I stood in the kitchen starting to cook some fired eggs as Eliza and Peggy sat at the table as they chattered as Angelica walked inside with a bag full of shells. "There you are Angie. I was starting to worry." I said as she put the shells on the table and slipped off her sweatshirt.
"I wanted to take a walk. Clear my head that's all." Angelica said as I heard my phone ring in the living room.
"Angelica, watch the eggs for me." I said kissing the side of her head as I hurried in. I grabbed my phone and answered it. "Amaro." I said as I sat next to Albert who was laying on the couch.
"Amaro, it's Dodds. Benson wanted me to call you and give you a heads up." Dodds said as I furrowed my brow in confusion.
"Heads up on what?" I asked as I got up and looked into the kitchen and saw the girls eating contently.
"Yates, and Rudnick escaped from Greenhaven." Dodds said as my jaw dropped.
"What do you mean they escaped?" I asked shocked as I felt my heart starting to race as I thought about all the horrible things those two men have done to women.
"They escaped with the help from someone on the inside. We don't know if he is coming after you yet but the Lieutenant is sending Fin and me to come get you and the girls." Dodds said as I nodded.
"No. Don't come and get us yet. The girls finally are okay being here by themselves in a room without me and I don't need them to worry about me or two crazy bastards while they are alone in the city." I said as I heard people in the background.
"Lieutenant Benson is giving you the okay but Amaro." Dodds said as I heard Carisi in the back.
"Dodds I'll be fine. I got my gun." I said as I heard orders being given in the background.
"Alright, just watch your back." Dodds said as I put my hand on my stomach.
"I will, thanks Dodds." I said as I hung up.
"What was that about Miss. Lina?" Peggy asked as I put my phone on the counter. "Work stuff. How was breakfast?" I asked as I grabbed me a plate as my phone rang again.
"Dios mi what on earth." I said as I picked up. "Amaro." I said answered as I ate some of the eggs.
"Hey. I know were not on the best terms but can we please talk?" Carisi said as I nodded.
"Can you give me a minute?" I asked as I put my phone down. "Girls, do you mind if you head upstairs and tidy up. I need to handle some work stuff?" I asked as they nodded and hurried upstairs.
"Look, I know I am in no position to tell you what you should be doing but I think it would be best if you came back to Manhattan with the girls." Carisi said as I shook my head.
"Sonny. I know you care a lot about me but me being on the job with the girls alone in Manhattan worrying about me and two nutcases isn't the best idea." I said as I started to clean up.
"Cat, I'm more worried about Yates coming after you then anything." Carisi said as I heard him pacing.
"Sonny, can we please not beat around the bush. I know that Liv didn't send you in to call me to get me back in the city. What is the real reason?" I asked as I put a dish in the sink.
"I want us. I want you back… I know I made a huge mistake but I am regretting every single day. Liv told me that you were pregnant. I know I'm the father." Carisi said as I froze.
"Lina. Come on please I made a horrible mistake by screwing with Rollins but please. I am so sorry, let me back into your life." Carisi pleaded as I looked out at the stormy bay.
"Sonny… I…" I stuttered as I gripped my arm.
"Please Lina, give me another chance?" Sonny asked as I bit my lip.
"After this. Then we will talk about it." I said as I heard him sigh contently.
"Thank you." He said as I hung up. I put my phone on the counter and went around locking all the doors.
"Girls?" I called up the stairs, I heard no response and walked upstairs and heard them talking.
"That's the man that hurt Miss. Lina. He escaped" Angelica said as I peeked into their bedroom and saw the television on and was watching.
"What's going on girls?" I asked confused as they turned off the TV quickly to pretend I didn't hear them.
"Nothing…" Peggy said lying as I shook my head.
"I know you guys saw the news. It's alright, I know about Yates." I said as the girls looked down.
"Miss. Lina, how are you able to handle that?" Eliza asked as she sat on her bed. "Handle what?" I asked as I leaned against door frame.
"With what that man did to you? Why doesn't it bother you?" Angelica asked confused as I sighed and walked into the room.
