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"How did she know?" Cragen asked Elliot and Olivia as they sat in his office.

"I told her I saw a tattoo on the perp's hand." Olivia breathed. "Karressa said that he covers it up during the day, but uncovers it when he goes into her room. She said that he calls it...his rape call tattoo." She trembled slightly. "If you see it, you are calling to be raped."

Elliot looked at Olivia and took her hand into his. He looked back at Cragen. "Who's taking the case?"

"Barba." Cragen sighed. He looked over at Olivia to find her jaw slack. "Liv, he's the only one that the defense can't say is making evidence up. Every other lawyer knows you or you don't trust them."

"Does he know yet?" Olivia asked tearing up.

Cragen took a deep breath. "He's coming in so I can brief him on the case. If you want to tell him, I will let you, but...I'll tell him if you want me to."

Olivia paused. "I will be there when you tell him about the case. I'll say it myself when you are briefing him." She looked at Elliot. "I want you there."

Elliot nodded. "I'll be there as long as you want me to."

"Barba just walked into the squad room." Cragen informed them looking out of his office window. He looked down at Olivia. "Are you ready?"

"No, but nobody ever is." Olivia sighed. She stood up with Elliot and cuddled into his side as Cragen let Barba in.

He smiled at Cragen slightly. "Captain Cragen." He shook his hand and looked over to find Olivia. "Hey Liv, day off?"

"Something like that." Olivia said. She kissed Elliot's chest. "Uh, I guess you and Elliot never really met. El, this is Rafael Barba. Barba, this is Elliot Stabler."

Barba smiled lightly and shook Elliot's hand. "Well, we finally meet."

"Yeah, Liv says you're quite the lawyer." Elliot smiled lightly back. He tightened his hold on Olivia when she started shaking slightly from nerves. He knew this was going to be hard for her. But, she knew she was going to have to testify and tell a jury what Liam did to her.

"Barba, the case you are taking-" Cragen started.

"It's open and shut from what you told me. We have the evidence on victims along with the matching DNA. He can't say it was consentual because one of the rapes was in an alley and the other was his seventeen year old daughter." Barba interrupted. "I just need the reports and the names of the vics so that I can prep them. I know one of them is Karressa Angelina. It's going to be hard keeping her out of the lime light, but I can try my best with the other vic."

"Barba?" Olivia started. He turned to her. "The other vic...is me. Liam Angelina attacked me this past week outside of the presinct."

Barba stood stunned. "Liv, I'm...I'm so sorry."

Olivia held up her hand. "Don't be. It wasn't your fault. Just, put Liam in prison for what he did to Karressa and I."

"I will." Barba breathed. "That was you on the phone." Olivia nodded. "You were talking to Elliot?" Olivia nodded yet again.

"She said she felt followed, which you probably already know if you heard the phone call." Elliot said rubbing her arm. He kissed her head. Olivia squeezed his hand. Elliot looked into her eyes and knew she wanted to leave now. He looked back up at Cragen and Barba. "Hey, I think we're going to head out. It's been a long day. We'll see you guys later."

"Okay, I'll call you later." Cragen said as he watched them walk out to the squad room.

Barba watched them for a minute. "What just happened?"

"He read her mind." Cragen said sitting down. "They were partners for twelve years and have been best friends for fifteen. They feel everything the other feels so deeply. One time, Stabler got shot. Olivia wasn't anywhere near him, but she started breathing heavily and was dizzy. She soon passed out. The doctors don't know what happened, but Elliot and Olivia knew." He watched as Barba sat down. "I know that you and Liv have become good friends since you have joined here. There's one rule that you don't know that's for Liv...Never take away her Stabler. If you do, she will never be the same." He looked into the squad room. "When Elliot turned in his papers, she didn't see him for two months. During that time,...she became someone else. Once Elliot and she reunited, she was the same Olivia Benson we loved. The day Elliot passes, God forbid,...she will be a mess. Same goes for him. She went undercover for quite a while about eight or nine years ago. He went through partners like we go through suits."

"Wow." Barba breathed. "No wonder Olivia always loves to go home. She's going to her life support."

Elliot and Olivia walked into Mercy Hospital so they could take Karressa back to Elliot's apartment. They walked into the room to find Karressa changed with her bag packed on the bed. She was on the phone with someone. "Yep, thanks George. I'll talk to you soon." She hung up her phone and smiled lightly at Elliot and Olivia. "Hey guys."

"Hey, you are already packed up." Elliot stated looking around the room.

"Yeah, I don't like hospitals." Karressa breathed zipping up her suitcase.

"Tell me about it." Olivia mumbled picking up a stuffed animal that was in the room. "Who gave you this?"

Karressa looked over and smiled lightly. "Uh, Amanda did. She said she's loved my music since she was in college and she just wanted to let me know that I can talk to her if I need to." She grabbed a stuffed pig from the bed. "I got this from Ed."

"Ed Tucker?" Elliot asked.

"Yeah, he was always there when I needed help." Karressa breathed. "He is trying to find my mom so that he can put her away for knowing what was going on. He can't believe his sister did that, were his words." She ran a hand through her hair. "He doesn't like you, El."

"I know." Elliot said. "He tried getting me fired like a hundred times. Your uncle is mean."

Karressa chuckled. "Gee, thanks." She lifted her suitcase off the bed.

"Hey, I'll take that." Elliot said taking it from her. "You two can carry the stuffed animals."

"Okay, we have to take the back entrance. Someone tipped somebody off that I was here." Karressa huffed.

"I saw that. There's a crowd out there waiting for you to come out." Elliot said as they left the room and got on the staff elevator. "Do they know why you're here?"

"No, but if Liam gets a phone call and he doesn't use it wisely, he will tell somebody why I was." Karressa breathed.

After passing the huge crowd outside, Elliot, Olivia, and Karressa went to Elliot's apartment. Elliot left to go get groceries, since Olivia and Karressa said they'd be fine. They decided to watch a movie. "Can I ask you something?" Olivia asked.

Karressa looked over at her. "Fire away."

"How did your statement four years ago get buried like it did?" Olivia asked gently knowing it was probably a sore topic.

Karressa rolled her eyes. "My father paid off a doctor there that was his friend. The nurse follows whatever the doctor says. At least, that's what my nurse did. My mother knew everything, but said that I was a compulsive liar and that I loved to get attention. The statement became an accusation because all reports have to be filed." She looked at her hands. "They all forgot about me like I was some pesky fly that hovered over them for a couple of hours." She took a deep breath. "At least I am being listened to now. I'm not backing down this time."

"Good, we're going to do this." Olivia said taking Karressa's hand.

Karressa squeezed it. "Together."

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