Cry

A/N: 17 year old Madeline tries to break up from her boyfriend, but he doesn't want to. He likes using her for something that no one should have to go through, and Madeline is terrified to tell anyone. But when he attacks her one day during school hours, she finally lets go. Each chapter is named after a song by Kelly Clarkson. I don't own SVU or Kelly…

Chapter 14: Addicted, "It's like I can't think without you interrupting me. In my thoughts, in my dreams, you've taken over me. It's like I'm not me…" -Kelly Clarkson

PREVIOUSLY:

Olivia can see the tears pooling in the teen's eyes and stands up to hug her. "We've got Travis in our custody now. That means you're safe. The school knows what's happened, I'm going to tell them that he's threatened you too, and if any of his friends say something that scares you, just let one of your teachers know. They have our contact information and we'll deal with the situation if it's necessary." the woman reassures her.

"Okay. I should probably get back to class… Maddie's probably in there freaking out because I'm not." Brenda says.

Olivia nods and writes the time down on the hall pass signed by Mrs. McBride and hands it to the teen. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call."

"Thanks… I'm glad Maddie finally talked to you guys, really." the teen says, smiles and turns to walk out of the office.

2 days later, Wednesday afternoon.
Lindsey Yearwood's Apartment
4:30pm

Maddie sat on the couch flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch. The trial was set for tomorrow and she was freaking out, but trying not to let it show.

"Maddie, honey, I just got off the phone with your mom, she's gonna try to get on a plane in Houston and come back for your trial…" the woman says.

"Kay… I really don't want her to know all the things he's done to me in the past…" the redheaded teen whispers.

"The more she knows, the more she'll be able to help you. Trust me, we will be with you every step of the way with this trial and the baby…" Lindsey reassures her.

"I think I've picked out some names…" the teen smiles.

"What might they be?" the strawberry blond kindly asks.

"If it's a boy, Zachary Brian. If it's a girl, Natalie Kate." Maddie answers.

"Where did the middle names come from, or did you just randomly pick them?" the woman asks.

"Brian is my uncle's name. and Kate was my grandma, she died when I was in 3rd grade." the teen explains.

"Good choices. Do you know what you're wearing tomorrow to the trial, or do we need to go by your place?" Lindsey asks.

"Uhm, I don't know if any of my nice clothes still fit. I just have a few pairs of nice jeans here. All my dressy stuff is at home. So we probably should go over there…" the redheaded teen quietly answers.

"Honey, I'm sure something in your closet will fit. If not, we can go find something. Let me grab my keys and we can head over there.

16th PRECINCT
MANHATTAN, NY
4:35pm

Olivia was working on some paperwork to start closing the Hanson case. Travis was going to be charged with two counts of rape, and one count of sexual assault and they were pushing for another count of child endangerment to his unborn baby, because Madeline was pregnant at the time of her attack.

Alex walks into the squad room and sees all four detectives working quietly on paperwork. "I just thought I'd let you know, the child endangerment charge on Mr. Young is going to be allowed. Donnelly decided that since she was already two months along, it was okay to charge him."

Olivia smiles, "That adds at least a few more years onto his sentence. Which is good, and we're hoping that his family will pay child support to Madeline."

"Good. You guys are due in court by nine a.m. Olivia, don't forget that you're testifying." the blond ADA informs her.

"No problem… I really think we got this one. He was remanded without bail, expelled from school, and will probably end up in Rikers after this is all over." the female detective smiles.

"See you guys tomorrow. Get back to work. All that paper work is due the day after the trial at noon." the woman reminds them and leaves.

THURSDAY MORNING
COURTROOM OF JUDGE ELIZABETH DONNELLY
8:50am

Madeline sat in the front row next to Brenda, her mother and Coach Yearwood. Olivia and the rest of the squad were further down the row. On the other side sat Travis's parents and best friend. Alex was sitting at the table on the prosecution side and Travis was sitting with his lawyer, Trevor Langan on the opposite side.

The bailiff swore the jury in and allowed the trial proceedings to begin. "Will the people call it's first witness?" a woman with graying blond hair asked.

"The people call Lindsey Yearwood to the stand." Alex answers Judge Donnelly's request.

Lindsey stands up, smiles at Madeline and makes her way to the witness stand. She is sworn in by the bailiff and sits down to begin her testimony. "Please state your name for the record."

"Lindsey Michelle Yearwood." the woman answers.

"What is your relationship to the victim, Madeline Hanson?" Alex asks.

"I have been her track coach for three years. She's one of my best varsity runners." the strawberry blond answers.

"Can You please explain what happened last Wednesday morning at Manhattan West High School?" the ADA asks.

