Last time on 'Abeni Tutuola'. . .

"And that little sheltie that always liked to play with you? You know, we were in there for three hours once because you refused to leave that dog. Your mom never stopped you. Hell, she'd jump in, too."

"Mm hmm. I miss her."

"Yeah, I know, but she's in a better place now. She'll never leave you, though. She's in your heart and she loves you." He was about to go on, but he looked down and saw that she was asleep. He smiled and cuddled her closer. "I love you, Abby."

They finally woke the next day around 12:00 P.M. Fin woke first and he just lay there, staring at the angel in his arms. Why would God bless him with such a wonderful gift after what he'd let happen to his wife? They'd been in the car and it was raining and some drunk bastard made them have a head-on collision. Nothing happened to the men, just a few stitches, but Fin's wife, Moira, was a different story. She'd died while she was in a coma after three years. Fin had always felt guilty about it, despite the fact that both of his kids and everyone else in the squad that knew about it told him otherwise.

"Daddy?" Abby slurred, still not quite awake. She'd felt his eyes on her and that's what woke her up.

"Hey, Baby. How you feelin'?" Fin asked, brushing a stray lock of hair from her eyes. Abby closed her eyes again and sighed, laying her head on his chest.

"Tired. Sore."

"You can go back to sleep if you want. I just have to go see what Uncle Don wants me to do for the rest of the day."

"Damn morning people," Abby muttered and Fin laughed.

"Language, dammit." They both laughed and Fin stood, getting dressed while his daughter fell asleep again. He went downstairs and saw everybody staring at him.

"What'd I do?" he asked. Everyone chuckled and Olivia spoke.

"Nothing. We're just concerned about you and Abby. A.J.'s asleep at my place, and he can stay as long as he likes."

"Thanks, Liv. I think I'm gonna see if I can get Abby to go home today. Those beds are for shit." He walked over and kissed her on the cheek before going into Cragen's office.

"Fin, how's Abby?"

"She's a little sore and tired, but she seems okay. I was just wondering what you wanted me to do today. I want to take some time off to be with Abby and A.J. God knows I'm not there enough as it is."

"Go ahead. Take all the time you need. Don't worry about it."

"Thanks, Cap." He shook the man's hand and walked out. He saw that Elliot wasn't in his chair, but he shrugged it off. Then he felt like something wasn't right and hurried up the stairs. When he got into the Crib, he saw Elliot holding Abby. The girl was crying incoherent words, but Elliot knew what she was crying for.

"Abby, Honey, calm down. He's right here. It's okay. You're not alone, Sweetheart. Look," Elliot whispered to her and she did so. She sighed in relief, but her tears didn't stop. "I'm gonna go talk to him for a minute and then I'll send him your way. We won't leave the room. We'll be right over there."

"What happened? Nightmare?" Fin questioned as Elliot walked over to him.

"No, she didn't know where you were. She got really upset. I heard her crying and came up to see what was wrong. I couldn't understand a word she said, but I knew. Don't know how, but I did."

"Thanks, man. You've been a great help," Fin told Elliot and gave him a "macho" hug. Then he went back to the bed and sat down in front of Abby, pulling her into his arms and kissing the top of her head.

"Oh, Daddy, I was so scared! I-I woke up and you weren't-you weren't there! I thought s-something bad happened!" Abby sobbed and clutched her father tightly. The girl was shaking with fear and Fin rocked her back and forth.

"Okay, it's okay. I'm here. Nothing happened. I'm right here. I just had to go talk to Uncle Don for a minute, that's all. Nothing to get worked up over. Just relax," he whispered to Abby and she nodded against his shoulder. Her sobs turned to hiccups and Fin decided that this would be a good time to talk to her about going home. "Sweetie, how would you feel about going home today, hmm?"

"No! I don't wanna go back there! Please, don't make me, Daddy!"

"Abby, you don't have to sleep in your room if you don't want to. You can sleep in A.J.'s room, my room, the couch, wherever you want to. It doesn't have to be your room."

"But. . .I'm so scared. What if. . .What if he's waiting there, right now?"

"What if I search the house before you go in? I'll have Uncle Munchie, Uncle Elliot, and Aunt Liv come, too. They can help." Abby looked hesitant, but she nodded her head when she heard Olivia's name.

"Okay, but only if Aunt Liv comes, too."

"All right. I'll go ask them. Why don't you get your stuff together and we'll go?"

"Mm-hmm." Abby looked upset at going home, so Fin tipped her chin up and smiled.

"I love you, Baby." He kissed her forehead.

"I love you, too, Daddy." So, Fin called a meeting in one of the interrogation rooms and his three colleagues stared at him, wondering why they were there.

"What's up, Fin?" Olivia asked.

"Okay, here's the deal. Abby agreed to go home with me, but only if you guys come to help search the house. Especially you, Liv. I guess she wants a woman there to get her settled." Fin waited with bated breath as a silence took over the room.

"I'm in," Munch said.

"Me, too," Elliot chimed in.

"Me, three," Olivia piped up. Fin smiled and released a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding.

