A/N: Chapter 11! Yay! Okay yall…. So this is my second update for this week (woot!) and I'm really really hoping to get another chapter up before or by Friday. If not, it will probably be Monday or Tuesday before I update. I'm goin to see my honey this weekend :)
Disclaimer: No. Still not mine. But I do own Philip!
This is for i-love-benson because she gave me my 100th review! Whooo hooo!
Elliot pulled the car into the 1-6 parking lot and dropped Olivia off at the sidewalk before going to find a parking space.
"Detective B...b…benson?"
Olivia turned around to find Philip, the guy who owns the fruit/sandwich shop on the corner, walking towards her.
"Hey Philip. How are you today?" Olivia frequented his shop, especially when she didn't have time for a real meal. 'Philip is one strange character, he always seems very nervous,' Olivia thought to herself as she smiled at the man.
"I'm g..g..good. You need any fruit today? I got some might fine lookin' apples. And I know how much you l…l…love those granny s…s…smith apples."
Olivia smiled and shook her head as she pointed to an approaching Elliot. "No thanks Philip, I just had breakfast with my partner."
Philip frowned but quickly smiled. "Then you should come for lunch." The fidgety man wrung his hands and nodded.
Before Olivia could speak Elliot walked up to them and draped his arm across her shoulder. "Hey Philip, how's it goin'?"
Something similar to disgust appeared on Philip's face. "Detective Stabler." He then turned his attention back to Olivia, "I'll be watching for you around lunchtime."
Olivia nodded and said, "Sure, I'll come check them out."
With another disgusted look thrown Elliot's way, Philip turned and walked away. The two detectives walked into the busy station.
"That guy is a little wacko. And I think he has a crush on you."
"El! He's a nice guy." Olivia rolled her eyes at him as they stepped onto the elevator.
"So, nice guys can be wack-jobs."
Before they stepped off the elevator Elliot gave Olivia a quick hug and kiss. "I love you Liv."
Olivia's brown eyes softened at his words. "I love you."
"Elliot, Olivia, in here." They looked up to find their captain poking his head out of his office.
They walked side by side into Cragen's office to find that it was filled with Cragen, Fin, Munch, and the computer tech guy, Matt. Cragen looked up as they entered and motion for them to sit, Olivia in the chair closest to the phone.
"Alright, he didn't call two minutes ago like the every five minutes pattern predicted. But my guess is he's not going to miss another one, so he should be calling in about 3 minutes or so."
Olivia nodded at Matt and edged closer to the phone.
A few minutes later all six people in the room where staring diligently at the phone, waiting for it to ring. But when the shrill ring finally filled the room everyone jumped.
"Okay Olivia, pick up the receiver and press the speaker button at the same time. That way he won't be able to hear it as clearly and get spooked."
Olivia nodded once again at Matthew and did as she was told.
"Special Victims Unit. Detective Benson speaking."
The voice on the other end chuckled. "Olivia Olivia Olivia. I've been waiting all morning to speak to you."
"Who is this?"
"That's not important. What is important is that I find out if you're wearing that delicious looking brown and white thong. Oh, and the matching bra." The sinister voice once again emitted a low chuckle.
Cragen frowned and Elliot clenched his fists as red crept up his neck into his face.
"Excuse me?" Olivia looked up at the six men with a mix of anger and fear radiating from her eyes.
"Oh don't play dumb Detective. I know how you love to match your undergarments with your outfits. And that little lingerie set would go perfectly with your outfit today."
Elliot stood up and clenched his fists, fighting the urge to deck something, or someone. Matt waved his hand to get Cragen's attention as the trace came through.
"How the hell do you know what I'm wearing and what kind of underwear I have?" Olivia tried to keep her voice calm, but anger caused her voice to shake slightly.
"Ms. Benson, I don't think you're in a position to be rude. I know what you're wearing because I've seen you today. I know that you like to match because I've watched you countless times through your window that has no curtains. I know what you keep in your drawers because I've been in your home, and touched them."
At this everyone's jaw dropped and Elliot couldn't hold in his anger anymore. He stormed out into the squad room and everyone could faintly hear him kicking or punching something very hard.
