(Disclaimer in part one. *Warning* I may have put a toe over the line into
NC-17 area with the last paragraph .I'm never quite sure how to rate these
stories. Please let me know and I'll change the rating. Thanks.)
The Very Thought Of You 6
4:05 P. M. St. Catherine's Hospital Emergency Room
After almost an hour of waiting with no word Elliot was getting impossible to control. He had nearly throttled the nurse when she asked him to fill out paperwork. "We were just here this morning!" There had been two shift changes since then and she had no clue as to what he was talking about. Munch pulled him away as Cragen explained the early admission to the nurse. Elliot was still fuming. "Why won't someone tell us what's going on?! It doesn't take an hour to pronounce someone dead. He started crying again. He hadn't cried so much since his kids had been born. The doctor approached "Detective Stabler." "Yes." "Miss Benson is alive." Elliot felt an incredible relief wash over him. She was alive, not dead, alive. The doctor was saying something else. "What?" " She's alive ,but in grave condition." "What does that mean?" Her heart is very weak She's not out of the woods just yet. The next 48 hours will determine weather or not she makes a full recovery." Elliot tried to digest this news. "When can I see her?" "The nurse will come and get you once she's set up in ICU." "Thank you so much."Elliot said shaking the doctor's hand. "Don't thank me. You should thank the detective that called and informed us about the poison she had been exposed to. It's not something we would have found in a regular tox screen. He even knew the antidote. Without his help we never would have been able to save her." The detectives exchanged looks. "Thank you just the same." "She's strong I think she'll pull through." With that the doctor walked away. Cragen pulled out his phone when it rang in his hand. He answered. "Cragen." He listened for a few moments. "What ?! I'm on my way. She's alive. The doc just told us a detective called them and gave him information on how to save her. Find out who that was. Yeah whoever it was deserves a reward." He hung up then added. "Like a needle in the arm." "So I assume we are all of the same mind that White called in the info." Munch asked. "He did more than that. They just found a cop dead in the bathroom. Strangled to death, stripped of his uniform with , get this, a dozen red roses on his chest." That's White alright, but why go through all of this. I mean he poisons her then calls the doc here to tell her how to save her. I don't get it." Fin interjected. Elliot sighed."He did it to show her that he has total control over her. He kills her then he saves her. He's playing God." Cragen's phone rang again."What? Are you sure? I want every cop looking for them. Get their picture out to everyone." He hung up again."Damm!" He looked at Elliot not sure how to tell him or how much more he could take. "Security tape shows White entering the bathroom and coming out 10 minutes later in the dead cops uniform. It also shows him at the Sargent's desk making a call to the hospital just before the flowers were delivered. He was right there in the bullpen with us when she went down." "Son of a bitch! We had him and didn't even know it."Elliot shouted. "Elliot there's more. After we left with the ambulance he's seen talking to Kathy.""My Kathy? That's not possible. We had that fight and then she left." "I talked to her after your fight she was still there when the flowers came. Security clearly shows him walking out with her. He even winked at the camera on the way out the door. I'm so sorry. You know we'll find her." Elliot just stared at him."It's my fault." "No it's not." "Yes it is. Olivia even tried to warn me." "What do you mean?" "After my fight with Kathy ,before we came down stairs, we were talking. She didn't understand why he hadn't killed her like he did the others. She was worried that she might not be his only target. I was thinking that he might go after his business partner, but she remembered that he mentioned her mother and Kathy and the kids last time we spoke to him." A nurse approached.
"Are you Elliot?" "Yes." " Miss Benson is asking for you. she's become a little agitated and we need to keep her calm Dose she have any children?" "No. Why?" "She keeps saying something about distracting the children or something to that effect. She's being pretty insistent about it." Suddenly it struck Elliot what Olivia was trying to say. "Oh my God. It's all been a distraction. He's going after my kids! White knows everything about us. That's what she meant." "Alright, This is what we going to do." Cragen said talking charge. "Elliot I want you to stay here with Olivia.. It's the safest place for you both right now and just to be sure I'm going to get a few cops to hang out by the door. Munch go to Hudson and pick up Maureen. She knows you best. Fin I want you to get the rest of the kids. Bring everyone back here. I'll head up the search for Kathy. Now White has got a cops uniform. Call the schools and make sure they don't let anyone but you two near those kids no matter what. Let's move!" Munch and Fin left quickly, each making phone calls from their cells to the schools as they left. Cragen put a hand on Elliot's shoulder. "If this guy so much as touches one of your girls. You know...." "He already has." Elliot said solemnly thinking not so much of Kathy as he was of Olivia. Cragen nodded understanding. "The kids will be here soon and when sleeping beauty wakes up tell her she can never scare us like this again." Elliot chuckled a little at that. "Yeah, I will. Thanks Don." With that the nurse led him to Olivia's room.
