Author's Note: First of all, THANK YOU to all that read the first chapter! You guys are great! Secondly, this fic is going to be multi chapter lol. I was never planning for it to be more than two chapters but it took a back road lol! So I guess we'll see how long it takes, how many chapters! Your reviews favorites and follows make it so worth it!

Amanda Rollins rushed into LaGuardia hospital. She had worked in New York Special Victims unit for four years now and still wasn't use to how intense it was compared to Atlanta where it was more of a boys club than anything else. While the guys did their job well there always seemed to be a sense of not caring. If Deputy Chief Patton had been any indication that something was corrupt about the unit. Amanda shook the thoughts from her head as she rushed to meet the nurse as she exited a room.

"Amanda Rollins Special Victims. What do we have?" Amanda asked.

"23 year old Lorna Morello, her friend Piper Chapman brought her in. Apparently she was at a Halloween party when the rape took place. We've tried to contact her family but have yet to get a response." The nurse replied.

Olivia Benson, having heard the nurse as she walked up quickly flashed her badge before commenting, "How is she holding up?"

"Pretty shaken up." The nurse replied. "We tried to do a rape kit but she's too frightened. Looks so small and scared it truly breaks my heart."

"Can we see her?" Amanda asked.

"Of course. Right down the hall second door on your right." The nurse replied.

Amanda and Olivia made their way to the hospital room, both feeling their hearts break for the young woman inside.

Olivia softly knocked on the door, "Lorna? It's Detectives Benson and Rollins can we come in?"

"Yes." Lorna replied, her voice raspy from crying.

The two detectives entered the room. Piper sat on the chair by Lorna's bed, holding her hand tightly.

"Lorna. This is Detective Amanda Rollins and I'm Sergeant Olivia Benson. Can you tell us what happened sweetheart?" Olivia asked gently, moving closer to the young girl. She could see how scared she was, her dark eyes looking everywhere as if fearing something would jump out at her.

Lorna looked up at the detective, "It's no use, he'll tell you what I did and what he did to me will be justified."

"Well why don't we start with what happened tonight. Can you tell us who did this to you?" Olivia asked softly, Amanda moved to the other side of the bed.

"Christopher Walker." Lorna shuddered at the name. "I was at a Halloween party with my friends and I went to take a nap and he came in and and told me that if prison couldn't teach me a lesson he would."

Amanda's brows furrowed, "Prison?" she asked, looking to Piper for an answer.

Piper nodded, introducing herself to the detectives. She explained who Christopher was and why Lorna had gone to prison. "After Christopher came and saw her after she went to his house she got better." Piper explained." My girlfriend Alex Vause, myself, Nicky Nichols and a few others helped her get better as much as we could. In fact, Red, the resident mother to all the inmates at Lichfield, counselled Lorna for months." Piper paused, looking at Lorna, before meeting Olivia's eyes, "Lorna Morello is a sweet, wonderful person detective and she in no way deserved this."

Olivia nodded sympathetically, "I know. The question now is do you want to press charges Lorna? If so we'll need to do a rape kit."

Lorna sighed deeply, "He'll get away with it."

Across town Nicky Nichols sat in a bar with a beer in her hand. After she had ran out of her apartment and driven off like a mad man she finally came to her senses, those god damn senses that told her she couldn't do it. She knew that Lorna needed her and while finding this fucker and choking the life out of him sounded so appealing, she knew Lorna would hate her for it. Another reason Nicky couldn't do it was because she blamed herself. She blamed herself for not being there when Lorna needed her, for not protecting the woman she loved more than anything else in this world from that cocksucking scumbag. Just when Nicky felt the urge to punch something she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Nichols next time you run off like that at least drive slow enough for me to follow you." Alex deadpanned, sitting down beside Nicky.

"He fucking raped her Alex." Nicky sneered,

"I know. So is the body in the trunk? Because if we're going body throwing I need to let Piper know." Alex replied jokingly. She knew this really wasn't the time but it was the only way she knew how to deal with what happened.

Nicky just stared at her in disbelief. "This is all my fault Vause."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Alex demanded.

"If I had been there, if I had protected her, if I had..." The brunette trailed off.

"Nicky look at me." Alex ordered, waiting for brown eyes to meet her own, "You had nothing to do with this. That fucking creep did this to her, not you."

Nicky held her gaze for a long moment before looking down at her beer, "Will you, will you go check on her? I know it makes me a coward but I can't face her right now."

Alex sighed before standing up, "Yeah, sure Nick, but she does need you. So when you're done your self loathing get your ass home."

