(Disclaimer in part one. This is the final chapter for Broken Promises. The
next story in this series will be called Want And Need. And I hope it will
be much improved . Thank you all for sticking with me on this. You will be
rewarded! I promise!)
Broken Promises 5
"After you left White in the alley where did you go?"
"The hospital. I stayed for a week then came home."
"Could you please tell us the extent of your injuries?"
"Why, you have the medical reports? It's self explanatory."
"Yes, I do have the report and it states clearly that you were repeatedly raped and beaten. There are just a couple of things I need clarification on. The report states that you no longer have a gag reflex. Is that due to forced oral sex?"
"No. He didn't trust me enough. He was afraid I would bite him. He took my gun and forced it into my mouth to the back of my throat repeatedly. Because of that I have to learn how to eat solid food again without choking. Right now I'm on a mostly liquid diet which is why I'm 10 to 15 pounds underweight."
"The report also stated that upon admission that you were pregnant. Are you still?"
"No. They discovered that it was a Fallopian Tube pregnancy and
they had to remove it. They also informed me that I would have had a
miscarriage anyway because of the damage. Since then I've had to have
a hysterectomy. So I can no longer have children."
"I'm so sorry Olivia. I only have a couple more questions and then we'll be done."
"When you were released from the hospital were, did you go?"
"I went directly to the 16th precinct, where I gave my statement to Captain Cragen."
*flashback* Captain Donald Cragen sat behind the desk in his office at the 16th. He poured vodka into a shot glass and whipped the tears from his face. It had been 10 years since his last drink. He had promised his wife that he would never drink again and even after her death he had kept his word. Now he was breaking it. He had never before felt such guilt. Elliot had been right. It was his fault that Olivia had fallen into White's hands. He was her Captain, more then that he was her friend. And he loved her like she was his own daughter. Marge would have adored her and he could just see the disappointment in his wife's face. That and the images of what Olivia must have gone through at White's hands had brought him here. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear his office door open. Cragen brought the clear liquid up to his lips. "I thought you didn't drink." He froze. I know that voice. His vision was blurry from crying and he could quite make out who was standing at the door. Olivia moved around the desk, taking the shot glass from his hands and moving the bottle behind her as she sat on the desk in front of him, putting herself between him and the vodka. With free hands he whipped his eyes' clear and looked at her. "Olivia?" Was all he managed to choke out before jumping out of his chair to pull her into a hug. She jumped a little in surprise but put her arms around him tightly breathing in his scent. She let out a small laugh and he pulled back looking at her strangely. He was wearing the cologne she had gotten him for Christmas, subtle and expensive, and if she was mistaken they had run out of his red twizlers because she could smell licorice on his breath. He must be eating the black ones. Better that then the vodka. God it was good to be home. "I missed you" was all she could say. The door to his office opened suddenly startling them both. At first glance Fin thought he had walked in on Cragen getting busy with someone, as he turned to walk out he suddenly recognized who Cragen had his arms around."Oh my God! Munch!" He hollered back into the bullpen. "Get your skinny ass in here." To Olivia he said. "Welcome home baby." Taking her into his arms, he practically hugged the life out of her. Her ribs protested a little but she ignored it. She was just so happy. She looked over Fin's shoulder to see Munch was waiting patiently for his turn. She pulled out of Fin embrace and fell into Munch's waiting arms. He wrapped his arms gently around her and kissed her check. She pulled back to look up at him and noticed tears coming down his face. Munch had very rarely showed this much open emotion to anyone, even her. She gently whipped his tears away with her hand."I'm ok John." but when she couldn't meet his penetrating gaze he knew she was not. He kissed her forehead . The only thing missing was Elliot. As if reading her mind Munch asked. "Have you seen Elliot yet?" "No." "Well there's no time like the present . I'll take you there." "How's Kathy doing?" When she didn't get an immediate answer she new it was bad. "She's home but there have been problems. I'll fill you in on the way there."
