A/N: I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I've been out of state on vacation for the last two weeks and my family banned computers and any electronic devices from the trip. We had to leave all electronic devices at home. Unfortunately all of my brothers survived without their MP3 players and video games, and yes I survived without my computer. So here's my next chapter, hope you enjoy.

Ch. 11: Why is This Happening

Elliot and Olivia joined Munch and Fin in the car chase of a 2005 black Chevy Suburban. The Suburban was not stopping for anything or anybody and had already caused three separate wrecks, not to mention almost running over a couple who was walking out of restaurant.

"Elliot we have to get the patrol cars to stop chasing him or someone is going to get killed" Olivia said as she hung on as Elliot sped around another street corner

"Okay, radio that to the officers. Tell them to pull back from their chase" he told her as they ran a red light through an intersection, nearly missing getting sideswiped by an oncoming car oblivious to the chase.

"Jesus Elliot" yelped Olivia as she clung tighter to the handle on the roof of the car, bracing her foot on the dashboard

"Sorry" he said as he swerved out of the way, "Just hang on"

After Olivia had radioed orders to the two patrol cars she and Elliot watched as the two cars slowly backed down from the Suburban. But then to their surprise the Suburban sped up even faster making a sharp turn to cross the bridge and head out of town.

"Dammit" Elliot cursed as the two patrol cars missed the turn. Elliot jerked the wheel hard to the right just making the turn.

Olivia turned around to see Munch and Fin still following behind them in their car, "Munch and Fin are still with us" she told Elliot as she turned back around

"Good, I don't know where these guys think they are going" he said as he sped up over the bridge

Once they crossed the bridge Elliot sped up closer to the Suburban, "Can you see how many people are in the car?" he asked Olivia

She strained her eyes but couldn't make out any figures through the tinted windows, "No the windows are too dark" she told him

"I'm going to-" he began

"Do it" she told him, knowing exactly what he was going to say

Elliot sped up and rear ended the Suburban causing him and Olivia to jerk forward slightly and the Suburban to fish tail before regaining control of the large vehicle.

"Try it again" Olivia told him

"Hang on" he said as he sped up and hit the Suburban from behind again, this time causing the driver of the Suburban to slam on his brakes as he lost control of his vehicle.

"ELLIOT" Olivia screamed when she saw the Suburban slamming on it's brakes

Elliot saw the Suburban and jerked his car to the right as the Suburban spun and flipped into a ditch to their left. Elliot and Olivia braced themselves as their car went off the road and into another ditch crashing into a barb wire fence as Elliot slammed on the brakes.

When Elliot and Olivia had regained themselves Elliot looked over at Olivia.

"Olivia...Liv are you okay?" he asked as his hand reached out to grip her shoulder.

"I think so" she answered, "Besides the seatbelt nearly strangling me"

"Sorry" he said again as he undid his seatbelt, "Can you get out over there?" he asked her when he saw that her side of the car was next to one of the fence posts.

Olivia undid her seatbelt and tried to open her door but to no avail.

"No it's jammed shut" she said turning back to Elliot

Elliot nodded as he opened his door and got out looking over at Fin and Munch who were trying to get the driver of the Suburban out. Then he leaned back in the car to make sure Olivia could get out. She climbed across the seat and got out of the car and just as they were about to go help Munch and Fin, they came running towards Elliot and Olivia.

"Get down, it's gonna blow" Fin yelled at Elliot and Olivia

"What?" said Elliot as he and Olivia ran to the other side of their car to take cover

Munch and Fin joined them as they all ducked down waiting for the explosion.

"But the kids" Olivia yelled as she stood up to run back to the Suburban

"Liv" Elliot yelled as he grabbed her wrist, yanking her back down beside him just as the Suburban blew up.

After the explosion Olivia jumped up and ran around their car and over to the Suburban that was on fire. Elliot ran up behind her, followed by Fin and Munch.

