Married to a Stranger
Disclaimer: I don't own them (But my birthday is coming!)
Summary: See chapter 1
A/N: This chapter is very case oriented, so is the next one, but the final few take an interesting turn!
Interviews
Olivia woke up the next morning to the smell of bacon and eggs. She got out of bed, and padded down to the kitchen.
"Something smells good." She said with a yawn.
"I made breakfast. I hope bacon and eggs are okay." Steve smiled as he piled some of the food onto a plate for Olivia.
"That's great." Olivia smiled. "Usually I'm trying to usher a four year old, and occasionally two 16 year olds, out of the house in the morning. I'm lucky if I get the remains of someone's soggy cereal, or a stale doughnut at the precinct." She laughed.
Steve set the plate on the table, and handed Olivia a cup of coffee. "Sit, eat." He smiled.
She did as she was told, and graciously ate the food that was in front of her. "This is delicious." She said between bites.
"So glad that you like it." Steve smiled.
"So, what's on the agenda for today?" Olivia asked.
"Well, I was hoping that we could check out the local park. I hear that there are some nice jogging trails." He offered.
"While that sounds lovely, I think we should start trying to figure out if out Vic was having contact with any of the men in town, outside of their weekly parties." Olivia said. "I don't want to leave my daughter any longer than I have to."
Steve was disappointed by her remark. He was planning on her getting lost in this pretend world that they were living in. Why did she have to bring her daughter up?
"Okay, so how do you think we should do this?" Steve asked, annoyance in his voice.
"Well, since I'm supposed to be a house wife, I could 'run in' to some of the women in town, and start up conversation." Olivia answered. "I know these kind of women Steve, they love to gossip."
He loved the way his name sounded when it came out of her lips.
"Sounds great. I'll head over to precinct and see if I can't find anything about their backgrounds." Steve answered.
The two finished their breakfast, and Olivia headed back up to her room to shower. She chose a black and white floral print skirt, and white tank top to wear today. She paired it with her white sandals from the barbeque, and a white bag. She smiled at how much her appearance could change just by putting herself in a skirt.
Olivia opened her nightstand drawer, where she was keeping her gun, badge, and cell, to take her phone out so that she could call Elliot and fill him in. To her surprise, it was gone. "Now where the hell did I put my phone?" She thought. "Maybe I left it downstairs."
By the time she got downstairs Steve was already gone. She searched the house, but her phone was no where in sight. "I don't have time for this." She thought. She decided to just call Elliot on the house phone.
"Hey babe." She smiled into the phone when she heard Elliot pick up. She filled him in about the swinging club, and told him that Steve would be there soon.
"How's everything going?" Elliot asked.
"Well, besides being sexually frustrated, and that I think I'm going crazy, I'm fine." Olivia joked.
"What do you mean you're going crazy?" Elliot asked.
"Well, I was almost positive that I put my cell in my nightstand last night, but when I went to get it this morning, it wasn't there." Olivia answered.
"Have you found it?" Elliot asked.
"No, can you see if maybe Steve accidentally picked it up when he gets to the precinct?" She asked.
"Sure." Elliot answered.
"I hate to run, but I do have some investigation to get done. I'll talk to you later." Olivia said.
"Okay, I'll call you tonight." Elliot said. "Love you."
"Love you too." Olivia answered as she hung up the phone, and headed out the door.
"Now, where would society women, who just happen to be swingers, be during the day?" Olivia wondered as she locked the front door. It wasn't long, however, before she found her first mouth. Laura was gardening in her front yard.
Olivia walked up to her fence and called, "Hi there Laura, nice to see you." She smiled.
"Oh, hi Donna." She smiled, getting up to greet Olivia. "Why don't you come up. Have a drink" She offered.
"That'd be great." Olivia smiled. The one thing these women seemed to love more than "spicy" sex was alcohol, and Olivia was thankful for that.
She went into Laura's patio and sat down with her glass of wine.
"So, where are you headed?" Laura asked, sitting down in the chair across the small table from Olivia.
"I'm on my way to the market." Olivia lied. "Your garden looks beautiful." She added, trying to keep the conversation moving.
"Thank you." Laura answered, taking a sip from her glass. "So, I hear you and Mike are the newest members of our club." She smiled.
"Yes, we're very excited." Olivia answered.
"Well, I'm excited that there's going to be some new people!" Laura smiled. "Everyone's going to be envious of the first woman who gets pulled my Mike." She winked.
Olivia just smiled; she wasn't sure what else to do.
"I didn't get a chance to ask Patty last night," Olivia began. "Are there any rules in this club?" She asked.
"Well, there are a few." Laura answered. "To assure that no one gets hurt."
"Of course." Olivia said.
"Umm, let me think. The only time that you can sleep with anyone else's husband is on the nights of our dinners. Each week you have to take home a different partner, to ensure that no… attachments are formed." Laura began. "No always means no. You only do what both you and your partner are comfortable with, and the night ends when the sex is over; there's no spending the night." Laura continued.
"And, all this is to ensure that all that's shared is sex, not feelings I assume." Olivia inferred.
"Yes." Laura answered.
"Now, what happens if someone were to break one of the rules, and start a relationship with one of the other members?" Olivia asked.
"Well, if Patty and Frank find out, than the couple is no longer allowed to attend meetings. We're not about having affairs, just keeping the mystery in bedroom." Laura answered. "Sure, one night you share with a person other than your spouse, but when you return to them, you always have something new to surprise them with. The most exciting part is when your spouse pulls your name though." She smiled.
"Is that what happened with the last couple in the club; did one of them have an affair?" Olivia inquired.
"No." Laura answered. "It's sad actually, what happened to dear Pam."
"What happened?" Olivia pushed.
"Well, you're bound to find out, so I should just tell you. She and her husband, George, were members for years. She got pregnant though, and, for obvious reasons, wanted to leave the club." Laura explained.
"How is that sad?" Olivia asked.
"Oh, that isn't the sad part." Laura said. "She was… killed, shortly after." She whispered. "George moved out of the neighborhood shortly after the police cleared him as a suspect."
"Who did it?" Olivia asked, knowing that no one was arrested, but hoping Laura would give her some ideas.
"Well, they never caught the guy, but I think she may have been cheating on the poor man." Laura again whispered.
"What would make you think that?" Olivia asked, leaning in.
"Well, she was my neighbor, and I would always see her sneaking in and out of the house. Then, on the nights that George got stuck at the office, I saw a man going in, and coming out." Laura answered, seemingly happy with her detective skills. "But that's all just idle gossip." She smiled. "I really don't want to keep you from your shopping."
"Oh, well thank you for the drink, I'll see you later." Olivia smiled as she left the porch.
"So she was having an affair." Olivia thought. "Now we just have to figure out who it was with."
TBC... there is another case chapter, and than some twists! Don't forget to ;eave a review, I love hearing from you guys!
