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SVU FanFic:
Chapter Seven: "Lead"

After a few seconds, they pulled apart, Elliot's hand settling to cover hers…

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Benson Residence
April 8th
7:17 AM

Elliot and Olivia jumped as the cell phone on the table began to buzz and vibrate violently. Elliot sighed softly, glancing at Olivia as he picked it up.

"Stabler." Elliot answered, sounding just a bit disappointed.

"Elliot, we've got a lead." Captain Cragen answered from the other line. Elliot sat up sharply.

"What?"

"A lead. They found the truck and Olivia's shoe in the back of it." Cragen almost sounded excited, like he knew something more. "Early this morning actually, it was being impounded for parking illegally." It took Elliot a minute to understand what he was saying. Oh right, Liv's attack.

Olivia, who couldn't hear Cragen, just tilted her head to the side, waiting for Elliot to spill. "Oh, and Elliot!" Cragen added, right before Elliot closed the phone. "Check on Olivia, will you? Make sure she's all right. And she could probably use a ride in today."

"Sure thing, Cap. Right, I'll be over there soon." Elliot responded with a nod, closing his phone. He turned his attention back to Olivia. "They found the truck, and your shoe." He gave her a weak smile, leaving out the last thing Cragen had mentioned. Olivia nodded back slowly. She wasn't sure what to think about this whole thing. Sure, she was angry at whoever attacked her. And sure, she wanted them in jail. But, more then anything, she was afraid. Would her attackers even be sentenced to jail? For how long? Would they strike again after that? What was their motive? So many questions ran through Olivia's mind.

"So, if you want, I can go home and change, then come back here and pick you up." Elliot was saying. Olivia blinked, returning from her thoughts, eyes running over Elliot's body, noticing that he was still wearing clothes from the night before.

"El, did you even go home last night?" Olivia inquired, a smile appearing on her face.

"I…uh…sorta fell asleep on your…couch." Elliot lied quickly, blushing. Olivia laughed, standing up and stretching.

"Your welcome to it anytime." She said with another strange smile. Elliot nodded, biting his lip. It was all he could do to prevent himself from admitting anything else. "How did you hear me from out here?" Olivia's brow furrowed, remembering how she had been woken up, looking from the bedroom to Elliot. Elliot shrugged, trying to hide the fact that he was closer then she thought.

"I guess I was already awake." He stood up as well, gathering his keys. "Okay, I'll be back." Elliot said, nodding. Olivia smiled warmly, walking with him to the door.

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SVU Squad Room
April 8th

8:35 AM

As quick as possible, Elliot had rushed home to take a shower and change. He arrived back at Olivia's only a half hour later. The ride to the precinct was short and quiet, neither of the two detectives speaking. It was slightly uncomfortable though, and the reason for the quietness was the unsettled words between Elliot and Olivia. That would have to wait until a later time, as the SVU squad had work to do.

"Alright." Captain Cragen came out of his office, all business like. Fin, Munch, Elliot and Olivia crowded around a map of one part of the city. Little tags were placed on the map as markers. One was labeled 'ATTACK'; another was labeled 'CAR' with the license plate number. Olivia bit her lip; seeing as this case was about her, she was slightly overwhelmed.

"The car was found here." Cragen said, pointing to the little post-it flag. "CSU searched it and found Olivia's missing shoe in the back. There were no fingerprints on the outside. The perp had it cleaned; there was wax on it that a car wash around the corner uses. The workers there don't remember the car and the lot workers picked it up early this morning, keys on the seat. CSU is dusting the steering wheel and keys to try and lift a set of prints. We should be hearing from the lab soon." Ironically, a phone rang just that second. Munch leaned over to answer it. Cragen finished his speech with a nod, taking a careful look at Olivia before going back to his office. She was listening intently; he could see her brain working. Cragen also noticed Elliot watching Olivia, but he didn't think anything of it, just him being protective.

Interrupting everyone's thoughts, the door to the SVU squad room burst open, much like it had the previous morning. Only this time, there wasn't a terrified, wet Olivia. This time, it was a taller strawberry-blonde woman. Casey Novak rushed into the room, gliding over to Olivia and grasping her in a hug.

"Olivia!" She squealed. "Oh thank God you're okay!" Casey hugged Olivia tight. Elliot smirked at the two friends, and then turned back to Munch who was hanging up the phone.

