"Well, aren't you going to ask how the date was?" Benson smiled as she walked by Stabler.
"How was it?" he asked as he followed her next to the file drawer.
"Great- thank you" she said turning to him. They just kind of froze for a second looking into each other's eyes. She frowned after a second and smiled as she walked off to her desk.
"So you going out with him tomorrow night?" Stabler asked as he went back to his own desk.
"Yes" she smiled as she looked back up at him.
"Have fun- don't do anything I wouldn't do" He smiled as he looked down at his work. She smiled again as she shook her head and went back to her work. Fin watched the two of them as Stabler glanced up at him worried.
The next night Benson left early and it seemed normal that Fin was still at the station. Stabler wished her the best of luck and she left happily.
"Come on" Stabler said as he heard her drive off.
"What if she's going to his place?" Fin asked.
"She wont, she's smarter then that on the second date" he told him.
"It's been three" Fin corrected him.
"Lunch doesn't count" Stabler frowned at him angrily.
"Come on" he said again as he got out half way through the door.
They got to the building where this John lived as they got to the hall.
"He's in room 5" Stabler said as he walked fast down the hallway. He found it and was about to smash it open when Fin stopped him.
"Just for a precaution" he said as he knocked on the door. No one answered and he nodded as Stabler was about to smash down the door again.
"Now wait a minute." Fin put his hand on Stabler's chest stopping him from running any further.
"Now we don't want Benson to know we were here if this guy is clean" he said as he took out a paper clip from his pocket.
"A paper clip?" Stabler wondered disgusted.
"Yes" Fin nodded as he jiggled the doorknob with it. He got the door open as Stabler fled in to the place. He ran around as Fin calmly came in, closing the door behind him.
"Looks pretty normal" Fin commented as he looked around slowly.
"A little too normal" Stabler looked around fast. Fin went to another room to look around as Stabler tried to open a door. It was locked though. He tried to smash the door open but it wasn't opening. He saw the paper clip Fin left on the table and dashed for it. He grabbed it and started to jiggle the lock with it.
"Are you sure you're not just jealous?" Fin called from another room.
"I mean you do like Benson a lot- right? I mean she's your partner- maybe you're just being fatherly or something- or maybe you have a thing for her" Fin continued.
"I don't think so", Stabler said as he opened the door.
"Fin get over here", he said as he looked into the small room. He didn't go in it though. It was tiny and would only hold two people and be crowded. There was a small desk type of thing. It had four drawers that were only big enough to hold 8 X 10 pictures, and computer paper. Fin came over quickly and looked at the room from outside too. He stepped in and looked up on the walls. Stabler followed as he closed the door, it was a bright room for being so small. The walls were covered with pictures of Benson. Computer cut outs, newspaper cut outs, pictures from magazines.
"Oh my god" Stabler was astonished as he turned in a circle looking up at all the pictures.
"That's not as bad as these" Fin said opening one of the drawers. They were pictures of Benson going into the station, going shopping, in her car with Stabler. Stabler flipped through them, as Fin looked into the next drawer.
"They get worse", he said as he handed him more picture.
"Oh god- we have ourselves a hard stalker" Fin said handing Stabler the last pictures from the last drawer. Stabler looked at them disgusted. They were pictures of Benson in her home, watching TV, eating dinner, getting changed, and even sleeping.
"My god" he said again
"I wanted to find something, to incriminate 'John', but I didn't actually thing I would find anything. I wished I wouldn't" he told Fin as they heard the front door lock start to click. Fin got wide eyed and closed the door, as Stabler turned off the light. They two men were frozen as they heard Benson and the man talking.
"So, what do you want to do?" John asked as Benson leaned against the door that Stabler and Fin were in.
"I don't know", she said sweetly as he stood close.
"You don't know?" he asked as he put one of his hands up against the door.
"No" she said smiling as he leaned in close. He kissed her lightly then he pulled away.
"Problem?" she asked smirking. He frowned, he knew something was wrong.
"No" he said unsure. She put her hand on his tie as he looked back in her eyes. They started to kiss gently as Stabler closed his eyes. It was dark in the room but Fin could see Stabler- along with his fear.
"We got to stop them" Stabler whispered. Benson stopped kissing John.
"What?" she asked. He frowned at her.
"Didn't you say something?" she asked.
"No, how could I" he frowned again.
"Yeah, hmm" she said frowning. He glared in her eyes.
"Why don't you go to the bedroom" he smirked. She nodded as he kissed her once more on the neck. She walked off but he stood in front of the room where Stabler and Fin were in.
"I'm going to sleep with her. I'm going to kiss her. I'm going to have my way with her- and you can't do anything about it. Just try and come out, I don't think Liv would approve of your little scavenger hunt. Even if she does see this room, she'll be mine." The man spoke to the door.
"Excuse me now, you can show yourselves to the door" he smirked as he walked off. Stabler took in a deep, frustrating breath.
"He's right you know" Fin said.
"I know- but I also know that Benson is smart. He may have her in his trance right now, but he won't be for long" Stabler whispered as he opened his eyes.