In honor of tonight's brand NEW episode, here's the brand new episode. Someone asked me if there's gonna be a face off between Elliot and Olivia. Things are gonna get a little heated between them, but everything's gonna be all good quickly. Remember, the issue is Olivia's ex coming back to seek revenge against her. Furthermore, more flashbacks are coming this way. This flashback in this chapter is really evident because it has something to do with the episode from season six. I think you know what it is.

And, one more thing, I already know how I'm gonna get rid of Orlando in the story. The question is, how would you like to see him go in the story? Hit me up and let me know.

Oh, if you're wondering if Olivia and Orlando dated after college, I'm afraid so. I'll explain as the story rolls along.

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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Olivia Benson's apartment

Manhattan, New York

April 25, 2008

Hearing the alarm go off made Olivia groan with impatience. She put the pillow over her head to muffle the sounds, but it didn't do her any good and she had to get up, anyway. It was gonna be another long day at work and she has no chance of going back to sleep. Putting her arm out, she slammed the alarm clock down and breathed a sigh of relief when it finally stopped ringing.

Removing the pillow away from her head, her chocolate brown eyes squinted when the sun came full force into view of her bedroom, which made her annoyed. Groaning in pain, she realized that the injuries she sustained wasn't gonna swell down anytime soon. Her ex-boyfriend had a habit of making sure she suffers for a long time.

Orlando Cane was back in her life. Back to seek revenge. Back to make her pay for what she did. Back to make her life a living hell. God, couldn't the can take a fucking hint or something? The moment he got arrested was the moment she finally had enough. The moment he got locked up was the moment she finally found her backbone and called things off with him. But, that didn't matter to him. He was still determined to control her from behind bars. Now that he's out, he was determined to finish what he started.

Orlando has always been jealous and controlling. He didn't want her talking to any other boy at school. Hell, he didn't want her talking to any female friends she had. He wanted her all to himself. He told her what to wear, what kind of makeup she should wear and how she should present herself in public. It was like having a mean, abusive father that she didn't want.

Now, it's gonna be hard to look at Elliot when she goes to work. She didn't wanna deal with him being all concerned and wondering what was going on with her. She didn't want the third degree. Olivia couldn't say anything even if she wanted to. With Orlando watching her every move, she just couldn't handle it.

Just like she couldn't handle what he did when she was sixteen...

Running as far as her feet would let her go, Olivia had tears streaming down her face as she heard Orlando yelling and screaming at her. With blood oozing from her nose and more bruises forming on her face, she couldn't believe he did it again. His anger got the best of him. But, this time, he went way too far.

Tonight, after having another heated confrontation at school, he smacked her across her face. Instead of going to class, she ran out of school and went to the one place where she did belong. There was one man who did care about her and loved her to a certain extent. She had enough of Orlando hurting her and treating her like she was shit. She had enough of him belittling her and using her as his personal punching bag. She decided to stand up for herself, which pissed him off even more.

Wrapping her arms around herself, she felt the cool wind whisk against her as she kept walking. Her car was in the shop and she doubt if her mother was gonna get it fixed for her. Hell, she wouldn't be surprised if her mother didn't do anything for her. Their relationship wasn't at best and the fact that she's dating Orlando made their relationship even worse.

"Olivia! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?" a handsome and caring young man called out to her. He saw her walking up the steps, looking disheveled and broken.

"I had to get away," she simply said. He was shocked to see her battered, bloody and bruised.

"He did this to you again? Liv, honey, when are you gonna get rid of that loser?" he said angrily as he brought her inside.

"I can't leave him. He'd kill me if I did. He said so himself. I'm so scared he'll do something. To make matters worse, things between me and my mother is getting worse," she broke down and cried. He just held her and kissed her forehead gently.

"What happened?!" he asked frantically.

"Well, she's not happy that I'm dating Orlando, but that's beside the point. When she found out that I accepted your marriage proposal, she said she'll get you kicked out of school if I didn't call it off. I told her I was moving out because I had enough of her hurting me. She was drinking yet again when she dropped the bottle of the vodka and came at me with the jagged edge of it. She said she'll never let anyone else have me. I kicked her. I never hurt her before. I got out of there before something bad really happened. I just had enough," she sobbed on his shoulder.

