"A-and then he told me to...be a good wife..." The young woman cried as the stretcher was being lifted into the ambulance. Olivia and Nick exchanged a look and Olivia frowned.
"Was there anything specific about his..." She asked cautiously.
"Uhm..." The woman sniffed and shook her head, "no. I was just so mortified that..." She broke down in tears again.
Olivia and Nick turned back to the crime scene as the paramedics shut the ambulance's back doors.
"You wanna go back in and recheck the scene?" Nick looked at Olivia.
"I know what to do. I'm not the one who's been here for only a month," she snapped then felt for her cellphone , "Shit. I forgot my cellphone at the precinct."
"You can borrow mine of you need to make a call." Nick offered.
"No. My brother is supposed to call me soon. I'll just drive back and get it. " she walked towards the car they had taken to get there.
"Do you need me to go with you?" Nick frowned. She stopped and looked at him.
"No. I don't need a rookie to come with me back to the precinct. It's be back in ten. Go check the scene or do something useful." She bit back and opened the driver's door.
"We are partners whether you like it or not, Olivia," he called, "I know I'm not mister man candy that you used to have but you have to get over that. We are partners. You need to warm up to that."
She bit her lip and got into the car without answering. It had been six months since she received the news of Elliot leaving. When she had tried to call or text, she always received no reply.
She pulled out and started off towards the 1-6 precinct.
It had been hard for her the first few months. Her partner of twelve years just decided to leave. She had been placed with Amanda temporarily , then Fin, then Munch. They all took turns being her partner until someone came along.
Then Nick had walked into the precinct one day and she was told he was her new partner. She had been frustrated from already being with one rookie, Amanda, but now he was a brand new partner.
They never got along. Always argued. Cragen had to split them up on more then one occasion but then put them back together. They had to start working like a team eventually.
Olivia pulled into her familiar parking spot near the precinct. She got out, closed the door, and hurried towards the building.
When she entered, she was taken back of how dark it was. She knew Cragen went home for the night already but she didn't expect him to shut off the light.
She felt along the wall for the switch when she heard a noise. She froze and turned towards the dark squad room.
"Hello?" She called out, feeling dumb because she knew no one would be in the precinct.
She heard a chair roll and she reached for her gun. Her fingers lightly touched the empty holster and she cursed in her head.
Footsteps. Heavy. Coming towards her. She moved away from the spot she was standing and tried to make out who it was.
"I have a gun." She lied. With a rapist still on the run, she wasn't taking any chances. It grew silent then she heard the person turn the light switch on. As light flooded the squad room, she blinked, trying to adjust to the brightness.
She looked to the person standing across from her and she froze.
"Olivia?" He looked at her confused.
"Son of a fucking bitch." She frowned.