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Chapter 3

Olivia was at home. She was in the bathroom bathing the baby. Being a first time 'mother' she was teaching herself all the tricks, the one thing she had gotten the hang of was bathing. Whilst she held the baby in one arm, she used her free hand to wash her. She had been out and bought those sorts of supplies; the softest of sponges and the gentlest of bath wash and bubble bath.

She found that it was becoming irresistible not to stare into the little girls eyes. They always seemed to be watching her. The fist thought that came to her head was that the baby was wondering, 'why this woman who is not my mother going out of her way to look after me?'

"What you thinking, little one?" she said as she carefully washed the baby's head.

The baby continued to look into her eyes. Olivia just smiled and with all the bubbles and soap now off her lifted out of the bath and wrapped her up in a big fluffy towel.

She walked into her bedroom and placed the baby down on the bed. She then sat down next to her and began drying her. Before long she had her fully dressed and ready for bed. All she had to do now was give her a bottle and she usually fell asleep during that.

Olivia curled up on the couch with the baby resting in her lap as she drank her bottle. As Olivia looked at her she realized that the baby still had no name. She figured once in a foster home she's be given one, but she knew she needed one for now. Even if it was one that only she would ever know her as.

"How do you like the name Sara?" she asked the baby.

To her surprise the baby who had been drifting off to sleep opened her eyes and looked at her. "Do you like that name?" Olivia asked her. The baby kept her eyes open a little longer before drifting back off to sleep. "Okay then, Sara it is." she said.

"You know, I really like having you around the place. It doesn't make it so lonely and so unbearable. And you know, you and I are pretty alike, in so many ways…but one thing I promise you is I will never let anyone hurt you like people have hurt me. I'll always be around to protect you from that." she said to the youngster. "It's nice to have someone to hold and talk to…and love. I wanna keep you and I'm gonna try to keep you. That's if you would want to stay here?" she said.

Again the baby opened her sleepy eyes and just looked at her. Olivia had to smile, it was almost like she was checking that she was still there and hadn't left her, that or it was her way of answering her. Olivia lifted her up in her arms and kissed her on her head, taking the time to smell her shampoo. She hated the thought of not being able to do that anymore.

She had tried, really tried, not to get too attached but it was impossible. Now all she could see was this child in her life and the thought of that being nothing more than wishful thinking made her eyes fill with tears. "I love you Sara." she said before placing another soft kiss on her head.

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The next day the squad room was packed. They had brought in the other victim's of the taxi driver rapist and they had managed to get a hit from the DNA and now knew who the rapist was and Olivia and Elliot where on their way to pick him up. Fin was happy to look after Sara.

Now the only person they had yet to find was Holly. Since leaving the hospital no one had seen her. Every station house in Manhattan had been sent pictures of her and they were all under instructions to bring her into the SVU if she was found. However, no reports had come in.

As Elliot drove Olivia was on the phone, speaking to Fin. "So she's okay? She's not crying or anything?"

"No Liv, she's fine. Munch is holding her. He's telling her about his latest theory and the weird thing is the kid actually looks like she gets what he's saying."

Olivia had to smile. "Okay well we're nearly at the perp's house now and then we'll be straight back. If she gets cranky there's a pacifier in her bag of things, just give her that and it'll settle her, and hold her close, she likes that."

"Will do Liv, just you worry about bringing that bastard in. She's in good hands here."

"Okay, thanks Fin. Tell Sara I'll see her soon. Thanks. Bye." she said before hanging up.

"Sara?" Elliot asked.

"What?"

"You said "Tell Sara", did Holly tell you that was her name?"

"Well I couldn't keep referring to her as 'it', could I?"

"Liv, you are digging your own grave here."

"El, I really can't be bothered hearing your 'don't get too attached' speech again. I get it." she said, annoyed.

"I'm just looking out for you. I know it's gonna be hard on you when they take her. I just don't want you making it harder." he said.

"I know." she said, rather abruptly. "Just… can we please drop this? We're nearly there. Look out for his taxi." she said as she began scouting the driveways for it.

Elliot looked at her, sympathetically, before joining her in looking out for the taxi.

"There." he said spotting it after a minute. The rusted patches on it made it stand out from a mile away.

He pulled their car up behind it and they both got out and walked up to the front door. Olivia knocked forcefully on the door. They heard dogs barking and looked at each other. Elliot got his gun ready, more for if they needed it against the dogs. Olivia knocked again, harder.

"Give it a rest will ya'. I'm coming." They heard someone shout.

They both watched in disgust as a well built, scruffy, unshaven guy opened the door in nothing more that a pair of grungy looking boxers and a soiled white top.

He saw Olivia and smiled, showing off his yellow cracked teeth, what remained of them.

"I don't remember praying for an angel but I guess I've been a good boy and the good lord sent me one anyway." he said with a cheesy smile.

Olivia just looked at Elliot with a look that said, 'is this guy for real?'

"Yeah, the good lord did bring us…to arrest your sorry ass." Elliot said as he grabbed the man and pushed him against the wall whilst Olivia slapped some cuffs on him.

"What the hell are you doing, bitch?!"

"Come on, don't be like that. I thought we had a connection going there for a minute…or maybe not." Olivia said sarcastically. "Ed Falcon…?"

"What?"

"You're under arrest for rape…" Elliot began as he dragged him to the car.

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Once back at the precinct. Elliot and Olivia had taken him straight into the interrogation room. He had asked for a lawyer and they had told him to stay quiet till they arrived but he kept announcing his innocence.

"I'm telling you, I didn't rape no girls." he said again.

"Yeah, well the DNA tells us different. All those girls described your taxi. You know the one that was sitting in your driveway when we picked up." Olivia said.

"You got nothing on me." he said.

"Wanna bet?" Elliot said.

They all looked at the door as it opened and Trevor Langan walked in. "You started without me, I see?"

"Not quite, your dumb-ass client just doesn't know how to keep his trap shut." Elliot said. God he hated this guy and the perp equally as much.

"You didn't have a warrant to arrest my client." Langan pointed out.

"It's going through the system." Elliot said.

"Well then come back to us when you have it. Until then I'm taking my client home."

"It'll be here in the hour."

"Then you can go pick him up then." Trevor said as he led Ed out of the room, shutting the door behind him.

"I hate that guy!" Elliot yelled.

"We all do." Olivia said. "Look we can't let this stop us. We need to push Casey for that warrant then we need to go back and get him before he skips town."

Elliot just nodded. He knew she was right. "Until then why don't we try to find Holly." he suggested. "Maybe put a squad car in front of his house?"

"Good idea." Olivia said before they both walked out of the interrogation room to do just that.

TBC

I'm not an expert on warrants and stuff so if it wasn't technically correct, I apologize. You wouldn't think I studied a year of law, would you? Damn my bad memory to hell.

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