"And then you went to school and had to deal with Orlando's bullshit. I wanna kill him!" he snapped. He just held her tighter because she needed some major comfort right now.

"I don't know what to do. I wanna leave him; hell, I told him it was over, but I know he's gonna hurt me even more. He calls me all the time; he shows up everywhere I go and he's so controlling. It's like I'm looking into the eyes of my father," she wept.

"Well, you can stay with me as long as you want. I have a spare bedroom in the back. Why don't you go and get some rest. We'll figure out what we're gonna do about Orlando later," he said as he lead her to the bedroom. He sighed as he watched her climb in the bed. Anger boiled in his veins because he can't stand any woman being hurt like this. He knew one thing; if Orlando knew what's good for him, he'd stay away from her.

He intends to protect Olivia at all cost....

A small smile escaped her lips when she thought about how protective and caring her former fiancé was to her. She knew she could count on him to be there for her when times got rough. He was so considerate to let her stay with him after her ordeal with her mother and Orlando. She wanted nothing more than to be away from them once for all. She's been jerked around, used and abused long enough.

However, she quickly realized that Orlando doesn't take rejection very well...

Olivia woke up right away when she heard some commotion in the living room. She quickly climbed out of bed, took a peak through the door and gasped in horror at the sight before her.

"Where the fuck is she?!" Orlando barked to her fiancé.

"Why? So you can hurt her some more, you bastard?!" he barked back.

"She's here, isn't she?! Tell her to come out right now!" Orlando snapped.

"She's not coming out! She doesn't wanna see you! She wants nothing to do with you anymore! Take a fucking hint, man! She wants a man who doesn't hit her! Besides, I'm a better man for her. We're getting married!" he exclaimed.

No! How could he?! Oh, God, he just made Orlando more and more pissed, she thought with tears falling from her eyes. Sure enough, Orlando went into a rage when he heard the news. She cringed when she heard a punch being delivered.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD! I'M GONNA FIND THE BITCH AND TAKE HER BACK WHERE SHE FUCKING BELONGS!" Orlando raged as he stormed through the house. Not wanting to be seen, she took another peak to make sure he wasn't in sight and when he wasn't, she made a mad dash for the door. However, just as she was about to get out, she felt her hair being pulled. Screaming out in pain, she struggled to get away, but he yanked her back.

"Thought you were gonna get away from me?! I don't think so! You're mine!" he roared in her face. He grabbed her hand and forcefully slid the engagement ring off her finger, then he threw it down on the floor.

"Let me go! I don't want you anymore!" she screamed. He raised his hand and slapped her hard across her face. Her fiancé saw the whole thing and got real upset. He jumped on Orlando's back and tackled him down on the ground. As they proceeded to beat the holy hell out of each other, she took off running, not looking back. She didn't know where she was going, but there's no way she's going back after what Orlando did this time. And there was no way in hell she was going back home. No more excuses, no more trying to change him. She was done.

"Get back here, you stupid bitch! I'm not done with you!" she heard him yell. She didn't stop. She kept on running and crying. With blood oozing out of her nose and bruises forming on her face, she was done. She hated leaving Jackson behind, but she had to get the hell out of there.

However, breaking up with him at this point was gonna be much harder than she thought...

Sighing deeply, she climbed out of bed and proceeded to get ready for work. God, thinking about what her ex-boyfriend did to her was depressing. She can't think about that right now. She has work to do.

And dealing with another D.V. case was taking a toll on her.

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Special Victims Unit Squad room

16th precinct

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

April 25, 2008

Elliot couldn't help but notice his partner walking in wearing sunglasses and oversized clothing. He shook his head in disbelief because he knew something was definitely wrong now. For the last several weeks, he noticed a frightening change in her; attacking perp, breaking down and sobbing in the locker room and snapping at her coworkers for no legitimate reason. Fear lumped in his veins because he knew someone was definitely hurting her. He was gonna get to the bottom of it right away.

"Olivia, can I talk to you for a moment?" he asked out of the blue when he saw her sitting down at her desk.

