Chapter 17-Without Her
Bosco watched Kelly feed the kids breakfeast. He canceled the reservations for Hawaii. He promised Angel as soon as daddy finnished work they would all go. How could her explain mommy not there was a whole different problem. Kelly looked up.
"I took care of it Bosco." He looked at her. "They understand that mommy had to go on a trip for work but will be back soon." Jack came out of the bathroom. "And Uncle Jack and I are taking them to the zoo to look at the winter animal exhibit."
"Thank you Kelly." Bosco sat next to Angel Faith.
"Mommy's not safe daddy." The little girl looked at him with steel blue eyes. Her black curles in a poney tail.
"Why Angel?" Bosco tried to be casual but he knew that Angel senced things. Faith had told him about the call when they were in the mountians.
"Cause of work. The bad guys make her mad and they don't like that she catches them."
"Do you know where mommy is Angel?"
"Do you?" She looked at her father. "Cause you should always know where mommy is daddy." Her blue eyes bright and clear.
"Most of the time I do baby. Mommy always tells me where she's going but this time she had to leave so fast she couldn't."
"Can you find her?"
"Uncle Caleb and Uncle Elliot and a lot of other people are looking for her."
"Annie Faith too?"
"Auntie Faith too."
"She can find mommy. Cause they goes lots of places together." Bosco looked up and saw Kelly heading for the door.
"Is she some place that she goes with Antie Faith too?"
"Maybe. Annie Faith should check." The door opened and Faith came in with Kelly.
"Hey baby girl. Bosco."
"Annie Faith go find mommy." She looked up at her most favorite person in the world next to her parents and smiled. A smile she saved for her Auntie Faith.
"Where do you think I should look."
"Just look in your heart. Mommy's always there. She said. If I'm ever lost look into your heart and I'll be there."
"Okay Angel. I'll start looking but if you know something more you know you can call me or daddy ok."
"Yep." The little girl went back to eating her breakfeast. Bosco stood up and went to Faith. They stood out of hearing range of the child.
"You have a clue what she's talking about?"
"No but the whole city is wired. No one is getting in or out of here with her." Faith looked at the little girl sitty at the table with her bother on one side and her sister across from her. Hope giggled as Angel blew bubbles in her cereal. Mac watched and giggled at his sisters. They were so small. They needed there mother as much as any children. Seajae was special in so many ways and she gave these children life. Two by birth and the other by saving her at birth. Faith looked up and prayed. She needed her friend home but these kids and Bosco needed a mother and wife more. "Lets go to the hospital. Maybe CSI has something."
"I'm going to stay with the kids. You guys have it undercontrol."
"Bosco?"
"What?"
"You haven't given up have you?"
"I just want to be with my kids." He looked at them. "I need to be with them."
"We'll call if we find something."
"Do that." Bosco went back to the table. Faith looked at Kelly. Kelly shook her head. She didn't know anymore then Faith did. Bosco was in a mood no one had seen in a long time. Faith turned and left. Feeling helpless like no other time in her life.
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Seajae was cold. Never in all her years was she ever as cold as she was now. Not even when she was buried in the snow has she been so cold. She heard voices but she was to weak to fight the darkness. She knew Bosco was near. Jackson had promised they'd all be there when she woke up. But something made her pull back from the voices. They weren't familier to her. The tones and pitches not right. And she was cold. Bosco would never let her get this cold. Seajae let herself drift back into the darkness knowing that right now that was the safest place for her.
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Faith McKenzie looked troubled as he'd ever seen her. The call came as a surprise to him. Faith wasn't always a believer in Seajae's power. But some thing made her call him. Something she believed she needed to know.
"Faith." She turned.
"Detective Goran. Thank you for meeting me here."
"Anytime. And its Bobby." She hadn't slept. Bobby could tell. Neither had he when he found out Seajae Boscorelli was missing. "What can I do for you?"
"Help me find Seajae. Angel seems to think I know where she is."
