Author: Muppet
Chapter title: The end of a beginning
Rating: pg
Disclaimer: No one in this entire ff is mine. There is a small mention of Robert but other than that I've got nothin'. Robbie's gone. I'm sad.
A/n- I'm not sure if it's completely necessary to read the first part of my "series." But it is greatly appreciated and would definitely be helpful in reading this one. And also I want to say it is so helpful hearing your suggestions. I do take them into consideration while writing. Also, thank you Maureen for helping me. You are awesome.
It was 4:45 am. The only sound to be heard as they drove in silence was the rubber of the windshield wipers rubbing up against the glass clearing drops of rain off the windshield. No one said a word. Fin was driving silently; Cragen sat in the passenger seat, and Elliot and Olivia in the back.
They watched the rain as it speckled the window and began to patter against the glass harder until eventually it was pouring outside. Olivia laid her head on Elliot's shoulder. She was tired and hadn't slept more than a couple hours in the past two days but yet, she couldn't sleep. Her mind didn't seem to stop buzzing.
She was thinking about Robert and what happened six years ago when she put him away, she was thinking about Elliot and how out of his mind he must have been looking for her, she was thinking about when they told each other they loved one another, and most of all she was thinking about how much her head was hurting.
She looked up at Elliot's eyes. They were staring intently out the window. They looked troubled, tired. After all the times she could look into his eyes and know what he was thinking she hadn't the slightest idea right now.
She put her hand over his in an effort to get him to look at her, and he did. There eyes met and they stared for a moment, neither of them sure of what to say. So Olivia just laid her head back on his shoulder and kept her hand where it was. A couple minutes later and they were at the hospital.
Cragen was checked out. He had a large purple bruise on his chest from the impact of the bullet when it hit his Kevlar vest but other than that, he was alright.
Olivia had several bruises and a black eye. The doctor recognized her from television and gave her his condolences. He also told her it wasn't necessary to keep her over night so she was free to go home. Before they all left they decided it would be a good idea to go visit Munch.
It was about a quarter till seven when they knocked on the door, hoping none of the hospital personnel would be there to prevent them from seeing there friend.
"Come in." They heard Munch's weary voice say on the other side. So they opened the door.
"Hey." Munch said his voice picking up a little when he noticed Olivia.
"You're alright...you look like crap." He said noticing the black eye.
"Thanks John." Olivia said smiling.
"You feeling okay?" Fin asked.
"Yeah, it hurts. But I'm okay." Olivia couldn't help but feel guilty he was there. There was a moment of silence.
"So, what happened?" Munch asked.
"Robert Kline is in custody and it turns out he had another cousin there who..." Elliot began, but decided not to finish. No one there knew about the other cousin let alone that it was he who set Robert up six years ago and not Olivia. He didn't want to tell her that until she gotten some sleep but it was beginning to look like the time to tell her was going to be now.
"You mean, not the one who shot me." Munch stated.
"Yeah, his name is Aaron he uh... he is (or was) David's brother. He'd planned to set Robert up and take his money we were going to give him. We hadn't made the transaction before everything went haywire" Elliot said relieved he didn't have to tell her just yet.
"Haywire?" Munch asked
"Well we figured out there wasn't really a bomb and-" Another moment of silence.
"A bomb?" Munch asked utterly confused.
"How about we fill you in later when we're all feeling better." Cragen added.
"Yeah, Sorry I wasn't there to help." Munch said, sad that he missed it all.
"It's not your fault." Olivia said looking down.
"It's not yours either." John reminded. Olivia looked up and smiled half-heartedly.
"You all need sleep. I can tell by looking at you." Munch said looking at the group of clearly exhausted people standing before him.
"Alright John, we'll leave you to your own devices." Elliot said.
They said there good byes and left. Olivia was the first to be dropped off at her apartment.
"You sure you're going to be alright alone?" Cragen asked her. But she knew this was a routine question.
"I'm sure." She said looking him in the eye to convince him.
"Alright well I want you take at least a week off." Cragen told her, knowing she wouldn't accept anything more. Olivia just nodded and smiled and thanked them for the ride.
"Hey Liv, do you need me to walk you in?" Elliot asked. Olivia thought she would give him at least the assurance that she got to the door alright.
"Sure." She answered and they both exited the car. They walked into her apartment in silence. Olivia pressed the call button for the elevator. And they waited in silence. As the doors opened they both got inside. Olivia looked up again into his troubled eyes.
"Are you going to be alright?" She asked. He laughed lightly, as much as his body would allow.
"I should be asking you that." He answered.
"Well, as soon as you answer me, you can." She said giving him a weak smile.
"I'll be alright, Liv... Are you going to be okay?" He asked smiling.
"I don't know." She answered. That wasn't her usual answer, but she didn't care about avoiding a long drawn out conversation about her feelings this time (which she usually hated). She was just glad to be hearing his voice again. Elliot's tired mind wasn't sure of the right response. The elevator doors opened up and she stepped out.
"I think I can make it to my door alright, El." She said. "I'll see you later." She turned around.
"Liv?" He called after her.
"Yeah?" He thought for a second about what to say. He finally settled on 'I'll see you later.' And he watched her walk down the hall as the elevator doors closed.
Olivia opened her door. The lock was now broken from Robert Kline's violent entrance. She sighed as she caught sight of the Crack in the door to the right of the knob.
It was 7:10 in the morning and the sun was shining through her windows painting her apartment scarlet red. She could tell that someone had been there; Robert, the police, Elliot.
Olivia glanced on her kitchen counter and found her keys where she left them.
Her head was hurting so she went to the bathroom to get something to take for it. She glanced at her shower thinking about the shower she had put off when she came home from work two day's before.
"Just two day's." She said out loud to herself. It had felt like a month since she'd been in her apartment last. She considered taking a shower again but decided against it when she realized she was tilting a little to the right from being so tired.
She walked out of her Bathroom and into her bedroom. She definitely needed to get out of the cloths she was wearing and doubted if she'd ever put them on again.
She put on her tank top and drawstring pants and climbed into bed. She was asleep before she could get under her covers.
A/n (a): I plan to delve deeper into the depths of OE-ness. I don't know how that's going to work out but whatever. Also, I would like to add that I have 13 chapters in my 'Olivia's Call' not 11 so if your wondering what the hell is going on, you probably didn't read the last two. Thank you and until next time, this is Muppet, signing off.