Chapter 5

SVU Protection Squad

Declan helps Amanda out of the bar and they see her father and Olivia waiting for them. Fin is still inside, reading his rights to Bobby and Noel. They are really starting to fear for Amanda as another wave of nausea hit her. Declan, Olivia and Tony talk about what should happen. Once outside, Amanda drops to her knees and starts throwing up again. Olivia drops to her knee next to Amanda and she starts rubbing her back.

"It's okay, Amanda. I got you, honey." Olivia says.

"I don't know what's wrong with me. I've never thrown up after being attacked before." Amanda says.

"I think you were reliving your previous rape while you were in Georgia and that's why you got sick after Panko and D'Amico tried to rape you." Olivia says.

"Yeah…yeah." Amanda mumbled.

"Are you okay, Detective?" an officer on the scene asked Amanda.

She shakes her head yes.

Olivia helps Amanda walk to her father and he has some things for her. He was worried about his daughter and wants to get her better. They give Amanda a piece of gum to chew on to get rid of the awful after taste. He then gives her the ginger ale and she drinks it and hands her the sick bag in case she had to vomit again.

"Daddy, I'm glad you came with me tonight." Amanda says.

"What about me, darling?" Declan asks.

"I'm glad you came too, Declan." Amanda replies.

Amanda walks up to Declan and he kisses her on her cheek. She knows that he'll take care of her and their baby. He then pulls her in for a hug as she reeks of vomit. She says that she'll have a shower when they get home. He says he'll help her undress for her shower and he'll help her dress after her shower while. They head home and Amanda didn't throw up when they were driving home.

"I've never seen Amanda throw up before." Fin says.

"At least she didn't throw up on me." Olivia says.

Olivia and Fin talk about Amanda's past.

"What happened to Amanda back in Atlanta?" Fin asks.

"She was raped by her former commanding officer back in Atlanta. Her sister was going to go to jail and he told her to have sex with him in order to drop the charges." Olivia replies.

Fin then asks about Amanda's rape and what happened.

"They met at a hotel and she laid down on the bed and he was drunk. He was grabbing at her and pulling her clothes off." Olivia says.

Fin asks more about the story that Olivia is telling.

"She asked him to slow down and he got rough with her. He bit her, slapped her and he banged her head against the headboard and she was bleeding." Olivia says.

"What happened next?" Fin asks.

"She tried to get up but Patton told her that she knows that he doesn't take no for an answer. He pinned her wrists above her head and then he told her that she wasn't going anywhere and nobody would believe her even though her father would believe her. She gave up and he raped her." Olivia replies.

Olivia goes on with the story.

"After the rape, he told her not to go run home and cry to her father and he made her shower. After he left, Amanda called her father to come and pick her up." Olivia says.

"What happened when her father picked her up?" Fin asks.

"She told him that she was raped and he took her to the emergency room where they did a rape kit. They didn't find any sign of rape because she showered. Her father told the doctor that she was forced to shower to wash the DNA off of her. Amanda's father was depressed because no one believed his daughter." Olivia says.

She explains about what happened to Amanda's father when he became depressed after the rape of his daughter.

"Amanda's father overdosed on sleeping pills and he tried to kill himself. He was sent to the hospital and he was sent to rehab."

"What happened after that?" Fin asks.

"Amanda's former coworkers that her father had killed himself. She cried until she made herself sick. She overdosed on sleeping pills and she tried to kill herself." Olivia replies.

Amanda heads back to her apartment with her father and Declan. The babysitter says that Jesse is asleep in her crib. Tony goes and checks on the baby as the babysitter leaves. Amanda goes into the bathroom to take a shower. After the shower, Declan helps her dress and he dries her hair for her.

"Amanda those guys did a bad thing to you and your dad must not be too happy about that." Declan says.

"My dad doesn't like people who try to hurt his little girl." Amanda says.

They lie in the bed and talk about their evening for the night. Amanda has her head on Declan's chest and she doesn't want leave his side. He strokes her hair and wishes that they could stay like this forever. The ginger ale and the sick bag are on the dresser in case Amanda got sick again. She hasn't been sick since they left the bar. She's feeling much better thanks to the ginger ale her father gave her.

"I love you Amanda." Declan says.

"I love you too Declan." Amanda says.

They share a kiss and then they go to sleep. Tony peeks into the bedroom to check on them and they are fast asleep. He goes into the bedroom and he goes up to Amanda and kisses her on her forehead.

"I love you Mandy." Tony says.

Tony leaves the bedroom and goes and checks on Jesse. He hasn't called Amanda "Mandy" since she was a little girl. Tony hopes that his daughter is better the next morning. He goes into the guest bedroom and goes to sleep.