Title: Want and Need (Chapter 2)
Author: C.G.Parker
Rating: R
Summary :Due to computer problems, this will be the last chapter of this series of stories.
Author Notes: While I'm saving up money for a new computer I'm going to start writing a Virtual Season. With approximately 24 episodes. Anyway Thank you all for reading and reviewing.
Disclaimer in part one.
Stabler Residence Thursday April 22 7:45 P. M .
Olivia took a deep breath, stepped out from behind the wall and out into view. It was almost her last, as a bullet whizzed by her head. She tried to ignore the children's screams and focus on what she needed to do to get them out of here alive "3 shoots fired, 3 more to go." Olivia could hear sirens faintly coming down the road. "The cavalry has arrived" she thought to herself as she put her hands up in surrender.
"Kathy, I'm not armed I just wanna talk. Ok."Olivia spoke as calmly as she could.
Kathy was trembling, the gun shaking in her hand. Olivia considered for a moment about rushing her and possible wrestling it from her in her weakened state, but she couldn't risk any of the kids getting hurt. Kathy once again cocked the gun and pointed it at Olivia.
"Kathy ,don't do this in front of the kids. Let them leave Ok. They don't need to see this." Kathy hesitated look from Olivia to her children and back.
"I want them to know what you are... What you've done to this family... That your nothing but a home wrecker... That you've stolen my husband!!!
"Ok. We can talk, but Kathy why don't you let Lizzy and Dickie leave their a little to young to hear this stuff. I mean you don't even let them watch R movies. Right?" Olivia tried to reason hoping Kathy's mothering instincts would kick in.
"Lizzy, Dickie come give mommy a kiss before you go." Her two youngest children approached her slowly. Dickie gave her a quick peck on the check and waited for his sister to do the same. As he did he eyed the gun in his mother's hand which at the moment was pointed at the floor instead of Olivia..He stole a glance in her direction wondering if she saw how close he was to the gun. That he could almost reach his hand out a grab it, but the look on Liv's face was clear "NO." So instead he stuffed his hands in his pocket. When Lizzy had kissed her mother goodbye they walked past Olivia into the kitchen and into the waiting arms of Captain Cragen. Kathy noticed that Olivia had begun to move closer and quickly pointed the gun back at her.
"Kathy how about we sit down and talk ." Olivia suggested
"Sit on the couch then."Kathy spoke viciously.
"Kathy, your aim hasn't been great tonight . I don't want you shoot me and accidently hit one of the girls."Olivia stated, a plan forming in her mind "I'll sit over there." Liv pointed to a overstuffed chair on the other side of the couch, furthest away from the door, giving her a perfect view of Cragen's activity in the kitchen. Kathy nodded and took a seat across from Olivia with her back to the kitchen. The coffee table between them and Maureen and Kathleen to Olivia's left sitting on the couch.
"I want to know when you started sleeping with my husband. Was it from the beginning?"
"Elliot has been totally faithful to you. We have never slept together."
"LIAR!!!! I read the note. I know you're in love with him!"Kathy screamed and got to her feet gesturing with the gun in her hand. "I am their mother, you can never replace me!" She pointed at her girls for emphases.
Olivia had enough. She slammed her fist down on the coffee table.
Getting Kathy's attention. "Hey! Watch where you point that gun!"
"You girls get out of here now!"
"Don't tell them what to do! I'm their mother!"
"Then start acting like it!"
"Shut up!" Kathy screamed and pointed at Liv again, this time the gun went off. The bullet hit Olivia's chair about three inches from her head. The realization that she could have easily hit one of her daughters dawned on her."Oh dear god , what am I doing. I could have..."
"Maureen ,Kathleen , leave right now . Go." Olivia said somberly but urgently. They walked quickly toward Cragen who ushered them out to the waiting ambulance to be checked out. Kathy had become strangely quiet. Olivia thought that maybe now she could talk her into handing over the gun and ending this peacefully. Sitting on the edge of her chair Olivia was talking now, quietly and calmly, but Kathy was no longer listening.