"Do you?"
"I don't know."
"Well lets find out."
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Seajea was alone and it was dark. She knew it wasn't the hospital. The hospitall was never dark. Niether was her bedroom. There was always a light there too. She wanted to call out but something held her back. Someone wanted her to be awake. Someone she didn't want to know.
"Detective Boscorelli.....wake up." She felt a hand grasp her face and tried to move it but she was strapped down. "I knew you were awake. Now we can talk."
"Who are you?"
"Someone who needs something you have."
"Where am I?"
"Someplace relitivly safe. But if you don't give me the answers I want it could get messy." Seajae consentrated on the voice but it didn't sound familier. "Just tell me what we need to know and all this can be a bad memory."
"Where are the kids?"
"We returned them safely home when we got a hold of you. Six spoiled delinqents and their families were worth less then you. Your like the mother load of information and a big barganing chip."
"No one will bargin anything for me. Bosco knows that if he needs to choose between me and the safty and well being of others its them and not me."
"You think he'll abide by that?"
"Damn straight. Now kill me or let me go."
"You really would like that Seajae...wouldn't you?"
"Yeah."
"You will use your power to get me out of your fair city ."
"Power? What power?"
"To get me out of this city with my drugs and my money."
"Your out of your mind."
"Maybe. But if your not careful so will you."
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Bosco watched his daugters sleep. They always were harder to get to sleep when thier mom was gone. It had been tweny-four hours. Slowly he closed the bedroom door and headed to his own. The bed was unmade. It hadn't been made since the night befor Seajae landed in the hospital. The sheets were messed more with his tossing and turning then any sleep he gotten. Sitting on the edge of the bed he picked up the picture that had set on the bedside table for more then a year now. It was of the whole gang at Christmas. Kids and all. Bosco wondered how they got that many people to crowed in that little space and smile all at once. He knew. Seajae. She could round up a heard of wild buffallo by just smiling at them. The phone rang bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Boscorelli."
"The kids and there parents turned up at Port Authority. None of them know where they were." Derrin Black sounded out of breath and exhausted.
"Where are they now?"
"Safe house. One that only I know about." Jack appeared at the door. Bosco shook his head.
"Should I come down?"
"No it won't do any good. I have Caleb, Davis and Sullivan down here. Bosco, I don't trust anyone in my unit at the moment."
"I understand. Thanks for the call." He hung up and looked at Jack.
"The kids are safe."
"They got a bigger bounty with Seajae. They know she's worth her weight in gold."
"But do they know none of us can do a thing about it if use her as colateral for anything." Bosco opened the drawer of the bedside table and pulled out an envelope and handed it to Jack. He opened it. It was a letter stating that under no circumstance is Bosco or anyone else allowed to trade another life for hers or let anyone committ a crime because they have her held agaist her will.
"She made you all sign it?"
"Yeah. One of her birthday wishes." Bosco looked at the picture he just set down. His wife was happiest when she was with them all. Faith hadn't called him all day. He knew she was mad at him for not searching with her this morning. He needed to feel Seajae and the only way was to be with the only part of her he had....thier children.
"You made Seajae a family Bosco. You and your friends. It was what she always wanted. Something I could never give her. Her father and grandfather would of been proud."
"Were they like she pictured them?"
"Not always. But who is?"
"True."
"My father and brother were laywers through and through. Daddy never lost a case when he was a lawyer and my brother was on the same track. Seajae's mom was an Indian godess if there was ever one. It was the only thing my brother did that pissed off the old man. But once he knew her."
"No one speaks her name. In all the years. It was 'my mother' now with you its 'her'. Why is that?"
"Her name was Senneca. I guess I never thought about it but we don't speak her name very often. Maybe its a respect thing." Jack looked at the picture. "She's strong like her mother. Senneca faught Mueller to the end. She shot him twice before he slit her throat. As much as I want to worry now I know she will fight with all she's got."