Alex turned and walked out of the bar. She knew she had been harsh but she also knew Lorna needed Nicky more than anyone else right now. Driving to LaGuardia she let her mind wander to an old wound that not even a high from a drug could cure. Her hands tightened on the steering wheel as she remembered the pure anguish her childhood best friend had been in. She remembered so vividly when Lisa had come running to her because her uncle was abusing her. At six, Alex had had no idea how the fuck to help her friend. She sped up a bit as she recalled the countless nights that Lisa had snuck into her bedroom through an open window and whimpered all night long. Alex finally told her parents, after seeing the bruises pampering Lisa's legs. Vause's parents went to Lisa's, who didn't believe her. Alex remembered pleading with them, begging them to at least get their daughter help. It was to no avail, until it was too late. Alex fought back a swarm of tears as she pulled into the hospital parking lot. At seven years old, her friend, a girl she'd known since kindergarten, had run away and got hit by a car that immediately killed her. After parking the car, the black haired beauty closed her eyes tightly, willing the tears not to come. The only person that knew this story was Piper. Alex slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the hospital, remembering the night Lisa had died like it as yesterday. Looking up at the night sky Alex silently made a promise to her old friend, to herself, that she'd get justice for Lorna if it was the last thing she did.

Piper Chapman stood in the waiting room waiting for her girlfriend to arrive. Lorna had fallen into a restless sleep after crying all the tears she had left. Amanda and Olivia had given both Piper and Lorna their cards and told them to call them anytime. Piper sighed deeply, she understood Lorna's hesitance to press charges. The accusations thrown around in court would be brutal. Chapman leaned forward in the hospital chair and rested her chin on her hands. While she understood why Lorna might be scared, she also knew her friend deserved and needed justice.

"Piper" Alex's voice broke her out of her thought.

Standing up she went to her girlfriend and just held her.

"How is she?" Alex asked.

"Not great." Piper replied, pulling back ad looking at the other woman, "She doesn't want to press charges."

"What?" Alex asked, shocked.

"Yeah she's afraid of the stalking accusations coming out and that he'll get away with it."

Alex looked at her, "Fuck that! She's gotten so much better. She needs justice."

Piper reached over and grabbed her hand, "I know baby. How's Nicky? Where's Nicky?" She asked, looking towards the door.

"At the bar blaming herself." Alex replied, standing up. "She asked me to come check on Lorna. I told her when she was done with her self loathing to get the hell home."

Chapman grabbed her hand as they made their way to Lorna's room.

"She better get over it soon. Lorna hasn't stopped asking about her."

Amanda Rollins walked into a small bar not far from her apartment. After tonight she needed a beer, Lorna Morello's face, so tiny and scared had made an imprint on her brain. Not that all victims didn't make a lasting impression on her brain but this one, this one was so much more. When the girl had said she didn't want to press charges Amanda had felt a rage surge through her. They had convinced her to get a rape kit done in case she changed her mind. And Amanda wanted to throttle this Nicky person herself for not being there for her. Through the entire test Lorna had screamed for this Nicky person. The blonde detective took a seat at the bar and ordered a beer.

Nicky Nichols looked up when she heard a voice beside her. She had been so lost in her own thoughts she hadn't even been paying attention to her surroundings. The girl next to her had blonde hair, pulled up into a bun. her face looked a bit sullen and her eyes seemed to droop, a tired look evident in them.

"Hi there." The red head greeted the stranger.

The blonde turned and looked at her and her brows furrowed in confusion, "Gia?" she asked shocked.

"What? No I'm Nicky. Who's Gia?" The red head questioned.

Amanda shook her head, "No, sorry you just look a lot like someone I use to know." She paused slightly, "Wait, Nicky Nichols?"

Nicky nodded, "Yeah, do I know you?"

"Detective Amanda Rollins." Amanda extended her hand, "I was at the hospital with your friend tonight."

Alex and Piper helped Lorna get dressed before they took her home. "What do you mean she blames herself? This isn't her fault." Lorna exclaimed, looking at Alex.

"I know." Vause replied, sitting on the bed beside her. "But you know how much Nicky cares about you." Lorna nodded, "So when Christopher hurt you she felt the brunt of it."

Lorna sighed, "I just hope she comes home tonight. I know it sounds silly but I need her."

Alex hugged Lorna to her, meeting Piper's eyes over her head, "That's not silly at all."

"I'm gonna go sign you out and then we can go." Piper said.

Alex nodded to her girlfriend knowingly. "So I hear you don't want to press charges." Alex looked at her friend.

"I just don't see the point. He'll get away with it. Especially with everything I put him through."

Alex moved off the bed and sat down in front of Lorna so she could look her in the eye. "Piper is the only person that knows about this." She took a deep breath before continuing, "When I was six years old I had a friend that lived next door. Her uncle was raping her." Lorna gasped softly as Alex continued, "She came to me, she was scared and had no one to turn to. She would sneak in through my bedroom window at night to try and escape. One night I saw the bruises on her legs, a lot like yours." Alex looked up at Lorna, who's teary eyes mirrored her own, "I went to my parents, told them what I'd seen. They went to Lisa's parents, who refused to believe any of it. At six there was nothing I could do and my parents refused to push it. One night, Lisa ran away and got hit add killed by a car." Alex looked down before looking up at Lorna again. "I know you're scared kid, but if you don't at least try he will do this to someone else, maybe even a little girl. " Alex reached over and grabbed Lorna's hand, "When I saw those bruises Lorna it all came rushing back. When I saw your face, I saw Lisa's. I'm begging you don't let this scumbag get away with this. Because I can't, Nicky can't and we can't let you."

