Sorry this update took so long. Well hear ya go...

Ariana was ready to finish her story, "Ok, so-"

"Before we get this horror story on the road.", Says Camaro. "Anyone want coffee?"

Nobody wanted any.

"ok so where was I before I was interrupted over some damn coffee" she smirked. "oh yea…." Ariana sighed.

"ok so after Walden's husband… died….. she went off her rocks. She was drunk all the time. The night he died she cleaned up all the evidence and locked me in the basement. Nobody knew about that night other than us. Bitch even had the nerve to force me to go to his funeral. She was drunk during the service she kept whispering to me that is was my fault and that I was a slut."

"Everyone if you guys plan on staying and listening can you please take your coats off because you guys look like you are all ready to run as soon as I turn my head, and that would hurt my feelings". Her joke seemed to lighten the mood a little. They all removed their gear and focused their attention back on to Ariana.

"Thank you. As I was saying….she stopped drinking at home after a few months and started going out to bars and clubs. There was a new man that skank brought home every week. And the nights she couldn't get anyone to go home with her she would beat the hell outta me when she came home. After a few months of sluttin around she brought a man home. I hated him from the moment I saw him, he had a sleazy look to him. He was lookin at me throughout the whole night. I slept with my dresser in front of my door when she had "company" so nobody would get any ideas. But as the time went on that man was in our house everyday, staring at me. It didn't help at all that I was developing early."

"Ariana, no matter what happened it wasn't your fault. Do you remember his name?" Olivia said.

Ariana chuckled. "Always the detective, huh Olivia? But yes I do know his name its-"

"Byron Anthony", Cragen stated. "He was caught along with Walden but he is in the wind too."

"Speakin of which, Cap. How did they get off?" Stabler asked.

"They weren't properly mirandized"

"WHAT?" the stunned detectives asked.

"Yep" Ariana simply answered. "I read the file a few years afterwards and I couldnt believe it either. But the arresting officers says they were provoked by those idiots and forget about mirandizing them... it happens, i guess. When they had the evidence to make a second arrest they were gone, but anyway…'

"He asked for me one night. He had moved in and they were arguing the second week, I could tell it was about me since I could hear her screamin "Why is it always her?", "What does she have that I don't?", "How can I even think about competing with a 12 year old", and my personal favorite "You're gonna die on top of her just like my husband did".

Ariana chuckled "that one makes me laugh from time to time, it used to make me cry but I don't cry about it anymore, actually I don't cry about anything anymore."

Now it was like a question mark appeared on everyones forehead.

"After I had moved on I couldn't cry no matter what happened, people died, my heart got broken over and over again and yet I couldn't cry and its not like I didn't want to because I did, bad. But the tears, the sobbing, the shakin…. It just wouldn't come, and at times I miss it. But don't get me wrong, I could get emotional but not cry."

"Let me get back to the story, but that is another thing yall know about me" she added and winked. "After that argument he didn't come into my room, which I was expecting. After about 3 weeks I got tired of waiting in fear. I took matters into my own hands. I was in 6th grade at the time and my teacher had this assignment where every Friday we wrote a letter about what was new at home, of course I lied on mine. I wrote shit about how "loving" my mother was, about our puppy that we didn't have, you know shit that a normal child would say. We would hand in our letters Friday and she would respond Monday and if there was anything wrong she would personally escort the child to the principal's office."

"You were gonna tell her what was goin on." Fin stated.

"No, Fin. I was gonna tell her everything" Ariana answered. "Everything from the adoption to that exact day. I had 4 pages written out by Thursday night but things didn't go as planned… Secily came into my room that night and saw the papers; she read through them, ripped them up and started to beat the shit outta me. When I was on the floor and she was kicking me she kept askin if I had already told anyone I said no. She didn't believe me and when she was done whoopin my ass she ran around the house packin our stuff. We moved out to Harlem the next day to a house Byron owned but kept just in case his relationships didn't work out. Guess who was nice enough to come over and meet the new kid on the block" she said.

Everyone looked at Fin who smiled and sat back. "I remember when I knocked on the door to ask you to come to the park and play you practically jumped in my arms".

"Bullshit I just wanted to get outta the house. And you didn't ask me to play anything you invited me to be your cheerleader while you played football"

Olivia looked at him and smiled, "Cheerleader, huh?"

"What? She was new and she was hot"

"I was 13, man" she laughed. "And did you just say was hot?

"I'm sorry still hot and pretty conceited" everyone laughed.

