Olivia pulled into the apartment complex and shut off the car. Looking over, she saw Amanda in the passenger seat, sleeping soundly.
"Amanda, sweetheart, we are home," she whispered, gently shaking her shoulder but the blonde didn't stir.
Exiting the car, she walked around to the other side and opened the passenger side door. "Come on, honey, we are home." "It's time to wake up," she whispered as she ran her hand through her detective's hair but still she didn't stir.
"Guess I'm carrying you," she said to herself as she leaned down and unbuckled her before lifting the small blonde into her arms and starting towards their apartment.
"Damn." "She's out cold," Alex said as she opened the door for Olivia, letting her in. Olivia had texted to tell her they were leaving the therapist's office half an hour ago, and she had decided to come over to check on them.
"She's so tired." "I can't tell you the last time she's slept through the night," she whispered walking towards the guest room.
"Kim will be here soon," Alex said quietly, watching as Olivia tried once more to wake Amanda up so she could change her clothes. "Come on, baby." "Help me out here," she whispered.
"Mmmm," Amanda mumbled, lying her head against Olivia's chest and she let out a sigh.
"Wow, you weren't kidding," Kim whispered to Alex, making the attorney nearly jump out of her skin, not having heard her approach.
"The hell?" Alex yelled, and was stunned when Amanda's only response was to bury her face deeper into Olivia's chest, never waking up. "I'm so sorry, Alex," she said sincerely and she just gave her a smile.
"No problem, Kim." "Liv?" "How is she?"
"Sleeping soundly as you can see," she said pressing a kiss to the head tucked against her chest. "Tell us what happened with the therapist," Alex said.
"Hold on," Olivia said as she got Amanda tucked into bed before following the two women out of the room, but leaving the door open slightly just incase Amanda needed her.
"She could sleep through a tornado right now," Alex commented as they sat in the living room, cups of coffee in hand and the other two women just nodded in agreement. "She hasn't slept properly in a week," Olivia said, fighting back an exhausted yawn of her own and Kim just looked at her. "I don't think she's the only one," she said and Olivia just shrugged.
"It's my job to take care of her," she responded. "I'm so grateful for that, but you need to take care of yourself too," Kim said.
"She's right, Liv," Alex added and Olivia gave them a nod.
"So what happened with the therapist?" Alex asked and Olivia leaned back into the couch before beginning to explain.
"Whatever has been going on this last week has seemed to have passed." "Apparently she was angry and scared and only wanted me," she said and the other two nodded. "That explains why she tried to bite me," Alex said and Kim just stared. "Wh-she tried to bite you?" Kim sputtered in disbelief.
"Yes." "she would almost become violent if anyone got near me," Olivia said and the younger Rollins just shook her head. "We explained to her that she can't lash out though so I'm just hoping when she sees you two she won't try to hit or anything."
"I remember when we finally found her," Olivia said quietly before recounting the events of that day.
Flashback: 6 months earlier
It had been more than a year since Amanda had gone missing and Olivia had not once stopped looking for her. Their relationship wasn't always the best at times, but she told herself if she got her back she'd be the one to take care of her. Pushing those thoughts aside she glanced over at Kat, Fin and the other officers before saying, "she's in there."
"Police," they called out, kicking the door in and entering the house. "Fin and I will take the basement," she said. "The rest of us will take the rest of the house," Detective Berryman told her.
He had been helping with the case and providing what information he could since this was his case before he began raping women.
Walking down the hall, Olivia and Fin came to a wooden door. They looked at one another before cautiously opening it and walking down the creaky old staircase, guns and flashlights out.
"NY PD," they called out, scanning the entire room before Olivia saw her.
There, in the corner, on a mattress, naked and shivering and chained to the wall with a collar around her neck was Amanda, her detective.
"Go to her, Liv." "I've got this," he said as he continued to look around. Nodding she carefully lowered her gun before slowly walking over to her and kneeling down.
"Amanda, it's Olivia" she said gently and her head shot up at the voice, the voice she'd wanted to hear for so long now and she began to cry while tugging at the chains, trying to get loose and get to her captain.
"Hey, baby, it's ok." "I'm going to get you out of those," she assured before hearing a scuffle from behind her. "Liv," she wailed now more desperate than ever to get to her when she saw her abductor.
"Hold on, sweetheart," she hushed before spotting a key nearby.
"Fin, get him out of here," she said and Fin nodded. "Gladly," he growled before dragging him up the stairs.
"She's mine," he screamed. "Get your hands off her."
"Shut up, keep moving," Fin ordered and once they were out of sight Olivia continued working on the chains and collar.
