Title: No Requiem

P O V: Camille Voight

March 2000

"Why do you keep doing this to me?"

"What is it mom? Why do you keep showing up only to get my hopes up? You don't give a damn about me you never did"

"Your such a drama Queen Erin this isn't always about you!"

"No mom it never is it's always about you! I never factor into the equation why mom why is that? I am your child I should matter!"

"Erin calm down your heart rate is going crazy" I was trying not to interrupt them they needed to get this out but right now Erin's vitals were going crazy she was getting paler.

Her mom brought out the worst in her there was no question about it.

"Erin do you think maybe your being too hard on her?"

"Too hard? Are you kidding me?"

"No I am not your mom's making an effort she shows up here twice a week she takes part in this groups"

"You want to know why she shows up?"

"I assume it's because she loves you"

"You know what they say about assumptions Dr. Voight?"

"Never assume Dr. Voight she shows up here because she's broke and she expects me to sell drugs here"

I chocked on the water I had just taken a big sip of. Erin sat up struggling against her weakened state. Since January when she had tried to kill herself again she's been in and out of the critical care unit. The needle was little so it didn't do any major damage but her blood loss had made her weak even with transfusions she was struggling against infections, still refusing to eat.

"Do you see what I am up against Dr. Voight she's a pathetic little liar, a bad one at that do you really think I'd be stupid enough to show up with drugs on me Erin?"

"Search My bag Dr. Voight you did a throughly search last night and this morning it came up empty right?"

I pressed the call button on her wall which brought two nurses in and security. "Room search and search Erin's mom as well"

"Seriously your taking her word? She's a nut case she lies, she steals for all I know she stole someone else drugs and she's framing me"

"With all due respect Ma'am your daughter barely weighs 70 pounds right now she hasn't eaten in months, she can't even hold her head up, she can't move around the unit, she's restrained there's no way for her to steal so if we find anything here, I can promise you that we will trace it back to you and I will make sure you lose custody of her"

"Camille"

"Yes Zoe?"

"Call Hank"

I turned to see Zoe holding up at least seven baggies of Weed/ Cocaine all about one/eight of ounce. Security stopped her as she tried to take off. My heart went out to her as Erin laid back exhausted coughing instantly I went over to her picking her up so she could breathe easier rubbing her back as she gagged grabbing the basin I held it so she could throw up easier.

Once she was done I held the water so she could rinse as I grabbed the phone calling my husbands number. Laying next to her she placed her head in my lap so I could stroke her hair.

It only took Hank and Alvin ten minutes to get here cuff her and lead her out. Alvin and Hank exchanged a few words before Alvin lead her off. Hank came in smiling.

"Sweetheart" He leaned down kissing me softly "Erin how are you?"She moaned rolling over so she was buried in my lap now. "Camille mind if I have a talk with Erin?"

"No but I will be staying she's my patient Hank and she's sick I won't leave her"

I got up giving them some privacy while I checked her vitals again. Blood pressure was still too low, "Erin I know you've had it rough, I am so very sorry for that" "Why should you be sorry you had nothing to do with it"

Yeah why was he sorry? That was a good question he seemed to be taking this personally I guess maybe that was my fault she's all I talked about for months.

"We've been after Oliver for months if I had acted sooner maybe none of this" He jested to her current state Would've happened" This time she shrugged "Oliver's a hard guy to catch" "Yeah that's the truth that's why we need your help" "Me?" "Yes you kid your a key witness he used you to try to sell another teenager for sex, he's a monster he needs to be locked up, he tried to sell you as well, I'm sure you want him to pay"

"I could care less, I'm use to it and that girl well she'll get use to it"

"No Erin no one ever gets use to being treated like property no one should ever get use to it"

"Well we do"

"Okay so your use to being treated like someone else property what about getting used to having someone caring about you?"

"Never had it"

"Well you do now my wife cares about you I care about you so why don't we cut the crap and start taking"

"I have nothing to say"

"Well I do Erin there's help out there we can offer you a different life not just you but this baby your carrying, she or he deserves the world"

"I promise that I will keep you safe Erin but there's a girl out there not much older than you she has a family who loves her who wants her home, she's out there pregnant scared alone, if we don't find her soon who knows what will happen to her, Oliver is free he can get to her, if we stop him though we can save her"

"Not my problem"

She turned away from him tears prickled her eyes I reached down taking her hand squeezing it. She was worn out unable to keep her eyes open so I slipped on the oxygen mask signaling Hank his time was over.

He grunted in anger impatience but followed me out of her room. "You said she was making progress Camille" "She is Hank slowly it takes time" "Requiem may not have time" "I understand that Hank" "So let me talk to her" "No I can't she's my patient she's sick you're going to push her too hard you may kill her or the baby"

"She needs to trust you. Want her to talk to you get her to trust you"

"How do I do that?"

"That's for you to figure out"

I had no doubt in my mind as I kissed him goodbye that he would find a way either. Part of me a big part of me hoped he would. Even though I hated when he got too close to a case I saw what it did to him. I couldn't stop him this time I didn't want to because I was already way too close to this case.