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Chapter 6
Elliot got to Olivia's place first. Mrs. Bernhardt let him in again, this time confusing him for the Chinese delivery boy, though how he wasn't entirely sure. Glad to be in the building, Elliot quickly made his way up to Olivia's apartment. He knocked on the door but got no response.
"Liv! It's Elliot," he knocked again. No answer.
"Liv!" he was pounding on the door now. Still no answer. His radio crackled to life.
"Stabler you up there?" It was Fin.
"I can't get her to answer the door. Hang on and I'll buzz you in," Elliot responded. He pulled out his set of lock picks and quickly unlocked the apartment door. Entering the doorway, he pushed the buzzer on the wall. Fin radioed he was on his way up and Elliot pressed further into the apartment, leaving the door closed but unlocked.
Beer bottles littered the kitchen table and as he moved toward the sink, there were wine bottles. Opening the fridge, he found what he expected to find – no food – however the amount of liquor made him nervous. She could be heading down a rabbit hole, one their Captain knew well.
"Liv?" He called out but again got no response. Elliot frowned as he found her cellphone on the living room coffee table and her purse on the floor. Olivia had to be home. She would never leave without her keys, wallet, and phone.
"You find anything?" Fin asked as he entered the apartment.
"Nothing good," Elliot swallowed. Fin made sure the door was locked and then moved to his fellow detective.
"I see what you mean," the former narcotics detective said, looking around.
"Come on. She's got to be here. Head for the hallway," Elliot told him. Fin nodded and they moved to the hallway. The first door was the bathroom. It was empty. Elliot swallowed and knocked on the door. No answer. He pushed open the door and there on the bed, lying face down on top of the covers, was Olivia.
"How did she not hear us?" Fin asked. Elliot shook his head and checked for a pulse. A small sigh of relief passed his lips.
"She must be completely passed out from all the stuff she drank," Elliot said.
"Should we wake her up? I don't think she should be left alone," Fin admitted.
"I would never have left her if I thought this was possible," Elliot was angry with himself.
"Yeah well I don't see Kathy taking it well when you tell her that you can't leave Liv by herself. Hell, I figure Liv'll kill us when we try to help her. You know Baby Girl doesn't want to have to lean on anybody, even when she needs it," Fin said.
"Yeah I know but we have to make sure she doesn't throw up in this position. Help me pick her up," Elliot told him. Fin nodded and they carefully shifted her onto her side. The movement was enough to cause her to semi-sort of wake up. She tried to form some words, but they weren't coherent.
"She doesn't have any food in her fridge, does she?" Fin gave him a look.
"Yeah no," Elliot said.
"I'll make a run to the store. You keep an eye on her," Fin told him.
"This can't get back to the Captain or IAB," Elliot gave him a look of his own.
"What are we going with?" They had to get their stories straight in case the question of leaving their partners came up.
"Phone was on vibrate and fell under the couch," Elliot said.
"Weak but believable. We can say that with the bull pen in disarray that we both went because we weren't sure who was going," Fin nodded.
"Weak but they can't prove otherwise," Elliot agreed.
"Anything for Baby Girl," with that Fin headed out to the corner bodega. Elliot sat down on the bed and put his hand on her shoulder. She mumbled again and at that moment he made a promise, one he intended to keep.
To Be Continued…