The drive to Queens didn't take long. Munch explained that Kathy had tried to commit suicide and had been acting very out of character since her return home from the hospital. By the time they pulled into the driveway Olivia wasn't so sure going there had been a good idea. As soon as they stepped onto the porch the front door flew open. Maureen came flying out of the house closely followed by her brother and sisters. "Daddy ! It's Olivia!" Lizzy cried . The children almost knocked Liv to the ground trying to hug her. Elliot appeared at the door with Kathy right behind him. "Liv?" Elliot looked about as bad as Olivia felt. Exhausted ,worn, broken. Kathy clung to him in a very territorial manner. Lizzy was trying to bring her inside but Liv could see it wasn't a good idea. "I can't stay honey. I have to go back to the station to make my statement." "Shouldn't you go to the hospital to be checked out?"Elliot asked concerned. "I've been already. I spent a week."Olivia said . "I was hospitalized for two weeks." Kathy stated. She seemed to be competing for Elliot's sympathy. Olivia couldn't stand there and watch Kathy's obvious manipulations. "I have to go." She looked at the kids. "I'll talk to you guys later ok?" Munch seemed to understand her need to leave and put a arm around her shoulders and walked her to the car. Olivia managed to keep her emotions in check until they were out of sight. Once they turned the corner she burst into tears. Munch pulled the car over and tried to comfort her as best as he could but even he knew he was a poor substitute. She really needed Elliot. And Elliot needed her too. Although he couldn't show it in front of his wife for fear she would have another breakdown. If Kathy hadn't been there he would have taken Olivia into his arms and never let her go. She had barley looked at him. The kids had gone back into the house with Kathy, leaving Elliot standing in the doorway watching Munch and Liv drive away.
Olivia had finally finished her testimony. As she walked out of the grand jury room she looked around for Maureen, who had insisted on meeting her after court to take her to launch for a surprise. Instead of Elliot's daughter however she saw Elliot waiting for her. She was completely shocked they had only seen each other twice in the last six months and it had been extremely awkward. Mainly because of Kathy's mental deterioration. She had been in and out of the hospital now 6 or 7 times and he hadn't left her side. So what was he doing here now? She approached him cautiously. "Elliot? Is everything alright?" A thought suddenly occurred to her. "Has Maureen been in an accident! Is it Kathy!"
"No. Nothing is right. As a matter of fact everything is very wrong." He saw the confusion in her eyes. "Can we go somewhere and talk." "I'd like that."
Casey Novak watched them walk out of the court house together and smiled. Her happiness quickly faded however when she saw her boss Elizabeth Donnely walk towards her. I know what you did in there. And I'm going to recommend that your conduct be reviewed." Casey had enough "Well I recommend that you go fuck yourself!" and with that she walked out of the court house. Her smile bigger then ever. The only thing that would make it all perfect would be... Her phone rang and as she listened carefully she smiled. She hailed a cab. "The 16th precinct please." she had good news to spread.
The next story in this series will be... Want and Need
Broken Promises 5
"After you left White in the alley where did you go?"
"The hospital. I stayed for a week then came home."
"Could you please tell us the extent of your injuries?"
"Why, you have the medical reports? It's self explanatory."
"Yes, I do have the report and it states clearly that you were repeatedly raped and beaten. There are just a couple of things I need clarification on. The report states that you no longer have a gag reflex. Is that due to forced oral sex?"
"No. He didn't trust me enough. He was afraid I would bite him. He took my gun and forced it into my mouth to the back of my throat repeatedly. Because of that I have to learn how to eat solid food again without choking. Right now I'm on a mostly liquid diet which is why I'm 10 to 15 pounds underweight."
"The report also stated that upon admission that you were pregnant. Are you still?"
"No. They discovered that it was a Fallopian Tube pregnancy and
they had to remove it. They also informed me that I would have had a
miscarriage anyway because of the damage. Since then I've had to have
a hysterectomy. So I can no longer have children."
"I'm so sorry Olivia. I only have a couple more questions and then we'll be done."
"When you were released from the hospital were, did you go?"
"I went directly to the 16th precinct, where I gave my statement to Captain Cragen."