"But he did help me through everything. I didn't tell him anything at first but he saw through me and he figured it out on his own because Byron had finally made his "move" on me. Fin promised not to tell anyone when he saw my bruises, he let me climb though his window at night and he shared his bed with me. He did till I was 16. Everything was perfect Fin had finally asked me out after being best friends for 3 years, we even planned our future.

"What was your future plans?" asked Munch.

"We would graduate high school in our separate years, i would stick around for a bit and work since I was 1 year ahead of her. She would graduate and we go away to college, we hadn't decided on one yet but we were gonna go as far as we could so she would never see Secily or Byron again. We would graduate then go to the police academy and one day become detectives. But we wanted to be married before we went to the academy so I proposed and gave her my grandmother's diamond ring that was willed to me. We were gonna tie the knot after we were officially settled in college." Fin answered.

"So you were engaged at the age of 17, really?" Olivia asked.

"Yes, I loved Fin with my whole being. I was gonna have all the babies he wanted." Ariana said simply. She then looked at Camaro, "but now Camaro is my new rock. I still have the ring. I wore it and still wear it around my neck everyday to remember that I had to find you, Fin. Now that I have you can have it back." She reached down the front of her shirt and pulled on a chain. When she got the chain all the way out, a ring was dangling on the end of it. It was a beautiful ring with a big diamond and a sapphire on both sides. The jewels were attached to a silver band. It was one hell of a ring to be given to a 16 year old girl.

As Ariana reached to unclasp the chain a strong hand grabbed her wrist, she looked into a set of deep brown eyes, Fin's eyes. "Ariana, I told you then and I'm telling you now, keep it it's rightfully yours. In my eyes you are and always will be my first wife." They stared deep into each others eyes, making Camaro uncomfortable.

"AHEM! Can we get back to the memories?" she asked.

"Yeah ok, sorry babe" she kissed Camaro. "I remember the day Byron told me we were moving."

Flash Back

I was sittin at my desk in my room writing in the diary that neither of my "parents" knew about.

"Dear Isobel (my diary's name)

I can't wait to see Fin tonight. My fiancé, my future husband, love of my life. He is gonna take me away from this, from them… Byron came to my room last night drunk again. I didn't have the energy to move the dresser so I just prayed that he wouldn't bother me since he has been coming in to my room less and less. I guess that prayer got lost in the ceiling fan. But its ok soon he wont be able to get me and ill be the one laughing at night when I'm safe in Fin's arms. Gotta go I hear Byron. Hopefully this I not the last time I write.

Love,

Ariana Michele Walden soon to be Ariana Michele Tutuola.

"Ariana, where are you slut?" Byron shouted.

"I'm in my room, sir"

"Pack all your shit we movin!"

"What? Where? When?"

"Harrisburg tomorrow morning, Baby"

After that bombshell I closed my bedroom door, pushed the dresser in front of it and climbed out of my window. I had to see Fin, now! I reached his window and did the secret knock on the window to let him kno it was me. The window opened and I climbed in. Suddenly his lips were on mine.

"You're here early. That's good. I missed you so much."

"I missed you too. But I have to tell you something." My eyes filled with tears.

"What is it did Byron try anything? ILL FUCKIN KILL HIM!"

"No no" I lied, I haven't told Fin about the recent assaults as far as he knows Byron doesn't bother me anymore. "We are moving, Fin! They are taking me away!"

"No they can't do that! Ari, I can't let you go!"

"Neither can they, Fin! If I don't go they won't take it lightly. If we run they'll hunt us down. There is nothing I can do to protect you, babe. All I can do is go with them and sneak away from them and find my way back to you."

"This is about protecting me? What? Did they use me to threaten you? Ariana, I should be protecting you! Is that why I'm not supposed to tell anyone? Answer me please! DID THEY USE ME TO THREATEN YOU?".

I hung my head and nodded, "I'm gonna fuckin kill them both!" he yelled. He went to his closet, I knew what he was going for, his gun. He grabbed the revolver and begun to load it.

"Fin don't, please. I'll tell you what spend the night with me and we will go to the police in the morning. Please Fin I cant lose you by you goin to prison. Please! I screamed.

He sighed, unloaded the gun and returned it. "we will go to the police in the morning right?"

"Yes, I swear"

"ok" we layed down on his king sized bed and just stared lovingly into each others eyes, before we knew it, it an hour had passed.

"what time is it" Fin asked.

I looked at my watch "5:45"

"oh snap we gotta get to the church, now!"

"What? Ok!"

We ran out his house and ran the three blocks to the church.

Are they gonna tie the knot? Will Ariana really let Fin take her to the Police. Just gotta wait and see