"Who are you and what in the hell do you want?"
"I want you detective. And believe me, I will have you." The voice chuckled but almost turned into a growl as he spoke again. "If I were you, I would stop shacking up with that hot-headed partner of yours." With that he hung up and after a second the dial tone sounded and Olivia put the receiver back in its place.
Elliot, who was standing at the doorway immediately exploded. "What the fucking hell is going on here? This bastard has been in her house?"
"Okay Cap'n, it's a pay phone. Give me just a second and I'll have the exact location."
Fin and Munch stood silently as Elliot began to pace back and forth around the office. As he paced by Olivia she gently placed a hand on his arm and he immediately stopped and stood beside her chair, his hand resting on the back of Olivia's neck.
"Alright, we've got it. It's a pay phone at the corner of West 12th and East 11th. Which is…"
Cragen sighed and finished the sentence. "200 feet from this building."
At this news the entire room started buzzing with commotion and Elliot once again exploded, "There's some sick freak stalking Liv and he's making his threats from a pay phone a few yards away? We need to get him now."
Everyone began talking at one time, except one person. Olivia, who had been sitting quietly since hanging up the phone, stood up and the noise immediately ceased. As she walked towards the door all five men just stared at her, wondering what she was going to do. She snapped her fingers and pointed at Fin, Munch, and Elliot.
"Let's go boys."
As the group headed loaded into the elevator Elliot immediately took charge and began assigning tasks.
"Fin, Munch, you two take the corners across 12th and I'll take the corners on this side. Ask around, look for video cameras, you know what to do."
As they stepped off the elevator Olivia put her hands on her hips and cleared her throat. "Excuse me?"
Elliot put his hand on her back and frowned. "Liv, baby, maybe you should just stay here. He's probably out there waiting for you and I don't want to risk you getting hurt."
Olivia knocked his hand off of her and stalked towards the doors. "Elliot Stabler, I swear to God if you start this shit you can go find yourself another girlfriend. You have no right to tell me what to do. Besides, he doesn't want to kill me, and as long as you, my dear sweet protector, are around, he isn't going to come anywhere near me."
Despite the situation Fin and Munch shot each other knowing looks at Olivia's words and made mental notes to tell the captain when they return.
As Fin and Munch crossed the street, Elliot jogged to catch up with Olivia. He grabbed her hand to stop her.
"Hey Liv! Stop!"
"What Elliot?" She turned to face him, anger shining in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Liv. I didn't mean to upset you. I know you can take care of yourself. You know I'm just worried about you." Elliot put a hand on her back as they walked towards the pay phone.
Olivia's eyes softened and she sighed. "I know El. Just don't treat me like a kid or a victim. I'm a grown woman El, I can handle this."
"I know. I'm sorry. I love you."
"I love you t…" She was interrupted by Elliot gasping and stopping suddenly to pull out his cell phone.
"What El?"
"If that guy used the pay phone, his prints are probably on it. CSU needs to get down here and take fingerprints."
"El, don't you think Cragen's already on that? Besides, hundreds of people use that phone a week, if not every day, so they'll probably come up with tons of prints."
Elliot sighed and nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
"Hey El look. This is Philip's shop right behind the pay phone. I bet he saw whoever it was, after all, they've been calling from it all morning."
Elliot nodded and held the dingy shop door open for her. The two detectives looked around and made their way to the counter. Since they didn't see or hear Philip, Elliot banged on the bell sitting by the cash register. After shooting Elliot an annoyed glance, Olivia walked to the entrance to the back room and called his name. "Philip? It's Detective Benson; I need to speak with you."
Elliot shrugged and walked past her into the back room. "He must have stepped out and forgot to lock up."
Elliot and Olivia both looked up as they heard the bell on the front door ding.
"Hey! Hey! You c...can't be b…back there!" Philip ran towards them but stopped suddenly when he realized who it was. In the process of his immediate stop, he dropped the bag he was holding. "D…Det...Detectives. How can I h…h…help you?"
Elliot walked forward to pick up the bag Philip dropped. "We need to ask you some questions."
Philip looked at them both nervously and edged towards Olivia slightly and away from Elliot. "O…o…okay. W…why?"
