Cody and Emery got to the airport and waited to board the plane. New York was always a place Emery wanted to visit even though it was only for two days she couldn't wait. She was head over heels for Cody and he was the absolute sweetest guy she could ever ask for.
"You ready babe?" He asked.
"I can't believe I'm about to say this but yeah I am." Emery says kissing him.
When they got to New York it was really late so there was no time to do anything besides check into the hotel. Emery didn't feel pressured into sleeping with him or anything they laid next to each other all night and just talked. They had so much in common they both wanted similar things out of life and were going to try there hardest to get there. The real reason they were there was so Cody could see his mom and Emery wanted to help in any way she could.
"If my mom finds out I'm in New York and I didn't tell her she will literally kill me so you better feel special." Emery said with a giggle.
"I just need to see her and then we will head home, I appreciate you coming with me."
Emery smiled, softly kissed his lips, and continued their conversation. Eventually they both feel asleep, excited to start the day.
"Good morning beautiful how did you sleep?" He asked.
"Pretty well, what about you?" She asked.
"Good, are you ready for some site seeing we don't have to meet my mom until later this afternoon.
"Duh, I've been waiting my whole life to come here." She said excitedly.
"Times Square, the 9/11 memorial, and the Statue of Liberty. Then we will head to my mom's." he says.
"Sounds good to me." She said with a smile.
They had an amazing day walking around the city together. Many pictures were taken and the thought in Emery's head was she couldn't wait until she got home to show her mom but then she remembered that her mom had no clue she took the trip in the first place. Before they even realized it, it was time to head to Cody's moms. The taxi pulled up to a ratty old motel, and they got out.
"Cody I don't know if this is a good idea?" Emery said.
"I have to at least try to get through to her. You know what it's like to have a drug addicted mom." Cody says walking into the motel.
Emery didn't say a word she just followed him. They got to the door and knocked she answered the door and was agitated until she realized who it was. She invited them in and rustled around paper trying to clean up.
"How you been mom?" he asked the obviously strung out woman.
"Oh, me? I'm good. Who is your friend?" She asked.
"Mom this is Emery I go to school with her. Emery this is my mom Kathy." He says introducing them.
"It's very nice to meet you Kathy." She says.
"Likewise." Kathy said uneasy.
Emery sat next to Cody just listening for the longest time, then the fighting began. When there was a minute of silence Emery saw her chance to give them a minute alone.
"I saw a soda machine downstairs, would you guys like one?" Emery asks.
They both shake their heads no and she leaves. When she arrives at the machine she tries every single soda but they are all sold out. She stalled for a bit longer than headed back to the room. Before she could even get through the door two men came up behind her with guns and shoved her in the room they followed.
"Alright Kathy where is his money?" A man asks.
"I just need a little more time." She stutters.
"Well times up." He says shooting her then Cody.
"And who might you be?" The other guy asks picking Emery off the floor by her face.
"You are lucky you are to pretty to shoot. What do you say we have a little fun with her Tyler?"
"No man we aren't rapists, we maybe killers but not rapists." The other guy says.
He pistol whipped Emery and she blacked out. The desk clerk heard the gun shots and called the police. When they showed up they found a dead body, a man who was slowly bleeding out, and a battered girl. All their money was gone but there phones and ID's were still with them.
"Hey Sargent, I think you should take a look at this." Rollins says handing Benson the girl's ID.
"Emery Lindsay, Chicago, Illinois." Benson read.
"Do you think she is related to Erin?" Rollins questions.
"There is one way to find out." Olivia says taking her phone out of her pocket.
"Detective Lindsay." Erin answers the phone.
"Hey it's Liv, quick question do you know an Emery Lindsay?" Benson asks.
"She is my daughter, Liv what's going on?"
"She was involved in a robbery here in New York she is in the hospital with a pretty bad concussion. She is lucky, the people she was with were shot one of them died." She said.
"Liv please take care of her until I get there." Erin pleads.
"Sure thing. See you soon." Benson says.
Erin hangs up the phone and walks back to the bedroom where Jay is. She sits in shock for a good five minutes and then frantically gathers her stuff.
"What is going on?" Jay says waking up to her rustling through her dresser.
"I knew something was wrong when she left." She says.
"Wow hold on, are we talking about Emery?"
"Yes she lied to me. She didn't go stay with Hank this weekend, she is in a hospital in New York. Olivia just called me." She says heading for the door.
At this point Jay was getting dressed as quickly as possible and running after Erin. They got to the airport and caught a last minute flight. New York was becoming a place Erin didn't like to be.