"But what if they're stronger."
"Then she'll fight harder."
"I can't make it without her Jack."
"You won't have to Bosco. Seajae will be home in this bed in no time."
"I hope so." Jack said his goodnights and headed out to the couch and let Bosco have some time to himself. Time he didn't need to think about his wife.
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Jimmy sat at the table at the fire house. Kim, Carlos, Billy, DW and Alex sat around the room. Kim watched her husband. He was tence. She should feel jelous of the way Jimmy reacted to Seajae's abduction but she wasn't. Seajae was a part of their lives just like Joey and Ireland. She was family. Just like her sister and Jimmy's. Kim knew he hated being helpless. Seajae saved thier lives more then once and Jimmy couldn't do a thing to save hers. She stood and went behind him and hugged him.
"She'll be home soon."
"I wish I could believe that."
"Has she ever let us down before?" Kim kissed her husband. "She promised to be here to see this baby being born Jimmy. I'm holding her to that."
"I got this in the mail today." He handed her a letter. "It's from Seajae's lawyer." Kim oppened it. Her eyes got wide.
"All three of them?"
"Yep. College tuition for all three. A hunderdred thosand each. They could go to school on the interest on those accounts alone."
"Why did she do this?" Aex and Billy came and sat at the table.
"She did it for Savannah too."
"Kaitlyn too." Billy looked at his friends. "I thought Seajae was a good a friend. I never expected this."
"None of us did." Alex smiled. "I wonder how much her family was worth? I mean you think she did it for all of us. Most likely Sully and Faith too. That's what nine kids. Almost a million dollars in college funds."
"I know she helped Emily too." Jimmy looked at his friends. "Is there a place we can nominate her for saint hood?"
"She has this money she doesn't know what to do with and she helped us. Thats what friends are for Jimmy." Alex looked at him. "Is there something wrong with that?"
"Not a thing." He stood up. "But I'd rather have her here with us then her money."
"And your saying I don't?" Alex glared at him.
"All I'm saying is I want her home where she belongs. Money or no money Seajae Boscorelli is someone we all need here, alive." Jimmy walked away. Kim watched him go. She knew his mood and decided he needed time alone.
"I didn't mean to piss him off." Alex looked at Kim.
"He was born pissed off. Seajae has always been a soft spot with him."
"And it doesn't bother you?"
"Alex she got us back together. She saved his life and mine. If he wants to call her name out it bed it wouldn't bother me. He needs her as much as any of us."
"I guess I don't see her that way."
"Maybe you should. She saved your childs life. I thought that meant something to you."
"I guess. But I don't see her as this indistructable godess you and Jimmy seem too." Kim looked at Billy but he was already gone. He knew better then to get in the middle of this fight.
"Well you don't have to." Kim followed Jimmy upstairs. Leaving Alex alone at the table to ponder how she really felt about Seajae Boscorelli.
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Sully watched his wife feed their daughter. She was so beautiful. They both were. He thought about Bosco and what he was going though. There was very few nights since he and Tatianna got married that Sully and her slept apart. But they always knew where the other was. How was Bosco going to sleep not knowing where his wife was.
"You need sleep John."
"I'm going to call Bosco." He reached for the phone.
"In the morning. Now go to bed." Sully looked at his wife and wanted to aurgue but he knew she was right.
"Night sweety." He kissed his wife and his daughters head. He wondered if Bosco missed doing the same thing tonight.
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Elliot Stabler pulled into his drive way. Katey had long ago put the kids to bed and turned in herself. He thought about Seajae. About how she wasn't going to be able to crawl in bed after a hard day. Not be able to wrap her arms around her husband and let they pressures of the day fade away. He knew how it felt to be alone. Katey had left him more then once because of the stresses of his job. Bosco was all alone tonight and he wished he could do something more about it. Looking at he watch he knew he couldn't do anymore tonight. Elliot got out of the car and headed into his house and to a nice warm bed and his even warmer wife. Seajae would be home tomorrow,. He would be sure of it. Elliot unlocked the door and was surprised to find Katey sitting in the rocker in the living room.
