Chapter 5

Fin ran to keep up with Stabler as he went to find Munch. They grabbed Munch away from his ex-wife, startling her, but remembering why he was there in the first place.

"If he lays a hand on her, shoot him" Stabler told Munch as they closed the door in one of the small recreational rooms.

"What are we going to do?" Fin wondered.

"I really don't know. I just don't want to see Benson get hurt."
"I've only been divorced twice, but I have a feeling the truth will hurt more" Munch told Stabler. Stabler took in a deep breath.

"She'll have to live with that" He told him, knowing that knowing the truth was more important then not.

"We have to get her to see who he really is."

"Why don't we set her up" Fin suggested. Stabler didn't like the idea but knew it was the correct thing to do. He nodded.

"Fin, you make sure that I run into him behind the barn again, tomorrow. Munch, you make sure that you can get Benson to see us. I will watch them both till tomorrow, and until then we can't be seen.

"But…" Munch began.

"We can't be seen by anyone" Stabler repeated and Munch nodded.

"I'll go pick up some food and blankets from the small town we passed a few miles back." Fin told Stabler and Munch and they nodded as he left.

"What are we suppose to do for now?" Munch asked.

"Make sure things go to plan" Stabler told him before he left too, off to find Benson. Munch took in another deep breath before he left the room also.

Munch headed to Benson and John's room, he reserved a room across from theirs, and kept the door a jar open so he could hear if they came. After an hour he heard footsteps, and kept real quiet as he watched another man break into Benson and John's room. Munch watched carefully as the man ran in, letting the door swing open, and go into the bedroom. Munch came out from his room and went in to see what the other man was doing when he heard him coming out from the bathroom and hid in the shower of the quite large bathroom. It was the only hiding place he could find, and the more and more he realized where he was hiding, he felt like a boy playing hide and go seek. He watched the man still when it looked like he was leaving. He stopped though when both men heard footsteps. He closed the door and got wide eyed. He looked around the room for a place to hide as well, when both men heard the key to the door go in. He was terrified and ran into the bathroom. He almost had a heart attack when he found Munch hiding in there as well. Munch put his hand over the man's mouth as Benson and John dropped some things off and left again. Munch let in a deep breath as he pulled away from the man.

"Who are you!" he demanded as he stepped out of the bathtub. He was amazed to see it was a woman as she took off her cap and unzipped her tight jacket. It wasn't only a woman, but his ex.

"What are you doing!" He asked frowning deeply.

"Oh take that look off your face" she told him as she went to the door. She put her ear to it and didn't hear anyone so proceeded out.

"Are you coming?" she asked as he still stood in the bathroom amazed. He finally came out and she followed him into his room across the hall.

"What are you doing?" he asked again sitting on the bed. She sighed as she sat down in one of the chairs, crossing her legs.

"I work for the FBI now" She told him. He was amazed the last time he talked to her she was just an assistant at the police station.

"What does any of this have to do with the FBI?" he asked.

"Nothing really. When I saw you here I figured something was going on, since you never take vacation, especially with two men." She told him and he nodded.

"So I decided to check out things on my own. I made a few calls, and found who you were here for" she told him.

"Let me help" she pleaded.

"We don't need your help" he told her standing up.

"Come on, I could really help!" she told him standing too.

"I don't think so" he told her.

"Come on. Seeing you here and talking to you again, it's nice" she told him. He didn't know what to say, he was speechless.

"Okay" he rolled his eyes as she ran and wrapped her arms around his neck. She came running so fast that she knocked him over and landed on the bed. Stabler threw open the door just at that moment and Munch sat up quickly.

"I thought we talked about this! Were here for Benson!" Stabler shouted quietly.

"It's not like how it—"

"I don't want to hear it, or see it for that matter. When you're finished get up and meet me at the car!" Stabler spoke frustrated as he slammed the door behind him. Munch rolled his eyes.

"Sorry" she told him.

"Just come on" he told her before they left the room and headed for the car.