"I won't let you have him." Kathy said calmly as she aimed the gun and pulled the trigger.
Olivia heard the words and knew what was coming and immediately sprung into action. She grabbed the edge of the coffee table and flung it towards Kathy hoping that it would shield her . As she stepped onto the couch cushions and half vaulted, half fell, over the back of the couch. The coffee table exploded in shards behind her. She hit the ground hard but at least she was protected, for the moment anyway, she knew there was one more bullet in that gun. Cragen motioned for her to keep her head down and signaled the SWAT team to go in.
"I don't deserve them." Kathy said as she put the gun to her own head and pulled the trigger.
Olivia knew instantly what had happened . Even as SWAT came in she knew they were too late.
Kathy Stabler was dead.
Stabler Residence Monday April 26 8:15 P. M .
Olivia sat at the kitchen table her head in her hands trying in vein to stop crying. She had managed to keep it together through the last few days of making arrangements for Kathy's funeral. The Priest had said that because it had been suicide that she couldn't have a Catholic service or be buried in sacred ground. Elliot had broken down in tears at that and Olivia had been so outraged that when Elliot left the priest's office she actually took Father O' Hare by his collar and told him what he could do with his stuck up religion. And if that wasn't enough the house had been labeled a crime scene. Not that Elliot or the children had wanted to go back there when there was still blood on the walls, carpet and chair. So Olivia volunteered to get what they needed for clothes and such. The twins ended up needing something new for the funeral they had both grown about 2 inches since their conformation. So after getting them each something she took everything to be pressed an cleaned. While she waited she made a phone call to one of the priest she had become friends with at Sienna College. When she explained everything that had happened Father Lowell put her on hold and two minutes later came back with great news. He arranged for the funeral to be at 11:00 A. M . On Monday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church where she would then be buried in their cemetery. Both Elliot and Kathy's parents had been delighted and great full but Olivia still felt guilty and uncomfortable so once the grave side service was finished she gave her condolences to the family as they went back to Kathy's parents house and she headed for Elliot's house to clean up.
First she had tried to clean the carpet but the stain was set in and she ended up taking a knife and cutting a huge piece of the carpet out. Next she called the furniture store and ordered a new chair telling them if they delivered by six p. m. that night they would get a huge tip. While waiting for them to arrive she started laundry, cleaned out the fridge, started making dinners for the next couple of days. With dinner in the works she then attempted to clean the wall behind the chair. After scrubbing it she noticed that it needed paint, but we she couldn't find any she ended up using white shoe polish instead. It wasn't the best fix but it was better that looking at a red stain. The delivery guys showed up at 5:55 P. M. and up on seeing the bloodstained chair almost turned around. She had to show them her badge before they would take the old chair anyway and bring in the new one. As promised she gave them each a $100.00 for their trouble. They thanked her and left. Even though she was exhausted she felt she had to keep moving so she finished the laundry, delivering it neatly folded to everyone's bedroom, she vacuumed the floors and stuck the lasagne she had just cook into the freezer and started making homemade soup with whatever was in the fridge. At 8 o'clock she finally sat down at the table with a pen and notepad trying to write a note to Elliot about how to reheat dinner and the new chair, but she only got as far as Dear Elliot when all that had happened over the last few days finally hit her. A sob broke from her chest and tears came down her face, she cried for the first time in months.
She was still crying when at 8:25 she heard a car pull in the drive way. Damm ! She thought and she hastily whipped the tears from her face. She had wanted to be gone by the time they got back. She turned off the soup that was now done and grabbed her purse as Elliot opened the door.
The first thing Eliot noticed was the smell of good food and out of habit he almost called out to Kathy but he caught himself. Kathy is dead . He noticed Olivia nervously standing by the table .
"What smells so good?"Elliot asked as the kids walked in behind him. Maureen headed to the living room and plopped down on the couch with Lizzy beside her. Kathleen walked over to the stove and took the cover off the soup, picking up a spoon she tasted it and made an approving sound. Dickie was glued to his father's side.
"When did you learn to cook?"Elliot asked with a glint in his eye. He knew from her red cheeks and puffy eyes she had been crying. He needed to see her smile and making fun of her domestic skills always seemed to get her going.