"Well… When it happened I didn't want to think about it anymore. I had to push it down and couldn't let him control my life." I said as I sat on Peggy's bed next to her as Angelica sat next to Eliza.
"Miss. Lina, what if he comes after you?" Peggy asked as she look up at me.
"Then he is going to be greeted with a few things of lead." I said as she giggled. "Now, why don't you turn on something downstairs to watch while I work on something for work." I said as they nodded and got up. I followed them down the stairs as my phone went off again. "Go on, and pick something." I said as they walked into the living room and I picked up my phone.
"Benson." Liv answered as I leaned against the counter.
"What can I do to help from Long Beach?" I asked as I tapped on the counter.
"Do you think you can go talk to the head of person that everyone answers to on Long Island?" Liv asked as I nodded.
"I can do that." I said as I watched the girls pick a movie and put it on.
"Good, mind meeting up with them on Long Beach. I'll send you all the info." Liv said as I nodded.
"Copy that." I said as I hung up.
"Miss. Lina, is everything okay?" Peggy asked looked at me worried as I nodded.
"Yeah, everything is fine. I have to leave you girls alone for a bit, okay?" I asked as Angelica looked at her sisters then back to me.
"You'll be back right?" Eliza asked trying to conceal panic.
"Of course mija. I need to go talk to the Long Beach PD about something that came up at work. I will be back as soon as I can." I said as she nodded.
"Okay Miss. Lina." Eliza said softly as I nodded.
"Okay." I said as I hurried out of the den and upstairs to my little room to pull out a pair of dark blue jeans and a long sleeve navy blue shirt. I wrapped a black scarf around my neck as I got dress quickly as I clipped my shield onto my hip and grabbed my gun. I put it on my hip as I looked at myself in the mirror. I throw my hair into a messy bun and sighed. I slipped into a pair of tennis shoes and stood still for a moment.
"You choose the wrong cop, Yates." I said to myself as I grabbed my vest and slipped it on. I hurried down stairs and walked into the den. "Alright, now. I will be right back. Stay inside and if anyone tries to get in here. Take that shotgun and fire away." I said kissing each of their foreheads.
"We will be fine Miss. Lina." Angelica said as I shook my head.
"I know but I just worry." I said as they hugged me.
"I'll see you later okay." I said as they nodded and grabbed my umbrella. "I love you girls." I said before I walked out and hurried to my car and started to drive. I drove to the police station and walked into the station. "I'm looking for your Chief." I flashing my badge as an older gentlemen walked out of a office in the center of the madness.
"You must be Sergeant Amaro. I'm Chief Louis, Your Lieutenant just called me and said you are who we are answering to." He said as I nodded.
"Well. Let's get this going. Do we have anything at all?" I asked as I walked with him into an office.
"All we know is that the two may be traveling with a female. They also may dress in women's clothing." He said as I nodded.
"Chief, I want every single officer you have to be ready for a briefing. I want the civilians off the streets." I said as he nodded.
"We already sent out a PSA across the news and they to stay inside and not to approach these men but to call 911. I am also sending out the message to the rest of Long Island." He said as we walked out of his office. "Alright, listen up. This Sergeant Cat Amaro from Manhattan SVU. She is the head honcho of us all. Listen to her." Chief Louis said as I felt all eyes on me.
"Alright, suspects Gregory Yates and Carl Rudnick have escaped from Greenhaven Correctional. These men are dangers to society and should be thought to be armed and dangerous. Women, do not find yourself alone. These men take advantage of singled out females. Make sure you are with someone at all times and wear your vest please. Don't get yourself shot." I said as they all scattered. I felt my phone buzz and pulled it out. "Amaro?" I said as I walked into the quiet office.
"Detective Amaro. My you seem to be tense." Yates said in his monotone voice as I froze. I grabbed a pen and started to write note.
"Yates. What are you doing? You know that running with Rudnick isn't going to do any good." I said as I showed the note to the Chief and he started to call Liv.
"You know what I want right, Kitty?" He asked as I took a struggling breath.
"What is that Yates?" I asked as the Chief finally got Liv and explained was going on.