"Olivia the driver was the only person in the car from what we could tell" Munch said to Olivia

"From what you could tell" she said angrily as she turned to look at Munch

"Olivia I don't think the kids were in there. I think if they would have been in there, then everyone else would have been also" Elliot said as he stood beside her

"I didn't even recognize the driver" Fin said to Elliot and Olivia, "He didn't look like any of the four guys that we've been looking for"

"Maybe it wasn't even the right vehicle" Elliot said

"It was the right vehicle" said Olivia as she walked back towards her and Elliot's car

"Maybe they payed somebody to distract us" Munch suggested

"Maybe" Elliot said shrugging his shoulders, "Hey I think you guys are gonna have to give us a lift back to the precinct" he told them before turning and walking towards Olivia, who was leaning against the trunk of their Sedan. Just as he did he heard more sirens and he looked down the street to see three patrol cars speeding towards them.

"You ready to head back to the station. There's nothing more we can do here. They'll get the body shipped to the morgue and maybe Warner can get an ID" Elliot said to Olivia

Olivia was staring at the ground and Elliot wasn't sure if she had heard anything he had just said.

"Liv"

She nodded her head before looking up into his eyes, and that told him everything he needed to know. He knew she was scared. Afraid that they wouldn't find Oliver and Callie in time. Afraid of what was going to happen.

"Comeon" he said motioning for her to follow him to John and Fin's car

She hastily pushed herself away from their Sedan and followed Elliot over to Munch and Fin's car.

"We called a wrecker to haul the Sedan to a shop. You guys ready to go" Fin said as he stood at the car

"Yeah" Elliot answered as he and Olivia walked up to the car

They all piled into the Sedan and headed back to the precinct in silence.

Once they got to the precinct and got up to their floor the Captain met them just as they were all about to sit down at their desks.

"Benson, Stabler, My office, now" he ordered

Olivia and Elliot looked at each other with a confused look as they walked into Cragen's office.

"Are you two insane. You could have been killed in that chase along with some innocent civilians. You two know that police chases are illegal inside the city." Cragen practically yelled at them

"We know Captain that's why we hung back till he got outside the city limits, that's when we jumped on the chance to get him" Elliot told his superior

"Well I think the both of you are too close to this case-"

"You're damn right we are Captain. But please, don't take us off this case, for my son's sake, please. I can't sit around and do nothing while he is missing. And I trust you guys more than anybody else, and I know you will do whatever possible to get my son back. But please let me help" Olivia begged as she fought back tears

Captain Cragen took a deep breath before looking back and forth between his two best detectives, "You promise me that you will do things by the book and won't get killed in the process"

"Promise" Elliot and Olivia said in unison

Cragen then nodded his head, "Okay, you can go" he told them

Olivia turned to leave Elliot behind him, but Cragen stopped Elliot before he got out the door.

"Elliot"

"Yeah Cap"

"You watch out for her. I know she wants her son back, but it's not going to help him if she gets herself killed in the process" he told Elliot with concern

Elliot smiled, "I've always got her back Captain" he said before turning and shutting the door behind him.

When Elliot got back to his desk he noticed Olivia staring at him and he knew what that look meant.

"Okay Liv, before you say anything hear me out-"

"Elliot I know you and Cragen were talking about me" she told him

"Yes but only because he's concerned about you"

"I'm fine"

"Well you won't be if you get yourself killed in the process of looking for Oliver" Elliot stated

"Well if Oliver's already dead then what difference does it make" she said

Elliot paused as he looked at Olivia, then he said, "First of all you and I both know he's not dead, second you and I both know that we are going to do everything in our power to find him and believe me we will find him, and Callie, and lastly I couldn't live with myself if anything ever happened to you, so I better not hear you say anything like that again"

Olivia just looked from Elliot down to her desk at the paperwork in front of her. She began to go through more files as Elliot sat back down at his desk to do the same thing. They needed something, anything to help point them in the right direction to find Callie and Oliver.

About an hour later Munch and Fin came back to the precinct only to give information that the black suburban was registered to a Ted Mason.

