Chapter 47

Olivia woke up earlier than normal and got ready for work. She made her coffee and ate breakfast, while she read the mail and newspaper. Before she got ready to go she checked on Amanda who hadn't moved the entire time she got dressed. She looked at Amanda sleeping so peacefully. She brushed her blonde hair back and kissed her on her forehead, then cheeks, and finally softly on the lips. "Morning Liv. Are you leaving now?" Olivia sat beside her, "Yeah baby. I'm headed out. Are you sure you want to stay here?" Amanda shook her head, "Yes Liv and I'll be fine." Olivia gave her one more kiss, "Okay, call me if you need anything. I got up early and fixed lasagna and it's in the refrigerator, baking directions are on the top. I love you."

Amanda tried to do school work but couldn't focus on anything. She lied to Olivia and was going to go out with Kat tonight. She knew it was a mistake and everything was telling her it was wrong. She left the apartment and headed to Kat's house. "Hey glad you came over, does Liv know you're here? I know I was giving you a hard time, but I know she's protective over you. Plus you aren't getting me in trouble with her, she doesn't play." Amanda laughed nervously, "So tell me about this club and I might need to borrow some clothes." Kat explained that the club was for 18 and over and if you were 21 you were given a wristband to drink. "I've got a connection, so we get a wristband tonight." Amanda looked shocked, "Kat this is Georgia, maybe we shouldn't drink." Kat got up looking in the closet, "Well I'll get you the band, you do what you want kid."

They got to the club and Kat's connection got them the wristbands. Kat was dancing like dirty dancing with some guy, and drinking, not much but more than Amanda wanted her to. "Take a sip Amanda or are you scared of the big bad Liv." Amanda shook her head embarrassed, "I can't Kat she doesn't even know I'm here and she's already going to kill me. Maybe you can lay off too." Kat sat down, "Wait Liv doesn't know you're here out in the city at a club?" Kat dragged Amanda outside the club. Amanda looked down, "Damnit Amanda, you can't put me in the middle. Olivia loves you, loves you more than anyone has ever loved me. Why?" Tears fell down Amanda's cheek, "Kat I care about you and when you said you were going to the club, I wanted to protect you. I sure as hell didn't that night. I'm scared all the time without Liv and she doesn't even know. I can't even stay at the apartment by myself because I'm scared. I'm even holding her back from her promotion and she doesn't care. Kat that night scared me, I'm not even the same person. I don't even know what happened to you, and you don't even care. I'm just a big baby and a kid, it's embarrassing. Why aren't you scared? Look at you drinking, dancing, and having fun like nothing bothers you." Kat grabbed Amanda and hugged her, "I'm so sorry, this is all my fault. I was older and inviting guys over all the time. I'm scared, I'm just better at hiding it. Look at me! NOTHING about that night is your fault. NOTHING Amanda Rollins do you hear me?" Amanda shook her head crying and then she heard, "Hey bitch, why were you dancing with my man?"

"Whack" is all Amanda heard and when she looked Kat was on the cold New York sidewalk. Amanda pulled the girl off of Kat and then the girl punched Amanda hard in the lip. Amanda lay there lip busted and bleeding, while Kat had a cut above her eye. They heard sirens and saw blue lights and the girls took off running. Amanda moved over to Kat, "Are you ok?" Blood was pouring from the cut, "Guess we should have stayed in tonight." Suddenly a young cop came over, kneeling over Kat, "Lay back until I get EMS to look at you." Amanda looked carefully, "Hey I know you. You're the cop who was in the building with Sergeant Beck." He smiled, "Well, well, well, and you're still causing trouble. Now you have a partner in crime. Two trouble makers. I'm Officer Dodds and I know you're not a kid, you're Amanda. Who's your partner in crime?" Kat smiled, "I'm Kat, she has a girlfriend, but as soon as I get this cut closed, I'm single."

Officer Dodds was nice, really nice. He helped Kat into the back of the ambulance. She hit her head and the cut kept bleeding, so they wanted to take her to the hospital. "They will transport both of you, since you are injured and I will follow you over there." When they got to the hospital they took Kat for a test and gave Amanda a checkup. "That's gonna be one fat lip kid. When are you going to call Detective Benson?" Amanda looked up nervously, "I can't, she's in the field. She's going to be pissed." Officer Dodds agreed, "I can believe it after seeing her that day. You need to call someone. How about Dr. Warner? I can call if you give me the number." Amanda passed Officer Dodds her phone and buried her head.

Officer Dodds hit Warner's contact information, "Amanda it's late, are you ok?" Dodds took a deep breath, "Dr. Warner this is Officer Dodds, I work in your building, but I was on patrol duty tonight. Amanda is ok, but I'm at the hospital with her and Kat. They went to a club and were in a fight. Amanda has a split lip and Kat has a cut above her eye, maybe a concussion. She explained that Detective Benson was in the field. Would you be able to come and get them?" Dr. Warner said she would be there shortly and would contact Olivia. "She's on the way and she will call Detective Benson and explain what happened. How about we check on Kat?"