"Did you find her?"
"No." She stood up and hugged her husband.
"You will." She kissed him and then pulled back to look at him. "She's safe. And you'll bring her home tomorrow."
"How did you know I needed that?"
"I always know what you need detective Stabler. And right now you need to get some sleep." Katey lead him up the stairs. As Elliot shut of the lights he wondered how Bosco was handling the night alone.
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Olivia Benson watched Billy Walsh rock thier daughter. Her maternity leave offically ended when Seajae and Bosco left for Hawaii. That was suppose to be a week ago. It had been a long week for them all. Billy was sadden by Seajae's disappearence. She chewed her bottom lip as she watched the man she loved holding child she loved just as much. Seajae couldn't hold her babies tonight. Or even kiss them good night. That bothered Olivia most of all. Babies need thier mother most of all. She never had a father so she never really understood the need. Watching Elliot and Bosco with thier kids and now Billy with Kaitlyn she finally realized fathers were important to. But how would the Boscorelli children go on without thier mother.
"She's finally asleep." Billy stood next to her and she hadn't even noticed he moved. Olivia put her arms around him. "You ok?"
"Just thinking about Angle, Mac, and Hope."
"They'll be fine when Seajae comes home."
"You talk like'when' not 'if'."
"Seajae always comes home Olivia. She's the rock that keeps that family together. The bunch of us really. I don't know what it is." He kissed her and headed tothe bedroom. "You comming to bed?"
"Yeah. I'm just going to kiss Kaitlyn goodnight." Olivia turned and went to say a prayer for Seajae safe return to her kids.
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Faith sat with Bobby Goran at her kitchen table. They had been there on and off all day. Angel seem to think she knew where her mother was. She had no clue. Bobby had helped her all he could.
"Maybe she was wrong." Faith looked out her window into the cold snowy night. Bobby sat at the table with Caleb.
"Just think. Anything. Shopping, a drive to the country you two took?" Faith looked up.
"Christmas time we....oh god how stupid. I should of thought of this...."
"What!" Both men said at once.
"We went to Jersy to look at a gun for Bosco. She didn't want to go alone so she asked me to come. We got lost and she saw this old warehouse for sale. She started talking about something to do with her families investments and stuff and she called her broker and asked him to look into the property for her. I never heard another word about it." Faith looked at Caleb. "The broker would know the address." Caleb went to his desk and pulled out a book and found the number he was looking for and dialed.
"Hey Kenny, Caleb McKenzie...sorry to be calling so late." Caleb smiled. "Thanks. Hey Seajae Boscorelli asked you to look into a warehouse in New Jersy about two or three months ago...." He nooded. "Yeah thats the one. Could you give me the address?" Caleb gave them a thumbs up. "Thanks man. I owe you." Caleb hung up. "The warehouse is just of the turn pike. She bought it after she looked at it and sold it a month later to a holding company out of Miami. She made a million dollar profit." He looked at Bobby. "You think its worth checking out?"
"Yeah." Emily came out of the bedroom.
"Its late. Is everything ok?"
"Will you be ok here with the kids. We might have a lead on Seajae."
"Yeah go. I'll be ok. " The girl watched her parents and Bobby Goran bundle agaist the weather. She hoped they brought Seajae home. They needed her here with them. Next to her mom and step dad Emily needed her Aunt Seajae in her life. She learned the hard way that loosing someone that close to you was hard. She couldn't handle another loss.
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Seajae looked around her. The room was dark. The man hand't come back for hours. Maybe he wasn't going to come back at all. No one would trade her life for his freedom. No matter whatr. It was a price she made them pay. They would abide by her wishes. They wouldn't let a drug dealer out of New York with drugs and money to save her. Would they? Seajae closed her eyes and prayed they would be strong.