"It was the beginning of second period; my off period. I was walking to the front office to check my box. After I passed the second gym, I saw Madeline's boyfriend holding her up by her arms. He was kicking her in the back. A few other teachers and coaches, as well as an assistant principal and the campus police officer were trying to separate the two. Her boyfriend would not put her down and was threatening to kill her if anyone moved closer. So I stayed back and waited for something else to happen. He kicked her a few more times and then dropped her. Since I was behind them, I dove in to catch Madeline's head so she wouldn't hit the tile floor. The officer cuffed her boyfriend and brought him to the principals office." Lindsey explains.

"Do you see Madeline's boyfriend in this courtroom?" Alex questions.

"Yes, the defendant." Lindsey answers.

"Let the record show that Mrs. Yearwood has identified Travis Young as Madeline's boyfriend." the ADA explains to the jury.

"What happened after he was cuffed?" the ADA asks.

"We brought Madeline to the coaches lounge so we could talk to her and figure out what happened. She was scared out of her mind, crying and in pain." the woman answers.

"No further questions." the woman says and sits down.

"Langan, your witness." Donnelly instructs.

"Mrs. Yearwood, is it true that you have been taking care of Madeline since her attack?" the man asks.

"Yes. I have." the coach answers.

"Nothing further" the man replies and sits down.

"You may step down, Mrs. Yearwood." Judge Donnelly tells her.

Madeline watches her coach get up off the witness stand and come sit back by them. She smiles at the teen who freaks out as she hears the blond ADA call her name. Maddie gets up and slowly makes her way towards the witness stand and is sworn in.

The redheaded teen tries to keep her focus on the ADA, like she was instructed, but was having a really hard time because she could feel her ex boyfriend staring at her.

The woman approaches her, "Can you please state your name for the court?"

"Madeline Jane Hanson…" the teen answers.

"Can you describe your relationship with Travis Young?" the ADA asks.

The redhead pushes a curl behind her ear, "I met him freshman year. He was in my English class. I really thought he was a nice kid. But not too long after we started dating sophomore year; that changed really fast. He started calling me all kinds of names and saying that I couldn't do anything right for him. He wanted sex, I didn't; so he would try to rape me. I'd fight to get away, and he'd kick me, or do something to hurt me. Then the next morning he'd tell me he was sorry and buy me a cookie at lunch."

Maddie tries to swallow a wave of nausea from the morning sickness that pretty much gone away, Alex and Coach Yearwood notice.

"He was okay for a few weeks and then he was really rude. If he knew my parents weren't going to be home one night, he'd come over and try really hard to convince me to have sex. I should have broken up with him the first time, but I was scared…" the redheaded teen replies and pulls her long curly hair into a pony tail.

'you okay?' Alex mouths. The teen nods and continues, "Then I decided to hint to my parents that he was mean. they told me that if something really bad happened that they would take care of it. I should have told them…" she cries.

"What made you so scared?" Alex calmly asks.

"His threats. His lies, his hands. I wouldn't give him what he wanted and he kept telling me that he was gonna get it some how. He succeeded…" the redhead cries.

"How did he succeed?" the woman asks.

Maddie takes a deep breath preparing herself for her next statement, "Two months ago… my parent's were at a dinner party. I was home studying for a test, he called and ask if he could study with me because we are in the same class. I agreed and allowed him to come over…."

"It was okay for the first half hour. We got the assignment done and felt like we were gonna do good on the test, so we quit studying and went into the living room to watch the end of a baseball game. We were sitting on the couch and I had gotten up to go get a drink. I sat back down on the couch and he put his hands on my thighs, which creeped me out at first because I didn't want it to turn into anything. He wouldn't stop touching me. His hands got further and further up my thighs; I asked him to stop touching me, but he said no. I tried to scoot to the other end of the couch but he just followed and laid down on top of me…" the redhead whimpers.

Alex gives a concerned look to Coach Yearwood, turns and looks at Judge Donnelley, and back to Madeline, "What happened next?"

The teen blinks back tears and struggles to start her sentence but Alex moves between her and Travis so he can't see her. "He started to lift up my tank top, touching me everywhere. I tried to push him away, but he told me to stop because I was dead if I didn't. so I just laid there motionless watching him as he touched every part of my body and began to take off my pants. I wanted so bad to scream, call my mom, Mrs. Yearwood, one of my friends, my neighbor, just someone to get him off of me. But I was trapped, he succeeded in removing my panties and was now lowering his. I closed my eyes as I felt him shove himself inside of me and waited for what seemed like an hour for it to stop. In reality, it took all of five minutes before he was out the door…" Maddie cries.

Maddie's nausea is really beginning to bug her now and the Judge can tell she's uncomfortable. The older woman looks at Alex and then nods at the redheaded teen, trying to hint that the girl doesn't feel well.