"Not now, Elliot. We have work to do. Do you have the file on the Anderson case?" she said sternly. She wasn't in the mood to deal with his questioning right now.

"Liv, can you tell me what's wrong? What's happened to you? Why can't you talk to me?" he begged. She shot her head up and glared at him.

"Didn't I say not now?! I told you, we have work to do!" she snapped.

Slumping back against his chair and feeling defeated, he knew he wasn't gonna get anywhere with her right now.

"Hey, Liv, there's someone out there for you. His name's Orlando," Fin said as he walked.

She cringed when she heard that name. "Tell him I don't wanna see him right now. I'm working."

"He said he knew you were gonna say that, so he left you this," he said as he laid a folded piece of paper down on her desk and walked away without saying another word. She stared at it for a second before she grabbed it and started tearing it up into little pieces. Then she threw it in the waste paper basket. She wasn't gonna read it because she knew it was a threatening note. She didn't wanna deal with him.

"Who's Orlando? How long have you've been seeing him?" Elliot asked right away.

Olivia glared at him. "That's none of your business!"

"It is my business when my partner is being hurt! Damn it, Olivia, is he the one who's hurting you?! Is that way you're coming to work wearing oversized clothes and sunglasses?! Tell me what's going on!" he demanded.

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!" she screamed as she got up from her desk and ran out of the bullpen. He ran right after her because he wasn't about to sit back and let this linger on any longer. He needs to know the truth.

Olivia ran all the way up to the roof. She couldn't handle being interrogated by Elliot any longer. She just wanted to be left alone, but he was making it harder and harder. As soon as she hit the pavement, she sunk down on her knees and started crying. Everything was just closing in around her. She was falling apart. She wanted to curl up and die.

"Liv, baby, tell me what's going on. I'm not leaving you alone until you do and I'm not letting you out my sight, either," he demanded. However, his mood changed when he saw her on the ground, sobbing.

"Please, just leave me alone, El," she begged and pleaded.

He kneeled down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. He expected her to pull away and snap at him some more, but to his surprise, she wrapped her arms around his neck and sobbed on his shoulder. He wanted to make sure he was gonna be okay.

"Liv, how do you know this Orlando guy?" he whispered.

She sniffed. "He was my boyfriend. I knew him for a very long time. He used to beat me."

No wonder she didn't wanna see him. Her ex-boyfriend has hurt her in so many ways. Anger boiled in his veins when he heard this. He wanted to kill this Orlando guy for hurting his Liv.

"Did you see him last night?" he asked softly. He cringed when she nodded her head. She pulled away long enough to take off her sunglasses and show him the black eye and bruises on her face. His blue eyes were wide open in horror at her appearance. He was getting more and more angry.

"Do you know where he lives?!" he asked, gritting his teeth.

"No! Please, don't hurt him. You're gonna make him even more upset if you do. Besides, he just got out of prison," she told him, looking frantic and worried.

"Liv, he's most likely gonna get his hands on you again. And if he does, I'm not gonna sit back and let it happen. I'm gonna make sure he never does this to you again!" he vowed. She didn't say another word; she just buried her face against his neck and continued to sob softly. He tightened his arms around her and offered words of comfort. Now that he knows what's been bothering her, he intends to protect her at all costs.

However, he also realized that he's head over heels in love with her.

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Apartment of Orlando Cane

Brooklyn, New York

April 25, 2008

Stupid bitch didn't have the courtesy to see me! I'll show her! Orlando thought angrily as he nursed another bottle of beer in his hands. He was so upset and it showed, because he threw the bottle against the wall and watched it shatter into little pieces. He was beyond mad.

He was gonna make her pay. Oh, yeah, he was gonna make her pay for leaving him like a bitch in heat and for getting him locked up. He should've killed her while he had the chance, but what good would that do? Every single cop in New York City would go looking for his ass and beat him to a bloody pulp. He was getting a migraine from just thinking about it.

Either way it goes, he will get his revenge on her before it's said and done.

And that's for damn sure.

Coming up in the next chapter: Olivia finally tells Elliot everything and then they run into Orlando at the bar, which leads to an all out brawl. Stay tuned!

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