Fear
Summary: See ch1
Disclaimer: I don't own them
A/N: This is kinda short, but it hasa LOT of drama!
What Else Could Go Wrong?
"Liv? Liv, what's wrong?" Casey asked, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Nothing Case, I'm fine." Olivia lied, quickly wiping at her tears. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't even heard Casey come on to the roof.
"So then why are you crying?" Casey asked. "And don't try to tell me that you're not. I know you better than that." She added quickly, before Olivia could lie to her.
Olivia was silent for a moment. Then, without turning to face Casey Olivia took a deep breath before telling her everything.
"I, I think I may have lost him Case." She said quietly.
"Who? Jacob? You didn't lose him. So he lawyered up. We'll still nail him." Casey said, misunderstanding her friend.
"No Casey, that's not what I mean." Olivia sniffed. "I think, I think I may have lost Elliot." She sighed.
"What do you mean you think you may have lost Elliot?" She asked, concerned. "I mean, I can see you two don't agree on this case, but he isn't going to leave you for that!" She exclaimed.
"He hasn't spoken to me for days now." Olivia confessed.
"What? Why not?" Casey asked, forcing Olivia to face her. She didn't know what had gone on between the two over the past couple of days, and was confused.
"I had drinks with my ex-fiancé a few nights ago, and Elliot was mad. When I got back to work the next day, he had an attitude about it." She said, wiping her eyes.
"And so he's not talking to you because you had a drink with someone from twenty years ago?" Casey asked, annoyed that Elliot would act that way.
"Well that's what I thought." Olivia answered. "I was pissed at him for acting like a jealous ass, so when Kevin invited me out to dinner for the next night I said yes." She explained. "I only wanted to get back at Elliot for being such a jerk."
"So what happened?" Casey asked.
"Apparently Elliot felt bad about the way he was acting, so he let himself into my apartment while I was still out so that he could apologize." Olivia told her.
"Wait, I don't understand. If he apologized, why are you two still fighting?" Casey asked.
"Because he never got the chance to apologize." Olivia explained. "I invited Kevin back up for coffee. It was his last night in town, and we were talking." She paused for a moment and then continued, "When I brought the coffee in, he proposed."
Casey just stared at her friend in shock.
"Then Elliot came bursting out of my bedroom, furious. He told me that I should just do what I really wanted and marry Kevin, and to just forget about our engagement. Then he left." She said under her breath.
"What did you say?" Casey asked.
"What do you think I said Casey!" Olivia almost yelled. "I said no! God, he didn't even give me a chance to explain! The only reason I even had drinks with Kevin was to close that relationship for good! He thinks I was having second thoughts about the wedding, and I'm not!" She stammered.
"Olivia, it's gonna be okay." Casey tried to sooth.
"No Casey, it won't be okay." Olivia shot back. "We were supposed to move in together this week, but that was shot to hell. God, what am I gonna do?" She asked herself more than Casey.
Casey could tell there was something more bothering her when tears started rolling down her cheeks.
"Olivia, it's just Elliot. It'll work out." She soothed.
"Casey, I think I might be pregnant." She revealed suddenly.
"I, I'm sorry." Casey stammered. "What do you mean you think?"
"I mean, I'm three weeks late." She said, searching Casey's eyes for any kind of an answer.
"Liv, I thought you wanted kids." Casey tried.
"I did, I mean, I do, but not now. This is the worst time for this to happen." She explained, wiping at her eyes again. "I mean, I want a baby more than anything, but what am I supposed to do, go up to Elliot and say, 'Hi Elliot, here's your ring back, and here's all the stuff you had at my apartment, it was nice knowing you, and by the way, I'm carrying your child?' How am I supposed to do that?" She asked.
"Olivia, talk to him. He may be hurt, but I'm sure this isn't going to break off your whole engagement." Casey answered with a small smile.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Olivia sighed, turning back from her friend. "And on top of all of this, Richard White has been calling me non-stop for days." She muttered under her breath.
"Who's Richard White?" Casey asked. She hadn't been around when Olivia and Elliot arrested him.
"Just some guy Elliot and I put away a few years ago for raping an ADA. We couldn't get him on the murder, but he was supposed to be away for life." She answered, not turning back.
"So, why is he out?" Casey asked.
"Some kid screwed up on the chain of command somewhere along the line. Instead of bringing all this to light, and making the department look bad by having a re-trial, his lawyer worked a deal to get him out on early payroll." She said, explaining the situation.
"Liv, if he's bothering you I can get a restraining order. If he tries to contact you again he'll bee thrown back in a jail cell." Casey offered.
"Thanks Casey, but I can't." She said turning back to face Casey, the pain and hurt now erased from her face. "White likes to control. If I get a restraining order, he wins." She finished. "Look, thanks for coming up here. I appreciate it, but I'm okay." She added.
"Hey, what are friends for?" Casey asked. She gave Olivia a quick hug before turning to leave. "I'll be back in the bullpen." She said as she was leaving.
"Hey Casey, don't say anything to Elliot about the whole pregnancy thing. I want to be sure before I open that can of worms." Olivia called after her.
Casey just nodded her head to let Olivia know that she understood, and wouldn't say a thing, before disappearing into the door that lead back into the building.
TBC... Review, and stay tuned to see what happens next!
