Thank you for not throwing your flames at me concerning the fact that I killed Cassidy off in the last chapter. I hope I'm doing a good job of having Lewis come off as a violent stalker. And, yes, starting in this chapter, Olivia and Lewis will see each other again and it's not gonna be pretty. Let me just say, just like the other stories I read where our brunette warrior ends up trapped big time by the Beast, it's gonna happen in my story. It's gonna be pretty suspenseful, to say the least.
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Saint Germaine Missionary Church
Brooklyn, New York
June 7th, 2013
Wearing a knee length black dress and a broken heart, Olivia was sitting in the front row; holding hands with Cassidy's mother Joanne, who was also nursing a broken heart at the sight of her son, her baby, her little boy laying in the casket. Both women had tears in their eyes as the minister started blessing Brian for his hard work, dedication and just for being a productive human being. The church was filled with many of Brian's friends, family and colleagues. Not a dry eye was in sight.
For Olivia, seeing her boyfriend laying in a casket brought more tears to her brown eyes. She looked over her shoulder and saw Joanne dabbing her face with a tissue and Olivia's heart broke for the older woman. Both women have to say goodbye to the one man they loved dearly.
Sitting behind them were Cragen, Amanda, Fin and Nick, who were there not only to offer moral support for Olivia, but to keep an close eye on her because the Beast was still in the wind and they weren't about to take any chances leaving Olivia alone. Even though it was a somber day, they still had a job to do and that's to ensure the safety and protection of one of their own.
"At this time, would anyone like to step up to the podium and offer some kind words concerning Brian Cassidy?" the minister asked as he finished his prayer.
Olivia released Joanne's hand and slowly stood up from where she was sitting. Taking a deep breath and wiping her eyes with a tissue Joanne was kind enough to offer to her, she headed towards the podium, letting out another deep breath as she silently tried to prepare herself to give a heartfelt speech.
"Brian Cassidy was a good man. He dedicated himself to be a productive human being, a good cop and more importantly an upstanding family man. I've been blessed to have known him not only as a friend and a colleague, but also as someone I've fallen deeply in love with. I learned a long time ago that tomorrow's never promised and that you'll never know who you'll end up losing in the long run. I was fortunate to have known Brian in my life and even was more fortunate to have shared my love, my dreams, my heart and soul with him. And even though he's no longer with us in body, he'll always live in our hearts forever. We have our own guardian angel watching over us," Olivia said, wiping her face with her hands and trying her best to stay strong. So far, she's been doing a pretty good job keeping her composure, but it was tough.
"So, in conclusion, I hope and pray that as I move forward with my life that Brian continues to look down at me with a smile on his face. I'll always cherish the memories of our time together. Brian, I love you so much and I know that you'll always be alive in my heart. Goodbye and I know we'll be together again someday," she concluded, allowing fresh tears to fall from her eyes as she stepped down from the podium and headed back towards her seat. Joanne stood up and wrapped her arms around the brunette detective; hugging her tightly and whispering words of encouragement to her. Then, they both sat down and held hands again as the memorial service continued.
"Are you feeling, okay, Liv? Wanna get out of here?" Nick asked as he leaned over and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
She turned around to look at her partner and friend and gave him a grim smile. "I'm fine, Nick. I'm just taking this one day at a time, that's all."
"Listen, after the service, you wanna go get a drink? We all could use one," Amanda suggested, patting Olivia's shoulder lightly.
"Normally, I'd say yes, but when this is over, I just wanna get some sleep. It's been an exhausting few weeks for me and seeing that I can't go back to my apartment and I can't get another motel room, I just want to lay down and go to sleep," Olivia said softly, huffing angrily.
"Don't worry, Liv, we haven't stopped trying to find Lewis, but he's a lot more smarter than we thought. We believe he killed Cassidy and Officer Henderson, but at this point, we have nothing to go on. I'm afraid that you may have to leave the state altogether if we can't find him," Cragen intervened, which caused her to sigh angrily.
"I don't know how much more I can take this nonsense. I just want to live my life without that maniac ruining it even further," she said before turning her attention back to the memorial service, which was coming to an end.
A little over an hour later, everyone was filing out of the church; preparing to head towards the cemetery for the burial ceremony. While Cragen and the rest of the time waited outside, Olivia was standing in front of the open casket. She peered down at Cassidy with tears streaming down her face, wanting so badly to wrap her arms around him and never let him go. Her heart was breaking all over again.
"Goodbye, Brian," she whispered before turning on her heel and walking out of the church with her head hung low and more tears streaming down her olive toned face.
Little did she know, she's not out the woods yet. The nightmare of dealing with the Beast again was right under her nose.
Only, this time, it's gonna take a whole lot of her strength to be able to survive what he has planned for her.
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Journey Motel
Queens, New York
June 7th, 2013
William climbed into Olivia's room through the sliding glass window, dropping his duffel bag on the floor and making sure that he didn't step on anything that would be breakable. He closed the sliding window and closed the curtain, which left him standing in the seedy motel room with very little light illuminating from the window. Smiling sadistically, he knew he had hit the jackpot by breaking into her room.
He reached down and grabbed his duffel bag off the floor, then he placed it on a desk. He unzipped the bag and pulled out his .9, then he checked to make sure it was locked and loaded. He plans on using it if things doesn't go his way, but with Olivia coming back here soon, he knew it was only a matter of time before he's able to get his hands on her again. And he's never gonna let her out of his sight.
