Olivia smiled as the beautiful bouquet of flowers were delivered to her desk, the girl delivering them had sandy brown hair, hazel eyes and a pale complexion. Her eyes were sinister, she didn't appear to be very old, easily still a teenager.
"Um, I need you to sign for these" The girls accent was harsh, clearly rehearsed and undeniably artificial.
Olivia took the electronic pad and signed for the flowers, she smiled. "Thanks" she took note of the girls apron that had her named embroidered in to the breast, "Apple".
Apple nodded slightly and walked off, her pace was rushed, Olivia watched her leave, those piercing hazel eyes had burned a lasting image in the detective's mind. Turning around to face the bunch of flowers that stood proudly on her desk, Olivia smiled. Reaching for the card she picked it from the thorns amongst the roses, she scratched her hand.
"Who they from Liv?" Fin asked admiringly.
Olivia flashed a small smile, she opened the card.
'To the most beautiful detective in New York.
xoxo Your secret admirer'
"I don't know" She answered flicking the card between her middle and index finger.
"You got a crush?" Fin smirked and let a small chuckle escape his lips.
"I bet you ten bucks, they're from Elliot" Munch added taking a sudden interest.
Olivia looked at Munch and tilted her head and raised her eyebrows, "Really?" she asked, sarcasm drenched her single word. Both Munch and Fin had walked over to their desks, Olivia was distracted by thoughts of her admirer when Cragen called out to her.
"Olivia" Cragen called out again. Averting her attention to her Captain, she stood up leaving the card on her desk.
"Olivia, I need your full focus on this. If you can manage to pull yourself away from your flowers".
Olivia looked at him, "What've we got?".
"Three bodies were found this morning, all of them female. It's estimated they're in their teens".
Nodding, the detective stood up. "I'll go get Elliot".
"I'm glad you guys are here" the M.E said, Melinda was bent down by one of the bodies. "Specially you Olivia".
Looking at her slightly concerned, a simple "Why?" was asked.
Melinda stood up picking up an evidence bag, holding it up, Olivia saw her name printed on the envelop.
"You read it?".
Melinda shook her head, "No, I was waiting for you".
Olivia shot a look at Elliot, they had been here before, Olivia prayed silently that this was just a coincidence. Her prayers were left unanswered. Applying her latex gloves, she removed the letter from the bag.
"'To my dearest Olivia.
Today I eliminate three people who can not live up to the name, Olivia. You are worthy, you alone.
My love always
xoxo Your secret admirer'"
Olivia had read aloud, Elliot's head began to spin emotionally, 'here we go again' he thought to himself.
Pushing her hand in to the envelop, Olivia pulled out three student cards, she began reading aloud, "Olivia Harris, 13, Olivia Martinez, 14 and Olivia Reed, 13".
"Son ova bitch is killing everyone called Olivia" Elliot said, making the obvious apparent.
"Apple" Olivia whispered.
Elliot and Melinda looked at Olivia with a strange disbelief, she was talking about fruit, at a time like this.
Olivia almost ran back to the car, she leant in the open window, she was searching for a pen. "Elliot" she called almost urgently. "We have to go back to the house". She got in the car, waited for Elliot then drove back to the precinct.
"You seriously want an apple? Right now? Are you okay?" Elliot asked his partner.
"No, not the fruit, the girl".
Elliot's confusion continued to grow, he decided it was best to just go with it.
Olivia ran to her desk, she searched for the card, "Apple" she whispered again, "Apple with the hazel eyes. Where the hell are you?".
"I knew she'd be the first to crack" Munch said in his usual sarcasm.
"You did that a long time ago" Fin replied with a small laugh.
"Got it!" Olivia read the card again, there it was, right there in small print. The company name, 'Florist Gump'. Picking her phone, she punched in the number, it went straight to a disconnected tone. "Damn it".
"Liv you want to fill us in?" Fin's confusion was now streaming along with Elliot.
"The flowers, the girl that delivered the flowers, her name was Apple".
"What about her?" Elliot asked.
"'Florist Gump'" Olivia muttered typing the name in to her computer. Horror stuck every nerve in her body when the page appeared on her screen. "Guys, check this out".
Her detective brothers surrounded her, their faces dropped seeing the home page.
My Love
Olivia ❤
Detective Olivia Benson, to me you are my world. You are everything I could want in a woman and more. Your heart must be mine. I hope you liked the roses I sent you, I'd have delivered them in person, but that spoils the mystique qualities of a secret admirer.
You have my heart, now open yours to me.
xoxo Your secret Admirer.
The website had photos of Olivia, they had all be taken whilst she was on the street. Staring in horror, no one managed to break the eye contact they all had established with the computer screen.
"I have to find Apple, If I find her, I get whoever this is". Olivia stated.
"How do you plan to find her?" Fin asked.
"I remember her, those eyes. She's hiding something more than the identity of my admirer".
"Stalker more like" Fin added.
"I'll get the tapes from front desk down stairs" Elliot started.
"I'm going to get a sketch done of this Apple" Olivia Finished.
