Title: Isn't Something Missing?
Rating: Pg-13 (hey you never know what may happen)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Summary: (Another story in the Kristin Benson collection) Elliot and Olivia get a call about the kidnapping of a teenage girl, only to discover it's one of their own. How far will they go to save someone they love? EO as it continues
DISCLAIMER: well… sadly I didn't get SVU for my b-day… but there's always CHRISTMAS! Lol, Dick Wolf gets allllllllll the credit for this amazing show and characters…. So here we go!
Chapter 2 – I Hate Hospitals
"Detective Benson… this is my partner, Detective Stabler… we need to know where we could find Kathleen Stabler…" Olivia stated, producing her badge from her jacket pocket, as Elliot did the same.
"Stabler… oh here it is… Room 127, her mother's with her now…" A petite red-haired nurse told them, "You can follow me…"
The two detectives followed the nurse down the hallway, up a flight of stairs and down another hallway. Olivia wanted to reach out to Elliot and let him know she was there, but she knew that any displays of affection while on the job could get them in major trouble. Although, this was his daughter and Olivia remembered how he had always been there for her when Kristin was in the hospital. Why should this be any different?
"Here we are… Detectives I should warn you… Ms. Stabler blacked out at the scene of the accident and she's still not fully aware of what had happened…"
Both Elliot and Olivia nodded, understanding the situation. Benson watched the nurse disappear down the hallway before returning her focus to Elliot, whose eyes where fixated on the door facing him.
"Elliot…" she whispered, wrapping her strong arms around his waist. "It's ok… she'll be alright…"
Elliot's thoughts raced back to the note he had found only an hour before. This man was after his family, and he had a day to do something about it before they were all taken from his life… permanently. How could he tell Liv that a deranged lunatic was after her and his kids that almost seemed like they were her own? He sighed trying to clear his mind of those evil thoughts. "I know…" he finally croaked, stroking her soft hair with his hand, pulling her closer to him.
He hated being vulnerable almost as much as Olivia did, but he needed her support just like she desperately needed him a few months ago.
"Let's go in… she needs you Elliot…" she separated from him, taking his hand and gently opening the door.
Katie lay on a plain white hospital bed, IVs poked into her arms, with a heart monitor beeping steadily at her side. Elliot couldn't take the sight of his middle daughter weak and helpless on that cold bed, knowing that all his love couldn't help her.
Kathy sat beside her in an uncomfortable chair, clinging to her daughter's left hand. Her other arm was already in a cast and her chest was wrapped, making it hard for her bruised ribs to breathe. Kathy looked up at the two of them as they came into the room and rose to her feet slowly, releasing Katie's hand.
"Kathy if you don't want me here…" Olivia was interrupted by Kathy's sudden collapse into Olivia's arms. Both detectives were stunned. All along they figured Kathy hated Olivia for being in love with her ex-husband, and yet here she was grasping onto her for support.
"Ssh… it's okay Kathy…" she did her best to comfort her as Elliot took over Kathy's spot and sat next to Katie.
"Katie honey? It's dad… I'm sorry this happened to you… Liv and I are going to find the man that put you here…"
"Lizzie…" she moaned.
"What?"
"Where's Lizzie?" she asked, her voice now audible to everyone in the room.
Olivia and Elliot exchanged glances, "Why don't you get some sleep Katie…"
"No! I want to know where Lizzie is! What aren't you telling me?" she sat up with immense difficulty, looking for any sign from the three adults. "She's not… hurt… is she?"
"I don't know…"
"What happened?"
"We'll talk about it in the morning…"
"Ok…"
"Liv and I will have to get your statement then too…"
"Ok dad…"
"See ya tomorrow sweetie…" he rose to his feet, motioning that both Olivia and Kathy follow him outside.
"What's wrong with Liz?" Kathy asked, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Kathy… she was… taken…"
"Taken…"
"We don't know what happened… but we'll find out…"
"Maybe you should stay with her Elliot…"
"That's okay Olivia; Brent will be here soon…" Kathy whispered.
"Right…" I responded, remembering that Kathy had remarried just a few months before.
"Well… we should go back to work…" Elliot said.
"Find the man who hurt our babies okay Elliot?" Kathy pleaded.
"I promise…"
As Elliot and Olivia rushed down the stairs, returning to their car, Olivia whispered three words just loud enough for Elliot to hear. "I hate hospitals…"
A/N: well you know how I do things around here… I won't post until I get 5 reviews! you know you love me! so… in case everyone's confused, Kristin is the girl Olivia adopted in one of my other stories and she was in the hospital because she was raped… ok… I think that's it… oh yeah and Kathy also married a man named Brent in the same story… um… that's it now… I was going to leave everyone hanging until tomorrow, but I can be nice you see… :-D ok so now that you've read, review!