Author Note: Classes...suck! I'm taking a soc. Class so right now I'm in the
middle of my research project which is on song lyrics and love, but I'm
looking at songs only with the title "Love Song" or "Love". Then I'm taking
a classics class where we are just finishing reading the Iliad. I'm
finishing up my speech class and then I'm in an Acting class...college is so
much fun! Anyways, let's see where this chapter takes us, I'm hoping to
make it longer then the other chapters, but we'll see.
Disclaimer: I dun own anything, expect for my characters and plot.
~*~
Donald sat in his office taking in the last few moments. It was quite a shock to find out that he was grandfather...and at that had been one for five years, but didn't know about it. He hadn't moved since Alyssa left; he had spent the past few minutes staring down the door.
"'The day we saw each other again, it had only been a week after Hector's funeral.'" He remembered back to when he saw her that day. Strangely it seemed like it was only a few days ago.
~*~ Donald had gotten off work early and he was in a rush to get out of his office. He had thrown on his black over coat and ran out of his office. "Where you heading?" Stabler asked before he took a sip of his coffee. "Hot date?"
Donald stood sharply, almost falling over, but caught himself on John's desk. He turned himself around to face Elliot. "No. I'm lucky enough to get part of the day off, so I'm looking for a nice evening at home, to myself." He then turned back around and made his way out the door, but he heard Elliot laugh. Donald couldn't stop the smile that played on his face. He was to old in his eyes to date again. He made his way out onto the street in front and started down the street towards his apartment.
"Vas Ana, vas!" Donald heard a voice that sounded very familiar and turned his body towards the voice on the busy street. "Sí!" Donald turned back to face the sidewalk, but stopped suddenly when he say out of his side vision, Alyssa. She had closed the car door and began walking away. She had her hair pulled up into a pony tail and she was wearing all black. The look of determination was on her face as she walked through the crowd.
It was as if time stopped when they saw each other. Alyssa stopped mid step and Donald turned his body to completely face her. "Alyssa?"
Alyssa lowered her leg and stood her ground. "Donald."
"It's been along time Aly." Donald said walked towards her. Alyssa took a step back.
"Yeah..." Alyssa looked past him for a moment and then turned look back at him. "I'm sorry, Donald. But right now, I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone." With that she walked away.
"Wait!" He grabbed Alyssa by her arm causing her to turn around. "I haven't seen you in, how many years? And all you can do is say you're not in the mood to talk?!" Alyssa tried to move her arm out of Donald's grasp.
Finally she moved her arm the right way and he let go. "I said I was sorry!" With that she ran off down the street leaving Donald stand there with a look of confusion mixed with hurt on his face.
~*~
"Hey. Don, you ok?" Donald looked up to see Elliot entering his office.
Donald shook his head quickly, leaving the day dreams and memories behind. "Yeah Elliot. Is there something you want to talk about, ask me?" Donald picked up his pen and grabbed some paper work, acting as if he actually had stuff to do at that moment.
Elliot closed his office door and took a seat in one of the chairs facing Donald. "I was just wondering how you are taking this."
"Well, how would you take something like this?"
Elliot leaned back into the chair and smiled thoughtfully for a moment. "Not very well."
"Then you have your answer."
"She's not married is she?" Elliot asked quickly.
Donald took in a deep breath, "No." He breathed out. "Her fiancé was murdered. Why don't you do some research on the murder of Hector...Hector...Mendez..." He said as he picked up his daughters folder and noticed on some of her write ups the name Hector Mendez as being mentioned.
"Alright, I can do that..." Elliot stated. Donald handed him her folder.
"Don't let Alyssa know that you're doing this. It's not that I don't believe her, it's just that..."
"It's just that you feel that she's still not being completely honest."
"You could say that."
Elliot smiled sadly and stood up and walked out of Donald's office. John was still sitting at his desk going through some paper work when he noticed Elliot looking down at him.
"Is there something I can help you with?" John smiled almost too sweetly.
Elliot sighed. "I can only imagine what he's going through right now..." John put his paperwork down and turned his attention to his friend. "If one of my daughters had just dropped that kind of a bomb on me, I'm sure I'd be just as...astonished...and not sure what to say as he is right now..."
John sighed. "Just be lucky you don't have such a screwed up relationship with your children as Donald has."
"I wouldn't call it screwed up..." They both jumped and saw Donald standing near them with his arms crossed. "I'd call it non-existent." Donald noticed the startled look on their faces. "Don't worry. I know my personal life seems to be the talk of SVU right now...and strangely...it doesn't bother me...too much." He watched as John let out a large breath. "I'm going to take the rest of the night off. Elliot you're in charge, call me if there is anything that comes up in any of the cases we're working on."
"What about me?" John asked.
Donald smiled. "Both your partners are gone, why don't you go home too."
"I'm not gonna complain there..."
