TITLE: Holiday Series: The Forgotten Valentine
AUTHOR: Liv
RATING: R WARNING—THIS STORY CONTAINS THE RAPE OF MINORS, though one would probably expect that from an SVU story
FEEDBACK: Please?
CLASSIFICATION: Olivia/Elliot friendship gone romance
SPOILERS: None yet
DISTRUBUTION STATEMENT: If anyone is so inclined to post this anywhere, let me know about it first...I promise you'll get the green light...and I'll be flattered
SUMMARY: I think the title says it all...
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is the third installment in the Holiday Series, the first is "The Christmas Blues" and the second is "A New Year to Remember" both available on www.svufiction.com or www.fanfiction.net. Also, I realize the title really sucks, but there's not much I can do about it now.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters on SVU, I'm only playing with them for the time being and will return them in one piece...I promise.
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16th Precinct
February 12, 2004
The only way to describe the mood at the 16th precinct was tense. The tension has been mounting for the past three days since the unit had begun investigating two teenagers suspected of raping six girls between the ages of ten and eleven at gun point in the span of 48 hours. Detective Elliot Stabler had been in an exceptionally agitated mood since he'd found out about the case because it hit close to home...
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3 days earlier...
February 9, 2004
11:57 AM
Detective Olivia Benson was glad to have a rare moment to herself at the precinct. It had been becoming increasingly more difficult to keep her relationship with Elliot out of the office. Everyone had assumed it had been going on for years, which never bothered Olivia until the rumors became fact. She was tired of everyone scrutinizing her personal life was well aware that Elliot felt the same way. However, since their very public kiss at the New Year's party, the stares became almost non-stop, with someone watching their every move. It bothered her that she now had to relish the time they had apart while working, simply to stop the eyes from boring holes into her back. Elliot had been gone no more that ten minutes when his daughter, Elizabeth, came in with her best-friend, Jessica, who was in tears. Olivia quickly rose from her chair and approached the two girls.
"Liz, honey, what's wrong? Why aren't you two in school?" She asked, concern evident in her voice.
"'Livia, can we talk some place else? Jessica has something she needs to tell you," she paused for a moment and scanned the room. "Where's my dad?"
"He ran out to get lunch for us. Do you want to wait until his gets back?" Olivia asked ushering the girls toward the stairs to the crib.
"No. Jess said she'd rather talk to you."
"Okay, you guys go upstairs and get comfortable. I'll be up in a minute. I have to talk to the Captain for a second," Olivia explained.
The girls nodded and slowly walked up the stairs. Olivia walked over to the Captain's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Captain Cragen responded.
"Cap, Liz Stabler just came in with her friend. I'm not sure what's up, but they asked that Elliot not be involved. When he gets back, would you take care of him for me?"
"Sure. Liz wasn't hurt, was she?" He asked.
"I don't think so. I'll let you know as soon as I know," she said.
He nodded. Olivia turned, walked over to her desk and picked up her pen and notepad, then went to join the girls. She found them sitting on the couch together, Elizabeth with her arms around Jessica trying to comfort her. Olivia sat in the chair across from them.
"The Captain is going to keep an eye out for your dad. It's just us girls now. Jessica, why don't you tell me what happened and I'll do my best to help," Olivia encouraged gently.
Jessica's green eyes stared at Olivia, frozen in terror at telling about her ordeal. Elizabeth quietly spoke to her friend, "It's okay, Jess. Tell Olivia. She'll get them. I trust her with everything...you can too."
Jessica nodded at Elizabeth, and then turned her attention back to Olivia. She took a deep breath and began to speak. "This morning, I was walking to school by myself. Usually, I walk with Lizzie, but she was running late, so she told me to go on ahead and she'd meet me at school. I had just passed the Sweet Tooth Bakery when I was pulled into the alley between the bakery and Suds Laundromat. I saw two boys wearing ski masks. The one with the red mask hit me on the head with something and I blacked out."
"You're doing real well, Jess. Keep going. What happened next?" Olivia said.