*flashback* Captain Donald Cragen sat behind the desk in his office at the 16th. He poured vodka into a shot glass and whipped the tears from his face. It had been 10 years since his last drink. He had promised his wife that he would never drink again and even after her death he had kept his word. Now he was breaking it. He had never before felt such guilt. Elliot had been right. It was his fault that Olivia had fallen into White's hands. He was her Captain, more then that he was her friend. And he loved her like she was his own daughter. Marge would have adored her and he could just see the disappointment in his wife's face. That and the images of what Olivia must have gone through at White's hands had brought him here. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear his office door open. Cragen brought the clear liquid up to his lips. "I thought you didn't drink." He froze. I know that voice. His vision was blurry from crying and he could quite make out who was standing at the door. Olivia moved around the desk, taking the shot glass from his hands and moving the bottle behind her as she sat on the desk in front of him, putting herself between him and the vodka. With free hands he whipped his eyes' clear and looked at her. "Olivia?" Was all he managed to choke out before jumping out of his chair to pull her into a hug. She jumped a little in surprise but put her arms around him tightly breathing in his scent. She let out a small laugh and he pulled back looking at her strangely. He was wearing the cologne she had gotten him for Christmas, subtle and expensive, and if she was mistaken they had run out of his red twizlers because she could smell licorice on his breath. He must be eating the black ones. Better that then the vodka. God it was good to be home. "I missed you" was all she could say. The door to his office opened suddenly startling them both. At first glance Fin thought he had walked in on Cragen getting busy with someone, as he turned to walk out he suddenly recognized who Cragen had his arms around."Oh my God! Munch!" He hollered back into the bullpen. "Get your skinny ass in here." To Olivia he said. "Welcome home baby." Taking her into his arms, he practically hugged the life out of her. Her ribs protested a little but she ignored it. She was just so happy. She looked over Fin's shoulder to see Munch was waiting patiently for his turn. She pulled out of Fin embrace and fell into Munch's waiting arms. He wrapped his arms gently around her and kissed her check. She pulled back to look up at him and noticed tears coming down his face. Munch had very rarely showed this much open emotion to anyone, even her. She gently whipped his tears away with her hand."I'm ok John." but when she couldn't meet his penetrating gaze he knew she was not. He kissed her forehead . The only thing missing was Elliot. As if reading her mind Munch asked. "Have you seen Elliot yet?" "No." "Well there's no time like the present . I'll take you there." "How's Kathy doing?" When she didn't get an immediate answer she new it was bad. "She's home but there have been problems. I'll fill you in on the way there."
The drive to Queens didn't take long. Munch explained that Kathy had tried to commit suicide and had been acting very out of character since her return home from the hospital. By the time they pulled into the driveway Olivia wasn't so sure going there had been a good idea. As soon as they stepped onto the porch the front door flew open. Maureen came flying out of the house closely followed by her brother and sisters. "Daddy ! It's Olivia!" Lizzy cried . The children almost knocked Liv to the ground trying to hug her. Elliot appeared at the door with Kathy right behind him. "Liv?" Elliot looked about as bad as Olivia felt. Exhausted ,worn, broken. Kathy clung to him in a very territorial manner. Lizzy was trying to bring her inside but Liv could see it wasn't a good idea. "I can't stay honey. I have to go back to the station to make my statement." "Shouldn't you go to the hospital to be checked out?"Elliot asked concerned. "I've been already. I spent a week."Olivia said . "I was hospitalized for two weeks." Kathy stated. She seemed to be competing for Elliot's sympathy. Olivia couldn't stand there and watch Kathy's obvious manipulations. "I have to go." She looked at the kids. "I'll talk to you guys later ok?" Munch seemed to understand her need to leave and put a arm around her shoulders and walked her to the car. Olivia managed to keep her emotions in check until they were out of sight. Once they turned the corner she burst into tears. Munch pulled the car over and tried to comfort her as best as he could but even he knew he was a poor substitute. She really needed Elliot. And Elliot needed her too. Although he couldn't show it in front of his wife for fear she would have another breakdown. If Kathy hadn't been there he would have taken Olivia into his arms and never let her go. She had barley looked at him. The kids had gone back into the house with Kathy, leaving Elliot standing in the doorway watching Munch and Liv drive away.
Olivia had finally finished her testimony. As she walked out of the grand jury room she looked around for Maureen, who had insisted on meeting her after court to take her to launch for a surprise. Instead of Elliot's daughter however she saw Elliot waiting for her. She was completely shocked they had only seen each other twice in the last six months and it had been extremely awkward. Mainly because of Kathy's mental deterioration. She had been in and out of the hospital now 6 or 7 times and he hadn't left her side. So what was he doing here now? She approached him cautiously. "Elliot? Is everything alright?" A thought suddenly occurred to her. "Has Maureen been in an accident! Is it Kathy!"
"No. Nothing is right. As a matter of fact everything is very wrong." He saw the confusion in her eyes. "Can we go somewhere and talk." "I'd like that."
Casey Novak watched them walk out of the court house together and smiled. Her happiness quickly faded however when she saw her boss Elizabeth Donnely walk towards her. I know what you did in there. And I'm going to recommend that your conduct be reviewed." Casey had enough "Well I recommend that you go fuck yourself!" and with that she walked out of the court house. Her smile bigger then ever. The only thing that would make it all perfect would be... Her phone rang and as she listened carefully she smiled. She hailed a cab. "The 16th precinct please." she had good news to spread.
The next story in this series will be... Want and Need