Lorna squeezed her friend's hand tightly, "I am so sorry." She rasp, her voice raw from crying. "I'll do it. I'll do it for Lisa."

Alex looked up at her through her own tears, it wasn't exactly the right reason but she hoped that maybe, sooner or later, Lorna would not only do it for a past victim, but a present one too. Standing up and pulling Lorna gently off the bed and hugging her, "Let's go home." she smiled softly, "we'll call Benson in the morning."

Nicky stared at the blonde detective, "What do you mean she doesn't want to press charges?"

"I mean she told my Sergeant and I that she doesn't see a point. That she thinks because of her past he'll get away with it." Amanda replied, feeling her own anger mirrored in the red heads eyes.

"She's right" a male voice said behind them. Nicky whipped around to see Christopher standing behind her. Not thinking twice she punched him hard in the jaw, sending him crashing into a nearby table.

"You wanna repeat that dickface?" Nicky shouted jumping off her stool. Amanda was behind her in a second, holding her back. "Nicky don't. Lorna needs you and I don 't want to have to arrest you." she whispered harshly.

Nicky looked at the blonde behind her for a long moment before relaxing her shoulders. She looked at the guy still on the floor, passed out. "Ok but I swear to god next time I'll kill him."

Amanda squeezed her shoulder, "I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that. Go home and be with your girl. She needs you Nick."

Nicky nodded, "Thank you detective." she said walking out of the bar.

Amanda sighed deeply, sitting back down, almost glad Nicky had gotten to him first.

Nicky drove home slowly. Her hand still a bit sore from punching Christopher. That name felt like bile to her brain, felt like poison to her veins. If Amanda hadn't been there she would have done so much worse to that creep. Her hands tightened on the steering wheel as she thought about Lorna, thought about how scared she must have been. The guilt still ate at her like a predator eating its prey. Why hadn't she kept an eye on Lorna? Why had she been chasing after some drunken brunette while the only woman she truly loved was being hurt by someone? Nicky pulled into the parking lot and parked the car, seeing Alex and Piper's cars parked in the stalls next to hers. She wandered up the steps slowly, as a feeling of pure guilt tore at her. Why had she gone to a bar? Why hadn't she been there for Lorna? She slowly slid the key in the lock and opened the door.

The apartment was mostly dark except for a reading lamp illuminating the living room in a soft glow. Alex and Piper sat together on an oversized chair in the corner talking quietly. Lorna lay on the couch, her eyes closed peacefully. Nicky made her way towards the kitchen to put some ice on her hand. Alex and Piper followed her.

"What the hell Nichols?" Alex whispered angrily. "What did you do?"

Nicky looked at them, "I only punched the guy, that blonde detective held me back before I could do any worse."

Piper looked at her bruised knuckle, "Well I'm glad. Lorna needs you, she's needed you all night."

"I know. I'm an asshole." Nicky replied shamefully. "Thank you guys for being there for her. Go home and get some rest. I'll take care of her."

Piper hugged her friend tightly, "You're not an asshole Nicky. You love her, I get it."

Nicky returned the hug, meeting Alex's eyes over Piper's shoulder that read don't fucking pull this shit again. She nodded knowingly.

After the couple left, Nicky locked and bolted the door. Slowly she walked over to the couch, kneeling gently by Lorna's head. Taking in her appearance for the first time, she felt her heart ache. Her cheeks were red from crying. She let her fingers thread through her dark hair as she watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful, how could anyone want to hurt this sweet, innocent woman? Sure she can be completely bat shit crazy, she can be hard to handle sometimes, but Nicky wouldn't trade her for anyone else in the world.

"Nicky?" Lorna asked, her voice groggy from sleep and raspy from crying. Nicky almost hated how adorable it sounded.

"Yeah baby I'm here." she said softly, not thinking twice about crossing that line.

Lorna slowly opened her eyes to meet Nicky's, "Where were you?" She asked.

"I'm so sorry Lorna." Nicky said, trying to stay as strong as possible. "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you."

Lorna reached out to touch Nicky's face gently, wiping the tears from her eyes. "I don't blame you Nicky. Besides you're here now."

Nicky nodded, "And I'm not going anywhere. I promise. What can I do?" she whispered.

"As scared as I am to be close to someone, I need you to hold me because I'm also too scared to be alone." Lorna whispered.

"You'll never be alone." Nicky promised, as Lorna moved over on the couch slowly. Nicky lay down beside her pulling her into her arms. She didn't care how long it took, no matter how many sleepless nights she had to endure, she was gonna be there for Lorna every single step of the way. She lay awake for most of the night, psychoanalyzing any sound she heard. When Lorna woke up screaming, Nicky was there to hold her. And every single scream made her hate the dipshit that did this to her even more.

Author's Note: Well there's chapter two! Chapter three should be up by Tuesday hopefully! Thanks for reading and please review!

Question: Do you know who Gia is?

The answer will be revealed in the next chapter.