Hello again! Here's the next chapter of Nightmare! This is where things are picking up in the story and the 'Nightmare' truly begins! I hope you all are liking it so far. I'm open to all comments, questions, and critiques so feel free to reach out or review!

Anyway, here is Chapter 4 of Nightmare! Enjoy!

-J

Chapter 4:

Rosalie woke up the next morning to the sweet smell of chocolate and the sound of something sizzling on the stove. 'That's odd,' she thought. It was a sound and a smell she hadn't heard or smelled in a while. Could it be? Rosalie scurried out of bed and out of her bedroom. In the kitchen, she saw it was none other than her mother and she was making breakfast!

"Mom?!" Rosalie exclaimed.

"Oh good morning sweetie!" Olivia greeted cheerfully. "Just in the time too! I made your favorite, Chocolate Chip Pancakes!"

Rosalie's mouth began to water as she saw her mother flipping pancakes and sliding them onto a huge plate. Chocolate Chip Pancakes were one of Rosalie's favorite breakfast foods! She quickly went to the table as Olivia placed a plate of three big and chocolatey pancakes in front of her.

"Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Rosalie asked as she doused her breakfast in sugary sweet maple syrup.

"I asked Cragen if I could take the weekend off and he allowed it. I needed a break from the case and I wanted to spend some time with you. We have the whole weekend to ourselves. Whatever you want to do. What do you say?"

Rosalie was surprised. Her mom actually asked to take the weekend off? She hasn't done that in years! Plus she wanted to spend time with her? It was something Rosalie wasn't used to since she had been left alone for so long, but the idea of finally getting to spend time with her mother was something she was all for.

"The whole weekend?" She clarified, making sure that this was real and not a dream.

"The whole weekend,"

Rosalie broke out into a grin and nodded enthusiastically. Olivia smiled as well, happy that her daughter was happy.

"Now eat up, before they get cold!" Olivia said, referring to the pancakes. Rosalie didn't waste a second and took a big bite of pancake. It melted in her mouth and the flavor was perfection. A perfect way to start this weekend. She gobbled down the rest of her breakfast and even went for seconds. When was she ever going to eat such delicious pancakes again?!

Once they were finished with breakfast, Rosalie wasted no time in getting ready for her day with her mom. First, they went shopping for some new summer clothes, had lunch at Starbucks, walked around Central Park, and finally went back to the apartment where they ordered in Chinese Food for dinner and watched romance movies on the couch in the living room. They were on their second movie of the night, PS I Love You. As soon as it ended, Rosalie turned to her mother and said,

"This was such a fun day Mom. Thank you for everything!"

"It was my pleasure darling. It has been so long since we spent time together. I really enjoyed it,"

"Me too,"

There was some silence before Olivia spoke up again.

"I know I haven't been around for a long time and I hate that I haven't been able to spend any time with you or talk to you. I just want to say that I'm so sorry and that if you ever need me, you know you can come to me. With anything,"

Rosalie nodded, now wanting to really talk to her mother about what was on her mind, but she didn't know where to start. It almost felt weird that she had wished her mother could spend time with her, she finally got what she had been wishing for, and now she doesn't know what to do with it.

"Mom…I wanted to say…" Rosalie started but was cut off by the sound of her mother's phone ringing. Her heart plummeted in her chest as Olivia stood up and left the room to pick up the call.

"Benson…Yes…Yes…Fantastic!" Rosalie heard and she knew that this 'Weekend Together' was going to be cut short. Sighing dejectedly, she stood up and hurried into her room, shutting the door. Flopping onto her bed, she pulled out her phone and saw a bunch of missed calls and texts from Lolah. She decided to call her back since she was going to be alone in the house again, just like every other night. It only took a couple of rings before Lolah answered.

"It's about time you called back!" Lolah greeted loudly.

"Hello to you too Lolah,"

"Did you forget what tonight is?!" Lolah shrieked. "The party at Peter's Lake!"

Rosalie totally forgot about the party! She had been enjoying her day so much that it slipped her mind. Now that it was back in her mind, she still wasn't sure if she wanted to go.

"Lolah…" Rosalie started, but Lolah quickly cut her off.

"Oh don't even start with that crap Rose! You have to go! What would you even be doing at home tonight?"