"I really want to play with those daughters of yours. Especially the youngest. Her name is Penny, or Peggy. That is what it is. She would be just like you. So stubborn, so scared." Yates said as I took a struggling breath.
"How do you know about her?" I asked startled as before the line went dead and my eyes grew wide.
"Benson wants to talk to you." Louis said as I nodded and called her.
"Liv. Yates…" I said before I found myself leaning against the desk.
"What did he said?" Liv asked as I took a deep breath.
"He wants to play with my daughters. He is threatening my girls. Liv, I will not hesitate to shot him if I see him." I said as anger grew in my stomach.
"Lina, I want you to get the girls and bring them here. Yates won't be stupid enough to come here." Liv said trying to calm me down as I nodded.
"Okay, I'll get them. I have Long Island taken care of." I said as I hung up and I walked out and got in my car. I started to head back to the house. I got out and hurried inside. "Girls?" I called out as I was greeted by silence. I felt fear starting to grow as I walked into the den and saw the blankets that the girls were covered were on the floor. "Angelica. Eliza. Peggy!?" I called out as I walked upstairs and peeked into their room and sighed. Angelica was writing at the desk listening to music through headphones while Eliza was reading a book with earbuds in with Peggy asleep with her head in Eliza's lap. "Hey. There you girls are. You weren't done stairs." I said as Eliza took out of earbuds and Peggy sat up rubbing her eyes.
"Someone kept knocking on the door and trying to peek into the window. We came upstairs and just tried to block out whoever it was." Angelica said as I nodded.
"Hey I want you girls to pack a bag. I need to drive you girls back to Manhattan and leave you at the station." I said as Peggy looked at me confused.
"Why are we going back to the city?" She asked sleepily as I leaned against the doorframe.
"I want you to stay at the station till we take care of Yates and everything." I said as they nodded. "Pack a bag of things to keep you busy." I said as the patted their door and walked away. I pulled out my phone and looked at the message that Liv sent me. I started to read as I heard the girls walk out. "Ready to go?" I asked as they nodded and followed me out the door. We walked to my car and I got in as they followed.
"Miss. Lina, why do we have to go back into the city?" Peggy asked as I started to drive away from Long Beach.
"Because Pegs. I want to make sure you girls are safe. You can hang out in the bunk room while I'm gone with work stuff bebita." I said as we got into Manhattan and my phone went off. I parked in front of the station as the girls and I got out and started to walk into the squad room as I saw Dodds getting off the phone.
"Amaro, you're here, I thought you said you would stay in Long Beach." Dodds said as I put my keys on my desk as Dodds noticed the girls. "These must be your girls." Dodds said smiling at them softly as Peggy hide behind me scared as I put my hand on hers, Angelica and Eliza huddled next to each other, nervously.
"Yeah, these are my mijas. You girls remember Sargent Dodds right?" I asked as Peggy nodded and gave him a timid wave. "I'll explain everything in second. Come on girls follow me." I said as they nodded and followed me into the bunk room and Peggy sat on one of the beds.
"Do we have to stay here?" Peggy whined as I nodded.
"Yeah for now Peggy. Don't worry hon. No one will come in, I promise." I said as Peggy yawned and fell asleep.
"Miss. Lina, why are we here? Why couldn't we stay at the beach?" Eliza asked softly as I took a deep breath.
"I can't tell you girls right now." I said as Angelica sat next to Peggy's head and rubbed her shoulder. "This is what is best for you girls right now. Okay." I said softly as they nodded.
"Okay, but promise us that you will call us to let us know you are okay?" Angelica asked worried as I nodded.
"I will, I promise mijas." I said as I looked at them and kissed their foreheads and then knelt next to Peggy and kissed her forehead. "I'll see you later mija." I said as I brushed her hair back and got up. "I'll be back soon okay." I said as they nodded and I walked out. I walked into the squad room where Dodds was waiting for me.
"Want to explain?" He asked as I nodded.
"Yates… made contact with me. He said he wanted to play with my daughters. He had this interest in Peggy and I told Liv. She said to bring them here. Why were you waiting for me?" I said as I sat in my chair. His phone went off as he picked it up.