~*~
Alyssa unlocked the door to her apartment and pushed open the door. Enrique was asleep in her arms and Alyssa was balancing him and her purse and jacket in the other hand. "Jeez sweetie." She whispered. "When did you gain so much weight?" Alyssa threw her purse and jacket onto the back of a chair and walked over to the couch and laid her son there. He curled himself up. Standing up Alyssa took a look around her apartment. White- washed walls, with a wood frame; burgundy furniture and a old coffee table that she got half off because it was cracked.
She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed the white-cordless phone off the pearl-titled island. She slowly dialed the phone while watching her soon take slow and deep breaths. "Hello?" The voice answered.
"Ana? It's me, Alyssa."
"Oh Alyssa! Did Enrique get to your office alright?" Ana's voice was sweet, and carried a heavy accent.
"Sí! Yes. That's what I called about."
"Oh?"
"What happened?" Alyssa walked over to the fridge and pulled out the first thing she saw; it was a coke.
"Oh yes. Edmundo got sick. He was throwing up everywhere and I didn't want Edmundo to get Enrique sick. I tried to call you, but no one was picking up your phone."
"We probably we all out. This new case is...well...murder..." She sighed and sat down on a wooden stool and opened the coke can. "Is Edmundo ok?" She asked after taking a sip of it.
"Yes, he caught some sort of flu virus, but the doctor says that he will be fine. You know how kids get. I'd watch Enrique over the next few days if I were you."
"I will Ana. Thank you. Can you watch him tomorrow, or do I need to find another babysitter?"
Ana laughed heartily. "No no. I can watch him. Edmundo is on some medication and should be in bed all tomorrow."
"Alright, so I'll see you tomorrow." Before Alyssa could hang up the phone she heard Ana's voice.
"Have you had any new leads?"
Alyssa's voice caught in her throat. "No, he hasn't shown back up on our radar since last month."
"You'll find him Ana. You'll find him for all of us...for Hector." Alyssa sighed. "Goodnight Alyssa, I'll pick Enrique up tomorrow around seven."
"Night." Alyssa hung up the phone and took another drink out of her coke. "Not that she doesn't drop any guilt trips at all..." She whispered.
"Mommy..." Alyssa looked over to Enrique sit up from the couch.
"Yeah sweetie?" Enrique got up and walked over to her.
"I'm tired..." She stifled a laugh. He could be so silly sometimes. "Alright sweetie. Let's get changed and I'll tuck you in." She put down her coke and followed her son into his bed room.
~*~
ok, so it was a little longer. Anyways, look for FLUFF and ROMANCE in chapters to come. ^.^ next chapter might take a little longer to get up considering I'm getting my ears pierced tomorrow...and so I might be nursing my ears for awhile...wish me luck, I'm so nervous!!
Disclaimer: I dun own anything, expect for my characters and plot.
~*~
Donald sat in his office taking in the last few moments. It was quite a shock to find out that he was grandfather...and at that had been one for five years, but didn't know about it. He hadn't moved since Alyssa left; he had spent the past few minutes staring down the door.
"'The day we saw each other again, it had only been a week after Hector's funeral.'" He remembered back to when he saw her that day. Strangely it seemed like it was only a few days ago.
~*~ Donald had gotten off work early and he was in a rush to get out of his office. He had thrown on his black over coat and ran out of his office. "Where you heading?" Stabler asked before he took a sip of his coffee. "Hot date?"
Donald stood sharply, almost falling over, but caught himself on John's desk. He turned himself around to face Elliot. "No. I'm lucky enough to get part of the day off, so I'm looking for a nice evening at home, to myself." He then turned back around and made his way out the door, but he heard Elliot laugh. Donald couldn't stop the smile that played on his face. He was to old in his eyes to date again. He made his way out onto the street in front and started down the street towards his apartment.
"Vas Ana, vas!" Donald heard a voice that sounded very familiar and turned his body towards the voice on the busy street. "Sí!" Donald turned back to face the sidewalk, but stopped suddenly when he say out of his side vision, Alyssa. She had closed the car door and began walking away. She had her hair pulled up into a pony tail and she was wearing all black. The look of determination was on her face as she walked through the crowd.
It was as if time stopped when they saw each other. Alyssa stopped mid step and Donald turned his body to completely face her. "Alyssa?"
Alyssa lowered her leg and stood her ground. "Donald."
"It's been along time Aly." Donald said walked towards her. Alyssa took a step back.
"Yeah..." Alyssa looked past him for a moment and then turned look back at him. "I'm sorry, Donald. But right now, I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone." With that she walked away.
"Wait!" He grabbed Alyssa by her arm causing her to turn around. "I haven't seen you in, how many years? And all you can do is say you're not in the mood to talk?!" Alyssa tried to move her arm out of Donald's grasp.
Finally she moved her arm the right way and he let go. "I said I was sorry!" With that she ran off down the street leaving Donald stand there with a look of confusion mixed with hurt on his face.