Rosalie thought about it. She was supposed to spend time with her Mom, but of course, that got cut short. What was she going to do now? Probably sit at home…and do absolutely nothing.

"Come on Rose!" Lolah continued to prod before Rosalie finally said,

"Okay okay! I'm going to the party,"

"YAY! Oh my gosh this is going to be the best party ever! Come over to my place like right now! We can get ready together! Text me when you're almost there! BYE!" Lolah rambled before hanging up. Rosalie sighed and checked the time. It was almost 9:00 pm. Rosalie quickly gathered her belongings and cleaned up a little. When she was ready, she cracked open her bedroom door and peered out. Her mom was still on the phone. She penned a quick note about going to Lolah's for a sleepover and quietly left the apartment. She needed this party. She was going to live for once.

Olivia came back into the living room after she hung up with Amaro. The squad had found some leads with the case and Olivia had every opportunity to go back to the precinct to work, but she talked it out with Amaro so she could stay home and continue the weekend with Rosalie. She had promised her the whole weekend. She didn't want to let her down like she had been doing before.

"Sorry sweetie, I'm back now…" Olivia trailed off when she saw that Rosalie was gone. "Rosalie?"

Olivia peeked into Rosalie's room. She wasn't there either. She started getting nervous as she wandered into the kitchen, but that's when she saw her note on the counter.

'Mom. Lolah invited me to a sleepover at her house. Don't worry about me. Hope you solve your case. -Rosalie'

Olivia sighed. She blew it again. She sat down at the kitchen table and continued staring at the note. She could go and call Rosalie and try to convince her to come back home again, but it was probably too late. She knew that Rosalie and Lolah would have fun together so she decided to let it go for now and tomorrow she would make the day extra special for Rosalie to make it up to her.

"This is so exciting!" Lolah cheerfully said as she paced around in her bedroom. "Now let's find you the perfect dress!"

Rosalie smiled as Lolah went digging in her closet. She was happy that she chose to go to the party with Lolah. This could be a lot of fun. Plus, Lolah had the best fashion sense, so Rosalie knew that she was going to look fantastic tonight. Lolah returned with three dresses for Rosalie. One was pink and ruffled, one was blue and sleeveless, and one was black and white with stripes.

"Try them on Rose! These all should look good on you!"

Rosalie tried on the pink dress first, but it was way too tight around the stomach. The same with the blue one and the zipper on the black and white dress wouldn't zip up. Every dress didn't fit her.

"That's odd…I would have thought at least one of them would fit you…" Lolah said, in a confused tone.

Rosalie felt embarrassed as she tugged off the last dress. She couldn't believe that none of those dresses fit her. Every single one made every bulge stick out in all the wrong places. Now Rosalie wasn't a fat girl, not in the slightest, but she was definitely on the 'fuller' side and having a major sweet tooth didn't help matters. She was convinced that if she didn't do gymnastics to stay active, she would be much heavier than she was now.

"Hmmm…let me see if I can find something else," Lolah returned to her closet and kept digging around, seeing if there was something for her friend to wear. Eventually, she came out with a larger and slightly wrinkled pale pink dress with roses on it. "We can make this work. Try it on Rose!"

Rosalie gingerly took the dress from Lolah, and slowly slipped it on. Still a bit tight, but it fits so much better than the other three dresses.

"You look stunning Rose!" Lolah squealed cheerfully, but deep down Rosalie thought she had to be lying. Lolah would never tell her if she looked bad or anything along those lines out loud, but she had to wonder what Lolah really thought about her not being able to fit in those other dresses. Rosalie tried to smile and look happy and excited, but as Lolah did her hair and makeup, all she wanted to do was crawl under a rock. Soon both girls were ready and they were picked up by a guy that went to Lolah's school.

When the girls reached Peter's Lake, the party was in full swing. To Rosalie, it looked as though her entire school plus Lolah's school was there and then some. The crowds were tight and the music deafening. To any teenager, this was the best party of the century. To Rosalie, this was uncomfortable. She never went to parties like this, with so many people all at once. People she either knew from school but wasn't friends with or she didn't know at all. The only person she was comfortable to be with was Lolah, but as soon as she saw her friends from her school, she was gone in a flash leaving Rosalie alone and trapped.