Lewis then reached behind him, stuck his hand into his back pocket and pulled out the same recent picture of Olivia coming out of the coffee shop. Then, he sat down on the edge of the bed and unzipped his pants. He stuck his hand inside and found his member becoming hard at the picture he was holding. Stroking himself furiously, he had all kinds of sick and sadistic thoughts running through his head at the sight of Olivia, laying in bed, handcuffed, gagged and totally at his mercy. He licked his lips hungrily as he kept stroking himself while staring at the photo of her coming out of a coffee shop.
He bides his time. He'll wait for as long as it takes before she comes back from saying goodbye to her pathetic boyfriend and then he'll make his move. He'll do whatever he wants to her and then he'll personally make sure that she'll never been seen again. Lewis already plans on taking Olivia out of New York and stash her somewhere so that no one will even miss her. He couldn't wait to get his hands on her again.
After he got finished stroking himself and staring at the photo, he cleaned himself up and began preparing for Olivia's return to the motel by grabbing his duffel bag off the floor. He pulled out a roll of duct tape, two Cuban cigars, two long black candle sticks and a box of matches. Then, he also pulled out his gun, checked it to make sure it was locked and loaded and sat right back down on the edge of the bed; clutching his gun to his chest while the rest of his items were sitting on the bed.
It's only a matter of time, Olivia. You and I will see each other again, an inner voice in his head said.
Lewis let a sinister smile form on his face. He couldn't wait to get her again.
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Special Victims Unit
16th Precinct
One Police Plaza
Manhattan, New York
June 7th, 2013
Sitting at her desk and holding a photo of her and Cassidy in her trembling hands, Olivia felt the deafening silence of the room entering her heart. And it wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.
With her eyes clouded with tears, she just came back from the cemetery, her heart heavy with hurt because once again she had to say goodbye to the one man she actually loved. And, it didn't help matters that it was starting to rain outside; the clouds turning dark and grey as she watched Brian's casket being lowered down to the grave. She was getting sick and tired of burying the people she loved.
Sighing deeply, she slowly got up from her chair and placed the photo frame of her and Cassidy during happier times down on her desk. She stared at it one more time before she decided to hightail it out of the precinct and catch a cab back to her motel room in Queens, which she has to call it home for the next several weeks because for one, her apartment in Alphabet City was still a crime scene and now, a faulty pipe caused some major water damage in that building; which ending up flooding her apartment number 4D and the entire fourth floor. It was gonna cost a butt load of money to fix the problems and on top of that, she politely declined an invitation to go to the local bar by Nick, Amanda and Fin. She just wanted to be alone for a while; to gather her thoughts together and figure out how she's gonna be able to go on.
Knocking back a few beers and wallowing in her own pity wasn't gonna solve anything.
Olivia finally stepped outside and allowed the cool air to penetrate her body. It was still raining, but not as heavily as before as she started looking around for the nearest cab to come her way. A few minutes later, she flailed down a cab that was coming down the street and he pulled up right beside her. She got in quickly and told him where to go.
She laid her head back against the seat and closed her eyes, allowing sleep to claim her. However, she's gonna end up in the unwitting arms of evil when it's all said and done.
And it's gonna be a long time before she'll be able to find a light at the end of the tunnel.
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Journey Motel
Queens, New York
June 7th, 2013
It was still raining by the time Olivia made it back to her hotel room, but it was now just a few sprinkles and it was still pretty dark outside. She paid the cab driver and got out of the car, then she ran towards her motel room with the intent of getting out this dress, taking a nice hot shower and curling up in the bed, sleeping the day away. It has been pretty exhausting, to say the least.
After pulling out her keys, she unlocked her door and stepped right inside her room, then she closed the door behind her and locked it tightly. She didn't want any visitors for the time beings.
Sighing deeply, she headed towards the lamp to cut it on so that she could get some light in this room. However, just as she was about to do that, she felt a hand grabbing her neck tightly; as if he was trying to choke her. Olivia struggled to breathe as she tried to fend whoever was also in the room off of her, but when she came face to face with the barrel of the .9 gun pointing right into her face, she stopped struggling.
Even in the darkened motel room she was staying in, she knew who that gun belonged to.
"Welcome back, Detective Benson. I've been waiting for you," William said menacingly as he leaned over and cut the lamp on, so that she could see him.
"Oh, my God," she managed to breathe out, her eyes widened in shock and fear and her body trembled with a cold shiver lodging in her spine.
"I got you right where I want you again, Olivia. Oh, and don't even think about calling your friends for help. I got your cell phone and you won't be needing it ever again. You're never gonna see your friends again, either. You belong to me now!" he growled right into her face. He tightened his grip on her neck; letting her know that he meant business.
"Please...stop..." she struggled to say, her face turning into a different color as the grip on her neck tightened even more.
"Nothing doing, lady. You're mine!" Lewis snapped as he threw her down on the bed very hard and quickly pounced on top of her; cutting off her chances of escape by pressing down on her body so hard that he was suffocating her.
And that's where the nightmare of being held captive by the Beast began...
All over again.
Coming up in the next chapter: What will the Beast do to Olivia now that he has her in his possession again? What happens when Nick and the team tries to contact Olivia, even though Lewis has her cell? And will the once fearless detective be able to escape from his clutches once and for all? Stay tuned!
Oh, and be warned, starting in the next chapter things will get graphic and violent. Just letting you know now just to be prepared.
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