When they got to New York Jay headed to the station to see what he could find out from Fin and Rollins. Erin went straight to the hospital where she met up with Olivia.
"Follow me." Was the only thing she said to the panicked mother.
They got to Emery's room and Erin caught one look of her daughter and lost it. She was still pretty out of it from everything that had happened so Erin wasn't surprised she was sleeping like a rock.
"It's okay baby. Mommy is right here." Erin said kissing her daughters head.
No matter how old Emery was her mother would always comfort her in the same way. Erin calling herself mommy too her daughter was just the kind of relationship they had. Emery called her that still to this day when she gets really sick.
"What happened?" Erin asks Benson.
"At this point we aren't really sure. It looks like a robbery gone wrong. We are waiting for Emery or the other victim to wake up so we know more." She says.
"Why didn't they shot Emery? The other two were shot right?" Erin asks.
"The woman was killed, the man was shot in the shoulder and whoever did it knew where to put the bullet so it wouldn't kill him. We have to wait until she wakes up to know more. But I do have a question for you?"
"And what might that be?"
"I've known you for a while now and never once did you mention you had a kid. Is she adopted?" Olivia asks.
"Nope, she's all me, in every way. I had her when I was really young, way too young to be having sex let alone a baby. When she was born it was like my whole world stopped, she was so beautiful and she was mine. I vowed I'd never be like my mother and I'd always take care of her. A couple months later my mom sold her for crack and then I had to make the guy a deal to get her back. He got me hooked on drugs, I met Hank and he helped me a lot with her, took her in for a while when I was too unstable. I got clean finished high school and was about to start college when her dad came back in the picture. It was nice at first but it didn't last long. His mother wanted my daughter so they hired the best lawyer money can buy, told me I'd never see my daughter again. I didn't let it bother me for the longest time until one day I took her outside to play and she kicked her ball over the fence into the street. While I was sitting on the porch arguing with her father on the phone, my little girl unlocked the gate and ran into the road. If the car hadn't seen the ball and slowed down my daughter would have had more than just some broken ribs. That made it even easier for him to take her from me and I knew that. So Hank talked to him and his mother and worked out an arrangement so I could still be a part of her life." Erin said to her.
"It sounds like you both have had pretty crazy lives. Do you know why she was in New York?" Olivia asks.
"No, she told me she was going to stay with Hank. I felt something was off and I should have known better, but she has never lied to me. We have always been open with one another."
"I knew you wouldn't let me come if I told you." A groggy voice said.
"Hey baby." Erin says wiping her tears off her cheeks.
"I didn't tell you because I knew you wouldn't approve and you'd come up with every reason for me not to come." Emery says grabbing her head.
"Are you ok?" Erin asks.
"My head just hurts." She said to her mother.
"I'll get her doctor." Olivia says leaving the room.
Erin and Emery sat in silence the entire time Olivia was gone. The doctor came and gave Emery something for the pain and it made her a little groggy but she was awake enough to answer Olivia's questions.
"Hi, Emery I'm Sergeant Olivia Benson. You can call me Liv, your mother and I are friends. Can you tell me what happened?" she asked the sleepy girl.
"We came to New York to see Cody's mom. I've been seeing him but we aren't really dating yet. His mom is a drug addict and we had gotten really close he didn't want to come alone so I offered to come with. We just did tourist things all day and then headed to his mom's. We got there they talked, I went to get a drink, when I came back two men came behind me and shoved me into the room. The one guy asked Kathy where his money was, she said she needed more time so he shot her and without another word shot Cody. One of the guys turned to me and said I was to pretty to shoot and he had other plans for me. Before anything happened, the guy that shot the other two, said they may be murders but not rapists. I guess that pissed him off because he hit me really hard with the butt of the gun." Emery said taking little breaks in between sentences.
"Did they say anything or did you see something that could tell us who they are?" Benson asked.
"The guy who wanted to rape me his name was Tyler and the other one had a tattoo of some sort on his neck. Is Cody ok?" she asked frantically.
"He's fine, bullet missed all major arteries and vessels. I think I got everything I need from you so I'll let you rest. When they release you tomorrow, I want you guys to swing by the squad and we will discuss some more." Olivia says putting her hand on Erin's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her and then turning to leave.
The rest of the night was pretty quiet, Jay showed up shortly after Olivia left and Emery was already asleep. The two shared with each other what they had learned from talking with everyone. Erin was just ready to get home, she hadn't told Hank yet and she knew she would be in trouble for that.