Bosco watched Kelly feed the kids breakfeast. He canceled the reservations for Hawaii. He promised Angel as soon as daddy finnished work they would all go. How could her explain mommy not there was a whole different problem. Kelly looked up.
"I took care of it Bosco." He looked at her. "They understand that mommy had to go on a trip for work but will be back soon." Jack came out of the bathroom. "And Uncle Jack and I are taking them to the zoo to look at the winter animal exhibit."
"Thank you Kelly." Bosco sat next to Angel Faith.
"Mommy's not safe daddy." The little girl looked at him with steel blue eyes. Her black curles in a poney tail.
"Why Angel?" Bosco tried to be casual but he knew that Angel senced things. Faith had told him about the call when they were in the mountians.
"Cause of work. The bad guys make her mad and they don't like that she catches them."
"Do you know where mommy is Angel?"
"Do you?" She looked at her father. "Cause you should always know where mommy is daddy." Her blue eyes bright and clear.
"Most of the time I do baby. Mommy always tells me where she's going but this time she had to leave so fast she couldn't."
"Can you find her?"
"Uncle Caleb and Uncle Elliot and a lot of other people are looking for her."
"Annie Faith too?"
"Auntie Faith too."
"She can find mommy. Cause they goes lots of places together." Bosco looked up and saw Kelly heading for the door.
"Is she some place that she goes with Antie Faith too?"
"Maybe. Annie Faith should check." The door opened and Faith came in with Kelly.
"Hey baby girl. Bosco."
"Annie Faith go find mommy." She looked up at her most favorite person in the world next to her parents and smiled. A smile she saved for her Auntie Faith.
"Where do you think I should look."
"Just look in your heart. Mommy's always there. She said. If I'm ever lost look into your heart and I'll be there."
"Okay Angel. I'll start looking but if you know something more you know you can call me or daddy ok."
"Yep." The little girl went back to eating her breakfeast. Bosco stood up and went to Faith. They stood out of hearing range of the child.
"You have a clue what she's talking about?"
"No but the whole city is wired. No one is getting in or out of here with her." Faith looked at the little girl sitty at the table with her bother on one side and her sister across from her. Hope giggled as Angel blew bubbles in her cereal. Mac watched and giggled at his sisters. They were so small. They needed there mother as much as any children. Seajae was special in so many ways and she gave these children life. Two by birth and the other by saving her at birth. Faith looked up and prayed. She needed her friend home but these kids and Bosco needed a mother and wife more. "Lets go to the hospital. Maybe CSI has something."
"I'm going to stay with the kids. You guys have it undercontrol."
"Bosco?"
"What?"
"You haven't given up have you?"
"I just want to be with my kids." He looked at them. "I need to be with them."
"We'll call if we find something."
"Do that." Bosco went back to the table. Faith looked at Kelly. Kelly shook her head. She didn't know anymore then Faith did. Bosco was in a mood no one had seen in a long time. Faith turned and left. Feeling helpless like no other time in her life.
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Seajae was cold. Never in all her years was she ever as cold as she was now. Not even when she was buried in the snow has she been so cold. She heard voices but she was to weak to fight the darkness. She knew Bosco was near. Jackson had promised they'd all be there when she woke up. But something made her pull back from the voices. They weren't familier to her. The tones and pitches not right. And she was cold. Bosco would never let her get this cold. Seajae let herself drift back into the darkness knowing that right now that was the safest place for her.
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Faith McKenzie looked troubled as he'd ever seen her. The call came as a surprise to him. Faith wasn't always a believer in Seajae's power. But some thing made her call him. Something she believed she needed to know.
"Faith." She turned.
"Detective Goran. Thank you for meeting me here."
"Anytime. And its Bobby." She hadn't slept. Bobby could tell. Neither had he when he found out Seajae Boscorelli was missing. "What can I do for you?"
"Help me find Seajae. Angel seems to think I know where she is."
