Time
Disclaimer: I still do not own anything but the story and the random characters I made up. Such is life.
Summary: A/O. Alex continues to help with the investigation.
Author's Notes: Sorry so short, I haven't had much time to write! Please review so I know at least someone reads it ;-) Thanks for all of the previous reviews, you are all awesome!
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"All six of them confirmed Clark Jacoby was their OBGYN. Munch and Fin are on their way back here. Someone call Alex?" Cragen had come out of his office. He looked at Olivia and nodded.
Olivia turned and picked up her phone, dialing the familiar number. She heard Alex answer.
"Cabot." Olivia smiled.
"Hey, we just got the call that Jacoby was their OBGYN. Do you think you can get us a warrant?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah, I'll go get it signed and I'll meet you outside of his apartment. Don't go in without me." She smiled at Alex's firm words.
"Promise to wait for you." Olivia reassured her before hanging up and turning towards Elliot. "You ready? We've got the warrant but have strict orders to wait for Cabot before entering."
Elliot nodded and stood, following Olivia out of the precinct. Olivia slid into the passenger side as Elliot sat behind the wheel. They started into traffic and Elliot looked over at Olivia, noticing her far off look.
"Wanna talk about it?" He turned his attention back to the road.
"About what?" Olivia continued to look out of the window.
"You and Alex. And whatever is keeping your thoughts preoccupied." He put his blinker on, glancing at her again.
Olivia sighed. "I don't know. I've been working on this case so hard that we haven't gotten to talk about anything." She turned to look at him. "But I haven't been thinking about this case as much as I'd like to because I've been preoccupied thinking about what I am going to say to her." She shook her head.
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
"Yeah," Elliot nodded. "Well hopefully this case will be over tonight. Then you two can talk about whatever happened on Friday night." He smirked.
"Shut up." She joked, punching him in the leg.
He laughed. "No, really though, I think you two are good for each other." He brought the car to a stop outside of Clark Jacoby's apartment.
"Thanks." Olivia smiled over at him before looking out the window again. "Alex should be here soon."
He spotted the familiar blonde walking towards their car. Turning off the cruiser, he opened his door, stepping out. Olivia noticed his actions and followed suite, shutting the door behind her. Elliot nodded towards Alex, then Olivia, before heading up the steps that led to Clark's apartment door. He knocked a few times.
"Clark Jacoby? Police, open up." Elliot had his hand on his gun.
Olivia tried, banging harder on the door. "Police, open the door!"
Hearing the commotion, a tall scruffy man appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "Can I help you?"
Alex looked down at him. "We're looking for Clark Jacoby. Have you seen him?"
"Oh, he moved out early this morning." The man eyed them suspiciously. "I'm the landlord, who are you?"
"We're the police." Olivia answered, annoyed.
"Well in that case, before you bust the door down, let me just give you the extra key." He unhooked the key ring from his pants, searching through various keys.
Olivia started down the stairs towards him. Once he found the key, he handed it to her and followed her back up the steps. Olivia used the key to open the front door before handing it back to the man.
"What did he do?" The man asked as they entered the apartment.
"Kidnapped six girls." Alex hastily replied and handed over the search warrant.
She stood by the door with the man as the detectives looked through the rooms.
"Olivia!" Elliot called from a bedroom.
Olivia walked over to where Elliot stood. She gasped when she saw. The room was painted pink, with ballet slippers painted along the border. The bed had a purple comforter and the floor was littered with toys. She felt a presence behind her and turned around, seeing the face of a bewildered Alex.
"Jesus, he really was going to keep her." Alex shook her head in disbelief.
"Looks that way." Olivia nodded before turning back to survey the room again.
"I'll call forensics, get them to dust for fingerprints and see if they can't find any DNA to see if Abrianna was here." Elliot pushed past them on his way out.
Olivia turned to the landlord. "Do you know where he went?"
"No, just that he paid to back out of his lease early and left before 6 this morning." The landlord shrugged before walking out of the apartment.
Olivia shook her head. "Damn it, he could be long gone by now."
She put gloves on and walked over to the desk, looking through papers. A post-it with an address stuck out as she pushed the papers around. Picking it up, she looked at it, trying to figure out what it said.
"Garland?" She uttered, confused, to no one in particular.
"The city in Texas or the stuff you put up at Christmas?" Olivia turned at the intrusion. She'd forgotten all about Alex.
"What did you say?" Olivia looked questioningly at Alex who had moved so she was standing next to her. Alex plucked the post-it out of Olivia's hand.
She looked at it for a moment. "Texas. I am pretty sure this is an address in Texas."
Olivia glanced at her, once again amazed at her brilliance in this case. When Alex looked up Olivia gave her a lopsided grin. Alex handed the post-it back.
"How do you know that?" Olivia continued to watch her as Alex walked towards the middle of the apartment.
"I used to live there." Alex shrugged, arms folded across her chest.
"Oh, I didn't know that." Olivia smiled at her before taking her cell phone out.
CSU showed up, entering the apartment and nodding towards Alex and Olivia. Alex nodded back and started walking out the door, followed closely behind by Olivia.
"Hey, I think I know where he went." Olivia talked into the phone. "Texas. Yeah, we found an address; Alex says it's a place in Texas. No, she used to live there. Okay, we'll see you in a few."
Olivia closed her cell, pushing it into her pocket. Looking around she spotted Alex, standing by the squad car. Olivia walked over, putting a hand on her back when she reached her. Alex's hair blew softly in the wind as she turned to look at Olivia, tears in her eyes.
"Woah, Alex, what's wrong?" Concern flooded her face.
Alex shook her head. "Nothing." She turned away again.
"We'll find her, don't worry." Olivia assured, assuming that was why Alex was upset. She rubbed her back. "Hey, let's go, Cragen wants us back at the station."
Olivia reached down and opened the passenger side door, waiting for Alex to slip in before she shut it. She walked around to her side of the car before looking around for Elliot. She spotted him a few feet away, talking to another cop.
"El!" She called, waving her hand to get his attention.
"What's up?" He turned in her direction.
"We found an address, I am going back to the station and I'm taking Alex with me." She opened her door.
"Okay, I'll stay here, see what else we find. I'll call someone for a car later. See ya!" He waved before turning his attention back to the cop in front of him.
Olivia slid into the car and looked over at Alex before turning the key. Alex's head was resting against the head rest and her eyes were closed. Olivia reached out her hand to place it on top of Alex's. Alex didn't open her eyes but entwined her fingers with Olivia's. They rode the rest of the way back to the station in silence.
