Chapter 7: The Call That Started the End
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A/N: This goes out to Kelly of the midnight dawn. She convinced me to post this tonight. Hope you like!! Enjoy!
The next morning Elliot's phone rang, shattering the silence of the crib. He groaned and picked it up. He looked at the caller I.D. and smiled. Why would she be calling so early, though?
"Hey." He answered the phone.
"Hello Detective Stabler." Came the cool voice of Richard White. Elliot's breath caught. "Detective? I hope you're still there. You'll want to hear this." Elliot heard Richard put the phone down. What he heard next caused him to stop breathing entirely. A woman was screaming his name. Olivia was screaming.
"Shut up, bitch!" he heard White yell. That's all Elliot heard. He raced down the stairs and ran smack into Olivia. He caught her before she fell.
"Whoa! Elliot, are you alright?" She looked at him, concern in her eyes. He grabbed her and hugged her, tears beginning to fall down his cheeks. "El?" Her voice was muffled. Suddenly, he laughed. He pulled back a little and kissed her on the forehead.
"You're alive. You're alive." He was muttering. Olivia pushed away, fear filling her face.
"El, what happened?" He grabbed her hand and pulled her upstairs. "Elliot, what the hell are you doing?" He grabbed his cell phone and realization struck him.
"White called, using your cell. He must have taped you screaming when you woke up from your nightmare. He was playing it over and over. Where is your phone?"
"Dunno. I couldn't find it. I thought I left it here yesterday." She said. Elliot hugged her again. She buried her head deeper into Elliot's chest and wrapped her arms around him. Downstairs Cragen watched. He smiled slightly and sighed. He had taken to doing that a lot lately. He only hoped those two knew what they were doing.
Somewhere in Manhattan, Richard White stood. He slipped something into the waistband of his jeans. Benson and Stabler still weren't playing. He had to send them a message. Several if need be.