"Do you?"
"I don't know."
"Well lets find out."
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Seajea was alone and it was dark. She knew it wasn't the hospital. The hospitall was never dark. Niether was her bedroom. There was always a light there too. She wanted to call out but something held her back. Someone wanted her to be awake. Someone she didn't want to know.
"Detective Boscorelli.....wake up." She felt a hand grasp her face and tried to move it but she was strapped down. "I knew you were awake. Now we can talk."
"Who are you?"
"Someone who needs something you have."
"Where am I?"
"Someplace relitivly safe. But if you don't give me the answers I want it could get messy." Seajae consentrated on the voice but it didn't sound familier. "Just tell me what we need to know and all this can be a bad memory."
"Where are the kids?"
"We returned them safely home when we got a hold of you. Six spoiled delinqents and their families were worth less then you. Your like the mother load of information and a big barganing chip."
"No one will bargin anything for me. Bosco knows that if he needs to choose between me and the safty and well being of others its them and not me."
"You think he'll abide by that?"
"Damn straight. Now kill me or let me go."
"You really would like that Seajae...wouldn't you?"
"Yeah."
"You will use your power to get me out of your fair city ."
"Power? What power?"
"To get me out of this city with my drugs and my money."
"Your out of your mind."
"Maybe. But if your not careful so will you."
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Bosco watched his daugters sleep. They always were harder to get to sleep when thier mom was gone. It had been tweny-four hours. Slowly he closed the bedroom door and headed to his own. The bed was unmade. It hadn't been made since the night befor Seajae landed in the hospital. The sheets were messed more with his tossing and turning then any sleep he gotten. Sitting on the edge of the bed he picked up the picture that had set on the bedside table for more then a year now. It was of the whole gang at Christmas. Kids and all. Bosco wondered how they got that many people to crowed in that little space and smile all at once. He knew. Seajae. She could round up a heard of wild buffallo by just smiling at them. The phone rang bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Boscorelli."
"The kids and there parents turned up at Port Authority. None of them know where they were." Derrin Black sounded out of breath and exhausted.
"Where are they now?"
"Safe house. One that only I know about." Jack appeared at the door. Bosco shook his head.
"Should I come down?"
"No it won't do any good. I have Caleb, Davis and Sullivan down here. Bosco, I don't trust anyone in my unit at the moment."
"I understand. Thanks for the call." He hung up and looked at Jack.
"The kids are safe."
"They got a bigger bounty with Seajae. They know she's worth her weight in gold."
"But do they know none of us can do a thing about it if use her as colateral for anything." Bosco opened the drawer of the bedside table and pulled out an envelope and handed it to Jack. He opened it. It was a letter stating that under no circumstance is Bosco or anyone else allowed to trade another life for hers or let anyone committ a crime because they have her held agaist her will.
"She made you all sign it?"
"Yeah. One of her birthday wishes." Bosco looked at the picture he just set down. His wife was happiest when she was with them all. Faith hadn't called him all day. He knew she was mad at him for not searching with her this morning. He needed to feel Seajae and the only way was to be with the only part of her he had....thier children.
"You made Seajae a family Bosco. You and your friends. It was what she always wanted. Something I could never give her. Her father and grandfather would of been proud."
"Were they like she pictured them?"
"Not always. But who is?"
"True."
"My father and brother were laywers through and through. Daddy never lost a case when he was a lawyer and my brother was on the same track. Seajae's mom was an Indian godess if there was ever one. It was the only thing my brother did that pissed off the old man. But once he knew her."
"No one speaks her name. In all the years. It was 'my mother' now with you its 'her'. Why is that?"
"Her name was Senneca. I guess I never thought about it but we don't speak her name very often. Maybe its a respect thing." Jack looked at the picture. "She's strong like her mother. Senneca faught Mueller to the end. She shot him twice before he slit her throat. As much as I want to worry now I know she will fight with all she's got."
