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"So what do you think?" Elliot asked as they walked back to the car.
"I think she's telling the truth, but there's a period of time she doesn't remember," Huang got into the car. "They could use that as reasonable doubt in court."
Elliot started the car. "Well isn't there any way that you can help her remember."
"Yes, but I don't want to push her when she's so weak. Pushing her psychologically could inhibit her physically."
"So we wait until she's stronger and then what?"
Huang sighed. "Then we force her to remember."
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Lexy looked up with wide eyes when Elliot's wife walked into her room holding a bag. She remembered her from last night, but she hadn't thought she'd see her again.
"I hope you don't mind me stopping by, but my kids were at school and I thought you could use the company."
"Why would you bother with me?"
Kathy walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. "Why wouldn't I bother with you?"
"Because I'm not worth it."
"Who told you that?" Kathy opened the bag. "Your stepfather?"
"No, I mean he has, but I don't care about him. He's just some creep my mom married to keep us off the streets."
"So who is it you care about that said you weren't worth it?"
Lexy really wasn't in the mood to talk about this. "Did Elliot send you to try to get information out of me?"
"Elliot doesn't even know I'm here," Kathy sighed. "He doesn't like for me to get involved in his cases. I was surprised he even brought you to the house."
"You mean he's never done that for anyone before."
"You're the first. Do you like chocolate chip cookies?"
Lexy's eyes brightened. "Who doesn't?"
Kathy smiled and helped Lexy readjust herself so she could sit up better. She handed Lexy a cookie and took one for herself.
"So why did you think Elliot sent me?"
Lexy shrugged and then regretted doing so.
"Are you all right?" Kathy asked in concern.
"I'll live."
She wasn't sure she liked the answer, but she let it go for now. "You didn't answer my question."
"Elliot came here with George Huang earlier. The good shrink was asking me a whole bunch of questions I really didn't want to answer."
"Why not?"
"You're starting to sound like him," Lexy stated sourly.
Kathy raised her hands in defense. "Sorry I'm in mom mode right now."
"Well you're not my mom so back off all right."
"I didn't mean to pry."
Lexy sighed. "Don't worry about it. I didn't mean to snap I've just had enough questions for one day."
"But if I don't ask questions how am I supposed to get to know you?" Kathy asked with a wry smile.
"You're not." Lexy felt bad when she saw Kathy's smile wilt. "Look it's nothing personal, but I don't want to get close to someone just to get hurt."
"I'd never hurt you sweet heart."
"I've heard that before and its bull!"
Kathy didn't know what to think exactly, but she was pretty sure of one thing; whoever Lexy was talking about it wasn't Cale.
"Lexy, I.."
"Don't.Just.Just leave okay?"
Kathy felt her heart sink. "Well if that's what you want."
Lexy nodded. "Thanks for the cookies."
Kathy took a pen and paper out of her purse and wrote her number on it. "Look if you ever want to talk this is my cell phone number. I know you already have Elliot's, but if you just need to talk woman to woman."
Lexy took the number and Kathy walked out. As soon as Lexy was sure that she wasn't coming back, she crumpled the number and through it away. Lexy didn't want anything from Kathy. Sure Kathy was nice enough, but she'd hurt Lexy sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
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Kathy walked into the station and over to Elliot. Olivia was no where to be seen.
"Kathy what are you doing here? He asked looking up from his work.
"We need to talk."
Elliot stood up. "Is something wrong with one of the kids?"
Kathy shook her head. "No, it's Lexy."
"Lexy?"
"I went to the hospital to see her." She put her hand up before Elliot could speak. "I know you don't want me involved in your cases, but she's different Elliot."
"Kathy I don't talk just to hear myself speak."
"Look if you didn't want me involved you should have never brought her to the house," She told him angrily. "Now do you want to hear what I have to say or not?"
"Hey Kathy," Olivia said walking over to them. "What brings you here?"
"Kathy went to visit Lexy in the hospital." Elliot told her.
"Yes and I think I may have found something out that could be useful to you."
"Well what is it?" Olivia asked.
