Chapter 26

Title: Lost and Found

Author: Britt

Disclaimer: I honestly am sick of trying to come up with cutesy ways to say that I don't own a thing that has to do with Law and Order: SVU. I do however own Sky, Sam, Emma and several others. If you want a list of who I own, then PM me. If not, then just assume that anyone you don't recognize, I own. Any that you do, assume I don't. K? K! :D.

As soon as Olivia and Elliot walked through the doors of Emma's hospital room, the brunette child broke out in a huge smile.

"LIVVIE! ELLIE!"

Olivia turned towards Elliot and mouthed 'Ellie?'. Elliot just shrugged and smiled, he didn't care what kind of nicknames the little one came up with if it would make her smile like that.

"Hi honey. How are you feeling?"

Emma smiled brightly.

"I'm feeling better. Doctor Brenda said that my surgery went good and that I should start to feel loads better."

Olivia smiled.

"That's great honey!"

Emma nodded happily.

"Hi Ellie!"

Elliot smiled.

"Hi Emma. I'm glad your feeling better."

Emma smiled sweetly.

"Me too."

Olivia took a seat in the chair next to Emma's bed while Elliot stood behind her, once again letting her lead with Emma. He was glad that she didn't seem to be afraid of him anymore, but he still didn't want to push.

"Honey, I need to ask you a few more questions, okay?"

Emma nodded.

"Do you know where your mommy and daddy and you lived?"

Emma thought for a minute.

"We lived in a house. It was white with a blue door."

Olivia wrote this down on a pad of paper.

"Do you remember any buildings around it?"

Emma shook her head.

"No, but there was a park that my mommy used to take me too."

Olivia nodded.

"Was it the same park that Sky found you at?"

Emma shook her head.

"No, this was a really little park. I used to see kids play across the street all the time, they had a park too but it had a big fence around it."

"How old were the kids that you saw playing?"

Emma thought for a moment.

"They were a little bit bigger than me, maybe as big as Sky."

Olivia turned her head back to meet Elliot's eyes, they both had come to the same conclusion. Emma had lived near a park and across from the park there was an elementary school. Olivia could think of about 30 different places with elementary schools and parks, but it was a start.

"Did you and your mommy walk to the park or did you drive?

"We walked."

"How long did it take you to walk from your house to the park?"

Emma shrugged.

"Not too long. If I looked outside my window I could see the park. That was only if I was in my room and I stood on my bed though. I didn't sleep in my room a lot though so I didn't get to look at the park a lot."

Olivia looked confused for a minute.

"Where else were you at when you weren't in your room honey?"

Emma immediately looked down.

"The bad room."

Olivia immediately took the young girl's hand.

"What made it the bad room?"

Emma shook her head.

"Don't make me go back there Livvie!"

Olivia stood up immediately and went to the little brunette's side.

"Honey don't worry, I wont make you go back there if I can help it, but you need to tell me what made it the bad room."

Emma nodded, loving the feeling of safety she felt when she was in Olivia's arms.

"There were all these chains and stuff in there. Daddy used to chain me to a chair and all these other big boys would come in and hurt me. It hurt so bad Livvie!"

Emma burst into tears and Olivia had to bite her lip to keep herself composed as well. Looking towards Elliot she noticed how hard he was trying to control his temper.

"It's okay honey, it's okay."

Before Olivia could ask Emma anymore questions, her cell phone rang. She pulled it out of her purse and when she realized it was the precinct she answered it.

"Benson."

"Hey Liv, we are heading down to Mercy now. We've got Sam and Sky with us. Sam won't let go of Sky either. Something is going on and she said she can't tell us until she tells you. So we're all headed down there. What room is Emma in?"

Olivia was confused, what was going on that Sam couldn't tell Fin and Munch? She wrote it off to Sam being dramatic and turned her attention back to the phone conversation.

"Room 411. Knock though instead of coming in, Emma doesn't like men."

"Alright girl, I will. See you soon."

Olivia hung up the phone and turned her attention back to the young girl in her arms.

"Honey, some more of my friends are coming over in a few minutes to show you a picture of the man that Sky saw in the park. If you know him, you need to tell me who he is, okay?"

Emma nodded.

"Is Sky coming too?"

Olivia nodded.

"Yep. How about this? If you are okay with my friends coming in here, I'll let Sky come in too and play some games with you, okay?"

Emma looked up apprehensively.

"Are you and Ellie going to stay too?"

Olivia nodded.

"Elliot and I are going to stay as long as we can baby."

Emma nodded.

"Okay, they can come in as long as Sky can play with me."

Olivia smiled.

"Deal."

TBC! I know it was another chapter of finding out the horrors that Emma has been through. But never fear, children are resilient. I am writing this story partly out of personal experience so be kind. Anyway, thanks to those who have reviewed! Please continue to review and I'll continue to update!