"Wait, the Ted Mason?" Olivia questioned

"Yeah the same Ted Mason who clocked Olivia and me and raped Anna Blake seven years ago?" Elliot asked

"The one and only" said Munch

"Well was Warner able to ID the body that was in the suburban?" Olivia asked

"They were still picking up pieces when we left. But Warner said she would call us ASAP as soon as she found anything" Fin answered

"Ugghhh" Olivia let out as she turned and headed up the stairs to the crib

Elliot shrugged his shoulders at Fin and Munch before taking off after Olivia. When he entered the crib he saw her standing next to the window, looking out through the bars.

"Liv" he said quietly as he walked up behind her, "Are you okay?"

Olivia let out a small laugh, one that Elliot recognized as sarcastic laughter.

"Yeah Elliot I'm great. My son and one of his friends are missing and we have no solid leads to find them. Because of me they're still out there with criminals" she said sarcastically before she turned to face her partner

"Olivia it's not your fault. How many times do I have to tell you that" he told her

"I guess until I believe that it's true" she said as she stepped around him and walked over to sit down on one of the beds.

Elliot closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening his eyes back up and turning around to look at Olivia. Then he walked over to the bed she was sitting on and he sat down next to her. He looked down and noticed that she had her hands folded on her lap. So he reached his hand over and placed his on top of both of her hands. They both raised their eyes and met one another's gaze and Elliot let out a smile before saying,

"I promise you that none of this is your fault and I promise that we are going to find them and they are going to be okay. But you have to promise me that you'll take care of yourself"

"Elliot I am"

"Really. Cause it's nearly 3 AM and you've been up for the past twenty hours and I haven't seen you take a break at all. You need some rest" he told her

"Well you've been up for the same amount of time" she stated looking at him

"Fair enough. Tell you what, why don't we both lay down, and try and get some rest before Warner calls. That should give us at least a couple of hours." he suggested

Olivia nodded her head as she moved to lay down on the bed that she was sitting on, "Okay" she said as she laid her head on the pillow that was on the bed. Elliot smiled as she closed her eyes, and his smile widened when she said,

"Elliot I know you're still sitting there, go find a bed and lay down"

"Okay" he said as he got up and moved to the bed next to hers. He laid down on his back his head turned towards Olivia before he quickly fell asleep.

Around 5 AM Munch came into the crib and found Elliot and Olivia sound asleep. He shook Elliot awake before saying,

"Hey the results are back from Warner"

"Hmmm...Okay, thanks" Elliot mumbled as he sat up to try and wake himself up.

Munch left the room, leaving Elliot and Olivia and a couple other detectives who had decided to crash there for the night. Elliot walked the two feet to her bed and sat down next to where she was laying. Then he carefully shook her awake.

"Olivia...Liv. Warner just called, she has the results for the dead body" he told her quietly

"Hmmm...Okay" Olivia said in a mumble which caused Elliot just to smile

Then Olivia opened her eyes to find her brown ones staring right up into Elliot's blue ones.

"Well good morning sunshine" he joked

Olivia just rolled her eyes and let a half smile slip at his sarcasm before rolling off of the bed and heading out of the crib and down the stairs, with Elliot following.

Elliot grabbed two cups of coffee while Olivia let Cragen know where they were heading. Then he and Olivia headed down to Warner's to find out the results.

Once they got there Warner handed Elliot the file with the results and Olivia read them over his shoulder.

"The body wasn't Ted Mason" she said out loud

Warner shook her head, "Nope his name was William McKinney. I did find a bullet fragment attached to his right upper arm. It matched a police issued gun, and must have been pretty recent"

"Maybe it's the guy from the warehouse that we didn't recognize" Elliot suggested

Olivia nodded, "Did you get a picture to come up?" she asked

Warner nodded, "Yeah, here" she said pulling up his picture on the computer.

"That's the guy you shot at the warehouse" Olivia said to Elliot who nodded, "Do we have a current address?" she asked her partner

Elliot flipped the file back open and found that his address was listed in New York. He turned to Olivia to see if she wanted to check it out, but she read his mind without him having to ask her anything.

"Let's go" she said as she thanked Warner before walking out the door with Elliot close behind with the file in hand.

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. I'll try and get the next chapter up early next week. But until then please review this chapter.