"I've always know how to cook Stabler. I just can't eat a 9x13 inch pan of lasagne by myself."she stated.
"I've seen you eat Liv you can put that and a whole loaf of garlic bread away." Elliot could no longer contain the grin spreading across his face. She could be so gullible. Olivia put her hands on her hips ready to tell him where he could stuff his loaf of bread when Maureen interrupted. "You two are so weird." She rolled her eyes as she got up from the couch. She ushered her brother and sisters upstairs but before going up herself she gave Olivia a hug.
"I know everything you've done for us. And no one blames you for what mom did. Even Lizzy and Dickie know she was sick and as heartbroken as we all are about mom being dead it would kill us if you left too. So don't think that because of what happened you and dad can't make a life together. We love you and want you in our lives." Maureen gave her another hug then kissed her dad on the check and went upstairs. Both Olivia and Elliot stood there stunned.
"Wow. How old is she." Liv asked
"19 going on 40. She has amazed me through out all of this. I'm so proud of her. Of all of them. Kathy did a good job raising them."
"Hey, you raised them too. They have the strength to get through this because of you." Olivia put a hand to his check.
"We never finished the conversation we started before all this happened."
"I know, I just want to take things slow. What happened the other day was a little too fast."Olivia said hesitantly
"Slow sounds good." Elliot smiled . "Will you stay for dinner or forever?"
"Let's start with dinner." she returned his smile He headed for the stairs to go up and change his suite. As he passed her he took hold of her hand. "Are we ok?" He asked seriously. Knowing that for the last few months they hadn't been. "Yeah, we're good." their eyes met and for the first time since the whole nightmare started they felt like their relationship was back where it should be and a whole lot stronger.
The End
By C.G. Parker
Authors note: I'm sorry this story ended up so short . My computer has begun to take it's last breath. It's been freezing and dying mid sentence on me. Erasing things it's taken me an hour to write.(screams and pounds head against desk) Thank you all for your support
Love
Natasha
Author: C.G.Parker
Rating: R
Summary :Due to computer problems, this will be the last chapter of this series of stories.
Author Notes: While I'm saving up money for a new computer I'm going to start writing a Virtual Season. With approximately 24 episodes. Anyway Thank you all for reading and reviewing.
Disclaimer in part one.
Stabler Residence Thursday April 22 7:45 P. M .
Olivia took a deep breath, stepped out from behind the wall and out into view. It was almost her last, as a bullet whizzed by her head. She tried to ignore the children's screams and focus on what she needed to do to get them out of here alive "3 shoots fired, 3 more to go." Olivia could hear sirens faintly coming down the road. "The cavalry has arrived" she thought to herself as she put her hands up in surrender.
"Kathy, I'm not armed I just wanna talk. Ok."Olivia spoke as calmly as she could.
Kathy was trembling, the gun shaking in her hand. Olivia considered for a moment about rushing her and possible wrestling it from her in her weakened state, but she couldn't risk any of the kids getting hurt. Kathy once again cocked the gun and pointed it at Olivia.
"Kathy ,don't do this in front of the kids. Let them leave Ok. They don't need to see this." Kathy hesitated look from Olivia to her children and back.
"I want them to know what you are... What you've done to this family... That your nothing but a home wrecker... That you've stolen my husband!!!
"Ok. We can talk, but Kathy why don't you let Lizzy and Dickie leave their a little to young to hear this stuff. I mean you don't even let them watch R movies. Right?" Olivia tried to reason hoping Kathy's mothering instincts would kick in.
"Lizzy, Dickie come give mommy a kiss before you go." Her two youngest children approached her slowly. Dickie gave her a quick peck on the check and waited for his sister to do the same. As he did he eyed the gun in his mother's hand which at the moment was pointed at the floor instead of Olivia..He stole a glance in her direction wondering if she saw how close he was to the gun. That he could almost reach his hand out a grab it, but the look on Liv's face was clear "NO." So instead he stuffed his hands in his pocket. When Lizzy had kissed her mother goodbye they walked past Olivia into the kitchen and into the waiting arms of Captain Cragen. Kathy noticed that Olivia had begun to move closer and quickly pointed the gun back at her.