Alex gets the hint, "The people call for a fifteen minute recess…"

Judge Donnelley nods, "I'll allow it. This court is in recess until 9:50 a.m. when we return, Madeline is still on the stand." she bangs her gavel and everyone gets up to leave the courtroom.

Alex approaches the teen, "How're you feeling?"

"Like crap. I can't do this anymore, I wanna be sick…" the teen cries.

"I know baby girl. Come on, we've got fifteen minutes. Let's get something to drink." Alex suggests.

"Kay…" Maddie replies and jumps down off the stand and quickly walks to her mother. "I don't feel good mommy…" she cries.

"Shhh… I know this is hard sweetie. And I'm sure you're not completely over your morning sickness yet either. It's almost over, then we can go home as soon as your done." Mrs. Hanson replies.

"I don't wanna go to the house…" Maddie cries.

"We'll talk about it later. Let's get you a bite to eat." the redheaded woman suggests and leads her daughter out of the courtroom.

Alex follows them along with Coach Yearwood and Olivia. "There's a vending machine around the corner and the restrooms are on the other side of the hallway…" the ADA tells them.

Mrs. Hanson smiles and sits down on a bench with her daughter who bends over and puts her head in her hands. The woman adjusts the curly red pony tail and rubs her daughter's back. "You okay honey?"

"I can't do this…" the teen whimpers.

"Yes. Yes, you can do this. I'll buy you something to munch on, what do you want?" the woman asks.

"Lemonade and a candy bar… I don't care." Maddie answers.

Mrs. Hanson nods and gets up, allowing the female detective to sit down next to the teen. "You're doing great, it's almost over. Then you can leave…"

The redheaded woman returns with the snack for her daughter, "You need something in your system. You'll feel better" she instructs.

Maddie looks up and takes the cool pink liquid from her mother and takes a big gulp, trying to smile. The woman then hands her a Twix bar and she tries to take a few bites, but can only eat one of the pieces.

"How are you feeling?" Alex asks as she approaches the group.

"Worn out." the teen replies.

"I'm almost done. Hopefully you'll be out of here in under an hour." the woman replies, looking at her watch, "We've got six minutes. I'm gonna go back in."

SIX MINUTES LATER.
JUDGE DONNELLEY'S COURT ROOM
9:50 a.m.

Madeline had resumed her position at the witness stand and waited for Alex to ask her next question.

"When we left off, Madeline had just explained to us that she was raped by her boyfriend. Now, Maddie, do you see him in this room?" the ADA questions.

"Yes… Yes, I do. He's sitting at that table…" the teen replies, pointing at Travis.

"BITCH. I DIDN'T HURT YOU!" the teen jumps up screaming, trying to attack her.

Maddie brings her hands to her face so no one can see her cry. Judge Donnelley looks down at the teen, sighs, and bangs her gavel, "ORDER! Mr. Langan, control your client."

When Trevor is able to calm Travis down enough for Alex to continue her questions, the entire courtroom can hear the redheaded teen's sobs. This makes Travis smile because he is getting what he wants, control of Maddie. He stands back up, "THAT BITCH. DON'T LISTEN TO HER! SHE WANTED WHAT I DID TO HER!"

Maddie is trying so hard not to listen to him and is sobbing uncontrollably, with none of the people she loves able to come comfort her.

"ORDER. MR. YOUNG, IF YOU HAVE ONE MORE OUTBURST IN MY COURTROOM, I WILL CHARGE YOU WITH CONTEMPT!" Elizabeth Donnelley yells, banging her gavel.

"BITCH." The teen screams, sits down and crosses his arms, marveling at the scene he's caused.

Elliot stands up and proceeds to arrest Travis for contempt of court and Judge Donnelley grants a recess until the next morning, allowing Maddie time to recuperate and get some rest.

TEN MINUTES LATER
COURTHOUSE STEPS
MANHATTAN, NY

Alex is speed walking down the steps to find the judge that has had a difficult time controlling a teenage boy in her courtroom.

She approaches the woman and realizes that she has her head in her hands and is trying to take steady deep breaths.

"Liz, are you alright?" the ADA asks.

The older woman looks up, "Oh, Alex. Yeah, except for the fact that I watched a pregnant seventeen year old girl be reduced to tears in my courtroom and I couldn't do anything to comfort her…"

"I know this case is tough. That boy is horrible. But we'll be done soon, and Maddie will be okay once this is all over and she can focus on the baby." Alex reassures her.

"I have to ask, is the baby…"

"Travis's? Yeah…" Alex answers, "I'm gonna go check on her. I'll see you tomorrow."

A/N: Wow. Another update, and this one is extremely long! I wanted to write the entire trial, but that would take too long. I am fast forwarding time a little bit here because I'm nearing the end and the little details aren't as important anymore. Please review if you have ideas for songs I can use for the last few chapters, or ideas. Should I change the baby names? Or do you like them? What should happen to Travis?