Kathy sighed. "I think her mother may have abused her. Not necessarily physically, but definitely emotionally."
"Did she tell you that?" Elliot asked.
"Not in so many words," Kathy proceeded to tell them the conversation she had in the hospital.
"That could be why she was so reluctant to talk to George about her mother," Elliot stated when Kathy was finished.
"But if she doesn't admit it we can't help her." Olivia said.
"Even if she does admit it, it won't' help the case unless it was originally her mother's idea to pimp her out, and Lexy said that was entirely Cale's idea." Elliot replied.
"I don't care what it does for the case," Kathy barked. "I care about what it's done to that child lying in a hospital bed!"
Olivia and Elliot exchanged a glance.
"All right," Elliot said taking his wife gently by the arm and leading her away from the people staring at them. "What exactly is going on?"
Kathy sighed. "I don't know. It's just that when you brought that girl to our house and I looked at her beaten and bruised I just felt so sorry for her and I want to help her."
Elliot embraced his wife. "I know you do, so do I. I'll go back to the hospital after I'm done with this paper work and I'll talk to her."
Kathy pulled away. "I don't know if that's going to be enough. She needs a lot of love and compassion. She needs a family that's going to care for her."
"When she's well enough she'll be put into foster care."
She put her hands on her hips. "Elliot you know better than almost anyone that foster care can be a cruel place."
"Then I don't know what you want me to do Kathy. I mean what you want to adopt her?"
Kathy stared at him expectantly. Elliot's jaw dropped.
"You can't be serious."
"Why not?"
"Don't you think we have enough kids?"
"Maureen is going off to college in a few weeks, so it will be just like having the same amount of kids."
"Kathy I want to, but..."
"Don't answer now. Just go back to the hospital and talk to her. If you can come home tonight and tell me that you're comfortable leaving her in the hands of the system than I'll let it go."
Elliot sighed. "Fine, now will you please go so I can get some work done?" He asked with a grin.
Kathy leaned in and kissed him. "I'll see you tonight."
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"So what do you think?" Elliot asked as they walked back to the car.
"I think she's telling the truth, but there's a period of time she doesn't remember," Huang got into the car. "They could use that as reasonable doubt in court."
Elliot started the car. "Well isn't there any way that you can help her remember."
"Yes, but I don't want to push her when she's so weak. Pushing her psychologically could inhibit her physically."
"So we wait until she's stronger and then what?"
Huang sighed. "Then we force her to remember."
~~~
Lexy looked up with wide eyes when Elliot's wife walked into her room holding a bag. She remembered her from last night, but she hadn't thought she'd see her again.
"I hope you don't mind me stopping by, but my kids were at school and I thought you could use the company."
"Why would you bother with me?"
Kathy walked over and sat on the edge of her bed. "Why wouldn't I bother with you?"
"Because I'm not worth it."
"Who told you that?" Kathy opened the bag. "Your stepfather?"
"No, I mean he has, but I don't care about him. He's just some creep my mom married to keep us off the streets."
"So who is it you care about that said you weren't worth it?"
Lexy really wasn't in the mood to talk about this. "Did Elliot send you to try to get information out of me?"
"Elliot doesn't even know I'm here," Kathy sighed. "He doesn't like for me to get involved in his cases. I was surprised he even brought you to the house."
"You mean he's never done that for anyone before."
"You're the first. Do you like chocolate chip cookies?"
Lexy's eyes brightened. "Who doesn't?"
Kathy smiled and helped Lexy readjust herself so she could sit up better. She handed Lexy a cookie and took one for herself.
"So why did you think Elliot sent me?"
Lexy shrugged and then regretted doing so.
"Are you all right?" Kathy asked in concern.
"I'll live."
She wasn't sure she liked the answer, but she let it go for now. "You didn't answer my question."
"Elliot came here with George Huang earlier. The good shrink was asking me a whole bunch of questions I really didn't want to answer."
"Why not?"
"You're starting to sound like him," Lexy stated sourly.
Kathy raised her hands in defense. "Sorry I'm in mom mode right now."