"Kathy how about we sit down and talk ." Olivia suggested
"Sit on the couch then."Kathy spoke viciously.
"Kathy, your aim hasn't been great tonight . I don't want you shoot me and accidently hit one of the girls."Olivia stated, a plan forming in her mind "I'll sit over there." Liv pointed to a overstuffed chair on the other side of the couch, furthest away from the door, giving her a perfect view of Cragen's activity in the kitchen. Kathy nodded and took a seat across from Olivia with her back to the kitchen. The coffee table between them and Maureen and Kathleen to Olivia's left sitting on the couch.
"I want to know when you started sleeping with my husband. Was it from the beginning?"
"Elliot has been totally faithful to you. We have never slept together."
"LIAR!!!! I read the note. I know you're in love with him!"Kathy screamed and got to her feet gesturing with the gun in her hand. "I am their mother, you can never replace me!" She pointed at her girls for emphases.
Olivia had enough. She slammed her fist down on the coffee table.
Getting Kathy's attention. "Hey! Watch where you point that gun!"
"You girls get out of here now!"
"Don't tell them what to do! I'm their mother!"
"Then start acting like it!"
"Shut up!" Kathy screamed and pointed at Liv again, this time the gun went off. The bullet hit Olivia's chair about three inches from her head. The realization that she could have easily hit one of her daughters dawned on her."Oh dear god , what am I doing. I could have..."
"Maureen ,Kathleen , leave right now . Go." Olivia said somberly but urgently. They walked quickly toward Cragen who ushered them out to the waiting ambulance to be checked out. Kathy had become strangely quiet. Olivia thought that maybe now she could talk her into handing over the gun and ending this peacefully. Sitting on the edge of her chair Olivia was talking now, quietly and calmly, but Kathy was no longer listening.
"I won't let you have him." Kathy said calmly as she aimed the gun and pulled the trigger.
Olivia heard the words and knew what was coming and immediately sprung into action. She grabbed the edge of the coffee table and flung it towards Kathy hoping that it would shield her . As she stepped onto the couch cushions and half vaulted, half fell, over the back of the couch. The coffee table exploded in shards behind her. She hit the ground hard but at least she was protected, for the moment anyway, she knew there was one more bullet in that gun. Cragen motioned for her to keep her head down and signaled the SWAT team to go in.
"I don't deserve them." Kathy said as she put the gun to her own head and pulled the trigger.
Olivia knew instantly what had happened . Even as SWAT came in she knew they were too late.
Kathy Stabler was dead.
Stabler Residence Monday April 26 8:15 P. M .
Olivia sat at the kitchen table her head in her hands trying in vein to stop crying. She had managed to keep it together through the last few days of making arrangements for Kathy's funeral. The Priest had said that because it had been suicide that she couldn't have a Catholic service or be buried in sacred ground. Elliot had broken down in tears at that and Olivia had been so outraged that when Elliot left the priest's office she actually took Father O' Hare by his collar and told him what he could do with his stuck up religion. And if that wasn't enough the house had been labeled a crime scene. Not that Elliot or the children had wanted to go back there when there was still blood on the walls, carpet and chair. So Olivia volunteered to get what they needed for clothes and such. The twins ended up needing something new for the funeral they had both grown about 2 inches since their conformation. So after getting them each something she took everything to be pressed an cleaned. While she waited she made a phone call to one of the priest she had become friends with at Sienna College. When she explained everything that had happened Father Lowell put her on hold and two minutes later came back with great news. He arranged for the funeral to be at 11:00 A. M . On Monday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church where she would then be buried in their cemetery. Both Elliot and Kathy's parents had been delighted and great full but Olivia still felt guilty and uncomfortable so once the grave side service was finished she gave her condolences to the family as they went back to Kathy's parents house and she headed for Elliot's house to clean up.
