2. Apart

"Are you Detective Benson?"

"Yes. How can I help you?"

"My name is Samantha Wressler. I've heard so much about you and I need your help."

"Come with me. "

The young woman had the brighter green eyes Olivia had ever seen. They seemed drenched with tears.

"Samantha, you can talk to me."

"My husband…", she broke down.

"It's ok, Samantha. What's wrong with him?"

"Richard was so good to me. It was the perfect marriage. I grew up without a father and he was like a father figure to me. He gave me everything. Affection, a nice home, wealth…", she sobbed.

"He abused you?"

"No. I'm not his victim. One day I found some photographs. The made me feel sick!"

"Kiddie porn?"

Samantha nodded disgusted.

"I found more pictures. He has a place, a shelter for streetwise children. I was so proud of him. I thought he was a savior. The bastard is a child molester! Please, stop him!"

"Samantha, he'll rot in prison. Trust me.", she held her hand.

"I want you to cut his balls! That sick animal should die suffering!"

Olivia was watching the photos Samantha Wressler brought her. She has seen way too many photos like these. She has worked many cases of children molestation. But now, in every face she could see Eleanor's eyes. She could understand how Elliot felt about pedophiles.

"Hey baby, still there?", Elliot was right behind her.

"Yeah, I'm working on my new case."

It struck him as odd. Her case. Not their case.

"You look disgusted."

"I can't help it! Pedophilia."

"Oh, I see."

"You go home?"

"Want some help? Some company?"

"Nah. I feel better to know that you're home with Ellie."

He kissed her lips.

"See you at home, baby."

For the next day Olivia was absorbed with her case. She barely went home. Richard Wressler managed to flee.

That night, Olivia was at home and she tried to sleep. Eleanor was crying all the time and Elliot tried to calm her down.

"You read her the book?"

"No, I sung her a lullaby and I told her to sleep because I have to do something with mommy."

"Come on, El. Are you horny tonight? I can't have sex with all that stress."

"You'll feel better."

"No, El. Not tonight."

"You always have an excuse, Olivia."

Eleanor cried again.

"Your daughter is calling you. You're so good putting her to sleep."

"I think she likes me voice."

"This time tell her that mom needs to catch some sleep."

The next morning Olivia has already been at work before any other fellow detective get there.

"Goodmorning, Liv!"

"Morning, Fin."

"Girl, you look sleepless."

"I couldn't sleep. Eleanor was crying all the time, I had my case in my mind…"

"You need a break, Liv."

"I need to collar Wressler. No baby cries, not Elliot's sexual yearnings. It feels so weird! I mean, I always wanted a family and I'm grateful to have one especially with El. But, it was so unexpected!"

"We're married with work, Liv. Don't worry, everything's gonna be ok!"

"I don't want my daughter hate me. And I don't want Elliot realize that our marriage was a mistake. I can't compare to Kathy!"

"Elliot loves you. He knows better than anyone else how hard is it to work in that Unit and be out of home all the time."

In the meanwhile, Munch and Elliot had just entered the squad room and Cragen exited his office.

"Goodmorning, Captain!", Elliot said.

"Detectives, right in time! I got something for you."

"We're all ears!", Munch said ready to listen to his Captain's commands.

"Naira Lassa, 29. Victim of domestic violence and rape. Gang rape. Her husband and his friends beat her up and raped her repeatedly. "

"Where is she now?"

"She's still unconscious in the hospital, Elliot. Amara Lassa has a record of abuse, battery, illegal gun possession. Before you visit her, I want you to talk to their son, Mossi."

"We can go to Naira and Olivia handle little Mossi.", Elliot said.

"Olivia has her own case. Fin comes with you."

Elliot frowned.

"Captain, can I have a word with you?"

They entered Cragen's office where they could talk in private.

"So, tell me."

"Since when Olivia is assigned with cases on her own?"

"What?"

"Her case? No partner? She investigates a case on her own. Did she ask so?"

"No, she…", his sentence was interrupted.

"Don't lie to me!"

"You want the truth? She didn't want to work with you. And because she didn't want you to think that she's avoiding you, she took it alone."

Elliot scoffed and felt enraged with the decision of his wife.

"Elliot, do you think that you can still work with Olivia in the same Unit?"

He didn't answer for a while.

"I don't know, Captain."

"Think it thoroughly."

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