her badge and gun, "He's dead. I need to go into work now. "
"Liv," Brian grabbed her wrist and looked at her, "Please tell me one thing." She looked him in the eyes and saw the hurt. She swallowed and nodded slowly.
"Did he….did he rape you…." Brian practically whispered, tears forming in his eyes. Olivia looked away and bit the inside of her cheek. She hated doing this to him.
"No… he did not rape me… but it came close.." she looked down at her cellphone and looked back at him, "I need to go." She turned around to leave and he grabbed her wrist again. He spun her around to face him and lightly kissed her. She smiled softly against his lips and kissed back.
"I love you, Liv." He looked at her and smiled.
"I love you too, Brian." She turned around and headed towards the door.
