Liam and Olive made sure they were seen at Bed that night, dancing and making out and even a small petty argument followed by a kissing on one of the beds. Olive went and danced alone while Liam watched and played with the remote at one point.
Just before midnight Olive went down the hall to the bathroom. As she was coming back she found herself stopped by a tall man with sandy hair and flashing green eyes. "Excuse me." Olive said as she tried to move past.
"I'm sorry." He said and moved slightly. Then mirrored Olive's movements so she couldn't get out. "You're really quite the dancer. My team was right."
"Team?" Olive asked
"I'm Henry. I own Bed."
"Hi. I'm Olive. Bed is my favorite club." Liv said flirtatiously.
"Who's that guy you're with?"
"Liam? My husband. Why?" Liv said and reached her hand out to lay it on Henry's shirt and adjust his tie slightly. "I thought you were interested in me or do you like both of us?" Liv teased.
Henry's hand slid around Liv's waist and pulled her closer, "That's an interesting idea, but I've never been good at sharing my toys."
Liv laughed lightly, "Come meet Liam. You might change your mind."
"No thanks." Henry said and let his hand slide over the ice blue dress. His thumb ran along the black lace. "You're more than enough for me." Henry leaned down and kissed the side of Liv's neck biting just a little. Then letting her go he said, "Come see me next time you're here."
Liv nodded and said, "I think that can be arranged." She slipped past Henry and headed back toward Elliot.
"Let's go." She said softly as she got to where he was waiting.
"You ok?"
"Now."
Elliot quickly caught on to her urgency and grabbed their things and followed Liv outside. "What happened?" El asked once they were outside.
Liv took El's hand and proceeded to walk once they were several blocks away and she was certain they weren't being followed she hailed a taxi and had them taken to the morgue.
"Liv?" El said carefully.
Olivia turned in her seat and looked at El, "I met someone named Henry. He said he owns Bed. He left DNA on me."
Elliot turned red in the face and his hands went to her shoulders. "Are you ok?" He asked trying hard to control his temper.
"Not like that El." Liv said laying a hand on his cheek, she felt him breathe. "He bit my neck. I want Melinda to swab the area and I want to know if there's a way to get a tooth impression."
"How the hell do you stay so calm and think logically after something like that?"
"It's my job El."
"It's mine to protect you."
"No. It's yours to have my six and you did."
"Clearly I didn't or he wouldn't have bit you."
"Actually, it's a good thing. Gives us more to work with. He's interested. I'll use that next time we're at Bed to see what more we can get."
"Liv."
"El."
The two looked at each other a world of communication passing between them in just those looks in the dark taxi.
"Just don't give him access to the remote." El teased.
Liv smiled and said, "That is just for you."
"Liv?" Melinda said coming into her office still wearing her scrubs. "Is everything ok?"
"Yeah." Olivia said, "But I need you to swab my neck and we're going to need to borrow your office for a little while."
Melinda looked back and forth between the two Detectives curiously and nodded as she got her supplies. "Sit down and tell me what happened."
"We're on a case." El said as he stood protectively in the doorway arms folded tight over his chest.
Liv looked at him and smiled slightly and then shook her head at his unconscious body language. "A possible suspect came onto me at a club and tried to give me a hickey."
"Lovely." Melinda said a note of disgust in her voice
"Well, if we can get some DNA and maybe even some tooth impressions it might help."
"What's Romeo's name?" Melinda asked as she bagged up the sample.
"Henry."
"I'm guessing you want to use my office to meet with Don?"
"Right as always." Elliot said as he walked over to stand next to Olivia.
"Why don't you go into the family room and I'll make the call. It'll seem like you were here for a family member then. Just in case."
"Thanks." Elliot and Olivia said at the same time as they headed down the hall to the non-descript family room.
They sat at the conference table to wait. Elliot turned his chair to Liv's and touched her neck gently and let his thumb brush lightly over the small bruise that was already starting to form. "I should have been there." He said softly.
"It's better that you weren't El." Olivia said and laid her hand over his. "I'm ok. He didn't hurt me. I promise." Then deciding it was better to show than just tell Liv leaned over and kissed Elliot lightly on the lips. She felt his arms encircle her and was surprised to discover she wanted the reassurance of his arms protecting her just then.
They separated just as the door opened and Cragen walked in. Liv and El looked at each other with a hint of nervousness, had he seen, they wondered but both quickly schooled their faces and explained what had happened at Bed with Henry.
After promising he'd look into it he said he'd have a uniformed officer drive them home. Officially they were listed as witnesses in a hit and run of a prostitute who had died and that's why they were at the morgue and talking with him and it also gave them an excuse for any future needs to call him or vice versa.