Once they had been removed Amanda immediately moved closer to Olivia who gently pulled her into her arms. "Oh, honey, we've been looking for you for so long," she said and Amanda just cried harder, gripping the brunette's jacket, not wanting to be separated from her.
Suddenly EMT's came down the stairs and approached the two women. "Captain Benson we need to look at her," one said and when she attempted to move her from Olivia's arms she freaked. "No," she growled, attempting to hit and bite them and Olivia gently pulled her back to her, where she immediately calmed down once she was back in the brunette's arms.
"She's been missing for a year," Olivia explained and they just stared. "She's clearly attached to you," the other EMT said.
"Can I hold her while you examine her?" She asked. "Liv," Amanda shrieked.
"Shhh, baby, I'm going to hold you and I'm getting you out of here," she assured her gently.
"No please, don't let them touch me, only you," she sobbed, her hands once again gripping the brunette's jacket and Olivia pressed a kiss to the messy hair in comfort.
"Sweetheart, it's ok." "We are going to sit on this stretcher and you're going to sit in my lap," she said.
"Captain Benson, I don't recommend that," one EMT said and she just gave them a look. "She won't let you touch her any other way," she snapped and as if to prove her point, Amanda began crying and shrieking hysterically as soon as she was placed on the stretcher, needing the physical connection to her boss.
"Olivia," she screamed and suddenly Fin, detective Berryman, Kat and the other officers appeared at the top of the stairs.
"We are getting her to the bus," the other EMT said but was stunned, along with everyone else in the room when Amanda sat up, swung her feet over the side and wrapped her arms around Olivia's waste and hid her face in her boss's shoulder.
"Amanda, we need to check you out," one of the EMT's said but as soon as she was touched Amanda once again lashed out, trying to hit and bite.
"Hey, sweetheart, come here, no biting," Olivia whispered, as she lifted her into her arms and took a seat on the stretcher.
"I'm not leaving you and we don't do that," she said softly.
"Bite on this," she said and offered her the stim toy she had gotten her before her abduction and she didn't waste any time before it was in her mouth.
"Look, I've known her for 9 years, she's autistic and she needs normalcy right now, especially after everything she's been through," she said softly as she watched her chew, bite and suck rhythmically on the toy, becoming more calm and content the longer Olivia held her one hand keeping the toy in her mouth and the other returning to her boss's jacket.
"Please just let me hold her," she told them, nodding to the bite mark on the younger EMT's hand that she wasn't able to prevent.
"Alright," they conceded. "I'm sorry," the EMT Amanda had bitten said quietly.
"It's ok," Olivia assured her.
End flashback
"Watching her with that toy and seeing how attached she had become to me over this last week was like her rescue all over again," she said as she finished her story.
"What happened once you arrived at the hospital?" Alex asked and Olivia was once again lost in thought as the events from that day played out in her mind.
Arriving at the hospital they were lead into a private room. The female doctor entered an raised an eyebrow at the sight.
Amanda was still in Olivia's lap, looking up at her as Olivia gently attempted to take the stim toy from her.
"Captain Benson, we may have to give her a light sedative," the doctor said gently, nodding to the toy in her mouth. "Is that a stim toy?"
"Yes." "She's autistic and chewing and biting are major stims for her so I got her that," she explained.
"Amanda, baby, I need this for a second," she said and surprisingly she let Olivia remove it from her mouth with menimal fuss, calm as long as she was continuing to be held.
"Good girl, I'll give it right back," Olivia said softly.
"Amanda, I'm Dr. Marsh, and I just want to check you out," she said and Amanda let out a whimper.
"It's ok, Olivia can stay with you," she assured.
"Baby, I'm not going anywhere," she added.
End flashback
"That's so heartbreaking," Alex said and Kim nodded in agreement before they heard soft footsteps.
"Hey, baby," Olivia said as she walked straight over to her before crawling into her friends lap, and Olivia got the attention of the other two when she saw what was in her friends mouth.
"Amanda, Alex is here and so is Kim," she said but Amanda just chewed on the toy in response, but she turned to Alex before beginning to sign.
"I'm sorry I tried to bite you," she said and Alex just gave her a smile.
"Come on, sweetheart," she said a while later when the blonde began drifting back to sleep in her arms. "Let's get some sleep."
"We are both exhausted," she continued and Amanda nodded. "Scared, only want you," she whispered.
"I know, sweetheart and I'm right here," she said.
"You found me," she said and Olivia looked at her. "Do you feel the same way you did when I found you?" She asked and Amanda just nodded, cuddling closer and it all became clear. She just hoped she could bring Amanda back to her.