OKay, here I am again with yet anotehr chapter! Hope you enjoy. And this chapter os for three wonderful people...Kay (you know I'd marry you too!!! lamo), essy (whose just wonderful with our singing and glodfish sharing!), and Rach (we'll be partners one day! and we'll show chris what he's been missing!) Love you guys and everyone else who reads this!


Chapter 12

Alex's hands trembled uncontrollably. She couldn't believe what she just did. The blood was every where. It seeped into the dark brown earth of the wilderness. The gun slowly feel to the floor and her eyes filled with tears.

The gun shot still rang through her mind.

Now what do I do? She asked herself. Where would she run? What could she do?

Alex glanced down at the cold dead body on the floor. Biting her bottom lip she looked away and into the night sky. "God please," she murmured. "I know I haven't talked to you in years, but please, I need help. I have no where to go. I have no idea where I am," she began to sob.

And the wide, dead eyes of Veelez starred up at her from the ground.

After Olivia passed out in the forest, Cassidy had dragged her and gave her to Veelez. That's when Veelez took his revenge on her. He raped her and beat her.

He finally dragged her back out into the forest, and as he did he explained all the new ways he would torment her. Alex couldn't handle it any longer. She just waited for the one moment when Veelez let up his guard. And with one swift move she held the fait of life and death in her hands.

She held the cold hard metal of the gun.

Without so much as a seconds hesitation, she pulled the trigger.

Alex staggered to her feet and frantically observed the woods around her. She needed to find away out. Remembering the direction they came in, she headed towards the small road she saw on her way in.

Leaving both the gun and Veelez's dead body behind.

– – – – – – – – – –

Special agent Mirella McCabe sat across from Detective Elliot Stabler in his kitchen, with a cup of coffee in her hands; her Italian accent barely audible when she spoke. "We've been looking for Cassidy for the last three weeks."

"What does this have to do with our case? With my wife and Alexandra Cabot?" Elliot asked, sounding less interested then he really was.

"Well," McCabe started, clearing her voice, "You may not know but Cassidy has a daughter, only four years old. Her name is Rachel Charity Johnson. Cassidy had a brief relationship with Emily Johnson, but once Emily found she was pregnant, and found out about his plans to abduct Olivia, she left him, taking their daughter with her." she explained.

Elliot sat there taking it all in. How could so many people have gotten mixed up in this? How many lives are being ruined because all of this? He didn't understand any of it.

McCabe took a deep breath and continued, "About three weeks ago, Emily went to pick Rachel up from day care, yet she wasn't there. The daycare provider said her father came and picked her up early. She immediately contacted us. We have reason to believe that Rachel is still alive and is being held along side with Olivia Benson and Alexandra Cabot.."

"Okay," Elliot sighed, "I understand, but what do you want me to do? Of course our officers will help you, but why do you need me? I could be out there finding my wife. Why couldn't you talk to my Captain about all this?"

McCabe opened her mouth to answer, but the sound of Elliot's cell rang. Glancing at the caller ID it read: UNKNOWN.

"Stabler," he said.

"Elliot . . .???"

His heart stopped. For the first time in over a week he heard his wife's voice.

"Olivia?" With just her name escaping his lips, it became silent in the house. All eyes were diverted to Elliot. "Liv–where are you?"

"I–I don't know," she stuttered, she spoke in soft, hushed whispers. "Cassidy has me on a boat." Elliot could tell that Olivia was in tears.

"And Alex?"

"I–I don't know. She's not here with me. I blacked out and I woke up here."

"Listen to me Liv, I want to get you out of there, but I need to now your location." he explained. "Now, if you could do it safely, go into the control room and read me the coordinates that you're at."

Within a few moments she was able to limp her way there and read off the numbers to Elliot.

– – – – – – – – – –

"Where's Cassidy?" Elliot's voice asked.

Olivia couldn't believe she was finally talking to him. Just hearing his voice gave her a new ray of hope.

"He left, I don't know where, but he'll be back. But Listen– Cassidy has a daughter. He told me. And I think she's somewhere on this boat. Her name is Rachel." Olivia said

"I know, the FBI is here with us. They've been looking for her for the past few weeks. White's in custody, and everyone is safe here. I want you to be careful. I'll get to you as fast as I can." he paused for a moment, "I love you."

"I'm scared, El. For our babies. I'm just in so much pain.."

I'll get you out. I promise."

There was a noise at the door. "What the HELL do you think you're doing?!" Cassidy bellowed into the night. He stood in the door way watching Olivia on the phone.

She jumped, dropping the cell phone.

– – – – – – – – – –

Olivia's shrieks hammered their way into Elliot's head like nails. "Liv? Liv?! OLIVIA?!" he shouted into his phone. But what he heard on the other lined scared him more then he already was.

"Stop!" he heard Olivia's horrified voice scream, "PLEASE!" she begged.

And with a loud thud her cries for help were silenced. And Cassidy picked up the phone; laughing menacingly.

"Your little fiancé here just made her last mistake.

–click–

"Crap," Elliot said under his breath. "We need to get to the pier, now!!" He glanced over at Special Agent Mirella McCabe, "I think Rachel's on that boat, too."

– – – – – – – – – –

Cassidy picked up a screaming and kicking Olivia and tried to carry her onto the deck. As he dropped her to the floor, he smacked the priest.

"How the hell could you give her a cell phone?!"

Olivia noticed some movement from around the corner. As she watched more intensely she realized it was a small girl standing there. It had to be Rachel.

The girl had curly, sandy blonde hair and very big, stunningly green eyes. The small glow of light from the boat illuminated her face, revealing all her freckles.

"How can you do this? How could you ruin your daughter's life?" Olivia said through gritted teeth. She stood as best as she could, holding herself up with the railing of the boat.