First she had tried to clean the carpet but the stain was set in and she ended up taking a knife and cutting a huge piece of the carpet out. Next she called the furniture store and ordered a new chair telling them if they delivered by six p. m. that night they would get a huge tip. While waiting for them to arrive she started laundry, cleaned out the fridge, started making dinners for the next couple of days. With dinner in the works she then attempted to clean the wall behind the chair. After scrubbing it she noticed that it needed paint, but we she couldn't find any she ended up using white shoe polish instead. It wasn't the best fix but it was better that looking at a red stain. The delivery guys showed up at 5:55 P. M. and up on seeing the bloodstained chair almost turned around. She had to show them her badge before they would take the old chair anyway and bring in the new one. As promised she gave them each a $100.00 for their trouble. They thanked her and left. Even though she was exhausted she felt she had to keep moving so she finished the laundry, delivering it neatly folded to everyone's bedroom, she vacuumed the floors and stuck the lasagne she had just cook into the freezer and started making homemade soup with whatever was in the fridge. At 8 o'clock she finally sat down at the table with a pen and notepad trying to write a note to Elliot about how to reheat dinner and the new chair, but she only got as far as Dear Elliot when all that had happened over the last few days finally hit her. A sob broke from her chest and tears came down her face, she cried for the first time in months.
She was still crying when at 8:25 she heard a car pull in the drive way. Damm ! She thought and she hastily whipped the tears from her face. She had wanted to be gone by the time they got back. She turned off the soup that was now done and grabbed her purse as Elliot opened the door.
The first thing Eliot noticed was the smell of good food and out of habit he almost called out to Kathy but he caught himself. Kathy is dead . He noticed Olivia nervously standing by the table .
"What smells so good?"Elliot asked as the kids walked in behind him. Maureen headed to the living room and plopped down on the couch with Lizzy beside her. Kathleen walked over to the stove and took the cover off the soup, picking up a spoon she tasted it and made an approving sound. Dickie was glued to his father's side.
"When did you learn to cook?"Elliot asked with a glint in his eye. He knew from her red cheeks and puffy eyes she had been crying. He needed to see her smile and making fun of her domestic skills always seemed to get her going.
"I've always know how to cook Stabler. I just can't eat a 9x13 inch pan of lasagne by myself."she stated.
"I've seen you eat Liv you can put that and a whole loaf of garlic bread away." Elliot could no longer contain the grin spreading across his face. She could be so gullible. Olivia put her hands on her hips ready to tell him where he could stuff his loaf of bread when Maureen interrupted. "You two are so weird." She rolled her eyes as she got up from the couch. She ushered her brother and sisters upstairs but before going up herself she gave Olivia a hug.
"I know everything you've done for us. And no one blames you for what mom did. Even Lizzy and Dickie know she was sick and as heartbroken as we all are about mom being dead it would kill us if you left too. So don't think that because of what happened you and dad can't make a life together. We love you and want you in our lives." Maureen gave her another hug then kissed her dad on the check and went upstairs. Both Olivia and Elliot stood there stunned.
"Wow. How old is she." Liv asked
"19 going on 40. She has amazed me through out all of this. I'm so proud of her. Of all of them. Kathy did a good job raising them."
"Hey, you raised them too. They have the strength to get through this because of you." Olivia put a hand to his check.
"We never finished the conversation we started before all this happened."
"I know, I just want to take things slow. What happened the other day was a little too fast."Olivia said hesitantly
"Slow sounds good." Elliot smiled . "Will you stay for dinner or forever?"
"Let's start with dinner." she returned his smile He headed for the stairs to go up and change his suite. As he passed her he took hold of her hand. "Are we ok?" He asked seriously. Knowing that for the last few months they hadn't been. "Yeah, we're good." their eyes met and for the first time since the whole nightmare started they felt like their relationship was back where it should be and a whole lot stronger.
The End
By C.G. Parker
Authors note: I'm sorry this story ended up so short . My computer has begun to take it's last breath. It's been freezing and dying mid sentence on me. Erasing things it's taken me an hour to write.(screams and pounds head against desk) Thank you all for your support
Love
Natasha
