Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

All These Lives

Chapter 4

Flashback

She saw a faint light as Kacy screamed again. She started running down the platform but tripped on a wire sticking out of the ground. She over-judged and tried to catch herself. Her body hit the water but she tried to save herself and caught her wrist on the platform sending pain running up her arm quickly. Elliot was right behind her and had tried to catch her. "Olivia!" he yelled as she screamed in pain.

Olivia grabbed her wrist trying to stop the throbbing ache. Elliot had to save her, quickly, so he grabbed her wrists and pulled her back up on the cement. She winced in pain, as he pulled her up with her injured wrist. When he saw that she was okay on the platform he jumped over her and ran to Kacy's aid.

He heard Hadley saying, "Suck it!"

Hadley had Kacy on her knees, level with his genitals. He had his hand on the back of Kacy's head. Elliot put the guy in a head lock holding as hard as he could. Elliot heard Kacy scream as he did that. The reason, he did not know. Hadley was resisting and trying to push Elliot off into the water. Elliot heard Kacy throw up into the water and let out a sob.

Olivia was trying to inch her way down the platform, she saw flashlights, and heard Corey yelling, "Kacy!"

Elliot got the guy close to the wall and somehow smacked the guys head on the wall in which he slid down. Elliot sunk close to the wall catching his breath yet again as Corey ran past him pulling Kacy up into his arms.

Kacy was fighting him trying to get her vest off, because Hadley ejaculated on it. She tried to throw her vest in the water but Corey caught it before she could.

Elliot then remembered his partner probably was in very much pain a little down the platform. He ran down to her and straddled her legs. He put one hand on each of her cheeks pulling her face up to look at him.

"God, I'm sorry Liv." Elliot said quietly knowing it must have killed her for him to pull her out of the water like that. He despised the fact that he had to cause her pain.

"It's okay," Olivia muttered, "Just make sure Kacy is alright."

Elliot's voice lowered to a whisper, "I think he made her give him oral."

Olivia closed her eyes, "Oh god."

Elliot could hear Corey telling Kacy that he was sorry, that he never should have left her. He decided to help Olivia to her feet. Elliot saw a figure coming down the platform. It was one of the agents; he stopped where they were standing.

"What happened?" The agent asked

Elliot lowered his voice to a whisper, "Hadley sexually assaulted Detective Gallo, and I knocked him unconscious. Detective Benson has a broken arm, because she fell."

"Where is he?" The agent asked

"He is right behind me," Elliot said, he pulled Olivia to his chest so the guy could get by, then ushered Olivia to the light.

She came out of the tunnel and her eyes adjusted to the tiny amount of light. Elliot walked up the hill first holding Olivia's good wrist making sure that she wouldn't fall. As they stepped onto the pathway they saw police personnel and an ambulance making its way through the cops.

Back in the tunnel, Corey had managed to get Kacy up to her feet. She had wrapped her arms around his neck, and put her face into his neck. He bent over and pulled her legs up around his waist. He slowly managed to maneuver himself out from under the bridge behind the agent who was dragging Hadley out.

He carried her up the hill and was taking her to the ambulance. They walked up behind Olivia who was telling Elliot that she wouldn't get medical help until Kacy was checked out.

Kacy pulled her face out of Corey's neck, "Olivia, I'm fine. You have a broken wrist go ahead."

Olivia looked at Kacy; eyeliner and mascara streaming down her face. She didn't want to cause Kacy more drama by insisting that Kacy go first so she turned back to Elliot and said, "Okay, fine."

She climbed up into the ambulance, as the paramedic told her she would have to go to the hospital. Olivia looked into Elliot's eyes and he knew she wanted him to go with her. He nodded, "Can I ride?"

"Yeah, no problem." The EMT said as Elliot climbed in.

Olivia walked into the hotel later. She was wearing hospital scrubs, and a cast on her wrist. Elliot was behind her holding a blue bag with Olivia's clothing in it. They headed for their room to get some sleep.

Elliot walked into the room first and as soon as the door shut he turned around. He immediately got lost in her eyes. She did one of her Olivia looks with so much question and beauty at the same time that he was just so consumed in her.

"What?" she finally asked

He grabbed her good arm and pulled her into him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her shoulder.

"You scared the hell out of me." Elliot stated quietly.

She smiled, pulling away to look at him. "I made it didn't I?"

"Yeah but that water was moving fast and it could have turned out so much worse."

Olivia was looking into his eyes deeply because she knew she saw tears.

Their little moment was shattered when there was a scream in the next room. Olivia grabbed the key off the table and ran across the hall. She swiped the fancy hotel key through the reader. As it clicked, she ran in.

She heard a loud, "Son of a Bitch!" as she flicked on the lights. It was Corey's voice.

"What's going on here?" Olivia asked as she saw Corey backing away from Kacy holding his nose.

"She had a bad dream, and she's a deep sleeper, almost broke my nose." Corey said

Olivia saw a drop of blood fall onto the carpet, and ordered Corey to go get cleaned up. Kacy was awake and muttered a sorry as she watched in horror as Corey went into the bathroom.

"Sweetheart, you okay?" Olivia asked

Kacy's eyes were filled with tears that were glistening in the light. "Yeah, I'm okay."

"Did you have a flashback?" Olivia asked walking over to the bed and sitting down.

Kacy nodded wiping a tear as it fell gracefully down her cheek. Olivia pulled Kacy into a hug.

"Shh…it's going to be okay." Olivia whispered rocking Kacy back and forth.

Olivia and Elliot stood in the hallway of Kacy's and Corey's hotel room. They were talking to Corey. He had just given Kacy a sleeping pill.

"You think she'll go to sleep?" Olivia asked

"She's really susceptible to medicines." Corey whispered, "I made an appointment with a therapist for her when we get back to New York."

"She's not going to like that," Olivia said knowing Kacy too well.

"Yeah, well…I want her to be Kacy again." Corey said

"Me too," Olivia said, "You sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, she told me she'll get over it."

Olivia nodded, "Okay, see you in the morning."

Elliot and Corey nodded to each other out of respect for each other. Elliot liked how Corey had treated Kacy today. He wasn't the type of guy who liked to rule his woman, which wasn't what Elliot had expected. He didn't know why but he expected Kacy's boyfriend to be a wild one, probably just because she had that personality that wild guys liked.

They walked out of the hotel room. Olivia was hoping that the trauma of this day wouldn't put a damper on Kacy's personality forever.

Olivia was lying awake in bed, it was nearing two o' clock in the morning and she still couldn't sleep. She was watching the digital clock, it was slowly changing, minute after minute. She suddenly couldn't take her restlessness anymore and she had an idea of something that was relaxing that she'd rather be doing. She got out of bed, quietly, tiptoed over to her suitcase, and flipped open the top of it. She kept glancing back at her sleeping partner's silhouette making sure he wasn't going to wake up.

She grabbed the three things she was looking for and left the room.

She walked out of the women's locker room in a two piece with a towel wrapped around her waist, carrying a IPOD Nano. She looked around at the pool, the lights ahead glimmering off of it. She spotted what she was really looking for, a shallow heated pool, the hotel's Jacuzzi.

She walked over to it and dipped her toe into it, making sure it was heated. It was. She lowered herself into the Jacuzzi, and leaned her head back against the cement gently. She made sure not to get her hands wet so she could turn on the IPOD.

She found herself listening to the song, Lovers and Friends by Usher, thinking of Elliot. She closed her eyes, beginning to relax.

Someone entered the room, and was watching her from the doorway. She was completely oblivious to the outsider. He even walked up behind her, she didn't even feel his presence. He was thinking of how easy it would be to drown her.