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this is the end of the chapters that are pre-written...so that along with school will not enable me to update fast...sorry

in this chapter there is a little E/O but nothing major...

here it is!

"Okay, Fin and Munch. I know this isn't very good info, but it is all we have. The name we have is 'Big Pete.' I want you to find out everything you can about this guy. Go out on the streets if you have to. I want to be able to charge Mr. Berthsaw before he is able to flee the city."

As Liv and Elliot walked into the bullpen later that afternoon, she was swarmed by Fin and Munch, yelling about the coffee machine again, for the third time this week.

When they finally finished their melt down, they started to tell Liv and Elliot what they found.

"Well, for starters we know where he hangs out all of the time. Right in the alleyway near 1PP. He likes to mostly sell cocaine and some heroin. His real name is Matthew Giblet. He has a rap sheet about a mile long. He and about ten other guys can vogue that Mr. Berthsaw was with them when Madeline was killed."

Elliot sighed and said, "So we've got nothing. We're back to square one."

"No, we don't have nothing," Liv said. "We just have to figure out why she was out at the store at ten-thirty at night. El and I will go there to see if we can get anything out of the store owner. Munch and Fin, you guys go and talk to anyone that Madeline was associated with. She if anyone seems capable of raping and killing her."

Before Liv and Elliot left, Liv had to make sure that the Amelia and Michael were okay with staying at the precinct for a little while.

"Hey, Amelia?" Liv asked when she walked up to where she was sitting in the playroom, "El and I are going to go investigate a lead. I need you and Michael to stay here and if you need anything you can ask any of the officers outside the door. Kay?"

"Olivia?" Amelia asked.

"Yeah?"

"If it's not too much trouble, can you get Michael and I something to eat? We didn't eat anything this morning, and he gets kinda cranky when he doesn't eat."

"Of course, sweetheart. Is hot dogs okay with you? We'll pick them up on the way back."

"Hot dogs are fine. Thank you." Amelia then walked over to where Liv was standing and gave her a hug, which surprised Liv.

But nonetheless, Liv wrapped her arms around the teen and said into her ear, "You're welcome. I promise I'll keep you two safe."

When she finally let go, Liv walked over to where Michael was sitting, playing with some blocks and ruffled his hair before saying goodbye.

Twenty minutes later, Liv and Elliot walked up to the store that Madeline was raped in. They walked into the store and was greeted by the familiar smell of dried blood and bleach. They heard someone scrubbing the floor, probably trying to clean Madeline's blood off the floor. They made their way to the back of the store, where CSU teams finished up this morning.

When the man scrubbing the floor heard them standing right above him, he looked up and said, "We've not open for business, if you didn't read the sign. You had to get out."

"No we don't," Elliot said as he pulled out his badge. "We're NYPD, Detectives Stabler and Benson. We need to ask you a few questions."

"Fine," the man grumbled. "What do you want to know?"

"Well, for starters," Liv replied, "do you know this woman?" And she pulled out a picture of Madeline to she to the man.

"The women who died here? Yeah, I know her. She came in here all the time. If I remember correctly she had two kids, a teenager and a really little one. They were both well behaved compared to some other little brats that come in here."

"She came in here last night, right?" Elliot questioned with annoyance in his voice.

"Yeah. She came alone. And just before closing too. She went down this aisle. And after a few minutes, I left to go take a leak. And when I came back, she was dead on the ground."

"How long did it take you to 'take a leak'?" Liv asked not nearly as annoyed as her partner, but getting close.

"Okay, maybe I went out to roll a joint too. So about 8-10 minutes."

"So she was in your shop alone." Liv gave Elliot a look that said, what an idiot!

"Yeah she was. Maybe if I didn't take so long she would have been alive now. I feel so bad for those poor kids. Are they gonna be okay?"

Elliot turned to Liv and gave her a look that asked, should we tell him?

Liv looked at the store owner and then back at Elliot and nodded.

"They're a little shaken up, but other then that, hopefully they get over it," Elliot replied. "Sir, we're gonna need some contact info so that you can testify in court. And we are going to need the surveillance video from last night."

The man nodded, and they two exchanged information, as Liv grabbed the tape, then left.

"Well, that was a little more helpful," Liv said, trying to mask the sadness in her voice. They had barely anything to go on, as the surveillance system might have been over 5 years old. She was dying for some kind of big break, because she really wanted to help these kids find justice. "But before we look at this tape, I told Amelia we would get her and Michael hot dogs."

When Liv and Elliot arrived back at the precinct, they went directly back to the playroom where Amelia and Michael could be found. As they opened the door, they heard a little pair of feet run across the room towards them. Liv, who was holding the bag of hot dogs, anticipating what was going to happen, quickly gave the bag to Elliot, who almost dropped it, and bent down just in time to pick up a running Michael.

"Hey there buddy. How's it going?" Liv asked the energetic toddler.

"Livia! I hungry!" Michael screamed.

Liv laughed and said, "Well, we'll have to do something about that, huh?"

Michael started to chant "Food! Food! Fo-"

"Michael, you stop it right now! You are being very rude to Olivia," scolded Amelia.

"Sorry, Livia," Michael whispered, knowing he would be in trouble if he didn't say it.

"Oh, Michael it's okay," Liv told the child, "I thought it was very cute."

Elliot stood behind Liv, not saying a word, just watching this scene unfold. He was off in his own little world thinking about how good and happy Liv was with these kids. She deserves to be happy, he thought. I hope someday she could fulfill her dream of having kids. Maybe if she likes me back, we could have kids together. But wait Stabler, you don't even know that she loves you. Stop making fantasies that you know won't come true. But maybe I am right, maybe-

"El!" Liv said when she noticed he didn't give her the hot dog bag like she asked for. "Are you okay?"

"What? Um, yeah, sure. What did you ask me?" Elliot replied when he came back from outer space.

"El, I asked you for the hot dog bag, so I could feed these hungry children," she said as she started to tickle Michael in her arms.

"Oh. Here." He said as he handed the bag over.

Liv looked at him oddly as she gave a hot dog to Amelia then took Michael's out and started giving him small pieces. Elliot just shrugged his shoulders, before going out of the room to throw away the bag.

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