"I'm doing this because of love. I need you Olivia. Don't you understand?"

"Go to hell." Her voice was cold and distant. With out warning she spat in Cassidy's face.

Another scuffle broke out between them–Cassidy was squeezing her tightly, pushing her farther back against the railing. Her hair blowing in the cold night air. With a fist of fire he socked Olivia's cheek , her lip bursted, sending blood everywhere.

"Stop!" Olivia shouted.

"You're ruining everything!" Brian hollered, holding her farther over the edge of the railing.

"Daddy stop it!" the girl cried. "Stop hurting people!"

"Shut up Rachel! Stay out of this! Go back in your room!" As he turned to face his daughter, his grip loosened on Olivia, and that's how it happened.

Her horrified screams echoed across the sea. The weightless feeling of falling filled her body.

Her life flashed before her eyes.

Everything she had left unsaid.

The babies she was carrying.

Elliot.

Elliot's kids.

Everything . . .

The ice cold water pierced her skin like a thousand knives stabbing her all over.

Her world darkened.

It was the end.

She couldn't hear herself screaming any longer . . .

She couldn't feel the pain any more . . .

– – – – – – – – – –

Alex clutched her stomach in her hands as she emerged from the brush of the woods. She was met with nothing but a dirt road. Who knew how far she was from the next town.

But she was grateful to get away from Velez.

What about Olivia? She asked herself.

What about everyone back home? Are they safe?

What about my baby? She thought.

After a little over half an hour of walking, she was like a sleepwalker. Unconsciously letting her feet carry her way into unknown territory. Guiding her through the dark tunnel that she seemed to be trapped in. Trying to find the light at the end.

She felt utterly hopeless.

The sky was slowly lightening as it approached dawn. It had to be near 4:30am now.

Thousands of questions ran through her mind. Now that she could really answer.

Could this be happening to her? To her family?

She longed for everyone to be safe and home once again. To simply be held in Luke's arms, to tell him that she loves him and that she's having his baby. Just to see Liv and Elliot smile again, to see the joy that once filled their eyes. The joy they all had when she first arrived and saw Liv again.

But then, as if in a dream. She heard the muffled sound of tires on the gravel–yellow head lights blazed against her pallid skin. Looking in a daze, she slowly turned to see a truck coming down the road. As it drew closer it slowed to a stop.

A young female sat in the drivers seat. Her black hair was thrown up in a messy pony tail, with curly strands sticking out here and there.

Alex's lips slowly parted, but she didn't know what to say. But she didn't have to. Immediately the young woman's face lit up and she said in amazement, "Oh my God, you're that missing lady, aren't you? The friend of the missing cop, huh? Oh my God, are you okay?"

Alex couldn't speak. It was surely a miracle that this woman knew who she was.

"You're Alexandra, right?" she questioned.

Alex nodded.

"I'm Shelley. Uh–get in. I don't have a cell phone, but we're about 20 miles from town. I can take you to the police station there."

"Thank you," Alex managed, her voice was soft, emotionless, yet her face truly showed how thankful she was.

Alex climbed into the truck and they headed into town.

– – – – – – – – – –

The pier was swarming with police, ambulances, CSU, detectives, helicopters–everything. All trying to locate Brian Cassidy and Olivia Benson.

"I can't believe this. We could actually bring Olivia home today," Casey sighed as she looked into the sea where they were searching Brian's boat.

"This nightmare is almost over," Munch murmured.

"Almost," Casey emphasized. "We still have to bring Alex home, too."

Moments of silence passed and were interrupted as Fin came running up. "They didn't find Liv on Brian's boat. They're searching the water for her now. They did find a priest unconscious though. He's being treated now, then they'll question him."

"And Cassidy?" both Casey and John asked.

Fin's face clearly showed disappointment as he spoke, "Cassidy and the little girl weren't on the boat when they searched it. They can't find them. It's like they just vanished.

"I see Brian's become quite the magician since I last saw him." John commented.

"They're searching everywhere for them," Fin continued. "I can't believe he got away."

"And Elliot?" Casey inquired. "How's he doing?"

"Well," Fin laughed a bit, "He's being Elliot. Yelling at the officers to do the job right, threatening, he even told one guy he'd talk to his boss about getting him fired."

They couldn't help but chuckle slightly at Elliot's behavior.

– – – – – – – – – –

With all the years that Don Cragen has known Elliot Stabler, he has never seen him so hurt or worried then he did at that moment.

"Elliot–we'll find her. I promise."

"I promised her that. I promised that she wouldn't get hurt. I told her I would protect her. That I would save her from all the hurt she had to live with before this. And I promised I would get her off Brian's boat." Elliot's tone was dark and depressed. "And I couldn't even keep any of those."

The spot lights were shining back and forth on the deep water below. That's when he saw her.

He couldn't believe it. He didn't believe it at first.

Was he just seeing things? Or was that really her?

It had to be real. He saw it.

Her lifeless body floating there.

Without warning, Elliot threw off his coat and dove into the icy water.

"Elliot!" Cragen shouted, watching one of his best men swim away.

The water was so cold it burned. Sending numbness throughout his body. But none of that mattered. Because he saw her. He could see Olivia floating there.

Closer . . .closer

He grasped her ice cold fingers in his and pulled her body close to him. Her chalky white face looked up at him and it broke his heart to see the hurt in her face.

He felt a faint pulse and she was unconscious. He just held onto her tight and began to swim make to Cragen on the rescue boat.

As he same he whispered to Olivia, "I've got you baby, I'm not going to let you go. You're safe now."

"Oh my god," Cragen whispered. He turned to the others on the boat, "Get them on the boat, now! We need to get her to the hospital!"

"I've got you hun, I love you Olivia. Don't quit on me now." he whispered.


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