"They found out who helped then get out. Found her locked in a trunk of the car that they used to escape. Liv has her and wants us to talk to her." Dodds said as I nodded and got up too quickly as I felt light headed and nearly could keep myself up as Dodds look at me worried.
"You good?" He asked as I nodded.
"Sorry." I said as I finally got up and we walked out. I got into the car and we started to drive to the trailer that was set up by the NYPD as I got out. I walked in as I saw Liv trying to reason with a woman who was cuffed to a chair.
"They didn't do anything wrong just like William Lewis did." She said as I cleared my throat.
"You know that those men have done horrible things to women correct? I should know, I was one of them." I said as Liv looked at me and let me take the lead.
"I don't know where they are." She said as I knelt in front of her.
"Yates threaten my daughters. You can probably answer that one,How?" I said as she looked at me and nodded.
"You're the cop that adopted the sisters that were pimped out by their father." She asked as I nodded. "I showed the article to them." She said as I took a deep breath and remember the article.
"You need to help us." I said as she shook her head.
"I don't know where they went. Yates said to kill me but Carl shot into the air and left me in the trunk." She said as I got up.
"God, take her in and let's find these bastards." I said as I walked away. I walked out and pulled my coat closer to me as I heard someone call my name. I turned and saw Carisi and my heart started to pound out of my chest.
"You're here?" He asked as he finally got to me as I nodded.
"Where are the girls?" He asked as I looked down.
"They are at the station. It's better if I am here right now." I said as he nodded.
"Carisi, Amaro. I want you two to go back to Long Beach. We might have a lead on Rudnick." Liv said as I nodded and Sonny and I went to the car.
"Hey we have a lead on Yates." Dodds said as I looked at Liv and she nodded.
"Amaro, go with Dodds and Lindsay." She said as I nodded and hurried to the car where Lindsay was waiting for me and we hurried. We started to drive till it got dark and was storming. Dodds slowed down and came to a stop as I furrowed my brow.
"Something is not right here." Dodds said as I noticed an abandoned police squad car. We got out and approached the car as I noticed a body on the ground. I hurried over to it and put my finger on the unconscious body of the uniformed officer and felt no pulse.
"Nothing." I said as shots rang out. I covered the back of my neck. I saw Dodds laying on the ground as I saw Lindsay take off after the shooter. "Erin! Stop!" I shouted after her as I scurried to Dodds and saw that his arm was starting to bleed. "Damn it!" I said as I started to put pressure on his wound. I grabbed his radio and pressed the button. "Officer down! We need a bus now!" I said as Dodds looked up at me.
"Go after Lindsay, make sure she does not do anything." Dodds said as I took off my scarf and tied it tightly around his wound as he let out a loud hiss.
"You should be fine till EMS shows up." I said as I got up quickly. I took off after Lindsay as I made it to an abandoned cabin in the middle of the woods. "Detective Lindsay!" I yelled as I pulled out my gun and started to look for her as I felt someone behind me. I whipped behind me saw no one. "Yates. I know you are here." I called out as I was greeted by silence and snow starting to fall. "You threaten me, my girls and my city. Come out you coward!" I yelled as I heard snow crutching behind me. I made it to the back of the house and saw Lindsay laying in the snow. "Erin!" I said startled as I helped her stand up as she clutched a note in her hand.
"See you Chicago Erin." It read as I shook my head.
"Let's go." I said as she and I walked back to where I saw Dodds being lifted in a gurney. Liv hurried over to me. "We couldn't find him." I said as she saw the note in Lindsay's hand. Before Liv could speak, I put my hand on Lindsay's shoulder. "Voight might want to talk to her about going rouge." I said as Liv nodded
"We got Rudnick are in custody. Carisi managed to get him in Long Beach." Liv said as I watched EMTs put Dodds in the back of ambulance.
"Liv, I'm ready to come back." I said as she nodded.
"Come back tomorrow." Liv said as I nodded.
"Go get your girls and go home." Liv said as I nodded.
