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A/N: thanks for the reviews! I know it seems Olivia/Fin but i swear it's Elliot/Olivia. Fin is just overprotective and her best friend!
Lones
In The Back of My Mind
Chapter 2
Each and Every Day
"Olivia, get your scrawny ass into this lake now!" Fin called from the waist deep water.
Olivia gave him the evil eye, "Hell no!" she answered, "besides, my ass isn't that scrawny, it's still able to kick yours!"
"What are you so afraid of? It isn't that cold!" Alex called out, splashing George full in the face.
"That's what you want me to think!" she called back, ducking the spray of water that Fin sent her way. "Besides, even your bathing suit is more covering than mine is!"
"You know," Elliot cut into the conversation, "I've never heard a girl complain about being not wearing enough. Usually it's the other way round!"
"Yeah well I bet those girl's didn't have mothers who seemed to want them to attract the attention of every hormonal teenage guy on the planet." Olivia motioned to the small black bikini she was wearing. "I mean, shouldn't this type of clothing be illegal under he age of eighteen?"
Elliot chuckled, hoisting himself out of the lake and jogged towards Olivia, sitting on the dock next to her. "I'll let my dad know your thoughts!"
It was common knowledge that Elliot's father was a cop with the 2-7 precinct, his partner was Detective Donald Cragen and Elliot's older sister Jessica was dating John Munch, a detective who worked homicide in Boston. The very same John Munch that Olivia had taken down verbally.
"Thanks," Olivia mumbled, wrapping her tanned arms around her body to decrease the possibility of making contact with Elliot's skin.
Fin sent another curtain of water at the pair effectively soaking them this time. Olivia sent a glare his way, reaching her hands up to wring out her ponytail. Elliot took the advantage of her having her hands full to scoop her into his arms and cradled her against his chest. Olivia tensed in shock right before Elliot lightly tossed her into the crystal water.
Her feet found the sand at the bottom and she pushed off, letting her head break the surface of the water and allowing a sheet of liquid to cascade off of her shoulders. Elliot tried to pry his eyes away from her slim body and dark, dripping hair. She was gorgeous.
Olivia made her way back towards the dock and looked innocently up at Elliot from the water. He held his hand out to help hoist her onto the dock and she grasped his gently. He didn't catch the devilish glint in her brown eyes until it was too late. She had used her advantage of being lower than him, to pull him into the water.
Fin chuckled at the shocked expression Elliot wore when he resurfaced.
"Holy Shit," Elliot muttered, glancing to the sandy shore where Olivia was standing staring at him.
"Did Liv just dunk you?" Monique Jefferies admonished Elliot; Kathy was staring at him as well.
Alex chuckled and smiled sweetly at Elliot, "I should have warned you but I figured you wouldn't be stupid enough to fall for it; especially considering the fact that your dad's a cop."
"Intelligence isn't always inherited." Melinda Warner piped up, "Sometimes it can skip a generation"
The group started to laugh at that, and Fin realized that Olivia wasn't with them. A tall, blonde boy was standing with her on the sand. He looked out of place in basketball shorts and a t-shirt, a baseball bat was slung across his shoulders, his wrists resting against the aluminum.
"Who is she talking to?" Fin asked George quietly. George shrugged.
"Probably someone from New Jersey, I've noticed that we, as New Yorkers, get along with them better than we do with guys from Pennsylvania." He explained, running a hand through his hair.
"What are you, a shrink?" Fin demanded, starting towards the shore with Alex on his tail.
Kathy smiled coyly, "Doesn't matter where he's from, that boy is hot!" Melinda murmured agreement and Elliot felt a small surge of jealousy bubble inside of him.
"Liv," Alex called, leaving Fin in the water to jog over to her friend.
Olivia shot her a grateful smile, "Thanks anyways Jordan, but I really am not in the market for a boyfriend at the moment. I'll see you later!" she hurried towards Alex and waved jauntily at Fin, who looked like he was trying to find the perfect spot to punch the other boy.
"Was she flirting?" Elliot asked in a near whisper.
Fin shook his head.
"Are you sure?"
Brian chuckled, "If he isn't I sure am! That was not Olivia flirting! Still pretty hot though don't you think?"
Elliot caught the 'yes' before it slipped out of his mouth and sent Olivia a spine tingling smile.
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"…And what is so important about DNA?" Munch drilled. "Yes Ms. Warner," he finally called on the only raised hand.
"DNA evidence is important because each person had a different DNA code," Olivia glanced at the girl, she really knew her forensics.
"That is correct!" Munch replied, "You get a gold star!"
Kathy raised her hand, "What if your suspects are like, identical twins? Wouldn't their DNA be the same?"
"Unfortunately yes, but we are not going to discuss that now!" Alex leaned towards Olivia,
"Why is he wearing a tie in July?" Olivia rolled her eyes.
"I have no idea!" she answered.
"How do you compare DNA? It's microscopic!" Brian Cassidy had been called on by Munch.
