Physical and Emotional
Part 10
Author's note: Okay here's the follow up to what happened when they get to the hospital and all that happy crap. Like I said I want to continue with this story, I have great plans for the future of it and I would like people to keep reading and reviewing. I would also like to be told when the story goes stale, but as long as people are asking for more I'm going to keep writing it. Thanks guys!
It was three days later and Casey Novak was more then happy to take over the case against James and Liz Lovett. Olivia, Elliot, Monica, and Krista had all filed their police reports and now it was up to Casey to bring them justice. Elliot and Olivia were just finishing up a meeting with Casey in her office when she was called away for a moment. Olivia turned to look at Elliot and folded her arms over her chest. The swelling in her face had gone down considerably but she still had a bruise around her eye and on her cheek bone, which she covered pretty well with makeup.
"I read your report, you know I did, why didn't you mention the rape?" Olivia asked him, she had only received his copy of the report that morning. He looked at her and his face actually had an expression of anger on it.
"Liv, you know how hard it is to prove…"
"You have a witness….HELLO!" Olivia shouted at him as she pointed to herself to emphasize that she was willing to testify to that effect. He looked away and shook his head slightly. She didn't understand because out of all the people in the world who should want to speak up about a rape it should be him.
"It's too late, lets just drop it okay?"
"No it's not okay and it's not too late to add to the…"
"JUST DROP IT!" He yelled at her, which was the first time he had actually yelled at her since the incident. She recoiled slightly at his yelling and then blinked a few times. Even after they had left captivity he wouldn't say a thing about the rape. He knew that she was sitting there when it happened, and he knew that she would be concerned by it but he just didn't talk.
"Is everything alright in here?" Casey asked as she came back into the room. Elliot gave Olivia a look like she better keep her mouth shut. She bit her bottom lip, took in a deep breath, and smiled at Casey.
"Yeah just a little disagreement on what we're having for lunch." Olivia lied and then rolled her eyes slightly. Elliot sat back in his chair and folded his arms over his chest. Casey didn't look like she bought that for one moment but she wasn't going to push the issue. Olivia wanted Elliot to admit that he had been raped more then anything, especially since the trial was to start in a few days. "So what are the charges you are bringing up on them?"
"Well I have some good news and bad news. The good news is we can nail James Lovett for the rape and murder of those two girls from a few years ago. We also got him on assault charges, we aren't cutting him a deal, and are seeking the death penalty." Casey said and then looked at the both of them. Olivia nodded and waited for the bad news, "The bad news is that this is Elizabeth Lovett's first offense and we only have her on assault charges."
"Wait a minute what about attempted murder?" Elliot interjected, if he remembered correctly he walked in on Liz about to dissect Krista alive.
"We can't prove that she was actually going to kill Krista." Casey said and then saw the look on his face, "The cuts she made on Krista's body, including the Y incision, were not bad enough that Krista would have died. Therefore we only have her on assault."
"This is bullshit." Elliot said, seemingly getting more mad about this then he actually should be. Olivia looked at him and reached over anaad put her hand on his. He yanked it away and stood up. Olivia frowned. Elliot opened his mouth like he was about to say something and then shut it again. After another moment he left the room. Casey looked at Olivia for some sort of explanation as to what was going on. Olivia shrugged slightly and stood up.
"He's close to Krista," Olivia said, which wasn't a lie, they had really bonded over what had happened and she hoped that would explain enough, "We've both been through a lot and he's just stressed out." Casey knew that was probably the best answer she was going to get so she just let it go. Olivia finished up with her, said her goodbyes, and left the office to go find Elliot.
James Lovett's trial went on without a hitch. In fact it only took the jury ten minutes to come back with a guilty conviction. He was charged with the murders of the two teenage girls and aggravated assault towards Olivia. She sat there through the whole trial and she was the only one of their group of four that could really testify to convict him. Neither Casey nor the defense deemed it necessary to call Monica, Krista, or Elliot to the stand. He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
Liz Lovett's case came around and the four of them were called in to testify against her. Monica and Krista were followed into the courthouse by a myriad of reporters. Monica wasn't the famous one this time, it was Krista. She was wearing a full length black overcoat and sunglasses, and Monica barked at the reporters to stay back, although they were both loving every minute of it. Monica and Krista sat in the back, behind Olivia and Elliot but when Krista's name was called, all hell broke loose.
