Common Ground
A Law & Order: SVU/ER Crossover
Author's note: So ER has always been my favorite show and I have recently fallen in love with SVU. The other day it struck me that Abby and Olivia are extremely similar characters (both had to raise themselves, have mother 'issues' to say the least, went through physical and verbal abuse, and throw themselves into their jobs) and I wondered what would happen if they were to meet. This is set in season 11 of both shows.
Chapter 1
Elliot and Olivia stepped out of the Chicago Hyatt Regency after a grueling four-hour seminar on the etiology of sexual predators.
"Fresh air, thank God. I thought I was going to suffocate in there." Elliot said as he stretched his legs in front of the hotel.
Olivia wrapped her coat tightly around herself, "It's freezing here!"
"It's the lake," responded Elliot. "Whaddya wanna do tonight?"
"Do?" Olivia asked.
"We got a free trip to Chicago, sat through our seminar, and for once in I can't remember how long we don't have to work in the morning. We deserve a night out."
"Do you even know where to go in Chicago?"
They began walking down Wacker Drive towards the el train stop.
"I hear Lincoln Park and Bucktown are worth checking out."
"Look at you, mister cosmopolitan," Olivia teased. "Alright, lead the way."
"You're the one with that iPhone, put it to good use."
"Alright alright."
They walked towards the el as Olivia checked out what bars they should go to.
"How about the Red Lion Pub? Sounds promising."
"Let's do it. How do we get there?"
"We take the redline north to Fullerton," she said with uncertainty. "We're not in Kansas anymore."
It took them a good hour to get the pub after they took several wrong turns. Getting around Chicago is nothing like getting around New York City. They rushed into the bar, glad to be out of the frigid Chicago cold.
"Well that was easy," Elliot said sarcastically.
"I told you I didn't know where to go in Chicago."
"That phone isn't has helpful as I thought it would be."
"Can we just a get a drink already before I smack you?"
They grabbed two seats at the bar and each ordered a beer. Elliot raised his beer for a toast, "Here's to a great night off." They clinked glasses and took swigs of their beers.
An hour and several beers later Elliot was thoroughly enjoying the Chicago experience. Olivia refrained from drinking as much as him; someone had to get them back to the hotel after all.
"You doing okay, El?" Olivia shouted through the noise of the bar.
Elliot downed the rest of his beer before answering, "I'm doing great!"
"Maybe you should slow down a bit…..or stop?" Olivia suggested.
"Naw I'm fine. Relax."
A man stepped behind the pair and leaned in close to Olivia, "Hey there sweetie, is this guy bothering you?"
"No we're fine here." She responded curtly.
"Alright, so what's your name?" the man asked, clearly slightly inebriated.
"Not interested." She replied as she tried to turn away from him.
Elliot was watching closely as the man put his hand on Olivia's shoulder. Elliot clumsily jumped off his bar stool and shoved the man back.
"What the hell is your problem man? I don't see a ring on her finger. She's fair game," the man yelled at Elliot. Elliot's face turned bright red with rage and the veins in his forehead looked like they were about to burst.
"Don't you dare talk about her like that!" Elliot screamed as he pulled his arm back to properly clock the man in the face. Unfortunately the man was not as intoxicated as Elliot and was able to easily move out of the way of Elliot's fist which then landed against a wooden pillar in the middle of the bar. Elliot bellowed out in pain and Olivia ran over to him. He held his hand tightly to his chest and the man walked away laughing at him.
"Let me see, let me see," Olivia said trying to coax his hand away from his chest. He extended his hand to her and she held it in hers.
"Can you move it?" she asked, concerned. He tried to extend his hand but was met with extreme pain.
"Why the hell did you go and do that, now we have to go to the hospital."
"I was defending you."
"How many times do I have to tell you not to do that."
"He called you sweetie. You hate that."
"I do but I've learned to ignore sleazy guys in bars instead of breaking my hands going after them."
Elliot just looked at her sheepishly and went back to nursing his damaged hand. Olivia escorted him towards the door, "C'mon, let's take a cab to the hospital. We're really getting the full Chicago experience tonight."
They arrived at County General Hospital and were escorted to Curtain 1 by Sam and given an ice pack. Elliot had his hand on Olivia's knee as she gently held the ice pack over it. They heard the footsteps of the doctor approaching and looked up when the curtain was pulled back.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Lockhart, what seems to be the problem?"