"When I woke up, the boy with the blue mask was i—inside me. The boy with the red ski mask was pointing a gun at me. When the first boy finished, they switched places and he started raping me," Jessica explained, a fresh batch of tears springing to her eyes.
"Did you try to fight back or get away at all?" Olivia asked.
Jessica shook her head violently. "No. They had a gun and I was so scared, I froze. When they left, I waited a few minutes and went to school and hid in the bathroom."
Elizabeth picked up where Jessica left off. "When I couldn't find Jess after first period, I went looking for her and found her in the girls' room and she told me the whole story. We snuck out of school and came here to tell you," she explained.
Olivia smiled at the girls. "You did the right thing, Lizzie. I'm very proud of you. Jessica, I think we've covered everything. The next part is that I'm going to take you to the hospital to get checked out, is that okay?"
"Yes. Lizzie can come with me, right?" Jessica asked.
"Sure she can," she answered, then turned to look at Elizabeth. "But you're going to have to tell your dad first, Liz. You don't have to tell him what exactly happened to Jessica, but you do have to tell him why you are here and not in school."
Elizabeth sighed. "I figured that. Will you come with me?"
"If you want me to, I certainly will. Jessica, why don't you wait here while Lizzie and I go talk to Elliot?" Olivia suggested.
"Okay."
Olivia and Elizabeth walked down the stairs, Olivia in front of Elizabeth, blocking her from Elliot's direct line of vision. He smiled when he saw her coming down the stairs. "I thought you'd never finish, 'Liv. Your lunch is getting c—" he stopped when he saw Elizabeth standing behind her.
"Liz, what are you doing here? What happened?" he asked, pulling her into his arms.
"I came here with Jessica. She was hurt this morning on her way to school," Elizabeth explained.
"Were you hurt? You guys usually walk together," he asked, slightly confused.
"I was running late this morning and I didn't want to make Jess late, so she went ahead without me," she said.
"Honey, go sit at my desk for a minute while I talk to Olivia," he said.
"Okay," she said. Elizabeth walked over to Olivia and Elliot's partner desks and sat in her father's chair.
Elliot put his hand on Olivia's back and escorted her into the corner of the room, hoping to be out of Elizabeth's earshot.
"Olivia, why is it that my daughter comes here with her friend to report a rape and you didn't see fit to notify me?" he asked, frustration evident in his voice.
Before she could respond, Elizabeth came running over and wrapped her arms around Olivia's hips. "Daddy, don't be mad at 'Livia. We asked her not to tell you. Jessica didn't want to tell anyone what happened to her, but I told her that Olivia would help her, then she said she would come with me," Elizabeth explained, clinging to Olivia, tears threatening to spill from her deep blue eyes.
Elliot crouched down to be at his daughter's height and took one of her hands. "I'm not mad at Olivia, honey, I was just upset to find out you were here and nobody told me, but now I understand why. Thank you for helping me understand, sweetie."
For the first time since she arrived at the precinct, Elizabeth smiled. Elliot smiled back at her, then stood up to talk to Olivia again.
"Where's Jessica now?" He asked.
"In the crib. I got her statement, I was just about to take the girls to the hospital. I'm sure Lizzie would like it if you joined us," Olivia suggested.
"Will you come, Daddy?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sure honey. I'll get our coats and meet you two back down here in five," he suggested.
Olivia took Elizabeth's hand and the two walked up stairs to get Jessica.
They arrived at the hospital fifteen minutes later. Jessica was upset to find that Elizabeth could not come into the examining room with her, but quickly settled for Olivia.
During the forty-five minutes it took to complete the rape kit, Jessica never once let go of Olivia's hand. After the doctor completed the examination, they rejoined Elliot and Elizabeth in the waiting room.
"Did they find anything?" Elliot asked.
"Two types of semen, as I expected. Jessica said they were teenagers, so figured they wouldn't be smart enough to use condoms," she quietly whispered to him.
"We have to notify her parents when we get back to the station, Elliot."
"I know. I'm just not sure how I'm going to be able to tell them that their little girl was raped this morning," he said.
"Together," she stated matter-of-factly.
"Is there any other way?" He said, leaning down to give her a quick peck on the lips.
"Nope."