"Well you're not my mom so back off all right."
"I didn't mean to pry."
Lexy sighed. "Don't worry about it. I didn't mean to snap I've just had enough questions for one day."
"But if I don't ask questions how am I supposed to get to know you?" Kathy asked with a wry smile.
"You're not." Lexy felt bad when she saw Kathy's smile wilt. "Look it's nothing personal, but I don't want to get close to someone just to get hurt."
"I'd never hurt you sweet heart."
"I've heard that before and its bull!"
Kathy didn't know what to think exactly, but she was pretty sure of one thing; whoever Lexy was talking about it wasn't Cale.
"Lexy, I.."
"Don't.Just.Just leave okay?"
Kathy felt her heart sink. "Well if that's what you want."
Lexy nodded. "Thanks for the cookies."
Kathy took a pen and paper out of her purse and wrote her number on it. "Look if you ever want to talk this is my cell phone number. I know you already have Elliot's, but if you just need to talk woman to woman."
Lexy took the number and Kathy walked out. As soon as Lexy was sure that she wasn't coming back, she crumpled the number and through it away. Lexy didn't want anything from Kathy. Sure Kathy was nice enough, but she'd hurt Lexy sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
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Kathy walked into the station and over to Elliot. Olivia was no where to be seen.
"Kathy what are you doing here? He asked looking up from his work.
"We need to talk."
Elliot stood up. "Is something wrong with one of the kids?"
Kathy shook her head. "No, it's Lexy."
"Lexy?"
"I went to the hospital to see her." She put her hand up before Elliot could speak. "I know you don't want me involved in your cases, but she's different Elliot."
"Kathy I don't talk just to hear myself speak."
"Look if you didn't want me involved you should have never brought her to the house," She told him angrily. "Now do you want to hear what I have to say or not?"
"Hey Kathy," Olivia said walking over to them. "What brings you here?"
"Kathy went to visit Lexy in the hospital." Elliot told her.
"Yes and I think I may have found something out that could be useful to you."
"Well what is it?" Olivia asked.
Kathy sighed. "I think her mother may have abused her. Not necessarily physically, but definitely emotionally."
"Did she tell you that?" Elliot asked.
"Not in so many words," Kathy proceeded to tell them the conversation she had in the hospital.
"That could be why she was so reluctant to talk to George about her mother," Elliot stated when Kathy was finished.
"But if she doesn't admit it we can't help her." Olivia said.
"Even if she does admit it, it won't' help the case unless it was originally her mother's idea to pimp her out, and Lexy said that was entirely Cale's idea." Elliot replied.
"I don't care what it does for the case," Kathy barked. "I care about what it's done to that child lying in a hospital bed!"
Olivia and Elliot exchanged a glance.
"All right," Elliot said taking his wife gently by the arm and leading her away from the people staring at them. "What exactly is going on?"
Kathy sighed. "I don't know. It's just that when you brought that girl to our house and I looked at her beaten and bruised I just felt so sorry for her and I want to help her."
Elliot embraced his wife. "I know you do, so do I. I'll go back to the hospital after I'm done with this paper work and I'll talk to her."
Kathy pulled away. "I don't know if that's going to be enough. She needs a lot of love and compassion. She needs a family that's going to care for her."
"When she's well enough she'll be put into foster care."
She put her hands on her hips. "Elliot you know better than almost anyone that foster care can be a cruel place."
"Then I don't know what you want me to do Kathy. I mean what you want to adopt her?"
Kathy stared at him expectantly. Elliot's jaw dropped.
"You can't be serious."
"Why not?"
"Don't you think we have enough kids?"
"Maureen is going off to college in a few weeks, so it will be just like having the same amount of kids."
"Kathy I want to, but..."
"Don't answer now. Just go back to the hospital and talk to her. If you can come home tonight and tell me that you're comfortable leaving her in the hands of the system than I'll let it go."
Elliot sighed. "Fine, now will you please go so I can get some work done?" He asked with a grin.
Kathy leaned in and kissed him. "I'll see you tonight."
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