'This is so out of my comfort zone. I want to go home!' Rosalie thought to herself, seriously contemplating on leaving, but quickly caught herself. She wanted to be here. She wanted to be at this party. She needed this party more than anything if she wanted to start over and become a new Rosalie. Rosalie sighed, stood up straighter, and forced a smile on her face. She decided to walk around and see if she can find Lolah or other people to hang with. As she navigated her way through the crowds of dancing teenagers, she saw plenty of people she recognized from classes or from the hallways at school, but not well enough to go up to them. She tried to push herself into the groups, but they clearly had no interest in her. Even when she found girls that were on the gymnastics team, they let her in their circle, but it was obvious they really didn't want Rosalie there so she excused herself and found a bench far away from the dance floor and sat by herself. Rosalie felt like crying. She tried to fit in, she tried to follow the crowd, but nothing worked. Not even the gymnastics team wanted to be around her. It was hopeless. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder. Rosalie nearly jumped out of her skin and looked up sharply. In front of her was a young man, much older than Rosalie. Around college age.

"Excuse me? Is this seat taken?"

Rosalie was still getting over the sudden shock so she simply nodded, and the young man sat next to her on the bench. He was tall, had brown hair and eyes, and a smile so wide that it almost gave Rosalie the creeps. In his hands were two full red solo cups. He could blend in easily with the crowd.

"I saw you walking around. Is this your first party?" the man asked kindly. Rosalie felt nervous with this sudden attention from a stranger, but she tried to push it back.

"Um, yeah actually," she finally answered shyly, her eyes darting to the ground. The man simply smiled and while it was wide, there seemed to be no malicious intent.

"Don't worry about it. Parties are always scary in the beginning, but in the end, they are always a lot of fun,"

Rosalie slowly lifted her eyes until they met with the man's eyes. He seemed so…nice. Slowly Rosalie started to become comfortable with him.

"What's your name beautiful?" The man asked. Rosalie blushed at being called 'beautiful'.

"My name's Rosalie,"

"My name's William, but you can call me Will,"

Rosalie was now quite comfortable with Will. This wasn't so bad. If anything, she talked to someone new tonight. It was a start.

"So Rosalie, care for a drink?" Will held out one of the red solo cups. A red flag went up in Rosalie's head. It could be alcohol and she wasn't supposed to drink alcohol, but she pushed those thoughts back as well. Screw it. Rosalie took the cup from Will and nodded her thanks. She took a sip and nearly gagged at the strong taste of the alcoholic drink. She keeps drinking though as she didn't want to look stupid in front of Will. Will just kept smiling though and it almost kept Rosalie at ease.

"Did you come here alone Rosalie?" Will asked once Rosalie was done with the drink.

"I came with my friend Lolah, but she ditched me for some other friends,"

"Well, that's not right! Leaving you alone at your first party,"

"Well, that's Lolah," Rosalie shrugged. "Besides, she wanted to have a good time and that's what she is having,"

"Are you having a good time yourself?" Will asked and Rosalie shrugged again.

"This party is crazy…but at least I'm talking with someone,"

"I'm glad I'm talking with you too. You sound like a really sweet girl,"

Rosalie blushed again. All this attention was making her feel amazing. She was now glad that she went to the party. She can finally be someone new for once. She continued talking to Will who always seemed interested in what she had to say. Soon they got up and Will took her to the dance floor where they danced like no one was watching. Rosalie felt so free, so happy. She didn't want this night to end. Will also got them both more drinks and Rosalie got used to the strong alcohol taste. However, soon Rosalie started to feel dizzy. The lights seemed to blur together and the music became muffled. She felt herself fall into Will's arms and he chuckled.

"Looks like you had too much to drink,"

Rosalie felt herself being led off the dance floor and soon, she was far away from the party. She tried to snap herself out of this spell, but she felt like a rag doll being dragged along and she couldn't do anything about it.

"W-will?" Rosalie slurred.

"Shhh, don't say anything beautiful. I got you,"

Soon she felt herself being pushed into a van. She tried to get away, but she could barely move her legs. Suddenly she felt a sharp prick in her arm and the world went from gray to black. The last thing she heard was,

"You're mine now bitch,"

A/N: And cliffhanger! What will happen now to our dear Rosalie? Stay tuned for Chapter 5! ;)