These Little Earthquakes
A FanFic by Iddyboo
Disclaimer: The story is mine but the characters are his. All Characters in this Fanfic associated with Law and Order: SVU belong to Dick Wolfe. The other characters are my creation and the story is from my crazy little mind. The story is set around the end of 2009. Possible EO, possibly not but hopefully you will enjoy! Please review and let me know your thoughts.
Chapter 1-
She awoke to a loud clap of thunder, '1,001, 1,002, 1,003' she thought, and lightening bolts lit up the sky. "Well that's less than a mile away," she whispered, remembering what her college professor told her in Environmental Geology. God that was so long ago, when she had her head in the clouds. He was much older than she but he was gorgeous. He was earthy and carefree, whimsical, with such style. She had taken that class to get to know him better. "Yes, I love geology and the environment so this class is perfect," she told her admissions counselor at Siena College. But nothing about Olivia's life was whimsical and like every other relationship in years to come, about all she got out of the class was a broken heart, a pregnancy scare and how to tell the distance of lightening!
Olivia was awake now, as she picked up her cell. "Fucking 2 a.m.!" She knew she had a long day ahead of her and sleep was much needed, however she was not going to be one with the sandman tonight. After getting up and going to the bathroom, she paused to look at the hot mess she was. "Benson, Benson, Benson, what the hell are you doing with yourself?" Her chestnut hair was just pulled into a rubber band mass of half up, half down, with that fresh tossed and turned, not in a good way, look. Her big brown eyes look more sunken in these days and as she examines her flaws in the mirror, she begins thinking of the recent cases that have helped accentuate her imperfections. She shook her self a little more awake and padded off to the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator to examine the half-gallon of milk with an expiration date of last week, one egg, and a take out box that she didn't recall at all. She shut the door and prayed she still had some tea bags. Olivia loved her teas, although her preferences changed depending on the time of day and her level of stress. She opened the cabinet just as her phone began to ring.
"Benson", yes, Cap. Ok, already at Mercy, ok, no I'll call him." She dialed that familiar number she's dialed a million times. The voice that answered was one that hit her deep in her core; she adored this man with everything she had, although she always remained professional. Oh if he knew the thoughts that went through her mind, what would he think? "Stabler", he answered half asleep. He sounded sexy when he was half asleep. "El, we have a case, vic is at Mercy. I will be there in 15 to get you." "Yep", he said, so sexy. Olivia got dressed and took one last look in the mirror "Keep it together Benson, its just too soon to tell him how you feel, don't let you heart get over your head." A pep talk she had been giving herself since his divorce 6 months earlier.
Elliot was complex to say the least. He was a mass of muscle and brawn but could deal with the youngest and most timid of victims. He was a father of 5, and the cases he and Olivia dealt with on the daily made his skin crawl. He would have loved nothing more that to bash each perps head in and let swift justice be done, but the judicial system wasn't to keen on the idea. Over the years, Elliot had many run in's with the IAB and Lieutenant Ed Tucker and as of late, Olivia found it her role to keep him in line.
The rain was lapping at the windshield at a rate the windshield wipers couldn't keep up with. As she pulled up to Elliot's building, she saw him run out with his jacket over his head. As he climbed in the passenger side, he gave a deep exhale. "Hell of a night to get called out, I thought Fin and Munch were catching?" "They are on another call," Olivia chimed in. "Well, what do we got?" "Teenager, found her in an alley, unconscious, half naked last thing she remembers was being at a friend of a friends party. Parents are out of town and Grandmother is on her way." The victim was 15 year-old Laura. A high school friend Ashlynn invited her to a party. Although she did not know whose house they were going to, Laura felt like she could trust her friend Ashlynn. Laura said the last thing she remembered was grabbing a coke from the ice chest and asking Ashlynn to hold it for her when she ran to the bathroom. She vaguely remembers exiting the bathroom before the floor started spinning. Elliot was watching how Olivia questioned Laura, how much compassion she has for the young frightened girl. What he had to work through in his mind just came naturally to Liv. Liv, he thought, god what I wouldn't give to. "El, were all finished here. Her grandmother is staying with her here for the night. I gave Laura my card in case she remembers anything else."
"Where is this Ashlynn friend?"
"Not sure, but I have her number and tried to call several times, nothing."
The rain had been relentless through the drive to the station. The two detectives ran in shielding their heads through the downpour. "Remind me to invest in a dozen more umbrellas, we seem to keep losing them all over the city." As the elevators opened, they came into a deserted precinct. "I'm going to get out of these wet clothes El, then I'll make some coffee, ok?" "Yep, no problem, I'll get started on the paperwork."
As she made her way to the cribs, Liv did not look back to see El watching her every move. He loved her with every ounce of his body but it was just too soon to tell her. He did not want to scare her away or ruin their partnership that had been established all those years ago.
Liv grabbed her extra clothes she kept for emergencies and headed to the showers. She was freezing. She turned on the hot water and climbed in. As the hot steam warmed her she was taken back to another time, a time when she thought she was going to have it all…