Kathy Stabler was in a car at the Holiday Inn parking lot. Trying not to think about what she was about to do. I'm breaking my vows. I'm about to commit adultery. Elliot had been her first and only lover and they had spent over twenty years together. Most of them good. So how could she do this. Because he already had, maybe not physically, but Elliot has been in love with his partner Olivia for the last six years. What she saw today had proved it. Her passenger side door opened and white offered her his hand. She took it and he helped her out of the car. He led her to the room he had just rented. He opened the door and they stepped inside. He locked it and closed the drapes. She looked at him nervously. "Are you sure?" He asked tenderly. Not that he really meant it that way. He was going to get whatever he wanted ,but he could play along with her fantasy for a little while. She seemed unsure for a moment ten lunged at him kissing him passionately. Diving in before she could change her mind. He pulled her against him his hand roaming over her body. She started to unbutton his blue uniform. "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me." she asked seductively . She went to kiss his neck and saw what look to be like deep scratches there."Oh, what happened here?" she asked sympathetically . He pushed her away slightly and smiled a predatory fashion. He felt like a animal, playing with his food before he killed and ate it. She felt a chill run through her at seeing his smile and suddenly felt a little frightened. "You know you never even told me you're name." "Oh didn't I. It's Richard, Richard White." She took a step back. She knew that name from somewhere. "Do you work with my husband?" "No, but I know him and his bitch of a partner Olivia. They sent me to prison for rape and murder. As a matter of fact she gave me these scratches when I raped her last night." She tried to back further away from him but the back of her legs hit the edge of the bed there was nowhere else to go. She suddenly remembered where she had heard the name. "You sent her those flowers! You killed her!" She tried to make a break for the door but was easily caught .he backhanded her for her efforts and she went flying, landing in a heap on the bed. "Where do you think you're going. We aren't finished. Oh and to answer you're first question. I do have a gun in my pocket." He flashed it at her and put away again. "That doesn't mean though that I'm not happy to see you." He pulled off his belt, folding it in half he made a snapping noise with it. To get her attention. "I want to thank you for being so willing." She was still seeing stars from when he had hit her. But as her vision began to clear she could see him getting closer she sat up and made one last ditch effort to flee. He took the opportunity to slip the belt around her neck. She whimpered in fear and he liked his lips at the sight of her. He laughed. "And you called Olivia a whore. Takes one to know one ." "I'm not a whore." "No? You went to a hotel room with a man who's name you didn't even know to get fucked. What do you call that? Oh if it's makes you feel better I'll leave some money for you when i leave." Before she respond he pushed her back on to the bed hovering over her. "Please!" was all she managed to say before he pulled the belt tight cutting off her air. "AS you wish." The last thing she heard before she slipped unconscious was her shirt being ripped off.
The Very Thought Of You 6
4:05 P. M. St. Catherine's Hospital Emergency Room
After almost an hour of waiting with no word Elliot was getting impossible to control. He had nearly throttled the nurse when she asked him to fill out paperwork. "We were just here this morning!" There had been two shift changes since then and she had no clue as to what he was talking about. Munch pulled him away as Cragen explained the early admission to the nurse. Elliot was still fuming. "Why won't someone tell us what's going on?! It doesn't take an hour to pronounce someone dead. He started crying again. He hadn't cried so much since his kids had been born. The doctor approached "Detective Stabler." "Yes." "Miss Benson is alive." Elliot felt an incredible relief wash over him. She was alive, not dead, alive. The doctor was saying something else. "What?" " She's alive ,but in grave condition." "What does that mean?" Her heart is very weak She's not out of the woods just yet. The next 48 hours will determine weather or not she makes a full recovery." Elliot tried to digest this news. "When can I see her?" "The nurse will come and get you once she's set up in ICU." "Thank you so much."Elliot said shaking the doctor's hand. "Don't thank me. You should thank the detective that called and informed us about the poison she had been exposed to. It's not something we would have found in a regular tox screen. He even knew the antidote. Without his help we never would have been able to save her." The detectives exchanged looks. "Thank you just the same." "She's strong I think she'll pull through." With that the doctor walked away. Cragen pulled out his phone when it rang in his hand. He answered. "Cragen." He listened for a few moments. "What ?! I'm on my way. She's alive. The doc just told us a detective called them and gave him information on how to save her. Find out who that was. Yeah whoever it was deserves a reward." He hung up then added. "Like a needle in the arm." "So I assume we are all of the same mind that White called in the info." Munch asked. "He did more than that. They just found a cop dead in the bathroom. Strangled to death, stripped of his uniform with , get this, a dozen red roses on his chest." That's White alright, but why go through all of this. I mean he poisons her then calls the doc here to tell her how to save her. I don't get it." Fin interjected. Elliot sighed."He did it to show her that he has total control over her. He kills her then he saves her. He's playing God." Cragen's phone rang again."What? Are you sure? I want every cop looking for them. Get their picture out to everyone." He hung up again."Damm!" He looked at Elliot not sure how to tell him or how much more he could take. "Security tape shows White entering the bathroom and coming out 10 minutes later in the dead cops uniform. It also shows him at the Sargent's desk making a call to the hospital just before the flowers were delivered. He was right there in the bullpen with us when she went down." "Son of a bitch! We had him and didn't even know it."Elliot shouted. "Elliot there's more. After we left with the ambulance he's seen talking to Kathy.""My Kathy? That's not possible. We had that fight and then she left." "I talked to her after your fight she was still there when the flowers came. Security clearly shows him walking out with her. He even winked at the camera on the way out the door. I'm so sorry. You know we'll find her." Elliot just stared at him."It's my fault." "No it's not." "Yes it is. Olivia even tried to warn me." "What do you mean?" "After my fight with Kathy ,before we came down stairs, we were talking. She didn't understand why he hadn't killed her like he did the others. She was worried that she might not be his only target. I was thinking that he might go after his business partner, but she remembered that he mentioned her mother and Kathy and the kids last time we spoke to him." A nurse approached.