***End Chapter 1
AUTHOR: Liv
RATING: R WARNING—THIS STORY CONTAINS THE RAPE OF MINORS, though one would probably expect that from an SVU story
FEEDBACK: Please?
CLASSIFICATION: Olivia/Elliot friendship gone romance
SPOILERS: None yet
DISTRUBUTION STATEMENT: If anyone is so inclined to post this anywhere, let me know about it first...I promise you'll get the green light...and I'll be flattered
SUMMARY: I think the title says it all...
AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is the third installment in the Holiday Series, the first is "The Christmas Blues" and the second is "A New Year to Remember" both available on www.svufiction.com or www.fanfiction.net. Also, I realize the title really sucks, but there's not much I can do about it now.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters on SVU, I'm only playing with them for the time being and will return them in one piece...I promise.
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16th Precinct
February 12, 2004
The only way to describe the mood at the 16th precinct was tense. The tension has been mounting for the past three days since the unit had begun investigating two teenagers suspected of raping six girls between the ages of ten and eleven at gun point in the span of 48 hours. Detective Elliot Stabler had been in an exceptionally agitated mood since he'd found out about the case because it hit close to home...
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3 days earlier...
February 9, 2004
11:57 AM
Detective Olivia Benson was glad to have a rare moment to herself at the precinct. It had been becoming increasingly more difficult to keep her relationship with Elliot out of the office. Everyone had assumed it had been going on for years, which never bothered Olivia until the rumors became fact. She was tired of everyone scrutinizing her personal life was well aware that Elliot felt the same way. However, since their very public kiss at the New Year's party, the stares became almost non-stop, with someone watching their every move. It bothered her that she now had to relish the time they had apart while working, simply to stop the eyes from boring holes into her back. Elliot had been gone no more that ten minutes when his daughter, Elizabeth, came in with her best-friend, Jessica, who was in tears. Olivia quickly rose from her chair and approached the two girls.
"Liz, honey, what's wrong? Why aren't you two in school?" She asked, concern evident in her voice.
"'Livia, can we talk some place else? Jessica has something she needs to tell you," she paused for a moment and scanned the room. "Where's my dad?"
"He ran out to get lunch for us. Do you want to wait until his gets back?" Olivia asked ushering the girls toward the stairs to the crib.
"No. Jess said she'd rather talk to you."
"Okay, you guys go upstairs and get comfortable. I'll be up in a minute. I have to talk to the Captain for a second," Olivia explained.
The girls nodded and slowly walked up the stairs. Olivia walked over to the Captain's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Captain Cragen responded.
"Cap, Liz Stabler just came in with her friend. I'm not sure what's up, but they asked that Elliot not be involved. When he gets back, would you take care of him for me?"
"Sure. Liz wasn't hurt, was she?" He asked.
"I don't think so. I'll let you know as soon as I know," she said.
He nodded. Olivia turned, walked over to her desk and picked up her pen and notepad, then went to join the girls. She found them sitting on the couch together, Elizabeth with her arms around Jessica trying to comfort her. Olivia sat in the chair across from them.
"The Captain is going to keep an eye out for your dad. It's just us girls now. Jessica, why don't you tell me what happened and I'll do my best to help," Olivia encouraged gently.
Jessica's green eyes stared at Olivia, frozen in terror at telling about her ordeal. Elizabeth quietly spoke to her friend, "It's okay, Jess. Tell Olivia. She'll get them. I trust her with everything...you can too."
Jessica nodded at Elizabeth, and then turned her attention back to Olivia. She took a deep breath and began to speak. "This morning, I was walking to school by myself. Usually, I walk with Lizzie, but she was running late, so she told me to go on ahead and she'd meet me at school. I had just passed the Sweet Tooth Bakery when I was pulled into the alley between the bakery and Suds Laundromat. I saw two boys wearing ski masks. The one with the red mask hit me on the head with something and I blacked out."
"You're doing real well, Jess. Keep going. What happened next?" Olivia said.
"When I woke up, the boy with the blue mask was i—inside me. The boy with the red ski mask was pointing a gun at me. When the first boy finished, they switched places and he started raping me," Jessica explained, a fresh batch of tears springing to her eyes.