The detective peered over his polarized glasses at the young boy. "That's what we are going to learn today!" he smiled a toothy grin and held up a small plastic cup. "Come here Cassidy."
Brian walked slowly to the front of the room and Olivia watched as he spit into the cup. Munch pulled out a q-tip and stuck one end into Brian's sample. He rubbed the saliva leaden cotton tip along a small glass slide and placed it under a microscope. The computer screen next to him buzzes softly as the database searched for a match. None was found.
"I want all of you in pairs." Munch commanded, "We are going to run DNA tests on each other by way of an oral swab. I doubt any of you will have a match."
Melinda Warner raised her hand again, "Will any of us have a partial match?"
"And what is that?" Munch interrogated,
"Like when the DNA is close; a family member or something."
John Munch smiled, "I believe only Elliot will have a match, on account of his father's job."
Alex grabbed Olivia's wrist and the rest of the group effectively paired off. Olivia went first. Taking the q-tip, she ran the cottony end against the inside of Alex's cheek. Carefully, Olivia placed the q-tip on the computer scanner and watched it blitz through samples. No match.
"Your turn!" Alex whispered, "Sit still!" Olivia obliged by opening her mouth and not moving a muscle while her friend tickled the inside of her mouth.
They sat together watching the countless DNA samples on file whiz across the screen until the computer beeped and a partial match came up. Then another came up. Scared silly, Olivia closed the windows, only catching her mother's name on the first match.
Having heard the bleeps, Munch walked to stand behind Olivia, resting his hands on her shoulders.
"You had a match Ms. Benson?" he asked quietly, the whole room was staring now.
"Yes sir," she muttered, Alex was giving her a questioning glance.
"Who was it?" Olivia allowed her eyes to lock with Fin's and he saw the terror in them.
She felt tears burn behind her eyes, "I'd rather not say!" she whispered, barely audible.
"Okay then," Munch relinquished, his heart was going out to this girl, "What else can a DNA sample help with?"
Casey Novak raised her hand to answer, shooting a sympathetic glance towards Olivia, "Toxin Screening," she stated, "For drug tests and stuff."
John Munch nodded in approval, "Very good, what drugs would show up in saliva?"
"Nicotine, Ecstasy, Cock, LSD," Fin was answering this time.
Munch shot him a disapproving glance, "How do you know all this?" His gaze was searching.
Fin looked at Olivia, if her past was going to some out, she didn't have to be alone as the only person with a screwed up family.
"When your dad's a junkie, you learn stuff like this real fast!" everyone fell silent. "Come on Baby," he added to Liv, "You need a break."
He helped her to her feet and they were out the door before Munch could stop them.
Olivia leaned heavily into Fin's chest as he soothingly stroked her back.
"It's okay Baby," he whispered into her ear, "I have something you might want to hear."
Olivia pulled back slightly, narrowing her eyes at Fin, trying to compel him to spill the information he was dangling in front of her. He usually started their deep conversations with a joke or something to make her smile.
"What?" she demanded still upset,
Fin chuckled, "I know a guy who thinks you look damn hot in that red halter and jeans."
Olivia raised a supercilious eyebrow in disbelief,
"And it's not me," Fin added, "I will however, deck him if her hurts you!"
Olivia graced him with a small smile before burying her face in his chest again.
"I'm sorry," she sobbed, "I'm sorry that I made you tell everyone about your Dad!" she took a small hiccup of air. "I'm sorry that I'm so weak about this! I'll never amount to anything unless I can put this all behind me!"
"No Liv!" Fin mumbled in her ear, "You didn't make me tell, I chose to, and you're not being weak. Damn girl, how many teens do you know who are the product of a rape?"
"None," Olivia choked into his shirt.
"Exactly, your mom was a victim and that makes you a victim! Baby that does not make you weak!"
Olivia nodded softly. "I couldn't tell him," she was talking about Munch. "Alex doesn't even know, how was I going to tell the whole group?"
"No body blames you. Want to tell me what you saw?"
As much as he hated to admit it, Fin did have a softer side. No one at home could ever witness it so it took a good deal of acting to fool the street kids. Olivia melted the stone layer around him and turned him soft. Soft was dangerous on the streets.
Olivia took a sip of air, "I got two matches!" she said softly, "One was my mom; I didn't want to see the other! I didn't want to think that it could have been the bastard that made me! I didn't…"
Fin shushed her; "Its okay baby, I understand!" he pulled her closer for a hug and felt her relax against him.
Elliot froze; Olivia's eyes were staring straight into his from over Fin's shoulder. He had heard every word after being sent by Munch to bring them back to class. He braced himself for the inevitable look of betrayal that would cross her face. Instead her eyes were warm and trusting, as if she had wanted him to hear.
Don't worry, she thought to Elliot, I could never be angry with you; it's not your fault that my life is screwed up. Just keep this my secret and you still have a chance with my heart!
tbc...