~*~
"Hey. Don, you ok?" Donald looked up to see Elliot entering his office.
Donald shook his head quickly, leaving the day dreams and memories behind. "Yeah Elliot. Is there something you want to talk about, ask me?" Donald picked up his pen and grabbed some paper work, acting as if he actually had stuff to do at that moment.
Elliot closed his office door and took a seat in one of the chairs facing Donald. "I was just wondering how you are taking this."
"Well, how would you take something like this?"
Elliot leaned back into the chair and smiled thoughtfully for a moment. "Not very well."
"Then you have your answer."
"She's not married is she?" Elliot asked quickly.
Donald took in a deep breath, "No." He breathed out. "Her fiancé was murdered. Why don't you do some research on the murder of Hector...Hector...Mendez..." He said as he picked up his daughters folder and noticed on some of her write ups the name Hector Mendez as being mentioned.
"Alright, I can do that..." Elliot stated. Donald handed him her folder.
"Don't let Alyssa know that you're doing this. It's not that I don't believe her, it's just that..."
"It's just that you feel that she's still not being completely honest."
"You could say that."
Elliot smiled sadly and stood up and walked out of Donald's office. John was still sitting at his desk going through some paper work when he noticed Elliot looking down at him.
"Is there something I can help you with?" John smiled almost too sweetly.
Elliot sighed. "I can only imagine what he's going through right now..." John put his paperwork down and turned his attention to his friend. "If one of my daughters had just dropped that kind of a bomb on me, I'm sure I'd be just as...astonished...and not sure what to say as he is right now..."
John sighed. "Just be lucky you don't have such a screwed up relationship with your children as Donald has."
"I wouldn't call it screwed up..." They both jumped and saw Donald standing near them with his arms crossed. "I'd call it non-existent." Donald noticed the startled look on their faces. "Don't worry. I know my personal life seems to be the talk of SVU right now...and strangely...it doesn't bother me...too much." He watched as John let out a large breath. "I'm going to take the rest of the night off. Elliot you're in charge, call me if there is anything that comes up in any of the cases we're working on."
"What about me?" John asked.
Donald smiled. "Both your partners are gone, why don't you go home too."
"I'm not gonna complain there..."
~*~
Alyssa unlocked the door to her apartment and pushed open the door. Enrique was asleep in her arms and Alyssa was balancing him and her purse and jacket in the other hand. "Jeez sweetie." She whispered. "When did you gain so much weight?" Alyssa threw her purse and jacket onto the back of a chair and walked over to the couch and laid her son there. He curled himself up. Standing up Alyssa took a look around her apartment. White- washed walls, with a wood frame; burgundy furniture and a old coffee table that she got half off because it was cracked.
She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed the white-cordless phone off the pearl-titled island. She slowly dialed the phone while watching her soon take slow and deep breaths. "Hello?" The voice answered.
"Ana? It's me, Alyssa."
"Oh Alyssa! Did Enrique get to your office alright?" Ana's voice was sweet, and carried a heavy accent.
"Sí! Yes. That's what I called about."
"Oh?"
"What happened?" Alyssa walked over to the fridge and pulled out the first thing she saw; it was a coke.
"Oh yes. Edmundo got sick. He was throwing up everywhere and I didn't want Edmundo to get Enrique sick. I tried to call you, but no one was picking up your phone."
"We probably we all out. This new case is...well...murder..." She sighed and sat down on a wooden stool and opened the coke can. "Is Edmundo ok?" She asked after taking a sip of it.
"Yes, he caught some sort of flu virus, but the doctor says that he will be fine. You know how kids get. I'd watch Enrique over the next few days if I were you."
"I will Ana. Thank you. Can you watch him tomorrow, or do I need to find another babysitter?"
Ana laughed heartily. "No no. I can watch him. Edmundo is on some medication and should be in bed all tomorrow."
"Alright, so I'll see you tomorrow." Before Alyssa could hang up the phone she heard Ana's voice.
"Have you had any new leads?"
Alyssa's voice caught in her throat. "No, he hasn't shown back up on our radar since last month."
"You'll find him Ana. You'll find him for all of us...for Hector." Alyssa sighed. "Goodnight Alyssa, I'll pick Enrique up tomorrow around seven."
"Night." Alyssa hung up the phone and took another drink out of her coke. "Not that she doesn't drop any guilt trips at all..." She whispered.
"Mommy..." Alyssa looked over to Enrique sit up from the couch.
"Yeah sweetie?" Enrique got up and walked over to her.
"I'm tired..." She stifled a laugh. He could be so silly sometimes. "Alright sweetie. Let's get changed and I'll tuck you in." She put down her coke and followed her son into his bed room.
~*~
ok, so it was a little longer. Anyways, look for FLUFF and ROMANCE in chapters to come. ^.^ next chapter might take a little longer to get up considering I'm getting my ears pierced tomorrow...and so I might be nursing my ears for awhile...wish me luck, I'm so nervous!!