"But what if they're stronger."
"Then she'll fight harder."
"I can't make it without her Jack."
"You won't have to Bosco. Seajae will be home in this bed in no time."
"I hope so." Jack said his goodnights and headed out to the couch and let Bosco have some time to himself. Time he didn't need to think about his wife.
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Jimmy sat at the table at the fire house. Kim, Carlos, Billy, DW and Alex sat around the room. Kim watched her husband. He was tence. She should feel jelous of the way Jimmy reacted to Seajae's abduction but she wasn't. Seajae was a part of their lives just like Joey and Ireland. She was family. Just like her sister and Jimmy's. Kim knew he hated being helpless. Seajae saved thier lives more then once and Jimmy couldn't do a thing to save hers. She stood and went behind him and hugged him.
"She'll be home soon."
"I wish I could believe that."
"Has she ever let us down before?" Kim kissed her husband. "She promised to be here to see this baby being born Jimmy. I'm holding her to that."
"I got this in the mail today." He handed her a letter. "It's from Seajae's lawyer." Kim oppened it. Her eyes got wide.
"All three of them?"
"Yep. College tuition for all three. A hunderdred thosand each. They could go to school on the interest on those accounts alone."
"Why did she do this?" Aex and Billy came and sat at the table.
"She did it for Savannah too."
"Kaitlyn too." Billy looked at his friends. "I thought Seajae was a good a friend. I never expected this."
"None of us did." Alex smiled. "I wonder how much her family was worth? I mean you think she did it for all of us. Most likely Sully and Faith too. That's what nine kids. Almost a million dollars in college funds."
"I know she helped Emily too." Jimmy looked at his friends. "Is there a place we can nominate her for saint hood?"
"She has this money she doesn't know what to do with and she helped us. Thats what friends are for Jimmy." Alex looked at him. "Is there something wrong with that?"
"Not a thing." He stood up. "But I'd rather have her here with us then her money."
"And your saying I don't?" Alex glared at him.
"All I'm saying is I want her home where she belongs. Money or no money Seajae Boscorelli is someone we all need here, alive." Jimmy walked away. Kim watched him go. She knew his mood and decided he needed time alone.
"I didn't mean to piss him off." Alex looked at Kim.
"He was born pissed off. Seajae has always been a soft spot with him."
"And it doesn't bother you?"
"Alex she got us back together. She saved his life and mine. If he wants to call her name out it bed it wouldn't bother me. He needs her as much as any of us."
"I guess I don't see her that way."
"Maybe you should. She saved your childs life. I thought that meant something to you."
"I guess. But I don't see her as this indistructable godess you and Jimmy seem too." Kim looked at Billy but he was already gone. He knew better then to get in the middle of this fight.
"Well you don't have to." Kim followed Jimmy upstairs. Leaving Alex alone at the table to ponder how she really felt about Seajae Boscorelli.
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Sully watched his wife feed their daughter. She was so beautiful. They both were. He thought about Bosco and what he was going though. There was very few nights since he and Tatianna got married that Sully and her slept apart. But they always knew where the other was. How was Bosco going to sleep not knowing where his wife was.
"You need sleep John."
"I'm going to call Bosco." He reached for the phone.
"In the morning. Now go to bed." Sully looked at his wife and wanted to aurgue but he knew she was right.
"Night sweety." He kissed his wife and his daughters head. He wondered if Bosco missed doing the same thing tonight.
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Elliot Stabler pulled into his drive way. Katey had long ago put the kids to bed and turned in herself. He thought about Seajae. About how she wasn't going to be able to crawl in bed after a hard day. Not be able to wrap her arms around her husband and let they pressures of the day fade away. He knew how it felt to be alone. Katey had left him more then once because of the stresses of his job. Bosco was all alone tonight and he wished he could do something more about it. Looking at he watch he knew he couldn't do anymore tonight. Elliot got out of the car and headed into his house and to a nice warm bed and his even warmer wife. Seajae would be home tomorrow,. He would be sure of it. Elliot unlocked the door and was surprised to find Katey sitting in the rocker in the living room.