"Did you try to fight back or get away at all?" Olivia asked.
Jessica shook her head violently. "No. They had a gun and I was so scared, I froze. When they left, I waited a few minutes and went to school and hid in the bathroom."
Elizabeth picked up where Jessica left off. "When I couldn't find Jess after first period, I went looking for her and found her in the girls' room and she told me the whole story. We snuck out of school and came here to tell you," she explained.
Olivia smiled at the girls. "You did the right thing, Lizzie. I'm very proud of you. Jessica, I think we've covered everything. The next part is that I'm going to take you to the hospital to get checked out, is that okay?"
"Yes. Lizzie can come with me, right?" Jessica asked.
"Sure she can," she answered, then turned to look at Elizabeth. "But you're going to have to tell your dad first, Liz. You don't have to tell him what exactly happened to Jessica, but you do have to tell him why you are here and not in school."
Elizabeth sighed. "I figured that. Will you come with me?"
"If you want me to, I certainly will. Jessica, why don't you wait here while Lizzie and I go talk to Elliot?" Olivia suggested.
"Okay."
Olivia and Elizabeth walked down the stairs, Olivia in front of Elizabeth, blocking her from Elliot's direct line of vision. He smiled when he saw her coming down the stairs. "I thought you'd never finish, 'Liv. Your lunch is getting c—" he stopped when he saw Elizabeth standing behind her.
"Liz, what are you doing here? What happened?" he asked, pulling her into his arms.
"I came here with Jessica. She was hurt this morning on her way to school," Elizabeth explained.
"Were you hurt? You guys usually walk together," he asked, slightly confused.
"I was running late this morning and I didn't want to make Jess late, so she went ahead without me," she said.
"Honey, go sit at my desk for a minute while I talk to Olivia," he said.
"Okay," she said. Elizabeth walked over to Olivia and Elliot's partner desks and sat in her father's chair.
Elliot put his hand on Olivia's back and escorted her into the corner of the room, hoping to be out of Elizabeth's earshot.
"Olivia, why is it that my daughter comes here with her friend to report a rape and you didn't see fit to notify me?" he asked, frustration evident in his voice.
Before she could respond, Elizabeth came running over and wrapped her arms around Olivia's hips. "Daddy, don't be mad at 'Livia. We asked her not to tell you. Jessica didn't want to tell anyone what happened to her, but I told her that Olivia would help her, then she said she would come with me," Elizabeth explained, clinging to Olivia, tears threatening to spill from her deep blue eyes.
Elliot crouched down to be at his daughter's height and took one of her hands. "I'm not mad at Olivia, honey, I was just upset to find out you were here and nobody told me, but now I understand why. Thank you for helping me understand, sweetie."
For the first time since she arrived at the precinct, Elizabeth smiled. Elliot smiled back at her, then stood up to talk to Olivia again.
"Where's Jessica now?" He asked.
"In the crib. I got her statement, I was just about to take the girls to the hospital. I'm sure Lizzie would like it if you joined us," Olivia suggested.
"Will you come, Daddy?" Elizabeth asked.
"Sure honey. I'll get our coats and meet you two back down here in five," he suggested.
Olivia took Elizabeth's hand and the two walked up stairs to get Jessica.
They arrived at the hospital fifteen minutes later. Jessica was upset to find that Elizabeth could not come into the examining room with her, but quickly settled for Olivia.
During the forty-five minutes it took to complete the rape kit, Jessica never once let go of Olivia's hand. After the doctor completed the examination, they rejoined Elliot and Elizabeth in the waiting room.
"Did they find anything?" Elliot asked.
"Two types of semen, as I expected. Jessica said they were teenagers, so figured they wouldn't be smart enough to use condoms," she quietly whispered to him.
"We have to notify her parents when we get back to the station, Elliot."
"I know. I'm just not sure how I'm going to be able to tell them that their little girl was raped this morning," he said.
"Together," she stated matter-of-factly.
"Is there any other way?" He said, leaning down to give her a quick peck on the lips.
"Nope."
***End Chapter 1