"Copy that." I said as I got into one of the car and pulled out my phone. I called Angelica and started to drive.
"Miss. Lina?" She asked as I nodded.
"Yeah hon. I'm on my way to get you girls." I said as I made my way back into the city. "I'll be there soon." I said as I hung up and called Sonny. "Hey…" I said nervously as I heard him take a deep breath.
"Hey, do you want to talk?" He asked as I nodded.
"Well. I still have to take care of the girls and get their stuff from Long Beach." I said rambling as I parked at station.
"How about after you are done. You give me a call and then I come over." Sonny said as I smiled.
"Okay. I'll call you later." I said as I hung up and started to walk inside and headed to the bunk room where I saw the three girls fast asleep on one of the larger bunks as I smiled and closed the door softly.
"Girls wake up." I said as shook them lightly as Angelica jumped at my touch as she saw it was me and took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry…" I said softly as she shook her head.
"It's fine." She said as the other girls woke up.
"Miss. Lina!" Eliza and Peggy said as they wrapped their arms around my neck.
"Come on my loves. Let's get out of here. You girls have school tomorrow." I said as they got up and they gather their things.
"Are we going back to the beach?" Eliza asked sleepily as I nodded.
"We are going to pack up our things and come back to the city. You girls are going back to school and I have work." I said as Angelica stretched her arms out.
"Let's go." I said as I bit my lip and we headed out. We piled into my car and started to drive back to the beach house. I parked and we got out. "Now go pack your things okay." I said as they hurried upstairs and I followed them upstairs and went into my room. I started to pack up my clothes and things. I rubbed my eyes tired as I finished my packing and whistled for Albert to come. He came trotting into my room and I started to rub his head. "Let's go boy." I said as I turned off the light and walked down the hall to the girls. "Ready to go ladies?" I asked as they nodded and finished packing.
"Miss. Lina, do we have to leave?" Angelica asked as I nodded.
"Yeah Angie, we have to. We need to go back to normal." I said as she looked down and we followed downstairs and I turned off all the lights. They hurried out to the car with Albert following after them. I put my hand on my stomach as I smiled and locked the front door as I walked to the car and got in. "Alright, let's go home." I said as I looked back at the girls and they nodded sleepily and I started to drive away. I peeked back to the back seat to see them fast asleep as I drove across the bridge. I parked in front of my building. "Alright girls, let's get inside." I said as they woke up and they dragged themselves and their baggage upstairs as they fell into their beds. I covered them up and smiled. "Good nights bebitas." I said as I turned off the light and closed the door. I sighed and pulled out my phone. "Let's talk." I said as I sat on my couch.
"Okay, I'll be there soon." Sonny said as I took a deep breath and hung up. I got up and walked into my room and took off my jeans and my button-down, I slipped into a pair black leggings and a long marron knitted sweater as I heard someone knock on my door. I pulled my hair into a high ponytail as I padded my way out of my room and opened the front door to reveal Sonny.
"Hi…" I said as I let him in.
"Hey…" He said as I let out a nervous sigh. "I want to talk about us and the baby." Sonny said as I sat on the couch and pulled my knees to my chest.
"Okay." I said as he sat next to me.
"I'm really am sorry Catalina. I made a drunken mistake that ruined us and your friendship with Rollins. I hated myself for weeks after I hurt you the way I did." Sonny said as I nodded.
"I know you, you've said this speech a trillion times but Sonny. I don't know if I could trust you again. I loved you with all my heart then you cheated on me with her and when I found out I was pregnant with our baby. I didn't know what to do. I found out two days after you cheated on me with Rollins. I didn't tell anyone but Liv. I haven't told Nick yet." I said as he shook his head.
"Please let me back into your life. You need me and so does the baby." Sonny said. "I'll think about it okay. I don't want to have this huge dramatic change right now. I finally have full custody of the girls and then the baby is happening. I just want to think on it okay." I said as I closed my eyes and felt him get up.
"Okay. I'll let you think about it." He said as I nodded and I watched him walk out and I sighed. I latched the door and turned off the lights. I walked into my room and fell into bed and passed out for the rest of the night.