She stood up and let the coat drop, under it she was wearing a black bikini with five inch black strappy heels. There were some whistles but most people, including members of the jury, gasped in sheer horror. In this outfit all of her scars were visible, the Y incision, the cut on her arm, leg, stomach, and lower back. She headed towards the witness stand slowly, not even trying to cover up her body, she wanted everyone to see what had been done to her. She was quickly chastised by the judge and told to put her coat back on. Monica, who was still in a wheelchair after her operations, handed the coat to Olivia who handed it to Casey, who brought it over to Krista, who put it on.
After all the testimonies, the jury only took 15 minutes and Liz was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 12 years, she would be eligible for parole in 6 years. Everyone seemed to be happy with the conviction, but Olivia was still upset that Elliot never reported his rape. He said that 12 years was just fine and told her to drop it. She decided that she wouldn't bring it up again, he was in counseling like they all were and she told herself that he would work it out there.
Six months later, the invitations had been sent out and Olivia and Elliot were just three months away from their wedding. They were at Monica's house with Krista having dinner because they both had a surprise to show Olivia and Elliot. They said it was their wedding gift and it was too big to wrap so they would just have to come over and see it. Monica lived in a very upscale neighborhood in a very nice four bedroom house. What they needed all that room for Olivia couldn't guess, but it was very nice. They were finishing dinner when Monica came out from the kitchen, still walking with a limp, and held up a bottle of champagne.
"You ready?" Krista asked Monica with a big smile on her face. Monica smiled back and popped the cork and started to pour the champagne into the glasses set out before each one of them. She nodded at Krista and she got up out of her chair and disappeared into the next room.
"What's this all about?" Olivia asked getting just a tad bit excited to see what the present was going to be. Monica sat down and raised her glass just as Krista came back into the room with a small black box in her hand. She held it out to Olivia, who took it and set it down on the table in front of her. She looked at Elliot, who also had a big smile on his face, and then raised her glass with Monica.
"To a happy marriage, god bless, live long and prosper….all that happy shit." Monica said and the four of them chimed glasses and took a sip,
"Open the gift!" Krista squealed with excitement and clapped her hands together. Olivia picked the box up and opened it. Inside there was a set of keys, house keys not car keys. Her eyes went wide and she held them up to look at. Elliot stood up and leaned in, he realized they were house keys too.
"What are these—"
"Your new house!" Krista yelled and then looked at Monica.
"New house?" Elliot said and he moved over to Olivia and put an arm around her gently, "You got us a house?" Monica nodded and took a sip of her champagne. Krista clapped her hands together and looked at Olivia and Elliot, who were both speechless.
"How can you afford this?" Olivia asked even though she was more then happy to take a new house. Elliot was also interested in the explanation. Krista took a sip of her drink and then cleared her throat gently.
"Surely you know about the lawsuit against the Lovett family right?" Krista asked them and they both nodded their heads, "Well then you know that I won. The Lovett family is worth close to a quarter of a billion dollars. That's how they can live in the woods and not work and all that crap. So anyway the total amount I won was close to 100 million dollars. After taxes were taken out of course. Anyway the amount that they gave me was equal to the amount I would have made in my career had Liz not mangled my body. The judge saw what she did to me and the family settled, I was going for 250 million but 100 was just fine. We didn't just buy you a house, we bought you the one next to ours. I know, the house was a bit over a million dollars but when you have as much money as I do it doesn't matter. The gift was just from me, Monica has a gift for you too." Both Olivia and Elliot looked at Monica stunned, what could she possibly be offering them on top of this?
"I'm going to pay for you to decorate your house any way you want, just try to keep it under 500 thousand. I mean my books sell well but not THAT well." She said and then sat back in her chair and finished off her champagne. Olivia suddenly felt faint, they had just received a house and money to decorate it and she didn't know if she could believe it.
"Are you two really…I mean is this…am I awake?" Olivia said after another moment and then looked at Elliot. He was all smiles, Monica laughed and Krista reached over and put her hand on top of Olivia's.
"It's real Liv, believe it." Krista said and then took Olivia's hand and squeezed it gently. Olivia looked at Elliot again and he pulled her into a passionate kiss. There the four of them were, celebrating, happy, and just loving life. They had a new house, money to decorate, and two best friends that would never leave their side. For the moment, everything was perfect.
End Part 10
(There will be a Sequel to this story under a different title but I will be continuing it…the title of the next part will be called "Sex, Lies, and Olivia Benson….PLEASE read it and review…I know there are people out there who want to see a continuation and I will write it! It should be up within the week. Thanks!)