"Found only one set of prints on the keys. Perp forgot to wash them down." Munch folded his arms over his chest and launched into a random theory. Fin and Elliot both tried, and failed, to listen. Elliot zoned out after the first few sentences, his ears tuning into another voice. Olivia was running over the details of her attack. Casey, being a good friend, gasped and looked horrified at just the right times. Elliot could see them out of the corner of his eye, and could just hear Olivia's voice.

"The prints are being run through the system. We can go over all the details in this again, just to be safe." After a few minutes, Munch ended his long-winded speech. Elliot turned back to Munch as Casey walked back out the door. He took his thoughts away from Olivia for a second, nodding to him. Munch and Fin were just as keen on catching this guy as Elliot was.

"Hey, Liv-" Elliot turned around, starting to ask Olivia something. As soon as Elliot saw she wasn't there, he forgot about the question, and was more worried about where she could have gone. "Where'd Olivia disappear too?" Elliot asked no one in particular. Munch and Fin, who were now stationed back at their desks, both looked up and shrugged. Elliot frowned, confused. He wandered down the hallway to the cribs and locker room. When Olivia wasn't in either place, Elliot went to his last resort: the bathrooms.

"Olivia?" Elliot knocked softly on the door to the ladies room. He heard a slightly surprised gasp followed by a few sniffles. "Liv?" Elliot nudged the door open slowly. He didn't want to scare her; she was obviously in there alone for a reason. Olivia was curled up in the corner, hugging her knees.

"Go away." She said, head bent over. Elliot didn't move though, and stood right in front of her. Olivia looked up to give Elliot a grave glare. Her eyes were red; her cheeks were stained with tears. Elliot's heart skipped a beat.

"No." Elliot said softly, leaning against the wall next to her. Slowly he slid down until he was sitting next to her. He sighed, glancing from Olivia to the door of the bathroom. "Tell me what's wrong, Olivia." He put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to his chest. Olivia bit her lip, trying not to cry anymore.

"I can't do this." She mumbled into him. Elliot looked down at her.

"Do what?" Elliot thought Olivia was over this already. But he should have known better. Her attack was unfair and uncalled for. And it hurt her deeply inside.

"I'm scared, El." Olivia looked up at him, their eyes meeting. She quickly looked back down again, squeezing her eyes shut tight. "What if we never catch them? What if they do it again, but worse? What if I can't protect myself?" Olivia confided in Elliot, telling him her fears. Elliot listened, hugging her close and rubbing her back slowly. Silent tears came down Olivia's cheeks.

"Olivia, listen to me." Elliot tilted her head up with a finger under her chin. Olivia blinked back her tears. "We've got his prints, and we're going to bust this guy for all he's worth. And I will always be here for you, no matter what." Elliot gave her a small, reassuring smile. Olivia could do nothing but gaze back into his amazing blue eyes. Slowly, they both stood, Elliot grasping Olivia's hands. He pulled her closer, hands moving to wrap around her waist. Olivia's hands stationed against Elliot's broad chest, fingering the muscles that lay beneath his shirt. Their lips came together in a passionate kiss, crashing in a flurry of lips and tongues. Elliot pressed his tongue against Olivia's lips until she finally gave in with a quiet moan. His tongue slipped inside her mouth, wrestling with her tongue. She smiled, pulling back a second to catch her breath. After a second, the two came together again with heat and intensity.

Elliot jumped as he thought the door to the bathroom came open. He turned, breaking away from Olivia, to see nothing. "We should probably go…" He started softly. Olivia nodded slowly, looking up to meet his eyes: those wonderful pools of blue of which she could get lost in for hours. Elliot took her hand, leading her out of the bathroom.

"Ahem." Casey was leaning against the wall opposite the door as Elliot pushed it open. His hand had moved to the small of Olivia's back as he nudged her out the door. Damn. The two froze, faces turning a multitude of reds. Casey was trying to hide an amused smile, but it wasn't working too well. A hand flew up to cover her mouth as she muttered "There's a hit… on the prints." Elliot and Olivia broke apart quickly, smiles fading into embarrassment. Elliot nodded; Olivia was still frozen. Elliot gave her a careful push on the shoulder as they retreated down the hallway, rather awkwardly, together.

As soon as they turned the corner back into the squad room, Casey broke into a silent fit of giggles.

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