"Thanks, guys. I'm gonna go check on her and see if she's ready."

"Well, we're ready when you are," Munch said and the others nodded. Fin went into the Crib and saw Abby sitting cross-legged on the bed with their bags next to her. She was picking her nails. Not a good sign. Fin sat next to her and put an arm around her. She must not have noticed he came in because she jumped about a foot in the air.

"Whoa, relax, it's just me. You ready to go, Honeybee? They said 'yes'." Abby nodded and Fin grabbed their bags, letting Abby go first. When they got downstairs, the others were waiting with their coats on. Olivia held Abby's hand and they all walked out to one of the sedans and piled in, Fin driving, Elliot shotgun, Munch behind Fin, Abby in the middle, and Olivia behind Elliot. Abby refused to let Olivia's hand go, even in the car, and was silent the whole way. Everyone was.

When they got to Fin's house, which was your average-sized one-story house, Fin turned around to look at Abby.

"Do you and Olivia want to wait here while the guys and me go check out the house?" Fin asked. Abby nodded and unbuckled her seat belt, resting her head on Olivia's shoulder. "Okay, you heard the lady. Let's move."

"Leave the keys," Olivia said, knowing what would cheer Abby up. Fin noticed a twinkle in her eyes and narrowed his own, realizing what she was planning.

"Why?" he asked slyly. Olivia got her innocent look on.

"Oh, no reason, Sweetie. Just wanna listen to a little music," she practically purred and Fin stared at her for a moment, before hesitantly putting the keys back in the ignition and closing the door. He came around to Abby's side and opened the door, leaning in to kiss her cheek. "We'll be back in a little while."

Olivia and Abby watched as the men got their guns out and went into the house, one by one. As soon as they were inside, Olivia turned to Abby and smiled.

"Wanna have some fun?" she asked mischievously. Abby frowned in confusion at her behavior, then smiled when she remembered the keys.

"Sure, what'd ya have in mind?" she replied.

"Get in the driver's seat," Olivia said excitedly and they both moved to the front. "Go for it, girl!"

So, Abby took them around the block about three times before parking precisely where the car had been earlier. They saw the shadows of the men inside the house, jumped in the back, and moved to their original positions, but not before turning on the radio. Fin, Munch, and Elliot walked back to the car with their guns tucked away and relieved looks on their faces. Olivia and Abby got out of the car and Fin smiled.

"All clear," he said and was about to smile, but then he noticed something. "Why is the car facing the opposite direction?"

Abby's and Olivia's eyes widened and they looked at each other. Abby decided to save them.

"Just a joke. We wanted to see if you would notice, so Olivia turned the car around."

Fin frowned and looked at Munch and Elliot. They just shrugged. He rolled his eyes.

"Ha ha," he deadpanned. Abby turned around to wink at Olivia and she smiled. "Anyways, there's nobody in the house. We checked every nook and cranny and we didn't find anything-"

"-except a few dust bunnies-" Munch chimed in. Fin gave him the finger.

"-suspicious. So, what do you say?" Abby picked at her nails and looked at her feet, but Fin took her hands in his, since her nails were already down to the quick. "We don't have to stay if you don't want to. Nobody's gonna make you."

". . .No, I want to. Can we just. . .keep my bedroom door shut?" Fin smiled and hugged her.

"Of course we can. Thanks for the help, guys. I guess I'll be back when I'm back." Then they left, wishing them good luck and hugging Abby. Fin let Abby link her arm through his and carried the bags in with his free one. She stopped at the door. "It's okay, Honeybee. He's not here. Come on. I'm right here with you."

Taking a deep breath, Abby walked into the house. Once they were inside, her legs trembled and buckled beneath her. Fin dropped their bags and caught her, sliding to the floor with her as she cried.

"Shh, it's okay. It's okay. Oh, Baby, I'm so proud of you. You did it. Shh, it's all right." Her father lifted her in his arms and carried her into his bedroom, setting her down on the bed and stroking her hair. "You okay?"

"Yeah," she replied and stood. "I'm just gonna go wash my face."

"Okay, Honeybee."

Abby walked into the bathroom that joined her father's bedroom and closed the door. She walked over to the sink and turned the water on, leaning over to splash it on her face. She gasped at the cold, but welcomed it at the same time. Once she turned it off, she heard a creaking sound coming from the shower. She frowned into the towel she was using to dry her face off with and looked at the curtain, seeing a shadow swinging back and forth slightly. Grabbing the wrench under the sink, she slowly crept to the shower and paused before throwing the curtain open and screaming at what she saw.

TBC

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A.N. Since I can't stand the thought of leaving you there, here's a little teaser!

She dropped the wrench and fell to the floor, scooting back as far away as she could from the scene. She kept screaming and her father came running in, seeing (you figure it out!).

'Shit, we forgot the showers!' he thought and found his daughter staring at it. He fell to the floor and turned her body away from it so she couldn't see and pressed her face into his chest.

"Don't look at that. Whatever you do, don't look at that. Don't look, Abeni. Shh, shh."