Olivia smiled to calm the man. "Our precinct has been receiving some threatening phone calls today and our phone trace showed that the calls were made from the pay phone right outside."
"I d…don't know what y…y…you are imp…imp...implying but it w…w…wasn't me. I had to r…run to the s…s…store down the s…s…street!"
Elliot lifted an item out of Philip's bags. "Buying some lingerie. Now why does a guy like you need lingerie? Who's this for Philip?"
"My w…wife." The man began to wring his hands and once again shuffled away from Elliot.
"I see. Well Philip why did you leave your store unlocked? That's very dangerous. You could have been robbed." Elliot took a step towards the man who took another step backwards.
"My c…c…cousin was here w…w…when I l…l…left."
"I see. Where is your cousin now Philip?"
"I d…d…don't k…k…know!" Philip scrambled behind the counter as Elliot took another step towards him.
Olivia cast Elliot an angry look before speaking to Philip. "We were just wondering if you have seen anyone suspicious hanging around the pay phone today."
Philip shook his head and took the bags Elliot handed to him. "N…n…nope. Don't t…th…think so. Hey O…O…Olivia, you w…w….want some apples now?"
Elliot rolled his eyes and walked towards the door.
Olivia ignored him and spoke to Philip again. "Not right now. I'll be back later, closer to lunchtime."
Olivia smiled at him and patted his shoulder before walking out of the shop. As soon as she hit the sidewalk she turned away from Elliot and set out in an angry stride away from Elliot.
Elliot stared after her for a minute, confused as to what she was angry about. "Hey, Liv. What's wrong?"
She spun around to face him. "Damnit Elliot. Why do you have to be such an ass? That guy is already a nervous wreck and then you just hound him and embarrass him more. I wouldn't have told you anything either if you were being a jerk to me like that."
Elliot was about to respond when Fin and Munch walked up just in time to here the end of Olivia's rant.
"Hey what's goin' on?" Fin crossed his arms and frowned.
Olivia sighed and linked her arm through Fin's and pulled him down the sidewalk. "Elliot's a complete ass."
Fink smirked at Elliot over his shoulder. "Nothin' new bout that."
Munch patted Elliot on the back as they walked down the sidewalk. "Marital problems?"
"Shove it John." Eliot huffed and walked back to the station.
Two hours later everyone was sitting around the squad room, still with no leads to the case. One of the stores Munch and Fin had canvassed has an outside video camera but some early morning wind caused a sign to be blown in front of the camera. Things were still tense between Elliot and Olivia and everyone else felt it. Just five minutes ago they had gotten into a full blown fight over who would make the coffee. All of a sudden Olivia jumped up and grabbed her coat.
As she walked to the elevators Elliot nudged Munch and whispered, "Ask her where she's going! If I ask her, she'll yell at me."
Munch sighed and called out to Olivia, "Hey Olivia, Elliot wants to know where you are going?"
Elliot punched Munch in the arm as Olivia turned to give him an ugly look. "Not that it's any off his business but I'm going to get some lunch from right down the street. I promise I'll come right back, but if I'm not back in twenty then you can send out the search party."
With that she turned on her heels and walked into the elevator. When she got inside she punched a button and stood with her arms crossed across her chest. Just before the elevator doors closed she stuck out her tongue at Elliot.
"Janet!" Cragen barked at an officer walking near the elevator.
"Yessir?"
"Follow her. Don't let her out of your sight."
Janet nodded and jogged towards the stairs, "You got it boss."
Elliot, Munch, and Fin all raised an eyebrow at their Captain.
He looked at them and shrugged. "Did you really think I was going to let her go anywhere by herself?"
"She's gonna be pissed at you Cap'n." Fin had a bemused expression on his face.
Cragen shrugged again and headed towards his office. "Oh well, I'll blame it on Elliot. She's already ticked at him anyway. Oh by the way Elliot, you and Olivia are going to stay at La Quinta just across the river in Jersey tonight. We'll have officers outside and watching the cameras all night."
Elliot groaned and banged his head on his desk. "She's going to murder me in my sleep tonight."
Munch laughed and Fin patted him on the back. "Nice knowin' ya man.
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