"Did you find her?"
"No." She stood up and hugged her husband.
"You will." She kissed him and then pulled back to look at him. "She's safe. And you'll bring her home tomorrow."
"How did you know I needed that?"
"I always know what you need detective Stabler. And right now you need to get some sleep." Katey lead him up the stairs. As Elliot shut of the lights he wondered how Bosco was handling the night alone.
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Olivia Benson watched Billy Walsh rock thier daughter. Her maternity leave offically ended when Seajae and Bosco left for Hawaii. That was suppose to be a week ago. It had been a long week for them all. Billy was sadden by Seajae's disappearence. She chewed her bottom lip as she watched the man she loved holding child she loved just as much. Seajae couldn't hold her babies tonight. Or even kiss them good night. That bothered Olivia most of all. Babies need thier mother most of all. She never had a father so she never really understood the need. Watching Elliot and Bosco with thier kids and now Billy with Kaitlyn she finally realized fathers were important to. But how would the Boscorelli children go on without thier mother.
"She's finally asleep." Billy stood next to her and she hadn't even noticed he moved. Olivia put her arms around him. "You ok?"
"Just thinking about Angle, Mac, and Hope."
"They'll be fine when Seajae comes home."
"You talk like'when' not 'if'."
"Seajae always comes home Olivia. She's the rock that keeps that family together. The bunch of us really. I don't know what it is." He kissed her and headed tothe bedroom. "You comming to bed?"
"Yeah. I'm just going to kiss Kaitlyn goodnight." Olivia turned and went to say a prayer for Seajae safe return to her kids.
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Faith sat with Bobby Goran at her kitchen table. They had been there on and off all day. Angel seem to think she knew where her mother was. She had no clue. Bobby had helped her all he could.
"Maybe she was wrong." Faith looked out her window into the cold snowy night. Bobby sat at the table with Caleb.
"Just think. Anything. Shopping, a drive to the country you two took?" Faith looked up.
"Christmas time we....oh god how stupid. I should of thought of this...."
"What!" Both men said at once.
"We went to Jersy to look at a gun for Bosco. She didn't want to go alone so she asked me to come. We got lost and she saw this old warehouse for sale. She started talking about something to do with her families investments and stuff and she called her broker and asked him to look into the property for her. I never heard another word about it." Faith looked at Caleb. "The broker would know the address." Caleb went to his desk and pulled out a book and found the number he was looking for and dialed.
"Hey Kenny, Caleb McKenzie...sorry to be calling so late." Caleb smiled. "Thanks. Hey Seajae Boscorelli asked you to look into a warehouse in New Jersy about two or three months ago...." He nooded. "Yeah thats the one. Could you give me the address?" Caleb gave them a thumbs up. "Thanks man. I owe you." Caleb hung up. "The warehouse is just of the turn pike. She bought it after she looked at it and sold it a month later to a holding company out of Miami. She made a million dollar profit." He looked at Bobby. "You think its worth checking out?"
"Yeah." Emily came out of the bedroom.
"Its late. Is everything ok?"
"Will you be ok here with the kids. We might have a lead on Seajae."
"Yeah go. I'll be ok. " The girl watched her parents and Bobby Goran bundle agaist the weather. She hoped they brought Seajae home. They needed her here with them. Next to her mom and step dad Emily needed her Aunt Seajae in her life. She learned the hard way that loosing someone that close to you was hard. She couldn't handle another loss.
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Seajae looked around her. The room was dark. The man hand't come back for hours. Maybe he wasn't going to come back at all. No one would trade her life for his freedom. No matter whatr. It was a price she made them pay. They would abide by her wishes. They wouldn't let a drug dealer out of New York with drugs and money to save her. Would they? Seajae closed her eyes and prayed they would be strong.