"Are you Elliot?" "Yes." " Miss Benson is asking for you. she's become a little agitated and we need to keep her calm Dose she have any children?" "No. Why?" "She keeps saying something about distracting the children or something to that effect. She's being pretty insistent about it." Suddenly it struck Elliot what Olivia was trying to say. "Oh my God. It's all been a distraction. He's going after my kids! White knows everything about us. That's what she meant." "Alright, This is what we going to do." Cragen said talking charge. "Elliot I want you to stay here with Olivia.. It's the safest place for you both right now and just to be sure I'm going to get a few cops to hang out by the door. Munch go to Hudson and pick up Maureen. She knows you best. Fin I want you to get the rest of the kids. Bring everyone back here. I'll head up the search for Kathy. Now White has got a cops uniform. Call the schools and make sure they don't let anyone but you two near those kids no matter what. Let's move!" Munch and Fin left quickly, each making phone calls from their cells to the schools as they left. Cragen put a hand on Elliot's shoulder. "If this guy so much as touches one of your girls. You know...." "He already has." Elliot said solemnly thinking not so much of Kathy as he was of Olivia. Cragen nodded understanding. "The kids will be here soon and when sleeping beauty wakes up tell her she can never scare us like this again." Elliot chuckled a little at that. "Yeah, I will. Thanks Don." With that the nurse led him to Olivia's room.
Kathy Stabler was in a car at the Holiday Inn parking lot. Trying not to think about what she was about to do. I'm breaking my vows. I'm about to commit adultery. Elliot had been her first and only lover and they had spent over twenty years together. Most of them good. So how could she do this. Because he already had, maybe not physically, but Elliot has been in love with his partner Olivia for the last six years. What she saw today had proved it. Her passenger side door opened and white offered her his hand. She took it and he helped her out of the car. He led her to the room he had just rented. He opened the door and they stepped inside. He locked it and closed the drapes. She looked at him nervously. "Are you sure?" He asked tenderly. Not that he really meant it that way. He was going to get whatever he wanted ,but he could play along with her fantasy for a little while. She seemed unsure for a moment ten lunged at him kissing him passionately. Diving in before she could change her mind. He pulled her against him his hand roaming over her body. She started to unbutton his blue uniform. "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me." she asked seductively . She went to kiss his neck and saw what look to be like deep scratches there."Oh, what happened here?" she asked sympathetically . He pushed her away slightly and smiled a predatory fashion. He felt like a animal, playing with his food before he killed and ate it. She felt a chill run through her at seeing his smile and suddenly felt a little frightened. "You know you never even told me you're name." "Oh didn't I. It's Richard, Richard White." She took a step back. She knew that name from somewhere. "Do you work with my husband?" "No, but I know him and his bitch of a partner Olivia. They sent me to prison for rape and murder. As a matter of fact she gave me these scratches when I raped her last night." She tried to back further away from him but the back of her legs hit the edge of the bed there was nowhere else to go. She suddenly remembered where she had heard the name. "You sent her those flowers! You killed her!" She tried to make a break for the door but was easily caught .he backhanded her for her efforts and she went flying, landing in a heap on the bed. "Where do you think you're going. We aren't finished. Oh and to answer you're first question. I do have a gun in my pocket." He flashed it at her and put away again. "That doesn't mean though that I'm not happy to see you." He pulled off his belt, folding it in half he made a snapping noise with it. To get her attention. "I want to thank you for being so willing." She was still seeing stars from when he had hit her. But as her vision began to clear she could see him getting closer she sat up and made one last ditch effort to flee. He took the opportunity to slip the belt around her neck. She whimpered in fear and he liked his lips at the sight of her. He laughed. "And you called Olivia a whore. Takes one to know one ." "I'm not a whore." "No? You went to a hotel room with a man who's name you didn't even know to get fucked. What do you call that? Oh if it's makes you feel better I'll leave some money for you when i leave." Before she respond he pushed her back on to the bed hovering over her. "Please!" was all she managed to say before he pulled the belt tight cutting off her air. "AS you wish." The last thing she heard before she slipped unconscious was her shirt being ripped off.
